Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-01
STEARN, INTRENCHED
BEHIND TRUNKS, READY
TO ATTACK EUROPE
Doc TO Depart for New York To-
morrow in Order to Be Sure
of Getting His Stateroom
on Oscar III
SURE OF ENDING WAR
Callahan, His Opponent for Mayor,
Aggrieved at Failure to Join
Mission
Dr. Moses Stcarm
In care Of Mr.. Henry Ford,
:. :. oscar H.
Ncw York City, y. Y.

Sew York City. y. Y,
Two doublc-dcckcd trunks, bearing
,besc directions. are awaiting the express
man at ssi south 5th street, and Dr
stsarn. all pressed and fused UP. Is
simply awaiting instructions rs to where
h., is to Join the aggregation of Sci
entists. phanthropists, botan!sts. Social
,s,s and other lists vino will Chamber
aboard the Oscar. which is to carry
Americas prospective pcacemakers to
Europe.
81 am rot surprised" said the doctor
today. 'that many folk spread false RI.
,nors thut the sailing Of the ship WOuld
no delayed am glad that Mr.. Ford
was prompt Ia wire mo and case my
mind III that connection. You know, |
Ind to mako much preparation | got
lot of patients i'm this district Some
have to take certain kinds of medicine.
Others have to take so many pills
doy and others are on u diet. So. you
soc. IL take some quick hustling to got
n doctor who can pick up my practice
where ] leave off and look after m%
flock in the right way"
A DOCTORS OBSERVATIONS.
And then / have lot of patients who
are simply hypOch hondriacs. DO you know
what that means? It's u fellow who
thinks he's sick. They are SIMPLY ncrv-
Gus and lazy. | prescribe for them. but
don't charge them anything. But I do
try to get them work. That's the best
remedy for nervousness, Asked what he
was going to do when he boarded the
Oscar II. Doctor StCarn said: We'll I'll
greet all the millonnircs cordially, and
then keep my mouth shut. There will
be plenty Of talking and zipzagg.ng and
wirelessilg without me joining in the eX-
citemen:."
At this point package arrived which
was found to contain stick of shaving
soap The peaccmakcr doctor dipped it
into pan of hot water and soon had his
broad face showed under with a flood of
lather and bubbles.
Then he produced II razor from his hip
pocket and swishcd it across his face with
nm ease and grace which showed much
experience.
II never let n barber shave me-" said
the doc. 81 don't believe in having the
same razor which is used for all classes
and all COlorS. This antiseptc stun is
all right, but I'd have my own razor If
didn't have Il cent. I'm going to shave
myself on shipbOard. too. | won't have
any milliOnnIe'S barber fuSsing around
my elbows. I'll shave Mr. Ford, too. If
he wants me to-" In three more strokes
the doctor had removed the hirsute
growth and presented an almost boyish
appearance for moment.
THE MYSTERIOUS LETTER.
While he was rubbing his face with Il
towel a long envelope postmarked New
York arrived
The doctor refused to open it. lie took
the mssive ihto another room and locked
tn. door, "l'lf open that later in the
das' he said mystcriuusly land tomOr-
row night I'll stat for New York. I'm
goins to get aboard the Oscar good and
early and Ill not take any chance of
any of those milionairCs cheating me out
Of my private room "
John Callahan, who opposed Doctor
stearn for Mayor is highly indignant be-
cause Henry Ford has not invited him
90 ion the nautical peace jubilee
Gated on divan at his secondhand
furniture shop, Sd and South streets, to-
day, Callahan said;
Il asked to go with Henry Ford and
sent him word. Doc Stcarn Is all right.
but | don't see why Ford should leave
me behind. I'd settle that war i'm a min
ute, and if me and Doc Stearn could
have worked together we could have
caused such a rumpus in Europe between
them pntentates that they'd forgot all
about the war. The present international
complications wouldn't be anything to
compare
Callahan admitted he was little lax
on education, but contended that he was
so full of practical knowledge that il
would be a cinch to overcome any inte.-
lectual defects.
Callahan is also quietly engineering a
residential campaign for himself He he
leVes that he should have had an oppor-
tnnity to go TO Europe so that on his re-
tufn big delegation from 23d and South
streets could welcome him at the dock
ITS raw deal" Is the way he sums
It Up