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EDITORIAL
"OLD GLORY"
"America For , Americans"^
DO VOL* KXOW THAT
Keeping healthy is a part of (lo
ins ">-our bit"?
Universal public health service i»|
the du'y ol the Nation?
Much valuable food material is
diverted ia thtj manufacture of alco
holic beverages?
The only good fly Is the dead
one? «[ »j
Good health is the foundation of
personal usefulness either in peace
or la war?
fie ho is too busy to care for
his health may have to take time
to'cure disease?
THE FLAG OX THE COAT
A little flag worn on the left
lapel o* the coat is th© badge worn,
by members of The Grain Savers
L<easue, recently started in tha Ea^t.
The members, ia order to conserve
the food materials of tho Nation,
pledge not to "drink, buy, accept,
sell -r give away any intoxicating
liquor," during the period of the
present war. They believe any "man
can close tha saloon between his
own nose and chin, and the Suprem
Court of tho United States cannot
declare the act unconstitutional."
The aopeai is made especially to
those men who "can drink c»r let it
alone." and as the League no
headquarters, fees or dnes, the
signer is asked to file the pledge
with ni» yife, "or somebody else
who kuowfc how much yoirr word of
hcvnor is really worth."
Mystery of Bird Flight.
A curious fact concerning birds Is
that the tip of the wing moves at prac
tically the same speed in every species.
This is 650 feet per minute, or nearly
seven and a half miles per hour.
Whether it is the tiny wren or the huge
stork, the rule holds good, and even the
bee comes within It. Thus the bee has
a wing only a quarter of an Inch long,
the sparrow's wing Is four Inches and
the stork's twenty-seven. But the bee's
wing beats 11,400 times In a minute,
the sparrow's 720 and the stork's only
105 times. If you multiply together the
length of the wing and the number of
beats you will get almost exactly the
same result In the three cases—namely,
stork, 2,83."; bee, 2,8oO; sparrow, 2,880.
But If ever a machine Is made to fly
like a bird it will have to develop far
more energy than these figures stand
for. A bird's energy of flight Is not so
great as Is supposed. Although such
skillful fliers when aloft, many birds
cannot rise from level ground.—London
Answer*.
Odd Geographical Division.
The range of the Blue Ridge moun
tains In Pennsylvania is divided by a
river every twenty-seven miles, as fol
lows: From the Susquehanna to the
Swatara, twenty-seven miles; from the
Swatara to the Schuylkill, twenty-sev
en miles: from the Schuylkill to the
Lehigh, twenty-seven miles; from the
Lehigh to the Delaware, twenty-seven
miles. At the next twenty-seven miles
Is a hollow of New Jersey, In which
nestlttf ft lake kuowu Culver's pond.
Submarine Specialist
Naval Consulting Board
Following a series of conferences of
naval officers and members of the sub
marine group of the naval consulting
board, of which W. L. Saunders la the
head. It was asserted that the Ameri
can navy Is in possession of a plan, or
WILLI A If LAWRENCE SAUNDERS.
Invention, which it was said would
successfully cope with the U boat
menace.
W. L. Saunders, who became a mem
ber of the consulting board two years
ago, was president of the American
Institute of Mining Engineers at the
time. lie is a native of Georgia and
was educated at the University of
Pennsylvania. Mr. Saunders Is the In
ventor of many mining machines and
belongs to many technical societies.
He Is also the author of a number of
books on engineering subjects. Mr.
Saunders was twice mayor of North
Plalalleld. X. J. He Is ulity-one years
DAY BY DAY.
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you could. Some blunders and
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as soon as you can. Tomorrow
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it well and serenely and with too
high a spirit to be encumbered
with your old nonsense.—Emer
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Now add one-half pint of ammonia,
then bottle and cork tightly. This will
remove grease and oil from all kinds
of fabrics and la useful for various
purpose-:, such as scouring floors, clean
ing wind'nvs. metals, etc.
When a man falls back on oaths ha
declares hlinstif out of arguments.
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J BIS SEASON
FOR PLAYGROUNDS:
PhiladelphiaSupervisor Expects
Attendance of 5,000,000.
QUAKER CITY A LEADER
Tan Year* Ago Philadelphia Waa With
out Publio Playgrounds, but Now It
la the Sacond City In the Country In
Number and Equipment of Recrea
tion Cfntera.
The milliner In whlcb the playground
movement Is spreading In popular
favor Is exemplified by what has been
done i«* the elty of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, which ten years ago
was without public playgrounds. Is now
the second city In the country In tho
number and equipment of her child
recreation centers, the ouly city su
perior in this respect being Chicago.
This was brought out In a recent re
port of Montgomery Harris, president
of tiie Playgrounds association. He
said the association now had thirty
playgrounds in operation In various
parts of the city and that nine addi
tional ones would be opened this sum
mer. Sltos have already been selected
at Twenty-fourth and Jackson streets.
Seventeenth and Fitzwater streets. Six
teenth and Wingohocking streets, in
Stentou park, Frankford avenue and
Berks street, and Nineteenth street
and Falrmount avenue. Several of
these will be equipped with swimming
pools and provided with swimming In
structors.
"Our goal is to open and operate at
least seventy-five playgrounds," said
Mr. Harris. "As yet there are great
sections where we have not been able
to purchase or rent a suitable loca
tion."
If a youngster Isn't able to find a
place to play this coming summer It
A CHILDREN'S PtA YGltOUND.
will only be because he doesn't look
around, according to J. L. Mason, new
ly appointed suixrvlsor of recreation
for Philadelphia's playgrounds.
And if there is not u total attendance
of 5,000,000 at the playgrounds thU
year, Mr. Mason says, he is a bad
guesser.
Despite the menuee of Infantile pa
ralysis during the greater part of last
spring and summer, more than 3,500,
000 were on the city playgrounds. This
year about 100,000 children are expect
ed to be- enrolled in classes.
The new supervisor predicts that the
coining season will be the most success
ful In the liintory of the playground
movement.
Skating Rinks N«xt Winter.
"Xext winter there will he six new
outdoor skating rinks free to the pub
lic on playgrounds," said Mr. Mason.
"By the use of the sprinkler system we
>will have a fresh surface ready for the
skaters every morning during the cold
weather.
"Another facility for recreation for
which there is need and which we will
install as soon as we can. Is a running
track. There should !>e at least one
cinder running track In the city open
to boys and young men who are not
members of any large club. Herman
Meyer, the president of the A. A. U. of
the middle states, already has offered
to help the boys who use the play
grounds by securing coaches to give
their services without pay from among
the best athletes In the city."
Air. Mason is nu enthusiastic believer
In the playgrounds as n cure for many
of the ills city humanity is heir to. He
said: "Give the boys and girls and
men and women who have to live and
work under hard conditions the choice
of wholesome recreation, such as our
centers cud playgrounds offer, or the
street corner and the saloon, and
there's no question which nine out of
ten Wi}l choose. Just give them the
| choice.
"It's the same way with the older
folk—they like to come to the play
grounds for a swiin on n hot summer^
night, or to Join a folk dancing or so
cial dancing class, as many older wo
men do, or to sit on a bench nnd smoke
a pipe (that is. the men) and just 'tak«
L it easy' nfter aliard day's work.
"And It's not the poor people only
who come to us If you want to know
your neighbor, rich or poor., and roll
the years off your shoulders. It does
not matter whether you are old o."
young, Immigrant or native, a power In
the community or 'an uuknown'—there
is common grvund on the playground.''
fraternal orders
Arctic Brotfucrhood. —
Camp Skagwary No. 1,
A. B. meets every sec
ond and, toTurth) Tues
day eTeulng at 8:30 p.
m. Bn*rj>. Visiting brothers ouiui"«
ly welcome. J. M. Tanner, Arctic
CWif. W. B. Hargraves, Arctic Re
corder.
Fraternal Order
KaglefJ—
bkagwwj' Aeriq
No. 25, Frater
nal Oixler of
K»gle» meets the) first and third
Vyednoxltf night of ouch month at
uiuJr bail on Fifth Avenue. Visit
ing brothers cuttlJally invitcul to
•tt«nd. J. M. Qreisbach, W. P.
J. V. Miller, Secretary.
m
P. & A. M.
Whlt<) Pasg Lodge
F. & A. M. No. 113
mcetg 2d and 4th
Saturday Evenings
or each, months. Visiting Brethren
ar« welcome.
HAROLD TALBOT, W. M.
JAMF.3 WALLACE, Secretary.
B.-P. O. ELKS
Skagw&y Lodge
No. 431, B. P. O.
E. meets every
1st and 3rd. Thurs
day night at 8:30
o'clock. Visiting
brothers cordially welcome.
W. B. BATSON, E. R.
F. 3. VAWDEWALL, Secretary.
PlotW-er of Alank* Igloo, No. 12,
meet* hi A. B. Hall first Monday in
every month at 8:80 p. m.
Visiting Brothers cordially wel
come.
W. L. STEVENSON, Pree.
F. H. Doree, Rec. Sec.
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