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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

The dancing class for little girls and
boys which is under the direction of Mrs.
George y. Brooke and Miss Charlotte
Brooke will meet this afternoon in the
ballroom of the Germantown Cricket
Club,
The Womens Auxiliary of the Provi-
dcnce General Hospital gave charity
bridge party Yesterday at the Dclmar-
Morris. Among the guests We're Mrs. A..
Pardce, Mrs, Robert Alexander, Mrs.
William T. Headley, Mrs Luther Chase.
Mrs. George Could, Mrs y. l.. LauEhton,
Mrs. Edward Lavino, Miss Emily Price
and Mrs. James Dawes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

Che Stotesburys' dansant yesterday
ernoon for Hope Bealo Cromwell
te came up to my expectation. 1t
S a wonderful party and there is
doubt about it the ballroom is
te the most beautiful in this city.
|hrad's orchestra played in that room
Herzbergs was in the great hall
the main house. The orchestra in
ballroom is very cleverly concealed
* of gold wrought panels in the
]. This allows more room on the
n for the guests, of course. Mrs.
tesbury herself was beautifully
|Tned in pale gray faille and chiffon
|broidered in silver and the little
| de was frocked in a paler shade of
y taffeta trimmed with lace and fur.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

MIR. Thomas Dearlove, of this suburb
is spending the winter in southern Cali
fornia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

The Harmony Club of the Northeast will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-28

The Spokane Clique gave its annual
banquet for members and friends at tho
clubhouse. at Sd and Eltzwater streets, on
saturday evening. The affair was great
success.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-13

group Of three gowns--evening, aft
ernoon and street frocks. Nine. Mar
Top, left, Mime. Allie Bailey, who
will preside at the convention; be-
low, left, Mime. Whitney, and right
Lady Duff Gordon, who will have ex-
hibits.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES

Use candidate. received seven votes.
Colonel Roosevelt himself received
1871, scattered over several states.
The nomination ballot showed this
count: Hughes. 9401a; Roosevelt,
1874; Lodge, 4; Dupont, 5; La Fol.
lette, 8; Weeks, 81 absent. 1: total,
9S7.
The ballot for vice-president showed
this count: Fairbanks, 863; Burkett,
10s; Borah. s; Burton, /; Johnson, l.;
absent, scattering and not voting, g.;
total, 9S7.
Mr.. Hughes will be notified of his
nomination officially at a date to be
fixed later by a committee headed by
Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio,
chairman of the convention.
Mr.. Fairbanks will be notified by a
committee headed by Senator William
E. Borah of Idaho.
At 1901 D. m. the convention ad-
journed. There were expressions of
harmony from all the leaders and
among the delegates. The delega-
tions which on the final ballot had
cast votes for others than Mr.. Hughes,
made statements declaring their 10y
atty to the nominees.
Within an hour after Chairman Har-
ding had notified him of his nomina-
ton, Mr.. Hughes had accepted the
call. His resignation, scant two
line letter without superfluous word,
was on its way to the White House
from the Hughes home before the
nominee had dispatched the message
of acceptance, and called the waiting
group of newspapermen into his study
to tell them of his decision. Presi-
dent Wilson accepted the resignation
In reply almost as brief. Apparently,
Mr.. Hughes's letter was framed SO
that the president might be saved the
embarrassment of expressing regret
or making more than formal reply,
Il hereby resign the office of asso.
ciate justice of the supreme court OF
the United States" he wrote. To
which the president replied:
Il am in receipt OF your letter OF
resignation and feel constrained to
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
Fairbaks Wires Acceptance.

Indianapolis. Ind.-Charles Warren
Fairbanks, in a statement given ont
here Saturday night, accepted the
nomination for vice-president made at
the Republican national convention in
Chicago. His statement follows:
i was not a candidate for the vice
presidential nomination and reouest-
ed the chairman of the Indiana dele.
cation to withdraw my name if pre-
sented. The nomination was made and
the convention adjourned before nv
dispatch was received. / feel it nv
duty, under the circumstances n ac.
cept the commission which the party
has so generously and unanimouslv
placed in my hands"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16

spectacle of ineptitude. Belated efforts
have not availed to recover the infiu-
ence and prestige thus unfortunately
sacrificed and brave words have been
stripped of their force by indecision. -
Charels Evans Hughes was born in
Glens Falls, New York, April IL, 1862,
making him four years younger than
ex-President Roosevelt and six years
younger than President Wilson.
His father was a Baptist minister
and his mother was devout woman
who shaped his early education with
the idea of preparing him for the min
istry. The family moved to Newark,
N. j., when he was boy and during
his young manhood it settled in New
York City. Brilliant always as stu
dent, young Hughes was graduated
from New York high school at the
head of his class at the age of fit.
teen. He was graduated from Brown
university in 1881, one of the five Phi
Beta Kappa honor men of his year.
Finally he attended the Columbia uni
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
ROOSEVELT CHOICE
Of PROGRESS|VES
John M. PARKER OF LOUISIANA
GIVEN SECOND PLACE ON
THIRD PARTY TICKET.
Colonel Roosevelt Has DecIinend to
Accept Nomination at This Time
and Progressives May Have to
Choose Another Candidate.

Chicago, June 10.--In the closing
hours of a four-day session, Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated for presi-
dent by the Progressive national con-
yention, the colonel being chosen
without opposition.
John M. Parker, of Louisiana, was
the unanimous choice of the conven-
ton for yice-president.
But 1t is by no means certain that
Colonel Roosevelt will make the race
for the presidency on the Progressive
ticket.
Three minutes before the conven-
ton adjourned until another time,
Chairman Raymond Robins read to
them a brief message from Oyster
Bay in which Mr.. Roosevelt declined
TO accept the nomination at this time
Few of the thousands in the vast
auditorium, some of whom had seen
The colonel named in an even wilder
burst of enthusiasm four years ago,
realized when Robins raped his
gavel at 4:5S and declared the con-
vention adjourned sine die, that in
few hours, or few weeks. they
might be party without the one
leader to whom they had come to
Chicago to give the pledge of loyalty
and faith.
The significance of Colonel Roose-
velt's message with its announcement
that if the Progressive national com
mittee found the subsequent state
ments of Charles Evans Hughes, the
Republican standard-bearer, to its Xix
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
SELECT HUGHES
AND fairbanks
REPUBLICANS IN NATIONAL CON.
vENTfoN NOMINATE NEW
YORKER AND iNDlANIAN.
Selection Of Charles Evans Hughes for
Presidency Came on Third Ballot,
While Charles w. Fairbanks
Was Chosen on First Ballot.

Chicago, June 1O.-Charles Evans
Hughes, former governor OF New
York and justice of the supreme court
of the United States, was nominated
for the presidency by the Republican
national convention.
Charles Warren Fairbanks OF Indi-
ana, elected vice-president with Theo.
dore Roosevelt in 1904, again was cho-
sen for second place on the Republi.
can ticket.
Both nominations, made by over
whelming majorities on the first ballot
of the day--the third ballot of the con.
yention--were by reclamation made
unanimous
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts
presented by Roosevelt as a comprom-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16

ing, his non-acceptance of the Pro-
gressive nomination should stand as
his last word, was lost in that tired
throng, worn out by it's own enthu-
siasm, by long delays over peace par
leys with the Republicans and by the
discussion of platform on which it
must go into the field, if at all,
gainst both the forces of Democracy
md Republicanism.
None of the feeling that some of
hem later betrayed when they had
opportunity to digest the colonel's
statement, had time to flare out when
he gavel fell. They trooped out into
Chicago's streets for home, while the
band played family and the flags that
had Haunted so proudly through all
The stormy sessions were folded and
the banners put away.
Before they left the hall the dele
gates remembered one of the essen
tials of a campaign. In response to-
ne spur of the leaders they promised
more than $4,000 to carry on the
hight. It was pledged in enthusiasm,
and the contributions tumbled in al
most as fast as they could be re-
corded.
The only protest of the day came
rev minutes before the leaders read
the announcement from Colonel
Roosevelt when William Finn of
Plttsburg proposed the adoption of q
rule which permits the national COM
mlttee to fill vacancies on the ticket.
mere was a chorus of noes" from
over the hall, but it was lost in the
explanations of those who stood upon
the platform that this was but per
funetory thing done at all national
conventions to provide for death or
other casualties" 1t was adopted
then Immediately.
The communication from Oyster
bay, known to all leaders for at least
an hour before it was presented, was
read to the convention in moment
OF tense, dramatic silence. The
gavel fell with last bang, almost as
1t was finished.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16

yield to your desire. I, therefore, ac-
cept your resignation as Justice of the
supreme court of the United States,
to take%effect at once
In his45elegram OF acceptance, Mr..
Hughes announced his stand "for the
firm and unfiinching maintenance of
all the rights OF American citizens on
land and sea-; for IAN Americanism
that knows no Interior purpose. for a
patriotism that is single and com
plete"; and for preparedness, not
only entirely adequate for our defense
with respect to numbers and equip
ment in both army and navy, but with
all thoroughness to the end that in
each branch of the service there may
be the utmost efficiency under
the most competent administrative
heads"
What he thinks of the administra-
tion's foreign policy was told, in part,
as follows:
Il neither impugn motives nor un-
derestimate difficulties. But it is most
regrettably true that in our foreign re-
lations we have suffered intellectually
from the weak and vacillating course
which has been taken with regard to
Mexico--a course lamentably. wrong
with regard to both our rights and
our duties.
AT the outset of the administration
the high responsibilities of our diplo-
matte intercourse with the foreign ma
tons were subordinated to concep-
ton of partisan requirements and we
presented to the world humiliating
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
pYes seized by British.

Berlin.-The Dutch newspaper Han
delsblad says the British compelled
the captains of several Dutch steam
ships to unload aniline dyes in their
cargo before permitting the vessels
to proceed to the Dutch Indies.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
italy Faces Political crisis.

Rome.-The resignation of the Ital-
ian cabinet is momentarily expected.
The ministry, however. will remain in
power until the king has taken his
recession regarding the formation of
new cabinet
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
Estimate of German LOSSES.

London.-Germany up to the end of
May had lost 2,924,5S6 soldiers, of
Whom 7S4,412 were killed, according
10 British official tabulation of the
German casualties lists given out here
Sunday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
Justice Hughes Hard at work

Washington.-The balloting at Chi
cago on Friday did not interrupt the
seclusion in which Justice Hughes was
spending convention week. He was in
MS office at his residence throughout
the day. busy with court work.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
Hampshire Struck Mine.

London,-The British cruiser Hamp-
shire, on which Field Marshal Earl
Kitchener and members of his staff
were lost, was sunk as the result of
striking mine, it was officially an.
nounced Saturday.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
Two Villa Bandits H.n,.a

Deming, N. M.-Francisco Alvarez
and Juan Sanchez, two Villa followers
captured during the raid ON Columbus
March 8, were hanged here at e.so
Friday morning. The men wa No.
hanged singly, "eie
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
Jealousy Leads to Traoedv.

England. Ark.-Because he n y
his wife, from whom he had been sep
arated. was receiving letters from an
other man, Steve Ashcraft shot and
killed rural mail carrier, his wife
and then himself.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16
Steals Human skeIetnn.

wichita, KAMA human skeleton
disappeared from the barn of County
PHYSICIAN w. c. Loomis. 1t had just
oeen purchased by the county official
ma was not set up" the pieces were
sack
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-06-16

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(To be Continued
CARLYLE AND DICKENS.
The Cynic's Caustic Comment on the
 Work of the Novelist.

The cynie's caustie Comment on the
 Work of the Novelist.
 When James H. Huneker succeeded Franklin Fyles as dramatic editor of the New York Sun he applauded Clyde Fitch for his indefatiga bility as a writer of plays, envied him his ability to earn a hundred thousand dollars a year and advised him to rest for two years by way of getting his wind in preparation for the work of writing "a real play"
 This is not wholly unrelated to an incident reported by John Forster in his life of Charles Dickens. At the time the great English novelist was preparing to write his masterpiece, "A Tale of Two Cities" he solicited Thomas Carlyle for the loan of a few authorities on the French revolution. That immortal dyspeptic readily com piled and sent to Dickens, at his Broadstairs home, drayload of the desired books. Time passed, and "A Tale of Two Cities duly appeared. All the English speaking world took 1t up avidly, and another triumph had been achieved by its creator.
 One night about that time Dickens and Carlyle met at dinner party. The young novelist. naturally enough. was desirOus to learn what the au- thOritative Carlyle thought of his new est success and greatest book and ask ed him the point blank question.
 "Verra weel," was the reply. "but when air ye goin' tae write, a bulk. Char-r-rley ?"-Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1916-12-28

| with him.
 And now can't you see, you great big stupid man, what an opportunity I have procured for all of .you?' was the question that came in the soft
 voice of the beautiful Madam Patricia Whitworth. s'All my life have work ed just to get little ease and con-
 fort, carrying the burden of Jeff in
 his incompetency strapped to my shoul- ders. and now you, who know how I've suffered and slaved, are going to take it all from me when it is just
 within my reach, and all from no
 earthly reason than fancied scruple
 of honor which that old doddering wo-
 man hater imposes on you. cannot
 believe that you would so treat me-" And there were sobs ill her words that
 were wooing and compelling.
 II cannot do & thing that my secre-
 tary of state and his lawyers declare
 unconstitutional, Patricia" answered
 the voice of the Gouverneur Faulkner,
 In which were notes of pain. You
 know how it pains me. My God! Don't
 tempt me to- His voice shook as I
 saw the beautiful, bare white arms of
 Madam WhitwOrth raise themselves
 and go about his neck like great white
 grappling hooks from which he was
 unable to defend himself.
 Am to have nothing from life-no ease or luxury and no-lOve Or''- Her
 voice ended i'll sobs as she pressed her
 head down into his shoulder as his AxI ai. l.. A,.
 she should fall, "Pntricia"-- the deep voice of the strong man was beginning to say as I
 was starting to spring forward Tn his | lefciise and to dol do not know what when Il firm grasp was laid upon my | 'honlder and 1 was turned away from
 he window into the light of the wide nall and found my uncle. the General | Robert. looking down into my flashing eyes with a great and very cool calm | ness
 "Young man," he said as he gave to
 me very powerful shake. "all women are poison, but some are vitriol and others just-oh, well, paregOric. Go out there and take another dose of that
 soothing sirup labeled Susan Tomlin-
 son before I take you home and you
 keep away - from-yitriol or I1l-
 break - your - -hot--young-head! Wit
 riol, mind you!" With which command
 my uncle, the General Robert, strode down the hall in the direction of the | smoking room and left me blinking in | the lights of the wide hall.
 | Then in through the window came l the Gouverneur Faulkner and the beau | tiful Madam WhitwOrth, and from his | white face set in sternness, and hers. | with its smile of the opening rose upon | its red mouth, could not tell whether
 his honor had been slain or had been spared for another round.
 "I'n want you in my office at the cap | itol at Il tomorrow, Robert" he said l to me, and there was cold sternness
 in his glance as they passed by me and | the old Cato into the ballroom. 1 "At f." murmured the beautiful | Madam Whitworth as she swept past l me with a soft smile, but M tone of voice too low for any eers Ss"e my
 own.
The Press., 1916-12-28
Annoying Kidney Ills
Make Life Miserable for Many Stafford
 Springs People.


 Springs People.
 There's nothing more annoying than kidney weakness or inability to properly control the kidney secretions. Night and day alike, the sufferer is tormented and what with the burning and scalding, the attendant .backache, headache and dizziness, life is indeed burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have given peace and comfort to many Stafford Springs people. Profit by this Stafford Springs residents ex- perience.
 Wm Irons, 30 Furnace Ave, Staf- ford Springs. says; About three years ago I had bad attack of kidney trouble. Sharp, shooting pains were constantly. in my back and as my work requires me to be continually stand ing, it had me greatly annoyed. My kidneys were disordered and Goted altogether too often. Frequently dizzy spells also bothered me. I finally used Duan's Kidney Pills and felt relief before I had taken cue box. Two boxes cured me and this cure has been lasting one '
 Price soc, at all dealers Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills the same that cured MT. Irons. Foster. .Milburn Go. , Props Buffalo, N. Y.
The Press., 1916-12-28

"Weil do it for France together, boy" turn into gold for her own vain uses. If to throttle her then and there with my bare strong hands had insured the great big needful mules to France and saved the honor of my gouverneur of the state of Harpeth and my uncle, the General Robert, I think I might have had great temptation to admin ister that death to her, but instead held her now closer in my arm, and began to plot her to death in any other way I could discover, so that her in- trigue should die with her.
 Of a truth beautiful madam, the poor old uncle, the General Robert, must not be allowed to interfere with such a beautiful plan as you have for supplying those very fine strong mules struggling France, and I will join with you in convincing the stupid Gouver neur Faulkner that such must not be the case. You will direct me- will you noI? I am very young, and have but so lately come to this land that do not know. do not feel exactly what you call at home." And I spoke again with beseeching humility.
 wen do it for France together. boy" she whispered as she turned in my arm and pressed herself against my raven attire abol c Ky heart.
 Just at this lovely moment, when the beautiful Madam Whitworth had thrown herself into my arms and had been obliged by my cunning to hold her there instead of tiinging her to the floor, as I naturally desired, there ar rived at the door of the room which we were occupying with our plotting my tall and awful uncle, .he General Robert, and looked down upon us with the lightnings of storm in his eyes. Then before could make exclamation and betray his presence to the lady 1n my arms, whose back was turned in his direction, he had disappeared. Did I betray that presence to the lady! did not. I decided that it would be much to the advantage of the affair to have the lady in ignorance of his knowledge.
 You must go now, boy" she said
 
 at about the moment ill which could no longer keep my dissembling alive. "Send the governor in here to me. for it is about the time l had promised to dance with him. 1 want to talk with him and try to make him see. some at least of this matter ill the right light. Go. and come to me to- morrow at for-fOr France"
 I went, and it was with much joy in the going. stopped at a tall win dow to get into my lun~s very deep supply of atmosphere and also to take counsel with myself.
 was just preparing to step from the window on to q balcony and de- scend when movement of human be- ings caught my eye upon the side of that balcony.
 \ man stood at the rail of the bal cony in the dim moonlight, and he was speaking to a woman whom his broad shoulders hid from me. The
The Press., 1916-12-28
BLUE FLAG AN ERlSTOCRAT.
This Wild Flower Is the Ancestor of
 the Garden iris.

This Wild Flower Is the Ancestor of
 the Garden iris.
 As the ancestor of the stately iris of the garden, this wild flower belongs among the first families of the coun- try. It occupies the same position among the flowers that the Mayiiower descendants occupy in Boston society. It leads the grand march at the Colo nial Danes ball and waves at the head of the parade of the Ancient and Honorables. It's called the blue flag.
 To return to floral lore, this aristo- crat displays something besides an- cestry. Witness it's ingenuity in per- petuating itself.
 In the laws of the flower kingdom it is absolutely necessary that the blue flag be cross fertiliZed-that is, for the pollen of one flower to be carried to another. To guard against self fertili- zation the flower hides its stigmas in pockets. where it's own pollen cannot reach them.
 But the blue flags cleverness does not stop here. Since it depends solely on the pollen from other blossoms, it calls on it's friends, the bees, to bring the pollen. To make the work of the bees as easy as possoble the flower provides a little porch" at the door to it's honey chamber as landing place for the insects in their flight Philadelphia North American.
The Press., 1916-12-28
Her Early Resolutions.

This story was told by an English
 man who lived a century ago. He was dining out in London and sat byaa lady whom he did not know. Their conyer- sation turned upon early res ,lutions and how very seldom they were kept and the lady said: Well, when l was a girl made three resolutions-frst, determined that would never marry soldier; second, that I would never marry an Irishman, and, third, that would not be long engaged. And all those three resolutions broke. Whom do you think did marry? The Duke of Wellington! He was soldier and an Irishman, and was engaged to him for twelve years" This was Lady Katherine Pakenham. It was an un- happy marriage, and the couple mostly lived apart