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THE CRACK IN THE BELL?
A STORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA
BY PETER CLARK MACFARLANE
fnpvrtohtt i$l$, by Public Isdgtr Vot
Tin; fisnn.K in tiik story
JERRV Atcriir.tt. who with hta rl..r
brother Paul. In aMUrly lontlnnlna th
btjulneM nf liv ArrhT Ton, Torki".
rluhbwl Into unronrlnun')", n.l ntflM
by Patrolman HtmndhurKT wlim th t.-.i..-t
man, nutrnitnl nt thf iinlltnmn b brutal
treatment f Merits Knwncv..-ljr, mmrn
to that rrtonnT'K nMlftHnrr. 1tn(nn("rslff
ha btny taken Intn rtu-tnrly hk th final
..p In th ptty V'fftrriittnn nrlsilnjr from
fnrtlnrinl difference tn thr- "Hlimb Fifth"
Wurrl .trrrv l r1f-aa.l from in II. hi
tan dropp1 an1 Stroncburerr "brnk"
that I. rrriirnt-il i riun iwfnr .MnB
"flrH' a the rult f th lntrMfon
nf a family rrlcnd,
UIMHI If. lltTKIM.IIAM. flnnnrlAl
".ntuf- and th tnwi t-wrful man in
Philadelphia t hie nn-l pnlltttnt Iki-h
well a thMr nndTllnim !tior. nn.)
mot a fant. M'hen Uii klnuh.im ilushter.
, .J11J. MM,M Ul ,""" h,r fMlr ilMt .trry i mlMltur th irreat man
cnlla MiMI Mis. an mm.ti, ial m. ,, on th- lomc-Hlntanrp telephone at Atlantlr
Mty JrrVn Maio in nu tn ,.- rrt,uf work of IMmun.R IliirkiiiRham a "inih
button " From
,.. il11!111'1, ',;,', B ' rthlalnn .ai1r. .tern uhilp rfr-Mnc in the T.nfactt
( lurt hrfnrc trturntriB h-'tm m hi. niet Ice-on in .rn.-trnr politiri ff irarna that
the "Organisation'' primary ol.j.rt 4 ".leHiin' out Jol.v and that (unt en Innc n
n rwrfitrmi he iurt 01 t'n ph iih hit lMimeet an.i turnn .t Ur).tihiin niMjor
Itlea In all kpletnilxf and natlormt ilr-tlnna It will not he interfered with lorallj
f I.VV At'!tr.MMU, h Iwnutiful nuiift Jtwlah plrl mrtpa Jeir on the. etreet
aa h la about tn lne" th- lub for lili home and thank him for hla nrnnK drfrne of
th peratfuttd Konno in Uhtn ihf tfaa him Jim tintV.H h mn inter ticure
folloulnjr ih irit-l ifU in forma him IIihI th prienn I
lK JIAI.IHlMt. a thus, plrkp'xket and Riinman, Aa MjU.v la about to enter
br home the i-'ttlh U.inl Biimelr aioi ht-r When vhe r-fLHa nta tniiHtlon tn at
tend h. ilanre b- ilir'-Htcti hr imd lo nbotit to ompln fnri f uhen Sl' fiithT
Inter ene mlldK Malitono. pltud and rernaefui, ha a Aurmtek. Hrrratod on the
rharse nf rerrt Inc atobn irood Whlb' th1 1 coins .-n .et r and Huth etife In
their O.erbrook homra hae formed a "P.ie. Philadelphia'' partv lth the ath.
word, "For Svlw Aiiretiik " In a dl-U"lon will) hit rather and brother Just be
fore thla Jerrv lenrna that
.MM RAM), a I'ntmrita rhblt haa aniandrd J.vrn tn put fmnchlee for a
pur tra'k nrt Howard at rep t throuoh the pptnlrlp.tl t'cHlatHe 1nd In fort v.
etht hour Por erK t'ourrlla have refu?ed t(i ait upon thn rohnr a appliratlnn,
and Ooernnient wrk inrloulj tied up.
tnr. X should think you'd often b m
barrassed about -what what courts to
"puru.M
"Well, Jim known what h wnnli
done, and eonifdmet 1 know beforo he
tell ntf,"
"I ee. And you tlew your 'Job
jou rail It, n one In uhlrh your duty
l to render pnlltlrnl atrtlce: to tho man
thorn rro Hocky nd yh- ImrrylnB "'l" Ir"'. "i '.'," 'u" ,,A ,. t . her,
"ill from tho I.Ack nf the More to inf't """' "'' ! t'd li Pt mo lifr
i him. It fcomoil vrarn plnco they nnd ' for? I'd ho Inyol, nnulrtn't 1?"
I licon toKothcr In their llttlo fnmllv clrrlo .terry. Inoklnu nt the Po'iaro-rlRRod
Inot iilcht. lie einlirnced each ! rountonmue (.f Mnp'strnte IMrry. with
' olnimtely nml kept renrhlnc "lit linml lt wwilth M Jnw nnd paurlty nf hrciw.
i after hand tn tho other rlilldreii nn I Hey with It stamp of low rumtlng and
I'lime runnlnc ip. l.aft nf nil mine little iRtinrant olnrerlty. derided that the man
loadnre; lilni Aurentoky onatrhed Into unuld ho loyal
j hl nrin nnd tioie tenderly, held rlne. " Kiie.s III ho coins," ho oald. put-
nR.iliiKt hln lean, palpltatlnc hreat. tine out a hand. "Thank you ery
I Ilefnro tin. store Itself. hoeer. All- much"
! rentsky's oenpo of relief and Joy depart-. 'Welcome." nured the MnclMratt
ed The little otore wan Bono. Aaion- ut, heartv elafp, and then iidmon-
Kteln stood hehlml the counter. Aaron- ,.hed perminsUely, "t wouldn't he too
Ipteln. thi ifdihrr' hard on Strnmshureor. He's a Rood
AMientoky s ee llRhtfd with malevo. i rnntich Piitrlimaii nnd wouldn't n-heeii
lenee at the siRlit of the rotund llRtiro K;,n, , 014 h( cnt or,,rs p
waddlltiR ahoul within, hut he did not n,t hU Jnh for hl mistake, anil resides-
enter -elthrr did he erv nut nm mil )nll ,.0(ll,-, ,lllm, ),In ,mlrl,
suhdued and oxeirome lu n nlcht ho Inr hlttlnc m ' i r alnly not Hut
hndheenhereft.and ho walked In llherty tnr hlltlnR that lneffe..lo little Uos-
iiow. hut l.v the saerltk'o of 111" saMntt" lto.emvweli: fnr that I hlame him A
nnd nf the pu1iirh and keepsakes of his rcmiirdly hlo a rnnnrdly hlow
wife and I'hlldren. nnd hv the faithful SlronRhemer should hae dlsoheed his
Intercession of n friend, Isaacs, to whom outers And I II tell ou ono thliiR elo
he must ho former Rrnteful, IhoiiRh I don t Intend It. lest till I set at the
hltheito he had barely liked Isaacs source thai Issued llmsn orders, and
That afternoon the Aurenlskys nuned. il'n 1 II make somehnd venl "
for a new family would h- llvhiK behind 'n,P Maclsir.n.. t lowed for a moment
Tlie stoic lomoriow. J.O 'uicai aic an
JUMmeiits inade amnnc the poor, and the
Aiiuntskys tn a nlRht and half of the
day had become poor.
MOTHERS' PROBLEMS
For the Children's Year
Hy MAltY L. READ, n. S.
IMreetor of the Prhool of Mothtreraft Wur liorrlen
750 MEADE lMttf
INTO OFFICERS' CAMP
The Summer Yncation
fCopirloM, tut, hy the TnMIe I.rdgrr ComrnsK)
Ilcgin Training That Will
Make Them Eligible to
Commands
CHU'TKH VII
Jerry ,ln.(M Dhcnrrrir
Till! day the Auiintsks moved was
thf day upon which Jerry. slu
hours on the u.ay Inward recovery from
his wounds nnd with his band.vRes to
rtured to Inonn'.'pleunus plasters coveted
by his lint., went down to answer the
chaiRe of stialluc a pnllceman He hail
some dltllcult.v In pn tontine his brother
Paul fioni ntootnp.in.vlnE htm as a lmd
KUatil "At least ou' take a lawyer Willi
You could Ret a thou-and dollars for ""' perslMed I'.llll
the si "ck or your store" "X"1 iolE d-.w n therenlone Just
Aurentsky Matted at the EURpestlnn ' """.' f -ee wlvt II happen
with n new despair In his eves, for the Meny. on ale not meielv nh.ttnnle.
lo,.k of the unio was his llvW and n "re fonlhaid.v. warned the ilibT
his family's llvlnE i brother. In somethliiR or a hurr
"AaMinsteln wrctld hi
(he store.'
CHAl'TKR VI -iCniiiiiiucili'
THE ensulnR nlsht was one Ions pur
Mtory fnr the wretched .tew-. Tie
t'Ctlv, serEeants and lieutenants- of po-
1l- nmn Tvilrntmen n taller and a
mnpl.tr.it, wore devil, who nltevnn.ed , '""Jidb-n-f j-aaes. "and Elve
In the torture chamber Amnnc them. , ..tl( .aronsteln ts a robber," moaned
too. from time to time, moved a little Auientsk.v.
vollow.eved shvster lawv.r who ap-1 "He Is a llfesaver If he would buy it. '
. ; ,, ., - ... i ri iiii'iod Isaacs
roared to Intervene on the side of Au- Auientsk.v plucked at his beard nnd
rentskv nnd t.n pose ns his fileml n he wished to see his wife, to son ins couln
was nlo lila eo-rellRloulsl When the Able mil In KenslnEtoo. t,. see b's ab.
detedve, nnd the po.lce had eMiaus.ed , 'j'- - " "JZ
themselves In an effort to wilnE n con- cranted. only little v.llovv -e.viil pussv .
fesslnn from Aurentskv. and had only footins Isaacs- had entree to jail and
deeded in frlEhten.ne him ,n.t Into M "l!JrW;,
fear of his life, lliey thiew him Into a i .t s 1 1 the nmrnluR they ndmllted
coll tearlns his hair and ravine in wiiu uis who in see nun i.naos nail con
.-. r i.i i.,,n ' 'enlently found time to make her awar.
rrotept of his lnnocsnee. , of the Eiave state It, which her lun-ham
AtjrrnisKr nivi at no uin. sin.-c m;.
tncarceratlnn be,ett peimltted to see
Becky, his wife, though the faithful
woman haunted the fiont of the police
station, vveeplnc. with Kylvy nt her side,
the Blrl Irylne vainly to cheer her
mother, while her own heart sank like so
much lead When Aurentsky had been
allowed to tewrlu hl own misery fnr a
"So lone, old man. chuckled Jerry,
re
,.,i
I stood, it nil he had told her that money)
alone woulii nvnll
.Monev ah. alwavs umnev Monev
saves the rich Mnney, too", can tan
Hie poor If they can Eel It This was
loElcal reasonlmr tn ItecUv's iniml ami
mad' a lint hose soil for "isa.ics's sow
ings.
"Sell the store, papa ' Sell the stole
and save yourself," she pleaded unhesitatingly
,- I ll,,lnnlu,,e ' III" MlllUMI !' IIVF" Wlllllllll II. IIU'I
mmniEm nour in n .1 j....k. .. ...-, stnrp .ounteied Jncob stubbotnl.v
Anient to enable hlni tn npprcrlntn the "Hut the chllderen the chlldeten--
tdesperateness of his t.ituation'tho yel-pllll" Isadore -all the time I hey cry for
low-eyed lawver was permitted ,o enter I ; &- ;4r,';rrr1?hrlupn,Lnre'.!i
nis con AurenisK.v cnniiieu m wn- even mat you should no ny lis nt homo,
hand of what appealed to he bis one I 'Jive herself! Vh. v es This was
potentlnl and lo.nl friend as at that nf ".ll T-'hi' c.are'd'wlth a shud
a lone-lost brother nnd listened sub-foi "Sell It I take niv tiushcait and
mlsslvely, while the little man made all E on the Mtc.t to peddle again. It
.. i-- 'takes me seven ents lo get m.v store
tnines near. inTlcr, n,nr,. ( (1 i, ) ,If, , ... Am
The lawyer, of course, believed 111 An- hope which springs -n ctirnallv In the
rentskv'a complete innocence, but the human breast for a moment flickered up
circumstances, he ndmllted. wore AAm.u Ift the tobber!
Ins: The allrprd mnrhIe-uorker was n To htm Iaaf l)f nIp- hft Hwnt np liH
notdrlniip burglar T p..ln fin or with t wlfn urtit nut tn toll nf tlio huccoph nf
her misHinn m tue w a it I tip isnar
e,v2a SBfc56
the aroused Eleam of Jerry's eve nnd the
dftermlned -! of Ills jaw. with both
admiration and speculation in his glance
"You'd a make a Eood man In the
ward." he tnmpltmcntcd "Kind of got
vour dander up, haven't vou"'
"Kind of." ndmttted Jerrv
"1 Rot n hlother woikln for von Mr
Arrher." It occuried m the Maglstt.ite
to say at the last. Instructed bv all bis
political Instlint that for Mr Atclni to
know thin might some d.iv make it ,
belter for that brother, or If It turned
out I1i.it Hie brother stood hleh in Hie .
Archer Eraces, mlRht some div make
It the better for the miiRlstt.ile
"Indeed What's his name ' '
'William William I'.urv "
'Why. es. I know him. , subforernan
m our tenipentiE dejiartment . steady
sensible sort of man "
"Ye", sir William's a Rood fellow.
Inn illif.iiuin.il.' that way"
"I'lifoi'tunate" What way""
"Why," smiled the magistrate "He's'
alwa.vs had to woik William don t ,
never have ipilte pull enough to land
him a job "
Jerry also smiled '
"And the liifeieuie l that when a
n. an lands a fit position lie docs not
have to woik " 1
"Well, ' liu.tlllled the ln,lgllrale nnlv
.lightlv enili.it rassed, "It's a d'ffeie.M
kind of work and a different way of
wot kin'
I c in ode tha ' ..aid Jerry "Hood
m. ii nine Mi I'.utv
(C(lTIVI'l:ii TflMflttHfiW)
V ""'
TtftMAI
BREAK TWO Rl
v-v
,ia
Collier Turned Over ih'
sevsen Days Engines I
structcd in Six $j
(snip Meade, Mil,, May lfti
Thli Is a hapny day far nnnroxlmntoly
7RA soldiers, for thai miinber heeln
bfo In the fourth officers' training camp.
Tor a tltt'e more than three months
they will wrertlo with military problems
in an effort to become officers, and If
Ihev succeed In passing the testa will
be placed on the eligible list for com
mission More than inn Philadelphia
hovs have made this camp, but their
names are tint available A list nf the
student candidates probably will bo.
made public tomorrow
Kor I ho week ending May a this camp
pioved to he the most healthful f.f nil
N'ationnl At my cantonments There were
but two deaths, and Its noneffective rate,.
;ii R ni liniO. wns the lowest of any
National rmy camp
Sergeant l''leldliiR I. Wlllcox, Ambu-
lame Company No 5I, of the 501th ward thn minute the 'tiovcrnment
S.iminM Ti.itti was today transferred the word. All rloitw ale abonrd.i'i
n. in.- .ii,ii iriniaiei s i .fp.iruneiu m tiunuers are run. And the v
VashliiRtnn Ptlvate Clifford SI. Colo, cnuipletclv innnned There are.
of the l.illh IVpot lirlRade, was trans- men in the clew Itupert Wry ;!
leireu io me aviation seciion nr tne Me- i cuntain ft
nat enrp at i.aiieiey i-iciu. Hampton. The Tuckanne has already teen-
Vit Cnrporul lieorge A. Zeiss, t.f the Inr dock trial, a try-out for thi.
tjuarlermaster h corps, was promoted to i clues, which worked with precision
a "crgeantcy. power
The bulldlnjr of the collier
has smashed two world record'.
Thirty-seven days nfro the. k
laid nt the plant of the New To
nuiifline Corporation. South
Today the collier, ready for
turned nvr to the U. . Shlpplnf'l
ordinarily, nt Ieat a hundred
are required lo build a vesseffo
slo. The Tuckahoe Is a 500-tond
rlio other record smashed Wfl
lime tnken In the cotutructlon'of,.!
etiRines. nils look six days, fro
moment the bed plains were laM
the enelnes were ready for steam,'7)J
The cetemony or turnltiR the,"Tl
nhoe over to the f'hlpplne Boardri
place nt (ho customs House. thl,vji
The collier Is ready to start
,.
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Mother i the .vinpallielie inmraile anil leaclier in llie home Mimnier
mIiooI, giving Mipccflioii" ami help when (lie children neeil tlii anil
learninp how in aiewer thr ir nne-linii. of "What?" anil "llow'f"
kpiimi nrnitT
srniNti RKSORTA
(AS.M
Have vnn speihil iirntilenis with ihl.
ilren? M-inl llipni lo vtl.s Iteiirt. in rsre
nf ttio Kvenltig I'iiIiIIi litsrr. lrlle
onr fllie.tleus dlthirtt ell one sldp of
the paper nnl, state me iif Hie rhll
ilren In itiniiilis nml wlirtliiT huvs or
ulrl..
at the real 'Miet loners In life. l!o..k
have their t'!ace for reference for di- '
reetlons, for ptoviillug Ihe names of
thine.", for furnishing eact fads of
hlstorv or liioKr.iphy or story
The aee of the chlldten will make a
little ilirfetence In the stories they prefer.
the haudwotk they r,i do. the skill in
workmanship they can accomplish and
Chateau Lake Louis
REBUKES AMERICAN
LACK OF SYMPATHY
".intRV T. ARMIKR
lniportiirh,ih' nm able of nioorl this
morning 'See vou nt the works In a
I'nilnle of hours
Magistrate Parry tccognucd Jerry In-'
stantl.v nnd ri reted him fnmlllarlv and
as an allv tathei than a cultirlt
".Vit charge agon you. Mr Archer."
he nnswiied vvith a mystetlnus smile to
Jiirv's lniiilt
Hut why Isn t thete? deiiMiukd that
the police he had Imputed crime to All
'.fentsky, even telling them that on other
occasions he had dljposed of loot
through the corner grocer
evltable. therefore, that Autentsky
Within the minutes the latter was on
his way.
Within an hour Aainnstein was lu
ll wns In-1 venlnryine the little stock of goods.
iiih appraisal was a very pessimistic
oue--prices cut to the none and th
should Eo to prison for a lone term or totals kept for his e.ve alone. They
snoweu vv nen ne nan mane eveiy pn.
years.
"My vlfe and my poor ohlldernV Au
rentsky lamented "Sylvy! Mv peautl
ful, poautlful Svlvy"' Kor the father
had, from the first, seen In the whole
affair a plot of the accursed Maldono
a trick to cct hlni. her father, nut nf
the way, and then his Sylvy!" In this
grief the merchant tore his hair nealu
.and called on the (lod of Israel to wit-I
ness his Innocence, employing a voice
eo loud that it evoked protest and
malediction from the tanks. j
'SViut up, you dirty Jew'" ypllcd a
guard, and Aurentsky subsided
Isaacs, the ellow-eyed. watched the
wretched man's demeanor with calcu-,
lstini? eye. '
"t couldn't never get mw off before,
a jury In the world," ho sighed pros
ently. and then, after a dreary Interval'
of moaplngs on Aiirentsky's part he,
added 'calculatingly, "but If I had a
thousand dollars I could suuare It."
A thousand dollars: i no savings nt
years. Aurentsky. shook his head stub
bornly '
"Do you remember Joseph Klanjihelm
rner?" asked Isaacs craftllv. Joseph
Klapphelmmet. neighbor to Aurentsky.
arrested upon 'the same charee "stolflt
property" convicted on the tame charge
and sentenced to prison coming bacit
after three ears to find his business
gone, his family scattered and himself
an outcast ' Yes, Jacob remembered
Klapphelmmer very well, and shuddered
to see himself In similar position.
A thousand dollars ' A cheap price
for relief from the agony Aurentsky
wns suffering The mm was mote than
he. had, and yet he grasped nt the lure
of the proposal. A thousand dollars I
To be quit of this entangling plot? To
escape nn uncertain number of years In
r penal Institution? Tn get out where
he could be free and strong tn protect
Sylvy? To spirit her away from the
eyes and machinations of MaUJono?
What a bnrguln !
"Skuvate If.' What sou mean, bku
are It?" Aurentsky demanded of Isaacs.
"Things Is rotten down here," ex.
plained the shvster doprecutlnely "If
you would elve me n thousand dollars
I vt-oiihl cive. tome tn Maldono nnd some
to the Magistrate, and he would dismiss
the caFe on the ground of Insulllclent
evidence."
"And the police?"
"What can they do If the magistrate
dismisses the case?" inquired the shyster
threw'diy.
tnrentskv- did not know. He vv
unversed in such matters. He knew
that the police pounced like hawks and
some they Itt go and some they de-.nni-od
That was all he knew. There
fore, for the little yellow-eyed Isaacs to
tell linn irai """"J ,""". t z , T j
him tiom the Jeopardy In which he stood
...m nit that was necessary to turn
Aurentsky s thoughts to tnat subject
ann mai uiunv.
But. u thousand dollars! He had In
An nia cun In a soctet ttocket in the wall
of his' bedroom, of the existence of
which Becky and he alone knew, the
sum of J2J0, It represented his savings
of two years. He contlded to the lawyer
ht he had this stun of money nnd this
,,U"But y'uu got the store, nlh't you?
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un-
slide deduction nnd narinr:. nn
shrlnKniiio value or im.
"t eeeve ou JS0H. Isaacs," he said
shortly.
"You would, huh, you robber! I
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ft '.VjWSBKW
"ffit .
f
th
RUTH IIUCKINGHAM '
could have you arrested for that al
most for such fraud such cheating of
poor and helpless man. Aurentsky
was a Rood feller, you understand
what for do Mill take the shirt off his
back?"
"I should take the shirt off his back !"
rejoined Aaronsteln with a sneer. "I
should, hey ! Somebody Is taking the
skin off his back nnd the blood out of
his veins what ! Who Is dot. It I am
taking the shirt?"
So the two men chaffered nnd wran
gled "r'our hundred nnd fifty dollars is all
ho will give, the tobber!" communicated
Isaacs at length to Becky, waiting In an
agony of suspense In the Ilttlo living
room at the hack.
Ui(l and $:"( made 72n.
"It can't he done for less than a
thousand." declared Isaacs Imlielessly.
Becky began lo cry She had shed
many tears In the last eighteen hours.
Isaacs displayed no enthusiasm for the
tears, but exhibited signs nf Interest
when the woman dragged out her few
pallry heirlooms and keepsakes; the
small nestegg for S Ivy's dowry, when
ever Sylvy should need n dowty; Sylvy's
own savings and the contents of the
children's hanks.
Convinced now that the family of
Aurentsky had been milked dry, the
lawyer waited while Becky went weep
ing to the pawnshop and came back with
money for the Jewelry
Then Isaacs look Hip SI 20 and (lie
S.Vi which hutl resulted from this
final looting process and went off
lo sen .Maldono and the niiiRislrule.
The coiiMJlralorsi sat together and
divided thn money In three piles.
.Maldono took one pile nnd dropped
It ilellhctMoly Into his pocket with
ii wink nnd u smirk of satisfaction;
the mugi.strale got his pile out of
sight' hurriedly with one furllve
clutch of the hand; Isaacs, how
ever, paused and creasing each hill
lovingly through his fingers, counted
his share again to make sure no
mistake hail been made. .
"Turn him loose," said Maldono.
"and we'll see If he's learned any
thing." The magistrate made a note on
his record of the case: "Dismissed;
evidence InsuDlrlent."
Maldono met the marble-worker later
and gave him a 10 bill. Isaacs mean
while slipped In through the police sta
tion tn Aurentsky In his cell.
"All the robber would give me Is IttO,"
he reported gloomjly.
Aurentsky ground his teeth.
"But for I77J on account of you be
ing a friend of mine they squared) It."
"I can go?" demanded the prisoner,
leaping up excitedly,
'tyou are free."
Aurentskv flunr hla arms about Iuiu
aisna . nun.' .- men - wniner. . tsey
IMiilatlt'liiliiii Oirl Mei'lares
Country Can Ncxer (Jive
Enough to Era lire
Send aid tn Kranco at nine, don't
save it for American wounded when
they come hack. Is the npnl In Inr
i oiintrv-wiiiiieii acioss M-as made in
young man. a trifle piqued, as If some .
one had been interfering In bis peismial ,rr"1!' "'',l '!,rr' n Ml,,c nf t'P'oacli by
affairs. 'Miss Hdllh Untold fillllneham. 13:' West
"Because thete ain't no Policeman pucosti t. liernuntnw n, now In Pails,
Stronghiirger. for one thine, answered , ,,, ,.,,,, , .....
the Magistrate, bluntly ' "' UlllliiEham. who Is twenty. two
"Then they did bleak him?" Jerry i nrs old. and the nnlv daughter nf Mr.
askul a question, Inn his voice fell, ... ,, ,, ,,,,,. .
for he was a trifle dLsma.ved to Hud '"' ''' Harold Ollllnghnm. went
the unseen power acting t-o expeditiously abroad last nctober with the Misses
and so unerringly to accomplish 1(10 ie- .. ,,,. - ,.,i.,i, umim sisters ,.r
suits which It desired "Hut," and ho ,-"" """ l-H-H'-t Ii .smith, sisters or
tecovered himself Miniewhat. "but .vou the late Kilvvanl H Smith, hanker Thev
out Vheln'giMm'i'n!!?1" l",n ,h"' "'"" loln,, ,h0 '',,H Marf "' Uw ,,,,r'v,a
"And ou can't help it I' ho teslgns. v " relrt. and have been employed In
can you'."' leiorte.! tne magistrate. Iping refugees and wounded who ate
Resigned: So that wns the leneth to ', tlnnc ln .irB,. numbers In Ihe French
which they had room to nvold a scandal
"But he ouehtn't to be permitted to capital,
resign," blustered Jerry. "I want to file -p,,, message, which Is nt once a
chatges against that man to show him . , , , ,
up, and to show- the system up. And 1 P'nlest and au appeal, Is conveyed In a
want to know about the little frult-mer- inter written hv Miss lillllneham to a
chant that he anested and clubbed with- , . , . ...,, , , , , ,
out excuse. Some, funny name Itosen- frl'nrt ,wh" refused to send aid abroad
svvlper?" upon the excuse that she was "saving
"llnbcnsowele- -the man that was ar- ivei.vthlug for our own wounded when
rested with you. VhH dismissed!" It ' they come back"
nan plain that Magistrate Parry saw no "i came home from work with mv
sns'acro'fererr'-nn,h,nB m ':-:! "an'jc,; ". r:r, !,""" veili-
"Dismissed? Why. the man was guilty ''T'1 ll',,ra '"" '""'' fl"K
on three counts lie exposed his ft tilt ""'' decided to keep your afghan for
uncovered for tale; he ixposed It on tho , use jit home, tin. letter says. "Just
sidewalk beyond the legal limit, and he a trivial thing, but It Is little thitiHS J
kipt his stote open nn Sunday." like that, coming nt the end of a long!
"There's a lot of them kind of mis- day lu the midst of horror.s that make
demeanants," chiakled the magistrate. , nt lf, scream, that make one feel
"Itojenscwelg wont have no moie ,,..,, 1,,,., , ,i, i.,,.i- ,,t ,,.,t ,,,,.. n,,. '
trouble now that the Deulsch policeman "ysteihal nt the l.uk or n, I symp.ith.v
know-s what kind of connections he had" nn'1 understanding over thero acioss
"You mean that because llnsenscweig the ocean In prosperous America,
is supposed to be a friend of mine and "M.v l.od! Will you never wake tip?
because somebody pretty well known In You can never, never woik nr elve
the city chanced to Inquire for me that rlnllBll for ,(.,,,. splendid people of
this Jew may In the futuin vloate the " . .,,,, i'r. ,, i,r, ,
law with linpunltv?" brance, vvho have homo the brunt of
"Some laws." grinned the magistrate the war for three years and over, and
"If his pull is genuine." .vnu will never know the living hell they
"wen, 11 isn 1 genuine," ueciaren have been thrnuglj and must cnnllnue to
Jerry with emphasis. "Ilosenscwelg is , vo through unless you all help to the
nothing to me one way or the other; Its 1 f.-M-u. .!
simply that I don't propote to stand Idly :1 , ,, ',7, "n a... .n ..s ,.t
by and see one helpless citizen singled I ' "olk ""..""V, ""'""B refugees and
out nnd d.scrlmlnnted against. How. repatriates all diseased, consumptive,
ever, what concerns tne most is the gen- facing only surfeilng, terrible poverty
oral condition that appears to obtain and dlsttess discharged soldiers without
ilovvn heie Haling studied the Coustl- i0 ,. pensions, men with no faces, no
!.,,,,,.0,.,,a'vg,,heir,d,e,'t1 r'felrcd";."! '"-' - "-' J'fJ, "h" ""'
slot.ally since lu editorials and era- 0 Prosperous and happy,
lions. I have lather assumed that It was "What future can possibly await
still In operation." Jerry's tone was such nun except one of endless suffer
nilldly. saicastlc "it steins, however, lug and desolation? To us vvho work
that government as she Is taught and n,nnng these wrecks nf this war, America
as she Is practiced are two different af- ,., 11.. ,iro-uii wo have known Is
fairs, and I keep miming across things JT"1 " ,,," , ", "" "',,:' .ii ,.
down here that make nu want to ask ,ll,r" "nll " rat cou" ,y "h,'rP '"'"
questions." ' nro whole and happy, where there are
Maelstrate Parry smiled the smile of no lefugees nr tepatrlatlales, a land
superior knowledge,, but at the same , untouched by Invasion, unravaged by
t.ine nodded the nod of entire willing- disease1
ness to Impart Ibis knowledge tn a gen-. ..The' oilier dav we gave a trousreau
tleinan at once sn amiable and so highly I . u" """T.', . ,KU. . ......
conneclcd with the ultimate sources of I ln . M'"""'0 B,n ,w," "" ". ' K
political power in the city. a uiscnaigtu winniueu rimm-i. ,, ...m
"Do I understand." 'asked Jerry, stone blind and both nuns were gone.
taking advantage of this, obvious grac- p nnd yet their faces were shining with
lousness of mood, "that you. a mag. i0,. i,,. KO proud of the bride he can
iMli-.ila il 11 I a illomluu iiniMiilnl,.! -lki ' . .
,.,o.r. ....... ...-,,..-0 .. ....,.!.... in .. ,i-1 ,,,.. .,, nl. inuc,. Touav 1
AHOMi: SPMMHIt SCHOOU-havo worKinansnip iney can accomplish and
.,,,.,,, . . the kind nf Intetest they have In nature
you ever tiled II If you want lo A ,.,, ,,of , ,,,,, ,hp ,
renew your youth, to havo a wondetful csnntlal hooks and a five-foot shelf will
cultural coiiiso for yourself, to get h '"rnlsh luxuries. , sullcase will hold
, , , ... , ,, , , all Ihe isseiitlnl tools nnd niatetlals for
comradeship with your children and nn h,inrtttnlU. ,..., ,,,.' ."'n' 1 .
nnderslandlne nf them such as you had weekly record of what Is belne acenm-
never expected, have n home summer pllshed nr ealned. mother can see that
school and conduct it yourself. value, are being Ealned without having
As in any field, lu older lo get doll- " r, "-" "t what must be done ,
nlte values, make substantial gains,
then, must he definite planning nf the QI'KSTIONS AND WSWIIRS
activities to be carried on and the col- , ,,, ' ' ' .",'."
, .. ... I tlsvo n Min of .ivt-en who lis- jilunvs
tertlnc nf miii.' ttr coosary rUlpnietit and , t tended Humnt erhool reiiiUrK ,,nd Je?mM
toolt Att.x nintlirr u ho Ciin road can lnteretd until Utt Sou- he doe not
do this fnr ht-r hlldrm, and the mnM "J"-" ,fn ",'V V'( VM" to waI!? "b'1,t .,IJI
1 . .1 .1 .it 11 1 . l street Willi oilier lo eotne of whom 1 do
highly i duelled mother will find difiii ' n, ,. f..r. or u. nn off in t,m I
Is still much for her to leain If she hs Hlvvnye i.en mi upright well liHiari
will Income such a comrade with the l,m I'U' '. m sornewh..! werrlea l.y his
, ... , ., rresent las es MflS P S
children for the summer. ' '
"What can I do now '."' will never bo a What sott of a person did be havo as
wall and seldom a terrain for th" dill- " Sund.i.v-school teacher? Wns It some
.Iron whose summer has Ihus bee,, ?''" "'."'"'rA1? ,'""' '"f '!?!!"', a,r "T,
., , .. t.i nt ., i . i - 't some one vv tio was Torma or who ddt
planned. Neither will they be teasltiB , , ) ,. , ,e,., ,,ovs, ,B u' '
to go lo th movies, or In some other' Sunday school wheie the hovs and girls
child's house, nor will they play In the have teal studying to do nnii make real
streets or In the devil's kindergartens, progress? Ho they have anv responsl-
Partlv this will be because thev have bllltles. and Is thete any attempt In do.
so much that Is Intetcstlne and inlu- "''U' ",H." T"'" ,anmm-' ,,0H "'this
able ,o do a. homo and partly becauso ; .ijnrvhinl""' llld'u I
mother Is so deeply concerned ns to that you s.eak to the scout master and '
their whereabouts nt all hours of the ask hlni to eet your hoy Interested, but
day and night. don't mention Ihe matter to the boy Do'
The subjects selected for discussion I me same tiling with the hoys Under nt
nnd work during the summer should the Y. M. C A Those men understand
bo matteis lu which the chlldicii th. in- I:"' ,,""'' !,I1,,"I"L V,?, ,'',.'i1'r',l,H ""''
, , , t i. ii i .i ynur nnv nnd run Nh mm the mhmtwre
selves nie deeply and vitally Interested j,0 , Peking, while at file same time
Thero Is story. telling, story-making and npy nrH keeidng his idenls in the right
story -plnyine. There are nil the hand- ' direction.
crafts and manual work carpentry. I
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IN THE
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Canadian Pacific Rocki
Among the Lake In (ha Cloud "WMfc
dowslraming million-dollar pleturat'Hio
COMMODIOUS, RESTFUL, LUXURI0I
Set face to face with Mlehtv Victoria. &;!
Glacisr. Swiss and Canadian Guidw,i"iJ
Mountain Climbinp, Coaching", Boat-'.;-;''X"l
ing. Easy walks and ridos on AlplM.V 'J
Trails at
CHATEAU LAKE LOUII
Liberal itop-oter prlrllecei from Coait to
Phone, write or coH for information
on Rt$ort Tour No. 130
B. r. CI.AYT0Ni CltT Pe nrrr, Atent
Canadian Pacific Railway
F. R. PERRY, fien. Agt. Pass, Dept
f,2fl Chestnut f-treet. rhllsdelnhla
1331 llroadn, evv tork litr
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mi
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gardening, wniklne in clay and cement,
drawiue and painting, making things nut
of paper, pastehoatd, sticks whatever
material Is at bad. knitting, sewinc.
weaving, housework, cookine. There is
the gieat nature world to get better
acquainted with, to know nunc Inti
mately, to know mote about birds.
What shall t cet fnr a hlrtliii.iv orrsrnt
for my niece who will soon b eUht years
n!C I knew wtiat Isiys like, t.ut 1 h-vet
slrl t'NCt.i: JACK
She will ptnhably ndnte you to your
dying dav If you eet her any one of Hie
following' A box of water colots nnd n
Kate lireenaway Palntbook, a tnv
kllchen tslze and furnishings nccordlng
lo your purse ami nor economic con
Kfshisr.
L-l i- L.Ut. 11
AiMS
3(oPSsKTIi2itiaW3W
u.rsi.v. '1? MOM "anai. T
MSLXMflHMrin
ttees and flowers, stones anu shells, i.ntinn, from Jl ini) : a tov stove and
stars and clouds, w-onthor. bills and cooking utensils (same conditions) a
vallevs brooks or rivers or ocean life cutout dolls bouse and furniture fp.iper
This Is not a school of learning facts "r pasteboard), s i set of paper dolls, a
,,, r hnoks Inn ,.r exoloiloir exoerl. 'roquet set; a Utile wrist watch, a
out or books, but or expioitng, expert- , , ,fu, s,., ()f ,,,,,,.
mentlng. constructlne. living with un
title, living out gieat stories, playing , litmA V APOI.KM'DM'i;
NARBERTH MEASLES RIDDEN M'ADOO'S DAUGHTER ENGAGED
Kiiiilftnic of Maladv Puts Most' Mrs. Martin to Wed Clavton
1 ... . .' 11I..1 oiii.ii,,.-
ol town to yiiantntino ri.tit. jr., oi i-niiaiiripina
Kver had the measles? Narberth has'
The public school there was closed
'f7M
jw-il'i.m
tV' 1?'.T, .IM
miakUviiym
v I i.nwonti. x. .1.
wiuiwoon. .v. j.
MILVvrOO
Secretary of the Treasury nnd Mrs.
William (!. McAdoo have announced
the engagement nf Mr McAdoo's
daughter. Mrs. Taher Martin, nf
I hestnut Hill, to Clayton Piatt. ,lr of
this city. The date of the wedding In
Philadelphia will be announced later '
I Mrs Martin, who Is the eldest daugh
ter nf Mr. McAdoo. is the widow of
yitterday. Ten per cent of the pupils
and one teacher. Miss Clayton, fourth I
ward teacher, have contracted the
malady, according tn William Melcholr.
the piinclpal.
naniei mil, cniei oi .aroerin pnucr. , -. , Mattln. who died two ami ,. half
has had a haul time lo get enough years ngo. Her Ilttlo daughter. Miss!
quarantine signs tn go round Nona Martin, won attention six weeks '
In one family four children contracted ngo when she drew the strlne that un
Ihe disease In succession As the child '"' the replica of the statue of Lib
last afflicted was lecovotine. ,,n ,ril nrty wiien her grandfather opene d the ,
, , ... , I third 1. berty Loan ca n pa gn In Ph la- .
two again came down with measles delphia. '
M l ' mm I
B4tete2Zz.
.wsfzrm EixdrWL
'aiaikr
M-vuui j JJwrr-J1! i. sea
VA rKfe lar
?: iMl ' go
IJ7'
r
out a hearing two of ihem In fact
gave
oui u oval niKiwo oi i neni n laci , .. , .,i,u i,vonM
regardless of laws violated,' simply on warm ''"thes tq a s-nldler of France
. ... ,. ...... .. .... ...t.n.A ...l.nlu tat-a fmr lh eOB OOW'O.
an iniliuaiiuu nun souieoouy or con i'" ...w. ...... .. . ..... .....
sequence In the city would be pleased was shot away; a sort of curtain hid
If the matter were given no further pub. t,e place where It had been, and he
"c!.t".'. . ........ 'could barely whisper.
-nen, noi rcii- iimi, air. Arcner. i ..DrftssnK refugees Is the hardest
1 had orders to do what I done." ; , ' '.' ,, , h,r, , h
"And 'orders' are above the law?" , Part of my work. It Is hard to find
Are you klddln'7" Inquired Magistrate ' the right things. They always want
Parry, beginning to suspect that he was black and we never seem to have any.
being made the hutl of humor. ' And some of the garments sent us are
".No, magistrate." reassured Jerry. "1 , BO flimsy and Ill-suited. These poor
was never more In earnest." And then, ' ,ns, nt ..horn were prosperous
presuming upon the friendliness of the i ,)e0,p,,'. . " ' n ?S before the war
man, which was as plain as his utter and lived comfortably before the war
lack of any sort of Judicial pose, the , must stand in line for hours awaiting
kindergarten student of ward politics their turn at the depot. And then they
decided to consider his first 'question
suriicieni: answered and to press an
other and more Interesting one.
"Hy the way, mny I ask, Judge Parry,
what has been ynur training for jour
magisterial position?"
"Jimmy Csrey got me the Job,"
"Job?"
"It pays $3000 a year.'-'
"But what had you done to prepare
yourself to sit ns a magistrate? Were
you a lawyer?"
"I-iiwyer, no!" anil Parry laughed,
"I was u dock foreman: and my first
year hi poll Iks I delivered eighty,
two voles off my own doclc. The
next, election I carried my own divi
sion by one hundred and sixty-nine
majority, there only belli' two hun
dred and twenty odd votes In It,
After that 1 cot to be sort of a
lieutenant of Carey's, you might say.
lie put me on Ihe force for a couple
of years, then promoted me to
sergeant for three months to sort
of learn me the roMtt. and alter that
me Mere., i v ueen nere ever
.rfn have only three articles In six
months. Some nf the things sent from
America are sickening."
Pnn't suffer with eornt. ask m
your drug, 1. 1. )(, win sell you 4Z
A. V. Pierce's Corn Plasttri. with gS
h positive money-bark guarantee, w
Hunijreua of thousands of people 3
have uied Ihem durlna tha naat 0a
sixteen years. Don't experlmeht 5
wnn ar oa. wnien mav burn ina
' akin, acll and Injur the Block
; Inga. For Sna you ran buy enough
: tn treat H coma, for 10c enough
to treat 3 corns. Always parked
In a vreen box. By mall If mora
; convenient. Vv'tnthrop Hales Co.,
! 110 Wret aid m.f.N.w Tork.
IT .fit-
To Every Wife, Mother
and Sister
of Our Boys in Service
The Most Impressive Parade in
Philadelphia's History
Will Ik Given on Wednesday, May 22, at 3 P. M.
Only the Wives, Mothers and Sisters of the Boys
in Service Will Participate
In order that this parade may be sill that it should be,
and reveal to Philadelphia as never before the fjreat num
ber of patriotic wives, mothers and sisters the boys in
Uncle Sam's service have left behind, every wife, mother
and sister of such a boy is earnestly urged to preserit her
self on FRIDAY, MAY 17, until 9 P. M., at the nearest
headquarters of the district in which she lives, and receive
a service flag to carry in the parade and printed instruc
tions relating to the parade.
The Districts and Places to Report on May 17 are as follows
THE - SEA
f.4
A
ILDWOOD CREST
W 11.
x Vlj
dorc cottages, bungalows and apart.'
tits have bem rented for the comln';,,;
scn man were ever laarn ueiore ailj
3 time of the year. Persons partlcu-,i,
about location should make thelr,i'
ilce nt once, for the best places arift
me rapidly.
1
SPEND YOUR VACATION AT
WILDWOOD THIS SUMMER
Pest surf bathing, boatlne. deep-sea fishing, crab.
bine and motoring in the east. Klve miles of vvldei
boardwalk Many entertaining nnd high
class amusements, Including concerts twice
dally by a splendid orchestra of well
known artists
Make your hotel reservation nr rent a cnt
Itige Mw, for Wlldwood Is going to bp the
busiest resort on the coast this summer
Kor folder or detailed Information write
tMlay In
J. WHITESELL, City Clerk
wii.nwoon, n. .i.
4ft
$v' :
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I'liroMI MOt'XTAINS.
BUCKW00D
M i
Jfca irffiw?'
'Twni
IINN
FIREPROOF
Milw nf e-on-Delawsre.
rennsilvanla
Seuson'a Opening
IwriiD-nlnlh of May
Home of Hie Fanioua
Miawnee C'ounlri Ciuh
(iolf Courae
A. J. & C. V. Murphy, Manager
Address until Mny IS'
LU'ltr.I, IKII.'SU. I-IKKHOOI). N. J.
IV KB N BKWVII.I.K. I'A.
SOUTH PHILA. DISTRICT
1308 South Broad
CENTRAL DISTRICT
Liberty Loan Headquar
ters, Broad and South
Penn Square
NORTHEAST DIVISION
4343 Frankford Avenue
KENSINGTON DIVISION
Wingohocking Creek,
South side
Frankford Creek,
South side
Delaware River,
West side
Poplar Street, North side
Broad Street,, East Bide
'&-iX't'-Xh fcV f2ffJf.v..
MANAYUNK
4376 Main Street
R0XB0R0UGH
Lyceum Hall,.
Lyceum and Ridge Ave.
GERMANTOWN AND
CHESTNUT HILL
45 West Chelten Ave.
OLD YORK ROAD DIV.
4942 N. Broad
NORTH PHILA. DIV.
N. W. cor. Broad & York
WEST PHILA. DIVISION
Philomusian Club,
3944 Walnut
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GALEN HAIL-IN-THE-MOUNIAINS
trKKMSRSVILLE. PA.
The beautiful Spring Resort of
Eastern Pennsylvania and the only
one of Its data.
Dry Air. Unuiual scenery. Every comfort
for long or ahort uy. Daily concert. Very
excellent lab'e. Golf. Ititha. Msiiaga So
larium. Resident Phyaician. MuOern Gar
ay. Long-dUUnre telephone.
Phil. nd Heading H. It -Through Pull
mns from New York and Philadelphia.
IIowasd M. Wing. Manager.
ATl-lN'Tiri riTV. N. .
TRAYMORE.AT
iMMjQSljiTEATrHOrrlr
0('i:N CITV. N. J.
)' JL-k.
HOTEL BRIGHTON
Opens Wednesday, JuneiJ,
ajtri season under ownerahln manas
nooKiei. it, it.
I.A Kll lU'XMIIRH. VT. V:
Ht'MMKB TAMPS
-t PARADISE
OP WATCHS-
CAMPVEGA
CHARLESTON, ONTARIO; CAN.
AN ISI.AMI FOK 11UVS. 8 to IS year.
Pishing, hunting, .awlminlng. vailing, trnnla
outdoor theatricals hikes, cano trip,
carpentry. taxtderm- tutoring. Two motor
lioata. One largo central hulldlng and out
door aleeplng bungalowa Traveling expense
from New York illy. t'.'S round trip. Includ
ing berlh and other eipenara. Tim 1'.' hour.
SIRS. IIKNHY JVAHD IlKtCIIKU
MB. II. r, I.O.Ml, Director
til Meat I5th St.. New York City
MONTESSORI CAMP
WYCO.MIIK. PA.
Children thre Jun If S1SO
la twelve ear to hrptember 15 --
tn Cimp there 1 alwioa soni. thing needed
to be donet peraonalltv la developed through
..tlwllw snrf teateil hv UMin.rMllAn Mdlh.
nlhera. Discipline la okialnei) through hVlt
el nrcer inn pi inuiwu, mrme
car of animals nnd rle,.-1
. -..
"The Moat neautlful Spot In An
JULIAN RALPH. Am
tV
Lake Dunmore
:00 Room io with Prlral I
AND COTTAGES
.. - ..... i
io io Koorn wita Biiafe', .
Lake Dunmore.
IHEART OP THE ORKEN ilOl
GOLF TENNIS F1SH1
Tor rmtv and roervatlonB wtlUI
McKINNON. Trop.. Hoora 721, Utt
uvitvu, atmww.
After May IS Addreaa th :
Booh marly. Special all'ttm
YORK IIAKIIOB. MK. H
YORKSHIRE
JVmK HAKBOB. MAIM1
vinnrii joii, unacr prricni i
j ""r. a moatrn wrn-app
cr wticini Dacn no cutti. :
nun aur fTH. 4V
UKK HUXAPEE. W. I
BEN
M C D B-.'M
In lh .foothill of the W
ceautirui imm Bunape-,
WTKAMMHf :
Merchants
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