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The evening world., 1919-10-15
THE PUBLIC VOICE TOO FAINT.

DREsENT discussion Of strikes and industrial problems need
more place for the views of the average citizen.
Strikes hit him hardest He thinks about them arrive
at sound conclusions regarding them He should be encour
aged to forward with his thoughts and his conclusions Th
public attitude toward strikes HIS attitude He is the public
Jersey has just written to the President Of the Fri
Railroad letter from which take the following:
The by family
over seventeen We also used the ferbOats of the
Erie Railroad during suffered material
delay beyond that Always the boats
ran on a schedue-at times slow-bu yet in operation
Three s1s the ferryboat schedule of
the Erie 4
the boats who them seventeen Can
inform why the ferrybOats after seventeen
years constant service suddenly became rank strikers and
struck? Have they forgotten their duty to their fellow t
zensH Are the conditions under control much
than 1919 that must striker
"My opinion that the trouble with Government control
These have lost pride in their vocation They have lost
obligation the public They certainly
of touch with their officers when they strike three times
ten months
of thought control. and ulti
may ownership. the solution OF our troubles
Evidently went off haltcocked Since Government control
nothing trouble The cars. the
the conductors the boats and the
p boat give service that is Of marked inerOv
that given before
Can you pity deplorable a remedy
Ny remedy be Railroad Admins
requision and workers from the navy
the public who the Os chance to follow
their lawful vOcatons and earn their daily bread
that should the officers formerly in charge
Erie another chance they will record the
during 1919 with two months yet
% to run ferry entirely abandoned; that
States mails and the United States Railway Express
much food to suburban points, were wholly
stopped United States deprived
they had paid for in advance to take them
from their work and back"
Thus commuter
II even million other commute-known to be voters also
q score of the countrys railroads became similarly arculat
could fail to have marked effect the attitude OF the Nation
Legislators toward the Nations railroad problem and upon the
aacrity in getting around to itp
And ten million average citizens to express their plair
npreuded but of certain current strikes could a
put least curb the overreachng arroanc Of cera
Classes Of labor?
More of public voice would greatly help to mend the
6sjointed times
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27
WOKE Up A TARTAR

The conduct NJ Senator Hitchcock
/ ~ Nebraska. In Ne last congress
chairman ~ The foreign relations
committee. r. neither dlsnlficd nor
convincing Ilc appears 10 be pcevcd
at the fact that hc no longer pre-
sides over that Froat committee. but
has had 10 yield his place 20 a ro-
publican. Following futile at
tompt 10 prevent tho republican ma
iorily IN tho senate from exercising
It's undousted right to reorganizo tho
committees IN which by tho way. he
had very little support from the
members Of his own side of the
chamber MIR Hitchcock has been
barking at the heels OF Senator
Lodge, the present chairman OF the
foreign relations committee
When Mr.. 1,odE" rose in his place
In the senate anu declared that no
had seen copy ~ The peace treaty
In New York, nnd had held Il In his
hand and read It for an hour ana n
half, Senator Hitchcock had the
temcrlty 10 Introduce a resolution to
Investigate the truth ~ Lodges
statement ''Was the senator from
Mnssa chuscits Justified d" cried inch
cock. whom he camo IN here and
charged that they Ccopies " tho
treaty. we're In Now york; That ls
what We want 10 know. ana my
resolution provides FOR finding out
NV resolution provides for finding
out II they were thcrc" Of course.
such resolution was nothing moro
or less than direct challenge ~
Senator Lodges vcrncltv. Ar others
have found out 20 their cost I'm tho
past Mr Lodge Is quick on tho
draw ns they sav In the west un-
dor such circumstances and n tho
incident had occurred In tho scnn o
/ corridor instead of In the chamber
itself tho chances ara that Mr.
/ Hitchcock would have felt thotEting
OF something besides tart rctort
Democrats of tho Hitchcock stamp
| viii not strengthen their cause hy
screaming "llar" every time n rc-
publican charge strikes homo. Evi-
dcncc Is not lacking 20 back M every
republican statement that has been
made concerning democratic inrt-
fclcncT and moro will he forth
coming as soon as tho Investigations
into tho executive departments are
fairly under way,
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"NND WE RNNRLrD. e"

The situation in Mexico having
once moro reached nm acute stage.
necesslIatinF tho sending ~ Amcrl-
can troops into that territory 10 pro-
tcct American lives. a discussion Is
pertinent as 90 what should 10 tho
modus opcrandi In dealing with
Mexico n the United States were q
member of the proposed league ~
nations and Mexico. RdhcrinF 20 her
officially expressed determination
wcr" not a member
what them Article u ~ tho
league covenant provides that "ln
tho event of a dispute between q
WFWrrr ~ mo league md state
which is not member tho non
member state "shpll ho invited 20
accept tho obligations ~ member.
ship IN tho league for The purposes
~ Furh dIgru'o" r this invitation
is accepted tho provisions ~ articles
- 20 1f. inclusive. shall hc applied
with such notifications os may he
deemed necessary nv the council d"
Article - gives tho choice ~ sub
mltiinR tho question "cIfncr 90 arhi.
tration or inquiry nv tho council "
the members agreeing "Iu mo- ras, 20
resort 20 war unN, three months
after tho award hv tho nrhItruiors
or the report hy tho council" ." Tho
NJ
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MoAlco from taking American lives
Iut suppose the ohao Ia not sub
mlI'"h 10 Arbitration. then the mat
i'r w submitted 10 the council II
Ih' council @ unable to s"'iic the
'"Pul' II hhhII either unanimously
'r by " majority vote report and
recommend II thus report Is unnui.
mUusIy agreed 40 hy thc. rouu,u. tho
"mcmbou ~ the lcaguc .agrco thry
Will not ro 90 war with amy party
to the dispute which compIcs with
thr recommendations"
n 'ho rrp0rt is not unanimous.
then lho members ~ the league 70.
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unanimous ,,po,,. o, rr, .,ur,r ,y,
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A Chance to Live
Boarding the Lion.

Boarding the Lion.
And so it came about that Mar
garet Ballly did thing she had
never done before. Shc went TO her
boss az the office and talked with
competing frmucqs
You MUST find place for my
niece, Mr.. Simms It's lite and death
With us She's nearly Is. AN intcIll.
gent ambitious girl She had al
most finished her course at the
sienoErnphiC school when tho circle
Waist company fire An. YOU know
about H. Well Annio's been upset
since Hut she's ull right now that
H. she viii bc n she can get work.
Make a place FOR her hcro. I'm help
nor with her shorthand spccd"
SImms was q humane and reason
able man. lio was Kind 90 his wife
ana children. lie subscribed 10 char
iiioH But no was "A business man.
His Inc was druggists supplies. not
philanthropy Ofher manufacturers
were cutting prices. Smms had 10
In order 20 make his business "pny a"
he hired help AZ the lowest possible
wage Competition 'o Simms was
'lhc lie of trade" lie never saw IL
ns Tho death " those who made Il
possible 10 maintain his trade lie
looked shrcwiIv at Misc Bailly.
"Nc could uso smart girI 10
work The switchboard. copy letters
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and getting later.

soundod Ike gold. Wich II did. and
skinny scd. Gosh G.. let's take it In
4 jcwclry store and find out for
sure. maybe It's werth about thou
sand doilorE.
n i's only wcrth about 500 IA be
satisfied. | scd. Wich / would be
ana We kcpp on wawking ull We
Camc TO "a lewclry atorc, and We
went In and there was ladies IN
there alreddy and another one came
In ri'C after Va. saying, My Eoodniss
I cant waite, there's too rncny nhed
of me. BelnE tan Kind OF a lady
and tho jewlcr sed. Just a moment
madam, Jest a moment and III be
Rhlc 20 waite on you In moment
HolnG little jow,cr with n worried
Impression and more empty space
than hair. and ne waited on one
lady. ana she went out. and tho tall
lady scd. Rcely. don't think 1 can
wdtc. ga
Just moment madam. Jest a
moment | assure you, sel tho jew
ler And he waited on the other
lady and she won't out, and 'he jew
Ter scd. Whose ncNiF
Me. sod
U.s. scd skinny Martin
NNIN NahfE I fffiN 'hIIIt lIlN -
all there b. Co %. scd the tall lady
And shc quick wnwkcd out and the
icwlers worried Expression got verse
and ho sod io me and skinny Mar
Iu We'll wat do you wunt?
VIII you please toll me n H.
Is Euld7 1 scd And 1 rcctchcd up
and put the medal on the counter.
ana tho icwlcr looked at 10 and his
worried Expression got fc1rsc. and
no scd, Puffs EiuEcrslo. ana you
made mo lose a customer and may hc
ehc wuntcd 10 buy a watch Tor al /
know II got hold 90 You lll tcctch
you manners. And ne started to
come fruw ln back Of tho counter
Hnt wc and skinny Martin skuu ogt
NJ tho store ug fast az ouythng and
waited outside q vile 10 decide wcp.
ihor to go in aEcn and ask for the
medal back or not, deciding not
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27
ARMY UNIFORM BARRED
IN INDIANA REF0RMAT0RY

NEW ALBANY, Ind. June GO
oliver q. Grantham. a discharged
soldier wac not permitted tn enter
the Indiania Rcfornatory at JET
ferNonvilc In tho uniform of tho
United states Grantham was given
An iudeterminntc sentence after
pleading guilty 10 stealing $1,000
Liberty Bond from his wifc and con-
venting n TO his own use. After i'm
posing sentence Judge John NJ Paris
inquired whether Grantham had nya
clothing other than the uniform he
was wearing Grantham said no had
not and the sheriff was directed 10
buy Il cheap suit Of clothing for him.
Grantham then went to the reform
atory
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27
CHIN DOGS PRICELESS
BECAUSE OF UGLlNESS

SAN FRANCISCO cal. June 26 --
Priceless on account OF their home
illness, their worth enhanced by the
fact that they are walleycd ana etub
nased and chinlcas, two little Jap
aneSc chin dogs arrived IN san Fran
cisco on the liner Tcno Maru. They
were brought here by Mrs. NJ 4.
Nyle. OF Los Angeles.
Oml is declared by Mrr. Wylle 10
be an absolutely perfect specimen OF
the chin dog He is black and white
and his eyes are very walled and his
nose very tubhed and no is very
Jealous Of attentions shown Naisha,
his mate. who Is white and tan and
very wall-oycd and very stub nnHod
and very jealous Of attentions shown
ONT
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Horoscope
The slars lnclIno. but do not com
IHunAN. JNNE ~. Inla.

.
FRIDAY, JUNE ~. 1919.
/ copy riEhtci. 1919 hy tho Mcclure
Newspaper SyndicatcD
Good luck should attend most hu.
man affairs today. according to as
/ ruiory Saturn and Uranus rule
strongly fpr good.
Tho new Moon " this date In the
sixth house loo trinc TO Uranus Is read
! as turvshutowing "A month OF pres
/ porous conditions
Diplomatic problems viii be much
/ discussed, ana England win suspect
a foreign power OF douole-dca.tng, 1t
/ Is pIuuNroIrd.
Tho month may hc marked hy uu-
usual weather, quick changes u'
temperature being indicated,
Tho lWuhuou Is especially fayor1-
h'c tv vOIhorN. AWh wages and much
activity are forecast Factories and
backwards are subjects 20 "a rule read
ass pJ,aArlng possible Increase 90 pay
There ls a sign said 20 forc7hldow
-LAli4l-4c- ~ -s puGu-4lu-A--eA eApD@l-L-4-
uyrrsv1s.
Fires ana accidents ARG denoted.
and these may be ot an cN,uordl.
uJr character
france and Italy como under n dl-
rnDl1u uf tho gthra making Tor dis
Wrhcd informal conditions Reactions
ufpJ tho war may cause unploAs-
amt criticisms Of Americans, hut they
WiI no, Dee OF serious portrnt
Increase of nervous troubles or al.
sort. ulI. cause anxiety in the United
sMfos and encourage tho spread or
mIal cures. Tho sCrrs declare
As part ~ The attruma'1 ot war
aarru|nEHra read In 'hc stars wN.1
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

uuI make herself generally uso'u.
ne said. But II shtH hhd no oAp"il-
oucc In office work and can't lakr
fast dictatlou We couldn't Bivc above
s. To- start
Six dollars, Margaret Ballly stared
back at Mr Simms. not KNOWING
hat she looked a, him. Sno wts
thinking how Anne could nrcp UP
mo household on So week she
vas thinking ~ Amos SINKING
heart ;o hear shc could not earn
bui S. m tho world uf business ot
which she had dreamed No long.
She moiS,rucd her dry lipA and
4ud
shell sc, moro II she's sausfac-
tory''
Sure" aid simms. anxious TO end
'hc interview. IN tell The cashicr 10
put her name ON The roll. Have her
mere Monday.
"Er MIR Sfm1s'"
He looked up lrifle impa'lently.
'l.-l would Ike 10 arrange To-
have tho cashier put IN Two extra
dolurE.-out OF my salary each week
for while II YOU wouldn't mind p
-" she laughed nervously. cropping
for diplomatic phrase Simma
looked shccpish. but was not inclined
20 enrich ME offer.
AN right, Miss Badly, irs your
affair. ne rdId, ana turned back 90
his desk.
Annie came home tho following
Saturday Her eyes danced for the
first umc IN weeks when her aunt
told her the news.
How perfectly, wonderfully. gor-
Reously elegant" she cried, hugginF
Aunt MoEgie. hugglnE her mother
huEgnE jamie and Jim boy and 'ry-
ing 10 hide in h.a neck tho foIrs that
her unWrung nerves couldn't seem
'o control those days Eight dollars
and only from nine To hlltrplst
five on Auu. Mos you're tlIg
Eod-auni''
tro Re Continued
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

CLEN ELA%D. Dhlo. Juno 26--
The first month Of operation of the
aerial mail service between Cleye-
land and Chicago has been complet-
ed without break. A total OF $50,
600 pieces OF mail were carried. FIJI
teen planeB are available for tho
service and seven pilots employed,
The average speed between the two
cities was lol miles an hour and
the record flight was made IN two
hOMIa and fnrtN- nInA mInMtea
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27
Steamer NOT Damaged

CAIRO. NJ. June e6-Thc do
stroycr Isabel. anti submarine flo,
tillR cruising tho waterways. ~ IA,
Mississippi valley. which has been
aground on sand bar in tho Miss.
issippi river 10 miles above here. ar,
rived hero today undamaged The
destroyer WIS fluated last night The
vessel probably will leave here TO-
morrow for Memphis to join the re.
malndcr Of the floulla.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27
PHONE 5000
rRInAY- IuNr or mn

II By one mAu's offence death reirnrd hy
one much more they which receive ahunf
Ahee Of grace, and ~ the en- Of righteous
res shal reign in NE BY one, Jesus Christ
Rom 5l3
Thou hast redeemed oHr souI, frov, As.th
hast set tho prisoner ffco
Hasi made IA Kings sud priests 70 God
md W. shall reign with thee
Being then made free from ain We bseorps
The servants Of righteoususss RomB1H
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27
RrNnn Lender Dcnh.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn juno 26
=. A. Hood OF this city. who led the
first demonstration In the Chicago
convention In 1895 resulting In the
nomination OF william J Bryan, died
last night nt San Diego, cal His
body will be brought here for burial.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

The Kansas City journal believes
the hope of the people that Durlcson
would feel lnslsted hy tho storm ot
condemnation and resign his office
Is not going 20 be realized
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

Speaking of tho boom for Burlcson
started by some misguided friend
the Chicago Ncws SAYS n presidents
were elected hy unpopular vote NJ
Burlcson might stand a good chavez.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

ny getting too near tho border the
othev day Vnla suffered the most dis
Rstrous loss IN HIS career In his
has'e To re' out NJ range NJ ran OF
and left his cook
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

oh well says an optimistic para
era apher, We ought 10 he able 10 save
UP enough daylight between now and
october to last awhile.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

The kaiser il not getting so much
publicity recently Perhaps he re-
members what Colonel Roosevelt
said about him 'Ho talks too
much
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

We've often thought what a pity
II Ia. remarks tho EldridEe Indepen-
dent that man can't dispose Of hts
experience FOR as much As It cost
him.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

DECATUR. H., juno 20 --Mrs.
Jane VI Johns, a personal friend Of
Abraham Lincoln and Richard j.
pgles0y. died early this morning at
M" age OF 92 years in a local hoe
pltal
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

The young democrats NJ oklahoma
have decided there Ia no need 90
view tho situation with alarm until
after wheat harvest
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27
OKLAHOMA
OUTBURSTS

Public opinion In Muskogoe AZ 10
whether women should work at
nisht away from homo seems about
$3.50.
Cautious financial trnnsactlon re-
ported hy After Three O'clock'. Il
hear your baby was kidnapped Have
you found any trace ~ him yct'"
Yes. The kidnnpcrs 1ro offering Ms
$500 to take him back. but we're
holding out for more"
A tribute 10 tho penny by the
Joplin News Herald "a penny iH a
coin ~ infiniicslmal value. mlntcd
by the government In order that the
citlzcnF may pay IL back 10 tho gov
eminent as tax ON AN articles that a
congressman considers luXuries.'
Two ways NJ settling street chr
strike has developed in oklahoma.
ana both may hc given a tryout In
Muskogoc D. is proposed 10 throw tho
line into tho hands ~ q receiver. and
I'm Sapulut 90 is thouGht the best way
20 cnd the controversy Is 10 tear up
the tracks
There arc those who believe Rrtcr
an tho Arkansas river ls Tul71'g best
wntcr supply. but most ut them have
wells or cistorns However. tho city
chemist is ono who defends tho AriSy
water with great NiRor and con
yin,tnr illustration ITO experiment
90 ON his flvc-dhv old baby and re-
ports that the baby survived tho
~ saf
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

In It's summing up Of the situation
the Buffalo Express thinks this June
sunshine will probably bring July
moonshinc.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-27

~ CNRWffR IS TULSA SAND WRlNGg
kENpALI ANp RFp FORk
Morning or Evening with SUNDAY
Per Week ..... ......... -
Per Year lr Adyau,s ............ 4 90
mofninf Ahd Evening" win SUNDAY
Per Year In Advance ,.........., 10 90
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Tt, AtsucIafri uf,sa u rt..uHtya.I l..
titrd io fGs 600 iur republication u' nN
n'ss dNtrhtrHes credited tH 30 Uf NOT other
viss credited IU ut paper aud aH1 .hs
losa. news published herein.
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TULSA NuRNlHU WORLD
hFMUlR Ur TllF Na#pDl 'lTp rUI rs
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Official County Paper

AVERAGE NIT PAID ,VuJINIuN
TOR TiIF MONTH UF MAY lH.l.
WAS ~ 900
!. y g. scott Circulation MANAGE DO
sn'orur .y Hwrnr thst fHf average mot uHId
circulation ~ ho IH.H Morning end
Buuds, World 'ur NS month OFF Nb. l'lp.
vah 20 .Ng go Tho T,Hi ni mU. tu1s.slfo
and belief q SCOTT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
PER la QUESTION:
|TALO,jUGOSLAVA
Proposta per una Sistemazione
con la Mediazione
delI'America

Published and Distr Juted Cnder
PERMIT Nc. 341
Authorized by the act Of Ctober ~.
1917 On lle at the Posto1ice OF PhilG
dclphla, Pa.
BY order of tho President
A. 8. BURLESUN.
Postmaster General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
WILSON RUNSAGAIN
IF LEAGUE IS ISSUE
Tennessee Senator Says DEM
ocrats Will Elect Him if
G. o. P. Opposes Pact

Harrisburg. Pa, May 16.-lBy A.
P.)-Declaring that the Republicans
are at the fork Of the road, and if they
oppose the league Of nations the Demo
Gratis would nominate aud elect Presi e
dent Wilson on that issue in 1920.
United States Senator Kenneth Nickel
lar, Of Tennessee, addressing an audi
enrc of more than 800 Democrats at a
dinner here last evening. added that
IF the Republicans back track. we'll
put up McAdoo and elect him
Senator McKelIar also had hearty
Endorsement for the league Of nations
and predicted its ratification by the
United States Senate.
Congressman elect John II. Wilson
Of the Butler Westmoreland Pennsyl D.
vania district. also was one of the
speakers. Hc likewise indorsed the
league of nations
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
InUNYON BECOMES
JERSEY GOVERNOR
Succeeds Edge, Who Retires to
Take Seat in United
States Senate
GETS POSITION BY CHANCE
BY the Associated Press

Trenton, May 16.-The New Jersey
etate administration changed hands to-
& day at noon when Governor Walter L.
Edge. of Atlantic City, resigned pre-
raratory to taking his seat as Junior
United States senator from New Jcr-
sey at the special session of Congress
next Monday. and OK Judge William \.
Rupyop, of plainfield. president of the
Senate. was sworn in as acting
governor,
Acting Governor Runyon may he
called an accidental governor. Dur
ing factional fight among the Republi-
can state senator's last winter as to who
would be president of the Senate, 1t
was decided to draw lots between Sen
stor Runyon and Senator Clarence f.
Case, of Somerset county. The Re
publican caucus decided to allow Run
yon and Case to decide the matter be
tween them. They retired to com
mittee room and Senator Case pre-
pared two slips of paper on which were
written the names of Runyon and Case.
representing two respective factions. The
slips were placed on a windowsill by
Case and the two men withdrew to
distance. Runyou was the first to draw.
He stepped forward and drew his own
name. which carried the presidency.
Case, by the draw. was given the
ma ajority leadership. As the office of
Senate president carries with it the act
ing governorship, Senator Runyon.
therefore, became acting governor to
day.
The oath of Office was administered
to the acting governor by Chancellor
Edwin Robert Walker There was a
gathering in the executive chambers of
state officials consisting of state en-
ployes and friends of both the retiring
aud the acting governor. Afterward
Senator Edge left for his home in At
lantic City. where he will rest. as a
private citizen. until he takes his seat
In the United States Senate Monday.
The resignation of Governor Edge re
calls that six years ago Woodrow Will
son resigned as governor of New Jersey
to become President of the United
States.