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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28

The five double records cover wide
enough field. There are two Hawaiian
records, one recorded from old songs BY
King Kalakus, made by Toots Paka'a
Hawaiians. The next record combines
the Entry of the Gladlators March,
with Suppes Beautiful Galatea Over
ture." There are two discs -four recordsI
made by Homer Rodeheaver and chorus
of gospel songs, such as the popular
"Rodey" leads at the Billy Sunday re-
vlvals. The four listed are Mothers
Prayers Have Followed Me-" MY Father
Watches over Me-" "If Your Heart
Keeps Right" and THE Old Fashioned
Faith" The only other record on the
Edison list combines La Furlana Ital-
lana with THE Dorothy Three-etep."
Victor Records
The Victor list is the usual admirabIs
and composite thing. Starting or inno-
Gently enough with the Mad Scene" from
Lucia sung by Olive Kline, swinging
Into two wedding marches played BY
victor Herberts orchestra, the catalogue
plunges Into a medley of popular songs
and dances. Among these are selection
from 'Fads and Fancies," which opened
In this city; a selection from THE Peas
ant Girl also heard here, and songs
by Piantadosi and Irving Berlin The
dance records are chiefly arrangements
OF songs The oddities and the classical
numbers of the present list, as we'll as the
complete Pathe list will be considered
In this department early next week For
the moment special consideration is d.
reoted to Charles Kellogg's unusual rec
ords with bird voices. 1t is difficult for
those who have not heard this remark
anle man to understand Just what he
does. So instead of an explanation 1t is
'"gsested that the record be heard.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28

the cabin. II was evident that. whatever
their Intentions, all had been decided
upon before they left the ship; and 80
they came to the door, the sailors carry
ing the boxes and bales, followed by the
FIVE who we're Of so different a class.
The men put down their burdens, and
then one caught sight of the notice which
Tarzan had posted.
"Ho. matesl" he cried. whats here
This sign was not posted an hour ago
or I'll eat the cook"
The others gathered about craning their
necks over the shoulders OF, those before
them, but as few of them could read at
all, and then only after the most laborious
fashion, one finally turned to the little
old man of the top hat and froch-coat.
Hi. perfesser," he called. "step for'rd
and read the bioomln' notls'
Thus addressed. the old man came
slowly to where the sailors stood fol-
lowed by the other members of his party.
Adjusting his speotacles he looked for a
moment at the placard and then, turning
away, strolled of muttering to himself:
Most remarkable-most remarkablel"
Hi. old fossil" cried the man who had
first called on him for assistance, did 10
think we wanted of you to read the
bloomin' motifs to yourself7 Come back
here and read It out loud, you old
barnacle."
The old man stopped and, turning back
said: "Oh, yes, my dear slr a thousand
pardons It was quite thoughtless Of me.
yes-very thoughtless. Most remarkable
most remRrkablel'
Again he faced the notice and read It
through, and doubtless would have turned
of again to ruminate upon II had not the
sailor grasped him roughly by the collar
and howied into hia ear
Read 1t out loud. you blithering, old
IDIOT"
'Ah, yes indeed. yes indeed" replied
the professor softly, and adjusting his
spectacles once more he read aloud:
THIS is THE HOUSE OF
TARTAN, THE KILLER OF
BEASTS AND MANY BLACK
MEN. DO NOT HARM Thu
THINGS WHICH ARE TAR
ZAN'S. TARTAN WATCHES.
TARTAN OF THE APES.
who the devil is Tarzan?" cried the
sailor who had before spoken
HE evidently speaks English" said the
young man.
But what does 'Tarzan of the Apes
mean?" cried the girl.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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TARTAN OF THE APES
The Thrilling Adventures of Prin,eUdL Man
and an American Girl
By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
BY EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS


NpS'Bn| lbl4s py a. e. McClurE Company
SYNOPSIS.
John. Clayton. Lord Greystoke, embarks
Eith his young wife on the barkentine
Euwalda for British West Africa, where he
ne ne hnds mutlny stirring, and after his re-
nnotvers have been stolen from him he ls
pain %, 5y a note to say nothing under
c1b1hf!e.o mutlny breaks and John and Alice
,, attacked by great anthropoid ape. CLAY
beast e fsysd by his %i9 but the dyhIng yhai
Se,91upie, a year later Alice dies, leaving
Siqayton With the child, 49,.
child is captured by a she-ape whose own
!S,,ibps6 the baby child Is called Tat5an, meaning
r,s1 wnlte skin" He is brought up In the
stumbling on printed book in his dead
iIasner Issrser shack. Tarzan,, aged 10, actuaIg
Rsrhs he 1s - b read. in fashion BY the time
nas hss naEiureS Elm, %S Kills the ape Tusis,ts
Kssrchak, one Of the heads of the ape-trioe.
Tarzan's greater mental endowment makes
meets man for the drst time, Fifty black
t.snnlbals come into the neighhorhood OF
Kela, Tarzsn's protector. is killed by
KKuionga, member of the cannihal trinS' nS
I,,.z Tarzan steals his bow and arrows and "a
a. lasso. He overcomes n temptation TO eat
the cannibal. feeling that man does not eat
mans flesh Then he strikes terror into
the cannlbals hearts by upsetting the camp;
Tarzan becomes proficient In the use OF
bow and arrow. Exploring his father .
nut Tarzan comes upon his fathers pho-
toEraph, a diary and other effects. ,-
Terzan halts cannibal feast by dropptns ppns
q skull among the feasters. He further
trishtens the tribe, steals more arrows ana, a1is
by their help and his own cunning, N,ls
Sabor, the giant lioness. Triumphant, ne
returns to the ape tribe and, announclns
his strength, is challenged by kerehak
head of the tribe, They battle. A knife
blow at Kerchaks heart almost saves Tar
zan at once, but the great ape continues
the battle, and Tarzan Is almost overcome
when Kerchak sinks down dead.
BY killing Kerchak Tarzan becomes KING
of his tribe. He leads his tribe away from
the cannlbals but continues to terrorize the
latter. His klnEship is challenged by Ter
koS, son of Tublat, whom Tarsan has kllled.
In a pitched battle Tarzan unconsciouely
achieyes the full-Nelson hold on TerkoH.
and. instead Of killing the ape, demands his
surrender.
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CHATTER X1I-fContInued).

"Ka-goda7" repeated Tarzan.
"Ka-godar' cried Terkoz.
"Listen," said Tarzan, easing up trifle,
but not releasing his hold. IT am Tarzan
King of the Apes, mighty hunter. mighty
fighter. In all the jungle there is none SO
great.
you have said: 'Ka-goda' to me. All
the tribe have heard. Quarrel no more
with your king or your people. for next
time 1 shall kill you. Do you under
stand?"
Huh" assented Terkoz
"And you are satisfied"
Huh" said the ape.
Tarzan let him up, and in few min
utes all were back at their vocations, as
though naught had occurred to mar the
tranquility of their primeval forest
haunts.
But deep in the minds of the apes was
rooted the conviction that Tarzan was a
mighty fighter and a strange creature.
Strange because he had had 1t In his
power to kill his enemy, but had allowed
him to live-unharmed.
That afternoon as the tribe came to-
gether, as was their wont before dark
ness settled on the jungle, Tarzan. his
wounds washed In the limpid waters of
the little stream. called the old males
about him.
"You have seen again today that Tarzan
of the Apes is the greatest among YOU"
he said.
Huh" they replied with one voice,
"Tarzan Is great"
"Tarzan." he continued, rs not an ape
He is not like his people. His ways are
not their ways. and so Tarzan is going
back to the lair of his own kind by the
waters of the great lake which has no
further shore. You must choose another
to rule you, for Tarzan will not return"
And thus young Lord Greystoke took
the first step toward the goal which he
had set-the finding of other white men
like himself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28
FORMER PHILADELPHIA
GETS DIVORCE IN HARTFORD
+. H. Loyejoy Obtains Separation
From Wife-Dentist Correspondent.

Frederick II, Lovejoy has obtained a
divorce from his wife. who was formerly
MISS Elizabeth Hardy. OF Philadelphia,
from the courts of Hartford, Conn. Dr.
harvey w. Wright, dentist of Putnam,
Conn, was named as correspondent.
The Lovejoys were married In this city
on June %. 1911, and lived here for year
Ihen they went to live at Mrs. Lovejoy's
summer home at Pomfret, Windham
county, Conn. About a year ago Mrs.
Lovejoy went TO her husbands friend.
done.
She told her husband she liked Doctor
wright because he was so polite, and
Tor months after the dental work had
esen completed she made visits to the
sectors office. her husband said. and
prevailed on him to have the dentist
accompany them on trips to Crystal Lake
ana New London shore resorts.
Last July Loyejoy refused to bring the
aentist down to Cape Cod to their cottage
mere. When his wife returned to Pom
ifet she was accompanied by Doctor
wright and later a postcard was found
On which Mrs. Lovejoy gave the time of
her arrival in Boston and asked the dem
ust TO meet her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28
MEATS AT HIGHEST
PRICES RECORDED
IN MANY YEARS
Advance Has Been Marked
and Continuous for
Weeks and Is Chargeable
to Vast Shipments to
Europe.
Bluefish Arriving in Abundant
Quantity and Will Replace
Shad Next Week-Vegetables
and Strawberries in Good
Supply.

Thrifty housewives are much chaBrined
aver the continual advance of meat prices,
vbich within the last week have taken
another leap, bringing the figures up to
Tho highest records in many years. Beef
has advanced 2 cents and lamb 4
cents. veal remains stationary, but pork
also is expected to make a new high
mark I'm the near future. Even at the
advanced prices some dealers in the To-
cal markets complain of difficulty In get
ting all the meat they need for their
Iohn r. Strickland, of the South Street
Market declared today that he had never
known beef so high in price before In
his so years experience, while lamo mas
reached its highest price in 10 years. The
reason for the high prices, 1t Is said, is
tbe shipping to Europe of virtually all
tbe Argentine beef which formerly came
10 this country, thus causing a shortage
in the supply here.
A feature of the meat market this
week is the appearance of spring lamb
which is coming in plentifully and ls'
therefore, expected to relieve the strin-
eency in that commodity. The price of
new lamb Is no higher than 1t was last
year, selling at 35 cents pound.
Abundant supplies of fresh bluefish are
arriving daily now, and will prove a good
eubstitute for shad, which will see tho
last of its run next week. They are SELL
ing at Is cents pound. Soft-shell crabs,
which have been backward and expcn-
slye on account of the cold weather, are
now plentiful and reasonable in price.
There Is abundance of all produce, only
asparagus holding back on account of
the unreasonable weather. Strawberries
are plentiful and cheap and of fine
quality.
Prices at three of the leading markets
of the city are as follows:
MEATS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28
Combs Conservatory Anniversary

The 30th anniversary of the Combs
Broad Street Conservatory of Music was
marked by the students and graduates OF
the institution last night at an annual
dinner and dance held at the Roosevelt,
2027 Chestnut street. The Rev. John G,
Wilson was the principal speaker.
Tributes were paid to Gilbert Reynolds
Combs, founder and director.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28

This department will appear once each
week In the Evening Ledger and Will be
devoted TO all matters Of interest TO
owners, or prospective owners, Of Dhono-
Fraphs, plnyer-piRnos and all other
music Instruments. Notice viii he taken
OF new records and rolls and OF now In
The editor Of the department will
GLADLY answer all questions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28

new invention which dance enthusl-
asts will greet with sighs of relief and
with. perhaps, shouts or at least MUIR
murs, OF gratitude, has just been put on
the market for tho benefit of those who
dance by phonograph. II is a repeater.
The hostess who has felt II her duty to
stand by and watch the machine or who
has snatched paltry few minutes of
dancing between records will appreciate
the Invention most. So also will the
dancers who happen to be nearest the
machine" and so are expected to rush
madly to It's rescue while tho Irritating
buzz of the needle on the ungrooved
spaces goes OH. Tho mechanism Is not
too complicated and it's value is obviously
high. Moreover II is capable of "A variety
of uses. It will stop the machine after
the first playing or after the second, or
1t will keep the Same record going as
long as the machine is wound UP.
The Perils of Fanaticism
without desiring to criticize any one
personally" said the man who had owned
machine for five years, land not ad-
dressing myself particularly to you,
Stainforth, 1 would make tho irresponsi-
BILE assertion that the man who has Just
bought phonograph last week Is an un-
mitigatod pest He knows so many things
about machines and records which are
absolutely and undeniably right. He never
gets even a pronunciation wrong. Now
what I ask you, Is the pleasure of talk
Ing to man like that7 Yes, of course,
L passed through It. Most of us do
And then the old timer went on to tell
about his early days. First his friends
flocked to his house-except those who
had machines of their own to keep them
at home. But after the first few weeks
he found that this friends were avoiding
him. Then Bushnell, who used to come
out frequently enough, said apropos of
business deal, Come to lunch with me
Tuesday and we'll talk 1t over" why
not come out to the house?" was the
reply And then n great light broke on
the poor fanatic. when Bushnell said,
But you see really want to talk about
this"
still. most of the conversation one
hears between phonograph records isn't
worth the tenth part of a record itself
Or Is It?
New Records
The thirtieth supplement to the Edison
catalogue lists six excellent records. Five
of these are double discs. The sixth is
Anna Cases singing of "Ah. Non Credea
Mlrarti' (Scarcely Could I Believed
from Bellnis La Sonnambula.' The re-
verse of this record is an explanatory
talk concerning the opera and the place
in It of the aria.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-28
PHILADELPHIA'S FIRE LOSS
NEXT TO SMALLEST IN U. S.
Baltimore Leads With This City Sec
ond in Underwriters' Report.

ond in Underwriters Report.
Philadelphia suffered a smaller per
sapita loss by first last year than any
e1nsr large city In the country, with the
s2eeption of Baltimore, which, with a
Rsf capita loss OF s1.17. led the list. This
slty record was s1.6s. Pottsville had
ne largest loss in this State. s20.3s.
reports read at the meeting of the Ma
loaal Board OF Underwriters In New
4efk yesterday showed that Phiiadel-
sRia Is the only large city In the United
esa.es which has complete census Of
buildings and which has virtually all
1Iek and stone buildings.
zzt year bos1 fire alarms we're struck
- total Of Ass nrea OF these 1910
szs confined 70 the place of origin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-13
AUSTRIAN COMPLICATIONS

TT rs very clear that the foreign policies OF
| i President Wilson have had, far, sat-
| isfaotory negative result; but the recurrence
| of threatening incidents makes It imperative
| that something more definite more positive
| and more nearly f1nal be achieved. The
combination Of threats from washington and
dragnets In the North Sea and elsewhere
have actually put q stop TO German subre-
rine outrages. But the Lusitania note is still
unanswered the Arabic case unsettled, and
no satisfactory adjustment of our long list
of grievances against the Teutonio Empires
is at hand.
The Ancona note is severe and inslstent
and goes farther, in certain regards, than
the notes to Germany. But the trouble Is
that our notes have all been severe and In
sistent and thorough enough, IL they had
only been answered. An endless succession
of notes brings us no nearer to amicable re-
lations. and the prospect OF long diplomatic
pourparlers with Austria ia insulting to our
national prestige The purpose Of each note
be It understood, has been the essential dip
lomauc purpose of maintaining friendly
intercourse 1t may be that the possibility
of such maintenance has passed.
Tho situation in respect to both Germany
and Austria is miserably complicated by the
activities Of their agents in this country.
The recall Of Boy-Ed and Won Papen, re-
luctantly granted by the Kaiser, does not
quite clear the country of undesirable for
eign agents. Baron zwiedinek and Consul
General Won Nuber are not beyond suspicion,
and 1t is very hard to absolve Ambassador
Won Bernstorff Of knowledge If not of active
interest, in conspiracy against the integrity
OF American citizens These men represent
the only channels OF intercourse when COM
munication is essential, and tho browning
irony is that they, Of all people, cannot be
trusted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-13
LESS REVENUE FROM BOOZE

A LOSS of rs millions in the tax on liquors
n and tobacco is attributed by Commits
s,oner of Internal Revenue Osborn In the
main to prohibition laws.
In IL States the sale of alcoholic liquors
is already outlawed and in seven more pro-
hibition is soon to go into effect. It is
significant that the resulting loss in revenue
confronted by many of the States them
selves. There are numerous ways in which
the National Treasury can be reflled but
the individual State finds 1t necessary to
turn to direct taxation. West Virginia, for
instance, has been having a strenuous time,
as prohibition was put into effect without
any provision being made for new taxes
to compensate the treasury for losses from
licenses
Yet 1t may be doubted II prohibition has
been more of n factor than education in re-
ducing the liquor bill of the nation. A care
full study of the returns would doubtless
show that there has been falling off In
that in dry States. Individuals have learned
moderation. They have had to learn 1t to
hold their jobs, for corporation after cor
poration has put the ban on drinking. There
is no place for the hard drinker in modern
industrial life He is out of date.
The prosperity of the country would be
materially enhanced If the losses In revenue
from booze were made up by correspondingly
heavier collections at the customs houses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-13
WARNING OR THREAT7

want to impress persons who contenn-
plate opening vicious resorts that. although
this Administration has not much longer to
run, It does not propose TO permit anything
OF the iind.-Director Dripps.
T,HE Blankenburg Administration leaves
i record of an honest attempt at civic de-
cency. The city has been closed" and
Director Dripps does we'll to see that 1t re-
mains closed until noon, January 8. 1915. At
that time responsibility passes into other
hands.
The fact that tentatives have already been
made against the decency of Philadelphia Is
not fattering to the new Administration, but
It is not conclusive Spectators from other
cities have come here the off-chance.
They have been premature, as Mr.. Dripps
pointed out. In the language OF the street,
he has passed the buck to the Smith re-
gime. But he has not done II without grace.
for his concluding words are:
"I am quite sure. from the declarations
Mayor-elect Smith has made, he will con-
tinue the policy of his predecessor and will
do all he can to suppress vice" There Is no
reason to believe that Director Dripps is
mistaken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-13
FIvE-CENT SUGAR

HIHE cheerless prospect of being compelled
i to decrease the amount of sugar in our
third cup OF coffee, held out by the sugar
rehners few days ago, has been dissipated
Instead OF 10-cent sugar for the next three
months. it is reported that the price is likely
to return to its level before the war The
beet sugar from the West Is coming to mar
ket, the Cuban sugar is being harvested and
ships from the Great Lakes are coming to
the Atlantic to bring the sugar here This
means. we are told, that we shall soon have
five-cent sugar.
This is cheerful news to get in the holiday
season, when the high cost of having so
many friends and relatives is draining the
pocketbook of the head of the family.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-13
BIG BROTHER TO SMALL BOY

"MTE CANNOT solve the question of the
w small boy" says Charles Edwin Fox,
of the Juvenile department of the District
Attorneys Office until we can reach him
before he is brought to court"
Spelling business for the Juvenile courts
is one of the most pleasant and one OF the
most profitable OF occupations. The Big
Brother movement, In connection with which
the quoted words were spoken, is an organi-
zation whose single purpose is to make the
Juvenile court superfuous by keeping malice
out of small-boy mischief The Juvenile de-
linquent is, except In cases OF actual social
incapacity. boy whose instinct for fun has
been misdirected.
Small boys. and boys who grow up In
gangs. have friends enough; but they are
all of one type-the type that considers the
policeman and the truant officer enemies,
that preys on weakness that learns all too
easily TO snatch and to steal. The small boy
In the city has all the instincts OF loyalty
most of the feelings for fair play. some re-
speet for decency and an overwhelming ad-
miration for prowess II the Big Brother
can remember not to patronize. not to in
struct and, above all, not to uplft. he can
make the small boy not prig. but happy
and active citizen. He must leave him his
mischief All he can do Is to prevent a
vicious turn by supplying a more interesting
normal one to the boys thoughts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-13
Mike.

And speaking OF borders, a Germantown
woman called in paperhanger the other
day to estimate some work. The artisan
was busy and sent his sister in his stead.
The sister was delayed somewhat and
apologized. using for that purpose a rich
Yorkshire dialect, which we shall not at
tempt to initiate:
''rm very, very sorry, but you'd 'ardly be-
lieve 'ow busy I've been. Why, I didn't even
get my borders cut-no. not hall o. them
because when ave to wyte the store
just cawn't keep heye on the clock. And I'm
that fond O. wallpaper you wouldn't believe
1t. Why, when I'm a-showlng customers wall
pyper I'm that fond OF 1t I get hall wrapped
up in it-and l cawn't keep a heye on the
clock at all-and my borders hall ave to wyte-
and now, ma'am, hif you'll show me the room"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-13
Tom Daly's Column
GHOSTS

OF ourIo~s PSrsss, Of esAsr days,
Peace be Wnto youT oshssf
Yovr polished pontps eevs us the roTaps
When zoe teors kits, and sashssy
Fow armed the FHTt, or taught thdt 0pTt-
Esq as good as Cash ts:
"Affaire du Coeur' and DE RisueuN"
"sans soucl" ("without carer
And Nom de plume" "Ante-Bellunr
And, rising, Take this Chair"
To1r centeeI lore TOE p,esIed Ger
BIZ dusk-dtmnted otIo tVfndoto;
The busy QudH Of Mister HiH
BnetD your arch innuendo--
Unhappy, zoe, that yop and he
Were marked "Din,tnWendo":
"Au Fait' "Bitou" ana "Entre Nous"
Coup d'oeil" and "Honorar-
Ium" "Frou-frou" and BILLET Doux"
I IRE a good Cigar"
Your elegance 1citb faint romance
TipGed childhoo6'S sober dtotton;
We seldom met you IN oWr Get
But fetc to Yoa In Fiction.
Your drtfHI t1oist our fdnoy kissed
Receive Our benedicttoni
EXCUSE bad pen" "sIr" Faux pas" Den"
'~Ut Supra" GAS above")
"Le savolr Faire" and NAL de Mer"
And please Excuse My Glove"
HUssIE.