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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01

the house must be worth at least q
thousand pounds and perhaps more.
He searched the three bedrooms as
carefully as he had done the downstairs
rooms without finding anything of i'm.
portance. He lifted the carpets and
examined the chimney in each room. ana
then wcht into the boxroom, where
there was the usual sort of miscel-
laneous collection characteristic of such
places. One specially big packing case
contained number of old papers and
books and magazines, and his oxamina-
ton was so close ana careful he thought
it worth while to take these out and
glance through them and move the case
that had held them,
In doing so he noticed that one board
of the bare floor, just where this case
had stood, was fastened down with
nails whose heads seemed little new,
and when he looked more closely he
saw, too. that one side of this board
was little marked and broken as
though it had recently been lifted.
The marks wcrc very slight: at any
other time he would never have noticed
them: but now he was keyed up to
an unusual pitch of keenness. He had
q hammer and screw driver he had found
in the kitchen. and he set to work
and by their aid he unfastened and
lifted the board.
In the cavity beneath. between the
floor of this room and the ceiling of
that beneath. there was one Of those
fiat cane dispatch boxes (which of re-
cent years have grown popular. He
drew it out. really excited, for it
seemed to him he lad found something
at last. 1t was locked, but he forced
the hasp with his screw driver and
threw back the lid, exposing Il tumbled
mass of shining icwclry, sparkling and
glttcriug wonderfully in the bright sun
shine that strcamcd in by the open
window.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
THE PROBLEM OF THE OUTSIDE
COMPETITION
Getting the Lay Of the Land

DERRTON is a little bit Of place
l. in New Jersey. It's one of those
overgrown residential towns that arc too
far fpom big city to make committing
possible. so that the residents do the
tor in Morocco and her property will
bulk of their shopping in their own
town. 4 few of the weather. women
go to New York for their clothes, but
they are so few as to be of no big
consideration to the local merchants.
There is no large industry in the
place. The Perryton Sash and Blind
Company. the big Overton Hospital
Supply Company and the several florists
and market gardeners comprise the ac
tivities on which the town lives.
A number of retired clcrgymen and
few retired business men help to make
up rather important Ito PcrrytOn) So
cial set.
In this town resides Mcrriwcather
Jackson. the towns leading dry goods
merchant. 1t is he who had turned to
Bruno Duke for help from competi-
ton. 1t seems almost funny to think
of competition in Perryton. yet to
Jackson it had become a very serious
factor-hc was not the type of person
to seek outside help except under tre
meudOus pressure.
His store was Il three story affair
right opposite the postotfice. 1t had two
windows on Main street itself and a
third on Crescent avenue. The main
floor was devoted to notions. waists.
wash dresses. gloves, handkcrchiefs,
utn
Of the main floor contained dress and
piece goods, towels and table linen. etc.
The second floor contained the mil
Iinery and ready tow dresses and
shoes. The rear of the second floor
was devoted to high grade evening
gowns. tailored gowns. hand cmbroid-
cred waists and fine grade intimate
clothes,' as Jackson called them.
On the top floor he had a small
workroom where alterations, repairs
and some new goods were made. His
Office was also up there, as was the
reserve stock.
The windows were very poorly
dressed. Goods totally unrelated were
placed side by side. Some articles were
marked with stenciled price tickets
Wnllp OUTFITS N'i' unt price
tickets or talking signs.
| particularly observed 'onc window.
1t contained some chidren's dresses and
pa ajamas, some cheap sunshades and
womcn's rubbcrs. Each article killed
any sales appeal the other goods might
create.
In fact the store was typical small
town store--it might be worse. but it
could be heaps better.
got the lay of the store before
asking for Mr.. Jackson. When told
that he was ION the top floor" by n
near smart girl who gazcd after me
open mouthed, | lcisurely strolIed
through the store so that when reached
his Office ! really had fair idea of the
store arrangement.
Merriwcather jackson was bald
headed man about five feet seven inches
tall and looked about fifty years old.
He wasn't exactly fat, but-well, he
looked as if his bones were comfortably
upholstered. He was clean shaven ex-
cept for ridiculously tiny, short
clipped mustachc.
TO see him one would think he hadn't
care in the world and that life to him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
BRUNO DUKE, S0LUer of 0fBuSi,1eSS Problems
HAROLD WHITEHEAD author of The Business of Peter

stretched her mouth (by no stretch of
the imagination could it be called a
smile) and showed two rows of ill fit
ting store tceth--and then relaxed her
mouth instantly into its former sulky
form and said to her husband:
"Alerry, it's | o'clock"
He rose and put his hat on with the
air of martyr and said, 81 must GO
home to lunch, if you'll excuse me. Will
YOU be here by
Hell be back here at two five,
young man. She didn't give him n
chance to speak. With another Of those
startling grins she took his arm and
they left.
was too astonishcd to do more than
stare after the rctreating couple.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
TRUE PRIDE

or boys gave their all +" protect us
They fought with both ruurag" and Skill
To the pikcr class they will eject us
II VIC grumbIc at paying the bill.
l;ut with Victory they will connect us
On the Liberty Line, he it known
II only duff up! And we're proud to juN ~,
We're glad to duff up for the Loan,
We are filled with great admiration
When think of the deeds they have done
They preserved and made lasting the nation
BY the fact of the victories won.
So we'll sing with deep jubation
Of the Star Spanglcd Banner own.
And we'r proud to duff up. We re proud to diff III,
We're proud to duff up for the Loan,
GlIF ALEXANI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01


After taking his first trip on
coasting steamer Keith Norton licks
the captain and policeman and de-
serts. He is ragged tramp when
he at last reaches the Solitary House.
He goes to beg food, but finds the
place deserted. He helps himself to
food, takes bath. dresses himself in
clean clothes aud receives visitors
The first is a girl who is looking for
her sister and insists on searching the
house. She sees something in an up
stairs room which causes her to faint.
but she won't tell Norton what it
was. After she departs the village
clergyman arrives. He calls Norton
Mr.. Wentworth" and Apologies for
not calling before. He incidentally
remarks that the people in the neigh
borhood believe the devil himself
walks in the surrounding woods
That night Keith awakcS to find
somebody Clutching his throat. lie
beats off his assaiant.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
PEGGY is CHOSEN AS A BRIDE

"ttto't
PEGGY is CHOSEN AS A BRIDE
CINDERELLA and her sisters were
~ quickly picked up by the horsemen
and hustled before Red Beard. Gin
dcrela was indignant and pluckily spoke
her mind to the fiery whiskered Turk.
'My husband will thrash you for
treating me in this way. He will string
you up like fat pig. He will fry
you in your own grease. He will cut
you into fine bits and feed you to the
fishes, ~
And my husband. the Beast, will
hang you from the castle turret, and
leave you for the crows to pick your
bones.' added Beauty.
And my princely husband will lash
you to wild horse and turn you loose
in the desert declared Sleeping
Beauty.
And our husbands will freeze yor
into a block of ice and throw you into
the ocean," said Cinderella naughty
Red Boards piggy eyes glittered.
In half an hour your husband will
love me more than any one else in the
world, and will do all things that he
can to please me- he gruntcd.
How silly" they all exclaimed as
one. "iou don't know my husband"
II know him better than any one
knows him. sncered Red Beard. "for
in half an hour ! will be your hus-
band. I'm going to marry You at once. =
You cant marry us. Our husbands
will not let you.' chorused the bcauti-
full captivcs.
Husbands are such nuisanceS 80
grunted Red Beard But they are
easily removed" He rose to his feet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01

(Pcggy is carried By Mighty BronEc
Genie 10 The castle of Red Beard in
Story Book Lane, tchcre she finds
that Red Beard is about 10 tccd ten
1circs.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-01
THIS STARTS THE STORY

Copyright 1918, bv A Attrcd A. Kuopt. Inc.
Copyright, Public LEDGER Company.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
The Runanian Warning

If the Allies have ordered the Rumanl-
ans to evacuate Budapest as soon as the
hungarian Red Guard is disarmed, and
if notice has been given that unless
there is compliance economic support
will be withdrawn from Rumania, the
news is of great significance and i'm
portance.
1t shows that the Ally conference, of
which Clemenceau is the moving spirit,
is true to its professed principles, and
thus is refuted the cynicism Of the pro-
Germans and Bolshevists who have rc-
fused to credit the Allies with good
faith. Ally diplomacy plays squareIy-
practises what it preaches 1t inter-
feres for the protection of Hungary
though to do so it is compelled to oppose
q war associate. Heretofore it's man
dates have run against enemies; now
they go against friends
Despite the sneers of the cavilers
here is a display Of sincerity calculated
to convince the most skeptcal On the
letter Of agreements the Entente is in
default to Rumania-has withheld from
her what she was promised But the
situation is viewed broadly and Justly,
and it is asserted in act that, though
Hungary is defeated, and although her
soldiers ravaged Rumania, repayment in
kind will not he permitted.
The other significant thing is the
method adopted to apply pressure 1t
is through concert, an alliance
through the joint power Of particular
nations. Here functions a real league
Of peace 1t waits for no ratification of
d formal document. Each acting nation
IS party to the league and proceeds in
dependently, but each wills to do the
same righteous thing. Thus in concrete
form Is expressed an idea The Tribune
has often thrust on its readers-that is,
If there is to be a league Of peace, that
it must rest in fact on a union of the
power Of particular nations. There must
be policeman of peace, and the paper
league, if it does any good, must imply
the continuance of league already ex-
isting.
Dissolve the league now existing and
substitute for it nothing better than the
I covenant scheme, and there will be no
league of peace-little more than an
agreement for periodic conferences
Hence the necessity for the ratification
of special agreement among the three
an organization which will give sanction
TO the orders of the paper league that
the three will control.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07

which produced the war still exist and
at work nmong u.s."
Now, when any one starts out with
such an amazing perversion of truth
argument is impossible. The conclusion
is certain to be ridiculous. If Mr.. Ford
under his own name, is going to quote
from history (Which he scorns) he ought
at least not, to begin with plain non
sense.
Perhaps few radical Germans might
agree with the Ford Interpretation of the
causes of the Great War. Who else, not
an ignoramus, can? So far as England
was concerned her people were deaf to,
the warnings of the German threat and
were utterly misled by their accepted
Aaaders. Every effort was made by GER
t:ia wise men to manufacture not war
sentiment iii England but due sense
= the nations peril Every such effort
failed. France still harbored her sense
OF wrong from 1870; but the idea of
ia revanche' had long since faded into
the background. The difficulty in France,
as IN England, was TO maintain enough
realization CT the threat in the east to
support adequate defensive measures.
And what of American Late, but fortu-
nately not too late we awoke from our
feeling Of distant security to the mmi-
nent danger overhsnging not only our
own life as a nation but the perpetual
tion of all that we call civilization.
War sentiment in America was not
manufactured it was scared into our
souls by tragic events without parallel
IN the history Of the world.
1t is an insulting conception of the
popular mind chat Mr.. Ford's expert as
sumes. The people are represented as
something much less than children, with
silly hatreds easily famed into flame by
arrant trickery. In fact, we think there
has seldom been more impressive evi-
dencc Of the sanity and dignity md
nobility of the popular mind than in this
country's resolution for war. Misled and
deceived by their chosen leaders, the
American people thought their own
thoughts and reached their own momen-
tous conclusion. And they put their re-
solve through despite inconceivable mud
ding. Surely these were something
more than the petty. dime novel chill
dren described by Mr.. Ford's salaried
historian.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
In All Seriousness

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: | read your paper out Of sense of
duty to my folks, that ! ought to be we'll
informed and know what is going or, even
TO the extent Of deIving into that which is
not strictly to my taste. ! have followed
the letters your subscribers are sending in
about f. P. A. and Briggs, and I. must say
that they not much displcase me as bore
me. | do not think L. P. A. is anything
special. To be perfectly frank think his
stuff is silly, and Briggs is plain nasty.
These Communications have not bothered
great deal, but when / noticed in this
mornings issue that now they are beginning
to praise Ding | was aroused for this is
matter of Importance and am writing this
letter in all scriousness-if it is possible for
you TO take anything sorously-or must you
still insist that honest, and often sound,
criticism is meant to be clever praise?
Let me disabusc your mind at once in this
instance. Mr Ding, through his art, for
admit he hiss certain ability-an ability
which makes his type OF mind the more dan
serous- teaches nothing short of atrocitv,
and it may be that he viii see the fruit of
his teaching. | refer especially to his car
toon representing Senator Borah with an
axe in his hand, ready to decapitate a child.
Now, of course, these are only symbols,
but have you stopped to consider what the
effect OF such suggestions will be?
1t is d psychological fact that pictures and
images are dcstroycrs of morals and integ-
rity, and in this particular case | would say
that Mr.. Ding is planting the seeds of ter
rorsm and frightfulness, the practice of
which has been so loudly condemned in the
Germans, in the American hearts of this
generation and the generations to come.
And it may be, as l have said, that your
cartoonlst will see the fruit of his own seed
but | hope not. Yet the news looks bad.
l think it might not be amiss for the
Humane Society to look into the matter.
although | know it deals only with concrete
cases and not with insidious psychological
propaganda. am not certain if it protects
cattle only and not children for it has onlv
got statues of horses in front of the build
ing; but there must be some society that
could find the matter within its scope.
| do not aim to be smart like some of vour
correspondents, but just reasonable, and if
you in your sophisticaton can see ANYTHING
but what you think is sort of superior
variety of commendation in honest and we'll
merted criticism, l would like to get this
into your head:
You have bad things in YOUR naner and
other things which are simply not worth
while. AXEL B. JENKINS
New York, Aug. 5, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
The Kicker Kicked
To the Editor of The Tribune

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: When one reads of such escanades
as that of the Erie Railroads president
the Staten Island ferryboat Saturday
the reason for the Ere's reputation he
comes apparent. Evidently its officers are
not chosen for their ability to collect and
digest information. If they had been Mr..
Underwood might have found out before
starting on his crusade that the rule re-
quiring all passengers to leave the boat
at the end of each trip is fully justified.
Until it was adopted the practice of
using the ferryboats as floating bedrooms
or rest parlors on warm nights had reached
such proportions that not only were the
residents of Staten Island deprived of their
only means OF transportation to and
from their homes, but also mothers
and babies (for whom Mr. Underwood is
so sollctous), who had sought the beaches
for relief from the heat, found it i'm
possible to find room on the boats TO pct
home, and were compelled to spend the
night on the beach to avoid standing hours
IN the crowded ferryhouse until in the
wee sma' hours of the morning their
chance at one of the few unoccupied places
on the boats would come.
The present rule was adopted as the
direct result of such an occurrence in
particularly intensified degree. Mr.. Un-
derwood is respectfully referred to the
files of the Staten Island newspapers for
the summer of 1918
H. c. MOORE, JR.
Staten Island, Aug 8, 1919.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
The Saving 90 Per Cent
{ From, The Los ANGELES Tim

tfrom The Los angeles Timcs)
The statisticians assert that 60 per cent
of the American people do not attend
church. Well, what does that prove?
Certainly it does not prove that the ma
jority OF the American people are not good.
God-fearins people. The 10 per cent who
do go to church are sufficient to keep the
.churches going, and there can be no doubt
that the churches influence the whole popu-
lation of the country
1t is easy to make statistics, anyway.
Sixty per cent of the American people do
not attend the movies, so per cent do not
so to the circus, GO per cent do not chew
tobacco or swear. More than GO per cent
never heard Of thc Dolsheviki
Let US not be alarmed when the statisti-
cans erupt and stick their figures in our
faces. The World is getting better all the
time' and it will keep getting better.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
Montfaucon
To the Editor Of The Tribune

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Montfaucon blunder :.
phasized and proved by the court.m.
plies of August L.
In 1908 French lieutenant colon.,
taught at the Ecole de Guerre:
lancer cette masse
groupee pour fnit, avec tous les movo,.
don't ellie dispose: canons, fusils. h,;..
nettes, sabres, convenablement, mis- =,
euvre; de la lancer toute ensemble .n, !.
meme objectif"
Having always carried this axiom out. u.
lieutenant colonel won a great renpt..;..
as Napoleon's most subtle exponent -.
has to- day the world glory of being Nav.
chal Foch, the greatest soldier the world
has seen since the death Of the ma.t.r =.
war.
Doubtless all our major general, ~.
we'll acquainted with lies principes de- l.
Guerre,' by Foch; in some cases h.v.
known how to scientifically apply them. Pu,
many major generals appear TO have b.s,
wearing the uniform, drawing the paw and
emoluments of the grade without any of N.
military attainments and skill which thar
position presupposes. This is amply shown
by the many failures properly to apply tbs
simple little axiom above quoted Thoss
officers have been weighed in the ba,,ls
test, the only soldier test, and found wanting
Have any of them been set aside to g;v.
their Juniors a test, do they still CON.
tinue on full pay-go getting money
they do not earn and are therefore not
entitled to?
The taxpayer has lavshed his patriotism
and his finances, asking only for military
efficiency in return. What has he obtained,
AS stated by Warner Allen, "The Amer.
can Military Achievement: British View,
in "The Living Age" July 5, 1919: The
Americans had shown that their army was
excellent MATERIAL from which after an
other eighteen months fighting a fine Sc.
of scientific soldiers could have been made
This certainly is damning with faint praise.
and the French vision, among themselves, i,
even far less fatterng.
Our military establishment requires Ne
organization at the top. and should get il
now while Blois is unforgotten.
General Pershing, Americas greatest sol.
der looms up as the right man in the
right place, and has the courage to bring
our higher command up to European scien.
titic military standards, where efficiency and
efficiency alone counts. Put Pershing on the
job at once and never mind the squealing
M'COSKRY BUTT,
Brigadier General, \. G. n. Y.
New York, Aug. 3, 1919
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
A Testimonial

Signs multiply that Governor Smith
has broken fatty at last with the Hearst
Hylan combination that hoped to use
him. The latest and most convincing of
these signs are the attacks which the
Hearst papers are making on the Gov
ernor on the milk question
1t is typical Of Hearst to attempt to
make Mr. Smith carry the blame for the
high p..cc Or milk, which is causino 50
much distress end such universal COM
plant The Governor has no power to
act in the matter, none to appoint a COM
mission that could act, and only indirect
influence over the State Council of
Farms and Markets, which cannot fix
prices. In fact, there is no power in the
state that could fix the price of milk,
any more than there is any that can fix
prices on shoes, or dried fish, or auto
mobiles.
OF course Hearst knows all this and
that his campaign cannot affect the price
of milk in any way. His obvious pur-
pose is merely to add the Governors
scalp to the long string of those taken
from men who have refused TO act as
his lackcys The real reason is almost
certainly something entirely credtable
TO the Governor.
Though the Governor has always been
New-York tribune., 1919-08-07
Mir. Ford's Own I@onsense

There is still running in The Dearborn
Independent page headed "Mr. Ford's
Own Page" Of course it is not Mr..
Ford's page at all, the public now knows.
1t is simply a collection of ideas which
Mr. Ford has purchased from some
writer whom he has picked as his "ex-
pert" That is Mr.. Ford's way of manu-
featuring thoughts about public matters
buy them ready made, in quantity, as
needed
We therefore do not wish to blame
Mr.. Ford for some particularly silly
statements in his current page. They
are, of course, the statements of his
hired man. Very possibly the page was
never even read to Mr. Ford. Neverthe-
less such experts" strive to please. and
it is no doubt fair to hold MIR. Ford re-
sponsible for the general line of argu-
ment presented; but what we wish to
point out is that the particularly silly
statements made are necessary part
OF the argument presented, and that the
whole conclusion is vitiated thereby.
10y ms avs ny ehS ytiu, III SHOIl, is
not as easy as Mr. Ford thinks.
Here is the expert" deliverance:
ave ought not to forget that wars arc
manufactured evil and are made ac-
cording to definite technique A cam
raign for war is made upon as definite
lines as campaign for any other pur-
pose. First the people are worked upon
BY clever tales that would be worthicr
the dime novel than the journals of
civilization. the peoples suspicious are
aroused toward the nation against whom
war is desired. Make the nation sus-
picious make both nations suspicious of
each other. Having thus prepared the
psychic seed plot, drop at increasingly
frequent intervals tales calculated to
arouse anger and hatred. Keep this up
IN both countries, breeding mutual dis
lke among thc people. All you need for
this are q few agents with much clever
ness and no conscience, a press whose in
terest is locked up with the interests
that will be benefited by war, and then
the overt act so much spoken of, will
soon appear. 1t is no trick at all to
get an overt act once you get the hatred
Of two nations to the proper pitch
"Lct US not forget how the last war
was made. Let us not be blind to the
fact that the same tactics are being
played to-day. In our eagerness to forget
the war let US not forget that the forces