7-l-1jTtTKlffl& VT " U !'!ie- tit The mysteri ous story of "The Baron Starkheim" de-' velops into a most unusual thrill at the finish. Melville Davisson Post's powerful nar rative of a weird character on a Pa cific Island appears in this week's r outers ins matiohai ft inn FORMER MAJOR STUDIES BAKING TO FEED GUARDS .Captain Frank L. Mueller, Who Accepted Reduction, Takes Up New Work MASTERS EVERY DETAIL By CARL L. ZEISBERG Kvtnita Jsdaer Staff Corrttpodmt EL PASO, Tex., Aug. 9. The bread that Pennsylvania's soldiers will eat, rreih from the Camp Stewart baltery, will be clean and irhoUsome. Captain frank I Mueller, of Philadelphia, assumed charge of the divi sion headquarters bakery today. There 1 a, closer connection between those two sentences than appear Captain Mueller, who already knows cooking In general from A to Z and halt way back, today mastered baking down aa far as X and by nightfall he wilt have completed the alphabet of baking. Not long ago he learned that he would be detailed to take charge of the bakery. Scorning the Im portant air that many officers assume when they are detailed to take charge of anything, he went oer to the Ford Bliss bakery Instead, put on a whlto uniform and a huge apron, rolled up his sleeves and plunged Into the dough. He kneaded it and rolled It; put It Into the ovens: he ivatched over It aa a physician might ob serve a patient. And when It came out, a warm loaf with crisp crust, he tasted It to see If It was good enough. All this In pits of the astonishment of the regular army sergeants, who witnessed the precedent-smashing act of a captain actually boklng bread and learning the art of it so that ha will know If hl underlings are baking good bread. WOULD KNOW ALL. "I want to know aa much about bread making as my bakers do." said Captain Mueller. He doesn't know that he Is being quoted, and probably he will sniff when he learns that his words are being used. Nev ertheless, It Is a fact that there Is general satisfaction throughout the division because the making of the staff of life 'Is in the hands of the baker captain. Captain Mueller, who Is commissary of the Third Regiment, who will be Inspector of small arms practice If that position is re-established by Congress, and who will take command of a company If It Isn't, Is the Major Mueller who accepted a reduction In rank to come to the border, so anxious was he to continue his long' service in the National Guard. As commissary of the First Brigade, a position now abolished, he conducted the famous culinary schools for National Guard cooks on the Hatfield estate, In Philadelphia, for many years. When General Clement and his staff In spected the Strand Regiment this morning they completed their examination of the Pennsylvania Infantry. They found not only a neat ramp, but a camp that boasted the only park on the mesa, Turner-Casoy Park, named In honor of Colonel Turner and Major Casey. . BEAUTIFUL TREES. Here giant and dwarf yucca trees. Span ish bayonet, cactus, sage and many other curious plants stand in ordered rows among stone-edged walks that gracefully wind in and out of the striets of the first Battalion. The transplanted flora forming the tropical garden represent days of labor with mule teams, pick nnd shovel and watering cars. w.-. r-n.Tir, TJxrTT.AnTCTTTTA WTCTYNESDAY, AUGUST 9, lOlftg i!i V !11 JLX VX jUiJiJurjUii x uxui.. ., . . - .- z ,...,.. n,.irorii $450 CfllCKERINQ UPRIGHT PIANO 14, ItoMWooi Case cine ion lltlot ifir"rHiiii'f"a1i PUatr WmrfagFgSI& Hirici fjggg; $12.75 Up OLD RELIABLE MALONE Great SUnshUr la Price o( All Htiafrlts. BKCOKIMJAVP UipVCLKU, SJ.0O VI' We da nivalin. namllrur. vulcanUfbs'. brasJwr. All klods of repair work sisaraatted. We r cfeu&er than U ehfuxat tsd aw.wMlf U Ultr tbs tiw Uf CU and be eoiivUvced. Oota ivnlJ3. DkU t low sticb a4 tiUn GKO. C. MAtO.VB. PC CIrsrd Ate. rop. esa. Pwfc m v. SHQES MADE TO MEASURE AT QVm MOJP 3CHEftRYST FLAGS WILL DRAPE SHOP UNTIL SOLDIER GOMES BACK TO IT AGAIN Electrical Bureau Hung With Banners, Pending Sergeant's Return From Border By CARL L. ZEISBERG Ettntng Ltdetr Staff Cor-tttondtnt RL PASO, Tex., Aug. 3. If any visitor to the Electrical Bureau In Philadelphia wondfrs why the place Is draped with American flags, let him know that the rea son for It Is down here In the little camp of Field Hospital No. I, of Philadelphia, When Sergeant C. C Vowlnktl. one of the bureau's operator, left for the border his fellow employes hung flags In the bureau In honor of their only representative In he Guard And thoe flags will stay thero hanging to the fans and the -walls, until Sergeant Vowlnkel comes back and takes them down with his own hands In the meantime Chief McLoughlln and Supervisor McClintook. with the best regards of the "boys ' sent a flag down here for Vo- Im!1 in if nnr til rvlltnw. VnWlnktl. - .- a ,'...,1. fI.MH a-At la ! wnu livrn Ht i noum viii, o " the proud father of the Winkle Kids, luvt nll actors, who will see "daddy" soon If they play tt one of the theaters here, as is planned. FIRST REGIMENT Pajnttr, of CoVnpany L, likes the wood pile to much that he can't get away from it Sergeant Sleeker, of Company I l an accomplished muilelan After several mem bers of ll. company had confessed their Inability to furnish r tun, Stecker showed how to etoke melody from four pieces of music at once His orchestra consisted of two picks and two shoxels. A hole eight feet deep resulted from his efforts. rrhato Wright, of Company L, Is an entertaining war correspondent, but Prl vate Shlmp. of the same company, cher ishes the photograph of a fair young cor respondent whoc Identity Is a secret to all but himself. Sergeant William Dorman. of Company C, received a big box of smoking tobacco and cigars from his "pals" on the correc tion force of the Pennsylvania car record ofllce. "Muchas graclaj-, senors," says Dor man. . Charles Hser. who has been missing from his traffic post at Broad and Arch streets for more than a month now, says a sentry's beat Is easier on the feet than that of a cop, because the ground down here Is softer than the foundation of Phllly. SECOND REGIMENT Tommy Livingston, the Company I scrap per, has scared all the regular army "pugi." Now he's having a hard time finding any body to box a few rounds with him. An exploded shrapnel shell made at the Frankford Arsenal in 1D07 was found at the top of Mount Franklin by L. W Frambes. of Company A, while he and Harry Re tmeyer, Russell Blase and Wil liam Moulter were exploring the peaks. "That must have been fired off In the Mexlcrn War." said Reitmeycr. "Owan." said Blase. "Don't you know the Mexican War was fought In 1911?" Corporal J. A. Batty, of Company B. has been tranferred to Tleld Hospital No. 2. of Philadelphia. He was eligible for a dis charge or long furlough on account of an attack of appendicitis, but declined to go home, asking merely for a transfer so that his work would be lightened. Lieutenant Charles C. Hicks, of Company D. Is very grateful for that pair of baby blue suspenders and that pair of lilac gar ters sent by P. W. Boos. Plain luck and nothing else brought that package of vhoes, socks and writing paper to Raymond McDonald, of the supply com pany. It was broken onen and held to gether with ihe string thar was wrapped around it. ani it contained no address, but for some reaiion unexplained it was sent to the Second Regiment. "Thanks to good luck. ' says McDonald. r ' im 1 htitl&.ij&.-. ,-.. . .....v . 4feCm5siau C. C. VOWINKEL Commissary Sergeant, Field Hos pital No. 2, at Camp Stewart, El Paso. "And also to Charles Lange. leader of the Philadelphia Accordion Band " Company D -promotions are: Corporals Louis M. Roi-e, Robert M. Smith and William H. Telsburg to sergeants; Cor poral Douglas D Durand to supply ser geant; Sergeant Rudolph O'Green to mess sergeant: Privates Charles W. Kenard, Joieph M. Schrufer. Charles T. Woodlng ton, Jesse S I lant, Thomas F Keenan and Mark A r.lchards to corporals, nnd Privates Horry C Stanbrldge, Louis Han sell. Louis L:..ne and David H. Crlder, Jr., to flrst-clas? privates. THIRD REGIMENT Colored Sergeant WaIterMeconahey han dles the hammer and saw as gracefully as he handles the stars and stripes. He's the regimental carpenter When Regimental Sergeant Major Harry M Thalhelmer and Battalion Sergeant Ma jor C. Willis Rommel bought those 10-cent pillow tops they didn't know they were boosting the price. But they were. Be cause of the Influx of high-class trade the price now is 15 cents. FIELD HOSPITAL NO 2 Instead of being married, aa was recently reported H. D Butterworth will be mar ried upon his return home. "Butts' " ap proaching -neddlng was such a general topic of campflre chat that many a man thought he really was a benedict That accounts for the misrepresentation of facts In this paper on July 18. when It was stated that he was married. Good luck to him. say the boys. Morrie- Bopp, the Honey Boy minstrel. Is arranging a chorus and some specialties for a real Honey Boy minstrel show at the Texas Grand Theatre for the middle of this month, given by the regular army Some of his "stars' are "Chic" Dawson, Sergeant Vowlnkel, Elmer Bowers and Ben Clark WILL MAKE ARTILLERY OF SECOND REGIMENT War Secretary Approves Change of Infantry Body Much Equipment Promised The Second Regiment, an Infantry com mand since im, Is not likely to return to Philadelphia as such. Secretary of War Baker has given his consent to the transfer of an Infantry regiment of the Pennsyl anla National Guard now nt the border to the field artillery, nnd Colonet Turner's command Is the choice of the Guard au thorities for the change. The Secretary's decision was announced at Harrlsburg by Adjutant General Slew art. It was anticipated by those In the confidence of General Prlco and the other high Guard officers that In th event of Ihe transfer the Second would be selected as tho nttlllcry regiment. General Price has worked hard to achle-e the transfer, believing that the Pennsyl vania National Guard would be strength ened by the addition of a full regiment of artillery, to be located In this city, an arm It ha not previously Included, save In the form of three scattered batteries. Philadel phia has had no big gun command since ... . ... i.. tr-tnne Bat ing, trnen Jiaiiery "."' llvl.. nt lew was dMftnded " to f ZSt to tho front as Troop A, ft cavalry un u. A. Peacock and captain .. liZ P Ma'clar. recruiting officers on duty "t the armory. re endeavoring to complete the enrollment of the rMlmtnt strength, 00 men. The Second Infantry needs only to be Instructed . , the artillery tactics to b immeaimciy " ,"' lacu " - .....l. rtn officers fOf "T,.e"w.r render" U,.a procedure simple. , An an artillery command the regiment win be known a the Second Pennsylvania Artillery. The change In personnel of the oIm will be slight, -nd will main y af feet those of minor rank. The P"nl irmorr on Broad street, below Susque hanna avenue, will be maintained, and he regiment will probably be attached to the First Brigade, aa at present The Ninth and Thirteenth Regiments, which have not been sent to the border, are also to be made part of the bUte field artillery. Quarrel Ends In Shootinir Andrew Stafanello, J3 years old, of 46J East Rlttenhouse street, Germanlown, was shot last night by a companion, Andrew Searboro. og 4636 nittephouse street The two had been quarreling In front of a houso at t Kasf Rlttenhouse ylree . The bullet paed through Stafanello s side. He was taken in a paailng automobile to the Germantown Hospital, where his condition V serious Searboro was arrested. THINGS AT BORDER NO DIFFERENT THAN THEY HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS And So They Will Be in the Future, Writes Member of a Philadelphia Company, Who Advocates a Little More Preparedness A letter from an officer of one of the Philadelphia companies In El Paso has been receded by a friend In this city, a portion of which follows: "Well, we are down here, for what I don't know, except that the President must have had a nightmare and fancied he saw spooks. Things are no different here, ac cording to "prominent citizens, than they have been for four years past and prom ise to be for years to come. ' We are in camp about 10 miles out on the mesa, and beyond Fort BHm. All there Is to be seen Is some rugged mountains, ap parently within touching distance, nnd be tween tiem and camp, sand, mesqulte, cac tus and prairie dogs or gophers, as they are called down here. The wind Is al ways freih, sometimes very much so, and Texas twisters,' otherwlso whirling sand" storms, are frequent When you see one comlr.g don't try to dodge It. don't try to save your effects: simply hang on to your tent nnd cot. and trust to God that nothing you want very much will depart "Water Is plentiful, from artesian wells, and said to be unlimited In quantity; cer tainly there Is no shortage in any of the camps. Our own is two miles long by about half a mile deep and laid out In the most approved style, aa no consideration need be paid to space occupied. 'I suppose you wonder how we get to town; hark! One Dodge car Is furnished on memo to each headquarters of brigade or higher. I am learning to run It, and came into town today without stalling the engine more than three times. And, believe AST MATCHLESS f fCUNNINGHAM Kg UPRIGHT PIANO m m, J.OPJiF YW5bv Like jtijar in in ill in m hi nr in in in in mm m in uriti in in mm hi mi nun in m in ;n in ttt-tt and ySullEnihrn Firestone Distiibufem &ZZZqTAiJiXt1S&&&3 caX-ii "SEKVjS C3 rauaiKKlSiA 3bR sHIfililti'SGtf Wherever you are you can turn to a Firestone man and get the tires of Most Miles per Dollar. The news of Firestone quality has traveled everywhere. Demand is universal. The most business-like dealers have established themselves as Firestone men. And backing up these dealers is the vast army of Firestone Branch Managers and Special Distributors. You benefit from the right kind of service always ready. You also bene fit through the low price's made possible in part by this efficiency in Firestone distribution. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company "tmariVo Largttt Etlutiut Tit and Rim Uaktn" 312.314 N, Broad Str.et, Philadelphia, Pa. ll.nit Office nd Ylon, Akrea. Ufala lWsncbo and Dealers JSicnrwbcrt jsi5Mjfegqy JCsidaV&uJUl Trf&4 J. 11 13 Makers of First Tmct Tires - Ltdr Then and I,ider Kow, n Quality and Volume m-. any one that can drive a car here, out side the cltj. can drive anywhere, for the roads are conceded to be the worst in tho fnlted States. Of course, the traffic Is heavy: there are 200 trucks here, besides thousands of wagons and animals "It Is quite picturesque, but 1 am seeing enough to last me the rest of my life But I'll come back more convinced than ever that every cltlsen of this country should havo a year's active training, some time between 18 and 21; that the army should be a large skeleton force, so that If necessary a million of trained citizens could be called to the colors, beginning with the most recent graduates of the training forces, and a full supply of equipment be kept on hand Then this unseemly haste could be avoided, trained men instead of recruits be called to the colors, and the spectacle avoided of a cavalry regiment, 1200 strong, with but one horse and no mules We need prepared ness, but no militarism, and that's the way to get It. The rich man's son should learn the game as well as the poor, and do his share In his youth beforo he becomes tied down with business nnd family ties." X J-. TirmnRVTOWN. .arn of lUrveir Davis, on nam Aug. m farm at ChcJ- lerfteld, wait jtruck by lghtnn7t(t3 vtsterday Atternooh. tj, 1?aM nnd wood house were also detSSI1 loss win oe tiouv. Paget Sbimdfiuntijj of mountain and sea Sccnically beautiful -commeraally l prosperous an ideal pleasure ground for tourists. From Seattle and Tacoma many de liSSul short journeys can be made h5 Ct through the beautiful shel K wateS of the Sound, within . Stan? sight of rugged snow-. capped mountains. Scattered through the Sound are the Scturesque San Juan Islands-then, But a short trip away fa the mountain wonderland-Rainier National Park. On the way to the Puget Sound Country is the big attraction-clectrification-that stupendous achievement that has turned the eyes of electricians and scientists the world over toward America. You will bo absorbed in this, the realization of tho dreams of ages, aa you smoothly ride, behind a powerful electric locomotive over tho Rocky Mountains. No trailing smoke to mar the vision no cinders or gas fumes to annoy. CHICAGO Milwaukee &St.Paul 1 the vision no cinders or gas fumes to annoy. M&-?V4 ki r,Hir,Ar:rj lt,..ik 1 !&,. RAILWAY !15b5g S 5jT: StnJfor Paget Sound Country and clhtr ft-m al n iStt3 'ra0' 00' "" "M,tu m J. . I ir G. J. Lincoln, General Agent I2- BfiOste. 818 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa. ""-"-v 3 For Furniture That Fits, ' Not Merely Fills the Home Come to the VAN SCIVER SALE TTiprp is a vaaF rifTvnr K(afTrpn fnrnitiivp fliaf- f7f.t and furniture,. ., . v ":. T 7 ;. . ' .1 L j,? tnat merely fills the Home a currerence not necessarily represented in dollars and cents, but in careful choosing and thoughtful buying. At the great Van Sciver factory store you have acres and acres of fur niture frorn which to choose; Van Sciver Furniture, famous for over a generation for its superior construction, correctness of proportions, refinement of detail and perfection of finish. The immensity of our stock gives you not duplicated. far wider choice than you could obtain elsewhere, and the fact that we are manufacturers as well, as retailers enables us to offer values that cannot be equaled by the largest retailing con cerns. The Van Sciver August Sale is a unique event extensively imitated, but This Massive Mahogany Library Table, Sale Price, $58.50 This handsome Library Table is of the type that regularly sells for .over $100, It is beautifully carved: size 32x72 in., and may be had in either English Brown Mahogany or Fumed Oak. t Two Sales Specials that serve to incicate how well uje are equipped to serve you with the Lower as well as the Higher Priced Goods. Tho Four-Panonger Lnvtn Swing is built lor comfort, afty nnd long wear, It is made of excellent material! frame painted red scats have adjustable backs and are in the natural finish. SUe, ft. 8 in. widej 7 ft. 8 in, long: 7 ft. 6 in. high. Sale Price, $4,75, delivered complete. Easy to set up. This Living Roqm Rocker in Golden Oak U a remarkable value. It Is a very good, looking piece and has comfortuble saddle seat and braced arms. Sale Price, $2.80. Rugs and Carpets Our $150,000 Stock Reduced From 10?? to SOfo Ay standard goods, from such famous makers as Whittall, Bigelow, Sanford, Alexander Smith, etc, We mention just a few of the many interesting Sale specials In 9x1 2 Ruesj $65 Tk?8iA0nr'$4r6'52in$oc Ryal Wl,t0n for $3K50' $45 Seamless Imperial for -'""' f-J w-vAwunicr o -aiv.uj, mi i apestry mussels for $16.75, M DRAPERIES offu IS1?.! ftiSra I'JV Sr..Di,?.V,y.P.U".t r.k. a w,eu KfeTSi"'' S offi; WM wtErattoDT"" "" f "'""' Io w wth DRAPERIES We Want to Remind Yon That You are Equally tfelpome Either as a Visitor or a Purchaser, and That We Shall be Pleased to Extend the Courlesf of a Charge Account. Store closes daily S P. M. Biturdiy All Day I. B. VAN SCIEB CO. Market Sbeet Ferry, Camjlen, N. J. Ferry Boats Land Opposjte Our Store. 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