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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-09-26

Arthur Meyer, Myron Miller, R. NUM-
berg, Marcus Mayberg.
N.
Robert Noodleman, Max Neiman, Jack
Newberg, Harold Naftalin, Max Naftalln,
Perry Nathanson, Harry Newman, W. nj:
Newman, Sam j. Neimark, Henry Neu-
man, Harry Model.
: O.
j Fayette Oakley, Ben Oser, Ralph Olei-
sky, Sam Oleisky, Isadore Oleisky, ia
cob Oleisky, AL. Omyan.
P.
. Herman Priesman, Sam Pearl, Edward
tPearlove, Sam Pink, Jack Pink, Peter
i Pail, Samuel Pearl, Samuel A. Pink,
Charles Phillips, Morris Pass, Jacob
Pearl Thomas Pearl, Chas. Pinkus,
Hyman Priesman, Perkins, Piken, Harry
Pozner. ~.
Samuel Rauch, Harry Ravicz, Ravino-
witz, Frank Ribnick, Lester Rees, Harry
Rose, Jacob Rosen, Joseph Rosen, SAM
uel Rosenberg, A. Rosenbaum, Jack
Rothenstein, Abraham Rubel, David Ru-
doy, Morse Rush, Hyman Rosenberg.
Nathan Rudolph, Isadore Rudolph, Louis
Rosenfeld, Simon Rosenfeld, Morris Ro-
seminal, Arney Rosenfeld, William Ro
senberg, Alexander Rubel, Samuel Rig
Ter, Joseph Rojesky, Harry Rifkin, Aaron
.Rosenbleet, Albert Rubin, Edmond Ru
bin, Leonard Resler, Jacob Rosen, Louis
Rocker, Jack Chas. Randolph, Jacob M.
Roisman, Joseph H. Rosen, Isadore -Ro-
senblum, Charles R. Rosenstein, Maurice
O. Rosing, Fred Rothstein, Brile Rubitz,
G.. Rabinowitz, Harry Ragevern, Louis
'Ravicz, S. Reed, Album R. Ruben, Max
L. Rosen, Rosendorf, Louis Rosenstock,
D. Rothman, Henry Rubel, Irving Ruben
stein, Sam Rubenstein, Joseph Rosenthal,
Julian Robitshek.
Harry Share, Mitchell Shapero, David
Sherper, Theodore Swiller, Harry swil-
Ter, Nathan Stearns, Sam Snyder, Ben
jamin Segal Nathan Strimling, Max
Seham, Herman Sachs, Philip Sacks, Sol
ONION Salzberg, Arthur Sanford, A. SAKE,
Samuel Schanfeld, Carl Scheinbaun1,
Harry Schlacter, Samuel Schneider, Nor
ris Schneidman, Leech Schwartz, Max
Schwartz, William Schwartz, Morris
Schweitzer, Jack Segal, Lazor Segai,
Emanuel Squtt, Ben Sherman, Joseph
Sherman, Isadore Silver, Stanley Segel-
baum, Louis Sachs, MAX Sachs, William,
SAKE, J. L. SAKE, M. J. SAKE, Herman
Schweitzer, Harry Sperling, Harry Sill
verman, Abe Strimling, Morris Schneid-
man, Henry Spanier, Justin Sternberg,
David Schwartz, David Schaich, Joseph
Stoned, Maurice SHERMAN, Alfred Stern
berg, Joe Sannell, Louis Sutterman, Jo-
seph Shere, Louis Shore, Moe SHERMAN,
Carol Sternberg, Louis Strimling, Louis
Sway, Dan Sovitsky, Abraham Strimling,
Labe Safro, Jake Schuster, Morris Shore,
Sam Schwartz, Louis Schwartz, Maurice.
r. Schwartz Rubin L. Schwartz lack
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-09-26
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD


N. Harrison, Harold Henrigues, David
Hirsch, Fred Hoffman, Fred Hollender.
I.
= Isenberg, Samuel Isenberg, Frank lsen-
berg.
Charles Juster, Sam Jarkey, Ben jose
lowitz, Goodwin Joselowitz, Louis jose
lowitz, Harry Jaffa, Hymen Juster, Alex
Josewich, Robert Judelovitz, Eadel JUS
ter, Morris Juster, Lewis Jankowitz,
Manuel Jeffrey, David N. Joseph, Grant
R. Jacobs, Jerome Joseph, Morris Joseph.
X.
Martin Kahner, Abe Kaplan, Lewis
Kaplan, Jacob Kaplan, Theodore Karatz,
Leo Kellerman, Albert Kipling, Oscar
Kleckner, Moses Hogan, Louis Koren-
gold, M. Kulberg, George Kurtz, Jacob
H. Kaplan, Thomas Kaplan, Joseph Kap-
Ian, Louis Kaplan, Harry Kasowitz, Tom
Kaplin, Alex Kanter, M. Korengold, Max
Kreiner, Jack Korengold, Morris Koren-
gold, Harry Karatz, Theodore Karatz,
Morris Karatz, A. A. Ksplan, Seeman
Kaplan, I. S. Kapelovitz, l. C. Kapelo-
vitz, Joseph Kaplan, Moses Kaplan,
Harry Karol, Harry Katz, Morris Katz,
George Kiperstin, Milton Kirschner,
Alexander P. Klimishin, Arthur J. Kline,
Louis Korengold, Abe Kourman, Leo
Kraft, Louis Kramer, Alexander
Krass, Sam Kulberg, Thomas Ko-
pelman, Moe Kirshbaunl, Aaron J.
Klein, Adolph Klein, Joseph Klein, Nor
ris Kohler, Sam w. Kopman, Jacob i.
Kram, Harry Kregal, Jack l. Kurtz, Sam
Kushmer.
Isadore Lichterman, Louis Labowitz,
A. R. Levy, Benjamin Levin, Philip Lee
vine, Manuel Levine, Louis Levitch,
Jacob Levine, Meyer Levine, A. A. Litin,
Leo Landesman, Philip Levin, Ben Labo
Wiz, Max Lifshitz, Jack Lesnick, Jake
M. Levin, Alex Levinson, Joseph Levin
son, Abraham Levy, Jacob Levy, Leonard
Levy, Nathan Lipeth, Albert Lewis,
Archie Lowenthal, Morris Lunche, Sam
uel Ben Labotig, Frank Labovich, L. M.
Labovich, Jacob Lachman, Meyer E.
Landy, j. Lebedoff, Joseph B. Lenske,
Morris X. Letschultz, JosIph H. Levin,
Philip E. Levin, Meyer Levine, Louis
Levitch, Robert Levy, James J. Lewen-
berg, Albert Lewis, Jack Lifshitz, Bert
G. Under, Isadore Loutman, Benjamin
Lundberg, Nathan Lifsan, J. Lefset, P.
Lenush, Ben Lester, George Levey, Ber-
nard Levin, M. Levinson, Max Light, Dan
Llghterman, Jos. Lleblich, l.. Lienben-
berg.
M.
Louis Malamed, Mailman, David
Mandell, Herman Marcus, Max Marine,
Harry Marker, Maxwell Mazur, Max
Meshbesher, Simon Meshbesher, Michael
owich, Hyman Miller, Israel Miller, Sam
Miller, Eugene Mikolas, Elmin Minsky,
Ezra Moll, Jerome Monasch, Stanley Mon
asch, Milton Mushkin, Joe Marcus, Will
liam Marcus, Philip Falk Moses, Philip
Moses, Harry Mack, Theodore Marker,
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1919-09-26
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sky, Nathan Donovitch, Max DWorsky,
E. j. Dworsky, Meyer Dorfman, Joe
Dorfman, Abe Dulkin, Harry Dulkin,
Sam Dolf, Benedict Deinard, Louis Dwor-
sky, Edward Davis, Zolie Dworsky,
Philip Dworsky, David Dorfman, Gus
Dusky.
Sam Eisenberg, Louis Ebin, Frank
Eisendrath, Phil E. Edelman, George
Eisendrath, Martin Eisenberg, Sam Ep-
stein, Arthur H. Engberg, Morris Eisen-
stadt, Harry Eisenstadt, Abe Epstein,
Hyman Epstein, Harry Epstein, Lewis
Epstein, Max Engel, Sam Epstein, Ella
ger Epstein, Alex Epstein, j. Eisen, A.
E. Epstein, Frank Eisenberg, l.. r. Eiss.
F.
Emanuel Frankforter, Freudenfeld,
S. L. Farber, Mitchell J. Friedman, Fred
Friedman, Leon Fatz, J. Feinberg, Ar
chic Feinberg, B. Fink, Max Finkelgrant,
M. Finkelkrout, Hyman Fishbein, Lyman
Fisher, D. Fischer, Fishman, Louis Fin
kelstein, Abraham Foritsky, Freidel,
Lewis Fishman, Fred Friedman, David
M. Fiterman, Mark Friedman, VIM.
Feldstein, C. E. Friedman, Albert Flick
man, Philip Friedman, Louis Frindel,
Abraham Frisch, Albert Frisch, Irving
Frisch, L. H. Frisch, VIM. I. Frlsch,
Samuel Frisch, Israel Foreman, David
Frank. Nathan Furst, Bennie J. Fred
berg. Sam Furst, George Freeman, }. }.
Freeman, julius Fliggelman, David
F'leisher, J. M. Friedman, Dewey Fried
man, H. Freudenfeld, Alfred Freuden-
field, S. Foist.
Sam Gouterman, Morris Gottlieb, Benz.
German, Harry German, Morris Green
berg, Dan CARRIER, David CARRIER, George
Gorum, Joe Garrison, Emanuel Green,
Sam Garrison, z. J. Gelman, Sim Green
berg. Jacob Goldberg, Meyer Goldberg,
Leon Getzkin, Charles Goldstein, Her
man Goldstein, Jack Gittleman, Abe Gold,
Abe Goldfarb, Morris Gollock, Harry
Gottlieb, Gale Gelb, I. Gelb, H. r. Grod-
nick. J. CARRIER, Charles Goldberg, Julian
Green. David Goldman, Abe Goldman:
Max Gerson, Harry Gottlieb, Jack Gott-
lieb, Louis Green, Emanuel Green, julius
Greenspoon, Louis Gross, Harry German,
Gervasi, Harry Ginsberg, Gitthoff, Sam
Ginsberg, James Gibson; John Ginberg,
Isaac Gindler, George Cites, Abe Gold
berg. John Goldberg, Michael Goldberg,
Joseph Goldberg, A. Golden, Louis Gold
berg, Meyer Goldberg, Zell Goldberg,
Hyman Goldfus, Chas. Goldfus, Abe
Goldman, Isadore Gottlieb, Manuel Gott-
Heb, Morris Gottlieb, Abe Goldman, Saul
Gottlieb, Joseph Gould, Sam German, A.
J. Goldman, Abe Green, Ike Greenberg,
Moses Greenberg, Simon Greenberg,
Norris Gross, David Gutenberg, james
Gutenberg, Morris Gutenberg, F. Cold
bogen, Louis Green, Lewis Goldstein,
Meyer Goldberg, C. Goldbegen, Irving
Gerson, Jos. Goldstein.
H.
Leo Harris, A. J. Haskell, Michael
Haydnet, William Hecht, Meyer Heck
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
CHILDREN ARE
: OFFERED PARK
II. FOR CoAST|NG
Fire Department to Flood Lag0ons
at Long View and Skaters
Are Invited.

Long View park is not only an
ideal playground for children dur
ing the summer months, but during
the winter it holds its popularity.
Yesterday hundreds Of children
enjoyed the pleasures Of coasting
down its slopes without the at
terdant dangers Of the city streets.
The rides are short but fast and
full Of thrills.
In an announcement today, Chris
Gaetjer. park superintendent. in
vites all the children Of the city to
bring their sleds and enjoy the win
Ter sport that the park affords. Ac-
:cidents are unknown, because
mere tur,Aas of the sled cannot
in1ure the hardy youngsters. That
only whets the appetite because II
adds to the thrills.
! Mr. Caetjer also states that he
pas made arrangements with the
rity's fire department to food the
surface OF the two lagoops with a
Thin coating of water each time il
becomes necessary. In this way
the skating will continue to be
provided throughout the winter I'M
der ideal conditions, and the city's
skaters are invited to participate
in the enjoyment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
TAYLOR RIDGE

Mss Amelia Miller Of Rock Is
land visited Sunday at the home
OF Bert Mccullough.
( The Ladies' Aid society Of the NJ
p. church held their monthly meet.
ing and dinner at the home Of Mrs
9. c. Baker, with Mrs. Sam Space
Mrs. Hepry Under and Mrs. James
Miller assisting as hostesses. The
proceeds Of the dinner amounted tc
S23.
DR.. Shepherd delivered a lecture
at the M. e. church Thursday eve.
ming for the benefit Of the Epworth
league which is endeavoring to sup.
port a native missionary in In
dia. The proceeds Of the evening
amounted to ST.
Miss Maud Gyuby closed her
school Friday evening for the holi-
days with fine program rendered
by her pupils.
The Farmers Livestock Shipping
Association held q business meet
ing at the farmers elevator Satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. Emma Blaser> moved her
household goods Saturday to her
new home in Rock Island which
she recently purchased.
Clarence Laughlin is now en-
ployed as station agent here, e. A.
johnson having accepted a position
in bank at East Moline.
Miss Sophia Gruske and Charles
Hartman spent Sunday evening al
George Wakefield's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Miller visited
Sunday at Cyrus Miller's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
YUMA

Yuma school held their Christmas
exercises Monday evening at Yuma
school house. A very nice program
was given by the pupils. A large
crowd attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Argubright
of Battle Creek, Mich, are spend
ing the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
S. S. Daily.
Mrs. c. Wake was a Port Byron
caller Saturday.
Ed Lauer sawed wood Monday.
Friday the friends and neighbors
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wainwright
surprised them by coming with
we'll filled baskets to spend the
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Wainwright
are moving to Ohio soon where they
will make their home. A purse OF
money was presented to them as a
remembrance.
Mrs. NJ. Wainwright, Mrs. L. Ais
brow and Miss v. Mumma, Miss A.
MichaeIs, James Scarf and John
Scarf were Port Byron callers
Monday.
Rose Hill aid society met at Joe
Schafer's and sewed on articles for
bazaar to be held in near future.
The .bazar held at Joslin Satur-
day evening was largely attended.
A fine supper was served and the
receipts Of articles sold and supper
amounted to $40. g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hall Of Moline at
tended the Christmas exercises held
at Yuma school house Monday
evening.
Henry Yer Sleuse shredded corn
Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
RESERVE TRUST
EMPLOYEES WISH
TO THANK SANTA

Call for Mr.. s. Claus! Wait!
Merely tell him that the folks IN
the Offices of the Consumers Ser
vice Stations, Inc. wish to thank
him for his thoughtfulness and gen
crosby.
Santa dropped of at the COM
pany's Offices in the Reserve Trust
building last night and left q lot
Of Christmas cheer. When the Of
fee employees came bustling
through the front door Of the build
ing this morning, they stopped
short, gasped and rubbed their eyes.
Towering in front Of them, glisten-
ing with tinsel and ribbons and
whatnots Of the holiday season,
stood a Christmas tree SO huge
that the American flag and the
bright star atop 1t threatened to
poke through the ceiling, and yet
so burdened down under its weight
of packages that its branches
dropped like the feathers OF q wet
guinea FOWL.
There was . gift for everyone
sweets for the ladies' and smokes
for the men. Perhaps it Is SUPER
fiuous to add that the usual clatter-
ing Of typewriters and scraping Of
pens was supplanted in the COM
pany's Offices today by q medley Of
EXPLANATIONS, interspersed with en-
treaties to please look for my
name!" and "Oh, throw mine
down."
1t was the Office employees por-
ton OF the holiday festivities plan
ned by the management and in
augurated last Saturday night with
a banquet and Christmas tree at the
Rock Island club for the district
managers and men Of the trade ex-
tension department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

racks, Mo. to take his flnal exam
ination, and receive his uniform
and equipment before leaving for
the border.
Mrs. S. L. Bluckhorn. who has
been the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
C. G. Anderson, since November,
has gone to South Bend, Ind,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

where they will make their home
MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Shut an6
two children of Doland. S. d.. are
visiting relatives and friends II
Orion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Olson. living
northwest of town, have a nine.
pound son, which was born Dec. 16
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

little son. left Tuesday for Rock
ford to spend the holidays with Mr..
Owens parents.
Miss Eva Parnell is home for the
holiday season.
Robert Douglas Of Chicago, who
! n attending school IN. GalesburK, II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

home Of the formers brother. Har-
vey Tough.
Raymond Anderson, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Anderson OF
Orion, has enlisted in the United
States cavalry, for service on the
Mexican border. He departed
Thursday night, for Jefferson Bar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
ORION

Mr.. and Mrs. g. L. Anderson left
Friday evening for Genoa. Mimi.
to spend the holidays at the homo
Of his daughter, Mrs. Nevin John
son.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

/ Southern Arizona and southern
California are the only parts of the
United States where date trees
have been grown at commercial
benefit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

q guest ut the Elmer Ksttering
home.
George Wilson attended the auto
dealers convention in Chicago
last week.
Luther Loush and son Edgar Of
Burdick, Kan, are visiting al the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

A western Illinois paper for west.
ern Illinois people-The Argus.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-21
LEAGUE is STRONGEST
WITH GALLERY THRONC

At the Shubert Theatre the poll
showed that sixty persons favored the
adoption of the league and sixty persons
opposed it.
The 120 persons who expressed their
opinion represented about Is per cent
of the total attendance at the theatre
There were about 500 persons present
The vote was taken by uplfted hands
A member of the company playing at the
theatre. Jack SquiIes. made the an
nouncement between the first and second
acts He did so by reading the purpose
of the poll as outlined in the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER. eHe held a clipping in
his hand.
When the negative vote was called
for the hands went up with much
greater vigor than they did when the
affirmative vote was taken.
The sentiment of the persons down.
stairs revealed a decided preponderance
of opinion against the league. Out of
eighty-fiye persons who raised their
hands in reply to both questions fifty
were opposed to it and thirty-five IA
vored it. About $50 persons sat in this
part Of the house.
Upstairs the preponderance in favor
Of the league equalized the total vote
Here only thirty-fve persons voted, and
twenty-five of these were for the
league, ten being opposed to It. There
were about $50 persons seated here
The ushers assisted IN estimating the
number Of opinions expressed by the
method of lifting the hand.
1.-The story of how tho poll was taken
at the Poor Richard Club, Stetson's fac.
tory, Broad street Station and tho Read
ing Terminal will be published tomor.
row.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-21
WONEN SEIZE CHANGE
TO GIVE LEAGUE VIEWS

THAT patrons of the Walnut street
Theatre were in favor or a league OF
nations was made plain when 275 men
and women voted for league and ll3
were opposed.
Women shared in the voting at the
old Walnut and apparently enjoyed the
privilege of registering an opinion on
this important world issue.
The league opponents took their deteat
good naturedly, and after the vote was
announced many admitted that they had
entertained little hope of winning.
Chauncey Olcott, who is playing at
the historic playhouse in "The Voice OF
Mcconnell" had just closed the first
act, when c. =. Beury, a lawyer. mounted
the stage to announce the purpose OF
the ballot.
THE EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER" said
the lawyer, sis endeavoring to gauge
public sentiment concerning a league of
nations. 1t ia not necessary for me to
explain the issue because everybody
must be familiar with It. Tonight we
WIN not discuss the details of the pro-
posed league, but will merely express
our opinions in regard to the value OF
one. If you favor league, vote for it,
and IL you are opposed why register
your protest" Mr.. Beury called for the
aye vote and 275 hands were raised.
When he called for the nay vote only
113' hands were raised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-21
LEAGUE FRIENDS YIN
ON SECOND B4LLOTIVC

Two votes taken at the Chestnut
Street Opera House showed 400 persons
in favor OF a league of nations and $50
opposed. A second vote was made
necessary because of the hesitancy of
those who favored league.
Between the prologue and the first act
or the musical comedy THE Melting of
Molly" Lawrence Marston, manager of
the production. stepped to the footlights
He opened his address by calling the at
tention of the audience to the fact that
the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER is testing
the sentiment of Philadelphia regarding
a league of nations, and urged every one
present to indicate by raising his hand
whether he was for or against the pro-
posal.
When the first vote was taken the
'antis" outvoted the pros" The latter,
for some reason. showed hesitancy in
raising their hands They seemed al
most unwilling to be counted after they
had committed themselves.
The call for the negatives Iivened up
the contest. Those opposed to the plan
held their hands high and kept them
there, occasionally waving them to be
sure that they were counted.
After the initial vote had been taken
Mr.. Marston again addressed the audi
ence.
This is proposition" said he. ION
which every man and woman should give
his or her opinion. We have an excel
lent opportunity here and now to register
these opinions. The question Is do you
favor or are you against a league of ma
tions as proposed at the Peace Confer
ence in Paris?"
Stimulated by the opposition in the
first vote. the advocates Of league raj
lied to its support. On the second count
ing of hands 400. men and women were
counted, the men voters being slightly in
the majority This strength was toe
much for the negatives, although their
enthusiasm remained unabated
On the second ballot the advocates OF
league nearly doubled their strength
a large number Of women who had not
voted on the first count raised their
hands and held them up until they were
assured their votes had been recorded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-21
READERS DISCUSS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
League Will Make World Better

To the Editor Of the Eventng Public
Ledger:
Sir-I wish to let you know how glad
am the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER Is
supporting 50 strongly the league Of
nations plan, which ] hope very soon
will be in practical working form.
believe it will turn out to be the very
best act of legislation ever enacted to
benefit suffering humanity, making bet
ter living canditions all over the world.
This league will do its work on the
wholesale plan to allay unrest and dis
content among the people and SO much
so that they will be satisfied to live in
their own native country and end their
lives there. I have lived In this city
almost siXty-one years and in this time
I have found out there are money hogs
among the working people as we'll as
among the capitalists. The Golden
Rule I believe Is the remedy to reform
these selfish people. This Golden Rule"
has been in cold storage for many years,
but I am glad to know it is being more
used today with good practical re-
suits than ever before When the cap
italist who is selfish stops thinking that
his workers must toll and sweat while
he eats the oysters and they get the
shells; when the worker with his brain
or hands stops thinking that he is per-
fectly right in demanding increases in
salary when not justly earned-then and
only then will capital and labor work to-
gether in harmony with big advantages
to both. l hope I may live to see this
condition come into practical operation
all over our globe.
THOS. ARMITAGE BEVERIDGE.
Philadelphia, March 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-21
LEAGUES OPPONENTS
WERE LUSTIER, ANYHOW

At Keith's Theatre the opponents of a
league of nations plan won by slight
majority.
Al vote Of individuals fayoring or op-
pcsing the proposition was not taken.
Applause was the medium used to test
the sentiment of the audience.
So close was the vote that a second
one was called for. Representatives Of
the theatre, stationed in different parts
OF the house. reported the applause as
tneY had heard II, and the results
showed the negative had won by a slight
majority. The gallery apparently fav-
1ored league. but the pit, balcony and
boxer were opposed.
Cali for an opinion on the advisab-
tlity Of the league was made at the con-
clusion of the monologue and singing
act OF Ed Morton. former Philadel-
Bnian. who is one Of the headliners Of
the bill. Mr.. Morton was formerly a
peliceman in Philadelphia and was
khowa fifteen years ago as "the singing
oop."
Among the numbers in his act was
topical song. He brought out a speak
I@rs stand and a gavel. transformed the
theatre into an old-fashioned public
s1eeting and called for the yeas and
nayes on various subjects. After extra
DAY for soldiers. woman suffrage and
prphibltfoE had been disposed OF, the
Wets' outyoting the '.drys' overwhelm-
2oE3y, Mr Morton announced the plan
~ fe9{ tho sentiment Of the theatre
1ere - zhs 1easue-cf-nstions proposl-
Z zlls tss etAsr IAN. Of ny ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-21
Seeks Disarmament

To the Editor Of the Evenin0 Public
Ledger:
Sir-If 1t Is not too late to be counted,
YOU can put me down as voting yes
on the league of nations, If for no other
reason than saving US from the con-
sequences of any league the thirty some
odd Senators would have. Anybody
knows Lodge, Knox ct al have not
vet and no doubt never will. reach the
modern liberal ideas Of President Will
son. They represent special privileges
and are now using it to play peanut
politics" with. SO to speak. They are
going to be badly fooled, if they really
believe it is going to get them anywhere.
They are right on one roint at least
and that Is. we do not get enough news
as to the doings lover there. The CEN
sorship in France is all wrong; and,
while the American press representa-
tives made howl. they apparently
didn't accomplish nrach.
The general principles of the league,
as understand It, 1 am willing to ac-
cept on Wilson's say so, because Of my
| faith in his sincerity and his ideaisnl
before mentioned: but there are two
very important provisions that should
be in it that so far as l know. are not
yet there. They are Lloyd George 8
abolition of conscription and the univer-
sally talked-of limitation of armaments,
without which the real purpose of the
League is very likely to be nil at the
first serious dispute. For instance, If
the United States retains conscription
and continues her enormous prepara-
tions for war in a big navy, military
training in schools, etc, will not the