4
"Her Money
Troubles"— They get
more vexatious as the cost
of foods climbs skyward.
Meat, eggs and vegetables
are almost beyond the fam
ily purse. Happy is the
housewife who knows
Shredded Wheat, its low
cost and its high food value.
A better balanced ration
than meat or eggs and costs
much less. Two Shredded
Wheat Biscuits with milk
or cream make a complete,
perfect meal, supplying all
the nutriment needed for a
half day's work at a cost of
a few cents. Delicious for
any meal with milk or cream,
or with stewed fruits.
Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
Miss Corbett Delights
Three Large Audiences
Miss Lucile Corbett, of Pittsburgh,
known throughout tho country as
"The Story Lady," delighted three
large audiences during her stay in tho
city as guest of Mrs. Harry O. Keflfer,
president of the local branch of the
Btory Tellers League. Saturday after
noon m ire than six hundred children
from all the schools of the city were
delighted with her tales and in the
evening members of the league had an
unusual opportunity to hear a lecture
011 the "Art of Story Telling," well il
lustrated by stories in costume. Sun
day afternoon in the lecture room of
Market Square Presbyterian Church
another large audience was charmed
with Bible stories.
VALENTINE FETE IN ENOI.A
WITH MISS ANNA REHZEL
Guests of Miss Anna Reitsel, of
Enola. had a merry Valentine party
at her home where decorations of
hearts and cupids were used.
In attendance were the Misses Mar
garet Shenk. Katherine Shenk, Edna
Barnhart, Nelle Dewalt, Marie Bell,
Keoka Gaul, Lillian Ritner. Edna
Hays, Barbara O'Neal, Anna Reitzel.
Barah I lays and Louise Dean; Ernest
Shoeman, Bert Shoeman. Bert Dobler,
Donald Moyer, Robert Miller, William
Clouser, Francis Naughton, Earl Wohl
ford, James Updegraft", Ernest Koch,
George Bitner, Arthur Shultz. Mrs.
Mabel Smith, Gladys Masoner Smith,
Mrs. Annie Miller. Mrs. Bertha Duren,
Morris Miller, Thelma Miller, Charles
Duren and Mrs. Xettie Reitzel.
SPANISH CLASS AT Y. M. C. A.
The Spanish class just starting at
the Y. M. C. A., Second and Locust
streets, will have*a special meeting
this evening for beginners when the
lesson of the first meeting will be re
peated so that these students may
enter the class at the regular meeting
to-morrow evening. Much interest is
taken in the study of Spanish and both
men and women are welcomed by Mrs.
Melvin Menges, the teacher.
DR. BATT SPEAKS TOMORROW
Dr. Wilmer R. Batt. of the State
Bureau of Vital Statistics, will speak
on "New Americans," under the
auspices of the Volunteer Training
class at the Y. W. C. A. to-morrow
afternoon.
You can get Sunkist
Oranges wherever
uniformly good fruit
ia sold. Tissue wrappers
stamped "Sunkist" iden
tify the genuine. Order
now.
Sunkist
Uniformly Good
Oranges
California Fruit Growers Lx chant•
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DR. B. S. BEHNEY
DENTAL SURGEON
has established temporary offices at
317 N. Second St., Harrisburg, Pa.
Bell Phone 1202-R
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BUY SHOES NOW
Prices in the Spring Will Go as High as sls
Shoe prices are still going up and up. Good Shoes will be
as high as sls in a couple of months. We had the foresight to
provide for this contingency by buying heavily when prices
were down. Now is the time to provide for present and future
needs—at the right prices—by buying at Paul's. Note these
few of many money-saving items.
$7.50 Blue and Green Kid, $5.00 and $6.00 E. C. Burt and
high lace. Louis heel, (C Hft LaFrance Patent Colt Button;
|pui.u,. sp.cl.l ... ;£,<■> ■ $2.90
$5.00 Dull Kid Button, plain , ~ __~ ~ ~~
toe, hand welt; Cuban heel; Black and White Satin Even-
D and E widths. Af\ ln * Slippers; rjrt
Special E. C. Burt Shoes
$4.00 Vlci Kid Button and Extreme styles in Women's
C n clir:. hiKh ..S3.ls Shoes, 'a A* to Df?l\ $
PATH 'G shoe
X i A UAj STORE
UN. Fourth Street
MONDAY EVENING,
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
TO SPEAK BEFORE
THE COMMONWEAL
Miss Glenn's Subject Is the Wo
man Movement; Club Doing
Heel Cross Work
Miss Helen Glenn, who is to speak
before the Commonweal Club at the
John Y. Boyd Hall of tho Y. W. C. A.
at 7.45 this evening on **Tho Woman
Movement," is an extremely able rep
resentative of the subject she has
chosen for her discussion. As head of
the Social Service Department of the
University Hospital. Philadelphia, and
later as State Supervisor of the Moth
ers' Assistance Fund, Harrlsburg, she
has ranked among the foremost social
workers In the State, and has had wide
experience in dealing with women of
all groups. From the position of the
women of John Stuart Mills' age to the
outlook of the business woman or col
lege girl of to-day is a far cry, and the
subject of Miss Glenn's address covers
a field whose depth and breadth prom
ise a wonderfully rich harvest in the
future, while providing matter for
careful thought and attention to-day
on the part of all who would aid in its
development. The lecture is free to
all who are interested.
After the lecture there will be
classes in Current Events under the
leadership of Miss Elizabeth Baker,
and in "First Aid to the Sick as Well
as the Injured." conducted by Dr.
Kaunlck, chief of the Harrisburg
Hoard of Health. These classes are
for the members of the Commonweal
Club only.
In Rod Cross Work
A special feature of the Commonweal
club's work will lie forming sewing
classes for the Red Cross, the first to
start to-morrow evening at 7.30
o'clock in the Domestic Arts room,
third floor of the Y. W. C. A. building.
Fourth and Walnut streets.
Members of the local Red Cross So
ciefy will be in attendance to.organize
and instruct in the work and many
who are unable to attend the day ses
sion of the Red Cross Society at the
Academy of Medicine will be glad to
come to this one. Everyone interested
whether, V. W. C. A. and Common
weal members or not will be gladly
welcomed to these sewing parties. Dr.
Raunick will be in attendance some
times, and will bring a trained nurse
to give further information.
Camp Hill Music Club's
Program For Tomorrow
The Music Club of Camp Ilill will
hold its regular meeting, at the Fire
house, on Tuesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 20, at 2.30 o'clock, when the
following program will be presented:
"Witches Frolic," Rartlett. Miss
Davison; "The Asrn." Rubinstein,
Miss Kurzenknabe; "My Desire." E.
Ncvin, Mrs. Sliope; "Ritournelle."
Chaminade, Mrs. Whitney; "Valse
Caprice in D fiat," Neidlinger, Miss
Fink: "Valse Brilliant in A flat," Mosz
kowsky. Mrs. Grieshaber and Mrs.
Kehr.
LI'XCHEOX WITH MRS OLMSTED
The following guests of Mrs. Marlin
E. Olmsted, at luncheon, Saturday af
ternoon. had the pleasure of meeting
Mrs. Blaine Ewing. of New York, who
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Berne H.
Evans: Mrs. J. V. W. Reynders. Mrs.
Berne K. Evans, Mrs. George Kunkel,
Mrs. Cyrus E. Woods, Mrs. William
Henderson, Mrs. Robert Goldsborough,
Mrs. William Elder Bailey, Mrs. Ross A.
Hiekok. Miss Anne McCormick and
Miss Mary Reily.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wagner, of 1739
Market street, announce the birth of a
daughter, Nancy C. Wagner, Thursday,
February 15, 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stocker. of Park
avenue. Camp Hill, announce the birth
of a son, John Frederick Stocker, Fri
day, February 9, 1917. Mrs. Stocker
was formerly Miss Jennifer T. Good
heart, of Reading.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Graham, of G4 3
Hamilton street, announce the birth
of a daughter, Winifred Cavey Gra
ham, Friday, February 2, 1917.
CAN'T GET GRAVE DIGGERS
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.. Feb. 19.—Labor
ers are so scarce in the Wyoming Val
ley that sextons of the various ceme
teries are unable to get men to dig
graves.
ASH FOR and GET
HORLICK'S
TEE ORIGINAL
MALTED EVIiLK
Cheap substitutes cost YOU same price.
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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Feeble-Minded Exhibit
Plans Moving Forward
Tho committee in charge of the
"Exhibit of the Feeble-minded." an
nounces that tho room in Walnut
street near.North Second in which the
exhibit will be placed 'will be open
to the public the tlrst week of March
—probably the latter part of that
week and will continue for ten days.
Tho State will erect ten booths which
will be under the supervision of the
local committee. The chairman. Mrs.
•Tames I. Chamberlain has decided to
ask local organizations to be in charge
of the different booths: theso com
mittees will serve as guides and ex
plain the different features of the ex
hibits. Acceptances have thus far
been received from the civic club and
from the Keystone Chapter United
States Daughters of 1812. Each
society will be in charge of some
special booth. Other assignments will
be announced later. ,
Bible Class Social
at Home of Karl E. Beck
The Young Men's Bible class of the
Trinity Lutheran church. Camp Hill,
taught by H. M. Askin, held a social
at the home of its secretary, Karl E.
Beck. After spending a pleasant even
ing, refreshments were served to: I.
W. Appier, H. M. Askin, A. W. Hertz
ler. Dr. Silva, ,1. 11. Miller, 11. Y. Her
man, It. O. Askin, C. E. Jones. E. G.
Good. Lear Forney, Harry Allleman,
Loy Hempt. Alfred Duncan, Harry
Myers and Karl Beck.
The evening was brought to a close
by the class singing "God Be With
You Till We Meet Again."
Holding Sale to Secure
Silverware For Club
The Board of Directors of the Camp
Hill Civic Club. Mrs. .lames Miilhouse,
president, are arranging a food sale for
Saturday, March 3, from - to G o'clock,
in the clubrooms. The club Is anxious
to add some silverware to their serv
ing equipment, feeling sure that the
members will appreciate bright new
spoons from which to sip their tea
■in place of the time-worn relies at
the disposal of all clubs and societies
of Camp Hill, which do not possess
their own.
Any money over the amount needed
will be used in the Red Cross work
which the club is desirous of taking up.
This is an active, earnest elub and
deserves the help and encouragement
of its townsfolks as well as its friends
in this city.
VISIT IN BALTIMORE
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Arnold and Miss
Winifred Jones of 2251 Jefferson street
and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Urlch, of
2259 Jefferson street spent the week
end in Baltimore as guests of the Rev.
and Mrs. W. J. I.ockhart.
Miss Babel Grunden, a student at
Irving College, spent the week-end at
her home in Paxtang.
HOME FROM IIAGERSTOWN
Miss Matha Davis Bullitt and Wil
liam Cleveland Hicks, of Ridgway,
Bellevue, are home after a week-end
visit in Hagcrstown, Md., where they
attended the house party of the St.
James school.
TEA WITH TUB DARLINGTON'S
Bishop and Mrs. James Henry Dar
lington have askod a few friends to
their residence, 321 North Front street,
this afternoon, following the Civic Club
meeting to meet Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus E.
Woods most informally at tea.
r.I'ESTS FROM Bt'FFALO
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. KlefCr, of Buffalo,
N. Y.." formerly of this city, spent the
week at the home of the former's aunt,
Mrs. Jane Fritz, of South Eighteenth
; street. They have gone to Easton to
! spend several weeks.
MAURY IN NEW YORK
Miss Certrude Williams, of Connec
| ticut, who has been a frequent visitor
here, was married Saturday at the
Kitz-Carlton. New York, to Joseph
' Crosby Sewell. Among the wedding
guests v. as Miss Katharine Anna Hart,
[ of this city.
MRS. ENDSLEY IV TOWN
( Mrs. William 11. Endsley, of Somer-
I field. Pa., is in the city at 102 State
street, to spend the remainder of the
winter with her husband. Senator
Endsley. Mrs. Endsley is a prominent
! club woman, a Colonial Dame and
Daughter of the American Revolution.
Mrs. H. Ross Coover, of 12 North
! Market Square is home after a short
visit in New Y'ork.
Mrs. C. C. Fletcher and Mrs. C. V.
| Noel of Narberth. well known here,
I are registered at the Manor, Asheville,
: N. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer C. Gilbert are
in Atlantic City with their daughter,
\ Mrs. Francis Jordon Hall and her little
son. Spencer Gilbert Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Robblns, of
Springfield. Mass., are guests at the
home of their son, F. A. Robbins, Jr.,
in Steelton.
Miss Kathleen Sperry and Miss
Maude Harris of Pittsburgh were
week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry T. Yancey of Penn street.
Howard Fetherstone of Cincinnati
I spent several days with his sister. Mrs.
Thomas J. Beecher of North Third
street.
Mrs. John Bratten of Carlisle was a
week-end guest of Mrs. A. Carson
Stamm, Thirteenth and Reese streets.
James Stewart, of Princeton Uni
versity, is visiting at his home, 1404
North Second street.
Miss Mae Hofter, of Reading:, spent
' the week-end with Miss Helen Rinken
-1 bach, of Forster street.
Miss Margaret AUeman, of Littles
town. who has been visiting Mrs. F.
Herbert Snow in the Riverside apart
ments, left for home to-day.
! Charles Miller, of Penbrook, spent
the week-end with his cousin, Harry
Baker, Jr., of Clinton street.
Mrs. Berne H. Evans, of The Elphin
stone, gave a small bridge Saturday
afternoon for her sister. Mrs. Blaine
Ewing. of New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Newcomb, of
Brooklyn, were guests yesterday of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles W. Randall, of Market
street.
i Miss Nelle Markley and Miss Sara
Mai kley have gone home to Cleveland,
Ohio, after a short stay among rela
i tives in the West End.
Miss Martha Beckley, of Buffalo, is
' stopping for a while with her aunt,
i Mrs. Leo Carter, of State street
Mrs. Gideon Kreider, Jr. of Annville,
. was a recent guest of Pr. Irmine Gun
saul, of tho Colonial Apartments,
Market street.
Mis.s Alula Buckalew of Duncannon
spent the week-end with her cousin.
Miss Lillian Shoop, of Vernon street.
Miss Caroline Thompson of Second
ind Maclay streets was a recent Mid
j dletown visitor.
Samuel Etter of the Etter apart
ments. 1515 Perry street, is home aft
er a visit In Highpsire.
Miss Mary Thompson was a recent
tjuest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wil
liamson of 1629 North Second street.
Miss Annette Steel of the Stanley
apartments will leave in a few days
for Mercersburg.
Miss Elanclie E. Rryan has returned
to her home in Mlddlctown after a
several weeks' visit with friends here.
Mrs. Steward Hillyard of 1615 Swa
tara street is spending some time In
Reading.
Miss Beatrice J. Helges and Miss
Leah Knoll of Mechanicsburg were
: week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.
; W. Stroun, 1513 Derry street.
! Thomas Wright of 419 Hummel
I street has been called to Sparrows
| Point, Md., by the serious illness of
his sister.
Miss Edith Denney, an Irving Col
| lege student, spent the week-end with
her mother, Mrs. Catherine Denney,
j of 1515 Derry street.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
FOR SMALL GIRL
Catharine Davis' Grandparents
Invite Schoolmates in For
Celebration I
MISS CATHARINE L. DAVIS
One of the merriest of birthday par
ties was that given for little Miss Cath
arine L Davis, who is just ten years
old, by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel MeCann, at their home. 117
Washington street.
The youngsters who enjoyed music,
games and refreshments were: The
Misses Margaret. May and Virginia Me-
Cann, Ruth Conner, Helen Lewis, Ber
nice Cunnitigsbee. Marion and Olive
Brltton, Kathrine Allison, Gertrude
Ember, Esther Carr, Eileen and Mary
Mecurio, Gertrude Megaro, Mary Marjo.
Ruth Morgan, Kate Lewis, Hazel, Ruby
and Exzelma McCann. Mrs. Rhea Me-
Cann and Mrs. Estella M. Davis, assist
ed in entertaining.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith, of 1757
North Sixth street, are enjoying a
southern trip with stops at Jackson
ville. Miami and Key West. Fla.
Miss Katharine McNiff, of the Central
High school faculty, resumed her teach
ing to-day, after a week's illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Kendall have
gone home to Pittsburgh, after a short
visit among relatives in this city. 1
Dr. and Mrs. McCluney Radeliffe, of
Philadelphia, have been called here by
the death of Mrs. Radeliffe's mother,
Mrs. Samuel Funk.
Miss Bertha G. Marvin, of Rochester,
N. Y„ is visiting her sister, Mrs. Luther
R. White, of North Third street.
Percy N. Gamble, of Troy, N. Y., spent
the week among school friends In town.
Miss Kathleen Moselle, of Newark,
N. J., went home to-day, after a week's
visit with her aunt, Mrs. Edgar D.
Thomas, of Green street.
Miss Ida P. Swope and the Misses
Kolbenschlag are spending ten days In
New York city on business.
SUNSHINE CLASS MEETING
The Sunshine class of the Otterbein
United Brethren Sunday school, taught
by John Fortenbaugh held the regu
lar monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. William Ream, 1308 Susquehan
na street. After all husiness was trans
acted, refreshments were served to
twenty-four.
A JOVUNKY IN DIPLOMACY
Cyrus E. Woods, Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, made
a fine address this afternoon to the
Civic Club on "A Journey in Diplo
macy." There was a large audience
and Mr. Woods, who was United States
minister to Portugal several years ago,
had many interesting experiences of
which he told. Mrs. William Hender
son, the president, presided.
SURPRISE MRS. SHUNK
A surprise party was given Wed
nesday evening in honor of Mrs. C.
Zerby Sliunk, at her home, 1912 Zar
ker street.
Refreshments were served to the
following people: Mrs. E. J. Wynne,
Mrs. J. Greene, Mrs. A. Schlessinger,
Mrs. J. I. Hicks. Mrs. Roy Quickel,
Miss Rhae Gottschall, Miss Lulu Allen,
Miss Edna Miller, Miss Mary Meek,
Miss Maude Harvey. Miss Mae Flow
ers, Mrs. C. Zerby Shunk.
HIGHEST SALARIED
IN METHODIST CHURCH TAKES
UP SOCIAL WORK AT BIG LOSS
New York, Feb. 19. —The Rev. Worth
M. Tippy, pastor of the Madison Ave
nue Methodist church, New York, the
highest salaried pastor in his denom
ination, has, at a sacrifice of 14,000
a year, resigned his pastorate to ac
cept a position with the Federal Coun
cil of the Churches of Christ in Amer
ica as associate secretary, In charge
of social service.
Dr. Tippy's pastorate In the large
and wealthy Madison Avenue church
has been a successsful one. He has
created an organization and an ideal
of an open church, which is to be
continued by the church under his
successor. "I have made the change,"
he said, "because the new position
offers a field for the practical work
ing out of ideas in church work and
community service in which I have
long believed and which I have put
in operation with some degree of
success. 1 believe most of all in the
religion of the spirit and am deeply
interested in evangelism, but X am
also as strongly convinced that re
ligion is for the whole of life. You
never have the gospel of Jesus Christ
until personal religion and social ser
vice are fused together by a passion
of love for humanity. This means
a great fight for humanity, a fight
which some day will result In a new
civilization. I am now going into
that fight in a larger way than I have
been able to do before.
"The churches of America have a
splendid opportunity before them. We
Lawrence Co. Mother
Gives Son to Nation
New Castle, Pa.. Feb. 19.—A patri
otic American mother, here. Tave her
son to Uncle Sam this morning.
Mrs. John Swisher, Enon Valley,
came to the recruiting office In New
Castle with her son Floy and told Cor
poral Raymond Harkett, with tears In
her eyes, that she desired to hfeve the
This Is YOUR Opportunity To Have a '
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IPX j Comfortable Home I
At February Sale Prices Av i
I ON LIBERAL TERMS '
The Bed Room Dining Room The Kitchen
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home ha "^® o, "® ® ,,t "t 'or any Thj3 ~o om outflt comcs ln tho Every woman in tho land will
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twelve tillers. A Non-sag Spring, a eludes a plank top Buffet with Range will help her to better
comfort giving Mattress, a large heavy mirror and roomy compart- cooking, and Ihe "White Wonder"
golden oak, 5-drawer Chiffonier, ments, a scroll foot round top Kitchen Cabinet will save her
with plate Mirror, und a handsome Dining Table and four genuine many miles of weary needless
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for a better furnished rc*pm at chairs, and a room size rug for ed golden oak Kitchen Chairs,
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A Big Leather Cedar Chest
A well padded, soft Comes in 36-inch length, with castors, fin
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Wonder" IjUYTIS <X Company Selling
ITT"* u Days Left
Kitchen 28-30-32 S. Second St. of Our Big
Cabinets _ _
at $19.00 "Use Our Capital-Your Credit is Good"
are trying In the Federal Council
to bring them into co-operation for
united action on religious and social
problems. No one denomination can
meet the problems involved, nor all
the churches working separately.
They can do it only by presenting a
united front to the enemy. The
great word is co-operation unselfish
co-operation with all agencies work
ing for the welfare of the nation."
Dr. Tippy has been chairman of
the Federal Council's Commission on
the church and social service which
seven years ago formulated a plat
form which has been known as the
social creed of the churches. He was
also one of the founders of the Metho
dist Federation for Social Service and
its first voluntary secretary.
He came to New York two years
ago from Cleveland, where for ten
years he had been pastor of Epworth
Memorial church. He left the church
with 1,700 members and one of the
most powerful and highly socialized
churches of the nation. He was also
one of the best known social work
ers in Cleveland. He was for seven
years chairman of the Children's
Committee of the Humane Society,
a member of the Citizens' Commis
sion on Public Recreation, of the
Dance Hall Commission, of the
Mayor's Committee on Charter Com
missions. of the Housing Commission
of the Chamber of Commerce, and
the Mayor's Committee on unemploy
ment, In addition to many tempor
ary assignments.
lad placed in the coast artillery service
for the defense of the United States.
Since the outbreak of the trouble
with Germany, Mrs. Swisher told the
officer, her son has been Imbued with
the idea of doing somethinp for his
c untry. and she believed the most
patriotic thing he could do was to offer
his services to the government.
The boy is a fine,, sturdy young
ster. He was sent to Columbus, 0., to
be assigned. His father is a mail car
rier. •
FEBRUARY 19, 1917.
Uncle Sam Swamped
With Spy Applicants
Uncle Sam will never run short of
spies. He has been fairly swamped
with applications for appointments in
the secret service since the diplomatic
break with Germany.
Judging by the number of applica
tions coming in, every family must
have at least one husky young movie
fan who yearns for the exciting life
of a daring, dashing, omnipresent,
well-dressed, swagger and handsome
secret service agent, spending the win
ter In Florida, watching foreign dip
lomats and spies with nothing much
to do except keeping his flannel trous
ers well creased ail the time so that he
may be ready on a moment's notice to
rush out from ambuscade, hop in an
automobile to follow some fair foreign
enohantress to a secret rendezvous,
there to make the grim, stern, heart
breaking choice between enchantress
I and cold, gloomy, duty, nobly rising
to the occasion, scorning her kisses,
grabbing her traveling bag and return
ing with the plans and specifications
of an explosive doughnut to the wait
ing chief of the secret service in Wash
ington. The country is saved, but (one
moment please to change the reel).
Put, as we said in the former para
TETLEYS
India and Ceylon TEAS
SATISFY YOURSELF OF
THEIR SUPERIORITY.
THAT WILL SATISFY US.
graph, how many of those would-be
secret service men, spy hunters and
plot detectives would like the Job of
wandering lip and down an ice and
snow covered stretch of road all night
in zero weather, with Cio other com
panion but a board fence and no other
duty in sight but to telephone to the
police station if the lights go out?
Of course all the present war-fever
applicants for jobs In the secret ser
vice have special qualifications. Sev
eral of them know foreign languages.
Many of them are expert dancers and
could make themselves agreeable to
foreign diplomats and their families,
particularly the diplomatic daughters,
who are bound to "leak" a lot of State
secrets to a first class fox trotter, may
be.
Then there are some applicants who
are such handwriting experts that they
can tell by the tail of a capitol S
whether the writer had sausage or hanx
and eggs for breakfast.
And a fair sprinkling of young pa
triots who would like to go on the
trail of foreign spies and trotters have
qualified for the task by solving all
the puzzles in the Sunday newspapers
and thus developing tho deductive
power of their analytical minds.
They may nil get a dark and deep
mystery to solve some day, and with
90 per cent, of* them, their first case
will be to discover what became of
their applications.