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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

OUT of the doctors smoking room
" window you saw nothing but a field
or two of beached wintry grass, with
a glimpse of gray sea beyond and that
iniquitous pebble drive close at hand.
That at least was all could see on the
blighting March morning after my tea
with Jean Kendall The chilly damp
weather had given place to chillier hard
weather. With the temperature below
freezing and thin showers of dry snow
driving up every now and then before
a biting nor east wind, there was little
temptation to go abroad without ex-
cuse. My excuse was due in an hour's s
time when Miss Kendall and Mr.. Hob
house proposed to encounter one an
other accidentally on the road, and
meantime | was turning away from the
window toward the fire when | heard
the gravel crunch.
On general principles turned back
and looked out, to see a certain small
farmer approaching the front door. l
knew the man slightly and was not in
the least interested in him. Presum-
ably. I thought, it was a call for the
doctor; and then my attention was
sharply caught.
He was carrying in his hand fat
little brown leather pocketbook and in
an instant had remembered where l
had seen exactly such pocketbook be-
fore.
A minute or two later it so CHANGED
that as the maid was speaking to the
man at the door, the amiable Mr.. Hob
..,N1 fhn hnl nd IN,
his friendly way approached to see
what the matter was; and very inter
ested indeed he became when he heard.
The pocketbook, said the farmer, bore
the name of James Bolton inside, and
the maid was shuddering over a dull
stain on the cover when Mr.. Hobhouse
appeared. The man went on to explain
that he and friend had been visiting
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
Author Of "The Spy in Black" "The
Lunatic Mt Large" etc.

| the scene of the tragedy early that
morning aud had discovered the pocket
| book among the rocks close to where
the body had been found. The local
police had been in the island and Wis
tied the spot yesterday afternoon, he
said. and he had meant to give his find
to them, but now he heard that they
had left again. They were coming back,
and London police with them. people
said, but meanwhile he thought the
pocketbook should be deposited either
with the doctor or the laird (being jus
tices of the peace, and he had called
at the Doctors first. Now, the doctor
being out, he meant to take it to Mr..
Rendall's.
Hardly necessary to say, Mr.. Hob
house instantly took upon himself the
responsibility of seeing that the doctor
got the pocketbook the moment he re-
turned, and the farmer, glad enough
to save himself a longer walk, handed it
over. And then Mr.. Hobhouse put a
few very natural questions.
Was the pockctbook wet when it
was found?"
mo wetter than she is now," said
the man.
Then it must have fallen out of poor
Bottoms pocket before his body was
thrown into the sea . Dreadful Dread
ful,' exclaimed the distressed gentle
man. "And was it quite conspicuous
easily seen on the rockS?'
I'VE saw it a right" said the man.
"A nd tbA nnli.n -
Dear me, dear me-. Well, well, I'll
give it to the doctor. Good morning
my good fellow, and many thanks; good
morning.
Over the smoking room fire I exam
ined this discovery very thoughtfully.
That it should have lain on the rocks
all the time, and nobody, not even the
police. noticed it till now, seemed
strange. Still, when one came to think
of it. the brown color was very like
the seaweed, and among that tumble
of boulders such a thing might readily
have happened. But certainly it had
fallen out before the body was thrown
into the sea, as its condition proved,
| l glanced through the entries till l
came to the very last the poor man
hdu maze ana then L sat up and opened
my eyes very wide indeed
Plainly and distinctly these mems.
were jotted:
Proof positive OBJ. or confederate.
ITO be discovered whether OBJ. him
self-or the other?
Possibilities:
Thomsons-No.
Scotts-No.
Scollays-No.
The Thomsons and SCOTS | knew
to be tenants of seaboard farms like
the Scollays, and after the Scollays
came three other names, each with
''No" written after them. A pencil
mark also scored across all the six
names.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
A NUMBER OF THINGS

A Russian wireless telegram recently
stated that Mt. Elbruz, which has been
clad with ice from time immemorial,
had been discharging smoke for some
days. 1t added that ice blocks which
had existed above the snow line for
thousands of years were being carried
to the foot of the mountain in numerous
torrents. Mt. Elbruz is the loftiest
peak in the Caucasus mountains and in
Europe. 1t is 1886 feet high
Francis Scott Key, the author of
"The Star Spangled Banner" wrote
quite number of, poems, which were
collected and published in book form in
1857. He was the author of several
sacred hymns, including the national
Thanksgiving hymn, beginning ''Before
the Lord we bow" This was written
for the Fourth of July, 1882. He also
wrote the hymn beginning, Lord, with
glowing heart I'll praise Thee" and
when troubles, wave on wave, as
sailed" and others. He died in 1913,
while United States district attorney
at Washington.
After a strenuous trial the other day
an army tank failed to make the top
OF Pixies Peak, but there probably
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
THE PROBLEM OF GETTING COM
OMISSION statesmen TO STICK
An Active Wedding Out Process

DRUNO DUKE spent all day Thurs
ID day in coaching me on how to
handle the class. Said he:
LAS soon as anybody comes into the
classroom call them to you and ask
them their name, then have a word or
two with them, while you note in writ
ing their general appearance, time they
arrived and all those items on the list
which you used when first interviewing
them.
Make it a point to tell them in
dividualy of errors in speech, pro-
nunciation, cnunciation, mannerisms
and such like. BY noting their appear
ance. etc, each week you'll see whether
they improve under the instruction and
help or whether they slump-those that
keep slumping for three weeks can be
dropped safely.
"Whenever any one asks a question
be sure of their name; if the question
is foolish or trivial, make a note to
that effect. Any one who has a habit
of asking stupid questions is stupid and
should be dropped.
AT each session give them six ques-
tions to answer in writing, which they
are to bring in by the next session.
three psychological and three practical" :"
The first set of questions I gave were ::
First. What is meant by buying
motive?
Second What would you say to
customer who said, Il like the car,
but don't like the color of it,? (The
car is only supplied in one tinish.)
Third. Make remark about the
Glider car that would appeal to a nerv-
Gus man.
Fourth. What is the function of
spark plug?
Fifth. What size tires are on the
Glider car?
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wanted to finish the training, and was
willing to pay $25 forfeit to do it.
We had to refuse his request, unfor
tunately, but our chests grew several
inches at the implied appreciation of
our work. Ours? Well, I ought to say
that Duke prepared the outlines for
each class talk.
During the next five sessions we
dropped a number of fellows for several
reasons. One always came half an hour
late, another always dashed off before
the second class was over (neither had
trains to catch or any reason for their
haste). Several were dropped because
they became SO careless in their ap-
pearance and in the appearance of their
written answers. Two l had to let 60
because they were so contentious, and
remembering Odds characteristics,
knew that they could never be able to
work harmoniously with him.
AT the end of the eighth session our
numbers had dwindled to nine men and
two women. Eleven only after brave
beginning of fifty three!
But, as Duke said, "It's better to
find out on their time that they can't
measure up than to have them work
for a few weeks, costing money and
time in supervision before finding out
their ability"
The ninth session saw a change in the
method and location.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
BRUNO DUKE, SOlver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD Author of "T Business Career Flint
(Copyright.)

Sixth. What is meant by the splash
system of fabrication?
The answers turned in to the various
sets of questions were most helpful in
determining the ability and character
of the student. The correctness of the
answers was an index of the thorough
ness of their study, while the appear
ance' of the papers, the writing, order
illness, or arrangement, reflected the
owner and enabled us to decide upon
the fitness or unfitness Of the people
for selling Glider cars.
At Z 80 on the Friday evening of the
first meeting l was eagerly checking up
the attendance. For once Duke had
missed his guess, for all but one turned
up - thirty seven men and fifteen
women. -
At the second session they all turned
up again-eight men and three women
had no written work and only trivial
excuses, which plainly showed that they
had given the matter no consideration.
I, therefore, told them after class not
to come again. That reduced our num-
women.
Doliber took part of each session, for
we wanted him to get familiar with
the work, so that he could successfully
continue it after we were through.
At the beginning of the third session
l explained to the class why l had to
release eleven students the previous
week. 1t drove home to them the i'm
portance of bringing in the work as
signed to them.
One young woman saw me after class
and begged off because she had been
offered good position in a woman's
shoe store. OF course, released her.
Doliber and l were quite tickled when
a man named Ardenmark came up and
said he didn't want to sell cars but
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

ism, much up there to interest an army
tank anyway.-Kansas City Star,
Wouldn't 1t be dreadful IL the ta,k;nv
machine should follow the telephone into
the strike zone ne?-Shoe and Leather Re-
porter.
Bill and 'Enry had not met for some
time, when they quite unexpectedly
came across each other in the street.
Noticing that his chum was looking
downcast, Bill clapped him on the.
back and said:
. Halo, 'Enry. How are yer gettin'y
on! Still working for the same pecple?r
YES was 'Enry's sad reply. "Wife,
mother-in- law and ten kids"
All this talk about alcoholic drinks
to be made under the kitchen sinks sug j
gests that there are those who still think
that a woman could keep secret still.
Boston Transcript.
There is a lot of talk about woman's
place in industry in these days, but as
matter of fact it is woman's industry
%hlch is just beginning to assume its
proper place.--Concord Monitor.
A New York milk dealer believes that
tank car system would reyolutionize
the industry and eventually reduce the
price to eight cents quart. Why not
a pipeline system ?-Springfeld Re.
publican. t.' k
Egyptian rebels are reported TO bs
throwing vitriol. How W. Hohenfol-
lern will gnash his teeth over thought
of a, detail he overlooked New York
World.
The engineer had become tired Of thu
boastful talk he heard from the other
engine drivers at his boarding house.
One morning he began:
This morning I went over TO sea
new machine we've got at our place,
and it's astonishing how il works."
"And how does it work." asked one,
well" was the reply, "by means
of pedal attachment fulcrumed lever
converts a vertical reciprocatihg motion
into circular movement. The principaI
part Of the machine is huge disk that
revolves in vertical plane. Power IL
applied through the axis Of the disk,
and work is done on the periphery, and
the hardest steel, by mere impact, may
be reduced to any shape"
What is this wonderful machine ~
was asked,
"A sriadstons.s was the reply. i
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

side her. Leila, why did you do it?'
he asked.
"How did you know?' she asked in
wavering voice.
"How did I know? Because I'd been
worshiping your picture for three
months before I started out here"
my picture? Where did you get it?"
"Your father sent it to my dad"
"And-and-it wasn't scheme?
You didn't come TO please your father?"
she gasped.
"Why, no, I came because l wanted
to come. Where did you get that idea
You haven't told me yet,' he con-
tinued, why YOU"
II can't" she interrupted.
Never mind" said Reuben gently.
Tell me something else. I came 1000
miles to ask it. Will you marry me?'
by your own free will?" she asked
eagerly.
by my own free WILL" he answered,
his hand tightening over hers.
Leila was too overcome with ecstasy
to say more than "Yes, Reuben" and
to her it was the sweetest name in the
world.
(Tsle next complete novelette,,
Spunk.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
Peggy Is Elected Queen
UuA1L! Queen Peggy Bee!" bu
i thn nnrkn or hnns n sncnnd fimn

UuA1L! Queen Peggy Bee ~ buzzed
IL the worker bees second time.
"IIum! Hum! It's silly to make
her queen just when I've got her
nicely trained as nursemaid," OBJ
jccted Fuzzyhum. "We can raise an
other queen without much trouble, but
it is hard to get II good nursemaid."
"And it's silly setting up new queen
and wasting time right in our busy sea
son" added Busybuzz, who had just ar
rived with load of honey. "I'm against
it."
1--WE will have an election" declared
Honcydcw. IAN those in favor of max
ing Peggy Bee our queen will say
Buzz p"
Buzz went all Honey
dcw's followers.
"All those not favor of making Peggy
Bee our queen will make noise like
Judge OWL" said Honeydew. There
was not a sound, though the followers
of Busybuzz wrinkled up their faces like
a boy trying to whistle while sucking a
lemon.
II hear no noise like Judge Owl. so
utClhlt tsSs bet tleCitu Jul uueen,
said Honeydcw.
But We can't make noise like
Judge Owl. We can make only bee
noises" protested Busybuzz.
Then say Buzz" said Honeydew.
'Buzz-z-z-z-z," sang all the fol-
lowers of Busybuzz.
Good! Now everybody has voted
for Peggy for queen and she is doubly
elected" declared Honcydew.
But we said 'buz, objected Busy
buzz angrily.
ITO be sure you said buzz And
as ] had said All those in favor of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

Here's a chance to escape" thought
Peggy, and she started for the door.
Before she reached there, however,
figure appeared in the opening, coming
at her with a vicious buzz. 1t was
the old queen.
"I'll not be put outv' buzzed the
queen. "I'll sting you to death. Then
they'll have to let me stay until they
can rear baby queen bee."
Peggy saw that she was in for
duel. She had to sting the old queen
or be stung herself.
But Peggy didn't want to kill the
queen, not even to save herself. Yet
she couldn't run away, and the queen
bee was coming at her. Suddenly Peggy
thought of a plan. She began to sing
a song like the bee song, and the queen
stopped to listen:
'Once there was silly bee,
Never idle, never free;
Always working hard, ali me,
What silly, silly bee.
Till at last this silly bee
Worked until it couldn't see.
Then it starved, oh mercy me,
What silly, silly beef"
The queen bee was so busy listening
to Peggy's queer song that she didn't
notice the bee guards entering the room.
Then, when she leaped forward to
sting Peggy, it was too late. The guards
stopped her and hustled her away.
Again Peggy was left alone, but her
chance to escape was cut off. The
guards, before departing, sealed the
door tight with wax.
"What shall I do? What shall I
do?' buzzed Peggy in despair.
"Cheer up" buzzed mufled voice.
"I'm coming to the rescue" 1t was
Billy Bee. And Peggy, listening in
tently, could hear him cutting hole
through the wall of the room.
(Tomorro,o 1ciH be told hoo Billy
gets badly stung and hoo the sting
ing has an unexpected resuH.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20
NDADVENTURES--B -By DADDY
"THE NEW,BEE QUEEN"

(peggv and Billy are changed into
honey bees through toish givcn them
by BumJle Bee Buss. Peggy be-
comes captipc of the lady porker
bees. and a rcUoH is started to make
her guecn.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-20

TODAY's BUSINESS QUESTION
What is a "SuSpense Account?
Ans,cer toiH appear tomorrow.
ANSWER TO yesterdays
BUSINESS QUESTION
a General Order Store" is
bonded warehouse to tohich p,erchan.
disc not claimed ,oithin a certain time
IS sent under General Order"
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AND HERE 1T CONTINU ES
leans GneSSes

HTOME into fathers room and then
~ YOU can smoke" said Jean.
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isn't much up there to interest an army
tank anyway.-Kansas City Star.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-13
GIVES WIFE ~ADLER-I-KA.

my wife was pronounced incur
able by physicians unles separated
complicated bowel trouble). I be-
gan giving Adler-i-ka and she is inn
proving. l shall continue until she
is cured" (Signed) j. Fl. Under
wood, Marion, Ala.
Adler-i-ka empties both upper and
lower bowel, flushing entire alimen-
tary canal. Removes all foul matter
which poisons system. Otter cures
constipation. Prevents appendicitis.
We have sold Adler-i-ka many years.
1t is a mixture of buckthorn, cascara,
~glycerine and nine other simple
drugs. G. Schultz, Druggist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-13
Bill Reported by Military Commit
tee to House Calls for
538,488 Men.
GUARD FORCE 10000
Equipment and Supplies for Militia
Organization Will BE Furnished
Without Charge by the
Mar Department.

Washington, Feb. 12.-The annual
army appropriation bill reported to the
house by the military committee pro-
vides for a temporary military estab-
lishment of 2S,579 officers and sos, 909
enlisted men.
The carries a total Of
$1,007, 2S9, 400. The committee said an
army of the size recommended would
be necessary during the period OF
rehabilitation"
Chairman Dent said the bill, which
appropriates about $6S, 100000 less
than was asked by the Var depart
ment, will be taken up in the house
as soon as the naval appropriation bill
Is passed or about the middle of the
week.
Legislation affecting the National
guard is among the features of the
bill. A National guard organization
of 10000 men Is contemplated.
Equipment and supplies would be pro-
vided without charge by the War de.
partment from the war stores. The
total appropriations for the guard ag-
gregate $10,173,000.
Other leading features of the bill
are: Dual organization of the tenn
porary army of 537,5SS men so that
part will be constituted as prescribed
in the national defense act Of 1916,
providing for organization of infantry,
cavalry and artillery units and the
remainder so as to permit retention OF
new units-aviation-tank corps and
others the usefulness of which was
demonstrated during the war.
Restoration Of Recruiting.
Return of the War department or
ganization to bureau chiefs, instead oil
centering fits organization in the gen
eral staff.
Restoration of recruiting. with pro
vision for one and three year enlist
ments.
Adjustment of distinctive stripes
for overseas or service at home during
the war.
Continuation of the increased wal
pay for enlisted men.
Provision for the promotion OF Off
GERS and men, recommended for sucf
before the signing of the armistice.
The committees report on the bill
emphasizes that by establishing a tenn
porary army of 27,579 officers ant
sos, 900 men no suggestion Is made
that such should constitute the per
manent standing army.
I'm other words" the report says
under this bill we may have NOR,
than a million men in the service a
the beginning of the next fiscal yea
and perhaps not more than zoe. 600 a
the end"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-13
Secretary of the Treasury Asks
Congress to Grant Him
Broad Powers.
SENDS DRAFT OF BILL
Glass Seeks Permission to Determine
Interest Rate and Other Terms
Of the Coming Victory
Liberty Issue.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Congress is
requested by Secretary Glass to in
crease the amount Of Liberty Bonds
authorized, but unissued, to approx
mateiy 10000, 000, 900 and to give him
broad powers to determine the interest
rate and other terms of the Victory
Liberty Loan, to be foated late in
April.
Mr.. Glass also sought permission to
issue not more than $4,000, 900. 900 of
treasury notes, maturing within five
years, and asked that the war finance
corporation be authorized for one year
after the declaration of peace to make
commercial loans on exports to facili-
tate foreign trade.
In q letter to Chairman Kitchin OF
the House Ways and Means commit
tee. Secretary Glass outlined the broad
policies which the treasury hopes TO
follow In dealing with war loans and
other national financial subjects OF
the resdjustment period.
Draft Of Bill Submitted.
The secretary submitted a draft OF
Z bill which would carry out the
treasury's recommendations. Specif-
ically this bill would accomplish the
following fesults:
Raise from $4,000. GOO, 900 to 100000
0O0,0 0 the authorization for the Vic
tory Liberty Loan and permit the
treasury to determine what part of
this sum should be sold.
Permit the secretary of the treas
ury to determine interest rates on
bonds maturing within 10 years, or the
next Liberty Loan, instead of limit
ing the rate to Al per cent, as pro-
vided In the present law.
Permit the issue of not more than
$4,000. 000. 900 OF interest-bearing, non
circulating notes having maturities
from one to FIVE years; these might be
sold along with bonds for the Victory
Liberty Loan.
Authorize the issue of bonds and
notes payable at a premium.
Exempt War Savings certificates
from income surfaces.
Confer on the Secretary of the
Treasury authority to determine the
tax exemption In respect to future is
sues of bonds and notes and to enlarge
tax exemptions OF existing Liberty
Bonds in the hands OF subscribers for
new bonds and notes.
Reopen the privilege of converting
( per cent Liberty Bonds into AIS;
this privilege expired last November 9.
Create q az per cent cumulative
shaking fund for retirement OF the
war debt.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-13
Dry Law Said to Have Flaws.

Providence, r. l., Feb. 13.-The
Providence Journal prints a statement
declaring that, after consultation with
some of the best known constitutional
lawyers in the country, 1t believed the
action of Acting Secretary Polk in pro-
claiming the prohibition amendment
effective and adopted was Illegal. The
proclamation Is entirely void, the
Journal contends, for the reason that
when it was made thirty-six states
had not, as yet, ratified the amend
ment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-13
cRITlcIsE SUFFRAGE VOTE
NArs. Carrie G. Gait and Or. Anna n.
Shaw Disappointed.

Warrington. Feb. 12.-Statements
were given out by the National Amer
lean Woman Suffrage association in
which ito officers severely criticised
defeat of suffrage In the senate. Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, president, was
quoted ~ declaring:
1T II not the women, 1t is the ma
tion that II dishonored."
A statement attributed TO DR.. Anna
Howard shaw, honorary president Of
The association, said:
1t II to be regretted that the
United States congress has failed TO
neasure up to the spirit Of democracy
sxpected Of It by al the world"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-02-13
JAPAN THREATENING CHINA
Said to Insist Upon Secret Treaties
Remaining In Force.

London, Feb. 12.-Japan has mott
Red China that China must work In
harmony with japan at the peace con.
ference and must undertake not to
reveal to the conference secret China.
japanese agreements, according to a
Reuter- dispatch from Perkin. The
correspondent says his information
comes from Chinese sources and Reu.
tiers says It should be regarded with
some reserve.
According to the dispatch Japan
stipulated that failure by China to
give such would result in
effective Japanese financial pressure
On China.