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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-06
MISS RUTH MORSE TO WED
Marriage Will Be Solemnized This
Evening at O'Clock at Falls
of Schuylkill

An interesting wedding to take place
this evening is that of Miss Ruth w.
Morse. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon =
ard Morse, of 1927 Spruce street. and
Mr., James +. Williams. of New York,
which will be solemnized in the Church
of st. James the Less, Falls of Schuyl
kill, at Z o'clock. The ceremony will
be performed by the rector, Rev. Ed :
ward Ritchie. Mr.. Morse will give his
daughter in marriage. She will wear
her travelling dress of dark blue silk
with hat to match and corsage
bouquet of orchids and lilies OF the
valley. -,
Mr.. Carl Williams, of New York, viii
he his brothers best man, Immediately
after the quiet service, Mr., Williams
and his bride will leave on an extended
trim and will be at home after July lO,
at 316 West Ninety eighth street, New
York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-06
EPISCOPAL ACADEMY
EXERCISES TONIGHT
TWenty-six Students Graduate
June 1O-To Give Ciass-Day
Program at School

Class Day exercises of the graduating
class of the Episcopal Academy, Juni-
per and Locust streets, will be held to =
night at the school. The class is com =
posed of twenty six boys. who will grad =
uatc June 10.
The SaIutatory will be delivered by
Thomas b. X. Ripge; class history. by
Charles Stewart Wurts. Jr.; class
poem. by Henry Cooley; the class
prophecy, by Rclph Roberts. and the
presentations by ]. H. McQulIan. Sd.
chairman: G. c. Fry. Charles Hatha
way. X. I, Lewis, y. c. McElroy and
i. ID. Whiting, Jr.
The class president is Thomas r. X.
Ringc; vice president. l.. \. Starr: sec
retary. Rclph Roberts. and treasurer.
]. =. Thomas. The committee chairlnen
are as follows: Pipe, Rclph Roberts ;
dance, {. :. Wurts, Jr. banquet. l.. A.
Starr; decoration, David King prcsen :
tations, j. II. McQuillcn. Sd. and pro =
gram and invitations, \. :. Dashiell.
The members of the class are Oliver
Lindsay Clarkson, Alfred Sheppard
Dashiell, Kenneth Earl, Edwin Gallup
Fox, Gilbert Crawford Fry. Henry God
ley, Charles Hathaway, David King.
Russell Tying Lewis, Gordon Stockton
MacFarland, Nathaniel Crenshaw Nc
Elroy. John Hugh McQuillen. Sd, IIar-
old Bright Maynard, Harold Charles
Featherston Mcckridge, Herbert North
Tup Morford, George Garwood Neidich.
Thomas Rumble Nelson, Jr.. Thomas
Biddle Kenilworth Ringe, Relph Rob
erts, Lewis Abbott Starr, James Fred
erick Thomas, Howard Pratt Wall.
Thomas Carroll Weston. Albert Draper
Whiting, Jr., Charles Stewart Wurts,
Jr., and William Wallace Young.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-06
BLOCK PARTY TONIGHT
Emergency Aid Event to Raise
Funds for Crippled Soldiers

A block party will be given tonight in
Broad street between Spruce and Pine
under Emergency Aid auspices. Funds
raised will go for the vocational train
ing of crippled soldiers and sailors.
Two bands will furnish music.
Dancing will start at Z 80 and continue
until midnight. There will be moving
pictures and troupes of sailors from
the Navy Yard will entertain. More
than a score of gayly decorated booths
will offer all manner of articles for
sale.
Mrs. Thomas Robins is in charge of
the arrangements and Mrs. Joseph
Snellenburg is chairman of the decorGt-
ing committee. Other members of the
general committee include Mrs. George
Il. Laing, Mrs. Addison II. Christian,
Mrs. William II. Heulings, Mrs. w. S.
l.. Lutz, Mrs. Seymour Davis, Mrs.
Walter Nash. Mrs. Charles II. New
comb, Mrs. II. c. Osborne aSd Mrs. A.
T. Cline.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-06
Gloucester Irish Drive Is On

A drive in the interest of Irish free
dom is being made in Gloucester this
week, and is meeting with success. The
city is divided into ten districts, and
there is n committee for each, with a
captain in charge, Every house in the
city is being visited. The city has been
asked to raise $4,000, and reports re :
ceiyed by Thomas j. Breslin, in charge
of the drive, show that all denomina :
tions are contributing to the cause.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-06
street Carnival Tonight

Wounded soldiers will be entertaincd
July A by the Fifty ninth Street Inde
pendence Day Association. The assoc
citation will raise funds for the show
at carnival tonight on Fifty ninth
street between Master and Media
streets. Mrs. Harry A. Lepper is chair
man of the carnival committee. AS
sisting here are Miss Jane Mccoy, Mrs.
Arthur Sweitzer and the Misses Cor
man. There will be twenty five piece
band and community singing. Souvenirs
and delcacies will be on sale.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-06
College Of PhysleIans, Meeting

The College of Physicians will hold a
special meeting tonight to hear
Prof. Antoine Dopage and Captain
Van de yelde. Belgian surgeons, discuss
"Countributions to the Progress in Sur
gerry During the War" The lecture
will be illustrated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-06
Anothsr s1o. ooo, COO credIt t0r ItaIy

Washington, June 6.-(By a. FL
A credit of $40, 900, 900 in favor of Italy
was announced today by the Treasury
making a. total OF $1,5Sl, ,5OO,O0 for
that country and total of S9,590,2l9, J.
12i for all the Allies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-06

Mrs. Clarence w. Dolan will enter
tain at dinner aud n dance at the Rad
nor Hunt Club this evening in honor of
her niece, Miss Sarah B. Dolan, and
her cousin, Miss Catherine B. Coke.
Evening journal., 1919-06-03
FOR JUNE BREAKFAST

There are a number OF good things
to serve at June breakfasts instead Of
the inevitable eggs and cereal. Try
these summsry good things:
Egg Plant-Slice fresh egg plant in
pieces i-3 inch thick, pare, and soak In
cold salted water for 4 hour Drain
dry Dip in beaten egg and crumbs
and fry until brown.
Cherry Crusts-Butter slices Of stale
bread, spread thickly with stoned cher
ries and juice, sprinkle with sugar. add
bit Of butter and bake quickly in a
hot oven.
French Butter Toast-Beat two eggs
well, add 1 tablespoonful Of melted but
ter, 4 cupful OF milk, and tablespoon
ful Of grated orange pell. Dip slices OF
bread in the batter and Try brown
Washington Eggs-Fry fresh toma-
toes and lay a slice on a square OF crisp
buttered toast 6srnish with strips OF
sweet green pepper. and lay a poached
egg on each slice. Sprinkle With chop
per parsley.
Green Corn Griddle Cakcs-Nlix
cupful OF sweet milk with 1 cupful Of
grated green corn, add a pinch OF salt
Evening journal., 1919-06-03
The Skill Required

In fne turned or welt shoes is found in this skilled
shoe artist They are restored TO their original shape
by our hand sewed methods because they are kept
on forms during the operation, insuring perfection
and a new appearance when completed.
Evening journal., 1919-06-03
II Expert Mechanics

Experienced in the phases Of shoe making art take
hold Of your old shoes and return them 10 you for
months Of longer service and what important@eturn
them TO YOU when you want thcm The materials
used are the best
Evening journal., 1919-06-03
AMERICANS LOST
THEIR WAR MASCOT

LONDON tBy Mail; United Press) -
The story OF how the American air
force adopted a brisht, curly-headed
English boy named Loveridge as their
mascot, was told here at the police
court when the child was charged with
sleeping out" The chapters OF his
career were as follows,
Parents killed in an afraid IN Oc-
toher, 1917.
Boy adopted as q mascot by is6 Squad.
ron, American Air Force,
Handed over 10 i53 Squadron, when
1856 went 10 France
Given 10 22s Squadron, when i5l
crossed the channel.
No. 228 Squadron ordered home. Tried
hard 10 persuade the British Govern
ment 10 allow them 10 take their little
mascot with them, but the government
said: NO, not for four years
So the Americans left their little COM
Evening journal., 1919-06-03

rsds behind. Tho boy bereft Of friends
and destitute. was found asleep under
hayrick, and was taken to the police
court
After hearing his tragic history, tho
magistrate said You mustn't mind
bens In the dock, my boy; you haven't
done anything wrong" The boy was
placed in the care Of The missionary
who promised 10 look after him and
flnd him proper work.
Evening journal., 1919-06-03
FIELD MARSHAL HMG
SELLS WHISKY BUSINESS

\. z. A. Special TO The Evening Journal
LONDON, June 3-The famous name
OF HAS may no longer rppear on Brit
ish bottles. and three famous soldiers
Will draw no moro dividends from the
sale OF whisky Chief owners OF the
business Of John Halg & Co. Just sold
10 The Distillors Co., were Field Mar
shal Sir Douglass Haig. Lieut.. Col
oliver Haig and Major Iohn,yis,,. Inuy
viii receive more tnan a half milnOn
dollars FOR their interest.
Evening journal., 1919-06-03

y teaspoonful baking powder, one egg.
beaten. and enough -four 20 make a
thin batter. Butter while hot and serve
with honey or maple slrup, or powder
ed. sugar.
Evening journal., 1919-06-03

cost Of curtains for one window would
be IS cents. Two and one-half yards
are purchased and divided lengthwise
into two pieces IS inches wide
I used iO-cent curtain rods IN my
rooms and ensmeled them white 50
they would blend with the furniture
and the rooms.
Evening journal., 1919-06-03
Third of Homemakins Lessons for Brides:
NEST-BUILDING TIME!
Lef's Eat and Sleep in Pretty Rooms
ny MRS. EDITH NELL NICHOLS,
4 Rridc.

In buying furniture for the dining
boom, II is economical to secure only
sood. durable pieces II the pocketbook
is not as heavy as 10 might be, 70 Is wise
TO buy a serving table, hang a long
mirror over Il and use it for buffet
until you can buy a beautiful buffet
The serving table always looks we'll IN
the dining room anyway.
Al present prices the following pieces
OF dining room furniture in duh I'm
ished oak will cost
3 chairs .........-.......... .s43.2o
Serving table .............-......s .s2i 90
Table ...,.................-. .s4OoO
Mirror .................... 1000
Dishes vary greatly in prices nova
DAYS as a result OF the war. so n you
buy only what you must have, you are
wise. Most brides have some silver
given TO them 90 ! am not giving the
silver costs
10 is remarkable. after ALL how a
modest amount OF money can furnish a
home in excellent taste.
n you would have your bedrooms
clothed properly, never forget when Sc
lecting your furniture that simple IN
decorated styles are in excellent tsste.
What appeals more to e weary person
than an opportunity to sleep in clean.
dsintily furnished room?
Il was within my home that
learned the charms Of white bedroom
furnishings. And happily white furni-
ture is inexpensive in comparison 10
many other kinds.
I had nv guest room dressed In dull
white, enameled furniture. I had no
unnecessary articles; there was a bed.
dressing table and stool and a small
rocker. At present prices this furni-
ture would cost: Bed $50; dressing
table, s225o; stool. s525; mattress. 500,
and the rocker, $3.50. This makes
total Of s7i.s0.
I found the white furniture easily
cleaned and that IL always looked neat
and appropriate
Single iron beds. ensmaled white. can
he purchased now for s7.45 with
comfortable mattress for SO These
h'ds are not only inexpensive and sub
stsntial but are splendid for the sleep
ne porch when their career In the
house has ended
Cottage furniture. a wood ensmeled
white. looks well with the iron beds
y chinonier at SIC a dresser az s25 and
? chair at 50 bring the cost OF furnish
Ine the rom without curtains and rugs
90 $3.50
Dotted swiss curtains would 20 well
with such furniture lt can be secured
ln ne 36-inch width for % cents a yard.
Tor the average window, 610'X3s', the
Evening journal., 1919-06-03

n any bride should ask me about
selecting her bedroom furniture,
should say there arc two things 70 re-
member. They are Buy simple furni-
ture and only the necessary articles.
Tomorrow-Thc Brides New Pots
and Pans.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
RETAIL BUSINESS
VOLUME
Merchants Never Saw Such
\ Tremendous Trade Before.
Want Best Grades.

One hundred per cent increase in
business for tho Inrgar mercantile
-. .
''NSeS ana we" over on per vent NJ
crease Tor Main street generally Is the
prediction Of uro,,irart ,-aar,ha,t, rar
December as rnn,,nrob ,ritbb IN ),
month in 1918 -" "o '1'''
with m. boltd,y .ha,,t,n .,,,L 49,
week nndarWo~ Nton ,dSEpF'hs III
larger ESTABLISH M rtNi'I ~ e. 3" -, q
their d~ecIarotinn. thaSt Uri,s' oag1n " ,ro,,iI
see a hIginess haratnfnra ,n6 49, ~
"pur total tra ns1ctLora Gatnrday "
said Iawrenra a In,y"mg Md,
morning 'wero ryartIy dntbin tEag" fn y
the corrcsponding dav laet yesr S "
While il Is agrecd tbat GninIoyee NJ
the larger stotrs arn Uorkinp under
greater strain due tn the gbnrter ho,,rs
conscnsus of onihinn is tbat thnra ~ a
tedenrv Of Tho shonnerg tbts eeason IN
make theIr tot,rg on a scbaduia in nor
senuenco thcra 10 , nntinaah ia ahsonre
of Inc nimIrss uaudering fror, stnra 20
store IN sbonnrr "niors ! dSnart'
ment win mind m.do nv On ,,boi Sbe
wants mo rnneraI manayer gnId ana
committees TIC trana1rtt"p thns eli,nI-
mating a unyrring Thai Carurriv mnntt
congestion ~
THE shonnors bovc acc,,stor,.a tbnm-
solves IA "a great cytert 70 tbe ahortcr
houre " dccI9rnd r. - pourat a. Cor-
hn,fs Monduv % vysoL nvo yyb.n yyo
closed pt 4 'n,rInrk thcro Sas an in
mensr crowd IN n,,r oieles bay Nv dav
II drrrrnard ana nov Tho ,i,sb' RS
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
MISSISSIPPI COURT
HANDS DOWN OPINIONS

JACKSON, Miss. Dec. s (spl)-The
following decisions were handed down
by the supreme court today:
Fly Ethridge, judge:
Bob Lee Garrett vs.. state, circuit Dc.
Soto; affirmed
Joe +. wigley VS.. Mrs. Mollie Balm.
circuit Attala; affirmed.
Paul Hubbard vs., southern Rye Co.
circuit Ttshomtngo, affirmed.
Hines Higgins w, state, circuit Simp-
son; affirmed.
Board Of supervisors VS.. George Gully.
chancery Harrison; motion 70 advance
overruled.
By Skies, Judge:
FINS Nunnally VS.. state. circuit Prem
tiss, affirmed
Emmie McLaurin VS.. Evan Austin.
circuit Claiborne; affirmed, p
Dan MCGivncy VS., state, circuit
Leake, affirmed.
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
60, vs. state Of Mississippi, use Of J, 4.
Finkerton. circuit Wayne, suggestion OF
error %overruled.
John Pierce VS., state, circuit Jones,
affirmed.
Board Of supervisors of Bolivar coun
~ VS., L. 4. Edwards, chancery Bolivar,
motion to advance sustained and set for
fourth Monday In January.
BY Holden, Judge:
Charles Lindsey vs., state, circuit
PrentisS, affirmed.
j. II. Brock ct AL VS.. c ! Jones,
circuit Perry; reversed n judgment
here for appellant
Bill Ellis VS.. state, circuit Loake. ar
firmod.
W. S. Hanna VS.. j. A. Lindsey. cir
cult Monroe, suggestion of error over
ruled,
Tcurt,.,. u,oy wa tobr Donr pic,,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
E. E. SPELLERS HERO
IN STORE ROBBERY

Police hoped Monday morning to have
under arrest before night the second
Of the two robbers who Saturday night
held up and robber MIR Bowers store
No, rs, Rayburn boulevard and Gilbert
avenue,
The capture Of a man said to have
been one Of the robbers occurred a few
minutes after the robbery Saturday
night, Credit for tho capture and re-
covery OF 1881 b0~-the amount the men
g%ot-goes to Charles y, Spoilers, man
ager Of the store. Armed only with a
scale weight, Mr.. Spoilers pursued II
Of the men, When about to be out
|distanccd on foot, he hailed II passing
automobile and caught up with II, II.
Wade, 20, 2SI South Front street, Cor
nering Wade in an alley, Spoilers, fear
Ing the man had the pistol with which
he had executed the holdup, STRUCK
Wade over the eye with the weight.
Wade then begged for mercy From
Wade's pockets came the $751;, 80,
Wade, who said he recently was dis
charged from the army. told police that
he was II driver for the yellow Cab
company lie denied knowledge of his
companions identity
Two men walked into the grocery Just
before closing time. One OF them pro-
duCed a pistol and awed Spoilers.
ktChard llRden and r. G. Hudson,
clerks The other, alleged to be Wade,
rifled the cash drawer, Both men fled
Spoilers and the clerks pursued, The
man with the pistol escaped. Wade Is
charged with highway robbery.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
SMELL ON TRIAL
FOR EASTHAM'S DEATH

sam Smell, IS, aged logger, residing
near Woodstock, Ia on trial for murder
In the first degree in the Second crImi-
nal court, charged with the murder of
Frank Eastman.
Smell the father of six children. one
boy who served in the great war in
France, was in in a buggy with Eastman
when the shooting occurred. Smell
claims that he and Eastman were trying
to locate "A mad dog which was fright
ening the neighhorhood, They found
the dog, he claims, and ms he sought to
get the single-barrel gun with which 20
Kill the rahid beast, II caught In the
buggy seat, was discharged and acci-
dentally Killed Eastman.
Smell was eNonerRted by the Coroner's
jury, but was later indicted by the grand
jury.
Sunday Raymond j, Smell, the soldier
son Of the defendant, walked IS miles
IRON Memphis and back to get money
f6r the transcript prepared In his IA
Tiers case.
Five jurors had qualified TO hear the
case at noon Monday The trial Of the
case probably will last all day. Walter
ntIgRtr IL SMELLS attorney.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
COUNTERFEIT $40 BILL
Is IN CIRCULATION

A counterfeit $50 bill raised in a nan
Nor entirely different from those re-
Gently tloated in Memphis by Emmett
Massey made its appearance the latter
part or last week. one OF these bills
WAS taken In at the restaurant OF
MiChaol Berlis, 1870 Calhoun avenue,
The bill was formerly a 81 federal re-
serve note. The figure Is" has bee 4
cut from each corner and corners from
$40, bills pasted over the the aperture.
II is apparent that four $50 bills were
used IN tho operation as one corner
torn from n bill does not affect its cir
culation Therefore II can be seen that
ono corner torn from each of four $2l
bills could he secured without loss 10
the hin raiser.
The work is rather crude but might
easily pass unnoticed in a rush or AT
llGht. The matter was reported TO the
United states secret service at Mem
phls for Investigation.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Beulah Wright to Kelly Mosley, Annie
May Jordon to Armitt Temple, Gather.
inc watkins TO James ". Griffin, Miss
n. L. Dunavan to j, q. Pinkley, Gladys
Lucille Wall to David II. Andrews, wal
lisie Samuels TO George Mccain, Ruby
Ferguson to II, W, Chadick, Lcola Mer-
rift to Arlie Adkins, y, Marie Camp.
bell TO Edward b. Parrish. Margaret
Coleman to Leroy Collier,
Jennie Williams to Thomas Williams,
Sadie johnson to Speed Mathews Pear
lie Harris to William Norfleot, Alena
jackson to Robert Brown, luell Harris
TO Sam jackson, Alice Watson to son
ME Watson, Dove Williams to John
Spikes, Luella Moore to Foreman Jack
son, Lizzie johnson to Matt watkins,
George BRADLEY to John Naughns, Irene
Reese to Tom Tolan, Susie Wilson to
Walter Stokes, Kate l., Andrews to
Richard Wright, Mary webb to Isaiah
Smith, Mary Brown to George ClnCk,
Anna Smith TO James Nolan, edna
Pamphlet TO Clarence Davis, Elenora
Mayfield 10 Jimmy Jones, Freddie Men
dirk to A. h, Bartlett, Renner Horton
to Tommie Rivers, Ethel Dean to Mar
shall Bradley, LOWE Northvin 10 Henry
Beard. Birdie Cole TO Thomas Caldwell,
Clara Smith to Il, Turner. Mary Maclir
to Tom Wilson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
DEATHS.

n. ], Norton. 81, Baptist hospital.
Dec. 3, auto accident.
James Cullen SparkmanI ~, Parkway
and Southern railway, Dec, &, railroad
accident.
Vlnson Edmondsou, l0i, 42i South
Lauderdale, Dee. E, ncphritis,
Marie Lee Terry, ? months, ll02 South
Bellevue, Nov. %,
Irene Miller, az, Presidents island,
Dec. 6, pneumonia,
Idle Relic Brown, ~. 1i1O Florida,
Dec, 6, p%critonitis,
Emma Gamble, II, Jane Terrell BapN
fist hospital, pee. &, CRATE hurna.
Sarah johnson, rs, 2Gl Madison, Dec,
6. dysentery.
Rosa Lay, a.-rcar $50 South welding
ton, Dec, q.
Alfred Hall, "a, SGT Dunlap, Dec. a.
pneumonia.
Robie Flip. q, Summer avenue, Dec,
{. pistol shot wound,
irene Green, %. 374 Ashland court,
Dec, 6, pneumonia,
Sarah smith, %, E Buckeye quarter,
Dec. G. pulmonary hemorrhAgc, %phthisis,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
CREST IN RIVER RISE
HERE: FALL PREDICTED

The crest Of the present rise in the
Mississippi river reached Memphis Mon
day morning when the government
gauge registered 3O.S feet. The officia.
prediction given out by the local Office
OF the weather bureau indicates that
his stage will he maintained for about
"a hours and the river will then fall
The crest at Helena will be 80 feet
the official forecast declares, Oh Mon,
day morning the gauge registered al
ieet a stage Of 3S.7 feet was recorded
ut Cairo.
The figures shown by the Official
government instruments Monday indi-
Gates that the forecast, made q week
ago by sc. Emery, local f%orecaster,
has been substantiated. He stated that
the stage at Memphis would be about
81 feet, There is no Indication at this
time that the river win go any abov,
that figure.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08
LIEUT.. WEBB BACK.

Lieut., John Webb, formerly traffic
man for the Memphis branch Of the
Cudahy Packing company, who was
only recently discharged form military
service after spending two years in
France, has resumed his former con
n%ection with the Cudahy company.
Mr.. Webb went into the service as a.
private and Won his commission in the
infantry while in France.