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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
peculiar taste. So they want to pull it
down about the heads of the family. "


Well, they won't bring down the house
though they have managed to raise lot
of confusion in it, Your Uncle is learn
ing his lesson. He is coming to know
that there can be too much OF a good
thing. The wild and odorous crew tbat
he sheltered would actually like to turn
him out into the street--in the name OF
liberty. 1t is not strange that he won
ders occasionally whether at least lew
of his riotous guests didn't deserve the
lash that less sentimental governments
used to lay upon them and the husks and
the dirt and the oppression that were
theirs in the old days before they found
their way to the doors of the good
Samaritan.
The dignity and efficiency of organized
labor have been impaired Ihe pros
perity of the country has been menaced.
The laws of hospitality have been fully
disregarded, and all this is to be reckoned
against minority of imported lunatlcs
who, whenever they are questioned, SINK
to safety behind the traditional rule of
free speech.
Free speech they shall have Even in
these days of disillusonment your Uncle
will find a way to keep his word. But
in the future, when his floors are swept
and the house is put in order, and when
he gets a new piano, he will remember
the violence that has been done upon his
premises.
His is2a rather fine and inspiring sort
of house. 1t has stood since Revolution
ary times as a great landmark and
place of refuge. Millions Of proud men
have died to keep it safe and clean for
ever. In the last four years it has been
the one sure and steady hope of the
world. Guests who come knocking at
the doors in later years doubtless will be
scrutinized more closely than they were
before.
Freedom is a good thing, but it cannot
be granted to wild animals from the ZOO
Even the most generous householder can
not be blamed if he shuts out yeggs and
gunmen.
Your revcred Uncle as he tides up his
garden will be wiser man. He will
look twice at callers. And he can find
no better advice than that which is in
an address just delivered by Attorney
General Palmer at Lehigh University.
Mr.. Palmer, speaking of the future
regulation of immigration, said:
The ingenuity Of man has made the At
lantic ocean a mere ditch between the con-
tinents But It must always be wide
enough to permit the immigrant as he
crosses it to rid himself once for all OF the
misconcepton of government with which
the old conditions filled his mind. He must
realize that his revolution has been fought
and won when he sets his foot on American
soil His time for the use of force is
then behind him; his time for the use or
intelligence has come Those who will not
come here in this spirit, those who Will not
seek to promptly learn what democracy
means, those who imagine that govern
ment of the people Is different from the
rule of kings under bogus claim of divine
right. should go back to fight their battles
where their foe is real.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
The Last Adventure

ne Last Adventure
oh, WHEN I float out from the Sea of
" Life to the Harbor of Journeys End,
May the dawn be bathing the world in
II light, aud the sky colored molten gold
May the birds be chirping an autumn song
to enlighten the way weud,
And may rustling leaves be all damp with
dew, as make for the Final Fold.
Oh. when I drift out to the Great Divide,
when the days of my life are DER,
May the sun be high in cobalt sky and
the hay stacked along the road;
May the woods green walls give me safe re-
treat may rest on the piny floor;
May the yellow haze of the suns bright
rays help to tighten my dreary load.
Oh. when 20 out to the trackless void, on
the path that kpows no return,
Nav know the Bolace OF dog and pipe,
and the glory Of setting sun;
NAV be permitted to stop and muse, and
to rest by the sheltered fern;
NAV my soul pass on through the twilit
woods, when the span Of my life is
done.
Oh, when strike out on the Winding Trail,
to return to the earth no more,
Nav the autumn moon shed her yellow
glow on the road that have to go;
NAV the leaves lie thick meath my ploddng
feet, as pass through old Life's last
door,
And may Mem'ry serve, as I make my
way, to recall scenes of long ago.
nh when drift out to the Great Beyond,
when I answer my Makers call,
Nav the wind, pressed close to my fevered
cheek, help TO strengthen my body
frail;
Nav hear the whisper of rustling pines and
the murmuring waterfall
May the stars be shining to light my path,
as I trudge DER the Winding Trail /!
ROBERT LESLIE BELLEM.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
Meditation on Payday

We hope that they won't use all the little
manila envelopes to serve sugar in.
That admirable person Haywood Broun,
writing of play now running in New York,
says:
Most of the lines are not written with any
intent to make them sound like true talk.
Rather. they are paragraphs for a funny
column and cannot escape the
realization that they are not wrought but
cast.
Well, Haywood, as far as this column is
concerned cast isn't the word either. Cast
implies something poured all hot into mold
and left there to cool. We would say
wrenched, wrung, despairingly clutched and
cbipped out of the shivered timbers of a
derelict skull. SOCRATES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
The Reformed Poacher


I used to pilfer little joys
Along the bosky byways,
And never made bit of noise
Or ventured on the highways
Such tiny bits of ecstasy,
Elusive, quaint and lissome,
I thought, how Ter they pleasured me,
The gods would never miss 'em!
And yet, I never could evade
Fate's ruthless retribution,
So sat me down, at last, and made
This noble resolution:
That if, for every paltry sin
One gets such fearful Virgins,
Another scheme I'll then Begin
Here's looking at the big uns.
JESTA MINNIT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Gabrielle dAnnunzio has asked Cemen-
ceau to take the initiative in obtaining a
declaration from the allied governments
making Fiume free port If this is ges
ture preliminary to renuncation, D'Annun-
zlo must be preparing Penvoi to his spirited
little ballade.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Europe is showing pardonable curiosity
concerning the proposal of the Argentine
Government for reciprocal treaties remov-
ing duties on food products. 1t is sub
Ject that vitally concerns all European coun-
tries. And our own personal interest, Incl
dentally, is not merely academic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Senator Sherman says he will vote for
any amendment, consistent OF inconsistent,
and when the peace treaty as a whole comes
up for consideration he will vote to throw it
IN the alley. Since that is where his mind
appears to live, he'll make no record for the
long throw.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Husbands who think
To Prove True Worth they are not sufi-
ciently appreciated by
their wives will find joyous text in the suit
of a Sunbury (Pa,) woman for 500 900 for
the loss of her husband killed in a railroad
accident. But they'll have to die to get a
verdict.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

DAnnunzio has appealed to Italians IN
America to help the cause of Italy IN Fiumc.
The Italian admiral visiting Philadelphia
had saner viewpoint when he urged ital
ians here to be good Americans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

While a Georgetown
Praying and Preying man was praying with
sick friend two boys
stole $50 from his buggy. But Iighte> isness
Is worth its toll.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

There may be question as to the wis
dom of collective bargaining, but the right
seems to be argued by the practice of bring
attorneys. Or, it may be added, by the
fact OF holding Industrial conferences,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Austria's National Assembly Is soon to
ratify the peace treaty. 1t must be ad-
mtted that the Austrians can eat crow as
gracefully as any man alive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
While the c

While the city and the street car com -.
pany effect financial readjustment the stock =.
holders of subsidiary companies will sit tight
and look happy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

fNHS"S'S " iSstS'udy . &ulE
/. The lowest rank emitting nobleman to
sit in the House of Lords is that of
baron.
2. Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon,
married an American in 1903.
3. She was Miss Elizabeth Patterson, Of
Baltimore. The marriage was later
annulled and Jerome married the
Princess Catherine of Wurtembcrg,
in 1907.
4. The hat particularly typifes cardinal.
5. The Psalter is the Book of Psalms, or
metrical version OF it.
6. The dulclmer is a musical instrument
with strings of graduated length,
over sounding board or box, struck
with hammers. 1t was the prototype
of the piano.
Z. Two famous comedies by Beaumarehais
are 1.-THE Barber of Seville" and
"The Marriage of Figaro"
S. -Prunes are dried plums.
0. 1t is correct to call bachelor Bene-
dict, but not a Benedck. Bene-
dick is a celebrated character in
Shakespeare's Much Ado About
Nothing"
10. The principal duty OF the Vice Presi.
dcntIslto preside over the Senate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
Something more than a compromise

Something more LDan comprom1se Is
expected of the industrial conference. What
is demanded is constructive program-the
tarmework.of machine that will solve prob
lens as they present themselves. 1t is a
large order, but it can be filed Moses car
ried such a machine from the top of Mt.
Sinai,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Quzeditor, is, what happens to a hole in
the trouser pocket when you do that!
Why is it that the brakeman never tells
you where the train is going until after it
starts?
We don't know why it is that we always
have such rooted suspicion that we are on
the wrong train. Perhaps heredity has
something to do with it. Maybe our great
grandfather once got taken to Wilmington
by mistake.
You spend third of your life in sleep,
says Il mattress ad. The grievous feature
of it is. it doesn't seam nearly as long as
that The real flaw in sleep is that it's SO
hard to enjoy it in the act
The first thing a man does when he wakes
from sleep is to look around and wonder
whether anything's wrong This, we sup
pose, is an unconscious Inheritance from
Adam. You remember what happened to
him during his first slumber, way back in
the second chapter. \
As a diligent reader of Prof. Bob Max
wells homilies on the subject of football, we
gather that the rule book of that sovereign
game still leaves much to be desired after
diIigent revision for a generation. So why
be SO hard on the jolly old Peace Treaty?
But it couldn't have been a bad idea to
have a few football officials sitting in when
the treaty was drawn up. They arc the guys
who (in the excellent words of Admiral
Grayson) are able "to form an instant
Judgment on any matter that may come up"
King Albert and Cardinal Mercier have
certainly seen us at our worst. They have
seen us when the President was i'll in bed
and the Senate was yammering and yawp-
ing. They have seen us when Omaha was
lynching, Gary rioting, New York going
without clean shirts because the laundries
were on strike, and everybody was reading
new novel by Harold Bell Wright. They
have seen us when prices were high and
morale was low, and we couldn't even drink
their health. If they still insist, as they
seem TO, that being in America is a grand
and glorious feeling, then we have made two
friends indeed,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Senator Ware says the Moore eampairn
committee will get all the watchers 10
which it is entitled" Is this promise or
a threat?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
uA nnuhlea ln CeIIuIold

Dear Socrates-Replying to your question
os the 14th inst, sis there any one who has
seen all the installments of moving picture
serjal?'' / wish to inform you that l. as
press agent n.oSs. r9e Of aH .The Midnight Man"
bnt 7 know a guy out West who has seen all
o;nhtssn ;nstallments. His name is Corbett
eisn''- BAMBY,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Better baby" contests are to feature
the food fair. But any mother will tell you
there is no better baby.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

A member Of the New Century Club says
.,at ;f Socrates were to stroll down Chest
nut nut street any fine day he would find much
to startle him in the costumes OF ladies.
It is the observation Of the present humble
follower of the ancient Athenian that any
wet or blustery day would afford more cause
for dismay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

It must be admitted that very man,
Italians have risen enthusiastically to Ga.
briele's trump
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

The Public Service Railway has dis
covered that no system is really efficient
that does not include the public good will,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Death seems determined to knock the
air derby into cooked hat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

In the matter of steel -strikescompro-
mise, capital is showing lamentable lack
Of Interest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

II NAV be true that Petrograd is going I
..i ~ after its previous experiences
hasn't far TO go to reach bottom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
Member of the Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Is crciu-
siuelv entitled TO the use for TepHdHcditon
of all ne,cs dispatches credited to it or not
other,rtse credited IN this paper, and also
the local netrS published therein.
An rights Of republication Of special dis
pdtches herein are also rcSerrcd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Senatoc Ware may console himself with
The THOUGHT be had run for hs Inaasx.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
THE CHAFFING DISH

GENERAL DENIKIN reports: "Our
~ troops deboucbed on the line Prechraz-
henskoe Turemeff.' ~
The unhappy typcsettcr will debauch on
it if that sort Of thing is coming back into
the daily news.
Speaking Of that already famous type
written issue of the Literary Digest, the
first result of the experiment will be that
every one will be trying to hire some of the
Digest's type damsels. Several hundred
thousand words with practically no errors is
a good reason for those gentle danes to carry
their heads high.
Early in the transcontinental fight Lieu
tenant Maynard was referred to as the Ely
ing parson.' He is now generally admitted
to be an aviator. And not even his most
jealous competitor has called him a bird
man.
Thinking about this and that, it comes to
us that Colonel House has reached the stage
in his career when the honorary degrees may
be expected to begin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

One cannot even run a city without, hit
ting the III. @. of l..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

A year or so ago we used 70 hesr q sIoa
trousers. But since Mac was promoted into
the movie business he has got more par
ticular.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

inr ne 10 have our suits turned inside out
The m thing chat worries ", and also the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

Quizeditor, is, what happens to a hole in
the trouser pocket when you do that?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17
What Do You Kno,U?

QUIZ
1. What relation is President Wilson ia
William G. McAdoo7
2. What poem is conspicuously displayed in
virtually all the Civil War national
cemeteries throughout the United
States?
8. What are bachelors buttons?
4. What is sexagenarian?
8. What state first developed the state
constabulary idea?
6. What is the largest city in China?
Z. What is the pronunciation in England
Of the surname Wemyss?
s. Why is scapegoat SO called?
8. What is the name of the king of Den
mark in Hamlet?
10. What kind of musical instrument is a
viola?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17


"A siderable. First, he has rather hap
pier relations with the business interests of
the country than has any other Democratic
candidate. He came to Washington sus-
pected and dsliked. He had been in Wall
street and he did not belong to the right set.
He remained suspected and dislked until
the war began, when his handling of the
problem of financing the war won the ap-
proval of big business. And Mr.. McAdoo
has the support also OF the labor interests.
They regard with favor his treatment OF the
railroad employees. 1t is going to be exceed
ingly convenient in 1920 to be agreeable alike
to capital and labor. With the public Mr..
McAdoo will be likely to stand or fall by
his administration Of the railroads.
The Democratic party is lucky to have SO
good a candidate for it will need its best.
this not being Democratic year. However.
the Republican party is always a perfectly
good party till it puts up candidate. For
the last eight years 1t has had a majority
Of the country and yet lost the election.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-17

You spend a third of your life in sleep,
says Il mattress ad. The grievous feature
of it is. it doesn't seam nearly as long as
that. The real flaw in sleep is that it's SO
hard to enjoy it in the act.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-29

Gov. Alfred E. Smith Fordham II
University conferred the honorary the
recently. Governor we'll n "a
with the his Assistant
AttorneyGeneral Francis Garvan received de-
is standing with K
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-08-01

John. entering the room of Ram
Chunder glanced about. Under each
of the four corbels that supported the
roof beams a mOtiOnless. statuelike
Hindu stood. Even to the sharp eyes
of the incOmer the figures seemed to
be integral parts Of the wall, so per-
fectly did their brown bodies and cos
tunes match the place. AS the door
closed behind him, Davis stepped be-
fore the fakir and addressed him
sternly.
"Ram Chunder." The Hindu bowed.
"What were you doing ut the Mac
kenzle hotel last night. Ram strewed
handful OF incense In a bowl be-
fore an idol. --''" --.s --A--
The Sahib mistakes. I was not at
any hotel. Last night communed
with the gods. Beholdw
With an expression Of disbelief and
disgust, John drew forth the batteries
and piece Of paper.
"What about these? They are
yours"
ayes. protector of the poor. but
stolen from me by low dog Of an
imposter-a parlah. VIII not the
Sahib sit and listen to his servant ex-
plainw
Thrown Off his guard by the friend
Illness of the others manner and
smile, Davis complied.
The room was now heavy with in
cense. Waiting only till the white
man had seated himself In the big
chair, Ram Chunder pressed spring.
Instantly four steel bars shot out
from the upper back and lower front
Of the chair. the first two crossing
the trapped mans breast and the
other pair firmly gripping his legs.
Johns pistol had seemed to leap into
his hand at the first pressure OF the
bars. and as II exploded small image
of one of the gods fell to the floor
with crash. Rams escape had been
narrow one, but John had been an
instant too late.
No sooner had the bars clamped
down upon their victim. holding him
securely, than the four living statues
stepped forward from their places
against the wall and approached the
fakir Laying the revolver upon the
| table, they stood submlssively before
their master as they awaited his or
ders. Ram pointed to the shattered
idol.
"Thls foreign dog has blasphemed
! the gods and has tried TO kill their
faithful Yogi. He must die"
At sign from the fakir one of the
Hndus advanced and pressed the
| back of the chair down and the front
! up. so that John, still held fast by
the bars, lay as one upon n surgeon S
/ table ready for an operation. Cross
ing his hands they bound his wrists
/ together, moment later doing the
same with his legs. Then removing
| the restraining levers the four men
! raised the body Of the helpless one
| two taking his shoulders and two his
/ knees. Clapping his hands, Ram mo-
! toned To two more llindus who had
silently entered at the signal.
Gag him and wrap him firmly in
| the ropes," was his command. Round
and about the prisoner they drew the
bonds until he was powerless to move
At signal from the fakir the SIX
men raised the helpless form straight
into the air. As they did so, six
other brown arms suddenly appeared
from some mysterious place in the
ceiling, and seizing the prisoner in
stantly drew him out of sight, while
the ones who had bound him again
bowed their heads In submissive ST.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-08-01
SYNOPSIS.

John Davis and Hawk Morgan. ex-
ecutors OF the estate OF John Carr.
miner, disagree over the disposition OF
the profits of the mine. Morgan seek
Ing the gold and Ethel, Cars adopted
daughter, for himself, and unsupported
by Davis whom Ethel really loves,
makes several attempts on the life of
Davis assisted by an accomplicc named
Spider Bellas. Suspicion is diverted to
a mysterious hermit. They go 20 San
Francisco to get machinery to work
tho mine. Morgan seeks the assistance
of Ram Chunder, an Indian fakir, who
plots to kill Davis by means of the
easket of death