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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
!. rncAR RICE BURROUGHS
w Thor s,hor Of the Tarzan Stories
SYNOPSIS,

SYNOPSIS, -. c..,.tu
.,.ass had pa ssed since Captaln
+ Twelve, ge's sf Virginia, had been buried
iehh kls return from Mars. Wn3ee,,,ssty a bs
nin inisn " Rurtied through sRoTInr sRaTiI rp5 pp5ahet t
irizone bsd fought with the green ht1 Tshh
rherf ne nsa nasearaiSra and married ,DeJan
NafilAn p,Inness Of Heliunl. he hau Rsen,
9hoIlsi,sa hack TO earth as ne VII Wa1i 99pVsns ~
faispa,s,,,eIt Inc air plant which supplieu 'he
gsast Win SIs friend received, a telegram
10 fneet pskbsre the warrior gave MIN the
hlchmontn,, ,ybich is published here; Ielht-
nanuschig wakening from death anu uans-
M, ss,lon back TO Mars. 49,. l.. dada him
WhsS Carter lands a on MaTs MSnysTed "a with Win beau.
NJ ,s. ..raTfnSd ana r'E5pp tEoPped with mamm9tgh
uiul sEnndasniy he hears n weird SOUND.
ifefa....kine 10 the edge of the cnli sets wy
~ vnlishi men attacking 2 smail ,,a DaI'u 9l
flss.1 bys tho wicked tnlons and ROY n,oiwyertn, nn
illa ofs nde 70 be- his old friend, the war
esitsIr sIraps Tafkas whom he helps 10 es-
isgs,. snalng refuge in a hollow tree, they
Aisr AiIs ,rnn, one Of the branches TO q cave
lceypse jim nearby Carter and Tars IarEhhs ths
~ ~ lne After n desperate lght win g,a hnge
ay,hsns' Who are released upon them througn
hplns' NonTs Carter finally discovers the
hdeein sntrAhce Rushing through as
E,aiN sntsrs, he engages several therhs anu
d.gs theg1i rsom is filled with prisoners, one OF
shonli.ads them through the golden, clifs on
vn9 snepilo,s attempt to escape. Ihe tnree
nsI y window overlooking the valley DOR
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23


very kindly writes, III there is anything 1
csn do for the club please Just let me know"
WHY not, Warren, found mixers branch
club that will benefit you mentally and
nbvsically? In this way you will be doing
for the club, inasmueh as you will be doing
for yoaTseIyes and you are the club
Dorothy Botte, Of Lambertville has a
brand-new name for your editor. She calls
bin, "Dear Mister Secret Man" We like
that: It makes us feel so mysterious and
sinost afraid OF 'ourselfs' The rest OF
Dorothy's letter was just as nice as the
beginnlng. Here is one Of her suggestlons'
S6on't YOU think 1t would be nice 10 have
an the colors'of the rainbow have meaning
IKE this: Violet loyalty blue, truth
indigo. gentleness red love yellow. pa
,isnoa and orange, patience? Ask the Rain
he,,s 10 vote about this and then publish
~ 1,,,n,bar of votes for and against" VIII
teainhoyys pIease heed this and send In their
sotesq Dorothy happened to spy Marie
+ fouisa Traceys name in the club news.
sbs met this little girl last summer. and
now through the Rainbow column SENDS
her former playmate her very best love
Rsttina Avella picked some lovely flowers
49,. me hospital children and on the way
bo,,s me flowers died. Wasn't that too
hadY Bettina keeps every RainboW Slue
Litter In a very safe place. We feel proud
tbat a little girl as nice as settina shoela
treasure our words
Four little Quakertown hainpowa came
a one envelope They are the Shelley emil
Srsn Jessie. Paul Madellne ana N n
another family Of new members tns
slovlnani circle fFem NtAslHna y. =
louise, Alhsrt and 1Azsls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23

ing things greeted my nostrils; the cool
night air blew against my cheek
The great banths shifted the unfamiliar
odors, and then with rush they broke
past us with low growls, swarming across
the gardens of the therns beneath the lurid
light of the nearer moon.
Suddenly a great cry arose from the
roofs Of the temples a cry of alarm and
warning that, taken up from point to point
ran off to the east and to the west, from
temple, court and rampant, until 1t sounded
as a dim echo in the distance.
The great Tharks longsword leaped from
it's scabbard; Thuvia shrank shuddering to
my side.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
RAINBOW CLUB
SMITHS
LET'S TAKE A WALK

take a walk
Do which ive Did walk along the
in the houses thinking about?
home if please but the reflection of
mA mind?
q how it is laid out
people who cities have park
looking
bricks, sidewalks and streets forever
flower while we would
ntlas o this earth.
the counte about the the horses and the
Write tell us now you ma
by looking a the bark the trees
Your Editor is the great big
walking with his little ne
nkd Bunny, who put the salt in the ocean?"
n didn't" replied the little fellow proudly. SMITH,
Chidrens Editor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
Some One Made Hanny

ssfELLE PofAsHNIcK. wooDBIRE. N. ].
- upon time there was 4 little girl
nYsa IN a beautiful country, but there
- ho1nlng that seemed 10 make her
~ ihe truth was she had no one to
vim. or even TO write To-
q 80 as she was sitting az a window
s Eo tap at the door. she answer
- ~ shsre stood = little boy. In his
4 -. - hsia = package. Quickly she tore
zaIise ana there she found j Rainbow
7'a some beautiful roses
s 80 esaa Rainbow had heard OF her
81 - - @ntsa o make friends. Aflar
ss sisas wrote % each other and
saaaa Vas unhappy no longer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
Dinner Service Given A. H. Laduer, j

a $1,000 dinner service was presented last
night to Albert II. Ladnor. Jr., newly ap-
pointed member of the Board of Regis.
tration Commissioners, at dinner in the
Hotel Adelphia, given by about hundred
friends Addresses were made by Dr. Will
mer D. Krusen, Director OF the Department
of Public Health and Charities; w. Free.
land Kendrick, Receiver of Taxes: Judge
John M. Patterson, Senator f. II. Vare
Judge Chares E. McMichael, the Rev
Thomas w. Davis and Harry "A. Mackey
chairman OF the Workmens Compensation
Board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
TAKES A "WAR BRIDE"
MANY ASK WORK CERTIFICATES
Fifty Medical Inspectors Kept Busy by
Child Applicants

Fifty medical inspectors and clerks are
kept busy as result OF the demand for
employment certificates at the Bureau Of
Compulsory Education
Since Monday n thousand working Ger.
tlhcates have been given out and moro than
that number of children have been turned
away for physical defects or lack of proper
credentials. Defective teeth or eyesight
prevented many children from receiving
certificates. These defects must be cor
rected before they can obtain working
papers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
Rainhowa

= MADELINE wEITzERHoFER, PHILLIPS,
BURG, N. j.
See the girls and boys
Dancing in a rinEl
1hey must be very Joyful.
Listen TO them EinsI
They must be little Rainbowsi
Where do they all liver
IN the glades Of kindneHs,
MheFa happiness they give
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23

AsBURY PARK, n. j., June 23.-Joseph
p Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson,
has arranged to spend the summer here.
He has leased the Dr. Asher a. Burton cot
tagc, designed by Stanford White, and one
of the finest in the city. Mr.. Tumulty, who
has heretofore spent his summer vacations
at Avon, will arrive with Mrs rumulty-
and their six children within few days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23

make IL SO. alLeT
is 9 years old and
he has just awak-
ened to the realiza-
tion that he is quite
big enough to fol-
low the example Of
his brother a n d
boom" the Rain
bow Club. Bernard
Robinson, of Cedar
avenue. is boom
ing" in a quiet way,
but he Is achieving
results just the
same. The latest
result" is David
Arnold, OF Addison
street. w arr e n
Holland, of Rox-
borough, wants to
do hia nart. He
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
Lutheran Reunion Tomorrow

At the second annual reunion of the Wis
sahIckon Valley Brotherhood of Lutheran
Churches, to be held tomorrow at Fort
Washington, the principal speakers will be
the Rev. Dr. John A Singmaster, the Rev.
Dr. Ernest p. Pfatteicher and Mrs. Charles
L. Fry, all of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
Going to Send the
Family to the
Shore This Summer?

If so. It Is high time for you to give
active thought to a location This year
the demand Is unusually large and
earlier than heretofore.
Whether you want a furnished apart
ment or cottage or board and room at
any hotel or private house, Ledger Cen
tral can help you.
A special Investigator is at Atlantic
City during the summer months and
will find what you want II Ledger
Central does not have 1t on file.
Similar service can be rendered on
other New Jersey resorts.
Tell Ledger Central about your re-
uuirements now. There is no charge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
Things to Know and no

/. What is II that occurs opcs 4,
minute twice in moment ana NOT nnoa
IN ma. thousand years7 (sent in by Leonard
2. Why do we go to sIsspr Csent in by
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
The Question Ror

Dear Farmer Smith,
May child under tv5o vasrs =, &C..
become a Rainbow? u "se
LambertYille, n. j.
We have room for all the dimples and
coos in the world in Rainbow land Please
send the name OF little under two wears
old" very soon that his or her Royal Babi-
ness" may speedily become a member OF
the club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
Our Postoffee Box

Sellersville, Pa, is a Rainbow town, and
Walter Meyer is the brother OF Herbert
Meyer, the boy who did great deal to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23
FARMER SMITH.

FARMER SMITH.
Care OF the EVENING LEDGER
wish to become a member OF your
Rainbow Club. Please send me a beau
tiful Rainbow Button Tree. / agree 10
DO A LITTLE KINDNESS EACH AND
EVERY DAY - SPREAD A LITTLE
SUNSHINE ALL ALONG THE WAY.
Name '.'.s's.'ss..s..ss.
Address -''.s's'.sssss-s.ss
age s.s.......sss,..,s
school sttsnd '.,........s.s......,..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-23

Ths madsrn hotel u thla famous raaoEt. Open
~ yesJgi Cspassty go see water y 81 esfhs
Ing. tennls ste oarase BeQkaf 4nq aata
lAapA mailed y, MERCER BAIRD.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31

must be well planned and carefully
carried out campaign with which other
work is not allowed to interfere. Till
age operations should injure the quack
grass as much as possible and should
be repeated often enough TO make eff
fective the work that has preceded.
Eradication of quack grass on land
that has been plowed each year is more
difficult than on land that has been
nndisturbed for number Of years.
In carrying out the different rotations
a regular plan OF cleanup" TO ersdi-
cate the quack grass was followed on
each field with uniformly successful
results The plan WAS varied on three
OF the fields 10 secure additional data
four year rotation on four fields,
each one in turn having In successive
years grain. hay. corn. and corn. gives
exceptional opportunity for the eradi-
cation Of quack grass. This rotation
can be followed 10 advantage. especial
~ on fields where quack grass is very
vigorous or when weather conditions
make the eradication unusually diff
cult
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31

grass from developing seeds TO the
point where they will terminate.
crops in which II is growing should
be cut not later than the last week In
June. r
Young quack grass plants. attack
ed before they have formed under
ground stems, are 90 easily killed az
plants OF wheat or other grains OF
the same age.
Manure containing Quack grass seed
may be applied on plowed ground be-
fore preparing the soil for cultivat-
ed crop. The seed will grow the
same season, and the young plants
will be killed In the preparation q
the seed bed and the cultivation OF
the crop.
Digging by hand and removing from
the field all portions OF the plant
smothering with tar paper and spray
ing with a solution OF sodium arse
mite are best for the complete eradi-
cation of quack grass on small spots
All methods OF eradication on large
fields are based on thorough tillage.
The implements found on any well
equipped farm are all that are neeueo
20 eradicate quack grass.
The most effective bare fallow meth
cd of eradication was blowing In July
three or four inches deep. repiOwlhs
not later than Aug. 10 five or six inches
deep and again in November six OF
seven inches deep The disk was used
as needed between plowings to keel
the auack grass from showing green
J above ground. The cost Of the add
tional labor necessary foo complete
eradication under this system was
seoO per acre. No crop was secured
from the land that season.
Complete eradication OF uuack grass
while following u system of crop rota
tion was found practical when more
than the ordinary amount OF tilag'
was given.
TIlIage given now and then whei
nothing else needs immediate attenuoi
a. largely lost effort In the eradication
of ouack grass. To be effective ther'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
ROMANS AS DRY FARMERS.
They Garnered Rich Olive Crops From
the Hot African Sands.

They Garnered Rich Olive Crops From
the Hot African Sands.
The problem of dry farming with
which our western farmers are strug-
Cling was faced also by the ancient Ro-
mans and handled by them in man
ner from which we moderns can Dor
row many suggestion. When the
French took control OF Tunis they
found established there. legacy from
the Roman colonists Of old, system OF
dry farming as perfect as anything
achieved by modern experiments In
Australia. South Africa and our own
west. Professor j. Russell Smith OF
the University of Pennsylvania has
made a first hand investigation OF
this rema rkable archaeological puzzle,
which he describes in the Century In
an article entitled The Dry Farmers
OF Rome" He says In part:
Plainly the Romans were master dry
farmers to succeed under conditions
worse than those under which we have
failed. How did they do IT. Can We
not copy themf Fortunately, we can
CODY them, for they succeeded by the
very simple device Of growing tree
crops. Since our dry farming has failed
with grain crops on ten inches Of rain
and upward and theirs succeeded with
tree crops on ten inches OF rain and
downward, the lesson Is most plain.
We. too. should grow tree crops.
The secret Is not hard TO find. The
perennial plant, Of which the tree Is
the highest type, IL natures great i'm
plement for lighting aridity. II there
n deep water the tree will send It's
roots for IT, Recently an artesian well
digger In Arizona brought up the live
root of a small bush from the depth Of
eiRhty-three feet III there Is surface
| water at almost any season the peren-
NAL desert plant will seize II as hun
CRY dog selves a bone and keep II Sc
| curelv for months or even years, sup
porting life and II possible maturing a
crop Of seed. Many and interesting are
the devices by which plants. have mod
fled themselves TO get and hold water
ip the fierce and merciless processes OF
admiration, natural selection and sur
vival. The olive, for instance, Is deep
rooter I'm moist subsoil or a farreach-
ing. shallow rooter II there is no water
I'm the subsoil. It's leaves are glazed
above and hairy beneath. If undisturb
ed the foliage VIII completely shade its
trunk. thus protecting 1t from the rays
OF the sun. Given one good drink, an
olive tree has shown its ability to sur
ylve two rainless desert summers will
only n single shower between. That II
why the dry farmers Of Rome succeed
cd 1 500 years ago, and their successor
are succeeding now, while our farmer:
have often failed through their de
pendence on the quick growing, quicA
perishing ANNALS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
Scientific
Farming
ERADICATING oUACK GRASS.
Methods Are Based on knowledge Of
Its Habits and Growth.

The experiment station OF the Uni
versity of Minnesota has conducted
series OF experiments for the eradica-
ton of quack grass. which is a serious
pest throughout the northwest In
some instances farms have had to be
abandoned to it. Following is a sum-
mary Of the results of the expert
ments:
Methods for successfully prevent
ing the spread OF quack grass and
for Graduating it are based on knowl-
edge OF its habits of growth.
Quack grass seed will grow even IL
the plant is cut before the seed is
mature In order TO prevent quack
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31
SPRING PREPARATION.

Y Don't burn corn or cotton =
\ stalks. They furnish the land =
Z with soil fertility as well as soil y
4 ability and lessen danger from =
8 drought. Don't plow land the y
q least bit too wet. 1T makes sun Y
Y dried bricks. kills SOL bacteria y
4 and lessons production some
4 times for years Don't do it. Re y
Y member that preparation is half y
. or cultivation and far easier, =
n cheaper and better done before
u than after planting. Hurry is =
q often like worry IL doesn't pay.
4 Farm Progress.
u
IN ~ " a. " W ~ " W ~ " ~ " ~ " ~ ~ .
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1916-08-31

Our New Motor Hearse built order by the Mich
igan Hearse and Motor Co., of Grand Rapids Mich
We have been contemplating for time feeling
would this that would
incident vehicles We
carefully weighed advantages OF
bougahm We
thee and best omotore
therefore selected this
shandsom fact
the old designs pleased tell you that
edtomee Nexactng demand
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-06-08
A SUCCESSFUL MARKET DAY

Hendricks (Minn) PiOneer:-Raln
just previous 70 last Thursday made
prospects for the success Of the Mar
ket Day scheduled for that date seem
rather dubious. The rainfall Wednes-
day night put the roads in BID condi-
ton and only a scattering Of visitors
came in the forenoon. However, by
noon both weather and roads were
more favorable and the crowd grew 10
q surprisingly large n under such
conditions.
The band rendered a concert during
the noon hour without charge TO the
promoters of the Market Day and free
lunch was generously dispensed from
II o'clock on. Ample provision in this
line had been made as the kids" had
to make a final onslaught on the con
missary department in order to put il
out of business.
The sale consumed several hours
and Auctioneer II. r. Claussen of Elk
ton, S. d., handled the hammer in COM
mendable shape. II was a hard sale
to cry and Mr.. Claussen should be
given credit for making the most of a
difficult situation. AS to remuneration
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-06-08
NEW VELVET-RUBBER TIRES

"Sinewy, springy, and strong as Jnc
muCle-padded foot of the greyhound,
this tough-teXtured, hard-wearing Wei,
vet Rubber Of 1916, stretches like a
pure rubber band over such small and
sharp obstacles on the road as night
puncture the less elastic, and more
brittle. texture Of the usual tire treads.
1T therefore absOrbs most of the
small shocks, jars, and jolts, that not
only tend TO separate trcads from
fabric, in ordinary tires, but that also
cause an inccssant minor vibration be-
yond the capacity Of steel springs TO
neutralize quickly enough.
I'VE do not offer this wonderfully
resilient Velvet Rubber, used in all
Diamond Tires today, as a mere
Whimsy of Style, or TO merely give a
superficial difference in appearance.
1T is a new, and altogether different,
kind of rubber, developed through
much research, from materials that
give most fexibility, and most re-
sponse-to-power, in tires, with a mini
mum of friction for maximum traction.
While this colOr-combination now dis
tinguishes the appearance of Diamond
Tires, motorists must not conclude
that all Black-Treads. or all Red-Sided
Tires, are of Velvet Rubber.
"Because.-any ordinary Rubber can
be colored to initiate the appearance
of Diamond Treads, without in any
sense initiating the texture, compost
ton or action, of the Velvet Rubber
in Diamond Tires.
The motorists that ride on Velvet.
Rubber Diamond Tires, even once
find a new satisfaction in motoring
so springy, clingy, sOundless and vibra-
tion-absorbing are they,-with a mile
age-increase that is mighty comforting
to the p~ocketbook.
Motorists in great numbers are ask
ing for Black-Tread, Red-Side, Diamond
Tires. having compared their moder-
ate 'Fair-List' price with what must
be paid for ordinary Tires as made by
other responsible Makers"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-06-08
Local and Personal
NYT

Mrs. F. Il. Thompson and children,
of Castlewood, were in the city Satur-
day, to see the Birth of a Nation.
Mrs. O. B.. Sinjem, of Huron. is a
guest this week at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. \. Kennard.
Tess of the Storm Country" Mary
Pickforl's greatest picture, at the
Pleasant Hour mex Saturday, matinee
l0c; evening loo and 15c.
Mrs. ID. O. Parliament, Miss Eliza
beth AFFORD, Miss Margaret Slater,
Angus AFFORD, all Of Castlewood, came
down Saturday to take in the Birth of
a Nation.
According to the monthly weather
report issued from the Huron station
the highest temperature during May
was recorded on the seventh at 81 and
the lowest 90 on the first. The abso-
lutte maximum and minimum for this
month for 50 years is given at So and
20. The total rainfall for the month is
given at 1888 inches with a slight trace
of snow. The normal for the month
was 2.92. being 0.91 of an inch less
than the total for May. The sun shown
IS per cent of the time. According 10
the general weather report South Da-
kota has had about as pleasant YEA
Their as any of the northern and middle
states,
The Birth of a Nation" has come
and gone. 1t proved to be a wonderful
show and there are few people of the
large number who were fortunate
enough to witness it regret having
seen the great spectacle. While the
picture has some tendency to revive
thoughts Of the days Of '61'65 that
should be forgotten, it is historically
true. Through the picture could be
seen a vein that indicated the friendly
feeling that existed between the men
of the trenches. There are men living
who know this to be a fact but the
younger generation know little OF 1t.
Messrs. Murphy & Johnson are GER
tainly due much credit for giving
B~rookings people an opportunity to
see such a great show. The managers
with the company complimented them
for the splendid manner in which they
handled the show during the four days.
over 1000 tickets were handled with
hardly a mistake and no complaints.