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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11
She Doesn't Understand

Dear Cynthia--I am writing this
letter, as my ideas are identically the
same as "An American
My brother was a sailor for a good
many years and nv sister accompanied
him to the railroad station once to bid
him good by. Well, you should have
heard the neighbors talk about her just
because she was seen walking with a
fellow in a navy uniform. Do you
think that was right, Cynthia? To
knock Il girls reputation? My cousin
is a sailor also who took me to show
once in his uniform-but never again
People kept asking me who that sailor
was and telling me it wasn't nice to be
seen with a sailor. And. therefore, /
would also like to know the answer to
"Why don't people respect the navy
and honor the men that belong to it?''
Cynthia, l would like to read few
ideas about this from some more of your
readers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11

form the walls. joining at front and
back. The roof was made of an
other sheet of pasteboard, bent into
ridge in the middle md fastened
on TO the house with paper clips.
The chimney was made of heavy
piece Of brown paper. Tho wine"
covers the division Of the chimney
and wall. The smoke is nothing
more than cotton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11
ECONOMICAL FOOD-EXCHANGE :
MRS. WILSON SUGGESTS
INEXPENSIVE DISHES
Ask Mrs. Wilson

If You have any cookery prob
lens, bring them to Mrs. Wilson.
She will be glad to answer you
through these columns. No per-
'sonal replies, however, can be given.
Address questions to Mrs. NJ. A.
Wilson, EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER,
Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11

A. now? Wouldn't say for sure that IL
would. but I would like very much to
see Undecided" just to satisfy my
curiosity and if am wrong l ask to be
pardoned. But. dear Cynthia. did you
ever hear of n beautiful lady telling
everybody about it? If this should meet
with your approval I would like to see
it in the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER.
] wonder if Undecided" will answer? /
hope so. II. II, Il.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11
Yesterdays Answers

I. 4 pretty centerpiece for the
Lincon's Birthday table would
be log cabin, made out of
pasteboard box, some paint and a
little imagination. The chimney
could be made out of ring or
thimble box,
2. The requisite for spring hats is
AN upward tilt, no matter how
slight.
3. Indelible ink stains can be re-
moved from linen by soaking in
javelle water first, and then am
monia aud water.
!. In wiping out a narrow necked
bottle with Il cloth, a slim but
tonhook is convenient for pull
ing out the cloth.
). When it is necessary to make
seam down the middle of a
chemise or nightgown, in cutting
it out of narrow material, the
fact can be disguised by a narrow
inserted panel of the material,
hemstitched on both sides.
6. Wiping the stove with brown
paper every day will keep it
bright and clean,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11

-Four five cent candles were stood
in some of their own melted grease
al tho four corners of the blotting-
paper Clearing" The foliage was
sbought Mt the millinery counter Of
five and ten" and tied OH with
thread. The whole cost of the GEN.
terpiece was seventy two cents.
Worth trying, isn't it?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11
The Question Corner
Today's Inquiries


/. What is crepe jersey?
.. How can odds and ends Of ribbon
be made into dainty gifts for the
bride be?
3. When the wick of an oil lamp
burns short, how can 1t be
heightened?
4. What is the origin of the express
sion pin money?
.. Describe an attractive cross
stitch design for a child's apron.
6. In what unusual way is a strik
ing overskirt made for a taffeta
drcSSr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11
Wants Apron Pattern

TO the Editor Of lToman's Page:
Dear Madam--In the December 2S
issue of the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
was an illustration Of child's apron.
Will YOU please tell me if can procure
this and where? MRS. ]. X. 9.
If you send the price and the postage
for this paper, giving the exate date, to
the circuation department it will be
sent to you Address your letter to the
Circulation Department, Public Ledger
Building, COG Chestnut street, and be
sure TO ask for the EVENING PUBLIC
LEDGER, not just the PUBLIC LEDGER,
for they are two different papers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11
LONELY SEVENTEEN,
Suspects "Undecided"

Dear Cynthia-Although | have
never written you before, l have been
a steady reader of your page. Your
advice. dear Cynthia. is very valuable
to those who really desire good advice
But do you think that they all really
desire it! For an example, take I'm
decided in Saturday nights paper. It's
Il shame that "Undecided'' should have
to work for the small sum of SIS week
when she is perfectly beautiful, having
such beautiful black, wayy hair and
those wonderful black. soulful eyes! 1t
is u crime, is it not, for girl Of such
a figure to keep in the background? 1t
is her duty to show such Il vision to the
public. l wonder why "Cndecided'' isn't
in the movies or on the stage. / won
der if the only thing that keeps her off
of the stage is the manager: Dear Gym
thia, once upon time friend of mine
made the acquaintance of lady
through the mail by her pretty little let
ters. She described herself as being
very beautiful, although she would
never send him her picture. At that
time we were in Norfolk. Va, while
she was in Philadelphia. So when l
came here my curiosity compelled me to
investigate. Honestly, the lady who
posed as a beauty resembled a seventy
year old Indian squaw. Haven't you
just little suspicion, dear Cynthia,
that the same shoe might fit "Undecid-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11

Honest Abe's" own cabin. in the
midst of Il clearing, surrounded by
four trees. II looks as II it had
really been made of logs, doesn't It?
But it wasn't. It was made out Of
corrugated pastebosrd, the kind
that is used to protect pictures and
books when they are mailed. 4
square of the pasteboard was cut in
half and bent into the square to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11

The WOmdn,S
Exchange
Dressmaklng In Camden

To the Editor Of Womdn's Page:
Dear Madam have never written
to you before, but would like to know
if you could tell me where could learn
dressmaking in Camden city and what
night I would go to learn. .. 10:
There is a course in dressmaking
given at the Camden Y. w. G. A. The
class meets on Thursday evening from
Z 80 to 9:3O. You can go to the office
at any time to find out about joining
this class for the next term.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-11
Please Tell Me
What TO DO
She's the First One
BY CYNTHIA


Dear Cynlhia---I hope to be the first
one to speak up on the subject we are
now discussing "on the navy
To can American: Listen, dear, if
any one ever condemns our United
States navy he or she is not much good
and wouldn't waste my breath arguing
with them, because they are ignorant.
During this war some of the wealthiest
mems sons were i'll it. Remember,
grille, if it wasn't for our wonderful
navy our boys would have never reached
France. Our navy took LOCO, 900 or
more boys over to France. sank sub
marines and went through the danger
Gus war zone. The navy took my only
darling brother and, thank God, they
brought him back home safe and sound.
There are two classes of sailors, the
common and the refined, and you will
not only find them in the navy but in all
branches of the service. Take my ad
vice and stick to your sailors sweet =
heart. With his little $50 Il month he
treats YOU sometimes better than fel-
low who makes $50 week. for l have
Il sailor sweetic, and people can con
denim him all they want. but know he
is good and wouldn't be afraid TO face
him in front of the President of the
United States. \ sailor will never be
barred from Heaven because he wears
the navy blue. Those who knock them
are usually the ones who couldn't get
u good sailor, aud if luck turns your
way you sure have to hold him by the
coat. so he doesn't get away, so speak
up. sailors, and IA sailor from the sui =
eide fleet" Sailor boys fought in the
trenches, SO why condemn?
INNOCENT LONELY SEVENTEEN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-02
Hopkins Used Third Degree
Tactics in Custer, Is Charge.
Judge Smart of Douglas Orders
Return POehler Papers.
EXCEEDED AUTHORITY IN CASE
State Invaded Sanctity of Rec
Ords Without Warrant.
"Such Action Leads to the
Spread of BoIshevism."

Richard ]. Hopkins. attorney gem
eral. must return to the Poehler Mer-
camille company books and papers
which he seized in connection with his
custer suit against thirty-eight whole
sale grocer companies. An order has
been issued by Judge C. A. Smart OF
the Douglas county district court hold
ing that Hopkins exceeded his right
and authority in gathering evidence.
None of it, the court held. can be
used in trial of the case against de-
fendant companies.
Action by Judge Smart is regarded
here as Knockout to the attorney
general in his case. The trial judges
kins method of third degree tactics
in securing information and records
in possession of the defendants.
"Leads to BoIshevism.''
In deciding the case Judge Smart
said it would be better that some
trusts evade prosecution than that
prosecutors invade the sanctity of pri-
He said such action led to the spread
| of Bolshevism. The state, lie said.
! had better return to the grand jury
| system, where there would be some
/ form of action by authority. He
characterized the attorney generals
action in the case as use of a roaming
commission for wholesale prying into
private revords
The court held that Hopkins had
used third degree tactics. He said re-
ords gathered by use of intimidation
and without due process of law must
be returned Immediately to the de-
fendant company. He prohibited use
of the information. thus secured in trial
of the case.
| Seized the Evidence.
] F. H. Smithmeyer president, and
Ge"rge Kirchoff, secretary of the
Poehler Mercantile company were de-
PENDANTS in the case. Custer suit had
been filed against the Poehler COM
pany and thirty-seven additional gro-
Gerry companies for alleged violation
of the. antitrust law. Agreements in
price fixing were charged in the at
torney generals complaint. Support
of the suit was largely on information
lseized by the attorney general In a
manner which the Douglas county dis
itrfct court held was irregular, without
due process OF law and by third degree
| practices.
The attorney general has stated that
he will appeal from the district judges
lruling. He will also ask for additional
antitrust and profiteering legislation
this winter. Such laws, even tho en-
acted, would not apply to the cases
now pending. Hopkins must win or
lose the grocery cases on the laws al
Ileged to have been violated at the time
complaints were filed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-02
DIG FOR PANACEA
House and Senate Agricultural
Committees in Joint Meeting.
Sen. Hitchcock Would Provide
$50, 100000 Loans to Farmers.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Immediate
loans of s6O,00o,o00 from government
funds to aid farmers in the face of
posed by Senator Hitchcock, Demo-
Ncrat, Nebraska, in a bill drawn today
after conference with Governor
Harding of the federal reserve board.
Senator Hitchcock plans to present
the measure when congress meets next
week.
At joint session this afternoon, the
house and senate agricultural commit
tees will decide how to go about get
ting information upon which to base
legislation designed to relieve credit
and marketing conditions which
wheat, corn and cotton raisers and
feeders of livestock declare are
ruinous.
No extended hearings will be held
Senator Norris, member of the senate
committee, who called today's meet
ing, declared. We've got to act just
as soon as we can de it intelligently
and in a way to relieve the farmers
troubles" Norris said.
Revival of the war finance corpora
tion further extension of credits to
farmers and placing of tariff on wheat
imports are some of the measures
which will be considered. Amend
ment of the federal farm loan act to
permit short time loans on cattle and
agricultural products also may be dis
cussed.
Secretary Houston. members of the
federal reserve board and other gov
ernment officials and Representatives
of various agricultural interests are ex.
! r1nRfnh fr ho hoe at-d
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-02
FIGHT 1O-CT. FARE
City VIII Be Heard Before
Industrial Court.
Request of Street Railway Ex.
Orbitant, Says Mayor.

Mayor Herbert ]. Corwine said to-
day that the city would not fail to be
heard before the court of industrial
relations upon the subject of 10-cent
street car fares. Whether the city will
fight the increase or not, the mayor
declined to say.
I'VE will go to the bat with the To-
peka Railway company over the 10
cent fare before the industrial COURT
Mayor Corwine said, in commenting
upon the petition of the street railway
company to the court of industrial re-
lations "Wednesday for an increase
from to 10-cent street car fare.
"On the face of the petition the
ten cent request seems exorbitant. -
Mayor Corwine said. The city. rep
resented by the city attorney. will be
heard before the decision is made. The
city will be fair in the matter The
city will not declare anything wrong
before the facts are presented. Just
now do not think we should have to
pay ten cent fares. I'm sure the court
will be fair in the matter and make
street car fare what it should be-"
The mayor today confessed his igno-
rance of the terms of the petition and
the morning story of the city's opposi-
ton to the increase, because he had
not seen either the Wednesday evening
or the morning newspaper stories on
the matter.
At an early meeting of the city COM
mission the course of the city will be
outlined. d. H. Brannaman, city at
torney, declared that ne was willing
to fight the increase in rates.
In the petition presented to the
court of Industrial relations on We'd
nesday afternoon the Topeka Rail-
way company states that its income
from Scent fare, two tickets for Is
cents and twenty-four tickets for $1.50
was not sufficient to meet the cost of
efficient service. and asks that the
rate be increased to 10 cents for one
/ fare, or three fares for 25 cents. The
Scent rate went into effect in August,
| 1Q90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-02
In Kansas IL
Counties Are Z
Fighting 7. B.

Seventeen counties in Kansas have
organized county tuberculosis associa-
tions and have relieved the state asso-
citation of the detailed work of selling
health bonds and Christmas health
seals this month. Reports to state
headquarters in Topeka today indicate
that at least s65, 900 will be raised in
these districts for the purpose of estab-
fishing clinics and nursing service in
the 1921 campaign against the disease
that cost the lives of 900 Kansans last
year.
Outside of these seventeen counties
the Kansas State Tuberculosis associa-
ton is conducting the sale of bonds
and seals Thousands of letters con-
taing the Merry Christmas and
Healthy New Year seals have been
mailed and are being mailed out of
the headquarters offices here.
Every stamp that is stuck on the
envelopes, every stamp on the part
of the postal employees and ev-
cry stamp bearing the health sign
that is sold in Kansas this month is
added power to the force that is being
brought to bear for the stamping out
of tuberculosis
County workers who entered the
sale with more of a degree of duty and
patriotism than sincerity have written
letters of their inspiration and en-
thusiasm. They have caught the spirit
of the work-they have realized tlat
every ounce of energy they are usinS
will restore to the sick and needy many
ounces of strength and renewed hope
and health.
'I really haven't appreciated the
need for such move until this year.
one worker writes. THE more I
study conditions in our county and the
more / consider the assured effects OF
my work the greater is my effort and
ambition. 1t is the first time that
ever really knew that I was saving
human lives. ] wish every one could
grasp the meaning of this great en-
deavor on the part of the Kansas State
tuberculosis association
The seventeen counties in which
4 local associations have taken up the
sale follow; Shawnee. Wyandotte
Sedgwick, Marion. Douglas. Atchison
Sumner. Rice. Montgomery, McPher-
son. Linn. Labette. Ford. Franklin
Cowley, Pratt and Allen. Their quotas
range from $500 to $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-02

Trieste, Dec. 2.-Declaration of a
state of war with Italy. beginning FRI
day morning, which was made yester-
day by Capt. Gabrielle d'Annunzio, is
not regarded in a serious light by mill
tary commanders here. There is war
like activity in Fiume, however. The
sound of cannon and rifle fire may be
heard along the Gulf of Quarnero.
Travel in and out of Fiume has been
restricted and closest watch is being
kept on the operations of smugglers
who seek to take firearms and NUM-
tions into the city.
General Caviglia, commander o1
Italian regular troops which have
thrown a Gordon around Fiume
planned to send an airplane over the
city yesterday to drop orders for the
poets legionnaires to leave Fiume and
again enroll themselves with their own
units. The weather was most un-
favorable, however, and the flight was
postponed.
Officers Desert Poet.
Superior officers in d'Annunzio's
army continue to abandon the poet
soldier.
Things cannot go on this way" a
gr1zzled old artillery colonel said to
the Associated Press last night. 81
hope the war talk is all a joke, fol-
enough blood has been she'd"
General Caviglia declared he would
use all persuasive means to induce
d Annunzio's men to surrender before
he would resort to coercion.
Fear Civil War.
Rome, Dec. Civil war over Fiume
appeared imminent today.
Bent on enforcing the Rapallc
treaty under which Jugo-Slavia anC
Italy determined their boundary lines
General Caviglia and regular troop:
began blockade of Fiume yesterday
afternoon.
Equally determined on retention OF
Fiume and adjacent territory, the fiery
Gabrielle d'Annunzio declared that il
the governments acts were to be con.
sidered an ultimatum, the regency o.
| Quarnero would consider itself at wal
with Italy beginning December 8.
! Die Before yielding.
| D'Annunzio's passionate oratory hal
stirred his legionnaires to determine
tion to die before yielding to the de
himself has spoken of his fate al
sured but one to be met with higl
courage.
The government today appeared in
clined to take no harsh action un
necessary. Despite d'Annunzio's indig
UdHI IoJcCIlOHS Ol 1Ol
Withdrawing from Arbe and Veclia
General Caviglia. hoped an agreemen
may be reached without resort t,
fighting.
Fire on Italian Ships.
Altho this hope prevailed. there wa
noticeable Tightening of restrictions oil
the armed forces. Sentries were in
structed to permit not the slightest in
fraction of the regulations. All Fium
llegionnaires have withdrawn to thei
own forces and the former fraternaliz
ling between the two groups has ceased
entirely.
Unconfirmed reports here sal
d'Ann1nzio pickets along the en1bank
ments of the Fiume roadsted. opene
rifle fire on twenty units of the Ital
ian fleet maneuvering there
The vessels were said to have pai'
no attention to the fire. No one wa
injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-02
Assembly VIII Not Consider
Amendments This Session.
Argentine Delegate Casts Only
Dissenting Ballot.
ARTICLE TEN INTERPRETED
Territorial Integrity of Members
Not Guaranteed by Clause.
Three Nations Applying for
Membership Are Refused.

Geneva. Dec. 2-The resolution re-
jecting consideration of amendments
to the covenant of the League of Ma
tions was adopted in the assembly of
the league today, despite the contrary
vote of Honorio Pueyrredon of Argen-
tine.
Unanimous action is required on all
acts of the assembly. The defeated
measure provided for the establish
ment of a commission to consider
amendments to report to the next con-
vention of the assembly.
Delegate Pueyrredon had not taken
the floor during the debate on the
resolution, which was an animated
| one, and his negative vote. which was
entirely unexpected, caused consterna-
ton in the essambly.
Negative Vote Overruled.
President Hymans. however, ruled
that the question was one of pro-
cedure, mot requiring unanimity of ac-
| ton and Notwithstanding the Argen-
| resolution adopted.
Regarded the covenant as perfect
and immutable. he said.
| The possible need of important
changes in the future was forecast.
The eventuality of the next assembly
| being called upon to consider amend
ments of far greater Importance than
| those proposed must not be forgotten,
he said.
| "If you amend the covenant, you
amend the treaty of Versailles which
gave seal to the peoce of the world"
Balfour declared Another motive of
the committee, Mr.. Balfour explained,
was the convention contention that one
lyear's experience was insufficient to
show just what amendments should be
made. He said a commission which
the committee recommended to study
w. ~. ,1fv 1Nv-f
to the council which in turn would
report to the next meeting of the as
lsembIy.
Germany's protest against accept
ance by the league of what the Berlin
government deemed falsified returns
from the plebiscite held in the Euper
and Malmedy district, along the Bel
giap frontier, has been rejected by tbs
council
Interprets Article X.
"The league Interpretation" of Ar.
tic1e x of the covenant was declared
by Lord Robert Cecil today to be thai
territorial integrity of member state:
is not guaranteed.
Addressing the commission on new
memberships, Lord Robert said: 1--WE
formally remind all concerned thai
Article x does not guarantee terri
torial integrity of any member of the
league. 1t limits our obligations t.
condemning any external aggression
against territorial or political inde.
pendence of any member Of the league
and makes it the duty of the council
to advise what means are desirable tt
resist such aggression"
Lord Roberts remarks were made
for the benefit of Austria, Costa Rics
and other states whose applications fol
memberships were acted upon yester'
day.
An honorary membership" fol
states too small to assume full rights
was proposed today by the league:
commission on new admissions.
The commission voted unanimousl,
to reject the applications of Uk
rainia. Lichtenstein and AzerbaiJar
, that they be given special considera
, ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-02
RotaridnS Go
To Oak Grange
Friday Night

Topeka Rotarians will pay a visit to
Oak Grange. six miles southwest of
Topeka, Friday evening. The NRotar-
ians and their ladies will meet with
the farmers and their wives in a get
together" affair for the purpose of
promoting a neighborly feeling be-
tween the rural and town residents
DR.. F. A. Koester will have charge
of the Rotary part of the program.
DR.. c. B. Van Horn will speak on To-
peka's health facilities. George Bow
man on Topeka's marketing facilities,
Herbert West on Topeka's banking ia
cilities and Fred Voiland on the city's
shopping advantages
Rotarians will meet at the Central
Y. NJ. C. A. at Z o'clock. Members
of the club without motor cars will
be provided with transportation ac-
commodations.