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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

her. shy grace that with her gentle
ways gave her an eHde2ring person.
ality.
The portrait was painted at Chester
Springs shortly before Mrs. Wang left
the school in September.
She posed for it out of doors, in a
sunny open meadow. Sitting. there
among the lush meadow grasses. she
made a striking picture; her coloring
her tunic so whitc--striking, yet withal
so dainty and fragile looking, reminis-
cent of some of the China of her own far
country.
Mrs. Wang was so pleased with Miss
Hill's portrait! Speaking of another for
which she had posed. she said, 1T
makes me look so old" adding with a
whimsical smile, But, then, ! am very
old, you see
40 tell us how old you are?" came
the question; she looked about seven
teen.
oh very old" with sigh, almost
twenty"
There are three springs on the school
grounds that give the place its name.
Tn" waters are considered fine and are
known as the iron spring, sulphu
spring and the diamond or Jenny Lind
spring, the last So called because It was
a faVorite of that sweet singer of long
ago, for Chester Springs is an old place
and was once quite resort for those
who liked the waters.
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imposing war-profits taxee according to
the plan formulated in the pending bill.
and adding this to the old law to make
up the part of the deficit between the
$4,000, 100000 which the existing law
probably would raise and the $6.00G,-
100000 which the Treasury believes
should be raised by taxation in 1919.
An unjust feature OF this program,
congressional leaders think, would be
hat the existing provisions for excess
profits taxes have worked recognized
hardship on many businesses, and the
imposition of added war-profts taxes
would aggravate the situation.
Short.term Notes Possible
The possibility Of having no new com
prehens!ve program of revenue legisla-
tion, and consequently of raising less
than the $4,000, 90 sought from this
ource before the end of the fiscal year
June 80, next, has prompted the Treas
ury to consider plans for issuing quan
-ity of short-term notes-maturing IN
one year or less, and paying them off
from the proceeds of heavier taxes
which would be necessary in 1920. This
course would depend largely. however
on the attitude of the next Congress on
revenue legislation.
The bill as framed by the Finance
Committee will be reported to the Sen
ate next week by the Finance Commit
tee. Protracted debate is assured The
Republicans are planning to discuss IL
at length and oppose to the end the pro
vision, recommended by Secretary NC
Adoo and adopted by Finance Committee
Democrats. Of providing for 1920 rev
enueS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29

ably damaged and the cubs spirit was
broken.
Brun had only strength enough LEFT
to reach the top of a small tree, the n
eighth II had climbed since the chas9f
started. and there II was lassoed by "a
mounted policeman who once was cow
boy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
MAURITANIA BRINGING
1000 SOLDIERS HOME
Air Service Men Will Reach
American Shore Early
Next Week


Washington. Nov. 29.-General March,
chief of staff has announced that the
tr''e' "i S'"'' mas "''''ou"
Cunard liner MauretHnla' which Salle"
day at 4. p. m. has aboard 165 officers
, ,o,, ., 20 ,,o ,,,oriror army
ana 1884 men "i 'h' AMERICAN Amy
,'s. IT,, ,1si',N =, a,,a f., Xom, yor,. o,rIv next
week.
.., , ,,,,,-.,,,,
Counting those on the M"uretan'a'
1926 officers and men. most Of them
atiacbeI tiaC 70 air service units, which have
been training IN hnELano' are now Tod en-
route nome Ihrer Hh'rS' the l.apl"ilu' III
MInnckahdn and Orca. carrying 3S2 oifi-
GERS and 661i men, left Liverpool last
,.ao1, ona oro dnn at Erv. SorI, carlv in
.,1 "Iu q, '..1'. '''
'''c '"'''''E "''N,
The units on the Maur"tania were an
ara Aero SQUADRON officers 1872
men af-n, ,oro coro5ror orcors 11s
,,,o,' III ''
meni men, l.o,,,..,,,.to,, ,,o,,r,r,. Air Sorv-
ice oo,6 qf'cers No * S2,,nGror men officers 1o5
meH: 1G7,b Aoro souodro, officers 1ss
,o,o ''' l0 ''''
men ,S7., Aoro sorod-o, oeicors 15o
,,,.,o '''
men. a6s., ,oro sor,dror orcors 20,
-''t avn '''''
men 49,, ea,,.,u, oaoo. &c
ro,7 1o'" aero "'u"O'"''' Nv
267th Aero Squadron officers l4'
qGs.b ,oro SQUADRON oncars 14a
80, "O''' -N''' 'FN'N' w. '''
men; aG5t,, ,oro sorodror oocors 179
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AMONG the pictures at the Academy
L \ Of the Fine Arts, in the
exhibition Of water COlors now being
given there, is a portrait in pastel of
Chinese girl, hanging in Gallery X. 1t
is attracting attention not only because
of the rather unusual subject. but be-
cause it is a portrait worthy to hang
in any exhibition.
Doubtless few of the passing throng
that pause before the picture, know that
the Chinese Lady. as it is called. was
Mrs. Wang. the wife of a member of the
Legation of China at Washington She
died not long after the portrait was
painted. a stranger in a strange land.
Il victim of influenza.
Mrs. Wang had not been in this
country very long. She came to Phil
adelphia to study art about the middle
of September and died early in October,
having spent the summer at the sum-
mer school Of the Academy Of the Fine
Arts at Chester Springs. Pa.
Her death seems very tragic to those
who knew her last summer at the
Academy. She was a great favorite
with everyone.
There was an elusive charm about
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
M'ADOO TOHEAD
BIG STEEL POOL
Washington Hears He Will
Direct Independent Ex-
port Combine
PEACE TRADE SOUGHT
Organizers Now Await APP
proval of Federal Trade
Commission
PEACE TRADE SOUGHT
Washington. Nov. %.

Sc cretary McAdoo, 1t is reported. is
TO be the president or managing
director of a pool of independent steel
manufacturers for selling steel in for.
eign countries. This pool Is now
awaiting the sanction Of the Federal
Trade Commission before formal an.
nouncement is made of its existence.
Report that this pool of interests
not in the United States Steel Corpora
tion has been formed gains credence
from the fact that while the steel men
Interested were in Washington last
week they consulted with the Secre-
tary of the Treasury in regard to the
legality of the pool under the Webb
Pomerene act, and that, as the man
who directed the financing or virtually
all the allied countries during the war,
he had knowledge of credits and con-
ditions such as is possessed by no
ether individual.
1t was also recalled that there was
only a short lapse of time between the
visit of the steel men and their filing
their application with the Federal
Trade Commission and the announce
ment of Mr.. McAdoo's resignation and
his trip to the South, where he is in
specting railroad lines-and also out
OF the way of MISREPRESENTATION the
story of the formation OF the pool
should be learned.
The conference between Secretary
McAdoo and the independent steel men
was said here to have been the out
growth of the conviction of the latter
that a cooperative selling organization
in foreign markets was necessary to
enable them to compete with the Steel
Corporation. The independent steel
men, 1t was said, learned through Gov
eminent regulation of their business
during the war that they could not
compete individually with the Steel
Corporation at the prices fixed by the
President. The Steel Corporation
took a profit at every stage or
the manufacture of finished steel,
due to its subsidiary companies, While
the Independent group was forced to
purchase raw materials at high prices
and accordingly made far less on the
Government price.
The preliminary conferences over
the steel situation took place here on
November 13. two days after the sign
ing of the armistice. the day before
Secretary McAdoo submitted his res
ignation as Secretary of the Treasury
and director general of railroads.
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FIRST BANQUET IN AIRSHlP
Party of Nine $500 Feet High
Have Novel EXpericnce

Elizabeth, y. j., Nov. 29.-The first
banquet ever held in the air took place
yesterday when nine distinguished men
interested in aeronautics ate their
Thanksgiving dinner while soaring in
a Handley.Page airplane at an altitude
of $500 feet above this city.
The banquet in the clouds also was
to celebrate the opening of the mail
service between Elizabeth, Philadel-
phia and Washington. Elizabeth
taking the place of Belmont Park,
which has acted as the northern end
Of the terminal in the "cloud-line"
route already in existence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
CAPTURED YANKS
COME HOME SOON

Tours. Monday, Nov. % -DelayedD J
-(By A. P.)--An American liner Will
sail from French port in few days
for Rotterdam, where it will take on
board ninety-six American officers and
1000 men, who have been prisoners Of
war in Germany. They will be brought
u France before being taken to America.
Major General James q. Harbord,
head of the supply service of the Amer
lean expeditionary forces has directed
that sufficient ratiOnS and clothing be
taken to Rotterdam and that the COM
missary department provide tobacco,
canned goods, playing cards. toilet
articles. soaps and towels for issue to
the prisoners \ sufficient number of
quartermaster corps officers and men will
go to Rotterdam to do everything pos
sihl. for the men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
BEAR HUNT IN CENTRAL PARK
Keeper Dies, Two Are Bitten Be-
T.. fore Bruin Is Caught

New York. Nov. 29.-An impromptu
bear hunt in Central Park was the
most thrilling event of Thanksgiving
Day in New York. In the excitement
of the chase an assistant keeper oil the
Zoo dropped dead of heart disease, a
patrolman had n large chunk bitten out
Of his right calf and soldier had part
of thumb nipped off while pursuing
bruin up tree
There Is every reason to believe the
bear would have escaped had 1t not
inadvertently got in the path of an au-
tomobile. 1t was staggering across a
road in the direction of the topmost
tree in the park when the motor col.
lided with il. The car was consider.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
TWO BOYS SERIOUSLY HURT
One May Die, Another Lose Arm
From THANKSGIVING Accidents

Two boys are in serious condition to-
day as result of Thanksgiving Day
hunting accidents. .,
John Wiedemvr, sixteen, years olo'
1918 Dyre street. Frankford, is expect
ed to die Mt Franlford Hospital. FRANCIS
Scott, fifteen years old, 1928 Mitchell
street, Camden, may lose his right arm.
Young Wiedemer was wounued by an
old fashioned shotgun he had just pur,,
chased. II slipped from his hand and
was discharged by striking rail fence
The left side of his face was torn away
both eyes were put out and his lett
arm was badly injured. .
Young scott leaned his gun against
n rail fence near Merchantville, \: j.,
and when he seized it suddenly to shoot
a rabbit II was accidentally discharged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
NINE WORKMEN INJURED
Car Filled With Steel Employe,
Crashes Into Disabled Car

Bethlehem, Ia, Nov. 29.-(By y. P)
Nine workmen were seriously injured
this morning when car filled with
steel workers crashed into a disabled
car on the line of the South Bethlehem
and Saucon street railway at Seiders-
ville near here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
DEA TIL TOOK CHINESE LADY,
FAIR IDOL OF ART STUDENTS
Charming Mrs Wang Wife OF Legation
Member Original of Picture in Exhibition Ciuen BY
i'll Be Buried at Home

TINS article wdS contr!butCd to the Ercmim0
PHbliC Ledger bU Miss caroline FOr. Of Ger.
M an totcn. an art associate Of Mrs. Wang at
thc PCnnSylrdnid .icddCHD Of the Finc ARTS.
3hc chester Springs AcadcmD Is thc Pchh-
SDiudntd iCddCHU'S summer school,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-29
TAX COLLECTION
BADLY MUDDLED
Inadequate Old Law May
Have to Be Enforced by
the Treasury
NOTE ISSUES POSSIBLE
Chaotic Conditions Surround
ing Government Placed
Squarely on Congress
NOTE ISSUES POSSIBLE
By the Associated Press

Washington, Nov. 29.
Chaotic conditions in the collection
or taxes next year now seem unavoid-
able, according to a Treasury statement
which has been prepared commenting
on the delay Of Congress In enacting the
pending revenue bill.
This statement. to be made public
shortly, will explain why the internal
revenue bureau now Is proceeding with
plans to collect taxes under the old
law. with its levies far below those
proposed in the new measure.
The only way to avoid resorting to
collections under the old law. the Treas
ury now believes. Is for Congress to
rush the bill to completion within two
weeks. Most House and Senate leaders
do not believe this possible. In fact
leaders of both parties are said to share
the opinion at the Treasury that the
measure even may not be enacted at
this session.
Old Law May BE Enforced
Consequently the situation appears
to be that all the work of Congress on
revenue legislation during the sast six
months may go for naught and that
the present revenue law will be en-
forced for another year possibly few
additional levies.
In view of this, congressional lead
ers have discussed with Treasury off,
cials the advisabiity of trying to rush
through both houses joint resolution
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15
THEDA BARA COMING
 TO FOX'S SUNDAY

big week is ahead Of New Brit ain theater-oors for a list of fea- turcs has been lined ID that will make the coming seven days a mem orablo one to all followers of ,Ee best on tue screen. The Jewel Gar mon pro duction which will begin a two da\H' crG1GeU ent today can real 1N be claSSed far above the aNera@" feature Us the story told is a master piece oS literary fiction adaptcd f0r the screen hy William FoX's sccnar,t, department. Beginning Sunday is the big Thcdo Bara super-product:on. ''Thc Forbidden Path. a seven act Standard offering which has iamnc,l every thcater in which it has beer, ShoNn the past week. "A dramatic, hlm that SurpaSSrs anything Miss Sara has done in months" is the re port on tAia production in the Dra- matte Mirror. one of tho most scv re critics, Patrons are urged to ~omn carly for this his treat as the threo o@Ns promise to ho extremely busy ones around ttc Fox thratcr.
 The coming Of the Lee Kids" as evcrNona calls them. is aIvy2vs a ni.p- ner occasion at FoH's and their first seven part picture seen il monIhs
 
 to prove of great appeal to all. Tn popularity these little Fox -'h.sh,. grands" SurpaSs many of thr screen .s grown ups" for they are real ,lla- rnatlc stars who switch to comedy of the best kind in a fraction of a second. "NmoriCan Buds" will be seen Wednesday and Thuredav with the second installmcnt of the vitaI,v interesting secret service serial, "Thc Eagles Eye. Fox patrons who fol low this serial are promised a knowl- edge or the German spy system sI- pcrior 10 any that may be had else where for they share in Chief Flynn $ wonderful fund of information re- garding what the Germans intended to do in the United States Marguer- ite snow and King Raesot two t,rea favorites here p!oE the !caa.n- rcle..
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15
JEWEL CARMEN AT
 FOX'S THEATER TODAY

\ remarkable dem onstration of a girls will power is given by that loNAble little IoX star. Jewel Carrn cn, in her latest Fox feature. The Girl With the Champagne Eyes," at the local Fox theater today and tonor- TOW. In thls production Miss Car- nen Njsuaiizes a girl Who, driven to desperation by one misfortune after another, seeks the only way out, . regardless ot what hccomcs of hrr. While she is saved from moral de- struCtion ot orc Nnd her WOuM 70 benefactor turns out 10 be a beast O1 of the worst description and cndCIN- ors to drag i1cr down to still lower depths. Then 1t is that her wonler- ful strength of will asserts itself and you see a demonstration Of self rcLor mation that rNct> Nour eyes to luc screen and makes you hang on her every move. Hiss C'rmen, ;i deli 'atC beauty who has Jumped into almost Instantaneous popularity, will hc rc- called for her talcnted work n w hen a Man Secs Red" a recent William Ia rnum prod uCtlOn that created such d profound impression when show q at i'oX'S a few weeks ago. X Sc- lcctcd I1oN cast Snrroun1e Miss Car
 
 ! po1'tinG characters. Fox patrons can antlcir;,ta ar exceptional production 1 in "Thc Girl With the Cham mpaEne 1 Eyes, i. certainly differs from any I thing seen recently.
 l Nitagrarh's sensational serial, "\en~ l :geance and the Woman" grows 1n ] strength every week. Today's e1!- sode. "Fured Alivc' has come worry 1 dramatic scenes that nave Hn In2- 1 portant bearing on inc OOtr0mo of [ the story. Patrors who have to!- 1 lowed Vengeance and the NorGan 1 will want to sec everyone of the ."- mainjnS chapter as the story now ! develops very quickly to An ending 1 of great appeal The Sunshine cent l cdy 10 he seen is, "IIhr Hushtrd < l Wife" ,Gd l. Il tNptCal ">n1# hlnH ! scrcdmingly funny action oecrrrlnG ] continually. The ratho News and 1 Mutt and Jeff will bo among the l other subjects to be seen. Az usual i Saturdays performance will b@ coi- ! tinuol.S.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15
THOSE FIVE GIRLS
 AT THE LICEUM

The bill that came 70 the I.yccum yesterday for three days engagement
 was received at both afternoon and evening performances with the great est possible enthusiasm. The bill from beginning to end struck a pop riar chord and went over to great applause. Not ;t single number failed tn produce n great reception and analyzing the bill, there can be no Goubt that the bill deserves every bit o~ applause given.
 "Those Five Girls.'' q quintet of b,a autirul, capable instrumental and vocal soIoists headed the list in very pleasing number. and the other two numbers. "Jim" Doughcrty. singing comedian. and The IIavclockS. cc- tentric jUSGlcrS upheld the calibrc of the bill.
 The IIaNcloc1s iuegIed everything ir their setting. all tn" way from the pillows to the tables, including cloth ins, cigars, balls. canes, and every thing else. The man. who docs the bulk of the work of the act shoWec great improvement in the evening over his work of tE" afternoon. DouS uShcrtY is one of those comedians who get familiar with the audience DC' docs not depend alone on that faculty to bring his act through. Hc IS a splendid singer, has good iokrs good mum bclS and q. pleasing person aiity. His imitation of John McCor- 1 mack singing "I Hear You Calling Me- is not half bad, and the rest Of his program is strong. The headlineI
 brings ''Thoec Five t;irl&.' in a med |, ley of selections, varieratcd and wei chosen. All are finished VioliniSts and two arc Voc;Nisls of pleasing manner
 The motion picture end brings "Betty Takes a Hand" with Olive Thomas in the leading role The pic ture embraces every phase ot plot an audience might desire. Miss Thomas i" at her best and makes the best of un excellent vehicle. Saturdays show will he continuous.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15
VIMY RIDGE HERO
 TALKS AT kEENEY'S 5

Frank R. Dunlop is at kconey $ today and tomorrow as an added at- traction in "A Trip to the Fighting Front.' which consists of siN official war films and a descriptive lecture a- the different scenes are thrown on the screen Private Dunlop, being | Scotchman by birth, enlisted in th" f3d Canadian Black Watch Regiment and went overseas in 1915. He served Is months of active duty in the trenches and was at Yprcs the Som me. and was a member of the Cana dian forces that took Nimy Ridge from the Germans. Here he was wounded three times Shrapncl injured his ankle, blew two fingers from his let to a hospital outside of Paris and when he recovered he was honorahl9 discharced from the service. He gives .. very interesting talk as the moving pictures are shown and describes each scene clearly. Some of the scenes are. Heavy artillery in action: the erection of barbcd- wire cntanglcmentS in No Mans Land: q unit going over the top in the gray morning mist: the arrival of wounded soldiers and their treat ment in hospitals: German prisoners being brought in: captured German C-boat; the inside Of a "babY-killcr.
 and numerous other scenes of our AL lies soldiers. This Is picture for all ta sec, particularly for those who have
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15

sketch taken from Potash and Perl mutter stories. Violet Mersereau, the Bluebird star. is seen in a five-reel production of wartime Dixieland, en-
 titled "Morgan's Raiders" A new episode of "Thc Hidden Hand and the Current Events arc also shown todty and Saturday. For next week, the management has booked the marvel ouS MaciStc the star of "CahHia, and "Thc Warrior" in his new SN-reel production, Q picture that will make you gasp and then laugh at his super human fcatS of strength interminEled with a good plot and good comedy.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15

1aAu gwen heiI--in Ii1oment--as to the kind of Invisible ink. ly followed the instr namc "Allcn Drake upon the envelope.
 But Lillian gave m, tc"tion. | had hush { her reminder Of urg done, and in 0noth gently uulooSencd my stood up, throwing ba in the CharaCtcriSt i which she accepts so fiCult task,
 "NoW for Allen D "Nc m ust get to him
 Her next question
 olI know him 1o
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15
NOW PLAYING AT THE LYC BUM.

z father, son. or brother in training or on the firing line.
 The vaudeville bill presented. this week is ono of real merit. Sylvester Schacfcr offers ono of the biggest and best acts on the stage. His offering might be termed a "Onc-Man Show, for he does everything that can be done in vaudeville. His act IS a pro- duction and carries a special car for his paraphcrnalia. The act is well cO%tumed With some very pretty sets of scenery. Tutz and LNtlc offer a ueat singing and dancing act that wins favor. and Ed Gear and company pro sent "Thc PartrcrS.' a laugha hlc
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15

There Is no way of being sure that all the strings are removed from string beans unless you pare q slender strip from each side of the pod.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-15
HOUSEHOLD NOTES

Scallop the child's dress around the bottom and bind the edges of the waist with color matching the scallop
 Tucked and shirred vests arc worn by small girls when the serge dress seems to need a touch of lightness.
 A dainty meringue is made by an egg beaten and mixed with one half cup of top milk