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fence a'S oNer p"eh
Peggy jumped from the hammock and
ran after them as fast as she could,
pu. When she climbed to the top of the
renS' renSSe' she could see them far down the
roau; ;, ht the rate they were going they
mou,d mo,,,9 pc In Birdland long before she
Sd SYuld get there to warn the birds.
SSIah,cing S,an,g upward, Peggy saw General
sky. p'o s'''''e !" 'he
Al, General Swallowr' cried Peggy, and
NE ane general game swooping down
iaasten to Birdland. and tell the birds
three ,hree herce srr, cats are coming to hunt
them; Tell them to beware ~
tell them - shrilled General
swallow, darting toward the distant
Peggy. starting to follow. came upon
Billy riding Balky Sam.
- heard your message I" shouted
biny; 'Climb up behind me and we
VII, help save the birds from the cats"
Peggy did as he said. and Balky Sam
started Tor Birdland on a gallop.
lTomorrow tuiH be told hop the
cars huHt the birds
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CROWDS AT DEDICATION
Impressive Scene Enacted When st
Vincent's Is Blessed

More than 1OO,O persons attended
the dedication of the new st. vincents
Home; the diocesan orphanage. ut
Lansdownc avenue and Garrcttford
day,
The Most Rev. d. J. Dougherty,
u. D.. archbishop of Philadelphia, eff :
ciated. He was assisted by 100 priests
ana as many seminarians. Governor
Sproul and the Very Rev. Joseph A.
spoke.
1t was an occasion of splendor. The
archbishop, clad in pontiiical robes of
cloth OF gold. with a golden inter upon
his head and a golden crozier in his
right hand, was the center of the pic
ture. Next to him sat Governor Sproul
aud Mrs. Sproul. Grouped about them
rOhed in the cloth of gold vestments Of
pontifical services were the officers Of
the blessing and of the benediction Of
the Blessed Sacrament given at the con
elusion of the service by Archbishop
Dougherty.
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READERS VIEWPOINT
Letters to the Editor on
Current Topics
Respecting the Flag
To the Editor Of the EUcntno Public L.

To the Editor Of the EUonino Public Ledger!
Sr-Eiow often do we hear people
speak OF respecting the flag Especial
~ during the recent war, when so much
stress was placed on the fact that when
Old Glory passed by one should raise
his hat or stand at attention.
This is all right. but when one stops
to think of the conditions existing to-
day, and the greedy profiteers who for
the lust of the almighty dollar are lining
their pockets to the detriment of the
public, they are neither respecting the
flag nor are they 100 per cent
Americans.
When Lincoln. in his famous Gettys-
burg speech, uttered those words IA
government of the people by the people,
and for the people" etc; he must have
realize what the Stars and Stripes
stood for.
The sooner the profiteering class and
camouf1aged 100 per cent Americans
wake up to the fact of the great wrong
they are doing, the sooner our beauti-
ful flag will have n deeper and fuller
significance to us all.
II. NJ. CHRISTIE.
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CHAPTER I
Tb. Plot Behind the Hedge

Ia
Y,EGGY, heard lew. voices murmur.
L ing behind the hedge. She couion
,,,ote out what they were saying, but
,,ev sounded as though they were plot
ting mischief :. .,,s M,
-.,o,lv cat voices such as one some
.,,n,es hears at night. but secret-teiling'
.,o,yInp cat voices. They were so
: r,ysterlous that Peggy sat up in the
hammock where she nad been ooS'hs
.nd peeked over the hedge.
IN the other side were Thomas Cat.
NIGER cat and Blackie Cat with their
taeds very close together. This In IT.
nesus nee n,ada peggy suspect that they wore
&c to something wrong. AS RUE
Thomas Cat Kept on ms own sue Hl
tbs alley and Blackie Cat kept on the
other side While of LETTING nf,1eGr Tiger Cat
,Vs across the street from his home down
~ block Now here thoy were. the
three as thick as thieves.
pogpv listened very sharply--forget-
ling for a moment that 1t wasn't ponte
% listen to what other persons were
sovinr, among themselves-and present.
ssS.he could make out a new here and
: nurr there that told her what they
we're iIp to. And sure enough, eNactly
as she feared, they were up to mischief
az hear there is fine hunting in Bird
land" mewed Thomas Cat. "A stray
country cat was telling me yesterday,
no caught so many birds he grew tired
NJ eating 'em and came TO town LOT d
change Of food" ,
We'll, I'm tired Of eating milk and
,craps, and I'd like to change to nice
plump BIRDS" mewed Blackie Cat., lick
ing his lips. A
~ like to go hunting for birds" pur-
red Tiger Cat, sharpening his claws on
the bark of a tree.
when shall we start for Bifdland?'
asked Thomas Cat. c..
"Right away" answered Blackie Iat
and Tiger Cat in one loud NEW.
Ssh. sh-sh-sh!' warned Thomas Cat.
"some bird might hear us and carry the
warning to Birdland before we can get
there," All three cats looked slyiy
ground. but they didn't sec any birds
iistening. Neither did they see Peggy
neeking over the hedge, but Peggy felt
tbat II was time to act,
you ought to be ashamed OF your.
,e,f Thomas Cat - she cried. And
yo,i' too, Blackie and Tiger You have
nienty TO eat at home. and you DON'T
need TO 60 hunting the poor birds
"Mer-ow We're going to be wild
cats, Mer-ow! We're not coming
Mack until we have eaten all the birds
we want! Mer-ow! Mer-ow" And
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Call, phone
or writ t e
for cata-
logues and
f ul l par
ticulars. H.
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ent method of electing the Legislature:
II they do incline to make a trial of
proportional representation, they are
progressive opinion all over the world
May not urge all who would sub
stitute for our present ineffective
system of voting a system which gives
the minority a voice In the government
and at the same time assures the rule of
the majority. to write at once to the
commission and ask that the constitu-
ton be amended to permit its use.
Letters should be addressed to the
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appreciation of your cooperation in our
publicity II meant. we feel we would
have fallen far short of our objective in
the New World Movement" -
We want TO specially mention your
of our campaign, when the press was
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our immediate medium of appeal, en-
coura cement and report.
Our ultimate success is now within
sight, and for your part in it--past;
present and future-we thank you.
Approximately yours,
THE PUBLICITY COMMITTEE
May p. Skerrett, Chairman.
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ProportIonaI Represe ntation

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger!
Sir-The constitutional revision COM
mittee that Is sitting at Harrisburg,
seems to be in favor of substituting
representation for our pres
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Glad We Were OF Seryjce

To the Editor Of the BvcninD Public Ledger.
Sir--On behalf of the Philadelphia
board of promotion In the One Hun
dred Million Dollar Campaign Of the
Northern Baptist convention We want
to express In heartiest terms our deep
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German Army 100000 by May 10
Berlin, May 10.--The reduction Of
the German army TO total Of 200,
600 men will be completed by May 10.
it was declared in an official statement
just issued.
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Is your plant
"logically located''?
Does your present location offer many worthwhile
advantages as Hopewel, Va? A wide variety
of industries already located there.

Are trade centres shifting in your
industry?
Ii you were to rebuild today, would
you select your present site!
Is your production hampered by ad.
verse labor and housing conditions!
Are excessive power costs, taxes and
water rates cutting down your profits!
Is your business suffering for lack of
adequate transportation facilities!
Are you without room to expand
your plant to take care Of the increased
demand that's coming'
Would branch factory located at a
place OF greater strategic value help 70
solve your production and marketing
problems!
Would lower freight rates make it
easier for you to compete.
Do you have to fight hostile local
government to prevent harassing restric,
tions on your business!
Do you need the help of technical
and traffic experts to work out YOUR
particular prtrlems!
Are you ) for a suitable place
TO begin ma .ltacturing business?
The vital elements of a logical loca.
tion are found at Hopewell, Virginia.
If lack OF any of these elements is ham.
Pering Your. production or distribution
then your plant is not logically located.
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Near East Aid Calls In Churches
The call for help from the Near East.
where thousands Of women and children
are starving, was sounded yesterday in
sixty churches in all parts of the city.
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constitutional revision committee. Har
risburg, Pa.
The Gladstone, May 7.
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DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
aCATS IN BTRDLAND"
BY DADDY

In this story Psgggg t,,ggg. d1n rom n' danScr. :
avd nud pidy q Joke on the Cats.
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Hopewell is the logical location be.
cause 1t offers to manufacturers:
Proximity to sources of raw material
and fuel.
Low power costs.
Abundance of pure water.
Low freight rates.
Factory buildings.
Adequate railroad facilities.
Plentiful eontented labor.
Homes for workers.
Freedom from harmful municipal re-
strictions.
Even climate.
Sites with railroad sidinss.
Tidewater shipping facilities.
These advantages have already at
tracted to Hopewell the following diver
sihed industries: Trunks and bags. DOT.
terry. steel tools, electrical supplies, wool
and cotton waste, bag recovery, paper
pulp and textiles.
Hopewell's industrial activity is not lin.
tied to these lines. There are unusual DOS
sibilities for other basic and secondaryin.
dustries that logically belong at HopeweH,
Are you logically located! Put YOUR
problems up to our Technical and Traffic
Experts At no other location will you
fnd the remedy for SO many of your in.
dusuial handicaps.
Write, phone or wire for additional
information.
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ond II not that kind Of a person. In her inter-
view she correctly stated the entire case. There
IL yer ydlsappointlng to let the mantel OF charity
obscure both the form and the memory OF the
late commlttccman--bis faults and his virtues
II he possessed them.
But the cabol he had erected refuses TO per-
nit this to be done. And In their attempt to
pcrpctuhtc the dynasty they have become 80
intoIornbly mcndacious that self respecting oti-
zcns are left no choice but TO unmask their
hypocrisy and set forth In hideuus detail the
fnlsity OF their claims.
or course the cabal satellites are sharpening
their axes Tor Miss Robertson now. Happily. they
are not of her district And even II they should
succeed in taking her political life she Will still
be victorious for she viii have preserved un-
tarnshed her reputation and fine moral code.
And she viii have proven to the thousands OF
rncn and women who supported her that they
made no mistake In their choice.
Tho Hamon doctrine that neither men
women want clean politics and always support
fast worker is ia process of being utterly
repudiated In oklahoma That men In the
state stili cling to the doctrine now that It's
chief advocate tx gone Is their misfortune.
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THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

The presidents message was in keeping with
the general state OF his health and his political
fortunes. That is az accurate a description as
can be made.
The author was, as always. delightful In his
choice OF words, but In their purport appeared
n humility and chastencd modcsty decidedly un-
usual HIS recommendations were brief and
and then In only general terms There
none OF the do-t -ths-way-or not-at- all spirit to
which the country has become accustomed,
And not the slightest reference to the cove
nant or the solemn referendum" The con-
oiusion seems justified that at last the great
man recognizes n master in the American pub
lie and has heard that masters voice.
That the executive mind is still occupied quito
fully with foreign matters to which 1t attaches
major importance is at least suggested by the
recommendation respecting a loan to Armenia,
TO avoid further tcmptating opportunities to
revolutionary tendencies" Only Woodrow VIII
son could see In matter OF that kind, on the
| other side of the world justification for the
! United States to further burden itself finan-
! Cially,
AS whole, the message is a pronounced sur
! prise and disappointment. Friends and admirers
| had hoped It would he vibrant with the old fire
and would be comparable to Washington's fare.
well address The event shows what has al
ways been a patent fact to the level headed dis
! passionate student OF the presidents character
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CONGRESSMAN ROBERTSoN's SERVICE

Congressman Robertson OF Muskogee did not
wait to be officially inaugurated before render
ing her state n genuine service in a most graft
flying manner.
In publicly condemning the movement within
her party to establish n Hamon regency and
that was at best an afflction to the party, N ,ss
Robertson performed a genuine service to the
state.
OF course. tho Hamon cabal will wax furious.
They win declare that the congressman trans
sressed the most holy law of politics, in that
she refused to keep her conviction to herself
and thus become a silent partner TO an act of
ompropriety. not TO use a stronger word.
Happily. tho new congressman irun! the Sec.
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Oklahoma Oufbursts
~ Otis lorton.

speaking Of wide awake fire departments
there Is tho one at McAlestcr. The station
caught fire the other night and the root iotl IN
before the fire boys located the blaze, and they
had hard time saving themselves and appa-
tatus
We have In mind men who viii be ancestors
day. and wondering II their de-
Etondnuts a few generations hence VIII point to
them with az much pride as people OF today
refer to their foTcfathcrs OF the revolutionary
period.
Most OF the news coming out Of Ardmore since
the funeral has been sympathetic propaganda in
favor Of clara smith
These social surveyors might perform prac-
tcal scryre by figuring out how much time "A
girl loses lingering her back hair.
The traffic cop who refuses to name the lady
drivers VINO give him so much trouble shows ad-
mirablc discretion,
. This colyum could easily figure out how tho
federal patronage In this district will be dis
pcnsod IL 1t were not for the fact that many
good men and patriots live in Muskoscc.
sweet Alice Don't Bolt" In the song which
the Durant News recommends for considerable on
by Congressman Alice Robertson.
The custodians OF the league at Geneva may
break the heart Of the world and kin Article X
but that does not remove all our objections.
About the safest system after all Is to be-
ware OF women who keep diaries.
IL IN understood that arrangements are being
made To issue a new and revised version of Clara
Smith lannon's diary. The coiiaborators are
working In Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Ardmore.
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CHAPTER I.XIV.
barbara Discovers Disturbing News
In the paIHrS.


II had been an evening paper In
which | had read OF Carter, :hc OIL
promoter. Just why | should nunf
through the next days morning pa
per for more news upon the Same
ubject | cannot explain. Yet l did
skipped the things | usually rcap
nd looked carefully for more abouS
ais promoter. found II. a scath-
.ng arraignment of the man and his
methods.
AS | read unconsciously put the
anne Forbes in the place OF Carter
ow dreadful ii seemed. VIII
N.kn't | abide by the decision .
.ad made the night before tina
Neil wasn't dishonest just becaus
other men In the same business
were. | kept saying that over to
myself as | restlessly roamcd abou
he house, with none OF the prid
md delight in my beautiful HON
which had possessed me for weeks
/ did not see the things which ha
given me so much JOY when l pur
hased them. My mind was who'll
AIKEN up with Neil. his business
affairs.
How I wish ne had talked ove'
y business with me, said aloud
Then l should have known VIVA
% say to Lorraine when she accuse
aim of being crooked in his meth
ods; and should know what to d
about my plans"
Suddenly stopped In my restles.
pacing. An ddoa had occurred t
me. | would 60 down to Neirs Of
GIce. ! was his wife and they wJpl
ell me anything | wanted 10 know
% thought. showing how little
knew OF business. and business
thicI.
dressed plainly in n dark tailo,
suit and rode down. There was n,
one in the outer office but the fluff
haired stenographer and book
keeper. walked toward the pri
vatc office, after speaking to them
laying was Mr.. Forbes, | found tn,
door locked.
'pkrH, open the door" | said t.
tho girl.
IL haven't any key" she returne'
looking at me in a queer way tina
made me decidedly uucomfortable
"Wlll YOU kindly unlock the dooi
OF my husbands office. There ar,
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dow as il she thawt she needed
more air to breethe rite. me think 5
ing, Gosh, she'll set there all week
II she waits for me to give her a
hunk OF candy.
Wich ] could tell by her ixpres-
sion It was jest wat she was wait
ing for, and I put the lid back on
he box and wawked away. thinking.
Hcrray. revendge. And Arue came
out frum in back OF the TELEGRAPH
pole and took the box. and jest then
Mary Watkins came out on her
rrunt steps, and wat did Artie do
but go rite down and take the lid
off and tawk to her vile her and
him ate all the peeces they wunted
., me keeping on wawking away
thinking. Darn him, the darn strike
breaker.
Proving you can't always tell
about revendges.
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The Promoters Wife
t>N1C, DUIrr no
By JANE PHELPS

some papers there | must get"
turned to the bookkceper.
MIR. Forbes has the key with him.
When he is away his private office
- always locked" the man returned
,ivilly.
But surely someone has q key
Who cleans it?
ut Is never disturbed during his
absence" ....
had not realized how much !
had hoped TO find some hing to put
my mind at ease until was thwart-
I'd In my plan. turned and went
down to the car. almost ready to
Iry. IL Neil only would come home.
,ie would tell me all l wanted TO
now.--But would he? Why did he
Jck up his office whenever he was
iot there II every hing was all
ght? Perhaps business men--bis
usincss men always did. or course
hey wouldn't want the clerks med
ling with their papers. but lock-
ng tho desk would obviate that.
suddenly 1 stopped the car,
Go back to he office, Thomas
| ordered my chauffeur.
There would be mail there OF
course. In Neils absence some one
nver the mail. giving as an excuse
nat the paper j was looking fof
night be in one OF the letters which
ad arrived after he left.
Both the bookkeeper and stenog'
tpher looked surprised TO see me
ack. saw them glance knowing
at each other and II made me
'roak more coldly than otherwise !
should have done.
Which one OF you takes care OF
le mail?"
Il do" rhe bookkeeper replied,
Where do you keep it2 That
paper l was looking for may have
ONE in letter. l will look over the
mail which has arrived since Mr'
'orbes absence
THAT will be impossible madame
he mail is all put through the slide
n MIR. Forbes private office door
soon as 1t arrives. His orders,
Urict orders ma am" he had pointed
o the slide in the door. ! had not OBJ
'erved II until he drew my attention
Baffed ! once more left the OF.
ice. This time angry tears did I'll
ny eyes. | wiped them away. then
because was 30 restless. ] told
homas to drive to Lorraine Nor
on's. would call upon her for
lalf an hour. Perhaps ! would fee
better after n chat with her. Lor-
aine was always delightful com
rany.
ron nOrrow--Barbara Makes Two
Calls And Is Further Disturbed.
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Rennies' Notebook

Nc and Mary Watkins had a ar
gewment almost ending In u fitc
,estidday aftirnoon. being more hei
cunt OF her not knowing how to
argGw, and she went in her house
mad and went erround to my cuz-
zln Arties, saying. Hay Artie. you
know that box OF candy you got for
YOUR berthday. well will you loan
+, TO me IL promise not to eat more
han 2 pecccs? Me and Mary Wa e
kins don't speek and l wunt to take
IL and cat Jest to show her she aint
50 mutch. WIN you Artie?
Wich he sed he would. and ] took
he box OF candy erround to Mary
Watkinses house, Artie coming with
mo and standing In back Of the tele
GRAFT pole up the street to soc l ala
ent take eny more than 2 peeces
according to the contrack, and Mary
Watkins was setting In her parler
window looking proud andll stood
rite outside and took tho lid Off the
box and took u big chocklit out and
started to eat 1t slow with a ixprea-
sion a. II there was plenty NOR,
ware rat came frum, and she
stopped looking proud and started
mutch more to make her smile.
Me thinking, G., the revendsc Is
working. And | took the next big
gest peece and started to eat 1t even
slower on account OF II being the
last one according to the contrack
and Mary Watkins opened the win
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The Horoscope
ihe ''ars ihc'ihe out DO not compel.
ThursAlay, UtNCmh,r a. Inon

". ID1n
tcpyt 1870 BY Mcclure Newspaper syn,
Mars rules strongly for good to.
day, according to astrology up,r
afternoon when the planet change
TO malefic aspect. Venus IL adverse
II Is a sway under which to pur.
sue beaten paths, being wary Of
Misunderstanding or quarrels.
The stars indicate new war scaroa
and rumors of serious troubles in
Europe that may be reflected bor.
Great construction ontcrprisa,
may be held up at this time. ov.pg
10 labor difficulties Tor there ia ~
be readJustment of conditions IN.
scers warn.
Strikes will me more prevalent I'm
the east than IN the west during
the coming months.
Tho stars that encourage organ.
ization 1t must be remembered ar.
feGt men and women, white and col.
ored aiike.Thcro will be race ORGAN.
ization on economic lines so ext.n.
sive that great power will be attained
and conserved. II the sears are to he
believed.
Women should be quiescont dur.
ing th.s rule OF the stars which
augurs Ill for their success in loyo
or business.
There are signs interpreted hy
astrologers to mean that women
must undergo great changes in
character before they can hope TO
reach their high aspirations. The
scers declare that first they must
become impersonal and unselfssh in
their larger social relations.
a famous statesman will die with.
In the next few weeks which will
be marked by many sudden end
l.ss "a conspicous careers.
Whatever affects home conditions
will be much discussed in the com.
ing year. when changes in domes
tic relations will arouse national
anxiety.
There will be many scandals and
divorces, one of which will affect a
man in high office.
The American standard OF beauty
is to be raised in the coming gem
Grafton so high that 1t will become
as world famous as that of the
ancient Greeks, astrologers prophesy.
Persons whose birthdate II is may
expect a busy year. but they must
not remove or make any important
changes.
Children born on this day will be
alert, industrious and ambitious. but
inclined to be unsettled. In business
boys will be generally fortunate.