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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12

In view of the large number of men
now being demobilized, few hints as
to the present prospects of employment
will be useful.
Coal Mining-This important occu
patton will probably offer in the near
future great opportunities of accumu-
lating wealth. Returning soldiers with
experience Of trenches and underground
passages will find it congenial EN-
ployment, with frequent leisure at
maximum rate Of strike pay.
Banking-This calling will prove
eminently suited to second lieutenants
with experience of overdrawn accounts
or to army pay clerks. The banking,
profession, having for some time past
been recruited with female labor, will
be found an excellent substitute for q
matrimonial agency.
Railway Work-This occupation pro
vides much healthy excitement with a,
chance Of promotion to high Office in
the government. A knowledge Of how
to pack 120 passengers into space
normally suited to 80 people is required,
as also strong vocal cords and gift
for sending luggage to the wrong
destination.
Government Unemployment = This
occupation was formerly known as
munition making. 1t is a calling re-
quiring little skill, consisting chiefly
of signing ones name every day at a
labor exchange-and drawing ones
pay. The wages are not high, but as a
spare time occupation it affords well
come addition towards meeting ones
super tax.
Constabulary or Police Force--An
arduous occupation, consisting largely
of hunting for dogs without muzzles
and taking notes of street accidents.
The grave shortage of beer, the lack of
domestic servants, and the necessity Of
having frequently to change into civil
ian dress to attend strike COMMITTEES
meetings make this occupation less at
tractive than in pre-war days.
Controllers-This war time occupa-
ton is now largely on the wane, the
number of controllers having been re-
Gently much reduced, and several Of
the most important hotels vacated.
Concerted action is to be taken by the
remaining controllers to retain their
functions land salaries), but the pros
poets for fresh applicants for controls
lerships are not bright.
The Church-The position in this
industry is somewhat involved. The
status of the clergy of the humble
ranks has materially improved since
the National Union of Curates was
formed, and the average wage now oh :
tained is almost half as much as that
received by a corporation dustman. on
the other hand, the higher clergy are
in serious straits, and several disni-
taries are being compelled BY the chilli
Of penury to let their. palaces aud
deaneries to prosperous draEsrs and
affuent mems wear manufacturers. -.
3. J. Wontner, Ia london opiniop-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12

For little time the room was packed,
then some of the more restless spirits,
their thirst assuaged. sailed forth to
taste the lager and old rye elsewhere,
and "raiSe Cain" in the streets. When
they went, it became possible to move
about more freely in the big barroom,
at the end of which was billiard table.
1t was notable, however. that the more
sullen clements stayed.
Some of them were loud in denunci-
alton of Ingolby and ''the Lebanon
gang; they joked coarsely over the
dead Orangeman, but their cheerful vio
lence had not yet the appearance of
! reality.
One man suddenly changed all that.
He was river driver OF stalwart pro
portions, with red handkerchief round
| his neck, and with loose corded trousers
tucked into his boots. He had face of
natural uginess made almost repulsive
by marks of smallpox. Red, fiabby
lips and an overhanging brow made
him a figure which men would avoid
on a dark night.
Lets go over to Lebanon tonight and
have it out" he said in French. That
Ingolby-let's go break his windows
and give him dip in the river. He's
the curse of this city. Holy, once
Manitou was a place to live in, now
it's n place to die in. The factories,
the mills, they're full of Protes ants
and atheists and shysters; the railway
Office Is gone to Lebanon. Ingolby took
it there. Manitou was the best town in
the West; it's no good now. Who's
the cause? Ingolby's the cause. Name
of God, IL he was here I'd get hin
by the throat as quick as winkin'."
He opened and shut his fingers with
spasmodic malice, and glared round tn,
room. Hes going to lock us out /
we strike" he added. He's goin,
to take the bread out of our mouths
he's going to put his heel on Manitou
and grind her down till he makes he
knuckle to Lebanon-to a lot of in
fdels, Protes ants, and thieves. Who
going to stand it? Protestant an.
. thieves. Who's going to stand It?
say--bagosh, l say, who's going t
stand it !"
Hes a friend of the Monseigneur, ;
ventured a factory hand, who had
wife and children to support, and how
ever partisan, was little ready for tina
which would stop his supplies.
e ''Sacre bapteme. That's part of hi
4 game" roared the big river driver il
e reply. "I'n take the word of Fell
0 Marchand about that. Look at him
t That Felix Marchand doesn't try t
r take the bread out of peoples mouths
n He gives money here, he gives it there
t He wants the old town to stay as it
and not be swallowed up"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12
THE PROBLEM OF THE NEW
RESTAURANT
Beginning to Build Up a Habit

T CAN best tell the remainder of Bruno
Dukes plan by relating what hap
pened.
By his order, I went over the Newark
city directory, and put a pencil mark
against every name of a man or woman
who lived in Newark, and whose bust
ness or occupation was such as woult.
indicate that he or she was in a com
Portable position--you know what l
mean-able to live comfortably and en-
joy some of the good things of life.
After that l went over my marked
list with the telephone book and checked
in the telephone book the names that
were also in the city directory. BY this
means we secured in the telephone book
quite select list of names.
To each of these names we sent a
letter telling them about our Golden
Hour Teaspoon" and offering to send
them one with our compliments if they
would return to us the card which we
inclosed, so that we would be sure that
it would reach them and that it would
be acceptable.
I ought to explain that we took care
to send only one letter to home. In
some cases l found three or four names
at one address. We took a chance
wherever it seemed possible, and we
addressed our letter to Mrs. Somebody,
for we decided that if Mrs. Somebody
liked the spoon she would make her
men folks get her enough to make up a
set, by having a sufficient number of
meals at "The Golden Hour" restau-
rant.
Say, the number of returns we got
was tremendous. One letter came three
weeks later from Dallas, Texas. 1t
seems the people had recently left
Newark for Dallas, so our letter was
forwarded to them there.
After the, advertisements began to
appear people began to come into the
restaurant at all hours of the day asking
for their free" spoon. Some people
were obvious grafters, for they got quite
"huffy" when we told them that distri-
button did not begin until the next Mon
day.
We had number of exhibition spoons
stolen from the tables, but we calculated
that they were "well stolen One man,
however, we did hold up, for he not only
stole the spoon off his own table, but
deliberately went to two other tables
and appropriated the exhibition spoons
for them.
Miss Elan handled him all right, for
she marched up to his table with an
other spoon which she placed in the
empty glass top box. Then, turning to
him she said with an innocent smile but
with a straight, cold look:
1--WE do occasionally sell few spoons
for a dollar each, and, if you wish, III
. he glad to wrap up the three spoons
which are in your outside righthand
!, pocket. fear that they may get
scratched without any wrapping.
really think, however, that it would b'
cheaper for you to wait until next weel
when we give them away
He flushed and said lamely:
"I-thought they were free thi
week-I beg your pardon"
'It is an easy mistake to make, sir
please say no more about it." Sh'
picked up the three spoons which he hat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12

take me, you must take mother, too. We
are all alone in the world. Father died
when / was a baby"
with all my heart I'll take her,
too" cried the stranger. II have
searched the whole world for her.
Have you never heard her speak Of her
childhood lover DOM"
"Often. We prayed for him every
night" answered Donnabelle, her eyes
glistening. Can you be he? But no
He was tall and handsome, and not SC
old. While you-forgive me If ! hurt
you-are bent with years"
But the stranger was only laughing
II am young again now that l have
found you and Belle, my beloved" he
shouted. With that he stripped off his
whiskers. They were false, as Billy
had suspected. And he Strengthened the
stoop out Of his back, standing tall and
sturdy. And, most surprising of all
he took off his ugly, big nose, showing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12
MONEY HABITS OF RICH MEN

clergyman came on the scene and.
after a little hesitation, confessed to
having one ''lucifer." Would it light
1t was critical moment. All the over :
coats In the group were enlisted to
shield the match from the wind. 1t
was a success, and as the cigar began
to draw Prince Edward remarked that
to be without a match was worse than
to be without money.
Some men make a point of alwsys
keeping five, ten or twenty piece or
bill in their clothes as resevre, and
it is said that after time they become
so accustomed to it that they think OF
themselves as "broke' when they have
nothing else.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12
BRUNO DUKE, Solver of fBusinesS Problems
WHITEHEAD, Author of "Th Business Career

placed on the table, and with another
smile left him.
had funny experience myself. A
little weasel faced woman came up to
me where l was standing near the door
and said In snippy manner:
Hem, young man, do you work
'ere?'
"Yes, madam" I said.
Hem, now I want to see one of
them spoons. I'm in hurry, so step
lively, young man."
1 gave little bow and passed her
one of the spoons. She turned up her
nose slightly as she examined it sus-
piciously.
Hem, 1t isn't very heavy! Is 1t real
silver?"
mo, madam, electroplated on nickel
silver
"Hem, we'll, how long is it guaranteed
to wear, and do you give new ones for
them as don't wear proper?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12

Former President William Howard
Taft is far from being a rich man. and
yet his financial circumstances are such
that it must have been a surprise to
many to learn that he arrived in De-
troit some time ago dead broke" and
was compelled to walk a mile and a
half to the city hall to get a check
cashed.
The popular idea is that men of
money always have it with them. In
deed there are some who ask, What is
the use of being rich if you have no
money!" Yet others look at it more
philosophically and say that one of
the advantages of being a millionaire
is that you do not need to carry money.
A millionaire can always borrow money
and his nod is as good as his wad.
Some years ago there was told very
amusing story of plot to take a num-
Der of the richest men in America out
to- sea in a yacht and hold them up.
The scheme was said to have been per
feet in every detail save that of first OF
all providing the victims with cash.
John D. Rockefeller, Pierpont Morgan,
Russell Sage, Hartman and other mag
mates were aboard the vessel, but when
the brigands began to "clean them up
the total cash in the company was
about sixty cents. Rockefeller had
only few of those pennies which he
is said to carry for children and Rus
sell Sage could show nothing better
than a wellworn nickel.
But they are not all like that. A San
Franciscan tells of going on trip with
some very rich men who had difficulty
in settling for their hotel bill. The
only man in the group with any money
was Charles M. Schwab, and he had
nothing less than roll of $1,000 bills
He was not then the multimillionaireh he
is today, and he may have changed his
habits.
The late King Edward Of England
was frequently without cent-in fact
it was said that he never carried any
money. On one occasion he was asked
what was the most exciting adventure
he ever had, and it was thought thai
he would tell of some hairbreadth escape
from a tiger in India, but no; he sale
that it vas on a moor in Scotland a
the end of days shooting. The mist
was beginning to thicken into rail-
and Prince Edward, as he then was
wanted to light his cigar. There wa
not a match in the company. At las
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12
DREANILAND AID EENTU7 '2ES--ByD Daddy
"THE SINGING STRANGER"

his own well formed face beneath.
II put on a disguise, while looking
for daughter" he laughed. IT wanted
her to love me for myself alone. Flea
more was fooled, and 80 was Miss
Golden Hair, who wanted a rich man
for a father. Behold !"
As Quickly as he had snatched OF his
whiskers, the stranger slipped out Of
his shabby clothes, and stood before
them clad-in the garments Of a Million
aire.
And that wasn't all. He whistled 4
new bird song, and from a short dis
tance away came the sound Of a throb-
bing engine. The bushes parted like a
curtain, and into view rolled the largest
and handsomest automobile Peggy and
Billy had ever seen, driven by a chauf-
feur in gorgeous livery.
This is what Miss Golden Hair
missed by being greedy instead Of low
ing" said the stranger. "shs will
have a wealthy father, but one not half
so rich as I am"
Daddy Don, I'd have loved you
just as much If you hadn't cent-and
so would mother, too" cried Donna.
belle. y
my Belle. Let's hasten to her at
once" cried Daddy Don.
He tossed Donnabelle among the cush :
ions of the automobile and Peggy and
Billy after her. Then he climbed IN
himself and away they went lickety
splinter through the woods, and down
the road. They went so fast that Peggy
closed her eyes and in closing her eyes
she must have gone to sleep, for the
next thing she knew there she was back
in her own home, and all alone.
TN the merit installtent Peggy and
Billy haze q part in story Of a dV-
ferent sorf.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12

and there's going to be a strike the next
day, and after that there's going to be
something else"
What else?' Barbazon asked. his
beady eyes fastened on Marchand's face.
Something worth while-better than
all the rest"
Barbazon's low forehead seemed to
disappear almost, as he Grew the
grizzled shock of hair down, by wrin-
king his forehead with heavy frown.
Its no damn good, 'sieu',' he
growled. "Am | a fool? They'll spend
money tonight, and tomorrow, and the
next day. and when the row is on; and
the more they spend then, the less they II
have to spend by and by. It's no good
The steady trade for me-all the time
That is my idea. And the something
else-what? You think there's some
thing else that'll be good for me? Nom
de Dieu. there's nothing you're doing,
or mean to do, but'll hurt me and every :
body"
That's your view, is it. Barbazon?
exclaimed Marchand loudly, for the
crowd was now almost at the door.
You're a nice Frenchman and patriot.
That crowd'll be glad to hear you think
they're fools. Suppose they took it into
their heads to wreck the placer
Barbazons muddy face got paler, but
his eyes sharpened, and he leaned over
the bar counter, and said with a snarl
Go to hell. and say what you like
and then I'll have something to say
about something else, m sieu' ~
Marchand was about to reply angrily
but he instantly changed his mind, ano
before Barbazon could stop him, he
sprang over the counter and disappeared
into the Office behind the bar.
II won't steal anything, Barbazon,
he said over his shoulder as he CLOSED
the door behind him.
"I'll see to that" Barbazon mutterec
stolidly, but with malicious eyes.
The front door was flung open now
and the crowd poured into the room
boisterous, reckless, though some wer'
only sullen, watchful and angry. Thes'
last were mostly men above middle age
and of a fanatical and racially bittel
type. They were not many, but in on
sense they were the backbone and fore
of the crowd, probably the less intelli
gent but the more tenacious and consist
ent. They were black spots of gather
ing storm in an electric atmosphere.
All converged upon the bar. Two as
sistants rushed the drinks along tn
counter with fourishes, while Barbazo
took in the cash and sharply checked tn
rougher element, who were inclined t
,, treat the bar as place for looting. Mos
of them, however, had wholesome fea
of Barbazon, and also most of ther
! wished to stand well with him-credi
was a good thing, even in a saloon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12
Surprises for All

Surprises for All
THE stranger clasped the fair maiden
l. to his breast, then. as IL doubling
his good fortune, held her away at
arms length while he gazed down into
her eyes.
I am ugly. My nose is big, my back
is bent, and whiskers cover my face"
he said. Can you care for a father
like me?"
Your outside may not be handsome,
but one can see into your heart through
your gentle eyes. and l know it is good
and beautiful answered the fair
maiden.
but my clothes are 'old and cheap
Ny cottage is humble and far from the
rich things of city llfe.'
"Love is more precious than riches.
Give me that and / shall be content, /"
declared the maiden.
"Iou have spoken we'll" cried the
stranger. 'I take you for my own Low :
ing daughter. What is your name, fair
childT'
"Donnabelle. she answered. A look
of wonder came into the eyes of the
stranger.
"Don-that's my name! And Belle
that is the name of my lost sweet =
heart. Donnabelle! How queer -
"Belle is the name of my mother,
too" spoke up Donnabelle,. "Here is
her picture" She held ket out to
the stranger. He looked at it and gave
a queer cry: Belle! My Belief
"Oh, knew you'd like her." cried
Donnabelle. II am glad, for if you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12
THE WORLD FOR SALE
Copyright. 1910. by Harper & Bros.
THIS STARTS THE STORY

Fleda Druse, daughter of Gabriel
Druse, Of gypsy blood, shoots in
canoe the Carlton rapids on the
Sagalac river where it flows between
the towns of Manitou and Lebanon
In the Canadian Northwest. She is
rescued from the whirlpools below by
Max Ingolls. n manager of gre's in
terests, who has come to Lebanon to
unite the two towns and make them
the center of commerce in the western
north. On the shore she is insultcd
by Felix Marchand. n powerful but
disreputablc character of Manitou.
Ingolby attacks MarChanG. who vows
revenge. Flcda is claimed by one
Jethro Fave as his wife. under
gypsy custom which united them in
marriage when they were children.
Fleda rejects him. Marchand Stlrs
up feud between the two towns i'll
order to foil Ingolby's ambitions. y
strike is to be called. lngolby's new
bridge is to be blown up and he. him
self. thrown into the river. lngolbN
determines to mingle that night with
his enemies in Munitou disguised rs
a French Canadian. Ingolby and
Fave meet for the first time anG
quarrel over Flcda ensucs between
them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12

1--WE give no guarantee with them,
for they are free to our patrons, but
we can assure you that they are excel
lent quality and will give splendid salts
faction
Hem, It's as thought" and she
planked the spoon on the counter. ITS
just a catch, and you can't catch me -
Then she left me and-sat down at a
table and ordered sixty FIVE cent
lunch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12

a strange bird song drdws Peogy
and Billy into the tooods, chere they
find that the singer is mysterious
old man Dho is seeking daughter.
A young girl comes in dnSCer to his
call
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-05
BY GEN. ERICH Won LUDENDoRFF
Copyright. 1919.
ny the Press Publishing Co.
1.-THE New York Evening World. }

| had committed them to writing before
making his speech.
| His speech was quite to the point.
He described-the position in the Bal
kans as resulting from the detection
OF Bulgaria, perhaps a little too favor
ably, and the position on the western
front with full confidence, praising
the troops.
As was his duty. he stated that the
question of reinforcements was very
serious, and that we were no longer
able to cover wasteage. Battalion
strength had been reduced to five
hundred and forty men, and even
this could only be maintained by
breaking up twenty-five divisions
i. e., siXty-six regiments of infantry
The morale of our reinforcements was
bad,
Major Baron Won dem Busche con-
cluded thus:
I'VE can carry on the war for a
substantial further period; we can
cause the enemy further heavy losses:
we. can lay waste his country as we
retire, but we cannot win the war.
Realizing this fact, and in view of
the course of events in general, the
field marshal and General Ludendorff
have resolved to propose to his males-
~ that we bring the fighting to close
In order to avoid further sacrifices on
the part of the German people and
their allies"
abandon War As Hopeless"
Just as our great offensive was
brought to stop on July Is, imme-
diately II was seen that its continual
tion would involve undue sacrifice of
"a L.
minds to abandon the further prose-
cution of the war as hopeless. There
is still time for this. The German
army has still the strength to keep
the enemy at bay for months. to
achieve local successes, and to cause
further losses to the entente But
each new day brings the enemy near
er to his aim. and makes him the less
ready to conclude a reasonable peace
with us.
1--WE must accordingly lose no time.
Every twenty-four hours that pass
may make our position worse, and
give the enemy a clearer view of our
present weakness.
That might have the most disas-
trous consequences, both for the
prospects of peace and for the milf
tary position,
Neither the army nor the people
should do ANYTHING that might betray
weakness. While the peace offer is
made, you at home must show firm
front, to prove that you have the UNI
breakable will to continue the fight if
the enemy refuse us peace or offer
only humiliating conditions.
If this should prove to be the case,
the armys power to resist will depend
on firm spirit being maintained at
home, and on the good moral that will
permeate from home to the front"
Was Highly Explosive.
Busche's speech acted like high
explosive shell on the reichstag lead
ers and its reyerberations went quick
ly through Germany and even came to
the outside world through the neutral
countries. Ludendorffs explanations
Of it in the passages below show he
had slight idea of the consequences
he would provoke by his bluntness.)
In this speech Major Baron Won dem
Busche expressed both my program
and my views. and this not only for
the members of the reichstag, but also
for the new government that was to