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STREET SIGHTS IN LONDON;
WOMEN'S STRANGE WORK
Th Young and Wealthy Girl Who Does Special War
Service in Driving Immense Motor Van Fear
lessly Through London Streets
By ELLEN ADAIR
THREE weeks ago In London from the
lop at a bus In the Strand I watched
tttt wonderful turnings and twisting" of a
ureal motorvnn as It sped through the
traffic. "The man who li guiding that
great Juggernaut of a vchlcto certainly
U an expert," I mused.
And when at last we reached Piccadilly
Circus nnd turned sharply Into Itegcnt
"St
street. I descended from
on high and rnme face
to face with the driver
of tho afore mentioned
acrobatic motorvnn, who
had driven up In front
of a large store there.
To my surprlrc. she was
a young nnd very pretty
17-year-old damsel, with
ft mop of curly gold
hair and a race llko a
little rosebud. Hut her
small hands In their I
workmanlike gauntlets
looked strong and capable.
"How on earth do you manago to guide
that great van at tho rote of 3.1 miles
; ( an hour through the London traffic?" 1
asncii, amnzcu.
Tho pretty little driver laughed In an
amused way. "It's war work, and I love
i It!" she said. "I have two private cars
of my own in the country which I'vo Just
handed over to the War Olllce, nnd I'vo
been accustomed to drive slnco I was 13
years old'"
"Hut this Is very heavy work," 1 sold,
, ''and you don't look old enough to do
"Oh, I'm nullo ancient!" was the an
swer "I shall be 18 next week! I'm an
only child, and some pioplc used to say
that I was spoilt. When the war broke
out I merely felt annoyed, for It spoilt
nil my plans. All the nicest young men
I knew went awny nnd enlisted. There
was no one to dance with, no one to
lake me on the river, no one to tllrt
with!
"Then very gradually, through hearing
father's friends tnlklng, nnd seeing the
lerrlblv sad faces of the mothers of my
boy friends, I began to realize what un
awful thing war Is!
"From that. It gradually began to pene
trate to my fluffy brain that this particu
lar wur was the most serious that Eng
land hns ever been engaged In. Tho
whole countrv slowly awoke to the dan
gers that faced It. Hoys I knew wcio
killed. This sobered me.
''Then I began to read the papers more
carefully, and from them realized that
W SUFFRAGE MAP OF U. S.
IS UNDERESTIMATED
Illinois Visitor Drops in at
Headquarters to Tell of
Chicago Record
A man stopped In front of the Equal
TVnnrliliio SnplMv 1ipArinunrtirjt. nt Xi
15 Sputh Stli 'street, and closely scrutinized
ino suurago map in the window. Ill
. eyes examined tho black, white, shaded t,X. ,ASS0C,atl". convening at Atlan
'3inti dotted areas showing In what States "f ,V u; '"ve consigned the tango to tho
women vote. Then ho walked rapidly in- P. , uctlajr1cl It to be obsolete, nnd hnve
side.
"I wish you'd take down that map,"
he told Miss Caroline Katzensteln, execu
tlve secretary. "It Is Incorrect."
''The man Is wrnnir bccatiftn It nhaw.
", that women voto only In presidential clec-
? tUlH In Till...!.. ...!....-. I II... .1
tv.? ... iiiuiuiD, micn-ius ,n rcmivj nicy
voto for every office except State offices
I'm from Chicago and I know what tho
women have done there In municipal elec
tions and reforms,"
Ho was John K Yarnall, n builder, of
ltyde Park, and n member of tho old
Ynrnall family of this city, the ancestors
of which came to Philadelphia In 1GS3.
He was born here CI yenra ngo and had
been a resident of Chicago for 26 years.
'Just how misleading that map Is can
lje. shown by the record the women mado
In our Mayoralty campaign last spring."
he continued. "Their vote decided the
election for Mayor Thompson, The
women control tho city Not a ward In
Chicago falls to consult tho tendency of
the women's voto before making u nomi
nation. The city Is fast belno- vinn.t
( so that you can see that the women wield
,- . mum puwenui imiuence than vot-
-'k in mereiy me presidential e'ections."
Tho only elections In which there is not
equal suffrage are those for Stnte offlres.
aid Mr. Yarnall. The women aro now
organizing for another fight to change
the State constitution, which at present
Prohibit women from taking part In
Btate elections.
wThey'U cjangc It. too." he chuckled.
b", .??. ' T m not nn active suffragist,
E I DUt I VA rn met m.lh rwr,.A ...... .11
-- - - - -. ...wv.i buuu ii-ouiiiiiK irom
tire nile of woman In the last two years
T that I can't help admiring their Judg-
C, "t iav' navo o'eanea up the slums
"- u me yores,- ciosea the dance
, ball, removed the 'ladles' entrance' signs
and atopped graft. While Alderman Wil
liam E, Herri ma n was nhnwinr nn nn,
; corruption than th rliv inu. viu,..i
' u w,fe WB nhlln the dance halls.
r lb women bafk every reform nnd tho
r Voter know it That Is what tho -women
.i.o ntnievea in wnicago, and that map
doesn't even him of it."
The offending map will be corrected.
SUFFRAGISTSIIOW WINDOW
Equal Franchise Society Displays Ar
guments In Answer to Those of
"Doubting Thomases"
The "Doubting Thomas" window Is the
latest In suffrage clrcl,e. In an effort to
reach doubting Thomases" throughout
JHo cJty, the Equal Franchise Society has
Inaugurated an expediency show window
jtt headquarter, 3J South 9th street, and
nt !' wtA to re'ute many arguments
which aro being advanced against the
catisn and haw that suffrage has been a
success.
The. place of honor In tho window has
been given to a large framed photograph
of qovernpr Brumbaugn. Upder the pho
tograph I a large cardboard bearing the
statement Governor Brumbaugh made re
cently hi Denver, Colo., as follow:
"Unquestionably women are entitled to
vo,S " . school, man I hnve learned th
v,- ie of ihejr conclusions, and In some Jn-
Munce have ryen found It wise to consult
ti.. m."
Miay suffrage pamphlet hav been
Mr!?" '5. window. Including, among
moti -vkny nquaj suffrage Ha Been
ueM." "Should Women lltvn Hni.nl
r,Wf'a'Mt t vta of Women on
lgl)tlon" und "Th Truth About Colo-
Othr placard bear testimonial from
kw of many suffrage citlea through.
out th- country. The window hm h.n
,rt'ticaly 4crate4 with th Star and
"w vm hihhv aunrage pennants.
ilu to say, the innsectlon bv mv
IHnMlng Thmnas" 1 cordially Invited.
"8w" Fig!
r - . . . (vw xwvt ruuuju van tan
tjtt vou; II net,"
V illij
miti.,-,"h ut a. fuf?"
-r .. i r, nt ail to shred. For a
Me . ii,. rat 4 had unared a sub.
Kai. City Jtfufltf
It was up to every one of us to do some
thing- to help.
"Hut what could I do? They wouldn't
take me ns a nurse, I knew, for I hadn't
had any training nt all. I couldn't take
a man's position for him In an ofllcc, be
enuso I knew nothing about ofTlee work.
I felt myself an utterly useless crea
ture! " 'At any rate.' I sold to myself, 'I
run save some of my dress allowance and
Imv cigarettes for tho soldiers,
"And so I did without mv favorite per
fume, 1 economized In gloves and hats,
nnd I didn't buy nny candy or spend
mid thing on nmuscments, so that every
week I could take a large parcel of
clgnrette$ to the wounded soldiers In a
hospital nearby.
"Then, quite soon afterwards, a chance
c.imo for ine to do something else, i
heard that a certain firm In the city
wanted to send their motor driver to
tho front, but could not spare him, as no
one was to be found to take his place!
I volunteered Immediately, but nt first
they refused to consider tho application,
saying that I was much too young, and
would be Incniwiblo of the work.
"Hoivcvo-', they consented to give me
a trial, and under nn cscoit of threo sol
emn gentlemen I drove their great motor
van all through the region round the
tank nnd whet ever tho trainc hnppenen
to be thickest.
"At tlrs these men held their breath.
I'm riure they wcro afraid I should run
Into something and that nc should ah
bo killed Hut my old experience stoon
mo In good stead and at tho end of thni
trial trip they congratulated mo on my
driving abilities.
"It takes me all day to do what T
have to do. There are parcels to deliver,
parcels to fetch, and any number of
trains to be met. Accounts must bo
made up, and of course, as 1 have dally
to drive distances out of London, there
nre chances of a breakdown In many ot
tho lonely mods.
"Hut I am perfectly content. I under
took the work on the understanding thaf
the previous driver was to go to the
iront and that his salary now due to
me, but which, of course. I should never
dream of touching would be paid over
to his poor old mother.
"Vcs. the ork Is hard, I admit that.
Uut It ii nil worth while when I realize
ihat by dclng thin work I nm freeing a
man for hli country's service nnd nt the
same time providing for his mother, so
that no financial anxiety need trouble
him during his labors at the front."
TWO-STEP GONE? NO!
FOX TROT RETAINS IT
Modern Dance Falls Back on
Time-Honored Figures,
Expert Says
The death knell of the tnngo has been
sounded olhclally and finally.
Membcis of tho Philadelphia Dancing
MnlnH 1..m.I-.I.u . ....
Issued nn edict that the name never shall
m iiiuiuioiic". again.
Now conies an excellent Judge of danc
ing in the role of n rank heretic who de
clares that dancers are doing the tango,
nnd also tho maxlxo, nnd two-step, with
out knowing they are doing them. He has
i!m 7"? Lh0 dances closely as danced In
Philadelphia society nnd nsserts that
dancers use these obsolete and obsolescent
steps in fox-trotting.
The critic Is Uriel Davis, musical di
rector of the Bellevue-Stratford, who ar
ranges the music for Innumerable society
functions.
"There are no Bhnrp. distinct lines sep
arating the various dances," said Mr
Davis today. "If you nnalyze the fox
trot you will see thnt it is mndo up of
steps from tho tango, maxlxo and two
step. I often Instruct my orchestra to
piny tnngo music while n fox-trot Is going
"In The C0Ul)IeB dance In perfect time.
Dancers nre doing moro to rehabilitate
the old two-step-wlth more spirit nnd
snap, of courso-than all the dancing
masters In the country, because when
they fox-trot, they nre, a great deal of
the time, two-stepping."
NOItDICA'S DIAMOND TIARA
SET WITH PASTE JEWELS
Pearl Necklace, Given to Secure $10,
000 Loan, Is Genuine
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31.-Mme. Ulllan Nor
dlca three years ago. Just beforo starting
on a concert tour of tho world, called on
Mrs. Adolphus Busch, wife of the man
who then was the head of the Anheuser
Busch Brewing Company here, and bor
rowed 110.000 from her. L'lvlnir ux tsonuritv
a .pearl necklace and a tiara supposed
m uu eei wim diamonds.
Following' the litigation in New York
over the estate of tho singer, who died
at Batavla, Java, last year, an expert
examined the Jewels, which are In tho
brewery safe here, nnd announced that
the pearls are genuine and nre worth
moro than the amount of the loan, but
that the stones In the tiara are paste.
Mr. Busch la now in Germany, and
member of the family refuse to discuss
the matter. It was stated they did not
wish to give the Impreeslon that Mrs.
Busch asked for the Jewels a ecurlty,
as Mme. Nordlca Insisted on leaving them
with her.
Little Benny's Note Book
Pop wa setting awn the frunt atnna
smoohlng this aftlrnoon and I wa setting
thare watching him and thinking, and
aftlr a wile I sed, Hav Pop,
1 1 ay tor norscs, sea pop.
Do you no of eny way of taking itanes
out of pants, I sed.
You dont meen to ay you wunt to no
for yure own cddlfjcayahln, sed pop.
Yes sir, I sed.
Well, and a cuppll of wells, sed pop,
the werld must be coming tvan end, i
awlways had an Jdeor yure motto was
tho moar itanes tho merrier.
No lr, do you no of eny way of get
ting them out, I sed.
Well, It awl depend awn the itanes,
wat partlckkler kind of tane wood you
like to exterminate, ed pop.
Ink itanei, I cd.
That a nice kind. rd nan Iiiitv, l.i.
t'"e. 1 no thare eum way of 'dlikurrldg-
... ,ii .iuiio, 4 icu ji wunta awn tho
woman page, lets see, I think you fert
ruo the stane well with coal oil snd
benzeen and then apply a lighted candll,
or perhaps It wood be qulcklr to tt
apply the candll without watelng to rub
awn tho oil, or I bleeve a good old fash
ioned way U to ameer the itanes with
niullassla and let the Hie hit ihxtn ,.i
but howevylr and be that as It may, i
wunt to ixprea my aDDrlsheatlon nfl
yure good Intenshln. and awn ths prln
llpii that ackshin (peek loudlr than
werd. heers a penny.
And h gave m a eot. aylng, Wlch
pare ot ;nt wa It.
Yure gray wun, I sed.
Give me back that 'sent and folio ma,
ted pop.
Wlch I dl.
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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST
HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM
NOW EQUAL TO BEST;
THREE NEW BUILDINGS
South Philadelphia High School
for Girls is Fireproof nnd
Hns All Modern
Improvements
TWO FOR BOTH SEXES
A system of secondary education equal
to that of any city In the country will be
placet! In operation hero September 8,
when tho new school term will begin.
Three new high schools, costing the tax
nnvpM mntii limn tP flrtrt ftVI will tw i-aiuIv
for occupancy on that date, although
J every fcaturo of the new structures may
not bo complete. Many hundreds of men
have been at work day and night, hasten
ing completion of the structures thnt the
army of boys and girls awaiting admis
sion mny not be disappointed.
The new schools nio located nt Brond
street nnd Snyder avenue. In South
Philadelphia; Oxford pike nnd Wnkellng
street, Krnnkford, nnd High street nnd
Germnntown avenue, Qermnntown, Tho
South Philadelphia school will accom
modate girls, vthlle both sexes will be
included In the student body of the other
schools.
Tho hoys of South Philadelphia now
ar- taught In tho school nt Broad stteet
and Snyder avenue. The new girls' high
school ofllclnlly has been named the
"South Philadelphia High School for
Girls," In accoidnncc with tho requests of
a largo number of residents of thnt sec
tion of tho city.
ONE SCHOOL NAMED.
Tho Board of Educntlon originally had
Intended to call It the Southern High
Srhool for Olrls, but to this title the
parents objected. No names have yet
bten nislgned to tho other new high
schools.
The new Krnnkford building, on the
sito of the old Frankford Country Club,
will bo occupied by boys of the Frank
ford Annex of the Ccntrnl High School.
The erection ot the school nnd the speed
with which the improvement was accom
plished is due largely to tho activities
of tho Fathers' Association, n society
consisting of parents of students.
Plans for nil of the high schools were
drawn by Henry DcC. Itlchnrds, chief
draughtsman for tho Board of Education.
Erection of tho schoolhouses was super
vised by J. Horace Cook, superintendent
or scuool Ijulldlngs.
NOT COEDUCATIONAL.
Although the Frankford and German
town schools will admit bojs and gills,
the Instruction will not be essentially co
educational. A large building will sep
arate two wings of the structures,
each of which will house one sex. Tho
centre building will contain executive of
fices, inculty meeting rooms nnd an audi
torium Study halls, gymnasia, domestic science
laboratories, sanitary lunch rooms nnd
Icctuiv halls of the most modern types
will be parts of each of the three school
plants. The buildings will bo fireproof.
Humlticrs hav been installed, so that all
of the air breathed by tho occupants will
have been thoroughly "washed "
Kensington also Is to have n new high
school. Although no contract has been
awarded for Its erection, the site has been
tentatively selected and work will be be
gun within tho year. This school will
oniy accommodate girls and will corre
spond to the present Northeast High
School for Boys, which Is located nt 8th
street and Lehigh avenue.
2000 VOICES TRY FOR CHORUS
Rehearsals Soon to Begin or Mam
moth Production of Mahler's
Eighth Symphony
Behenrsals of threo great cho uses, com
prising nearly 1000 voices, that will b-
used In the production next March of
Gustav Mahler's eighth svmphonv. will
stnrt within a few days. Tho svniphony
will bo given In the Acndemv or Muslo
at a coot of about $15,(00.
Philadelphia was given the rr-ferenc-for
the first American production of th
symphony. Boston nlso bid for It through
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
More than 2000 voices nlrcndy have been
tried out for the choruses, of which twa
will number -SO) voices each and the othe
150 voices. Rehearsals will I o held Mon
days and Wednesdays in tho nudltorlum
of tho Curtis Building un II March 1
CELEBRATE fiOLDEX AVEDDINf,
Bride of 50 Ye'ars Ago Recommends
Long "Courtships" as Guide
to Happiness
"A long courtBhlp Is the safest guide
to a happy marriage."
This rule was given by Mrs. William
D. Troupe, hostess to 100 guests today,
tho BOth anniversary of her marriage, ns
sho sat with her husband on their
veranda, at 0230 Woodland avenue.
Among the guests were their four sur
viving children, 19 grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren.
The guests began to gather this morn
ing for the cutting of the wedding cake,
a 15-pound confection.
Tho eldest child Is Mrs. Ella Wilson,
of Somers Point, N. J.; the eldest grand
child, Thomas D. Wlllard, 2227 South
Felton street, nnd tho eldest great-grandchild,
Leonard Frame, 8 years old, C245
llcinhart Btreet.
Mr. and Mra. Troupe were married In
a church at 51st street and Woodland
avenue, then a rural section.
All their married llfo they have lived
In the neighborhood and watched the
city gradually grow out to their homo
and then beyond it. The bridegroom wa
21 years old and hl bride wa 17. Mr,
Troupe Is a carpenter at the Brill car
works nnd is a veteran of the Civil War,
having fought In U battle in Compnny
F of the Second Pinnsylvanta Cavalry,
MS, AND MRS. WILLIAM D.
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A NEW BLOUSE
NEWEST FALL BLOUSES WILL
MATCH THE TAILORED SUITS
GEORGETTE, of Bordeaux, gavo us
VJ t
tho transparent blouse, and Its nu
merous successors and Imitators aro still
with us. Fall styles In blouses aro to
bo seen In nil the shops, of course, nnd
one moro or less uuthorltatlvo fashion
writer says that tho rago for colored
blouses, to harmonize or contrast with tho
tailored costume, will be the thing for
Informal wear. Sho also continues that
transparent blouses of silk net. .llosii
tlnted crepe de chlno nnd chiffon crepo
will still be In favor. This Is easily bo
lleved, bocauso tho soft lace and net
blouses nre always charming, and I can
not bellevo that women will glvo up so
becoming a style very quickly, in splto
of a faMilonable edict.
A Parisian designer gives us the llttlo
BIDDLE BIBLE CLASSES
TO BE CHRISTIAN ARMY
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
Military Training Planned "for
Peace Purposes Rather Than
for War" Affects 80,000
in Thirty States
12,000 ARE PLEDGED
The first organized religious movement
In tho United States to provide a na
tional defense organization ready to
answer tho country's call should a foo
attempt nn Invasion will be launched In
this city this week, when tho directors
of the Drexcl Diddle Bible Classes an
nounce tbelr plnns for training their
members along military lines.
The Idea, according to Anthony J.
Drexel Blddle, who is the father of the
movement, Is to form the military or
ganization for peace purposes rather
than for war, and It will cover 80,000
members of tho Bible Classes In 30 States
of tho 1'nion.
Forty speakers, directors In tho Bible
Classes, nre putting the Idea before tho
churchgolng people of those States, and.
with tho aid of many assistants, they
will speak In hundreds of churches
throughout the country on Sunday.
Thousands of pledges have been dis
tributed among the church people, which
read aa follows:
We, the undersigned, aro American
citizens. We promise our God to pro
tect tho flag and the honor of tho
United States of America with our
lives.
More than 2000 signatures have been
obtained by Mr. Blddle personally, and
he said that fully 10,000 moro were In tho
hands of the other speakers.
"Wo have Just been feeling public opin
ion out on this matter," he said, "and we
find thnt the church people as a whole
stand against preparation for war. We
are r.ot preparing for war, but for peace.
We place peace above everything else,
but we realize that In order to preserve
It a body of reserve citizens must be
trained along military lines. The fact of
being adequately prepared to defend our
homes In times of Invasion Is tho fore
most factor ot peace,
"Wo bellevo with General Leonard
Wood, who Is one of our counselors, In
.he Plattsburg idea, and It Is our Inten
tion to follow out many features that
have been brought out there. Wo know
that war Is against the teachings of
Christ, but we also bellevo that pre
parednesB for war insures peace,"
Mr. Blddle pointed out that the major
ity of church people who advocate na
tional disarmament come from remote
section of the country where they would
not at the outset bo subject to land or
sea attacks. Tha people along tho sea
coasts and borders, however, were not
Immune to the ravages bf an Invading
foe, and, consequently, the Idea of hav
ing a body of men always prepared
would Insure peace by warning the foe
to keep out.
Just what form tho organization would
take wa not disclosed by Mr. Blddle
That It would be military In Its charac
ter was admitted, but the method of
training the men and tho organization of
battalion and companies Is left to the
discretion of the board of director of
thq Bible Claiiei. who will announce
their plan when the campaign close on
Sunday.
Mr- Blddle said that many members of
tho classes were also member of National
Guard or other military organizations,
and they wero enthusiastically indorsing
the Idea.
CUPID'S DUSIEST AUGUST
1184 Couples Licensed to Wed Sur
passes All Records Here
Cupid wa far more active In the month
Just ending than In any prevlou August
In the LUvtpry of tho city' Marriage LI
cense, Bureau.
, Exactly tXM couple applied for licenses
(Jemonstruttne that warm weather Is
never so extreme that It can Impede the
activities of the wily little god.
..Jun?i. Lt.v,'r'.. U 'tul M n,U:h the
"month ot brties" a It U the "month of
rs." TW jear recrd howd that
MM youth M mM became wan and
FROM PARIS
net blouso shown In today's illustration
It Is simple to n degree, but tho truly
French characteristics nro noticeable In
every lino of tho crentlon. Tho fichu
effect nt the neck Is entirely novel. It
has been suggested In vnrlous ways by
designers before, but I venture to say
that this Is ono of the earliest styles
which daringly displays tho old-fnsh-loncd
mode In all Its simplicity, unre
lieved by nny touches of modernity.
Tho body of the blouse is entirely
plaited, being Joined hero nnd there In
striped style, with bands of hemstitch
ing. Tho "blousy" looseness of the
wholo thing Is n continuation of last
season's modes, although the long sleeves
nnd double culf Is now. Cherry colored
buttons nio seen on tho front of tho
blouso nnd on tho sleeve?. It Is really
exquisitely dainty, and would bo a tri
umph for tho woman who sews.
ERA OF PROSPERITY
INDICATED BY BOOM
IN REAL ESTATE
Optimism the Keynote of a Sit
uation Unusually Bright
With Promise of Good
Times
SURE TRADE BAROMETER
One word sums up the real estnto situ
ation in Philadelphia today, and tha'
word Is optimism with a big "O." What
tho wheat yield means to the Middle
West, whnt steel tonnage means to Pitts
burgh, Cleveland nnd Buffalo, tho real
estate market means to Philadelphia, the
city of homes. It Is the infallablo barom
eter for every other line of business. It
Is the pulso that Bends tho vivifying life
stuff through every other artery of trade.
Whon renting and selling are brisk other
lines of business nre quick to respond.
A , representative of the Evenino
LriDcjEn interviewed several firms and In
dividuals engaged In tho various depart
ments of tho real estate business, nnd
found this spirit of optimism pervaded
the whole ntmosphere.
A walk through the business section of
the prlnclpnl downtown streets falls to
show any unusual number of "To Rent"
signs, especially on ground-floor stores
Tho few which aro vacant have only re
cently been vacated and as they are mod
em and up to dato in Interior appoint
ments, with attractive surroundings and
In desirnble locations, they will not likely
go begging when the fall trade begins to
get under way,
One cannot help contrasting tho real
estate situation In the prosperous retail
dry goods district of Philadelphia with
tho present appearance of what was
until recently the principal dry goods
district of New York., where on Broad-
irm, nth t0 ad street nnd "long
3d to 6th avenue, desertion and deso
latlon mark the unoccupied buildings
which a few years ago wore tho largest
and most prosperous retail dry goods
stores In the country. No such parallel
Th 3.21 ewP ca" exlst l" I'hlladelph a.
h Remand for offlces in tho largo build-
!. S.f niPP f0und tnnn ll10 success which
Is attending the obtaining of tenants for
the 'offices and stores In the new Wldener
Building, which Is fining up rapidly
Apartment houses report many In
qulrles among the better class. Some of
them are already from 70 to 100 per cent.
While the development of suburban
property . somewhat slow, the outlook
h,ih?COmlnjr fa" ' WV bopoful and
facilities are put into execution and are
properly understood a boom In prowrUes
follow? a'0nB th new "m UwKrS
One firm which docs a large business
In suburban property along the Mam S
syjvania Ilallroad claims to have sold
mansion, has given property in tha
neighborhood something ofVboon"
Knowledge
I wanted to drink the draught of llfn
To swallow Its very droV '
The warm, red flame ihat lay between
The dregs and bubbles on hop. between
1 qUabrimrp'n BOblot mled t0 h
TnYUmvnLVr. a th0UBhl ot h rue,
wa. "ickf ra"U nn1 my hcart
Bo nauieou wa th brew,
The orrows of all tha world I knew-
The weight of the million's sin-
And the serpents that edge Its r' '
1 rJ?Und iv? dreff" ai bWt' Sam
The bubble so, soft with tears-
Twas waira, reJ blood that lay between
Kroro heart, that were wrung t ?
I flung down the goblet In fierce distaste
I wanted no more of Its brew '
niyhe b'tter"Mf jmsers In my throat
And my heait afcb.es with the We '
-The BuKalo Impress.
31, 1015.
ftAnnmnTi TffTQQTn?NT
WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
Mothers' Clubs in Afro-Amcricnn Churches Havo Founded
wnifnm T.nnirtm3 for Outdoor Instruction Durinrr
Summer
IN 1914 tho Women's Directory of Phila
delphia begn'n a course of Instruction to
mothers on child wetforo work. Both
white and colored peoplo were lnvcd,
but It was tho Afro-Amcrlenns who took
practical hold of the thought. Tho re
sult was that when Mrs. Clara Jones,
of the Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church,
told the Women's Directory how anxious
tho women of her race wero to qualiry
themselves to Instruct children regarding
vital truths of life, arrangements were
mnde to glvo Instruction In any church
applying for It. , . .
There nro already five churches which
havo established child welfare leagues,
and others churches aro on tho waiting
list. The instruction Is supplemented by
work outside tho churches. TM outsldo
work ha? been carried on from the first
week of June all through tho Bummer,
concluding with September, In a weekly
series of doorstep meetings, a member
of the lcaguo providing tho doorstep.
A transparency with the nnmo of tho
church to which tho welfare league be
longs quickly attracts the children of thd
neighborhood to that particular doorstep
where tho meeting Is to bo held.
Only once during tho summer was there
nny trouble, nnd that was August 21,
when tho meeting was at H23 North 23d
street, a neighborhood where there aro
as many white peoplo ns colored. A group
PAUL ARMSTRONG,
PLAYWRIGHT, DIES
Author of "Alias Jimmy Valen
tine" and Other Dramas Vic
tim of Heart Disease
NEW YORK, Aug. Sl.-Funeral arrange
ments had not been made today for Paul
Armstrong, playwright, best known for
his "Heir to the Hooran, anus ji'
Valentino" and "Tho Deep Purple," who
died very suddenly late yesterday from an
attack of heart disease.
"Please let mo sleep." were the last
worJs of Armstrong, ns ho expired In
his Park avenue apartment after being
stricken while taking his wlfo homo from
a railway station In his automobile. She
had lust returned from Baltimore, where
tho dramatist underwent treatment two
months ago In Johns Hopkins Hospital
for heart trouble. Armstrong, his family
and friends thought ho was cured.
In 1913 Armstrong was divorced by his
wife, Mrs. Bella Armstrong, of Kansas
City, Mo., and shortly afterward ho mar
rltd Miss Katherlne Calvert, who was
lending woman in "The Deep Purple,"
nnd was cxpc'ctlng to piny the leading
part In n new play on which her husband
was working when ho died. They had ono
child, Paul, a year old. Tho first Mrs.
Armstrong was awarded 115,000 a year ali
mony for tin support of herself and their
three daughters.
WOULD RESTORE PALESTINE
Jewish Congress to Work for Estab
lishment of Nation Urged
A Jewish congress probably will bo
held In Washington In October for the
purpose of creating world-wide sentiment
In favor of tho restoration of Palestine
nnd tho establishment there of a Jew
ish nation.
This was tho announcement mado fol
lowing n mass-meeting of Jews In the
Arch i Street Theatre last night, nt which
Klncus Butenberg, of "Red Sunday"
fame, was the principal speaker.
Tho speakers said that tho Jewish race
would lose Its Identity If not organized
with a central government In Palestine.
Each Jewish organization will bo re
quested to send delegates to a congress
nt Washington so that nil elements
may be represented In ,tho movement.
The speakers Included Louis Llpsky, M
Katz, editor of the Jewish World: Pro
fessor Charles Fineman, Dr. Charles
Zhltlowsky and Dr. N. Firkin.
Another meeting will bo held at Lyrlo
Hnll tonight.
Bluey Shares
BLUEY BLACKBIRD stayed over In
tho park so long that the garden
folks nearly forgot what ho was like
at least they had tlmo to forget his faults,
which was, perhaps, a good thing.
So when Billy Robin on a bright sum
mer morning said to Tommy Sparrow, "I
do miss Blucy Blackbird! I wonder where
hb has gono?" Tommy Sparrow was re
alty concerned.
"W, BU.ro : can,t 'ma8lne where ho Is,"
replied Tommy, looking all around tho
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'IpA,
"Hello, there, JHend,," ft called cordially,
"Want a pteoet"
garden. "The last I knew he was In
"Maybe," said Billy n0bnj "let's to
see." So together Billy Robin and Tomm?
Sparrow flew over to tho park to K
up Bluey Blackbird. nt
Now, as a matter of fact nii, .. ,
stayed all this long time In ilpaVbe.
cause he was having uch a aood tiXL
and finding so many good thlnw t tni
that he never could make up h Und
to go back to tho garden. ;M
There were fishermen In the Dark wk
W1a woi,r"ba't carelessly arouSd where
bird, might eat It uP; and plcnlrker7wh"
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WORKERS?!
Months
of white boys, between tho ages of t
nnd 1. seemed determined to prevent ii
voice of the spedker ftom being heard i
policeman had to restore order, but eti
of the workers romarkod to Dr Charlntt
Abbey, superintendent of the Wem.
Directory: "If you had npt been her m
wo had tried to protest against intuit
thero would have been trouble, and i
anyone had been injured, the blame wouh
hava been placped on tho negroes Th.
best klnty of white peoplo don't know how
wo differ from the clnss to -.hlch thoI
whlto boys belonr. It Is 'fuch whltw
who aro ready to becomo lynchers,"
The concluding meetings of tho doorsl.n
workers will bo hold September 2 at
p. m at tho Union Baptist Church sni
on September 3 at the same hour at th.
Union Methodist Episcopal Church. ThesJ
meetings nro freo to all, and ono of ihl
most significant facts about them Is thai
Tho propagation la entirely free frv
llnanclttl obligations. n
Dr. Chariotto Abbey Is among the prom
Inent speakers who will preside at thru,
meetings. Tha following quotation Is taken
from tho pamphlet on tho subpect of chllS
welfare: "Through living tho kind sm
useful llfo wo becomo obedient to the dl
vino law, upheld as tho greatest of i
laws, nnd through this obedience grov
up Into strong Chrlstllko man or woman."
woman."
OYSTERS HERE SOON
TO GLADDEN GULLETO
Eight-Months Season Opens
Tomorrow Everybody Has
Chance to Win Pearl
By Jupiter, by gcnh and Jove,
Now here's tho Maurice Itlver Cove.
Tomorrow he"ll be good to eat.
They say Mb Juicy, fat and sweet.
Of shell flh ho the fatted calf
Sure,- hurry, .garcon: fry a half.
Ladles and gentlemon, stop up one at a
time and shnke hands with tho Oyster.
Ho Is Just about to return to tho table,
of Philadelphia and other places after a
four months' vacation, pnd ho is booked
right through for eight months.
If you will gaze closely at tho calendar
tomorrow, provided you koep It up tol
date, you will find that there Is a HttU '
letter "r" In the spelling of Sentnh.
This proves that there is nothing wrong
with, the oyster.
Pat him on the back with Impunity,
Greet him with effusiveness. Welcome
him warmly-unless you llko him on tho
half shell or In a cocktail and eat blip
with salt and pepper.
Consider, as some ono has said, the
oyster Ho Is a boon to mankind. True,
ho Is rather a clammy visitor if slipped
down the back of one's nock shy hi.
shell, but If ho Is sent through th j
right channel he is delicious.
This year ho Is plentiful. The oyiter
men you read about wh,o shanghai rnen
to shanghai oysters from their happy
homes ot the bottom of tho coves. ba-
and other places where oysters have
happy homes already aro coming up ths
uvur wun tons or mm tne oyster. To
morrow he will makn hln rtr.hi.
And then there Is the matter of pearl.
Did you ever find a pearl In an oysttr?
.-ui neu, mcy nave Deen round, and
that's why some peoplo will not eat th.
beasts any way but on tho half shell. The
danger of this method Is that -most per
sons who find pearls In oysters break a
tooth or two so doing. It takes all the
profit from tho pearl to have the tooth
fixed, but there's tho satisfaction of it,
anyway.
Note: The author of the above win.
the freo trip to Ypres by discussing
oysters without calling them succulent
bivalves.
His Bread
scattered orumhR m.A. .. ..,.. v. it,
park was a ilno place for Blucyt
Billy und Tommy flew straight to the
spot where they had last played with
Iiluey, a pretty little nook at the side
or tho lagoon. "This is where I saw
him last," said Tomny; "maybe he will
come around near hero soon that Is, If
he Is in the park."
But though they looked and looked, no
I bollovo wo had better fly around a
bit, suggested Billy Robin, so they flew
across the lagoon to the beach on the
other side.
There, Just around tho curve of the
shore, they saw Bluey, nnd what do you
suppose he was doing? Billy and Tommy
craned their necks to soo, but they could
not quite make out what It was. So they
went closer and closer and watched care
fully. Bluey had something whlto which he
dipped In tho water. Then ho took It out
and pecked at It, and then dropped It In
tho water again. "Looks to. me Ilk
bread." said Billy, "but, of course, lis
wouldn't dip bread In tho lake!"
Just then, when their curiosity was get
ting unbearable, Bluey spied tliem.
"J,Iell there, friends," ho called cor
dially. "Want a plece7"
Billy and Tommy flew quickly toward
Wluey. "Of courso wo do," said Tommy,
Pleased fo have Bluey welcome him. "But
what is JtT"
"It's bread tho children hava left." ex
plained Bluey, "andI soak It in water
to make it soft. Here, help yourself."
And ho flew aside so Billy and Tommy
could get a bite,
Copyripht Clara Ingram Judton.
Alvtavl vnawtnv llu
POCket-bookl of th firmerl nf
America) dtitrojrbif nurljr Wt
on dollar! worth of food anil Dro-
Wty every yer. Kill your rti tai
UM tad ItOD Vmur laa will.
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