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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
HEAR! HEAR! YE SOLDIERS
WRITING TO GIRLS IN FRANCE
What Do Yon Think of This Plan of Uncle Sam Open Those
Sacred Nssires Photograph Them and Send Only Repro.
duction to Your Sweetheart?

First of ALL" said Mr.. Johnson, ut
would destroy the secrecy and confiden-
tial nature of the communication. While
the government mail authorities who
took the Photographic reproductions
would not reveal the subject matter of
the letters. nevertheless - many people
do not care to have anybody read what
they have written.
Secondly. the amount of first-cIass
mail passing between the two countries
is not great enough to resort to such a
method for the mere purpose Of reducing
the weight of the mail to be carried.
There are airplanes which can carry a
ton of weight and the alrship can carry
a very much larger bulk of mail.
"The mail may be divided into three
general classes. There would be the
circular letters which require no haste
and could go in the ordinary way. Then
there are checks and bills and matters
of that sort which could not very well
be photographed. Then there is the per-
sonal and ordinary business correspond
ence. and of this class only negligible
amount requires such great haste. Also
many things might have their legality
vtiated by the failure to deliver the
original document. such as the written
acceptance of contract. to the ad-
dressee"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

Mr. American DOughboy, how would
you like to have Uncle Sam and Johnny
Bull read those touching missives which
you are sending back across the seas to
that little French mademoiselle or Eng
lish lassie?
Well, that's just what will happen If
the United states and Great Britain
carry out q plan advanced by Major
General Sir Percy Granville Girouard,
distinguished engineer, to reduce all
letters to one-fiftieth of their present
weight by a Photographic reproduction
in order to make airship mail between
the two countries practicable.
Sir Percy's idea involves the photo
graphing and filming of the letter in a
space one inch by quarters of an
inch The film will be carried by air.
ship across the Atlantic in three days or
less and then reproduced on regular-sized
note paper, placed in an envelope, ad-
dressed to the loved one, sorted and
delivered
What thrills you Would experience. Mr..
Doughboy, when you read your photo
graphed letter instead of the dear words
which We're written by her very own
little hand.
In commenting upon this scheme to-
day r. p. johnson. superintendent of
mails in Philadelphia. said that it was
unique idea" but involved several
interesting difficulties
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
STETSON BENEFIT DRAWS
Philadelphia Orchestra's Low.Priced
Concert Fills Auditorium

The Philadelphia Orchestra gave its
one annual low-priced concert last night
in the Stetson Auditorium. Nearly 1000
persons crowded the hail to hear a pro-
gram of appealing and beautiful seec-
tions by the orchestra and two solos
from wellknown operas by Mae Ebrey
llotz, soprano. The benefits of the per-
Torrance are donated to the Stetson
Hospital.
The program included Chabriers
"Gwendoline," Griegs Peer Gynt" suite
the "Praeludium" of Jarnefelt, the
"Nalse Triste" of Sibelius, and Tschai.
kows<y's "Marche Slav." Mrs. Hot
sang two arias one from Louise" and
the other from Madame Butterfly"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
WILLS AID CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Churches and Other Institutions
Divide S33.94O Estate

Wills filed today at the office of
Register Sheehan include that OF
Charles McElvaney, 112 West York
street, dividing an estate valued AZ
S33,940 among Catholic institutions ana
churches of Philadelphia. st. Mary's 8.
st. Agness and St Joseph's Hospitals
and the Seminary of st. Charles Bor,,
romeo, Overbrook, are each bequeathed
$1,000. The remainder of the estate Is
charities according to the discretion of
the executor.
Margaret Donovan. % South Second
street leaves an estate valued at Sb5OO
to relatives, with the exception of s200
which is bequea thed to the Little Sisters
OF the Poor. Eightee and Jefferson
streets Appraisals of personal estates
filed today include John s. Potter. S5g,'
516.44; John c. Lindsay. S4O.2I93I
Levina Althouse, S14,501.O1. and Hanna
H. Gibson, S13573.31.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
And So They Were Married
By HAZEL DEYO BAT(
Copyright. 1919. by Public Ledger Co.

thought to husbands. Hitherto they had
been providers first of all, and they mad
all run true to form. Ruth had always
had an idea that they resented lnnoNa-
tions in their wives, that they rather
laughed at the new type of women, that
they wanted their own women to keep
their homes, and in their spare times
to do the frivolous things that had
apparently amused women always. Now
Ruth saw that this wasn't true. vi llar-
per was married, and she did all kinds
of things beside run her home. For one
thing she had an office job. At first
when Helen had told Ruth that Vi was
married, Ruth had instantly exclaimed,
But what does her husband do; who
takes care of ham"
She does" Helen had returned prac-
tically.
And then Ruth had been initiated into
the mysteries of the interesting life that
vi Harper lived. She kept house in a
three room apartment in Gramercy Park.
Her husband was an artist and was busy
in the studio all day. They had COM
petent woman to manage the place, and
they had charming inexpensive dinners
for their friends where interesting people
met. 1t all sounded very charming. In
comparison with vi Harper. people like
| Polly Dayton seemed somehow hangers
on" absolutely outside the charmed cir
| Gle Ruth wondered just what people she
did want to know. and in just what
circle she did really belong. She had
not been entirely happy with any of her
friends since her marriage. People like
| the Bill Carriers were the people that
Ruth had been virtually brought up
with, people with money who lived a
conventional life. yet Ruth did not ap-
prove of Isabel Carter. her attitude to-
ward her husband her fruitless manner
of accepting life. Then had come the
Daytons, Nick and Polly who had typi'
fed another kind of life to Ruth. life
based on frivolous. fererish pleasure
often covering something very mucf
like vice underneath its pleasant surface
Ruth shuddered away from that. Ihef
had come Fleta Sears, and she nae
brought something different again, some
thing that represented a certain strain
ing after excitement. a certain eagel
effort to make of life something othel
than normal enjoyment. Certainly Rutl
did not approve of Fleta, In betweel
these different phases of Ruth's lf'
and her brushing up against d'Heren
types of people had been experiences IKE
the Sunday they had spent with tn
Merritts It was enough to make an!
girl of Ruth's temperament wonder
little. Just where did she belong. wha
was life, and when would she discover
for herself just where she really die
belong?
Ruth was to discover that life doe!
} not consist in the imitation of otheI
people, not life with any measure OF hap
!, piness It takes a strong soul to go out
} and in the face Of ridicule, mlsunder
standing, and doubt to do the things on
} wants TO do most
Un the next installment, Fleta ASK
, Unexpectedly for the money Ruth owes)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

TO the Editor of Womdn'S Page;
Dear Madam-Will you klndiy teil ite
vbera there is a trade school for GRIP
ples Tes' &C or can can you suggest something that
I might do? When a child / became
hard of hearing through scarlet feyer
thro,ish ipfantile paralysis. So you see
il is Very hard for me to get position.
Am now a Young man twenty-one years
Of age and very anxious to find a posi-
tion of some kind Thanking you klneIy s
and Wishing you continued success for
your page, u a. r.
There isn't any regular trade school
for those who are Handicapped that l
can discover. but have. talked to the
authorities of an institution who might
be able to admit you or direct you, I
am sending you definite Information
about this by mail. In the meantime,
have you eyer heard of the handicap de-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Wednesday afternoon? We want to DO
something useful We thank you.

Wednesday afternoon? We want to do
something useful We thank you.
ELINOR, Secretary.
If the little girls can sew they couid
make little petticoats for the children
across the seas. You can get regular
Red Cross patterns for these and some
older person could cut them out for you
and YOU could do the sewing. 1t would
be fun, don't you think SO?
Then l know another thing that would
be nice for you to do. Make up pretty
scrap books for the little children In the
hospitals here. During the week the
for stories and jokes and pictures 10
paste in the books and they could CUT
them out and bring them to the meet.
ing with them. The scrap books are not
so very expensive to buy. in fact, you
could use large blank books, pasting 2
pretty colored picture on the cover oi
each and tying each with pretty brlShl
ribbon bow. Around holiday time your
little club could dress little dolls, TO:
children in the hospital wards. Let me
! know Elinor, what you think or my
plans and If they don't suit I can give
/ Won others
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
START THIS STORY TODAY


TNHB talk at the Womans Club had
i made Ruth thoughtful. Not that she
would have admitted to any one, even
herself, that she was wrong about
women, but she saw SO much in the
women she knew that somehow made
her doubt as to their happiness. VI
course every woman thinks in terms that
somehow involve her own happiness, ana
occasionally in the days following her
afternoon with Helen she wondered II
she could possibly make 4 NICHE for her
self in the world. There was Helen for
instance Helen had been no more fitted
for regular position than she was her
self. Nothing but her determination had
put her where she was ana Helen seemed
strangely contented and happy now. Not
once had she spoken Of Jim during the
whole time Ruth had been with her.
and Ruth knew how intense and terrible
her grief had been when she had lost
him. Ruth had seen many things during
the great war. 1t had made her think for
q while, it had opened her eyes to suf-
fering, her own and that Of others. but
like great many other women she had
gone back TO her old way of thinking
just as soon as the need for develop
ment and progress and alertness had
become a thing of the past with the
have happened if Ruth had not been al
most Immediately plunged into mar
riage, but as it was she had had no time
to adjust herself and 70 observe the
really modern marriage Marriage to
her was the marriage that had always
existed, virtually the end of the world
for women That was why she and
Scott had had so many lessons to learn
through experience. simply because
.lse llD
always rebelled against life and its re-
ouirements anyway. and the war had
changed him still more radically. Inc
one thing that he was sure of was MS
love for Ruth; that was fixed and un-
changeable: but he was ahytnihs
but happy in the life they were hNMg
the eternal petty round of trlViallties
that constituted week of living.
Ruth's marriage was the marriage vi
her mother before her. 1t never occurreo
To her to do anything to help Scott beai
the burdens of life. She accepted Whal
he gave her as her due. Until she lao
discoyered that most of the women a.
the club the other afternoon had peer
married she had really never maze any
effort to think about a broader life She
had thought that the women VINO u'c
things were the women who had no horiit
and husband to take up their time ahe
occupy their minds.
Then had come the thought, 4 nave
a home and husband, and yet DO the3
entirely occupy my mind?' Ruth kne"
they did not. How much time ala she give
10 them? Wasn't her nina more CON
cerned with her lack of money, the place
where she lived how she was going tt
look in comparison with other women
than it was with the planning OF th'
home and tile problem of making he
husband happy? o..
For the first time Ruth gave SOM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
THE, WOMANS EXCHANGE

partment, Of the Department of Labor
aim of this section Is to find positions
for men who are Handicapped. Why not
go down there and have a talk? On ac-
count Of the labor situation they may not
be able to find place for you imme-
diately. but they will try their best
to get something for you. Don't be dis
couraged, but keep trying and let lis hear
from you again. You know there are
plenty of things you can do as we'll as
a physically perfect man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

The following municipal appointments
were announced today: James Brack-
en-. 264l Janney street, attendant in
Bureau Of Water, $1,000 per year; John
w. March. S039 Rowland avenue, ma
chinist, Bureau of Water, So per day
teacher. Board of Recreation, 5000 per
year: George w. Hepp. 3154 North
Ninth street, carpenter. Bureau of Char
tiles, 81 per day Edward Mc9uaide
1904 Leithgow street mechanic, Electrl-
cal Bureau. S2.5O per day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Lining Tussah
6Oc a Yard

which is about wholesale price
or what we would ordinarily have
to pay for it.
1t is a lustrous silk-and-cotton
material in green, rose, gray and
Kings blue. rrettily lowered or
figured. 80 inches wide.
It would make pretty, soft
kimonos, too.
(Centrah
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Soldiers Bonus

To the Editor Of Woolan's Pdof'
Dear Madam-Will you kih"ls s,e
me ths-:pecessary information as To ,u
whom / may write in washington IL,
order that may benefit by the @oo
bonus allowed to discharged soldiers pS
recent law? u.
Thanking you in advance for your
courtesy and kind attention, / am
EX-SOLDIER
Write to the Zone. Finance Otiicer, IT,
Lemon Building, washington, ~, o'' ~
make application for your pohus'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

TO the Editor Of Wontdns Page:
Dear Madam-For some time ! have
been following your column with much
interest and from time to time have
seen many letters for kittens. We have
two lovely little white ones, with col
ored heads and tails. They are only Il
few days old, but | would like to find
homes for them when they are old
enough. The mother cat is a good
mouser
| will watch your column to see If
kittens are still in demand and in the
meantime thank you ror your Kindness.
Thinking perhaps some OF your read
ers have had scalp troubles since the
| influenza, maybe suggestion of mine
will help. When nine or ten, had bad
ringworm in the scalp and suffered with
this for two years. finally having to cut
off the hair and quit school. | visited
many doctors but found no relief We
found. after all the embarras ssment mad
suffering. that plain iodine cured It.
| painting the scalp one or two times in
a week. 1t never hurt my hair, i any
thing helped. for it grew until 1t was
fifty-two inches. Nearly all of it has
fallen out from the fu but again me
I ''crust" condition (after the fever) has
been cured up and a fine crop of new
| hair is coming in with the use Of iodine.
Trusting that my suggestion will not
be alniss at this time, respectfully.
KITTENS.
Somebody will want these wee kittics
of course. We will forward letters that
make application for them to you. We
pass on the suggestion about the scalp
remedy to readers and thank you very
much for being so generous as to offer
it. Let us hear from YOU again some
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Silk Bags in Suit
COlOrs at So

A pretty, puffy bag is of black,
navy. purple, taupe or tan satin
claid MORE. The lining is un-
usually pretty and there is an in
ner frame.and small mirror. The
finishing touch is a tassel dang
ling. from the bottom.
CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

The L. s. Girls of Media will give
minstrel show for Convalescent men in
musian club House. 3944 Walnut street.
The girls. who have given the show
at League Island Camp Dix and else
where, guarantee to give mnstrelsy
new reputation with new songs. new
dances and new jokes. The entertain
ment is in charge of the music COM
mittee of the club and the patriotic
committee will furnish cigarettes to the
convalesCentS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Mems Half Hose
l5c a Pair

Medium-weight black, white,
gray or tan cotton seamless half
hose, have REINFORCED feet and
are good at the price.
Gallery, MarkeD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Pink Satin
PetticOat at $3.85

1t is of a good quality of pale
pink wash satin with elastic at
the top and a simple hemstitched
flounce at the foot.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26
Fascinating Suits in Springs
Best FanCieS

Womens suits this the front ranks Of favor ey
Of serge weds Panama popn ideas
for pockets, belts trimmings shown
of in black and brown has broad deep
evers and an over-coar popn 1t is below the
be and is attractively trimmed with Of buttons
At $780, Of Panama cloth in navy and black has long
roll collar with raja silk The back of the coat IS
peated and back delightfully."- trimmed with rows
Of buttons 1t has inset pockets and lined throughout
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

if it's good, good fountain pen.
Waterman and Sheaffer, seif-till-
ing fountain pens, are good ones.
They are priced from $3.50 for
plain pen up to SO for quite an
elaborate one with gold-filled
bands.
(CentrHn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-26

Un the next installment, Fleta ask
Unexpectedly for the money Ruth owes)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-24
#e Tinker Bob IA
ISM $ aI9stogies lGaA8& WI
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BY CARLISLE Il holcornb
rnREE ROUND WHITE BALLS.

The three little foxes delighted to
play along the bank Of the river.
Lady Duck was not pleased to have
them so far away from home, for she
thought they might got into trouble.
Atho she was not their mother, she
worried Just the same. r- 90
Tinker Bob king of the forest, knew
It was necessary for them to get away
from home In order to find out how
to take care Of themselves under uif-
ferent conditions. Their father being
dead they would have 20 learn tho sly
ness Of fox life aloneaa -.
As they played together in the sand
and among the rocks on the river
bank. one of them discovered some
peculiar little objects as round as a
marble and as white as snow.
"Oh. look what I found!" he ex-
claimed, and the other two ran quick
ly to him to see what It was.
"Let us each take one of these round
white balls home to the king" .a'
Each carried carefully one Of the
marble-like objects into the forest.
When Lady Duck saw them she was
puzzled. 's'. ~
"They look like the eggs OF a Bird
said she, but they are perfectly round
and birds egg Is not perfectly
round"
Lady Duck called to Jerry the jay
because he always pretended to know
about everything whether he really
really did or not.
What are these things" asked
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-24

when Il assumes 70 speak for the re-
pubiicans of tho state. when II re-
nounces tho two senator's from Iowa
because Of their stand for the reserva-
tons to the covenant II Is neither
Just nor accurate when 1t endeavors
to convey the impression that all
Iowa" favor tho Wilson program. On
tho contrary. whether or not the Des
Moines promoters Of the Wilson pro-
gram know II. the league unreserved Is
not favored by Iowa Tho truth is
that Iowa. republican and democrat
alike, In overwhelmingly against the
proposition to make this country an
active partner In all territorial dis
putss and to pledge the blood Of its
citizens to the perpetual maintenance
of the boundaries OF European nations
big and little. Iowa Is for reserva-
ton protected covenant and not for
the surrender OF American Individuality
as q nation.
"How far this unrest WIN go re-
mains to be SEEM There is no ~un-
rest" in this state except q paper I'M
rest manufactured to the aid Of the
Wilson program. The republican
press Of the state is not supporting
but opposing an unreserved covenant.
The senators have not challenged all
Iowa." Outside Of these important
points there Is no occasion to COM
meut Tho Tribune and the Register
arc at liberty to promote candidates
against tho senators and TO support
any candidacy they may favor because
of personal or political reasons and for
the matter of that In reprisal.
However. both senators seem to be
satisfied with their attitude toward the
league and the average Iowan seems
to think and feel and talk as the sena-
tors do. If the Wilson program is to
be the test of republicanism and Ser
vice the senators may abide the issue
with complete confidence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-24
THIS is THE BIRTHDAY OF
Sarah Hale,
rs IT YOURS?
OCT. "a. 1888.

Not because she was a pioneer In
the American feminism movement
which has recently eliminated in the
passing of the suffrage amendment, not
because she persuaded Lincoln to make
THANKSGIVING national holiday, not
because she was one Of the first women
editors in a day when women were
supposed to stay at hore and knit
not for any Of these reasons is Sarah
Hale important Because che wrote
funny. foolish little poem called Mary
Had a Little Lamb" she is entitled to
Immortality! go
Az Sarah Buell. she was born and
brought up at Newport, N. H., having
la fairly adequate education given her
at home. At the ago Of 20 she married
Hale. lawyer. who died after nine
years. leaving her with five children
to support
In six years she had become the
editor of the Ladies' Magazine. then
published in Boston, latsr in PhilaGel-
phia Meantime she was bringing out
volumes Of love poems and some books
tof children's verses and school songs.
Among these was the famous "Mary's
Lamb"--as much classic now as
anything from the Mother Goose col
lections.
She lived to be a very old lady, and
she kept up her editorial work until
two years before her death. One OF
her sons became a well-known physf-
clan. - '-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-24

Lady Duck.
Hal Hal" laughed Jerry tho Jay.
"don't you know what they are3"
Why, they are the eggs OF the Mag
pie"
Just then little Jenny Wren came
along and she said: "They arc not the
eggs Of any bird. don't believe they
are eggs at all" .....
"ohi" cried Jerry. Il SEQ you folks
don't know much about your neigh
bors." ST.. s... I.- s.s
"That may be true" said Jenny.
1--WE are not always sneaking around
trying to find out our neighbours bust
ness. like you are!" a#r H.
IT know they are the magpies eggs
just the same" insisted Jerry.
Let us take them to the king Of the
forest and see what he says" said
Lady Duck.
They went to the king with the
three little white balls. What are
these?" asked Lady Duck.
Jerry the Jay began to chatter. for
he was sure they were magpie's eggs.
Tinker Bob knew all about 1t. but he
wanted to call Mr.. Turtle and see If
he could answer. What are these
things?' asked Tinker of Mr.. Turtle.
Mr.. Turtle did not hesitate: These
are the eggs Of Mrs. Turtle; she laid
them in the sand on the bank OF the
river" 20.
Jerry the Jay. ceased his chatter and
hurried away into the forest.
Tomorrow-The sight Of a Strange
Creature.