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which there can be but one answer
the young, unmarried men must save
this country even as they saved 1t in
the civil war.
After quoting statistics to show that
the bulk Of the Union army was COM
posed Of youths under twenty-one Gen
eral Young analyses the results Of the
present draft and concludes:
After the first and second drafts
are made there viii be approximately
$4,000 men available for purely mill
tary service who win not have been In
cluded in the first two drafts. Now,
since the first and second drafts will
total about 1,374,O00 and experience
shows that three men are required In
reserve for each man on the firing line,
the $4,000 left over from the first reg
istration will not be adequate for even
a reserve force for the men actually on
the firing line, but will fall short Of the
number which experience has proved
necessary by some 3,496.OO0.
By using the comprehensive ma
chinery set up by the war department
for carrying out the provisions Of the
draft law and which Is still In exist
ence and In perfect working order the
remedy which have to propose can be
Immediately realized. This remedy Is
embodied in the following amendment
to the draft law:
All male persons resident In the United
States who are nineteen years Of age and
not more than thirty-one years Of age on
the date when this amendment shall 70
into effect and who were not registered
IN pursuance Ct the act Of May IS 1917.
shall be registered at such time and place
as the president may by proclamation d.
rect
1t should also be provided that none
Of the men affected by the law 30
amended should be called for active
military service before reaching the
age Of twenty-one years.
Granting that the proposed amend
ment shah be adopted by congress, the
same to 60 into effect June 8. 1918, a
startling and Illuminating comparison
with the figures OF the recent registra-
tion and draft given above Is imme-
diately presented: On June 5. 1918.
there would be three classes-males
nineteen. twenty and twenty-one years
Of age-afrected by this proposed
These three classes would
total 100000 men and after reflections
would net approximately 1920 600 men
at for training for military service. In
these three classes there will be Q
much smaller average percentage Of
than In the older classes
which were comprehended In the re-
sent registration.
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sTERILITY.
$500 So. State St.
Phone Douglas 36l7

1t is neither fair nor scientific to con-
slider a case of sterility as a fault of
either the female or the male without
making a thoro examination of both. II
is obviously unseientifc and useless to
treat either unless examination shows a
cause or causes that should be removed.
Sterility is the inability of a married
pair to bring forth a fruitful eoneep-
tion, to increase and multiply, to replen-
ish the earth. Conception alone fire.
quently ends in what is equivalent to
sterility. A successful conception is one
in which a living heir is produced.
The causes of sterility are numerous
and are found or exist in both male and
female at times. The causes NAV be
structural, psychic, bioehemieal and
physiological. The structural causes of
sterility are found in the genital tract
of the male or female and may be ana
tOmieal or pathological. In either case
operative procedure may produce nor
NAL conditions and fruitful conception
reward effort. When the cause is
the mental physiology must be
reestablished by suitable psyeho-ther-
apy. The sensitive mental status of
very young women and women who are
about the menopause or change of life
are well known; it is also well known
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
POLICEMAN WHO CAUSED RIOT Is
UNABLE TO FURNISH BOND.

Houston, Tex, Sept. 2s.-Former Po-
liceman Lee Sparks (white), who, it is
charged, melted the deplorable race
riot here, has been denied bail by Judge
Robinson for the killing of Wallace
Williams, a member of the Race, who
was shot while standing at Rice street
and Dallas avenue. Sparks is being
held on q charge of murder and his
trial is set for October Is. He is the
officer that assaulted Sergt. Baltimore
of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, thus
causing the riot. He is also under in
dietment on this charge.
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Just q Suggestion.

Little Mary was called in to see
the new baby, who was the sixth In
the family. All the previous children
had been very small babies. Mary
looked at the baby a short time, then
said: Mamma; don't you think II
would be better to have them a little
bigger and not so many Of themT'
The broad ax., 1917-09-29

Mrs. Caroline Hall Mason returned to
her home in Washington, D. c., last
Saturday after a delightful three
weeks visit among relatives in Peoria,
Chicago and Portsmouth, Ohio. While
in Chicago Mrs. Mason was entertained
by her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay
Davis, who gathered all of the Chicago
relatives and a few friends in honor of
her talented niece.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Revenue From Alaskan Seals.

OF all the treasures in Alaska, the
seals are probably among the most val
liable. Unlike mineral wealth, they
need never run out, for, in cOnse-
quence Of their powers Of reprOduc-
ton, they can yield under reasonable
control a large and continuous revenue
for an indefinite future.
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Another ThIna 20 Remember.

Willie and his mother had been Wis
iting their aunt In the country. After
returning. his mother was telling one
Of her friends over the phone how
homelike her aunt's house was. VIII
lie was taking In the conversation and,
speaking up, said: Mamma, don't for
get to tell her how homely auntie was,
too"
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sRooKLYN TO HAVE Y. M c. A

Brooklyn, n. Y.-The Y. NJ. C. A.
"a this city laid Sunday, September %,
fhe cornerstone of a new building for
! is Negro members of the Carlton ave
hue branch. William MeCarroil, vice
president of the Brooklyn Y. NJ. C. A,
presented a silver trowel to George
Foster Peabody, who placed the corner
stone. Mr.. Peabody was the donor of
the first building of the branch. The
new edi6ce will cost $2O4,534.
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Profitable Reading.

The woman who does not keep
abreast with what is taking place is do
ing herself a serious injustice. There
is no possible excuse for ignorance in
this day when opportunity is open to
all through the public schools, the pub
lie library and the newspaper.-Ex-
change.
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Would Make Daddy Sorry.

Richard was proud Of his newly &C
quired pompadour. One day while
standing In front Of the glass admir-
ing IL. he suddenly turned to his moth
er and said: "Say, mamma, when dad
comes home and sees my pompadour,
won't he be sorry he had his hair cut
bald"
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Code Of Beauty.

Our code and schedule Of beauty is,
I often feel, a very formal AFFAIR.
Either we are afraid or ashamed to
differ from received opinions, or we
have never thought Of revising the
code we adopted in our youth, or we
do not really look at things, or we
do not care about beauty at ALA c.
Benson.
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Few Real Blue Flowers.

Blue is a scarce color In our gar
dens, but ageratum, cornfiower, baby
blue-eyes, Swan river daisy and Salpi-
glossis sinuata. anemone blanda, for
get-me-not, some larkspurs, some col
umbines and one or two iris are very
good blues.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
New Noises

Some Of the new automobile horns
make a noise so different from any
thing ever heard by the present geu-
Grafton that one is tempted to believe
the inventor has accidentally hit on
the bark Of the ichthyosaurus.--Al-
bany Argus.
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oasIs Made 90 Order.

In the desert stretch between Fl
Centre and Yuma, down in the south
east corner Of California. engineers
made a new oasis the other day. They
Just bored a hole in the ground. and
up came the revivifying waters. Then
few date seeds were dropped into
the soil. and a few vegetables planted.
and they will have an oasis made to
order.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
For Fever Patient.

Here Is a cooling drink for fever
patients: Put a little sage, two sprigs
of balm and a little sorrel into
stone jug, having first washed and
dried 1t. Peel thin a small lemon,
slice II and put a small piece Of the
peel in; then pour In three pints Of
boiling water. Sweeten and cover It
closely.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Discovered aArsbI.n NIohts.-

The Arabian Nights" stories were
translated into English from the Ara
bic by Antonio Galland, a French
savant. and traveller. who died in HIS.
He obtained them In their original
form during his visit to the East As
an attache Of the French embassy at
Constantinople.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29

Mrs. Louvinia Mitchell gave a dinner
party for her on Monday, Sept. IL, at
1926 Calumet avenue Mr.. and Mrs.
ThOs. H. Gibson, % East Forty-fourth
street, gave an automobile ride through
the parks, municipal pier, etc, and a
theater party in honor of their sister,
Mrs. Mason.
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Interrupt.d soIemnitY.

Buddy, aged three, was flower car
rier at his aunt's wedding. When all
was very quiet and the minister was
reading the marriage ceremony, Bud
dy called out in a loud, clear voice,
Mamma, is he reading a story about
the bears?"
The broad ax., 1917-09-29

Mr.. Noah D. Thompson and his wife,
Mrs. Eloise bb-ThOmpson of Los An
geles, Cal, have both been recommended
by Mr.. Monroe n. Works for member
ship in the Association for the Study of
Negro Life and History which held its
annual meeting in Washington, d. c.,
recently.
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Meaning Of Biblical Phrase.

The 'lodge In a garden Of cucum-
bers," mentioned In Isaiah 1:S, is q
rude temporary shelter erected In the
open grounds in which a boy or man
II set to watch to scare away robbers
or the foxes and jackets from the
vines.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
The Tendency Of Things.

The wise politicians are those who
have learned from experience the real
tendency of things, who can climb the
rocks where others have been wrecked,
or from foresight can be cool when
peril is upon them.-Froude.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
E.mous Cherokee HaIfbreed.

SeQuoyah, inventor Of the Cherokee
alphabet, was one of the great men OF
the Indian race. He was q halfbreed
whose English name was George
Guess. His father was a white man
and his mother a full-blood Indian
woman.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Ingenious Four-Year-oId.

A little four-yeartOld was sent to
the store to buy n lemon cream pie.
Sometime later she returned bearing
II triumphantly In her arms and said:
II forgotted the name Of II. so I Just
asked for one VIII embroidery on t."
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Hurt HE Professional Pride.

II can't graft trees no longer for 90
a day" asserted the reformed crook
who had applied for something to do
on the farm.
Three dollars a day Is fair pay for
working"
But poor returns for grating. Try
me at something else."-Kansas City
Journal
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Workshop Is Useful.

A convenient building TO have on
practically any small country or sub
urban estate is a small structure fitted
up with a carpenters bench and tool
closet. with a bin for coal, a recess for
wood and a small room fitted up for
the storage of household goods or gar
den necessities.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Pound of Bread Must Last Eleven Days

Pound of Bread Must Last Eleven Days
The Hague.-The Dutch minister Of
agriculture has decided that the bread
ration of $500 grams mot quite q
pound q head must suffice for eleven
days In Holland. When bread tickets
were first issued seven days was the
period Later It was extended to
nine days, but the increasing scarcity
necessitates further reduction In con-
sumption.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Had Seen the aAd."

When formal announcement of Hell
ems engagement was made In the so
ciety column Of the local paper, Dicky
came running up to his sister, saying:
"Oh. Helen, 1 saw your ad in the pa
peri"
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Not Called ~pead Sea" in Bible.

The name Of Dead sea" occurs no
where In the Bible. This name does
not appear to have existed until the
second century after Christ. In the
Old Testament this body Of water is
called the Salt sea and the Sea Of the
Plain.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Wasted No Time.

Girl (as she entered parlOr)-'Tt's
so long since you called on me that ]
was beginning TO think you had for
gotten me-" Young Mani am for
getting you; that's why I've called.
Can ! have you?"-Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Soy Beans as Food.

Soy beans, introduced into the Unit
ed States more than one hundred years
ago primarily for use as a forage crop,
are in reality one Of the most nutri-
tiOus Of the bean family when used as
human food, according to specialists of
the department of agriculture.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29

Miss Frances Galloway, graduate
Chicago Musical College, assisted by
Mr.. Theo. P. Bryant and Mr.. Sewer,
gave a highly delightful piano recital
Tuesday evening at st. Mark church,
Fiftieth street and Wabash avenue. The
affair was well attended.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Me6<sys Chase sI.eLsnakss.

Newcastle. Pa Several monkeys
have been placed on q Wild site at Ne
shamrock Falls to chase out the black
snakes for q summer colony. II q ex-
pected that the monkeys win free the
site Of snakes Bungalows are 10 b
erected there.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
surgical Triumph Over LoekIaw.

For a form Of lOckjaw in a young
girl New York surgeons performed an
operation affecting the muscles Of the
lower jaw, and then, to restore func-
ton, applied a spring motor that kept
the jaw in constant motion. In three
weeks, when the appliance was re
moved, the muscles had developed sur
prisingly, insuring natural chewing.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Symmetry Deliberately L,ekIno.

The Church Of st. Basil, in the
KremllR. on Kremlin hill. in Moscow,
Russia. Is perhaps the only building
In the world constructed with a care
full view to avoiding all symmetry in
color or form.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29

Mrs. n. Davis of Kansas City, Kas.,
Grand Worthy Counselor o. o. Z. s.
of that state, and daughter, are visiting
in the city. They are the guests of Mrs.
Charles Stewart, 1929 South Aberdeen
street.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
FOR RENT

Beautiful 4-room modern fats; steam heat;
hot water; electric light; wall beds; marble
entrances. jll2-O Rhodes Avenue. From
$500 to $3.50 per month. Apply
GEORGE r. HARDING, R.
Branch Office 3IoI Cottage Grove Ave.
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Happy Is Lover Of Books.

without the love of books the rich
est man Is poor; but endowed with
this treasure Of treasures the poorest
man is rich. He has wealth which no
power can diminish, riches which are
always increasing.
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CHIPS.

Madam NJ. Galloway Byron, $500
Rhodes avenue, and her daughter, Miss
Nellie Byron, are home again after de-
lightfully spending one week in Glen
Ellyn, Ill.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Practice Economy.

The sane standard, Eat enough food
and no more" rigidly followed, would
reduce greatly food bills in many
homes and at the same time tend to
improve the physical condition Of all
members of the household.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
That's Nice.

For riding on water there has been
invented q tricycle. with hollow, wa
ter-tisht wheels. the rear pair being
provided with blades for propulsion.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Artificial Limbo Lono Known.

Aruhcial legs and arms were, IL Is
eeheVeI, used in Egypt as early as zoe
=: Z. They were made by the priests,
sno were the physicians Of that early
Tine.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Worries Oldest Observatory.

Pekin has the oldest astronomical
observatory In the world. II was es-
tablished In 1878, and 1t contains sew
eral instruments which were placed
there upon its opening.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
More Than Mere RIGHT.

Singleton-"But even q married man
has a right to his opinion" Henpek-
MY dear fellow, 1t isn't a question Of
right; it's a question Of courage
Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
port.bIe HvdrauIIc Press.

A portable. but very powerful, by
draulic press has been invented for
bending large pipes to any desired
curve without injury.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
Daily Thought.

What a brave soul is that, that Is
always prepared TO leave the body,
and unconcerned about her being
either, extinguished. scattered or re-
moyed.-Marcus AurcltA.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
N Well Located

An advertisement is Ike an electric
fan; Just keep IL going and people are
sure 30 get wind Of it-Boston Tran
script.
The broad ax., 1917-09-29
onsimisfie Thouoht.

There can be no permanent happi-
ness when there Is q departure from
prosperity.
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WANTED

A high-class, Eve-wire tailor
ing salesman; a good PROPOSE
ton to right party. References
required.
EM-AY-BEE TAILORING CO.
ie4 Waskington Street.
CHICAGO
The broad ax., 1917-09-29

The modest mind the best content
bent has.-Spenser.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10
BRITISH AT WORK ON
ANTI-U-BOAT DEVICE
Rear Admiral de Chair Tells
Navy League Diners of Ap
preaching Success

WASHINGTON. May l0.-In "A speech to
American naval officers at a reception ten.
dered by the Navy League of the United
States, Rear Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair,
the leading naval member of the British
war mission. asserted thar British experts
were at work on devices and inventions for
coping with the submarine that give high
promise Of success. Without disclosing the
method, he asserted that the British ex-
perts were working along the same lines
that American inventors and experts are
following.
THE progress made" said Admiral de
Chair. encourages me to express the con-
fdcnt hope that the necessary antidote to
the submarine would be found" What the
British officer said was regarded as very
significant and may explain the intimations
from London during the last week that
great progress was being made in the Brit
ish naval campaign against the German
submarine. 1t was the first intimation from
an official British source that the British
experts were also believed TO he on the
road toward success in developing devices
to combat successfully submarines and tor
pedoes.
Admiral dc Chair said that henceforth
British and American experts would work
together 80 that all the genius OF the
American and British peoples will be de-
voted to it," American and British naval
officers, declared Admiral de Chair, will not
be content to let things rest with the mer-
chant shipbuiding program as a means to
crush the submarine. "As practical prop
osition," he said. lit will be six months be-
fore the full weight Of a merchant ship
building program can be felt. Decisive re-
suits must be, can be and | am confident
will be achieved before then by the COM
bned efforts of our naves." He urged
the development of strategy that would
place our naves effectively the often
sive against the submarines. to drive against
their power not singly or spasmodlcally,
but with a crushing blow
The reception was given to the naval
members of the British war mission ito
commemorate the close accord and co-opera-
tion achieved between the naval forces and
navy leagues of Great Britain and the
United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

MRS. HARVEY, 1919 Rittenhouse SQUARE 4
sires positions for Protestant, Catholic coots
Mattresses. swedish. Norwegian EngH
IRISH chamherInaids, parIor maids frstc,s
ladies' maid , years highest recommeni,
ti0n, hOusekccpcrs, gOvernesses. well recon
mcnded white and colored couples: $50 to W
COOKS, 2-nbermaids. Childnurses holstwws
girls, infant nurses and mothers helpers wan
positions, wanted, cooks and housekeepers n
Catholic roCtory. Mks Rose Doughery mi
w. Girard ave.
ENGLISH Prot. cooks. comp. housework sfN
other ilrst-Class help, with ref, wish strp
tions. Mrs. Kahn 3ll $. loth st. Spruce sNl
COOKS. Mattresses. nurses, buffers housentl
Kitchen maids wanted. 1919 Rittenh0us
square
MADAME PLATX. 300 $. l1th ST.. wants N
supplies white help. Telephone Walnut III;
WANTED, at Episcopal Office, S12 s. lak
cooks. Mattresses. chamber DIS. hOusewk girhl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10
For Sale
ALLEN 2-passenger roadster: new OVERSIZE slsnsitX Nj
run less than $500 miles; best OF o''N

ALLEN 2-passenBer roadster; new oNvfi smeaandluA
run less than 250O miles; best Of conu'
EASTERN MOTORS coRPoR4AsTIIoS % AT
1884 Chestnut st. Spruce dei .a n
Distributors Standard 80 and Allen -
BUICK late, model; fully, equipped lisrar ssr
starter; big bargain; also 100 o'ne' -
l., S. BOWERS CO.. a5s N. Bros -
CADILLAC 7-passenger touring isn"
EASTERN MOTORS CoRPcR!ASTrlos
1884 Chestnut st; spruce i,en i'm "f' d.
Distributors Standard So and Alien--..1l|
CADILLACs-19l5 and 1915 models SstssS .HIH q
Automoble sales Corp, ia2 n. BIess q 4
COLE s cylinder. 7 passenger; paint '''
f EASTERN MOTORS coRPoR4ASTflos
1854 Chestnut st. Spruce nyt' "lTd
Distributors Standard IS" and Allen :,
FORD TOURING-Late model; also ro''
about; must be sold. 1887 N, dra.1...-SS1 n
HUDSON Model 81 touring. 5-passehse'
''"t EXss%HRS iisf MOTORS coRPoR4AsTsi0s snaaSs At
Distributors stas ard 's" nd Allea
HuPMoBILE ROADSTER. loi5s ns"
sprlngiield tlEes op1Ss eSeflslnpc fSPPoSR&TIoS
pistribuetSorrs fnsssh standard nd Allen ~
JEFFREY 4-cylnder, 7Ipassenger is''
Ing EAsrERSI Al fEhsSIeM MoToRs %I rs crsoaRPoKxfi0s
p,olst. lsst fhss,nst assnSs4a st! ssTSSfeA ssnS Alien
LoCoMoBILE-l9l5G G-3S .os.
Five-passenser touring. painted nvs
very attractive car for family ss''
value than new car al same price
LOCOMOBILE
1914 Market ST., Philadelpnn, ~
F. NJ Halligan. Mgr. Exchange -.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FANNIN0 MATHIS COs;u usn
John T. cunninsham. Manager 2see
chain-drlys truck
|al
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10
Discuss Electric War Problems

NEW YORK. May 10.--Three hundred
presidents and other executive officers of
electric power companies met today at
the United Engineering Societies Building
and discussed war problems which electric
companies will have to face. The Society
for Electrical Development, made up Of
manufacturers and jobbers in electrical sup
plies and telegraph and telephone companies,
met yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10

BuTTER-The market ruled steady under
moderate offerings and fair demand. Dealers
had little difficulty In securing tine outside rate
for fancy solid d-packed creamery, while the under
Fancy prints sold fairly at steady prices. but
tractlve stock which was dull and ruled In buy
ers' favor. Quotations:
Western, fresh. solid packed creamery, fancy
specials. 44c: extras. ~ a 43c; extra hrsts Ale;
nrsts. 4oc; seconds. se& nearby prints, IT, fancy.
onds, 4O@ 40h g; special fancy brands Of prints
Ed6dsEfhsrs was little trading and the mar
~ rulef weak, under lower outside advices.
4 X|17Hv cF6te 20 per case: do. current
e . s.i;i tI, s:s|5SI z & isjs: s.. as:': s:s:;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10
LOST AND FOUND

CAPE--1.ost. Tuesday night Bellevue. Strattord
or vicinity, a black, braided pony skin shoul-
der cane FOX collar. Reward Cashlcr, B'Il'-
vuc-Stratford Hotel
DOG-tost. Boston hull; white, brindlc mark
ngs; long cars. Reward 2123 SHnsom
DRESS--I.ost. May Z from automobile, Phila. D.
Paoli, white satin dress. Return Aut2mChile
club 23d above chestnut. Reward.
poIICY-Notcc: Application has been made
10 the Fire Assoca tiOn Of philadelphia Tor re-
newal Of policy Of Insurance No, iIsSS, $1,000,
insured In name Of Jos. Devenney. which has
been lost or mislaid:- lni9rmalo}mi non thereOI VIII
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-10
MaiOr-Pugh

N0RRlSTOWN, Pa. May 10.-Stephen T.
Major, OF Norristown, and Miss Julia L.
Pugh, Of King Prussia, a graduate Of
the Norristown High School were married
In New York yesterday. by the Rev. Charles
=. Acklcy, and Immediately left tor a two
weeks trip through the South