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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08
NAVY FLIERS SANK FOES
French Say They Hit Dozen
U-Boats; Ten, Chief Admits

Boston. April S.-(By, A. P.)--
French records credited United States
naval flyers with having damaged and
possibly destroyed twelve German sub =
marines. according to Captain Thomas
c. Craven, L. s. n, commander of the
United States naval aviation forces in
France, who returned on the L. s. s.
Agamelhnon yesterday. His depart =
mcnt. he said, took more conservative
view and conceded the sinking of two
and the damaging of eight of the enemy
craft.
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$1,000 FOR PORTIERES
Sale of Rare Textiles Draws Grove
"a Of New York Buyers

New York. April S.-The sale of the
Gcnguiat collection of rare and ancient
textiles brought IL large audience
to the galleries Of the American Art
Association yesterday. The interest
in the bidding was Keen and some good
prices resulted.
The leading figure was $10S0. paid by
T.. ]. Cannon for six portieres of gol
den yellow Italian renaissance cut vel
vet. Nicholas Martin bought six EN-
broidered crimson damask curtains OF
Portuguese make for $500: six Dor
curtains for $3.50. and six embroidered
Portuguese curtains for $3.50.
The total for the afternoon sale was
S10 OSO
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COlOred-BOrder
HandkerchiefS for Men

At SOC. tape and roll border handkerchefs with
white linen centers.
At 75c, tape and plain colored border linen hand
kerchefs. 2
Both are in colors that like-greens tan,
blues and lavendels
Also japanese silk handkerchefs with colored
borders 3Oc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08
Airy, New VOiles

Highly merceriZed plain white voile. A inches
wde is special at 40c yard.
Fancy colored voiles IL paids and figures Of
all sorts and in many pretty color combinations
80 inches wide at Soc yard. which is one-third to
one-haf less than regular.
OCentraD
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Checked Serge Skirts at S5.75

These smart checked serge skirts in brown or
blue checks have pretty inset pockets. The lines
are straight and rather narrow of course, and they
good skirts to with plain coats.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08
Lovely VOile FlOuncings

in coors for Summer frocks-pale pink, light or
Copenhagen blue, and tan-are either tucked
ruffled. They 40 inches wide at $1.5O and
So yard
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Dainty Vestings

Women have told us they have tried all around
town to get this vestng and have found only here
1t is strips of orpande or fine net and pretty lace
for l32 inches Gust enough to set in
the front of a dress for dainty vcs). A quarter
of yard will make vestee and it is $50 and SO
a yard. U.ntraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08
SteinbuaIer Defeats Servatius

New York, April S.-Charles j. Stein
buEer won the opening ma tch at 1872 balk-
line billiards in the third annual tourna mant
for the Poggenburg cup. defeating Louis A
Servatius by the score Of IFS to 90.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08

Wunumaker's DOUn Stairs Store
This Is No Time for a
Man to Hesitate

about his Easter suit. Stocks are at flood
tide. assortments were never better nor
values sounder. This is the ore week of all
the Spring that is most important to mans
clothes.
There is real worth and value in every
suit in the Down Stairs Store. Not thread
of cotton has entered into the weaving Of
the fine wool cloths of which these suits
are made. Styles are what WORTHWHILE
business men like-good lines, but never
showy.
New this week are
blue serge suits at $3.50.
blue. brown and green flannel suits
at S34.
blue cheviot suits at $35.
These all have two and three-button
coats and slanting pockets.
Other excellent suits. starting at $50
Cthese are worth third more) and going
upward to $35.
Fittings for men of almost all proper
tions-usual sizes as well as stout, short or
extra tall men.
tGRlery Market
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Attractive Spring Frocks
Take Many Materials

and make themselves attractive in all.
Many of them priced especially low.
Wool Jersey FrOcks. Special
plain embroidered some collarless, others with
collars $1275, $15 and 500 so.
Serges. Special
are in navy blue and some other dark colors Much
braid and embroidery ornaments them and little coat
blouse bodices button trimmed. 1913 and
$l1.25.
LustrOus. Rustling Taffetas. Special
in many models and plenty of coors. EmbroId-
cry trims many of these others are beaded and they
often combined with Georgette crepe.
$10.75 and $l7.25.
Lovely FOLlards.
the typical Spring frocks in various styles,
combined with Georgette crepe. $3.50, $lS, $3.50
and $3.50.
Crepe de chine, taffeta and crepe meteor frocks
are many styles and in navy blue, taupe black and
Copenhagen blue at $3.50 to S25.
GeOrgette Crepe FrOcks
for street afternoon beautifully beaded.
Prices are $225C to SIS.
(Market
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Black Satin Oxford Ties
for WOmen-JuSt in

are of the newest and dantest of low shoe styles
for this Spring They so light and graceful with
their turned soles and high heels 1915 pair.
Smart Pumps, $40 Pair
These. too, are on the fashionable long, slender
lines with light turned soes and high covered heals
They in black patent leather, black calfskn and
tan cafskin.
Brown Kidskin Ties
made plain lines have turned soles and high
covered heels, S5.25
White Shoes for the Children
who wear sizes to 2 are s2.75 to $4.75 pair.
Button or lace styles made of white leather that
resembles buckskin. s
fCheatnutl atAf
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Another 1000 Silk Lined
New Suits Ready for
Easter Buyers

And the best part of this news, if
possible, is that each suit is only
hours from the tailor's hands.
With this important fact concern
ing them-many of the styles are
confined exclusively to the
William H. Wanamaker Store.
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Little Girls Are BlOssOming
Out in Sashes and Wide
Hair-BOWs
ttentral)

White dress time has around again and
sashes and hair-bows hutterng. Brocaded rib
bons in pink, blue or white gay with flowers and
butterflies AZ. inch width soc yard 81. inch
width, Sc yard.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08
New!
MOire GeOrgette
Crepe

1t will make most effective
frocks or blouses for Easter and
for Summer. White, pink.
Copenhagen, navy, taupe. black
and tan are the colors: it is 40
inches wide and $3.50 a yard.
WentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-08

Ladies Neckwear 80.
Net guimpes, Csc
Organdie Vestees, 40c
Organdie Collars, 40c
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Muslin Undeymuslins-
Gowns of cotton crepe, Csc
Cambria gowns, high neck, long
Envelope Chemise, $l.0o and S.
Cambria Drawers, 85c
Satin Camisoles, black or navy
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"Oh, / must go and join them. Z"
buzzed Peggy Bee. Something inside
of me is just pulling me along"
Grab her!" promptly ordered Bum
bic Bee Buzz, seizing one of Peggy s
wings. Billy seized another wing and
they held her fast. cts her instinct
calling to her. II we let her go she is
lost" hummed the humble bee.
BUSY busy busy bee," sang the
workers.
Peggy struggled hard. "I must go. ~
she gasped. II must get to work, I
must gather honey, must store it away
in the hive"
"Never idle, never Free sang the
lady bees.
"Never free," echoed Bundle Bee
Buzz. "Do you hear that, Princess
Peggy? Never free to go home, never
free to play. never free to do wnat you
want to do?"
Busy busy busy bee." hummed the
workers, their voices growing fainter as
they sped away from the tree. And
the farther away they got the less Peggy
struggled. until, as the last hum died in
the distance, Billy and Bundle Bee
Buzz were able to let go.
"Gracious me. that was queer"
Peggy gasped II really didn't want
to leave you two. but it was just like
something dragging me TO work, work,
work !"
That's because you are a lady bee,
and that's the way lady bees feel v
declared Bundle Bee Buzz. You had
a narrow escape. IL it hadn't been
for Billy and me you'd be working right
now. working in lady y-bee fashion, never
to stop
Just then peculiar roar broke loose
above them in the hollow tree.
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without so much as saying good by
much less thank yOu--to my cousin
Philip, and that was the last of it 80
Then YOU never learned who the
fellow waS:"
George or was it Roger?-Morton But
YOU can believe as much of that as YOU
like "
And did he land from a cruiscr?"
"Not likely. But nobody was ever
told how he did land. They found what
they said was parachute. but it's my
belief that was either a blind or it was
really some kind Of collapsiblc boat.
never saw the thing myself. and
o Brien. who did see it, having heard
somebody say it was parachute. of
course swore it was not.
And did the man do nothing while
he was on the island?'
God knows what he may not have
done. Naturally. he told nobody what
he was after, and no one actually saw
him doing anything, but there are plen-
ty of stories.
"What kind of Storics?'
"Oh. the usual kind that he was
seen flashing lights on the shore and
carrying petrol tins. But you can be
licve AS much Of them as you like"
And have your cousins no theory
They apparently saw good deal of
him. -
My cousin Philip says frankly he is
absolutely beaten by the whole per
formance. Iean--well, girls are rum
things"
"What are Miss Rendall's views,
them" ! inquired.
She is generally quick enough at
guessing and jas fond of gossip as most
of her sex. but for some reason she
keeps very quiet about it. It's my be
lief she knows nothing. In fact.
shouldn't be surprised if Whiteclett had
told her little and sworn her to Sc
crecy. Men do tell women things some
times. as ! daresay you have noticed for
yourself, Mr.. Hobhouse.
What strange story !" murmured
Mr.. Hobhouse.
So this was the tale of my escapade
dS IL was toIt III INduoaS' Inv uOIlol .
manner of telling it was the best guar
antee of his own good faith ! could
wish. and ! was ready now to dismiss
the blind incident as a misleading trfle.
But O'Brirn seemed to have gone out
of his way to throw doubt on every
point raised, and, curiously enough, to
have always offered a wrong solution.
1t might be sheer contrariness. but it
struck me as odd. AS to Miss Jean :
silence, what did that mean? re
solved to keep my eyes very wide open
indeed.
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BRUNO DUKE
SolUer of Business Problems
BY HAROLD WHITEHEAD
THE PROBLEM OF GETTING COM
MISSION statesmen TO STICK
In..IL:..u tCl,ao.x. Into Ira CtiGp

WHEN Odd asked his question, How
w can we get people to give us theil
names when they call at the SHOW
room?" Bruno Duke happened to b'
in Detroit.
Not knowing the answer I put it up
to him and with n characteristic smile,
half quizzical. half amused, he replied
"You know, Peter. that people al
ways act upon the last thought in their
minds. Very well, all we have to do is
to make willingness to give their name
their last thought.
OFF he walked me to the showroom
and arranged to talk with the next per-
son who came in. | was to be within
earshot, but Odd was to remain in the
background until called.
After a perfunctory request to 'look
at one of your cars Duke took the
man to model and began talking
about it. For a time he called the man
sir" and made no request for his
name.
The man quickly felt at ease and be-
gan to ask questions. Then Duke said,
II think demonstration would answer
YOUR question most satisfactorily
Mr.. -ert'
But the question in his voice did not
receive the answer desired. and l could
not suppress grin of malicious salts
faction at Dukes failure to get the
mans name.
Duke, however. was unrutf1ed. and
II, hn f,lIpuvnl
Then the man asked some technical
question about vanadium steel.
Il can't answer that, SIR Duke be-
can, but our manager can. I'd like to
have you meet him. Excuse me a mo-
ment," and off he walked to return in
a moment with Odd.
Then I had a surprise, for Duke
said:
"Oh. Mr.. Odd, this gentleman was
asking something about vanadium steel.
I'm sure you can answer his question. y
Turning to the man he said: I'D like
YOU to meet our manager, Mr.. Odd. Mr..
Odd. this is Mr.. - He looked at
the man. who. without seconds hesi-
tation. said. Harvey
Mr.. Harvey, Mr.. Odd Duke com
Melted the introduction in a calm, mat
ter of fact way.
Glad to meet you, Mr.. Harvey. |
suppose you aren't Mr.. James Harvey,
the banker?"
NO" Harvey said. "I'm Edward
Harvey. the-er-humph. He stopped
abruptly, but Odd disarmed any sus-
picion by continuing:
well. Harvey isn't an uncommon
name. Now, sir you were asking
And he began to talk vanadium steel,
while Duke walked to the little office
at the end of the showroom.
Soon the man left, promising to come
back later. Hardly had he left the
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sec or suspect anything he would very
quickly be Informed through another
source. However. Commander White
cleft based no great hopes on the pos
sibility of catching our willy enemy out
by means of palpablr man in uni
form. and Mr.. II. had been instructed
to act exactly as though he were alone
on the job.
One of his earliest expeditions was
made to the site Of prehistoric build
ing in the near vicinity of the Scol =
lays farm. At least there was n
grassy knoll visible which Mr.. is en-
pert eye at once pronounced to be
worthy of very careful inspection, and
in order to confirm his theories he de =
cidcd to visit the farm to make inquiry
as to any possible traditions regard :
ing it.
He passed round the knoll with this
purpose, to discover that he was no
longer mcditnting alone. A familiar
figure confronted him, with dark staring
eyes, gaping mouth and stubby beard :
my old friend Jock. For moment
thcr" returned that feeling of stage
fright. Next to the RcndalIs. the Scol
lay household. and particularly Jock
had seen and conversed most often with
the mysterious Merton. Jock was only
an idiot, but where reason is lacking
instinct is apt to be strong. and instinct
might distinguish an old acquaintance
through all my disguise. ANYHOW.
rightly or wrongly, I felt that this was
another delicate moment.
Good day. my good fellow. Good
day to yOu,' said the friendly Mr..
Hobhouse. "A little better weather TO =
day -
The surprise of the a" - gentle :
man at getting only & in reply.
his air of gradual compr, lsion. and
then of friendly sympathy. were acted
for all they were worth. And to NV
vast relief. Jock showed no glimmer of
recognition of the young man with the
revolver.
do you know who lives at that
tarm:' enquired Mr.. Hobhouse speak :
ing very distinctly. "Tolly, you say ?
Oh. jolly? Yes, very jolly! Ha, ha
Good by, my lad, good bye to you :"
Jock boot of laughter was answered
by Mr.. HObhouse's giggle, and they
set off down to the farm, the antiouary
in front limping rather more markedly
than usual, and the idiot rambling be =
hind
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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Peggy Feels Queer

pUMBLE BEE BUZZ, alarmed by
- the sight of the worker bees, sped
for hole in the hollow tree. Into
this he crept in a great fluster. Peggy
Bee and Billy Bee didn't know why he
should be in such fear of the workers.
but. he seemed to have hurry up. rea :
son, so they followed without asking
questions. Not until they were out OF
sight in the darkness Of the tree did
they speak.
What is there to be scared off,
asked Billy. 81 see only a bunch of
bees no bigger than I am and not
nearly so big as you are, Bundle Bee
Buzz.
Hush sh sh Hush sh sh !" mum
bled Bundle Bee Buzz. "Tbose are
working lady bees, and they'd sting you
to death If they saw you hanging around
doing nothing"
"Why should they do that? I've
never harmed them" answered Billy.
Its their nature" mumbled Bum =
BILE Bee Buzz. "And It isn't safe to
argue with peppery honey bee about
her nature. The only point she can see
is the point of her sting. and she is
liable to make you feel that point with
out moments notice"
The worker bees sailed swiftly past
the hollow tree on their way TO their
hives. And as they buzzed along they
lfummed little song.
BUSY busy busy bee,
Never idle, never free
Busy busy busy bee."
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"Wboo. oosb .ker,poi wboo. oosb !.
torluo,,,
"Wba,,s tbotgr mrrb,od p,r,hIS
Roo pnzz
.sannJ, M. n;,,. ..;u !.
=, ,,s,.ono,I p;,i,,
,.yos ond /, so0. .h.. t,o .h.s
s,oro go, thannh - ;s Iomdor ,has
onn snoro orer hoord ), ans,rarad
- '''
'ssyi ..W,, ;. ,. ~,
,h,n n 20 N - an e''p"""'
pa ~ , A., 49,. -
snickered an odd little bee smoker.
ITS Judge Owl, she giggled. 'Hd
is fast asleep. Let's buzz around nus
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THERE is rambling brown house
l. here, whose long verandas. cozy
hooks and comfortable chairs look
strangely lonely these days. despite the
fact that the season of festivities is
just opening.
All winter and spring the sound of
the surf that now re- echoes through
the big rooms was lost in sounds OF
laughter or wee ping. the expressions of
ioy and sorrow of thousands who came
and went there. ,
"Mother" Noodles more than 3ooO
sons have scattered to the enCs OF the
earth. but every mail brings news OF
the gobs and doughboys who played at
the Hostess house. or letters from tne
wives or mothers left mourning for their
boys who were killed.
Weddings, reunions. deaths-almost
every form of human JOY and sorrow
found it's way to the Hostess house.
which has Just closed after a years ac-
tivities under the management of Mrs.
George w. Noodle. The place opened
in May. 1918, at the suggestion of the
commander in charge of the Wissa =
hickon navy barracks, and Mother
Noodle. as she was Immediately named
became skipper of the good ship Hostess
House.
Canary Dies of Loneliness
at has been pne of the happiest
years of my life," said Mrs. Noodle as
she sat in the great living room anu
stroked the fuzzy back of Gobbie, a
small nun who was the birthday gi1t
of some of her "boys." Chow. the cat,
was stretched in the sunshine tna'
streamcd through the window. Dough
boy. another dog. could be heard Voic
ing his sentiments in the yard. But the
cage where Mess. the pet canary had
lived. wa, erupty. Mess died from
loneliness. Mrs. Noodle thinks, because
he seemed to miss his soldier pals SO
much.
There are hundreds of incidents,
happy and sorrowful, that / shall a.
WAYS remember" the pretty hostess
went on. "While this big house served
as n home playground and recreation
center for the sailors. and later the
soldiers in the. army hospital, it was
also the home for their mothers, sisters,
sweethearts and wives who came to
visit them.
There were dances and card parties
in the living rooms there We're taffy
pulls and corn poppings and fudge
making in the kitcheh, An" a,Says,
before they left, my boys put the house
back into ship shape ! have loaned
money from my personal account to
boys from every part of the country
without losing a cent. They were won =
derirl, those broad shouldered, big =
hearted youngsters who We're waiting
their chance to serve Uncle Sam.
IL remember one day one of my boys
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for any irregularity in their hours caused
thereby. Mr.. ITobhouSe possessed sew
cral very learned looking volumes. such
as "Tho Early Christian Monuments
Of Scotland" 1.-THE Windy Isles in
Early Celtic Times Physiological
Notes on Some of the Islands of Scot =
land. and other tones of that nature,
and from these he could quote whole
paragraphs without so much as pausiug
for breath in fact, he dared not pause.
lest he fOrgctD. Mr.. llobhOuse, more
ever. talked in his gurrulOus way Of add
ing his own modest contribution to this
literature in the shape of a monograph
on the antiquities of Ramsay.
With this end in view it was there
fore very natural that he should spend
much of his time rambling over the
island, particularly along the coasts,
whore he declared the early monuments
he was especially interested in were
mostly to be found. and should even at
times be detained by his enthusiasm
till darkness had fallen. 1t was also
very natural that he should wish to con
suit all the most ancient inhabitants
interview every native over sixty years
of age. IN short this hobby not only
gave this enthusiastic gentleman a
sound protrXt for being in the most out
of the way places at the most unlikely
hours, but also for inspecting narrowly
with his own eyes each white bearded
patriarch who might, or might not, have
worn six months ago a pair of tinted
spcctacles which - to descend slightly
in the literary scale-accounts for the
milk in the cocoanut.
All this, of course. was not only
perceived by his guardian medical at
tendant. but blessed with his strong ap-
proval. for nothing counteracts the taste
for liquor 50 effectually as another
hobby. But what Thomas Sylvester
devoutly prayed the doctor did not see
was his patient slipping out of his win
dow in the small hours of the morning
and from the roof of an outhouse just
below, examining the shore through n
night glass. In February and March
weather this was far too uncomfortable
to last long or to be repeated every night,
and the shore was too far away to make
it very effective. Still, he did think
he noticed a glimmer once or twice, and
each time his antiquarian expedition
next day included certain artless in
quiries which might have thrown some
light on the matter had the answer been
satisfactory.
As a matter of fact. however. they
never were, and the extraordinary ap-
pParancc of interest with which the
effusivc gentleman listened to useless
information reflected more credit on his
resolution than any one will ever
realize.
I may add that the professional
watchers in the island were not of
course in the secret of Mr.. Hobhousp's
identity. and therefore could not re-
port to him directly anything they
might see, or suspect. But if they did
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place before Duke, with great glee,
said:
Edward Harvey is treasurer of, the
Central Rolling Mill. He lives at 1929
Erie avenue"
How? what?' ] began, surprised.
"Just looked it up in the city direc-
tory" he explained. "And, Peter he
went on. "you observe he acted on the
last thought in his mind-psychology
young man."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-12
U. S. AIR LOSSES SMALL
Casualties Among Infantry Officers
Hioher Than Amona Ayiators

Washington. June 12.-(By 4. P.)-
Casualties among infantry officers were
higher than among aviators, report by
the War Department today showing that
fifty five infantry officers and forty siy
enlisted men of every 1000 were returnc.
as battle deaths, against thirty one of
iicers and one man for the air scrvic,
The tank corps was third with six
cen officers and seven men per thou
sand.
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Il know what the preacher meant
when he spoke of the lay members this
morning. remarked little Constance on
her way home from Cnurc2.
What did he mean, dear?' queried
her mother.
He meant poultry" answered little
Constance. II heard him tell papa the
other day that there was lot of ole
gossipng hens in his congregation. -
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-12
-Four Killed In Mercer Wreck

Mercer, Pa, June 12.-Four persons
were killed instantly and one was serf :
ously injured late yesterday at jackson
Center crossing, seven miles from here,
when the automobile in which they were
riding was demolished by an inspection
train of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. ,