ICBWiV rw r JOTRKffllWil -ii " ' " n" i'i! .n.i r. irc r'i' -' i" K . EVENING PUBLIC LEDGEEr-PHIIiADELPHIA, SATUBBAY, JUNE 11, 1921 '$ fS AND GIRLS IN KEEN COMPETITION FOR BICYCLES OFFERED FOR LEDGER SUBSCRIPTIONS , -rrT..iill nilr I ' i " mr nknrm DTXT1? AXrTTNJTVrWWQ I . "Oh, CarlW?., Carllrie. U' I wh- Y. H. fflft H Kt 14 DAYS, GIRL IN 3 THESE BOYS WON THEIRS! Stonohurst Lad Is Hustler in Contest That Is Attracting Wide Interest LEDGER PLAN PROVES EASY They're going nt n mllo n minute p,n,;T, ami Rlrls of nil nge.s nnd riww ftrc joining the onthuMnRtie Ulnck Thcv nrc covering nil Philndrlphin. well ns every nook nnd corner of rt,ree State In the Fnnr.io LEnoi:n rtmnnlpn which rIvo every hoy nnd iirlnn un-to-tlic-moment ninok Tlenuty bicycle for the investment of n little tnf'rgy nnd time, X few minutes nfter school for n few dnyo nnd. presto! there's n hnnd me. nubitnntinl wheel Htnntllng In the hsllwny or on the porch rendv for the youthful rider to hop on nnd tnke n trip nn where without the cost of gasoline. Saturday Is Red letter Day Today, Sntuidny, Is big red letter (tor for the youthful hustlers. They hnd nil morning nnd will hnve nil this Afternoon to work townnl their gonl. And the whole thing Is just ns eny ns "rolling off n log." t - tl n1m Mitnlnu Millar ... ...i...rinlnn for the KvoniniT. Morning or Sunday Vvnua Lewjeh before September 15. will get n ninck Beauty Bicycle ns n rewnrd for in- Many hnvo nlrendy entered the win ning column and Mine of the little array found it so ensy thnt thev didn't stop nt thirty -five, but went right nlong and turned In extra subscriptions for good measure. A little book of instructions given to itch youthful competitor mnde it plnin wiling. The youngsters like the work nd their daddies say it is Rood for them. "It keeps Tommy off the street or a while." said one dnddy today, "nd it helps to develop his business wns. I think he's going to be n rattling good salesman. Mnny Develop Ingenuity Incidentally, the job hns developed tenuity in mnny of the ennvnssers. Some have found thnt Mrs. Housckecp. fr never comes to the front door, but thev were not to be outwitted by thin tort of thing. So they simply went to the kitchen door nnd put up the prop osition to tnke the Ledgers before she could recover her equilibrium. ho a going to refute such perscvurence ns this? Not mnny nnd they didn't. Scores of the jouthful Blnck Benuty hustlers hnvo placed the newspaper in many homes inrougn mcir ukki uncivil ness nnd nlso by the fnct thnt their argument is backed up with truth. Out in the Miburbs, of course, the children have to cover moro ground thnn their brothers nnd Bisters in towi, but this has not fcnr.ed them. One of todays winners, Walter V. Kelley, Jr.. of Aldnn, Delaware County, invaded several Dclaunrc County boroughs nnd towns. "I hnd to WILLIAM T. WILLIAMS. 458 E. Wil3?4 Se-efc go outside- of Aldnn," snld Walter, "because I found thnt nenrlv ever) body wan already reading the Ledgers. You know those umiicH, and that page of pictures niiil that' Maxwell business on the sports page has got 'em, without mentioning the iicwk. Started Ten Days Ago "I started just nbout ten days ago. Of course, my dnddy gave mo a sub scription for a stnrt. He said, 'Now go nfter that bicycle,' and you can just bet thnt I did. You don't get anything o.v waning lor it to come to you. Ho I started out with confidence, nnd now I have a Ulnck lleftuty. "I'm going to see u lot of places thnt I didn't think of going to before. You enn bet that not a day of my vacation will go to waste. And when we go away this summer I'll take my bicycle with me nnd see everything worth while for miles and miles around the place I'm going to." Walter is a member of Boy Renut Troop No. 1. He knows a lot of other little scouts all good scouts, too who are trjing for wIiccIh and they expect to have n Black Beauty detachment of Boy Scouts No. 1 who will ilde ns well ns wnlk when there Is nn official hike on. The hoy attends the Aldnn Grammar School and will enter high school next September. He is seventeen jenrs old nnd lives nt 17 South Clifton avenue, Aldan. Winner In Four Days Another substantial winner in the suburbs Is ItusseU Bleakley. Jr . eight j curs old. of 43 Ashby road. Stone hurst. He didn't stop until he landed forty-four subscriptions nnd he gather ed them all In just four ln. His record of cleen a day up to the pres ent time Is a pocemoker. KusscII'h fnther is nxretnry of the Stoneliurst Improvement Association, and told the boy. nfter giving him a subscription to stnrt. thnt he would hnve to go abend on liis own initiative And thnt he did is shown l the re sults. He free-lnnred everywhere with out it'klng any one's permission. No house wns too big or none too Mimll. "I thought thnt everybody liked the Ledgers, he said, 'and I think I mtii't factors. She nut aside her irirlUh hnve been right." Ittissell didn't try to pustimes for n few dajs and was de- i xHOiu- dsLsH ?!! S3biwEojSS -iiPtrW'-'j'''H uauutam :r,i. :,,,'- Mf ! MaMa m . vkj inSs ?. lMMWm M;'lliiliVl fk1 A-Jjfor- Photo STrvK?4 the Idea of getting there without any waste or time. On account of the popularity of the nronosition. scores of hovs' bnscbnll clubs are forming Black Beauty clubs within their organizations. In some orgnnizntions nlrendy several members. Iiave landed wheels. As tlicrc are very few ball grounds within the city limits, the bovtt sav the wheels will come In hnndy in reaching the scene of conflict A'ltli otlier juvenile teams. Mnny business concerns in the city who employ errand boss have encour aged them to enler the Black licautr campaign. Some employers have started their boxs oil bv clvlne sub scriptions themselves. They figure thnt in niKimon to giving piensure to tue iwj.v It is really a good uromisitiou. for he can use his Blnck Benuty to bring in the morning mull nnd also eo on the various other errands in the course of the da. Since the dn light -saving plan, which gives more opportunity to daylight rid ing, the ciiniimlini lias stenililv in creased In popularity. There is enough sunlight and hlue sky, even nfter school hours, to cniiuie the Black Beauty rid ers to take a 'good spin in the coun try before goinc home for dinner. Look out for the bis hlovcle nrmi. for It on on offensive which will grow stronger daily until mid-September. THE DAILY NOVELETTE TWO MORE BIKE WINNERS GEORGE GILMORE Crcscenrtvillo. Ra. I.eilcer Photo flervlco I. in I. y otingster.s who didn't wait long tn obtain Black Beauty bicycles In the Evening, Morning and Sunday Public Ledger subscription contest keep the subscriptions merely in the family. Although his own kin helped considerably, mnny of his customers never saw him until he rang the boll nnd nsked "When shall 1 stnrt to send ou the Ledgers?" ItusseU is a bright -looking boy who looks every one rlglit in the eje. There was no stnlllng with him. Those he approached had to give direct nnd defi nite answers nnd it looks as though they did. Second Girl to Win Dike Fifteen-year-old Anna Crossin. 17flS South Ninth utrect. was the second girl to win a Black Beautj. She was anx ious to be the first, but only lost out for first honors by virtually a few hours. Anna Is quite on athlete at the Southwnrk School and hns captured mnny honors, in, athletic lines. ThU put her in excellent condition, whore energy nnd aggressiveness were big a Blnck Beauty ns of the offer in the tcrmined to Innd soon ns she rend Lodccrs. In addition to taking short trips with her girl companions who hnve "bikes," Anna sny.s she is going to help her mother with the bicycle by going er rands nnd help to carry home the household supplies from the stores nnd markets. She obtninod her subscriptions in n little more thnn three days, averaging about the same record as Kusseil Bleakley. Won't Need to Walt for Cars The Blnck Beauty will come in handy in nny number of ways," said Anna, "when I want to see nny of my relatives In the country I won't have to bother waiting for the trolleys nnd I'll be sure of a scat. "I won't get off the track nnd 1 don't think the power will give out," she ndded laughingly. "hecnuRo when I stnrt anywhere I always stnrt with Furnished Apartment to Let By KKKDKKICK IIAKT Carlisle Ilcndnson read the adver tisement ngain It iscomed worth while iuvcbtignling, oven though he hnd fol lowed up t,inny piomlslng trail. only to find that thoy ended in disappoint ment. Still, this was wlmt he wanted If only it wns like what it .iid it was: Forty-elchth Htroot. t4 West Com pletely fuiuMicd nimitmcnt: three J rooms, bnth, kitchen, elevator, tele phone. All conveniences j $100. sublet till October. He clipped the semp of pnper from the journal in which he had found it, put jt carefully in his wallet, and started out on the trail once more. For two weeks he had bought a plnrc to live, nnd had found the various alluring ad vertisements 3iinres and delusions, nither they were not what ho wanted, or else they charged enormous prlceB fo. ridiculously inadequate rooms. lie hnd not much Mope ; but nn inner urge prompted him to follow up this lead. It might bo the tiling nnd the price vn certainly low i no'ieh 1 Most of them wanted nenrl.v double thnt sum for an unfurnished barn of a place. The bus carried him up the avenue to tho cross stns;!. ho sought : he rang the bell and as tho unwield.v vehicle slowed he swung expertly from the step. A short walk westward brought him to the number. From tha outsiih tho place looked bright nud clean. Big windows, ho noted npprovinglj : the apartments on the lower floors, which were occupied, showed slirapses of tastefully furnished looms not the green-plush -nnd-gold-en-onk 'lorrors nmong which he hnd lived for so mnny weeks, lie mounted the steps and rnug the hell. A trim maid answered the ring. produced iho clipping. "Two flights up," she snic' knock Apartment 21 " He climbed the stairs. They were wide, deep-enrpeted, quiet. The whole house breathed an air of refinement. And there was a three-room apartment here for lent at $100 a month! His mind instinctively took up suspicions. There must be something wrong with trA NsrTxic m&.i :m.7m. 111 m- ' ' '-.. M ' ' vSwy .n f m. ''2jm. w ' iMiiiiiim. ; . - , m ' k. r ,-'"' k. rn ii 'a im. si'i'-m. in, a. Jimix 'PiJmll . m: -'a.. LMm MMMwrjmrMmamu, tKWfi. .,,, T;-tv;;if; v$...m(xr7rr',mmmtm Kx3t?.,4vyv. ,v7mj if mammrm. s:- 6W . w'pz.'u k, immmiKx: u mm$iz3iLmzmzmLJiH MZm'AAt:b: m&n rnmtimmsw&rjwymMjmMimaBmm rmsmiw mmWnBcZ '&- WwmwW i i wismsmx wKIlBifl HAIHMHF S flRfHHHEnHHHIHIH r -ttSs: . ulioiild nsk tmrdon. I wa wrong-- hopelessly, bitterly wrong nnu i uee n. HOW A HI ,T lb ....... .".r. '" couldn't bring myself to write. And then you changed your uuurexn, mm . couldn't find jou ngnln. And I was go inlscrnble. , Cnrllsle dear, won t you kiss me nnd say thnt it's nil right?" "Alice, it never (wns anything but all right. 1 ve found you nowond I don t Intend to let you go. Let s , let by- , Bones be bygones, nnd not think any more of thnt bad old time. You're mln now. and you'll never get nway ngnln. ' f There was silence for a moment. Then she raised her head from his arm. "YoVre not going to leave inc "Never! You must keep this apart ment. By the way, now tun )"" -', to advertise it at sucn n crazy price; lt worth twice that, nirnisiicu ns it is. ' She blushed. "I'll confess. I d dn t know whore you were and 1 coumn 1 ... i l.l. l..,t I nidi- n plrl th 1111(1 nr mmtt-ia. "' ....-- .. --- other dav who said she knew you were hunting for a place to live, fo 1 uuver tlsed nt such a price that I was aurd you'd come to Investigate. I ve. hnd thnt ad in all the papers for a week nnd I've hnd the most fearful time telling everybody who en me thnt the nlnce was taken. But I wns sure you'd come." A rnp at the door Interrupted them. Alice opened and admitted a large man who puffed from his stair-climbing ex ertiens "I see vou've got a place to sublet," !he began, "can 1 look nt If" Before Alice oouid answer. nrusin stepped forward. "I'm sorry, sir," he said. "The plnc-e is tnkon " Next tnmpletn novelette "For Ui Summer" ik'SM wm r ixsdner Photo Hfrk Kusseil Illenldey, Jr., of Stoneluirst. necdwl four days to get enough Ledger subscriptions to gladden his eight -year-old heart with a niatU Beauty bicycle. Annj Crossen (Insert) won hers almost us easily Alma Mater Degree for Harding New Concord, O.. June 11 fny A. P ) A degree of doctor of laws nwaltn President Harding nt Muskingum Col lege, here, it was nnnounced yesterday ot tho rommencement exercises. The degree will be conferred when the Presi dent can find time to come to New Concord. He is n graduate of Ohio Central College, later combined with Muskingum. lairiuiiiuimiiiiiHiraHra: s He Must the plnce, at that price. Perhaps there were conditions attached certainly it couldu't be very nice. Still. he hnd come a long wa, and there was no use backing out now ho might us well see it. Another lllght of stairs. nnd he wus standing before apartment Tlmro -nj nn ennl in the little bolder. but a gleaming brass knocker invited use. He tapped tentatively. Footsteps sounded, 011 the other side of the door, nnd in 11 moment the bundle turned and he wus undo a cueeriui mine 111. The light of the room ufter the dim ness of the hallwuy dazzed his eyes for n moment, and he could not make out the features of the girl who confronted him. He noted thnt she was small and slim, anil dressed in n businesslike suit of dnrk material: then his eyes roved nbout the beautiful little npnrtmont with its wicker furniture, its comfortnblc looking couch, the shaded electric lights. It was what he wanted, all right his eves returned to the girl, nnd he snw thnt she wns standing with her back ngalnst the wall, one hand -1 l..l n Iihh l.lrt tVin .itlinr nt llor CH'nC'llfU lit l"'l !" it" " ,, I throat. He saw that her face was white 1 and then he saw that he knew her. "Alice!" It was n mere whlsppr Tliel shock of surprise nenriy siunnco nun. "Alice you how did you get hero?" , "Carlisle. I " The words came with difficulty. "I came last year I1 I've been painting not very well. I'm nfraid '' with n little nervous laugh ' "At least, no one wnntH to buy my pictures. I hnd n litth' money, but It's nenrly nil gone, ho I had to sublet this place. Did you see my advertisement in 1 the paper?" "Yes, I snw it but Alice I do j you remember when I Inst snw jou?" Khe looked nwny. les, I 1 remember, sno said nt Inst. "Well, I vvnnt In aj why didn't you answer my letters'''" "I I don't know. I was hurt, Cnr lisle, hurt nnd proud. Oh. I wns wicked not to write! I know it now. And then you stopped writing, and I couldn't stand it nny longer. And I enme here to work nnd to torget. And now you come here !" "Alice Alice, dear. I want to nsk your pardon for the things I said and ,11(1 thnt nlcht I With n little cry she flung herself into his arms If you're particular, try rt asco Coffee 25 lb At all our Stores The Public Ledger's 5000 Black Beauty Bicycles, Value $65 oys and Girls Bicycles delivered as soon as 35 subscriptions to either the Morning, Evening or Sunday Public Ledger are secured Pay No Money Collect No Money s&, 3Jv) y $f in tba s ! BOYS! YOU FELLOWS who have always wanted a Black Beauty think of the fun of bike-hiking this summer on your own Black Beauty think of the ways in which you can make real money when you have a regular wheel NOW'S YOUR CHANCE get one of these 65, brand new, com pletely equipped Black Beauties. You are bound to win one of the 5000 offered. But you must hurry the other fellows won't be asleep on the job Get after yours right away! , Today I GIRLS! DON'T let the boys get away with all these 5000 Black Beauties! Remember that the beautiful Black Beauty model, made especially for girls, is offered also. WHO AND HOW ANY ONE is free to enter this contest. The thirty-five subscriptions must be obtained between June 1 and September 15, 1921. Your prospective subscribers are resi dents of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, who are not NOW receiving the Public Ledger in their homes. PAY NO MONEY! COLLECT NO MONEY! CONTESTANTS pay no money, collect no money! Simply secure 35 signatures on the subscription blanks fur nished by the Public Ledger, turn them in, and as soon as your 35 subscriptions have been verified you receive your Black Beauty. The contest will be open until September 15, but you get your Blnck Beauty ns soon as your subscriptions are verified. THE ILLUSTRATION howt ono of the 5000 beautiful Black Beauty Blcydei, "Champion" moaei, oltcred contest How to Enter the Contest Apply to Bicycle Contest, Circulation Dcpt., Public Ledger Building, Independence Square, Philadelphia, for subscription books and other particulars, or tele phone Walnut 3000, bicycle department, between 8:S0 A. M. and 5 P. M or fill out and mail the attached coupon to The Public Ledger Bicycle Department. THE BLACK BEAUTY LONG known as the best built, most serviceable bicycle obtainable anywhere. The Black Beauty you win in this contest will be completely equipped, all ready for you to hop aboard and "step on 'er." Every bicycle is guaran teed for five years and carries an insurance policy for six months' repair of accidental damages. Just look at these features, many of them to be had only on the Black Beauty: Specifications Frame Size: 21 inchei, adjustable to 24 inchei. Made of special grade teamleif, cold-drawn iteel tubing, which has n tensile strength of 50,000 to 75,000 pounds per square inch. Saddle: BLACK BEAUTY MOTORBIKE No. 2, made of full.grained leathor; heavily padded with interlaced curled hair and equipped with Cushion-Comfort springs. Handle Bars: Kelly made Motorbike typej triple nickel plated on coppeV. Grips: Special BLACK BEAUTY re-enforced; flexible rubber finger grips; they fit the fingers. Chain: Duckworth solid steel roller; beveled side plate; triple nickel plated; guaranteed to withstand a strain of 2500 pounds. Pedals: BLACK BEAUTY rubber Motorbike type; oil and dust proof; high-grade ball bearings. Front Hub: New Departure concave front hub; turned from solid steel bar. Coaster Brake: Latest modern New Departure coaster brake. Ball Bearings: Chrome-nickeled, special A grade steel balls, ground to in oiio Par of "n inc (work that is as accurate as that which goes into the finest watch); all bearings self-lubricating; need at tention but once a year. Tires: Firestone Non-Skid; blue tread with white side walls. Mud Guards: Front large drop side mud guard with leather splash baffle rear large drop side mud guard with stand latch; guards both front and rear double braced. Finishi Anti-rust coat; enamel baked and rubbed down, followed by two ground coats, one finishing coat and vnrnish; all nickel parts are ground, copper plated, triple nickel plated and polished. Lights: Electric equipment with Delta Light headlight; battery in tool tank; ruby jewel reflector tail light on rear mud guard. Tool and Battery Tank: Strong, pressed steel torpedo-shaped Streamline tank with compartments for battery and tools built into main frame. Tools: Monkey wrench; coaster brake wrench; screw driver; complete tire repair kit. Pump: High compression telescope frame pump with bracket; all heavily triple nickel plated over copper. Choice of Colors: Rich black with white head and dovetails. Option, rich black with green head and dovetails. CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST gUBSCRIPTIONS must be secured and turned in to the Public Ledger office for verification between June 1 and September 15, 1921. Those from whom subscriptions may be taken are all those residing in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, and who are not now receiving the Public Ledger in their homes. EACH WINNER will be presented with his or her bicycle IMMEDIATELY after verifi cation of the 35 subscriptions. Contestants are not limited as to age or sex. Men and women will have their choice of full-sized bicycles for themselves or the boys' or girls' models. I Public Ledger, Btcych Department: Send me instructions for securing a $65.00 Black Beauty Bicycle without paying or collecting any money.. 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