5 &.? WHft. .-vzj EVENINGv. PUBEIO iCEDtJER-PHIBMJEEPHM, BA.TUBDAJY, H.TJGTOT 17, 1918 .-& & ' X'Vj,;3 I r v ycrar gossipabout people (- Nancy Wynne Hears News of Philadelphians in West Virginia. Lieutenant Bullitt Killed in Action Wedding Today in Cape May iTYVN, or rather out, In West Virginia, 1J In tho coal fields, they havo been Rearing about and seeing pictures of tho battlefields of France. Captain IFrank f Schwab, of the British army, and our own ilJeutenant Sutton, also of tho British Kforces, havo been traveling In tho Slato Itelllng of their wonderfully interesting ex ffperienccu in tho war and showing motion f' pictures of No Man's I,and only they call it Yankee Land now. don't they? Captain SfSchwab and Lieutenant Sutton Rtopped fat White Sulphur Springs on their way north and thrilled a ballroom full of visitors It there. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Glasgow. Jr., wero down there this week for a few d.ys, having gono from Washington for f tho Horso Show last Friday and Saturday. fMr. Glasgow went over tho famous eight. It een-holo golf course every day with Mr. pHenry AVaters Taft, Mr. John B. Stanch- lM nt Koxrr Vnrlr. rfntl .TlldCa HCnrV Priest, of St. Louis. Mrs. Jesslo Nalle, of Bryn Mawr, has a chouse at White Sulphur Springs in Second 'Virginia row, and her daughter. Miss An ' gela Nalle, has gono down there to bo with her. Rebecca Thomson, who la staying at tho Greenbrier' with her parents, Mr. and W Mrs. Walter Thomson, gave a tea on Tues day afternoon. Captain Thomas C. Henry 5j also among those at tho Greenbrier. ; Mr. nnd Mrs. Glasgow and iviiss Josephine McCluro were among tho guests at tho largo dinner that Mrs. Henry Hut ledge Bulst, of Charleston, S. C, gave on tho Dorch of tho Greenbrier this week In h honor of tho British officers, General Sir f .Charles Gunning and Colonel Percy Her f bert, D. S. O., who nro Btaylng there, and f'Lady Williams-Taylor, of Montreal. I KNOW that everybody .Joins me In heartfelt sympathy, for tho Bullitt fam- ( lly on tho death of Lieutenant Kichard f Stockton, iiuiiitt, who was uiuea m uuuuu f on July 19. Ho -was a second lieutenant, i yOU KUUW, uuu WUIlb VJct vttwjr .11 mu .- mer when so many men tetr. urap iiun- j, cock. Ho received his commission In May, t and was ono of seventy men out of I!000 f wno wero commissiouou. xiu wun mu sun f, T.mrnn Tttltlltt wbn la at dllm MltV for tho .summer, nnd u brothor of Jean Christian Bullitt nnd Logan Bullitt, Jr., '- and was ft, popular member of tho First tClty Troop until it broko up last year. Ho was killea tho day alter no went into nctfon. It la terribly hard to recover and i "carry on" after such grief and shock, but 1 it must bo a comfort when your "blue star turns to gold" to knoV that tho splendid soldier it stands for never hesitated in I'his duty and went into battle bravely and J without fear. And tho world knows that f ho gave his llfo in a most glorious cause !!'and that his name will bo placed among 'those that havo stood for heroism and sacrifice all through tho history of our . country. , r T7"ATHEItINE POTTER and Walter J.XVjiverv ara to ba married todav. volt 'remember, in Cape May, at tho Church fof the) Advent. Tho wedding will bo very : simple and quiet, with only the families f and a few other guests. Tho reception will do most informal, jno invitations navo j been Bent out for tho church or tho ro- 1 tage. Huberts, will bo her Bister's only at. tenaant, ana ine ceremony is to ue per formed by thej Rev, Paul Sturtevant Howe, rector of tho little church. They aro going away for a short trip, Tiecauso Ensign t Aver? b-aa only a brief leave from Pensa- cola, Fla- wrhero ho la stationed with, tho naval aviation corps. Katherlne is going down there with him. I hope there are no iitunorlnA ficrhte Hiirlnc flip wpddlncr. he. cause personally I can't imagino sitting ''t quietly inside a building oven during any--, thing 459 interesting aa a wedding while r there; Vraa a perfectly good tattle going on , outside. trith .guns, and things roaring" t around ''promtscuousllke,', can you? EN yolt aro ono of twins you expect I, -.t" tc to be taken for tho other, and yon 5" answer Just a3 readily when your best S friend calls you "Betty" as you do when she calls you "Doris." But when you aro living at home In one part of town and your "Just, sister, a few years- older, mar-rledVtad- possessed of a precious Infant, is living in an entirely different part of town, you do ieel that you could uso an identity .' -f vonp own. There are two sisters I know who answer this description, and iJJfliey are quite accustomed to speaking to some, smiling person mui nicy never suw before, fop fear ofi hurting the feelings of , one of sister's) friends, although they don't feel that they look alike and their eyes j, are entirely different in color. But every- body thinks they look "Just llkek twins." f so they havo to accept it. Tho other day the likeness was provea aennueiy. iietty fj,was walking up Walnut stieet with a v friend who sees her not every day but "three times a week, anyhow. Tho day ; was hot, that goes without sayhig, and tho conversation had been lagging for j'so'me time, bq Anally thy Just let It go at I that and contented themselves with think- Xtging. 'Asrthey neared home Doris, the mar- sprleajBlsteri wno noa run into town lor me Kva. Yvt T)n Afanrt "nmo nut tVifi dnn" ll& . ' klCand started toward them. Friend knows 'HT.Arln nil wfill aa she l(now Rettv. birt I Cthink I remarked that she had been think- & Ing-r-she wears a service pin and her mind was still perhaps "over there" when she turned around, recognized Dolls and isald cordially and a llttlo absently, "Oh, n hello, Betty 1" NANCY WYNNE. Social Activities Mrs. Edward C. Lee. of Ilaverford. will (leave tomorrow for Cape May, where she twill1 spend a week as the guest of lier (daughter, Mrs. Slgourney Mellor, at her rot- Itage. Mrs. Lee will be accompameu oy ner (ton. Ensign miner uee, u. t. iv. K! J Mr. and Mrs. J, Marechai Brown, Jr., or Bryn Mawr, are spending August In Atlantic ECU. Mr. Jacob Rlesel. Jr.. of 6211 Wayne avenue, will leave on Tuesday for Atlanta, '0a., where she will spend several wieks to ii ntar her husband, who Is stationed at J Jrort McPherson. r; (ind Mrs,.BenJamln Rowland, of Ablng- Vvllliicave ituHiutruw tur vuihj auuvvcilb. X. II , where they will bo Joined by their son, Mr. Benjamin Rowland. Jr., who has been spending tho summer there. Mr. and Mrs. Rowland and their son will visit Mrs. Rowland's mother, Mrs. Jdhn U. Lennlg, at her summer home In Magnolia, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Smith, of 2039 North Thirty-third street, announto the en gagement of their daughter, Miss Frances Elizabeth Smith, to Mr. John Henry Foley, of Colorado Springs and Minneapolis. Miss C. Yerkes, of this city. Is spending several weeks at White Sulphur Springs. W. Va., where she entertained at tea this week. Mr, and Mrs. Mahlon B, Paxson, of 5956 Overhrook avenue. Overbrook, have returned homo from spending a week at the Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City. Mr. and Mrs. D. Pearson Pearce and Mr. Pearce'8 parents, Mr. nnd Mrs, John W Pearco, are spending a short time at the Rltz-Carlton, New York. Miss Mary McCurdy, of 6901 Overbrook avenue, left Wednesday to visit Miss Idella Gribbel at Camden, Me. Miss Qrlbbel's en gagement tb Miss McCurdy's brother, Mr. Aubrey McCurdy, was nnnounced lait spring, Mr. McCurdy Is now In France. Mrs. John Blackford, of New York, li the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles C Watt, of Wnyno avenuo and Hortter street, Germnntown, for an Indefinite lslt. Miss Lenoro Fisher, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. IT. P. Fisher, of Gennantown, Is spend ing several weeks as the guest of Mm. George Ayrcs In North Asbury Park, N. J. Tho engagement of Miss Fisher and Ensign flcorgo Levis Ayres has been announced. Mrs. Martha J. Magee has returned to hor home In Germantortn after n month's visit In Orr's Island, Me. The engagement Is announced of I.Isb Sarah Taylor, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Taylor, of 932 Rockland street, Logan, nnd Mr. Edward A. Greene, of thli city. Lieutenant Charles Carvln, U S. R, who has been stationed at a southern aviation camp, Is spending his leave In this city. Mr. and Mrs. Harry W. Weymann, of 2303 Groen street, havo received word of the safe arrival overseas of both their sons, Mr. Herbert W. Weymann, C. Y. V. H. N. II. F , and Mr. H. Power Weymann, U. S. N. A. Mr. John Buckley, U. S. N R. V. Is spend ing a furlough at his homo In Lansdowno, after having been In France for some time. QUIET WEDDING TODAY Miss Anna Mario Strain Becomes Bride of Captain Louis Garland Gibncy 1 ulet wedding, which was of Interest XI ,h, """ I"5' " Wilmington, took place this morning at 9 o'clock In the Church nil ? F""s,rte SaIe. Forty-seventh street nnd Spring leld avenue, when Miss Anna Marie .Strain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ldward J. Strain, of 6030 Cedar aenue. be rame the bride of Captain Louis Garland nibney, United States army, son of Mr. and Mrs. James IJ. nibney, of Wilmington. Miss Strain was attended by her sister Miss Elizabeth Strain, aa maid of honor, and Captain Glbney had his brother, Mr. Fred crick Glbney, as best man. The bride wore a wedding guwn of white georgette trimmed with beads and a hat of white georgetto crepo and ostrich tips. She carried a shower bouquet of Bride roses and lilies of the valley. Tho maid of honor wore a frock of white net and pink taffeta and a pokn bon net of pink georgetto crepo and taffeta and carried an arm bouquet of sweetheart roses and forget-me-nots. After a brief wedding trip though the South Mrs. Glbney will live at San Benito, Tex., where Captain Glbney Is stationed with Troop M, Sixteenth United States Cavalry. HAS FIVE SONS IN SERVICE Tunkhannork Man Sends "Baby" to Join Marines Tunkliunnork, J'u., Aug. 17. .Tames G. Lelghtun, of this town. Is proud of his flvn boys, all of whom aro now doing their bit for their country. All aro ofllcers except the "baby," Richard T. Lelghton, seventeen, who came home from Phillips-Exeter Academy a month ago and asked permission of his "dad" to Join his brothers. He Is now training with tho ma rines at Paris Island, S. C. Lieutenant Commander Frank T. Leigh-, ton, graduated from Annapolis In 1909, is) now lieutenant commander on a tender to a, fleet of submarines. He was at Columbia, and Cornell before entering the Naval Academy. LleutenanJ; Bruce G. Lelghton, graduated? from Annapolis in 1913, la stationed at a. naval aviation station "over there." Lieutenant Delmar Lelghton, twenty-one, left Harvard to Join the United States ma rine aviation servlco and is now in France. Lieutenant James Herbert Lelghton is in the 304th Company, Seventy-sixth Division, now along the western front. He Is a Har vard man and qualified for a commission at Plattsburg. He was with the Massachusetts cavalry along the Mexican border. RED CROSS GARDENPARTY Annapolis Chapter Will Benefit by Affair in Baltimore Next Saturday Baltimore, Md., Aug. 17. A garden party will be given for tho benefit of the Red Cross at the residence of Rol land M. Teel at Severna Park next Satur day evening. There will bo dancing and other entertainment. The function Is given at the request of the Annapolis Chapter of the' Red Cross, which expects Its auxiliaries to raise money to pay for the supplies of wool and other material It furnishes the county branches! to be transformed into garments and articles of comfort for tho soldiers. A similar affair held last summer netted 500. Mrs. Edward IL Wroo, Mrs. Adolph Rotan and Mrs. Teel compose the executive commltteo In charge of arrange ments. MORE CITY MEN OFFICERS Others From Here Among Those Awarded Army Commissions Soldiers from this city and suburbs whose commissions were announced at the office of the adjutant general today Include: Captain, engineers. August H. Elliott, Wayne; second lieutenant, ordnance, Alex ander Boyd, Haverford; Rudolph R. Dorsey, 5215 Chancellor Btreet; first lieutenant, corps of Interpreters, Lemuel II, Davis, 3641 Locust Btreet; second lieutenant, nlr service, aero nautics, Earle Leslie Pierson, 231 North Fifty-ninth street; second lieutenant, In fantry, J. E. Houseworth, Jr., 2935 Cumber land street; captain, aircraft artillery, Her bert K. Webb, Elklns Park. ROOF GARDEN DANCE TONIGHT Ardentes Club of South Philadelphia Will Give Entertainment at St. Timothy's Hall The Ardentes Club of South Philadelphia will give a roof garden dance this evening at St. Timothy's Hall, 714 Reed street, at 8 o'clock. Professional talent will entertain. Mr. Paul Murray, the tenor of the Melody Trio, and Samuel Dandy will entertain with a few vocal solos. Miss May Palnest and Mr. Nathan Weiss will give an exhibition In eccentric and whirlwind dances. Mr. Albert Cabot and Mr. Edward Belner will aUo give an exhibition In clog dancing. The muslo WW be furnished by. Nett's Jazx Orchestra, ENGAGEMENT mm l v -r ; v V. V rju S..M ! iMWi? iK-f mmKZfr'-r-,?v:-!z ; i- ,2. ?.-: r: "3yii -H .-------------------------B-4 tiiSii. MISS LENORE MURPHY FISHER Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert P. Fisher, of 5532 Wayne avenue, Oenuantown, whose engagement to Ensign George Levi9 Ayres, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Ralston Ayres, Jr., also of Grrinantown, lias been announced by her parents QH,MOM,T!riOiNDr! " f wy .. Copyright. Wlfi. hv Eleanor II, Porter and oil the Piiblio I.tdoer Company. Bu Permission of llouahton Htfflin Company, All Itiuhls ltesemd. TIIK STOUY THUS 1WK Stanley (1 Kulton. inultl-inllllonalre, is inn quoradlnit In Illllerton as John Smith. Ki'neRloiilst. As ii matter of fuot. ho Is buiy watrlilnit iv.attu he has suddenly inudo wealthy. IIo llnds It ln- "Andlfe' flndl moat Interest In Miss Maipjle IJuff. uhoHu father married tho mother of tna HMI' dells and survived hor. CHAPTER XV (Continued) WHEN Miss Flora had gone, Miss Magglo turned to Mr. Smith with eyes that still carried dazed unbelief. "Did Flora say that Frank Blalsdell had sold his grocery stores?" "Sho certainly did I You seem surprised." "I'm moro than surprised. I'm dum founded." "Why? Don't you think, like Mrs. Jane, that he ought not to enjoy his money, cer tainly!" "Oh, no. He's got money enough to re tire, If ho wants to, and he's certainly worked hard enough to earn a rest." "Then what is it?" Miss Magglo laughed a llttlo "I'm not sure I can explain. But to me. It's Just this: while he'd got plenty to rotlro upon, ho hasn't got anything to to rctlru to." "And, pray, what do you mean by that? "Why, Mr. Smith, I've known- that man from tho time ho was trading JacMcnlvci and marbles and selling paper boxes for flvo pins. I remember tho whipping ho got, tow, for filching sugar and coffee and bean3 from the pantry and opening a grocery storo In our barn. From that time to this that boy has always been trading something. He'H been absolutely uninterested In anything else. I don't believe he's read a book or a maga. zine slnco his school days, unless It had something to do with business or groceries. Ho hasn't a sign of a fad music, photog raphy, collecting things nothing. And ho hates socloty. Jane has to fairly drag him out anywhere. Now, what I want to know Is, what is the man going to do?" "Oh, ho'U find something." laughed Mr. Smith. "He's going to trael. first, any how." "Yes, he's going to trael first. And then we'll see," smiled Miss Maggie enigmati cally, as Mr. Smith picked up his hammer again. By tho middle of July tho Blalsdells wero all gono from Illllerton. and there remained only their letters for Miss Maggie and for Mr. Smith. Miss Magglo was very generous with her letters. Perceiving Mr. Smith's, genuine interest, eho read him extracts from almost every ono that came. And the letters wero always interesting and usually char acteristic. Benny wrote of swimming and tennis matches, and of "hikes" and tho "bully eats." Hattlo wrote of balls and gowns and the attention "dear Elizabeth" was receiv ing from some really very nice families who were said to bo fabulously rich. Neither James nor Besslo wrote at all. Fred, too, remained unheard from. Melllcent wrote frequently gay, breezy letters full to tho brim, of the Joy of living. She wrote of tennis, swimming, campflre stories, and mountain trails ; they were like Benny's letters In petticoats, Miss Magglo said. Long and frequent epistles came from Miss Flora. Miss Flora was having a beau tiful time. Niagara was perfectly lovely only what a terrible noise It made! She was glad she did not have to stay and hear It always. She liked New York, only that was noisy, too, though Mrs. Mooro did not seem to mind It. Mrs. Moore liked Coney Island, too, but Miss Flora much preferred Grant's Tomb, she said. It was so much more quiet and ladylike. She thought some things at Coney Island were really not nice at all, and she was surprised that Mrs. Moore should enjoy them so much. Between the lines it could be seen that In spite of all the good times Miss Flora was becoming Just the least bit homesick. She wrote Miss Maggie that It did seem queer to go everywhere, and not see a soul to bow to. It gave her such a lonesome feeling such a lot of faces, and not one familiar one ! She had tried to make the acqualntancj of several people real nice people; sho knew they were by the way they looked. But they wouldn't Bay hardly anything to her, ..or answer her questions! nnd they always got up and moved away very soon. To be sure, there was one nlco young man. He was lovely to them. Miss Flora Bald. He spoke to them flrBt, too. It was when they wero down to Coney Island. He helped them through the crowds, and told them about lots of nice things thay didn't want to miss seeing. He walked with them, too, quite a while, showing them the sights. He was very kind he seemed so especlilly kind, after all those other cold-hearted people, who didn't caret That was the day she and Mrs. Moore both lost their pocketbooks, and had such an awful time getting back to New York. It was right after they had t-ald good-by to the nice young 'gentleman that they discovered that they had loot (hem. They were to Borry that they hadn't found it out before, Miss Flora sail, for he wouuld ANNOUNCED Sv? IV-CI! m " V3Vix ( " ., iSfe .!. . Vt., ,.A.1 Vy ,&& j8&i'.. " hae helped them, she was suro. But thou-tli they looked everywhere for him, they could not find him at all, and they had to appeal to stranger), who took them right up to policeman tho lirst thing, which was ety liih.tiraKsilig, MIsr Flora said. Wh, shf and Mrs. Mooro foil as 1C they had bee'i iirrtsted. almost ! Miss Muggle pursed hi r lips ii llttlo, when she lead this letter to Mr. Kinl'h, but s'e nmilu no comment. From Janu, nlso, canio Hecr.il letters, and from Frank Blalsdell ono short scrawl. Fiank said hu was halng a bully time, but that he'd seen sonm of tho most shiftless-looking grocery stores that ho fer Hot eyes on. Ho asked If Magglo knew how trade w at his old store, and If Donovan was keeping it up to the m.uk. Ho said that Jane was well, only sho was getting protty tired because sho would try to seo eerythltig at once, for fear she'd lo-so some thing, and not get hor money's worth, for all tho world Just as sho used to eat things to savo them .lano wrotu that she was having a veiy nlco time, of course sho couldn't help It, with all thoso lively things to see; but she said she never dreamed that Just potatoes, moat and vegetables could eost so much anywhere as thuy did In hotels, and ns for the prices thoso dining cars charged It was robbery sheer robbery 1 And why an able bodied man should bo given 10 eenta eeiv timo he handed you your own hat she couldn't understand. At Illllortoii Mr. Smith passej a very qulat summer, but a very contented ono. Ho kept enough work ahead to amuso him, but never enough to drive him. IIo took fte quent day trips to tho sourroundlng towns, and when possible ho persuaded Miss Mag glo to go with him. A the summer ad. vancod, howoer, ho did not see so much of her as ho wanted to, for Father Duffs In creasing Infirmities mado more and more de mands on her tlmo. CHAPTER XVI The Fly in the Ointment IN AUGUST Father Duff died. Miss Flora came home at once. James Blalsdell was already in town. Hattie was at tho moun tains. Sha wrote that sho could not think of coming down for tho funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath. Frank and Jane wero In the Far West, and could not' possibly havo arrived In time, anyway. None of tho young people came. Mr. Smith helped In every way that ho could help, and Miss Maggio told him that ho was a great comfort, an4 that she did not know what sho would havo done, without him. Miss Flora and Mrs. James Blalsdell helqed, too, In every way possible, and at last the first hard, sad days wero over and tho household settled bitck into something like normal conditions again. Miss Maggie had more time now and sho- went often to drive or for motor rides with', Mr. Smith. Together they explored ceme teries for miles around; and although Mlstf' Maggie worried sometimes becauso they t found so llttlo Blalsdell data, Mr. Smith did' not seem to mind It at all. In September Miss Flora moved Into an attractive house on the West Side, bought some new furniture and Installed a maid In the kitchen all under Miss Maggie's kindly supervision. In September, too, Frank and Jane Blalsdell camo home, and the young people began to prepare for the coming school year. Mr. Smith mijt Mrs. Hattlo ono day coming out of Miss Maggie's gate. Sho smiled and" greeted him cordially, but sho looked so palpably upset over something that he ex claimed to Miss Maggie as soon as he entered the house "What was It? Is anything the matter with Mrs. James Blalsdell?" Miss Maggie smiled but sha frowned, too. "No, oh, no except that Hattla has dls covered that a hundred thousand dollars Isn't a million." "What do you mean by that?" "Oh, where she's been thlH summer she's measured up. of course, with people a great deal richer than she. And she doesn't like It. Here In Illllerton her hundred and two hundred dollar dresses looked very grand to her, but she's discovered that there are women who pay five hundred and a thousand, and even more. She feels very cheap and poverty-stricken now, therefore. In her two hundred-dollar gowns. Poor Hattie! If she only would stop trying to live like anybody else!" "But I thought I thought this money was making them happy," stammered Mr, Smith. "It was until she realized that somebody else had more," sighed Miss Maggie with a shake of her head. "Oh, well, she'll get over that." "Perhaps." "At any rate, It's brought her husband some comfort." "Y-yes, It has J but ' "What do you mean by that?" he de manded when she did not finish her sen tence. "I was wondering If It would bring him any more," "They haven't lost. It?" 'Ob, no, , but they've epent a lot and' Hattie Is beginning again her old talk that she must havo moro money In order to live 'even decent.' It sounds very familiar to mo, and to Jim, I stifpect, poor fellow. I eaw him the other night, and frmn what he said, and what she says, I can see pretty well how things aro going. She's trying to give Jim a better position, where he'll earn more, alio doesn't understand, either, why Jim can't go Into tho stock market and mako millions, ua somo men do. I'm afraid sho Isn't always patient. She says there are Fred and Elizabeth nnd Ilenjamlne tr educate, nnd that she's Just got to han more monev to tide them oer till the test of the legacy conies " "The rest of the legacy!" exploded Mr. Smith. "Uoort Heavens, does that woman think that-" Mr, Smith stopped with tho air of ono pulling himself back from an abyss Miss MnRRlo laughed. "I don't wonder ou exclaim It Is funny -the way she takes that for granted, Ipn't It? Still, there nro grounds fvr It, of cnurHi1." "Oh, are tliero1" Do you think--she'll get more, then'" demanded Mr. Smith, almost savagely Miss Mnggln laughed again "I don't know what to think To mv mind the whole thing was rather extraordi nary, anyway, that he should havo gl en them nnythlng utter strangers as tliej were Still, on tho other hand, ho may hno er reasonably argued that, halng willed them a hundred thousand apiece, that was quite enough, und he'd give tho rest somewhere else." ''Humph' Maybe," grunted Mr. Smith. "And he, may come back nlHe fiom South America." "Hn mav " "But Unttlo Isn't counting on either of these contingencies, and Rhe Is counting on tho money," blghed Miss Magglo sobering again 'Anil Jim poor Jim' I'm afraid lie's going to nnd It Just ns hard to keep caught up now- as ho used to " 'Humph'" Mr Smith frowned He did not speak ngaln. IIo stood looking out of the window, apparently In deep thought. Miss Mangle, with another sigh turned and went out Into the kitchen Tho next dav, on tho street, Mr Smith met Melllcent Blalsdell. Sho wan with a tall, manly looking, square-Jawed young fel low whom Mr. Smith had never seen before Mi-llltent smiled and blushed adorably. Than, to his .surprise, sho stopped him with a gesture "Mr Smith, I know it's on the street, but I I want Mr Giav to meet jou, mid I want ynu to mtet Mr dray. Mr Smith Is Is a very grod filend of mlin Donald ' CONTINUED MONDAY "DREAMLAND ADVENTURES" III, DADDY THE SOLDIER BIRDS A complete new adventure tach weiK, beglrf nintJ Monday and ending Saturday. CHAPTER VI 77io Fighting Pacifht UUtli llclghim. and I'rggii, tmiiitina l'ificons for armjr messenger terrier visit the Steeple Vtpconx. JUits tmadc ilia steeple and a Jlcrco lattle falloiri) PEGGY held her ears tight, but eve,, so sho could hear the awful roaring clamor grow tig louder and louder. It seemed as though it would ne or stop. " Just when she felt sho could stand It no longer the shaking ot ,,, ,,.,,, , U ' grow less violent. Gradually Hie pounding clangor subsided After a while she found sho could take her hands fiom hei e.us The air was still filled with a loud, musical humming but tho nolso was no longer unpleasantly deafening Peggy turned her seated fata toward Billy Belgium. "Has something awful happened?" she shouted shillly, making her voire heard above tho hum "Only tho church bell llnglng!" he shouted back, grinning broadly. Peggy felt a bit foolish, for sho thought there must liave been something like an earthquake to cause all that commotion But then sho had never been near a big bell when It roared out Its song And here sho had been suspended right above it with the sounding boaid just ovar her head. Hilly Belgium was looking over the edge of tho beam. "Look! Look!" ho cried excitedly. Nerving herself for a. new tin 111, Peggy cautluusl) peered down. There hung the eight Rata swaying at tho ends of the strings. But they weio not swaying fiom any motion of their own. They dangled still and lifeless. "Dead 1" shouted Billy Belgium. "They hung whire the bell hit them ns It swung back and forth. It has battered the life out of them !' "Coo-coo! ("oii-coo"" cried the Pigeons, but to Peggy tho "ioo-coo!" appeared to bo turned Into a real American hurrah!" "They are dead every one of them," de clared Bluu Peter, who Muttered down to Investigate. "Coo-coo ! Coo-coo !" cried tho Pigeons ngaln, and then there was rollicking rejoicing as fathers and mothers, cooed over the baby Pigeons which hud so narrowly escaped an awful fate. Billy Belgium cut down tho dangllii Rats. Then, at his direction, the Pigeons t(ok hold of tho strings and drugged tho Rats outside, letting them fall fur below- to tho ground. "Don't let them, fall on tho sidewalk," he cautioned, "or you might scare tomo girl or lady into fits." "I guess any boy or man would be scared jlnto fits, too, if ho had a dead Rat drop on hlm out of tho eky," laughed Peggy. Wo don't know how to thank you for eavlng our homes und our families," said Airy Pouter to Billy and Peggy. "We've done with the destroying Rats just what the American soldiers are doing with the destroylng-JIuns over in Europe," said Billy Belgium. "We fought them because wo bad to fight them to save Innocent lives and to secure undlsturbod peace " "Only tho Huns aro worse than Rats." added Blue Peter. "If the Germans should f break: through the brave armies of tho Allies In Europo and should como over heio. they would destroy your babies, your nests, your steeples, even tho fields and the oichaids that feed you That Is what they have dono to Belgium and France. That Is what they would do to America If they had a chance. That Is why even the peaceful Pigeons aro fighting them. Will ou Join our forces?" Bronze Beauty. Homer Pigeon and Carrie Pigeon promptly fell Into line with Blue Peter. Then to Peggy's delighted astonish ment, Airy Pouter stepped forward and Joined them. "I'm cured!" he said with a determined glint in his eyes. "I know now what a righteous war means. From this day forth I'm a fighting pacifist. I'll show you that I love real peace enough to battle for It, and If need be, to die for It" "Coo-coo! Coo-cool" appioved tho other Steeple Pigeons and there stepped Into lino all the strong young Pigeons. "We'll ba fighting pacifists until tho world ha.s won real peace 1" , "Coo-coo! Coo-coo !" tame a chorus from outBlde. The roof of the church was covered with Pigeons. "Here are our country Pigeons come to join you, Blue Peter," cried Billy Belgium. "I knew the Birds of Amerlpa would prove themselves worthy of their country," an swered Blue Peter, his eyes glowing with joy. "Come ' We will start now l AVlthin a week we will be In our training camp behind tho "We'll take you home first," cried Carrie and Homer Pigeon to Peggy and Billy. Moro oulckly than she had come, Peggy found her self back on her porch and once more her usual size. Above her there was a loud flapping of wings. Looking up. she saw the Pigeons In full flight to the east. "Good-by and good fortune I" she cried, waving at them an American flag that draped the porch. "Coo-coo! We'll do our duty," came the answer, .."For peace we fight! For peace! For peace '" Penal) in ner next adventuie haa n jolly and excitinu ilmo at the Birds' Car-nlval.) WHAT A CONGRESSMAN SEES Scmitvpckly-Lctter Touching on the, Washington Doings of Personalities Familiar to Philadelphians By J. Hampton Moore Washington, Aug. 17. AMONG tho prominent Phlladelphlaus .who.e suggestions with regard to taxes have been under consideration by those now framing the new rovenue law nio John Wnnamaker, Geoigo II. Earlo nnd Jcrmiah J. Sullivan, Jr. Mr. Wana maker, who has been sojourning at Redford Springs, has given the benefit of his vast oxperlenco In the matter of taxes collected from retailers. Mr. Earle. with his usual penchant for analyzing Intricate problems, discourses upon tho Inexpediency of taxing unduly certain alleged luxuries reported by tho Tieasury Department which might bear heavllv upon the necessaries of life. Mr. Sullivan advances some Interesting views with resect to the Inequalities of taxation an between the Industrial and agricultural pursuits. Hy way of Illustration, Mr. Earli refers to tho puhllo necessity of tho quick-lunch service, and reminds us that no less dis tinguished a Phlladolphlan than tho great John (J, Johnson was In tho habit of utiliz ing the automat ns u tlmo-saver. If Mr. Earle were Inclined to recall thoso earlier davs when the junior Earlo and tho Junior White, and oung Mr. Mlntrer, along with tho present Public Servlre- Commissioner Michd! .1. Ryan, wore all actlvo In the Earle & White oillrcs at Sixth and Chest nut streets, ho might add that Isaiah Williamson, Edwaid C Knight and Charles ('. Harrison were fairly regulnr attendants at the Bowers Mead stands, where sand wiches weie dispensed with the foaming tempeiance brew. Joel Cook, afterward a fongiessnian, and John Sailer, the banker, wero also habitues of the ten cent lunch stands In those dajs. rpill. More Sheep-More-Wool Association of tho United States suffeted a tempo rnry knockout when tho Ways and Means Commltteo declined to put a. tax on dogs. This association, whoso slogan Is "An organization for public service to pioinote sheep husbandry for tho benefit of the fanner and tho nation," has Its headquur teis in Philadelphia, its chief booster being Arthur C. Blgelow. Among others who believe. Ju this inovemont aro Nuthan T. Folwell, for a long timo president of tho Manufacturers' Club, and Charles J. Webb, tho wool merchant. Tho argument of tho More-Sheep-More. Wool men is that this country Is sadly In need of wool for clothing and mutton for food. While wool men are directly be hind tho propaganda, a number of fann ers who have undertaken to raise sheep, only to lose them through the ravages of waudeilng dogs, havo advised Washing ton that they would like to see the stray dog put out of business. I'p to date, how ever, Congress has been afraid to tucklo the dog question. It Is said there me from ilvo to ten million dogs in the United States, and a tax of from one to live dollars n head would produce considerable much needed revenue at this particular time. Moreover, the dog regulator contends that tho elimination of the mongrel would ln cicaso the food supply, which humans are' now obliged to yield up to tho dog. There Is u good deal of prejudice on both sides of the question. Befoie tho Ways nnd Means Commltteo rejected tho pio posed tax It developed that one of the southern States enacted a dog law some yeats ugo with considerable enthusiasm, hut that at the election Immediately fol lowing every member of tho Legislature who voted for It was defeated. During tho discussion of the piopoJed tax, reference was made to Pennsylvania's new dog leg islation law, which thus far has not io suited unfavorably to the members of tho General Assembly, but this argument had no effect. The Philadelphia agitators, wo arc Informed, intend to renew their crusade nnd to hammer it Into the lepresentatives of the wool States, MORE RAILROAD JOBS TO BE OPEN TO WOMEN Penntiylvania Railroad, Losing Men, Forced to Drop Bars in Several Departments There will be women in nearly every de partment of work on the Pennsylvania Rail road before long, according to statements by ductals today. More than 18,000 men have been taken from their posts by the war, and women must replace them. It Is said that tho Pennsylvania Railroad has been especially opposed to the encroach ments of women In purely masculine fields. Women at the soda fountain was an easy step to take, and likewise women at the cigar stands and women ticket agents. Then came women draftsmen, and now It is said that there will be women employed in any position where the shortage of men makes it Imperative. The general verdict is that there 1b really not much difference In women or men em ployed at the same Job. In some respects a woman Is better In a given line, and vice versa. It Is predicted that In a very short time passengers traveling on the Pennsylva nia will not even remark on the fact that women take their fare, give the Information and can be seen mending the tracks. YORK ROAD PIONEER DEAD Charles Mather Was Retired Member of WelMCnown Insurance Firm Charles Mather, member of the old Mather family, pioneers Ip the Old York road section and a brother of Isaac Mather, the "Grand Old Man of Chelten Hills," who died several years ago, after he had passed his one hun dredth birthday, died yesterday at his home in West avenue, Jenkintown. He was in his ninety-sixth year and death was due to old age. He was the youngest son of John and Martha (Potts) Mather and was born In Philadelphia March 19. 1823. He was edu cated In the Friends' School at Jenkintown, was In Rochester, N. Y,, for several years and then was In the manufacturing business tn Philadelphia for a number of years. 'He located permanently In Germantown for fifty years and was In the Insurance business until a few years ago, when he was compelled to relinquish all activities. The Mather family traces ancestry In this country to Joceph Mather, who came to this country In 1S82. prior to the arrival ot William Penn. QJOME question has been raised about jM " the manner In which nleasurn vnchtu tj shall be taxed for the purposes of the war. The representatives from Inland States, of course, regard pleasure craft ns R proper and profitable source of tevenue, but there are many Indications that great returns may not bu expected fiom this kind of craft In tho first place. It Is difficult for yncht owners to obtain coal or other fuel. In the second place, tho army and navy tegulatlons concerning the use of all craft on the Inland waters along the Atlantis const aro such as to temporarily deny the pleasure formerly obtained fiom them. Yacht owneis like Commodore Louis Elsenlohr, Colonel James Elverson, Jr., and William R. Ellison are unable to us their boats in wnitlme as freely as here tofore, but these, ate not the chief con- j, slderatlons. The construction or yachts nnd motorboats has been falling oft be cause of tho moip profitable employment obtained by the boatbultders and boat crews In tho navv nrds and aircraft fac- , torles. Most of the small boat builders along tho New Jersey coast have quit their yards and gono Into war construction work. Ono of the best known of theso is Captain William T Roto, whose boat yard on Toms River, near Barnegat Bay, has been known to Philadelphia and New York yachtsmen for nearly a quarter of a century. Captain Rote Is one of the superintendents of air- ci aft construction at the Philadelphia Navy Yaid, vvheie he was recently con- gtattiluted for the elllelency of his force , by the Sectetarv of the Nuvy. TIT ITCH satisfaction Is expressed over the ' advancement of Brigadier General L. W T. Waller to the rank of major general, and of Colonel Cj rus S. Radford, depot quartermaster. United States marine corps at Philadelphia, to the runk of brigadier general. These officers of the marine corps havo made themselves extremely popular In Philadelphia. (Jeiii'ial Waller, who has been making a number of patiiotlc speeches recently, will be icmembered from the days of the Peace Jubilee which Philadelphia held, with Piesldent McKIule as chief guest, for the returning soldiers und sailors of the Spanish-American War. Waller was then a colonel, who had achieved distinction in Cuba. One of his i lght bowers was a youthful officer, Lieutenant Neville, who, has since attained high rank in the corps. . Theso men mndo many warm friends In Philadelphia at that time. Colonel, now Brigadier General Radford ha.s been n part of the growth of the quartermaster's depot at Philadelphia from its modest headquarters at Broad and , Washington avenue to the great manufac turing and storage Institution it has sine become. The general has been here so long that he Is now about as well known on' ' the Main Line, where he suburbanites It, 4 as ho Is In the vicinity of the navy yard. "ITmiLE many Democrats are getting th ' worst of it in pilniary elections, a fewMioles are being punched into the ranks . of the Republicans. The Republican con- , gresslonal committee has been rather harshly invaded. Its cnalrman, Frank Woods, or Iowa, was beaten at the prl- . mnrles, and now Dick Austin, of Tennessee, who put "the punch" In the committee In tho last campaign, has gono down In Ten nessee Austin was chairman of the finance committee, nnd in a row with former ' Chairman William "E. McKInley, of Illi nois, was .supported last year by George S. Graham, tho Pennsylvania member of the committee. Austin charges that he suf- ' fered unfair treatment In the recent con test and declares his purpose to run inde pendent. His case and that of Woods are peculiar in this that Woods was accused of voting against the draft of soldiers and Austin was accused of voting for It. STUDENTS OF BIBLE MEET AT SEASHORE - Dr. W. T. Ellis to Address Confer- ence Which Opens Saturday Prominent men who have traveled through the war zone will be among the speakers at the third annual Ocean City Bible confer-, ence, which opens at Atlantic City next Sat urday. Many prominent clergymen and evangel ists will attend. Tho conference closes Sun day, September 1. Among the speakers will be Dr. William T. Ellis, of Swarthmore, who recently returned from war-ridden districts of Europe. He will speak on the relation of the Church to present-day conditions. The Rev. Dr. John llobertson, of Glasgow, a nhaplaln of the British expeditionary forces, will address the conference Sunday morning, August 25, on his experiences at the front. "Russia and Its Message to America" will be the subject of an address by Doctor Ellis on the same day. Bible classet, will ba held regularly during the week. Among tho teachers will be Wil liam B. Oliver, of New York, president of the Morning Watch Movement, and the Rev, Joseph W. Kemp, Metropolitan Tabernacle, New York. "LUTHERAN IAY" will ba oUerved at North Uranth Y II C A. tomorrow, l'romlnant mem bem of the denomination will have charra of Ihe men'a maetlne at 4 d, in, Tha Ilav, Z. 11. Corbe Pdtor at tlia UvaiiKellc&l Lutheran Church of lha TranaHKuratlon. and th Rev. Conrad Wll kcr. pastor ot the Lutheran Church of tha AcK vent. Mill participate. The aadrras will be liven by the llev Charles L. Fry. D. D, Special rauato will be provided. THE KEV. AIJIEBT UAKNES IIKNRY. paator of Ihe Kirat Presbyterian Church, of Kanslncton. whu met with an accident which nereaaltatea th I amputation of his left lee. below tha knee, la t rni iiiipriiiinar nr ina nnm rr mat kpAHiav.in.uan Hubert W. Katsan, Jr.. at Ivyland, JUucks County'.i1 On ilia mil .1 I a h- ..,--11.4 ... S .. o'r . W VV Meckel, D. D.. acting paator ot tha First JJ. IUmiMl THE CLOSING DAYS of tha Preahy- Inrlun ,limm.p .vanralialln amrtal n ..l.Nii. .at automobile meeting's were conducted by tha Rev. Dr Samuel v, steckel, who waa assisted by Wi -'roressor j. u. uauey. aumor or we xamou ?rj temperance eons". "A Saloonless Nation In 1M0." : in meie uptm-iur hiiivti uucidt oiccaei suae; Professor Dalley preached and aanar the coapel te nit lafl thin nOOO nsotilft ri-nrftaentlnv at laat & half iloxen different races and nationalities. ' rTA S.TABC I7HTI TlAnRV HCPfl - . --' .""'. r"Y ...' A. military mass was ceieoraiea hut v,--- the Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary, Eleventh and Main streets. Darby, for FrtJ n vate ulchard Hartley, of ueaar avenue; ins) ? first Darby soldier killed in -the wafv Tim 1 Bev. William A- Fitzgerald, rector 0-'a) cnurcn, was me ccieur-ni, i .p s T'w ft r itr at:;.. . . - ,.-2,'VltV, r--. w.ry v "re;p' w Y -. .& 1 ? ' , VI. - 1t rf s.s.A i.ty' i .- . - j.,a'virwiivv--..i. l& mkXtVL3&L-z SZ&& 1 MMm r '., A . f,..i T "'!
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