vT. . i , .: 'i '(. ' , i ' '' J( a -ivMW iroi is- i2" )M' JV 1 . .- EGiON RECEIVES' ' OLYtlUIEROES rst of Famous American Ath lotes Arrive for Field Day Hero Saturday- rlnn ntlilctcs wild pnrtlrlpntcd ASSo"?mpl have nrrlvcd In this , for tl e American I,rlo tlHd il.iv VSnWIn 1'lcW. ncit Untunliijr. nml n be entrant In Important evonts. (leonc 0. Htrnnntinn. who Js directing ?prrimrntlon9 for tt.o r.e;Rlon. nil ..Vi todnv nt ifailmmrtorN. 1011 t ?twt. thatjfcri Kby. tha Ircmltv of IVnimylviinln tnr nml 'mVr of Hcnjnmln Krnnklln Post. 1ms rlrril. Frnnk Lnomlii. Hie Cltlrnjronti. d Sliorinim I.nnelcrs. IiIrIi Jumper, nrc The- nre other famous Olymnlc pnr nnnt mtil winners who will take r In the lesion events: Allen Aoo , the aOO-metcr rhnmplon; Hilly anl.x, the -MO-yuril world record ii... u'niim- U'IimIpii. tmtlonnl lilch mp ehnmplon; Jnrob nrlscoll. the nrter-mllcr. and .Tnmes Connolly, the O-yard national climnpiou. Two Committers Work Two committees of the. Lesion have sited New Yorl nm' received the ,ctcs on behalf of the American ilon. A committee met the transport icrmnn, bcius the only leslonarles nt n pier when the vessel docked George cntworth Carr, chalrninn of the illntlclphla county committee: Law n Robinson, a Lesion member, who is In charge of tbe American ntliletes Antwerp; H. II. Lleber. of l'ost 10.": Idle Mcehan, athlete entered in the tcrclty relay, and Mnylln .1. Picker , n delegate to the national Legion nvontion. They brought hack with them Karl STORE SPACE WANTED Onlrul himlntun . location for dry rlrnnlnK ofllte, nnd nrnnlne muclilnr. Ilalf-titnrr prrfrrrKl nbntit IS hr 23 ffft.. Addrr UPOS. Iwlgfr nfllcr. . A second comtniitee returned from New York yesterday after having wel comed the athletes nboard the Olympic, Ii. Charr, of the Legion .athletic coin This committee was headed by William mittcc. Forty-eight-entries for the marathon had been received yesterday. Marathon Course The c.otirsc was announced by Mr. Strnnnhnn 88 follows! Htart at main gate, Vlllanova Col lege, at noon, September 18, going west on Lancaster avenue to Pcnnbrook road, turn at white-washed post In the middle of road,. nnd then- duo east on Lan caster pike to City line, turn to left on City line nrross railroad bridge nt Overhrook station to Ovcrbrook avenue, continuing on Ovcrbrook avenue to Wynnelield avenue, passing the llergdoll mansion on the left, continue ou Wynnelield avenue to Helmout avenue, turn right on Ilelmot avenue paRt Co lumbus station to Lnnsdowno drive past Sweet lirlnr mansion on the left, con clude further missing William Pcnn'x house, on the right, going under bridge to Thirty-fourth Htrect. Zoological Gardens on the right, continue straight down Ihirty-fourth street to Spruce Direct, turn left on spruce street to south gate of Franklin Field, make one lap around track on the Held and tlntsh. "Iluslness men, firms, organlziTtlons nnd corporations arc according to the Legion the moot wonderful support in Drafting and Mathematics Mechanical Drawing Architectural Drawing Shop Arithmetic Practical Mathematics All practical courses for men who want to advance. Call for booklet. Classes begin week of September 20. this undertaking,'1 declared Chairman Stranahan today, "r want to extend to them our appreciation of their assist ance, mid I know I speak for the Legion posts In this city," ' List of I'rljcs Prizes contributed to the Legion for the field day Include: First prlec, American Legion Cup, from the In quirer ; second prize. Horn & Hnrdart Cup; third prize, II. F. Keith's Theatre Cup; fourth prize, Jules F. Mastbaum; fifth' prize, tflrnwbrldgc; 100-ydrd chnllcngc, Young Men's Christian As sociation: (SOO-ynrd chnllcngc, Knights of Columbus: one-mile challenge, Guil ford's Cup: one-mile Invitation, Shrlncrs Cup; post relay, William V. Murphy Sons Co.; medluy relay, Wanamnker & Drown Cup; 'point re lay. John II. Kllison &Kmis Cup; wnll scaling, first, MacOonuld & Campbell Cup, second, Glrnrd Life Insurance Co. ; tug-of-war, first, Mlchcll's Seed IJouhc. second, insurance Co. of North America. FOR SALE BIG STOCK OF ELECTRICAL MATERIAL iMMliniATT. flKI.IVKKV New Stock Best Manufacturers Wire nnd Cnblr, t'Jnln nml I.miI CoTtrrdi Trnfnrmrr. 2200 110 to 440i Iol t.lne Hardware. Crntm Arm nnd UiMilntorm Interior Wlrlni Material Inrlmllnir fl'orcrUlnsi Interior and Kttrrlor Mxhttnc Kqulpmenti rloml l.lglitni MotorM ICIrclrlo Drlllm Indicating and Cune-DranlnE Mttrra, rtr. Dflalltrt llatn will bo tent on reqtitat. PHILADELPHIA ENGINEERING & SALES CORP. 412 Menckln Hide..' I'hllndrlpliln. l'n. I'honi Walnut Siyf Welsbach "THRIFT,, Gas Lights Cp At Cost lut To replace wasteful open -flame gas burners. Give more light than open flame burners and use less than half as much gas. Wo will show you how to install them. Complete, ready to fit on nny uprisrht fixture. & Broad and Arch and District Offices WEf Jm rnntr'r' TAohtfn Oat Oloht The United Gas Improvement Co. Apartments at the St. James In tho very ccntor of Fhl!a-( dclphla's socinl nnd business ; life: . I Several Apartmonts: Outstdo Room nnd Bath $100 n Month. Two Apnrtmcnts: 3 Rooms nnd 2 Baths Ono Apnrtmcnti 5 Rooms and 4 Baths. Several Apartments: 2 Rooms and 1 Bath. The St. James Hotel Walnut at 13th Street J. Howard Slocum, Manager TMCA CENTUM. llUIMHXO, 1421 AltCIt ST. Stenographers, Supplies BUNK BOOKS Bound and ' Loon I..af , LITIIOaitAI'IlIKU PBIXTINO ENOnAVINO OFFIl'B Stationery ami Huppllra STUN'OOUAI'IIKHS can obviously do liettcr work If thoy havo better note books, pencils, etc Thoy will Unci here ill of tho supplies they require and all of tho better kind. Hlgh-grndR ' carbon paper type writer ribbons typewriter papers and second sheets typewriter brushes nnd oil notebooks pen cils pens. etc. Mann Service will solve all your supply problems for you ! WILLIAM MANN COMPANY 529 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA. New York Offices: 261 Broadway. Founded in 1848 Extoe BATTERIES When the Great Bridge Moves At a touch of the hand the starting automobiles to pro great cantilever lifts or the pelling submarines and firing ucijmjaamKm HU The White Elephant of Siam ONE of the biggest fakes ever concocted as laughable a story as ever has been told! P. T. Barnum perpe trated it, and an unsuspecting public, loving to be fooled, fell for it. You know the white elephant of the East sacred keeper of the spirits of royalty himself a dweller in regal palaces with retinues of priests and servants! There was Darnum's offer $250,000 for the loan of the elephant for a year priests, attendants, etc. What happened, how a ruse was invented, its success, arc told in the remembrances of Charles Mayer's circus days, in t3l The American MAGAZINE on the Orient More Than 60 Illustrations Art Insert of 8 pages in Color This is the first of a scries of adventure stories of the business of catching wild animals alive the tale of the great python, for instance for show purposes. ASIA eutertains but docs much more. It widens one's vision in a sweeping view of a continent rich in new endeavor and beauty and in vital interest to the every day American. Among other good things of the October issue: Tht Story of WiUard SlraiCh( The tale of a young Arnerlcan of vision and action in the fascinating life of the East, laying the foundation for today' great International Consortium for loans to China which may solve the Far Eastern Problem. Louis Qravet. TI11 Way 0f tht Farmer In Japan And how Japan's victorious army and navy, the smoking chimneys of (Dsaka, rest on the bent back of the farmer and his wife.standlng up to their knees in their paddy fields, raising no less than 4,000 dltferent kinds of rice. Roberfjon Scott On the Trail $f the Lord Tittr Hunting the big animal In Indo-Chlna. H. C Flower, Jr. lUro Huntint l Perth Meeting the Khatw of Central Iran. Uanli Weiton. OUT TODAY 35 ALL NEWSSTANDS drawbridge swings so your ship may pass. The hand -moves a switch, and the cur rent from an Exide Battery sets in motion the motor that ' does the work. So' also in railway signals, the Exide Battery says the word that speeds your train in safety. From lighting farms and our big naval guns, Exide Batteries play their vital and unfailing part in peace and war. There is an Exide Battery made for every purpose, and into each Exide is built the experience of the oldest and largest manufacturers of storage batteries in the world. THE ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY Branches in 17 Cities , PHILADELPHIA Service Stations Everywhere Philadelphia Office, Allegheny Avenue and 19th St. Oldest and largest manufacturers in the ' world of storage batteries for every purpose nEEa if 4 ms$ mwt 0mSsSbp 1 II HI 0mwm .tlSllu E&vtf; CtWrt.rWJ'8: if i ' Bit tSwK V-J!f fJjlr f 121 fa WKm lww$M JLWmm i (xw ipipPif Biter JSWrnMnnnnKmrnLLmLSSSS 3G7E1 Wherever, you sec this sign, you can be assured of free testing and expert service, no matter what make of battery you Have in your car. Your battery will bo made to last as long as possible, until you nre ready to replace it with an iixide the long Jifd battery. Exide Service Station, 671 N. Broad St. mmm B ,' ?; V 1 Hi : "i ?- t i i i fi M r. 3 '51 3J -iS h !.,? 41 . " 'ti & M .' i v.l I .& ASU PUBLISHING COMPANY ?27 Lexington Avcnu Now York .y. . -jfi.lS
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