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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

Harrisburg dredges coal from the Sus
ouehonna river, 1t is about the size of buck
wheat and is burned under forced draft
Which. come to think of it, Is the way II
NAV have to be mined if the strike eventu-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

United States District Attorney Kane
r,isbps 70 know why pork is high and hogs
cheap. Probably because not all the chesp
hogs are quadrupeds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

I.eou Trotsky has been officially warned
that he will be held personally responsible
for treatment accorded British prisoners.
That's the cnly kind of warning that will
penetrate a yellow hide.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

Somebody said that it takes mighty
little liquor to wet a bone. Persons Of an
inouiring mind and persistent habit NAV
make the experiment today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

.hartaee but there will be If rho fro.h
g,vs dom quit boarding salt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
And Pep

Because it was the
And Pep first state to over
subscribe its allotment
of the Victory Loan, Connecticut has
been awarded the historic American flag
which flew over the Capitol at Washington
during the war sessions. The Nutmeg State
evidently has ginger also.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
THE GOWNSMAN
american speeeh Week"

A FEW days ago, the Gowusmau received
circular letter headed. American
Speech Week. wherein is set forth that the
National Council of Teachers of English
have set aside the coming week, Novem
bcr to s. rs FIRST national observance, !"
effort or drive" to arouse in every com
munity in the country sense of its need for
better speech. Among several commcndnblc
objects is "thc development of national
spirit of pride in English ns tho accepted
language Of the country. protection against
slovcnly usage and foreign idom and the
discouragcmcnt of the establishment and
continuance in communal use of foreign
languages in our country" The utilitarian
arguments as 10 the advantages of the use
Of good English as means Of social and
business advancement appeal loss to the
Gownsman, but he docs not question the wis
dom or probable efficacy of this. ms hc is
always willing that hlcn should bc good and
patriotic aud honest for polcv's sake if we
cauuot make them such for loCtier reasons,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

Twelve blue foxes RON the Arctic re-
ions hays arrived ~ seattle, Blue with
suppose,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30
POLITICALLY a common 50

DULL IlCALlI1 common speech Is the
cement that makes firm the ramparts of
n nation. A common tongue, q common
understanding diversity Of speech, diversity
of aim. mistrust and conflict. The anthro
biologists have long since exploded the notion
that you can determine the race Of n man by
his speech. His speech may have been
forced upon him, in which case he uses it as
u weapon against his oppressors. The Irish
arc eloquent in English against the English
and. curiching the literature of their foe,
many of them have no other language. The
people of England itself have spoken Celtic,
Latin. Danish Anglo Saxon, Norman
French, successfully. to weld them all
through the ages into English, without after
all. any very material racial changes at any
one time in England. Take the difference
between that weltering mass of racial and
linguistic confusion, the Balkans, where
every man is the enemy of his fellow, and our
long line of frontier on the north, undefended
and in no need of defense. for our language,
our institutions. our ideals in life are one
with those Of England's American half Of
the continent Unity in language makes for
strength. If that unity is voluntary and the
growth of time and not the infection, Of
tyranncal princes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

The advantages of location which the
city enjoys are apparent to every out
slider who comes here. Outsiders saw
the possibilities in Hog Island as rail
road terminal and a loading point for
occau-gong steamships. They bought
the land before we entered the war.
When the federal government sought
site on which to develop a ship
building plant it looked the country over
and decided that no other place was so
well suited to its purposes as Hog Island.
1t is far enough inland to be safe from
attack by sea. 1t is near enough to the
sea to be easily accessible to all ocean
going craft. 1t is on fresh water. 1t is
at the doors of city crowded with skilled
labor of all kinds. 1t is near the sources
of supply of coal and steel. 1t is con-
nected with all parts of the continent by
great systems of railroads. Goods can
be transferred from cars to ships and
from ships to cars without lighterage.
But the Hog Island piers and railroad
terminals arc only part of the facilities
of this port The city is slowly develop
ing the waterfront from League Island
northward The facilities now offered
are greater than the demand for them.
When Now York was congcsted with
shipping last year there were vacant
piers here at which the ships in New
York should have been tied waiting for
their cargoes to be loaded But for some
unexplained reason it was impossible to
get the shipping diverted from New York
| to Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

A PHILADELPHIA employer Of labor,
"A who is suffering at this moment from
the current epidemic of strikes, told the
Gownsman the other day that few, if any,
of his American born workmen had left him.
He said, "The foreign born men do not seem
to understand" They do not understand
our Language nor our ways, and they mis-
trust what they do not understand. 1t is the
duty of the state to see to it that those who
seek to live within its boundaries and work
there shall acquaint themselves with its
language and its laws. And this is not in
hospitality to foreign ideas, but a simple
exercise of the law of self preservation. If
it be true. as has been alleged, that not
little of our present labor aggression upon
capital is organized in Russia, can we Won
der when the men who are organizing it
know America only from the East Side of New
York or the purlieus of Chicago, where many
a leader of the moment lived in the sweat
shops of trade speaking no tongue but his
own. thinking no thoughts but such as nour
ished old grudges against an old tyranny,
absolutely alien TO anything American?
TNFIE idea of a week devoted to the exploit
l. ing of the English language which we
sneak o consideration of its practical values
the need for a careful conservation of its
purity and correctness. admiration for its
power and beauty-al this is excellent. We
cannot correct the habits of the sloven, the
untutorcd, TIE willful by drive" as we
can raise $1,000,000 for the Orches-
ira or carry a loan over the top, but we can
emphasize, to those who have been careless
aud given the matter little thought the re-
ations of our English tongue to patriotism,
its value, fiuently employed, to the possessor
of 50 happy facility, its helpfulness, cor
rectly spoken, to him who would be thought
we'll of in the world, its practical value in
dollars and cents to the man or woman who
wants to succeed and like things. lofty or
Iowly. The Go%nsman confesses that he
does not like the phrase, American Speech
Week - because American speech" sets
6im thinking of Eskmos, Patagonans or
at the least of Apachcs or the Sioux; and
"specch week" CRATES on his ears like
"Burke's Works, which used so TO madden
moor De Quincy, Moreover, the Gownsman
most emphaticalIy reprobatcs the idea that
there is such thing as variety of English
called American" and that it is in any wise
distipcuishable from bad English-but all
thot is another matter, For the nonce, sue
cess to the betterment of our English speech
in America and to the week devoted TO it!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

Mr.. Moore has announced that he in
tends to consult with the leading men in
the community before formulating his
policies. He doubtless knows the right
men to see when he takes up the port
issue. He knows the big concerns which
do their shipping through New York. He
knows why freight from the West and
South that properly should be loaded on
ocean-going ships is carried ninety miles
further to the mouth of the Hudson in
stead of being landed on the Delaware
river piers. He knows the amount Of the
freight that can be carried by water from
the Chesapeake bay and points further
south through the Chesapeake and Della
ware canal to this city, and he under
stands the possibilities of the short water
route to New York as supplement to
the railroads in carrying the trade which
'cgitimatcy passes between the two
cities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

We are ready for leadership, for some
one with initiative and push to 20 ahead
with the work and to put an end to talk
and to change it into action.
Unless we act and act soon, the trade
Of the whole nation will suffer- The coun-
try has grown so rapidly that unless its
Atlantic ports are developed in the near
future they will be inadequate to meet
the demands upon them
Our expansion will not be at the ex-
pense Of New York for that port has
.hready reached Thy limits Of its pqssihte
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

One ride thief never has to steal A
trip In the Black Maria.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-30

The motto of The Saucepan is, Take 7
thought of the day after tomorrow
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11

,rafFic. since en- accurate measure Of
Impact damage therafrom win be pos
sihla.
The experiments win cover a wide
range. taking iato account four fac
tors--thoae 0f speed. height of fall
type ~ tire used and the weight Of
the transportation unit
UndeT ghe last heading IL WIN b.
mes AIRY mn he rmwsaa 10 e0nainHi
dlnsribueon 81 weight above and an
der springs and on back and front
axiea. a quantity which IL decidedly
variable on different mikes Of motor
and horse drawn vehicles. The bureau
hns called upon the national antomo
illn chamber Of commerce to assist
IN the collection of this data. much
u which has no, been generally tabn
lnted and auesiiounaire has been
sent 10 al motor truck manufacturer
Y America on this subject. Immedi
ate attention to this has been request
ed In order 10 facilitate the expert
mente.
~ the initial stages OF the work tbs
pack has been measured by the per
nanent reformation Of oneshalf by
nehaif inch copper cylinders placed
under steel plungcr subjected TO this
Impact OF irasic. A varying height Of
IAN Is arrived ~ by different take-offi
FOR the machine. First experiments
Indicated a wide range IN the forct
~ impact aa between units with solid
tires and pneumntica.
Working from these frBt steps ths
bureau officials plan TO perfect a ma
chine which win take into account IN,
factors mentioned and which will en-
able them 70 provide constant sue
cessI0n Of Impacts on selected slabi
or paving compositions, This win en-
ublc the experiments 10 proceed muci
more rapidly than would be possible
under actual road conditions. Tests
VIII be mnde on horse-drawn as wei
rs motor-driven vehicles.
In addition 10 the above expert
ments another series 10 planned TO de
tesmine the wearing qualities OF differ
ent types OF road surfaces when sub
lected to very heavy traffic.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
early Aviation FIIoh,.

One may be reasonably surprised
hat interest in aviation has not soon
er revived, as a curiosity OF the past.
the legend Of Alexander the Great
and his youthful ascent In small
rar drawn by gryphons The legend
was widely current 10 the middle ages
and tnany who heard II doubtless be-
leved that Aiexanders "gryhoplane."
ss a modern headline writer cheerful
" calls II, had attained an altitude
which would make the record as
cension Of modern aviation seem like
4 childish experiment. Gryphons, as
those who know their "Allce In Won
terland" win remember. were odd
birds, and Alexander, an adventurous
BOY OF twelve, was said TO have har-
nesaed two OF them to basket Of
PUSHES and been carried to height
~ OF 654 feet, returning to meet a
protesting parent who asked him
'how long he expected 70 keep up his
Infantile trickA"-ChrIstian Science
Monitor.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
KILLS TREE PESTS.
Doctor Woodpecker Is Natures
Chief Wood Surgeon.


II half thousand dioense germs
should suddenly begin eating into the
yfe tissues II your body you would
surely need docter. writes NJ u,
trimmer ii the Farm journal. Yet
more llian ao0 species III lGseetH pfAyt
apen sbe b. \ tree. akld sfliI WE wonder
81 l1s ss1eM9gN md sIeDf Y llllNIE
inbred, that sturdy 81 an oak" has
become 90 advertising slogan
The sturdy oak owes much Of IT'S
long life to Doctor Woodpecker. ua-
lures skilled wood surgeon one borer
would kin a tree single-handed II left
at his deadly work long enough; 50
win . few beetles A single mother
beetle viii produce nearly 500,0OJ
young destroyers In summer Of unin-
terrupted activity. weeyiIs only stunt
the growth Of the tree and leave II
full OF holes. an easy victim 10 other
destroyers. Saw flies. caterpillars.
ants and moths are among the hosts Of
tree pests that damage the outer part
Of the trees. Against all these the
tree is iefenseless except for the busy
surgeon A hungry bird OF any other
kind cannot help the tree. for the pesta
are hidden beneath the bark or far un-
der the surface.
Just as plaques and epidemlcs wiped
out whole villages Ok people In the
middle ages. so II left to their enemies
Il would be only y few decades before
al forests would be murdered---noth-
ing but dead, grnh-borcd stubs and
fallen trunks left. To prevent this
terrible condition nature sends ply
s.cian regularly to each patient. Some
times Doctor woodpecker has been
known TO spend Is many ny three days
operating on one very bad case. con
fantiy using to advantage his tree
surgery tools Generally his incision
Is only ~ deep as the thickness Of the
bark Often he slides his Spearblli be.
tween seams or creviees and draws out
ne worm leaving no marx or scar on
he bark 10 show where he did Il. Al
other times his cuttings may lie deep
'allerles tunnels or eHverns
great deaf % the drumming that
We hear IL ouly for sounding purposes
much like inan taps the wall with
! hammer TO end studdlng. When
Doctor woodpecker has discovered n
diseased part be directs . rapid tire
81 rattiing beats upon the spot with
BIS pickax bin raining his hammer.
IKE blows with automatic aud aston
sdilllx pF4scsSian ga1th ~ psags ~
brought to light Then he thrusts In
hts barbed bill and. with sudden
backward jerk, brings forth the deadly
grub.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11

Very few persons realize the varied
applications Of the prosaic steel or
iron pipe. It has been used for many
years as conduit for water, sewage,
steam or gas, but at the present time
pipe enters into the construction Of
such varied products as agricultural
implements. automobiles. architecture.
al ironwork and grill work. building
columns. refrigerating machinery, dry
kiln apparatus. elevator cars. wheel
barrows. work benches. ornamental
gates. elevator grain spouts, safety
ladders. warship masts lighting and
high-tension poles, electric wiring. raik
way signal apparatus, sprinkler sys-
TENS and signal towers.
A. the variety OF uses for tabular
products Increased and the cost Of max
ing steel diminished. there has been d
change also In material Fifty years
are nearly all the screw-jOlnt pipe was
made Of wrought iron
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11

Signatures on treaties have become
easy to arrange now that the system
" alphabetical order is followed. bnt
formerly the nght for precedence was
n cause Of grieyous difficulty. The or
der In which names appeared on trea-
ties used TO be determined by the stat
US Of the realms concerned. But this
device involved such interminable dis
putes that other systems were suggest
ed. and az long ago as 171S. at the
signature Of the quadruple alliance.
each Pewss signed FIRST the copy which
was to remain In its possession. At
Aix-la -ChnpeIle, In 174S. the contrnet-
ing parties each signed one copy for
each of the others. Finally the pres
ent plan Of alphabetical order tac-
cording to the French aiphabet) was
adopted.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
LEoNARDTowN. MD, THURSDAY, DECENfBER ii,
DAMAGE DONE TO HIGHWAYS
Public Hoads Hureau Experimenting
Wish Matter Of impact on
Various Surfaces.

A li6w serien Of experine1ts which
may have farfeAehine ERECT upon
Transportation On the highways and
sh regulation thereof. haa been TN
d6fsaken NJ the bureau Of public
FgEgs department u agflsplsuse
Tho @nth whl9i ii Dsln ,llf ~
sse division of uaa mafeflalA TEST
md researchf Il designed to demon
strate the damage done 10 highways
by differeat forms Of transportation
Units travelling under varying condi.
tious Il il thought that the infor
nation so obtained win perhaps serve
as a basls Tor scientific regulation OF
uRtiie on different types OF payements.
incidentally Indicating the types and
designs OF road which win best serve
the needs Of trufflc.
II Il also suggested that from this
knowledge fair consideration will be
assured ia legislative charges against
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
SAVE TRANSPORTATION COSTS
eight Cents Per Ton.MIIe Can BE az.
feeted When Road IL Lifted to
Durable cIasa

The report Of the Joint congressional
committee which investigated highway
economies in 1914 shows that saving
of eight cents per ton-mile can be ef
fected Ia transportation costs when a
road Is lifted from the dirt to the du.
rable class. This does not take iuto
account Increased real estate valua-
tons or social advantages from the inn
proyement.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
Good Roads Approved.

The secretary Of agriculture. up tc
May 1. had approved 1867 project
statements for federal aid roads, In
yolying the Improvement of 10.6sC
miles Of highways at an estimated
cost of S92,D3s,O00.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11

II Is proposed that Uncle Sam spend
Sllsl.000.0OO for trunk highways. now
that the season approaches when q
nan win have no further reason TO
llavel principally with suitcase.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11

No unwilling worker ever yet
achieved great success, for men only
succeed where they think deeply, work
chcerfully and rejoice at the success
Of Whit thoy are working at.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
. N II IL Thn.,,la.

licie ne that does not once
laa isIs So acf.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11

HcnkIng your horn doesn't help s6
much as steering wisely. Forbes Mag
azlne-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
TO OUR PATRONS.

TO OUR PATRONSThe Washington Point Lookout
Co invites attention schedule published above
gasoline exclusively ample
city and lighted by electricity, and the Company
pared the people Of ST May quick efficient comfortable and
up-to-date service.
The Washington Brandywine Point Lookout r. r. owned
and operated by and should help them make
Of the Try trip the Bus IL whole
business day Baltimore and Washington, enabling the
evening Of the day. lll-20tf.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
u. October 2, 1919.
Effective sol A.

Fsop only signal conductor discharge
Connects with ali Pennsylvania Railroad Brandywne and
from Baltimore and Washington
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-27
tWSSl It'll !WSSl
DESTENOVA A BARTIk v
OBZALOBE.

New York, 25. prosince. En-
ma Destinova, sopranistka Me-
tropo,itni opery, a Otokar
Barttk, baletni mistr II opery,
by.i Zalovani u superiorniho
soudu zastupcem pozustalosti
E. M. Peigrama k zaplaceni
najemneho z domku cislo "a
Riverside drive, cd zari 1916
do riina 1917, obnosu $34O0
rocne. Najemne zastalo neza-
placeno, kdyz slecna Destipo-
va dlela V Cechach nemohla
Sc nasledkem zakazu rakou-
skych autorit vratiti do Spoj.
Statu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-27
IWSSlWSSTWSS
FALESNA VOJENSKA PO.
LICIE.

Tyto dny navstivilo asl 0
IL hod. noci Sest osob We vo-
ienskych stejnokrojich rolnika
Frantiska Siguta V Celadne ma
Morave, kde vydavaly Sc "a
nocni straz 2 Fryd antu. Ne
znami legitimovali Sc jakymsi
papirem a zadali "a predloze-
nj vSech papirovych penez k
prozkoumani, nemaji-li snad
faleSnych kolku. Jeden z Mich
vydaval Sc Ia detektiva, druhy
"a porucika. Pri prohlidce pc
nez shledali ovSem, re dive sto
koruny, pet padesatikorun a
Sest dvacetikorun jest opatre-
no falesnymi kolky. Penize by
ly ro,nikovi odejmuty a byla
Ma ne vystavena stvrzenka. 81
gutovi bylo jednani policie po-
deZrele a proto We vhodne
chvili privolal pomoc. Podvod.
nik1m vsak zdafilo Sc prch-
mott smerem k Frydlantu.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-27
VIC '6WSSFWSSI
MARINE SNAHY VLADY.

Washington, ID. c., 25. pro-
since. = Ze snahy vlady, sni-
ziti ceny zivotnich potreb by
ly a jsou neuspesn6, vysvita
re zpravy uradovny statisticke
prace. Stoji to dnes otce ro-
diny vice penez "a potraviny,
pri3treSi a Satstvo, nez lete,
kdyz president Wilson zadal
zam6stnance V zeleznicnich
di.nach, by projektovanou
stavku odlozili, pokud vlada
nebude miti prilezitost sniziti
ceny zivotnich potreb.
Az do 16. ~listopadu, pokud
sahaji informace, maloobchod
nj ceny % druhu predniho
zbozi stouply o 2 procenta cd
te dolby, co president ucinil
prohlaseni k zeleznicnim "a
m6stnancum. DE neurednihC
oznameni ceny Cd /. listopadu
stale stoupaji.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-27
RAKOUSTi co RUKOJMI
"a BELU KUHNA v RUSkU

Bezdratovou te. e.egrafil byla
We Vidni zachycena zkomole-
ma jiskrova depese, adresova-
ma lid. ruskym komisar. pro
zahranicni v6ci statnimu ra-
kousk6mu zahranicnimu nra-
.du. Tato zkomolena depese ru
ska mi: -. jeho bezpecnost,
iakoz i beZpecnost o3tatnich V
Rusku dlicich Rakousanu, kterl
jsou dnes We spojenf Rakou-
skou vladou, zavisl ma beZpec-
nosti Belly Kuhna a ostatnich
, lidovych komisaru. Zminen!
RakuSane zustanou zatim v
Rusku jako rukojmi, re Bella
Kuhn a jeho soudruzi nebu-
dou vydani Mad arsku. Pode
psan lidovy komisar zahranic-
mich veci. - Rakouska vlada
ihned Sc pokusila zjistit vero
/ hodnost teto depeSe.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-12-27
MSTIL Sc OTCl.

Ctrnacti.ety Abby Adams, Ii
iici ma farme sveho otce Pa
ris taunSipu, blize Canton, pre-
mlouval stale rodice, aby opu-
still venkov a nast6hovali sc
do mesta, kde jest zivot lehci
a domnele veselejsi. Hochovy
navrhy byly vsak odmlnuty a
proto Sc Ctrnacti,ety nezdarnik
otci vymstil tim, re mu zapalil
stat a pozdeji dive jine stale,
kamz otec svuj dobytek "a
hnal. Kluk byl pri SVEN tretlm
'palic5tvi pTistizen a do okr
vazby poslan.