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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
HENRY SHOWS ROAD
TO HAPPY MARRIAGE
City Hall Elevator "PiIot" Gives
Away Secret, but Couple
Remain joyful ..

The rays of morning light had Just
started to shine in the gloomy corridors
of City H1'l when two persons entered
the door on the east side and, smiling,
made their wav to the line of eleva
tors on that side of the building.
Smiles really fails to express the
look of unadulterated happiness which
was on their benming countenances. AS
they walked unconcernedly through the
hall people paused to look at them, and
one man with particularly long face
: stopped in his tracks and was on the
point of halting the couple to ask for
their receipt for happiness, but he sud
denly changed his mind. He hcaved a
heavy sigh and passed on.
AS the pleasure laden couple ap-
preached the. elevator, Henry, one of
the "nld rnlahlrs" who pilots cscalator
No. 3, almost had a full car. He
waited. The man slipped up to Henry,
pulled him half way out of the car and
excitedly whispered in his ear. Henry
smiled a knowing smile, and as loud
as his voice and the tobacco which he
had in his mouth would permit, yelled {:
Room Alb. Get in, please, Going
up!'
Even then they hesitated until Henry
gave their secret away. Shifting his
cud to more advantageous position,
he, in an even louder voice, shouted
you're going to get married, amt
you?" ,-',
The hopeful bridegroom to be looked
at his future better half
She demurely nodded in the afirma
tive and the two slowly got in. Snick
ers throughout the elevator showed
plainly that the other passengers We're
''wise" to what was going on. All the
way to the fourth floor they continued
to "snik. :" The ''sniks" were even
more obvious when Henry opened the
door at the fourth floor with parting
slam:
Room Alb. Straight down the
hall, /" he said. ''You can get a mar
s'riage license there without any trou-
sble.'
And the two excited but still happy
lovers made their way nervously to the
NELL known Ito elevator operators) and
ktensively patronized marriage license
n kreau.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
LEGION MARINE POST
IS ORGANIZED HERE
Two Hundred Devil Dogs Sign
Up at First Meeting-7oo
Members Expected
.MARINETTES' ARE INVITED

The first marine post of the American
Legion has been formed in Philadelphia.
The organization Of the post was under
taken last night at meeting held in
the Marine Club, 1917 Chestnut street,
by Major r. r. Hogan. V
In addition to the men who have
served or are serving in the ranks OF
the United States marine corps, the
''marinettes." women who enlisted in
the corps, have expressed au intention
of joining. So far as is known, the
post is the first whose membership will
INCLUDE both men and women.
Some of the young women who entered
the United States marine corps dur
ing the war are members of Post No.
80, which is composed exclusively of
women who regularly enlisted in vari-
Gus branches of the service. 1t is prob
able that most of the ''marinettes' of
this post will be asked to oe transferred
to the newly formed marine post. Four
of them have already applied for mem
bership.
More than 200 marines attended the
meeting last night. According to an
unofficial estimate the post is assured
of 300 members. The drive for mem
bers is just starting. Major Hogan
predicted that there would be mem
bership of 700 by September l., so
I. that the marine post could send the
largest Philadelphia delegation to Har-
risburg next month. Dr. Orlando
Petty was appointed temporary chair
man.
Letters. wishing the marines success,
were received from Major General
George Barnett. commandant of the
corps Major General John A. Lejeune,
who headed the famous marine brigade
Of the Second Division, and Major
General W. c. Melville. former COM
manGer of the Fourth Brigade.
Several marines. veterans of Chateau
Thierry, arose and protested against
the meeting held last night at the
Philadelphia Turngemeinde, where 2000
persons gathered in n German loyalty
meeting"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29

The high cost Of living may have
boosted the. price Of books. but it
couldn't keep folks from buying more
books this summer than they've ever
bought.
In spite of some increases in prices.
books are selling like hotcakes,' the
book dealers say.
But the purchasers are discriminat-
ing in their tastes. They are fed up
on war. War novels are taboo. And
war histories are not in great demand.
However, the supply of volumes on
psychic phenomena is scarcely large
enough.
II have never sold so many books of
any particular kind as l have these
psychic things" said one dealer,
Somehow or other this war seems to
have brought death so near to most peo
pie that they are beginning to want
to know something about it,"
Along with the books on the Gun
seem and ,'the life hereafter" book
lovers are buying mystery novels and
society novels, detective novels and
problem novels.
no book selling so we'll as the good
old fashioned story of the wild and
woolly West with plenty of whole :
some love on every page.
Its surprising how people are buy
ing SETS" said man who has prob
ably sold more sets of mid Victorian
and modern authors than any other two
statesmen put together. II think they
buy them because they want to read
them, and not just to fiji vacant place
on an ornate bookshelf-certainly they
don't buy them because they're cheap.
The prices of sets have shot so high
that the ordinary man can't afford to
buy them except on the installmcnt
plan.
Il think they buy them because they
have more money than they had for
mcrly. Wages have shot up during the
war, and people have had chance to
buy the things they want. So they
buy their long desired set of Thackeray
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
PICTURES ARMENIA'S
SERIOUS CONDITION
Hundreds Starving Daily De-
spite Aid Of American Re-
lief Commission

Qualscrtown. Pa. Aug. 29.-William
A. Derstine. president of the Upper
Bucks County Motor Club. who recently
returned from Armenia. where he spent
several months instructing native farm
crs in the use of the tractor for modern
farming. says:
ITO realize the lamentable condition
of the unfortunate people one must be
an eye witness. Hundreds are starving
daily. despite the tremendous efforts
of the American commission Of relief
for the Near East, whose efforts are
largely confined to aiding the Arne-
mans.
Mr.. Derstine was member of the
relief expedition sent over early in the
year. He says: Among recent ship
mcnts for relief were included 1,O0O,0OO
cans of condensed milk, $500 900 yards
of cloth for clothing, 10000 tons of
-four. in addition to tremendous other
supplies. Hundreds of trucks, automo
bies and tractors are already there,
and many more in shipment. Thousands
of the Armcnians were driven from
their homes many hundreds of miles.
The trucks are used in bringing them
mex and getting them started tilling the
soil The tractors are playing a promi-
ncnt part.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29

glehe Summers family will hold its
fourth annual reunion at Hunting Park,
ON Saturday, September Q. = The diff
ferent branches of the family will meet
at York road and the Boulevard, where
the Summers pennant will be displayed
to guide visitors to the spot. A musi-
cal program has been arranged by Mrs.
Walter Snow, member of the family,
and there will be games for the younger
visitors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
3 WEDDINGS IN GLOUCESTER
Miss Alice Ryan Becomes Bride Of
J. Fronk Devlin

Three weddings were performed in
Gloucester City yesterday afternoon.
J. Frank Devlin, son of John VI.
Devlin. treasurer of the Welsbach
Company. was married to Miss Alice
Ryan. of 80 North Broadway. Glouccs-
ter, by the Rev. Maurice +. Brio, rec
tor of st. MIary's Catholic Church. The
bridesmaid was Miss Edith Devlin. II
sister of the bridegroom, while William
Page was best man.
At the home of Charles Winchcll, 800
Mercer street, large home wedding
was solemnizcd when his daughter. Miss
Esther NJ. Winchell. was married to
Richard Mcdowell by the Rev. Il. J.
Conover, pastor of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church The bridesmaid was
Miss Alberta Winchell, n sister of the
bride, while Alexander Bryson was best
man.
At the parsonage of the First Meth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
PSYCHIC BOOKS IN DEMAND
SINCE WAR, SAY DEALERS
More of Classics in Sets Also Being SodAdrente and Lore
Tales Retain Some of Their Popularity

all who saw service are inscribed on
marble slab in the grotto, with stars
opposite those who lost their lives.
or Dickens. or Scotland they buy
Mark Twain and o. Henry, too. And
those last two are selling better than
any other author l know. with per-
haps the exception Of Kipling."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
CHURCH HONORS ITS HEROES
ST. Asnes's Congregation of West
Chester Dedicate Memorial to 1ss

West Chester, Pa, Aug. @.-A
handsome granite shrine was dedicated
here last night to the 1856 men and
two women of the congregation of st.
Agnes Church, who took part in the
world war. More than 2000 persons
crowded the church and school grounds.
Twelve men were lost by death in
the war by the parish. The names of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29

odist Episcopal Church Alonzo Snyder,
of COS Ridgway street, was married to
Miss Margaret Hicks, of 93S Jersey
avenue, by the Rev. Il. ]. Conovef.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29

man, but whose true name is said TO be
Leach. has been arrested here. Cap
turc is said TO have resulted from ap-
prehcnsion in Nashville Of four accom-
pliCps
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
NEWARK. DEL.
Women's College of Delaware

To women women si,. Desiring liberal edgeation,
womsn's College OF Delaware offers unex-
eelled opportunities at extremely low cost
Eion. one hour from Philadelphia, Write
'0i Mss S #iNiFRED' Ed J. RoBINsON. Dean.
Newark. Delaware.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29

in front of his home today and fell, At
st. Agnes Hospital it was found that
the child was bruised upon the head
nd shoulder by the fall.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29

Accused Of $4,000 Express Robbery
Glasgow, Ky, Aug. 20.-By \. PD
Charged with having robbed a North
Dakota express company of $50, 900. a
man giving the name of Y. j. Jingcr-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
NAZARETH. PA.

Nrzareth Hall Military Academy. Box 60.
Nazareth. fn. Founded l743. Preparatory
and business Courses. Senior Intermediate
and Junior Dents Athletics. Military life.
Rev. 4. ID. Thaeler. ID. Prin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
FILE TAYIOR SCHOOL. 10

ART AND TEXTILE SCHOOLS of the Penn
sylyania Museum and School of Industrial
Art Broad and Pine Streets. Open Septem-
Der 2od Circulars on request.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
WEST CHESTER. PA
ROsLYN. PA.
MILLERsyMLE. Pa

Young Women and Girls
SWaRTHMoRE PA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-29
CHESTNUT HILL. PA.
Chestnut Hill Academy

W00DST0CK. VA.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15

ice. A special commission appointed to
investigate the matter has a like con-
viction.
Mr.. Baker objects. The army general
staff doesn't want a secretary of aviation
in the cabinet Why? Because things
are more comfortable as they are. Yet
the aviation section is about as hope
fully established now as the navy would
be if it were run by the army.
Mr.. Baker may stll recoil from
thoughts of preparedness. Or he may
feel that since Congress seems to he
opposed to flying on general principles
separate department isn't worth bother
ing about. In any event, between Con-
gress and the secretary Of war the flying
service in America is now about where it
was in 1914. In Europe military aviation
has gone at least twenty years ahead of
us in the last eight months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
THE SCALE OE CRISES

A MILAN newspaper reports that the
u Fiume problem has been settled and
that the still undisclosed decision of the
Allied commission of the supreme coun-
Gil will give universal satisfaction,
neither offending Italy nor wounding
France. All the excitement of last win
ter vanishes like tent-folding Arab and
the Adr;atic flows as gently as the Alton.
Of course, reservations regarding the
truth of the rumor must be made, but
even if all this alleged serenity is spu-
rious it is doubtful whether even the
most violent Fiume deadlock would be
startling. The world is more than gen.
erously fed up with crises. 1t confronts
them now as methodically as Alice's
White Queen faced the two or three i'm
possible things which she did each morn
ing before breakfast
Since Fiume we have had Shantung.
the French alliance the treaty "leak."
the reservations battle, the Knox resoiu-
tion, the Plumb plan, the high-cost-of
living challenges, the Rumanian uti-
matum and the actors strike.
What's fioundering Croatian seaport
on a planet like this? Settled or unset
tied, the Fiume tangle responds to the
inexorable rule of proportion in the cos
mic labyrinth. Was it really worth Son.
nino's special train?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
1T CUTS BOTH WAYS
LEARNERS in New JERSEY who

FARMERS in New Jersey who sell to-
= matoes for twenty-five or thirty cents
Ia basket are naturally grief-stricken
when they visit the big towns and see
these same tomatoes on sale at a dollar
and a quarter a basket The farmers
themselves are not by any means blame
less. Consciously or unconsciously, they
have helped to build up a spois system
in the food markets by making contracts
for the sale of their crops even before
the seed is in the ground.
That practice is now pretty general
throughout the East. Spectators own
orchard and field crops before the buds
appear. The government will not have
to go far for proof that vast quantities
of fruits and vegetables are left to rot
on the ground, since it is cheaper, of
course, to ship limited quantities of
produce and collect high prices in a re-
stricted market than it is to ship the full
volume, which automatically would bring
about lower general rates.
One of these days the farmers may
learn that they could do vastly better by
returning to their old system of direct
sale in the city markets or to smaller
middemen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
THE LIMIT

BOSTON and its street-railway system
- provide an example in economic de-
vclopmcnt that labor men, capitalists
and producers of all sorts might study
with benefit in a time when many people
delude themselves with a belief that
theorizing can be made a substitute for
work.
The street-ralway men in Boston
wanted higher. pay. They deserved it.
The railway corporation quibbled and
baked and then the state took control
and raised the street-car fare to ten
cents BY this simple method naive poll
ticians supposed that they had settled
everything beautifully to the satisfac-
tion of everybody.
They hadn't.
The Bostonese, like the rest Of us, had
almost forgot how to walk. They began
to learn again and 10! the income from
the street railway lines is not yet suffi-
cient. 1t tends actually to decreased
There is moral in this for every sort
of profiteer and for every one who sup
poses that alternate upward flights of
prices and wages can somehow bring
about peace and contentment There is
a cost line beyond which the public will
not go-for transportation, foodstuffs,
clothes, shoes or any other common need.
When it is reached industrial paralysis
begins and everybody concerned, instead
of getting added profits, is likely to be
out of a job.
1t is through this instructive reaction
that a good many price and wage boost
ers may yet be made to realize that the
general public too, has a will even if it
hasn't an organization.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15

n Camden town tharc lived guy
Five feet. three intchcs tawl.
An Georgie Lyons wuz his name.
II" heard his nations Cuwl.
George swaGgcrt forth with valyunt mecn
- kerragus. nobl Huthel
To rckrootin' stashun stroled.
An sned up. an fOrs1oth--
Wood that awl men valyunt were
As George to down the Hun.
TO chase his SUBJ akkrOSt the brine
An make his Yewbotes run!
Curses, Wen the final summing kane.
Yr Gods. 1t made him bawl.
Instead of ,hasn' SUBJ an things,
His wu2 a different kawl.
To Gawster city he must go.
"a gloomy river town.
To sling the ink wen the sun kane ur
Until that sun went down
This Kaiser guy is now r bum
He wages no more
But George must linger three more yecrZ
The boob sined up fer four
He pines an grones. Gee! Aint it tun
To be in sutch a fCks.
While drafted guys an army birds
Are mustard Owt at Dix?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15

We arc always ticklcd to hear from mem =
bers of the Chatting Dish's official family on
their travels. Our admirable friend. Mr..
Charles c. Bell. the apple grower of Boon
vile. Missouri (thc sacred home of the corn
cob pipe). writes of the high old time he
is having in Bcllingham. Washington. Mr..
Bell is Civil War veteran. but when on a
vacation he has more fun than II fifteen year.
old red head. Says he:
I am sending you a cane which I cut for
you while spending the dav with my fam
lily and friends at Lake Whatcom. It is a
spruce pine. which, If it had not been for
my little hatChct. might in centuries to
come have been one of those Pacific coast
giants for which this country is truly noted
I also nCose with the cane some cedar
wood to show you how fine this is. Some
day you must visit this country. From
where | am writing this letter | can see
through the east window snow-covered
Mount Baker, forty miles away: to the
southwest the Olympic mountains to the
west Puget Sound, with its many islands,
and to- the north the Vancouver mountains
in British Columbia We have some of the
best roads concrete roads) as the Good
Road spirit has taken hold here in earnest
and Judge Mcmillan, presiding judge of the
county commissioners, informs. me ii will
not be long until we can get into an auto
after breakfast tour through the giant.
forests toward Mount Baker on the finest
road in America, strike camp at the snow
line of Mount Baker by 10 a. m. spend the
day in playing SNOWFALL or hunting and get
back to Bellingham in good time for supper
While | like to talk about the Missouri
apple (as you know ! must confess that
this country is also worth talking about |
note with plea sure that do not have TO
depend on the ratification Of the Senate to
get an apple crop and say we would be
in h of u fix. and get no apples
CHARLES G. BELL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
Member of the Associated Press
NO RELIEF FOR BROAD STREET

DIRECToR DATESMAN toots exuIt-
- antly that very important avenues
of traffic, in and out of the city, such as
Broad street. Girard avenue, Lansdowne
avenue, Ridge avenue, Island road and
Woodland avenue" are to be repaved or
repaired.
The blast is as pretentous as perform
ance will be meager. Ruts, holes and
abominable paving will continue to dis
figure the main longitudinal highway Of
the city and harass its traffic save in a
precious little sector in South Philadel-
phia. Less than a block Of Broad street
between Moyamensing and Oregon ave
nues is to be made tolerable to motorists.
That is what the blazoned Improve
ment" of the roadbed of the citys main
artery really means. The half million
dollars of contracts which have been let
bring no substantial benefit where it is
most needed
Meanwhile the two million dollar fund
provided by the loan bill for keeping the
streets in condition is enmeshed in liti-
cation because its appropriation conflicts
with a clause of the new city charter
But whether this muss is cleared up soon
or late, Broad street is victimized by
chronic neglect.
The lack of wide thoroughfares is a
fearful handicap to municipal develop
ment. Any sane policy devoid of favorit-
ism would necessarily be directed toward
keeping Broad street in order. Such re-
lief as the director of public works prom
ises is simply lamentable sham.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
Mr.. BAKER DOESN'T CHANGE

nAILY it becomes more fashionable to
- say of Secretary Baker that he is a
well-meaning and amiable gentleman
hopelessly bossed and intimidated by an
army general staff composed of officers
who hate change and detest even the
thought of innovations. The present
status of the military flying service lends
new point to this familiar theory
Every government in Europe has a
separate air ministry. Foch, Joffre,
Haig and Pershing, as well as most of
our own field officers and all members of
he aviation service, believe that the
Inited States should have a separate
Experiment for the administration of
mis- newest division of the fighting serv-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15
4 Lille Prophet Here

Omitted States District Attorney Kan,
says his department will look after the bi,
food gougers, but the best weapon agains
the "little proitccr' is publicity, and h,
urges the reorganization of the food admin
DtBIIClT,I is needed
10 bring food prices down
The warning should be needed
BY every one in town.
While Uncle Sans attorney
Makes big game disappear.
'Tis ours to fix the journey
Of the little prohtecr.
The baker or the grocer
Or little butcher man.
All. very well we know, sir.
Will take whate'cr he can.
And though we cannot blame him
Our righteous course We'll steer;
With rcctitudc we'll name him
A little protitcer.
Perhaps when we have socked him
The big fish will be caught.
Else vainly we have knocked him,
And knockssamount to naught.
\ whistle in the wind'll
BE all our work, it's clear;
Unless food prices dwindle
There's little profit here,
GRIF ALEXANDER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-15

We are always checrcd by the polite and
cousinly grief of our English friends who
deplorc the importation of Americanisms
into the grand old mother tongue. II. w.
and F. G. Fowler, compilers of the The
Concise Oxford Dictionary" are also the
authors of delightful volume called The
Kings English" They make it sadly plain
that the kings English is far from being the
Presidents English. Bitterly they cry:
MINNEAPOLIS. PikevilIe and Pennsylvania
may have a barbarc sound but there they
Yes. here we are and we are wondering
whether Pennsylvania $50 named by an
Englishman) has more barbaric sound
than Kiddermnster. knockmeildown, Wig
town. Pontypridd, Tighnabruaich and
ShankIin.