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Big Benefit Affair to Be Given for Overseas Committee of
Emergency Aid Lieutenant Bullitt's Death in '" '
Action Confirmed by His Friends
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fAVE you heard about the elaborate
rJtl
affair that Is to be given every eve-
h nlnsr next week at tho Walton for tho
;betieflt of the Tobacco Fund of the Over-
'-.seas Committee ot tho Emergency Aid?
.'tit's to be a sort of vaudeville performance,
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lfeft Membeis of the "Chu Chin Cliow" and
"Leave It to Jane" companies will appear
K-i 1h HtunlnltUH .l..t.v tfnrlnilii nrttntd frmi.
Ij.KeUh'B will als6 be 'on the program., And
Gernldlno Farrar has been Invited and has
8 !gnlfled her Intention of coming, though
. th'it nrtiinl Tilc-hf linn not vet been dcsla--
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f There will also be several addresses by
h fFtJur-Minuto Men and Liberty Sings under
pert leaders, and the quests are 10
oe In between the various doings. The
general entertainment will begin at 10
(K o'clock In tho evening and last until 1.
iSlt'a been so long since wo have had
i'any kind of parties this ought to go
I& rj.th a vim. don't yoii think? There are so
S '-war.... wr?nttn rt TtY-nTTiiti l-nP ft nil tllf COHl
.Varnittee that Society with a capital S will
slirely be represented.
JTritHE news of Dick Bullitt's death' in
action jn i ranco was connrmeu yeaier
ay, when members of his family received
littnrs from some of his friends. Xou
I' 4a. 'I.,-- rannlvcil a r-nbla thrift Wrekrt
mtvn vaiLT., aa...a, - - w ...... -- ..
' ago announcing Ills death, and then next
. day came three letters which were dated
aftor the time-of the death stated by the
I uurermucui.
i The Red Cross and, various other sources
!? a-. tahinfillnn nllnTCpl tin tho news for
an explanation, but until yesterday there
was nothing to confirm the report. Then
' came a letter from William Hopkins, son
of Airs. Johns Hopkins, of this city, and a
close friend of Dick's. He wrote telling
' Miss Bullitt that her brother had died
' "like a man" at the head of his platoon
from a mahlne-gun wound, and that ho
' had been burled 1b France., and that he
' had'beeirprescjit at tho grave.
Dr. Ellison Morris also received a letter
from one of his sons yesterday, In which
' he said 'that on his way to the front
they had como to Dick's grave, and that
they had stood at attention and 6aluted
"a brave comrade and ola friend."
It must be a comfort to know that death
t was Instantaneous, and It was glorious
i dying for the great cause! A solemn re
quiem mass for' the repose of his soul will
1 be sung -by the Rev. Lawrence Wall at
' St. Dominic's Church, in Holmesburgr-on
' f Wednesday, September 10, at 10 o'clock.
h The Bullltts have lived most of their
' t -...- i rrv.,AeriniA x-nii know, and nt-
I. .iy,-a - -...
x ja 1.....U In TTnlmaahnrff. Tvhfrft the
.i.iio-ht.r Maria, who was killed In the
i New Haven wreck of 1913, and Mrs. Bui-
& Htt. wBo died about two years ago, are
W"bnrled in the lovely little churchyard.
SfuREPARATIONS for the Horse Show
are going on apace, .but In the mean
time have you heard of, the ribbons Isabella-
Wanamaker and Constance Vauclaln
R won at the Rochester bhow? .Pretty soon
IsLVii crlrls. will have only blue-ribbon
IV horses and absolutely no others. They are
'i- both Bplendld horsewomen and have been
since they were big enough to keep their
T- nn1lA TViav rtrln nnfl flrlva
rJ' splendidly and are altogether stunning
looking in riding clothes. They doui nave
Wr entries in the Bryn Mawr Show.
THE entertainment given by the marines
of Camp Fuller, Paoll, last night in the
J Wayne Theatro was really remarkably
good. Tou see the men have been onter-
, lalned a lot and wanted to show their
;" appreclatlon-of that fact, and so they got
up a vaudeville affair', and Donald He-
Donald, now a marine, but recently leading
man In "Have a Heart" and "Toot-Toot,"
CT hid the affair In charge.
fe. J It. was given through the courtesy of
It' Ma5?feleade. who is in command of the
ijMh Canip ller. and thirty ma-i"ritX-i$&7m
elght,hundred members
f ef the SiSaiSSirps BattaUon, took part.
h; -There was' no make-up. They sang and
it, actd and recited in their khaki uniforms,
SSfc mtiA. my dear,. It was simply great! Mrs.
fe Rowland Johnson, who was Helen 3ylves-
.st - .m - -SAiM3 vrf.f J.r
! ter, yon rememDer, aanceu, k' -
qulslte things. She la so rraceful, don't
AJitfU think? And Bessie PWlpa sang as
At' only Bessie can sing, and that Is saying
something, for it certainly is a treat to
r hear her. N
.And the best of it alL w tnai it, was
er the benefit of the Musical Records and
I&bsmes committee of the National League
ffor Woman's Sen-ice, so you could ;cnJoy
n tt and sUll feel that you were helping a
' -inlghty good work. Mrs. Pere Wilmer Is
!, -fc4iTnan of thatcommlttee, you know.
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Social Activities
r- wminm H. MacMurray announcesthe
& mraa-ement of his slstor. Miss Kacnei B. oiac-
S JIurrayo Mr. K. Spencer Blight, ot tnis city.
Mlss MWMurray is the daugnter"ot tne late
'; -ialfer. -William Q. MacMurray. of Wil-
hffllamsport. Pa. Miss MacMurray is spenuing
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ii"the summer nu otr m- .....-. . .
Hannah U Scott, at the old Scott-cottage at
IS. CP May, N. J. '
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gC Miss Agnes Brockle. daugnter or airs. v n-
j.iira Gray waraen, ira uuio, oaiuoi ihd,
Cr. hra she has i been spending several
weeks' as the guest of Miss Sarah Franklin.
K-.6, Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Madeira, of School
fe?i Jane, aermantown. will return next week from
6'.x-.tv, it-ok Harbor, wnere uiev nae oeen
-C'ipendlng. the month of August ,
x.. Amoritr those from Philadelphia and the
liVMalri Line who are Bpendlng the summer
i at Saranac laKe are jurs. waurr ngraim-nn,
S-'Mrp. Alan Wilson, Mrs. William Fltler and
K Mlsrde Benpeviue,
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''Mr. anil Mrs. Justice Cox, Jr.. of 1(
1010
t v Spruce street are. spending the month of Sep.
'temP m wnnoc (
K.V V-Mr. and Mrs. David English Dallam, Jr.,
of -613 WeBt Kltttnnouse street, uermantown,
'and Mr. Dallam's mother, Mrs. David Eng
lish Dallam, of WlssahlCk0I avenue, have
returned from Bay Head, where they havo
bearependng the summer.
1 -Mr, and Mrs. Wl'llam Wrrt Wagner.
m? School, lane, uermantown, nave returned
i uNuoHur, .aanss.,. wnere mey nave oeen,
& with! Mr, wacnera 'daughter, Mrs.
pgT' .wwwwryww ? remain
return inext week from Narraganselt Pier te
their home In Devon. t
Mrs. George B. Wood and her family, ot
Bryn Mawr, returned this week from Stone
Harbor.
Mrs. Harrle Reed and her children, who
have been spending the greater part of tho
summer In Westerly, R. I opened her apart
ments In Haverford this wepk and will spend
the winter there.
Mr. and Mrs. Armltt Brown returned last
week to their home In Devon.
Mrs. Louis Kirk, of Drexel Hill, will give
a miscellaneous shower this afternoon at
her home In honor of Mlsi Hannah Levis, of
Clifton Heights. Mlssf Levls's engagement to
Mrs. Kirk's brother, Mr. Ellwood Garrett, of
Media, was recently announced. The wed
ding will tako place next mopth.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lister, Jr of St
Davids, returned from Belgrade, Me.
Miss Anna E. Barnard, of Bryn Mawr,
has returned from a visit to Mrs. Lester
B. Knox, of Buffalo, X V.
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Miss Agnes Nichols left last week for a
short visit to Presto, Pa.
Lieutenant William II. Marshall, Jr., has
been home on a short leave of absence visit
ing lilo parents, Mr. and Mrs. William II.
Marshall,, of 152C Diamond street.
The Board of Managers of the Presbyterian
Home for Aged Couples at Bala Is arrang
ing fqr an autumn fete op Friday, September
20,. from 10 Until 8 o'clock. Those In charge
are Mrs,- Robert Dornan, president: Mrs.
Howard Ketcham, Mrs. C. V. Shoemaker,
Mrs. Bird -Moyer. Mrs. Henry Baton. Mrs.
William R. Nicholson. Mrs. .John McCowan,
Red Cross supplies ; Mrs. Frank Croft, vege
tables; 'Mrs. John Fowler, war cakes; Mrs.
Plerson Fort, postofflce; Mrs. Lewis Lee. Ice
cream; Mrs. Godfrey Rebmann. toilet
articles ; Mrty H. Kmmons, dolls ; Mrs. John
Hughes, tollgates; Mrs. Harvey Freeman,
bags and fancy articles; Mrs. Franklin
Shields, lingerie; Mrs. Mary Wilson, aprons
and Industrial; Mrs. H. C. Evans, baby
articles; Miss Kolb, flowers, fruits and Jel
lies; Miss Harriet Huntley, gypsy tent
Lunch and supper will be served. In case of
rain the fete .will be the following day.
A B C FETE TO HELP
, CONVALESCENT HOME
St. Frdncia House at Darby to
Benefit by Large
Bazaar
With the advent of early autumn comes
the return of garden parties, out of door fetes
and bazaars, which, wnile offering a most
plausible excuse for social entertaining are
at the same time benefiting some worthy
charity.
One of the Interesting entertainments of
this kind planneJ for the near future Is tho
large ABC fete to be given on Cctober
4 and 5 by the Women's Auxiliary of St.
Francis Country House at Fourteenth street
and Lansdowne avenue, Darby. The pro
ceeds of this garden' fete and bazaar will' be
used to maintain a house for convalescent
soldiers and sailors.
The Women's Auxiliary, of which Mrs. A.
N, Burke Is chairman. Is planning many
novelties for this occasion and, among other
original Ideas, will have every booth repre
sent a letter of the alphabet, the articles
being sold designating the letter of the booth.
Going down the alphabet tho booths will bo
A for the apron table, and B for the bags
which departments will be managed by Mrs.
Joseph Gallagher and Mrs. L. Hlckley; C Is
for cakes and eandy with Mrs. J. J. Coyle
In charge, while dolls, toys and amusement
will be under the direction of the Junior
Aides and will represent D; E will be for
eggs, Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald having this
department and F for flowers, Miss Frances
Sullivan's booth. St John's Auxiliary has
Good Things for G, and Mrs. William Doyle
has handkerchiefs at booth H. Ice Cream
'cones, jellies, knit goods, lingerie and market
day, takes the" letters, up to M, the rest of
the alphabet will be carried out by nurses'
supplies, odds and ends, patients' table,
quaint and queer booth, restaurant and reli
gious bopth, stockings and sweaters., useful
articles, vanity table, "nhat not,"l Madame
Xonla and Yankee Doodle,.
Among the other1 prominent 'members of
the committee who wilt have charge of tho
various booths are Mrs. Vincent Carroll,
Mrs. Harvey, Esslmg, 'Mrs. Joseph Israel,
Mrs. J. J. Shehan, Miss Florence Sibley, Mrs.
Robert Blcknell, Miss Cecilia Kennedy, Mrs.
Joseph H. Rellly, Mrs. James A. Mundy, Mrs.
Thomas P. Hunter, Mrs. James Billtngtbn,
Mrs. L. P. Mullin, Mrs. M. MoHlchan, Mrs.
Quenncll, Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson, Mrs. A.
A. Hirst, Miss P. R. Kauder. Mrs. II. F.
Clark, Mrs. HSchrover, Mrs. John Jr White,
Mrs. M. J. O'Meara and Mrs.lw. J. Begley.
JEWS IN SERVICE GUESTS
Six -Hundred Persons Entertain Soldiers and
"' Sailors During Holidays
More than 000 persons responded to the
appeal of the Philadelphia Branch of the
Jewish Welfare Board to provide meals and
lodgtqgs for the soldiers' and sailors of Jew
ish faith who were unable to' go to their
homes for the Jewish holidays, and all the
men who came to 'the city from the neigh
boring camps and naval stations were en
tertained. Those men who were near enough to" their
.homes were encouraged to spend the holiday
with their families. The same preparations
have been made for caring .for tho men for
the Day of Atonement September 16.
HOTELMEN TO MEET HERE
Exposition in First Regiment Armory, Oc
tober 28 to November 2
Hotelraen from every section of the United'
States will Ngather In Philadelphia the
week, of October 28-November(2, for the sec
ond annual American Hotel Exposition,
which will be held at the .First Regiment
Armory. . '
The' committee comprises; J. Miller Fra
zler, chairman; M. W. Newton, chairman;
J. C. Bonner, James Walsh, Eugene a.
Miller, Conrad Klein, L. Fred Klooz, John
Purdy Cope, George F,,Tltlow, A, H. But
terworth, J, G. Patton, C B.,KugIer, Jr., Wil
liam J, Osthelmer, David B. Provan and Col.
onel Thomas C.' Leslie.
RECTOR QUITS TO FIGHT
Gives Up Ridley Park Church to Put on a
Uniform
The Rev. Francis Blackman Barnett rec
tor of Christ Episcopal Church, Ridley Park,
has resigned to tight
After a year as a Red Cross chaplain In
France he has decided to enter actlveserv
Ice, and lay aside his ministerial garb to
don Uncle Sam's uniform.
He has been appointed a captain In the
chemical warfare service, and goes to Camp
HumDhreya for two weeks'. He will then no
'Into training' at the sau school at Xakehuret,
;. j un.ll octooer 16.
C. T. A. U. Meet Tomorrow
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here on September 19, 20 and 21 at the Bryn Mawr Polo Club. A number of other
socially prominent women will tmt'm Mrs. Strawbriilgc in her undertaking
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TICK STORV TUTS FAB
Da-. id Mudon and Una l.el-rhton loved eneli
other. Unas uncle. Harold Ijplchton, a scien
tist, suspected that there was uomethlnE In
David's lifr. that made the match undesirable.
tDavId, In spite of himself, had the eame opin
ion thoush he didn't know what that "soma.
thine" was. He submitted to a mental teat by
means of a paychometer and betrayed undue
airltatlon when tho name "Ouatavlta" was
prdnounced. Iater he told Ielfrhton of a
trip with one Kaoul Arthur In South America.
Irend had It that an ancient people threw
irolden treasure In Lake Uuatavlta when their
sod. the Glided Man, made his annual ap-
S Balance. It waa thin treasure they sought.
avld said that while they were blasting; In a
cave at GuatavltA he lout consciousness. Three
months later he woke up In Arthur's home.
H&oul and others declared that he had ap
peared that Iy for the first tlm. "Where ha
had spent the three months lost nobody knew.
Lelchton decided to (?o to Gunta)a with
David In an effort to boUp the mystery.
Meanwhile In Horrota Colombia, there Is In
dignation ajjalnst tho Tankeea becauso of tho
rapture of Panama. Pedro, a bootblack, raise
a small army which he offers to the Presi
dent to help recapture the new Republic
CHAPTER VI (Continued)
AT THIS period. Immediately following the
proclamation of Panama's Independence,
there was widespread Indignation throughout
Colombia against the United States. Ameri
cans were accused of starting the "reolu
tlon" which robbed the mother country ot
her richest possession, and the Colombian
Government was accordingly expected to
avenge the national honor. The native au
thorities, lacking money and troops, did not
respond to the popular demand, and It was
left to tho "patriots" to denounce the Invad
ing Yankees, and to fit out such volunteer
expeditions as the one planned by the em
boladores of the Calle de Las Montanas.
Bogota, the largest city of the republic,
the center of Its official life, became the
rallying place for political malcontents.
A "Socledad del Integrldad Naclonal" a
body of agitators at odds with the native
government and bitterly opposed to the
United States had been formed here. This.
Socledad had already organized two expedi
tions against the Yankees and the Pana
manlans. Both expeditions, made up of the
dregs of the city, poorly armed, scantily
clad, relying for their food on such contribu
tions as they might pick up along the way,
had left, for the coast, where they planned a
guerrilla warfare that would bring them,
they believed, In triumph to the Isthmus. The
third expedition as being engineered by the
emboladores. whose enthusiasm and love of
adventure made them excellent starters of an
uprising. Even the elder peons, bkeptlcal at
first of what was going on. soon throw aside
their reserve and fell Into line with the boot
blacks. Cheers greeted each addition to the
little army, and It was not long before Pedro
Cavallo, "Key de los Emboladores," headed
an eager throng of followers numbering well
Into the thousands.
"What to do with so strange a mob of
volunteers might have puzzled a more ex
perienced leador than Pedro. But nothing
daunted him. The bigger and the more un
ruly hlB army, the greater seemed to be his
confldenco In himself as its commander. And
his royal swagger won unbounded admira
tion. Grimy chUdren, too young to Join the
ranks of th'e emboladores,, scurried hither
and thither among tho bystanders, shrieking
with delight at this staging of their favorite
Pedro the King." "Women, setting, down
their bundles under, tho projecting latticed
windows of the houses, talked wonderlngly
of this sudden glory that had come to a
youth.-whom -'they had thought skilled in
nothing mightier than the blacking of boots.
SoJemn greybeards, proprietors of dingy little
tlendas, 'stood in the doorways of their shops,
Becretly amazed, but still holding themselves
grimly aloof, from the noisy demonstrations
of their neighbors.
'Yankees are pigs." Bald one of these
sellers of sweets, native tobacco and White
rum, quoting gloomily the popular estimate
of Americans.
'Yes.' replied another; "and plgs are
"Ca,S,Trulyathat Is so," quoth the first philoso
pher, struck by the turn of a new Idea. "Yes.
that Is so. Even a woman can beat a pig, If
the pig has eaton too much."
"Yes, yes, Compadre I And Panama Is too
much for, the hungriest Pig,"
Then, out of the surging crowd of volun
teers, came a stenior.-.. '"
"Donde vamos, Pedro el Bey?
("Where
Bh?S0'Wthe "president I To the Palace San
Calos!"shouted Pedto brandishing a stick
Rnntrhed from one of the faithful.
is the volunteers had agreed to do this In
-n flrst place, the announcement was ln
itantlv approved. San Carlos, "the palace,"
,B.. ot far Cff-a few short blocks this side
Z, Srlnctpal Plaza of tho clty-and word
8UU shouting vengeance on all Yankees, the
holadores followed by a mob of peons,
ved down the street, encouraged by the
primUlre TesU and delighted cheers of the
oystanac.-. . wad for
M unusual visit Although It was popu
J ... imown aa "the palace" aa all resl
larly ?own " . Colombla-thls
dences ..." rUcture ot stone and plaster
"iTta I To 1SS lotlngulshed from th. bulld-
that 7bowed It at each side,
it dilapidated -Jails ran sheer to the nar.
wtfdewalk.-overlooklngwhlch were several
blteonle. of the kind commonly used In Soan
f.t, amerlcait- buildings. A large, Bquate
ItZ Hiwrtrf "y rde. 'ev-1-' Umbered
rfCi.foro.ed rhe entrapce to this simple
IStlve mansion. Which wM built around a
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STRAWBRIDGE rncto by m- cuiot
tain In the middle of a bed of flowering
shrubs and plants, perpetually spraying a
moss-grown cupid : the brick walls; the In
ner corridor supported on arches of mueonty
and forming the boundnry of tho four-sided
court all this one finds, with slight .arin
tlon. In the home of the average Bogotano,
as well as In the official "palace." The unique
feature of fcton Carlos, growing out of tho
very heart of this ancient dwelling. Is a
hugo walnut tree, rising some forty or fifty
feet above the patio, overtopping the adja
cent roofs, and marking this, better than
could any national emblem, as the Presiden
tial residence.
' Within the gateway of the palace and at
the foot of the stone steps leading to the
corridor nbove, there Is nlwayB a guard of
soldiers. On the morning of the tlsit of
the emboladores this guard was greatly In
creased In numbers and was commanded
by a youth whose resplendent uniform was
In striking contrast with the dingy. Ill-fitting
apparel of his men. As tho tramp of the
peons echoed along the street, the soldlei-a
marched hastily across tho patio and drew
op outside the entrance to the palace. Here,
waiting groups of Idlers shouted with de
light as the bootblacks. King Pedro In tho
lead, rounded the corner of San Carlos.
"They will polish the Yankees," declared
one admirer,
"So. they have come for the President's
boots."
"Emboladores ! Emboladores ' Beware tho
bull 1" M
"Here, King Pedro. gIo us a shine 1"
"He's keeping It for his Yankee customers.-'
"He will take Panama with It."
The unterrlfled Pedro, meeting this raillery
with serene Indifference, halted his men be
fore the entrance to the palace and addressed
the captain of tho guard.
"We havo come to see Don Jose."
"But, muchacho," replied tho captain, af
ftbljv "that is Impossible. His Excellency
Is busy. Who are you?"
"Pedro, EI Boy de los Emboladores! " piped
up several volunteers.
"Ah!" said the captain, saluting profound.
Iy. "And what do you -want with His Excel
Ierlcy, llajestad?"
"To tell him wo will fight the Yankees, who
na.e. st"ieri Panama."
'I will tell His Excellency this,'' as the
grae reply. "Of course, lie will be pleased "
While these two youths were talking for,
after all. the magnificent toy captain was
quite as young us the King of Brush and
Bottle the curtains of the large window
aboo were drawn aside and a tall, spare fig
ure, in a long frock coat, stepped slowly
forth on the balcony. He was an old man,
with a close-clipped beard and mustache,
sharp, thin -features, and an owlish way of
peering through his large, gold-bowed spec
tacles that made one look Involuntarily for
the ferule of the schoolmaster held behind his
back.
This elderly personage had been. Indeed,
one of the notable pedagogues of Bogota in
his day, a fact which, Joined to his bcholarly
achievements In his country's literature,
seemed to his neighbors a sufficient reason
for voting him In as the proprietor of San
Carlos. To this decision the less powerful
and more numerous citizens of the republic
could mako no effective protest.
On this particular morning It was the
schoolmaster, -wearing his most indulgent
smile, who faced the bootblacks in tho street
below him. As soon as they caught sight
of the familiar figure they gave him an en
thusiastic greeting, the democratlo flavor of
which he seemed to relish. Popular applause
had been lacking In Don Jose's career, and
since the troubles over Panama had broken
In upon hla quiet cultivation of tho muses,
it looked vary much as If his countrymen's
indifference might turn to open hostility.
Thus, the friendly greeting of a rabble of
bootblacks and peons was not to be despised.
"Don Jose! Don Jose!" they shouted
cheerfully, with that peculiar upward inflec
tion bJ" which the, Spanish-American gives a
warmth to, his salutation not suggested by
the words 'themselves. "EI Presldento rte
Colombia Viva Don Jose I Bala los
Yankees !"
To all of which Don Jose, ono long thin
hand thrust stiffly between the, breast but
tons of his coat, listened In dignified silence,
inwardly gratified by these boisterous visit
ors. "
"Bueno, bueno," he said In a high queru
lous voice; VI am. very glad to see you, my
friends. Thls'Is a great honor. But, what
can I do for you?"
"Send us to Panama '"bawled Pedro, act
lng as spokesman for his men.
"Dear me I" exclaimed the old man, enjoy.
Ine the situation and Ignoring Its political
consequences. "Panama Is far off arid why'
should l seno. such goou citizens away from
Bogota?"
k "For la Patrla I Por Ja- Patrla I To fight
the Yankees I"
"The Yankees? But why "
"They have stolen Panama. They are
pigs!" V
"What a people I" he exclaimed, nonplus
ed. "I am sorry for that Well, If I send
you, what will you do?"
"Estai bueno I Don Jose will send us to
kill the Yankees I" they shouted enthusiasti
cally. r
"No ! No I I Sdn't say that I" he expostu
lated! then continued, as If by. rote; "The
Government will look after Panama. If
fighting Is needed to preserve the republic,
the army will do Its duty" an assurance
which Increased the martial swagger of the
fold-bratded toy captain, although unappre
ciated by ht men.
'."We will light wlth'the army. Don Jose,"
-fepCl
.oJ-w?. '."W will drive" outvtii
Mi's a IT ejsjj-gg- iamj m wrt-fj 1 .-fJ
shouted the peons. As this voiced the popu
lar sentiment, and as Don Jose's loyalty In
the Panama affair had been questioned by
some of his enemies, no sufficiently discreet
reply occurred to the puzzled schoolmaster,
whoso Intellectual gifts, moreover, were
Incklng In tho quick give-and-take needed
for street oratory. So, smiling benignly,
and somewhat fntuously, upon the noisy rab
ble, he thrust his hand deeper Into his co.it,
peered moro owlishly through his gold-rimmed
glasses nnd, forgetting its future possi
bilities, got such enjoyment as he could out
of tho novel situation.
The -volunteers exploded with Joy over the
president's npparent approval of their de
mand. Had Pedro cared to stop for further
talk the Impatience of his comrades would
have prevented htm. Although these pec-ns
had no definite plan, they were looking for
something moro exciting than an exchange
of opinions with this old graybeard of San
Carlos. A march through tho city mid then
en to Panama seemed as good a program
as any to men who were Indifferent to tho
dry details of geography. Thero weto moro
ciles of "Down with tho Yankees'" and
cheers for Don Jose. Then, before that be
wildered statesman could take himself off,
his unwashed admirers filed past his bal
cony, leaving tho toy captain nnd his men
to close the gates they had so courageously
guarded.
L'nder other skies and among a more vin
dlctlvo people, a roving crowd of peons, clam
orous for wrar and threatening all who op
posed them, might be regarded with sorar
alarm. But tho mildness of the Andean
character. Its dislike for actual bloodshed,
lessened Bogota's danger. Even tho timid
Ion Jose was not apprehensive. But there
were others who, tlin-aght It wiser to l.ccp
these peons away from Americans lllng In
Bogota. Not that anything would really
happen past experiences seemed to prove
the harmlessnoss of this kind of patriotism.
When tho second expedition left for the
Isthmus for Instance, an American, looking
for novel Impressions, had posed the volun
teers before his camera nnd snapshotted them
to his heart's content while they were de
nouncing "los Yankees." But ono mob of
patriots' may bo qulto unlike another, and
It so happened that when King Pedro's army
of emboladores. In Its aIinIe-,3 wanderings
Hfter le.iAlng the 1'alace of San Carlos, stum
bled upon a native of tho United States, the
eiiroiinter liecamo a very llely ono Indeed.
As a rule, plenty rf Americans arc In
oogola Somo go thero to do' business for
the merchant houses which they represent;
mo hao their own local Interests, others
are after those tempting Government "oo-n.
ceKlons" granted to the disinterested per
son who develops tho natural resources of
thi! country by monopolizing them. When
the Panama "rcoluttcm" came, most Ameri
cans left Bogota, conscious thnt It was not
a promising time to seek aid from the na
tional (reauury for their ventures. Those
who wcro unable to leavo stayed wltlrln their
lespecthe hrtels wljciie-.tr u popular upris
ing heemed likely.
It was dowii a blank little side street,
leading, nowhere In particular, lined with
modest one-storied houses, in a quiet district
unfrequented by foreigners, that the roving
peons met tho one American who had failed
to conceal himself on this particular morn
ing. After leaving San Carlos, Pedro had
turned his men into the Plaza do Catedral,
where they had clattered along the wide
concourse, pausing to make a few llery
speeches before the Capitol, whose unroofed
courts the building was unfinished at that
tme nnd majestlo Doric columns seem
meant for oratory. From here they had
gone the zigzag length of the principal busi
ness street. Then, tiring of their progress
through an unresponsive city, they had
started to find their way back to the Calle
de Las Montanas, choosing fur this purpose
the obscure Calle do Las Flores.
At their appioach the street was Virtually
deserted, all the doors opening on It care
fully barred and. In some Instances, even
the blinds of the windows drawn. Thus,
It happened that a tall man, muffled In a
ruana, wearing a wide sombrero, and with
his hack against tho entrance to one of the
houses became unavoidably conspicuous as
the throng of emboladores surged along the
roadway abreast of him.
"Viva Colombia!" shouted Pedro, giving
the usual greeting. "Baja los Yankees!"
Instead of answering in a llko strain or
enthusiasm, the man addressed tossed the
, ...,,) nt Wa ruana over one shoulder.
showing, as he (lid so, a pallid face on which
played a contemptuous smile.
"Soy" un Americano," he replied com
posedly, glancing at Pedro and then turn
ng his eyes, which were singularly piercing,
from one to another of those crowding about
him.
"Un Yankee! Un Yankee! Baja. los
Yankees !" . . ,
Tho cry was followed by a threatening
movement of the emboladores toward the
man whose attitude seemed to be a chal
lenge to them.
"Halt '" yelled Pedro. "1 know this senor.
Give him a chance. If ho cheers Colombia.
wo will let him go. If ho refuses, ho Is
prisoner. Now, Senor Yankee viva Colom
bia!" The emboladores gae a lusty cheer It
was met with scornful silence by the man
who had declared himself a Yankee.
" SI I Si ' Pedro el Bey !" they all shouted.
"He" Is an enemy of Colombia. He is
prisoner!"
The wily Pedro, unwilling to risk hU posi
tion by denying the demands of his fol
lowers, yet fearing to aid in an act or
violence, diplomatically said nothing. The
defiant American, meanwhile, regarded tho
peons with a disdain that enraged them, al
though checking, through Its very audacity,
their hostility.
"I am not a Colombian," he said quietly:
"I am not an enemi to Colombia, But I
won't cheer agalmrthe Yankees."
'Un Yankee! Un Yankeo!" they retorted.
"A Yankee thief come for our gold!"
'There Is truth In that." ho laughed
sardonically. "I want geld that you are
too lazy to get for yourselves Just as you
were too lazy to keep Panama."
"Un loco!- Ho Is Insane!" cried Pedro In
disgust. "Let us go!"
"No! No!" yelled the angry mob. And
amid cries of "Loco! Domonlo! Yankee I
Puerco!" those In the front ranks made a
lunge at the man whoso exasperating cool
ness had kept them at bay, while a shower of
missiles came from the peons who hovered
In the rear.
Tint tho attack was skillfully met. Trln-
ptng up his Jlrst two assailants and ward
ing ou tne mows oi a miru, me xanKee,
smiling derisively, stealthily passed his left
hand Wong the ponderous door ngalnst which
he was leaning. This street door, as Is usual
In Colombian houses," had a small "postlgo,"
or wicket, large enougli to admit one per
son nt a time, and opening much moro
readily than the unwieldy mass of timber
of which It formed an Insignificant part.
Having- found the latch to this wicket
the Y'ankee gave It a quick backward thrust,
stepped lightly over the threshold and closed
and Jbsirricaded this scarcely revealed en
trance behind him.
A storm of oaths followed his escape.
The", not content with this vent to their
anger, the peons, using such stones and
weapons as came to hand, rushed upon the
wooden barricade standing between them and
their, prey, at the same time calling upon the
inhabitants of the house to let them In.
These Colombian doors, however, are built to
withstand a stout siege, and the din might
have been Indefinitely prolonged had It not
qome to an abrupt and unexpected conclu
sion. ' I
Three sharp blows upon the door were
given from within. Then a clear feminine
voice was heard above the uproar. ,,
"Stand back, Senores! I will open."
There was a 'dead silence. This time It
was the great door Itself that swung slowly
open. Thero waB no sign of the escaped
Yankee In the wide corridor beyond. In his
stead there stood, unattended, unprotected,
a -woman.
She was clad In a long robe of white, her
dark hair flowing unconflned down .her
shoulderB. Her bare arms, exqu'sltely mold
ed, nnd of a tint that vied with her dress
In purity, were crossed upon her breast.
There was no fear in her eyes as she faced
the abashed men and boys before her.
"This Is my, house. Senores." she said
Bftlmiy nna-.ioo you w-um
WHAT A CONGRESSMAN SEES
Scmiwcehly Letter Touching on the
Familiar to Philadclphians
By J. Hampton Moore
Washington, Sept. 7.
IT HAS been inleiestlng to watch tho
moves of tho Treasury Department and
Congress in conneotlon with tho $S,000,ono,
000 revenue hill. Gentlemen who havo
como from Philadelphia representing mer
cantile, llnanclal and industrial Interests
aio will nworo that tho hill which tho
Waj'H ttnd Means Committee has prepared
must go through tho scrutiny of tho House
and will ho subject to nttack In the Sen
ate, but they havo not been able to follow
the curves of tho two sets of Democrats
who havo been maneuvering to avoid the
criticism that is expected to como up from
various sections of the country when tho
provisions of this Intricate measuro are
widely understood. '
It is really no secret that efforts have
been mado "to pass tho buck" that Is to
say, If need be, "Tho other fellow did
It." The star performers In this thrilling
economic dtama have been the Secictary
of tho Ticasury and tho chairman of tho
Committee on AVays and Means, the gen
tleman from North Carolina, Mr. Kltchin,
nnd n keener pah of blades havo not been
unsheathed In public life In recent years.
Both bides aro to bu given ci edit for stand
ing by their guns until tho last horn blew.
The result was one of those compronils.es
In wlilcn each bldo goes nway with the
feeling of the tiger in respect to the lady.
"Harmony" was tho watchword at tho
close of tho negotiations, with the expecta
tion that Republicans would Join in tho
chorus.
SONS of two members of the Philadel
phia congressional delegation are now
doing service "over there," Captain Edward
G- CostelVo and Lieutenant Harvey Moore.
Tho son ot the Fifth District Congress
man, who Is attached to tuo si-ueonui
Regiment, Field Artillery, Fourth Division,
has been In Franco slnco May and has
seen porno hard fighting. Lieutenant
Moore, who Is connected with tho Fifty
fifth Infantry, was kept In Texas drilling
raw recruits until about a month ago, and
although he has arrived on tho other side
has not yet been heard from. These young
mon entered tho army throtfgh tho second
officers' training camp and in their earlier
servlco "did" Chickamauga Park together.
SOME Now York Italian newspapers havo
been agitating financial assistance by
tho United States to tho Government of
Italy. This matter waa taken up with
tho Treasury Department, and through
Mr. Leffliigwcll. Assistant Secretary, the
gratifying word has been received that
"slnco tho mtry of Iho United States into
the war the United States Government has
advanced to tho Italian Government all
tho money It needed to pay for all pur
chases In tho United States made by pr
through tho, Italian Government."
As wo havo a largo Italian constituency
In Philadelphia, most of them In sections
of tho city where men llko Sheriff Ransley
and Select Councilman Trainer aro lead
ers, It Is worth whilo quoting the royal
Italian ambassador, Macchl dl Cellere, who
conferred with Assistant Secretary Lcffing
well on this question.
"No ono better than myself," says the
royal ambassador, "might appreciate tho
valuablo assistance, especially in the llnan
clal way, granted by tho United States
Government to Italy. Co-operating In closo
relations with you, I have had tho oppor
tunlty to appreclato not only tho efficiency
of tho help rendered by tho United States
Treasury, but also the extremely friendly
feeling toward my country, which, person
ally. Inspired you In the solution or nui
the questions which w'crc connected with
the prosecution ot the war by Italj. I
cannot express to you how much I regret
that an Italian has. upon a -elf-desire,
taken an Initiative step which might ap
pear as directed to solicit further assist
ance from you "
Italian-horn citizens of Philadelphia who
have sons with tho United States troops
In France may be assured, therefore, that
the Federal Government Is doing its full
part in a financial way to hack up the
boys "over there."
SEVERAL years ago Meyer L. Casman,
a Jewish boy residing in one of the
river wards, was nominated by tho Third
District Congressman to a cadetshlp at
West Point- Casman had been highly rec
ommended by his friends and neighbors
and by those who were his associates at
the Central High School, where ho hod
made a record in athletics. Ho went to
West Point with a determination to win,
and overcoming all obstacles, was grad
uated this year and sent to, Camp A. A.
Humphreys, Virginia,
There, along with tho other graduates,
ho was given a two weeks' Intensive fin
ishing training. At the end of three weeks
he come out third man in tho "very good"
grading In a list of the first thlrty-seveiw
West Point men. This puts Casman In
the Corps of Engineers of tho United
States arm), which Is regarded us a very
high honor It Is now Captain Casman,
U. H. A.
THE religious denominations are certain
ly busy in this war. They have their
representatives at the camps and wherever
the soldiers and sailors congregate. Down
here In Washington tho Baptists, about
7,000,000 of them, through their North and
South conventions, have put the Rev. Dr.
James S. Braker, a former Camden boy,
on the -Job. It is his business to help get
the boys together and his headquarters at
the "Y" are quite popular.
Look Braker square In the face and you
get a composite picture of our energetic
Methodist parson, the Rev. Dr. Charles M.
Boswell, and Wilson H. Brown's son, the
colonel who Is" making such a gallant, rec
ord in France. Braker received his clerical
education at Crozer Seminary. He occu
pied several Philadelphia pulpits', including
the Passyunk Avenue and Temple Baptist
Churches. Then he was called to Massa
chusetts and subsequently to Vermont, his
last church being at Burlington, on Lake
Champlaln. His father, Benjamin M.
Braker, was a well-known Jerseyite and
for a long time, "Recorder of Camden,
THE agitation to tax dogs as a means
of sheep conservation- continues. Former
Congressman J. D. Hicks, of Altoona, baa
Washington Doings of Personalis
t
"41
m
sylvanla has a very rood law on h -m-V rl
Ject. but that the regulation of th tJot' -',
menace depends upon national legUlaUefiHV1
It' is contended by eastern men that iivjjj, '."-rt
osmuch as Congress makes largo approSfy,!
jrlutlons to hunt and rteiitrnt? lh inm4f'&$S
which attacks the sheep in the West, siml-l
lar provision should bo made against the:K$
lirowllnp- flntra nf !, TTntH. Zmtyft?
. w,w .j.n jSK
homo of tho New York correspondents-Si
Wllr, llmtn !.. 1 A . i .... .... . IS
.... ..,0 iaj uiicresi in sneer) man tnev w--,rt
havo In their personal comfort insist thtXig
Pet dorrs havn Im-miA a..,.,,,...- i......'iU.aLfl
and residences to such an extent that regurY0l
latory legislation of a national character-J ifM
would be a blessing. The defender of thMs
dog, however, is strongly in evidence and $fi
'"" ''gut ior -uario ' to tno last wtdi,,CTAi
"DREAMLAND
:MK
ADVENTURES"
Byt DADDY
I THE WITCH OF THE JsIGHT
j A complete neto advehture each tctele, bfotn
, vino Monday and ending Saturday, v
CHAPTER VI
The ITitch Is Unmasked
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U'eaou. pitsoner of the WUch of iJkao&Ws
yiqht. Is throicn into the cage of the rsh'S-a
.Ifaii Haters, k'hc cacaoes thraunli fJia.TritH?
aid of tho Frogs.) ." JWI
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.viua, cipu.jcu UI UJ LUC i:ilCB Ui. IHO W
-t witch ot tho Nicht fled desnerateh- alone' J$i
tho bridge made by tho backs of the Frogsl'iTst
The queer path was slippery and rough, but',?
it held her up safely as Bhe sped over the lsl
muiky waters and black sink holes of the ftji
swamp. ,
"Hurry I Hurry!" urged Bullfrog, who was
leaping along beside her, showing the way V
Tint nllA rlMn' nwil lilo iirivtnf tr. Tvinl.-a lllrl'ii
z" . : ": ". . . " .".. ; :. :ss
run -iier very laHiesu rno inougni or uioEeKCi
awful Man-Eaters nut w Intra on her feet. I
Afl.i.nr no it c,.. nrt.iT.l nftll .An. (ti.li.MiAnfl1. i l??& J
lug hum. Glancing behind her, she fouiet "Kte!
that th! henrlne them wasn't Inst fanev. A jiJ
' . . . . "ia
string or iian-uatcrs was cliaslng ner.
Any minute Peggy expected to come to the
end of the bridge of Frogs, but It went on Jjg3
and on until she darted out of the swamp to vAJ
the edge of tho open lake.
J$A
From tho direction of the Witch's den cam,
a loud cry. ,
"Tho Man-Eaters have found the trail. Folr;
low, follow! Sho must not escape. She
knows my secret" 1
Bullfrog had halted and Teggy stoppedV
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ItYoLT hrldrrA ended under her feetf Tll6lM
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A ctritrtn' nf ATan.l atore -iifa phoiin h.t-- . jl!-V7V:ii'
" ' B "v" B m,Krm
weemed no way of escape across the rlppllnr y$J
waterB of the lake. The bridge was now fify?,
breaking up behind her, the Frogs fiercely- &
attackinir r-verv Man-Eater that camo within 1T1
reacu. I-
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v-iu-uiv- iiu-ujt; buuuueu 0. iainijjtv M
voice among tho reeds, and Peggy uaw floriti'j'ir
lng toward her a board on which stood lien's
..,.1 f.lAml (....A.r.? ,.,.... Tl
uiu it.vtiu, uciirim v u.ci raiS
AH aboard. Princess Peggy," croaked CetirfuS
1 Croaker. Prggy, never qucatlonlng.'Sw
oral
questioning.?
stepped on the slippery craft.
"Full bpeed ahead," ordered Gerierat;tf
Cioaker, and tile board headed out Into' the,' Ijfj
-.r
lake, moing swiftly over the Bplaahlntr'5l,y
waves. Then Peggy taw what was making tt $wji
go. It was drawn by dozens or strong-swim- &fm
ming Frogs. " ":f"J
General Croaker and Bullfrog fought off,i!f
Man-Eaters that came too close, bur. behind .?$
them btretched a-long string of the voracious?
fliers,
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Tho storm which had been threatening for. -
V'
a long time now seemed .cry
near. FlasHeS-i
rectlons. ' ffis'H
of lightning came from all directions.
Looking around, Peggy saw the Witch ' -
coming swiftly along the trail of the Maii,, $,.
Katers. With her were tho Night Herons andNgj
"The Witch; She'll gobble us up." cried i&fi
Bullfrog. He had been very Brave nghtlng wv
the Man-rcaters, but he knew he stood no.,'i.,fl
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i;.i,,i.o a,ttft,,i- fc.iw ,, ....... , i t.V
"Shoot her!" croaked General Croaker; $'
Peggy woncjered what she could shoot with. it'V
In the water ahead eho saw a floating stick.
As sho went by she seized It. Jt glistened
in the moonlight nnd at a little distance " riw
looked exactly like a gun. The Witch wasXti5Kj
now airecwy uciuuu. jrv..
"I've got you now. I'll make sure of you .25$
1.T- jitnn voti mvself." she shrieked. hj"ir3K
Peggy raised tho stick. ; jM
"Bang," she cried. The jsfect was amas-Jj
lng. The Wltcn gave a squeal ana atreflf "
nUlUiJll' HILL, l.o .c. Liicni uui VL 9 1& WJ -&j
Bho went, but up to the surface floated .herjyVa
. .... I.4 !,. Itlra "-'....a A.. . nt.. :..
kUCCi ,v,.u u.f.v. ....a .-aa-... --- .. - HJJ..'
..l.lr.- hAlnntf on hr a all. It vran falsf-.f &i
,.. IIlta n nwtt.-li Trmrte, mi rtf lin'i- v vJU!S
The head of the Witch came up, but PeggyAvr??
again raisea tne suck ana again snouted, -"
"Hang!" Down dived the W'ltcli, leavlngK,
more ot her trapping floating on the SUr-Ssj
face. .'iiti.lW
"Why, the Witch Is only a Loon," crie4 JaS7
DUUIIUL, .11 ttoiuiiia.4mv.iw v YiaA;
"She-a a i-oqn.- croaaea iignt weron.jJty'
"That's her secret !" . "2fjffi1
"She's a Loon," croaked the Jtavens. 'SM'sn,;ro
been fooling us all these years." ',i5'-3
X-. T,a.errV llTin,rilTnnn -ITT1.V the. Wnl-alTK f .'
"looney" had so upset the Witch. TSgjS
aL... .ao.- "--. -.- -'"'-Vii-;
.nu ne a u wool,...!, uur iimo iLia-fL--
lng tisn ior nor uu waiuntr on ner Dcoatu
we thought her some strange marvel .wS
could do us harm," cried all tho Ni
Herons. . . ,u
"Princess Peggy was right- She's a 1 ra
Let's finish her and change from Die
nnd Dolefuls to Joyfuls and GUdl
screamed the Birds, and away theyn
after the Witch, whose head bobbed
nhort distance away, only to dive out of
when ttie Loon saw that Mr subjects SI
-,.-,u.,ri onrl that her trickv reltnt f;-i
ended. jff'i
Peggy dianr, see wrai ine unisaoi:
Witch was, ior mo ri-ogs quicaiy om
her board to shore at the cottage. v1
iarA lust In time, for the storm broke
then, and l'eggy had to streak It asroi( j
lawn t escape tne rum wnicn swept i
in a re-cular cloudburst, while the wind I
ii, nattatre and the Uiuuder roared.
"Mi. I'm glad I'm safe and, saug. I
Instead of out in that awful swamp." tM
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