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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25

A reception was given in honor of the
betrothal of Miss Rose Podolsly 10 Mr..
Mitchell Handel at 400 South Third street
Among those present were Miss Lillian
Barrish, Miss Bella Barrish, Miss Sophia
Barrish, Mr.. Abraham ZaclSer, Mr. Myer
Podolsky. Mr.. Maurice Krasny, Mr. and
Mrs. b. Miller Mr. and Mrs b. Jaus, Mr..
and Mrs. G.. Goldberg, Mr.. and Mrs G.
Friedman, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Barrish Mr. and
Mrs. J. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs H. Stern, Mr..
and Mira d. Cohen. Mr.. and Mrs Kyser.
man, Mr. and Mrs w. Bulkln. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. PodolslSy, Mr.. and Mrs L. Podolsxy,
Mrs. George Schauffele gave an after.
noon party last week at her home 1246
South Thirty-first street, in honor OF the
sixth birthday of her son, Master Karl @.
Schauffele. Tho guests were Miss Ethel
Newman, Miss Marguerite McCraclSen Miss
Edna Allen, Miss Elizabeth McCracken,
Miss Isabella Newman, Miss Claire Allen,
Miss Miriam Reilly, Master William Reilly,
Master Joseph McCracken. Master Daniel
MacIntyre and Master Edwin r. Schauffele.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
CLEMENTs-GANNoN

The marriage of Miss Catharine Cannon,
of a. South Fifty-fifth street. and Mr.. Hugh
Clements, of Gloucester took place on Sat-
urday morning, September 16. in the Church
of Our Lady of Victory, Fifty-fourth and
Vine streets. The Rev. Charles McNamee
performed the ceremony. Mrs Nora Phz-
enmayer. sister of the bride, was matron Of
honor and Mr.. Christian Smith, Of Glouces-
ter, acted as best man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
FAREWELL GIVEN MISSIONARY

Susquehanna Avenue Presbyterian
Church Honors Dr.. E. F. Calverley
A farewell service to the Rev. Edwin r.
Calverley was held yesterday at the sus-
duehanna Avenue Presbyterian Church
Susquehanna avenue and Marshall street.
The Rev. Mr.. Calverley, who long was n
member OF that congregation. Is a mission-
airy In Arabia He Is about to return, after
having been home for a year on furioueh.
Mrs. Calverley, who engaged In medical
evangeiistio work among Mosiem women,
will accompany him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
South PHILADELPHIA

The engagement of Miss Marie l. Stout,
Of Kirkwood, N j., to Mr.. James Duncan.
of South Philadelphia. has been announced
by the brides parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Kemble Stout. The wedding will
take place the latter part Of November.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
Things to Know and Do

I. Why is a pair OF spectacles like our
conundrums1
2. What is the difference between an old
dime and a new penny7 Bessie Carr. Idle
wood, N. J.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
SPALDING-HART

A quiet wedding took place this morning
at IL o'clock. In Trinity Lutheran Church.
when Miss Lillian M. Hart, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Hart. Of 35 West
Logan street, became the bride Of Mr.. Clar-
encs A. Spaldng. The Rev. Luther De Yoe
performed the11ceremony Mr., and Mrs.
Spalding will live In Highland Park.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
Good-by, Sweet summerl

BY MADELEINE MAoBn Mt Airy. ase II.
The sweet days OF summer are fading away,
The flowers 30 beautiful, the birds 30 gay
/ shall think OF you-at work. at play.
Sweet summer. every autumn day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
FARMER SMITHS DOLL STORIES
Graceful Gertrude

An was very still in the nursery; so still
Graceful Gertrude thought something must
be the matter. She carefully pushed the
lid on the Paper Doll box. trying not "a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25

returned to Old Stone t1o,s. ,.,. -
Wy nome in St Davids amer snonSqn,, .oun- ss.,1
t'me at Alexandra BAY '"u'e so'ne
CIT. ana Mrs. Francis A. sorber. n,
,h.,"n,own' ,h.,n announce the engagement of
So uaughter, Miss Elizabeth Mecke
Waos vIaosr' 10 MT Harlan h. Rinker. of Seattle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
Northeast Philadelphia

Miss Mildred Graham has returned to her
home. 2003 Stella avenue. after spending
the summer in Ocean City, N. ].
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
Germantown

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Clemens, formerly
of Wayne avenue, are occupying their new
home at the corner of Hortter street and
Wissahlcxon avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs Wesley Pullman. formerly
of Germantown, are being congratulated
upon the birth Of a son. Mrs. Pullman was
Miss Virginia Morrison.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25
Autumn Days

BY FANNIE ooRIN, N. Marshall street,
The autpmn days are comins,
The summer days are GoU4-
And we happy Rainbow chiIdro1
Have our work beeonl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25

FARMER SMITH,
wish to become a member or your
ustnhow Club. Please send me q
hsa,,tlful Rainbow Button free. I agree
- no LITTLE KINDNESS EACH
xND EVERY DAY. SPREAD A LITTLE
suNsHINE ALL ALoNo THE WAY.
Name ..................s
address .',*s-s't''.s's.''s
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25

Miss Mary d. Newbold will be presented
20 society at a tea TO be given this autumn
py her father. Mr.. Clement Buckley New
bold, at crosswicks House. Jenkintown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs Harry c. Thayer, of Knoll
house, Haverford. who have been spending
several weeks at the Glacier National Park.
are expected home this week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-25

ne summer AZ Watch Hni. r. l.. has re.
~.nea 20 the Rittenhouse, where she VIII
.nortiy be Joined by her mother. Mrs Allen,
rno is motoring In the white Mountains
with her grandson.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24

tom. If wrong be perpetrated
one side is as guilty as the other
That "a majority of the chair
manships in the house of repre-
senntatives at Washington are
held by southern democrats is
true enough. But it is not because
they are southern democrats. 1t
is because southern democrats
are usually men of longer service
than northern democrats. When
honors go by seniority, the jun
iOrs. no matter how numerous
and able. must abide by the rule.
IF the republicans should regain
control of the house every COM
mittee would have n republican
chairman. and practically each
of these would be from n district
north Of the Ohio river.
Tn region south Of Mason
and Dixon's line and Of Iowa and
Kansas the republican represen-
tation i'm the present congress
does not exceed fifteen. There
are 100 democratic congressman
from the states north Of this ter
ritorv. and. like Mr.. Fitzgerald,
Of brooklyn. who is chairman Of
the GREAT committee on appropri.
atiOns. most Of them might have
charmanShips if it were not the
habit Of northern constituencies
to change their representatives
oftcncr than southern constitu-
cncics.
The Herald should revise its
political estimates and resume its
place as a leader in nationalism &.
-COuripr.Jo Journal.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24
PRESIDENT WILSON AND
THE STRIKE.

President Wilson's manage
ment of the strike situation is
progressing favorably, and bears
the same marks of leadership as
has his other acts since he be.
came president. We can not fore
cast what will he the results of
his efforts. but we hope that he
will avert the strike. If he should
not it will be no fault of his own,
due neither To lack of effort nor
to want Of management. It seems
at this writing that there are
good indications that the trans
portatiOn heads may yield and
agree TO the plan mapped out by
the president, to which the work
ers have already consented. Mr..
Wilson. in his statement 10 the
heads of the railroads, said that
he believed the terms fair and
Just to both sides, and that the
public had a right to expect that
thev would agree to them, thus
laying down to them the true
status Of the situation to accept
or reject as they see fit, but to
know in case they do reject that
the responsibility Of the strike
will he uDon them. We do not
believe that they will consent to
tie M the business Of the country
in this way. and that the strike
will be averted. but II II should
come that it will not last long. A..
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24
THE PAPER FAMINE.

The price of paper, which has
advanced from 100 to 200 per
cent. or more over prices pre-
vailing a wear ago, seriously
threatens the life of a large mum.
her of publications throughout
the country, and greatly lessons
the profit of others.
1t is doubtful if any other large
industry in the United States
has had to face so serious a sit
uation. because when prices of
raw materials have advanced the
manufacturers of the finished
products have advanced their
prices and thus thrown the bur
den on the ultimate consumer. In
the newspaper business this has
not yet been done. The newspa-
pers. from the largest dailies to
the smallest weeklies, have been
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24
THOSE MINISTER'S SONS.

President Woodrow Wilson.
who is a minister's son, says the
Central Christian Advocate. was
asked by DR.. Christian f. Reis.
ner: "Why does the world so gen.
orally charge that minister's sons
90 wrong?' Mr.. Wilson respond.
ed: "Because it does not know the
facts" DR.. Reisner SAYS that il
is because the newspapers never
publish the usual, but always the
unusual; that a minister's son
going to the bad is heralded. and
few like him establish the rule.
Dr. Reisner examined "Who's
WhO' and found one name i'm
twelve to be that of a minister's
son; they had eighteen times as
many as the sons of other profes.
sional men. Among men who
made their mark in English his.
tory an investigator found 1870
sons of ministers, $40 sons of
lawyers and $50 sons of doctors
Of the ninety-nine foreign mem.
bers Of the French Academy of
Science, one in every eight is a
ministr's son: and of the forty.
eight foreign members of the En-.
gliSh Academy of Science. one i'm
every six was reared in the Mt.
mosDhere Of clerical home. The
French scientist, De Candolle.
saws that "the sons of clerical
families have actually surpassed
during 200 years in contributions
to the roll Of eminent scientists
the similar contributions of an,
other class Of families ."-Logans.
port lind } Pharos Reporter
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24

bearing the burden which to
many publications will mean
complete destruction and to many
others the wiping out of all prof
It.
Had the newspapers of the
country been as prompt to defend
their own interests as they have
the interests of others, they, too,
would before this have undertak-
en- to save themselves by an ad.
vance in subscription price and
i'm advertising rates. Under eX.
isting conditions they will be
forced to do this sooner or later,
and they can not postpone it
much longer without serious
financial embarrassment TO many
of them. Hundreds of the smaller
weeklies, including the religious
papers. which have had but a
very narrow margin between loss
and profit, will, we fear, suffer
most seriously, and many of them
disastrOuslv, unless the public
promptly recognizes the situation
and accepts an advance in sub.
scription and i'm advertising rates
and thus saves the situation.
The day laborer, the mechanic,
the farmer and nearly all business
interests. manufacturing and
mercantile, under the activity of
the times are showing larger earn
ings than for years. But the
newspapers, as a whole, are meet.
ing a more perpleXing problem i'm
the doubling, and in some cases
the trebling, of price Of paper,
and in the absolute inability to
contract in advance for supplies,
than they have ever had to face
before. The statements which
have recently appeared in the
daily papers on the subject do not
at all eXaggerate the seriousness
of the problem. Manufacturers
Record.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24
BETTER SCHOOL FACILI.
TIES,

DR.. =. p. ClaXton, United
States commissioner of educa.
tion. not long since delivered an
address entitled, "A More Eff.
cient System" DR.. ClaXton is
one of the safest and sanest pub
lie school men in America today,
and what he says is worthy of
YOUR earnest consideration. DR..
ClaXton points out the following
as the best agencies to the end
of an efficient system:
|. \ school term of not less
than 100 days for each child.
2. 4 sufficient number Of
teachers adequately prepared for
their work.
3. Consolidation of rural
schools with an average of about
twelve square miles for each
school.
/. Teachers home and Il dem
onstration farm from five to fifty
acres as a part of the school
property.
). An all year session adapted
To local conditions.
6. a county library with
branch libraries at the center Of
population, with the schools used
as distributing Centers.
I. Community organization
with the school as the intelIectu.
al, industrial, educational and so.
cial center.
s. A modern high school edu.
cation for every boy and girl in
America: i'm the country as well
as in the town.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24
THE BUSINESS SITUATION

There are many things to be ta.
ken into consideration in giving
q review of the business situI.
tiOn, for the busines world re
fleets. like a mirror, the activi.
ties of the other lines of human
endeavOr.
The one thing that is causing
uneasiness at present is the
threatened railroad strike, which
still hangs towering over the
country like cloud ready to
burst upon MS in an instant, The
efforts of the president may sue.
ceed in averting it, and if they
do it will relieve the only hin.
drance to great business prosper.
ity.
The allies now have the advan.
tage i'm the war theatre. which
looks better for an earlier peace
than a few months ago. At best,
however. a year or two more the
world will have ample time to ad.
just itself to changed conditions,
and will not he thrown into con.
fusion as at the beginning of the
war. Europe will he bare Of man.
ufactured supplies and capital to
start anew her Industries for
years after the war. No country
will be rs well supplied with
these as will the United States.
1t will he Americas opportunity,
and many students of the situa.
tion claim that the prosperity az.
ter the war will be greater and
more widespread. with a frmer
basis, than during the war. The
loss i'm munition trade will be
easily overcome. and the muni-
ton factories will have ample
time to be converted into facto-
ries for the manufacture Of more
useful articles.
The presidential campaign VIII
not affect business much. The
policies of the two parties are
not far apart. and it will NOT
greatly affect the business inter.
ests whichever way the election
goes.
The governments forecast for
crops falls n little short of last
years yield. but the farmers will
harvest a good crop, plenty to
supply MS with. leaving a rich
supply for our customers.
As n whole. il is generally
agreed that the financial and bus
mess conditions were never bet.
ter in this country. Tn the cOun.
try as Il whole capital is plentiful
for all enterprises of merit at
reasonable rates of interest, and
the outlook is good for the future.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24
AVAST, THERE, MESSMATE !

"The south, in control of con.
gress, has shown that it is willing
enough to do all the law making
for this nation just so long as the
north can be made to pay the ma
tions' income tax and furnish the
soldiers needed at the Mexican
border. New York Herald.
Does not our esteemed New
York contemporary here lend it.
self to sectionalism unworthy
of the Herald and its traditions?
If the Courier-JOurnal cared
to enter upon a defense of "the
south it might do so with effect.
There is not the least evidence TO
show that "the south" is less
willing than "the north" to fur.
nish "the soldiers needed at the
Mexican border" Give "the
south" the incomes piled up at
"the north" by partial legislation
and "the south" would be more
than willing to swap places and
nav the whole of the tax. For
fifty years "the south" has paid
share Of the pensions of the sol
diers of "the north" vastly in ex-
cess of equitable taxation. If
computed the excess would be
greater than the war indemnity
exacted by Germany of France.
Nor is there any sign of Sec
tiOnal spirit in the organism of
congress. The Herald very we'll
knows that these things 60 by Gus
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24
WHY FLORIDA Is ATTRACT.
ING ATTENTION.

Many sections of other states,
and many cities, once upon a time
were swamps. 1t is not denied
this is true of certain cities and
sections Of Florida. No effort had
been made in the early days to
drain these so-called swamps.
There was no necessity for it.
There was plenty of good, high
land on which to build cities and
communities, but as these ex.
pandcd in population and more
adjoining suitable land was un.
available, the low lands were
drained, and the cities grew and
grew until today people who re.
side therein discuss with pride
the vast improvements made.
They feel proud in telling you
that where their city stands was
once a swamp and that "over yon.
der. in the farming section-the
richest rOundabOut-was once
under water.
People who have been "wised
M to the situation know that
Florida is far from being so bad
us the early geOgraphers would
have MS believe.
The thousands of visitors TO
Florida, both winter and sum.
mor, and the thousands who have
been lured here to settle bv her
delightful all the year round eli.
mate, are singing her praises.
praises that are being heard
above the rantings of the know.
nothings and the preiudiced
praises that contain the truth
and truth about Florida is all
that is necessary.
It is not only Florida's climate
mat is attracting attention from
all parts Of the civilized globe.
hut her magnificent crop of vege.
tables and general farm products,
and her trees annually burdoned
with golden citrus fruits. Then
there are her splendid business
opportunities, and we must NOT
lose sight Of the fact that govern.
ment statistics tell us that ours
is one of the most healthy states
in the Union.
What more can one ask? What
more does one need?
There is not a state in the Tn
ion that is attracting more peo-
Dle and securing more actual set
tiers than is Florida. Some come
and stay for awhile. then 90
away. These have not made good
because they came here with in
sufficient funds or lack of desire
to buckle down to work. They
were easily discouraged. These
are not wanted here. Their part
inc gives MS pleasure .-Palatka
Post.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24
BRITISH CASUALTIEs
Heavier Than At Any Time sll0
War Began.

London, Aug. 22.-Casu.'
ties among British officers y
the last seven days Of July Fss
heavier than in any previous u
riOd Of the war, again shoNlt
the effects of the present ouen""
on the western front. 70.
The casualty lists include z, ~
killed, 1,6SS wounded, ana '~ 2
missing. a total of 1853. lp
bring the aggregate losses f'as 7,
the beginning of the war 70 = y
416, of whom 1882 have 2
killed or have died OF wopn.l,
22,97S have been wounded
2,59' are missing.
Among officers of high %
Major General Ingouville
liams was killed, three briss..
generals were wounded an" III
colonel and nine lieutenan' ~
nels were killed.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24
MILLIONS SPENT ON NOV,
les

1t is learned through authentic
sources that the moving picture
producing business in Los Ange.
les is worth S25,00O,000 yearly to
that city, and the question is ask
ed, why not bring this capital and
industry to Jacksonville?
1t is claimed that so per cent.
of the motion picture output af
the world comes from the Califor
mia city. If you do not believe
this statement casually glance ov.
er some of the pay rolls of the
leading producing companies.
and the figures will open your
eyes to the real conditions The
Universal heads the list with a
weekly pay roll of $4,000, with
overhead expense amounting TO
100000. Lasky has salary list
OF S25,0O0, with an overhead ex.
pense of 100000 per week. Kew
stone, salary, $4,000, overhead
S3O,OOO. Fine Arts, salary $l5..
600. overhead $4,000. Selig. sal.
airy $500 overhead S45. 600
Balboa, salary $4,000, overhead
SlO,OOO. Nitagraph, salary S3..
200, overhead $4,000. Horsley.
$4,000 and $1,000. Morosco. 500.
900 and $4,000. Clune. $4,000
and an $1,000. Signal, $4,000 and
$4,000.
In addition to those enumcrat
ed' there are a number of smaller
companies whose gross expendi
lures average $4,000 weekly or
more'-Florida Metropolis.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24

become a Special Road and
Bridge District by a petition of
- per cent. of the legal voters,
the petition calling for a bond
election for 100000 with which
to build forty.seven miles of sheet
asphalt roads. It is said that
this, with the roads built under
the county system, will give the
district nearly 100 miles Of sheet
asphalt road, and that practical
" every resident of that commu-
nifty will be on a hard surfaced
road.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24

call the fact that the I.o.,.,
purchase was "a worthless q.
derness;" that Florida was 4. VII
ly for fishing and fruit aa "
Alaska was a land of ice ana sa' y
olation; that the Hawaiian u
lands produced nothing but n
rosy and volcanoes; that oroal' v
was not habitable?-LouisvSs;1@.. vs1.
COurier.Journal. uA
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24

The Columbus (O.) Citi.,
has the following unique supgp''
ton:
"A woman on the north ia
has solved the hot weather urI
lem for her children, aged six ana
four.
"Each afternoon she alls ,
large wash tub with water ana
places it in the sun in the bal.
yard.
"An hour or two later the k4
dies, in their home made batbin,
tOgs-they're mighty scanty, too
climb into the water for thei,
romp.
"Such fun as they have! Ia ,
week they have acquired a heal
thy coat of tan. They kick ana
splash to their hearts content
forgetting the heat, and givinf
tired mother a chance to cool II
q bit out on the front porch.
"Our folks never thought d
this stunt for us, but we have ,
hunch that we would have enjoy
ed a dip every afternoon in our
own backyard,
"YOur children probably wOula
too. Why not give it a trial?n
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24

Politicians who oppose the na
tiOnal child labor bill point out
that there is less juvenile crime
in North Carolina than there i
in states having child labor laws
Sure. The poor child that wofh
twelve hours a day and is under
nourished and undevelOped hn
not enough red blood to be mis-
chievOus. You never saw an op
er worked and under fed horx
kick out of the harness, nor will
you see many tallow faced, over
worked and under fed children
committing crime. They have not
sufficient energy left after As
mill owners have extracted tie
last drop of red blood. .-FlOrida
Advocate.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24

On account Of the paper fam.
inc newspaper supply houses are
suggesting that the size of many
of our publications he reduced in
order that there he enough to go
around. The Daily News is now
only a fOur-pager, but Of course
We are willing to make il smaller
if the cXigencics of the occasion
demands it.
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24

The Tampa Times has the fol.
lowing trrsc statement that eN.
presses the situation exactly:
"Nevcr before were the news.
paper publishers up against IL
to so great a degree, prices on
printing materials having gone
up as high as 800 per cent. There
fore the honest subscriber who is
in arrears will pay his subscrip.
tiOn promptly"
The De Soto County news., 1916-08-24

Probably few persons know
that it is unlawful to tear up a
bank note or TO mutilate metal
coins Of the United States mint,
and that such violations are pun.
ishablc by imprisonment. II is
one law. however, that seems to
he almost if not entirely unneces.
sarv. since there are few indeed
who care to destroy United States
currency.