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Arizona republican., 1916-05-07

awed with the subhmeness and collos al size of the spectacle to even think about labelling the negro.
 Tho picture will continue the rest of the ween. and as has been stated be- fore in it's entirety
 Few patrons of the motion picture theaters of Phoenix are acquainted with Bessie Love. A great many after Wednesday and Thursday are going to bc acquainted with her She will be at the Arizona on those days in The Flying Torpedo a master picture put on under the direction of Griffith. The young woman has been touted as one of the coming great stars of the screen. In fact she is said to outshine Mary Pickford In this relation she has been dubbed Our Mary" by Griffith
 Although the Raymond Teal com pany. showing at the Empress for the last time tonight. has not made fail ure of it's Phoenix engagement they have no, received the support which a company of that caIibre should re- ccive. Teal has proven that he is d master of tabloid comedy With the capable and able support of Fritz Fields and Claude Kelly. Teal has put on a string of shows that are ia rbet ter than anything vet seen in Phoenix. l. was hoped when the engagement started that it would last until fall TFe support rendered has not been such that Teai can see his way clear Co stay here. and with this evening performance ne will bid farewell The comp9n, win make a trip around Ari- zona. ard then will head back for the coast, where there is always a royal welcome waiting for Raymond Tea and bis eomran;.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-07

John Drew who rom the very be- ginning of the movement to unionize the Actors Equity Association has s,ocd aloof and declined to participate in the propaganda to make union la horerS out of American actors. has en- tered formal protest against the rlovemert of the officials Of the Actors Equity Association and has asked them to consider whether it would not be better for them to try and get all actors To join the organization and attempt to come to ar amicable un- dersi. ndIng with managers rather than joiu the American Federation of Labor
 Mr. Drew visited the rooms of tho Equity Association this week and saw the officers Of the organization in per son. voicing his opinion that the union ircpagarda they have been furtherinP is a mistake and requesting them to consider trying to gain their ends in another way more becoming to actors md gentlemen.
 His suggestions were received with respect, sut It is said they were not approved of. and the unionists in the Equity Association arc determined to carry out their program of putting the issue 10 a vote at the annual meeting on May -g, although in the opinion of many who are posted on the situation it stands but little chance Of being fay orably acted on
 The nominating committee of the Equity Association has named the ticket which will be voted on. and. as there is no opposition to the officia! ticket. il is certain of election. All the present officers have been named for reelection, as follows:
 President, Francis Wilson
 Nice-pi esident, Bruce McRae
 Corresponding secretary, Howard Kyle.
 Recording secretary. Grant Stewart
 Treasurer, Richard F. Purdy Members of the Council: Edwin Ar rfE, De Witt Jennings, Arthur Byron Frank Gilmore. George Nash and David Warfield.
 The members of tEe Nominating Committee arc john Cope. Edward Connolly, William Courtleigh, Elsie Ferguson, Florence Nash, Beverly Sit sreaves, Jane Cowl, Fred Niblo, Wal lace Eddingcr Shelley Hull. Malcolm Duncan. George Chrystie and Percyva1 Moore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
FRIENDS, IN CAPE MAY
SESSION, MIX PLAY
WITH SERIOUS WORK
Second Days Session Marked by
Numerous Addresses-Beach
Gymkhana Has Quaint
Costumes
r AK ON EDUCATION

CAPE MAY, July s.--That all work and
no play makes Jack a dull boy is evidently
an old adaRe we'll understood by the
Friends, who are assembled here for the
biennial conferences The youngsters and
the young married members came into
their own this morning, when an able COM
mlttee Of men and women planned a most
interesting ad amusing beach gymkhana,
which took place from 10 a. m. until ~
o'clock The feminine members Of the COM
mittee wore white skirts and waists and
cunning paper caps made in deep yellow,
green and blue in the style of our grand
mothers Quaker bonnets Then, the mems
garb was really very funny. They donned
their bathing suits and stovepipe hatf made
of red and green crepe paper. There were
races of every kind, including 100-yard
dash, pebble race, sack race, three.legged
race, leap.frog race and human wheelbar-
row race. Among the participants were
Miss Elizabeth Biddle, Miss Sarah Pratt
Miss Caroline Lipplncott, Miss Margaret
Vail, Miss Margaret Walton and others.
The committee In charge included Amos
j. Peaslee, chairman; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer L. Coke, Mr..
]. Walter Keller, Il. Russell Perkins, Mrs
Elizabeth Keller Ruth verenden, Dorothy
Young. Miss Irene Russell.
Devotional meeting took place this morn
ing at $40 a. m. in the Methodist Church,
after which George II. Mutt, of George
School, spoke on principles OF Friends"
At $3.50 George A. waltons topic was
'"The Development of the Religious Life"
From 430 to $50. Wilson S. Doan leo.
tured on Friends and Citizenship" and
later Elbert Russell made an address, his
subject being THE Christian Message OF
the Synoptic Gospels
Probably the most stirring speech of the
first day of the conference was made by
Thomas Mott Osborne, a great nephew of
Lucretia Mott. and whJ undoubtedly In
horts some OF his great ancestors fine
characteristics.
Mr. Osborne is the author Of the much
talked-of book, within Prison Walls" and
Is warden of Sing Sing prison. In his
speech he said prison reforms should
consist of two aims: first, TO reform our
selves; and second, to create conditions un-
der which the men may help themselves,
Building up of the society from its young
people was dscoursed upon by william
Byron Forbush.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

Pezzetti leaned back in his chair and
lit cigarette Some day they need my
machine in Philadelphia" he unused II
could have sold ten machines once. but
didn't have them. Now l got Il company
we soon have the money raised; then we
build the machine. Camden city want
four; Cleveland write me nice letter, ask
about ten so do CincinnatlS But Phila-
delphia--well some day maybe.
you know Jim Erwin? Fine feler.
clean streets in West Philadelphia. Big,
fine man, wear much Jewels Nice big
diamond on finger He come to me, down
to house and look over the machine. Fine
theeng,' he say I like buy some, but l
got a contract. Contract specify this and
that thing, and a lot of other things, hard
tc change contract. Maybe 1 can use the
machine some day
"I1e want to do something for me, but
he all tied up. Then one day his men go
on strike. He get way behind City say
clean up or pay fine He no can get men.
Then he come to me. Henry he say, Til
but 10 machine from you say. Sorry
Meester Hevern. l don't have money to
build ten machines
That's all satisfaction get But know
they want my machine, so l organize Peg
zetti Corporation. We got some money now
and when we get some more. we start to
make machines
TITS great machine" was his parting
shot, for saving money, but 1t also lose
Wares votes In Philadelphia. never
thought OF that when l invent It, but theu
we learn each day"
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WARE REJECTS PATENT SWEEPER;
PREFERS VOTES TO SAVING LABOR
Senator Admitted Machine
Might Do 200 Mems
Work, but He Would
Rather Employ the 200
Men

Henry Pezzettl didn't figure on politics
when he invented the Pezzetti Automatic,
sanitary, Dustless Street-sweeping and
Cieaning Machine. That's probably why the
sy SIy OF Philadelphia did not grab Henry's
invention at once. But II his adopted city
failed In this respect, II furnished him with
some interesting data and Henry is using
TO advantage to sell his machines In
cities which own their own street-cleaning
ana garbage disposal equipment.
AS time, labor and money-saving de-
vice, PesEetti admits his machine Is at"
but experience has also taught him. he ad =
mhs, that II Is a vote-saving device, and
hence the Wares of South Philadelphia have
no use for II In their business. The ma
chine, by the way, proposes to clean tho
streets with the aid Of but one man, the
operator and It also proposes to save the
good housekeeper the trouble of working
from sun to sun. because the present type
or street sweeper fills her house with dirt
every time II passes the door
Pezsetti lives down In the 54th Ward.
1908 Dickinson street. He votes there and
he knows only two friends Of the common
peepul In Philadelphia--they are the Wares
When Henry, impelled by desire TO see
his wife doing less dustlng around the
mousse. and incidentally to make money.
constructed working model of the Auto
matte Street Sweeper. he sought financial
aid from Senator Ware.
i know what good thing got" he
told reporter. but no have the money to
build the machine. see Meester Vares
superintendent and show him my machine
l explain the machine do the work of two
hundred men. He think II fine and fix
It 80 meet Meester Ware
So one day see Meester Ware. 'Meester
Ware l say, 'thisa machine save you much
money, II save city money. It now cost
$l,3OO,O0O year for clean street My ma
chine do work of 200 men. 1t cost $780,
600 to build 100 machcne, all other ex-
penses. including plant. bring total up to
S24s,0O0. Then s1,O52.OO0 is saved by my
machine
We'll Meester Ware he look at my ma
chine and say, Henry, that n fine thing.
But l no can use. I can use not eef you
give me the machine free for nothing
II was discourage. go back to Meester
Ware superintendent and say why don't
you buy machine anyway? He say Mr..
Pezzetti, eef Meester Ware say no, l can
not buy one, l like to buy one. for 1t is
n good machine, but you don't understand
Meester Vare's position. Da machine would
take too many men off the street. Meester
Vare he would lose votes. because the men
would be out Of work He would not get
so much money for the contract, then
Meester Ware he would lose money too.
Yes that's great machine Pezzetti. but
Meester Ware he never could use 1t, he
lose too much.'"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
BIDDLE BIBLE CLASSES
PLANNING WARD COMMITTEES
Leaders of Organization to Discuss
Project on July II

Plans are being made for the meeting
of the State directors, chief directors, super
intendents. directors and leaders OF the
mems classes of the Drexel Biddle Bible
Glasses Of Philadelphia. for the organlza-
ton of ward committees. The meeting will
take place on Monday night. July IT, in
Holy Trinity parish house The Rev Floyd
w Tomkins, international chaplain, will
preside.
Edward II. Mills. State director of New
Jersey. has been appointed director of the
religious work of the DreNe Biddle Bible
Glasses OF the United States He will retain
his office State director of New Jersey
The New Jersey classes are active In the
various missions of Camden and vicinity,
The Gospel crew has just finished season
in which It was called upon to hold meetings
during 75 per cent of the nights OF winter
and spring.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
SUMNER EVANGELISTIC
SERVICES TOMORROW
Eighteenth Annual Session to Con.
tinue Six Weeks

The summer evangelistic services of the
Presbyterian Evangelstlc Committee will
begin tomorrow 1t will be the 18th annual
season and will continue for six weeks
The Rev. Thomas Houston, the blind
evangelist will preach at the tent on 55th
street below Baltimore avenue. The Rev.
William Barnes Lower, u, D., will conduct
services in the tent at I'd and Clearfeld
streets Billy Sunday trail httters will be
in charge Of the services in the tent at gath
and Reed streets william D. T.aumaster
will speak every evening at the open-air
meetings at ontario and II streets The
Rev Arnold Staso will have charge of the
stereopticon services at 10th and Kimball
streets. The Rev Nicola Mucc will have
charge at 64th street and Westminster ave-
nue.. Noon meetings will be held at Frank
lin and Washington Squares.
on Monday morning IL daily vacation
Bible schools will open their doors for the
season. The locations of the schools and the
teachers are as follows: 54th and Reed
streets, r. b. Lutz, Miss f. r. Napheys
Miss M. r. Johnston. Miss r. Fixter. Mrs
A. b. Cooper I'd and Clearhed streets. L,
Binder, Miss II. II. Boyd, Miss II. Archi-
bald: 55th street and Thomas avenue, W.
BrugKemann. Miss X. A. McAllater, Miss r.
Reeder 10th and Kimball streets. Miss A.
Magarvey, Miss v. X. McAlister Miss w.
Kelett. 64th street and Westminster ave-
ntie Miss Il. ID. MacDowell Miss A. L. Rose
Miss II. N. Mckain; 18th and Fitzwater
streets, Mrs. j. w. Lee, Miss G. Dix, Miss
II. Savoy, Miss j. Walker Miss NJ, Sykes /;
Sth and Wolf streets, the Rev s. w. Sails
bury. Miss M. Lanard. Miss S. Campbell On
tario and II streets, Miss f. c. wetter, A. H
Wetter, Miss A. Il. Winton: Franklin and
Thompson, f. Murray, Mrs. ]. Lauterbauch !:
65th street and Lansdowne avenue, Miss NJ
Forgy. Miss NJ. *, Jones' Miss Elizabeth d.
McAlllster; 9th and Buttonwood streets
Miss H. o. Robinson, Miss S. Crooks Miss
NJ. Selser Coulter street and Pulaski ave-
nue., Miss II. Snowden. Miss r. Sundelus
Miss l.. Downs; Richmond Presbyterian
Church, w. c. Hopkins Miss Fl. V. Paul.
Miss r. ]. Patterson; Hebron Presbyterian
Church. r. l.. Logan, Miss G. v. Smith. Miss
+. Fessler.
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CHAPTER XIV
Flight and Pursuit

TcOULD not have been unconscious more
i than a few seconds; and yet I know
that was unconscious. for the next thing
realized was that a growing radiance
was illuminating the corridor about me and
the eyes were gone / was unharmed eN-
cept for a bruse upon my forehead where
II had struck the stone tagging as ! fell
] sprang to my feet to ascertain the cause
of the light.
II came from a torch In the hand OF one
OF a party Of four green warriors who
were coming rapidly down the corridor to-
ward me. They had not yet seen me, and
30 I lost no time in slipping into, the frst
ifftersecting corridor that could find.
This time however, did not advance so
far away from the main corridor as on
the other occasion that had resulted in
my losing Tars TarlSas and his guards.
The party came rapidly toward the
opening of the passageway In which was
crouched against the wall. AS they passed
by breathed sigh OF relief. had not
been discovered. and. best OF all, the party
was the same whom / had followed into
the pits. 1t consisted Of Ia: > Tarkas and
his three guards,
fell in behind them. and soon we were
at the cell in which the great ThaTk had
been chained. Two of the warriors re-
mainsd without, while the man with the
keys entered with the Thark to fasten his
irons upon him once more.
The two outside started to stroll slowly
An the direction of the spiral runaway which
leads TO the floors above, and in a moment
were lost to view beyond turn in the
corridor.
The torch had been stuck In a socket
beside the door 80 that its rays illuminated
both the corridor and the cell at the same
time ! approached the entrance to the cell
with a well-dedned plan already formulated.
While / disliked the thought of carrying
out the thing that had decided upon there
seemed no alternative IL Tars TaFkas and
/ were 10 90 back together 10 my little
camp in the hills.
Keeping close TO the wall. came quite
close 70 the door OF Tars Tarkas' cell and
there / stood with my longsword above my
head, grasped with both hands that /
might bring II down IN one quick, sileneing
cut upon the skull OF the jailer as he
emerged.
dislike 10 dwell upon what followed
after : heard the footsteps OF the man
as he approached the doorway. II Is
enough that within another minute or two
Tars Tarkas. wearing the metal OF a
Warhoon chief Was hurrying down the
corridor toward the spiral runway. bearing
the Warhoon's torch to Light the way
A dozen PAGES behind him followed John
Carter, Prince of HeiIum.
The tuo eompaniona q the man who
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
THE CODSO OF MARS
Sequel to Under the Moons Of Mars"

The warhoons we're now close upon us.
Tars Tarkas and xodar had discovered
our absence, and were charging rapidly to
our support Everything pointed toward
splendid ending Of my second journey to
Barsoom.
As Carthoris was not mounted. slipped
from the back Of my own mount and TOOK
my place at his side to meet the charge
of the bowling devils bearing down upon
us.
moment later Tars TarlSas and Xodar
ranged themselves on either hand, turning
their throats loose that we might all be on
an equal footing
The warhoons we're perhaps a hundred
yards from us when loud explosion
sounded from above and behind us, ana
almost at the same instant a shell burst
In their advancing ranks.
At once all was confusion. hundred
warriors toppled to the ground.
Riderless thoats plunged hlther and
thlther among the dead and dying.
Dismounted warriors we're trampled un'
derfoot in the stampede which followed
All semblance Of order had left the ranks
of the green men, and, as they looked tar
above our heads TO trace the origin of this
unexpected attack, disorder turned to re-
treat and retreat to a wild panic.
In another moment they were racing as
nadly away from us as they had before
been charging down upon u.s.
We turned to look In the direction from
where the fret report had came, ana there
we saw Just clearing the tops OF the nearer
hills a great battleshIp swinging majestical-
ly through the air.
Her bow-gun spoke again even as wo
looked, and another shell burst among the
fleeing warhoons
As she drew nearer could not repress
a wild cry Of elatlon, for upon her bows
saw the device of Helium,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
HAGERSTOWN MAY BUY FARMS
FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT
Maryland Town Asks Permission to
Make Large Investment

HAGERsTowN. Md. July S.-Hagers-
town may go into the :srming business
temporarily. 1t will be incident to the pur-
chase of a site Tor a sewage disposal plant,
which will be part OF the $3.50, 1000 system
authorized bv recent referendum.
To get the proper site at a reasonable
price II has been proposed to buy the 1872.
acre farT- of Jacob Roenner former street
commissioner at S7O,00O and the 10l-acre
farm of loh1 Eldrdge at s22.000 and OBJ
tain legislative authority TO resell portions
that are not needed.
Action will be taken by the Sewage Com.
mission Monday night, after the return to
Hagerstown OF the president. william Win
CERT
Inasmuch as the county recently paid
$2760 an acre for school site in Hagers-
town, farther from the centre of the town
than the two farms but in a different sec.
ton, the proposed deal is looked upon as a
good investment.
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Plants for the seashore

ALMA.--You will ind the summer hydran-
Rea a very suitable subject for the porch
front OF your summer cottage. 1t is diffi-
cult TO get good representation of bloom
Ing flowers at the shore. but a display of the
herbaceous hydrangeas will be attractive
and will flourish from year to year II the
plants are given protection OF some coarse
manure and straw In the winter. The
plants can be bought now in pots at about
rs cents or 81 each. For ANNALS you can
have lantana, alyssum, ageratum and the
aster novae Angliae (New England aster).
GladiOlus
s, t. Y.-It is too late to plant gladoli
now You have deferred too long. To
make your bed attractive now. l would
advise getting good-slzed scarlet sage or
geraniums. These will cost about 81 a
dozen. You will need half a dozen each
for the space. Put the sage in the back
ground and the geraniums in the front.
about a foot apart, You might have an
edging OF eoleus in some red tint. The
price is about the same.
Geranium
READER,-General A. Mutt and Albion
are two excellent varieties Of geranium
Fall DaffOdils
= s. B. Fall danodils are very satis-
factory for your purpose. They are planted
up 10 the goth Of this month.
Planting for Succession
Ed. S-When peas are through you can
put In carrots After your first beans have
withered down II Is all right 10 put In
corn OF one OF the early varieties. or In
this place you can put in celery also In
place OF peas. Carrots will come 10 matur-
ity II put in right after the maturing Of
the peas. Late cabbage may be trans
planted from the seed bed In the rows that
are through with peas, beans or even corn,
as the cabbage will stand a few light early
frosts. It Is a good idea 10 put In rows
vacated early. say by the 18th Of July,
such root crops as beets, winter carrots
or turnips All OF these Will keep over
winter. In the rows that are not vacated
80 early Il Is the best plan 10 put In
celery for winter use. This can be taken
out after Il has undergone several fFosts and
stored in dry sand, upright in boxes
Radish
N B.-Ths variety Of radish you eat al
the hotel and which you would like TO grow
In your home garden Is Ia all probability
the French Breakfast. II Is oval IN shape
ana IN color Is red. Of bright hue. with
white base. "A quick growth Is necessary
for good results with Fadishes. This means
that the ground should be mellow and well
fertillzed. Pick the radlshes before they
come e fou maturity ana they viii bs ten