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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
KIDDIES REJOICE! SANTA
TO HAVE LOTS o. TOYS
England Pledges Safe Passage
for German Cargo
Tied Up

LONDON, Aug. 20.-American children
will not be deprived OF their German
made Christmas toys and Christmas pic
tures, neither will American women be
deprived Of German-made hosiery and
various other articles that do not serve
purposes Of war. This is due TO the in
sistence OF Arthur G. Hayes. a New
York attorney. who is acting for several
big firms.
The British Government has decided to
permit the shipment without interference
OF $4,000 worth of these goods now de-
tained in Rotterdam and in Germany.
Mr.. Hayes began his work three months
ago, and the concession obtained by him
today relates to those goods ordered from
German manufacturers prior TO March l
but not yet paid for.
The lawyers strongest argument was
that these goods were ordered T. o. b. in
either Germany or Rotterdam and that
the American firms therefore are liable
70 payment whether the goods reached
the United States or not Mr.. Hayes
still has consignments totaling S5,OOO.0 900
TO deal with, while other agents acting
for other American frps are endeavoring
10 obtain permission Of shipments run
ming well into the millions. Mr.. Hayes
frst difficulty was encountered In getting
into personal touch with the Foreign Of
nee. Once that was accomplished his
road was made easy
He found the Foreign Office officials
imbued with a hustling anxiety to please
him, which he described as truly Amer
lean. Once he satisfied the officials that
the goods In question were going 10 legit-
innate American firms. his work was COM
paratively easy, He says that one OF the
greatest factors in achieving his sue
cess was the showing TO the Foreign Of
fice officials of clippings containing edi-
toriais from American newspapers. These
clippings enabled the British officials to
gain a glimpse of American viewpoints
which they hitherto had not appreciated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
LIQUOR MEN INVITE
BATTLE WITH WOMEN
Suffragists Believe Their Antag-
onism to Equal Suffrage
Will Help Cause.

Antagonism Of liquor men TO woman
suffrage as shown by the action of the
Pennsylvania Federation OF Liquor Deal
ers, meeting at Reading. in voting to op-
pose the passage OF the suffrage amend
ment, and the conditions in Georgia that
made possible the Frank case, are ques-
tions which stirred discussion today in
Philadelphia suffrage ranks.
Local suffrngists said the hostility OF
the liquor men would be an aid to the
cause rather than a hindrance. They
said ii would prove a boomerang that
would react against the snloons. In the
opinion of suffrage leaders, thousands Of
votes for the cause will be won because
men will refuse to be dictated 10 by the
liquor interests. These women point out
that this open hostility would hurt the
liquor interests.
We always have been definite in our
work and most careful not to espouse any
other question:" said Mrs. Elizabeth II.
i. Burns, president of the PHILADELPHIA
County Suffrage Association. today but
now that the liquor interests have taken
the Held ! am glad of II. 1t is always
ebsier to fight an enemy in the open"
Or. Anna Howard Shaw said that the
men OF Georgia could not excuse the
lynching of Frank by a false theory of
chlvalry in protecting the honor of WON
en- and girls. She said that the laws OF
Georgia that allowed children of tender
years to work in factories needed TO
be changed. She was emphatic in the
assertion that woman suffrage was
needed in the State to correct these
wrongs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
THREE GIRLS WILL TRY
12-MILE OCEAN SWIM
Y. w. G. A. Instructors to At
tempt Water Route From
Ocean City to Atlantic City

Three young women who are swimming
instructors i'm the Germantown Young
Women's Christian Association tomorrow
will attempt to swim from Ocean City
to Atlantic City, distance of II miles
This swim has never been completed by
woman.
The young women are Miss Elizabeth
Upton Meehan, Miss Anna Kean and
Miss Emily Ertle. They are anxious
to prove that a prophecy made recently
to the effect that no woman could make
the swim, is wrong. Charles ID. Dur
borrow, of Philadelphia, who has accom-
plished many long-distance swimming
feats himself, is said to have made the
assertion. He will witness the attempt
The young women will start from the
Ocean City Yacht Club at $780, They
will be followed by a number of yachts.
The water is rough and heavy, and ad-
vance calculations put six hours as the
time in which the swim will be COM
pleted
Miss Meehan is the chief instructor at
the Y. W. c. A. She is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Franklin Meehan and
has many aquatic feats to her credit. In
June of last year she swan from Pine
Beach Pier, Va, across Hampton Roads
to Old Point Comfort, a distance of
seven miles, in 2 hours 3S minutes. 1t
was the first time this swim had ever
been accomplished by a woman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
Red Rose of Margaret

Red rose of Margaret,
Here in my book you lie
Red as her lips. and fragrant yet,
Dear rose that can never die.
Margaret gathered one red rose, and
another red rose l.
As long as this little stream shall run
Through the quiet willows here,
Out of the shadow into the sun,
Shall Margaret be dear.
Yea, though the stream should dry and
the willows die, and the grass grow
sere.
Yet should 1 not forget,
Though the sun should fail.
The holy face of Margaret,
Pale as a pearl is pale;
And change shall change all else, but
over this it shall not prevail.
And as true as / to Margaret,
To me shall Margaret be;
And some day we shall stand again
BY that little rose-hung tree.
And each, with a rose in the hand shall
say:
II was faithful unto thee"
Richard Le Gallienne
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SUFFRAGIST TO SWIM
THE DELAWARE WITH
TORCH OF LIBERTY
Will Be Borne Across River by
Fair and Athletic Proponent
of "Votes for Women"
Cause
EMBLEM OF TRIUMPH
Transfer to Be From Camden TO Phil
adelphia Within Next
Few Weeks

A swim across the Delaware River 4
Camden for the far-famed torch Of libert,
and the suffrage cause!
Such will be the feat OF an enthusiastic
young, pretty and. needless TO say, ath'
letic, suffragist within the next few
weeks. surely before the next suffrage
parade on october %.
The torch Of liberty is a large hand
somely made Roman torch, though not
too heavy for a girl to carry. suffragists
have agreed that II will not be lighted
to throw out the light Of liberty and glory
until the suffrage amendment has been
granted in the State in which the torch
is being toured
After a glorious trip through New York
State, the much-prized torch was deliv-
cred to New Jersey suffragists by a dele
cation from New York. The transfer was
made midstream on the Hudson; Mrs. o..
II. p. Belmont headed the delegation from
New York
sad to say, the torch recently was stolen
or mislaid in New Jersey. Suffragists
have resolved TO find 1t or have another
Resolved also, that II will be transferred
to the suffragists OF Pennsylvania. This
is how the transfer will be made.
A maid OF undne disposition and
nymph like form will be the messenger
not OF the gods this time, but OF the
cause.
PLANS FOR THE EVENT.
Accompanied by large contingent Of
Philadelphia suffrag gists, she will motor
to the waters edge on Delaware avenue;
there the plunge into the Delaware will
be made Suffrage tugs will accompany
the swimmer across the river; the priced
torch will be delivered on reaching the
Camden side New Jersey suffraRists
will see that 1t is firmly strapped on the
back Of the suffrage nymph. who, after
another plunge, will swim with 1t safely
back to the Philadelphia side
Arrangements for the suffrage swim
are being completed Who will be the
honored messenger? That question as yet
has not been decided.
A formal request will be made today
asking Miss Elizabeth Upton Meehan, Of
the Germantown Young Woman's Chris
tian Association, TO accomplish the task
Miss Meehan is an able and powerful
swimmer. Only recently she covered the
five-mile Lafayette course; she has been
an expert swimmer practically ever since
she was born, and that was 20 years ago.
TO ASK MISS MEEHAN.
Miss Meehan is said to be ardent for the
cause. Besides, she has youth and
beauty, attributes which should not be
overlooked Suffragists agree she would
make an ideal water messenger, they hope
she will undertake the task. DR. L. NJ.
Hiestand- Moore, chairman of the Feature
Committee for the coming parade, said
today she would ask Miss Meehan to vol
unteer.
Plans for the swim are still embryonic
and It has not been decided just when It
will be made. Those in charge agree, how
ever, that the transfer by the nymph
water or water nymph route surely will
be made.
What will the swimmer wear? Doubt
less a one-piece suit of suffrage blue, that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
CAMDEN is in the midst of a mos
~ quito war.

CAMDEN is in the midst OF mos
~ quito war
I'm TO the present the enemy has put
three victims in the Cooper Hospital anu
disflgured thousands with annoying Jumps
The people are up In arms, but thelr III
dignation does not seem to affect the cam
paign OF the mosquitoes
MANY saw the pests were blown across
the river from South Philadelphia, put
others declare that they're the veteran
Jersey brand. which have been spollns
sleep and vacations at the seashore ie
sorts -.
For a time Investigations were almost
ont OF the question for the pests seemed
10 swarm i'm from all directions in clouos,
but some of Camden's bravest many
learned that the bases of operations OF
breeding ground was at Line Ditch ana
i'm the swamps along the Cooper Creek'
Those whose injuries required their re-
moval to Cooper Hospital are Samuel
Farney, 10 years old, of 2O9 Benson street;
Constantine Borek, OF 6S Ferry avenue
and LOUIS Morley, of Sd and Division
streets.
Efforts TO obtain money for the elimina-
ton of mosquitoes this year In Camden
have been futile. Last year the Board
of Freeholders appropriated $1,000 Thls
year Camden asked for $4,000, but the
board contended that the money appro-
priated last year was used unwisely In
too many so-called educational ventures,
such as mosquito motion picture shows
and the like. AS a result not cent was
forthcoming for mosquito fighting.
Meanwhile, dealers in mosquito-proof
screens and bite remedies are doing a
good business and Camden continues to
be bitten. The bite record was reduced
somewhat today by a drop in tempera-
ture and n change in the wind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
Fashions Fancies

There are charming orRandie
frocks In white and pale rose
The newest purses are quaint
anairs with ruffled petticoats.
The powder pun bag NAV
now be attached to the parasol
handle.
Dust coats and light motor
coats are being made OF striped
taffeta.
Wool trimming is with us
again and It is used on hats
and dresses.
Make a blouse OF dotted
Swiss and use organdy for the
collar and cuffs.
Tennis and outing hats may
have their trimming painted
on the crown.
The woman who is most
simply dressed Is the most
faAhionably dressed.
The evening gown OF black 4
simost necessary 10 the limited
Wardroba.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
URGE CITY TO REMOVE HOUSE
THAT OBSCURES VARE'S VIEW
Neighbors Aid Congressman in Fight
on Chelsea Obstruction

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. 2O.-Mediators
anxious to end the Fort Lambert block
ade at Berkeley square, Chelsea. before
another summer rolls around. and relieve
Congressman Ware of the necessity OF
going upstairs every time he wants to
see the ocean from his $50, 900 villa, are
back OF new move TO end the Lambert
Ware battle by peaceful measures.
This is the underlying object, II was
learned today, of petition sent 10 the
city Commission yesterday, asking the
city TO condemn strip of beach between
Kingston avenue and Berkeley square for
Deaeh-play purposes. The petition Is
signed by about 40 property-owners, all
friendly TO Congressman Ware.
Failure to remove Lamberts unsightly
storehouse, 1t Is maintained In the APP
peal, will seriously affect realty values on
the chelsea beach. The petition main
tains the obstruction is an eyesore and
a danger to children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
CLEANLINESS NEXT TO GOODNESS?
mo! MOI" SHOUTS NATIONAL PARK. N. 7
Observation Committee Appointed to Keep an Eve on
immortality of Bathing on Sunday-Many Seek Po-
sitions-Bloomers Shock Like Third Rail

Which 70 the more immoral-the racket OF
Or Sds, lack o. gSsight and substance in iady's
NATIONAL PARK, N. j., is now
IN equipped with Ave official observers
II is their duty to stop. look and listen,
but right here their resemblance 10 a
railroad stops, for they wear no signal
bells, nor are they equipped with safety
gates. In other words, while they cannot
prevent immortality or morality. accord
ing to'your point OF view, from invading
the park they can and viii look at n,
This they are grimly determined to do.
The observers are necessary because the
Holiness Camp Association makes a lot
OF noise, and because bathhouses are not
open ON Sunday al the beach. II Is
against the principles OF the amusement
Sunday Bathers, therefore, dress on
the beach with charming simplicity, and
the association Is protesting.
One instance OF "travesty ON moraI.
ity' witnessed at the beach was mads
known last night when National Parlr
got together on somebody's lawn for an
Indignation meeting. II was a pair OF
eream-colored bloomers. The gasp that
ran over the lawn made those not at
tending the meeting Jump. They thouFht
ferryboat was coming up Main street or
Its equivalent at National Park.
No difiiculty was experienced In select.
ing the observers who will be known q.
tho Vigilantes. In fact. nearly everybody
wanted to be appointed. Each candidate
had plenty OF proof OF his vigilance. Lons
tales were told by each OF the valor hs
had displayed time and again In watch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
Life Amid Deathlike Stiffness

In the rainless interior of Australia,
there Is silence OF the grave" This
oeathnke silence has peculiarly de-
and one OF them goes to n distant town
snip to get provisions while the other
remains behind to look after the camn.
the man who is TO remain says 70 his
friend In forcible, gold fields languaK Ke
NOW Bill, don't be long away. You
know what kind of a place this Is 10
I'VE IN by yourself" n his mate is
away Tor two or three days the silence
gets on the mans nerves, and In the end
ne shouts TO make a noise. And often he
Is AFRAID Of the sound OF his own voice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
HOW ENGLAND AND FRANCE
SOLVE THE MONEY QUESTION
The French Girl Has Her "Dot" From Childhood, But
1t Still Remains for the English Girl to
Become Economically Independent
By ELLEN ADAIR

II IL very wrong, indeed. TO remarry-
for whom the Almighty has Joined TO-
gether let no man put agunder.
The trouble IN these marriages TOO ire
quently Is thes,the Almighty could really
have had very little 20 say In the mat
ter since all laws OF natural selection
have been openly dehed.
But to return 10 the money question in
marriage. This is the rock on whieh 80
many fraii barks split. Nothing r. so
fruitful OF matrimonial misunderstand-
ings and auarrels as poverty on the
part Of the wife. combined with meanhess
on the part OF the husband.
zone OF the reasons that estranged my
affections altogether from my husband
Is that he never would give me penny
20 epcnd without intermlnable haggling
and fussr" declared the wife in the d.
vorce case above mentioned, "and II was
constant humiliation for me TO have TO
submit to his perpetual nagging about eN-
pense! The woman who has no money
OF her own and who marries should IN
siet beforehand that her husband Civ"
her a regular allowance. and this allow
ance she should spend as she pleases.
otherwise, there will be great humilia-
tion for her. and great unhappiness Tor
both"
The French have a very sensible ar
ranEement-and that Is, the dot Every
French mother and father put aside so
much each year to go toward their
daughters dot" When the child grows
up and becomes OF maria ageable age, sh"
has money OF her own secured to her
and a certain measure OF lifelong inde-
pendence. The poorest parents In France
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
Castle Caught Again for Speeding

NEW YORK, Aug. 2O.-Vernon Castles
big touring car was fox-trotting along
the North Hampstead turnpike, near Glen
Cove. L. l., at 80 miles an hour yester-
day, when Motorcycle Policeman Murray
caught up with II.
"Again?" inquired Castle. 1--WE been
in court four times already"
Make 1t Ave." said Murray, and he
served summons for Castle to appear
Saturday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20

is. yellow. Trimmings, If such there be,
as yet. have not been decided upon.
Nor have the committee or committees
in charge been announced 1t has been
agreed that everything will be done TO
make the feature torch transfer swim a
great success. Tug whistles Will blow,
bands will play. banners will float and,
needless to say, suffragists and many
others will cheer.
Miss Meehan lives at Dauphin street
and Mount Airy avenue, Germantown.
When she makes the swim for the inter-
est of the cause her feat doubtless will
temporarily rival that of Washin gton,
who crossed the Delaware many years
ago.
New Jersey suffragists hope to light
the torch on october 49, as, on that night,
they feel the victory in that State will
have been won. II was said here today
that the transfer would not be made be-
fore that date, but surely before the
suffrage parade on October %.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
Apple Corer

Apples are always in season. especially
In the fall and summer, so the deVotees
OF roast duck with apple sauce can take
heart, and console themselves with the
reflection that a new method of coring
and quartering apples has been found.
The arrangement consists of a small tin
Wheel with the spokes large enough to
accommodate quarter of an apple. The
centre has large hole in It, and the
apple is simply cut in half, pressed down
by the utensil, and ii is cored and quar-
tered in an instant. The price is only
75 cents, and for the one who likes this
fruit In the morning and is pressed for
time, II VIII prove most satisfactory
investment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20

SO happy and busy was he that the littIe
tittie-miee hardly liked TO interrupt him.
But at last, after they had waited I'm
vain for the spider to notice them and
ask their errand, Tommy summoned ali
his courage and said, EXCUSE me. please.
Mr. Spider; but want 10 ask you some
thing"
The spider stopped his spinning, looked
around 10 see who was talking ana then
cropped down 10 leaf right by the side
OF Tommy Tittle-mouse. "Certalniy. GER
tainly," he said politely. Anything 1 can
10 70 ooiige my friends, anything al alIl''
Thus encouraged, Tommy told him
ABOUT Mr.. Garden Toad; how thew bad
seen him swapping at the air and nov,
he had hoped away apparently saus.
ned with meal they couldn't even see
Mr' Spider looked thoughtful Poor
MT Garden Toad" he finally said IN bis
most sympathetic voice; "he a havine
a hard time these garbaEeless dayai i
know how II Is myself for find n oui,s
needi" ' SS
But he seemed to be getting some.
ulhs, insisted Mrs, Tommy TITLE.
mouse only We couldn't see what n
was" e'
.oI BUGS, Sss IN MAYBE, suggested Mr.. Spider.
No" said Tommy. for we could A,
those. IL was something different,
Ihen Il must have been mosquitoes )
said Mr. Spider positively. and he wen
back TO his work.
Mosquitoes" said Tommy 20 his mats
aon't know toads ate mosquitoes.
wonder II Mr.. Spider Is rightY'
But be must have been right. for n
mat very minute. Mr. Toad hoped by
snapplng AZ the air as he went, and IN.
~ 1 only had dozen toads like tina
fellow there would be no mosquitoes h
the towni"
oopvFlsAf--o'aro Ineram yudson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20

ing things along the beach that are inn
mora n3rsi or moral depending upon your
ooi,1e Hoss VINO mold to the immortality view
oathhouse on Sunday. OF bathing fr.,s
poat or an aeroplane they have notbins
70 say The moral persons who saw d, a.
not immoral to bathe from a batbhouss
OBJECT to the disturbances made nv ths
tiollness Association, camped a haIf mile
rom the beach. ANYHOW. the park now
anything. "'' MISS
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stance the husband had been remarkably
etingy. There IL really no other adjective
20 adequately describe the situation. He
had grudged every cent given 20 his wife
--or, 10 be more accurate, every half
penny He had made her feel that she
was utterly dependent on him, body and
soul and that without him she could do
nothingl
Now. 70 reduce a woman to that state
OF mind Is n hard matter-and one pretty
sure 20 lead to revolt. In the Instance
under present consideration the mean
ness OF her husband only made this wo-
man all the more determined that, come
what would, she would show him that
she had some individuality of her own,
and was not TO me metaphorically tram
pied upon.
The particular method for the demon
ntration was. however, a shade unfortu-
nate In that the male accessory TO the
fact" or whatever the lesal term may
be, was already bound to another wo-
man, and she herself was equally bound
60 love, honor and obey her parslmonious
partnerl
This. however. acted as no deterrent to
the twain. They boldly and frankly came
20 q mutual agreement on the subject OF
kicking over all matrimonial ties and
bolted together from the scene OF tribu-
iation. Hence the divorce case and the
subsequent scandal.
Divorce in England is a very different
matter from divorce In America, The
Englishwoman who has been divorced,
or who has divorced her husband--no
matter whose the fault may be is almost
always looked upon as some one very
strange and not quiet correct" In fact,
very many English people go a good
deal further and declare that, 30 long as
both parties to the contract are living,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
Mr.. Garden Toad's Food

nIGNIFIED Mr.. Garden Toad took
~ one, two. three bites at the air in
front Of him and then hoped on toward
the biggest flower bed.
Gould you see what he ate that tlmeG''
asked Tommy Tttle-mouse OF his little
mate as they peeped out from the shelter
ef naAturtium plant
mo, l couldn't" she said in a puzzled
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20

Rcfape anO save ioi
their daughters flu
lure.
When a Frenchman
mnrries, he always ex-
poets his wife 10 have
a dot" His parents
make full inquiries as
TO the exact amount OF
this dot" from the
parents of the young
woman herself! At
first thought this does
seem a trifle unsentl-
mental-but II Is really
q very practical ar
rangement. And II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20

would be well II many parents, instead
OF living up TO every penny of their in
comes and then leaving their daughters
to look after themselves, would adopt a
less ostentatious method of life and lay
aside money 10 insure their child's future
matrimonial independence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-20
sS8s2 FOR MOSQUITO WAR HERE;
INSECTS CRIPPLE THREE IN CAMDEN
Base of Operations of Veterans
of Air Found in
Cooper Creek
Winged Pests Spread Terror; =.
No Cash for Defense at Hand

Three mosquito victims In hosp""''
No funds 10 fight pests.
Thousands Of residents go s'eep'e
sales of b,te remedies break records.
NeIehborbood volunteer vigilance com
mittees Go oil the streams have been or
eanIxed.