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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23

near Philadelphia and am LAUNCHING into
the sign and show card business. '"'o
submit fo9wng ausstdns sstns tS ssagtsa yoS and
20 you consider this an over-crowded field
thirty.three to engage in III I propose de-
yoting o only my spare time (after p. M
to u IN the beginning. :.
10 you approve Of Il form letter To pros-
peGt Sr With vi business card Inclosed? -
Would yor adyss call with samples
torm Wh5t letter , by letter writing speciaIistY
my line? How would you find a prospect, !"
How would you measure charges? Do Won
EmS% moI' OF any periodical relating to the above
Will YOU be good enough to give me the
names aad snI OF some some good books on salesmanship
Visa MAJ S o'her suggestions you deem ad-
tbsy YOuE For REano ss's Duke" ,tere. great. Are
A thousand thanks for any help YOU NAV
give me. '' 'ou may
SHOW CARD WRITER.
believe there are splendid oppor-
tunitias for show card writer's if-if n
man is not mere writer Of cards. The
successful show card writer should be
u good advertising man and a good
salesman, for he must have the faculty
of putting selling ideas on cards in a
way that will attract favorable atten-
tion.
Yes, I approve Of form letters, but
not with the atrocious rubber stamp
heading that you use. Why not make
the heading of your letter in the form
Of show card--it would be unusual
and at once tell the story.
I suggest sending a good strong let
ter with perhaps booklet containing a
score or SO ideas--and then follow that
up with personal visit. \
If you are not an expert In adver-
tising (and I don't think you are), you
should consult a good advertising agent
and have him help you prepare a mail
order campaign-it will be the cheapest
and quickest,way in the end.
Department stores and specially
stores are your best prospect. A series
Of advertisements In this and other good
papers (prepared by your advertising
agent), would be splendid way to
quick start.
Makes your charges plenty, don't
enter into any price competition. Have
your work so good that price is of little
consideration. have mailed you list
of good books on salesmanship. Glad
you like Bruno Duke" Peter Flint"
will be on sale in about a month.
Bruno Duke" will not be published
for about six months or so.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-23

In this space Mr.. Whitehead piH an
sper readers business questions on bug
ing, selling, advertising aud employme en-
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
FORMS BIC FORCE
Of JUVENILE POLICE
Jacob Goldstein Organizes SOC
Harlem Boys to Uphold
Law and Order.

New York ,-Following a call for TO-
900 boys to join the juvenile police of
Harlem, Jacob Goldstein, founder and
superintendent of the Harlem Pro
tective Association, announced that
more than 1,500 fiocked to the head
quarters and made out applications
tor mem bership. 1t is the intention
OF Mr.. Goldstein, who started the
Lower East Side Protective AssOci-
alton, to have the lads report every
undesirable condition they observe in
Harlem. and then the proper city au-
thorities will be notified to take ac-
ton. The boys will be In structed in
the duties of the real police force and
will make regular rounds on assigned
posts.
For the purpose of the undertaking.
Harlem will be divided into precincts
and officers will be placed in charge.
Even fixed posts will be laid out for
the juvenile guardians of the law Par
ticular attention will be paid to food
stuffs in grocery stores, candy shops
and vendors stands and the youthful
policemen must see that sanitary or
dinances are observed Ii a violation
Is found the offending storekeepel
will be communicated with by Mr.
Godstein That failing, the city au
thorities will receive notice. Another
duty of the force will be to keep fire
escapes unobstructed and garbage
cans well covered.
Efforts will also be made to check
the cigarette habit among boys by re,
porting the names of dealers who sup.
ply tobacco to youthful smokers. CT
gazette smokers will not be admitted
to membership in the juvenile police.
and those who violate the rule against
smoking will be dismissed from the
force Rowdy bands and Washers will
be watched and efforts will be made to
learn names of offenders. They will
be reported to the police. 1t is in
tended to have this force cooperate
wi n the Police Department, and Mr..
Goldstein hopes to obtain official re-
cognition for the members. A mum.
Der of Harlem civic associations have
praised the scheme and have promis-
ed to aid in its formation.
Several thousand copies of the fol
lowing poster have been distributed
in Harlem:
Wanted police; boys IA
years of age or over to become juve-
nile police, under the supervision of
tho Harlan protaptiUa Association
Jacob Goldstein, Superintendent, Al
West One Hundred and Fourteenth
street.
Duty pledged in all activities to-
ward the suppression of vice, crime,
disease and ignorance. and the ele-
walton of the social, moral and ply
steal standard of Harlem"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
MARSEILLES
MISS THERESA PHIILImoRE.
Representative, Branch Office Phillmore Building

4 Hanlon. son Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hanlon. who was killed yesterday at
1905 at the Aurora street crossing hy
a westbound Rock Island passense
train. was held this morning ar l1
O'Clock at the city hall The verde,
was accidental death The jury con.
sisted Of the following Magistrate
Nicholson, e. +, Long Lyman Law
renee. W r. Spencer, Charles Wat
terick and f. G. Long Charles Han
Ion. father of the dead boy. WAS tho
first 10 testify He stated that the
last he had seen OF his son was yes.
terday morning at O'Clock, before he
left for work. and about l.3a he was
notified that his son had been kilIed
He is employed on the RocE Island
section, and when he learned TIA. his
son had been killed he hurried to the
Rock Island baggage room, where the
body was Engineer Briggs vas the
next TO testify His home is IN Chi.
cage and he was engineer on the spe-
ciaI train conveying Walker p. Hines,
United States director OF railways,
who was going over the Rock Island,
He testified tina, he did not see the
boy until it was too late TO stop. as
an east-bound troop train had Just
passed his train, ana the boy ran IN
front Of the engine and was just lea'-
ing the last rail when he was hit
James Brodbeck, fla2man, also testi'
fled that he motioned for the boy te|
stay back, but the child could not
hear him James Hanlon was IN"
second youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hanlon, who reside on Lin
coin street. The family moved here
three years ago from Standard, H. /
The dead boy was years old and
was a very bright little lad. He was
meember Of st. Joseph's Sunday senoGi
class and was preparing to make hi3
first communion next Sunday.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
NOVEL METHOD or FERRYiNG.
Horses, Cows. Goats and Sheep all
Aided in Trip.

Capt. Hambro, while travelling
among the KAYAKS of Turkestan. dis
covered a curious way of taking a
heavily laden boat across broad riv-
er. The method consisted in piling
up the boat as full as it would hold.
without sinking, of all the persons
and all their baggage that il was de-
sired 10 take across. Then the boat
was launched. There we're no oars,
no sails The motive power was sup
piled by the horses, the cattle, the
sheep and the goats of the nomadic
and pastoral people swimming in front
and alongside and so by degrees, that
were far more slow than they were
sure, towing the boat to the other
side. In one instance which Capt.
Hambro mentions the river that a
party crossed in this manner was
200 yards wide.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
John McGraW.

Washington clubs success each sea-
son for the last few years with only
Walter Johnson 10 star on the rub
Der. These cases, according to Ne
Graw, are good grounds for his ar
gument.
Bezdek declared ball club must
have something more than good pitch
ing from one pitcher, and he backs
his argument with the story Of Will
bur Coopcr's work for the Pirates last
season. Cooper lost nearly all Of his
games by one run simply because the
Pirates did not have the necessary
punch TO aid him with a run or two,
says Bezdek, and the speech sounds
reasonable. too.
The argument was not ended in the
one session, but there is much evil
dcnce on both sides that is deserving
Of serious consideration. McGraw's
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
Lake Ships Keeper
Tells Wierd Story
Sees Ghost Of Dead Master Durino
Midnight Hour-Specter Smiles at
living and Rings Ships Bell.

/ Detroit. Mich.-H. w Phaler ship
/ keeper aboard the big lake steamer
! City OF Detroit Ill, paused from his
/ duties one morning to relate a strange
! Stor yto his fellow workers and a mum,
/ Der Of Others including a marine re.
porter Boys from the d. 4 c. office
/ tried to persuade Phaler that he was
| coming them. but he stuck TO his
/ story
Tales Of sea monsters, mermaids
and miraets brought to terra tirma by
sailors of the lakes and the deep salt
| aeGs are often outdoue by the yarns
s1Lu by the men who keep lonely vigil
about the big boats from the time they
70 into winter quarters until they are
brought out in the spring.
Stories of departed lookOuts stand
ing at their posts every stormy night
and of engineers who have gone to
"Davey Jones' locker" working over
the machinery and running the engine
full blast while the propeller of the
craft fails To turn over once, have been
told and some of them printed but
Mr. Phaler's story is of an apparition
Of a former master of the line follow
ing him all over the boat.
ut was coming low twelve and as
stepped out of No. 3 doorway on the
after deck, | saw a man standing by
the rail watching a big freiehter with
Il tow going up the river" declared
Phaler. For a minute ! was a little
frightened, then shouting to him asked
what he was doing on board the boat.
He turned and smiled, but never
word did he say l walked up and
reached for him. but he was gone; dis
appeared in the air.
"FOr minute, | thought | was see
ing things and started for the next
recording clock When ! reached II.
turned around and there was that
man facing me not more than six PAGES
away | punched the clock and then
walked warily toward him Again he
disappeared | was getting pretty well
scared and when arrived up forward
| went out and up on the upper deck
for some fresh air
SlOOu liitIc lbi Il minute VI 81 anu
turning TO re-enter the cabin looked up
at the pilot-house, and standing behind
the window glass was the apparition
that had gotten away from me twice.
At first ! felt like running but then
stood there. That smile again spread
over his face.
"What do you want on here" l
shouted
For an answer he reached back and |
pulled the bell cord Family 1t rang
at first. then grew louder and again .
died away slowly I knew the pilot /
house was locked up and that no one !
could get in Again l started to run, /
hut checked myself and looking up |
found the specter gone. After mus |
tering up courage I went up and took .
q peep into the place, but there was /
no one there.
81 started for the main deck and /
reached the lobby just as the big bells |
up town struck midnight and from |
down the main stairway fioated the /.
words, I am the captain Of first float .
OF the line, and looking up | just /
caught sight Of the form vanishing as
| had seen it do twice already"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
African Lake Dries Up.

The missionaries In British Central
Africa report that Lake Shirwa, long
represented on the maps as an oval,
shaped body Of water, about 30 miles
long and 10 to Is wide, to the south
east OF Lake Nyassa has now entirely
disappeared
II has been In process Of drying up
for many years, but the last stages
of desiccation were remarkably rapid,
Nothing remains Of the water surface
excepting a few small ponds where
the larger brooks flowed into the
lake,
The chain Of islands, among which
Mchisi and Tongue were most prom
inent, has become a range OF hills,
and the canoes OF the natives are
scattered over the lake bed.
The lake was discovered by Living.
stone in 1859. II is noteworthy that
the first two Of the lakes he revealed
have now entirely disappeared.
He found the placid water surface
OF Ngami, covering an area OF 800
square miles, now reeuy pam, as
every vestige Of the lake has vanish
cd In 1883 the natives on one shore
of Lake Shirwa refused to ferry
Henry Drummond across the lake be-
cause their enemies, the Angoni. lived
on the other side.
The disappearance of these lakes Is
due to the gradual des!ccation which
has been in progress for many years
over a large area of inner Africa
Petermann's Mittelungen.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
WINNING HURLER is
REMNANT CONTENDER
So Declares John MCGraW. Man.
ager of New York Giants.
Hugo Bezdek, Leader Of Pirates. De-
clares Club Must Have More Than
One Winning Pitcher-Prob-
lem Open for Discussion.

Baseball managers do not lamp
the possibilities of n hall club in the
same manner. At the January pow
wow in New York. some Of the major
league pilots We're discussing pennants
and pennant chances. John McGraw
of New York started a live discussion
when he declared one winning pitcher
can make II flag contender out of an
otherwise mediocre club. McGraw's
views We're shared by some of the lead
ers, but Hugo Beziek of the Pittsburgh
Pirates does not accept the McGraw
dogma.
McGraw pointed to the success Of
the Giants when he had none other
than Matthewson IL depend upon for
mound duty. He also recalled the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
Local Notes.

The Ebersole Real Estate Loaf
Company purchased the old Pussy
homestead in Brookfield township last
week and sold il yesterday to Magnu
Larson. Brookfield township. This i,
the second time Mr.. Ebersole has
bought this farm within the last tive
years.
The Missionary Society will NEE
Thursday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs |. H. Trowbridge on West Blut
street.
Mrs. f, B. Ebersole and Louise Nil,
Ter returned from a visit with rela
tives in Chicago.
The meeting Of the Royal Neighbors
will not be held tonight 1t has been
postponed for two weeks.
Senior high school play tonight At
the Ruby Palace. Just Like Jane.
will start at o'clock. One night only.
Everyone bring their own fan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
Slightly BeWiIdering.

Dad what is rOoSt?' asked Char
lie. "a rOost my son, is pole upon
which chickens sit at night" replied
his father. And what's perch, dad?"
"A perch is what chickens perch on"
Then | suppose, dad, chicken could
roost on a perchf" came the further
inquiry. "Of course {" was the smiling
reply. and they could perch on Il
roost?" "Why, y-yesl' answered dad,
But if chickens perched on a roost
that would make the roost a perch,
wouldn't it? But If just after some
chickens had perched on a r0ost and
made it n perch some more chickens
came along and roasted on the perch
and made II rOost, then the rooSt
would be perch and the perch would
be a roOst, and some of the chickena
would be perchers and the others
would be roosters, and-Well, there
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
FARMER SUPREME IN CHINA
TiIler Of the Soil Lives Circumscrbed
Life, and Is Satisfied With
Bare Existence.

In recognition Of the Importance Of
Chinese agriculture the emperor him
self, in the days of the empire, fol-
lowed the wise custom of turning Il
furrOw of ground once a year in the
sacred precincts of the Temple of
Heaven at Picking 1t is the farmer
still who is the truest representative
of Chinese society and the farmers
baby who carries on the tradition in
its soundest aspects His life as he
grows up may be narrowly circun-
scribed by the mud walls of his hum
BILE matched home, which he shares
indscrminately with the pigs and live
stock the rise and fall of dynasties or
republics trouble him not at all. II
the year passes with no devastating
floods, wreclling the results of many
months labor, food will be sufficient;
no more can be asked. Now and
then strolling actors come through the
village and set up their grass-mat the
aterS; a story-teller makes his ap-
peurHnce at the temple festival. re.
counting tue strangely living ueeuS OF
miraculous beings in centuries long
since harvested; itinerant traders
! their wares on their backs, pass down
the deep-sunken road, bringing the
( gossip of the outer world. If life is
/ lived according to the irreducble de.
nominator it is not wholly barren
/ There Is the vast accumulated thought
+ of the past, the unreasonable world
/ of the countless dead, toward which
/ the present reaches out like a ring
ever widening toward eternity.--Asi
/ Magazine.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
REDDICK'S LIBRARY
= MATTERS =
Choice of a Profession.


The following books give the es
sential facts OF great variety OF oc
equations ana theh erect some enidc
posts to help a young man IN choos
Ing his vocation. Much OF the inicr
nation is equally uSelui 10 women
Davis. l1eld Of Social service.
GOWN and NheatleN' ot'up"uohs
Harris Young Man ana ms Noca
ton,
Business Ethics and Methods.
Fooler rrnirdipg Rpsincss."
Lewis Getting he Most Out of
business"
Neader Ten Laws Of Success"
Rrintop .Granhic Methods for Pre-.
serting Facts f."
Ad,.;o,
pooa A p = of Aviation" The
no,S s,y mis- ~na,rb -. II bos
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pace ,.Nrodai =, Ford cay"
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,u,or .n00tCeoptnS Comn,e,a
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C,,,oohar a,d ,rouI.on practical
pn.tanI. t,nglisb"
cb,l F,oineerino.
r,oIo,aJia ~ Cfyu Fngineering
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
Servant Problem an Old One.

Parson Cole, who lived in the middle
of the 18th century, judging from one
of his manuscripts, was quite familiar
with the servant difficulty, which APP
parently was just as acute as in these
later days. The reverend gentleman
entry is as follows:
paid Mary her wages, and would
not let her stay, as she refused to
stop with me till Mlchaelmas. don't
know where to provide myself of one
in her room, but Wilkes and Liberty
have brought things to that pass that
ere long we shall get no one to serve
U.s."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
Stevenson and Lang.

Robert Louis Stevenson was "or'
dered South and, as we know, he lett
il on record that he never had been
quite happy anywhere except at
Hyeres. But that accomplished man
of letters, Andrew Lang. was Of an
other mind. He went to the Riviera,
and was bored by it. He particularly
detested being introduced TO strangers
and having afternoon tea in hotels, so
when the time came for his departure
to his last holiday he chose Ban
chory, on Deeside. after ALL said
he there is nothing better than Scot
land" So ne died in the land he loved.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
COW WITH OSTRICH APPETITE
Find Taeks. Nails, Stones, Wire and
Money IN Her Stomach.

Waila Walla, Wash.-A COW butch.
cred in local packing house proved
stomach were found 5 cent piece,
sixteen tacks. two eight-penny nails,
several small pieces of iron, piece
of wire three inches long, and a num-
Der of pebbles. The discovery of the
nickel imbeGded in bossy's stomach
led to an investigation of the contents
of the stomach and the collection of
metals and minerals was found there
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
FINDS RATHER UNDER AUTO
Gets Startling Welcome as He Crawls
Beneath Car.

Mauch Chunk, Pa-Nevil Schlaugh,
one Of the proprietors of an auto bus
line here, had occasion to crawl under
his machine to make some repairs.
While adjusting piece of mechanism
he was startled by a sound like peas
shaken in bag moment later he
saw directly in front of him, on the
snake. which he promptly killed, and
which had eleven rattles. The reptile
measured five feet in length.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
Entertains for Bride-to Be.

Miss Margaret Brewster, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. T d. Brewster, enter
tanned sixteen young ladies last even
ing at her home on Clark street in
honor of Miss Frances Derby, who
will be united in marriage next Mon.
day 10 Clarence Nelson. son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Nelson OF this city,
The house was beautifully decorated
Tor the occasion in white and pinE
peonies. The event was a variety
shower for the bride-to-be and she re
ceived many beautiful gifts of cut
glass, china, linen, aluminium, and sill
verware. The evening was spent III
playing games and with music. Dainty
refreshments were served by the host
ess. The out-of-town guest was Miss
Louise Bnchner of Ottawa.
Inquest Over Railway Victim.
The inquest over the body Of James
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
KISSING ON STREET PROPER

So Rules a Wise and Sympathetic Old
Jurist.
Baltimore. Mr.-It is not disorderly
conduct for two men to frequently kiss
a girl when they are bidding her good
night at a street corner. At least that
is the decision handed down by JUS
tice Dean Of the northeastern police
district
Charles Lawson and his brother.
Harry Lawson, had attended party
in northeast Baltimore with Miss Eva
Boya. After the party adjourned they
accompanied the girl to the street.
They were kissing and hugging each
other when they were Interrupted by
Patrolmen Callahan and Murray and
taken to the northeastern police sta
ton.
Justice Dean dismissed the case.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
Hugo Bezdek.

contention that a winning pitcher gives
u club 20 per cent more confidence
may be logical, but as BeZdek said {:
ITS tough proposition to ask one
pitcher to keep a club in the race, aud
any manager who follows this course l.
travelling on narrow path. Like
many more problems In baseball. this
one was made for discussion.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
Bird Life In Hawaii.

From some Of the open pastures
was imported from New Zealand; sky
larks increase in number, but not very
quickly.
The voice Of the Chinese turtle dove
the mourning dove. it is called-is
heard in the land quite near to the
valley homes; also the upward whirr
of the Monaghan and the Japanese
pheasant.
Grouse and Quail--the California
valley quail-were there until lately,
but the latter have now betaken them
selves to heights of 5000 to 1000
feet, whittier the marauding mongoose
cannot follow them.
| asked young niece Of my own
who lately left Honolulu what birds
visited their grounds three miles up
the valley road, and she tells me:
Java sparrows, rice birds. and
those squawkng mynahs, The last
eat up all our young figs and grapes.
unless we throw the tennis nets over
them.
That watching Of birds which Is
essential to knowledge of their life
history has, indeed, been impossible
to most visitors to Hawaii.
And now that annexation Is giving
an impetus to the development Of the
cOuntrys resources, the inevitable de
struction to its forests, even If the
birds themselves do not perish with
the trees that sheltered and fed them
is driving them up to still more mac
cessibe heights and wooded depths
between the sharp volcanic peaks
which will battle the hardest kind Of
acknowledgements Magazine.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
PENNSYLVANIA GIANT is. DEAD
Weighed 500 Pounds, and Weight Of
Coffin Adds 700 Pounds

Port Carbon, Pa.-George w. Gilfil-
lam one of the biggest men in the
history Of the county, has just been
buried He was 80 large that it was
impossible to get a coffin into the
receptacle on the lawn. No hearse In
the county could hold the giant coffin
and Gilfllaa was conveyed to the Gem
elefy in furniture van. The dead
man was six feet ten inches tall,
weighed 500 pounds and the to'bse and
coffin together weighed 1,200 pounds.
under which ten stalwart bearers stag
cred across the yard Giliillan meas
sad full yard across his shoulders.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-10
Owns a Eive.Eooted heifer

Lewiston, Pa.-Milton Benner, q
cattle dealer residing a few miles from
Skippack, is the proud possessor OF
five-f0oted heifer, and strange to
state, 1t walks on all of it's feet. He
has refused good offers for it from
showmen, 1t Is said.