w
i tv
t.'
never Cleaned
fTsiNCE LAST SUMMER
Liing Ledger Continues to Re-
j nnmDinlnts ot indignant
IfWivea and Business Men
. ..an T.r-nnEn continued to re.
VMa compUlnlnB ot alleys as filthy
V-.Miry as Nelly's alley at Fourth
Bmton rtU.
f'uiewlvcs, but from business men 49
, man writes:
.. - dte you that there Is ft very
W,,- in the rSsr ot D00 to 010 Arch
t na wlilcli extends from a to oz North
fi-i'lJUnimer we make a complaint' about
Wh. Board of Health. , It him not he en
i ,lnon our last complaint Uet summer.
M!!tS i .opreclate It If you would elvn this
Shef business flrien.ya:
rill 10 complain lo J-ou iu Bur-
1 "ii Sua not been collected ulnca last
ll. ".. .h Barton man rrfll.M In
T thli morning-. Your, turly.
130 Duncanno ttreet.
iirTis Mhman comes In for Ills share of
ji. in this complaint:
L ..rular ah collecting- day on this street
i'SSJSaav. I hv "art .dome rubbish In
I TO mv house sine.) th. but It has not
lit"'-0!.,.. Paper in burning nil or the
".. Ad It Is a nna nrW-Ulns place for filos.
S5?r. .V. the only people I know that can
iLv. ODthe Street Cleaning Department.
B"w V. LEW.
2132 North Thirty-first street
JjLMther letter reads:
tv..r Wlnfthlckon avenue. C-rmahtown.
W:.ik o.i.i on the name ldo of the ilreet
.. i Mldtala Bteel Works, la a lunch stand
' -kirn carbons Is never removed, but
. and decays. A. a. halt..
all ana uvv a.rmsntown.
E Uncollected carbaso was reported from
)l i south. Bucknell street and fromC812
Murine sireei.
Etery complaint was turned over to tho
ntdlate Investigation was promised by
.1 Viir.AU.
Oiher complaints nro In tho hands of the
Khtray Bureau and the division of sanlta
of the Board of Health.
-Tie division of sanitation has co-operated
. " .. ....aa iHiinnon nsMli Vsa T.
ntly in eveijf uio.uiix-u ... .i.u ..-
t tcoEn In Investigating complaints
i kavinir conditions Improved.
ftThe following complaint and the report
Mtumed D LIIC naiiimwuti ...ai'i-iiui n a
ut la point :
n. a reader of your paper. I notd that
! r. . a unmnlri Into tif klrln n llo. a In
nitiry conditions. There Is such an nlley
KS that has not been cleaned for at least
tH.nY'to'recclo your co-operation In this
fiStttr. I am. M. 8AIZOW.
' -rn Inspector reports:
' ! intie an ln estimation ot above complaint.
.! alley lies In rear of houses on south Kids
tiDilr, street and north sme or wolf street
i&twcn Third and Fourth streets. Tho main
iMtnace to the alloy Is on tho east sido of
iRorta street between uaiy nua Jackson
rTfctl alley is In a very filthy condition. It
i li dm to defectHe palne and grndlnir ot
Tn.V mini: statrnant pools of water to form
i'Kim torface drnlnoEe from houies on Daly
ui Welf streets which are not undTdratncd.
i Id .iiiv u Also filthy from trarbaiTa lilns
nil ... .. ----- , .tl . .r-r -..
fthrewa Into It. 1 recommena mat tins alley
fcTtlierouchly cleaned and Hushed at onre.
I' Tit condition Is really serious and very bad.
11 Also recommenu inai .euruuge nonces no
L ... . ll hnn.aa htlnf Ilea ef Itil nll.it
l KTwIUiout delay, nnd that thcae notices b
'Jetlowd up and those not complying be prose-
Ift I ilo recommend that nil wells In block
tomaW uy i-'tJt "uim .mm umi ruurm
limeti bo cleaned, filled nnd abandoned with
hSrttc "water runntnc down alley.
B 1 alao recommend that this alley be cleaned
ly loon an possible, and as soon as money la
imllible that the alley be repaved and praded
R Svpclal Inipector,
ding War Brido Fifteen Years Old
tHEADING. Pa.. July 25. When Private
ailam F. Barth, of Company I. goes to
he will leave behind a brido fifteen
old, who was Miss Edna S. JIuntz.
i Is twenty years old.
w-' i FMTr?
lFm to Bun, What Nnt.
in Citv'a Produce Market
?,0AT0ES PLENTIFUL '
TPMATOES havo been nrrivln,? In
selling comparatively
p' i.r9m now or tho market will
bo aunpllcd with tomatoc and thiy
" SJS t0 bccome grnd-
ns!l nndgrecn corn also aro
CTonfe ?Z!By nnd r0
t,3!. flv ??c,tnlle8 which have
been so plontlful-cabbaRo, lottuco,
nul?e'tce!eryuand onions-arc atil
ae ling just about at cost in tho
wholesale; market.
any&T10"3 ar Vry PlCntiful
' . " '
Tomatoes
oquaeh
Groen corn
Cucumbers
Romalne
Cabbago
Onions
Beets
ABUNDANT
String beans
Cantaloupes
Peachos
Garlic .
Okra
Parsley
Poppers
Lettuce
Carrots
Celery
Rhubarb
vScallions
Watermelons
Potatoes
Eggplant
NORMAL
OrangC3
Lemons
Gooscborrics
Huckleberries
Raspberries
Blackberries
Currnnti
LILLUNftUSSELLAND
BLANCHE BATES NEXT?
Famous Beauty nnd Gifted Ac
tress, Report Snys, Will Be
"Shot" Other News
SCARCE
Cauliflower
Strawberries
Pineapples
Grapefruit
Lima beans
Peas
Aspnragus
Spinach
Plums
Cherries
Bananas
New harvest
apples
Kale
WHOLESALE FISH MARKET
KErORT
Larger oupply of bluoftsh on tho
market today and tho price fell con
siderably. There are still tho low
priced good fish in abundance on
tho market.
FISH
Price per pound wholesale. Cents
Dressed weak, medium 0G(.07
Dressed weak, largo 08.09
Round trout 04.05
Croakers (according to size
and quality) 01.05
Porgios, 0G.Q7
Sea bass 07.0
Butterflsh, large 0fl.07
Halibut 21
Stenk cod 12
Flukes 08.09
Larkc hake 10
Medium hake 08
Spanish mackerel 20
Bmefish (according to size) ,20(Sj.22
Haddock (according to
quality) 09.10
.1. RUSSELL SMITH, .
Chairman Food Commission,
Phila. Home Defense Committee.
ADVICE TO THE HOME-BUILDER
OF MODERATE MEANS
By VICTOR EBERIIARD, B. Arch., R. A.
MILITARY CUT FOR CLOTHES
NEW YOpK, July 25. Before tho
Men's Clothing Designers adjourned their
national convention this afternoon they
did cruel things to men's togs for tho
comlnp ecneon all In tho Interest of war
They built some military coat suit skirts
bellowing out like the bulge of a subma
rine and produced somo waspllko waist
effects that would do credit to a Russian
dancer.
Somo observers took ono look at tho
outlandish styles for 1017-18 and then
went out and enlisted.
By tho Photoplay Editor
Actors of eminence who never Invaded
tho movies nro proportionately as numer
ous as American boys who never saw a ball
Kame. There ftro somo who vallanllv nnd
mutely hold, out against tho certain dollars
and posslblo famo tint n screen season
Would glva them Maude Adnmi, John
Drew, Louis Mann. David Warfleld nnd
Hlancho Haten nro about tho Only ones that
coino readily to mind.
N'ow the report arises trait a celebrated
stage beauty, of whom admirers have
quoted "Ago cannot wlthor her, nor custom
stale." q about to take a second dip Into
no nnicra ot photoplay, an unusual proceed
ing, for players generally "stay put," or
elpo forswear tho game altogether nftor a
trial,
This stngo boauty Is Lillian nusscll, and
the rumor Is protty well denned that nn 1m
poKlng offer will bo mado to hor by a now
nrm, which doesn't care to bo mentioned at
tills Mago of tho proceedings. If Miss
nussoll, possosBor of a grown-up daughter,
decldei to tako them up, ho will, at all
nazards, got some monoy on her name. It
will not bo her flrBt posing 8ome years
ago the comla opera lady made a tour of
the Keith audovlllo housei, lecturing nnd
Illustrating her talk with Klnemncolor
movies of hersolf.
Tho horrlblo fact that ono of tho most
powerful stars of tho movies (or tho
"movements," ns one of our very DrltlBh
correspondents puts It) used to make but
tonholes for a living beforo gaining famo In
tho new vocation ban come to light. The
SngacloUH Keporter suggests that that Is
whore this person got that awful set ex
pression nround tho mouth from biting
holes In cloth.
ADD HIIOOTINO-STAU CSLUAMS
Fairar. fiom Artcraft. to fJoMmjnf
That loud howling proceeding from the
West Is tho combined vocal result of a
party given at tho William Tox studios.
Tho neatly typed story says Ortrurto Grif
fith gave It at Henry Tohrman's "fun fac
tory" Hut hy paint tho Illy? Speak,
Press Agent
'Mli Crlfilth's tntcrtnlnment rnntlnlrJ of
nil tho nnlmali emplojivl i.y the HuntMno faiTm
In tho making of their Dlrturct. Anions thona
prepii wer .1w, th monkeyi Theortnrp, the
rnti lllllv. tho Ko.it Bum, tho bulldog; Hits th
tnrrlcr. Luilnle. tho narhshund. three unnamrd
white mice anil four cannrloi which helon to n
Grfk. who hail mimed them 7.eun, Athena, Aro
and Aphrodite.
"Karh put had a scpnrnto looth for Itn din
ner. Mulr nn furnlKhnl by n Oreek orchrii
trn. which hmtod all recent efforts of Hawallnn
Btrlnirc.1 musicians nn1 went conit Jnrz linnrl
"Owlni to tho unconmnlollty of thooo pre
ent, ilaniini: nan barred. A loud tlmo aa had
by nil."
I'Affairrfnftlii j)lcttirr-jilfiior arc, ni a
rule, rather cool place In summer. They
might bo cooler If tho lightint) were dimmed
or done nuay with altogether, la there any
rule that fortes a manager to keep the side,
wall (Humiliations oliicltifff They don't help
1oit to find your seat, and they do distract
fiom the shadow-box, no nmlfcr how dim
they are And, my word, they AT117 hot!
Any ono who thinks screen acting Is a
matter' of curls, a pout or neatly pressed
trourors Is wrong. The Lasky studio,
among others, H cultivating as fine a lot of
character players as ono would ask for.
And It squanders these prodigally on fea
turen on which tho nerngo company would
scrimp. A current Paramount tins such a
strong array of character men ns Hobart
Dosworth, Theodore Hoberts and Raymond
Hatton, Threo yearn ago that would hao
been Impossible. Trlanglo nlso gets n kind
word In this connection. It was Triangle
that first had the nervo to feature persona
llko Ilnrt, Keennn nnd feorge Fnwcctt.
k G& 4
In planning tho bathroom, wo
should know tho exact room re
quired for each fixture and tho
most dcslrablo position for each
fixture Thoro should not be less
spaco for tho closet than hero
noted, and tho tub fits exactly into
n sphco its own size. From tho
contor of a pedestal lavatory to
tho wall should not bo less than
two feet. Whoro there is a radiator
It should be as shown. Tho width
of tho bathroom which has fixtures
opposito can bo G feet 0 Inchesbut
0 feet C Inches is bettor.
i ' ' vi"'. h
J ir - C ', r
H liB
The Bathroom
bathroom
Tri2 ALL, know Juat what
VV should look llko when It Is finished
but few of ua know how or how not to
obtain Just what wo want In tho finished
product. This should bo wurth a llttlo
Investigation.
lleforo wo como to tho fixtures of tho
bathroom there Ih tho Important Item of
tiling, It Is desirable that tho ttlo should
be laid securely, On tho floor this Is ac
compHtMed by having a good base of clean
cinder concrete ubout two or threo Inches
thick. After this has been run oft nnd
leveled and bofore It has dried uud become
set the tils should be laid so that tho wholo
bqoomea ons homosoncaus mass. If m ap
plied tho ttlo will remain ecuro Indefinitely.
On Uio walls, If a ttlo wainscoting Is desired,
It t necessary, In ordor that tho ttlo will
runaln In placo. thut tho cement plaster
on which tho tllo Is placed ehould never
bo ovor wood lathi wlro lath or expanded
metal ath should always bo usod 'llio
shrinking and contracting of tho wood lath,
according to atmospheric conditions, will
llnally loosen tho tile from tho wall There
should bo n slmpln round tllo cap at tho
top of tho wainscot, and a sanltury b.iso at
tho Intersection of floor nnd walls Thin
sanltnry base Is rounded at tho Moor lino
and makes cleaning much easier.
If wo wish to reduoo tho c'xpenso of
tiling, both on Moor and walls, this ran
bo dono by using Keono coment for the
wnlnncot. This Is applied by tho plasterer
and can bo blocked off to Imltnto tile
After this, whlto ennmel can bo applied
nnd n good looking wainscot Is obtained
at nbout one-half that of a tllo wainscot.
It Is nucessary to uso n six-Inch tllo h.inl
tary baso In order to miko tho most satis
factory Job
A small wood molding, painted white,
should bo placed nlong tho top of this
cement wainscot, no n to form a finish.
It is desirable to havo n marblo threshold
at the door and n marble window sill These,
however, can bo omitted nnd wood used If
cost has to be seriously considered Instead.
Questions and Answers
Should goud ulaiis bo without wavon In It?
K. T. (1.
Glass Is qulto a wibjuct, also It Is qulto
n pioblem to get Just tho kind jou mny
specify. N'o glass except plate glass will
h entirely fico from waM'S, but If you
nro pang for a good grado of glass tho
waves should not be very noticeable. To
pass Judgment on glass really rcqulros tho
services of an expert.
In It Iwet to Incluilo tho hardware In tho
Bcneral contract? , 13. I". fi.
Nn, It Is better to omit this and then
when tho time comes to ohooso Just tho
kind jou want. Includo, however, that
tho contractor Is to put on all the hardware
that Is bought.
What l tho twit kltchsn !nk? II. fi. rj.
Enameled Iron one-piece sink, that la
with back and basin In ono piece, should
hao a hardwood dralnbonrd and should not
bo held With brackets, but should bo aup
ported on legs
FARMER SMITH'S
COLUMN
THE LADY CALLED FAME
My Dear l.lttlo Renders Do jou eor
read books twice? I do. 1 laid a book
down Just now which I havo rond tlmo
nnd again I have marked the pages where
tho mossnges from tho author como to mo
riomotlmes I like to call this writer to mv
side, for ho has taught mo a lot about'
tho gentle art of putting one's thoughts on
paper.
Hear with mo whllo I leavo a thought
with you which this great man hao parsed
on to mo: Tou know you nro to bo
FAMOUS when jou nro YOUNO.
If thero Is a flro burning In your head
which tho engines will not or cannot put
out then you may know it Is Mistress
Famo whoso genius burns Ih your had
Mny you say with him. "ISIther I havo
or havo not gonlus "
Thero Is all tho tlmo thero Is for you
to becomo famous. I sometimes think, ono
cannot help It. I do not think thin Grcnt
wrltor could havo helped being great. I
would glvo you his name, hut ho Is too
old a writer for you
Please, oh, pleaso' never get discour
aged If ou feel In jour heart that you
nro to bo great, thon tell no one, for many
will laugh. Tell tho stars, tell tho troes,
they will understand Tell not of your
genius to thoso who do not understand.
This, will please..
Your loUng editor,
KAHMlCIt SMITH
said nillyv after gemo onVf6vitvWfMm!
u. goou wiiAuit wnich no naa not wauea
to Investigate.
"Oh, yes! I belong to tho Clown. 1
wonder whero thnt Interesting fellow Is.
I might learn to mako peoplo laugh If I
stayed with him long enough I llko the
clown business, llo may tako mo In the
parade somo tlmo it I am good ns good
can bo."
"Trn-lceln. Tra-leela.
A funily llttlo clown aro wc.
Ha-ha-la I He-ho-hel
Tako a look at me."
Ullly trotted out In tho open lot nnd
then back Into the tent once more. "I won
der. It this thing of being funny Is natural
or do jou havo to learn to bo funny? I'll
stay nround that Clown nnd co how ho docs
It. With mo nnd my neck nil stretched
nut I must bo funny to look at. Tim only
thing Is this when I do something funnj,
peoplo all think It Is tho other way and
want to beat mo"
"Ah, such Is llfo."
15y this tlmo Ullly had trotted back to
tho tent and ovor to where tho Clown hnd
his dressing room. Thero Dllly saw a, lot
of clothing on tho floor nnd It reminded
htm that ho had already eaten up tho
Clown's red shirt nnd that he must bu good
and not ant anything mc.ro, If ho watitod
to stay with tho circus and ho did
Sniff,
Sniff,
Snllt.
Thero was nothing Ullly cared to oat, to
ho got Into ono of tho trunks which was
open and piled tho clothing over him,
leaving a llttlo crack open for his noso
to stick out.
By And by somo ono camo along and
slammed the lid of tho trunk down. That
made Dllly Jump, for ho was fast asleep
After a little whllo tho trunk wan taken
up und carried ccr bo far Ullly thought
ho mmt bo In 1'ranco by tho tlmo tho
trunk was put down
"Wonder what's up?" Ullly was asking
himself, whon all of u sudden the trunk
was ucned and Ullly Jumped out right In
mlddln of tho circus ring. Tho clown was
standing besido hltn nnd ns soon rfs ho saw
Ullly he started after him
Tho crowil fairly roarid and howled with
delight, for lottnd and round tho ring went
tho clown, oxer ropes and under scats, for
tho Clown waa thoroughly mad by this
. i
",1
u-no
f.rtlt.. i
' ,o wrung imv nfOTMOf l
thought tt a gret lot W ft
Now It' happened that I 'tut.
tho ring was n.dlvlng lank filled with wtofc
A ladder led tin to It and nn hi. maKZ
went Dllly. Ho paused for stconriu3 '
men iiuu mo tan no .went ana the oknrft'
niter him. Ti
The audience got up and shouted,
part of tbo show they thought
Down,
Down, i
Down I
Went Hilly Uumpus. It seemed to lfim liSi
that ho novor would come to the urfme,ij
again. Rut by and Jy he did inn- .v.; JM
clown had a good hold on him by OiU R.l
time and shoved him down the InniW .n4 .?!
dripping with water. The clown come after
iiuu, uniting aiao wiie water, out orylner
"lloohoo," much to tho delight ot the chil
dren on tho benches.
Tho clown had hold of Billy's beautiful
tall and thnt Is why he was not rnnnln
faster.
"I wonder what Is going to happen to
llttlo me," Ullly wa saying to hlmeelf, aa
he reached the dressing room, where every
one was laughing. ,
Ho wee surprised, you may believe, at
what DID happen to him.
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i THD OWOWACfj AMD MAX,
ran nnrni
LTTuniirlt Ansa;
Cheerier enfl tlttrua M fleeter
rot a combinetBA. oi airew noara or
pulp, but cainpoeMi'ot Borrow woo4a
rleti. heavy buTldtosMber eir-tunt
cement. Cn t puTlev-Uee br anr
ens who can drive a, tiaJU '
HOWARD VEtCtiKtmtti&rl t
fee this oopi tKofiWteff onv ttktr
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Time to Re-tire?
(BujrFiek)
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enjoyed by other leading cities
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1 Street is now ready to serve the Motorists of
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STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF BILLY BUMP US
niLLY ANDTHE CLOWN
By Farmer Smith
"I wonder who I bclonB to nround here,"
IK? -Wlll'.V WT JT.?Tirr.u:rwnTTRM1
m$m miW?JkfM
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B CirrLVE-IN"HEAD S
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Announcement
of 1918 Models
This year's models provide everything a motor car buyer can desire
everything a car should be; a staple car, a sensible car, a car of economy,
refinement, comfort, reliability, utility and enjoyment.
E-4-31 Runabout
E-l-35 TourirtK Car
E-4 Light Delivery
E-G-1I Runabout
E-6-15 Touring Car
E-6-4G Touring Coupo
E-C-47 Touring Sedan
E-6-19 Seven Passenger
Touring Car
E-G-50 Seven Passenger
Touring Sedan
TABLE OF MODELS
35 H.P. 10G in. whoclbase $795.00
3.ri II.IV 106 in. whcclbase 795.00
33 1I.IV 100 in. wheelbase 790.00
'wheeibasc 1,265.00
Uieelbasc 1,265.00
whcclbase , . . . . 1,G95.00
M'hcclbaso 1,795.00
GO 1I.1V-118 in.
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Prices 1 O. K. Factory
Buick Reputation Everywhere Stands Supreme
This reputation pronounces the BuicI; as a dependable car, always ready for service
day nnd night throughout its life. The life of u Buick is shown by what Buicks do
consider this: a 1909 Model-10 Buick has just completed 201,800 miles (more than
ten times nround tho earth), and is now on a 12,000-niilo tour of tho United States.
Wo will build 150,000 cars for 1918, but this Branch's allotment of closed-body
type3 will be limited; therefore, early -inspection of the' 1918 models is advisable for
anyone interested in purchasing thi3 season. Remember, Buick Automobiles are fully
guaranteed by the Buick Factory. Tho Buick Car w(l do anything rcauired of an
automobile at the lowest possible cost. This is especially true of low gasoline con
sumption and long life in tho car.
Orders Now Being Taken and Deliveries Will Be Made in Rotation
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