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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
SPEAK EIGHT TONGUES.

L~ithuanians are probably the most
accomplished linguists in the world.
Russia has been credited with superb
But the people who have been OBJ
pressed in turn by Russia, Germany
and Poland take most easily to foreign
languages because of the supreme beau
ty and clarity of their own Lithuanian
tongue. They speak Russian, Polish,
German, French, Italian, Scandinavian
and Finnish. Lithuanla Is now asking
the world in all these Languages to rec
ognize its independence.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
NeW Majestic

Besides writing the original story Of
The Yelled Adventure" Constance
T~almadge's latest starring vehicle, in
which h is presented by Lewis }.
Selznick. Julia Crawford Iyers also
converted Il into a working continuity
for The guidance OF the director. Miss
lVers' knowledge Of the art Of prepar-
ing a story technically for the screen
Is just as highly developed as her
ability TO create original ideas and the
splendid results Of her work are readily
apparent in this latest Select comedy
plus drama, which is shown for the
last time today at New Majestic No,
l. Miss Talmadge appears in a role for
which she Is well adapted and is full
Of her customary pep and dash.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
FREE TIN BOXES.

There, are countless uses for tin
boxes,
Most dealers in cigarets have on hand
empty tin boxes, II inches long, six
inches wide and -four incnes deep, which
are thrown away. Some dealers are
glad to accommodate persons who de-
sire these tin receptacles,-Thrift Maya
zine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
Miracle of 1860.

Matters were in this doleful condi-
ton when the French Intervention OF
1859, and the great national rising
Of 1860, personified in Garibaldi and
Cavour, produced q miraculous change,
within a single year the whole PENN
sula, except Venetla aud the province
OF Rome, was united under King Vic
tor Emmanuel as the kingdom OF Italy,
Venice was added In 1865 and Rome
IN 1871, so that Italy was what she
had not been since Roman times-a
single state under one king,
The welding together OF long dis
connected sections Of populations so
cially and economically diverse was A
far harder task than the accomplish
ment Of political unity, and is not vet
complete al the present day. But the
recollection Of victories achieved as a
nation In the great struggle which has
~convulsed the world, victories IN which
citizen soldiers from every part OF the
country have participated, and the
respect and admiration which Italy has
earned from her allies, must go far to.
ward achieving true national union.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21
Extra! Extra Extra

quality cigar for &c. Have you tried
one adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-21

The greatest play the stage
has ever known has been
screened, with Alice Joyce as
the star. A great seven-part
photo-drama that will stir the
innermost recesses of your
soul.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
ROOSEVELT THE SCHOLAR

+ EVER man took the chill off cduCa-
- ton it was Theodore Roosevelt So
skilltully was this process conducted and
50 dominant was his vigor in other fields
that of all the parts he PLAYED that of
Scholarship was most often underempha- =
sized From this circumstance one of the
most significant testimonies to his sagacity
is deducible, Academic learning has its
repellcnt aspects for those without the
inner circle
Theodore Roosevelt. marvclously sensitive
in his Interpretation of popular viewpoints.
was ever quick to discern this feeling
One Of the most widely read men oc his
generation, lie abhorred the literary pose
and yet at the same time employed the
fruits of his erudition in the most incisive
and characteristic fashion. J. was a unique
achievement best eXempIiied in his haunt
ingly vivid phrases many of which have
become part and parcel Of popular speech
Bookishness has seldom been so ceverly
coated with zestful vigor.. Muck -raking"
stems from the largely neglected pages of
The Pilgrims Progress" Gave of Adul.
lam betrays comprehensive biblical ex.
plOratiOn. byzantine logothetc" smacks
of the erudite pages of George Finlay.
Other similar instances could be enumer.
ated all of them typifying warmth of
human sympathcs from which the savant
too often holds aluof
Colonel Roosevelt, Harvard graduate, his.
torian, 2oologist, guest speaker at the
Sorbonne possessed the rare gift of turn
ing erudition to the most appealing and
heart winning account SO little did his
qualities SAVIOR of the academic that such
u revelation as, for example his introduc.
ton 20 jeremiah Curtins History the
elected Il note 81 popua. sur.
prise.
Learning he had, but the mental snob-
berry that frequently ACCOMPANIES it
VAS not in his nature. OF lis distinguish
inG traits this was assuredly one of the
most luvabl".
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
WARE CHARTER PLANS

THAT report which comes out of Harris.
L burg that Senator Ware is understood to
favor abolshing the present two-cham.
bered City Council and substituting for
Il a Council of a single chamber of twenty
1--WE members elected from twenty-five
wards into which the city is to he divided
may be regarded as "A feeler
There are strong arguments for and
against the plan. Its purpose Of estab-
fishing a single chamber seems To he
agreed to by all the charter revisers. II
they can hold fast 20 that purpose the
prospect of 4 compromise on some work.
able arrangement will he brilliant. The
people who do not like rcdrawing the
ward boundaries will favor electing Coun.
cilmen from the senatorial districts and az
large. And those who do not like this way
will suggest other systems of representa-
tion. But the reduction in the number Of
Councilmen and the abolition Of one cham
Der are fundamentally the important
Improvements
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
WORK FOR THE WORKERS

N1ORk for 2500 hands has been found in
~ this city during the last week. but
there is still demand for 1900 more. ac.
cording to tho report of the Department
of Labor. Pittsburgh needs similar num-
Der and Scranton can find work for 1000
more men than are now available.
The increase in the forces employed in
industrial establishments is responsible for
this demand for labor. And the increase
has only just begun. When the army is
disbanded, there Is likely to be a surplus
of labor for n while. but there is no evl.
dcnce that such discharge Of soldiers as
has already taken place is flooding the
labor market with men for whom there Is
no work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
UNANIMOUS REGRET

THE old bromide about saying nothing
hut good of the dead was an unneces.
Sary caution to those who commented yes.
tcrday on the death Of Colonel Roosevelt.
tn" unanimity of the expressions Of
esteem and admiration for the sound
Am"ricanism of the man WAS splendid.
However much men may have disagreed
with his methods, not one mas seriously
questioned the sincerity Of his purposes
II" made mistakes, but he got away with
.h"n. as the man in the street would say.
because every one knew that they were
mistakes Of Judgment and not Of purpose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
T. R.---Tireless Resolution.
HARMONY IN HARRISBURG

TT WOULD be idle to speculate about
= how much of the harmony at the
Republican legislative caucus In Harris
burg last night was due to the concliatory
advice of Governorelcct Sproul and how
much was due to the realization of the
minority that fight was useless.
The fact remains that harmony pre-.
vailed. Representative Spangler. of York
was indorsed for the speakership of the
House and Senator Buckman. Of Bucks,
was approved for Speaker pro tenn. of the
Senate. Mr.. Sproul has the confidence of
both wings of the party. and neither wing
can boast that 1t owns him. He has also
had long experience in the Legislature and
understands its susceptibilities as well as
Mckinley understood the susceptiblities
Of Congress when he became President
He certainly ought to be harmoniz!ng
influence in Harrisburg this winter and the
most expert agent there in securing bcne.
hcial legislation.
The session begins with the promise of a
reasonable degree of cooperation between
the factions and OF little waste Of time in
futile pickering.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
IN FIFTY YEARS
FIFTY years, when peace outshines

TN FIFTY years, when peace outshines
L Remembrance of the battle lines,
Adventurous lads will sigh and cast
Proud looks upon the plundered past.
On summer morn or winters night
Their hearts will kindle for the fight,
Reading "a snatch of soldier-song,
Savage and jaunty, fierce and strong;
And through the angry marching rhymes
OF blind regret and haggard mirth,
They'll envy us the dazzling times
When sacrifice absolved our earth.
Some ancient man with silver locks
VIII lift his weary face to say:
War was a tiend who stopped our clocks
Although we met him grim and gay"
And then he'll speak of Haig's last drive,
Marveling that any came alive
Out Of the shambles that men built
And smashed to cleanse the world Of guilt.
But the boys, with grin and sidelong
glance,
Will think, Poor granddad's day is DONE"
And dream of those who fought in France
And lived in time to share the fun.
-Sigfred ,Sasson, in Counter Attack"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
platitudes or try to befuddle and mislead

platitudes or try to befuddle and mislead
the people. They will come along with
great things to say and do. And they
will bring to the nations service the
magic quality of constructive imagina-
ticn that is rarer in politics even than it
is in painting or in literature.
They will do as the greatest statesmen
before them did. They will be able to
see the truth behind the fact and to look
around corners. They will be able to
read and listen at the greatest source Of
neglected wisdom, which is the hearts
of their own people. That must be the
hope Of America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
CLARIFYING EASTERN RIDDLES

COME form OF French control over at
~ least part Of Syria has been urged
by Stephen Pichon, the French Foreign
Minister Great Britain is said to he con-
templating a suzerainty of Mesopotamia
and to be in accord with France in a plan
tor an international jurisdiction in Pales-
tine. including Jerusalem.
The self-determination principle is osten-
pbly shelved in these projects. but il may
pertinently be asked whether it's appllca.
lion here would yet be justified. The mix
lure OF races along the eastern shore of the
Mediterranean is a formidable drawback
to the immediate execution Of plans Of
complete independence. Virtual autonomy
Will be granted under the ARRANGEMENTS
how suggested and with the added prospect
" just supervision such as Syria under
Ottoman rule has not known for centuries.
Precedent for French Interference in the
Lebanon has existed since the Crusades
Ind her role of protecting the Christians
here has never been relinquished Legiti.
hate arguments in favO" of the Franks"
present contention are by no means want.
hg.
In the Tlgris and Euphrates valleys
British authority could make possible the
Undertaking of important irrigation works,
iapable OF converting that region into the
Eden II is once said to have been. That
Ill these long-misgoverned and outraged
portions Of the Turkish empire are in need
H certain very essential concomitants Of
avilization before they car be safely in.
trusted with the unsuperyissd development
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
Member Of the Associated Press
A LONG WAY FROM THE END

F1NHE denial of a new trial to the seven
= mem convicted of conspiracy in the
Fifth Ward primary murder case prepares
the way for an appeal to the higher courts.
IL the convicted defendants or their advs-
ers think It is worth while spending any
more money for possible acquttal.
Their case is in way tied up with that
Of the Mayor, who is under Indictment for
conspiracy growing out of the same chain
Of events II the seven convicted men can
be freed by an appeal, the case against the
Mayor will be weakened. 1t is natural to
expect, therefore, that an appeal will he
taken from Judge Hauses decision in West
Chester denying new trial. and that the
case will drag its way still longer through
the courts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
What DO You Kno,v?
QUIZ


1. What were the DrincpaI noIItIcoJ offjc.. b.,,
by Theodore Roosevelt during his career e'a
:. In wl"t t ItSlian city was christopher Colum-
B. Fr9m what mnsternecr Of literature did
'%Sskrakas" !" Which hs see ssyS sSsFfsr!Sg ss.ss
4. What IL bouilIabaisse?
b. "fS ;r.d Fools rush in where angels fear
g. Who was the wife of BENJAMIN Frankline
l. "hnt Is The largest city In Hungary after
=. What Is IA tucLetc
ast s%'sl camonis" "S%nse fsr fS@rTs ,Gs Tss,
10. What is II hinterland?
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz
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feet was made BY %"ptSIn trTrorI Ians rs 5000 400
"''Sh machine over Ipswich. England.
"'si9"Gs ssH"Gs - tGrature treating of lives and
4. John Cabot discovercr Of Nor,h ,S,..,. J.
5n%Sed 5e"nm"d hSws,sss TO have been horn In Genoa Hs
ms Ii w% a. Il H. The srycs "sia"d' at aHs tSs
panied him on his first AmsTica% iiSn vossss. sTSSm
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"Eai surSes sSss nsSrs'TE ne G"%sss,s zen
rG Es R'"s' q. sySsns e Luxe anS ST. e.
Of Tfs' aEs e@sstGncs %s!tn!IiG s".ss'G",s .ss"r,s blu
Of her marts Msr rdon dtMsnS years old at the time
>" ~ ~, ,aie"'ine's Day "ccurs on February 1,
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.iw &s .a"s s" c9nfaluinsss ssf% ass iSS"osisr
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Of their own destlnes is a fact hardly con-
tcstable 1dealism clashes with cogent
practical considerations In the East. The
issues there are not comparable with those
which now complicate the readjustmont Of
Europe.
Foreign protection, wisely administered,
is Just as much "A necessity for the varie.
gated assortment of peoples and religions
in Syria and Mesopotamia as exploitation
there would be a crime
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Tie hubblh in Har-
hn'h' The Mile. riSburg between Gov
Might Hear! "rnor Brumbsugh and
the Republican lead
"r-' """ threaten 10 take away his new
!I'''" job because he broke quiet promise
not to appoint any more judges, seems 70
Wdirat" that secret treaties haven't been
dispensed with IN Pennsylvania
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
THE ELECTRIC CHAIR

T.R.
LIE HAS gone West. TO whom the West
was dear;
Fought his last fight, who never shirked
blow
His vision, right or wrong, was vision
clear;
Impatient, since he loved the battle so.
LIE PLAYED a vivid and an honest part;
- He knew no doubt, no lassitude or
fear
Loving his life, he lived it with full heart,
He has gone West, to whom the West
was dear
The adage about not putting gift cigar
In the mouth is all wrong. Generally the
cigars mans wife buys for him are far
better than those he buys for himself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

impatient Mayor Smith
l"' wore haS'e wants more drydocks
the Less Need for the city commerce,
and yet incoming sail
ora viii iud more than they want Of ,hon,
on July . next. Iialf d year onward ond
,ue ,rirk Is turned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

When Senator Lodge says that the Re-
publican party is not trying to embarrass
President Wilson the country will believe
him, 1t is an isolated group In the party
which seems bent on making Mr.. Wilson's
course difficult.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Any belief IN certain
h""""r""sH Are European circles that
Ingenious Weapons Mr.. Wilson is tbo ,or,
OF man who won't
come pack Is untcnabIe after the Announce.
mrnt that he will return to Europe for the
winding up Of the Peace Conference after
the congressional dissolution in March
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
IS A GREAT LEADERSHIP
COMING FOR THE G.. o. p?
Roosevelfs Death Stimulates Speculation
Concerning the Future Of
the Party

TIP TO the moment of the black head
~ lines yesterday the country was alto
gether unprepared for the sense of empti-
ness that fell upon it with the news of
Colonel Roosevelt's death. And there
are few who were not amazed at the
immensity of the gap that appeared, with
such startling suddenness, in the sky
line of the Republican party.
That gap is stupcndous. 1t is as if
tower had fallen. For T. r. was the
dominant spirit in his party to the very
end. He was its most allurng figure
and, in many ways, its most inspiring
figure, even after all his mistakes. He
had what the golden -tongucd Irish call
The Gift Fire and Imagination he had,
and dogged honesty and faith in his
wings. These are qualities of leadership
everywhere and they arc pitifully rare.
So in this day of their loss Rcpubl-
cans everywhere are wondering when
the like of Roosevelt is to be found
again-whethcr a similar genius is being
tempered somewhere in the ranks to rise
and come to them in their time of need
Nothing less than genius will suffice in
the times Immediately ahead. And it is
this crisis in the G.. O. p. that tempts an
analysis of the qualities that all great
political leaders must have in these roar.
ing years of great responsibilities and
great change.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Tho situation in
''ou"'' irouOe' Europe doesn't seem
easy for Mr., Wilson.
u he agrees to all the demands made by the
lesser Powers among the Allies. Europe will
be pretty certain to have another Jolly old
war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
On Being A Recluse

WE HAVE been reading little book of
w maxims compiled by japanese priest
called kenko in the fourteenth century.
This man kenlio seems to have led
very agreeable life. He was ace-high with
the Emperor, and when the Emperor died
he felt 1t so much that he retired to n
cottage in grove of plum trees, among
mountains and near running water, and
spent the last twenty years of his life in
meditation. Occasionally he would embody
his meditations in a concise little para.
graph Gradually these paragraphs grew
into book, which is now said to be a
classic in Japan. Kenko's paragraphs are
very good reading. They are full of humor,
unGed with cynicism, colored with lively
love of nature and an adherence of
eXhaustinS hustle kenko would have
been good colyumist If he had had TO
produce column only once in six months
which, after all, is the only kind of good
coyumst
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07
Solved

The works Of Maaznl are by no means
entirely represented by the bound volumes
which Genoa presented to Mr.. Wilson The
land which is delivered is the best of them all
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Would you speak of
Certainly Not the blow struck yes
terday in the fight be-
tween milk.wagon strikers as milk punch?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

II may be a soft front which is au tho
Germans are able TO oppose against Poland
but they find it hard lines for them. none
the less.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Rejoicing by Ike Deutsch and his nois
over the TACT that the trying times are EN-
phatically over may be forecast as highly
unlikely, ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Despite its many charms. rainy Paris
cannot deny that Mr. Wilson had TO forsake
IL for Italy to find his place in the sun
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Anarchic though Germany may be- 1t is
undcnabc that divisions to the number of
loo have been dssipatcd since rehabilitation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

one of these days we shall reaIiza ti,a,
the balance OF power hasn't worked out any
better In Philadelphia politics than I'm tbs
affairs of European nations - '''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

When any one says II don't see how you
do it," pray that he may remain blind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

nuR idea of being recluse, you see, is
~ to have people dropping in all day long
to smoke a pipe or perhaps join us in d
iemijohn of cider, and ask us how we are
faring. OF course, the plum trees and tho
running water and the moonlight are an
agreeable phase of solitude, but what would
solitude be without all the friends who
make It so agreeable? If we really wanted
to be rec!use you may .pe quite sure we
should not mention it in public. For to 90
and stand conspicuously alone in an open
place is the surest of all ways to attract
a crowd. SOCRATES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Tho Peace Congress seems to be one of
those legislative bodies with the accent on
the third syllable
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Mr.. Wilson adrotly senses the mills OF
Milan as one Of the strongest guarantees Of
democratic security.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Now Is the time to re-
ANY Lct: view your New Year
resolutions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

has any one Sug-
gested that the Ger.
man navy he given to
Switzerland?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

Service. according to the President, Will
onGuor the world. Restaurant walters aspir-
ng to mundane cminence. please note.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

ar COURSE most of the fun of being n
" reciuse would vanish if people didn't
tnd out that YOU were a recluse, and come
and gather round you and ask you how il
feels to be SO wise and solitary. Mr.
Tagore, that eminent hermit, would suffer
terribly if he couldn't make lecture tours
telling vast audiences (at several dollars a
head of the joys of solitude and poverty.
Tho hermit usually takes care to blaze his
trail very carefully, putting up signboards.
1hiS Ndy Ia the RCclaSc. And the world
is eager enough to hunt up hermi,s
because we are all a little bit afraid that
the other fellow will discover something
exceptionally good, better than ANYTHING
we know about and if we see him going
off to live IA n desert we think he must
have found gold mine or a painless
dentist, and we squat down next door and
put up telephone exchange. OF course
the only true way to be a recluse is by
living in the heart of the city and pretend.
ing to be 50 like everybody else that no one
will notice you. Then you can go about
your maNims unhindered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-07

0tR idea of being reciuse would be to
~ have a cell built over a twenty-four.
hour lunchroom, with hatchway through
which We could occasionally shout for ham
and eggs or steak and onions. Only
recluses should be permitted to use onions)
Three or four times day the reporters
might he admitted to interview us on the
state of our maxims. Any sentiments that
we felt were particularly urgent might be
transmitted to London and Versailles by
wireless 1t is curious thing NOW that
we think Of il how the world likes TO
crowd round a recluse and see how he is
getting on. We cannot think of a man
with more reclusive nature than Presi-
dent Wilson, and yet every slightest utter
ance of his is instantly cabled all over the
earth, That is one of the joys Of being a
rccluse: it is so soCiable.