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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16

for. AmoIg the answers was this cx
pianation of II. NJ. s.: Home Mis- &.
sionary Society. David Lawrence.
the journalist, was credited with having
furnished the name for the st. Law
rCnce river.
Not only was the doughty doughboy
credited with being boy with
money" but he was further outlined
as IAN army cook" and as "a soldier.
because the Secretary of War is named
Baker"
Biblical students may have a yhocs
in learning that Mordccai is now class
ca among the 'Forty Thieves" And
there is n thrill for students of history
in tho belief of ono student that til.
great American who died at Saga
more Hill" was Abraham Lincoln.
Battle Creek. with which the stu
dents were asked to associate famila,
product. was described as "the plac,
where the Americans got all the Ger
man things that they carry arouuc
with them" And the expression
taking the bull by the horns" has {
new meaning of when We got tn,
Kaiser"
The questions covered such matter.
as names Of peace commissioners tn,
prcmiers of Poland and Great Britain
the naming of interesting facts abou
such places as Amerongcn and Qua
d'Orsay; explanations of "ace," Spar
tacans and Croix de Gucrre; identi
fication of characters in books; mean
ings of words and explanations of ex
pressions and names found daily il
naWSnA ncrS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16

exercise is n thing entirely distinct from
the question: of the theatres. The latter
proposal, if regarded as commercial
enterprise. is a debatable question"
OF the opponents of the opening of the
parks Sunday afternoons. Mr.. Brown
said:
These people don't have to 60 out
into the parks on Sundays, but I am
not so sure that it would not be a good
thing to compel them all to do it. and to
force little sunshine and air into
them. These opponents seem to pro
ceed on the theory that If persons in =
dulge in healthful and invigorating ex-
ercise they therefore do not Worship
God The great God never intimated
that the Sabbath should not be spent in
reviving the physical body and the men :
tality from the oppression of the work
aday week in restoring to man the
vitality he needs for the labor of the
new week. The original Sabbath was
not established as a day of worship,
but as u day of rest.
THE people ought to be educated so
as to learn that religious worship and
wholesome recreation can be righteously
combined. Under the proper influence
the institution of the Sabbath as n day
Of rest and recreation as we'll as a day
of worship will be a great thing for the
churches The churches ought to teach
that doctrine: If they do. | am sure
they will extend their influence by it.
The Sabbath of worship and recreation,
too. will be an immeasurable benefit to
the community
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16

The Twenty -eighth--1ron--D Division,
now in the lie Mans rmbarkatiou area.
France. awaiting orders to proceed TO
Brest has been highly praised in a
personal letter from General Pcrshing.
The letter is addressed TO Major
General William II. Hay, commander
of tho unit, and traces the history of
the division from the time it had its
intensive training with the British. in
the spring of last year, to its review
before General Pershing on March 10.
Two other local units-Base Hos
pital init No. 20. the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA organization. and Base
Hospital No. 3S. the Jefferson Hospital
basc--saied from Brcst for New York
on Monday and are due to arrive on
April 81
One thousand Philadelphians serving
with the Fifty second Pioneer Infan
! try, which landed at New York on
! Sunday and proceeded to Camp Dix,
were released from service at that can
tonment today. This means there will
be no parade here of the regiment as a
unit.
In addition to praising the Twenty
eighth in letter. General Pershing has
also announced number of promo
tions in the unit for bravery in action.
Both letters were read TO the entire
division by the various company com
mandcrs on March 30. The letter tell
ing that the Twenty eighth had lost
none of its splendid morale after being
taken from the firing line to rest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
Germantown Friends School
Student Credits Methuselah
With Founding Methodism
Unicorn Called NeW Kind of
Bunion and Barnacle a
Former House

The army of occupation is described
as "noncombatants who work in war
gardens" and a doughboy as only boy
that has money in the answers boys aud
girls of the Germantown Friends School
gave in the recent annual information
test.
Results of the examination given
children of from ten to thirteen years.
made public today. disclose all sorts
of new things in the world OF affairs.
The Governor of Pennsylvania is now
ware" Cali -Curci has become the
ambassador Of France to the United
States: the Ghetto is a person who
wears a yellow wig" aud Methuselah
founded the Methodists.
1t was an examination which covered
all fields of day day knowledge and
the results are said TO have been sur
prisingly good by teachers Of the school
The best informed student in the
school was Saparta Fritz, Jr., who an q
swered correctly ninety two Of the 1OC
questions given. Dale Purvis, a senior
aud Louise Birch. a girl of the second
class. wcrc tied for second with nincty
correct answers. In the intermediate
school, Kermit Fischer led with sixty.
four.
Tho boys of all the classes led the
girls in their answers. In the senior
class the average for boys and girls was
GS.@3. The boys showed 77.45 and the
girls G4.95 Similarly in all the classes
I the BOYS were ahead of the girls. Tests
Z =.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
GALLLCURCI FRENCH ENVOY,
SAYS PUPIL IN QUIZ ANSWER
Some Weird Discoveries
Disclosed by Students

Germantown Friends School stu.
dents have discovered these facts
about the world:
Cali Curci is the French ambas
sador TO the United States.
Ware is now Governor of Penn
sylvauia.
A doughboy is merely ''hoy with
money
Methuselah founded the Mctho-
dists.
Busy Bertha is nurse for
wounded soldiers.
The Ghetto is person with n
yellow wig.
A unicorn is new kind of bum
ion.
A dromedary is place where
students board
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
Girl Attacks Bull Goring Father

Writings. :. J.. April 1G.-Hcnry
Baker was attacked by bull on his
farm and so badly gored he was obliged
to go to Philadelphia hospital for
treatment. The animal knocked him
down and did not further attack him
until he tried to rise and then it gored
him viciously A fifteen year old
daughter. with a pitchfork. attacked the
bull. which turned on her. but she
pluckily kept jabbing the fork into the
head of the animal until one of the
treated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
PERSH|NG PRAISES
THE GALLANT 18TH
Tells Of Pride in Divisions Rec
ord on Eve of Their
Sailing
PIONEERS ARE DISCHARGED
Gen. Pershing Praises
Heroic Tuenty-eighth

''In view Of this record the officers
and men Of the Twenty eighth III
vision may proudly carry home with
them the gratitude Of the Allies with
whom they fought and the pride of
their fellows throughout our forces.
I want them TO know Of my own ap-
probation Of the part they played in
the victories which are to the credit
Of American arms" - GENERAL
PERSHING.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
Ceoroe G, Filter

George Gorgas Fitlcr. aged sixty one,
died on Monday in santarium in Nor
ton, Delaware county. after ten years
illness Of tuberculosis. Before his health
failed Mr.. Filter was the Pennsylvania
representative of A. G. Spalding &
Bros. manufacturers of athletic goods.
He was n native of this city, a son of
Washington and Rachel Gorgas Filter.
He was educated at Nazareth Hall and
was a member of the West Side Pres
byterian Church. Germantown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16

husband. she is survived by n daughter,
Miss Roberta Browning. Mrs. Brown
ing, who was well known in musical
circles, was active in war relief move
ments in the Main Line section.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16

Frederick w. sutton, aged sixty
years, a building contractor. died yes
terday at his home. 80 East Seymour
street, Germantown, after two years.
illness. He was member Of the Ar
tisans' Order of Mutual Protection and
of the Patriotic Order Sons of America.
He is survived by widow and four
daughters
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
Deaths Of a Day
WILLIAM M. GOODIES
Artist and illustrator Dies at His
Home In Roxborough

William NJ. Goodies, an artist. whose
original ideas and skill in sketching won
for him wide fame as comic illustra-
tor and cartoonist. died yesterday after
n week s illness of urcmia at his home
in Roxborough.
He was born sixty three years ago
in Portage county, O., while his par
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
Mrs. Mary x. Crahn

Mrs. Mary Kurtz, Grain. widow Of
Rev. DIR. Hugo Grain. a widely known
Lutheran minister, died yesterday in
the Mary Drexel Home. She was in
her eighty sixth year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
Mrs, Katharine Brownjnu

Mrs. Katharine Browning. wife of
Charles II. Browning. of Ardmorc, died
last night in the University Hospital
after four months illness. Besides her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-16
Frederick w. Sutton

he also was devoted to historical re-
search.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-04-18

trees-pleuty of trees Remember they
are growing while YOU are slee pins
GOOD friday,
Good Friday lis tBe sl4th dag 90 What
Is ealled.Efoix Week. and IS the end ef
THAT week as well as oE tbe ienten a-
son. in the life of Christ this Was tile
4eeca of tho momeatous closing events.
He rode into Jerusalem on the preeeG-
ing SUNDAY Palm SundaSl ~hffn the
people strewed palms ana branches 50
trees in his path. Then Followed "A
raaId succession his betrayal hy judas.
his trial ANA his eruciaNian tha Fast
takins place on what is foW known as
Good Friday. In lhe early DAYS af the
church Good Friday was "a day of stricf
fasting and penanee. lit was solemn
preparation fer Easter. and was called
lhe Festival of the Crucihxiou. and tae
Day of salvation. The church service
YEAS af ihe simplest The usual chants
and praises were omitted and fo music
uate allowed. SIC boil was rIng fer 2@r-
shiB. creek and Latin churches stf1
observe Good Friday th the geratest
soIemHlty- Ia marked contrast 81 fAe
samemty eft the church Observance 20
Goad Friday is the succeeding Easter
Sunday 1T fs ene af tHc most ias us
days ~ th whole gear. rtFal3IH@ Etr.t
tas ia every respect ~ uarke tHn
uoah of death ever ufa. nat siana
tar Christ but fer all the world
PASSOVER WEEK.
Easter eorre spends with tine Jewish
Festival of the Passover which meant
the passing-over of tine -ne TIE deah.
Yau esn read about &. in tEe Old Testa-
rneut The Hebrew name for Fassa
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
A Cheerful Happy Singer.

The brown thrasher is a beautiful
bird both in the coloring OF his body
and in his song, says the American
Forestry association, Washington,
which is conducting the national bird
house building contest that is arOus-
ing the most lively interest among
school children. On the upper parts,
that is on head and back, the bird is
of a delicate and refined reddish
brown, and below white with black
spots. But 1t is the song of the bird
that is particularly pleasing and mu-
steal. Unlike some other birds, he
does not seem to care whether he is
being watched or not as he sits on the
topmost branch Of tree in the mead
ow and pours forth his energetic and
fervent song, which as if he were
telling the farmer to Hurry up, hur-
ry up; pillow it, plOw it; harrow it,
harrow it; hoe it, hoe it, hoe it,; and
so on through list of similar happy
instructions.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
Heat Treating Metals.

The comparatively new and neglect.
ed art of heat treatment is now COM
ing into its own as separate de-
partment of metallurgy, and as such
receiving the recognition and attention
it merits. There was recently organ
lied in Chicago a society whose OBJ
ject is to promote the arts and SCI
ences connected with the heat treat
ment of steel. While the American
Steel Treaters' society is but four
months old, it's growth has been rapid,
and a chapter has been organized in
Cleveland, with a large membership.
There are likewise movements on foot
to organize chapters in several other
large steel cities.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
Invented the Friendly Ad.

John f. Powers, who is said to be
the father of modern advertising, died
at his home at Hartsdale, N. Y, the
other day at the age of SO.
Mr.. Powers was born on farm in
Central New York in 1887. After q
varied business career he became adj
vertising manager for John Wanna
maker in 1880, and in that capacity de-
veloped the confidential. friendly talk
about merchandise in plain type. This
idea at the time was entirely new,
and Mr.. Powers made it interesting
by a simplicity of style, rugged hon.
esty and a capacity for frankness.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24

Why isn't man thief when he
hooks his Wife'S dress?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
DOES DAMAGE
TO CROPS AT DICKINSON

Dickinson, Tex.-A violent hail
storm, which in ten minutes severely
damaged the truck and cotton crops
at Dickinson, struck that town Satur-
day. A downpour of rain after the hail
added to the destruction. HailstOnes.
some of which were said to be one
and one-half inches in diameter, broke
the windows of many houses and other
glass, cut corn to shreds, ruined the
bean crop and destroyed Is per cent
of 5000 acres of growing cotton. Sew
eral trees were blown down. A heavy
wind accompanied the hailstorm and
rain.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
Some Time 1t Miaht Be Needed.

The first grade teacher had just
been married and the principal came
scribed the wedding, so that they
would not feel so blue over their loss.
"And you should have seen the people
throwing rice at her" she ended. ut
was the most fun imaginable"
A youngster in the back of the room
raised his hand. "I'm going to begin
raising rice this summer" he an
ncunced, happily. "Then when I get
into your room I'll have a whole lot
to throw at you if you get married"
And even the principal smiled.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
Important Rivers.

Just as Egypt has been made by
the Nile, so Mesopotamia has been
made by the Tlgris and the Euphrates.
The view put forward with some au-
thority that she rivers should be kept
exclusively for irrigation and not be
depended upon for transport is chal-
lerged on many grounds. one Of which
Is that irrigation and navigation can
be effectively combined. and indeed
made mutually advantageous for
many years to come.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
Hun ENJOYS Clash.
have

Paris. - Sharp differences have
arisen among the members of the Ger
man peace delegation over the peace
treaty and Count Won Brockdorff- Rant
Eau, head of the Teutonic plenipoten
tiaries, may return to Berlin to dis
cuss with the Ebert government
whether the terms presented by the al
lied and associated governments shall
be signed
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
St. AGNES Eve.

The feast of st. Agnes was formerly
held as in special degree a holiday
for women. 1t was thought possible
for a girl on the eve of st. Agnes to
obtain by divination knowledge Of
her future husband. She might take
row of pins and pluck them out. one
after another, stick them In her sleeve,
singing the while paternoster, and in
this way insure that her dreams would
that night present the gentleman In
question.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24

Success overpowers envy at last.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
Aid in Detection of Hurricanes

Washington.-A special meterologi-
cal station to aid in the detection of
West Indian hurricanes, for the bene-
fit of the states along the Gulf of
Mexico, is being established at Fort
Myers, Fla, by the weather bureau,
and will be in operation about June 1.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
Commerce and Art United.

The period Of Antwerp's great rise
to commercial prosperity was also that
Of the citys chief artistic production.
The names of Quentin Matsys and Of
Rubens are specially connected with
the city, for Rubens was essentially an
Antwerp man, although he was not,
like Teniers and elder, and Van Dyke,
a native of the place.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
Turks and Greeks Killed.

Constantinople.-In fighting which
took place after the landing of Greek
troops at Syrna on Friday 800 Turks
and 100 Greeks were killed.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
RECORD FLIGHT MADE BY
UNITED STATES SEApLANE

Washfngton.-Of the three Amerl-
can naval seaplanes which set out
from Newfoundland in the first at
tempt in flight across the Atlantic,
one reached Rorta, Fayal, after estab-
fishing record flight for heavier-than-
air machines.
The one plane to reach port was the
NC-4, which led her sister ships prac-
ticaly all the way and descended into
Horta harbor at 9:20 o'clock Saturday,
washington time. Her official time
for the flight was Is hours and Is
minutes and the average speed was ap-
proximately eighty miles an hour.
To Lieutenant Commander Read,
commanding the NC-4, goes the honor
of having made without interruption
the most daring journey ever attempt
eCt-in an airship of any kind.
St Johns, n. F-Harry c. HaWker,
Australian aviator, and Commander
Mackenzie Grieve, his navigator, start
ed Sunday across the Atlantic on the
most perilous airplane flight in his
tory. They took the air at 3: 55 p. m.
Sunday, Greenwich time Q:55 p. m.
New York time). When the Sopwith
biplane passed from view beyond the
hills to the northeast headed for the
open sea it left behind with shattered
hopes Hawkers English rival, Fred
erick p. Raynham, who had hoped to
and win glory and the $4,000 prize OF
the London Daily Mail.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
German War Losses.

Paris.-German war losses up to
April 80 last were 2,050,460 dead,
4,207,02S wounded and 615,922 prison
ers, total of 6,S73,41O.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
Worth Applying.

The Chinese have prOverb which
Is good enough for the American farm
er. Here it is: IF you suspect man,
don't employ him; if you employ a
man don't suspect him."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31
TO QUIT
COMMITTEE JOB

VIM H. Donahue, local banker, Sc
lected to serve as "a member Of the
executive committee of the Okaho-
ma unit, American Cotton assoca-
tion, will be unable to serve in this
capacity, he stated yesterday after
noon.
Inability to devote the proper
amount of time to the organization
is given as the reason why Mr.. Don
ahue cannot serve on the executive
committee. ITO perform my duties
with the bank here and to look af
ter my other interests requires all
my time" Mr., Donahue said.
The local man was appointed on
the executive committee of the organ
ization at a meeting held in Okhho-
ma City this week
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31
OKLAHOMA PAYS
SMALL AMOUNTS
FOR LIBRARIES
In Schools, Not over 10 Cents Per
Child Spent for Supplementary
Reading; Situation Being
Investigated.

Only one new library book a year
for every seventeen children is the
record made during 1918-1919 by the
district and village schools of Okla
homa, according to the reports on
school Libraries made to the state
board of education by the county su-
perintendents.
Grady county ranks slightly above
the average, Miss Adola zinn, assist
ant county superintendent of public
instruction, says. The average in
Grady county, she says, is one book
for every fifteen children.
Twenty-Five thousands books were
bought to serve 100000 children. The
average amount spent was ten cents
a child. Less than third of the
districts appropriated any money at
all for their school libraries and
many failed to spend even half Of
what was appropriated.
On the other hand some counties
spent more than their appropriations,
having added to the nest egg by
means Of box suppers, church "socia-
bles" and the like. LeFlore county
stands first in the amount appropri-
ated for it's libraries, having spent
$1,97166, Usage county comes next
with S192356. The majority of the
counties expended less thaa $500
during the year
These are the conditions which are
being investigated by the newly Gre
ated Oklahoma library commission,
which has begun it's work Of library
extension with the -=5tject, according
to the secretary Mrs. j. b. Dale "oi
giving every child in city or coun
try, the advantage of reading the !
best books obtainabe"
The commission will make cam
paign throughout the rural districts
40 persuade them Of the necessity of
buying books for their schools. They
will be offered, besides, the privilege
of the travelling libraries, which the
commission will have ready for cir
about the last of the year,
and public Libraries will be encour
aged to extend their services TO pat
rons outside the city limits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31
OIL MAN SAYS GRADY ROADS ARE
WORST HE STRUCK BETWEEN BLUE
GRASS STATE AND CEMENT FIELD

been doubled and the money derived
from this tax is being used to pay
the interest on the road bonds and
retire them as they become due. The
automobile tax was doubled after 80
per cent of the automobile owners in
Illinois had signed a petition asking
that such steps be taken
"They realized the value of good
roads to any city or community. They
knew that with good roads they
would be saved twice the amount Of
the tax increase in the form Of re.
pairs for their machines.
"Illinois is now spending $5OO,000,-
000 en- her roads. That state is also
receiving a large amount of federal
aid. Illinois is always full of tour
lists, because they have good roads
Mr.. Joseph, in company with M,
Shuster, another Kentucky oil man,
was enroute to the Texas field.
They left the city yesterday after
noon and will spend two days at Ce-
ment They live in Lexington.
Cars Being Held up Here.
According to reports of local gar
age men yesterday afternoon, 20 for
eign cars are being detained here on
account of the condition of the Gra-
dy county roads. Owners of the
cars, they say, are unable to travel
over the roads.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-10-31
Local. Boxer Booked
for MiU tn EE Reno
With Fast GLOUeMGn

Johnnie Gragg, local amateur box
er, is booked to meet Young Kid"
Sides, of Oklahoma City, in an anna
teur boxing mill at Eel Reno on the
evening of November 3rd. Both lads
are featherweights
Grhgg and Sides have clashed twice
and each time the mills have been
draws. The fight at El Reno Novemr
Der Bird is to determine which is the
superior with the gloves. The local
lad is going through strenuous work
outs preparatory the fight.