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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
MARY AND ARITA COPP.

dom7 II we acted in time, might we not
even yet escape before the general alarm
was sounded7 We could at least try.
what will the fellow do first Thuvla7"
asked. How long Will 1t no before they
may return for us?'
He will so directly to the father of
thcrns, old Natal Shang He may have to
wait for an audience, but since he is very
high among the lesser therns--in fact,
thorian among them--lt will not be long
that Natal Shang will keep him waiting
Then, If the father of therns puts
crcdence in his story, another hour will
see the galleries and chambers, the courts
and gardens filled with searchers"
what we do then must be done within
an hour. What Is the best way Thuvia
the shortest way out of this celestial
hades?"
Straight to the top Of the cliffs. prince"
she replied, land then through the gardens
to the inner courts. From there our way
Will lie within the temples of the therns
and across them to the outer courts. Then
the ramparts-Oh prince, It is hopeless
Ten thousand warriers could not hew a
way to liberty from out this awful place
Since the beginning of time little by
little. stone by stone, have the therns been
ever adding to the defenses Of their strong
hold. A continuous line of impregnable
Notifications circles the outer slopes of
the Mountains Of Otz.
within the temples that lie behind the
ramparts a million fighting men are ever
ready. The courts and gardens are filled
with slaves, with women and with children.
None could go n stones throw without
detection"
'If there Is no other way, Thuvla, why
dwell upon the difficulties of this2 We must
face them"
Can we not better make the attempt
after dark?" asked Tars Tarkas. There
would seem TO be no chance by day"
There would be little better chance by
night. but even then the ramparts are well
guarded possibly better than by day. There
are fewer abroad in the courts and gardens,
though" said Thuvia.
What Is the hour?" I asked
TT was midnight when you released me
from my chains" said Thuvia. Two hours
later we reached the storeroom There YOU
slept for IA hours II must now be nearly
sundOwn again. Come. we will go to some
nearby window in the cliff and make sure"
So saying, she led the way through wind
Ing corridors until at a sudden turn we
came upon an opening which overlooked the
Valley Dor.
At our right the sun was setting a huge
red orb, beneath the western range of Otz.
a little below stood the holy thern on
watch upon his balcony His scarlet robe of
office was pulled tight about him in antici-
patton of the cold that comes so suddenly
with darkness as the sun sets
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
his head, which was quito as bald as an

his head, which was quito as bald as an
egg.
They are all thus from BIRTH" explained
Thuva, noting my surprise, THE race
from which they sprung was crowned with
luXuriant growth Of golden hair, but for
many ages the present race has been entire
ly bald. The wig, however. has come to
he part of their apparel and 80 important
part do they consider 1t that IL is cause
for the deepest disgrace were n thern to
appear in public without it,"
In another moment I stood garbed In
the habilments Of holy thcrn.
At Thuvias suggestion two of the re-
leased prisoners bore the body of the dead
thern upon their shoulders with us as we
continued our journey toward the store
room, which we reached without further
mishap
Here the keys which Thuvla bore from
the dead thern of the prison vault were
the means of giving us immediate entrance
to the chamber, and very quickly we were
thoroughly outfltted with arms and ann
munition
BY this time I was so thoroughly tagged
that / could go no further, so l threw my
self upon the floor. bidding Tars Tarllas to
do likewise, and cautionng two of the re-
leased prisoners TO keep careful watch
In an instant 1 was asleep.
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CHAPTER Iy-tContlnucd)

HrrI1E therns are mortal" she replied.
''They die from the same causes as you
ar ,nIRht-those who do not live their all
lotted span of llfe-1OoO years BY the au-
,hority of custom at that time they may
take their way in happiness through the
long tunnel that leads TO Tssus.
Those who die before are supposed to
upend the remainder of their allotted time in
the Image of plant man. and II is for this
reason that the plant men are held sacred
by the therns, since they believe that each
OF these hldeouS creatures was formerly a
thern."
"And should n plant man die?" I asked
SHOULD he die before the expiration Of
the thousand years from the birth of the
thern whose Immortality abidcs within
him then the soul passes into great white
ape Should the ape die short OF the exact
hour that terminates the thousand years the
soul is forever lost and passes for all eter-
nifty into the carcass OF the sllmy and fear
some sllian whose wriggling thousands
peethe in the silent sea beneath the hurtlng
moons when the sun has gone and strange
shapes walk through the Valley Dor"
I'VE sent several holy thcrns to the
silans today, then" said Tars Tarkas.
laughing.
"And so will your death be the more ter
rible when 1t comeS,' said the maiden. And
como II will. You cannot escape"
zone has escaped. centuries ago." I re.
minded her, "and what has been done may
be done again"
ut is useless even to try" she answered
hopelessly.
But try we shall" I cried, "and you
Gha go with us, IL YOU wish"
ITO be put to death by mine own peo-
pie and render my memory disgrace to
i
the house of Tardos Mors should know bet
ter than to suggest such thing"
Tars Tarkas listened in silence, but I
could feel his eyes riveted upon me and I
knew that he awaited my answer as one
might listen to the reading of his sentence
BY the foreman of jury.
What advised the girl to do would seal
our fate as weL since, If I bowed to the
Inevitable decree of age-old superstition,
we must all remain and meet our fate in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22

by WILLIAM bKOCN ENAIAN,
once upon time there was a prince,
wicked prince was he. one day as he
was travelling with his soldiers he saw a
fairy. He said the fairy should be killed.
The soldiers We're going to kill her when
she changed the prince into a monkey and
his soldiers, too.
little later the princes enemy came
along with his army and saw all the
monkeys He was going 10 kill them, as
they looked wild Just then the fairy
appeared and changed them back to men.
She had kind heart and helped them
escape.
This goodness Of the fairy taught the
cruel prince lesson that he never for
got
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Things TO Know and Do

l, Johnnie took the word ABLE spanked
II because II was zero tea, mean naughty,
added a letter to II and make a kind of fur.
Then he chopped the whislSers Off Uncle
Sam q mean he chopped some letters off
Uncle and some on SAM and put them on
ABLE so you could use IT,
The door bell rang and Johnnie answered
It, The caller was fr6m a place YOU can
make by putting the first and 2lst week In
front Of the second word Johnnie made
l guess that's an, except the last word
Johnnie made begins with &c" and ends
with able and has seven letters What
four words was Johnnie ABLE 10 make
from ABLE2
2. AIRS. Fuss-button has two children
She sent one to get some HEAVENS ROCK
EFs at the grocery store for July 4. and the
other she sent 20 the toy store to get some
darlings bring homa7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
PLAN TO SAVE GERMAN BABIES
Professors and Statesmen Organize I'd
Prevent Human Waste

BERLIN, June 22-"Germany's Founda-
tion for Protecting Infants and Small
Children" is the name Of national society
founded here yesterday for combating in
fant mortality. The Duchess Victoria
Louise Of Brunswick was present at the
meeting as protectress. The Imperial
Chancellor, DR.. Won Bethmann Hollweg
and Field Marshal Won Hndenburg were
chosen honorary presidents.
Physicians and statesmen of all sections
took part in organizing the society. Tho
chairman, Prof. Carl Behr-Pinnow, in his
opening address, said that Germany would
save annually the lives of 100000 chill
dren.
Professor Langstein, of Berlin Univer-
sity. outlined comprehensive plans for tho
society, indicating that 1t proposes to attack
the problem from every possible angle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Case Numher 3

Not day goes by but that some Rain
bow remembers the little boy in the small
white bed-"our" Case Number g.
Eleanor Rooms, of Wynnewood, sent two
books, Hawthorne's "Wonder Book" and
king Arthur and His knights" In the
fly leaf of one were six seashore postal
cards and books and postals were wrapped
in the happy picture of boy, With little
girl intuition, Eleanor selected just the
things IA real" boy would like.
Catherine Murray, Danville. Pa, sent n
beautiful devotional picture and wrote
lovely letter fun of thoughts that will show
the little sufferer how best to bear his
pains.
The father of Case Number addressed
letter OF thanks to Mary Dllmore in care
of the Rainbow Club. win Mary please
send her address so that she may speedily
receive 1t?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
RAINBOW CLUB
FARMER SMITHS
FAITH IN YOURSELF

little boy and he had mother the little
always him. Mister Printer:
will do the well and get
the well and don't break the pitcher ARE
go spill
pitcher THERE
tell Naughty boy"
This boy be boys do and others do not and
and stayed
did
salary did He did
about
another he had mother
for she thought her the
on eartha andth he JUST ABOUT RIGHT
y
She told that he the boy earth that
finally he began to think HIMSELF yes he did.
Conceited? but the big world had take off its
him. for he a boy; indeed!
HAVE FAITH IN YOURSELF, Try it this
FARMER SMITH,
Children's Editor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
uv EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
~ Author of the Tarzan Stories


r.,,.o yoars3 had passed since snpta,n
,.bg Garter 81 vlreinin. had been buried
ss99ihnr bis return from Mars. where he had
aIsgrt III years just rs mysterlousy a g he
se9 been hurtled through space from the
Atsg"fh AAbsrs he had fought with the green and red
MsTrtian warriors 9ihndi married Es d. Dsjah
TnorIIsniitsd hack to earth as he was about
e. sptsr the air plant which supplied the
planet WIN TJS friend received telegram
a. meet Captain Carter in the hotel at
Riohmond There TIE waTiTiSSr TgSrd s9ye I've MIN ne
me"of Ia ~ His wakening from death and trans
nlaSr,stion back to Mars.
poTTttlgb,nsDD carter lands on Mars he 1nds him
..ip IN strange region, covered with beau
sstfg,i grass and topped with mammoth
trees, Suddenly. he hears e weird sound,
and rushing to the. edge OF the elit, sees the
ssiSnt plant men attacking small band Of
kiiied BY tho wicked talons and powerful
h.t. If the strange creatures. This one
E,rJiar nnds to be his old friend, the war
sior Tars Tarkas, whom he helps to es-
'agft ggfter anding refuge in q hollow tree. they
n tbe cliff nearby. Carter and Tars TarlSns
and themselves locked In chamber Of the
~ yarn After desperate fight with huge
banths who arc released upon them through
kjdden doors, Carter finally discovers tho
sseret entrance. Rushing through as a
banth enters. he engages several thcrns and
'9Es Tse room room is filled with prisoners of
vhom Is Thuvia, n red Marian woman.
Who leads them through tho golden clilS on
,bsir periIous attempt to escape The three
zach a window overlooking the Valley Dor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Germantown Theatre Conveyed

The motion-picture theatre and stores
at the southeast corner Of Germantown
avenue and Tupehocken street, lot 81 feet
by 100 feet, has been conveyed by Charles
p. Will to Albert H. Robinson, subject to
a mortgage of $4,000. Albert H. Robinson
has given to the Glensde Building Assoc
citation n mortgage of $4,000 on the thea
tire. which is assessed at $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22

ELEANOR WEISS want to tell you
nov y. helped mother this week | painted
~ she screen door all myself and mother thinks
= looks hne. ] went TO Willow Grove with
ny mother and daddy in the carriage and
: eofe the horse all the way. When we
~ ~, lhere l took mother for a ride on the
slsie train. She was very warm when
sot aboard, but there was such a nice
saslste seste that II made her cool. Then daddy
re re Us 10 supper over at the Lakeside.
s,a We got ready to come home, for we
as,iled mS,hled TO beat the storm home. We did,
~ seltlng few drops Of rain. | could
To- SIlye se The horse home, for he had to go
" W iast and my daddy made him go. too
~ wanted 70 know about good times, so
sln trying to tell you about ours"
!. aa5saret BurgIn, of North Fairhll street,
= solng TO send in some good times soon,
p ~ she Is going away fol. the summer.
Sfsure is not going to Interfere with
= serets club duties, for she takes pains
~ INQUIRE about when to send In the
a. .'s sers TO the puzzles. The puzzle solvers
~ q RUE, save their answers tnl the end
- week and mail them In an together
ee5 aoppeiman asks the same question
49, eees another one Does Il make any
fses. sllee 4 you miss one day or one puzzle
! ts'.,s ohs isseef" OF course Il does make
4sas eAnsFenes, Leon, but even Il you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Branch Club News

The following report comes from Bessie
Feldman, OF Woodbine, N. j.:
~ have decided TO call our club Hebrew
Rainbow Daughters, as all the members
are of the Hebrew race The members de-
elded 10 have good times now but later we
VIM try sewing. AS soon as We had our
fFst meeting we elected officers who are
as follows: Dora KEN. president; Bessie
TPeldman. secretary; Gussie Saperstein,
treasurer: Sophia Slegel vice president and
Gussle Klen and Mollie capter committee
THE other members are as follows;
p.,is sbapiro. Clara Joffee, Clara Rabino-
r,,its celia Kovnot, Mildred Sussman. Paul
ins Felrnan and Sarah sapeEstsin."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22

are unfortunate enough to miss the club
news for a night, we advise sending IN the
answers for the other nights. Possibly your
other puzzles viii make up for the missing
ones. AS for being unable 70 solve one OF
an issue, do not let that discourage you
Send in those you can solve and write
little note stating that you worked hard at
such and such puzzle and could not arrive
at solution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
BILLY BUMPUS' WARNING
By Farmer Smith

by IdTncT OHlllH
"Hurrah Hurrah! !"
Billy Bumpus threw his horns in the
air and jumped up in the air.
Great battle Great battle!"
Calm yourself" said Mrs Goat. "You
are too easily excited"
But, Mother dear, | read a great piece
here in the paper. Wonderful battle-Oh.
how fine ZeppelIns, big guns and all. Oh,
it's grand !"
where is the account of the battIe2'
asked Mrs Billy Bumpus Goat
Right here" answered Billy, as he
began looking for the newspaper.
Here's part of 1.-THE paper" said
Billy
Now I am all excited and you can't
hnd what you are talking about" said
Mrs Goat impatiently.
Yes. l can" Billy looked elsewhere
When he stopped Mrs. Goat said;
You ate that paper-I know you did
No wonder you were so war like"
Billy went over by the door and meekly
lay down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Yale Medical Omen to Women

NEW HAVEN, June 22.-Yale will admit
women to her medical school, Heretofore
the bars Of the university had been let
down to women only In the graduate school.
At a meeting of the Yale Corporation IL
was voted that limited number of women,
graduates of approved medical colleges,
shall be admitted TO Yales school Of med.
lcine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Memory Gem

Sent In by Ruth Steiner. s years old.
Flag OF our country brave,
Red white and blue,
We love TO watch thee wavei
Our love Is true,
Oh! let US loudly sing,
Loud let our praises ring.
Praise 10 this noble thing,
Red. white and blue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22

brightness of the
sunshine" is not
confined TO { h a I
region either, for
many a golden ray
has come to your
editor-wrapped up
in a little white en-
yelope Yes, and
other small white
envelopes come to
the Rainbow Club
Office with happt-
ness just bursting
out where the muci-
lage didn't take.
Listen TO these good
times that popped
out Irvine Wood
wards Germantown
envelope: Il just
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
FARMER SMITH,
Care of The EVENING LEDGER

Care OF The EVENING LEDGER
I wish TO become n member of your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a
beautiful Rainbow Button free. I agree
TO DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
AND EVERY DAY, SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE WAY.
Name ....--.-....'''''''
Address ..............,....
Age ...,,....''''''''''
School attend Observation-Disclosures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
Our Postomce Box

Eleanor Weiss lives on Norris street and
makes every one in that neighborhood as
happy as only a little Sunshine" can, The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22

'ods not reared a soldier, Iove to Keen
the peace P
Yet u my country needs me- Tt,s aruv to
increase, W
TO the recruiting station, T'li quickly take
my tUdv
Shoulder my knapsaok and mn gun aud
fight for the U. s. A. 'U
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
CHORUS

Oh, I todnt to 90 to Mertoo
To fight for tho u. s. A.
My Uncle Sammy needs me there
TO toipe blood stains d1aD,
] tCunt no Intervention
But honor must hold StCav,
SO I tcdnt to 90 to lfcnico,
To fight for the U. s. A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
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and the
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22
PASTORS DAUGHTERS
BECOME COMPOSERS
Miss Anita e. Copp and Miss
Mary A. Copp Write Ballad
for Boys of N. G.. P.

Two pretty Philadelphia girls. Arita II.
Copp and Mary A. Copp, daughters Of the
Rev. zed Hetsel Copp formerly pastor of
the Ouhocksink Presbyterian Church and
living at I5st North 10th street, in n spirit
typical Of '76, have composed patriotic
song and set 1t to march music. The song Is
likely to become as popular with Uncle
Sans fighting men on the Mexican border
and within that country as was "A Hot
Time in tho Old Town Tonight" during the
Spanish-American War.
Miss Anita Copp and Miss Mary Copp, in
common with thousands Of American men
and women were thrilled with Indignation
and love Of country when the bandit Villa
invaded Columbus, NJ M.
out of this ardor the Misses Copp oon-
posed Fight for the U. s. A." the music
being the joint work of both sisters and
tho words by Miss Arlta Copp.
Fighting for the U. S. A." is in two
verse and chorus. II runs:
"Doton on our Southern bordor, The land OF
the U. S. A.
a bandit villa murdered men, And then he
ran dUdy.
But Uncle sammy sent his troops, And
cotOdrd Puncho fed,
NoU Uncle sam Is after him, To take him
diUe or dead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-22

|lnotlced
soft to
| | away.
| ct them
be water
e them.
Ike that
not half
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to have
| that u
b be a
TX inds-
It. The
as the
covered
|ich will
W, or a
dainty
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nd taste
repaired.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-29

nation the Catholics themselves
would demand we're Protestants
pursuing a similar policy. This
condition as IL now exists, however,
is more deadly than would be Prot
estantism, for, sect Of persons who
are imbued with the teachings o.
priests and subheads of the Church
Of Rome, as prescribed from time
10 time by their "infallible" mon
arehs, must if true 10 their church,
rheR opportunity offers for, the sd-
yancement Of the Roman religion
"keep no faith nth heretioS" but
advance the standards Of Rome.
Then il is that those who might
otherwise be dutiful public servants
were they Of other persuasion, must
forget the ideals Of our constitu-
ton, for the ''irreformable" mon
arehs of their faith have decreed
''that no faith is to be kept with
heretics."
In considering tlis question we
must remember that the quotations
given below are taken at random
from the daily press Of the city of
Chicago. Whether this press rs
partially or wholly subsidized by
Rome or whether it is not is a mat
ter Of little importance so far as
the utteranees they contain are con-
oerned. If it is a ROmish censored
press then we may know conditions
are worse than printed so far as
Catholicism is concerned, but as
printed they are certainly abhOr-
rent.
Chicago presents a typical illus
tration Of what may NJ found in our
schools wherever IL teaching force
Is composed Of teachers from organ
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-29
CHICAGO SCHOOLS IN GRIP OF ROME;
Chicago Employs TMeeohs Teaching Force Among Catholics Who
Only Have 0neThd of Population Federation Eighty Per
Cent Catholic One Teacher Enters Nue, Are Some of the
Disclosures Made in Loeb Rule Fight

Following the discharge Of sixty
eight teachers by the Chicago board
Of education in pursuance OF the
Loeb policy to rid the schools of
that city Of inefficient and insub-
ordinate teachers, the city council
has been conducting an alleged in
vcstigation into the charges and
counter charges made by an organ
lied body of teachers (CathOlic by
a Big majority who ss subjects Of
vaticanisIn are opposed TO the up
holders Of Americanism.
The MENACE does not charge
that the council committee is a
whitewashing investigation con-
Quoted in behalf Of, or at the insti-
CATION Of the Chitago Teachers
Federation but IL i eertdia that
after Mss Haley, the lrdlkiRg dele
cate Of the teachers organization,
had testified, against several men Of
prominence whom it is also certain
lave opposed the aggressive cam
paign OF Catholicism in Chicago
schools that TIE ooHmittes Gd-
jOprnsd uHtI Sspismber.
Conditions in the schools have
been such that the true Americans
Of Chicago fear that an organiza-
ton rhick IS so per cent CaiAolie
may, through The jealous guarding
of tie Interests Of the members Of
that Organization. pkieh Is IN d.
rect furtheraRes Of poPGl Interests.
help 1nmeaSHrnbly IN the spread Of
educational and other Romish con-
difions. It may bestyled religious
prejudice by some but we view it
as concerted action for the elimi-
nation Of teachings Of a religious
sert fpA The sehoela. which elimi-