Jl n- ' 1 Paragraphs Pertaining Fo prominent Photoplay productions ! t ri Lg "Sure AT IN FROJT OF W &JBEWCAN YOUTH WHEM MMWS f -eiPSANKi 13 wn ,nc ""ls" 'Wirt Henley, who wroto and directed . . .. - . Af tit a triAtnlinra nf teuiv " u"" w : -- nrlflnsl Imp Company, and among tho 't .. ,... .!nc becomo famous are rp "-- . .... If Inco, Mary 1'lCKiora, nerDcrt i King BaeKOt, Dorothy Davenport Ej Florence Lawrence. Sir. licniey win Mr IB PerB0" """" rt of Stanley V. Mastbaum. This Is S con4 consecutive week that an author lj ppertd In person. Last ween .juar nftt Mo was the guest ffi n.,ldtnts of tho northern part of the IItwhI I be .Riven tho opportunity this week K "iii three of tuo ucst 01 screen mum n KLri that hao never before been pre lEted In this part of tho city. Norma KS-Jm wll open tho week today nnd re IffHnUI Tuesday In "Tho Moth." ..i. Fairbanks, tho Intrepid star of Rk.tai! will be the big feature at tho Al Itafflbra the first three days of this week niuiwi . ,. , n Pi.troVB. I -Down vu -- - ... .v ' . ..! .motional actress, will nppcar the Fl .. rfva of the week In "Tho Law Kf lie land." Throughout tho entire week Mure FlU be a program of vaudeville. K pttrons In Manayunk will bo given the it i... tA Ma tnnnv nrift nt ntlr1p. l!o.kM masterpieces of the dims nt the IfepressJhls week. Tho pictures will e tinted dally, and the llrst ono Iguel Dawn and Bert Lytcll 1..... ins nrndtirtlnn. "The DUUO ,...v ' tL Honor System." that great human- Ifcterest fllm which attracted capacity au- I i.fnr two weeks, will bo the big at- Iwctlon that the management of the Vlc trl will offer Its patrons this week. It Ini written by Henry C. "Warnack, of Los "Anretes. and It was staged by that great Ffcector, It, A. Walsh. 11 ' I 1 Frink Euehler. general manager of the Vfmtral Market Street Company, and one or ffluleadlns figures In tho nmusement world HI Philadelphia, left the city for a vaca- 1 .. t ' n...l.t tallislilH a! An. n..1 I.. ktbe year, with the exception of the two iTMks In tho middle of September, to his MaW theatrical and other enterprises, nnd (Bute two weeks he rtlwayi gives up for he purpose of visiting his mother In Mary- i rue, .mo. m.J.s Tim...!... nil . 1. n... rnv In It. nt. Hl.UftUJS UiUl-UHCII. IIVIU Ullllll. IS Hi- Vf hailed with delight by her thousands ulll be In Herbert The Lono 'Wolf." :mm. h- XtfS&A&i BJflM'1J5MMtt 17; WT WfW9'rvy SIRLOIN STEAK AT' $1 A POUND MENACES LAW OF .GRAVITATION REVEALED BY SIR ISAAC NEWTON Meat Prices Soar, but Don't Come'Down Pig and Sheep, as Well as the Historic Cow, Aiming for Flight Over the Moon By M'LISS it was uia late Sir Isaac Newton, famed for his discovery of gravitation, who ex pounded tho prlnclplo that what goco up must Inevitably come down. Talk ullh tho moat men of the city, rep. rcscntatKcs of tho large western firms and dealers who do a purely local business and you reach tho conclusion that history may havo been right when It credited Sir Isaao with experiments with the applo. Ono thing Is certain, tho great scientist did not play with meat Meat Is up. Meat Is going still further up, nnd thcro seems no ona with tho courage to predict or tho vision to eeo just when meat will como down. Thcro Is tho probability that In the near future It may cost you a dollar to sink your teeth Into a pound of succulent sirloin. There Is the possibility that the peop.o made carnivorous by years ct a plentiful supply will resort to meat riots in an endeavor to avoid being pushed summarily on tho vege table wagon. CALL HOOVER "BUFPALOnD" The meat dealers are alive to these facts. They admit thorn freely, suavely, blandly. Then they ask -with an Innocent ntr, which It seems they are entirely justified In wear ing in this Instance: "What are we ex pected to do in the matter, when the meat situation has Herbert Hoover himself buf faloed?" Tho food administrator, before the con ference of live stock dealers being held In Washington, declared the meat problem to be so grave that price-fixing by Undo Sam would not bo a panacea. kef idmlrers In this elty. will bo nt the Irilrraount Theatre on Saturdav In her IMveat "photoplay, "Tho Soul of Satan." Ill production goes thoroughly Into tho oDlems confronting tho maturing girl. Ou Brpckwell Is not the usual typo of krten actress. She differs from the usual Itrpe In that she can act, whereat a grc.t Man)' of thoso now playing leading roles I motion plctuies hacnt tho tllght Idea nf hat the word ecn means. II ''The Night Workers." featuring Mar- Iterlto Clayton, ono of tho screen's most popular actresses, together with Jack Gard- iwr, who Is famous on the sage, will bo tho Uredomlnatinc feature nt the Jtlalto to- Ity. This li a fascinating photodramatlza Stloa of nlnht llfo. It was written bv .1. JrtUejr Smollen, formerly a newspaper ff". wno nas many friends In this City. Kr. Smollen has drawn his characters and flltuatlons actually fiom life. William C. De Mllle. wrll.ktinwn in fcCrector, who was responsible for "Tho Wnr- rin or Mrglnla," "Carmen," starring Oer cdlm Farrar, "Tho Itngamutnn," "The iClOWli." 'f!nninifri nrniinH" anil nMiopa li.i- Lfcen chosen by Paramount to direct Sessue juyanawa, fnmous Japanese nctor. In Hiihlmuri Togo," from Wallace Irwin's JrelMrnnun Rtnru rrl.la ...111 ..n..An .if ll-in kh " ,, . urn i,ii( (tiJiiv.ll fib iuu iat Theatre on Thursday. A Conceded to be ono of tho most beautiful "men on the American stago today, KIsio Firjuson loses none of hrr charm on tho Jtreen n her first Artcraft picture, "Bar Jerjr Sheep," coming to the fjtrand Theatro y, Miss Ferguson. It Is expected, will me known as tho most beautiful woman Mhe KCrPPn Rhnrttv- nfiA Vint ntirtAnnnnn Inner Initial photoplay. Her rar'o personal "l IS falthfu lv renrodnroil hv the mera, and that her popularity of Btagc d will moro than be duplicated on tho iten is readily anticipated. -i OllVe Thomnfl. Tilirt nnnnurt at 111, ICUTCka tQmnPPmtf la anlrl tf 1tn In n.tiQta iWe Mrs. Jack Plckford. I'TV. l.. . . ... . f ' onerwooa anu Baltimore Tlicatres, Mer the management of Karl Forte, are curing their attractions through tho Stan- JkJ BookinfT Cornorattnn -nnrn innrp. Ft" FranMjn Farnum, at the Oerbrook on jnnrsday. Is not related to William or DBSt In Farniim 11 Alma Tni'lftv t !, rtMniM A t 'nn at the Fifty-sixth Street Thcatro on ttur8day. Aleiandra CarllKlc, nt the Itcgent today. Ew at the Uroad Street Theatro la&t "a in 'The Country Cousin." 'A'SEVEN-YEARrOliD PRODIGY "Thera Is nothing to bo done," he said, "to stop tho rise in meat prices, If the short ago continues." As an instance of their willingness to do anything to alleviate tho situation, how eer, the entire meat-packing industry of tha country surrendered its plants to Mr. Hoover. Tho food administrator will pro !do a Federal supervision that will Include the licensing of every plant. This will enable tho Government systematically to keep an eye on tho output of the plants. Xoerthcless, desplto this concession, Mr. Hooer refused to grow optimistic oer the effect It would hao In reducing prices. Itepresentatives of tho Armour, Swift and Cudahy branches In this city nnd also local dealers are one In declaring tha( Hoover Is right and that tho cow, not content In Jumping over tho moon, may keep soaring to such heights as to become wholly beyond the reach of tho anti-aircraft guns of Mr. Consumer's pocketbook. m:coriD rtATEs o.v meats Pork chops, which within the memory of all grown men sold for twelve and a half cents a pound, now fluctuate, for the choice cuts, to from forty to forty-fhe cents. Prophets declare they aro going up. The choicest cuts of beef havo touched fifty cents tho pound. Tho prophets repeat themsehes. Young lamb and veal have kept paco with beef. And tho prophets outdo themselves by saying that tho Imo Is not far distant when It will be Impossible to get anything so young In meat for loe or money". Economy demands that nil tho joung bo allowed to mature Into full-sized animals. That is what you hear in meat olrcles, "Tho people aro Just becoming aroused to tho fact that tho blame Is not to bo put on tho meat packers," T. A. Moore, manager vol tho Philadelphia branch of tho Armour House, saia. in oruer 10 nnu me answer to tho meat question It Is necessary to ex amine many, many links In a long chain which leads back not only to the live-stock dealer, but actually to tho men who provide tho food for tho animals and the labor necessary on the stock farms. "It's tho old question of supply nnd de mand," ho continued. "In tho first place, tho people of this country hao not been used, to doing w itliout. They want what they want when they want It. And despite tho fact that tho production of cattlo has decreased nnd tha population Increased, they want meat. "Then tho war camo, nnd beforo tho em bargo was put on meat enormous quanti ties went out of tho country. Europe wanted it nt any price and paid for It. Demand haB far exceeded tho supply, Xow our allies and our toldlers will want great quantities. They will havo to hae It." "How nbout the 750,000,000 pounds of meat which recent Government reports shoved to bo In cold storago?" ho Was asked. "Probably some meat Is being held," he replied, "more, of cnura. ni h- i. --- mal times. This is partly as a safety mens uro against a greater scarcity In the .J!t?r? t.1' for ,h0 most J"lr' the meat that Is held is meat which la to bo used In by-products sausage, etc. And several millions of pounds of meat In relation to tho total consumption Is almost negligible, DEFENDS TACKKuS Tho Idea that exists In the heads of a great many persons that tho packers for Oielr own profit hold large consignments of meat In tho storago houses Is ridiculous At present we can't get enough lhe stock to koep our vast organization operating nt fhL1. VlMZ' U"B ft ml8tak8 t0 "um that tho packers are profiting by these high prices Personally I had tho best year of my Ufa when beef sold wholesale, of course for four and a half to five cents tha pound. Thera has been n !n-r-o in .t,. n',r,,Cn,n,ab0Ut 300 pcr cnt eInco then nnd our profits are not so great. brW, ,,iC ?' ""i"'19 J' an Armour v frSSL,hlILolnt ly. Hs tald: 'I fh ..ft. not dUo t0 blc Profits to far as PackSspr0" "6. "!!I" Smli".0?. ""WW. when applied to tha ",:" V "'ys Purchase by an average fh? trJtu f"ml.ly: U l3 actually a fact that nr ih Vi . Jrojn tno sleor or tho hog rTtafier IT? BOld by tho P""" to the for n "Slire wh,ch ofton fal18 t" Pay th hnn?T,product: u"t Is, tho animal on I, nn ,i" md. not mean to Infer that there Is no profit In tho slaughter of live stock. oiw .nnP.r,ont' but u comcs frora products 0 ..e,th,an V'ose sold as meat. .,- nCt rs- ?arn'ng9 come from fcyprod "J!"""f not from tho sale of meat: their n?tacluaI!y maI0 mct cheaper to tho producer '" mT remuncrallv t0 the STOCK PEED AWAY UP Slaet dealers point out that the price of feed for animals has never been higher and mat at times labor simply cannot be had. "It used to be," one man said, "that a farmer could buy corn for twenty-five cents a bushel to feed his hogs wllh. Now ho is lucky if he gets it for $1.50 or J2. It used to be that the free grazing lands In tho West had almost unltmltablo boundaries. Now tho land has been developed and tha cattle aro cramped for space. It u-wd to ba that you could get a man on a farm for $2 a day. Now you can't get ono for 5. "It wuld bo nn object lesson to a great many persons If they could afford to go into Bucks County and buy a steer or a cow. Then, If they reckoned their expenses, the labor, tho transportation, the waste that they hnd to pay for In buying tho animal on tho hoof, they would seo whero the packer and the letallcr get off. They would seo why he has to sell his sirloin at fifty cents a pound, and why ho may bo forced to sell it at a dollar." Troof positive of the shortage In meat Is given, retnllcrs say. by tho mere fact that the largo meat packers aro urging meatless days. If all deny themselves a little, seems to bo the theory, many will not havo to go witnout it entirely. And until the small farmer, millions of hhn, Is stimulated to the raising of cattlo; until tho production ceases to bo on the decrease while tho demand Is on tho In create, meat dealers declare, "to meat or not to meat" will bo a question that can bo answered only In the negative. MR NEWNAYIGATWNSCHttOt OPENS TONIGHT AT PEM Third Session Will Bo Under Direction of University Astronomer Tha third session of tho Navigation School will open tonight In tho Engineering Build ing, University of Pennsylvania, with an enrollment estimated at 100 students. Tho olasses will bo In charge of Samuel O. Bar ton, on astronomer connected with the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. Tho classes havo been formed nt tho sug gestion of the Government to help furnish tha additional mnstors and mates needed In the merchant matino servlco. It Is neces sary that men applying for ontranco Into tho clesses shall have had previous sea experi ence. An applicant Is not expected to en list an In the navy, but Is expected to sign for service In tha merchant marine. Tha course of Instruction lasts about six weeks. Tha work of tho school consists In U'e of tha compass and practice In logarithms. Tho students aro also Instructed In plain sailing, tha determination of time for a noon sight and tho working vut of meridian alti tude. Mora advanced work take's up polirls and meridian sights, longitude by tho sun and other necessary knowledge to qualify tho student toward proficiency in naviga tion. In addition, leciuies nro given op the btorage of cargo. Grace Koctzncr, rcsidiiiR at 3021 Cambridge street, whoso skill i3 the admiration of all who havo witnessed her exhibitions. LITTLE GRACE K0ETZNER PRODIGY IN DANCING She Lives in Littlo Red Brick House and Friends Say She Justifies Belasco's Theory PLAN TO KEEP "SPUDS" AT HOME IN BERKS BEADING, Sept. 17. Tho local safely committee of tho Chamber of Commerce continues to maturo plans by which tho potato crop of Berks County will bo kept right hero at home. Not a bushel Is to be allowed to go outside tho county if it can bo helped. Tho yield Is so enormous that thero Is no reason, In tho opinion of the committee, why the retail prlco to house holders shall not be made Jl a bushel. To attain this It Is proposed to Inaugu rate an educational campaign among the farmers to turn down speculators whenever and wherever they appear and to supply storage facilities at central points for the growers If they so deslro. The public has been warned to bo on tho alort and that if a largo proportion of the crop Is allowed to get Into tho hands of buyers the prlco will bo $2 and probably J3. In this event, tho potatoes would bo shipped to New York, Philadelphia and points much fur ther away and then sent back to Heading, householders to pay tha freight many times over. Tho entire intention of the campaign la to aold the high prices which are sure to come if the potato crop passes Into the hands of speculators or "buyers," as they are moro politely called. "MA" SUNDAY'S INTIMATE TALKS The wife of the famous evangelist discusses everyday topics in a helpful and wholesome way. It seems that what David Bclnsco, famous playwright, said about tho littlo red brick house frequently housing an unknown prodigy la true Mr. Belasco'a contention Is proved In the case of O race Koetzner, seven years old, 3021 Cambrldgo street. Slio lives In n red brick house, Instructors of dancing dcclaro that littlo Draco In the near futuro will bo a. head liner. Dancing was first taken up by Grace herself. And that was a long tlmo ago. Sho wag barely four years old when sho told her mother that sho wanted to bo a dancer. But Grace has many reasons for being eager to become a wonderful dancer. No, It Isn't becauso the wants to wenr fancy drcsics. Sho mado that clear today as sho sat In her parlor with her mother at her side. "I want to be a dancer so that I can earn money and buy a homo for my papa and' mamma." Everybody around Cambrldgo street to day la waiting with great anxiety for next Tuesday night. On that evening Grnco will appear at the GIrard Theatre, Seventh street and GIrard avenue. CO-OPERATIVE BUYING SUCCESS IN JERSEY CARRIER PIGEONS USED IN WAR OBSERVATION Mills nnd Factories Materially Aid Employes in Living Con ditions, Says Report TRENTON, Sept. 17. Commenting on tho succe3 of co-opcr-atlvo buying by factories and mills for em ployes, Alex L. Clarke, chief of tho Bureau of Markets of tho Etato Department of Agriculture, In tho Weekly Market News Bulletin Issued today, says thnt several factories In Patcrson aro buying such things an tomatoes nnd cabbago In wagon load loti nnd that fine heads of cabbago wero bold by ono factory thcro to Its em ploye) nt six cents n head. Potatoes and winter apples, It H states, aro now being considered. Ono group of Patorson high school teachers In organlrlng for co-oper-ntlvo buying and tho woman's branch of the National Service League Is preparing to try out tho co-oporatlvo busing plan In threo or four places In tho State. PRODUCE MARKET IS QUIET; SUPPLY SHORT Food Commission Attributes Condition to Jewish Holiday and Rainy Weather This being tho Jewish New Year, tho produce market has quieted down nnd theio has been littlo change In prices ; tho rain on Saturday and Sunday prevented har vesting, and bo cut down supplies coming In, according to tho report issued today by tho Food Commission. Tho rough water keeps up the prlco of fish, without much promld of relief. Toduj's repoit follows: Vi:r,RTAIIl.KS AHUMIINT Watermelon, celerj, reaches, BtltiRffh, rcKplnnt, calitmgo and parnlry. M1KM l TurnlpB, oraiiKCM, jioutoes. preen KtrlnB hcring, Lurumbcrs. Kftrllc. carrots. plum bei't. lemons, sweet potatoes, lettuce, pei'pera, UinH nettn end cantaloupe. SCAlttI- Arple. corn, tomatoe. raaphorrle. pears, bananus, onions, blackberries and Pino apples. nsii l'er round Wenkflfh (dremeil) (medium) ... 11 to 111 cents Weakllsh (dressed) (larco) 1 tn u cents round trout 7 to 8 cents Croakers (medium) P to 10 tents ('roakors (larfic) 10 to 11 cents Forgles 11 to VJ tenia Bea bans 15 to 10 cents Huttorllsh (medium) ,. H to ! cents rtuttrrllsti (larco) 12 to 1:1 cents Halibut n to r cents Steak cod ..................... in to It! cents Kluko . 10 to 11 cents l'nllncic .... 1J to la cents Hnko (larco) 12 to in cents Hake (medium) 11 to 12 cents HluclWi .Ill to S.'i rents ls (dressed) in tn 111 cents Salmon (drensffd) .. . 1!. to 2s cents While cattish (dressed) IN to 11) cents Ited mtlWli (dressed) 11 tn 111 cents Haddock 11 to 12 cents Iionlto mackerel (large) Iff tn in cents Jlonito mackerel (small) 12 to 11 cents Hound eels in to 11 cents Whltlnc 0 to T cents RED Four Mor Points Designated Receive Funds for Sank tary Safeguarding Washington, b. it. fo5 J Appropriations to establish IU4 Ores 'V """" umiB ior mo protection os Mtna ;i In districts surrounding four or army can- , r ' tonmenta wero nnnouniwul initav K iiu '" Cross War Council. TWIva ride h.v mw ' requested the co-operation of the ned Creaa in taking measures to prevent the spread of dtseaso or epidemics and In m&klnr ths J"4?3 communities surrounding the camps safe for tho soldiers. Tho total amount now ap propriated to begin this work Is $106,000. Tho four latest cities to receive Red Croaf aid tn sanitation arei Newport News, Va. Aycr, Mass. Atlanta, Ga, and Chilli cothe, O. jjU Newport News large shipyards and an aviation school make, tho protection of th health of tho inhabitants particularly Im portant. To begin the work here (21,000 hni been set asldo. Throo public health nurses havo been assigned to Aycr, JJass., for -which SO0O li provldod. Krndlcatlon of malaria-hearing inosqul too will bo ono of tho problems of i ths unit which will opernto around Camp Gor don nt Atlanta. This unit, to bo known us No. 11, has nn appropriation of $14,000. Tho twelfth unit Is designed for Chilli collie, O., and will nssign a bacteriologist to work In co-operation with the Ohio Stat Board of Health. All tltcso sanitary units of tho Red Cross nro to be placed nt tha disposal of the Pub lic Health Sorvlco nnd Etato nnd county health authorities. In nddltlon to tho twelve sanitary units now myhorlzcd by tho IUd Cross to help protco nrniy-camp communities from dis ease, tho lied Cross has recently prepared to equip flvo laboratory railroad cars for emergency work, JENKINTOWN RED CROSS WORKER BACK FROM MAINE Mr. nnd Mrs. SpenCer Brock aro coming back from Maine on September 20. Mrs. Brock Is interested deeply In tho Hod Cross nnd spends every spare minute In tho office of the Ogontz nnd Huntingdon Valley branch. Her daughter, Miss Eleanor Brock. Is nlso a lied Crosi worker, nnd Is nearly nlwnys one of tho many women at work In the room at Jenklntown. It is pleasing to seo children nt work on sponges, compressors and all sorts of sup plies. Littlo Miss Susan Cross nnd Miss Kllzabeth Morris aro constant and loyal workers In tho Jenklntown room, and they look very cunning In their Bnowy capg and aprons adorned w Ith a hugo rod cross. ' ARGENTINE STRIKE SPREADS Railway Rioting Marked by Burnerl Bridges and Torn Up Tracks BUENOS AinnS, Sept. 17. Disorders havo broken out In tho Argcntlno railway strike. Tho strikers dynamited bridges and tore up tho tracks In nn effort to prevent tho passngo of troop trains. Tho attack Is spreading nnd tho lenders aro threatening to tlo up tho whole country- They Not Only Bear Messages, but Cameras on Their Leg3 Picture Trenches E Charles Chaplin will reappear In " S at tho Family on. Thursday. Tht a. n. v s- P. C A.'S AUGUST WORK tWOfflen'K ril-rranUitlnn TOnnnvfa Tlon. If dling Nearly 1700 Relief Cases UlUppler ,j0(f days anil reef for horses, J" " other animals extended by tne "omen s Pennsylvania Society for Preven- ,7 "' v-rueity to Animals during the month SSrfl-; . --"w.v... Co,,j, u,v l-o, ...- Jh , a "Port compiled by the agents. nureitln? n ,iA v,nHnA - ...... , tuini,. .... , MWH, l)U(DQ u tUW iV 1,11,11. wput the respect due a dumb animal -"Ming paia a fine of J10 or $50 or, n&rCe. BDfnt tlilrl,. a,.o l loll i2h,JPf'ty cared for 6!6 small animals T lHVatlfnt-H inco i J" animals. Cutting off cow horns and tthil. .aMvB d0ffs and driving horses ketoeilf Under tha liarness were stopped,. rion. 'ur'"anea arinKing water at its fw, ,.tlon during August .to 11.223 on, t ""n.j- uiiunais nnu io iv.liv The Story of a Silver Thimble TWO years ago last spring a young wom an In England, who was doing a bit of family sewing, suddenly took oft tho old fashioned silver thimble from her finger, a relic from her grandmother's days, and gazeu at it wun a ' Church Deillrnfa,, Tn1i r ir E M Pft- W- Ptflotlo V Erth ireu?bsc"l In Trinity Episcopal I Of honn h ' l 2 dedication of a r .. al - wiiiii, wis names on ineru- L,"1 Pash now Inactive nllltary --. wi iv.n ui inn iviBTinnai pi,. u:.v ,.:"v,,"""v." ii'nv U."BeUlL i iMiivfHg inB iMiiar i 'm. 't !FJb. -. ..iLv, RS" i sudden Inspiration. For months she had been racking her brain for a def inite, practicable way In which sho could aid her coun try In tho great world war. It seemed to her that she wa3 such a helpless, petty unit In the great mass of men and women who had been called upon to faco the stirring personal and na tional crisis of their llyes. Sha felt sho ought to bo doing Bomo- ., .. n...4 .'f 1llRt MA'1 HUNDAX un.b - what could she do? , . ,- nnKr seeking for months, There were, thousands. In tho country. . fl t Why not organize a movement, iirei could be melted Into mnVf,rn,!r lis o? the men who were giving their lives for the preservation of their nag? It was a wopaerim ---":., , ca n(.piMsful was had been melted up n?.m0"y;o eaUhy Of course, now and then, a more weaitny patron of the fund'gavo diamond, and other i...i. hut for tha most part, tho entire fSna came from such apparently small and inslgnlflwnt trlnkeW as thimbles. It Is havo entered W w . "--- - the purely financial results, but In a larger and higher way, from the Inspiration It proved to bo to thoso women of England who wanted to do sdrne personal service, and yet who didn't see tho way open for that service. Tho movement Is being started now In this country, I understand, and I am gtad to see It. I havo several thimbles at home one of them a cherished heirloom from Revolu tionary days which, I am sure, will give me a far greater pleasure If melted up for tho boy In the trenches than If left in my tewing table. And I am confident thero aro thousands of other womon like me. It Is not the amount of tho service in dollars and cents that counts. It Is the spirit and tho Inspiration of tho service. It would bo a splendidly patrlotlo Idea If tho sowing circles of every American church would devote a special meeting for the col lection, of thimbles for the boys at tho front. It would bo staggering to appreciate tho results that would come from such an effort. If It were really national In its scope. "A thlmblo day" for tho women of our nation who want to do something for the gallant men they are giving to tha servlco of their country something, even, besides the national click of tho knitting needles sounding from coast to coast 1 I would like to see smch a movement started. It would bo an Inspiration for the Individual members, for their communities, and, above all, for tho boys at the front, who would thus ha,ve a definite evidence that they ara not being forgotten by the dear ones they have left behind. It has been suggested tha proceeds of a movement like this ba used for the education-and training of recruits for our avia tion corps, which branch of the service will take such an active part In our war with Germany. It Is said by. experts the wlnlnng of this war may almost wholly depend on the as sembling of a great American air fleet, properly manned. If so, this use of tha proceeds of the fund might have a far mora Important result even than tha mere sentimental, personal motive of bringing a little extra cheer and comfort to the boys In the trenches, In any event, it seems to me It Is a sug gestion to which the big-hearted, great. vlsloned women of America should rally In Apparently Oovernmont experts bellevo that persons raising animals soon como to resemble tho object of their labors. Re cently a largo local breeder of carrier pigeons answered an advertisement in a. local paper from a Government depart ment tn Boston desiring theso birds for use In the war. Today ho received tho reply from tho Government. It was n blnnk form, an application for enrollment In tho avia tion corps. However, tho report comes from Cincin nati that the army signal corps has mado Inquiry of a club devoted to this sport as to the possibility of obtaining n large num ber of theso birds. Some threo years ngo army ofTlcIals wero in this city to look over tho situation and to find out what ar rangements could bo mado to obtain these birds when required, according to L. M. Gilbert, 1128 Palmer street. Tha carrier pigeon is used for observa tion as well ns for the carrying of messages. Small cameras aro attached to their legs. These cameras are worked by clockwork and aro automatically exposed at a given tlmo. The pigeon Is released, files over the trenches, the exposure is made and the pigeon returns to Its loft. Tho birds are also carried in airplanes. Each plane car ries several birds from lofts nt different points along the line. Each bird Is marked with a different-colored band, which dis tinguishes tlie loft from which It comes. Messages can bo sent all along tho lino by this means. If th airplane is shot down, the birds are released and return to their bases. A carrier pigeon will always return to the loft In which It was born. It Is, therefoie, necessary to breed tho birds at the point it which they are to bo stationed along tho battlcfront. Consequently, tho Government requires old birds, with records, for breed ing purposes. Philadelphia is in a position to supply all of theso needed by tho Gov ernment, according to local breeders. Ono of the local men has attempted to get In touch with tho Government, but has not been successful. Editor-Aviator Killed in Crash CHICAGO. Sept 17. David IC Billings, son of tho llev, Percy Billings, a Chicago minister, has been killed In an alrplano accident near Castle Bromwlch, Birming ham, England, according to word received hero today. Billings was a lieutenant In the royal aviation corps of tho British army. The dead Chicago filer formerly was Sunday editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean. Ha enlisted In tho aviation unit of Canadian volunteers In April, 1917, $30,000 Fire at Coudersport COUDEIlSPOnT, Pa., Sept 17. Firo do stroyed flvo business houses hero early to day, Tho damage Is estimated at $30,000. THE WEATHER . Official Forecast WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. For eastern Pennsylvania: Fair tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer Tuesday; Ugentla to moderate north winds. r Y laVi srai Irtsi rr11i-s In Vlvirlnli (ha northern plains States and tha cotton belt during the last twenty-four hours, while fair weather prevailed In the remainder of tha country. Generally fair weather Is reported from all parts of tho country this mornlnr. under the Influence of a largo area of high barometer that Is central over The American Stores are HEADQUARTERS for Really Dependable Eggs Thousands and thousands of families, in four States, archil the time looking to us for dependable, trustworthy eggs; and we give a great deal of care to this part of our business. By keeping in close touch with the most reliable sources of supply, we try to make our egg business an endless chain of QUALITY the quality that we can fully guarantee. Our standard is high; and to it we add careful candling and inspec tion. Mrs. Housewife, are YOU getting THE VERY BEST EGGS? Don't be satisfied unless you are. "Good enough" is not good enough in careful housekeeping; and egg buying is a very deceptive proposition. There's more real, positive nourishment in a dozen of eggs, at the present time, than in any other food expenditure, of equal cost, you can make if the eggs are FRESH, "Gold Seal" Eggs, 52L T .... Hnn(p sTAilmirc? cnTnnfn1 'Tw sTllilrinca nnrl ftaclinorc . " VFtit Laree. meaty fellows: selected for fullness and freshness the very best a hen can lay. Packed, one dozen in a carton. Carefully Selected Eggs, 47 High quality, carefully selected. We guarantee twelve good eggs in every dozen. c doz. L ln buying your eggs from us, you're taking advantage of but one of the many opportunities offered in the interest of QUALITY and SUBSTANTIAL SAVING. We've a very large following of practical, particular, thrifty people, who regularly buy both butter and egga and ALL THEIR GROCERIES at our stores; and the number is always in creasing. Our stores are safety valves against extortion. American Stores Company EVERYWHERE IN PHILADELPHIA And Conveniently Located in Cities and Towns iA PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE, MARYLAND 11 .ni.nrtMi., i,.hii. ..v.. ""I Ontario and overspreads Uia States t rom 1 K;wS-ttw . . .. -j4,.;a glaMfliiStW ,S . Jrtftrmm-, 'I --. luuu i o .j . ! ''f'U-flf, ', j m 'A?-; w-J J 1 ' W- AVj . i m wrv ;n ' .ii. 'i Vfv ,FV M
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