davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1919-01-31
Plant Trees in IT. r.. Memory.

The Boy Scouts OF America are to
PLANT 100000 pine trees In the Inter-
state Park In memory OF Col. Theodore
Roosevelt. and are making arrange
rnents to have a grove set out IN Gem
trail Park to represent the formation OF
n troop TO be called the Roosevelt Scout
'heiter. Scout Commissioner Dan
Iexrd is backing the movement,
The sun., 1919-01-31
sab, 900. 900 for Er-soIdier..

MELBOURNE. Jan. 3o.-About s25, 900
600 will be set aside by Australia for the
heneht OF soldiers discharged from the
army, according to G.. +, Pearce, Minis
Ter OF Defence. This sum will, accord
ing to q statement made by W. A. Watt,
acting Premier. be used to assist the
States of the commonwealth TO secure
settlers from the men now In the ranks
The sun., 1919-01-31
Foreign War Vets Meet To-n,snt

To further n the metropolitan d's -'''
the recruiting campaign the pos's ~
the Veterans OF Foreign Wars ~ So
New York district viii hold r r'S
meeting IN The Seventh frs, RE- rcn'
ArrnnrY THIS eNerlrr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
A Flood of New Stamps

The reconstruction period in Europe is
producing many new postage stamps. Hun
dreds of these already have appeared. and
the philatelic albums and catalogues of the
future will contain sections under names
which do not now appear in these collectors
volumes.
From Czecho- Slovakia alone there have
emsnated several score of varieties since the
dual monarchy Austria Hungary disinte-
grated under war pressure. Jugo- Slavia
has issued at least thirty different ones for
use within that new country, not to mention
many others which the Jugo- Slavs put in
circulation within the history making port
of Fiume The Hungarian republic has put
forth twenty eight for temporary use until
permanent series can be printed Italy has
issued, for use in Fipme, approximately
forty varieties, and it ia conjectured whether
these will still be allowed in use should
Fiume become free city. Esthonia has es-
tablshed philatelic identity, with at least
four varieties as have Livonia, with eleven !;
Ukrainia, with about thirty; South Russia
four, and the republic of Poland, with more
than sixty. The reconstruction period has af-
fected also the philately of Bulgaria, Ru-
mania and probably Serbia. And In one sense
the reconstruction era may be said to en-
brace various "yictory stamps" including
the one issued by the United States, a series
BY Siam and those to come from Japan, Can,
ada and other countries, and : commemora :
tive set In Belgium. III.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
POLICE AND THE GOLDEN ACE

WHEN the Camden bridge is built,
w when reformers in Philadelphia poll
tics learn to walk alone, when the west
ern states elect senators with good sense,
when the high cost of living becomes low,
when all troubles and differences are
over between men-in short, when the
millennium arrives-traffic policemen in
Philadelphia will be permitted to wear
summer uniforms of sort that might
not be devised as punishment for griev-
Gus sins.
Brass buttons and blue cloth are a
tradition in the police service. They in
sure the maximum of discomfort for the
men. The army and even the postoffice
department showed how men may be Of
fetal in appearance and yet comfortable.
Other cities here and abroad have found
ways in which to garb their traffic men
fittingly in the dog days.
In this city policeman stationed in
the middle of a blazing street, buttoned
stiffly to the ears in thick coat, seems
no more logical than the damsel who
swelters blissfully under summer furs.
But the lady provides her own punish
ment. Men long since dead decreed it
for the helpless members of the Phla-
delphia police force.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
WHY THE DOCTRINE LIVES

IN HIS complaint because the league-of-
nations covenant fails to define the
Monroe Doctrine in explicit terms, Senior
Bonilla, head of the Honduran delegation
W the Peace Conference, touches upon a
signal virtue of the American policy.
The cardinal principle of the doctrine
was clearly set forth by its author in his
message to Congress in 1923. 1t was a
warning against any further European
attempt TO plant colonies or to interfere
with independence and liberty on the
American continent. Its Interpretation
has been adjusted to the aspects of each
particular case as they arose.
Such flexibility has something of the
sound value of common law, which de-
,ives its strength more from precedents
than from statutes. Had the Monroe
Doctrine been handicapped with verbal
rigidity il might ere now have been obso-
lete.
But no iron-clad ruling handicapped
Seward when he fortified Mexican inde-
oendepce by his attitude toward the
French invasion in the sixties, nor Olney
when he insisted upon judicial hearing
of the Venezuelan boundary dispute.
10 Latin-A American rights are in
I11qd ~ ne Monroe Doctrine In its
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
SECRETARY WILSON'S SENSE

ME COMMEND to the attention of the
w social philosopher two remarks made
by Secretary Wilson at the labor conven-
tion in Atlantic City.
The first is that, while it is admitted
that the worker should receive "the full
social value of what he produces" human
intelligence has not yet devised reliable
method for measuring the value of each
mans contribution to the production of
wealth.
The second is that "production, in
creased production, is the paramount
question" Secretary Wilson elaborated
this by remarking that the more there is
produced the more there will be to dis
tribute, and the larger the production the
greater will be the share of the worker
>as well as of the employer.
The increased production by the indi-
vidual workers will have the same effect
upon their prosperity that the increased
production made possible by machinery
has had upon the prosperity of society at
large. When the labor unions concen-
tjate their attention on increasing the
efficiency of the workers half of the prob
lens which trouble them will disappear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
THE CHAFFING DISH

Annex 4, Paragraph 6, provides that the
German Government shall deliver
in equal monthly installments in the three
months following the coming into force Of
the present treaty
$1,000 goats, with other livestock,
Doubtless tine whole reason for holding up
the negotiations was that some German
mathematician discovered that 10000 goats
could not be delivered in three equal in
stallments, that is, not live goats.
This department, always striving to be
helpful, suggests that if the figure were made
1893 goats the delivery could conform to the
terms of the treaty, and the crown prince
might be thrown in with the fi-st installment
to make up for the missing goat.
I like for a man to become human every
now and then and lose his temper.-Sena-
tor Williams in the Congressional Record.
Why in the name of the Seven Sutherland
Sisters cant these fellows talk good gram
mar-but tush tush, we are getting quite
human.
Another thing that annoys us when we
read Senate debates is the habit those august
statesmen have of referring to George Wash
ington as George" p
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
THE CHARACTER OF A
HAPPY LIFE

uOW HAPPY is he born and taught
IL That serveth not another's will;
Whose armor is his honest thought,
And simple truth his utmost skill!
Whose passions not his masters are; 2
Whose soul is still prepared for death,
Not tied unto the world by care
Of public fame or private breath;
Who envies none that chance doth raise,
Nor vice; who never understood
How deepest wounds are given by praise,
Nor rules of state, but rules of good;
Who hath his life from rumors freed;
Whose conscience is his strong retreat; !;
Whose state can neither f1atterers feed,
Nor ruin make oppressors great.
Who God doth late and early pray
More of His grace than gifts to lend;
And entertains the harmless day
With well chosen book or friend
This man is freed from servile bands
OF hope to rise, or fear to fall:
Lord of himself, though not of lands,
And having nothing, yet hath all.
Sir Henry Wotton (15es- 1881.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
Place Orders Now

Dear soordtes-Two years ago you were SO kind
as to- send me a formula for dandelion wine which
has been used with great satisfaction and pro-
duced comfort for myself and my friends. But
process; SO last winter searched for 2 suitable
RAKE sELFCLEANINq. FINE-TooTHED
DANDELioN HEADER AND LAWN RAKE.
DISTRIBUTORS. CHICAGO Another label on the
rake specifies the SPECIALITY DIVISION of the
Easement Hardware Co. as being more partcu-
larry concerned @ with handling this excellent
a, quart Of buds in a very. few minutes. One
simply pulls the rake over the plants and when
operated from the end Of the handle enables
one motion.
I am sure that II you do not already know of
this marvellous rake you will be glad to have the
information; and " you are going to purchas Sc
one suggest that you do at once because Its
manufacture and sale will probably soon be pro-
hibited along with stills and all such apparatus.
Faithfully yours. HARRISON w. SMITH
Springfield. Me-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
CHICAGO HAS THE NERVE

DLANS for spending s14,OO0,000 on new
L apartment hotels in Chicago have
been made since the signing Of the ar
mistice. Most of them have been made
within three months.
Chicago builders evidently have con-
fidence in the future of their city, and
they have the nerve to invest their money
in providing homes for the population
that even now is waiting for them.
Cost of building may come down, but
they are willing to gamble that it will
not come down before the new buildings
have made profit enough to justify their
erection.
This is the sort of thing that has been
largely responsible for the growth of the
city by the lake. Its business men are
willing to take chances.
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Answers to Saturdays Quiz

1. The Republicans in the Senate haye -
majority of two.
2. The zebu is the East Indian bumped OK
3, "Lo" as name for an Indian il IA
cetiously derived from the lines from
Pope: AZ
"Lo,-the poor Indian whose untutored mind
Sees God in clouds, or hears Him in the
A. The Stars and Stripes was adopted bv
Congress as the national flag on Juns
IA, 1777. in Philadelphia. I.
s. "Darbies" is the slang term for hand
cuffs.
@. Baroness de la Roche a French ayiatrix
achieved the woman's record for alti,
tude last week, when she few TO -
height of 1900 feet
z. A nawab is native governor or nobIc-
man in India.
g. Charles Lever wrote the novel Charles
O'Malley." =.
o. William Henry Harrison and Jacoh3
Brown were two generals prominent 4,
the War Of 1872
10. Ludwig van Beethoven wrots IL
Moonlight 6enata. r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
THE DEMOCRACY OF LABOR

THE decision of the American Fedora
tion of Labor to admit negro workers
to the unions, made unanimously, is likely
to be regarded in the future as of much
greater consequence than any other ac-
ton taken by the federation since its
foundation.
As Mr.. Gompers remarked, it removes
every class and race distinction from the
movement and should mark period in
the struggle of the negro for equality in
government as well as in industry.
The action is significant because it is
recognition of the success of the colored
worker in demonstrating his right to be
considered the industrial equal of the
white worker. 1t is a~recognition of the
democracy of labor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
THE BIG TRIP HAS BEEN MADE!

CCIENCE and optimis;- again won
- laurels. Captain Jack Alcock and
Lieutenant Arthur W. Brown have sue
scessfully made a nonstop air journey
across the Atlantic in sixteen hours.
The thing Hawker attempted they have
done. Unquestionably the trip he made
helped them on their journey. The
Vickers-Vimy bombing plane in which
they Travelled had two engines where
Hawker's Sopwith had but one. The clog
ging of a radiator on Hawker's trip
caused his failure. So the glory is theirs.
It is a glory that may be shared on
both sides of the Atlantic. Alcock is a
Britisher; Brown is an American. Each
belongs to nation of achievement; each
Belongs to race of good sports.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

with government ownership and it is not
likely to toy with it now, but it is COM
mitted to policy of regulation Of public
service corporations in the interest of all
the people. 1t must undo the bedevilm... !.
of the railroad problem and it must
make it clear to the country at large that
no legitimate enterprise has anything to
fear from government interference, so
that private initiative may be permitted
to work unhampered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

MYTH the resumption of sessions at
" Harrisburg tonight, the people of
Philadelphia expect the members of the
Legislature to waste no more time in
shilly-shallying, but to enact the new
. charter legislation at once.
These bills are now in shape salts
factory to every interest deserving
respectful consideration at the state
capital.
Further attempts at delay must be
viewed with suspicion.
So let the measures pass and put an
end to all possibility of trickery and
sculduppery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

If no other motive is potent enough to
turn the Senate from its present mad
course, it ought to perceive that the
warning of Mr.. Hays, who has been put
ting his ear to the ground and listening to
good purpose, should be needed if the Re-
publican party is to be saved from defeat.
Desire for the loaves and fishes is not
the highest motive, but it will serve for
lack of better one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
A GR1EVOUSLY increasing mail makes it
necessary to point out certain facts to

A GRIEVOUSLY increasing mail makes it
necessary to point out certain facts to
our clients.
Contributions accompanied by stamped
addressed envelopes IL not printed, will
probably be returned sooner or later, gem
orally later. Not however. unless the
stamps are very frmly affixed. If they
show any evidence Of departing from their
moorings we steam them loose and steal
them.
The fact that we print a contribution
does not mean that We think it has any
literary merit, nor does 1t mean that we
are willing to discuss with the author his
or her chances of literary Immortality IL
means simply that 1--WE were, at the an
guished moment when our eye glittered
upon it, hard up for material.
Unused contributions are kept In large
packing case beside our DESK into which
we occasionally dip and bring forth what
ever comes to hand. Outraged clients VINO
want their poems back are at liberty TO
rummage in this box and rescue their
treasures.
Please do not ask us to inform you OF
the date of issue in which your gem ap-
peared. You only waste your time.
We guarantee nothing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
Two hundred thousand

Two hundred thousand
The Right to Appeal French soldiers have
appealed to French
strikers to maintain their movement on
strictly professional lines and not to disarm
France by a general walkout "just when the
hour of justice for the people Strikes 1t
is inconceivable that the appeal can be ig-
.nored. The soldiers themselves are working
men, but workingmen who laid down their
tools to take up arms for France and civ
ilization. They have the right to demand
that for which they appeal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
For the Child Federation

Here's to our young friend Mi6iin MoGiH,
Who drep ore dollar out of his till.
Mi6iin's ttoo toeeks old today,
And begins his career In generous tcuy.
Mi6iin, If he is given scope,
WIZ derelop into a philanthrope.
John A. Cleary
is not ohdrys
He gives us one green engraving:
Commentary
Does not pdry:
There's no fun like children saving.
As for Little Tim Ticklepitcher, he not
only sends us his dollar, but writes his own
poem, thus:
Just Little Tim Ticklepitcher sends one .cad
Just to make some poor child glad. -.
Great men have always been trained for
their high achievements by' stern and merrill
GUS labor in youth. Lincoln split rails and
hunted wildcats. Clemenceau was New
York commuter and pursued the wild trains
of the New Haven Railroad.
An article in the Boston TRANSCRIPT d.
scribes Clemenceau's career as teacher in
a girls school at Stamford, Conn. Think
says the article,
Think of the Tiger surrounded by bevv
of young things all chattering at once.
whenever he dared to call them to order
Think of him as playing tag and hide
and seek--and even some of those old kiss
ing games, out on the hills, near the school,
house, chasing some teasing girl far ana
wide. and sometimes catching her.
We are thinking. Perhaps the teachers
profession has compensations we Lad not cor, !
sidered when we chose our lifeworl
S0oRATEss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

nc HdNiU
us Poe might haze ,oritten it on the night
Of june S0) D..
once upon midnight dreary
" While I pondered weak and weary ,
Over many joyous revelry - bottled goods
galore,
As I thought Of bar and railing,
All the while my spirit failing,
Suddenly heard a wailing, .
As if some one had been trailing,
Trailing chains before my door.
Must this prohibition chain
Bind around my throat and brain?-
Who is it that waits outsider"
Here I opened wide the door.
"Tell me, raven" demanded,
"Speak to a poor soul who's stranded
Will the dry law be remanded,
With goblets clinking as of yoreT
Ouoth the raven, "Neve-nnore
"Must our lusty German brewers
Pour their beer into the sewers
lust because a proclamation
Closed the grogshops during war!
Cannot dry DEGREES be broken?
By word so lightly spoken?
Is there not hopeful tokenf
Ouoth the raven, '"Nevermore
FREEMAN H, HUBBARD.
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elastic form, which renders adaptable
and open to agencies Of justice the rela-
tions of our sister republics with the
United States. The Peace Conference did
an excellent job when it declined the task
of definition on this subject.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

"'Tis a wise child
Solomon Up to Date that knoweth its own
father" said t h e
cynic. But Judge German, Of the Munich
pal Court. believes that child exists and ac-
cepted his testimony in one word, Daddy"
in a recent support" case. . "Out of the
mouths of babes cometh WISDOM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
What Do You Knou?
QUIZ

1. What is ripper" bill? ~
az. What is the temperature of a cold.@ =
blooded animal? ~
8. What is the capital of Paraguay? ~
4. Who painted the celebrated portrait as
Charles / of England? s..
8. What is the meaning of the FrencS---
phrase 'bon marche"? z,
G. Who wrote ''The Last DAYS of Pom. =
peii"? as
". In what part of Mexico is the town Of
Juarez and after whom is it named?
's. Why is the forecastle of ship so called J,
8. Who was Philip Freneau?
40. What was the Gordian knot? g9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

At one stage Of their journey Alcock
and Brown found themselves travelling upside
down. That's all right. They didn't do any
travelling backward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

German delegates consider the work of
the drafting committee frame-up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

The charter baby had several colicky
times, but is now resting easily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

After July 1 every club member will
have his own little bone dry locker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

The German delegates will doubtless
have many serious reflections in the Hall Of
Mirrors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

The small powers that
Making for Delay are demanding Of the
Big Four that plen-
ary session be held to discuss treaty changes
are indulging in United States Senate tactics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

The Dove Of Peace is believed to be
roosting in one of the pigeonholes in the
Chateau of Versailles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

The legislator in Harrisburg who wishes
to stand on his dignity had better practice
a little on the slack wire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

In the matter Of peace the Germans dc
not find delays dangerous.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

1t has never been authoritatively stated
that prohibition will reduce the number of
drug addicts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

A recent trial trip in
A Merry Young Soul the Delaware of a To-
cally built vessel has
demonstrated that Cole is king of speed
among torpedoboat destroyers. Now let the
Fiddlers Three celebrate the fact.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

Getting 1t across and quitting il
over" are the middle names of Alcock and
Brown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

Alcock and Brown demonstrated that
it is a pifiing little ocean after all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

The evidences of industrial unrest in
France ought to act as a check on our own
Senate. 1t is a mighty small ocean after all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

The council of ten
The Turks Ante will meet the Turkish
dele tion in the
cloakroom of the Quai d'Orsay tomorrow
When it comes to the question of reparations
they will doubtless sojourn to the anteroom
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16

The Britisher and the
A Long Run American h ar d
Inevitable honors in the trans
atlantic al n flight
The stirring drama, Hands Across the
Sea-" is thus succeeded by wings Across
the Sea-" with an International cast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
Premier Orlando is as busy as shuttle.

Add "Plane Tales"-the story Of Alcock
orJ
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Councils' action in making

Councils action in making it unlawful
to steal a ride on any motor or horsedriyen
vehicle Is a great blow to the movie de-
tectiye.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
Shaw Wins

Endured an hours torture - indecision
tonight asking myself whether / should go
over to ask her to be my wife or should go
to the Fabian Society and hear Bernard
Shaw. Kept putting of the decision even
till after dinner, If ] went to the fat,
must shave; to shave required hot water
the landlady had already cleared the table
and was rapidly retreating. Something must
be done and at once. ! called the old thing
back ,impulsively and ordered shaving water,
consoling myself with the reflection that 1t
was still unnecessary to decide; the hot water
could be at hand in case the worst happened.
If / decided on matrimony could shave
forthwith. Should /?
.'Drank some coffee and next found myself
slowly, mournfully putting on hat and coat.
You can't shave in hat and coat, so con-
cluded had decided on Shaw. Slowly undid
the front door latch and went of. THE
Journal of a disappointed Man.
How About the Street Cleaning Depart
ment7
What is civilization? 1t Is the snass-
ing together at o. given time of the ac-
cumulations Of the past-Senator Will
Jams in the Congressional Record.
Those who have read the (now obsolete)
draft Of the peace treaty will doubtless recall
that Part WILL Section 4. Article 244,