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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
WHY NOT ASK HOOVER?

THE Senate foreign relations commit
i tees zeal for information which
moved it to give hearing to Mr.. Bullitts
five-day survey of Russia has thus far in
spired no call for Herho~t c. Hoover.
The New York World thinks that the
testimony of that distinguished Ameri-
can might prove enlightening to the
elder statesmen. The public would un-
questionably applaud such summons.
In interrogating the man who perhaps
better than any other American under
stands the international situation and is
equipped with first-hand practical knowl-
edge of European affairs the senators
would give a stimulating exhibition of
sincerity. For some of them this de-
parture would be novel. There is an i'm
preston however, that the country as a
whole would suffer no distress because
such line of conduct has been hitherto
untried.
The Interrogation of Mr.. Hoover would
be the sort of experiment that would
lead to convincing demonstration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
CURES FOR UNREST?

WASHINGTON during the month of
October will be the scene of sue
cession of conferences unique in human
history. The International Labor Con-
gress, which is organized under the
auspices of the Peace Conference with
view to establishing a constructive phi
losophy of economic relations, will as
semble late in the month. Virtually every
civilized country will be represented at
its sessions.
AS functioning division of the league
of nations the labor congress will not
endeavor to formulate a series of rules
and restrictions, nor will it be concerned
with scales and schedules of the sort that
are usually depended upon to settle
strikes or disputes between employer
and employe. 1t will attempt a larger
task. 1t will be the aim of labor men
and economists, capitalists and govern
ment representatives to suggest code
under which we may at last form an in
telligent notion of the worth of men-to
industry, to the community and to civili-
xation.
The findings of the labor congress will
have the force of philosophical or moral
truth once they are formally adopted.
It was the hope of those who inspired
the plan to approach questions of labor
and production from an international
viewpoint. Thus one of the questions
that will be considered is that which
rises from the deliberate exploitation Of
aliens in large groups. The labor con-
gress has fundamental purpose 1t is
to make fair working conditions world
wide in order that men in one country
who wish to put their industries on a
modern basis and meet the demands of
an improving civilization may not be
placed at disadvantage by the competi-
tion of backward minded industrial lead
ers in other countries.
A women's labor conference will pre-
Aade the international labor conference
et Washington. So will the industrial
conference recently called by Presiden!
Wilson. In each instance the whole gen
erai question of labor unrest will be ap-
preached as it has never been approached
before. Capital and labor are trying
hard to reach understandings. If the
conferences did no more than familiarize
each side with the others viewpoint and
rs difficulties October ought to be a
historic month in the record of modern
economics.
7he governments themselves will have
representatives at all Of the sessions,
Z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

"THE zone system of trolley fares"
L declaimed Warren c. King. Repuh-
lican candidate for the Jersey governor
ship, "is a monstrous imposition on the
people, but that is no reason why there
should be a genera resort to violence
This sounds true. Violence never
helped anybody out of trouble. The Pub
lie Service Corporation in New Jersey
started more than it can finish.
The governor of the state can be Of
service to the people of Camden in this
instance. He can formally suggest that
the whole question of zone fares be re-
opened for a general review before the
Public Utilities Commission. He him
self can request the presence of experts
in street-car organization and manage
ment, who will be able to tell from their
own experience whether the high rates
of fare are justified or whether they are
due to waste and inefficiency in opera
ton. The P. R. T. might give the New
Jersey commission some advice.
Meanwhile the old fare system should
be restored pending a more extensive re-
view of the general question. 1t is clear
that the people of New Jersey want more
science in their street-car systems and
less politics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
both to its political prestige and to the
nations sense of fair play.

The most interesting week in Wash
ington since Mr.. Wilson's return is about
to begin. The public is unsentimental
with politicians, but, were it even slightly
otherwise, it would be sympathetic with
the difficult roles which both Mr.. Lodge
and Mr.. Hitchcock are playing.
The former is presumably under no
illusions concerning the value of Mr..
Wilson's tour. Much of the tumult and
the shouting can be discounted Hiram
Johnson struck an attitude in the Middle
West, twisted the British lions tail and
the crowd roared with delight. Every
man has a conventional sense of drama.
He expresses it in the presence of the
President of the United States. He re-
spends to it when a cheap spellbinder
emits floods of gorgeous nonsense.
But what the senators must also recog
nize is that Mr.. Wilson descended to dots
on some important occasions, that the
public is weary of the treaty snarl and
that it Graves peace with longing which
is somewhat careless of commas and
clumsy wording in the treaty text.
The Democrats are claiming that next
Tuesday has the aspect of a test day and
that should the Johnson amendment
ruling out British colonial representation
in the assembly come up and be defeated
all the other amendments of the foreign
relations committee will be destined for
the discard Some must go. They are
too unutterably silly.
Others are of sanely protective va
riety to which the President himself, un-
less narrow partisanship embarrasses his
logic, cannot object.
The maneuvering to regulate the
voting on both sides is heartening. For
all the angry charges that are recipro-
cally made, the nation does not think for
a moment that the treaty is going to be
rejected. If it did it might exalt that
informative booklet among the best
sellers instead of leaving its interpreta-
ton to political leaders. .
Somehow, and in spite of all buster
ing, the response of these spokesmen to
mass opinion is eventually registered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
A ONE-WORD GRAFTON

OUR own inimitable Uncle Dave Lane
~ has at last admitted that he tossed
off that derisive sentence which, as a
reference to public sentiment in elections,
ended with an explosive bah"
Uncle Dave insists that he was think
ing and talking of the committee of one
hundred That made little difference to
all the millions of newspaper readers who
were his audience. And so the sage of
the Organization may be credited Off
cially with the speech that did more than
any other delivered in the course of the
campaign to insure the nomination of
Mr.. Moore.
That one word of Uncle Dawes had an
educational value for the electorate that
isn't usually found in stump orations
that are an hour or more long.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

Answers to Yesterdays Quiz
1. "The Triumph of Death" is the novel
which first brought Gabrielle Dan
nunzio to international notice.
.. The highest altitude ever reached by
man on the earth's surface is 2S, 2b0
feet.
8, 1t was attained by the Duke of the
Abruzzi in 1909, when he climbed to
the top of Mt. Goodwin Austen, in the
range lying between Kashmir and
Chinese Turkestan.
4. A marmot is a rodent of the squirrel
family.
B. Desidere lin Latin Desideratus) is Car-
dinal Merciers first nawa.
6. The poet Keats died at the age "A
twenty-six.
7. Luson is the largest of the PhtlippiAs
Islands.
8. The cofferdam of ship is the space
between two bulkheads located very
close together.
0. John Barrett is director general Of the
Pan American Union.
10. Twelve ounces make pound III sroy'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

These meetings may not put an end to the
economic confusion. But they will be at
least new and good beginning. And
it is worth observing that though the
International Labor Congress is the most
important of the three great congresses,
the obduracy of the Senate has so far
made it impossible for the President to
assign representatives of the United
States Government to participate at the
various sessions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
The Story Of Midas
MIDAS. favored of his god,

MIDAS, favored of his god,
4fA Walking on the autumn sod
Touched the field to goldenrod.
Bright it cleaned on every side
Glimmered far and shimmered wide
Over all the land to bide. a.
Gold he shifted with every breeze,
Midas started in to wheeze,
Shuttle, snort and weep and sneezs.
Keener still his anguish grew ii,
Till he cried in sorrow true:
Goods, dake bag your gift! Achoo I"
Wilson, in New York Sun
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
THE CHAFFZNG DISH
Mlsdirected Zeal

WHEN I am ct work in the Office
w kind Of palsy seizes on my soul.
l feel the whole weight of the universe
Crushing down on my defenseless spirit;
But when / get home at night,
And it is time to go to bed, ...,'.
l am as brisk as ticket seller
In the box Office of vaudeville show.
In the sheer lusthood of my exuberance
1 rearrange all the bottles in the medicine
closet,
And with the zeal of Russell Conwell
Delivering Acres of Diamonds" for the
5000th time
] have been known to pursue cockroach
From one end of the apartment to the other.
DOVE DULCET.
Illustration
T HAVE given up bathing.
The doctor told me to go down to At
lantic City
And snuff up the salt water.
He said it would be good for hay fever.
But every time I wade out to the breakers
And dip my head under the water
A life guard dashes at me
And drags me in.
The next day / see my name in the paper
"Saved From the Surf
And the life insurance company
Threatens to cancel my policy.
CALVERT CRAVAT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
4 Hopeful Hubby

4 Steubenvillc Ohio.
4 Hopeful Hubby woman has just made
her sixth vain at
tempt to procure a divorce from her hus
band. The man told the court that she fire.
quently threw sCalding water over him and
chased him around the place with a carving
knife and cleaver. but he loved her and
was willing to take another chance. What
is poor woman to do to win freedom? We
don't know but she might try boiling oil and
n machine gun
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Woodrow Wilson goes out and gets vast
cheers from the public for the league of
nations.
Hiram Johnson and others go on the road
and get vast cheers from the public against
the league of nations.
It is one more proof of the grave truth
that a man gets out of life exactly what
he brings to it, and the public will cheer
anything that is said with sufficient en-
phasis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
GOtt Nit Uns

Taking everything
GOtt Nit Uns into consideration. {"
remarked the Public
Service commissioners after considering the
case of the =. r. T.. "the traction company
is playing in luck in the matter of a presi-
dent and YOU We got to hand it to Mtten."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Vienna doctors threaten to strike. They
want to make as much money as scrub
women. How unreasonable! Think Of the
long life of disappointment from which
scrubwomen graduate!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

A movie concern has procured an in
junction against a movie actor to restrain
him from taking a shave and haircut.
Wonder if this has anything to do with the
BARRIERS strike?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

D'Annunzio's son says his father will
sacrifice himself rather than yield Fiume.
Doubtless. Where could poet get more
lmeight to die in? 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Guy Oyster. secretary to Samuel Com
pers has been waxing eloquent in defense
of the Boston police. Curious. We always
thought Oyster was a guy who knew when
to keen still
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
eoIltIoaI Substitute for the Loa Cabin

In the old days, we have been told polit-
icaI campaigns were lost and won by re-
peated reference to the log cabin in which
the candidate was reared.
We are hoping the time will come when
some one will get elected to something be-
cause he once smoked corncob pipe. The
great biography Of that new era will be
called From Corn Cob to Meerschaum."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Philadelphia politics seems destined to
prove that there is no man so dead as
boss deposed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

German e%ciency has been wrestling
with the proftcers and making good in some
individual cases. The populace is using
hand grenadcs on them in Coblenz.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

The chances are that Senator Lodg
would give good deal to know how to lie
go gracefully.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Mr.. MacLaughlin and Mr.. Wescott will
do their darnedest to put little pep into the,
election.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Legislation asked for by President
Wilson provides that cold storage food shall
bear date marks. But won't that sometimes
take away ones appetite?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

1t would be easier to write sharp,
snappy paragraph about the threatened steel
strike if it were not so Internally serious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Uncle Dave Lane says Hampy will make
a darned good Mayor which shows that
Uncle Dave is a darned good loser
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
The famous detective
Sherlock Holmes

IHUTsUHN 5 UWTRIHTN
on North Thirteenth street. ''Tou will OBJ
serve. my dear Watson" he said. that the
burglar took nothing but fountain pens Of
the newest model. We may dPduce from his
faith in the darned things that he has youth,
and from his selection that he has some
knowledge of the trade. Let the police look ,
therefore. for an illteratr old tramp who
will endeavOr to sell the pens to day laborers
so that they may figure out their income
tax. ''Wonderful :" said the doctor.
"WOnderful!'' -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

D'Annunzio's latest poem seems des
tined to make a lot of people in Fiume 9
hungry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Prtstidigitators have nothing on gam
blers when it comes to the juggling Of fig.
ures,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Members of the Prohibition party will
probably think up something else TO pro
/
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
What Do You KnotU?

QUIZ
/. What is canon law? .
2. What language is spoken in Haiti?
8. How many votes does Great Britain
have in the council of the league Of
nations?
4. Who was Verrazzano? :"
8. What state did Daniel Webster repre-
sent in the Senate?
6. What is a Formulation?
Z. What soup is characteristic of New
Orleans? 5L
8. At what figure has the Bulgarian in
demnity been fixed?
8. Where is the Dead sea?
10. What is the smallest of birds?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Federal report has it that food prices
have decreased all over the country. And il
isn't drop too much.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
Where MajOrities
Rule

A lady from Mexico
Where MaiOrities visiting New York has
Rule startled the natives by
wearing bifurcated
neither garments. She professed amusement
at the costumes of other women. They are
wearing one trouser leg while | wear two,"
she commented. But the following crowds
laughed at her and not at the others. For
even common sense is ridiculous when in a
hopeless minority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Every walk out runs up the high. cost
of living.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

The conservative wing of the bitter
renders may yet realize the Hi cost of John
son.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Nobody will grudge the police and fire.
men the extra pay they are slated to get.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
SYNTHETIC POEMS
Steam Shovel Needed

MY MIND is like the Panama Canal.
lNl Great ocean going ideas
Lie moored ip the locks
Until my thought rises to the level
Where they can proceed.
Every now and then ,..
There is a brainslide in the Culebra Cut
And all traffic is halted.
ARTHUR CHOKE.
Miss Dante Unburdens
MY MIND is like the ocean.
1Nl Ny friends are children playing on the
beach
They bring their little tin buckets
And make patterns on the sand.
Once strong swimmer yentured out
AS far as the breakers.
He turned back.
lie WAS afraid Of the undertow
ANN DANTE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
Near Twelfth Street

Near Twelfth Street
CHESTNUT STREET is dark and gloomy
" II 80 p. IN.
But from an upper window
Comes the insane ecstasy of jazz.
Cling cling of little bells,
Rattle of drums,
Tick took of the gourds,
Crash of cymbals,
~ Wall of violins on the placid night.
Life is tragic;
Life is damnable;
But do little scamper of my own
DUNRAvEN BLEAK.
stenosrapher ..'.
I'VE been taking dictation
l. From the universe
For quite while.
I've got bunch of notes:
Now it's time to transcribe them.
Queer
/ can't seem
To make sense out of them. DIDO.
Department Store
nON'T Judge my mind
- By what you see in the show window.
That is only the stuff
For which have to get quick turnover.
Inside, there is much that is pleasant and
quaint. '@E
The foorwalkers won't bother you.
.. ALE ALPHA.
Caution
MY MIND needs no fire escape.
A'1 1t is equipped with automatic sprin-
klers.
AS soon as an idea catches fire
They put 1t out. A
am heavily insured against
Infammatory notions.
GoRGoN zoLA.
Announoement
MY MIND is closed pending repairs.
AyA After alterations are completed,
Will reopen in these premises
With a large line of plain and fancy goods.
SENECA sHAMBLE.
My Brain Reels
MY MIND Is a movie film.
4Vl Who the camera man was
/ don't know, #
But he certainly shot
Some queer pictures.
! always fear
| scnle day the film will snap
| And the audience
VIII applaud ironically. SOCRATES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

Even the Stiffness of the trolley com :
psny fails to justify mob ruls IN Camden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
Bacchus and the Birds

GAM SC0VILLE is this departments off =
~ cial adviser in pathological matters.
He is also the author of a digest of the
liquor laws of Pennsylvania. and in his dual
capacity we wish to refer the following de =
plorable case to him. We find it in Mrs.
Gene StrattOn Porter's delightful book,
"Homing With the Birds:
On the way to the river one morning I
noticed a bird acting peculiarly on a
fine specimen of pokeberry. There had
been frost the night before. A hot
autumn sun was shining the frozen
fruit. On going closer to see what was
happening l found cedar waXwing, a
bird native to my location but for all that
extremely feasting con-
tinuously on the frozen berries. He was
in such a state OF intoxication that he did
not always secure the berry at which he
aimed and the plumage of his face and
throat was badly stained with the juice
He was so unsteady on his feet that he
frequently lost his balance and plunging
headfirst he fell to the underside of the
little branches to which he clung with his
feet but hanging head down. and even
while he was struggling to gain an up
right position he still continued eating
every berry he could reach. | tried the
experiment of seeing how close l could
approach and found to my surprise that
the, bird was unable to fly. l could pick
him up in my hands. He did not exhibit
the least sign of fear, tput him back
on the bush and left him in what could be
considered nothing less than state of in
toxication.
For the past three or four years we have
heard men of all parties talk, every now and
then, of Mr.. Hoover as Presidential pos
sibilty We have never yet heard any man
express anything but keen enthusiasm at the
idea. This, we fear. indicates probability
that the event will never come to pass.
There are some things that would be toe
good to be veracious.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
Desk Notices

I was young then, and knew much mor'
than | do now.
RUSSELL II. CONWELL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

shsnks's mare i being ovsrworksd ip
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-20

A NTHONH NJ. HANCE and r. Cuyler
"A Patterson live near each other at Chest
nut Hill, and they voted together last
Tuesday. Hance has more than local
reputation as II historian, having prepared
papers and made addresses on a number of
topics incident to Revolutionary days. Pat
terson is lawyer with fondness for
travelling, which once led him into a thrill
ing experience on the high seas. Along
with number of other Americans he was
captured by the British on a German shin
which had left port before the war in Eu
rope broke out. The Patterson papers now
before the State Department concerning that
adventure constitute an interesting chapter
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-03-29
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the matter of the last will and test
ament Of Elizabeth Page, Deceased,
Emile Bigo, Executor
Letters of Executorship having been
granted on the 26th day of February,
1919, by the Chancery Court of Jack
son County, Mississippi, to the under
signed upon the estate of Elizabeth
Page, Deceased, notice is hereby given
to all persons having claims against
said estate to present the same to
the Clerk of said Court for probate
and registration and allowance accord
ing to law within one year from this
date, or they will be forever barred.
This the 26th day of February, 1919.
EMILE BIGO, Executor.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-03-29

Rev. VIM. Wediq went to Mobile
Monday to visit one Of his parish
toner's. Mrs. E. A. Cole, who is in
the Providence lnfirmary, recovering
from a severe and complicated
operation she underwent on the
18th inst. Her many friends will
be pleased to learn that she Is rapid
ly recovering.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-03-29
CONTRACT NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that con
tract for the furnishing of all legal
blanks, etc, for all county officers ac-
cording to schedule on file for period
OF six moths from April LIST, 1919, will
be let to the lowest bidder on Monday,
the 7th day Of April, 1919. All bids
are required to be sealed and filed with
the clerk of the board of supervisors
on or before noon of said date. Bond
will be required as provided by law,
and Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids submitted.
By order of the Board, March 9Th
1919.
w. P. RAMSAY, President.
FRED TAYLOR, Clerk.