.."lOTl iiiWm--f1 iJ5 ( ft t'tt' w ! "vr$j Tr '- 7FF& i SAWF DUCROW Uy 1IENHY ST. -.. rAKrs rrs aronr SIIW Wfc. A .PVfAWc'lorV. -tunny." ?SrVo ? omelHm . " -J fito TJert Jncfcson, tono &? n? -IftS plefcleS" i ftcr' """ wrri?-wi Jo rtdu ti o tnofWar jomo lh$.Mf& ' H" ' .!"' dWv d""' . . ier aunt, who ffrumblj. mrt&, and, locking the fund), they country ."J ,irt for pennies antJ are 5n5'A iS .nnXW AMlto iSon. trewi"-.., " "rt and ! is mireaed with r.KaM Jemminoionv. man. n,Tl nu(. - -.. , "C.?; hi engages Sunny ot two peorinp. "''u'ygr hrer. years. Sunny, pourf"fBB.Vi, Mot fto (Mvo alirnij ". SunMW rccciuej o parcel tools, Mfc ''" 0a throuph their first Mlti.., rSSXnS? part &a brie, but Mftr: Jii'm a song and reoetvci nvo Dtri tetUM at ""M of the words. hunnw iej ' f ;t fapM arrives and 'i'V'tuJvlnabad stage fright. XI ,iOt ittvcrae, tne ',, ,, ah0 '""'" iiitlo plcfclo flrl and this Is ( J P?l)Cii. she anneals to thrm. ;,tr chance; M Jie oj 'prupIaiic. She TWrf'i voter chord. Then .he ""'tMnlnoli th" chouts. Wert, u &&"?. trV not .uei-c.. and m." Wh H'Arn the H'ie came for nnt to sing. '"'',, '",t.. .i.n.nl. Ilrrt pgoTToloodThcrc: staring at the litre. , ,iKrtKi:KH AXD '""" Ji v MpOMB off. you loon- eomo ... rSfnot hear, or, hearing, l.o- llewfl the hero wan tno perOIl ... to. ... ... ,n!o oDeratlon Bert, Tnroug ""'?,." ,),, ho waa the last . ?"SSS rU toomlni alone, .toad fe2XWtJ?.KS!2 . nntfur ThO auiuenco ii""' "" S? aPrrfv? o nhS,nfcn,rne , the" llgh LT.S,U t hlSr What' wan he to !Sol!i8Drraceafoo1!".ome .;t .nrVii husltlly. "Cotno orr. you !SgSoW:v- "'Ki'fh.HMtiful heroine. Miss Mon- ''"tfncrUXSo. . i in ikt ho hart 19 yours. iuu Sro'a rich ma. anS'l-I 4rlll bo your Wl"Come off, you unmentionable assl" Bert heard It. It dawned on him that ho wm the person refcrr-d to. Ho looked about him; he teemed suddenly to & up from hl Plcep. .Where wore 7he companlona of his youth, the brave and beautiful younp gentlemen ho had been asMClateof wltK up to a short time n?o? aono, wno, oycry ono of them tia he was We .alone, alono I He BMred. his eyes rolled, ho otood rooted Jaclt wo aro rich!. I. too. havo won fifty tnousana pounus una i ..!,.. . Jh .mret vtem that tho old woman 1 saved from being run over by the motor car taught mo 1 Oh. Jack 1 "Oh, my lor!" Bert irasped. Ho rasped It out loud. Ho turned nnd bolt ed toward tho wlnea llko u rabbit, altered his mind, Btood con used, then bolted bade across tho et.iBo. The audlenco roared, thiy cheered. MIjs Montrcssor had to pause The iir rhestra waH Just Htrlkliifr up tho popular nlr of the love duet that would flnnll bring down t!io curtain. U had to wait and strike up ocr again. Bert tripped, ho fell sprawling, his hat rolled ono way. Ho got up, dazed nnd terror-stricken, then ho boiled back across tho stage again. "Help, help I" ho gasped feebly. "Help! Here, stop a mlnute'l Walt for me! I " HandB grasped him and whirled him out of sight, nnd tho audleucn sat back to laugh, to laugh till tho tears rolled down their faces nnd their aides shook. Miss Monlrosaor and Mr. Harvey Dag Ian, tho young hero, wero too good and experienced actors to bo put out by a thing of this kind. They filled the break with dumb show. Then the laughtci subsided ut last, tho orchestra was Just Ftrlklng up the popular nlr of the loe duet and It went with a swing; It brought tho houso down on a grand finale. ' Bert hung limply Insldo his clothes, Mhloh the stage manager was holding , by the coat colUr. U WTt't,-,... f .. . ...t.l I..,., , .f.tukD iu un uuno wiiu ti uuuiurinu, hopeless Imbecile like this?" the stago manager demanded. "Here, my beauty, thla Is your first and last appearance on my singa. Thli nlgnt von go out Into ne com and wot seo? "What hfiAn I lonn", Hppt iiinnnfl feebly "I onlv forgot!" "forgot I forgot! Oh!" Thn btairo manager shook him. "Vou forgot, and nearly ruined tho duet I Men hao been nltn for lees! eeo?" 'I'm Verv SOrrV." llltrt Hnlil mlqnrnhlv l"I was thinking" loure aono, tho manager said, dOtln hero for pood. ATp. Upmmlniruiiiv What about thlH fellow?" lin naked, us tho general manager appealed. uir. jemmingvay paused. "We'll hao to work that hit nf hul. ices In somehow. Jakes." h nnl.1 "It wnt well." work It in?" Jakes gasped. Of cmirnn ' It .mn. ,. itt, n v...., wian allte. we can't afford to lose u Jaugh like that! We'll u hearse this to iworrow morning, please." ! Mr. Jakes released Bert. He gasped at Mni "Well, I'm blowed !" was all he could say. niAI'TUU VII Claod Itrporti To thlnlf Hi-,, T .i.n.,i.i i.. aiy! Afrn u b .. ... , mx. i. ... 0.m.Lnk ', "hoiild ter seo thu daj " Whilt (lll ''" lintl. nolrn.l A ' aunt?"'"1 '''l'"S ln youi" lnslde!1 caln, ..,i'0' I iiln't, I'm oiorconio'" Mrs. MUkln rocksd to and fro. funii looked at her .eii," alio tiald. "What hurts ou?" n if" ,0 nl arm! ' ilwaja did sav 5lr, 'vW 0lrl l' a K'l'at nctiess.' '" Ielltn Bld. "nitzaboth Ann Uu- tn thini Uln prouU of vou ! ! fee! 'ajipy M.ndkK.y-br,n,:,n up of you 'tta wni?v i'mf' iu'my Eal1 "Oon't you "N l!" '. Pro.Pirly begun yet " kin ii ii.f" l PcfUn 5'et'" Mr8' McI" romiiK ahout In oui- pairlagt., I can." Bolr,J'.,10.UMa,M'1'" 'S,,nny "i'",J "l "I"'' Boink to io' In nn oariiag.. I'm k'hiiu to .It up stroiBht and proper, I am "b ..J1,,'l.l.1.."hat I n.iJUI.' M1H M 11.111 mo"lnBi ",lM A""' "llllt nhuut our .,0 'B ", Kunny said pa , niPliB..f,m 'cr'-'roin these 'eio 8ha lnnk,i"".1 S"r..' '"'' sn-lil. ruihS. hn,"a"e ..."y "npctuous y fche was Ti, '" J' "'. nneiwuru regrt't. elowiv tv,7, V" u wurn nei wuy Hteuuily. whin ho hurt i"v!ir,,l,cr ,001,,s lntfr' Sunny wMn'rl,,"1"'1 Ut mlMt "' but f,)i .ilia ..ii : . '""' "'io picity goo , kind nf 'rnJ,e r? K.0"K "" mmiaglng I'm uina of fond of thp ni...n ,..i ... ,.n... I am heUre n 5 a 6''' hit while the monov vl"'. A,,1llow. ' hawn't got nomwnnW ,oXfl rUrnUUro t0r Melkln hYm. BBl n " ,Mo 1Ie' Mrs' "M" .,. I , -" ..Ml, 11 y snld "Start by running UMllg with thlmrs iir ilon'i mo daw mid oiong to '!SWa:riel..US,'.rnn',v n ','"... """K " mi'" was (imiinir with he curt t i.,.ilr , olt f I wus a dai l hln.l ui i.itj inoiiionl .i ...i.i. menis, ..jt i. n .hum, .n,.i ' U wiiu ihr follnwlntf iiiiiiiilng. the lt ... . ;""" ""iii ii, not io ae to 5.te i '?$!;:?.- 'Kfiu-1 JTfi ,wBomfl p,,e was pounding un tlo tutr flZSl YS c,ftB". mi fall of a , wrw ill. LI1U HMUUlin llftli. It Sunny wn. ie. th.0"' u llul l0Kcl 5;m ! ."". "1 10 hurrj". Sho wus not ' JOHN COOPKIt Mm. Mclktn screamed. Sunny started to her feet. "Ifn only Bert, 'e'B slipped and fell down," sho Bnld, "He generally does. Thcso atalri aro that darkl" It wan Bert; he camo in rubbing him self. "I'vo brought tho paper." he eald. "What paper?" Bunny nskod. "Tho nowsnnner. this mornlns. Thought you'd ilko to 'avo a. look at It" "what's 'appenod?" Sunny said "Somo ono been nnd blowed up London bridge, or the Buckingham rail, cat 'ad Kiuens, or wnaw "It's about youl" Bert said. "Mo I" Sunny stared at him. "About mol" Bho turnod red. " 'Oo'a been say ing thlngi nbout mo, Bert? It It ain't been reported about me and you 'ad up at tho police court all them weeke ago? They ain't been and got 'old of It now'" "Heed It nnd aco for joursclf; nnd men reau a on iuriiicr on, near mo cnu. Hero's a bit nbout mo," ho Bald. Sunny took tho paper and went to the window. "Thero'a tho bit; I marked It" he said. .. "Head It out loud," Mrs. Melkln said "I can benr almost anything now, after what I been through In my life." Sho sat down with a resigned air, a look on her face that tho Christian martyrs might havo worn In tho Ufflb ot Nero. " 'Wo wclcomo,' " Sunny read out " 'tho udvont of a very chnrmlncr nnd .nlentcd young actress, Miss Sunny Du row. Tho namo In unfamlltnr, but It is ory evident that this young lad) nan been taught In a good school anu must, youthful though sho la, havo had n wide experience. Trom tho moment sho enmo on tho stngo nnd made her de licious Uttlo speech to Uio uudlenco hci bucccss wus assured. Of hor talents thero ennnot bo tho slightest doubt. Tin. nalvo, clinrmltift, Irreslstlblo me nner, the delightful llttlo personality, and, nbovi nil, tho suggestion of personal conlldcnct that sho managed to Impart to lici upcocn pro-cd liresiitlblc. Tho vast nuu.onco ucicomcu mis young actrcsj In a tit manner. "'Mr. Hemmlrgway Is to bo congrat ulated on having uecurcd a nuro draw In this charming uttlo lady, who has certainly taken tho town by storm. Apart from u delightful stago presence 'ai more than her share of good looks, an . possibly tho most glorious head of hail that hna been seen on tho Btago foi many years, Miss Ducrow is tho pos rrsEor of a charming nnd very tuneful volctv Shn rendercil tin. until- "PIctji lllll Lily" in an Irreslstlblo fashion. The oong iteolf la brightly written, the word uusii'iT, nnti mo mciouy iuii or tuno :in go. It is safo to predict It will becom ono of tho popular alra of tho Immediate future. " 'Wo can only repent what wo havt previously said, that wo welcomo Miss Sunny Ducrow and personally" thank her for a very delightful ten minutes or to Our coi.gratulatlons aro also duo to that astuto and fnr-Beolng Impresario, Mr Hemmlngway I' " "Well I'm blessed!" Sunny said. Bert nodded. "That'n tho bit about you. Now go on. Look further down, uhcrn thero a mark. I done It with a bit of polntod wood, and I hadn't got a pencil. That's about mol" " 'Here.' " Sunny commenced to read again, "'there wan a wclcomo break o humor to relleo tho somewhat decided gloom of this uct. A comedian whosi namo wo looked for In vain on tho pro gramexecuted a remarkably clovoi ptcco of business. Ostensibly ono o. tho chorus, ho hcemed to havo got left behind, and wan apparently engrosheu In tho acting of Mr. Harvey Daglan Suddenly, warned by a volco from tl. wlngd that ho 13 do trop on the stngi ho seoms to rcallzo his position. TK oxprosslon of tho young actor's faco war really Excruciatingly funny. UN nt tempt to cRcapo from the Htage hrough the lioubo iloun. Tho laughter continued for Fomo tlmo aiid delayed the execution ot tln duet between Miss Leslie Mon tiessor and Mr. Daglan for f.omo min utes, Wn would llko to bco thla young nrtlst's name on the program. Suro' ho Is worthy at a placo there, and In Bomcthlng moro than small-letter typo?" " "That's me," Bert eald. "Thought I dono It on purpose." He looked gloomllv round tho room. "Thought I got let. thero on nuruoas." ho said again. "Only I didn't. I waa fair scared out of my life ! I didn't know tho others 'nd goni nnd thero I was." Ho paused and wlpen his forehead. "Glvo mo u turn, it did !" ho said, shuddering. "Well, you've got over It all right. Bert," Sunny Bald. "I shouldn't wony They seemed to llko It, anyhow. Xow tin n, we've got to get a inovo on ua '" Sho nnd Bert went out. They walked to the theatre. Mr. Hemmlngway was on tho ttage when they arrived "I want you two' ho said "you Jackson, and you, Mls" Ducrow. I'll start with Mlsa Ducrow llrst. That Bpceth of yours " Ho paused. "It was all wrong, of course, remember. I don't go back on that In tho slighter. It was unproferalonal and out of or der, yet It seomed to make a hit!" "They seem to lllto It all right, any ow. In tho papers," Sunny eald. "Oh, fo you'vo seen tho papers, lime you? All right. Now, look here. J want that speech ecry night see?" "Mo!" alio gasped. "Tell 'cm about myself overythlng?" "That's tho idea. I give you five- mln uton to say what you like. I leave it to you to tell them about tho pickles nnd tho rest of It. Sort of throw your self on their gcnroslty. That's what an audience likes, It'a tho right note. ou ve got that?" Sunny nodded "I'll do what I can," sho eald. "Only. If I'vo got to talk to 'cm I don't want nothing written down I'vo got to say Just what comes Into my head. "That's It," ho said. "Make thorn cry, If you can If you enn't mnke them laugh. That touch nbout their own daughters and that soit of thing was good. Keep on that lino and jou're nil right. Hemember. jou hao llva min utes. Tho llrst tlmo you don t draw a laugh, I'll cut It out see?" "You won't noer cut It out," bunny said "You'll bo asking mo to give them ten minutes next!" Ho laughed. "Wo'll sec Now then, Jackson, nbout that bit of business jou introduced last " "Mo!" llert said. "I didn't introduce nothing" ... Itf looked abjectly wretched. "Well, I don't know whoso Idea It wn"-, but It wasn't bad It seemed to go I want you to rehearso that. Miss Mon tressor unci Mr. Daglan nio willing. They'll woik up a llttlo by-play to nil "X I rouldn't! I simply couldn't do It again." Beit sa'd Tho team camo Into his eyes. "Don't arst mo!" he Implored "Lot mo gi ' 1 wish I wish I wns back at tho pickles, 1 do !" ho said with a Bob. "This heie Is breaking my heart!" Mr Hemmlngway nocided. "That's tho sort of thing! lou can't look too u i etched," ho said "It's a good card to play, misery; It always tells. Mr lulu-s. tako Mr Jackson through that bit again, will you" And, by tho way hco hU namn lu on tho program We'll cull h'-i put" h paused "Iiord 1'oni eriiv I'ootli- that'll do Any old nuino " l!i iiodclnl to tho wretched llert and U,llt Sunny's llttlo speech to her audlenco that night went with even more success than her Hist effort. For ono thing, sho had gained confidence. She no longer ftlt afraid of her audience. Her brain was wonderfully clear and veri acthe Sho told thorn ubout how she had been taken on at tho pickle fac tory. She mimicked Mr. John's manner unci his Bhullllnjr. speech. , "Ifn llko this !" sho said. "I want to got on 1 didn't often get any supper. iik ou niiild notice I went to bed 'ungry, uml when I wbh ii llttlo un 1 useci mutiny i" iy uu-u i" aioui,, ,m nil tho tune I meant to get on, and vou'ro going to 'clp mo, ain't you? t know you ate Somo of you Is married, and got daughters of my age, vcrv likely. You'd llko other folk to give 'cm a 'and, wouldn't you? Just like you're going to glvo mo tonight?" It went, as Mr. Hemmlngway admit ted to himself, with ii bang, Tho audi, enco hung on every word; they ap plauded her to tho echo. Her song was even better ton'ght nnd Mlsa Idalla C1U ton wns green with furv. "Don't "U wony," sho said to Sunny, Thoj'll sum get fed up with you nnd jour lilossul plcklo f'u tury Oh, good lu.ss when Mm noelt unm wears off thf 11 cis with being Urcd nf oul What's Unit""' That' was a liouipiet of Honors It wan ticlilr. sa-il in Mim bunny Dueiciw Th"- glila gathered round the call-boy who brought It. "Oh, Isn t It lovely!" Mlsa do 'nnn said. "Sunny, you aro lucky ( Why, what'u tho matter?" (CONTINUED MONDAT) CWrlO'it. "' lv Qeorao P, Futnam'M Bant, EVKN1NG PUBLIC THE GUMPS And an Uncle, Too Wm. ACV l HM A G00t TU XErVR V1AVE A U)t 'SOW W( VNOOV. BEFOTO ft AT PUT OWLR OMEOF" 1HE V0 VJVtH rMG A FEW STOCK UP SOMEBODY'S STENOGTIw Boas' Son Is Back &-V?kC JHm x .THO06rfT ft Veh, I Com BACK H You WERE IM EUROPE AA HERE orerjD AJfeVLM-e, ARS T066THER.' I r- . rm. i jojfoix. l WWL-Y mm I mWi r '(SjsHm - . . B WX.IL.-fflNllllHWl JI..11I i m..TT-i z T7fi!'niiBr!L f MBSW mm. ial The Young Lady Across tho Way Tho young lady across the way snyg money certainly does disappear rapidly these days, and hero sho Is down to tho very Inst cbccU book when she thought she hud consider able left hi tho bank. PF1TEY Always Wrong njmwmm 1 1 i i1 m i .. vi v . i' ii i ii i'l r 'v r -WmWmW - 1 1 I III I l'U I.I I'l.l t till1! It! i i - ... 1. . (,-. II Smyt.X. iSs.x xr7?llliln jszmi T7-s e.vtet: vp CT.AVCY KIDS Mother's Boy pDGPfllLAPEBPHIA, SAJOBDAY, NfeAK IAP THE SOCKE NEvHS 0n PEWCVS fQOBlNC Hovy 0 ttCmEX- VH POVH W66ETT V)LLEt TWE. PLU6 OH n BtfEMCD Xre 10 LAST wc iUDDtM DlbMT I. . r i VJE'LU HAVE A FOU I program todav -Country club , dimmer. theatre SNlAMD SUPPER, V7J H YJ: l"1 HOW SAT i p i mw, v '-' 'ji'r I'lI'MST'ill. i V Dad Came Home After His Gay Undisturbed Till Noon U" UX - -J ' OVTf LIKE "tME I AllfjHT WA. THE FIRST " UOtbAIT TbUR T 3UIET A1EVJ YEARS VE m Father kwovw J MAD IM YEARS. AlOW 1 lAit'DB RAri? Iv ILL5P&M0 A MICE p. A)EM YEARS DAY AND JIE.TJ ', , ,. liAKI iMarii . b. . mmm ni AlLJU ' II m II '.", ll ffili! m,M 'Hi'iiMiifir" '! ,ii"n : I' V Night and Made Every Possible -: -: : YtS , HE'S GOT THE PtOrfoGRri .TTh . ritrHTffi&t3--rvEff1' Sccietnr.v i' 1m?j ' Wny"i worW f HKJMfll ijflr ii 'h'iiI i'jillii!l,c,i. ''ii,!''' "1 ,1. ill!! !. 'ililiUmlii'i'i'l'l hi iii ! i ull'lil III hw I'lulun 'it.fi j QH&2 v? ,', ,i1i iii iifi'li'i I'lHiiliW'iiiihHhlTMWlFs r'' il i I. . ii'.i.'i lit i . . , J 1 1 .i.'i I. i.i 'ii . Mi! , 'in .. . . tiM1 i.hi r 'm.. , W MORA AfVO VKVr,VG Mo rtfe coFFeti a;.. AfD JUS CARPBJ SWEEPER -1 lOOKfr"faAT- The. Girls ae veaivjcvstcap POTTEES - lpo Klr4DEr- COOP too 3 JANU,g wm i cou TTJICG FOR AT" HEM? ALLWE I PUU.E' Mlnhcd Ually Kxcept Sunday lopyriBnit ui:i , Would Havo "Power and Japan JO.X . SURPR . ... OUt AUIIUN SOLUTION Preparation to Sleep &U Fontaine Fox SCHOOL Aftp -Tow The i.Ovt OF MWE-ViHV Ihe "BASIOGES.7 PKAIV4 WOOP- ANFV.ES ? I y A limeriCkS subscription Prlco frt n Year by Mall uy I'umic initrr .(iiiifMin "Thirteen" a Hoodoo? Not for a Limcricker Nobody can toll today'H limping limerick winner that the number 13 is a hoodoo. It is worth just ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS to her. That's what she gets for writing the hest last line to limp ing limerick No. Hi. Read about it on Pago 2 and see the picture of the Fleishcr girls jury on the back page. The winner is MISS I'EAKL DUNI.OI Moylnn, Hose Valley Delaware County And Here's Her Lim'rlck Sad Sammy suncjed hi1 last cent And said, "I'm not broke, but I'm bent; I gae presents to many Hut I didn't Ret any; knead dough, but doughnut re pent." Get into the game yourself. Turn over this page nnd see the Evening Ledger's lucrative limp ing limerick. Of course, if you don't want n hundred dollars and don't like fun you needn't bother. But if you do SEE PAGE 2 COLBY EXPRESSES U. S. FRIENDSHIP TO ARGENTINE .;reiary merely an pprecianve . Guest, He Tells President iios Aires. Jan .'i. (15v A. P.) ''!'! I "JccInrntimiH of warm frlpndililn ' I'niti'd States and ArKcn- io i xcliiuiKc- of toaHtH to twin unci Irlencn iniirkcil ' Si-iicir Turollo. nrtirig 'tninbiiilcc l'olb . DAYS n ban w T. 3 AW DAG I lillWISMiBiMII Ilfll " I W II If iP llW ' I I III1 III I Ui -a iS'w't'i W VJRAP PUTTE IAR6E.VT Cooco Jftb K. 9.( rW - $ee PdgQ 2 NIGHT EXTRA. PRICE TWO CENTS I BILL 10 REINSTATE !E Wilson Not Convinced Benefit to Fanners Would Offset Evils of Method OPPOSES NEW CREDITS BY THE GOVERNMENT Ity thr A'lVirltitMl Press Washington. .Tnu !'. Prcsidint Wil--cin tndtiy otoril tlm (Jrnnnn rranlit tinn tn lovivn (lip viir finiuicc rnrpora tioii. UN mivsi(;i crompnn.vins the eti follows: Tn thr Si'iintf of Hip I'tiitccl SlntP; I nm ri'turiiinc; without my nisnn-tun- S. .1. Itc. LM'J. "Joint Hpho liition dlri-i tiiiK tin- war fmiinr c-nrpnrntinn to tnl cr-rtnin action for thp rrliof of tin1 'present depression in the iiKrleulturnl sections of tho country, nnd for other purposes. The joint resolution direct ivul of the ucthitles of linniiep eornorutioii tlnn Is n Rnrornini'iitnL cnpitiil stock is ownei 1 niteil Ntntes. It. ing hostilities for . temiioriiry nowiv proposed to -,s Mnri'h. l!i?U-! r . E. HAVW. RO - l in tlii'-"1 PRESDEN VEILS WAR FINANC OY H WW l-i tin;- -;- Ily DWIG By C. A. 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