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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

vTHE convention of the American Fed
n Grafton of Labor is considering a
series of radical price-fxing resolutions,
but unless the reputation of the fedora
t1on for common sense is unfounded it
will not consider the propositions very
seriously.
It is proposed that laws be passed
limiting the size of income which a man
may receive, and fixing the price of food
stuhs when the supply is not equal to the
demand, and fixing the maximum rental
that the owner of building may charge
Mr.. Bryan used to urge the limiting
of incomes and of fortunes. He once
said that no man could make a million
dollars honestly and that $4,000 was in
come enough for any man. When he
discovered that he could make more than
that on the Chautauqua circuit he modi-
fed his views and said no more about the
matter in public.
We have had some experience in gov
ernment price-fxing in recent months,
and it has not been pleasant enough to
warrant any one in asking that the plan
be continued, not to say extended.
AS to regulating rentals, that is
another form of price-fxing.
The Koran forbids Mohammedans to
allow alcohol to touch their lips, so the
bon vivants of Constantinople drink their
cocktails through a straw.
II would take more than price-fxing
statute passed by Congress or by a state
Legislature to prevent the old law of
supply and demand from inducing men
to find a straw which would permit them
TO obey the letter but ignore the spirit
of the statute.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
DILUTING THEIR OWN MEDICINE

THE men who make the laws for the
= state that the rest of us must obey
have laws for their own punishment
when they neglect their duties in Harris
burg.
They have been neglecting those duties
this week to such an extent that all
legislative business was stopped until
there could be roundup of the men,
bers who had gone home without leave.
And when they got back in Harris
burg they Immediately set about plan
ming to exempt themselves from the pun
ishment which their own rules prescribe.
Thus do the men who make the bitter
dose for some other fellow to swallow
dilute it to their taste when it is pressed
to their own lips.
1t is a great thing to be iawmaker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
THE REAL TROUBLE

THE Director of Transit is regretting
the indifference of the General As
&<lnbly to the request that it give Phila-
delphia the power to decide whether or
not il wishes to change its mind on the
transit plans.
The city is committed TO transit
rfoersm by vote of the people taken in
aceordsnce with legislation passed in
Harrisburg. The war has interyened
1pce that vote was taken, The subway
t<<stem at present prices viii cost almost
tviec The amount available Director
fviairg has been urging that the Cen
ff&l Assembly give the city the right 10
& enfi1cr the whole question
y 1 lpeuI matter and i ought 10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
HATS off to the symbol because of
~ the thing it symbolizes.

HATS off to the symbol because of
the thing it symbolizes!
When Congress in Philadelphia on
June ID, 1777, gave the American flag
formal adoption it symbolized a aemoc-
racy newborn.
When Lee surrendered to Grant at
Appomattox it symbolized a Union pre-
served.
Today, after having flown over bloody
fields in Europe, it symbolizes love for
liberty that cannot rest until liberty is
shared by all.
The growing constellation in the union
Of Old Glory tells of material advance
ment; but the thoughtful patriot sees in
the blue field behind the shining stars
promise of a larger faith and the hope
Of worldwide brotherhood.
Hats off to the flag! Let Old Glory
wave from every house! 1t is neither silk
nor bunting, but a peoples soul made
visible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
THE STARS AND STRIPES

LNLAG of the free, oh, wave on high
L Forever and for aye, 70
For thou vert born beyond the sky,
And destined not to tattered die,
Dishonored by the way.
Flag of land surpassed by none,
A nations voices rise
To greet thee with the morning sun 81
And when at eve the day is done
With shouts that rend the skies. =
Angelic hosts in realms of light
Join with the sons of Earth
To sing the greatness of thy might,
Thy hard won battles for the right,
The glory of thy birth.
Oh. beauteous banner born on high,
Hear what thy people say:
For thee to live, for thee to de-
Shall be their far flung battle.cry
Forever and for aye.
Borne on the breeze that sweeps the sea,
BY cities proud and old,
Made by thy might to bend the knee
And own thee emblem of the free,
Flag of the brave and bold.
To thee they haste at Fame's behest,
Again to dare, to do,
To thy Valhalla of the West,
Haven of the pure, the blest.
And Valor crowns them true.
Oh, Stars and Stripes, forever wave,
Where Glory flung thee free,
Ger those who died thy folds to save,
Triumphant ever oer the brave, ~.
Der home and liberty.
WILLIAM MCDONALD,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

The heated declaration
Statements of certain United States
Don't Zee senators that everybody
in Germany has had an
opportunity TO read the peace treaty is dis.
counted by the declaration of the members
of the German peace delegation that they
do not yet know what they will be called
upon to sign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

VrCcTEpnxy .,....:.u Al. ao,,u,o of our
INV. nnne 'ne .o" 49,
oonies'ic Responsiveness requireu 'ha' we
should wheel an empty go-cart along the
highways from Seventeenth and Pine to the
Norlot s,roo. forrr - ordor 70 shin Same to
.I.,;. ,,,;,u
ou' souns Ainehi"" 'ne '''nli'' ""o 10
merry at the seashore. Our only other bag
gage was a book-the title of which wild
senator's could not drag from us-and for
a. : .--s r.,, :. ,ooos
convenience Vi 'ianspo'' We '''n'
sary to place the book in the go cart
And so we Jared forth, in the bright sun
shine. of the well known month of June.
Pine to Broad, Broad to Walnut, Walnut
to Front, Front to Market, Market to the
ferry, was the route of the procession. Hap
pily the spectacle of well nourished sage,
comparatively in the prime of life, gravely
wheeling a go cart containing one book did
not seem to attract much attention from the
oratf TO sons t.n d ntS tSs 'st streets were sti,
fo;r,r er,ntv How, Glad we were that none of
o,,r n,oro Oat;ric frends were nm hand to re-
mart rho subtle comedy Of that book in it's
n"r.rohmlotor Far II Is such a young and
tondor hooL-;ndood nor nnblisbed vet and
~ ofrsrr;na of onr own so what mere appro.
nr;ota thon thar its loving parcnt should
.aL :. ha,of,lIr tbrorob the streets in n
hahn oorr;nro~
d., Eront stroot ;s a bumoro,h place. and
+hora n,a nooas;oped the first snoken COM
u,ont ..Tboro - cried a staIwart teamster.
nay;nn h;tterlv .+ no as he wiped his brow |;
ss..Lano,s n,,r +bot's cot II nrettv soft
~ - tho+ trrot Le,s nnsb;np y,
w w Sa1tad ond nrotond;ng there was an
,,uah;n ir tha oart NO went through the care
f,I ,ntions 81 trcLirg II in more securely
~, ~, nro noa;sn;, ;ts ;ma,;nary outcries We
ant.os anu ;ts ;n1,;s;hlo bsed .sNow Junior !"
,,a naid of,ar tho n,onner of nat;ent parents
..t, We sa,u, e. Jtiu we,Ii soon he there
yUH ,UH nus taan,stor no,od .t ne in MIXTURE of
~ e 20 ,,saonta;ntr
auu 49, ;sn,t ha,,, ,,e said and went
w re a,'u - o,,;to oorto;n whether the
On On We ".le .i ~ ~. ,'s h,t ot any rate
ausn was VI Ain, ~ hand ard nnr em :
,ne leris ma1 a,. i,'aa or
oarrassihs 'a'h ""' '''i'
WE WE'RE much tempted to linger about
w the docks. which are a lively panorama
in the early morning. and the shoe shining
hairs along Delaware avenue are fine
throroS for baslinp in the sun and smoking a
thouahtfrI nine we noticed the tug Sena
tor Panrose Wing at the Ericsson line pier /:
uorhan Nc II was onlv our ,magination. but She
soanosS more chastened in demeanor than
wsuaI and isped a little steam from her ex :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
In Line With
City Planning

Interest attaches to the
In Line WIN efforts of Chestnut street
City Planning merchants to have a
limit put on the size of
projecting signs on that thoroughfare. There
is no question as to Councils right 10 SO
limit the size of signs or to have them re /.
moved altogether Maybe the day will come
when the municipality will insist that All
signs, temporary or permanent, be artistic
and in harmony with surroundings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

Beauty
j am the lure that leads you ever on.
] am the little leaping fame of light
That lifts you from the dark to greet the
dawn
While your heart futters fearful of my
might.
lead the souls of all men that aspire;
am the light that lies beyond your fears
am the flaming end of all desire,
The soul of happiness, the balm of tears.
am the goad that you may not gainsay,
That drives you dreaming through the dirt
strewn street.
A mystic in the market place astray-
am a gadhy, though my sting is sweet.
HARRISON HIRES.
This has been big week for Young
Johnny Murphy. aged twelve. of Rutledge.
He was elected Boy Scout AMI he sent us
a dollar for the Child Federation. yohp's
uncle, who happens to be friend of ours,
explains that John earns his pocket money.
by moving the lawn. Well, John. here's
your poem;
John, toho is not yet thirteen.
Earns his money on the tarf, he
Noes his 1ncle's shaUen green
Good for little Johnny Murphy,
Johnnp Murpbvs act Of grace ig
Well deserves a better poet:
When zoe haze q country place
Wen let johnny Murphy moo III
We had really intended to buy our straw
hat today but Their we remembered that Mr..
Lederer had prior claim on our right hand
pockat sOCRATEs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

The ''leak' investigation having pro-
vided them with enough explanations to hold
them for while, what belligerent United
States senators now need is a nice batch OF
Qualifications.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
Information, Please

Information, Please!
Mr.. Owen Wister says that the peace
treaty is book as big as the Philadelphia
phone directory. And the thought occurs to
us that many senators seem to use the treaty
in much the same way that some people use
the phone book: they scream at the operator
first and look up the number afterward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

Well, at least the resolutions at the
convention of the American Federation of
Labor are no more numerous than those at
every state Legislature.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

There's no use antagonizing any one"
says the chief of the Highways Bureau As
an expert on roads Mr.. Dunlap evidently
prefers the easiest way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

An army of words did Senator Knox
Let loose from his wonderful pen.
First he philandered them up a hill,
And then philandered them down again
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
THE CHAFFING DISH

announcing the Sunday school strawberry
festival next week.
The last echo of old times which we no
ticed on our ramble was sign on Fourth
street: The Philadelphia Contributionship
for the Insuring of Houses from Loss by
Fire
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

We are getting fed up with centennials
and have refrained from saying anything
about the Charles Kingsley anniversary,
which occurred this week. We. will unbend,
however, far enough to say that if the Rev.
Charles were alive today he would have
written a Drouthpard Ho,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

City politicians are looking forward m
tat parts in the new municipal comedy
Alone With Loan"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

BY the addition of japan the Big Four
has apparently been superseded by straight
flush.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

So great Is the American sense Of
humor that vote for the most popular man
in the country might easily result in the
election Of Postmaster General Burleson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
Hits
to Save

Hes too chicken
HIS hearted to do any
TO save bombing" declared the
wife of one of the men
arrested in connection with recent outrages
Wifey loyalty occasionally takes curious
guiseS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

The money being raised in defense AZ
the ex-k kaiser consists principally Of easy
marks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

Henry Cabot Lodge has said, OF what
Philander c. Knox himself has said.
Somehow the public had notion that
the Pennsylvania senator thought highly
Of the views of all these Americans.
Obviously, however, that deduction was
fallacious. Mr.. Knox plainly implies that
his side has made a wretched job of
things.
In truth, they have. And the saddest
spectacle of all has been furnished by the
statesman whose outgivings even defy
intelligent analysis and whose efforts to
be the spokesmansfor a great political
party are sorry in the extreme
Thousands and thousands of patriotic
Republicans think clearly on such tran
scendently vital subjects as the league
of nations and peace treaty. They are
richly deserving of new leadership one
that is rational and constructive, not
reckless and absurd. Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Root and Mr.. Wickersham still permit
legitimate Republicansm to retain some
vestiges of pride.
Statesmen who have not retired also
are available. Congress is not without
them. Senator McCumber, of North Da-
kota. gave an inspiring example of cour-
age, manliness and common sense in his
refusal to lndorse the Knox nonsense.
The silence of certain others is an in
timation that they may be engaged in
thinking, profitable to their own and
their countrys' honor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
{ Eny6Y

The Senate always has a little rancor out
to windward. y
We wonder which feels more foolish the
Senate contingent fund after paying for
investigating leak that wasn't leak, or
the government printer after printing
treaty that wasn't a treaty?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
What Do You Kuo,D?
QUIZ

u. What is the Republican majority in the
Senate?
2. What is a zebu2
80. Why is an Indian called "Lo"?
"A. When was the Stars and Stripes on -
cialy adopted as the national flag?
5. What are ''darbies"?
6. What is the highest airplane fight made
by woman and who made it?
Z. What is a nawab?
s. Who wrote the. novel, Charles o'Msl-
ley?
0. Name two American generals in the
War of 1872. !, (
10. Who wrote the Moonlight Sonata" "A,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
May be q
Mistake

The first American com
May be mercial order to roach
Mistake Germany is from a Chi
cago firm to a firm in
Mannheim for cargo Of malt barley. Cant
blame this on John Barleycorn, for John has
an Anglo Saxon name. But has July l no
terrors for the Chicago merchant?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
This Topic Now Closed

This Topic Now Closed
Apropos Of that lavender
That lavender or dub
Who writes about a pavender
pavender pub.
I'd like to swing a clavender
A clavender or club
And end his bally blavender
His blavender or blub
So he would make good gravender
Good gravender or grub
To feed the worthy chavender
The chavender chub
One clout upon his gayender
His Eavender or CUB
Would make him want TO savender
To savender sub
Merge In a handy lavender
lavender or tub
Until he mired his lavender
His lavender or hub.
Envoy
Enough OF this plagued staffender
This staffender or stun
It's getting pretty rafender
Quite raffenser or rough. ..t..
LAVENDER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

With the imposing reconstruction task
ahead of it the Republican party cannot
afford to fritter away its good name with
paradox mongers of the Knox stripe.
That it will realize the situation is sub
ject for reasonable hope.
In short order the melodramatic gest-
ure of Mr.. Knox assumed laughable
aspect. An angry partisan apparently
incapable of saying what he wants is
amusing.
The fzzling sensation which he en-
gineered may be salutary as a warning.
Already the way in which he botched it
stimulates sense of relief.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
90 EDGAR RAYMOND KIEss has gone

60 EDGAR RAYMOND KIESS has gone
~ and done it, Stayed out with Senator
Penrose, ex- Governor Stuart Joseph r.
Grundy Samuel p Rotan, William J. Ost =
heimer and the rest of them, until Miss
Mary Roemer Clarke came along. The viii.
Transport congressman, who is now chair
man of the committee on printing had for
some time past given evidence to his col
leagues of a certain mental perturbation,
bordering on delight. Prospects for bright
and cheerful summer at Eagles Mere are
predicted by the entire delegation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

If this little collection of paradoxes
were not almost too delicious to admit of
accretions, the ex-secretary of states
unwilling admission that all denuncia-
tions of the league had been of no con-
sequence whatever might be artisticaIly
added.
His rueful insistence that the American
people really know nothing about the
perils of the covenant because they have
heard chiefly the arguments of paid prop
agandists is strangely contemptuous of
what William E. Borah has said, of what
George Wharton PEPPER has said, of
what James A. Reed has said, of what
Janles NJ Beck has said, Of what Gem
ersl Leonard Wood has said, Of what
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
PLAN
 NAUGHTY DINNER
Were to Have Plenty of Wild Women At
 Celebration.

New York. April 25-'some poor simp has said the war is over. He's wrong, all wrong"
 Take it from Ted c. Parsons and M. Edwin Green. We have yet to fight the battle of New York"
 The impending grapple in Gotham came to notice through the receipt by an aviator of a form letter that caused him to ascend to a new alu- tude record and to chortIe with glee: ''Whoops, my dear, bring on your wild women!"
 Unfortunately, the whooping one got Q whooping clout from the bet ter half, who happened to overhear. She snatched the form letter away, read it's merry lines-and there's one aviator in this town who won't view the battle of New York;. The letter says:
 Some poor simp has said the war Is over. He's wrong, all wrong. We have yet to fight the battle of New York. Here's the big idea All avia- tors, those who flew and those who wanted to and only talked about it, are invited to attend a grand, great and glorious dinner on the 3rd of May of this year-we say this year as being before July l, given by those ancient and dishonorable members of the Montmartre and the Rue Brey Club. MT. Reisenweber of 18th street and Eighth avenue, out of the kind ness of his heart, has consented to stage the fight at his gilded palace of crime at the merely nominal fee of eight bucks per plate and person."
 Lest the invitee at this point ex- perience an aversion to meals at eight bucks per plate and person, % the letter adds:
 Be not alarmed. o ye of faint heart and fainter purse, for the said double four includes all the neces- saries, including ambulances, a, huge dinner accompanied by all the liquor one can drink, nigger jazz band, the ravishinEly beautiful -vo7uptuous women of Reisenweber's cabaret, who will do their little tricks. smokes and aIl."
 Flight measly little beans covers even the breakages. There will be much and many liquor, also music, and as for women, bring your ad- dress books. There will be 9 special telephone girl on duty for that pur- poses after 12 o'clock. Please answer at once, signifying your intention of coming, and tell your flying friends to ask for tickets too. The number of guests is limited to 15o, so get your applications and checks in early. Make checks payable to Lieut.. M. Ed win Green or Lieut.. Edwin c. Par sons, care of the American Flying Club, NO. Il East 3Sth Street"
 To make it a really naughty night, there is this urging:
  party of the century---an orgy that will go down into the history of the New York Police Department as the widest ever staged"
 At the American Flying Club it was quite broadly intimated that some "sorehead' was ''gumming the works. 9 Iieuts. Parsons and Green, it was said, were running the affair as in Gividuals, and were using the clubs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
 SEWER PROPOSALS

The Paving and Sewer Commission of said city will receive proposals at office of secretary, Room No. Is, City Hall. until Tuesday, May 6, 1919. at 7:30 D. m., for the construction of sewers in the following named streets, as per plans of city engineer, to witt
 In Spring street, about 1,5Oo lineal feet.
 In Garfield avenue, two sections with branches in other streets, about 5,760 hneal feet
 Certified checks for ten per cent. of amount of bids must accompany pro- posals.
 The commission reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
 THE PAVING AND SEWER
 COMMISSION,
 Bernard Heating, Secretary. J24ba
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
STATE OF CONNEUmCUT, DISTRICT or BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT
March 27. 1Q14

March 27, 1913 Estate of Louis KIingensteiner late of the town of Bridgeport, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis U1ct of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their cIaims for settlement, Those who neglect to present their ac- counts properly attested, within said time, will he debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 NINA SCHNdUEKE.
 EXecutrix. S66 Hallett st., Bridgeport, Conn
 TJ24s~
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
NEW TAX RULES
 ARE ANNOUNCED

Statements governing the filing of corporation taxes were issued yester- day by Internal Revenue Agent R. J. Ryle and must be observed by all those who have been given extension of time in the filing of such taxes.
 All 45-dRy extensions expire on April 29, except corporations who have been given a further extension to June 1. This applies also to cor poratiOns who have a fiscal year and file returns on forms 1122 instead of 1120. But corporations with a fis- cal year closing in order to obtain benefit of this extension shall make written requests for same immedi- ately.
 Revenue agents are still in Room 3 of the Post office building where in connection with the revenue act of 1918. They are kept quite busy making returns for nonresident this locality. A general extension of time has been given for all forms of information, which do not carry any taxes up to June IS, without getting any further permission.
 There will be a further penalty imposed on all delinQuents after April 29 who have not attended to the filing of their income taxes re- turn in the various lines of business and vacations and they are requested to attend to the matter at once. It would be well for such people to con- suit the income tax man immediate ly and avoid such trouble later on,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
z.4OO UNEMPLOYED.

Bridgeport has now 7,40O unem- ployed according to an announcement from Washington. New Haven has about 8,oOO; Meriden, 5000: Derby, 500; Stamford, 400; MiddIetown, 300, and New London 800, making a total for seven cities in the state of 22,O0C. The report claims that one week ago there were 1000 unemployed in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
WANTED

Middle-aged man of good habits who is willing to live at Greenfield Hill,make him self useful and can run a car; must furnish reference. Apply Employment Office WARNER BROS. co.
 INQUIRE J. J. HILLEGAss
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