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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12

Indicate some OF the things that are
stirring under cover.
Harmony between the Penrose and
Ware factions was rent asunder yester-
day over the row In the House elections
committee, and now the legislative
league, an organization of sixty-seven
House members from rural districts,
threatens to throw a monkey-wrench
into the harmony machinery and wreck
II completely
Unless the country members get the
recognition which they demand leeis-
lators from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and
other municipalities are going to have
a path of thorns to travel
Members of the league held a dinner
last night in the Penn Harris Hotel and
pledged anew their fealty TO the or
ganization. Leagues have come and
gone in last Legislatures. but the pres
ent one. with some Of the ablest mem
bers in the House directing its destiny,
threatens to keep things moving for
some time to come.
Dinner Closed AFFAIR
The dinner last night was closed
affair. but II the talk given out after
ward by league members. Is an indlca-
tion OF what they have In mind from
now on strong and well-organized
third faction In the House is going to
play both ends and the middle against
the rival Penrose and Ware factions.
There is no definite thought as yet
OF organizing a third party in the state"
was the rather significant utterance of
Robert l.. wallace, of New Castle, rec
ognized floor leader of the league but
the country members have decided they
must stand together,
,'Tba ioartia is not dry NOR 'l-at a1
though n majority of the members are
'drys' II Is not the aim of the organi-
zation to antagonize bills introduced by
members from the large cities of the
state, but we are going to insist we get
our share of legislation"
Among the speakers besides Wallace
we're Benjamin Bungard, chairman of
the House Law and order Committee
George w. williams, Tioga; Allan d.
Miller, Susquehanna; John T. Bigler
Mercer c. @. Corbin, Mifin, and Sena-
tor Plymouth w. Snyder, Blair
Speeches Nonpartisan
'srhe speeches were strictly nonparti-
san" Wallace said. but all reflected
the general idea that it is time the
voters outside of Philadelphia. Pitts
burgh, Lancaster. Harrisburg and other
cities of the state be heard from in un-
mistakable teyms.
'The Democratic party in Pennsylva-
MIA has no standing, and it is time for
the appearance OF a strong organization
that will take stand against so-called
organization measures"
A number of Democratic Legislators
are understood to hold membership in
the league.
Senate leaders have taken cognizance
of the growing impatience among House
members and are trying to hustle along
adjournment. May IS was tentatively
decided upon as the date to close up
the session, but as a result of the unrest
II may be set ahead to May g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
HARMONY SHAKY
IN LEGISLATURE
Philadelphia Factionalism
Awakens i'm House Elec-
tions Committee
FIGHT ON BRADY BILLS
Country Members Propose to
Band Together for Mutual
Benefit-Trouble Ahead
Nv n star Correspondent

Harrisburg. March 12.--Philadelphia
tactionalism, which has been peacefully
s'umbering on a bed OF roses beneath a
mantle of harmony since the Legislature
began its present session, awakened
yesterday with jerk and kicked the bed
TO pieces.
Inc blow-up took place in the House
Elections Committee when the three
hrady bills came up for consideration
u Is expected that the row will be car
ried 10 the floor OF the House unless
tne leaders who have mana4ed 10 keen
thlhss IN check so far this session. take
hand '''>
Fehrose followers, who dominate the
connlttee reported the bills out with
an aflrmative recommendation after the
HNeNest little racket seen on the hill
ms session. 1t reminded members OF
.le nerce factional feuds which disrupt
eu the session two years ago. The vote
TO report out afiirmatively was twelve
to eight
Purposes OF Bills
The Brady bills, three In number,
would rip out the Vare-controlled board
OF registration commissioners in Phila-
ueIphla' simplify election machinery and
curo the activities of the county commits
sloners and set back the date of the
primary from the third Wednesday in
september to the fourth Tuesday.
ware members charged the bills were
factional measures and declared It was
an attempt TO win elections in Phila-
delphia by legislation" Representatives
,oN' Glass and Sewers. Ware men from
Philadelphia, spoke against the bills
The talk in the committee room be-
came so heated that 1t disturbed other
OFFICES along the corridors and employees
III those offices were forced TO close
the doors u continue their work
As three independent members, in
Guiding Chairman Bungard. of the House
Law and Order Committee, voted with
the ware forces the latter have hopes
that the legislative league, with It's more
than sixty rural members, may swat the
Dill when it reaches the House.
How Members Voted
Here is how the members of the COM
mittee voted:
For-Haldeman. Montgomery, Heffer-
nan. Lafferty and wallace. Philadelphia I;
Wagner. Pittsburgh Wettach. Pitts
burgh Bechtold, Dauphin Dithrich,
Pittsburgh; Todd, Pittsburgh; McIn-
tyre, Fayette Flynn, Elk, and Rim,
Lehigh.
Against-Cox. Glass. Mehring, Patter-
son and Sewers, Philadelphia Bungard.
Westmoreland Alum. Mercer and Gr!f-
fifth, Cambria.
Trouble Is brewing in the Legislature,
IL signs now showing on the surface
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12
Carbuncle Kills J. c. Packer

Sunbury. Pa. March Thames Cam
eron Packer. fifty-five years old. million
aire lawyer. banker and horseman. died
Yesterday at his home here. car
buncle caused his death. Mr.. Packer
was director ct many banks and
owned many farms in this section of
the state.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-12

Germantown avenue James n. Aiexan-
der, s242 Frankford avenue; Julius
Moskowitz, 616 Gerritt street. +. NJ.
Herchenrider. 1914 Market street Cap
tain Thomas w. Druce, 1915 South
Thirty-fifth street; Elwood l.. Powell,
25io Cumberland street; Thomas Nc
Cauley. 1888 North Third street. and
Henry O. Brown, 4i6 Kennel street.
The Delta independent., 1919-04-11
IF I'm AN AMERICAN
(By Ben Takahashi)

The hypothesis may seem to you to
be awfully queer and absurd when l
say, eff I'm an American" does it not?
Some say that the word eff is the
biggest word in the English language
while Admiral Nelson denied that
there is such a foolish word in his
old dictionary his grandpa handed
down to him when he was but little
kid. Well. it doesn't matter much and
besides I'm no English photographer
any way. But some people in this
country seem to be so awfully delight
ed to use this particular word eff to
express their highly cultivated sense
Of doubt and supposition. and 1 be-
lieve that any foreigner who wanted
to be assimilated really and truly into
the very manners and customs of this
country and it's people. should, by all
means, adopt their most dainty ways
Of expressing their thoughts, and that
would be following literally the true
meaning of an old saying that when
you come to Rome you must do what
ever the Romans do. So, you see,
there can be no reason whatever why
couldn't act like an American, and
behave myself and go to church every
Sunday morning and use some mild
kind of slangs to enrich my speech
and If necessary. cuss a little bit occa-
The Delta independent., 1919-04-11
Engineering Contracting
Montrose Drainage & Construction Co.
Drainage Surveys Specially
Montrose Colo
429 Main ST. Phone Montrose 176W

sionally, simply because I'm an alien
friend as my registration card indi-
Gated me to be.
But, was saying, 'if I'm an Amer
ican," wasn't 1? Well, if I'm an Amer
ican. imagine l should have been
gone over the sea for humanity's sake
and might have been shattered to
death by the enemy's shrapnel, or
might have been a soldier in a peace
full way, that is. soldier in training
camp who didn't go over there, but re-
mained behind and come back all
dressed in kahki and go a-visiting
girls or go among 'em and tell 'em
how desperately I've been fighting
with my mouth instead of using guns
and what kind of meals ate on Uncle
Sam and so on. But, now that the
Great War being happily ended and
Germany humiliated just as she looked
and expected for these many years
past, my dream of ever being an Amer
ican soldier whose slogan was to beat
the hell out of the Kaiser" proved to
for elsewhere to see II there is any
other branch of occupation or business
i may peacefully pursue upon the
hypothesis that is. "if I'm an Amer
lean"
The freedom of religion now being
allowed in this country. i would very
certainly renounce my old belief and
The Delta independent., 1919-04-11

in Buddhism mot idolatry)
and try to be converted myself into
the real Christianity, l say. real, be-
cause there are two entirely different
sort of christians in this country, that
is, one goes to church because some
other people goes there and consider
the church as a social rendezvous or
something of the kind and just be in
fashion, while the other goes there
just for the spiritual enlightenment.
The latter, of course is the kind I'd
another question that should be con-
sidered seriously. I like Catholic
priests, they are well versed and
learned comparatively deeper than
some of those protestant pastors. But
the dogmatism of their creed smell an
tiquity and so it isn't very appetizins
and consequently. it is insipid to my
somewhat particular taste. The con-
dition of men and things in this world
is a subject of infinite change and an
old doctrine at the time of Pope Glen
ent may have to be re moulded to
apply to the order Of existing things,
and so, conscientiously speaking, the
catholicism with its dogma and mag
netic charms can't get me into a con-
fidential relationship nor can affiliate
me with it. Besides, every catholic,
I'm told, is a democrat whose political
opinion and idea is quite different
from what l always adhere myself to-
OF course, l don't mean by this that
every democrat in this country is a
catholic, but the private secretary to
President Wilson is a mighty big cath.
olic. but this. being none of my bus
mess nor is it within the scope of the
writer, I shall refrain myself from
making further remarks or comments
upon the queer connection seemingly
formed between the democrats and
the catholics in this country, but
just confine myself to saying that ]
shall be real protestant Gf possible)
and a republican and advocate the
principle of protective tariff so that we
can dispose of our stuff at higher
rate of price than We could on free
tariff basis.
Now, the two things are very GER
tain, that is. I'm going to be protest
ant and republican. But what sort
of business do have to connect my
self together with my nut of sense and
nonsense? question whether I'm
nearly qualified to be an American or
not, must first be considered.
stand five feet and two. chubby and
weigh 140 pounds and as fact I can
hardly call myself anything as cute
or smart looking. But the shortest and
littlest American soldier in one of the
camps was only four feet and seven
and I beat him by Just about ten
miles. And besides. the dimension OF
your body is only the consideration for
your tailor and no one can humiliate
another chap by rejecting upon the
superfluous dimension of his body
What good will 1t do for you to be
a giant? The lightning will strike
you mighty quicker than it does me
and so the rain would and when II
comes to fighting against the Huns
The Delta independent., 1919-04-11

The usual snake stories are coming
out now. but future spring seasons
look dry for this class Of news paper
COPY.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-13
MRS. WHiTlEYS CUP.

A long telegram TO a Marshall county
food administrator from the U. 8. food
Of the state last week
related at length the presentation Of a
cup or something Of the sort to Mrs.
Whitley. OF Webster City. The presen-
tation was by women who had been
connected with her in the campaign
for food conservation.
It is another illustration of the IN
wise and indefensibie use OF the wires
for minor matters by executives and
publicity agents connected with public
activities. It Is to be presumed that
the county food administrators for the
ninety mine counties were equally ia
vored and requested TO see that pub
licity was given Mrs. wmtlsy's cup.
Now the presentation was in every
way well enough II the women wanted
to give Mrs. w. present and 1t was
well enough to ask the newspapers 10
print the facts; but just why the food
administration should crowd kilograms
upon the overcrowded wires to press
agent Mrs. Whitley's cup is not 80 evi-
dent.
Those VINO have waited Ia anxious
terror while striving to get Telegram
thru to sick or wounded boys in the
CAMPS and hospi1-.- .A~ have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-13
pBy David Cory.l

You remember in the last story Billy
Bunny was carrying some medicine 20
dear Uncle Lucky. who had the rheu-
matism In his left hind toe. and In case
you have forgotten what the medicine
was I'll tell you. There were half a
dozen little carrot pills and two lettuce
mustard leaves. Well, as soon as the
little rabbit reached Uncle Luckys
house he knocked on the front door,
but nobody answered, so he hoped
around to the kitchen, where the three
little grasshoppers let him In.
How is Uncle Lucky today asked
the little rabbit, for he was dreadfuiiS
worried about his dear kind Uncle
Lucky, you know, with rheumatism IN
his left hind toe,
"oh. he's up" said one of the little
grasshoppers.
Hes cut a hole in his carpet slipper
so his little toe won't be pinched' SAID
the second little grasshopper.
And he's tied his blue silk polkadot
handkerchief around his neck so as not
TO get the rheumatism anywhere. else.
said the third little grasshopper, and as
there weren't any more OF them, that
all I know what dear Uncle Lucky did.
Wen. after that Billy Bunny hoped
through the kitchen and into the sitting
room, where he found his dear ora
Uncle sitting In his easy chair with MS
left leg I'D on stool and big corn
cob pipe between his teeth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-13
A q Naval Secretary.

In April. 1890, thru the influence OF
his old friend. Senator Lodge hooso.
Welt was appointed assistant secretary
of the navy. He became convinceo
that war with Spain was inevitable ana
promptly proceeded to make pfoSin
for 1t. For command OF tho AsAo
Fleet certain politicians we're pusn'ns
an officer Of the respectable, common
place type. Roosevelt determined W
get the appointment for Commodore
Dewey. who was this officers junior.
and who had no political backing, ou'
whose career Roosevelt had been
watching. He enlisted the services OF
Senator Redfield Proctor. whom q
knew TO be close to the president.
checkmated the politicians and secured
the appointment which resulted In >"
much glory for the American navy. :
Mr. roosevelt also set about At once
to secure a better equipment for the
navy, and to him belongs credit LOT tne
drill of officers and men In TARGET
practice, the results ofNhich were soon
after made manifest. Soon after he De-
came Assistant Secretary. he asked TOT
the sum of $500, 900 for practical TAR
get" shooting. That was considered
pretty large sum, and only q few
months later he asked for &Soo.o'o
more. He was asked what had become
of the first appropriation and replied
that it had all been shot away. adding
that very likely the same thing would
hapen to the new appropriation II II
was granted. And the same thing did
bappen
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-13
IROuBlE For The NEXI LOAN.

There is trouble on the track ahead
of the Fifth liberty loan as seen in the
failure Of banks all over the country
to take their quotas Of interim certifi-
Gates that are put out in advance Of
every loan drive. Seven Of the twelve
federal reserve districts have failed to
meet their quotas and it has dawned
upon the government financiers that
the war is over and people are not GO
ing to take bonds to help win the war
as they did when the war was on.
Congress is doing what it can 10
scare every corporation in the land
from subscribing for liberty bonds and
the banks are afraid to load UP too
strong on certificates for fear the pub
lie will not take its full quota OF bonds.
After providing for a normal tax Of
II per cent on corporation profits plus
extra taxes OF 80 per cent on all profits
above 5 per cent on investment and a
tax Of 60 per cent on all profits above
20 per cent on investment the senate
committee finds itself confronted with
the house committees demand to in
crease these taxes already confisca-
tory 10 large degree. Corporations
and corporation managers are none too
keen to take any more liberty bonds
when they must borrow money in order
to pay their income taxes. A loss OF
~ per cent of some Of their profits and
Of - per cent of part Of their profits
puts them out of the market for bonds
and makes them sore at the govern
Eacnt III general.
Unless there is some recession from
there will be few takers for the next
liberty loan. The interest rate will
have to go above ~ per cent on the
bonds until they sell upon their actual
Investment value. Money for CONNER
cial loans has dropped from to per
cent at many banks turnout the coun-
try but the average business man is
promising himself that he is not going
to contribute any more money to the
! democrats than he is compelled by
law to contribute The corporations OF
! the country are scared by an unreas.
enable tax bill In congress. 1t prom.
ises poorly for the next liberty loan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-13
An ASSEMBLY WIN VAST OPPORTUNITY.

The legislative mill starts grinding
today with a very considerable srist
before IT, II is probably an average
Iowa legislature and an Iowa legisla-
ture is far above the average of legis-
latures.
Several questions very seriously con-
sidered by the voters and important
to assemelymen are to come before
this present assembly. The question
of good roads. the liquor question and
the ratification OF the prohibitory
amendment, legislation following along
patriotic lines established more or less
firmly during the past months, many
important and so embarrassing aues-
tons are before this assembly to de-
eide.
II this legislature and its individual
legislators will cut loose from log
rolling. forget future candidates.
deny special interests and defy the
enmities OF extremists il can do great
Job this winter and come back 10 an
approving electorate. 1t is hard
shedding to so against tradition and
custom but this legislature should get
down to business from the jump and
stick 10 II and saw wood. The ancient
idea OF monkeying along until the last
week or two and Throwing things and
raising 4 great dust isn't business. This
assembly has its opportunity to make
record and establish standard.
This is the beginning Of a period that
REQUIRES strength and judgment and
courage in legislation and in legisla-
tors. We are beginning a readjustment
from war TO peace. striving to lose as
little as we may OF what was good
and keep all we can Of that which we
have learned is equally good and
necessary.
Let us still hope that this assembly
VIII meet all the questions that arise
and have arisen calmly, scnsibly, with
strength and judgment and with one
purpose that of the best for Iowa and
! Iowa decency and prosperity.
! No leg stature that ever met in this
state had an opportunity 50 great be-
fore it than the one assembled at the
capital today.
| Js,'S 90
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-13
Billy Bunny and His Friends

well WELL well. Tn glad to scs
YOU" said the old gentleman rabbit, and
ne blew a smoke ring into the air ana
did II so well that II sailed over and
hung itself on tho hatrack In the nan
on the peg next to the one on which
his old wedding stovepipc hat was
Wasn't that wonderful?"
Here's your medicine" said tho
little rabbit. DIR, Quack said you were
10 take a carrot pill every minute and
a half and to put the lettuce mustard
plaster some place where II wouidn't
hurt you when It drew the pain out o.
your little toe.' ,,,,
"Au right" said Uncle Lucky. III
nut II on the Old Red Rooster. he
might lust as well have the rheuma-
tism for he's too lazy 10 work" Ana
then the old gentleman rabbit went 10
tho window and called over to he
barn: II.
"old Red Rooster. I want you.
Said the rooster. "Cock-a-doodie 40.
And then he strutted across the lawn
While ne played again on his little I'm
horn, .-'
Cock a doodle do!
Tell me what can do for you.
So Billy Bunny opened the front door
and let him in. and then Uncle Luchy
horSaed him the lettuce mustard ien
plaster and in the next story, II tna'
Old Red Rooster doesn't cal II oy M
take. I'll tell you what happened e1'@
that.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-01-13
AGRICULTURAL ARITHMETIC
IL Wallncn'S Earmcrl

81
In no way are our schools so lack
ing as in their failure to teach agricui-
,ural arithmetic. This not only applies
TO the country schols and high schools
hut also to the agricultural colleges.
Nuch of agricultural arithmetic Is
rather simple, and II can easily De
taught in the country schools In fact,
some country schools are already
teaching the simple things. such as
the measuring of corn in the crib and
the measuring of hay ana silage. Some
very good farm arithmetic textbooks
have been published. but they have no,
been used as generally as we would
like to see.
The greatest lack Of agricultural
arithmetic is in the high schools and
colleges. Here such problems might De
considered as the relationship between
the prices Of corn, wheat, oats, hogs,
etc. Here the students could be given
average prices as they have prevailed
month by month at various markets,
and told to work out the normal ratios
And then, after having determined the
normal ratio, they could work out the
departure from the normal in different
wears. The arithmetic Of agricultural
products prices has scarcely beer
touched. And just why it Is no one
seems to know. But the fact remain;
that practically every one in the ed
ucational field Is very ignorant alont