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bons. and a white dress on, was very
proud because:
She got two "excellents" on her
report, was never kept back, never
late, and never missed q day from
school, and besides she skipped =
whole year.
"She is a sweet, wholesome child"
said her teacher, Mrs. z. E Darneille'
OF the Addison School, in George
town, and then she added with q
smile, "she Is one OF the sunbeams
in this class ROOM, her face Is al
ways so bright and happy"
Her teacher explained that she -
not what you call a phenomenon"
Did you ever see a man on the
stage keep a lot OF balls up In the
air at the same time, balancing them
with his hands and never letting one
fallg
Well, this Is what Margaret does.
She keeps all her studies up on about
the same level, her teacher said.
After her lessons are All studied she
ms Mutt and Jen books for the
solOlers under the lamp on the din
inR-room table, and with her pennies
she has bought SO worth Of War
Savings Stamps during the winter.
Both Of these two youngest to
graduate will be the youngest to en-
ter the high schools when school re-
opens in the fall.
They will both attend the Central
High School, where they will have the
opportunity to shake hands and be
friends when they meet in the fall.
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eide How Many American Troops Resent to Italian Front
MRS. BUSCH AND
COMPANION HELD
Under U. S. GUARD

KEY WEST. Fla. Juns io.-AEra
Aidoiphts Busch. widow o. the late
millionaire brewer o. 81 Louis. ana
her companion. Mrs. Hans Bsnmann.
accompanied b. q Swiss nurse. are
now CHARTERED In q local hotel here
under q guard
They were permitted b. ths Fod-
eral authorities 70 leave the steamer
Ma8cotte last night
The Busch party o. being he'd
awaiting word from the authoriti11
at Warrington. orders have been -
sued that no communication should
be permitted % pass between tho I've
women.
Detention Of the party was . con-
piete surprise. according 10 Harry -
Halves, private attorney FOR Ma.
Busch, who accompanied her on her
voyage from Germany 70 the United
States
Mrs. Busch, who e 0eventy-fouf
years Of age, arrived here from Ha-
Vana. Cuba, en- route home, aftsr mofo
than q four-yeaff say IN Germany.
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5000 PINTS Of
WHISKEY SEIZED
IN DRY VIRGINIA
CONTINUED from First Page.)

AContinued from Flrst PaBe.)
dria officials. One cell, a large room
and the jailer's office at the county
jail are filled to overlooking with
boxes containing whiskey. Faced
with a storage problem, as the liquor
was piled up in the jail. the authori-
ties secured a court order to dispose
OF the Illicit products.
Magistrate William c. Cloth, OF
Alexandria county, before whom,
the violators of prohibition laws are
arraigned daily, estimated that 1000
pints or $50 gallons of liquor have
been sprinkled over the road around
the jail by order OF the court. Many
prisoners, who are awaiting trial for
violation OF the prohibition laws, in
hailed the fumes OF these liquors as
officials broke the bottles under the
windows OF the cells. The destruction
Of this confscated liquor on the prem
Uses was necessary In following or
ders.
The contents Of the confiscated
bottles now held at the Jail are
valued at S25. 900. BootlegEers get
IS a pint on an average in Virginia.
According to the prices asked by
bootleggers the 1000 pints which
have been destroyed lately would
bring SlO.OOO-in dry" territory.
Judge Cloth stated today that nifty
men are aTraigned and convicted each
month as viOlators OF the "dry" law
in Alexandria county. The majority
OF convictions are for transportation
OF liquor through Virginia. Seven
indictments for violation q "dry"
statutes were returned by the grand
jury Monday. Commonwealth Attor-
ney Frank L. Ball stated today that
six of the indicted men had entered
pleas Of guilty. The prosecutor will
ask for thirty-sIx additional indict-
ments June %.
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HONORS SHARED
BY BOY AND GIRL
SCHOOL GRADUATES

When you were a little girl with
two red bows on your hair. and car
ried to school a green bag with a
pencil box in It could you do ali
this?
Cook the dinner every Saturday
evening? Make ave dresses for the
Belgian children7 Cook, bake, can
and crochet?
And when you were a little boy.
and your mother dressed you up in a
white suit and a big black. silky bow
necktie and the boys ali made fun OF
you so that you sometimes played
hockey when you had TO wear the
white suit, could you do all this?
Solve this problem: Xfy-u= In
algebra, and tell the cause OF the
worlds greatest war before IL was
written in your history book?
They Do All Of That.
Well. this is what Margaret Cath
crime Collins. daughter Of E. s. Col
Inns, Of 1922 Thirty-fourth street
northwest. and Robert Browning.
son Of Col william Browning. Cor
dova apartments, who are the young
est pupils graduating from the gram
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Japan IN RACEFOR
AFTER-WAR TRADE
INLATIN AMERICA

That Japan will be a permanent
competitor Of the United States and
Great Britain for Latin-American
trade was indicated here today with
the announcement OF the opening OF
a japanese bank at Buenos Aires.
The bank is a branch OF the Yoko-
hama Specie Bank, and will receive
assistance from :he Imperial Bank
OF japan.
DISPATCHES from Argentina indi-
cate that the institution will deal in
international exchange arising from
trade between Japan and the River
Plate regions, and that its general
purpose will be to foster reciprocal
eommerce: The announcement fol-
lows the recent report Of plans for
the establishment OF steamship SER
vice between Yokohama and Buenos
Aires by way Of Calcutta and Cape
town
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PRISONERS TAKEN
BY U. S. PATROLS

Continued artillery lighting in the
Chateau Thterry region and on the
Narne front" Tuesday was reported
By General Pershing today. Last
night our patrols crossed the Marne
and captured several prisoners
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MRS. cANELL DIES.

LONDON, June 19.-Mrs. Cavell.
mother OF Edith Cavell. the English
nurse executed by Germans in Bel
GUM, died Monday at Henley. aged
eighty-one- Her husband. formerly
the vicar Of swardestOn. Norwich,
died q few years ago.
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savoy TheateF ana
ltlidlNuflAsLs 0GaEden,Ilth q Col.rd.
TODAT-lfAE MARSH IN "AIL WO-
NAN" TOEORROWJUEE ELYIDGE
u THE CABARET"
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FRANK G. Jones,
HORSE OWNER, TO
Be D. c. FUEL HEAD

In answer to an inquiry from
The Times, John /, Weaver tele-
graphed today from St Louis IS
follows.
@HaTe not resigned IS Fuel
Administrator Of Washington,
d. C. Please deny rHmoE. Do
not know Frank 6. JOneS.'
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.nlWnlTISc Apollo. ca " II. "a
GLAfltNBfALL y DAY -ALIC z
BRADY On THE ORDEAL OF ROSET-
4 A." TOMORROW-CONST TAI
EApqE b TIE LEssON."
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LEADER 81 ;n sth ST.. g; \; v.
TOM MIX
IN ACE HIGH"
HuEfc for ths Show Played on Our New
Flo.ooo Pipe OrEln.
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.nHmHVT5C FheateF. eth 4 r seA
NADdE IN de LUKE ANNIE TO
ITORROW-ALICE BRADY In THE
ORDEAL or ROSETTA"
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IDlWnlTISC American. list 4 RI
SAlhINDhLLL y nODAT-ENID BEN
NETT IN sl1AUGHTY, NAUGHTY To-
MORROW-ETHEL CLAYTON IN THE
JOURNEYS END"
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.RANDATI'S AVE GRAND
TO-DAY AND TOMORROW - MARY
PICEFoRD N E'LI8S"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

Eat potatoes Instead Of bread. ~
tatOes ARE cheaper than bread and
Just a. n0urahlnE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

pTA7A So 9th 81. NV.
INN TODAY - FRANKLIN FAR
Nun IN -. 90 REWARD" TOMOR-
ROW-CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN "A
DOGS LIFE"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

maVnHTSC KnIelSeFbOekeR.
GkhNUhLL } ysth st. at CeL Ra.
rODAF BARBARA CAsTLEIoN IN
ssS--1SSSrfTrFs on LIBERTY. - TOMOR-
ROW-WlE s. HART IN ''selhsh Yates. )"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-19

'OTWTpIc OPENS AT ESQ Pm
VklHAl " J. STUART BLACKTON
1911 u ST. Presents WILD YOUTH %
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ADJUSTMENTS

iClDnCU TO-DAY AND TOMORROW
HHNUIN BESSIE LOVE In HOW
COULD YoU. CAROLINET'
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Giving You Bargains

While maintaining, strictly, our same high stand
ard of quality before the war, at the same
time endeavoring to keep prices from advancing.
Bargain reductions in clothing prices are now al
most unknown, but we are giving you the greatef
part of the profit margin to uphold reputation
for 'thc best values at the lowest prices in Wash
ington."
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The Truth-and Nothing But the Truth

STORE NEWS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
URGES USE OF TRACTORS
ON PENNSYLVANIA FARM
State Administration Experts De-
clare They Will Increase Pro-
duction of Food

The farm tractor is TO be the Moses
that will lead the United States out of
the wilderness OF threatened food
shortage, said +. y. Supplee, assistant
to w. +. Therkildson in the department
OF increased production Of the state food
administration.
Wealthy state fnanciers have prom
ised TO finance tremendously Increased
crop this year. and with the aid OF the
farm tractor It is expected that as much
will be accomplished In the farming
line as was on the Hindenberg line with
its big brother, the tank"
More than 5000 farm tractors will
soon be in use, It Is said, and will mean
more ground cultivated. II will mean
partial solving OF the farm labor
problem, for women can run the tractors
as well as men. and all in all II prom
ises a new era in crop production In this
state resulting in adding millions of
dollars worth Of food TO the credit OF
the state and the farm tractor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
ESTATE WORTH s512,175
Inventory of Eugene F. Caldwell's
Property Filed With Register
Sheehan

An inventory of the estate of Eugene
Forester Caldwell. who died December
I last at 234 South Forty-first street.
fled with Register Sheehan today.
places the valuation of the personal ef-
fects at s5l2.t75S9.
The principal investments included in
the appraisement are stocks and bonds
. In utility corporations.
The stock securities include 200
shares Lehigh Valley. 100 shares South
ern Pacific, 400 shares United Rail-
ways and Electrica. 200 shares York
Railways common. 100 Baldwin Loco
motive common and 100 Superior Steel
Corporation preferred.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
SIX OF YOUNGER SET
TRAINING AS NURSES
Society Girls Go Into Hos
pitals to Take Up Work War
Makes Necessary

SIX members Of society's younger set
are busy training for nurses. Each day.
between the hours OF and I, the young
women assist physicians in handling
cases in the dispensary of the Iankenau
Hospital corinthian and Girsrd avenues.
Their introduction to the sort Of work
that has been limited heretofore to pro-
fessionals is Just an entering wedge for
the big army of women who will he
comma ndeered for hospitals generally. II
the exodus Of nurses aud physicians
continues.
The class was organized by pr.
Charles Bingham renroSe, lie first in
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tasks who, because Of partial disability.
might find IL hard to get work In normal
times.
Mayor Ellis said
so far as the situation now is com
cerned there is no necessity for making
people 90 TO work. The law is a good
one because II hurts nobody and II may
prevent a bad labor situation
"our people now have disposition TO
work without being ordered to. and |
don't think that disposition viii be
changed camden Is patriotic and when
the state Labor Commissioner starts to
take census of the cty--whlch | sup
pose he will do II the Governor ever
feels that there Is necessity for actually
putting the law in force-he Will find
very few Camden men that are not
already at work.
THE law simply puts the state In
position to exercise strong hand II IL
should become necessary to force men
to work but don't see that 1t will ever
become necessary"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
Wins French Scout Decoration

An American boy-and a PHILADELPHIA
hoy at that--has been decorated with
the emblem of the Boy Scouts of France
FIe is William r. Smith. former scout
master of Troop 10, which meets at the
Lutheran Settlement House. 1888 Frank
ford avenue. Distinguished work among
the scouts abroad" is the reason given
for the awarding of the honor VIII
liam is member OF the British expe IL
tionary force in France and is ATTACHED
to the general hospital corps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
CAMDEN UNPERTURBED BY LAW
MAKING WORK COMPULSORY
Reason for the Calmness With Which City Awaits the
Governors Proclamation Is That
Vagrancy Has Vanished

CAMDEN calmly awaits Governor
~ Edges proclamation putting every
body. including father. to work. The
calmness Is due largely To the fact that
nearly everybody in Camden is already
at work and therefore will not he af-
fected even II the proclamation Is is.
sued
State Senator Charles A. Woiverton,
of Camden. father" of the law by which
the Governor can at any time make any
idle man choose between work and Jail
described the law as war mea sure and
said its Importance was not so much in
what would be done under II as in what
could be done.
The law Is not yet In effect. II IL sim
ply a measure empowering the Governor
to reauisition the services Of all able
bodied men between the ages OF eighteen
and fifty for any kind Of war work that
is required OF them II the occasion and
necessity shall arise. The consensus of
opinion in Camden Is that there will be
no occasion or necessity
Governor Edge says the law will be
put into effect Immediately, but the
statute itself provides that il shall not
20 into effect unless the proclamation is
issued.
According to the Camden police there
Is no necessity for the Governor exer-
cisinR this power now. for virtually
everybody In Camden Is at work There
never has been time when there were
. fewer vagranCy cases Wages are so
high they tempt even men who are not
much disposed 10 work in normal times
and with this situation the vagrant has
had such hard time that he has been
forced to go TO work or move on.
People are not so sympathetic with
beggars when the shipyards and the
factories are offering all sorts OF induce
ments for men to go to work and are
even willing to place nen at simple
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19

soft coal consigned through the Office
~ william Potter, Federal fuel admin
,.,rator for Pennsylvania. will go direct
,o the consumer. II was announced TO.
sav in a decision that eliminates the
dealer to a certain extent.
This step. taken TO indicate the first
royement in the program to eliminate
middlemen. will result in about seventy
Ave carloads a day being sent from the
mines direct to the industries. 1t fol-
lows closely upon the fuel administra-
t,on's decision to grant permits to no
new dealers.
HARD COAL STANDARD FINED
The standard for hard coal was an
nounced today by MIR. Potter In his
move for clean fuel. The grades
adopted as follows. were those used by
the Susauehanna Coal Company:
Nut coal not to exceed per cent No. !
0Ofss Pea coal not to exceed per cent No.
ouS" ouSo' i buckwheat to be free from No.
'Oss"s No. buckwheat to he free from dirt
"smaller sizes to be considered dirt "
these four sizes II exceeding the limits
named -, ,, -
sponsibility to handle clean coal vii
he insisted upon by this Office sale
AIR Potter He announced that th'
Union Ice and Coal Company had beer
ordered TO rescreen a carload OF chest
nut coal because it contained 81 PEI
cant Of impurities, including buckwheat
pea and dirt. The company expressed
itself as willing TO comply with the order
NO PERMITS FOR NEW DEALERS
The 230 coal dealers now doing busi
ness in Philadelphia are sufficient t.
supply this city, Francis A. Lewis, chair
man of the Philadelphia coal committee
( has decided. He has refused a permi
TO another.
The fuel administration is understood
10 be working out plan to divide th
city into zones, the dealers to be restrict
ed to the consumers In their immediat
neighborhoods. Addition nll dealers start
ing in business at this time, IT was SAID
would complicate these plans and ncces
state changes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
KEEP MAIL TUBES HERE
Z. p. Albrccht, Bourse President
Virtually Assured of Continuance

Emil T. Albrecht. president Of the
Philadelphia Bourse. has received vir-
tual assurance that the pneumatic mail
tubes are to he continued in Phla-
delpha.
Washington yesterday that tie estimate
Of engineers on the price the Govern
ment should pay FOR the Philadelphia
tube system should it be taken over was
s1.115O00, Mr. Albrecht said that Con-
gressman Moon, chairman of the House
Postoffice Committee, had promised him
(. 10 hinder an appropriation should the
i coNeressional commission investigating
q tkk question represent favorable rec
\ Nommendation. With the engineers esti-
mate at hand. the commission now will
make favorable recommendation, Mr..
Albrecht said
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
TO BUY L. s. RAIL SUPPLIES
P. r. X. Purchasing Agent Named
Head Of Federal Department

Samuel Porcher. general purchasing
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad has
been appointed temporary head OF the
railroad administrators purchasing de-
partment.
Mr.. Porcher. who has been instructed
20 undertake at once survey OF the
buying methods Of the principal rail-
roads, will work under John SHELTON
williams director of the division OF
finance and purchases.
Eventually the railroad administra- =
tion plans to centralize all purcha ses
and to buy on such big scale thar
lower prices will result.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
MEETING IN CHELTENHAM
Council of National Defense to Stim-
ulate Interest in War Work

\ mass-mceting will be held this eve
ming at the Cheltenham High School.
Cheltenham. under the auspices Of the
Abingdon branch of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, to arouse residents Of
that section to greater interest in war
work.
T. +. Rockwell will speak on Food
Production" Other speakers will talk on
women's work as outlined by the coun-
Gil
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19

FURNITURE
Grand Rapids Furniture Co. New York
GAS
Detroit City CO, Co, Detroit. Mich.
American Nsturs Gas Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
HARDWARE
Yale b Towne Mfg. Co, New York, b Branches
M,.s.sb HSL GS Ne. Have Ne" York City
Simmons Hardware Co, St. Louis. Mo-, 3 Br.nche,
American Hardware Corporation. New Britain. Conn.
INSURANCE COMPANIES
Travellers Insurance Co, Hartford, Conn., b Branches
eisSs is:slsnss faas%ni'y Co. Co. New New 3Gs
osean ACCIDENT Gg.arsss % Co. Ne. Ys,I Benches
American Surety Co., New York City. Branches
IRON & STEEL
4,l.n Iron s,ssI sI. Co I'm Phil.deghi: ..I., r:
Carnegie Steel Co., Pittsburgh, Pc.
JEWELRY
American Sales Co, Boston, Mas.
American Standard Jewery Co.. Detroit. Mich.
KNIT GOODS
Worlds Stst Knitting Mills. Bay City, Mich.
Everwear Hosiery Co., Milwaukee. Wise.
LUMBER
Chicago Mill b Lumber Co, Chiesso. I'll.
Apssche Lumber Co., Phiadelphs, Pa.
LAWYERS
ssssott 3 Bsssott, New York
Hawkins, Deiaheld D. LonEfelow. New York City
MERCANTILE AGENCIES
S O. Dun 1.,s Co. Ne. s..t Y9ts Z, H st:nsss. hs v.
Croekery Board Of trade, New York
MACHINERY
Manning Mszweii d Moore. New York
WsS1 ;;:sy cy Ms- York City
MILLERS
PiIlsbury Mills Minneapolis MINI.
Washburn. Crosby Co., Minneapolis. MINI.
MAIL ORDER HOUSES
Baird North Co., Providence. r,
Charles William Stores, Brooklyn, NY.
NEWSPAPERS
The Globe. New York
Chicago Tribune, Chicago. Ill.
OPTICAL GOODS
General Optical Co., New York City q Chicago
PLUMBERS SUPPLIES
fise hS1sns sts' OF Nj; Nj: sss Sc esls cse..o Ill.,
PHYSICIANS
DR.. Terry (Kinss County HosptaD. Brooklyn, NY.
DR.. Travers Garter Wood. Crocker Laboratory
PAPER GOODS
A%sse:. Pap. s PRODUCTS S Co. st. Louis Mo-
Rssa;'s Ress4; GAN Mtc &C. Co; New NY Yosn York
Albany PERI. wrsppins Paper Co.. Albany. NY
PAINTS
Standard Pain. Co., New York
Devoe : Reynolds Co.. Chicago. III.
PUBLISHERS 4 PRINTERS
I'm Pus,,i:.sins Co. Es. Yst City
Rssss.sa sa sss 1iisis se Co.: s New fSa SoIf e City
Pr: Collier sons. Inc. New York City
Scientific American. New York City
Q,,artsru.stsss 4 Disbursins Officers
q. s. A.. wsshngton. D. C.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
Urges Repeal of Railroad Bill

The repeal Of the railroad valuation
bill was advocated yesterday by the
Philadelphia Board OF Trade at its reg
uar monthly meeting. Philip Cooley
chairman of the inland transportation
committee. submitted a petition to this
effect. 10 he submitted to the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
This Week Only!

zhLs Week Only!
Final Clearaway of
our Finest OvercOatS,
of our Finest Suits!
This Limited Period
Drive is the last men,
ton we will make of
our Higher Priced
Clothes at Special
Prices this Season!
This is its Last Week-your only
Remaining Opportunity!
G Up to Saturday at E, we
will sell the Remainders of
our Finest SIS Overcoats at
$32, $33, $34 and $50; the
Remainders of our Finest $40
Overcoats at $2S, $29, $50
and $31; the Remainders of
our Fine SIS Overcoats at $24,
SIS and $40: of our $50
Overcoats at $22, $23 and
$24; of our SIS Overcoats at
SIS, $19, $40 and $21!
e. We will sell the Remainders
of our Finest SIS Suits for $39
and $40; of our Finest $40 Suits
for $34 and $35; of our Fine
SIS Suits for $25, $27, $2S
and $29; of our $50 Suits for
$23, $24 and SIS; of our SIS
Suits for SIS, $40, $40, $21!
q Get these points clear Our
Regular Prices on these high-grade
Clothes were low already - we
bought the fabrics early, bought
them right, and sold the finished
product accordingly. Secondly
Next Fall and Winter you will pay
considerably more for equal values
than our unreduced prices on these
Overcoats and Suits! So, Thirdly
It's good business to buy next sea-
sons supply right NOW!
$25 Overcoats .$1S. $40. $40. $21