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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-17

too many for him. Waving his wings to
Peggy in a signal that he would come
back, he fed at pace that soon left
the honey laden bees far behind.
Busybuzz led the way to a platform
fairly swarming with bees, some just
arriving with, loads Of honey, others de
parting for the clover fields. 1t was like
a crowd at movie theatre. Peggy was
swept through fhe door Of hive and
to her surprise found that the inside
was even more like skyscraper Office
building than was the outside. Corri.
dors led into many sections of the hive.i
and in each section were hundreds and
hundreds Of tiny rooms or cells rising
tier on tier away up to the roof.
"Store your honey here" ordered
Busybuzz, showing Peggy an empty cell.
Peggy was swift to obey, for the load
was growing heavy.
"My, I'm glad to get rid of that,
she buzzed pleasantly. Now may I
look around your hive for a moment,
before we go back to the clover fields -
Both Busybuzz and Honeydew stared at
her in surprise.
Look around indeed - shifted Busy-
buzz. You'll do no looking aroundf
You'll 60 to work, my fine lady beeA
There's job for you right here In the\
.hive-one that will keep you busy the
rest Of your Gfe.''
Peggy was alarmed at these words,
and the alarm grew as there came to
her family from outside the hives the
song of the5workers.
Busy. busy, busy bee,
Never idle. never free.
Busy, busy. busy bee. s
She remembered the warning of Bum-
BILE Bee Buzz: "If the lady bees get
you, they will make you slave and
work you to DEATH
But Honeydew was whispering in her
ear, "You shall be queen. My plot Is
working for you
(TomorroW ,oiH be told hos Pegpv
meets the old queen.)
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ried over what a woman past forty"
can dol mean the woman without a
business training-the widow of the man
who was "good fellow" everywhere
but at home-damn him! The little
mother whose man sis crippled or ill.,
and who is keeping the home together
with a smile for him she took ''for
better or for worse''--a smile that hides
an aching body and tortured soul.
The little spinster whose people one by
one have died or drifted away until,
with surprise, she finds herself alone
and nearly penniless.
What can we do for these good women
who need help because they are SO un-.
trained? Why can't some schools put
on special courses to teach them how to
take care of themselves
My mind was going round in hope
less circle until Duke said:
Come along here, Peter, want you
to hear what have to say to the folks
you and Doliber selected"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-17
CHAPTER III
Captive In the Hive


THE lady bees took a short cut
through the woods on their way to
the hives. To Peggy's bee eyes the plac,
looked like vast, painless jungle, filled
with huge trees and immense vines.
Aren't you afraid of getting lost In
this great forest?" she asked Busybuz,
who was close by her side.
Buzz What nonsense How could
we get lost? We're taking a beeline, -
shifted Busybuzz disagreeably.
Peggy couldn't see anything that
looked like a line.
"What is a bee line, please?" she
asked. ''Is it like a railroad line or q
clothesline?"
'Silly ~ shifted Busybuzz Honeydew
however, answered the question, "a bee
line Is the shortest way to a place,
she said. Then Honeydew lowered her
voice and whispered to Peggy: "And
the shortest way to become queen is tC
get rid of the old queen. I'll have you
on the throne of our hive before night.
Peggy! Princess Peggy, where are
you?" screeched the birds, searching
through the woods. Peggy answered, but
her voice was lost in the humming OF
the hundreds and hundreds of lady bees
who surrounded her.
Out of the woods and across a plowed
field few the lady bees, coming at last
to the hives-several dozens of them-ir
regular bee village set in the midst Of
a pleasant orchard.
Here the main stream of bees begar
to separate into smaller streams, each
of which poured into the entrance of q
hive. There were thousands upon thou
sands of bees, and the hives all looked
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-17
ENTERS THE LOGANBERRY,
AS NEWEST AFTER: JUNE OASIS
Uncle Sam Says Furnishes Refreshing Beverage. and When
Sceetened and Diluted a Bit Should Satisfy Thirst

cross breed discovered by Judge Logan,
west, in fact, that it takes four days
to get there. You may be scalped BY
Indians or by dining car conductors or
by taxicab drivers before you can reach
the coast, you know, it being such q
wild country. But, anyhow, it's q
western product, and, of course, one.
should approach it with caution.
Here in Philadelphia, naturally, We
ought to know its pedigree from the
beginning, just as we know the pedi-
grees of our politicians and our police
men. Well, here it is: The loganbcrry
seems to/have been a sort of accidental
sport which developed into a separat6
variety, combining many of the merits
of the wild blackberry and the red rasp-
berry, with the size of the mulberry.
So far as is known, this was per
fectly legitimate process and no blot
rests on the loganberry escutcheon.
Now that you are somewhat assured
of the safety of taking this unintroduced
western product into an old and cor
serVative community, here's what Uncle
sam mas to say about the process Of
making the drink
The berries are crushed as soon after
picking as possible to prevent any mold
ing From the crushers the pulp is nut
into press cloths and piled in the presses.
i1eavy pressure extracts the juice. leays
lug the pulp in more or less dry cake.
Inc Juice is then sterilized and placed il,
cans for storage.
Because of variations in the favor
ana character of the juice Mt differept
Periods Oh the season, all Juices are
Diended before being bottled to secure
UNIFORM product for the market.
blending is done by 'racking off the
cans hitering the juice and then sendine
II TO the blending and mixing tanfs'
From the tanks it goes to the bottl;n.
machine. After bottling the iu;ca Il
pasteurized by heating il to from, lax
70 loo degrees Fahrenheit for ner;ods
varying with the size of the bottles Tt
is then labeled for the market -
"Loganberry juice is naturauv :.
sour that 1t is necessary both to dilute
and to sweeten it to obtain a drinEshls
article. The berry has a character;st;c
naVor. 1t somewhat resembles that ~
the raspberry, both red and black hn<
is more acid than either. NV
Adding enough sugar to reduca s,s-
nciently the tartness of the Juice makes
product too sirupy to drink. uulesa
it is diluted at the same time. The
sirup prepared for soda fountain use i
not diluted until sold over the Counter
Some OF the sweetened but undiluted
Juices have been labeled by manufac :
tnrers as concentrated. This descrsn4
tion is unwarranted, as the juices have
not been concentrated or eyaporated I.
Pat simply sweeteped They SHOULD s.
psopsF'y ''br'ed e los*absr'y sIsaps 4
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evening of the day after the tragedy,
when the doctor and he were sitting
over the smoking room fire, lighting
their pipes after tea. that the bell rang.
"Hallo, who's that at this hour" said
the doctor.
| l heard a heavy footstep in the pas
sage, and guessed, but the only an
nouncement was that gentleman
wished to see Doctor Kendall. He was
out of the room for a long time, nearly
an hour by the clock, and when he
came back his manner was serious and
little apologetic.
I'm sorry to disturb you. Mr. Hob
house." said he, and l assure you
there is nothing to worry about, but
the fact is detective is here and wants
to have a word with you
"A detective ~ exclaimed Mr.. Hob
house nervously. You don't say so?
Dear me, what can he want me for?'
He's a man Bolton said the doc
tor, ''the very man who came up about
six months ago under the name of
Thompson and gave himself out as a
cattle dealer. By Jove, l can see now
what he came for. But anyhow it's
about the Uruguay business this time
and he is interviewing everybody, and
if you don't mind, he'd like a few words
with you"
l went into the dining room and saw
for the first time my rival. He was a
big, sturdy, red faced man. with a
plain bluff manner, an ideal dealer; but
his eyes were shrewd and keen In
7
him down as a better man than ! had
fancied. We exchanged a conventional
word on either side, and then both of
us instinctively glanced at the door.
Better speak quietly, Mr.. Merton, "
said he.
nodded and said with a smile: 80
you are not here as a dealer this time,
Mr.. Bolton?'
NO said he, 81 want to get
straight to business, and there's too
much humbug and waste of time if one
has to talk cattle for half an hour first
Besides, after what has just happened
they'd be quite sharp enough here to
tumble to the game. Anyhow, the peo =
, ple / want to get at would be, and
e there's no point in humbugging the
e others"
: "Well," I said. "you know what
/ I'm here for, and though I'm sorry tc
say I haven't been able to pick VI
much so far, anything I have picked
! up is at your service"
Much obliged, Mr.. Merton sait
he. We're like a couple of terriers
after the same rat and as long as W.
get him that's all that matters. You'v,
had your go and now I'm going tc
have a little CO."
He laughed genially, but it was cleal
enough that when he said two terriers
he meant one terrier at a time, and
accepted the situation frankly.
Right you are l said. 'I'll take
: breather while you go in and finish
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-17

All Of which Is indeed to the point,
for two weeks from this day none but
human camels and tee -totalers may be
legally happy. The brassiest, dryest
dawn that ever lit the unlovely counte-
nance of julepless Old Dominion will
rise one fortnight from this time, so
half apologetically, but not without
some reason, Uncle Sam comes forward
with sort of remedy for July thirst.
In the weekly news letter issued by
the Department of Agriculture, the de-
partment starts feelingly to tell an out
ragged world about it in this wise:
"Soft drinks-'soft' in slang mean
ing easy to get'-may attain new i'm
portance after July 1. Soft drinks
made from fruit juices doubtless will
attract many new devotees, who will fine
that beverages made from pure fruit
juices are decidedly healthful, cooling,
refreshing and invigorating.
To begin with, the loganberry is q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-17
Where the Clue Led

saw notbiro ~ poIto, ,,t A.,
~ s'. -. . uas
nor as matter Oh lacI, dlu expect
10, tH indeed inueeu, wnen f ne called Tor me on
tne morning after IL was good deal
Sooner Soo1e tnan i nad counted on. Inc
uocIor was OUT, 80 no iapie was neces :
saps' anu toos MN into tne smoking
roo.4 oman. ana oIereq MIN an easy chair:
We,i' Mr' BOTTOM any newsE l
inquired.
head at the chair.
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alike. How each bee could pick its own
hive, Peggy didn't know, but pick it
each did, and did 1t quickly and surely
When Peggy had looked at beehives
with little girl eyes they had seemed
fairly small. Now looking at them with
honey bee eyes they were like city sky
scrapers.
"Hoot! Hoot! Wherever you are,
Princess Peggy, keep away from the
lady honey bees, came the warning
voice of Judge Owl from an apple tree
Buzz! Buzz! Is Princess Peggy
among these bees?" hummed the voice
of Billy Bee, and Peggy saw him hover
ing just above her. She was about to
greet him with a glad cry, when she
became aware of an angry stir among
the lady bees.
There's strange drone. Sting him
to death !" buzzed Busybuzz, and a
dozen bees started toward Billy, their
stingers ready for action.
Ely, Billy, for your life. You can t
save me now," buzzed Peggy as loud
as she could. Billy heard and few to-
ward her. But the lady bees met him,
and Billy quickly saw that they were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-17
|The Man From the Clouds !:
copprioht, 1919, bv George n. Doran CO.
THIS STARTS THE STORY

Roger Merton, descending in a
parachute from runaway balloon,
lands on an island in the north Of
Scotland. Supposing he is in Ger
many, he speaks German to the first
man he meets, and thus causes a
German spy to momentarily reveal
himself. His efforts to uncover a
German plot bring about his own ar
rest through Mr.. Kendall, the owner
Of the island. He meets Rendall's
daughter, Jean. A visiting officer
John Whiteclett. comes to the island,
who luckily proves to be his cousin,
and he has no difficulty in clearing
himself. His story, however, gets
little credence, and independent in
vestigation seems to disprove it Later
the British Government begins to sus-
pect that, there is really a spy on the
island. and Merton is induced to re-
turn to the island in the guise of an
alcoholic. He assumes the name of
Hobhouse and becomes a patient at
the sanitarium of Doctor Kendall, a
relative of the owner. Among those
whom he meets are O'Brien, a topper
and former patient of Doctor Rem
dall's, and an apparently half -witted
farmer lad named Scollay. A British
naval vessel is blown up in the bay
under suspicious circumstances.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-17
DREAlNLAND ADVENTURES -Bu Daddu
"THE NEW BEE QUEEN"

(Peoop and Billy are changed into
honey bees and Peggv obeying some
strange force inside of her, joins the
lady bees in their oork, although
earned against them by Bundle Bee
Busz.)
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"Drink to me only pith thine eyes,"
Old Sammy johnson sEyly sang it.
Such toasting, if I may surmise,
Would leave me doably dry-gol dang
it!
For though her lips are ripe and merry,
MiIddy's orbs are glo,oing, burning!
What no! Wen quaf the logan berry,
This absent treatment tipple spurn-
ing.
From "Dry- land Mary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
By Associated Pres.

BY NssOCiatcu TTess
 Paris. February IA conference or allied peace societies, comprising dele gates of the United States England, France and Belgium, favoring the league of nations project, has given out resolutions adopted by it. in addition to the aims outlined in the plans handed by Leon Bourgeois to the allied pre- miers last Saturday.
 They declare for an international bureau of labor and periodic confer ences between employers and employees in line with the British project now be- fore the labor commissions They rec ommend the creation of an internation- al commission of education to inform the public op the functions of the league of nations and educate the peo- pie in the doctrine of domestic citizen ship. They further recommend that the enemy countries be required to limit their armament and the manufacture of arms and munitions in order to enable the entente states to reduce their military forces. They declare that the allied states should content them selves with the enofmous stock of arms and munitions of war now in their hands as a result of the war and the seizure of many stores and should for bid the sale of arms and munitions by the states of the league to others,
 The American delegates inclined to indorse some of the recommendations holding that disarmament would not enable the states of the league to main tain sufficient force to coptrol the en- emy states until the latter were com pletely dissrmed. They also objected to the prohibition of-the manufacture of arms and munitions as calculated to prevent scientific development that might benefit the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
FORD LIBEL SUIT
 WILL BE DELAYED. Chicago Tribune Making Strong Fight for Change
 of Venue
Bv Associated Press

Detroit, February 4.-ProbabilitE of a further postponement of the trial of the $1,000,0O0 libel suit brought against the Chicago Daily Tribune by Henry Ford was strengthened today by the minute detail in which documentary evidence was introduced in argument on the motion of the newspaper for a change of venue. The defendant con tends that the prominence of MT. Ford would tend to bias prospective jurors 19 if tried in Detroit.
 To- is tried in Detroit.
 The greater part of two days have been consumed by attorneys for the Tribune in presenting their case and much documentary evidence remains to be introduced.
 Two motions by the plaintiff, one re- quiring presentation of the files of the Tribune for the period of the war, ard another permitting the taking of depe sitions throughout the country, also are to be heard.
 Attorneys for the Tribune renewed their attack on The War Record of the Chicago Tribune a pamphlet issued by MT. Ford, which they contended was designed to create prejudice against the defendant in the pending case. Will liam Luckin, attorney for MT. Ford, took the witness stand and defended the distribution of the pamphlets on the ground that in order not to cir culate them on the eve of the trial they were held up in December pending a decision on an application for a con- tinuance of the case,
 MT. Lucking testified that he com piled the booklet on authority from MT. Ford and that the greatest centralized circulation was in Chicago, where about 6O.O00 of the 165,0OO printed were sent
 Three thousand copies, he said, were distributed in Detroit,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05

the instance of Governor Cooper of South Carolina. L. i. Guion, one of the South Carolina delegates, presidedI
 MT. Guion said that the aim of the conference Ifs to put the south on bus mess basis by reducing the cotton pro- duced to a quantity which will be ab- sorbed at a reasonably profitable price and with the acreage thus freed pro duce food enough to sustain the south.
 ]. E. Tanner of Mississippi agricultural college acted as secretary of the session
 Theodore " Wensel of Natchez, Miss, who is conducting an acreage reduction publicity campaign through newspapers, was present and received approval of his plans in a resolution.
 The conference adjourned late today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
GOVERNORS ID RE ASKED ID URGE
 GUT IN COTTON
Delegates From Southern States Adopt Resolutions at Conference Held in
 New Orleans
Ry A,,oels,ed P,,,,


 New Orleans, February 4,--Governors Of the cotton growing states will be urged to set in motion a campaign for reduc- ton of the 1919 cotton acreage which will reach every individual grower, as the re- suit of a conference here today of dele gates from South Carolina, North Caro- lina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi. Lou isiana and Texas.
 Resolutions adopted by the conference plan a working organization in every county in the south, and a speaking and publicity campaign modelled on Liberty Loan campaign methods, urging substitu- tion of foodstuffs for cotton this year to an extent reducing the cotton acre. age from 37,000,000 acres to 25,0O0000 acres. The governor of each cotton growing state was asked by the conference to ap- point farmer and a banker, also a bus mess man, to be members of a board to direct the campaign. Immediate action was requested, as it was pointed out that the work to be done must be accom- pEshed within the next four weeks.
 HOLD FOR 30 CENTS"
 Another resolution urging the farmers mot to sell the balance of the present cotton crop for less than 90 cents per pound basis middling.'
 The meeting here today was called at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
GREEK CLAIMS DISCUSSED


 Paris, February 4.-Foreign Minister Sonnino of Italy and Premier Venizelos have been in conference in an effort to negotiate the conflicting territorial am- bitions of Italy and Greece, particularly with reference to the claims of Greece to islands in the Aegean sea. It.js un- derstood that Italy would be willing to turn over to Greece the islands in the Aegean which Italy took from Turkey in the Tripolitan war, if Italy, in turn is given mandatory power for part of Asia Minor Italy, it is understood, would like to have this power for the vilayet of Adaiia.
 As far as is known there has been no approach to a settlement of Greek claims in northern Epirus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
QUICK ACTION EXPECTED
By Assec,a1d Press

Paris. February 1.-The progress made by the peace conference commit tees, as an outcome of the energetic glo-American campaign for quicker action has strengthened the hope among the most optimistic delegates that the league of nations may be es- tablished and that even certain. peace terms may be settled before President Wilson leaves for the United States
 The President and Premier Lloyd George are understood to be agreed that there should be no further delay and they are urging speed. Some opposi tion is being encountered in certain quarters, but the general sentiment of the delegates who have expressed them- selves is for prompt action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
NEW PARLIAMENT
 HOLDS FIRST SESSION
By AssncIafad Hrasa

London. February 1.-The new Brit ish Parliament elected last December held it's first session today. James w.. Lowther was reelected speaker
 None of the Sim Feiners elected from Ireland appeared at the opening session..
 Apparently the much discussed ques- tion of whether Nthe independent lib- erals of the 1aborites were to be the official opposition has been settled by a compromise, as both William Adam son. the labor leader, and oDnald Me- Lean, the newly elected chairman of the Asquithian liberals. sat on the front opposition bench with their chief lieutenants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
REVISION IN PLANS FOR FINAL ACTION
 ON REVENUE BILL
By Associated Press

Washington. February 4-Plans for final action on the war revenue bill were revised today because of delay in preparing the conference draft The conferencef agreement will not be sub- mitted to the House until Thursday, with plans to begin debate Saturday, instead of Friday.
 This change of programme also will delay action until next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
He Marine League U. 5. A.,
 Keeps The Flag Flying
F.. PARSONS ReD

sage of the National Marine league is not from the east or the west or the north or the south to the nation. but is from the people to the people. We earnestly ask the co operation of the employer to spread the gospel of the league to the employe, on whose vote we must depend for sensible legislation.
 Birmingham. whose story of marvellous industrial growth is almost beyond con- ception, is located ideally to spread in- formation to the south and we look to her patriotic citizens to help in this great campaign of education. We wish to or eanize, appoint an advisory board and leave the. branch with efficient field workers, as we will move on to the great west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
DEATHS

ITS. Anna R. Travers-729 Tuscaloosa avenue, aged AS. died yesterday morn ing at local infirmary following a brief illness of pneumonia. She is survived by her husband. M P. Trav- CTS, and six children. Her oldest daughter. Miss Margaret Travers. will arrive today from New York; iier son is with the American forces in France. Pending the arrival of rela. lives funeral arrangements have no, been trade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05
FRANCIS IS CALLED
 TO PARIS BY THE
 PEACE DELEGATES
tCOntinued from Page One)

Longuet had received a semi official statement from the bolshevik govern ment concerning the conference and the French government refused to permit the use of it's wireless in sending a reply.
 "The refusal of the French govern ment," says the article, Ito allow us to communicate freely with Russia com pelled US to use another form of ter minati without being compelled to un- dergo the censorship which we combat
 Whose fault is it if a press wireless is sent from Paris to New York that it is also received by all wireless stations, ir cluding that at Tsarkoe-Selo?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-05

NJ. Dmowski is the accredited repre- sentative of Poland to the allied gov ernments. Dr. Benes is the secretary of the CZecho- -Sloval1 committee, and the delegate of his nation to the peace conference as is M. Dmowski the Pol ish representative in that body.