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SUICIDES BLAMED
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Dr. Joseph Leidy Says Mon 21
to 30 Kill Themselves Due
to Struggles
WOMEN BUSIER; FEWER DIE
ifMVhy iliil more Philailelphlntis. men
and wnmiMi. take tliclr Hvps betwrr-n tlie
ncos of tnr-ntv our and-forty laM jcar
'than nt no.v other ago period?
SCOUTS TO FEATURE
FETE AI ST.
DAIS
Colobration to Bo Staged on
Walton Estate as Muller Me
morial Mission Benefit
GIRLS IN SWIMMING MEET
315TH VETERANS JO UNITE
Men of Infantry Regiment Hold Pre
liminary Meeting
Preliminary plafis for' the organiza
tion of n iUfiJh Infantry Association
were made Ustitlght by veterans of the
"itllstrd perfounol of that outfit meet
ing' iii Room 1007 of the IlnJIcy IJulltl
Iiir. David I. Williams, the only for
mer officer prewnt, was made tempo
rary chairman of the association. ISach
eompany of the regiment, which origi
nally va 100 licr cent Philadelphia!!,
was represented at the meeting. A
constitution watt drafted and will be
submitted for approval at a meeting on
July 10, when the permanent organlza'
tlon of the nssoelntiop will bo effected.
The place of meetings will be announced
later.
There are nearly 5000 veterans In
tills vicinity eligible for membership.
Any one who served more than sixty
days with the regiment may brcomo a
member. The .115th took part In many
import ant engagements, particularly In
the taking of Montfnucon. whjch the
Trench declared Impenetrable. In Its
rank and Hie were many well-known
I'liilndelphiniis. Major Ward Plcrson
was killed in action with the regiment.
PARADE AND FLAG RAISING
Ceremony Will Be Held Tomorrow
In Hopklnson School
A parade and ling raising will be
held, tomorrow afternoon nt 'J o'clock
at'tiie Hopklnson Ncliool, Twenty-sixth
nnd Cumberland streets, under the nil
spices of the Martin J. Olcndon Tost,
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Girl and rtoy Kcnuts will furnish some
of the big frnlurps nt the lawn fete to
be held toda and tomorrow on the
Charles Walton estate at Sf. Davids In
'..That they did do i ia shown fromjnld of the Muller Memorial Mission.
4hi statistic of the coroner's offiei'.
ju,t publisued. In 1010 onl thrce sui
cides were reported of persons under
t,wcnty-one. But between the ages of
twenty-one and thirty fifty-one persons
took their lives, while forty-five com
mitted suicide in the age period from
thirty to fortv And from fort on i
the number nf suicides fell o(T. tliouKh
there wpvp fifteen between the age of
seventy and (islit.i. and one wlm had
passed the centurj murk.
A possible I'xplanntion of tiie great
number of pervuit piiltj of splf-murder
In what umibII arp callpd the best jcars
of a man's life i.- furnihcd by Dr.
Joseph lielily, noted physician mid
(student of psychology.
"This is the period of struggle."
wild Doctor Leidy. "the time in a man's
life, usually, when he find problems
pressing hnrdest. And in n considera
tion of the absolute number of suicides.
it nnfst be bornp In mind that thp
last year lias net-u a prrirj siremious , (l.. n . iniuier
one, witli n heim strain on every one
Statistics Not Reliable
The mission is located on Highland nve
nue, Anyne. nnd perforins American!
zntion work in the Italian settlement
there.
The events of the fete start nt 2
o'clock each afternoon, nnd continue
until 11 o'clock nt night. The Olrlif
Scouts of the Main Line will hold their
nnuual field day this afternoon as a
feature of the fefe, and swimmer will
compete for n silver nip. The entire
fete is under direction of Miss Mnrlou
Tull. of St. Davids, tn addition lo the
I 1 . .1... .Ml l!..A.t .till
have charge .nt a booth, und tomorrow l
night will asist in serving Hipper. ,
Miss Nancy Hnllowell, of Wayne, is
in charge of todaj's swimming meet.
She is tilrl Scout director in the dis
trict, nnd is a swimmer of note herself.
Judges of the swimming contests will
lie James Wood, prominent ifi nthh'tics
at xnle, iHid Ilpevp Hart, well Known O
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prlvllfito. Nmw liar, we offfrrH snrh a fln
tnrk nt uth low nrlf. OthM- rlarr wli
hurt to 'lo math brtttr than 20-i reduction II
thrr hope to comprte wtth n. for our price
ire the UweM In town, much lower than tn
up-called rcdiicoi prices
"Stntisiic of course are never en
tirely satisfactorily, tienerally speak
ing, tlirj nie less than reliable. Medi
cal statistics generally arc u good illus
tration of this Kor instance it in
commonly said that cancer is on the in
crease. The greater cancer death rate
Is a frequent topic of conversation. The
danger of cancer must not be lost
eight of. Hut more important is to
remember that cancer can almost al
ways be cured, if the physician has n
cbanco to combat it nt the start.
'We talk of the iucrease of such
diseases as cancer, basing our opinion
on the mortality statistics, overlooking
the fact that other infectious diseases
in the: last twenty -five years lime been
reduced to n minimum. Typhoid, diph
theria, smallpox, yellow fever, malaria.
Tiave ceased to be reported as causes of
deatn. .Medicine largely ua pxurimipti
them
Tin. I tn Srout will have their day
tomorrow The l'm'i troop will giM'
an elithlti"ii nt !';". o'clock, followed
by a baseball game between Troops 1
ninl '2. of WtiMie. Suppei will be served
Saturday uiglit between ft nnd S o'clock.
This afternoon nt 4 o'clock niusi-
calc will l held in the log cnbin on i O
the grounds. A tennis tournament will M
occupy both days, as well us a putting i JJ
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t'ODlCM. ipji'li cnill'si-, uuiuiufc uii nil-
inke, daucing this afternoon and to
morrow afternoon: also toinoiow night.
at which time there will be conipeti- i
tion and lucky number dances. An ad- !
mission fee will be charged, and many .
articles will be fov sale at the various!
booths.
The Peerless Elgin
The blcenl n-t'h nlne of the .rear. JO
.mr 14-kt. rnlil-nilfil IVtcber nue. sunkrn
eeonil dial, full nlcUrl movement, An eveel
lent tlmeplefe. KnzrartnR and adjuntine
free. Ker man should ntall himself of
this eneortnnlt' flap a week.
Diamond Ring
Recular 510 ilu
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cold.
nil
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diamond. C.71 7t
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Ladies'
Palmer to Induct Woman Assistant
San Francisco. June J."i. Attornev
ticneral I'alnier will b" asked on his
nvrlviil tn inrliii-t. info office Mrs Annetti
There remain the chronic diseases I Adams, the first woman to be appointed
for which no specific remedy lias been assistant nttonuw gener.il of the I'nitcd
found. We must remember that nieti ' states.
must die of some disease.
"In considering the death rnte from
diseases, or the number of death- in
a city like Philadelph a I" suicide,
another factor to be considered is the
tremendous increase iu population
Roughly, the population of a i ity d"ii
bles in every generation of tweuty
years or so. I'hiladelpliia has grown
in this ratio."
Se Variance Feature
The suicide statistics in regard to
sex offer another interesting subject
at speculation. Sixty-four women
took their lives in 1!U!. iu comparison
to 137 men. Doctor Leidy believe this
difference Is due to the more constant
occupation of women.
"A housewife has little time to spcml
in brooding." said Doctor I.eidy. "The
mind of u man who is out of work
lifers a fertile Held for the suggestion
that he take his own life This is
!specially true here in the I'nitcd
.Stntes, wiice we have no nobDies. .
hobbv is a cood balancing pole. It ndd.s
itrniaintainiug mental equilibrium. i
i'Thc iliffereiiec in tlie numocr oi ,
negroes ana whites who commitien i
mirlr?i nlsn Is inlpresHnir. The reoort l
bows that ouly four negroes took their
lives, while there were 107 white
suicides. This is n perfect reflection
of the negro temperament, which cau
be content with tlie minimum of tho-e
things which we consider necessary lo
mate life eieu bearable.
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The statistics of agents used for guilfllllllM
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RIE-MUR SHIRT CO.
908 1 Cheotnut St. !,
rumples Kent I'non neqiiett
.:-...a "a-pihmj v
Lexington Used Car Sale
Many barcalna In Tourlne Car
.voupea and ssenanf
Small
ha lance
TlnitilatAiia
eaah rayrnent. year to raj
i.meriy uonya nccepieu ,
Lexington Motor Co. of Penna.
Lexington nidi-., MI-33 N. II road St.
Open Evenlnea
No. 208, VetcrnnB of Foreign ar oi
the United States.
,Tho Ladles' Auxfllary f "'c Sinrtlu
,T. Olcndon Post wfll present the post
standards, . This will be followed by
a parade, through the Twenty eighth
Hard.
Buick (Sedan and Roadster
Hreat b'arsalnal mall cah Pyn,nnd,:
scar 1o pay balance. Liberty Donat
accepted.
Lexington Motor Co. of Penna.
Lexington nid. 8.M-B3 N. Hroad St.
Open Evenlnia
Cooling Shover Baths
with the mott eaiiltary aurroundlntii rj
better than bathtubs. A, hort swim
nflerwara mskea you forwl hot westner.
Men, Women, Boys, Girls
-. TM CA'
rKNTUALINOnTII IlLDO.IWESTUt.nO.
H21 Arch I 1018 LehlKh I 111 H. B2J
Grcat Reductions'
High-Grade Wardrobe Trunks
Suit Toaea and Travellnt Uaia
These xooda nm neir.
(No Mecnnda.)
Fridenberg's Loan Office
Corner 9th & Buttomvood
.1..37 N. 11th StrcctMB
Osada Mantel Co.
Mnnnfaetnrers and Pesters tn
Medicine Cabinets, Wardrobes,
Mantels, Mantel Shelves, Ofilco
'artitions, Gas Logs, Gas Grate
and Fire Sets.
1422-34 S. Front St.
3-5 tone Gypsy
Two pure, white dia
mond, center rtihv
or emerald. Latent
pemnc.
ftOc n Week
LEXINGTON SEDANETTE
l.paadeniter: color maroon; uphol
stered In leather. A I condition me
chanlcally: rennlahed throughout! at
tractive barcaln.
I Lexington Motor Co. of Penna.
I 'LcxlKKton ntdc. S.M-T.1 X. II road HI.
Open GvenlnKs
4-kt. KOld-tllled cae Jeireletl
movement the c:ie nuarantceii
for JO jear kept In SkO
repair ontt jeir frre 'Y jr if
-ee thla It's n l.-i tt-
50c A WEEK
fW gfs v?j o .jj Ji
MI ) i?3S jw r,0c k
a J H m S wcheueu
tr ? isFWdM Mm. n 8 pearls
i W$JJz? S $100 s
i- 3 m i vf v i je-
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lies, too. snould avail o'
themselves of our Credit Q-
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Plan
Hecaoe of the treat earcaln we
offer, but flrt of nil they recelre
prompt nnd ronrlequa treatment mlnua
the tinal red tape experience nt mot
credit hou.ee Won't xou come In and
tee for jourtttt how plraaant It I' here?
Shave, Bathe and
Shampoo with one
Soap. Cuticura
CuUcttrftSoapIjthfiTOfIteforafetyfitoril)?&if.
NE0LIN SOLES and
O'SuUivan'a $1 7C
Rubber Heels lm
BFST MATERIAL rrn
WORK OUABANTrm
Goodyear Shoe Repairing
901 FILnKUT STHF.ET '
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W-WALNUT St.
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GALVANIZED, COPPER
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L. D. BrKcr Co., 59 N. 2d St.
Btl,'ilarkt Mi. Ktvtlo, Main 400t
Honttt, contcientioai eye ter
vice at a moderate coat.
TORIC
Curvcdc K(
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As Law as Ui
Torie Lentct give
wider field of vision.
Toric Curved $C
Sifotal Lenses sjklow as
LOOK THROUGH SPEARE'S
Invisible Bifocals
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lodging 'place or dirt.
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"Just Esteem of Self
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Sfoteiptari '
vv eem for the SkiZ
Lom, Product,, founded 2
mny year, experience
nuking the h!ght
upholstery fabric. y
UphoI.teryFabrica a,e made o,
fine, enduring materials. To
btJiJd them Into ypur molor
... uuMuiiion anajgood Ujie.
uv.j,fteu(m,r7jton)ji
TftP aril net nl. "
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tain photographs which ap
pear in the Ledger, or any we
have on file.
The Ledger Photo Service
was recently established
(duo to many requests for
prints) and rates may be had
by writing or phoning.
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Resinol
for that skin trouble
Many a teacher has jjiven this
advice to a suffering pupil and had
the satisfaction of seeing the little
one's skin clear and healthy in a
reasonable time. She knows from
experience that there is nothing in
Resinol to iniurc the tenderest
skin, and it t3 so nearly flesh
colored it does not attract undue
attention. jvr Jnreut stilt Ruiiul.
SALE
U. S. Naval
OrdnancePlant
Dayton, Ohio
Sealed bids will be pub
licly opened at the U. S.
Naval Ordnance Plant,
Dayton, Ohio, for the
sale of the land, build
ings and other govern
ment material of 'that
plant, at 10 A. M., July
7, 1920. Catalogue of
sale' may be obtained
from Commanding Offi.
cer U. S. Naval Ord
nance Plant, Miami
Chapel Road, Dayton,
Ohio, or Lieut. Com
mander N. B. Farwell,
U. S. N., Senior Mem
ber Board of Sale,
Naval Station, Great
Lakes, 111.
With aeknovUdgmnU to K. G &
Nevei' adain on
4he movie stunfe
O ' ADDRESS- LOOK FOR NAME ON WINuOWS CIO
lelf-ilr-strui'tiou. in wliirh certain sorts
jf poiVon arr mentioiiPil many tinirs.
demonstrato tlie ni'fd for more -aroful
rcxnlatinn of tlio snip of such druss
"In Amiirira, unfortunntfl'. o livr
It a trpinrnilous rato Inilowl. wo liac
lot learnrd liou to livp. It 1.1 a matter
of fcimplo ("ciston'-o with u- I think
' It Is rather a rorlfi'timj 011 our oytcm of
ducation that vt tenrli childrou ovory
"hlng but liou to Iim'. With all our
'wasted progros''. wo havo learned noth
ing about tho true philo-npliv of lifr.
yhicli makrs it posiblo for a man to
I jet the best and truest kind of hnppi
less out of thn pvrrydaj resources at
jls hand.
"This humod nnd badlv balanced
xay of exitnnee i a malndv of the
time. It i bfumed bv nniP observers
on our I'lnnnti . uhifh i- believed to
;iv? us that restless desire for rhntice
ufhich seems to be n national oharaeter
istio. I d'l not IkIipw this. Our fore
fathers knew lm tn hc rationally."
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1 Color ijj
ion Roofs, ill
Philadelphia's Greatest Bargains
for Saturday's Buyers at
WanamakerS Brown's
More Than 1000 Suits
$40 to $50 QUALITIES FOR
to
Said .Mr. . to Mrs. ('
"What iolor ii your houe
brV"
Said Mrs. L to Mrs. A.
"A pei-fcct hyniphony in Kray."
"How swoct!" said Mrs. A.,
"and thon
Wiat kind of roof?" "Why,
all the men
Declare thcroV only one that'3
fit
To think about and TIN is it."
"Oh, how bizarre!" said Mro.
A.
"A red roof on a house of
gray!"
"Why, not at all!" her neigh
bor said,
"No law requires that tin be
RED.
We cho&e the color scheme
to-day .
House, roof and all will be in
gray."
Any roocr can nit e you
Xl'.DfRATIS
and paint It any culor
Briefly that's the story. This price is less than
wholesale. It is about half of their real values retail.
We are selling them for a good manufacturer
who needed money rather than merchandise in his
business.
Now another manufacturer comes from Boston
and offers us an added five hundred suits to be sold
at this same incomparable price of .
55
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Readv todav and tomorrow
Wanamaker & Brown
Market at Sixth for 59 Years
I WATCHED a jrnr,
IN A movlo show,
RIDE THE samo plug.
NINE THOUSAND milos.
AND FIRE his Btbfihootor.
ALL AFTERNOON.
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WITHOUT RE.LOADINO,
AND THEN, la a c1o80.ua
HE ROLLED a 8mok,
WITH JU8T one bud,
AND I tried It myself.
FIRST WITH one band.
THEN WITH two. -THEN
WITH my mouth.
AND THE forty.thlrd trial
STAYED PUT long enough,
FOR ME to light It
AND I thought I bad It-
AND THEN It spil&d.
LIKE A Roman candle.
AND BURNED the rug.
AND BURNED my clotibas.
AND EVERYTHING.
SO I'M convinced.
I'LL NEVER got
THAT ACTOR'S Job.
.
AND I know now.
. .
THAT THE only things.
I CAN roll with one hand.
ARE ROLLICKING domlnoxt.
. . .
AND I'M going to stick. -
TO MY regular smokes,
FOR THEY satisfy.
bxv 1':
EVER aeo a 'close-up" of real elgare"
contentment? Get nest to any Ches
terfield emoker, and watch him register
"they tatufit" W H tha Wend of
those choice Turkish and Domeatie tobae
cosand that's a secret thtt '.nobody
can imitate.
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