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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
FALLS OF SCHUYLkILL

Mrs. William Thompson and her son,
Mr.. Borton Thompson, of New Queen
street. spent the week END on an auto
mobile trip through the state. Mrs.
Thompson's daughter. Miss Fannie
Thompson. is spending several weeks in
the POcouO mountains.
Mr.. David Borland. Mr.. George
Hamilton and Mr.. Elmer Morrow. of
Ridge avenue. have been spending II
short time in Atlantic City with Il
fishing party.
Mr.. Solomon Wise has returned to
his home Oh Ridge avenue. after scrv
ing in France with the Fifth Division,
Fifty nuth Infantry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
TWO GLOUCESTER WEDDINGS
Miss Agnes HyIand and Miss Ella
Van Hest Are Brides

Two Gloucester couples were mar
ried yesterday afternoon.
The first wedding took place at st.
Mary's Church, when Miss Agnes IIy-
land, daughter of William J. Hyland.
member of Gloucester City Council.
was married to Russcl c. Dodge. of
426 Hunter street, by the Rev. Joseph
Il. Scrgel, assistant rector.
The other wedding was at the home
of Captain David Van Hest, of the
Gloucester Ferry Company, at his home
on Powell street, when his daughter,
Miss Ella Van Hest, was married to
Andrew Hetherington, of II Thomp-
son avenue. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. John NJ. Davies,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
ROxBOROUGH

The mothers auxiliary of Troop "a,
Roy Scouts, visited the members of the
troop at Treasure Island on Saturday.
Mr.. George RICHTER and his family
of Ridge avenue, are spending several
weeks at Wildwood.
The Rev, w. c. Sanderson and Mrs.
sandersop, of 4402 Manayunk avenue.
will 20 to Ocean City for the present
month.
Miss Ethel Sudders. of Markle street
will leave early in September to spend
some time on the Maine coast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

Miss Harriet O'Hara, of 1902 West
Columbia avenue. are spending part of
August with house party in Ocean
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. Rex Stackhouse and
their family, of 1913 North Twenty
second street, are spending the season
at WILDWOOD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
OLD FAvORITE TOPS
BILL AT B. F. KEITH'S
Stella Mayhem, Noted "Coon
Shouter," Offers Songs That
Sure Drive Away the Blues

Stella Mayhcw. at Kciths Theatre
this week. brings back memories OF the
days when the SO called ''coon song
was the thing an her shoutin' used 10
SURF enough drive away the blues. She's
still singing. but not the camp meetip'
songs. An her make ups been changed
from gingham wrapper TO evening
clothes.
She's still the same cheerful, opti-
nistic Stella, and her songs are of the
smilin kind that make one grin and
! smile and laugh out loud Her Wrinkle
Up Your Nose and Grin is especially
CHEEKY.
The bill is good--for a warm weather
show. Bert Fitzgibbon. the SO called
''daffydill' is doing the same stunt.
Helen Trix siugs some attractive songs,
accompanied by her sister Josephine.
Jason and lTaig do some singing and
| dancing in '"The Book of Vaudeville.
Mosconi Brothers and company, of this
city. have some interesting dance OFFER
! ings.
! Also on the bill are Leon Vsrvara,
in "a Piano Personality; Felix and
| Fisher. gymnasts; Maug and Snyder,
athletes. aud Eddie Borden and "Sir"
Frederick Courtney aud-the pictures.
Problems of married life
were interestingly set forth in an act
presented by Van Sheldon and company.
! 1t proved to be one of the laughing hits
of the bill. Comedy and music blended
! harmoniously in the offering of Muricl
| Morgan and Kloter. Johnny Jones aud
! Marion GreenIee won laughs in their
! skit. "What Did You Do?" Entertain :
! ing acts were offered by Lucy Brucb.'
! Lulu Coates and her crackerjacks and
| the IIaXataki Japs.
NIXON-Speedy comedy of the kind
that brings the laughs predominates.
! The fun begins with the Three Torellis,
| European comiqucs, who enliven the
| proceedings from the outset. Up-to
| the minute songs. interspersed with new
comedy. earned applause for Western
and Elaine, and other teams. Ferry and
company were seen in n spectacular con
torton act. Earl Williams in "The
! Hornets Nest was the photoplay at
traction.
GLOBE-Mack Sennctt's 'Bathipg
Beauties and the hilarious Sennett.
comedy, yankee Doodle in Berlin, -
feature a star vaudeville offering. The
bathing girls appear gracefully both on
the screen and in person on the stage
in speciality. Anger and Packer ap :
pear to advantage in a musical skit.
Love o Mike" and El Gotta, wizard
of tho xylophone. adds variety. Other
acts include the American Comedy Trio
in humorous sketch Lewis and Black
in comedy singing and talking, and the
Alexander Brothers and Evelyn in jug
Cling fcats.
! CROSS kEYS-Thc Versatile Sextet
is tho headline attraction in an artistic
combination of syncopatcd melodies,
dancing and singing. Iisano and Bing
ham. old favoritcs, have put some new
touches to ''rhe Belle of ireland and
Son of Italy" The Three Dixey Boys
offer classy singing, and Gilen and
Carleton company present a funny
sketch, 'Thc Slippery Duck" Nelson
and Castle il comedy singing, and
IIodii and Fuji. japanese artists. make
up the rest of the bill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

The EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
will be glad to publish items of social
interest sent in by the readers.
Items should be written on one side
of the paper only and should be
signed with the name of the sender
and the telephone plumber, that they
may be verified.
Address Society Editor, EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER, 606 Chestnut
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
WISSAHICkON

Mr.. Amos Barnes, of Ridge avenue
aud RICHTER street, with his family
left on Friday to spend the remainder
of the season at Island Heights.
Miss Helen Deighton, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert A. Deighton, of
373S Manayunk avenue, will leave on
August 16 to spend a fortnight at
wildwood Crest.
Mr.. William B. Young, Of SumaC
street has gone to Wildwood for parl
of the season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
Band Concerts Today

The Municipal Band plays tonight
at Ninth and Cayuga, streets. The
Fairmount Park Baud play this
afternoon and evening ut Strawberry
Mansion.
The Philadelphia Band plays to-
night on City Hall plaza.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Mr.. and Mrs. 9. A. Heckscher Wetn =
Grill entertained at dinner before the
Red Mill in Cape May on Saturday
night in honor of their guest, Miss
Mary Brown Warburton. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hutchi-
son Scott, Miss Pansy Scott, Mr.. John
. L. Scott, Jr., and Mr.. Brice Blynn.
Miss Catharinc Cassard had as her
guests over the week end in Cape May
Mr.. William Adamson. Mr.. Lawrence
Murdock. Mr.. Stephen Calhoun and
Mr.. Warthman Newkirk,
Mr.. John dep. Conger will be best
man at the wedding of his brother, Mr..
Arthur McCrea Conger, of Twin Oaks,
yillanova, and Miss Elizabeth A
BENEDICT, daughter of Mrs. Clairville
e. Benedict, of New Haven, Conn,
which will be solemnized at the bride s
summer home In Indian Neck, Bran =
ford, Conn, the middle of next mouth.
>, The dates of the Committee of Dane.
ing Glasses will be November 90, De-
cember 13, January 10, January "a
February Z, February 81, March g.
March 20 and April 9.
An interesting engagement announced
today is that of Miss Dorothy Wilcox
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Will
cox, OF Austin, Tex, and Lieutenant
Commander Schuyler Mills, U. s. N,
son of Mrs. Schuyler Mills, of Pelham
Manor, N. Y. Lieutenant Commander
Mills is a brother of Mrs. Joseph Whar-
ton Lippincott, who was Miss Eliza
beth 8. Mills. The wedding will tak'
place in October.
: Mr.. Richard Rollins spent the week
end in Cape May as the guest of Mr.
g. Aplin Sparks. On Saturday Mr.
Rollins, Miss Edith Wilson, Miss Flea
more Yearly, of Baltimore, and Mr.
Sparks motored to Atlantic City for The
day. The engagement of Miss Yearly
and Mr.. Sparks has been announced
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert e. Strawbridge
and their daughter, Miss Anita Straw
bridge, of Meadow Lodge, Bryn Mawr
returned ON Sunday evening from O
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. A, s. Webb, al
Westbury, l.. I. Miss Strawbridge will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
mickey" Ending Second Month

Mickey the S"nnCtt photo comedy
of the mining west and the social east.
featuring Mabel Normand. began an
other successful week at the Forrest.
Despite the hot weather "Mirkcy" is
headed toward the third mouth of its
run.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

with such tested and stanch motivation
as the poor girl who is secretly married
to the scion of naughty and wealthy
family. She is the parlOr maid in the
palatial residence Of tho We're dc Ncrcs,
I notable for blue blood aud long green.
There is an intrigue to destroy her char
acter while her husband is away fighting
for his country. And just as in Miss
Libbeys romantic fiction, there is an
old. old love story Of wrong and misun
dcrstanding. which resolves itself into
revelation of the girls right to name
as proud as that of her husbands aud
her husbands family. which, after all,
is what matters in this case Ellen :
innate refinement is noticeable in the
early footagc in contrast to the sordid
environment of her home. Her sense of
the proprietics is sufficient to keep her
| lips from the wine glass when some per
sons she meets in a cabaret in which she
| is singing try to ply her, with liquor
\ little education at polishing school
and she is fitted to move on the same
social plane as hcr exclusive mother in-
law. when tho happy ending is reached.
| 'hlSS W anu IIlt'l NohhNi'l W i1l'h
was properly pathetic and wistful Her
acting was very good indeed. r. w,
Lawrence had the rather insipid hero 8
role. Capital "bits" were contributed
by Mary Alden as, Mrs. Neal and Au-
drew Arbuckle as her brutal husband.
| REGENT -"Thr Microbe." Featuring Viora
| Dana. From short story by Henry
AtCmus,
/ Viola Dana proves her right to bc
rasscd as ono Of the most charming of
! the younger stars of the screen in "rhc
Microbr. an interesting story which
minglcS such ingredients as the Fast
! Side. society. tho police, hospital and
| love. Miss Dana is youthful. ingonu
Gus. vivacious aud necessarily active
| Her role is a departure from the charac
| tcrizations in which she is most famiI
| lar. but it ought to please the Viola
| Dana fans.
''The Woman Thou Gavcst Me-" the
! perturbation of Hall Gaines novel. re
viewed last week. is on view at the
Strand. Olive Thomas week at the Ri
vol was opened with cloves Prison
cr," an interesting film. Dorothy Gish
in "Nugget Ncl' is the attractive Of
| fCring at the Locust. The Jumbo is
featuring "Nampirc Week." opening
with Anita Stewart in 1.-The Painted
World.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

Miss Catharinc Cassard had as her
guests over the week end in Cape May
Mr.. William Adamson, Mr.. Lawrence
Murdock, Mr.. Stephen Calhoun and
Mr.. Warthman Newkirk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

rArACE,-"Waso Tracks" W, $. Hart
estured StorE and scenario ma by or, H GSTn- IsT
YER Aircraft picture.
II "IIuman Desire is Ouidacsquc,
Mr.. EIart's new offering is decidedly
Bcadlc and Adams. 1t will certainly
lSing the JOY of fond recollection to
oldtimers who remember the days when
they used to read the publications. of
Messrs. Beadc and Adams behind the
covers Of the big 'joggerfy' book. And
it will give the younger generation a
! chance to see what the older used to
delight iu by way of romance of the
Wild West. 1t might have been writ =
ten by Edward S. Ellis, under ouc of
his numerous pen namcs-this story Of
!, Buckskin Hamilton, the hardy pioneer
aud plainsman who guided caravans
of concstoga wagons from the Missouri
to Santc Fc over the painless and
burning sands, the middle of the last
century, The plot is of the highly ro-
mantle "westcru' type. with bad men,
gamblers and Indians to add tS the
hazards and make the triumph of the
plainsman more decisive in reaching his
OBJ icctivc. BuckSkin' : brother. II young
physician on his way to his far vest
crn home, is murdered by ono of Il
pair of gamblers. who places the blame
ON the sister of one OF them. She be
licvcs she has shot the youth accidcu-
tally. Her brother, his pal and herself
arc in the party RuckSkin is guiding
from watcrholC to wHiCrholr along the
old Santc Fc trail. lie is determined
to remove the stain put upon his broth
cr's memory by the gamblers claim
that the girl had shot to defend herself
from attack in her cabin on the steam
boat. Rapidly moving events finally
uncover tho identity Of the real mur
| derer, and Buckskin, foregoing the ter
rible vengeance he had in mind-de
livery of the villain to the Indians who
| demand a life for a life in return for
| one of their number who has been killed
| in brawl by a member of the caravan
rises to fine stature of nobility
| There is no love interest in the story
proper but just at the end comes an
! implication that Burkskin will return
! to claim the girl, who is rIiugingly
| played by Jane Nowak.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05


- MIHl =. H"n2n nTSre; 'att VI, rtInS i,,
DIrc"tci by Wtfrcd Norih. rc,rlcss pr-
WIS.,, u.,dS S,ar over N'E"'' ''"'"''"s
Ro,,,r,o ro,l,or ,b,r rooIisu IL tho
dominant uotc or tho nov uhotodramas
or tbc wcck as revealed ot thc several
houscs Yesterday /, would he hordlv
warranted to lohcl tbc outhor oC "Ilu.
man Desire" in which Anita Stewart is
| featured, aS the the "AmCriran Duida.
though the story harkS back TO tho
Ouida school for inspiration For on,
thing it shifts geography across oceans
without much ado. It has stately white
robcd nuns in n great convent. the re-
pository Of n wonderful Madonna, II
has naiutcr, uphaupiI, marricd And
I il has Bcrcnicc. tho convent brcd or
phan who longs for tho tender touch of
! LITTLE arms nhu,t bcr neck md who,
hearing that Amcriro hpe n multitude
of bambini. many of them cold and
hungry m,csts fortb to find ,hilLrcn to
Kolocc thr mothcr r.arno IN hrr hcart
V,riors odvcntnrc, n,rn nf them
ror,. .,ortl;,o he ,,,,o ,a,,.;, i, IN
! toro,,, hnin,, No.. ,,,L,. tLa arotoo,inr
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v.;th ,,nnh moro .,,ini,,oIi,r ,i" @ th,r Tho
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Wv 'H'"""'Hs VI nun - ''"''' ""u "'
N''H "'' '"'s'''"'SS'
The nacv"tc aud simplicity "t tins
role arc marked contrast to Miss stew =
art $ society women and women OF th'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

Although Common Clay" goes back
only to the drama in which Jane Cowl
met success on the speaking stage, it
derives actually from something more
remote--from the fiction of Laura Jean
Libbey. II is Laura Jean Libbey with
a celluloid finish. The story has to do
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05
ROMANCE APLENTY
IN WEEKS NEW FILMS
Re eaIism Not So Astounding in
Photoplays Of Wild West
and Wilder Cabarets

STANLEY 80 Human Desire Featuring
Anita stewart story by Violet irwin,
Directed by Wtlfred %orth. IC,rl"ss pic
turc ~ star over Night" Featuring
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

The dates of the Committee of Dane
ing Glasses will be November 20, De-
cember 13, January 10, January "a
February Z, February 81, March g.
March 20 and April g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

DR.. w. 3. kcene. Of 1880 Chestnut
street. accompanied by Mrs. Keenc and
Miss May keonc. will spend August and
carly September on the Maine coast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-05

Dr. and Mrs. George Fctterolf, Of
2041 Chestnut street. left yesterday for
a months vacation in the Rangclcy
lake region of Maine.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-11
Jewelry
Ne,C Price Lists Issued
by Manufacturers
of SiIuer1r0re

Silverware manufacturers have issued
new price lists based on the current
cost of commercial bar silver, the price
Of which is regarded as being more
staple than for several weeks past.
Since the lifting of the embargo on
the export of silver the larger silver
smiths have accepted orders only on
condition that prices be quoted ct the
time of delivery.
1t is the opinion of one of the
largest silver concerns that present
prices, which are held to be only
slightly above those of several months
ago, will remain unchanged for some
time
Sterling silver and plated silver
manufacturers declare that their fac
tories are swamped with orders and
that it will be some time before all the
contracts now on their books are filed.
They also assert that the higher costs
have not caused the slightest recession
of sales. Instead, business is better
than ever before, and even the largest
manufacturers are deeply concerned as
to how they are going to fill their fall
orders.
Some slversmiths, who ordinarily
place their orders with other concerns
for materials which they themselves
do not handle in September and Oc-
tober, have already placed this business,
with the idea of having their orders
filled with the smallest possible delay.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-11
Silks
" estern Jobbers Seek to
arrange for Deliveries
Of Spring Fabrics

Demand for dress silks yesterday
was exceptionally brisk, but business
was limited by the apparent inability
of the sellers to take orders in large
volume. Some Of the biggest Western
Jobbers were in the showrooms of the
manufacturers seeking information re-
garding prices, and trying to get rea-
sonably certain assurances of deliv-
cries being made on spring weaves.
The consensus of opinion among the
manufacturers and jobbers was that
business is TOO good" in view of the
present handicaps on the productive
capacity of the mills. In an effort
to increase outputs number Of the
selling agents have offered to furnish
certain small manufacturers with raw
silk and to advance them money to pay
the wages of their operatives Be
cause of the lack of finished weaves
the sales agencies are compelled to
turn away willing buyers,f which re-
duces their commissions.
The head of the silk department of
large jobbing concern, one that placed
liberal orders for dress silks at the
Comparatively low prices that obtained
earlier in the year. stated that he had
been asked by a medium sized manu-
facturer to sell him a quantity of taf-
fetas. 1t was intimated that the man.
ufacturer wanted the fabric to meet his
contractual obligations, the capacity
Of his mill being inadequate for the
purpose. The jobber rejected the
protfered business on the ground that
he found it difficult enough to supplv
his steady customers.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-11
The Trlbune's Page Of Business News
Textiles
Shortage of Cotton Goods
Takes isitiag Buyers
bv Surprise

Jobbers from nearly every section
81 the country were in the cotton goods
district yesterday placing orders for
such quantities of merchandise as the
mills were willing to sell them. Goods
were sold from the light stocks that
are available for Immediate delivery
widths below the standard sizes were
disposed of at advanced prices. Orders
were placed for delivery during the
period extending from November to
February, with the distinct understand
irg that the mills were not to be held
to the strict terms of the contract re-
specting the dates of shipment
The visiting buyers seemed aston
lshed at the tangible evidences of the
shortage Of most kinds Of merchandise
that has been caused by the reduction
OF the working hours of the operatives
from hfty-four to forty eight hours a
week. Mill agents also stated that the
indifferent efforts of the weavers was
limiting production.
One of the leading brands Of Eastern
ticking was advanced to 45 cents q
yard Gray goods were hard to get,
either from the mills or the leading
converters, the lack Of offerings having
limited sales in a market that seemed
hungry for these basic cloths. The
price OF the print fabric, s4-6os, went
up 4 Of a cent yard, the prevailing
quotation being II cents, but some of
the mills refused to make sales for
less than Is cents.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-11
Shoe Retailers Deny They
Are Making Excess Profits

Local dealers who returned yesterday
from the convention of the New York
State Retail Shoe Dealers Association,
which closed Wednesday at Rochester,
said that the price situation was one
Of the most important topics discussed.
Recently New England publication
charged that the present high prices
for footwear were due to speculation
by the shoe retailers 1t was alleged
that shoes that are being retailed in
tirst-class establishments for $3.50 a
pair could be purchased from manu-
facturers for about $40. Those in at
tendance at the convention emphatica-
" denied that such a comparative price
situation existed, and adopted resolu-
tions calling upon the publication in
question to produce the evidence upon
which its article was based.
The retailers contended that their
prices were regulated by market con-
ditions and did not represent any ex-
cessive profit for them. They pointed
out that there actually was a shortage
OF leather, and quoted figures on the
lmportations Of calfsklns to prove this
contention. Normally, they said, about
l75, 100000 pounds of calfskin are i'm
ported into this country, while at the
present rate of receipts the total this
year will only reach about $4,000 ,OOO
pounds.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-11
French Merchants Sell
Goods Freely to Germans
Silk Mills at Lyons Have Large Number of Orders
on Books From Former Enemy Countries
Paris Stores Doing Big Business in Dry Goods

for Germany. The railroad stations
near the Franco German border hold
large consignments Of goods that have
been sold to the Teutons.
Prices for everything in France are
lnordlnately high. One Lyons mill that
mad taken orders early this year equal
to large share of its output recently
notified the buyer that the goods would
not be shipped unless an advance of 20
per cent over the contract price was
paid. Production has not increased
greatly since the close of the war, and
small wonder, seeing that so many
former textile workers have been inca
pacltated by the loss Of one or both
arms: Obviously these workers will be
unable to work again at their old trade.
If American manufacturers desired
they could get large orders for silks in
France, provided, they were willing to
make the sales on a franc basis, the
value of which expressed in terms Of
American money has greatly depre-
clated.
"Of course with the return of normal
conditions the French silk mills will
take care Of the country's requirements.
and eventually the opportunities now
existing for the sale of American
weaves will be reduced to a minimum.
France always will be a leader in
producing styles and fabrics, which
fact will enable the country to resume
her commanding position in the world 5
silk Industry"