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WOflEN DEMOCRATS MEET
Residents of the Twenty-ninth Ward
Organize for Campaign ,
Democratic women In the Twenty
ninth Wnnl were erttnnlzeil nt n meet
Inr last nlfiht in Teten'a Hnll. Twenty
sixth, (street ntul Columbia nvenue, nml
officers elected.
After her election ns temporary
president, Mr. Matle d'Cbnnell, a
member' of the State Committee for the
Kcventh Senatorial' District, delivered
nn nddrem en "The Principles of the
Democratic Party."
Other officers elected Included Miss
Nellie Kernan, chairman s Miss Eliza
lieth Truckecfs and Miss Karen .Tack,
vice chairmen; MIkb Mildred McOrep
plgen, secretary: Miss Katherlne
Mnrtha. assistant secretary, and Miss
Mary Adams, treasurer.
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Hlfh-grade' vrerk Initalled Iw re.
liable house guarantees safety and satis
faction. Buy your
Lighting Fixtures
from the manufacturer. Original and
distinctive designs in solid brass only.
BROMUND & SON, Inc.
2387 GERMAN TOWN AYE.
CelnmMa 1041
Optn Evry Evnlng Until 10
Reef Garden
Hetel Adelphia
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Dinner, Supper
Dancing 8:30
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JULY CLEARANCE of
Sweaters & Bathing Suits
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WAR UPON BEETLES
TO SAVE FRUIT CROP
Quarantine Established in Jer
sey and Pennsylvvnia te
Limit Insect's Ravages
USE PARASITES FROM JAPAN
25
discount
The
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larce race Is specialty
strueted for experiments in the war
acninM the Japanese beetle per
.sMrnt fee of the farmers. A rinse--up
view of the pest Is Riven as well
as a view of tlte little parasites
oil an apple
Frem early mernitis until late at
night the .Japr.nec beetle, tli pcit
which hai Invaded Penuvlvania a -1 1 i
as New ,lerse,' Is being pursued. I
In all kinds of lemlier. during every;
teasen, the light between the brilliant '
Colored little but and hi enemies run
tinues. and until recently it eemed that
the bug would win, for he had Increased
the area of hi swav from let) te 'J70
fquare miles In tive .rears.
Many methods of warfare have been
tried and abandoned, but te ('. M.
Iladley belongs the credit for establish
ing a uuarantine that has limited the
beetle te the territory
Were you a trunk driver attempting !nl "" I'hllndelphln Navy Yard that
te cres the ferry from New Jersey Itlt i naval reservists of Philadelphia and
plants or plant products which were vanity arc eligible for participation
grown In the area infcMcd by beetles.!),, tifteeii-dnj crul-c with pay en nny
you would be stepped by a inaii only 0 f three trips te be made during
CRUISES FOR RESERVISTS
I
I Chance for Vacation Trips for Naval
j Men With Pay
! Announcement Is made at head
of its present ltar(Pr!) (lf tp .'0llrt, Xaval District
one of eighty employed as nn inspector
by the Federal and State Departments
of Agriculture.
He would demand te be shown your
permit. And if you did net linve it it i Yard Saturday
would mean a trip back te tne tarui will nt uutl
tlie summer.
Kagle Itent .VJ. assigned the reservists
for training in this district, is helng
conditioned new anil will leave the Navy
en the first trip, which
duly -!). The second
from whlcb you started and n delay n.-iilse will be Aueiist .1 te 11). nml the
there until you obtained a permit. 'third cruise September ' te 1(i.
Must Notify Uncle Sam j A considerable number of men who
Twenty-four hours' notice mni be - --
given te the Department of Agriculture. '
which has n station at Itlverten. N, .1.. - ---- ------
where Mr. Hndley is in charge, before
any produce is taken out of the In
fected area. It can only be removed
after examination by inspectors, who
testify that the produce is free from
beetles.
In the heavily infested nrea com.
grape, lettuce, cabbage, forage crops of
all kinds, including hay and straw,
must be examined. n well as nursery,
ornamental and greenhouse stock ami all
ether plants except bulbs and cut Mow
er and soil, compost and manure.
In the lightly infe'ted areas the ex
amination is of nursery, ornamental and
greenhouse stock.- all ether plants ex
cept bulbs and cut Bewers and soil com
post and manure ether than fresh
manure.
This year is the first that the beetles
have done an serious damage te the
fruit Itself. In 1!-0 the damnse was
only te the leaves; In lii'JI slight dam
age tn the fruit, hut this -.car the dam
age te the fruit ha been considerable.
If the pest's destruction increases in the
same ratio In one or two nmre season.
RO te SO per cent of the fruit itself will
be destroyed.'
Seme of the orchards in New .Ierey
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has dtine Its work : ethers are completely
ruined with almost every leaf dead and j
lured with innumerable natteins ue
signed by the hungry beetles. If they
are disturbed they fly up in dens
clouds casting a distinct shallow en the
ground and making a low angry hum. in
U a beehive has suddenly been upset .
According te Mr. Iladley. the pn
marv object is net new te exterminate
the hugs, but te devise n means of pre
venting injury en the farms. He thinks
it will seen be nn individual farm preb- .
lem ns any ether fruit detrevcr is.
The reason that the Japanese beetle
presents a problem se much mere en en
eus than that of ether pests Is becue
where one pest of another vnrietj will
appear, from 1000 te 1,000,000 Japa
nese beetles will appear, because there
are no native natural enemies of the
beetle.
Parasites Brought Krem Japan
A shipment of 100. 000 parasites from
Japan lias been received this enr. mak
ing a total of fifteen shipments, and
many of them have been release. In fav
orable areas after a period of keeping at
the station. However. It will take at
least a year te discover if the parasites
have succeeded in checking the work of
the beetles. In Japan they d". but
In this country both the Insects must
accustom themselves te climatic cendi- i
tiens, and in many cases the parasites
have net been strong enough te survive
the winters as the beetles hae.
The parasite is only one of fe ir
methods new used by the Departim at
of Agriculture. The ether three aie ill
quarantine work, investigational work.
nnd research work te find an efrciii
Insecticide, This Involves a study of
the life history and habits of tin beetle
Slider conditions in tills ceunti.
I'nder the investigation conies .pia.t
inc. There are various sized machines
for this. In one experiment a wlie be.
Is put ever nn entire tree, men are
stationed In the tree and after ill.
apraylng Is done they count the beetle;
which axe killed by the sprny and in this
way cab see if nny actual benefit is de
rived from the treatment. This Is done
cn various plants In all lenditluiin of
weather' and the results averugrd. Ii
ionic rates CO per cent have been klllid.
The problem Involved in the spraj Is
' , te find a solution which may be medi-
i)led or intensified from standard mate-
'rial nnd se manufactured cheap though
for common use. a solution of iiiseiiatt
ff lend In being used at present.
Twe hundred and fourteen of the In
fested square miles are In New J rsey Pi
Burllmten, Camden and (ileucester
Ceuntjts, The rcmainini; fifty. ex ni"
in Pennsylvania in Ducks and I'mlndrl
phla Counties.
i 8eek for Mether of Twe
Tellce are searching for Kmma h.
Kagel. twentytwe years old. wife of
Jehn Herace Nagel. of aiu."i Knst Nil-
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have been newly enrolled In the First
Ilnttalien Naval Ueserve Force within
the last rew weeks will lie taken nn
the cruises and will receive their allow- '
ances for uniforms as well ns the pay
of their ratings and subsistence. Op
portunities for enrollment nt the head
quarters. '237 Seuth Thirteenth street,
are still available, nnd a number of new
men are t be inducted into the service
tomorrow night.
41,000 SHOPMEN WORKING
ON PENNSYLVANIA SYSTEM
Net Gain of 4100 Men Reported
Above Last Week
A survey of every division of the
Pennsylvania system yesterday, accord
ing te a statement issued by the com cem
pany, showed that mere than 41.1X10
shepmen were working out of an aver
age week-day force reported in normal
times, of approximately ."5,000. As
compared with last week, these figures
show a net gain of mere thnn 4100 men
working in the inainteiiunco-ef-cqulp-ment
department.
Throughout the strike period there
have been no cases of violence en the
Pennsylvania Ttailread. with the ex
ception of one or two instances of stone
throwing; neither has there at any time
been any interruption of train service,
either passenger or freight, the state
ment sajs. Ne shops or engine-lieiiscs
have been closed down anywhere en the
system since the strike began.
r TO BE TAKEN AT TIME OF PURCHASE
Coming at the crest of the Summer Season, this sale
j offers fashionable and seasonable apparel when
most in demand While is especially featured
Wemens Summer Sweaters. 1n . n
July Clearance Prices 0.1U tO lO.UU
A comprehensive selection of Slipeveri and Tuxedos of Alpaca,
Mohair, Camel Hair. AUe Imported Hand-made Shetland
Slipovers.
15.00 16.90
Women 8 Spert Costumes
July Clearance Prices
Typical two-piece outdoor frocks of Mohair or "Tweed-Knit"
in French blue, rose, wisteria or jade, buff and navy.
5.45 6.75
Women 8 Swimming Suits
July Clearance Prices
Of the finest pure virgin wool in one-piece models with attached
tights. In navy, black, tan or heather mixtures.
Fringed Scarf Skirts
July Clearance Prices
6.00 7.90
Made of imported English scarfs in "wrap-around" and tai
lored model. In jacquard design and delightful color tones.
Amber-clear
and fine-flavored
BOJL Tea
Jea-totally Different
Men's Gelf Sweaters
July Clearance Prices
9.00 te 14.25
Imported sweaters of brushed or unbrushed pure camel hair
in the natural tan; also of pure wool in solid colors or heather
mixtures with cellar or "V" neck.
Men's Swimming Suits '
July Clearance Prices
3.20 te 5.45
One and two piece suits of pure virgin wool' in black, navy and
heather. Alse white shirts and navy or black trunks.
Bosten
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Big Pianos in Little Space
Steinway grand-toned uprighU (4 ft. 3 in. height), $875, and
Steinway Miniature Grand (5 ft. 7 in. length), $1375, are pianos
typical of Steinway's amazing inventive genius and Steinway'
perfection of manufacture. They are small and compact, designed
for the convenience of these who live in moderate-sized houses.
But in musical qualities, they arc everything the most exacting
pianist may require, having the big tone of highly colorful quality
that has made the larger' Steinway grands essential te the profes
sional pianist and the teacher with the delicate touch of the
marvelous large Steinways. Demonstration of these big pianos) in
little space always prove both pleasing and instructive.' Time .
payments.
N. STETSON & CO. uif chestnut st.
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BiO WrerchDresses ai ike ver .wfljPP
Wnyr special pmce ej f'
Pretty Ginghams
and Veil es; als e
Ratine and Linen in
Slip-en Styles.
All sizes in the
assortment from 36 te
44. Every Dress
Special Value.
An event which should interest many women looking for one or two eoel,
geed-looking, inexpensive Summer Frecks. There is a wide diversity of
styles Gingham's and Voiles in models suitable for morning wear and for the
perch; Ratines and Linens in slip-en effects which make a smart warm
weather Dress when worn with waist or guimpe. All are well made from
dependable materials and every garment is a genuine special at $4.00.
Costume Slips for Summer Dresses
White Batiste Slips lined te make them shadow proof, hemstitched top
and straps, several lengths ; $1.50
White Charmeusette Slips' with top and straps edged with filet the
biggest seller we have because it is se dainty, se cool and absolutely
shadow proof; several lengths , . $2.98
NIGHT GOWNS AND CHEMISE usually sold at $1.50 eachi soft
batiste in several shades and a number of styles; each $1.31
Juj ffl Wanted Collen Dress Goods SlJJ
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sizes of block
checks; fine
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