f ' r S. -JV , TJ VI'. jl r - ft w w i n V- K & m t su W 1" m B 3 ,1 I r ,y ' . UMNTOWN FRIENDS' PUPILS GROW GARDENS '' Conservation pf Plant and Bird Life Tnugnt in upcn Air Classes to rhtornpli lllintratlnij tlili nrllrle np. r,f-In thr IMflorlnl Hrtllon. A three-fold method of consorvlnc na iinnal resource by rnMns food, mvlns Mrds njd making ounB folks' lindlei ' .-rone o they will Rtw to Rood citizens u In oguc nt the Uermantmvn Friends' fehool (Irccnc street, nlioxo School lane. Frlendi do not liclloe In ItllllnB In war, They i""0 ""nB to 'Io "" tney cnn to con" Itnt life and Rlxe relief when there la war. The I'll" '" ,IF0 nl ,nc "ermnntown Mends' School bin procd successful In times of pe.ice and tho trustees nnri fac ility feel that now war has been declared It will stand ,lle "" ln K00'1 "tend. The children plant their own Rardcns In tho school nnl As part of tho school ork they are taught how things grow, nd how to care for them, po they will t,e able to rale food as they prow older ind thus contribute to the nation's food supply. To sne birds nnd thus prcent Insects snd grubs from rulnlnR the fruit, vegetables ,nd grain supplies, theso jamo little chil dren have been making bird houses. They lie made large ones nnd small ones, some which look like tree trunks, others which are really, truly hout.es, Tho oungstcrs tne had a "wonderful time" making those 'Jiouses and putting them up In their own lack jards They hao learned to loe and appreciate their little feathered friends more as a result of the bird houses than In any other way, according to tho mothers and teachers Tho Germantown Friends' School Is aid ing to conserve national health by Its open air clasies nnd open-air gymnasium, whore the children take regular exercise The children all have nt least ono hour of open air classwork a,. day. In special open-air classrooms, const! ucted on tho lawn back cf the schoolhouse Tho outdoor classrooms art 18 by - feet' Tne wall1 nre sliding glass sashes which aro never closed winter er summer, except In case of a high wind Teachers and parents agree that the Children's health has been much Improved Ijr the experiment of open-air classes nnd open-air gvmnaslum These children nre rot open-air school children In the usual ense of the word The school Is n regulat chool. Xc.no of the children Is sick. But the trustees reasoned that If open-air schools were good for sick children, they would be good for welt children: If they made sick children stronger, they would tttp strong ones strong. Farmer Smith's Column APPRECIATION My Dear Children It is wonderful how you respond to jour real, true feelings When I talk to children In their classrooms they laugh and clap their hands, while having a beautiful time. On the other hand, Rrown-ups seem to It afraid to laugh afraid to clap their hand" Funny, ln't It? The reason I want jou to write and tell me about my stories and talks Is I want tiu to Team to be Ari'RnCIATIVK To be able to let loose and show how welt ou like something Laugh when you feel like It. Cry when jou feel like It BE XATfltAM Your loving editor, KAHMini SMITH. STRANGE ADVENTURES OF BILLY BUMPUS GETTING ACQUAINTED By Farmer Smith "Oh, dear! I thought this military life Was going to be full of excitement, but Terj thing seems, to be as quiet as a mill pond I wonder where those friends nre who went after that powder can for me." Billy lay down beside the tent and waited Ho thought and thought of all that had happened to him and wondered what would bo the net thing coming to occupy his thought. Suddenly he heatd a wilea near him. '(let up!" said the voice "That's strange," thought IJIlly. "It must be the general speaking to me It does sound like a command." With that h Jumped to his feet and went Inside the tent. There was not n sound, so ho lay down and was soon fast asleep. He was dreaming of a great battle. He seemed to be leading the troop to victory. "Hur j rah!" he Heard the soldiers cry. Suddenly there was n noise right over Why's head and he Jumped up hurriedly. "Carry arms!" said the strange voice, Billy Jumped up and stood attention. He ad no Idea where the voice came from. W this time It had grown dark and he could see no one. "night shoulder arms!" (commanded the voice. "Look here!" shouted Billy. "Are you " general or what aro you?" k yllxy Polly sit down sit down." BiUy sat down In the darkness and be- & A pound of Merifoil wrapped MERIDALE BUTTER brings to its user six teen ounces of the best butterthatcanbemade. Always dry, always sweet, and always absolutely pure. Never garlicky or otherwise ill-flavored, but always the same all the year around. A quality product in every sense. Its uni formly delicate flavor commends it to the epi cure. Its fat properties makeitsuse particular ly dcsirableforgrowing children. Its keeping qualities make it eco nomical, even in the smallest families. Good taste, goodhealth. good management combine to make Meri dale Butter a necessity with discriminating housewives. iAYERMcKINNEY SfflBSfi PhlLdelphli Btll Phone, Market 3741 Keystone Phone, Main 1713 took for tlte "tltTloil" wapptralr-tltht. dust- and i odor-proof at your groctri. i aLLLLLLKuiirfkLVLLHHK & . MISS MARGARET M. COYNE MR. GEORGE F. DOUGLAS Miss Coyne and Mr. Douglas will take the leading parts in the play "For Her Fnthct's Sake" to be Riven tomorrow night in tho K. of C. Hall, Thiity-cightli and Market streets, for the benefit of St. Agatha's new school building gan to lnugh. "So you nro a Polly Tarrot, arc jou" What aro you doing here?" "I'm the mascot," replied tho bird "Who are jou-'" "I'm the mnsvnt, ' replied the bird. "Who arc jou?" "I'm Hip in.ixc.ot too" answered Billy, stretching out on the ground oni.e more. "(Jet up'" shouted tho Tarrot. Hlllv jumped up again and stood looking around ln the darkness "I'd like to know who is commander around here'" he said Just at that moment he touched some thing hard with his leg It was some kind of a can nnd Just n ho began to nlbblo It. two men nppro.iUuMl with a lantern and In the dim light they saw Hilly Ilumpus eating something "Look out ' shouted ono of tho soldiers. "It's tho powder can!" J , Sold in 2, 5. 10, 25 end SO lb. cotton bass and in 1, 2 and 5 lb. cartoni, packed et the refinery Vanilla Ice Cream with hot chocolate sauce is good for everybody. A Franklin Sugar for every use Granulated, Dainty Lumpa, Powdered, Confectioner, Brown Range meana satisfaction." HHHPi n Every Requirement , B K'j ii t or nine on ine j Hi - 11 EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA", MONDAY, MA.Y 7, 1917 FACTFUL PHOTOPLAY FLASHES Doug's letters nro lino his acting, full of breezy cheerfulness. Ono Just received from him Is qulto typlcnt of this film favorite: Jo tht PhotonJru rilltor' In our present day of paolflsta nnd ammu nition factory explosions, wo found excel lent material for "In Again Out Agnln," which I understand will soon bo shown In Philadelphia, In soma of tho fight scenes, I was com pelled to protect mvsclf against fifty typical Jess Wlllards, any one of whom with a punch could shatter a marblo mansion. Ooah, but It was a tough squabble, nnd oh boy, how earnestly wc foughtl Twlco 1 saw visions of a tombstono in a quiet cemetery but 1 nm still on deck, ready for the next big fight picture. Ono of tho admlrabla points about motion pictures Is tho Importance attached to real Ism. You ought to boo tho extremes wo go to for a touch of gymnastic realism. Hero's hoping thnt "In Again Out Again" goes over with a bang In Philadel phia and many thanks for your kind treat ment With kindest personal regards. Slncerelv, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS. Hollywood, Cnl . April 30. 1917. The Victoria's patrons will have an op portunity to sec this new production all this w eck. Friday nnd Saturday Thomas H Ince presents his million dollar spectacle, "Civlll zitlon," nt tho Illdgc Avcnuo Theatre. Tho most widely heralded and conspicu ously successful production In the annals of motion picture Industry The submnrlno scenes nnd battles, which form ono ft the most Interesting features of "Civilization." were aetinllv made aboard real sea. sharks of Undo Sam's navj. It Is customary for tho navy In Its quarterly practice off Point Loma. San Diego, to uso for target prac tice nn old discarded steamship or freight vessel Tho Oov eminent ngreed to furnish two battleships, two torpedoboat destro.v ers, one cruiser nnd two submarines, the latter of tho IMioat class Tho battle ns fought for the movies actually lasted twenty-seven minutes They wcro 600 shots fired by tho navy men, nnd nnother COO shots fired Into the air Ono veai was spent In making the gieat cinema spectacle. HIIMIIII!ll!llll!innl The Thirteenth Street Shop Where Fa.hion Reigna Just Below Chestnut UNUSUAL REDUCTIONS Gowns Suits Coats For Immediate and Summer Wear We are offering extreme bargains an opportunity for the woman to replenish her wardrobe at a small outlay. Tailleur Suits OQ e Former prices were up to $65.00 NOW -OeOU B Afternoon Dresses Taffeta, Satin and Georgette Former prices were up to $42.75 Evening Gowns Former prices were up to $95.00 Coats Former prices were up to $59.75 20 Velour Coats, in R0ld. sand and green. Formerly $29.75 I NO C. O. D.'S NO EXCHANGES IB!MI Will No need to "roast" in the kitchen when you cook with a Fortune Gas Range. Use heat only where you need it, when you need it, and no more than you need. Fortune Gas Range Quicker, cooler, cleaner and cheaper than coal. Good all the year, but a modern necessity in summer. Fortune Gas Ranges are moderate in cost and built of best materials by painstaking workmen. Recom mended and sold at all offices of the United Gas Improvement Company. Thomas, Roberts, Stevenson Co. PHILADELPHIA rangt -'-. "Civilization." An augmented orchestra will play tho muslo which was written especially for this production. Entertainment comprising many photo plays of unusual excellence will bo offered at tho Ruby this week, Todny William Far num. assisted by Jewel Carmen, In "Amer ican Methods" li tho main feature. Auto suggestion or somo such thing has caused Miss Anna I.averly, of Consho hocken, Pa , to go to Atlantic City for a ten days' vacation. Sho wanted to be by tho real, wet sea. Her employer, Able 7j. Hlnstelti, of tho Stanley Publicity Bureau, has dictated no many notes nbout tho lllm ptoductlou, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under tho Sea," that sho Just had to seo whether thcro was such a. place ns a sea. To add to this complex of seas, sho Is stopping at tho Breakers. Paulino Trederlck, who numbers her nd mlrers ln this city by hundreds, wilt be tho main attraction nt the Palace this week, and eo great Is this emotional actress's popularity that the management hns de cided to retain her for tho entire six davs In "Sleeping Fires." In this picturo Miss Frederick has a rolo that Is entirely dlf fcrent ftom anything ln which she haS ever appeared. Friday and Saturday House Peters and I.oulso Huff In the first presentation of "Tho Lonesomo Chap," which Is a Para mount production, will be shown at tho Regent. "Womanhood' will bo shown for th?ee da nt the Jefferson. Tho date will bo nnnotinced later. At the Imperial on Thursdnv C-tadvs Brockwell will ho seen In the latest of her screen productions, "Her Temptation" In this play this charming actress has unusual opportunities for tho display of thoso emo tional talents which have won her so great a success An added attraction on Wednes. dav and Thursday will be a plcturlzatlon of tho O Henry story, "Friends at San I'osailo." and another added attraction will he Dltmar's Living Book of Nature. Mary Plckford will appear at tho Rlalto today in a plcturlzatlon of Kleanor Oates's IMIIIIMini'SlttK Thirteenth Street 26.50 NOW now 50.00 now 35.00 15.75 NOW NO APPROVALS illinium M V I Cook in a "Heatless" Kitchen WmMWa popular novel, "Tho Poor Ltttla Rich Girl," and in this "Our Mary" has ona of the Kroatost rolei of licr career, For good measure nn added nttractlon wilt be one of o, Henry's series of short stories, 'Trlend at San Itosarlo." On Thursday nnd continuing until tho end of tho week at tho Alhambra Dlanohe Sweet will nppear In a plcturlzatlon of V. Hopklnson Smith's novel, "Tho Tides of Ilarncgat " A trio of popular stars of the films will furnish photoplay entertainment to resi dents of North Philadelphia at the Great Northern Theatre this week, nnd they will nppear In plajs that havo never beforo been presented In thla Fectlon of tho city. Today and Tuesday Stuart Holmes, sup. ported bv Mary Martin, will nppear In "The rvrellct" "Pat Ono nt Itooney's," which Ii the third of tho series of O Henry's pic tures, Is nn added nttractlon on there two da) s. Alice Hr.iily, who has won Innumerable friends by her skill nnd beauty, comes on Wednesday nnd Thursdnv to tho Pelmont In that Rtlrrlnc and thrllltnf? play. "Darkest Kussl.i,'; which Is timely, In lew of recent cxents In the former Czar's country Mao Murrav the fnlr Lnsky star, who will he cen nt tho I'nlrmouut todav In the I.asky-I'nramount production ''On Itecord Is surrounded by n east of unusual ece'. lence, Including such splendid nrtlsts ns Tom Forman. Charles OkIp. Itenrj nar rows, Gertrude Mnltland nnd I.uclcn Little, field Tho Htory was written by John It Clymer and Paul AVest. nnd prepared for the screen by GcorRo Dubois Proctor, nnd the production was mado for tho I.asky Com. pany under tho direction of llobcrt Leonard I'liladelphian Killed In France Another Philadelphia!! has been killed flshtltiB "somen hero In France" Ho Is Arthur Oreennway, nt one time nttendant In tho Pennsjlxanla Hospital for tho Insane Word was receded here today from his biother, Joseph CJreenawny, who wrote that If his brother had "como through ho would h.io been decorated " Iloth brothers left this city two jears iiko nnd enlisted In an KiirIIsIi reRlment American Stores Co. Quality Price Service These are the three factors the foundation stones on which was built the immense business of the Acme Tea Co., Robinson & Crawford, Bell Co., Childs Grocery Co. and Geo. M. Dunlap Co. Quality With us quality in foods is of first importance; everything we sell must measure up to certain certified standards. Price Our prices are based on producers' cost with a very small mar .gin of profit the lowest price possible consistent with quality, our policy be ing small profits and quick sales factors that naturally result in a large busi ness. Service Our every energy, backed by our Faithful Employes, is directed along the lines of perfect service. Bright, clean, sunshining stores, conven iently located so as to bring American Stores' methods within the reach of all. AMERICAN STORES CO. S3 WFl m Fine Pkt. Baronet Biscuit 10c Quaker Corn Ffakes.. Gc New Pott Toaitiet... . 8c Kellogg'a Corn Flakes 8c Kellogg's Krumble... 8c ? Post Toasties Pkg., 8c Pk. Quaker Puffed Rice... 12c Quaker Puffed Wheat, 12c Best Rolled Oats 9c Grape Nuts 12c Postum Cereal. ..12c, 20c Fancy Rice lb. 9c Lima Beans lb. 17c Marrow Beans ... .lb. 17c best. Our The Evaporated MILK (Large Cans) lie Handy tojhave in the house for an emer gency. Can be used for any purpose for which fresh milk is used. "Makes the Best Coffee Better" Gold New Florida POTATOES J V 25c V Peck f vS PLAN BIG PHILADELPHIA MUSICAL ORGANIZATION Students and Lovers of Music Join to Mnko This City Great Art Center A permanent organization for spreading over the Unfted States nnd Kuropo the un cquated advantages of Philadelphia, to Btu dents and lovers of music, nnd to Rive pub. Hetty to tho thlngj which nro being done In a musical way In this city, will bo formed at tho Musical Art Club, 102 South Seven tecnth street, Wednesday evening. May 9. Tho orKanlzatlon will bo open to musical directors', leaders nnd members of orches tras, choral society members, teachers of music, members of muslo clubs, conccrtlsts nnd other close followers of music This organization, If It draws tho largo member ship hoped for. Is opccted to do moro p. Hats B M Specially 1 is Priced i 'g 1624 Walnut Street H Bread, Loaves, 6 quality bijr loaves the nearest approach finest homo made you ever ate. Sliced Dried Beef, pkg. Nice tender Beef, carefully trimmed and very thin. Fresh EGGS, doz. 37c Every Egg guaranteed as represented-fresh. NeW Laid EggS In sealed cartons, doz. Extra large, full and meaty; selected nnd with great care. Choice Quality Butter, lb. 45c Uetter than some so-called best a buperior qual ity of high-grade Butter second only to our very Very Best Butter, lb. very finest grade of creamery Butter House-Cleaning Week The city authorities have particularly designated this week as House-Cleaning Week. Let us all do our share by co-operating with tho various city de partments having tho matter in charge in nn effort to make Philadelphia the cleanest city in tho U. S. SOME THINGS YOU WILL NEED Lenox Soap cake 4c FeU-Naptha Soap ........cake 4c Babbitt's Soap .cake 4';c Young's Sand Soap .cake 4';c Babbitt's Cleanser can 4c Old Dutch Cleanser can 8c Washing Soda lb. 2c Snowboy Wash Powder pkg. 4Sc Dust Wash Powder pkg. 4c, 18c U-IVIule leant Borax . . . , pkg. 4c Insecttne, for insects. .can 9c Scrub Brushes each 5c, 8c, 10c Good Dust Brushes .each "10c -. i j J--frAf .I.' r among outsiders for r Philadelphia than any effort previously made. Tho following aro members of a prf Inarv committee on organization J 'Dr-' Ham H. Greene, president of tho Musicals Club ; Thomas A. IJeckct, department. music, Glrard College: Edward editor-ln-chlef of Ladles' Home Jour Henry Gordon Thunder, conductor of Phfl delphla Choral Society : Mrs. Frederick ,f Abbott, president of Matinee Musical Cla Androw wheeler, secretary of Phlladels Orchestra Association; Dr. Charles D. Ha executive committee of Philadelphia Ore Ira Association, nnd Dr. Kdwnrd I. Keffaj C. von Sternberg, president of the St berg School of Music. Textile Workers Ask Wnge Incri FALL niVF.Tt, Mnss., May 7. At a oasv-, rcrencft or tho executive committees or IB Fall P.lver Textile Council nnd the Mam fneturers Association the latter "was nott& fled that a general ndanco of 10 per cant; In wages would bo expected after lha as plratlon of tho present agreement oA Juno : c to tho 10c sliced ' Blue Label Ketchup, " 13c Salad Dressing, lnreebot. 9c Choice Asparagus, can 13c Mixed Vegetables, can 12c Beans with Pork. .can 14c Oranges . ...doz. 15c, 25c -strictly 40c packed Campbell's Soups Can, 10c dJ Soup Beans lb. 17c Cornmeal lb. 4c Barley lb. 6c Seedless Raisins, pkg. 13c Seeded Raisins, pkg. 12c Ritter's Catsup. . .bot. 12c 48c churned. High Grade COFFEE ib. 20c The more particular! you are, the better thkj Coffee will please ye full, heavy body, dwl !:!., (..1 rl.nL. . i ,' fc..w.,-...- if?. T New if Texas A I ONIONS ' I 6c V lb. J v 3 v T ? ":- M ; :m an -. 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