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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
CHICAGO aurrER AND EGGS

Chicago. Oct. --EGGs-Receipts. 4097
ca ses; Arm. Firsts, 81 q bSc; ordinary hrsts
50Gi 6ic. miscellaneous. 81 a $3.50.
BUTTER-Receipts. 1906 tubs; steady
Extra 65hc; frsts, $50 63hc; seconds 90
a sac.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
Foreign Business Must Be on Credit Basis

with the Atlantic International
this
in
o. their industries producing
The alternative of gold the question
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in
froma
to meett the Sa
able commodities a
position
commodities work uc" them ourselves he said before
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28
FRESH FRUITS
VEG BLES

The market was firm on choice stock OF
most descriptions with offerings and demand
moderate. Quotations: White potatoes,
grades. 400 6Oc. White potatoes, per l50-
10, sacks--No. /. So 56@4; No, 9. s2.408
6nndredWeIss sS wss 0sss"SS2 es swees
sogthern No Fer sb ss?SSsbS ,ks5 a9,
ocasl.1O, Cabbage. New Jersey. per
basket, 4oGe0c; DO, New York, dom.essssis
80 Onions per 1o-ib. sacks-Yellow s325
Potatoes we're firm. onions and cabbage
weak. Quotations: White, potatoes. near
by, per, basket-No; I. 9oc s1.15; lever
grsds whi5e potatoes No ger
white potatoes, Penna;. per cwt:, 2,eo@
2.95; sweet potatoes-southern No. l., per
G?25: Jersey. per basket. INC 81 10: cab
lage y, j., per basket 100000 do n ".
| ton, s2sma2; onions. per 1O0-ib, sacks.
yellow S36350
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AARON WILBUR.
Borough Clerk

GREASES Raw Materials and Paints
Branch: ofics Of the ousgtermaster General,
Supplies Division. Munitions Building, wash
ington. d. C.1Sesled proposals will be re-
ceiyed here until 10 q. M. December LIST.
line, kerosene, lubrica ting oils. fuel oil and
greases required by Army during January,
February and March. 1920. Further in.
formation applica tion.
PROPOSALS FOR COTTON sHEETiNG.-
otice Of ouartermaster General of the
tions Building. Washington. y. C. Sealed
proposals; in duplicate, will be received
for furnishing all or any part of 9 les 600
yards cotton sheetinR. unbleached. Proposal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-28

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
R0ARnMAIK


sEhsiDE Park, OCEAN COUNTY, NJ L.
Sealed proposals, addressed to Aaron wi.
bur, Borough Clerk, for the construction OF
about s4Oo feet of Boardwalk and for the
lumber 2He in. 2xs in and Sxi2 in, will
be received by the Borough Council OF The
Borough OF Seaside Park. at the Council
Chamber, on Saturday. the first day Of No.
vember. 1919. at 1900 o'clock noon, ana
opened Immediately thereafter. ~
Each proposal Is TO be labeled "PropossI
for boardwalk Construction. - Each bid n
ten per cent doe6) of the contract prles
bid. made payable TO Holmes Van Note
Endorsement
Plans and specifications may be obtained
from the Borough Clerk at Seaside PARK
and at the Office OF Remington Vosbury'
Consulting. Engineers. COL Market street.
Camden, n. j., upon the deposit OF sIo ofl
OF which sum $500 will be remitted upon
the return OF the plans and specifications in
good condition. "
The Borough reserves the right to reject
any or all bids and to decide as to the de-
STABILITY of the bidder.
AARON WILBUR.
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SCOTT PAPER COMPANY
Front e. Market Sts,, Chester, penua

October II, 1915.
A. the regnlar meeting Of the Board of
sem-annual dividend Of 31sss was declared
and payable November ]. 1910. to stockhold-
ers of record at the close of business Octo-
Der 3lst 1919 Checks will be mailed
ARTHUR II. SCOTT. Treasurer
THE GIRARD NATIONAL BANK
Philadelphia, Pa, October 2S, 1919
The Board. of Directors has this day de-
clared a dividend Of ten per cent GOeO. pay
2S. 1919 o.
Checks will be mailed az
c. N. ASHTON. Cashier.
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POULT RY

ruled weak, under fairy liberal supplies,
$SS %:a1$ e SSSss a~sts
white Pekin. 3Oma2c; do indian Runner.
$50 @aoc; geese. .Ga zoe; /, turkeys, a59Ssc;
pTep per pair a 9sa &c. 6 E6s yoTns oT per yGF par
weighing 2 lbs end m over apiece. :I.en@
sqlqSas SI9 Psr pair nn s. o..v n
weather, The anfo!sations were as follows;
lbs a9$ eyer sHSfe sizes tss s8aa%s sS$ SWs
he s'"SyG over % apiece piece sSc wsshna ss
DO heT RFSsrs sfFisS shc
.ce,nackCd. ae@ssc; ordinary 70 good, 500
S'GsF" b apecs a. sc TSssns GhG
ssd s.S.ninn, %sEnnF lbs and
%.d ssc%sd %;IFhins @ @ q d. lbs @ se!sss q f.;
si'TrS %sS 1osn Sa'fsa. j. BE- Il rs
$s::" sss:" e. g. q as >, Il i +: &
ozei dozen per per iSS, s2a Sac; q to Il ihs. ih to to
%SEsR SsR a. .pss aask IS 9 and ns.Ss eyer e
to quality 80 a 9sc, squads. per dozen white,
weighins 4 70 ~ bs. per dozen. ss,6oQe %;
ssSFf White wsrhDs Si lbs per per SSasn dozen
ss@672Sio white, weiEhing : lbs per dozen zen
per dozen, 81. so $50: dark 81 5O62, 25;
small and No 2, 8oc9so.
FRESH FRUITS
Choice stock sold fairly and values gen
control t rue ouotationsi '" AppIen' per basket,
?ocGs1,75 do. per bush. hamper 81 @2.25i
DO, per bbl, ,s5og0s N SrSnbsrries "a! average sas
large. per crate, So 1919. Pears. seckel
per bush. s9a4.50; do Keller, per bush,
basket, 2I@3Oc; do Niagara, per, pony
basket q n 30c: do, Wine per Jumbo: ba sket
s1.20al.3a Lemons. per box, 81 80 SO
Oranges. California. per box; sSUI7O
Grapefruit Florida, per box, s2G5.
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
Just a Timely Tip For
the w. r. and e.
By BILL PRICE.

The Washington Railway and Electric Company is In
position where it wants much money and little advice
but it is going to get of the latter right here
The Public Utilities Commission will have to determine
whether the road is entitled to additional revenues which
may not be raised practically unless there substituted
fat Scent fare all city lines for the unsatisfactory and
muchdisiked 2cen transfer annoying the public.
the company is entitled increase the Commission
should order it, but under conditions not to be evaded that
the money except such necessary pay reasonable
returns upon fair valuation must go into the property for
improvement of service and in reviving at this time
the marketsvaues of portion of the capital stock
But here's where the advice is offered The directors
of the company will find that there will be gain in popu
lar favor for this public utility if the attempt made to
pass the interest payment August bonds of the City
and Suburban line part of plan cut loose from three
suburban lines that declared to be Improbable.
The W. r. & E. virtually all the stock of this
ne which it has operated for years Until the last two
years this line paid well and turned into the parent
pany each year snug of profits that not used
they should have been to buy and improve the road
bed They went to fat dividends and to development Of
other properties of the company it cannot cut loose FROM
Had these profits been spent for and improve
ments the City and Suburban would be earning
plus As it Is the line does not single car and buys
its current from the main company.
If the W. R. & E. is to be voluntarily unscrambled it
may occur Congress to do repeating of legislation
that will make the unscramblng thorough and OF real
benefit to Washington
The company is not so poor that it cannot meet its
bonded debt obligations 1t is still paying per cent div
dends on preferred stock Its credit is not bad that
cannot borrow sufficient money to retain line it found
for years to give good cream If this COW had been cared
for, her milk might now be richer.
Let the company make its fight for further revenues
ON policy of keeping its properties intact and not attempt
to punish suburban communities because it did not get
system of zone fares.
The Washington times., 1919-07-05

few, but did not find French par
ticularly interesting. Being young,
she veTE naturally wanted to 90
out to the movies and other places
Of amusement during the eve
nings. At this stage of her indie
cision she wrote to me and urged
her to keep on with the French,
even if she had to miss a little
fun now and then.
So she kept on and finally began
to take an interest in the Ian
guage, particularly as the papers
were full of French names and
battles and it interested her to try
and pronounce them correctly.
At this time, there was some
talk of sending telephone oper-
ators who knew French lover
there" With a six months half
hearted start in the language, the
girl now began to study in
earnest. On the street cars, early
in the morning, late at night she
plugged away at her grammer and
every evening there was the old
lady on hand to correct her pro-
nunciation and inspire her afresh.
The Washington times., 1919-07-05

poses to go to South America for
an American business concern at
salary Of $1,000 a year. And there
seems to be other delightful pros
poets in view for Cinderella who
was not too busy, or too tired, or
too selfish to make a cup of cof-
fee for poor friendless old wom-
an who turned out to be a fairy
godmother in disguise. So if you
are lonely, don't make it any worse
by feeling hopeless as well. Per-
haps your fairy godmother is just
around the corner>or she may be
beside you in the street car on your
way home. And some little unim-
portant act of kindness will bring
her fairylike qualities to the sur
fact. Not that / wish to be under
stood as saying: "Be kind to peo-
pie for the possible good they may
come back to YOU"
Nothing could be more con-
temptible than such a scheme, and
nothing would be so apt to meet
with signal failure as a scheme
that included apparent friendli-
ness and generosity as part of
selfish mission.
But if you are young and des-
perately lonesome and making
your way in a strange city, things
hurt less if you cultivate a little
unselfishness. In the long run
one gets out Of life just about what
he has put into it, and if one puts
in selfishnesS and lets it accumu-
late, by a system of compound in
terest, he does not get back much
more than the sordid side of peo-
pie and things.
Take the case we have just been
talking about, OF all the young
people in that wretchedly dreary
lodging house there was just one
who had time to stop and consider
the plight of an utterly friendless
old woman. And the girl who took
the time to do that is the sole in
stance Of success among that group
Of young people.
OA AopS AOuC VI lucu viii S6I
very far; perhaps if those French
lessons had been offered to them
they would not have thought them
worth while. For success consists
largely in recognizing the stone
that will help you climb up the
steep wall that keeps you from
better things. 1t Is a safe rule to
make use Of any stone that is
labeled knowledge. You can't
slip if you take that and you won't
be far out Of your calculations if
you take one marked kindness"
"unselfishness" or "neighborli-
ness"
But alas, most of us pick out
the stones marked ease" self
indulgence" and the lines OF least
resistance and then we blame
something we call fate" There
isn't any such thing as fate. Don't
believe in It for q moment. Omar,
the tent-maker, was right when he
sang some thousands of.years ago:
"T. myself. am Heaven and He'll"
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
TODAY'S TOPIC
FAIRY GODMOTHERS IN DISGUISE.

At the end of six months hard
study, or a year in all, she was
able to take the examination that
secured for her the coveted over
seas job. She did very well in
France and being intelligent she
improved her French and did not
let the situation run away with
her head-this highly valuable
quality in a business woman was
duly taken note of by important
people.
A Broader Outlook On Life.
And by the time she was ready
to come home last January this
girl had evolved to the point
where she determined to make
something of herself. In addi-
ton to her French, she had picked
up quite a little Spanish from a
South American girl with whom
she lodged, and the rooming house
where they had had the "privi-
lege" of making coffee on the
gas range was miles behind.
A few weeks ago l had another
letter from this girl who now pro-
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
Beatrice Fairfax Writes the Problems Pitfalls War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

NoMETIMES fairy story ac-
y tually happens in real life
and is worth telling about,
if only to prove that pessimists are
not right all the time.
"Be good and you'll be lone
some," as a famous humorist once
said jocularly. Since which time,
people with no hunor at all, but
with q strong bias toward The line
Of least resistance have quoted him
and gone their webbing pace re-
joicIng.
About eighteen months ago we
had some discussion in this column
on the 'be good and you'll be lone.
some" theory and scores of girls
took part in the discussion. Some
Of their letters were too confiden-
tIsl to print, but they brought out
q good many pitiful stories of
girls going back to hall bedrooms
at night, after long, bleek days in
shops and offices, and never q
friendly voice to greet them.
Among these letters, / got one
from a girl asking me if I thought
it worth her while to continue
some French lessons that were be-
ing given to her without cost.
urged her to continue especially as
the lessons were no expense. And
finally the story Of the free French
lessons came out through another
girl living in the same house.
''If I'd Only Been Smart Enough
To Be Less Selfish"
"If I'd only been smart enough
to be less selfish" this second girl
wrote, 81 might have been getting
free French lessons, too"
And this was the tale: Both girls
were telephone operators and
they lived in a dreary lodging
house that conferred "the privi-
lege" of light housekeeping. And
light it must have been, practi-
cally feather weight, to judge by
my correspondents account. The
girls were all in shops and offices
and they used to make coffee or
some other hot drink for them
selves on the gas stove in the
kitchen every morning before they
went to work, and that is about
what the privilege" consisted of.
Among the dodgers was an old
French lady who became i'll and
was unable to make her morning
coffee for several days. Now the
situation of the old French lady
was nobody's business in particu-
lar. They" the rest Of the
dodgers, supposed the landlady
looked after her and they went
their several ways.
That is. all but one girl. She
took the old French lady a cup Of
coffee every morning and went to
her room when she returned at
night to inquire if she could do
anything for her.
Offered To Teach Her French.
Finally the old lady got better
and feeling kindly toward the
young girl, offered to give her
French lessons The girl took q
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
HEARD Nd SEEN.
What Of This, Major PuIImani

LEWIS L. LEVY, q Washington
soldier in the war, writes strongly
about rejection Of soldiers as police
men or firemen merely because they
are q few pounds under weight or
Just a few years above age limits.
A number Of complaints on this
score have come to this office, and
they are worth consideration BY the
police aud IRE departments, both of
which are suffering from shortage Of
men, with crime rampant.
LEVY writes that two friends Of
his tried to get places-one as a IRE
man and the other as policeman. One
was turned down because Of weight
and the other for age. ''They were
all bone and muscle" LEVY says,
"and therefore better than many
others not in good physical condition
who have not had training Of
soldiers"
LEVY believes that because Of the
soldiers all-around fitness, his ex-
perience in handling difficulties, his
generally splendid record, he would
be ideal as a policeman or fireman.
even if not strictly conforming in
weight or age to departmental regu-
lations.
The Washington times., 1919-07-05

adapted to the principle of our
Government and to the particular
interests Of the people may not be
devised which will neither infringe
upon the Constitution, nor affect
the object which the provision in
question was intended to secure.
The growing population, already
considerable and the increase in
business Of the District which
(I0I years ago. already intsrferes
with the deliberations Of Congress
on great national concerns, fur
nish additional motives for recon-
mending this subject to yeUT con
siderstiOn.
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
years ago:

The situation Of this District, it
s. thought, requires the attention
Of Congress. By the Constitution
the power Of legislation is exclu-
Eively vested in the Congress Of
the United States.
In the exercise Of this power by
which the people have no psrtiei-
patton Congress legislates in all
cases directly on the local concerns
Of the District. As this is . de-
parture for . special purpose from
the general principles Of our sys-
tenn, It may merit consideration
whether arrangements better
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
What's Doing; Where; When

SoCiaI-Methodist Church Hall Four
teenth and u streets southeast, Anacostia,
-. G., tonight.
Dance-Eastern High School, Seventh
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. tonight
at 80.
Tomorrow.
Community sing Central High School
auditorium, Twelfth and Clifton streets
northwest. also D. m
Community sing-Trinity Church, Third
and streets northwest at s p. M
observation-disclosures, from McIain to
and along Dead Run to Potomac River
and return.
Hike-Y. NJ. e. A, 2:45 p. m from
Bprwyn station to Sunnyside.
Social and Supper-Trinity Parish Hall,
Third and streets northwest at p. m.
TeH-College WOmens Club, 1899 Eye
street northwest, from { until D. m
Tea-Red Cross Club. 2OO9 y street
n~-thWcst. from $40 to s a. n m
The Washington times., 1919-07-05

Today.
Dance-Calvert Club. evening at .
o'clock.
Concerto. S. Marine Band, the EIlipse,
at S o'clock this afternoon
Dancing-War Camp Community Serv-
ice Club. No. S, 9ls Tenth street north
west, gymnasium. third floor
DAncinE-Central High School, Twelfth
and Clifton streets northwest, from S to
1890 p. m.
EnetrtRinment-Eagls Hut, Y. NJ G. A
Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue
DAnce-WilGOn Normal School, Eleventh
and Harvard streets northwest, 3 p. m.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES English Luth-
eran Church, New Jersey avenue near NJ
street northwest, tonight
Entertainment and Dance-Postoffce
Department. Twelfth and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest.
Dance-Thomson School. Twelfth aud l.
iPAAts aassh-~st
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
Praise From High Source.

Any local writer who receives
praise for an article from HENRY B.
#. MCFARLAND may be justly
proud OF his work. This former Dis
trict Commissioner is the best au-
thority in Washington on the half
and-half principle and how 1t should
be handled from the standpoint OF
Justice to the United States Govern
ment and the people of the District,
MR.. MCFARLAND writes me a
greatly appreciated compliment upon
INV editorial "Is the Senate Infu-
enced' BY Tax Dodgers In the Dis
trict?"
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
Debated in Jest and Passed in
ThOughtleSSneSS
The President Should Veto the Repeal of the Daylight
Saving Law.

When the President has returned and taken up the
confederation of things that have been done by Congress
during his absence suggest that he send for file Of the
Congressional Record and read the debate the Daylight
Saving law.
This measure which affects 100000 people and
means by its repeal the wasting of millions of dollars
debated ruch after the style Of questions which humOr
ousy introduced in the midnight mock sessions with which
il is customary to close Congress
the President reads carefully these some Of the
arguments ~ he will find presented against the Daylight
Saving law.
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
Once-Overs
Copyright. 1919 International Feature Service. Inc
DO ONE THING OR THE OTHER.

DO ONE THING OR THE OTHER.
years had in mind plan, which, with
but little capital would bring you larger remuneration
to might
make good.
You would be indignant accused of being influenced
by fear rather than what about the fol-
lowing?
You know will satisfied till have tried the
thing believe are fitted for.
the position fill
when you looking with longing the
in Of pursue.
There settle down, and that
make try and the the better.
Any idea life which makes for unrest and confusion
makes less useful wherever be-
Settle the thing for all.
Let where the opportunity to
you
You can't fill glass milk which is already full
without emptyng the Milk and water worth
much
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
Votes For Washington
President Monroe Said District Matters Were Burden
Congress.

President Monroe, sponsor for the American doctrine
which still bears his name had very definite ideas about
The Eoteess condition of the people of Washington This is
what President Monroe said in 1818-one hundred and one
years ago:
The Washington times., 1919-07-05

Hope Earl Goodwin viii not be
jealous over the new title some
Of his friends are giving me IN
writing to this column. Here's q
sample:
Hon. BILL PRICE,
Earl Godwin's Sub, -.
The Times.
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
Oyster Arbitration Tribunal.

Trying to get rid Of that Indiana
oyster controversy, by diverting to
side issues, promises to develop a
fierce fight over whether Middle
West names, ike Wabash, MuSke-
gon, Illinois, and Iowa, are harsh as
compared with Suwanee, Chattahoo-
chez, Saluda, and some Of the names
Of the South that are asserted to be
tuneful Of sound.
Whether it may be necessary to
arbitrate the new row remains to be
determined, but the suggestion
comes in today that q tribunal should
be named to definitely settle the oys-
ter question. Nominated as mem
bers Of this tribunal by q writer are:
GUS J. KARGER,
JOHN D. COSTELLO,
ROBERT B. ARMSTRONG,
SENATOR SPENCER,
JUDSON WELLTVER,
JOSEPH P. TUMULTY,
LaBERT ST. CLAIR
Mr.. TUMULTY is suggested 80
that the arbitration may take place
ahead Of the political Campaign next
year, and Senator SPENCER of Mis-
souri, because he does not want to Be
nominated for Vice President and Il
one Of the few men who has no de-
signs on the Indiana vote.
LOUIS DRATZ-Lay off those In
dian names. Why not use some real
euphonious names, familiar to all
householders, such as Belladonna,
Arnics, Witch Hazel, RhubGrb, Cas-
toria, and Cascara? Aren't they
pretty?
@. What is funnier than the bronze
whiskers on the Dupont statue?"
A. A last years "Ford roadster
JOHN P. HEAP.
The Washington times., 1919-07-05
SHERMAN F JOHNSON, about

SHERMAN E. JOHNSON, about
as big as a pint of cider, physically
speaking, wrote this in a hurry yes
tsrday, but is willing to let it 60
into the archives just as it is:
Speaking OF aeroplanes
That reminds me!
DId YOU, did you hear the news
That came across the saa
The big old "Blimp" has started
On her trans Atlantic trip,
And il I'm not mistaken
She's a monster of q chip.
R-34 they call her;
or men she has twenty three,
And all the way from EnSlani
she's speeding cross the yea
The Washington times., 1919-07-05

These quotations indicate the lack of seriousness with
which the matter treated and the absence of consider
alton given to its repeal
There is no more for the adjustment of this
tried and proved saving Of daylight than there would be
for the multiplying Of the which derentiate the time
In different sections of the country
The farmer who lives mile east of Cleveland keeps
his clock an hour ahead of the farmer who lives mile
west Of the Ohio city.
There are four of these time zones and at the limits
there nehbOr who get up and work and go bed
BY clocks that do not agree by sixty minutes.
Would anybody be foolish enough argue that the
should be abolished and that the clocks in New York and
San Francisco and all points between should be made
agree7
The repeal Of the Daylight Saving law is the result Of
thoughtless legislation
It robs the many to satisfy the whims Of the few.
Il is contrary to the conclusions of the people Of every
country where it has been tried.
It should have the Presidents prompt veto.