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UNSOLTED PROBLEM 3
OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
Professor Leucock Suggests a
Plan for Getting the Solu-
ton Under Way

Stephen Leacock is so widely known
as humorist that the reader looking
for' discussion of modern problems in
a serious vein is likely to disregard
..Ihe Unsolved Problem of Social JUS
tee, because it has Leacock's name on
the title page.
But Leacock is professionally a
teacher of political economy in McGill
University, Montreal, The wish was
once expressed on this page that he
would write book on economics char
acterHed by the same lightness of style
and clarity of vision that have made
his humorous books readable. He has
done this in his book on the riddle of
social justice. IT'S style is light and
easy; adorned with literary graces and
lifted from the. commonplace by i'm
aglnatlon. But at bottom it is an earn
est study of current economic ques-
tons. The great problem of the TWEEN
tieth century, he says, is the allot-
ment of the product of industry among
its producers and reward in proportion
to the effort put forth. He reminds us
that the greater part of the industry
of the world is devoted to the produc-
tion of nonessentials. This was proved
the armies without breaking down the
productive machine. He would like to
see more energy devoted to- producing
food and clothing and less to producing
things with which men can get along
without. r.-
He lays down the rule that prices
aud wages depend on economic strength
Prices are as high as the seller can
force them, regardless of cost, and
wages are as low as the employer can
force them. The increase in the eco :
nomic strength of labor through or
ganizs ton has, in his opinion. forced
up wages during the past century, but
no one is satisfied. Socialism is pro
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
Man or the State?

Waldo X. Brown has compiled a
group of famous essays on the relation
Of man to the state, each one of which
will repay reading in these days when
men are thinking on the problem more
deeply than for many years. There are
eight of them. The first is Kropotkin''s IS
"The State, Its Historic Role. This
is followed by Buckles Enquiry Into
the Influence Exercised by Govern E
ment." Then comes Emerson's Poll
tics" succeeded bv Thoreau's "On the
Duty of Civil Obedience" Herbert
Spencer S discussion of ''The Right to
Ignore the State" is included, and so is
Tolstoy's Appeal to Social Reformers. -
The volume closes with Oscar Wilde's
famous essay on "The Soul of Man
Under Socialism," If Mr.. Brown s
compilations lead men who never read
them before to read these essays it will
serve a useful purpose.
MON OR THE STATE. A group Of essays
by famous writer's. Compiled and edited
by Waldo. New York: b. W. Huebsch. 81.
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De la Mares Fairy Story

Walter de la Mare, delightful Brit
ish poet, has tried his hand at prose
without that success which has followed
his experiments in verse. His fairy
story, 1.-THE Three Mulla Mulgars," is
tale of the adventures of three mon :
keys which are not quite animals and
fall short of being human. The adver :
lures are fantastic and exciting, but
they are hardly convincing. The book
is too childlike for the average adult and
little too sophisticated to appeal to
the child mind. Yet there will doubt
less be both children and adults who
will find pleasure in reading it. 1t Is
admirably illustrated by Dorothy i;
Lathrop in colors and in black and
white.
THE THREE MULIA.MUGAks. By Walter
: de la Mare illustrated by Dorothy T.
Lathrop. New York; Alfred A. Knopf
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At THE FREE LIBRARY

tsenth and Locust streets. during the week
ending February 10:
Miscellaneous
Antonsli., Ttienne--' 'golsheyik Russia" =,
BCdenheim. Maxwell-'Mlnna and Ny
Butler. A.. Fl, .R.---'Tssays on Wheat"
BbsyIs Bsyi: Alas-IHTs1a ~ s-H.e9aav tshs II Frsn..
tory oG The Textile Manufacture and Dry
BBSys' BSifs + pLTStser Stsi nnavas nsssas9 s,,o-.
Dyer G. W.-"school History OF Tennes-
Eisf! ", w:-"Book of G@fcs fcs efsa@." sffsasa'
Frederick. J. a.-"AIodern Sales Manage
c51iislD..c. 5allil e. o.-"siz Thousand Country
ssis.y ssGqisy sg,.ESSns.aA =; wgns A'1Ass:s" ssss
Howe, M. A. D.-"George von Lcngerke
jackson. Fl. B.-"cornmun,ty Church"
l.. Johnson. clifton--''what to sac in Amer
Ns1snsS NS'a;'nsen saltha5siSry Verso Book
:, MahOHsy. ). J.SHFiTst stsps in American.
Mssrcosson. L E--"Adventurss IN Inter
;M!nSs, E. A.--"Adventurss Of a Nature
Moore. F. T.--"siberia Today.
SorSate. Edward--'Miniatura's
lions" VI NE
pippsrd. 4. J, S-'.Aeropiane Structures. Z"
fssonin E.-Ansrics's Race to Victory. :"
tie Revolution" o"nef
a. S; Surgeon Generals oflce-'Mess Of
postrs oSstnrtser,rneyer. Louis - Modern American
Webster, K. a. T.g"Sir GsTain Tst any Mafl i =
ureen Knight" e"u 'Ae
Fiction
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Stey' Zane-''Man OF the Forest"
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DR. SI7ARPLESS SKETCHES
PENNSYLVANIA WORTHLESS
Late Head OF HaDerford Writes Interesting Work. Poti.
cal Leaders of Province

no writer whose name comes to mind
mad inner or fairer qualifications for pre-
pairing such book as political Lead
ers OF Provincial Pennsylvania" than
the late DIR. Isaac Shurpless, whose
qualities, religious, racial, academic and
scholarly, for the task receive ample
substantiation in the way he has
achieved the task This work is one OF
several on Friendly and Pennsylvania
subjects which Doctor Sharpless hao
in mind to publish. as his continuing
contribution to productive scholarship
after his voluntary retirement as presi-
dent of Haverford College, following
three decades Of constructive endeavor
as its head. 1t is pity thai his un-
timely demise has left fallow this field
or research which has so much potential
fertility. - L
The essays, independent In style but
linked lin scope, which make up the
book are sketches. not treatises. On
that account they are the less formal
and the more entertaining. Doctor
Sharpless has viewed his subjects
through very human and wisely humon-
GUS eyes, no matter how important per-
sonages they may happen to be on hrs.
tory,,s pages and no matter how mo-
mentous their bearing on the course of
large historical events and issues. There
is nothing sour or acrid in his charac-
terlzatlons of those whom he cannot en- :
tlrely commend in all their works and
ways, but there is a family and delight
fully acidulated flavor in some of his
comment. Reading his sharp and sure
ANALYSES and interpretations one is re :
minded Of what the boys at Haverford
used to say about "prexv: You can't
"kid' Doctor Sharpless. No more could
nersonages who both made and wrote
Pennsylvania history "kid'' him.
William Penn, the Founder; his
great secretary, James Logan. the
Irishman so long PENIS and his fam :
ily's resident legate; Isaac Norris: the
radical David Lloyd. and John Dickin-
son, the Pennsylvania farmer, whose
notable letters PREPARED PENIS prov
ince for the Revolution, who gave IL
braries before Carnegie was heard Of,
and for whom one of the states colleges
is named. are among the subjects. They
were. as Doctor Sharpless points out,
from Penn down to Dickinson, more or
'ess idealists; and of this slant of at
titude and mind they were conscious.
But they were practical men of af-
fairs. too, hard headed and level head =
ed. Their experiment was idealistic, but
controlled by common sense. In poll
tics and in other things they were not
| averse to temporizing and compromise.
| Some of the Founders finest ideals, such
as on capital punishment and broad re-
| 'igious tolerance. his successors aban l.
doned for what appeared to them good
and sufficient reasons with an accepta.
bic. and to be just to them, perfectly
legitimate uuid of gain for the ono of
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bodglna the Issue

tor;sni 5n amusing story comes from the edi-
st AHA. rooms Of Charles Scribner's Sons
fSut frSut the proofs of ''Basketball and
tbs~ tbor Baseball for Women" which
SjsSn nave just published The authors
nncan.ng a play In baseball onite in :
TS;s S;iy spoke of ''the man on third -
p,oS, ,S onenced the sense of verities Of the
suseader (probably a suffragist). who
SlrsS SlsSyssIed a change to "the woman on
thai tha Inc editors, however, feeling
ana nas ny book was manual OF athletes
with "a. ior women's rights played. An IA
'ne player on third y ks' -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
READING SYSTEM
MEN. JOIN LEGION
pos. No. s12, Named for George
r. Baer, VIII. Take in 1000 q
Railway Men
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE ENDS

Arrangement was perfected last nigh.
by q. N; scbwart7 .sr C,ionm eommander Tler;oO OF
ros' W. by which approx
na, mately 1000 former
M2HSsSM service men of the
eENs3S&N4S Reading Railway will
fEVIsSNvS be brought into the
MNfssHN Legion.
WSdg% At meeting at the
Spring Garden Termi-
, ,dY. M. O. A., Post No. 312 and rep
s.sentatiyes of the available membership
trnn, fine Reading Railway elected the
taiiowinc officers: p. s. Lewis, com
manJer; Hector Mansfield. vice com
mander; Francis II. Wagner, finance
o%poii Post No. s12 will be known as the
.George f. Baer" Post. having been
named after the late president Of the
Reading system a Civil War veteran.
Plan Vigorous Drive
Plans we're considered for vigorous
membership drive and it was decided
that at the next meeting, March 1, a
nrorram would be rendered. The post
bas set as its goal 500 members by In
de1endence Day and 1000 members for
the year.
The entire personnel Of Company d.
414th Signal Battalion, was recruited
from the Reading and have now re-
turned to their former positions. The
railroad management has given the
project its heartiest support.
Post No. SO, in the Forty sixth
ward, has arranged smoker in Ar
cadia Hall, 5039 Baltimore avenue,
Tuesday evening, February "a, as a
climax to a membership drive. The
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments is Thomas +. Meehap. All for
mers service men in the neighborhood
are invited.
Plan Bugle Corps
p. P. Zion, recently appointed pub
ucity representative Of this post, stated
that his post converts every meeting
into smoker. Its aggressiveness is
indicated by the fact that it meets every
Tuesday night. A bugle, fife and drum
corps will be organized. Two bugles
were donated and seven buglers vol
unteered to play.
Allan r. Freelon has been elected
post commander of Post No. 81, negro
veterans, in the Seventh ward. The
other officers are: Vice commander,
James A. Post; adjutant, Henry w.
Brady; finance officer, Lee G.. Warrick,
and post historian, Elmer w. Grain.
Lawrence e. Delaney Post No. 26
held its first social reception for
mothers, wives, sisters, daughters and
sweethearts More than 800 were
present. There were ten entertaining
specialties besides dancing. Lee Kins-
low and his Post No. 26 Jazz Band
played. The affair was held at the new
headquarters, Fifteenth Ward Com
munity Parish House, Nineteenth and
Green streets. Commander Joseph A.
Mahoney, assisted by Adjutant Matthew
]. Collins, Jr., Delegate James G..
Owens and Entertainment Officer Harry
A. Kelly, recruited more than fifty
women for 1.-The Women's Auxiliary of
Post No. 26. The next business meet
ing of the post will be held Tuesday
evening, March 2, and the next social
meeting, Tuesday, March 16. All ap-
plications for membership should be
sent to Adjutant M. J. Collins, Jr.,
7S1 North Twenty third street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
cuIlum Knows tho West

Ridgwell Cullum, author of 'The
Law OF the Gun" and one of the most
popular novelists in England today, had
long and varied experience in the West:
where be has laid the scene of most OF
his books. Born adventurer and ex-
nlorer, he drove a steam donkey engine
for time, wa5 foreman to traction
engine gang bartender. in a frontier
town, COW -puncher and rancher - IN
short, knew the life of primitive Mon
tana and Nevada ct first hand. Ihen
he returned 10 England and began TO
write those thrilling romances that nave
been eagerly resf ON both sides 'oS tns
Atlantic.
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cabeII in Uniform Editions

Robert M. Mcbride & Co. announce
that they have made arrangements to
issue in uniform binding all of the ear
lier novels of James Branch Cabell.
The first of these reprints will be "The
Cream of the Jest" originally pub
lished two years ago. which has been
unobtainable for nearly year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

Arrangement was perfected last night
Sy ri. N. Schwartz, COMMANDER OF
Sy post No. 312 OF the American Legion,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

The body was sent to Newburg, Ore,
where interment was made Thursday.
The break in the ditch last week
was one which caused considerable
damage to the potato crop and a new
piece of alfalfa and rye which had
just been put in the shock, belonging
to J. Dunlop. The asparagus bed on
the property leased by John Mounsey
was flooded and will cause loss for
this season on account of the deposit
left. A lot of repair work is neces-
sary on the bridge across the waste
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
From the Correspondents
Items of Interest Concerning Our Neghbors Hereabouts

that those who wish to make beauti-
full the last resting place of their low
ed ones, will now have chance to do
so. :
Miss Ethel Shoots of Richland has
entered the contest, winner. of which
will dedicate the new Liberty Theatre
in Kennewick. Miss Ethel has many
friends who are working hard in her
interests as they would like to see a
Richland girl have this honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. Lasher, former
residents of Richland but now living
at Yakima, spent few days in town
visiting their old friends, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Rosaaen leave
Sunday for their future home in Top
penish. They will ship their goods by
truck to the reservation town, where
they have purchased property and will
Immediately start the construction of
a modern, up-to-date bungalow. Mr..
Rosaaen has charge of the John Dow
er Lumber Co. at that point, one of
the most important yards of this cor
poration. People in Richland are sor-
ry to lose these popular young people,
Mrs. Rosaaen especially having en-
deared herself to large number of
friends during the five years in which
she has taught school in Richland.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
RIVER ROAD NOTES

w. S. Vale was recent guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Younger
! Miss Marian Morgan leaves next
week to spend the summer in Wiscon-
sin.
Mrs. M. A. Mitchell is expected
home today from Soap Lake, where
she has been taking treatments.
Mrs. C. F. Schenk and daughter
Florence are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Perry.
B. ]. Campbell is among those who
have been given work as night ditch
walkers, beginning Saturday night.
Mrs. Minert and children and Mr..
and Mrs. Kellogg of Hedges, were
Sunday dinner guests at The home of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. ]. Campbell.
Miss Helen Carpenter has returned
home to spend her summer vacation
after years school work spent in
the public schools of Prosser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley II. Peter and
family were at their old home Sunday
and also visited at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Kratzer.
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Jones, who
spent the winter in California, stop
ped en- route to their home in Wiscon-
sin for. a visit with Mrs. II. p. Gran
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Carter weresre.
cent visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Younger, stopping en-
route while motoring to their home in
Yakima.
Fred o. Spence was given sur
prise Saturday night when a friend,
with whom he and wife had arranged
to accompany to the show, came bring
ing number Of others with him. Re
freshments of ice cream eand cake,
surrounded by twenty-five alternat-
ing blue and white candles) were
served by Mrs. Spence.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hoag, recent guests
at the home Of Mrs. Hoag's brother
and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. @. Reynolds
left for their home at Camas Friday.
Herman and Fred Campbell were
among the crowd Of younger men who
motored to Prosser and return Sum
day.
Mrs. J. @. Reynolds, who assisted
Mrs. Lee while in the Millinery busi-
ness in Kennewick, received word that |
Mr.. Lee had passed ANY at st. Vim
cent hospital in Portland Wednesday
where he had undergone an operation.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
thursday May 10th, 1904

Russell, Mr.: simmilink being !, ]
duty for a few days. Mrs, g; On Jury
On. on Monday went to- sunnyside u ailiI
family. fOs and
Mrs. Ruth Williams and -
were visiting in Spokane Iast ata
Vienna Fouch from Seattle "
the week end visiting bor , spent
and friends. s'ulOren
There will be a dance given :. :,
Locust Grove school house on g. = 'Ae
'day night, May 20. All are ,,. as'uf-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20
LOCUST GROVE

Mrs. Will Moore and Mrs. Floyd
Montgomery, formerly of this place,
were down from Benton City Monday,
shopping in Kennewick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. b. Simmilink WIS.,
tied over Sunday in Prosser with Mr..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-05-20

ditch, caused by undermining when
the quantity Of water was turned into
the spillway after the break occurred.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-17

nag. and that Is made. In southamp-
ton. England. All the employees are
British subjects. and send thousands
of dollars to Great Britain TO pay
British income tax and for the sup
port OF their dependents.
THE sale OF these ships to the 1.
M. M will deprive thousands OF loyal
Americans, many off whom served
faithfully during the war. OF their
employment.
The I. NJ. NJ. employs none but
British or Scotch. Americans, no
matter how capable, are barred.
at is q part, of the British game
to get possession, within Ave years.
of our merchant fleet.
81 hope that this contemplated sale
cam be stopped. AS an American
citizen I would rather sac the whole
fleet taken to deep water and sunk.
1.-THE British. have. their agents
with nearly every steamship company
in this country. There are also many
of them employed by. the Shipping
Board who are taking United States
money and working for British inter
ests. That is one reason for the news
derogatory. ts the board.y
Senator Jones has determined to
sin to the bottom all charges that
the Shipping Board Is being infiu-
enced by British interests. He has
called upon Mr.. Clayton. to testify
before the commerce committee, and
will make IL a policy to ask that
other infofmants substantiate their
charges. 2
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-17
SHIP SALEENDS
|NGREAT F|zzLE
Ship Interests Refuse to Bid
For Vessels Under Uncer-
tain Conditions.

Continued from First Page.)
shipping Board had an estimate for
the cost Of putting this ship into COM
mission.
Fafled To Get Bils.
"The board has no figures" said
Mr.. Scott, 'the estimate of $b7. 900 600
for repairing the ships was based on
figures received for only part of the
fleet. not figures for each ship"
The Won Steuben, was next on the
list. The highest bid received by mail
before the auction was $727, 900. No
bid was made at the auction. The
George Washington received no bids,
though a mail offer was made of 50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-17
BANKERS ADVOCATE
U.S.. MERCHANT MARINE
Committee Urges Senate to Legis-
late for Privately Owned
Ship Industry.

The American Bankers Associa-
ton, through its committee on COM
merce and marine, presented state
ment TO the Committee on Commerce
Of the Senate yesterday, urging, for
the proper maintenance and develop
ment of this country's foreign trade,
a privately owned and operated mer-
chant marine.
The Bankers Association commit
tee advocated the working out, at
the earliest possible moment. OF a
plan providing eauitably for the dis
posal of the Government-ownedm er-
chant feet to responsible American
concerns at prices fairly correspond
ing to the value of such vessels in
the markets of the world, we'll
established, shipping firms having, in
this disposal, their rightful oppor-
tunity to expand their business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-17

49, nnn ,.x ,,y..hI,-..,, mo-.
passed up Inc Ane'i'@ nv
ders ...
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'no 80. ,h.t
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s,IoS oon rba r.n,irs on mi. shin
....,s, o. *. sh,nn,ng Board,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-17
mittee, today wrote to his informant,

mittee, today wrote to his informant.
II. o. Slayton. OF New York City, to
appear in person in. order to place all
Information in his possession before
the committee.
Mr.. Slayton charges In addition that
British agents are In the employ of
nearly every steamship company In
this country as a part of the British
scheme to get possession within ave
years of American merchant fleets.
Protesting against the sale of the
German fleet by the Shipping Board,
Mr.. Slayton writes: "
ut is currently reported that the
Shipping Board is about to dispose
Of twenty-eight ex-German liners to
the international Mercantile Marine,
formerly called the /. NJ. M.
, This company comprises the Amer
lean line, Red Star and White Star
=, ut is well known that the American
line Is American in name only. The
only thing American about 1t is the