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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
NO COAL FOR RURAL DISTRICTS
Plan to Be Tested in Localities
Where Firewood Is Plentiful

Washington. July 80. - Country dis
tricts in States where the supply of fire.
wood is plentiful may be denied coal
for domestic use. except under special
permits, under the latest plan suggested
by the fuel administration.
Preliminary instructions to try the
plan in certain localities have been sent
State administrators and these officials
have been advised that IL the prohibi-
tion results in excessive prices being
demanded by wood dealers prosecutions
should be instituted under the Lever
act.
Officials cited an order appointing
each State fuel administrator to Of
fce delegated authority for prohibiting
the sale. shipment and distribution Of
coal TO domestic consumers. It is under
this authority, it was explained, that
the fuel administration, notably in Phil
adelphia. has been enabled to enforce
its regulations holding the householder
TO the amount of coal commensurate
with his reasonable needs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
RlE,,S TO THE SUMNER GIRL
WHOSE HEART IS IN FRANCE
EMean the "AlLWool Yard.W ide One Who Doesn't Need
n Slly Fi1ations to Help Pass the Time-War Searches
8S Out Character in Vacation Time

- eummertime is proving itself a
1tofling character test for the girl
~ man" is off to war. 1t Is
4H how we thought we knew all
r kirls SO well. There was Kathleen,
\ instance. Last summer she was
3 11Gt about engaged to John. Butter
Iouldn't melt In her mouth; she loved
3 Mn so-her John. Then there was
4ean. Bill followed her around like a
So St. Bernard puppy and she let him
t3llOw, once in awhile throwing a
smile or bit of partially that had
~ last him all week.
9, Every one said Jean was mean. Why
didn't she take Bill or leave him?
Every one held up Kathleen as model
pife-to-be. Great talkfests the Older
women had last summer at Mount y.
AND this summer Kathleen and
"A Jean are back--both out-and-out
mgaged. What a queer. strange
eearchlight war is. 1t can delve under
paint and powder and bring to vision
3 glorious bedrock of q character that
can defy the sorrow of the world and
I'VE like a soldier through its pain.
II can search the soul of sweet,
wholesome.looking girl and show to
the world petty, whining nature
that things always going right have
otilled into cheerfulness and seeming
unselnshness.
Bill and John have gone to war--to
France where there is no chance of
. weekend furlough. II strikes us
older women that 1t is a little hard
for a girl to have her pretty summer
things and no man about to see them.
It makes lump come into the throats
OF some Of US, too, when we see Jean
standing on the shore on Saturday
nights. when the motorboats and the
canoes pull off to the big hotel on the
island for the dance. Perhaps that Is
why we forgive kathleen her whining.
Perhaps that is why we forgive kath-
1een her little fl!rtations with the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

John ]. Regetz Happily Re.
united Here Today With Par.
ent Through Aid of Re.
porter and Priest
Not Knowing Whether She
Lived, He Had Insured His
Life for Benefit of the
Government

n BOUT the happiest reunion Second
"A street has seen in many years was
that of the Regetz family, 32s South
Second street. today. when John J. Re-
getz, on furlough from Camp MacAr-
thur. Waco, Tex. after being separated
from relatives fourteen years. tried to
hug his mother and three brothers all at
once.
Joseph Regetz. father of the little
group. died in 1904 and the mother, un-
able to take care of the five small chill
dren left with her. placed John with the
Philadelphia Aid Society, and Rudolph.
the youngest child, with another organi-
zation.
For nine years John remained with
the society Then the mothers address
was lost and he lost track of her and
his brothers. At sixteen he started to
work and he was employed on a farm
near West Grove, Pa, when his number
was called in the draft last May. He
was In the infantry first. but recently
was transferred to Company Q, Casual
detachment.
In camp Regetz happened to tell the
story OF his lost family to a group of
men, including newspaper reporter.
ana Immediately II was planned to ask
the Philadelphia newspapers to aid in
nnding the mother. 1t was through the
Rev. Arthur S. Hart Catholic priest.
and the Public Ledger. that Mrs. Regetz
was located. Father Hart conducted the
funeral service for the father in 1904
MY boy! My boy! was all Mrs. Re.
getz could say for moment when she
neard her son was coming. ITO think
we shall see one another again after all
these years! He was such tiny. white
haired fellow when I saw him last and
now he Is a soldier"
Yes. we are all pretty happy"
smiled John Regetz today. His blond
hair blue eyes and diffident air. made
him seem even younger than his twenty
one years. THE only disappointment
is that my youngest brother is missing.
these years, for he was lost track of
just as I was. It's great to have a fam
lily. There is one brother older than ]
who expects to go to war soon. Joseph,
Charles and Rudolph are at home"
One of his soldier comrades wrote of
Regetz: He is 100 per cent patriot be-
cause he insured his life for his coun-
try" When asked about his insurance,
Regetz said:
"A few years ago at West Grove l
took out $1,000 insurance for my mother
with the understanding that in case of
my death 1t would be given her If she
could be found. When l entered the
army I wanted to take out $4,000 in
surance for her on the same plan.
was told it couldn't be made out to
person whose definite address was un-
known, SO l had the policy made pay
able to the United States Government.
Now, OF course, I'll transfer it to
mother"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

LXXIII
nUT soon found that to take things
ID up Just where we have laid them
down Is easier said than done. The
period of two weeks which. when I was
looking forward to il in my exile in
Hilltston. loomed up in the distance as
the golden age of opportunity wherein
] could easily atone for past absence
acQuit myself with credit in current
tasks and set up a high goal for the
future, was gone before ] knew 1t or
had even fathomed my ignorance when
returned to Bellington indeed. the pub
lie schools of that community. which
prided itself upon their excellence. would
never have gained the reputation they
possessed had their work been of such
. character that member of the high
school graduating class could absent her
nelf for nearly one-third of the year
during that time engage in work which
permitted little leisure for studying. and
yet within the brief space of fortnight
after returning to the classroom find
herself on a par with fellow students
who had not missed the recitations of
single day. l did the best I could and
Professor Freeland and the other teach
ers were patient and considerate. hut
] had appropriated In the form of four
toen days of grace wherein to study like
tbs greatest grind and not give thought
e anything-just as II l were a born
Dtudent and had inherited enough money
to live on--I realized not only that
was so far behind my classmates that
didn't know what they and the teach
ers were talking about. but also that
compelled by the regulations of the Y.
W. c. A. to move to some other board
ing place after two weeks residence.
lacked the wherewithal to live anywhere
IN idleness. To be sure. I was just now
out OF debt and had been able to re-
plsnish my wardrobe to such extent that
Il sufflced for the simple requirements
OF school life, but ! was distressed to
fnd that despite working and struggling
for the best part of a year my present
was altogether as perturbed and my
future almost as uncertain as when left
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

occasional dapper young man In
civilian clothes or the dashing second
lieutenant up at Y spending his leave
with his mother.
The white figure OF Kathleen is
never silhouetted against the dark
pines Of the north shore as the canoes
paddle off for the gayety on the island.
Johns girl is always safely tucked
away in one of the boats. Kathleen
was made for the primrose paths Of
life. That is why she spends her
days alternately whining or grabbing
az the straws OF gayety that come her
way. 1t is why, perhaps. saturday
night finds her dancing n light-toed
way into the heart OF any stray young
man who looks as though he might
invite her TO play tennis the next
morning.
TEAM could go to the Saturday night
y dances. too. Sometimes she does
slip into her smart white organd!e and
her little pink sweater and come
along. The men ask her to dance, too
and she does and laughs and they
ask her to dance again. But no man
looks soulfully at Bills girl. under.
stand she allows them 10 understand
she is taken"
In after years l shall always re.
member Jean--because she is one OF
the big figures in the war. There are
the nights when she saws she Is too
tired to go to the dance. l hope /
shall always remember them. Inc
slim little white figure there against
the pines. Here's TO the thou'
sands Of Jeans whose hearts were car
ried to France this summer, who go
faithfully on from day to day loving
and hoping. as does my Jean at y.
"All wool, yard-wide" girls, who are
big and fine enough TO get on without
silly f1irtations with other men while
their own are risking their lives for
them across the seas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
Three Fires Near Coatesyille

CoatesvilIe, Pa, July 30.--Threc disas-
trous fires have occurred in this vicinity
recently, the latest last night at Smyrna.
Lancaster County, when the store and
contents belonging to II. *. Wilson were
consumed. entailing a loss of $1,000.
Sunday night a large barn containing
twenty-six acres of wheat. five pigs and
farming utensils in Cain township Ches-
ter County. was burned, with loss of
$1,000. Two miles distant warehouse
owned by Charles Conner. Thorndale,
caught fire mysteriously and was de-
stroycd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

the center of which is laced a wide pink
satin ribbon This gives an empire
Waistllne to the garment. At the CEN
ter-front narrow satin ribbon of the
same coloring is laced and crossed
through small eyelets, and tied at the
lower part of the opening in a bow
The shoulder straps are made with sew
eral rows of the narrow ribbon held to-
gether
The petticoat is made, of course. on
the same principle as the combination,
the wide ribbon lacing through the foun-
dation of the skirt just above the
hounce. This same idea could be car
ried out by using white lace medallions
should you so desire.
tCopyrisht. 1918. by Florence Rose)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
YESTERDAYS ANSWERS

1. Miss Mary Mcmillan Is known chiefly for
the wounded soldiers Of the British
army, and also she treated tho first
to England.
?. The lunch, cart service has been instituted
in Washington by the Giris' section OF
the District, War Camp. Community
Service. with the aid Of the Girls
Friendly Society. for the young women
war workers.
3. a Eood eXterminator for the buEs that
attack beet tops Ia arsenate Of lead.
Spray the plants every ten days.
I. When cold,boiled ham is hard and dry u
can be chopped into small pieces. mixed
with mayonnaise dressing and used as
"A filling for dainty sandwiches.
). When using Ice to refine the skin. wash
the face tho!roushly r. hot wnter and
c!eansinE. cream and rub the ice over
the whole face. Mop the face dry
without rubbing.
8. One good reason :. for putting colored
st,lnes ,, In A. q soldiers socks; L that It
and another good rsason i tnaat tn,
feel that the stripes mean good luck.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
A Miracle Worked
With a Pot of Beans


VOW wouldn't think you could do
much with a pot Of beans. would
you? Well. the other night I gave
Jim a dish which Is now on our
regular menu. It was beans with
tomato sauce. to be sure. but with
that I mixed bananas baked slowly
In maple syrup until they were
soft. and then just gave 1t dash
Of Al Sauce. Boston wouldn't
have recognized those beans. Jim
says he will recognize them il he
meets them again. and he hopes 1t
will be often. Al Sauce is not
Worcestershire. you know. it is just
a miracle-working flavor that
transforms left-overs and turns
beans into bliss.-(Advt)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
Wants to Make Friends

Dear Cynthia-I am a young man. seven
teen years of age. and have been in Phila-
eelphia only coupe of weeks and I live by
myself. However, l find 1t rather Ionss om-
ana would greatly appreciate II II you would
zen me how ] could get acquainted with
some young girls and young fellows.
LONESOME.
II Is hard for you not to have any
friends here, but you will soon make
some, feel sure. Do you so 10 church?
Inc best plan is to go TO your church
and see the clergyman who is rector or
one OF his assistants and talk to him.
TEL him where you come from and
vhat you are doing in the city and say
fnat you are lonely and anxious to meet
other young people. He will put you in
the way of being introduced to some and
you can make your own way from then
on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
Take Public Service Trolley

TO tNf EHIfoT OF " oman s PuDe.
Dear Madam--Kindly let me know through
your paper what trolley car to take from
Camden to New York: the time. fare and
street where get the car I will be very
thankful for information. c. Z. S.
Take the Public Service trolley for
Trenton on the Market street side of the
ferry at Camden. At Trenton take a
car which goes through New Brunswick
TO Newark. This is the end of the
trolley trip. and you walk a block to the
York. The trolley cars run every haif
hour-twenty minutes after the hour
and ten minutes Of. The fare for the
round trip to Newark is $3.50 and the
you start from Camden at $50 in the
morning you arrive in Newark about
. o'clock If YOU 20 to Ledger Central
Broad and Chestnut streets, you can get
trip.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
Wants Real Estate Course

To the Editor Of Wonidm's Page:
Dear Madam-I am a stenographer in a
real estate office and would like to know
whether ! could take up course in real es-
tate. as I am new at this business and would
Ike to advance myself. Where could I take
the course? ANNA BELLE.
With so much ambition am sure you
will have success If you call UP the
colleges that offer business courses you
will be able to make arrangements to
take up a course in real estate in the
winter, but not now as most Of the col
leges are closed for the summer except
for a few special courses. I should
think you would learn great deal about
the work right there in the office. for you
get so much practical experience, and
that is so important in any study.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
u CHANCES -CYNTHLA IS ADVTCFT no Girls
The Heart Hunters
BY MARY DOUGLASS
Anthor OF Hunting a Husband"
tCopyriRht)
XIV
Erpl anation
ssCCPPoSING Eleanor is not here
- The thought frightened me.

Erpl lanaiion ''
ssCuPPosING Eleanor is not here !.
~ The thought frightened me.
Below me the street looked dark. un
friendly, I felt already as II 1 wer,
turned away Then heard steps. Th
door opened slowly.
Does Mrs. Angus live here?"
asked The words caught in my throat
The woman at the door hesitated
Then she opened it wider
Come in." she said curtly.
'Mrs Angus" she called in a pene
trating voice.
Yes" came the clear bell-like tones
of Eleanor's voice.
bounded up the steps.
oh, Eleanor I cried. Eleanor"
flung myself into Sher arms.
Why. Prudence, thought yor
weren't coming until next Wednesday =
Didn't you get my letter."
We were lost in mesh of explana.
You poor darling, weren't you fright
ented to death-but you are here. SO
It's all right"
Eleanor had slid her arm through
that was to be mine.
Il was going to have flowers for you,'
Eleanor exclaimed, and"
IT'S adorable as 1t is" I looked at
| walked around staring at the pictures
and sat down at last in the wicker chair.
Take off your things and I'll get you
something TO eat" said Eleanor You
must be starved"
| hung my things in the little cur
tained closet. And laughed at my past
fears. ! was here, And free as last.
Ready, Prue?" called Eleanor. | went
into the other room. Eleanor was pull
ing up the leaf of the table. Before me
was the daintiest little meal on Flea
nors yellow springed china.
Mustn't talk tonight. Prue," said
Eleanor with the stern wisdom Of one
month of marriage. You must 60 to
bed soon. for I've planned the gaudest
time of your life :"
For moment the confession trem-
hled on my lips. Should I tell her about
Eddie Smiths money? Only moment
it trcmbled there Then thrust It
away. No. No one would understand.
II did not seem fair to Eddie-or to me.
had come to the city for more than
just Eleanor's "gaudy time" I drank
the tall glass of milk and felt real
drowsiness stealing over me.
Tomorrow would be time enough to
begin to plan the future.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

are going with this shipment Of articles
In the box, dedicated to articles made
up almost entirely of odds and ends of
materials which the women would deem
1t crime 10 waste. are fifty miles of
sunwipers and fracture pillows stuffed
with snippings of material.
The work is raining steadily in speed
and volume Of output.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
When to Fly Flag at Half.Mast

10 the Edtfor ot WomunS PdOc:
Dear Madam would like to know IL IL
H. proper to fly the fag at half-mast IL one
of the members of the church--a lieu
tenant-has been killed in action? / have
been told it is not, Will you please answ er
this in Fridays EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER?
Please mention when II is proper to hy a
flag at half-mast w. G. L.
1t is a perfectly proper mark of re-
spect for the church TO fly the flag at
been killed in action. A flag on public
building should always be hoisted at
half-mast when any one Of any prom
inence dies or any one for whom the
people in the building wish to show re-
spect. Your letter came too late to get
into Fridays or Saturdays papers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
The WOman's
Exchange
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

I. What scientific branch Of war work Ia in
need Of women to take the place Of
The snomn W. a. s. sc'tf;s houses H.w
did this name originate?
3. What new name for q color has been
sugeested by the war?
4. Why IA II better to have q coffee grinder
at home than to- buy ground coffee at
the grocery st0re?
3. Describe en- attractive way Of Knitting
- "a sleeveless sweater Of baby ribbon.
D. What kind Of trimming Is tised on the
new petticoats Of Jersey silk?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

For the names of shops where ar
tic!es mentioned in Adventures With
a Purse can be purchased, address
Editor of Woman's Page. EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER, or phone the
Womans Department, Walnut 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
Wants to Know Girl

4 Dosr Cynthia-will you kindly answer the
DfIoWing questions for me:
! x)ret How can I become acquainted with
I'll that lives in the same neigh Dor hood
met There Is no way In which ] can
~ any favor or start a conversation
har Because l hardly ever see her and
80 ~ perfect strangers to each other.
- 6upposins was asked to call at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

If by a bullet. The mother accepted 1t
as premontion. Forty-eight hours
later she learned her boy had died gal.
lantly under fire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

You must admit that it Is eXasperating
to be dressed up with your very best
hat and veil and then to have the veil
slip down off the brim of your hat. |
saw sterling silver veil pins today,
curved like flower pins and rhinestones
which catch the veil at the front of
the hat. And the curve fits snugly over
the hat brim. The price of fifty cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

Do you remember when you were a
little girl how you loved to,carry tiny
fan with your Sunday-go-to meeting
white dress? was reminded of it today
when l saw some wee fans for little
people. One had small Dutch figures on
it and was priced at thirty-five cents.
Another. pure white, was only ten cents.
| can just picture Mistress Betty hold
ing primly one of these fans in her
chubby hands and tanning back those
damp little curls
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30

One of the shops Is displaying some
cool-looking woven voile patterns which
are valued at thirty-eight cents and fifty
cents a yard. They are striped. some
pale pink. others a fresh cool green.
and they have been lowered to twenty
eight cents n yard. A very nice porch
dress or cool little business frock could
be made from one of these. and the total
cost for, the material should not be
more than Sl40 or S16S.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
Adventures
With aPurse
FOUND TODAY
I. A wrist locket.
:. Material for cool frocks.
3. Cunni9g fan for Mistress Betty.
I. silver Veil pins,

THE more wander through the shops
- and behold service novelty after
service novelty. the more | marvel at
the ingenuity of man. or in these mod
crn days. I might say. woman: for VINO
can tell who thinks of them all? For
instance. today I saw small square
sterling silver locket, with a service flag
in enamel in the center It opens, of
course. to hold your soldiers picture,
and is fitted with a black MORE ribbon
wrist strap. In fact. at first glance, it
looks for all the world like a trim silver
wrist watch. And its price is $3.50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
WAR PLANT PLOT BLOCKED

Tomorrow-Ths New World,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1918-09-06
TO YOUNG MEN WHO ARE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

The registration of September 18th,
will include all men from Is to 45
years of age, both years inclusive,
and the indications are that before
the end of the year all young men
will be taken into service. The
Government however is in need of
many men technically trained and to
meet this demand is establishing
what is known as the students Army
Training Corps. A number of
Colleges and Normal schools have
been designated as training camps
for these organizations, among them
being the Western State Normal of
Kalamazoo. Young. men may enter
Western Normal on September 30th,
and on October 1st, will be inducted
into the Army of the United States.
Members will receive from the Govern
ment $4,000 per month (pay of
privates), board, room, tuition and
medical attention. They will be
housed on the campus in modern
military barracks and be under mill
tary regulations and discipline. The
course of instruction will include II
hours of drill work per week, two
hours of instruction in military theory
and Ia hours of recitation with en-
phasis on such subjects as Chemistry,
Accounting and Mathematics.
This is the greatest opportunity
ever presented to high school gradu-
ates. They are trained for leader
ship in the army or for specialized
service and at the same time can get
credit for a year of college work, all
expenses cared for and under govern
ment pay.
With the prospect that they will
soon be called, it would seem that
this branch of the service offers to
young men an opportunity to fit
themselves for the largest service to
their country and at the same time
continue their education. Requests
for information should be addressed
to President d. B. Waldo, Western
State Normal, Kalamazoo.
Very truly
+. V. Root
County Commissioner Schools.