SEWIFE FINDS
LITTLE PROFIT IN
VERPRODUCTION
Cost of Distribution
Tends to Equalize
Prices the Year
Round.
"Bftrgaina" Ar6 n Question
of Amouritv Not vQunllty.
Markets Slow to Respond to
Heavy Yields.
DOES A GLUT IN MARKET
HELP THE HOUSEWIFE?
She tntn n'lmol Hie Mimf price
In times nf nterplenty ns alio does In
limes t scarcity.
"the heat In the market" tends to hare
A InnilBnl high Iirlcr, and "bargain.'
are h qtiriHian at quantity anil not of
quality.
Bh U nnrlng tO cents a half peek far
tomato?, string henna nnd onlonut IS
rents tor uhlte potatoes! A rents far
KQuMlii 80 cent n ito.rn for corn.
In limes nf nn orer.tockrd market the
liBchltrr., Ilia produce men nnd the gro
cers do not liuy i.lir more than they
usually ran dl.po.e of. so Ilia glut does
riql ejleml beyond lite illitrlbullng cen
tres. '
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EVEXiyQ LEDQEB-PHILADELPHIA, FRID' AWTTST .-illii
AMONG THE NEW BOOKS.
$2,000,000 EXHIBITORS'
LEAGUE MAY PRODUCE
This is the first of two articles
dealing with overproduction of fruits
and vepetables and Us cconomid
effects. The first article, here printed,
fonlains the composite views of a
number of housewives who tell how
overproduction affects their tables and
their pocketbooks. The second article
will deal with the glut from the view
point of the retail dealer.
When there Is more of anything than la
needed the prlca falls. This la n prin
ciple of political economy that Is admit
ted by nil the political economists.
Now that thcro Is a ulut In the vege
table market! now that they have been
throwing , things Into the river because
there I n,o markot for them, tho house
Wife Is naturally supposed to bo getting
things cheap. So how In tho cxccsslvo
supply affecting jour porkctbook, Mrs.
Housewife? Have you nny rnoro money
now than jou had beforo7
These questions wero pnt to a number
of Philadelphia housewives. Tho replies.
In compostto form, follow. In subntanco
they show that tho ultimate consumer
Of foodstuff does not profit by heavy pro
duction of foodstuff as much as might be
expected: that, In fact, tho lowering of
rolall prices Is by no means commensu
rate tflth tho Increase of supply. That
there havo been prices somewhat lower
is admitted
It Is true that tho housewlfo often can
get bargains, when the huckster, grocer
Or produce man has to got rid of his goods
lrj a. hurrj or lose out altogether by their
rotting. But .these arc bargains of quan
tity rather than oC uunllty. And this Is
tho whole point of the problem. She
must nlwavs pay about tho samo price
fqr really good stufT. The cheap things
nro usually of poor quality. The -!'bost
tit the market" tends to havo a staridard
price, nhether It is In time's of plenty
Of of scarcity that ono speaks - -i - -
'"I could hive bought a peck of tomatoes
fqi "0 cents the other day " sfio said.
;; wouldn't buy them, out i oougnt n
half-peck for 20 cents Instead. In the
first place, the peck of cheap tomatoes
wasn't quite up to standard. The man,
of comae, had tried to get tO cents for
toem at first.
"The- reaon he came down In price was
because ho nas afraid they wero begin
ning to rot. I knew they were beginning
to rot, and I didn't need, so much as a
wjiole peck I didn't need thht much, and
even If I had, the last of the batch, when
I .should como to them, nould not have
been fit to eat. So I bought the half peck
which I could bo sure of for quality, at
dpnble the price, and I do not think I was
losing"
Now, say a huckster haa bought a batch
of tomatoes. In that batch there will be
no two tomatoes 'equally good. Suppose
he found that the demand had suddenly
fallen, that he had paid too much for
them, that If he sold them "straight" ho
would make llttlo profit or none? What
would he do?
WOUUJ DtVIDB LOTS
"Why." said Mrs. Housqwlfe, "ho would
divide his lot Into" two parts, tho good
and the Inferior specimens. He would
sell' the Inferior tomatoes for whatever
ho could get for them cheaper than tho
regular price artd then he would make
up- his loss by charging tho usual price
or more than the usual price for the good
tomatoes."
So, even in this case of a miniature
glut In the market, the housewife, bur
dened as she U with the natural desire
always tq get the best on the market,
prefers to tuke the more expensive picked
tomatoes than to take advantage of the
huckster's bad luck and buy only his
cheaper goods
'"Now, here's another way of getting
bargains that doesn't pay,V said Mrs.
Housewife, "There Is a man that sells
vegetable hereabouts who will reduce
his prices after" an, argument of 15 minutes
or bo. Suppose he does agree to take
Iv cents oft his price. Calculating a. dav
of eight hours' activity as worth , that
15 minutes' argument la worth between S
and $ cents, so I would lose,, stttor all."
Tomatoes were not the, only things that
kot their usual prl?e "except to go
aoove it. If anything, at tiroes." it was
found They are now about SO cents a
half petk Whlta potatoes aro J5 cents a
halt peck and awt potatoes 8J cent a,
half pelt Potatoea n plentiful lust
now. too plentiful. Hut where, are. the,
potatoes that sold lor It cents a peck the
other day That temporary condition had
oee ery temporary Indeed. It did not
reeh West Philadelphia, where things
are. usually two or three- cent more ex
pensive than they sr In the central dU-
mst
ETHEL CLAYTON
Lubln's lending womnn, who will
appear in "Tho Great Divide."
TAiLOR OUTWITS THIEF
Rejrnins Purloined Suit nnd Gets Ras
cal's Coat Besides.
Walter Kasotn, a tailor, whoso shop Is
at Main and Jamestown Bt roots, Mann
utik. Instead of being robbed of a suit.
Is "In" a coat today. This strango oc
currence came about llko this!
Tno men wnlked Into tho shop last
night, and. While one engaged Foeota
In conversation and led him to tho baok
of tho store, tlio other selxcd a 125 suit
of clothes and started out tho door. Tn
sota gavo chase down Main street, nnd
finally-caught tho man by the coat collar.
To his surprise, tho cemt camo off In his
hand and tho mill kept on running Aftor
a. further chnso, tho runner dropped tho
suit ho had stolen, nnd, whllo Fasota
stopped to pick It up, ho escaped
Rumors of Theatre Owners' Or
ganization to Combat Photo
play Producers.
By the Photoplay Editor
From Bt. Louts tomes strong rumor
of a $3,000,000 orgnnlxatlon to bo formed by
thn Itarilnir nhltillrtr nf mollOtl DlOttire
In the United Btajes. Whloh wilt havo for
lt purboso tho nandllliK or an mo pic
tures to ho shown In the theatres of Its
members, nnd which will also possibly
toko up tho work of producing Us own
features. William Slavers, a prominent
fit Louis exhibitor, Who was ono of those
Interested In the formation of the Alco
Fentur Corporation, la mentioned as the
nrimn mover In the new organisation,
Max Spiegel and M IT Marks, of tho New
York Strand, are said to be on tne com
mittee or organisation And leaders In tho
movement. Among tha other circuits that
have been mentioned In the early rumors
are tho Howard, of Boston, and tho Tur
nor nnd Dahnken Interests, In California
Theso names would Indicate that the
backers of the new organization expect to
enlist all of the top-notch theatres of the
country. The Pierce interests, or now
Orleans, have also been mentioned In this
connection.
The now combination will maintain nn
om.ee In Now York for,the seloctlon of
the films to be shown In tho houses of
Its members. According to the early re
ports, tho organization will be willing
to consider the productions of all manu
facturers, but Is designed to combat the
producers who wish tne exniouor to sign
. ... .,-,.- -..-. . . u.a rl,.l
lor nil ineir prouucuonn ur iiuuu. I'mm n -Tt , .. .Tr ,
arrangements for tho J2.000.COO organlxft- Tile Wai" 111 the West
lion aro lo oe penecicu ni n im-cium hi . . -,,. .i.i t ,i, ,-- in hn
rhioao nn Aiimi.t a After that date It A crltlcnl analysis of tho war In tho
Is expected that n dcflnlto announcement West over Its first half year Is nt hand
will be mado by those active In tho cor
poration. To date. Dame Rumor, ns un
certain as usual, has been doing oil tho
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MONTAGUE GLASS
Whoso now book of short stories,
"Tho Compotitlvo Nephew," has
Just been issued by Doublcday,
Page & Co,
Morning Concerts in Dcmnnd
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., AUff. 6 -Hundreds
of visitors are among those who
think It strnngo economy that would elo
prlvo the midsummer throngs of the
morning concerts of tho Municipal Band
In Moardwnlk pavilions to effect a slight
saving to taxpayers. Fifty per cent, of
tho 000 who ha-e signed a petition urg
ing tho City Commission to provide for
tho retention of tho band In tho new tax
levy, aro visitors.
announcing.
Since tho first episode of Kalem's "Mys
teries of tho Orand Hotel" was released
hundreds of photoplay patrons have for
warded their experiences while stopping
at various hotels to tho motlon-plcturo
producers. The great majority of tho
writers aro unstinted In their praise of
the manner In which the modern hotel
safeguards the property of Its guests.
Tho newest episode of this series, "The
Substituted Jewel," shows how a crook
who endeavored to vlctlmlzo tho guests
of tho Auditorium Hotel was brought to
Justice. A. S, Kntz, tho houso detective
of thlB Chicago hotel, furnished Kalcm
with the details upon which the episode
was based.
In the production of the Vltagrnph su
perfeature. "Tho Chalice of Courage," tho
scenes that Ci rus Townsend Urndj wrote
Into the story required a full jenr for
completion on the film. Rollln S Stur
geon, under whoso direction "Tho Chnllco
of Courage" was produced, began tho
story In tho lata spring and continued a
number of tho scenes during the camp
ing seaBOji.
In "Tho Campaign of 1914 In Franco nnd
Belgium" (Henry Holt & Co, Now York).
O, II. I'crrls, tho nuthor, Is a trained
writer of tho modern historical school
nnd likewise has tho Journalistic percep
tion. Ho Is tho special observer at tho
French front for the London Dally
Chrnnlclo nnd Is remembered for his
' Germany and tho German Emperor,"
"A Short History of War and Peace"
and the "Industrial History of Modern
England."
Tho spcclnl value of his book lies In
tho fact thnt Mr. I'crrls Ignorco his
splendid chances ns war concspondent
to dwell on tho multlttido of deeds of In
dividual heorlsm which havo como within
his ken, and has likewise foregone op
portunities for spectacular and sensa
tlonnl "high points" of tho campaign
Instead he has given a lucid, compre
hensive and lindcrstnnilablo account of
Just what happened and why. War
moves and tho strategy that Inspired
them nre fully and plnuslbly detailed
The narrative Is full and Illuminative of
the land war In tho West from tho slego
of Liege to tho end of the first battles In
Flanders.
Mary Roberts ftinehart'a
Latest and Best Work
Sine Mary Roberts Rlnehart first bo
gh offerinir the produet of her literary
skill 10 the reading miblld she has dlf
plAyed a versatility llttlo short of umaJ
ing Flttt she devoted herseif to the out
put of deteotlve storlesi and they wero
real deleellve stories, Ingenious In plot,
well worked out and worthy' of the best
exponents of this always popular school.
Later she turned to literary comedy, s
In -Whim n Man Atarrlefl" nnd tho Ill
imitable "TJsh" stories, in "The Street
of Boven Btora" sho struck a serious note,
whloh gave promise of still better thlnn.
More recently she has -written war nt
llctes thnt have achieved national atten
tion nnd hnvs shown that even In this
field, hardly n woman's, she has few
Ki-lnim rivali lint It la 4n Mrs. Jtlno-
hart's nowest and most ambitious novel.
"K" (Houghton Mifflin Company, Has
ten), tiat tho early promise Is fully re
alised "K" Is easily tho best work of
fiction that has come from this talented
woman's pen. The story Itself may not
he sc Original In theme ami ntvulopment
ns mo of Its prcdi'cenmrs, hut In cnir
actor portrayal It stands head And ahoul
ners nuova tnem all, ns wen as niwvu
most of tho current novels. Heretoioro
thn ftilHinf hAfnptArft hnVO bceh
sketched somewhat hastily nnd nncvenlv,
leaving much to the render's Imagina
tion. That fault cannot be found with
"K." The hero, a talented surgeon who
has given up n career of great promise
and burled himself In a small town! tho
heroine, a young girl who ehtsrs a hos
pital for training ns a nurso and fancies
herself In lotfa when It Is merely a caso
of hern wnrohln! thn rlnver vountr doctor.
who Is as weak In his private life as he
Is strong professionally! the lovesick boy
whoso reckless pistol shot brings mat
tors to a crisis,' the woman whoso Jeal
ousy drags her closo to the door of actual
crime; the woman of hundrum life who
dares all for lovo nnd domesticity these,
as well ns all tho other characters of
this capital story, arc drawn with won
derful clearness nnd (Idellty to life.
K" Is so remnritabln a novel that wero
It from the pen of an entirely unknown
and obscure nuthor It would nevertheless
achieve a rcnl sensation, with Mrs. Rlno
hart's vvcll-cnmed prestige behind It, It
Is bound to be ono of tho most talked of
books of tho year.
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FORT LAMBERT SIEGE
IMMINENT AS VARE
SfflSFORft
GERMANY SKETCHES IIEU FOES
A cntlcnturo of Marcel Provost,
tho dlstinftuishod French critic
( nnd novcl(st.
VACATION-ETTISTS GET "LOSTED"
IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY WILDS
VALLEY
FORGE
GMUIU&SVIU.E
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JVV Y.
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The Socialists and the War
"The Socialists and tho War," by Wil
liam Englhh AValllng (Henry Holt &
Co , New York), is perhaps tho most
valuable contribution to the voluminous
literature on tho part played by Euro
pean socialism In tho present conflict.
Its value Is primarily in tho mass of
evidence and facts It presents on the
question. Three-fourths of this volume
consists of documentor) statements of
Socialists of nil countries toward the war,
with special reference to their peace, pol
icy. Tho Impartial running editorial com
ment sots forth the conditions under
which the various statements vvoro mnde
and Indicates why they nre Important
In a flnnl chapter Mr. Walling discusses
ono of tho noteworthy results of the war
so far the rovolutlonarj State Socialist
measures adopted by tho governments,
nnicli sheds a portentous light on what
Europe may expect In the wav of social
change and reform nftcr tho war,
Tho book Is, Indeed, of Inestimable
value to tno student of contemporary
events and aids greatly In clearing away
misunderstandings nnd wrong Im-
-An Indictment of 'JKultur"
Among the books which can hardly do
tho cnUMo of Great Britain nnd the Allies
nny good In this country Is entitled
"When Blood It Their Argument," by
Ford Mndox Hueffer (George H Doran
Company, Now York). Mr Hueffer be
gins by plllorlng Prusslnnlsm In all Its
military, governmental nnd culturnl as
pects, but boforo ho Is through ho has
Indicted practically tho entire German
nation with all its people Much of his
criticism Is no doubt true, Judging by
what nil tho world now knows of tho
s stem known ns Prusslantsm, but Mr.
Hueffer hnrdly can succeed In convincing
the American people through this book
thnt tho Germans nro an unworthy nnd
medlocro peoplo, or that tho work of Its
thinkers, philosophers, writers, nrtlsts
and poets has been vain and valueless. A
prosecutor inevitably makes his case
stronger by removing from his indict
ment nil traces of personal bias and pri
vate animosity This Mr Hueffer has
not done. This Is his mistake.
the
pressious created by the struggle In con
nection with the most promising and ono
or tno most potent forces for peace and
democracy in Europe.
AUTO
wSSTSSf" TROLLEY..,
COST OF VACATIONETTE
Philadelphia to Norristown
Via West Philadelphia ss
Via Chestnut Hill to
Norristown ta flarleysville. . . ,5
Total Hound Trip
Via West Philadelphia J.00
Via Chestnut Hill ro
Norristown to Collegeville..,. Js
As in other vaeationettea that
lay in the country, there are in
numerable attractwe places for
pienio parties. They are all in tke
open country. Hotels give splendid
meals at a very reasonable price,
-etlTATOEa DO NOT "KEBP."
It wa tnse. there were bargains i po.
tatoM rrom ttroa to Um. jjMt potatoes do
pot "kep," and the onlv Mat it ,
WkiBs advantage, of bargain would be
to tt.y them to o,uanjlty Potato et
fOfly 4 hto is "sror iFwm sild
tlmt u wm not Flw-td iHjr 'ir. q.
hW jtwlt at e, trm. Onions .to "keep"
tM t dm up oftr tw! or three day
fa normal at 30, nU ten Tm Vre
ti kuel(str ptfeef, wj&cti fc?Wr
H Store jwte, tjMUfa, m r3j. tKa
im bout the i 4.,
"IM took; , tfc, ttaO" .
A 'Sfotj nt of tow apd to of
yffUM t tfc .harvts lh nt,
Um hm n't t dttiMjgaJ ot Sut wfejt
mm tte wsr, r he produee trnm or
. tUe Jhuttv . tx r ht lj dsnst
rq? tK,u be ainorfly e mk t
kfc aa iui,tnjiti ,ui wata ta
nU tb( at i i , o t will My hlw
pow d a .. tm mit wk
4 bin, or taa he em sitf, which
jdit uwks u luwrnr UU ftrha. a
- wB y caw make fis, taw mm
1 mmm hfc (MiiJ
v-uiy bommiumnera are a strange
lot Some havo duties and othera havo
none. In either event, they are equally
successful In performing gome very On(
Works from ft political standpoint, and
carefully overlooking Important details
.,....., ,...q... v . avuia muicrmi Bd
vantage to the ordinary man. No, this
Is not to bo an essay on rural politics. It
U merely prefatory to tha remark that If
you want to know how far It is from one
point in Montgomery County to another
point-no matter where it Is, as long- as
tha County Commissioners have any.
thing to do with It don't believe the sign-
The 'Evening Lunaim pathflnders, after
reaching HatiejsvlUe on their vacation.
tt m week. rode, back to sklppack nd
then decided to do some champion cros,
country walking. The first sign we came
to was Norristown- miles. We had In.
tended to walk part of the way, bm before
wa knew it. had gone too far to retrace
pur atep to the main road, "We looked
In vain lor a, gutdepoat. ,
tiV! Ct5S. loog u w tho horUon.
Byt alas' m,n we reached it we learned
J?X, Nofr'"ownttioug tha sign point.
Ji l'tton we wero going was
Jlght rolte away it addd tbt SktpDaek
road w two nUlcs to the rear Another
half mtU, broagM iw nine rnUea from Nor-
lightfoar snllBt4iIng "guIde'Nposts. and
w w, th ikttte read, fit Um
SW.iiI?lt.,a a" f Meatier?
Ho, vao08B-ttUit, if yott would set
WMrwhtM. dn' btHevo ,lM tlgmk
to luek and the vwmw idqbu routm
' hi- THIS bCHUYWCIU,,
it w w g W atart(j. We wwt to
KwrtHwn wiP Uimu wwlea. it wt
be m-Ue4 tt tho JWtatftlpWa ajrf
Wertm tmm tut wn ttmt the i
Utj trn4fti Wat Phl!ad.l ta
HmHMmwm vi r atewu MM..
t3f at ifts t4MJg rnmrtt Cowmak
From Norristown we took the Mont
gomery County Traction Company car up
Main street to West Norristown. Jeffer
Bonvllle and Trooper. From the time wo
crossed the railroad tracks nt Marshall
Mreet wo kept going up continually un
til we were.Bevernl hundred feet above
the Schuylkill Itlver, The view was beau
tiful. We could .look up and down the
river for miles and across Valley Forgo
to the south as for as Modla.
THE PERKIOMEN VALLEY.
We followed the State road, a con
tinuation of Main street, to Trooper. Here
wo turned to the right to commence an
other ascent, much steeper and much
higher, to Falrvlew. As wa rose tho
beautiful scene which wo had left at the
lower elevation unfolded and unfolded
spreading out In all directions as far as
the eye could reach. Then, at the sum
mit, we were able to look nearly to Read
ing to the West, Philadelphia to the
South, Allentown to tho North and
Coateavllte to trie South. This Is an even
more wonderful view than Is to be had at
"" vuuihjt view, near wollegevillo.
From Falrvlew. we skirted tho top of
tho valley foraeveral miles. At one point,
aa we looked down Into the basin, we
saw a small white church and cemetery
five miles away. A short while after wa
passed In front of the same church as we
went through Center Tolnt. A little fur
ther be) ond, on the other side of tho vat
ley, Is Sklppack.
SKIPrAQiC
This comfortable llttlo town Is a favorite
topping place, for atitorooblllsta and oth
ers who take short trlpi from tho city.
Ut e,ven more attractive than most of
the wral centres wo hava visited In our
rambling, for the boiiii in iti,..
and have many of tho conveniences which
make city life ao congenial. Sklppack has
only a few hundred Inhabitants,
v e .TV, tTam ,nl' "V'Haso north,
through rderer and HarleysvUl?, Is but
a continuation of tho fine views. The
route U along the west bank jjf the al
tfty Our walk across the country from Skip
pa" to the Bute road was delightful
It took us along the basin of tho Sklppack
Creek and over the hills which separate it
,ro " Wonn basin. We walked
probably tr wilea an washed the State
W'1 I County View As the
nme indicates, tho view is. extensive and
!UllfMA Xa H an scarcely am
P? .VV l0 hatl tram Falrvlew
The ride baelt to Norristown 1 itrest-
iag Troopr, whwo we branch W
PO AtrTOI8TS.
Book Gossip
The McssrB Henry Holt and Company
announce for publication about Auguit
28 Can oil Wntson nankins "The Cinder
Path," the first book by her that they
have published during the last four years
Her enrller books are In constant demand
ond they announce they have Just had
to reprint her "Tho Adoption of Rosa
Maria" for tho seventh time, while her
famous "Dandelion Cottage" Is already in
its 15th printing.
A China that will be rather upsetting
to tho conceptions of those who have nut
kept abreast of progress In the youngest
republic will be described In Gardner L.
HnBtlng's "Present-Day China," which
the Century Company will bring out In
tho early autumn, It will tell about nil
fields where glow forests of derricks, an
army In natty khaki suits, cotton mills
that run night and day, tho blight of
child labor, suffraglsm and aristocratic
ladles who nro proud of their large feet.
Harppr & Brothers announce that on
August 12 they will publish Zane Orel's
new novel, "The Itnlnbow Trail." The
setting of this new story will be much
tho same as that of Mr, Grey's earlier
novel, "Itlders of tho Purple Sage"-thtt
is, tho canons of Colorado and Arliona.
A recent account in an English period
leal of book Bales says that crtily a few
books aro not affected by the war. These
nre mainly nonflctlon publications that
dial In ono way or another with the great
conflict, but Thomas Hardy's works are
Included in tho list of those for which
miciu la gun h nemana.
South America
is the new land
of promise.
Her cities and liar-
hnffi Sttt amnn
the finest of the
world. Why has the
United States no mer
chant marine? Read
the ideals of American
alupRing in the past in Ernest
Poole's remarkable neyj novel
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HISTORY OP CHRISTIAN MISSIONS. Hy
Crmr'ea Henry Itoblnaon $.'.50 Charles
Hfrlbner a S0n, Ne York.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
rrank Joseph. 1020 Bock at., and Lillian Rush-
.IIICl, 4U1 ,Ull Bt.
The Poetry of
"Scientific Uplift"
Two nets stand out In nny appraisal
of John Curtis Underwood's volume of
Verso. "Processionals." which Mitchell
Kcnncrley has printed In good typo nnd
bound tnstefuIly-JMr. Underwood's belief
that mankind Is living In the basement of
tho millennium, nnd need only take the
elevator, science, to reach tho roof
gurden; nnd his affection for long metres,
which reached tho goat of their glory In
Swinburne, and which slnco havo been
abused by Kipling nnd debased by
service.
To Mr. Undcrwood'H optimistic eyes the
test tubo li tho Holy Grail, and Dr. aicxis
Carrel Its Oalahnd. Most or tne so
termed "Cosmics" are dovoted to this and
similar notions. So It Is with some sur
prise that tho reader, after learning that
"tho mind of man Is marching pant perdi
tion through the night." finds later "this
world Is Old and full of sin and sickness,
sure to die " "Suro to die," nlso, accord
ing to the rhapsodtst, la antl-vlvlscctlon,
to which six windy stanzna are dedicated.
Other modern evils aro attacked with
moro vehemence than art In the book,
which, ns a whole, Is beautifully Illus
trative of tha rulsm that propaganda
must have a trumpet-throated prophet
If it Is to touch tho mentality through the
aesthetic sense.
Mr. Underwood varies his 7 and 8-foot
Iambics, which lack wholly the "knightly
shouting," tho soul of long metre, with
blank verso and "In Memoriam" meas
ures, which he does fairly well. Tho fre
quent Internal rhymo Is bad In the ex
treme; but now and then tho ear is
caressed with a lino like "danced at tho
dawn with dnngcr, and wooed her liko a
maid." These felicities aro scarce.
However, In one thing, "Ln Gltana," ho
achieves a rhythmic Impulsion that Is
really owa ing, and his poems on children
recall not unhappily the bland bcnlgnance
of Longfellow Dut most of the verse
Is desiccated Kipling, plus obvious scien
tific "uplift," and as such is enormously
unimportant to tho lover of lyric cry.
Chelsea Belligerent Refu
to Obey Atlantic Cij
Ultimatum to Abaridi
Rampart Obstruct'!!
Congressman's View.
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ATLAWTIO CITY, Aug. e.-Whelhei
Warsaw campaign Is to bo duplirf,
down on tho Chelsea beachfront, wfc
fashion abldps, with attacks and count
attacks to tho great annoyance of ft
gressman Vnrb and Ms wealthy nth
hots, depends, probably, upon Alexiv
e. Lambert, tho South Philadelphia
warring neighbor. rl
Atlantic City's ultimatum to Lambert
demand tot tho summary removal of
unsightly, rough-board shack, andl,
equally offenslvo billboard, now fatS
Bt "Kort Lambert," waa tho subjcctT
nil extended council of war this tnofnt
between Lambert nnd his attorneys
It Is not denied that, technically j
period for whloh the storago houso whl
Utterly cuts off Congressman VaroVvlf
of tho ocean from his $90,000 home w
erected haa expired. But Lambert it
Ills lawyers are far from conceding th
tho city has tho right to go upon ts
bort's property and demolish tho Unslrt
ly obstructions.
"If the city wants a nlco little fl
upon Its hands It will attempt omo u(
foolishness," said G. A. BourireolA V...
of tho law firm which spoiled tha cite
prettily mapped-odt plan to tear tld
Lambert's old bulkhead In IJerMi
Square. Mr. Bourgeois said It was a Wtl
established principle that a man canft
pretty nearly anything ho sees fit um
property to which he holds a legal litis!
The Indications today aro that Lm
bert will stand pnt and let the city cot
tlnuo the fighting, simply holding J
fort, as It wero, to sea that Congrcsstna
Vare doesn't organize a llttlo nrmyo
his own nnd smash tho billboard, rati
queradtng ns tu splto fence, which 111
forma Boardwalk strollers that Vare'Pf
vented Lambert from bulldlnrf . ta
000 cottage right on the strip Chelej
by mutual agreement, set npart ssPt
beauty spot. .
Chelsea, generally, believes that ulu
mately Atlantic City will condemns
Lambert holdings, not worth much uj?
lebs ho has tho right to bulkhead thin
against storm tides, and will send tht
bill to Congressman Vare. , it wllhii
worth alt It costs for Vare to havefi
sea view irom nis Dig piazza.
mrnn steamboats
i
A Real Excursion for
Hot Days and Evenings
PIER PROPRIETOR APPEALS
and
Thomas C OallaEher, 100(1 s Taney st,
uusri'tiltlG ,, tttllBU, MiO JMIIlin Bt.
JS'l!! V' "Ibbs. 2SM N darnel at. and
Katharine A. Wunderllch, 2003 N. holly
wood at.
Dronlslaw tVpJtalewskl. 2S2t Lrvlngaton at..
and Joztfa Poluaaewsko, 2S31 Til ton at.
William W. Weniele. 71 Brlnghurat at., nnd
Amelia J Dangel, 5029 Portico at
J3!p8.iAu.Sr$5b ??' Ma'st.0"'1 1,ar'9
Vo'l'z1. 1J8D3nnuck?US5.,nU,U "'" and C""
William It. Burnley, Albernwrle. Va and
nila V. Craddock. Washington, D. C
Arthur llopkliu, S031 N. 24th at. and Mar-
garet V. MdAvoy. 2221 W Indiana ave.
ClS."HF.a Thomaa. OH S 18th at., and Eatelle
K. Thomas. t)U S I8th at. ""
Selio Taguebl. Merlon. Ta., and Jeaale L. Mac
Oowan, Merlon, Pa.
Robert B. Dawaon, 1B00 N. BM at., and Emily
it. Kerlgan. 1600 N, 03d at. '
nVrRuffi.S.an1.?."'' 8t" Sni
.Mm'a0nn.' N?'j.N- BM " ' n(1 8u"
nfSl rci'k'N?' Pa" an1 """' A'
F!!a,?adI.?,U!!i!1S,1?rU1.5a2iVn "" u
'wVSSrfutrt'.3 "r'U "," ,n4 S,lla D,,U'
Joaeph It. Skaako. 3082 N Reeso it,, and
Sophia M, Neubauer, 2000 S. Salford at.
Edmund P. Flnnlngley, 2fHT N. Tth at anrt
JennoUno ORoqrfteiiST 'U, 7tt i at.
Paul Karatchuch, 416 New Market at. and
Bona. Brukowchuk. 44il m. ii.TiTl. .." "na
Jarob Podletz, IT0S S. 2d at ami n.u
Katxow, 808 Mountain at7 ' d De"10
Atlantic City Amusement Man Will
Have Conviction Reviewed.
TUBNTON, Aug. 6 Supreme Court
Justlco Black today allowed a writ of
certiorari on the application of William
H. Tennan, proprietor of the Steeple
chase Pier, Atlantic City, for n rfcvlew
of his conviction on 17 counts found by
Recorder Edmund C. Gasklll, of Uiat
cltv on charges of having violated the
"vice and Immorality" ordinance In run
ning tho amusements at tho pier Sunday,
July 21
Tennan mob fined 200 on five counts
and sentence was suspended until Sep
tember on tho others, Ho acrs that tho
ordlnnnco under which he was convicted
Is illegal, and that it discriminates In
permitting band concerts and moving pic
ture shows on the Sabbath.
Ml'iraM
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Cloae connections on our Wilmington nhiii
UKAiNtlXWJXNJi Hl'HlWUS PARKi
Old rate restored. l'ar noiv 10c 111
Irrandywlne Springs Park nnd return, toll
tickets mutt lie procured nn the boat til
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Issue only. M
MOONLIGHT SAILS M
Arrange for u moonlight sail. Cool sit ifejl
nay tin tonight. jm
Special tlcketR wilt be sold dally, oV'l
excepting Paturdnya. Sundays nnd holl- Hw
dis for Wilmington and return, for 'M
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