BVBNIKO MD0BR i?HILAD33LPHrA, THURSDAY, MAT 25, 1910.
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SYNOPSIS.
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: . Hivton who has. been Mpl.in wnor
5 '! ef hli fAtheVs car to life In tho Jungle.
?! flT.Viih Aknt to Africa stter.Qw aps
?e AKUl Klll tnu
wo flee Into th
. GVCmSS i'aulvitch; " The
'im can crook, and the
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ju3Mnn. "Hie rlnwhler ot Captain cot.
rfh? Foreln lesion, haa leen "tolen by
ft. Xraha and Jpnoxen nm Mnlblhn two
iLlAritSmm her In Metlem, auppoaed
I S.uthtfC of the ahelk, and try to carry ner
I .1 m,?in his first tlon while huntinB with
I V&F$M lad "win, the ill . of Korak, the
mtvantltrAM.
ISJi ShltM er him and drive him aways
" li? nfially consenta to no with Akut to
've;Ptb.a.fireat ape,(refu;eKorak
Y $ torn, on? ' TnV 7 .."5
t '''... .- lh hnik'a vlltace Just In time
fj rescue Merloni from the Arab'a bruta Ity.
ttllh Akut. they bo Into the Jungle to live,
one day, while Koran nntl Anut urn ahaent
lanser than usual. Merlem la captured by the
mat apes. Korak returns In time to rescue
Br. He kills. her abductor, the kins; ape.
2nd It TcnRflired In a struBicIa for the kins
Jfip with another huge- npe.
CHAI'TKIt XII Contlnueil
FOIt ft moment uic uun my iiiuuviiicaa.
Then from between battered lips camo
0i single word ! "Kagoda 1
' 'Then rlao ana ro ubck among your
Mple," said Korak "I do not wish to
be king among people who onco drove me
from them Keep your own ways, and we
lll keep oiirs. When we meet wo may bo
friends, but we snail not nvo logetner."
n old bull camo slowly toward the
k Killer.
you lmo killed our King," lie said.
Tou have defeated him who would have
been MnR' You coul' have killed him had
ou wished. What shall wo do fo'r a king?"
Korak turned toward Altut.
"There la your king," ho said.
But Akut did not want to be separated
from Korak, although ho was nnxlous
id .-nnirh to remain with his own kind. He
f 1 in Kamnlh fnn
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ff rauch.
! The youm was (mnitiuK vi juerieiii vi
W whit would be best and safest for her. If
Akut went away with the apes there would
k. lMit one to watch over and protect her.
On the other hand, were they to join the
irih he would necr feel safe to lea-o
He said as
ty
im
Merlem behind when ho was out to hunt,
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m '10" l,,e JJoniuito Ul ...W .,..- w... . ....
Even a femalo might deelop an Insano
katrcd for tho slondor white girl and kill
A her during Korak's absence.
K "We will llvo near you," he said at last.
"When you chango your hunting ground wo
will chango ours, Modern and I, nnd so re
main near you ; oui we Bnau noi uwcn
among you."
Akut raised objections to this plan. Ho
did not wish to be separated from Korak.
At flrst he refused to leave his human
ftlend for tho companionship of his own kind,
but when he saw tne lasi or me tnoe wan
derinK off into the Jungle again, and his
v lanca rested upon tho lithe figure of the
dead Kings young maio aa sne cast aumir-
lns glances at her lords successor, the
call of blood would not bo denied.
With a farewell glance toward his be
loved Korak, ho turned and followed tho
thef-ape, Into the labyrinthine mazes of
tho wood
, After Korak had left the village of the
.blacks, following his last thlelng jxpedl-
llon, tho screams of his victim and those
f the other women and children had
Ifought the warriors In from the forest
;uq me iiur. ureui nas me excuemem
I
thev itr5".fc(h.e.,raM ot th me" when
and atot1.,h0M &'kUn.d their women
r ,e" arreB nn ornaments and food.
w.i" fhf,r BUPeou fear of this
toJV Waa overco," In their desire to
rw. ;'cne,in,c "Pan him and rid them
selves for good and all of the menace of
his presence In the Jungle.
"1 ' wa." thal a ficor f he fleetest
and most doughty warriors of the tribe set
out In pursuit of Korak and Akut but a
few minutes after they had loft the scene
i. Klllers many depredations.
The youth and the npe had traveled slow
ly and with no precautions against a sue
cossful pursuit. Nor was their nttltudo of
carcleas Indifference to the blacks at all
remarkable. So many similar raids had
gone unpunished that the two had come
to look upon tho negroes with contempt.
The. return Journey led them straight
up wind. The result being that tho scent
of their pursuers was borne away from
them, so they proceeded upon their way In
total Ignorance of the fact thnt tireless
trackers but little less expert In the mys
teries of woodcraft than themselves were
dogging their rall.
The little party of warriors was led by
Kovudoo, the chief, a middle-aged savago
of exceptional cunning and bravery. It was
he who first camo within sight of tho
nunrry which they had followed for hours
by tho mysterious methods of their almost
uncanny powers of obacrvatlon, Intuition
and even scent.
Kovudoo and his men came upon Korak,
Akut and Merlem after tho killing of the
king ape, tho noise jf the combat having
led them at last straight to their quarry.
Tho sight of tho slciuler white girl had
amnzed the Range chief and held him gaz
ing at the trio for a moment before order
ing his warriors to rush out upon their
prey. In that moment It was that the great
apes came, and again tho blacks remained
awestruck witnesses to the palaver and the
battle between Korak and tho young bull.
Uut now the npos had gone, nnd the
white youth and tho whlto maid stood alono
In tho Jungle. One of Kovudoo's men leaned
close to the car of his chief.
"Look " ho whispered, nnd pointed to
something that dangled at the girl's side
"When my brother nnd I were staves In tho
village of the shelk, my brother made that
thing for the sheik's llttlo daughter she
played with It always nnd called It after
my brother, whose name Is Qeekn. JubI be
fore wo escaped some ono enmo and struck
down tho shelk, stealing his daughter away.
If this Is she, the shelk will pay you well
for her return."
Korak's arm had gone around the shoul
ders of Merlem. Love raced hot through his
young clns. Civilization was 'but a half
remembered state London as remote as
ancient Home. In all tho world there were
but they two Korak, tho Killer, and Mer
elm, his mate. Again ho drew her closo to
him and covered her willing lips with hot
kisses. And then from behind him broke a
hideous bedlam of savage war cries and a
score of shrieking blacks were upon them.
Korak turned to gle battle. Merlem,
with her own light spear, stood by his side
An avalanche of barbed missies flew about
them One pierced Korak's shoulder, an
other his leg, and ho went down.
Merlem was unscathed, for the blacks had
Intentionally spared her. Now they rushed
forward to finish Korak and make good the
girl's capture but n8 they came there came
also from another point In the Jungle the
great Akut and at his heels the huge bulls
of his new kingdom.
Snarling and ronrlng, they rushed upon
tho black warriors when they saw tho mis
chief they had already wrought. Kovudoo,
realizing tho danger of coming to close
quarters with these mighty apemen, seized
Merlem and called upon his warriors to re
treat. For a time tho apes followed them, and
several of the blacks were badly mauled
and one killed before they succeeded In es
caping. Nor would they have gotten oft
thus easily had Akut not been more con
cerned with the condition of the wounded
Kornk than with the fate of the girl, upon
whom ho had always looked nR more or less
of an Interloper and an unquestioned bur
den. Korak Iny bleeding nnd unconscious when
Akut reached his side. The great npe tore
the heavy spears from his flesh, licked the
wounds nnd then carried his friend to the
lofty shelter that Korak had constructed
for Merlem. Further than this the brute
could tlo nothing. Nature rriuet accomplish
the rest unaided or Kornk must die.
He did not die, however. For days he lay
helpless with fever, while Akut nnd the
apes hunted doss by that they might pro
tect him from such birds nnd beasts that
might reach his lofty retreat. Occasionally
Akut brought him Juicy fruits, which helped
to slake his thirst and allay his fever, and
little by llttlo his powcrrul constitution
overcame tho effects of tho spear thrusts.
The wounds healed nnd his strength re
turned. All during his rational moments as he
had lain upon the soft furs which lined
Merlcm's neat he had suffered more acutely
from fears for Merlem than from the pain
of his own wounds. For her ho must live
For her he must regain his strength that he
might sejJ out In search of her.
What had the blacks dono tb her? Did
she still live, or had they sacrificed her to
their lust for torture and human flesh?
Kornk almost trembled with terror nn the
more hideous possibilities of the girl's fate
suggested themselves to him out of his
knowledge of tho customs of Kovudoo's
tribe
Tho days dragged their weary lengths
along, but at last he had sufllclently re
gained his strength to crawl from the shel
ter and mako his way unaided to the
ground. Now ho lived more upon raw meat,
for which he was entirely dependent on
Akut's skill and generosity With tho meat
diet his strength returned more rapidly,
and at Inst he felt that ho was fit to under
take tho Journey to the village of the blacks
CIIAl'TKK XIII
In KovuiIoo'r Village
TWO tall, bearded whlto men moed cau
tiously through tho jungle from their
camp beside a wldo rler. They wcro Cart
Jensscn and Sen Mnlblhn, but llttlo altered
In appearance since tho day, years before,
that they and their safari had been so badly
frightened by Kornk and Akut as tho for
mer sought lun en with them
Kvery year had they como Into tho Jungle
to trade with tho native's or to rob them, to
hunt nnd trap or to guide other white men
In tho land they knew so well. Always since
their experience with tho shelk hnd they
operated at a safe distance from his terri
tory. Now they were closer to his village than
they had been for years, yet safe enough
from d!scoery, owing to the uninhabited
nature of the Intervening Jungle and the
fear and enmity of Koudoo's people for
the shelk, who, In time past, had raided and
all but exterminated the tribe.
'"lis year thev had como to trap lle
sr'clmens for a European zoological gar
den, nnd todny the' wero approaching a
trap which they had set In tho hope of cap
turing n specimen of the largo baboons that
were numerous In this locality. As they ap
proached the trap they became aware, from
the noises emanating from Its lclnlty, thai
their efforts had been crowned with success.
The barking nnd screaming of hundreds of
baboons could mean naught else than that
one or more of their number had fallen a
victim to tho allurements of the bait.
Tho extreme caution of the two men was
prompted by former experiences with tho
Intelligent nnd dogltke creatures with
which thoy had to deal. More than one
trnppcr had lost his liio In battle with en
raged baboons, who will hesttnte to attack
FARMER SMITHS
RAINBOW CLUB
DO YOUR OWN THINKING
Dearest Children In a few days you will be having examinations and I
want to talk to you about using the thoughts which are your own and about
1 thinking BEFORE YOU ACT.
A tranT went into a shoe shop and gave the dealer a ?10 bill for a pait
. of shoes. The shoe dealer could not change the $10 bill and so he took it to
the butcher who gave him two good 5 bills.
The tramp went away and in a little while the butcher came in and asked
v for his $10, saying that the $10 which the shoe dealer gave him was counterfeit.
"Those children who have not followed our talks and not tried to think for
themselves will at once try to figure with pencil and paper to see what the shoo
dealer LOST, but those of you who STOP AND THINK, will simply figure out
W in your heads, and QUICKLY, that in every transaction there is a gain and a
! loss AND that what one man gains, tho other man loses. Therefore, in answer
'to the question: How much did the shoe dealer lose? You simply find out how
much the tramp gained, which was a $5 bill and a pair of shoes.
i Very simple.
The person who asked you examination questions is not stupid, therefore,
, read what has been asked and then go back and reason out each question sepn
tately.. Write your answer down and read EACH SENTENCE AFTER YOU
'HAVE WRITTEN IT. (
uo NUT hurry.
AND I wish I had had some one to tell me this when I was YOUR age.
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor, Evening Ledger.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY If tho Rainbow in the sky is God's
Promise to us, then the wearing of our Rainbow button should be our promise
to God that we, will do our best to brighten the world. Bessie Carr. Idle
Wood, N. J. A ( '
Our Postoflice Box
Ida Greenberg Is a chum of Eva Paul's.
fOJ. you will remember rneetlng last night
in "qur postoflice box." Of course, Ida and
Kva always do things
quite alike, That's
the reason that you
see Ida here this eve
ning! Before we go
another step, wo wish
to offer a public apol
ogy to. Nelson Bond,
young man who was
obliged to write twice
for a Rainbow button.
Somewhere, somehow,
a mistake was made
and we are very sorry
and hope that by this
time Nelson Is so
-&, QRiiENBEna .Pleased with his Ham.
i v(.yiw(iwiu . . hnltnn that ha has
fc forgotten all about the delay experienced
b receiving it, Again, we repeat It xuu
K- We ever written for a button and have
J received It, please notify us, and we
" see that the error Is speedily made
flshl,
Katherlne Idell Introduced eeven new
nalnbows tq our wonder club ones that are
Jjally Interested and want to read the Club
. Carolina Casacclo enlarged our
"t Lansdowne memberahln by Informing
L!iy,n dren In her neighborhood of the
i j vk Heng a jtainoow iuwuwhh
"reon aid something quite as nice as
;"" new members. Ho found a dear lime
wr that had fallen out of Its nest He
- ' - - . lite jieal, pw iw uv w
fc. jo fly Wqen the bird Is strong and
F . a making a home for himself in
i --., luwnaenu will lei nun su in.
net Thomas, o Haddonneld. has started
wf account , her first deposit was JS.50
WWerlne that Janet attained her ninth
gr on th twenty-seventh of March, we
X "f. "wa be extremely proud of per-
: oermon, mrmantown, avew
pther wleaws.k young lady who im,
Ming a bank Acsoust Sha toUftia
JW Out i b anioe BaU&w Wufe
pin money. Hilda has literary ambitions,
too; these she will fulfil by writing stu
diously and carefully for the Club News.
Edith Crowther, Ella street, Is Bolng to
earn Italnbow Club pin. money, Kdlth has
a dear- little baby sister, who wrote a line
to us all by her little self, The letters of
the words didn't look a bit like yours or
"ou8." but "the Baby Fairy," who knows
all about baby talk and wrltlnc wnisperea
In our ear, "It means 'I want to be a Bain
bow, Farmer Smith,'" so we sent Baby
Crowther a button.
The following new nalnbows have
acknowledged their buttons: Dorothy Mar
tin, Anna Wolffian, Woodbine. N. J. ; Marlon
Koch, Strassburg, Pa.; Anna Wallltch. Al
lentjwn. Pa.; Charles Phillips, Howard
Field. Lemar Munson, Louis Mrnsky, Gus
ste Brody, CJussle Horowitz and Vincent
IUepskl.
Things to Know and Do
J. What Is the difference between les
sen find lesson I
2 'Make a black Ink drawing on white
paper to illustrate this title, 'The Happiest
Hour of thi Da,y,'1
J, Name a vegetable that can "e, that
can hear. (For little folks.)
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farmer smith.
(EVENlNO LEDCISRS
I wish to beeom a member of your
Rainbow Club. Tlease send me a beau
tlful Ralnhow Button free. asfee to
do a Little kindness each and
EVERY PAY SPREAD A UTTLE
SUNSHINE ALU ALO JIB WY
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School I attend .....
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WILLIE WIDEAWAKE
IN WORDLAND
By Farmer Smith
It was. 11:30, nnd Willie Wideawake had
not gone to sleep as yet. He thought he
would Ho nwako and wait for the Good
Dream Fairy and sure enough, sho came
along. Willie was so surprised that he
pinched himself two inches north of his
funnybono nnd found that ho really WAS
asleep.
"Where are we going tonight, Beautiful
Lady? I know you have a surprise for me,'"
said Willie, sitting up In bed.
"I'm going to take you to Wordland nnd
let you see a new country" replied the
Good Dream Fairy, waving her wnnd, And
what do you think. In a Jiffy, yes, half a
Jiffy, Willie and the Good Dream Fairy
were sailing past the moon at the rate of
60 miles an hour.
Soon a whirring noise sounded all about
them, and Willie asked what It was.
"That Is the noise made by the Letters
from Alphabetland, which are on their way
to Wordland," answered the Good Dream
Fairy.
The sounds grew louder and louder as
they approached Woodland. Finally, the
airship stopped with a BUMP! and Willie
Jumped oUt, followed by the Good Dream
Fairy,
"Oh, look!" exclaimed the boy. Directly
In front of them was a green lawn, and on
the lawn a lot of cute little figures were
dancing.
Those' nro 'Happies,' " said the Good
Dream Fairy.
"I don't understand," answered Willie.
"Why," replied the Fairy. "Happy Is a
word, and when a lot of Happies get to
gether, they have a beautiful time. Just
then the most beautiful procession of white
doves went by. "What are they?" asked
Willie.
"They are little Loves," explained the
Good Dream Fairy. "Take the word LOVE
and change the 'L' to D' and you have
DOVE.''
Just then Willie woke up and his mother
said; "What Is Jt, my love?"
And so It was that Willie told his mother
about Wordland, and some time again, you
must take my hand, and we will go with
Willie through Wordland. Will you go?
Clean-Up Week Ordered
Dear Rainbows;
Tomorrow we are. going to plant Rain
bow gardens. You see, I have so much
faith. In you thai I am taking It for granted
that orders for yesterday were followed
out to the dot and that right now hundreds
of little flower beds and flower boxes are
waiting to be planted.
You will need 10 cents for seeds. If
daddy didn't give It to you last night, I am
sure he or mother wllj now, when you tell
about all the pretty flowers that will soon
be decorating the breakfast table. If seeds
arei not to be purchased In your neighbor
hood tell daddy to take the 10 cents and
buy them for you during the noon hour.
This la what na must get' One 5 -cent
package of MIXED PETUNIA seeds and
one 5-cent package of NASTURTIUM
seeds. If you buy the seeds yourself write
these two nams on a piece of paper so
that you will not Torget. Be sure to say
MIXED PETUNIA, for you will thus have
seeds whose flowers will be nearly every
color of the Rainbow
Now for planting! Make little straight
lines or grooves about quarter of an Inch
deep the length of your garden or box
Plant your seeds In these lines, putting the
nasturtium in the back rows and the petu
nia in the front Cover over with dirt and
your garden Is made.
The success of it depends oa your care
Be sure to water well and see that Mr Sun
smiles at least part of the day on your
jirfeieu chars!.
&UUA?i. 4'lA4AVtftW
THE CHEERFUL CHERX&
By .syropn-tky I live, jo
mvcK '
Enjoying other people.'.?
pietsore,
And Fttelin z their
rlriir t. v.Mll
Thovcjh in - mode.r-ci.tad
mewiure,
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nothing upon one occasion, while Upon an
other n single gunshot will dlsperso hun
dreds of them.
Heretofore the Swedes had nlwnys
watched near their trap, for, ns a rule, only
tho stronger bulls are thus caught, since, In
their greediness, they prevent the weaker
from nppronchlng the coveted bait, nnd
when once within the ordinary rudo trap
voen on the spot of Interlaced branches,
they are ablo, with the ala o their friends
upon the outside, ts demolish their prison
nnd esrnpe
Ai they enme" within sight of tho spot
they found conditions precisely ns they hnd
expected. A large male was bnttcrlng fran
tically ngalnst the steel bars of tho cngo
hnt held him captive On the outside sev
eral hundred other baboons were tearing
nnd lugging In his aid nnd nil were roaring
and Jabbering nnd barking nt tho top of
their lungs
But what neither the Swedes nor the
baboons saw was the hnlf-nnked figure of
a youth hidden In tho foliage of n nearby
tree. Ho hnd come upon the scene nt al
most tho snmo Initnnt ns Jenssen nnd Mnl
blhn, nnd was watching the nctlvltles of tho
baboons with every mnrk of Interest.
Curiosity prompted him to tnrry a mo
ment, nnd In that moment his quick eyes
caught th unfamiliar coloration of the
clothing of the two Swedes behind a bush
not fnr from him
Now ho was nil alertness Who Were
these Interlopers? What was their business
In the Jungle of the Mangnnl? Kornk slung
noiselessly mound them to a point where
ho might et their scent, ns well ns a better
view of them ; and scarce had he done bo
when he recognized them they were the
mon who had flrcd upon him years before.
His eyes blazed He could feel the hnlrs
on his scalp stiffen at tho roots Ho
watched them with the Intcntncsi of a pan
ther about to spring upon Its prey.
Ho saw them rise and, shouting, attempt
to frighten away tho baboons ns they np
proached tho cage. Then one of them
raised his rifle and flrcd Into tho midst of
the surprised and angry herd.
For nn Instant Korak thought that tho
baboons wero about to chargo; but two
more shots from the rifles of tho white men
sent them scampering Into the .trees.
Thc;n tho two Europeans advanced upon
the cage. Kornk thought that they wero
going to kill tho king. He cared nothing
for tho king, but he cared less for tho two
white men The king hnd never nttcmptpd
to kill him the whlto men had. Tho king
was a denizen of his own beloved Jungle
tho white men were aliens
His loyalty, therefore, was to the baboon
against tho human. He could speak tho
language of tho baboon It was virtually
tho same as that of tho great npes. Actosa
the clearing he saw tho Jabbering hordo
watching.
Raising hlB -voice, he shouted to them.
The white men turned at tho sound of this
new factor behind them They thought It
wns another baboon that had circled them ;
but, though they searched the trees with
their eyes, they saw nothing of tho now
silent figure hidden by the foliage.
Again Korak shouted.
"I am the Killer I" ho cried. "These men
are my enemies, nnd yours. I will help
you free your king. Run out upon tho
strangers when you seo me do so, nnd to
gether we will drive them away nnd free
your king!" I
And from tho baboons came a great chor
us: "We will do what you say, Korak!"
Dropping from his tree, Korak ran to
ward the two Swedes, and nt tho same In
stant 300 baboons followed his example.
At sight of the strango apparition of the
half-naked whlto warrior rushing upon them
with uplifted spear, Jenssen nnd Malblhn
raised their rifles and flred at Korak; but
In tho excltemnt both missed, nnd a moment
later the baboons were upon them.
Now their only hope of safety lay In es
cape; and dodging here and there, fighting
off the great beasts that leaped upon their
backs, they ran Into the Jungle. Even then
they would have died but for the coming
of their men, whom they met a couple of
hundred yards from tho cage.
Once the white men had turned In flight,
Korak gave them no further attention,
turning. Instend, to the Imprisoned baboon.
The fastenings of the door that had eluded
the mental powers of tho bnboons yielded
their secret Immediately to the human In
telligence of the Killer nnd a moment Inter
the king bnboon stepped forth to liberty.
He wasted no brenth In thanks to
Korak; nor did tho young man expect
thanks. He knew that none of the baboons
would ever forget his sorvlce, though, aa a
matter of fact, he did not care If they did.
What he had done had been prompted by
a desire to be revenged upon the two white
men. The baboons could never be of serv
ice to him.
Now they were racing In the direction of
the fight that was being wnged between
their fellows and the followers of the two
Swedes; and as the din of battle sub
sided In the distance, Korak turned and
resumed his Journey toward the village of
Kovudoo.
On the way he came upon a herd of
elephants standing In an open forest glade.
Hero the trees were too far apart to per
mit Korak to travel through the branches
a trail ha much preferred, not only be
cause of Its freedom from dense under
brush and the wider field of vision It gave
him, but from pride In his arboreal ability
it waa exhilarating to swing from tree to
tree ; to test the prowess of his mighty mus
cles; to reap the pleasurable fruits of his
hard-won agility, Korak enjoyed the thrills
of the high-flung upper terraces of the
great forest, where, unhampered and un
hindered, he might laugh down upon the
great brutes who must, keep forever to the
darkness ana me gloom or me musty sou.
But here, In this open glade where Tan
tor flapped his giant ears and swayed his
huge bulk from side to side, the apeman
must pass along the surface pf the ground
a pygmy among giants.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
Colwyn Association Ends Season
The final meeting of the season of the
Home and School Association of Colwyn
was held last night In the borough hall.
Reports were presented and addresses made
by various members.
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SHORT DRESSES HELP
WAR ADVANCE PRICES,
OPINION OF SHOE MEN
Styles Make Footwear Taller,
Requiring More Leather, as
Supply Dwindles British
Embargo Has Effect
RUSSIA GIVES LITTLE
Shoe will be higher.
15lther there nro too many women wear
ing too many shoes In tho United States or
there are not goats enough In Europe or
calves enough in Itusila to go nrotind
Such at least wns the tenor of tho dis
cussions nt n conferenco of manufacturers,
wholesalers and rctnllors of shoes, and tnn
tiers and distributers of hides nnd leather
In the assembly room of thi Chamber of
Commerce In the Widener Building todny
The prlnclpnl object of tho conference
wns to dlncuss tho mpldly Increasing prices
of shoes nnd Bhoe materials nnd to adopt
some concerted plnn of action to keep down
tho price
Caution nnd conservatism In purchasing
for the futuro were urgpd on iclnller,
wholesaler, manufacturer and tanner nllkc.
on nccount of the chnotlc condition of tho
mnrlcct nnd the absence of absolute definite
Information ns to the nmount of rnw mate
rials In the warring countries of nurope,
especially Hussln. which in uoitnnt times
supplies from 40 to 50 per cent of the raw
product.
ti'tTTM: cojir.va in
It wns brought out thnt no supply of
raw mnterlnl Is coining fiom the Central
l.mplres, thnt there Is n mllil omli.ii-irn nn
material from Cirrat Britain and countries
like India and Arabia, controlled liv Oicat
Britain, that thero Is no dllllculty In getting
material from Frnnco. but doubt exists ns
to whether there nre large stocks of hides
accumulating In Russia, or whether they
have been used for military purposes such
as lining soldiers' great conts That there
aro large quantities of hides In Russia
seemed to bo the general opinion, nnd that
the dlfllculty lies In getting them trnnsportcd
from the Interior to the only port of ship
ment, Vladivostok, from which thev could
ho snfely shipped to tho United States, was
asserted. It also appears that n number
of tnnners In this country have nctually
bought nnd paid for largo quantities of
hides in Russia, which they cannot get out
of that country.
A commltteo consisting of two members
from each of the branches of the business
represented at the meeting was appointed
to consider the advisability of formulating
resolutions and rccommcndatlng the ap
pointment of n committee to present the
situation, to Congress, nnd tho State Depart
ment nt Washington so th.it by diplomatic
means pressure could be brought to bear
on Russia to relieve conditions as far .as
possible.
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SHOES UP 35 PKIt CENT.
In the lrtst year tho prices of shoes have
advanced from 10 to 35 per cent nnd, ac
cording to mnnufncturyrB, the Increase will
keep right on It will bo lessened, they
say. If Congiess and the State Department
take tho necessary action. Cnlf skins,
which cost for many years before the war
11 tents, now cot 70 cents nnd the Increase
has been greater In tho larger sizes.
Not only Is tno wnr affecting tho present
high prices of Bhoes, but the general pros
perity among tho working classes who are
making more money than they over did
nnd are freely spending It. so that women
who had formerly two pairs of shoes now
have four or five pairs and In many cases
they are of different colors.
Tho fashionable short skirts for women
and the necessary long shoes wftlch go with
them ate also a contributing factor to high
prices. It Is estimated that n pair of shoes
n foot taller thari they were two yearn ftgd
contain a square foot mora leather thati
formerly nnd when It Is taken Into con
sideration that there nre 80,000,000 women
In the United States coupled with a
scarcity of raw material. It Is easy to ac
count for Increasing prices
Among those participating In the con
ference aro Sol Wile, Itochester, N. Y
secretary of the National Committee of
Coot nnd Shoe Manufacturers, Irwin M.
Krohn, Cincinnati I A. J. Sweet, Auburn,
Me, ! Ernest Urlesn, president of the Na
tional Manufacturers' Association I A, C.
McOowIn, Philadelphia, ts chairman, and
E. II. Ueutlng, secretary.
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WOMEN HOPE TO HELP
BRING PEACE TO ElJRQr
FEDERATION HEAD SAVS
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, In
Opening Address at Conven
tion, Tells of Faith
in Harmony '
WOMEN TO PLAY CARDS
AS THEIR BABIES SLEEP
Logan Families to Have 500
Game on Porch so Children
May Call
If a baby cries tonight In Smedley
street between 16th nnd 17th streets,
Logan, four startled couples playing "pro
gressive BOO" on two front porches will
look up startled und Inquire, "Whoso house
Is It In?"
When by tho moans of sound carriers
the question Is nnsvvered, tho mother of
the crying Infant will leave her card table,
run home and sing the baby a lultaby until
tho young one goes to sleep agnln After
which mother will Join the card table again.
The Idea originated with Mrs. Benjamin
M Dnle, who long ago tried to devise a
way for parentB to enjoy themselves with
out leaving tho baby nt home. Hence, If
mother can't go to tho bridge table, the
bridge table shall come to her. The games
tonight wilt he played on Mrs. Date's front
porch nnd that of the house adjoining. Re
freshments will bo served. The flrst deal
will be made at 8 o'clock.
The families "to be thero" besides the
D.tles are- Mr. and Mrs Frnhk Pooley,
Mr. and Mrs Krnnk Scaton, Mr. nnd Mrfl.
Morris Levis, Mr. nnd Mrs. Paul Mertz,
Mi. nnd Mra Raw Icy, Mr. and Mrs. Doolln
and Mr. and Mrs. Blythe.
As yet Mr. and Mrs. Rawley nre not
worried by children, but If this becomes nn
annual Institution 1
10 COMMANDMENTS FOR GIRLS
Jersey City
Pastor Wnrns
'Running Wild"
AgainBt
NEW YORK. May 25 The Rev. A. W
Wllllvcr, pastor of tho Lafayette Methodist
Episcopal Church, this city, has made public
these ten commandments prepared by him
as wnrnlngs to young women:
1. Thou shalt not delude hy mother.
2. Thou shalt not surrender thy
modesty for the favor of unprincipled
men
3. Thou shalt not run wild and fall
Into the whirlpool of fashion and
plunge thy family folk Into the hopper
of tho nerve grinding mill.
4. Thou shalt not allow the limber
tongue of tho flntterer to bewilder thy
head nnd master thy strength.
5. Thou shalt not tattle.
G. Thou shalt not let frivolity of
speech or manner unclothe thee of thy
nttractlveness and personal charm.
.7. Thou shalt not think more of tho
clothing bf thy feet than the culture
of thv head.
8 Thoushalt not smoke; thou shalt
not tamper with tho liquor cup.
0. Thou shalt not be slothful while
others In the home toll.
10. Thou shalt And real happiness
In truthfulness, hopefulness, Joyfulness,
peacefulness nnd In serving others In
tho spirit of the Great Master.
"MAN IN HOME" DISCUSSED
NEW YORK. May 25. Hope that wotmrt
of tlio United States, through tho Genera!
Federation of Women's Clubs, rriny hare fi
part In bringing peace to Europe va ex
pressed by Mrs. Pervy V. Penriybacker, of
Austin, Te president of the federation;, In
her opening address to the convention to
day. "When tho cruel war ts over and peaca
comes wo shall find In the hoped-for Interv
national Council nn organization that In
ready ready for harmonizing the nations
who are nt war ready for calling; bacX Into.
wise, common council, women who for so
many years were accustomed to work, ldo
by side," Bhe declared. "I pray that th
3. 000,000 women may have the privilege, e'
sitting in this council and helping to faring
Joy and harmony to the women of Mra
world."
Improvement In rural life, Arqerlcanlza'
tlon of the Immigrant, cultivation of thai
true iianAmcrlcan spirit and a survey of
the Influence exerted by moving pictures
were among the topics for consideration of,
the federation submitted by Mrs, Penny
backer. The president wnrned club women not Jo
support legislation unless It was reqom
mended by the federation, and pointed out
the danger of club women and their activi
ties being exploited.
Besides the regular business sessions, at
which Mrs. Pcnnybacker presided, the con
vention split Into sections for discussion pf
women's problems. In the home economics
section there was a long discussion .on
"Man In the Home" and other interesting
matters.
Checking up of registered delegates, al
ternates and visitors, revealed nearly 15,000
In attendance today a little less than had
been expected. Ono delegate Insisted theirs
would havo been a larger attendance If the
Arrangements Committee hero hadn't Sent
broadcast a thrilling llttlo heliotrope book
let warning women to be careful when they
got here, ns there were plenty of wicked
men who might kidnap them.
The lost and found bureau really proved
Its usefulness today when a Cincinnati dele
gate located a lost husband through Its
agency.
The delegates' Interest Was mainly cen
tred on club) politics today. A dark horse
in the race for the presidency was .trotted
out Mrs. George BaBs, of Chicago making:
three aspirants for Mrs. Pcnnybacker's title,
with Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath, of TlfTln, O.,
and Mrs. Joslah Evana Covvles, of Los
Angeles.
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overwhelming success of previous Pre-Inventory Sales is a sure proof that the public appreciates
the unusual money-saving opportunities they present.
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HY-LO BUTTER, 33c lb.
Fancy Creamery Butter, equal to most of the
higher-pneed "BEST" butters sold elsewhere.
GOLD SEAL EGGS, rton 29c
The freshest, largest, meatiest Eggs that hens can
lay, Packed one dozen in sealed cartons.
CA-RO BUTTER, 30c lb.
Absolutely Pure Butter of good quality. Like all
our butters, a bargain at its price.
SELECTED EGGS, n 26c
Wa guarantee twelve goods Eggs in every dozen,
and the guarantee of R. & C, is always reliable.
15c can G. S. Sifted Peas, 13c, 2 for 25c
10c can G. S. E, J. Peas, 9c. 3 for 25c
10c can Gold Seal Succotash . . 8c
9c canShoepeRorCr.Corn, 8c, 2 for 15c
He can Gold Seal Lima Beans. ..12c
10c can choice Lima Beans 8c
14c can Stringless Beans, 13c, 2 for 25c
10c can G. S. String Beans, 9c, 3 for 25c
Be can Fancy Sauer Kraut .... 6c
8c can Choice Pumpkin , . 6c
4c can Sardines ,, .3 cans for 10c
20c can Duff's N. O, Molasses., 15c
9c can Cottage N, O, Molasses ,. 6c
4c Imperial Table Salt, 3 pkgs. 10c
4c R.&C. Best Oleine Soap, 3 cks. 10c
3c Good Oleine Soap, 2 cakes for 5c
3c R. & C. Laundry Soap, 2 cakes 5c
6c Gold Seal Borax Soap, cake. 5c
3c Soapine Wash Powder, 3 pkgs, 5c
4c Argo Starch 3 pkgs. for 10c
4c Lighthouse Cleanser, 3 cans 10c
7c Best Lima Beans, lb 6c
8c Best Soup Beans, lb... ...... 7c
10c Best Marrow Beans, lb...... 9c
7c Gold Seal Corn Starch, pkg. 6c
5c Good Corn Starch, pkg.,...,, 4c
6c Cracker Dust, lb., Jc
8c Pearl or Flake Tapioca, lb. 6c
3c White or Yellow Meal, lb., 2c
8c pkg. Noodles, Broad or Fine 6c
4c pkg. Noodles, Broad or Fine 3c
10c Elbow Macaroni, pkg,.,,, 8c
10c Ross Wheat Biscuit, pkg,, 7c
8q Fresh Post Toasties, pkg.. 7c
8c Gold Seal Oats, 2-lb, pkg. 7c
8c Quaker, Mother's Oats, pkg. 7c
6c Capital Brand Oats, pkg... 5c
8c Gold Seal Rice, Mb. pkg. 7c
7c Uigh-Grade Rice, Mb. pkg. 6c
ROBFORD BLEND COFFEE, 20c. lb.
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R. & C. Best Blend COFFEE, 30c Capital Blend Coffee, 17c ", 3ft- $0c
A very good Coffee and, like all our Coffees, a
bargain at its price.
A blend of the hiehest Coffees grown and a big
favorite with particular Coffee drinkers.
15c Cakes or Crackers Reduced to He lb.
12c Cakes or Crackers Reduced to 9c lb.
3 5c Pkgs. N, B. Co. Crackers for., 10c
10c Pkg. N. B. Co, Crackers for. .,., 7c
ALL OUR STORES
WILL CLOSE AT
1 O'CLOCK P. M,
TUESDAY, MAY 30
MEMORIAL DAY
No-Waste Bacon, Pkg.,,.., ,13c
Tender Dried Beef, J4-Ib. Pkg. 9c
Best Pink Salmon, Can 8c
Alaska Red Salmon, Can 12c, 15c
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