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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22

vet been. proved with the certainty of
mathematical demonstration. He pro-
fcsscs to have discovered that in pro-
ducing materializations there passes
from the body of the medium corporeal
substance which the French investigators
have named ectopasm, and that this
substance can be touched and felt, but
that it cannot stand the light
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who has been
converted from a belief in annihilation
to faith in the future life through his
Investigations into spiritualism, will not
admit that there is any possibility Of
doubt Of the reality of the messages de-
livered. He insists that the resurrection
Of Jesus was not the resurrection of
material body, but the manifestation to
his disciples of spiritual body similar
to that which appears in the so-called
matcrializations of the spirituaistic Sc
ancc. The Rev. DR.. Samuel McComb, of
Boston, an Episcopalian clergyman, is
inclined to agree with Sir Arthur. He
has quoted Paul's description of the ap-
pearancc Of Jesus in support of the
theory. Basil King, who was once
clergyman, is confident that ,he has re-
ceiyed messages from a personality en-
tirely different from that of the medium
through whom they were delivered. This
personality purports to be that of dis
tinguiShed French chemist whose name is
widely known.
And there the matter rests today. A
large and increasing number of persons
believe that the Immortality of the soul
has been proved beyond the shadow of
doubt, not through the assertions of
sacred writing, bat through the actual
delivery Of messages from the dead to
the living. A still larger number of
persons insist that these messages can
be explained in another way without re-
course to- the supernatural; they believe
in Immortality and would like to have
it proved as a mathematical theorem is
demonstrated, but they do not think that
that proof has yet been supplied And
there are others who scoff at the whole
subject and will have nothing to do with
it. There are still others with an open
mind ready to join with Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle in accepting the proof when
it seems convincing to them. Doctor
Conwell evidently belongs to the last
group. He has had an experience which
he will not admit can be explained on
the theory Of hallucination. He is await
ing more satisfactory explanation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22

Would Al not have been appropriate to
use Henry's Peace Ship to take the Reds
back 70 Russiag
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22

SENATOH EDWIN II. NARE the other
~ day gave curious instance not only of
the extent of his contracting operations
but the limit to which he intrusts his bust
ness to his subordinates.
He took Il party of Philadelphia friends
some years ago to the dedication of the
Commodore Perry monument at Put in Bay
After the ceremony the party. which was
also on sightseeing jaunt. took boat to
Sandusky. o., and thence by train to Toledo
en- route to Chicago, l think.
That night in Toledo from his hotel
window he observed string of red lanterns
stretching for squares down one of the
streets; sure sign of excavations and street
work.
The following morning what was his sur
prise on looking out of the window to see
the entire distance dotted with familiar tool
boxes each bearing the legend ware Bros,
Philadelphia. The men were at work,
some hundreds of them, putting in telephone
conduits for the local company
So implicit is his confidence in his SUD
ordinates. he told me- that he had for
gotten for the moment that his firm had
a contract of the kind in Toledo Every
thing had been conducted by his subordi-
mates, engineers, superintendents and eec-
tricians, and the work carried to completion
without any but formal knowledge and in
tervention on his part
The Toledo job was only one of many
contracts on their hands in different sec
ton of the East. Anyhow. the work was in
charge of the family. A brother in law is
the generalissimo always in command.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22
MARSHALL A MARTINEZ
Former Speaker Of the House at Har-
risburg Could Bump His Friends
if Necessary
by GEORGE NOX MCCAIN
INJILL1AM T. MARSHALL, ex- -sp,

INTILLIAM T. MARSHALL, ex-speaker
w of the House at Harrisburg at the ses-
sion Of 1901 formerly of Allegheny, has for
some years past been n resident of this city.
Members of the House at that session will
recall him as one of the most strenuous off
cials that ever occupied the speakers chair.
lie ruled with the mailed fist, did William 7.
The stormiest time in the House ! recall
was one night toward the end Of that
session. The Pittsburgh ripper" bill was
up. Factional feeling ran high among the
Ancghcnians, for it was big local issue
George NJ. IIosacli. young, able and
pugnacious Pittsburgh member, was fight
ing for the measure. Hosack and Marshall
were good friends personally, but were on
opposite sides on the ripper" Hosack
was determined to speak his fill and the
speaker was just as determined he should
not so the latter declined to recognize him
on the floor.
Representative Hosack's Indignation at
length burst bounds In high keyed voice
that made the five ton chandeliers quiver
he bawlcd for recognition. Between times
he denounced the speaker. refusing to recog
nze the order 'the gentleman from Allie
ghcny will resume his seat -
Then the mace. the symbol of authority
before which the most obstrcperons usually
quailed. was ostentationsly paraded down
the aisle to the beligcrentS seat. 1t was
like spur to a runaway, Hosack only
shouted the louder.
Finally, with smash Of the gavcl. Mar
shall cried:
''rhc sergeant at arms will see that the
gentleman takes his seat
In about thirty seconds there was a tangle
of men and waving. arms in Hosack's vicin
ity. The House was in an uproar. Members
stood in their seats and cheered. There
was a sudden Jar that was heard for ten
feet round as the fiery Alleghenian was
slammed into his chair and held there by
couple of husky retainers. That ended the
riot.
'Oh. George and I are just as good friends
as ever said the ex-speaker with grin
the other day as he recalled the incident.
Only had to let him know who was boss
OF the shop that night.
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Only Two Days More

WILL the organ man please call? Our
w wife has dug up our old overcoat and
insists on giving it to him. We intended to
give it to the Honolulu Girls around at the
Walnut. they looked bit goose feshed last
week. but we always have hay fever when
we get near those grass skirts. Grass widows
is what the profession calls the liawalan
ladies. Hope the temperature isn't going up
again. We love the old fashioned Christmas
and all that sort of thing. Nipping air
makes cheeks pink; we love to see them
nestled in fur coats on Chestnut street inns
is the time of year to do unexpected kind
nesscs. We know one man who stands in
line for hours in front of movie theatres just
in order to shout Merry Christmas through
the little hole in the glass. Shaving seems
less of bore. Newspapers are supposed TO
be lrcartlcss but they all take a hand in try
ing to help poor children. Find ourselves
humming hymn tunes. Very odd, haven t
been to church for years. Great fun sur
prising people We've been reading the new
phone book noticed several ways in which
neoplc might surprise each other by calling
m and wishing many happy returns of the
doy WHY doesn't Beuah II. Wine ring up
Mrs. Louis f. Beer. for instance Or, a. II.
Smoker and Burton j.. PuIler might go
around to w c. Matchett, tobacconist, at
1893 South Second street, and buy their.
Christmas cigars. George Wharton Pepper
might give Mayme Salt ring ton the phone,
that isl. What pleasant voice that tele-
phonc operatrix has. Here's to you. child,
and many of them Grand time, Christmas
TIME old Anglo Saxon festival. Christmas.
l. A time of iovial cheer and bracing mirth
Must be so. because Dr. Frank Crane and
Ralph Waldo Trinc have often said so.
Christmas hard on people like that, how
ever they are bursting with the Christmas
snirit all the year round very trying when
thc real occasion comes. That's the beauty
Of having a pccvish and sury disposition:
whom one softcns up at Christmas everybody
notices il and is pleased. Chauccr. fine old
English poet first English humorist, gave
nond picture of Christmas cheer more than
five hundred years ago. Never quoted on
Christmas cards, why not copy it here?
Chaucer's spelling very like Ring Lardncr's,
but good sort just the same. Says he;
And this was, as thise bookes me remem-
The coIde, frosty sesoun of Decembre. . .
The bittre frostes with the sleet and reyn
Destroyed hath the grene creme IN, IN ,,NIey GNyery YARD
Biforn hym slant Drawn of the tusked swyn,
And 'Not0eP crieth every lusty man.
Janus. god of doors, what We call nova
days ianitor. Had two faces so lie could
watch the front and back door at and
get a double tip at Christmas time. Also,
that was why he wore a beard too much
trouble to shave We don't cry No,Uet any
more; instead we petition the janitor to send
un little more steam. But what a jolly
picture CHANGER gives Of Christmas! Wine
to drink (fne ruddy wine, as red as the holly
bcrries), a cracking fitch of pig TO cat. and
merry cry of welcome sounding at the
threshold as your friends come stamping in
through the snow,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22

Milwaukee stiII sticks to the Berger that
makes her Infamous.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22

Whether the dead are summoned back
or not, there are thousands of persons
who believe that they actually communi-
cate with the living. A score or more
books have appeared Within the past year
or two purporting to contain long mes
sages from soldiers killed in battle and
from famous men of the past. These
messages are delivered in various ways.
They come through automatic writing or,
verbally, through medium; and now
and then there have been reports that
the dead have appeared in bodily form
and talked directly to the living. Most
Of the messages, however. contain COM
plant that although the communicating
spirit is in the room he cannot make
his friends aware Of his presence
A most curious and interesting body
of literature is growing up dealing with
the nature of the life after death as re-
sveaed in this way. We have been told
that the aged return to their condition
when they wele in their prime, that the
blind have two eyes and that new leg
grows for those who have been manned
in life; that there are houses and gardens
and flowers and trees and dogs and horses
in the other world; that there is tobacco
there for the solace of those who used
il in life; that the tattered uniform of
the soldier killed on the battlefield is
restored to its original freshness; that
bodies of French and German troops,
killed in the shock Of battle, continued
the attack after death until they dis
covered that tHey were no longer alive
and that then they began to fraternize;
that the dead have remained on the bat
tlelield and DETECTED shells from their
course in order to save the lives of those
whose time to die had not yet come;
that there are lovers there as we'll as
here and that there is a sort of spiritual
marriage. But it would take pages of
this newspaper to go into all the details
contained in the reports Of communca-
ton with the other world.
Three current theories are used to
explain these things. One is that those
receiving the messages are the victims of
halIucinations another is that they are
! due to telepathy when a third party
/ serves as the communicating medium,
and the third is that they are veritable
messages from the dead We do not in
clude the theory of deliberate fraud, for
! cruel and hateful as that is when prac-
ticed to deceive men and women mourn
ing for their dead, the reports of mes
sages from the other world which have
been published in recent years bear all
the marks of good faith. If there is
deception, it is seIf-deception.
The number of men and women believ-
ing in the authenticity of the messages
is increasing The Investigations of the
London Society for Psychical Research
have been conducted by men with the
scientific mind who set out to coIlate the
evidence of life after death afforded by
communication with the living Profess
sor Hyslop, formerly of Columbia Uni
versity, is so confident that ample proof
has been found that he will not admit
that there is any possible doubt of it.
Professor Crawford, of Belfast, who be-
/ lieyes in the communications, has con-
1 fessed that the continuance Of con
| scious personal lifI after death has not
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22

A \ INTERESTING little story came to
me recently about the Rev. George Will
liam Lincoln, Of st. John the Baptist
Church, Germantown II was when he re-
sided in Brooklyn.
A young man who sang in his choir got
into trouble and was threatened with Sing
Sing. The fact was the young fellow. who
was filling three clerical positions with one
of the big milk concerns for $50 n week
the salary of one job. got to PLAYING the
races in the foolish hope of increasing his
income-for he had a wife and two children
and he defaulted.
The Reverend Lincoln was asked TO see
the judge and implore cemency, which he
did. He told of the mans former good
character and other things to his credit.
you've told me of his good qualities
: now tell me of his bad ones" said the Judge
Frankly. then replied the clergyman.
hes a wreck from excessive use of cigar
CITES
Huh! I'd rather he drank whisky" was
the brusQuc comment. Bring him to me
and we'll talk it over
The culprit and the rector appeared he
fore the judge in chambers. The latter
read the guilty man terrific lecture on
the cigarette habit and dismissed him under
suspended sentence with the promise ncvor
again to touch n cigarette And he kcpt
his word.
Mr.. Lincoln felt that a moral obligation
rested upon him. under the he@circumstancos
for he too diked a cigarette on occasions
and he dropped the habit after that inter
view with the judge.
But to this day the Rev. George William
Lincoln delights in the enjoyment of good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-22
What DO You Knotv?

Lane has turned.
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WHEN Mayor Thomas r. Smith rctiros
w from Office he will spend much of his timo
on the farm he recently purchased up in tbc
Pocono mountains.
1t isn't big farm, the Mayor tells mo
Just quiet little place of a few acrcs
''far from the madding crowd" where bc
can take life easy after his strenuous
official caAser.
Mayor Smith really bought tho littIo
Pocono farm as rest cure. For Years bc
has been sufferer from an irritating throat
affection. and the clean. cool atmosphere
of the Pocono foothills acts almost as n
specific.
Anyhow the country place is just f,r
enough away to get clear of the city atmos.
phere, and near enough for him to RIM
down in his car in couple of hours or 90
and attend to business and get back home
the same day.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-05
M. \. [. PROMISES B|G BOXING PROGRAM FUR LABOR DAY IN PHOENIX

Phoenix will have the biggest ana best boxing bill ever put on in the state of Arizona Labor Day. said Cecit Boyce as he was leaving last night for Los Angeles to complete the arrange ments for the big opening fight to buy the 12s0 ringside chairs for the arena.
 While here, MT. Boyce looked over the work under construction and urgen every possible bit of speed in order that thsre be no question of the bis arena being ready in plenty of time. The contractor is making fine pro- gress and assured the club that every thing will be ready long in advance.
 Just before leaving, Boyce received a telegram from the Los Angeles rep resentative of the club. a high class sport expert whose name has not been given out for publication, to the effect that it will not be possible to get Benny Leonard, the worlds light weight champion for a bout here for Labor day, as he has closed for an eastern date.
 You may say, however" said Mir. Boyce. that we will not, let up in our efforts to secure Leonard for a later date. Our Los Angeles representative is doing everything possible to get us Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight champion, for the opening date. We cannot get Jack Britton, for he has signed on for return bout with Ted Lewis, that he mixed with the other night in Newark
 The fans may be assured. how ever, that the opening bill of the Mart copa Athletic association on Labor day will be the biggest and best bill ever staged in Arizona. If we cannot get worlds champs for the opener we will get serious contenders for champion ships. real fighters with class. We are planning to put on bill of three or four four-round bouts, a six round bout, and a ten round bout mix be- tween the highest grade fighters to be secured. We are going to put Phoenix on tie worlds sport map in large capital letters
Arizona republican., 1919-08-05

cellent shape. Today. he plans a five mile jaunt into the country.
 OBrien will go through ten rounds of work in the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium starting at ? o'clock this afternoon, including four rounds with his sparring partner, Young Turk. He planned to do much of this work yesterday but his manager, Johnny Oerum forbid this after the long road work.
 Tommy is down to weight now and too much work would do him more in- jury than good" explained Manager Oerum last evening. We want our man in good condition for this bout and have outlined his training work according. He will do 10 rounds of work in the gymnasium Tuesday after noon
 Brown Works at Fire Station
 Young Brown is doing his training at No. fire station where he works out daily at 6:3G o'clock He went through some pretty fast paces last evening and appeared ready to enter the ring on minutes notice.
 Tickets for the match are now sell ing at Mack's Cigar stand Ford Soda shop and Adams pharmacy. The sale will continue at these places until 6 o'clock Friday afternoon when the re- maining seats will be transferred to the ticket booth al Arcadia hall
Arizona republican., 1919-08-05
COAST MAN WILL
 REFEREE FRIDAY

Tommy Mcfarland, one of the best known boxing officials of the far west and a recognized authority on matters pertaining to the squared circle, has been secured to act as third man in the Tommy O'Brien- Young Brown ten round bout before the Phoenix Athlet- ic club in Arcadia hall Friday evening.
 Mcfarland. one of two official ref erees for the Vernon Athletic club, has consented to come to Phoenix on this occasion because of the dearth of There is a possibility that arrange ment will be completed on his first visit whereby he will be named official referee for the local club.
 The matter of securing a third man for main bouts here has been a diff cult problem for directors of the phoe- nix Athletic club Efforts to secure some good man have been made time after time only to find that the in dividual would be unable to come.
 Consequently. eleventh hour replies
 
 rely on local talent. Of course, it is not every man who is willing to as sume the responsibilities of the referee with a result that the list of available local material was short.
 Frank Cavalliere, who acted as third man in the Cappelle- Houck and Houck Brown matches worked to the best of his ability but Frank has been out of the game for several years with l result that he is not up to the standard demanded by present day fans.
 In Mcfarland, however, local fans can rest assured that they will see an official who will be active, and one who will enforce the Marquis oi Queensberry rules and other regula- tions under which the boxers agree to perform. More than that he is cool, . | judge of boxers and has had many years experience as boxing official ] Judging from the program and ar engagements for the boxing card Friday night. it will be the best so far staged 1 by the Phoenix Athletic club.
Arizona republican., 1919-08-05
NO REST FOR JESS WILLARD
 KEEPS BUSY COUNTING JACK
BY RAZZ BERRY

huge building and installed 2200 cots for fight fans. For the most part they wen, unoccupied.
 Less than 10000 persons paid to see the bout. After Tex Rickard paid off all bills he declares he and his part ner, Frank Flournoy. made consider ably less than s1O0,000.
 Tho melton pictures were loss Ohio censors wouldn't allow them to be shown and federal laws bar thei- shipment into other states.
 Jack Dempsey received s27.5O0 for his end They cut Ollie Records
Arizona republican., 1919-08-05
SAY BAN JOHNSON HAS
 INTEREST IN INDIANS
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NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-One of the bitterest internal fights major league baseball has experienced is. expected to follow the developments today in the case of Carl Mays, New York Ameri- can league pitcher who was indefin- itely suspended by President Ban Johnson of the American league for refusing to pay fine. The Yankee club officials not only took steps to- day to begin injunction proceedings against the league president to restrain him from preventing New York using the player, but also issued a statement in which it directly charged that John son is interested in the Cleveland club.
 After conferences today of the New York owners, Col Jacob Ruppert and Lieut.. Col. Huston and their lawyers, it was stated by Colonel Huston that the preliminary action would be to get out an injunction against Johnson and prevent him from interfering with the New York clubs property rights.
 The clubs attorneys also took up the question of ihstituting a personal dam age suit against Johnson on behalf of Colonels Ruppert and Huston.
 Mir. Johnson would not see press
Arizona republican., 1919-08-05

July 4th with more jack in his pocket than any other individual present.
 Of course, he took a lot of Jack in the ring, too, which he didn't exactly relish
 Emil Thierry and Sandwich Broad" of Chicago lost heavily. Emil had several tanks of lemonade op hand which he couldn't get. into the arena. Broad had 2e,OOO sandwiches with cof- fee and other things to sell. He sold less than a thousand.
 Ad Thatcher, Toledo promoter, leased a hote' for s25,OOO to take care of late arrivals among the newspaper men. Only i9 of them lodged with him and only five of that number paid
 Another local aggregation rented a
Arizona republican., 1919-08-05
REVERSION

Washington Starr Suppose you succeed in your dreaming, Mir. Ambitious Man; Suppose you succeed in your scheming With it's comprehensive plan You'll weary of scepters and crowns
 and things That pertain to the majesty of kings. You will long for an honest hand to
 shake, Like that of Jimmy and Bill and Jake. Suppose you succeed in your hoping Mir. Ambitious Man. Toward youth you will still be groping As again you will long to scan The simple gardens of smiling flowers With memories laden of boyhood hours And no music will equal the soft, sweet
 tone Of the mother song for yourself alone.
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Arizona republican., 1919-08-05
.FAvOR|TES HOME IN
 FRONT IN ALL RACES
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 4.-All of the favorites won in the grand cir cult races today.
 The North Randall purse of s2,160 for 2:05 trotters was won by the heav- fly played Royal Mac He took the first and third heats. Wilkes Brewer took the second heat. The best time was 2:0512.
 Natalie the Great, although she lost a heat, easily won the News $2,000 stakes for 2year- old trotters. Time 2:13.
 The 2:06 pace resulted in the hot test contested event of the day, four heats being necessary. Sanardo took the second heat in 2:021s. the fastest mile of the day. Roy Grafton won the first and fourth heats and the race, with the third heat going to o. U. c.
 Tommy Todd, the veteran half-mile gelding, captured the 2:10 trot. Time '2:0I$.
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