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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
COLONIAL DANES
VISIT CHESTER
Mrs. Sproul Acts as Guide to
Historic Spots and Is Lunch
con Hostess
GOVERNOR ALSO SPEAKS

Mrs. William G. Sproul. wife Of the
Governor entertained today at La
pidea Manor. Chester, $50 members OF
the Pennsylvania Society Of Colonial
Danes.
Governor Sproul addressed the guests
Of the first lady of Pennsylvania
on the lawn Of his spacious country place
after luncheon. which was served out
and so this year we visit the wonder
full old places in this vicinity"
1.-The visit" she explained, "is just
the annual pilgrimage Of the Colonial
Danes to a place Of historic interest.
We are proud Of the richness of Ches-
ter and the county in historic interest,
md so this year we are to visit the
wonderful old places In this vicinity"
Mrs. Sproul referred to the fact that
the courthouse in Chester is older than
independence Hall, and dwelt with
pride on the history of the old Wash
ington House.
Both of these points of interest we're
visited by Mrs. Sprouts guests today.
The party proceeded to Chester by
motor and by train.
Mrs. Sproul acted as guide in Chester,
and then the party proceeded to La :
pidea Manor for the luncheon party.
with the Colonial Danes was Mrs,
James Starr, their president
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
BLAZE FRIGHTENs WOMAN
Workmen Rush Into House and
Throw Out Pan Of Burning Grease

-Four workmen ran into the home Of
Mrs. Mary Auercheck. 2O4 North Rob
inson street, this morning and threw
out pan Of burning grease which had
caught fire from gas stove and
frightened Mrs. Auercheck out Of the
house.
A string Of changing fire engines
summoned by some one who heard the
woman's screams arrived in time TO And
the fire out and Mrs. Auercheck back
at her stove cooking.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
BISHOP STAMFORD WEDS

75-Year.old Churchman'S Bride a
Former Salvation Army Worker
Allentown, Pa, June 9.-(By A. P.)
DR.. w. NJ. Stamford of Harrisburg.
bishop Of the Evangelical Association
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
ADVERTISES FOR A WIFE
Lonely PhiIadeIphian" Prefers I
Poor Country Girl for Helpmate

Declaring he is lonely Philadel-
phians looking for life partner and
helpmate, Lee d. Hartz. giving his ad Z.
dress as 230 South Seventh street. has
selected Shamokin as the most likely
place in which to find the girl Of his
desires. He isn't particular as to age.
ANY one from eighteen to thirty five
will do, provided she is Protestant, IL
Christian and poor.
His advertisement, placed with n
paper, says:
"a Philadelphia gentleman of middle
age, left alone in the world and hold =
ing steady position, Is looking for
a poor Protestant girl to be his wife
and hclpmatc, to come to Philadelphia
to live. Any age from eighteen to
thirty five will be satisfactory. One
who will appreciate man Of sweet and
loving disposition. No need to be
backward. No washing. Only light
housekeeping. Easy thing. do no.
smoke, chew or drink. You will find
me a straightforward man. Now, il
some dear girl, a Christian, wants me.
do write and send photo and I will
send mine
The offices of the Farm Journal are
located at 230 South Seventh street
and no Lee d. Hartz is listed in the
City Directory
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09

and editor in chief Of the Evangelical
Church and Sunday School literature.
was united in marriage this morning
with Mrs. Amelia Kichiine. Of this city.
The ceremony was performed by Bishop
$. G. Breyfogle, of Reading, Mt the
home of the bride.
Bishop Stamford is seventy five and
the bride fifty three.
Immediately after the ceremony the
couple left on wedding trip which ends
in Kearney, Neb., where the bishop will
dedicate a church.
The bride, since she was sixteen,
has been Salvation Army worker
and for the last twelve years has been
preaching in this State, New York
and New Jersey.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
SUSPECT HAD LONG DIRK
Man Nabbed by Patrolman When
AlIeaed "lookouts" Flee

After two alleged "lookouts" had fed
from patroman early today third
man was discovered crouching behind a
gate, police say, in the rear Of the tailor
shop of Osborne & Osborne, 126 South
Sixteenth street.
Patrolman Cummings Of the Fifteenth
and Locust streets station, covered the
man with revolver and took n long
dirk from him. At the station house
the prisoner said he was Frank Blanco,
twenty four years old no home.
About an hour later Patrolman Cum
mings saw horse and wagon driven
up Moravian street in the rear Of the
tailor shop. He questioned the driver,
and when he could not account for his
presence there at that hour, placed him
under arrest.
The second prisoner said he was Leo
Froner. Sixth street near Washington
avenue. Police say Froner appeared to
know Blanco.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
IN. SNELLENBURG AIDS FAIR
Sends $12o for Twelve Memberships
In Sesaui.ce

One of the largest single applica-
tions for membership in the Sesqui cen =
tennial Exposition Association was
made today by Joseph n. Snellenburg,
who sent check for S120 This was
for memberships for himself, his fam
lily and members of his firm, totaling
twelve in all. The annual dues in the
association are $40 year.
Edward Robins, secretary pro TEN. OF
the organization, said this morning
many applications for membership had
been received, despite the fact no effort
had been made to canvass for them. All
the applications so far received have
been voluntary. Mr.. Robins said there
is n plan already under way to start a
concerted drive to persuade as many
citizens of Philadelphia as possible to
become members,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
MISSING BOY IN HOSPITAL
After Two Days Mother Finds Him
Injured by Auto and Unconscious

Joseph Bolton, sixteen years old, OF
yesterday. in Cooper Hospital, Camden,
by his mother, who had been distracted
because Of his absence from home.
On Sunday the boy, while riding a
bicycle, was struck by an automobile
driven by Charles Rosenberg, of 31O6
Evans street, this city, at Watsontown
on the White Horse pike, Camden
County. In an unconscious condition
he was taken to Cooper Hospital. He
is suffering from concussion of the
brain and is still unconscious.
The mother yesterday asked Camden
police headquarters to try to locate her
son and was apprised that an unknown
boy was in Cooper Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
WIsTER REscUEs BOY
Authors Son Dives Twice into River
In Bay State

Owen J. Wister, son Of Owen Wister,
day risked his life 10 save four
teen year old John McGish, of Allston,
when he jumped into the Charles River
and after two dives brought the ex-
hausted youth to the surface and then
to the shore.
Wister. who is member Of the
sophomore class In Harvard College,
was rowing on the Charles. McGish
with a companion had swum from the
Allston side of the river to Cambridge
and in returning was caught In the
weeds under eight feet of water.
Wister had to dive twice before he
could locate and extricate McGish.
The youngster was taken TO the Cam :
bridge Hospital where after an hour
he was able to leave for home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
SHOT IN FIGHT OVER CARDS
Man In Hospital In Serious condl-
tjon-PoIIce Seek AssaiIant

Cornelius Di Emcl, Of 1114 Hall
Hospital following n quarrel over cards
in the home of Joseph Reale, Titan
street near Thirteenth, at 10 80 o'clock
last night
The police are searching for Guteno
Ruggiero, address unknown. who is al
legged to have shot Di Emel.
Joseph Incca. Ninth street below
Catharine; Antonio Riccati. Catharine
street near Ninth. and Reale were ar
rested by the police of the Fifteenth
street and Snyder avenue station. and
are being held as material Witnesses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-09
HELD AS PURSE-SNATCHER
Woman's Screams Cause Arrest o
Man on Street

BENJAMIN Trersky. twenty six years
old, who gave his address as 1il Wat
kins street. was held in 5000 bail for
the Grand Jury by Magistrate Renshaw
on a charge Of snatching pockctbook
from Miss Jeanette Landenbcrger. 2T23
Bockius street, at Fifth and Chestnut
streets.
Miss Landenberger' screams attract
ed the attention of pedestrians who
aided her in holding Trersky near the
Boursc Building on Fourth street un-
til Traffic Officer Hermer came up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12

college men are amazingly ignorant.
The questions were designed to test the
general knowledge Of the candidate for
manufacturing development work"
under Mr.. Edisons direction. These
are few Of the things the applicant
was asked about:
Who discovered how to vulcanizo rub.
ber?
How About Prunes
What do we get shelac from?
Who invented printing?
Where do we get our prunes?
Who invented the cotton gin?
Who was the most famous violin
maker?
Who wrote "Don Quixotc?"
Who was Pizarro?
Who was Simon Bolivar?
Who was Solon2
Where Is Labrador?
Where is Spihbergcn?
What is the highest mountain in the
world?
What is the longest river in the
world?
What IL the greatest rise Of tide in
feet found along the North American
coast?
Where was Napoleon born?
Who was Francis Marion?
OF what are violin strings made?
Who wrote "Home. Sweet Homer
OF what ia porcelain made?
What substances are used In the man
ufacturc Of sulphuric acid?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
The Memory of the
World

Men once lived who saw
Confucius, Alexander the
Great. Paul the Apostle, and
Charles First.
Martin Luther was discussed
as we now discuss Lloyd
George: there were those who
actually saw, and walked with
and talked with Socrates. Real
children played In the fields oi
Domremy with little Jean
D'Arc.
The exploits of exceptional
people: the press OF extraordi.
nary events; the ebb and flow
OF political expedicnce are as
old as the story Of the race
and as new as this morning s
paper.
But men pass away: causes
and results merge into a mist
we call the past; only that
which is inscribed survives the
exigencies Of Time.
That is why the arts can
never perish.
They are the memory Of the
world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
A Comedy Of
TerrOrs

A very amusing incident is
related by Mary Roberts Rine.
hart in May Cosmopolitan. II
occurred at Walpi. a pic
twesque village OF cliff dwellers
in the Arizona desert.
II seems that a short time
before Mrs. Rinehart visited
the place. a famous motion
picture star came there to stage
a picture with the town as a
background.
Then he went back to his
studio and made a miniature
Walpi which he proceeded to
destroy. Thus, in the picture.
Wadpi shakes, totters and
disappears. d
Later the star went back TO
the village and showed 1t to the
Indians in the schoolhouse.
They watched the film stoi-,
cally enough until-horror OF
horrors!-they saw their own
village destroyed! AT this
juncture the whole audience
rushed to the windows and
looked out.
Great was their relief to dis
cover that Walpi-their own
Walpi-was safe and whole
against the starlit sky.
Read Mrs. Rinehdt's de,
HghGul article in May Cosmo'
politan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
The Death of
Marie TOrO

Robert w. Service. author
Of The Shooting Of Dan Nc,
Crew." The Spell of The
Yukon" and a hundred other
swinging. virile poems of the
Great Northwest, is one OF the
most popular Of living poets,
There was never a better
story-teller; and to the fascin,
alton Of plot he adds the
glorious ballad-music Of his
verse.
Cowboys. scholars, soldiers,
school girls. statesmen, sailors
all sorts and conditions OF
people read Service.
Don't fail to read THE
Death of Marie Toro"--his
latest poem-in May Cosmo-
politan. II was written in
Paris, where Service now lives,
and is full of the color and
tragedy OF the worlds gayest
city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
EDISON CROSSES
dope" IN lob QUIZ
.,,,ieants Who "Crammed' on
published QUESTIONABLE Meet
Brand New Set Of Questions
VIBRATIONS OF RED LIGHT?
II, Tho Associated Press

IA, Orange, N. j.. May 12.-Ap.
,,,.o,ts for positions in the plant OF
Thomas A. Edison here. somo OF whom,
t.J "crammed" on a list OF severa
..oro questions given wide publicity as
"ort of n test conducted by the in
p..,o- Yesterday met with a new set
n, 1O6 questions.
co,seouently. when they came forti-
s.d to give the definition OF copra
nor,d tho State Of West Virginia, tel
~, cloopatra was aud how she died
,rhicb were included in the original iist'
,.oy we're disappointed to see all those
,ri,ted and new ones submitted.
Va some Of the new questions. ms given
~ an applicant. include: What num-
~ - vibrations per second do red rays
~ light give? Violet? What country
omrs Madagascar? Bound Idaho. Name
,vo locks in tho Panama Canal. IL
rho, country do orang outangs livc'
xowo tho highest quality of bunkerins
,, rsod for steamships and what dis
.u" ... T. comes from? What country has
u ,Ss greatest percentage of gSpsics
What is sngo?
More History and Science
What Is ramie? Who was Saladin
uhot is TINT? Who was Fabre
TbSre are fivo trans continental lines
name them in order. by starting at the
,onthernmost one. Where Is the thyroid
risndP What is tho difference between
linen and cotton? Name the ingredients
Of smokeless powder.
VI The fact that so many who sought
.rn,ovment failed to give correct an
sTers 10 the original quiz list caused
Mr. Edison to announce his BELIEF that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
Going
to Rex Beach

Famous people are FIRE,
quently amused to discover
how limited fame really is.
In fact. a well-known motion
picture producer. who issues
news films, recently said that
there are only about ten people
in the world Excepting actors)
that every single movie fan
in America knows and is inter.
ested in. He named President
Harding, Wilson, Lloyd George
Lenine and Trotsky, Marshal
Foch, and three or four
Others.
Which reminds us OF the
young lady who asked her
gentleman friend II Rex Beach
was a Summer reSortl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12

round to see how stratc was wawking
md then wawking 20 moro steps. and
kepp on doing that lii all of n suddin
I bumped into something and / quick
termed erround and IL was some man, ,
being O kind Of fat man with thin
legs.
Excuse me, scd.
Excuse my eye, wy the mischif don't
you wawk fruntwerda like a regular
human being instead Of wnwking back :
wers and tramping into peoples feet IN
this manner? scd the fat man.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
Twelve Good Men
and True

George Ade. like a lot OF
other successful folks, would
rather play golf and manage
his beautiful estate in Indiana.
than increase his fame or bank
account.
But Cosmopolitdn's editor
has finally induced the great
humorist to write a one-page
editorial each month.
"Oratory" in May Cosmo-
boiitGn is proof-perfect that the
author OF Fables in Slang"
and The College Widow" has
lost none of his old-time
sparkle and wallop,
In this editorial he tells
how the old-time spell-binder
used to hypnotic the jury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12

Ixcuse me, I scd and keep on wawk::
ing fruntwcrds as quick as possible, and
down at the corner looked orround and
the fat man was still brushing. of his
shoes with his bsnkerchiff, and wen l
got in the next block started wswking
backwerds agen, and pritty soon ]
bumped into something elts, being
thin lady with natural mad hpree-
sion look even madder on account Of be-
ing bumped In TO.
Txcuse me, ] sed, and she sed, Ill
give you n smack in the face, that's
wat III do, have you got the scnts you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
Do You Look Like
Harding?

Probably not but II you
did. and everyone you met
told you so, do you think II
would have an effect on your
life2 Wouldn't you instinc-
lively adopt some of the
mannerisms, and possibly
something of the ambition
and power of a great leader ?
This interesting question is
handled with great insight
and charm by Ben Ames
Williams in May Cosmopolitan.
BE sure and read. THE Man
Who Locked Like Edison"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
All But One

Neglected wives OF wayward
bubbles will learn a new and
effective method OF reform in
Buster the Catspaw," Harris
Dickson's Old Reliable yarn
in May Cosmopolitan.
Buster Nanny, negro dray-
man of large size, had every
niger in town blufed to a
standstill his small
wife.
Mrs. Buster had a way oi
welding a hand at poker that
was never learned at the card
table.
Read it and weep!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
. LITTLE
BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
By Lee Pape

I was wawking home from school to.
day, being kind Of monotoniss, and I
thawt, G., think I'll wawk backwcrds
tor a change.
Wich ! started to do, wawking 20
steps backwards and then looking err
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12

engaged in laying down"
his forged paper. In fact, he
was another Lone Wolf with
out friends or acquaintance
with no permanent home
working absolutely alone.
l have always claimed that
every criminal leaves a track
and there are no exceptions. so
that this celebrated forger
while taking the utmost care
and using the most cunning
methods to elude capture was
making his track. not realizing
that constantly using the same
method OF approaching bank
tellers would eventually lead
to his downfall.
We we're able to send to the
25, 900 members Of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association a
circular giving a most complete
and perfect explanation as to
how this forger would approach
the bank teller. In addition
to this we gave a most accurate
description Of his person and
dress and various characteris-
tics-also a specimen of his
handwriting.
The first and second circu-
lars did not produce results
and finally we conceived the
idea Of printing the principal
portions Of the warning circu-
lars in red type.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12

the next block thawt, Well I'll try II
once more and II bump into one more
thing that's the last m do IL.
Wich I hadent hardly started agcn
wen I bumped into something elts. be-
ing n tree md giving myself sutch o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12

were born with, wawking like clown
In a circus?
No man, mcen yes nam, ixcuse
me, sed. And kepp on wawking
fruntwerds agen as II that was the ony
way I ever wawkcd. md wen j got In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12

y "ASAASe6A ~ SSALcStA y
This had the desired effect.
as one day a stranger entered q
bank in a Southern City and
the teller glancing up from his
work saw him approach and
at once made a mental note
that this man answered the
description given in the Burns
circular,
Sure enough-the forger's
method was seXactly as described
in the circular. The teller at
once caused the forger's arrest
and notified us. The forger
was given a long term in
prison and died there a short
time ago.
! have just as much fun
reading detective stories as the
layman has-just as much as
the late Colonel Roosevelt is
said to have had and as |
understand Ex-President Viii
son has.
! suppose that even il I
thought ] could, it would be a
breach Of social. il not pro-
fessional ethics, to tip off the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12

fcarse bump on the he'd could feel a
lump where IT, hit. and wen got homo
] gave ina tho lump to feel and sho
started to get sympathetic but as soon a.
I told her how II happened she stopped
and started TO get mad insted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
n ~ William J Burns, Famous Detective
LN 16 nm "ShadOws" the Lone Wolf
WM IWIt@.&X Great Semh Says Pursuit Of Master
HM WE@SNAJzA Criminal Interesting Erperienc

In letter to the publisher of COSMOPOLITAN
Magazine the eminent international detective
says, he is deeply interested in alias the Lone
Wolf" mystery story by Louis Joseph Vance
now appearing in that magazine
That the Lone Wolf works alone without con-
fdants of any kind was a phase of the story
particularly appealing to Mr.. Burns
1T reminded me- he says in his letter, "of a
famous forger had to deal with a few years ago.
who used hundred aliases. For twenty-seven
years he had bafled detection athouoh CONSTANTLY,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-12
Hunting De Luxe

Greathunters travelw with
all the pomp and splendor
ofOriental princes. In fact.
if you were to run across
one of their remarkable
campsin the heart of dark
est Africa, you would be
amazed. A retinue Of SER
wants that would put a
Fifth avenue mansion to
shame-electricligh
and shower bath at four-a
complete change OF cloth
ing after each hunt-an ex-
cellent four-coursedinner-
a pipe and a "nightcap"-
and then-the inevitable
five grains Of quinine at
the end Of the day
Don't fail to read George
Agnew Chamberlain's fas-
cinating "Ku Ha Va
Days" in May
Cosmopolitan
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-26

Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Pinney spent
Sunday at her home in Shelburne.
Mrs Theodore Dukett returned
Monday from the Fanny Allen hospi-
tai in Winooski where she had under
gone an operation for appendicitis
James Ready resigned his position
as cutter in Burns market Tuesday
and has taken up a position in
O'Rourke's market and grocery in Rut-
land
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner J. Duncan
accompanied their guest, Miss Sarah
Knight, to her home in Rutland Sun
day and continued on a motor trip to
Wallingford
Waiter E. Bassett and mother
Mrs. Mary A, Bassett of Taunton
Mass, and Mrs. Fred Diamond of Pro-
violence, R. l., are the guests of H. T
Casey for a week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-08-26

Mrs Charles Button spent Sun
day with Mrs. Amanda Warren in Or
well
Dc and Mrs. R. c. Goss are visit
ing relatives in st Johnsbury They
plan to return home tomorrow
Willis Waite, who IS employed in
the A J. Blackmer garage, was taken
suddenly i'll Wednesday with append
ctis He is at the Mary Fletcher hos
pital where an operation has been per
formed
Charles E. Crane of Brattleboro
former owner of The Register, will come
to assist in the removal of his house
hold effects to that town Mrs. Crane
and three children will return with
him.