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MOW ENGLAND AND PRANCE
SOLVE THE MONEY QUESTION
Tlrt French Girl Has Her "Dot" From Childhood, But
It Still Remains for the English Girl to
Become Economically Independent
By ELLEN
I If READING a, copy of an English
paptr In Paris today I was struck with
fh difference between the French and
HnglUli viewpoint In marriage as wit
MHtd In a recent divorce case. The
latter wai duly retailed In the English
pipers, the course of
tnie love having; ap
parently stumbled over
the rocks of hard
cash Instead of pur
suing the smooth
course which all love
amirs ought, but
which are popularly
supposed never, to fol
low' In this particular In
stance the husband had been remarkably
stingy. There Is really no other adjective
to adequately describe the situation. Mo
had grudged every ctnt given to his wife
or, to be more accurate, every half
penny, lie hnd made her feel that she
was utterly dependent on him, body and
soul, and that without him she could do
nothing!
Now, to reduce a woman to that stato
of mind Is a hard matter nnd one pretty
sure to lead to revolt In the Instance
under present consideration the mean
ness of her husband only made this wo
man all the more determined that, come
what would, she would show him that
she had some Individuality of her own,
and was not to me metaphorically tram
pled upon.
The particular method for the demon
stration was, however, a shade unfortu
nate In that the male "accessory to tho
fact," Or whatever tho legal term may
be, was already bound to Another wo
man, and she herself was equally bound
to love, honor and obey her parsimonious
partnerl
t
This, however, ncted as no deterrent to
the twain. They boldly and frankly came
to a mutual agreement on the subject or
kicking over all matrimonial ties and
bolted together from the scene of tribu
lation. Hence the divorce case and tho
subsequent scandal.
Divorce In Englnnd Is a very different
matter from divorce In America. The
Englishwoman who has been divorced,
or who hns divorced her husband no
matter whose the fault may be Is almost
always looked upon as some one very
strange and not quiet "correct." In fact,
very many KnglUh people go a good
deal further nnd declare that, so long ns
both parties to the contract arc living,
KIDDIES REJOICE! SANTA
TO HAVE LOTS 0' TOYS
England Pledges Safe Passage
for German Cargo
Tied Up
LONDON, Aug. 20. American children
will not be deprived of their German
made Christmas toys and Christmas pic
tures, neither will American women be
deprived of German-mude hosiery and
various other articles that do not serve
purposes of war. This is due to the in
sistence of Arthur Q. Hayes, a New
York attorney, who Is acting for several
big Arms.
The British Government hns decided to
Permit the shipment without Interference
of $6JO,C00 worth of these goods now de
tained In Itotterdam and in Germany.
Mr, Hayes began his work three months
ago, and the concession obtained by him
today relates to those goods ordered from
German manufacturers prior to March 1
but not yet paid for.
The lawyer's strongest argument was
that these goods were ordered f. o. b. in
either Germany or Itotterdam and that
the American firms therefore are liable
to payment whether the goods reached
tho United States or not. Mr, Haye
stilt has consignments totaling $3,000,000
to deal with, while other agents acting
for other American flrfi arc endeavoring
to obtain permission of shipments run
ning well Into the millions. Mr. Hayes'
first difficulty was encountered in getting
Into personal touch with the Foreign Of
fice Oncu that was accomplished his
road vas made easy.
lie found the Foreign OfHce officials
Imbued with a hustling anxiety to please
him, which he described as truly Amer
ican, Once he vntisfled the officials that
the goods In question were going to legit
imate American firms, his work was com
paratively easy He says that one of the
greatest factors In achieving his suc
cess was the showing to the Foreign Of
fice officials of clippings containing edi
torials from American newspapers. These
clippings enabled the British officials to
gain a glimpse of American viewpoints
which they hitherto had not appreciated.
Clock Lights the Streets ,
An ordinary alarm clock lights the
street of the village of Leetonla, O. At
tho proper time the clock snaps on the
street lights and at a later hour It turns
hem off.
Mr. Garden
DIGNIFIED Mr. Oarden Toad took
one, two, three bites at the air In
front of him and then hopped off toward
he biggest flower bed.
"Could you see what he ate that timet"
asked Tommy Tittle-mouse of his little
mate as they peeped out from the shelter
f a nasturtium plant,
"No, I couldn't,'' she said In a puztled
"Could you waat ha ate that ftaaf"
' asked Tommy TiltU-moute of hit
Mils mate.
voice, "but I'm sure he got something.
T wonder it Mr Spider could tell usT
fl;t-t run over and ask him,"
llslig iu4r plants and grasses, they
hurrMd ovr to where Mr. Spider was
i,jWl- a( shh. repftlrbur Ills wb, Up
sud lowii, jkftck snd fectfc In the sun
Mi, ut we Mi shltilnf 4r awl, a
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ADAIR
It U r wrnnr. Indeed, to remarry
for whom the Almighty has Joined to
Bether let no man put asunder.
The trouble In these marriages too fre
quently Is th' the Almighty could really
have had very little to say In the mat
ter since all laws of natural selection
have been openly defied.
nut to return to the money question In
marriage. This Is the rock on which so
many frail barks split. Nothing Is so
fruitful of matrimonial misunderstand
ings and quarrels as poverty on tho
part of the wife, combined with meanness
on the part or tne nu-onna.
"One of the reasons that estranged my
affections altogether from my husband
Is that he never would give me a penny
to cpend without Interminable haggling
and fuss'" declared the wife In the di
vorce case above mentioned, "and It was
constant humiliation for me to havo to
submit to his perpetual nagging about ex
pense! The woman who has no money
of her own nnd who marries should In
sist beforehand that her husband glv
her a regular allowance, and this allow
ance she should spend as she pleases.
Otherwise there will be great humilia
tion for hpr, and great unhapplness for
both."
The French have a very sensible ar-
rangement-nnd that Is, tho "dot." livery
French mother and father put aside so
much each year to go toward their
daughter's "dot." When the child grows
up and becomes of marriageable age, sho
has money of hor own secured to her,
and a certain measure of lifelong Inde
pendence. The poorest parents In France
scrApe ana save ior
their daughter's fu
ture. When a Frenchman
marries, he nlways ex
pects his wife to have
a "dot." His parents
make full Inquiries as
to the exact amount of
this "dot" from the
parents of the young
woman herself! At
first thought this does
seem a trifle unsenti
mental but It Is really
a very practical ar
rangement. And It
would be well If many parents, Instead
of living up to every penny of their In
comes and then leaving their daughters
to look after themselves, would adopt a
le ostentatious method of life and lay
aside money to Insure their child's futuro
matrimonial Independence.
LIQUOR MEN INVITE
BATTLE WITH WOMEN
Suffragists Believe Their Antag
onism to Equal Suffrage
Will Help Cause.
Antagonism of liquor men to woman
suffrage as shown by the action of the
Pennsylvania Federation of Liquor Deal
ers, meeting at Reading. In voting to op
pose the passage of tho suffrage amend
ment, and the conditions In Georgia that
made possible the Frank case, are ques
tions which stirred discussion today in
Philadelphia suffrage ranks.
Local suffragists said the hostility of
the liquor men would bo an aid to the
cause rather than a hindrance. They
said It would prove n boo.nerang that
would react against the saloons. In tho
opinion of suffrage leaders, thousands of
votes for the cause will be won because
men will refuse to be dictated to by tho
liquor Interests. These women point out
that this open hostility would hurt the
liquor Interests.
'Wo alwnys havo been definite in our
work and most careful not to espouse any
other question," said Mrs. Elizabeth H.
P. Burns, president of the Philadelphia
Ccunty Suffrage Asoclntlon. today. "But
now that the liquor Interests have taken
the field I am glad of It. It Is always
er.eler to fight nn enemy in the open."
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw said that the
men of Georgia could not excuse the
lynching of Frank by a false theory of
chivalry In protecting tho honor of wom
n and girls. She gald that th intra ,,'
Georgia that allowed children of tender
years to
work in factories needed to
be changed,
one was emphatic In the
assertion that
woman suffrage was
needed In the State
wrongs.
to correct these
Life Amid Deathlike Stillness
In the rainless interior of Australia,
yXi.1," a ',,llence t the grave." This
deathlike silence has a peculiarly de
pressing effect. If two men are camped
and one of them goes to a distant town
ship to get provisions while the other
remains behind to look nfter the camp
the man who Is to remain says to his
friend In forcible, gold fields language:
Now, Bill, don't bo long away. You
know what kind of a place this Is to
live in by yourself." If his mate Is
away for two or three days the silence
gets on the man's nerves, and In the end
He shouts to make a noise. And often he
Is afraid of the sound of his own voice
Toad's Food
so happy and busy was he that the little
"""""" uaraiy imea lo interrupt him.
But at last, after they had waited In
vain for the spider to notice them and
ask their errand, Tommy summoned all
his courage snd said, "Excuse me, please.
?hlng." bUt l W"nt t0 "k you Bome:
The spider stopped his spinning, looked
around to see who was talking and then
dropped down to a leaf right by tho side
of Tommy Tlttle-mouse. "Certainly cer.
talnly," he said politely, ''anything I can
do to oblige my friends, anything at all!"
Thus encouraged, Tommy told him
about Mr. Garden Toad; how they had
seen him snapping at the air and how
-.b . ..""PP0"1 away apparently satis
fied with a, meal they couldn't even seel
Mr. Bplder looked thoughtful. "Poor
Mr. Oarden Toad," ho flntlly said In his
most sympathetic voice; "he U having
o hard time these garbageless days! I
know how It Is myself, for I find It quite
nT.Pdl" MtCh " m'ny fl"
"But he seemsd n h. ..m
thing," insist MFs. TSmmy" Tittle
'""i u,r we couldn't see what it
.goWsV. 'U"t$lei Mr' "
"No." said Tommy, "for we could ate
h.J!i U omotnlng different."
..mm (ta T.u,t nY8 been mooqultoes,"
?.!l1,?r?pWr,po,ltlVo,,r' na " wnt
back to his work,
..,".0J",."lt,0Ml" ",d Tommy to his mats.
I aldftt know toads ate mosquitoes. I
wonder if r. BpHer Is right?" v
But be must have been right, for at
that very wlnute. Mr. Tosd hopped by.
nappta tat sir as be went, ind the
gardener, who saw him. said qute loudly,
'If I only d a dozen toads like that
fellow the wld be no mosquitoes in
the town "
EVENING rT)TgilPHILAt)ELPHTA. FRIDAY, a.TJ&UflT 20,
SUFFKAGEST TO SWIM
THE DELAWARE WITH
TORCH OF LIBERTY
Will Be Borno Across River by
Fair nnd Athletic Proponent
of "Votes for Women"
Cause
EMBLEM O F TRIUMPH
Transfer to Be From Cnmdcn to Phil
ndelphln Within Next
Few Weeks
A swim across tho Delaware lllvcr to
Camden for the far-famed torch of liberty
and tho suffrage cause!
Such will be the feat of an enthusiastic,
young, pretty and, needless to say, ath
letic, suffragist within the next fow
weeks, surely before the next suffrage
parade on October 22.
The torch of liberty Is a large hand
somely made ltomnn torch, though not
too heavy for a girl to enrry. Suffragists
have ngrecd that It will not be lighted
to throw out the light of liberty and glory
until the suffrnge amendment has been
granted In tho Stnte In which tho torch
Is being toured.
After n glorious trip through New York
State, the much-prlscd torch was deliv
ered to New Jersey suffragists by a dele
gation from New York. The transfer was
made midstream on the Hudson; Mrs, O.
II. P. Belmont headed the delegation from
New York.
Sad to say, the torch recently was stolen
or mislaid In New Jersey. Suffragists
havo resolved to find It or have another.
Resolved also, that it will bo transferred
to the suffrages of Pennsylvania. This
Is how the transfer will bo made.
A maid of undine disposition and
nymph-Ilka form will bo the messenger:
not of the gods thin time, but of the
cause.
PLANS FOB THE EVENT.
Accompanied by a large contingent of
Philadelphia suffragists, sho will motor
to the water's edge on Delawaro avenue;
there the plungo Into tho Delawaro will
bo made Suffrage tugs will accompany
tho swimmer across tho river; the prized
torch will be delivered on reaching tho
Camden side. New Jersey suffragists
will see that It is firmly strnppod on the
back of the suffrage nymph, who, after
another plunge, will swim with It safely
back to the Philadelphia side.
Arrangements for the suffrage swim
aro being completed. Who will be tho
honored messenger? That question ag yet
has not been decided.
A formal request will bo mado today
nsking Miss Elizabeth Upton Median, of
the (Jcrmnntown Young Woman's Chris
tian Association, to accomplish the tusk.
Miss Median Is an able nnd powerful
swimmer. Only recently she covered the
five-mile Lafayette course; sho has been
an expert swimmer practlcnlly ever since
she was born, and that was 10 years ago.
TO ASIC MISS MEEHAN.
Miss Meehan is said to bo ardent for the
cause. Besides, sho has youth nnd
beauty, attributes which should not be
overlooked. Suffragists agree she would
make nn Ideal wntcr messenger, they hope
she will undertake the task. Dr. E. M.
Hlestnnd-Moore, chairman of the Feature
Committee for the coming parade, said
today she would ask Miss Meehan to vol
unteer. Plans for the swim nro still embryonic
and It has not been decided Just when it
will be made. Those In charge agree, how
ever, that the transfer by the nymph
water or water nymph route surely will
be made.
What will the swimmer wear? Doubt
less a one-piece suit of suffrago blue, that
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ELIZABETH UPTON MEEHAN
Is, yellow. Trlmlmngs, If such there be,
as yet, have not been decided upon.
Nor have the committee or committees
In chargo been announced. It has been
agreed that everything will bo done to
make the feature torch transfer swim a
great success. Tug whistles will blow,
bands will play, banners will iloat and,
needless to say, suffragists and many
others will cheer.
Miss Meehan lives at Dauphin street
and Mount Airy avenue, Gcrmantown.
When sho makes tho swim for tho Inter
est of the causo her feat doubtless will
temporarily rival that of Washington,
who crossed the Delaware many years
ago.
New Jersey suffragists hope to light
tho torch on October 19, as, on that night,
they feel the victory In that State will
have been won. It was Bald here todny
that the transfer would not bo mado be
fore thnt date, but surely before tho
suffrago parade on October 22.
Red Rose of Margaret
Red rose of Margaret,
Here In my book you He
Red ns her lips, nnd fragrant yet,
Denr rose thot can never die.
Margaret gathered ono red rose, and
another red rose I.
As long as this little stream shall run
Through the quiet willows here.
Out of the shadow Into the sun,
Shall Margaret be dear.
Yea, though tho stream should dry and
tho willows die, and the grass grow
sere.
Yet should I not forget,
Though the sun should fall.
Tho holy face of Margaret,
Pale as a pearl Is pole;
And change shall change all else, but
over this It shall not prevail.
And as true as I to Margaret,
To mo shall Margaret be;
And somo day wo shall stand again
By that little roso-hung tree.
And each, with a rose In the hand, shall
say:
"I was faithful unto thee."
Richard Lo Galllenne.
mHE stay-at-home girl was
X looking over her wardrobe
the other day, and she discov
ered that sho had some navy
bluo voile on hand. She had
been admiring tho smart taf
fetas costumes which many
fashionable summer girls were
wearing on tho streets, nnd she
sighed because her purso
wouldn't nllow her to buy such
extravagant material. By way
of compromise she decided to
trim her voile gown with taf
fetas, and to make it up in tho
way sho should have chosen
could she afford taffetas. The
result Is charming, and I want
to tell all the stay-at-home
girls whose hobby Is sewlnc
that the little gown shown In
today's Illustration Is worthy
of particular notice. The lines
are slender nnd graceful, as the
fashions of today require, and
the efTect of this cool frock on
the street la decidedly grateful
Tho blouse Is a simple shlrt
,VB,,t Mttern. as any one can
see. The vest In this Instants
is made of hemstitched crepe
de chine, although any net. or
gandlo or batiste vest which
one has on hand may be utll-
ou just as effectively. The
little peasant apron thing at
he front Is a dainty nnd dis
tinctive touch. The corsage
ornamont Is made of deep pur
ple gropes. " v
Notice the pretty skirt of
voile, which I, trimmed at the
bottom by a curt of navy taf-'tas-
The buttons used nt
the edge of the long sleeves on
the blouse are also covered
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voile tops the skirt, with row
upon row of tucks, each one
about an Inch wide, to finish
-ff the skirt. The whole thing
simplicity Itself, and worn
'11 the nlnmint nv. i ..
hown In the cut of navy vel.
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'Jle Is charming.
Fashion's Fancies
There are charming organdie
frocks In white and ?ale rose
The newest purses are quaint
affairs with ruffled petticoats.
The powder puff bag may
now be attached to the parauol
handle.
Dust coats and light motor
coats are being made of striped
taffeta.
Wool trimming is with us
again and it is used on hats
and dresses.
Make a blouse of dotted
Swiss and use organdy for the
collar and cuffs.
Tennis and outing hats may
have their trimming painted
on the crown.
Ths woman who Is most
simply dressed Is the most
fashionably pressed,
The evening gown of black Is
tlmwt necessary to the limited
warOofc.
WAMHELONISNOW
PIECE DE RESISTANCE
FOR "BEACH PARTIES"
Atlantic City Merrymakers En
joy Feasts of Juicy Fruit.
Permits Needed for
"Driftwood" Soirees
BOARDWALK WELL WORN
rrom o Staff Cerretponrfesf.
ATLANTIC CITT, Aug. JO.-BIg, Juicy.
red-ripe watermelons are alwnys Included
In the list of refreshments served at
the many "beach parties," now given
every evening. A tub, packed full of Ice,
holds the melons, nnd an official sllcer
sees that every one present gets a iuh
portion. The crowds which gather In tho
evening are not at all rolflsh, arid fre
quently Invite all tho bathers In the vi
cinity to partake of the refreshments.
A permit Is now required for the hold
Ing of "driftwood parties." held on the
beach In the central portion of tho city,
Inasmuch as It was feared that hood
lums might build fires and stnrt a seri
ous conflagration. Pollco officers keep
their eyes open for any violation of tho
rules laid down for the carrying on of
theso social affairs and hold tho glvor
of tho patty responsible for nnj damage
done.
Three lights, with Intermittent flash
ings, aro now In position at the channel
entrance to the Inlet, and, ns thoy havo
only been In position two nights, they
attract unusual attention. Boardwalk
promenaders ask numerous questions ns
to their purpose and wonder why two
nro white and ono Is red. They aro so
placed that n vessel of any size can now
make Its way Into the Inlet In safety
on the dnrkost night and even when It
la stormy. Tho lights nro on. nnchorod
buoys, off the Vtfnz Picr.nnd ore known
as hydro-oxygen-ncetyleno lights.
Tho Incessnnt tramping of feet along
the Boardwalk ihli summer has splin
tered nnd worn many of the planks down
nn Inch or more. As soon ns tho tldo of
summer travel Is over the authorities will
lny an entire new decking on tho walk
for a distance of seven blocks nnd will
tnke up nil the worn-out planks In other
places nnd replnco them with new ones.
Tho rolling chair strips of lengthwlso
lumber, laid ns nn experiment In tho up
per portion of tho city, havo given so
much satisfaction that when tho board
walk Is repaired this new style of run
way will be ndded. It makes tho run
ning of chairs easier for tho pushers and
saves tho Incessant Jogging over tho
cracks, which annoys Invalids and ner
vous people.
Boosters of this city are starting a
movement to bring before the Inhabitants
of Philadelphia the attractions of this
city in n moro forclblo manner thnn haR
been the custom In the past They say
that large sums of money are being spent
to advertise Atlantic City In the Far
West nnd In big cities In the Hast nnd
that but little money has been spent to
tell the people of Philadelphia about the
glorious seaside resort they have, prac
tically nt their bnckdoors. Tho state
ment Is made that other resorts havo
been weaning Phlladelphlans away from
this city by their advertising and that
many of the people here felt that every
ono In the Quaker City knew so much
nbout the "Queen of all Resorts" that
thero was no necessity for spending
money. An effort will be made to divert
n portion of the money spent far away
from here and uso it to moke a vigorous
campaign In Philadelphia.
Among the Phlladelphlans here are
Mr. and Mrs. A. a. Kearns. Mr. and Mrs.
A. Buchy, the Itev. Dr. Wllllnm Robert
Bearlck. M. P. Howlett. Mr. nnd Mrs.
Porter A. Wilson, Mrs. Samuel M. Fox,
of West Philadelphia; Mrs. John A. Cald
well, MJss Evelyn Jardcn, Miss Mlgnon
Mills, II. S. Walker. Mr. nnd Mrs. Fred
erick Moore, of Bala; Miss Anna Fcln
steln, Horry Scrlvens, William Lake
Bice, H. Perpall, Miss Elizabeth Tubls,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Saunders nnd Mali
Ion Saunders, of North Broad street.
Mr. and MrB. Irvln Voss, Benjamin Bul
lock, Jr., Mr. nnd Mrs. Louis Tuoker
nnd family, Dr. M, E. Sayre, Mr. and
Mrs. Montgomery Smith. Otto Schaum
and family, Mr. and Mis. Charles B.
Keith, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brown, Miss
Edith Schlll, Miss Kntheryn Fulton. Miss
Huth Trognnsn, Miss Lillian Marie Fllnn,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Parke Moore, Roy Mc
Kee, A, Barker Mellor, Miss Marie Cur
ran, Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Stroud.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Fergus McCusker, Frank
Wolf, Jr., Miss Puulino Solomon, Miss
Virginia Jefferson, Louis A, Davis. Emll
Ankormtller, Conrad W. Jacobs, Mr. and
Mrs. H, Commerford Blair, It. A. Ma
gulrc, John McTear, A. McQllnchy, Mr.
nnd Mrs. John Lyons, Frank Albany Cook
and family, Miss Nettle Ersklne, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Robert McDowell and daughter, Mrs.
A. Werner, Miss Elsie Werner, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Schan; and Mr. and Mrs,
Charles L. Kirk and Miss Frances Kirk,
of Qermantown.
Castle Caught Again for Speeding
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. Vernon Castle's
big touring car was fox-trotting nlong
the North Hempstead turnpike, near Glen
Cove, L. I at CO miles an hour yester
day, when Motorcycle Policeman Murray
caught up with It.
"Again?" Inquired Castle. "I've been
In court four times already."
"Make it five," said Murray, and he
served a summons for Castle to appear
Saturday,
CLEANLINESS NEXT TO GODLINESS?
"NO! NO!" SHOUTS NATIONAL PARK, N. J.
Observation Committee Appointed to Keep an Eye on
Immorality of Bathing on Sunday Many Seek Po
sitionsBloomers Shock Like Third Rail
Which U the more Immoral the racket of
hollnciia
Or a lack of weight and substance In a Udy'i
summer dress?
NATIONAL PARK, N. J Is now
equipped with five official observers.
It Is their duty to stop, look and listen,
but right here their resemblance to a
railroad stops, for they wear no signal
bells, nor nre they equipped with safety
gates. Jn other words, while they cannot
prevent Immorality or morality, accord
ing to'your point of view, from Invading
the park, they can and will look at it.
This they are grimly determined to do.
The observers are necessary because the
Holiness Camp Association makes a lot
of noise, and because bathhouses are not
open on Sunday at tho beach. It is
agalnit the principles of the amusement
association to have bathhouses open on
Sunday. Bathers, therefore, dress on
the bench with charming simplicity, nnd
the association Is protesting.
One instance of a "travesty on moral.
It)-" witnessed at the beach was made
known last night when National Park
got together on somebody's lawn for an
Iqdlgnstlon meeting. It was a pair of
cream-colored bloomers. The gasp that
ran over the lawn made those not at
tending the. roeellng Jump, They thought
a ferryboat was coming up Main street or
its equivalent at National Park.
No difficulty was experienced In select
Ing the observor. who will be known as
tho Vigilantes. In fact, nearly everybody
wanted to be appointed. Each candidate
had plenty of proof of his vigilance, Long,
tales wero told by each of tha valor he
UA. MtHyU time and aJn In watch-
1915;
$38.82 FOR MOSQUITO WAR HERE;
INSECTS CRIPPLE THREE IN CAMDEN
Base of Operations of Veterans
of Air Found in
Cooper Creek
Winged Pests Sprend Terror;
No Cnsh for Defense at Hand
Three moqiilto victim In hospital.
No funds to flsht pests.
Thousands of residents go sleepless. ,
Pales of Mte remedies break records.
Neighborhood volunteer vlsllsnee com
mitters to oil the streams have been or
ganised. CAMDEN is in the midst of a mos
quito war.
Up to tho present the enemy has put
three victims In the Cooper Hospital and
disfigured thousands with annoylnfr lumps.
The peoplo nre up In arms, but their in
dignation does not seem to affect tho cam
paign of tho mosqultos.
Many say the pests were blown across
the river from South Philadelphia, but
others declaro thnt they're the veteran
Jersey brand, which havo been spoiling
sleep and vacations nt the seashore re-
For n time Investigations wero nlmost
out of the question, for tho pests seemed
to swarm in from nil directions in clouds,
but some of Camden's bravest finally
learnod that the bases of operations or
breeding ground was nt Lino Ditch and
In tho swamps along the Cooper Creek.
Those whoso Injuries required their re
moval to Cooper Hospital are Samuel
Fnrncy, 13 years old, of 209 Benson street;
Constantino Borok, of CS Ferry nvenue,
nnd Louis Morloy, of 3d nnd Division
streets.
Efforts to obtain money for the elimina
tion of mosquitoes this year In Cnmdcn
havo been futile. Lnst year the Board
of Freeholders appropriated $0000. This
year Camden nsked for $:0,0O0, but the
board contended that the money appro
priated last year was used unwisely In
too many so-called educational ventures,
such ns mosquito motion picture shows
nnd tho like. As a result not a cent was
forthcoming for mosquito fighting.
Meanwhile, dealers In mosquito-proof
screens nnd blto remedies are doing a
good business and Camden continues to
bo bitten, Tho blto record was reduced
somewhat today by a drop in tempera
ture and a chango In tho wind.
THREE GIRLS WILL TRY
12-MHE OCEAN SWIM
Y. W. C. A. Instructors to At
tempt Water Route From
Ocean City to Atlantic City
Three young women who nro swimming
Instructors In tho Gcrmantown Young
Women's Christian Association tomorrow
will attempt to swjm from Ocean City
to Atlantic City, a distance of 12 miles.
This swim has never been comploted by
a woman.
The young women aro Miss Elizabeth
Upton Median, Miss Anna Kcan and
Miss Emily Ertlc. They are anxious
to provo Jhat a prophecy made recently,
to the effect that no woman could make
the swim, Is wrong. Charles D. Dur
borow, of Philadelphia, who has accom
plished many long-distance swimming
feats himself. Is said to have made the
assertion. He will witness the attempt.
The young women will start from the
Ocean City Yacht Club at 9:30. They
will bo followed by a number of yachts.
The water Is rough and heavy, and ad
vance calculations put six hours as tho
time In which the swim will be com
pleted. Miss Meehan is tho chief Instructor at
tho Y. W. C. A. Sho Is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Franklin Meehan and
has many aquatic feats to her credit. In
June of laBt year she swam from Pine
Beach Pier, Va., across Hampton Roads
to Old Point Comfort, a distanco of
seven miles, in 2 hours 3S minutes. It
was tho first time this swim had ever
been accomplished by a woman.
Apple Corer
Apples nro always In season, especially
In tho fall nnd summer, so the devotees
of roast duck with apple sauce can take
heart, and console themselves with the
reflection that a new method of coring
rtnd quartering apples has beon found.
Tho arrangement consists of a Bmall tin
wheel, with the spokes large enough to
accommodate a quarter of an apple, Tho
centre has a large hole In It, and the
applo Is simply cut In half, pressed down
by tho utensil, and it is cored nnd quar
tered In an Instant. The price Is only
75 cents, nnd for tho one who likes this
fruit In the morning nnd Is pressed for
time. It will prove a most satisfactory
investment.
Ing things olong the beach that are lm.
Softer"'' dePend,n8 " Vour
Sg tCt r,d, ttTKlKiS
a bathhouse on Sunday. Of bathing from
fb0at rn """Plane they nave nothing
to say. The moral persons who say ?tu
not Immoral to bathe from a bathhouse
ulZlJ dltu"-bances made by "h"
Holiness Association, camped a half mile
from the beach. Anyhow" the park now
anytWnV " 8nd ",ey ?
HTWtmf Mug wt t( fears I
West and South Philadelphia M
Victims or Higniy Jfifflclent
Insect Air Raiders
Mosquito Fighting Equipment
of Division of Sanitation
T barrels of oil Mt.lT
0 oil rans .'.,,,,.,,, j.jo
S 1-gallon oil sprinklers ,, ,75
8 oil sprayers , , , , , , 3,0a
ToUl
WHILE thousands of residents of West
Philadelphia slap at their ankles In
vain efforts to exterminate a few of the
many millions of mosquitoes which Infeit
the neighborhood, a few of tho more en
ergctlo sufferers havo been making qutt
Inquiries as to tho -why and wherefore ot
the nuisance. They havo made some
startling discoveries,
Tho logical source of Information on
the matter, James -F. McCrtldden, acting
assistant chief of the Division of Sanita
tion of the Bureau of Health, was aiked
what equipment tils division had at Its
disposal to fight tho mosquito pest III
reply. In writing, showed that J3S.8J rep
resents tho valuo of the entire equipment
now operated by tho division, and that It
consists ot four items, namely 7 barrels
of oil, G oil cans, 3 oil sprinklers and t
oil sprayers. There aro two Inspectbrs
employed for the Investigation and abate
ment of the nuisance, one being assigned
to all territory north of Market street and
the other to nil territory south of that
street.
Tho employing of additional inspectors
there should bo six In tho opinion of
Assistant Director of the Bureau of
Health Lees, and tho buying of adequate
equipment Is rendered Impossible because
no monoy for the purpose has been appro
priated or Is otherwise available.
Thnt work which lias been done by the
division In fighting mosquitoes this yoar
wan made posslblo by a windfall, which
occurred when tho Emergency Aid Com
mittee offered the division the services
cf n forco of men which thoy had been
enabled to employ by an appropriation of
Councils to relieve the great suffering
among the unemployed of tho city. The
men wero put to work tilling ponds, dig
King ditches nnd laying terra cotta
drains, and accomplished work valued
nt $1,123.10 toward tho extermination of
mosquitoes, nnd were paid' by the Emer
gency Aid Committee through the Divi
sion of, Sanitation.
Mr. McCruddcn has also had at his
disposal two teams assigned to him tem
porarily from tho Medical Division ot
the Bureau of Health to uso In spraying
ponds nnd swamps. In winter these are
used as dlslnfectors' wagons. At a lib
eral esttmato this Item might be valued
at $!J00 for the summer, which would
bring tho total of equipment and work
accomplished (Including tho Emergency
Aid donation) to J1.CC1.02 for tho division.
When asked what sum ho thoueht
necessary to tho abatement of tho mos- 3H
qulto pest, Mr. McCruddcn said:
"I would recommend that the entire
lesponslblllty for tho elimination of mos
quitoes In tho city shall be put In charge
ot one bureau. I bcllcvo that it Is the
function of the Health Bureau to have
chargo of such work, and that It should
havo the sum of $50,000 available an
nually to eliminate mosquitoes."
Tho reference to the flxlnff of respon
sibility upon one bureau, It was found,
was occasioned by the work which has
been undertaken by the Bureau of High
ways, which, through appropriations
mnde to tho Department of Public Works,
has been enabled to repair road ditches,
mnlnlaln canals In the southern section
of the city and to oil certain ronds nnd
city Inlets In south and West Philadel
phia. According to Director Zlegler, of the
Bureau of Health, and Assistant Director
Lees, the work of lighting mosquitoes has
been mado exceedingly difficult by the
oxcesslvo quantities of rain, but It Is not
denied that with sufficient equipment
nnd tho necessary funds the pest might
have been abated to a negligible flgure.
Director Zlegler reports that there are
2HC ponds remaining In the city, which
the bureau oils to tho best of its ability
v.itli the money and men put at Its dis
posal by the Emergency Aid Commit
tee, The following summary of mosquito
breeding ponds abandoned during the
year up to the present time Is given out
by the Director:
Ponds abandoned by fllllns M
Ponds abandoned by draining 0
Ponds abandoned by evaporation SO
Ponda abandoned during 101(1 : 143
Desplto these optimistic figures the
mosquitoes continuo to Infest West and
South 'Philadelphia nnd feast upon the
exasperated Inhabitants of thoso sections
to their hearts' content. In addition to
the SCO ponds remaining, thero nro vast
tracts of swamp In South Philadelphia
on property owned by tho city, and other
tracts in the neighborhood of Baltimore
avenue and Cobb's Creek, which con
tinue to produce the pests at the rate of
several hundred billion a day.
URGE CITY TO REMOVE HOUSE
THAT OBSCURES VARE'S VIEW
Neighbors Aid Congressman in Fight
on Chelsea Obstruction
ATLANTIC CITV, Aug. SO.-Medlators
anxious to end the Fort Lambert block
ade at Berkley square, Chelsea, before
another summer rolls around, and relieve
Congressman Vare of the necessity of
going upstairs every time he wants to
see tho ocean from his $90,000 villa, nro
back of a now move to end tho Lambert
Vare battle by peaceful measures.
This Is tho underlying nbjoet. It was
learned today, of a petition sent to the
City Commission yesterday, asking th
city to condemn a strip of bench between
Kingston avenue and Berkley square for
bench-play purposes. The petition W
signed by about 40 property-owners, nil
friendly to Congressman Vare.
I'alluro to remove Lambert's unsightly
storehouse, it Is maintained In the ap
peal, will seriously affect realty values on
the Chelsea beach. The petition main
tains the obstruction Is an eyesore and
a danger to children.
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demor your property Juit i long ai
you permit It. Th are a Joks
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