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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
PROHIBITION CHIEF HITS
LACK OF ASSISTANCE HERE
Kramer Declares That Officials Ne.
elect to Give Aid to AGENTS

City and state officials Of PCnnsy'va
MIA have not been giving their co opera
tion to the federal officers in enforcing
the provisions Of the prohibition amend
ment, according to John S. Kramer, ma
tional prohibition enforcement director.
This statement was made today by
Mr.. Kramer, who is in Philadelphia to
confer with Leo A. Crosscn, prohibition
enforcement officer for Pennsylvania,
concerning means of carrying on the
prohibition enforcement work.
''Thc most encouraging phase of our
work" said Mr.. Kranier. lis the fact
that in many places we have received
the hearty and cffcctTe assistance ON
local and state officials. This has been
especially noticeable in Cleveland, Chi l.
cagO and New York.
while we have not had the CO.
operation of the city and state authori-
ties of Pennsylvania. which we felt we
ought to have had, yet the situation is
not at all discouraging. 1t takes little
while for the officials to adapt them
selves to the new order of things.
"Inasmuch as prohibition has been
! adopted rs permanent policy of the
land, every man, profession and line OF
business should adapt themselves to this
new order. This would not be so advis =
able and necessary were the adoption
of this principle merely a temporary ex
pedicnt. If all parties work to this
end this principle will be established
without Interfering much with the life
and business of the people.
"Why should not all of the officers
state, local and federal, get back OF
| this law; 1t is here not for day, nor
for year, but forever. The time will
never come when thirty-six states viii
vote to take this principle out of the
constitution. 1t is firmly fixed in the
constitution, which every officer of the
law has sworn to defend and protect -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
A Song Supplied

To the Editor Of the ErcniuO Public Ledger:
Sir-I am giving below the words OF the
song Fiddle and l." asked for by Miss
Florence r. Hay
MRS. HARRISON FOLINsHEE.
Philadelphia, November o3, 1920.
FIDDLE AND
BY road or river. country side or town,
| roam forever with my fiddle brown.
Creeping urder barn so gladly
When outside the winter howls
Playing sadly, playing madly
Waking UP the rats and owls
CHORUS
All. ii was gay. night and day
Fair ard cloudy weather
Fiddl" and |, wandering by
over the world together
Fiddle and I. wandering by
over the world together.
Down by the river, summer nights lie
Flowers for my pillow, and for roof the sky
Playing all my heart remembers
Old old songs from far away
Golden Juncs and bleak DecCmbers
Rise around me as l play.
on. on forever. Till the journey ends.
Who shall dissever two such trusty friends /?
Who can bring the past before me,
Make the future fairly glow:
Lift the clouds that gather round me-
Like my trusty fiddle bow?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Daylight Saving and the Clocks

70 the Editor Of the Evcl ;nO Public L'doer'
sir-There has been considerable discus.
sion in all parts OF the country IN EcEhIu
20 daylight saving. and while many susses-
tiore hnye been offered the one reasonable
and commonsense remedy for the situaI'o"
seems 70 have been lost sight OF IN the zen
eral expression OF ideas.
Having made two transcontlnentel TIPS
during the last summer. the writer hau
occasion to observe the many complications
between standard time and daylight saving
time in the different cities On route III
addition to keeping in nina the various
standard time changes on the rairoads as
we proceeded we found some cities observing
daylight time, some were using standard
time and still others what they called civ
time " and any one who has ever travelled
even here between Philadelphia ana Ne" fork
can realize what the long-distance traveller
had to contend with.
Our remedy for this confusion would be
20 let the clocks alone and have each state
or city as the may be, adopt
rule TO change the timo for the opening
and closing OF all business concerns an
hour earlier each day for the summer
months and even IL the idea should be made
a nation.w law. why should It neccs"itate
the changing OF the clocks, disrupt!ng rail-
road schedules and keeping travellers IN
constant state OF worry?
As an example let US cite one experience
IN a trip from New York to San Francisco:
ern time. which is an hour slower than
New York time: the train arrives at Pitts
burgh on eastern time, and leaves on central
time while the clocks in Pittsburgh are
running on daylght-sav!nc time. We arrive
1T Chicago on central time, and find that
che city clocks indicate day!ight-saving time
an hour faster than central time. The train
arrives and leaves Omahn on central time
and here again we find notwithstanding time
on the city clocks but before we reach
Denver the train has changed to mountain
time.
Passing through Colorado Springs, the
train and city agree on standard mountain
time and while the train st.II Is on noun
tain time when we reach Salt Lake City.
we again encounter notwithstanding time.
Leaving Salt Lake City in the afternoon.
the railroad time changes from mountain
to Pacific time during the night. and un-
less the traveller is informed OF the fact
by some one his watch again Is an hour
out Of the way After arriving at San
Francisco or Los Angeles. find that
while daylight saving time is not IN effect
there. our watch Is three hours slower than
Philadelphia and four hours slower than New
York city
BY all means let US adopt some sane and
sensible rule and stop this silly and un-
necessary juggling with the clock twice in
every year. FLETCHER ~ BOlS.
Philadelphia. November 20. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Defends HIs Faith

70 the Editor Of the Erenin0 Public Ledger;
slr-May l indulge in few remarks on
tha recent attacks OF Mr.. Henry Ford
,,pon our honorable elemen: OF American
,if.-the Jewish people,
Every good and righ.-th!n'ing Amer
,.sn lew or Gentile knows the war rec
ord Of the Fords father and son-their
patrtottsm In accommodating millions and
millions while the most OF US were fight
Ins for the honor OF our country.
Popular as Ford may be, he shall no.
have a right 10 accuse the Jewish people
~ being untrue citizens and the creators
Of bolshevisml Even as an individual
Jew. I've sacrificed more than Ford and
his millions put together
nut Il seems 20 me, now that while
.b. lew has been In the world for moro
,hap thirty centuries, very little Is known
about him and his faith Ito men like Mr..
Tord)
n is really a shame 10 know Of n man
IN. Mr.. Henry Ford (who doesn't even
Lnov we'll enough the history OF his own
country and peoplel Is trying TO criticize
the ancient Jewish nation in such an is-
nor.nt way and with baseless facts. Where
Is the truly American principle OF ralr
rlavs such attacks remind me OF the dark
AT days In Russia in 1902 when the furlsh-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
A Soma Supplied

To the Editor Of the EUCnmO Public Ledger!
Sr-In the EVENING PUBMC LEDGER the
other evening l note OF your readers
called for the poem Take Me Back to Old
Montana" Some years aEo l committed
this poem to memory. | am not sure that II
is accurate. but as remember 1t here 1t Is:
TAKE ME BACK TO OLD MONTANA
Take me back to old Montana,
Whore there's lots OF room and air.
Whore there's cottonwood and pine trees.
Bitter root and priCky pear.
Where the old Missouri river
And the muddy Yellowstone
Make green patches In the bad lands,
Where old Sitting Bull was known.
Take mo where there's diamond bitches,
Ropes and brands and cR'tridgc belts;
Whore tho boys wore chaps for brecChes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Irish Home Rule

To the Editor Of the Evening PuJlic Ledger;
slr-Ts it true that early in the recent
world war a home rule bill for Ireland pass
ed the British House Of Commons? What
happened to II? y. l.. OR.
Philadelphia, November -, 1920.
You are right as to the passage Of homo
rule measure In the British Parliament. II
was signed by tho king. Th- rOya. assent
was given on September ls. 1914. under the
Parliament act known as the home rule
bill which had passed the House Of Com
mons in three successive sessions and had
twice been rejected by the House of Lords.
BY the suspensory act. which followed I'M
mediate.y after the royal assent, the opera
ton Of the homo rule act was suspended
until further action by Parliament following
the close Of the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Suggests Remedy for Crime

TO the Editor Of the ErcrnD Public Ledger:
Sir-Most people are up in arms in re-
sara 10 the crimes being committed through
out the city. Most Of them want Council
10 pass some more laws or the chief Of
ponce TO arrest some one, but. in my opin-
!rn' the iawmaktng bodies and the police
are not the only AGENCIES for the preven-
uon or crime. The people themselves can do
Things that will go long way toward that
end.
notice. according TO the papers. that
most or our bad men are young fellows
which causes me to believe that the cause Of
crime lies in the bringing up Of the boys
WouIdnt 1t be a good thing II the Board OF
Education was to take this up with every
rather In the city and impress upon him
MIS- lack of duty to his children? l remcm-
Der when | was young how every one con-
demned me for reading dime novels. such
as Diamond Dick" and others. but today
we have these same bunko stories on the
motion-picturc screen, and 1t is moral now.
v. G. II.
Philadelphia, November "a, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Two Sonus Requested

To the Editor Of the Ercnin0 Public Ledger!
Sir--Can a reader send in these ole
songs:
We're old folks now. my darling,
My hair Is turning gray;
But, taking the years together,
You'll always find a way"
And one containing these lines:
You ask me why upon my breast.
Unchanged from day to day,
Linked side by side in one broad Sband.
wear the blue and gray.
1 had two brothers long ago,
Two brothers. blIthe and gay:
One wore a suit OF northern blue,
And one of southern gray
Mrs f. A. STODDART.
Collnsdalc. Pa. November 10. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Letters to the Editor
Enjoys Mccaln's Column

70 the Editor Of the EvcnirD Public Ledger:
sir-The brief but commendabe tribute
paid the late william II. Rau by George NoS
Mccain IN the EvENISG PCnfIC LEpGER re-
Gently was read by me with unusual In
terest. My acquaintance with Mr.. Rau
covered n period of many years, and to
know that his lifc and work were both ad-
mired Is very gratifying.
while have never met Colonel Mccain,
I enjoy reading his column in the EVENING
PuBLiC 1EpGER for the reason that each
story or reminscence. regardless Of the sub
jsct brings forth definite roint--a char
scteristic fnd unique in such work. When
the column s finished you subconscionsiy
nnd yourself thinking. ]. JOHNSON
Trenton. n. J.. November -. 1910.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Crlticjzes Ia Verse

a., ,,,,,. -, an, t,,,,i,,, p,,b,;, Iedoer.
10 the ho"' W W, 80 ,.ai,,,
Sir-Last MONDAY nisn, m" - stnro
along broad stree, anu 'm,orsu ,",,eroa soda.
dorInr her face. I said to her:
Dor't try to show ott
with your I@wdcr and puT.
For the stun you are using
me p,s.u ,,,.,o w so,,soir.
No; om, here in nub,ic:
NO. ouS 80 n aon,t CO.. s,re
So", 49, ,,,, ,r,,,a ,,s m icv stare and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29

Letters to the Editor should be as
prlef and to the point as possible,
avoiding anything that would open a
sion.
NO attention will be paid to anony-
nous letters. Names and addresses
must be signed as an evidence of good
Iaith, although names will not be
be omitted.
The publication of a letter Is not
70 pc taken as an Endorsement of Its
views by this paper.
communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied by post
age, nor will manuscript be saved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
New York Scores One

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir--As a New Yorker. temporarily in
your midst. wish to congratulate your
city on the publication OF certain edi-
torial IN recent Issue regarding traffic
regulations, in which you Ultimately deClds
10 credit New York with the establishment
etc
Such praise from your editorial sanctum
II indeed refreshing when compared with the
comments you made about the western me.
tropois last winter, under the caption
"snowbound Babylon" Perhaps you at
last realize that New Yrrke-s are doing
something more definite than "spoutlng' -
and the city. once proud Of the title Of
"BrotAerly Love" may some day follow in
yoTr wake and endeavor to succeed Nv
York honestly-by cooperation. not knock,
ing" W. STAHL.
RhMadelnhla NoHemher - 1920
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Heart to Heart With Nv. l. c."

Slr--Let me have a little heart to h art
talk with w. l.. C." regarding his trou-
bles with his lacy friend - age. Now
since a number OF your readers have figured
u out for him and have kept him from los .ng
his beautiful creature" " | would Ike TO
give him pointer. While she says her
age which has been figured algebraicaIly, Is
twenty-five, | would say It - anywhere be-
tween that age and nifty, When woman
will not be frank enough to tell her aE-
when you ask her and COmpes you 10 go to
the Peoples Forum for an algebraic sou-
tion, you can put II down that she Is Just
as old as she feels and It might be as
rumed that, having put the question TO you
. she did she might not be more than six
or at least feel that way. Don't be too
aure that even algebra will be able 20 solve
n woman's actual age.
WALTER TROXEL.
Philadelphia. November 20, 1870.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
FLANNEL. shirts and stetson teIts.

Flannel shirts and Stetson felts.
Where there amt no pomp nor glitter,
Where a shilling's called bit,
Where at night the magpies twitter'
Where the Indian fights were ft.
Take me where there amt no subways.
Nor no forty-story shacks;
Where they shy at, automobiles,
Dudes, plug hats and three-rail tracks.
Take me where the sunset fingers
on It's purple and its gold.
Take me back to old Montana:
Let me die there when I'm old.
r. II.
Bethlehem, Pa, November %, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
To Be Married After Divorce

To the Editor Of the Ev"rinO Public Led0cr:
s,r-Pease advise through your Peop,e' =
Forum II there must any time eapse and
how !ona before citizens Of Pennsylvania
being granted divorce can be married again
G. l.. T.
PHILADELPHIA. November "a, 1920.
A divorced person IN Pennsylvania can
marry immed .ate!y after the decree is grant
ed unless one party, being wrongdocr, the
decree Of divorce forbids a sec nd marriage
during the life Of the other party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Naturalization Papers

To the Editor OF the Evcuirc Public Ledger:
Sir-A friend OF mine took out his first
papers In 1908. but failed to take out his
final papers. Now he claims that the first
papers. having been taken out before the new
law was passed. are still good. IL he right?
G. L. l..
Philadelphia. November a. 1870.
NJ. After the expiration OF seven years
II the holder OF the papers has not obtained
his second papers the frs: papers become
invalid. This law applies TO first papers
taken out before the present law was
passed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29

Panama Canal Tolls

Tc the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
SIr-T have been told that England has
the privilege Of using the Panama canal at
less tolls than other nations. Is this true?
Mrs W. L. 9.
Philadelphia. November "a. 1920.
1t !s not true. The tolls paid BY English
ships are the same as paid by the ships of
other nations
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29

kewitches and Dmoftskyswere In power there
therefore, as wounded Jewish eS-
service man still in \ hospital / ask the
11aInerican public to protest against Henry
rUu ridiculous remarks on the Jows
ana demand his apology.
ISRAEL s. RABINOWTTZ.
U. S. p. II. Hospital, No. AZ.
ferryvillt. Md, November "a, 1920,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Weston's WALKING Records

To the Editor Of the ErermO Public Ledger:
Sir-I will appreciate 1t IL in your Peoples
Forum you will name some OF the great
walking records OF +. p. Weston. the grand
old man OF the road"
w. L. STEVENSON.
Philadelphia. November "a 1920.
Edward Payson Weston walked from Port
land Me, 10 Chicago twice In 1867. He
walked the distance in twenty-five days
twenty-five hours and forty minutes Be
ginning on October %. 1907 he again walk
ed the distance In twenty-four days nine
teen hours and fifteen minutes. beating the
former record BY one day. three hours and
fifteen minutes Weston walked from New
York to San Francisco, leaving New York
on his seventy-frst birthday March 3. 1909
covering 1895 miles in 1O5 days tSundays
eNcepted) and arriving az San Francisco on
July IA.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Questions Anstpered
Depends on What Patent Covers

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Lcdgcr:
Stiff apply for and receive patent
on an automobile machine. would II be pos
sb!e for other parties - manufacture and
Sei parts for repairs to the machine on
when nave my patent? s. l.. T.
Philadelphia, November "a, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Poems and Songs Desired
rMo Poems Located

Tn the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-Thc poem desired by &C. C. P"
who quotes the line. "Cleave the stone and
.hou shalt find me" Is, think KipiIngs
sons Of Martha
with regard to the poem having the
lines Let but little hut be mine; ETC.
entitled Ike Waltons Prayer
PHILADELPHIA. November 1s, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29

To the Editor Of the Bponin0 Public Ledger
sir-Wul you please print the old song
called The Band Of Gold My Mother Worel'
or perhaps a kind reader can send u IN
n YOU do not have 1t. Also a song entitled
,'Way Down East" This Is the hrst line In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
"When Irish EYES Are smiIina"

To the Editor Of the Ercuino Public Ledger:
Sir-Please print In your Peoples Forum
the song called when Irish Eyes Are
Smiling" KATHLEEN McGILL.
Philad delphia November 20. 1920
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
THE PEOPLES FORUM

.hc chorus, way down East I'll live for
ever with my darling Aloise."
BETTY.
Philadelphia. November "a. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29

The Peoples Forum will appear daily
in the Evening Public Ledger. and also
In the Sunday Public ledger. Letters
discussing timely topics will be printed.
ms well as reduestcd noens. md questions
Of general interest will be answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
William Penn Statue

To the Editor a. TIC Evening Publ" Ledger:
sir-A stranger TO your city up TO within
a year. will appreciate Z II you will
give me some facts about tho william Penn
statue, It's height and weight. where I: was
made and how II was gotten TO the top
Of the tower.
PHILADELPHIA November ls. 1920.
The height Of :he statue is 81 feet and
q weighs So, 400 pounds. II was cast In
pbuadc,ph'a a In ~ pieces, ana so skil!tully
toined that the most careful inspection fails
~ detect the iunctures l: was placed In
position in sections
The hat 1913 feet in diameter rim, %
,,ot in circumference; nose, l3 Inches long;
eves l2 inches long and inches wide;
mouth from corner 10 corner, foot:
,ace, from hat TO chin, feet inches hair,
A feet long; shoulders. 81 feet in circumfer-
enca and ~ feet in diameter: waist "a feet
tn circumference and feet Inches IN
Iisnrtcr and feet long; fingers, feet
inches in diameter; hands, feet o Inches
~ circumference. feet IN diameter and 4
ysA. long; fingers. feet o inches long,
AMER nails. 2 Inches long; legs from ankle
10 knee 10 feet. ankle. feet In circum-
teronce; calf OF legs. feet IS inches In cir
rumference feet, % inches wide. feet
inches long.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29
Mania Two SONGS

pnIIadeIphIa, November IS. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-29

c. L. D. wishes the name Of the author
and the complete poem In which occurs these
lines, ''The wailing wihds, the naked woods,
the meadows scar and brown"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
DANCING ACT HEADS
PALACE HIP PROGRAM

An artistic tcrpEichorcnn novelty.
rcpietc with colorfui scenic effects
and original features Is the Peacock
Ballet. topping the new bin at the
Palace HIP. The ballet is composed
Of a quartet of pretty girls
Songs. topical and popular. with
a yodcling number as an appealing
feature are presented by Claire Han.
sen and Boys. Miss Hansen is a
pretty girl who wears many attrac-
tive costumes and sings a number
Of popular songs.
The moral OF the skit ''Oh Henry"
presented by Henry and May. Is
don't move and commute" The
woes OF moving day are thoroiy
scrambled with the sensitivencss of
little bride who resents her hus.
hands demands for clothes and
breakfast.
Green and la Fell sing and play
the piano.
Joe and Pearl Mathis have a num-
ber Of songs. and their dances are
dynamic and fun of originality.
Esteile and Roy are seen In a
routine OF acrobatic and ring feats
that please.
THE undercurrcnt' is the feature
photoplay starring Guy Empey.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-01-26
PROBE OF SHIP
CRAFT DELAYED
Expect No More indictments
for Ten Days

Capt John y. Blain, indicted
by the federal grand jury here
last Friday for alleged shipynrd
frauds, was arraigned before
Judge Jeremiah Netercr Monday
morning. Blain was given until
February 8 to plead TO the two
indictments charging malfea-
sance in office.
That the former district manager
OF the emergency fleet corporation
would enter demurrers TO both indicf.
ments was indicated by his attorneys
Monday.
Further consideration OF the evil
dence in the shipyard probe. which.
government investigators declare.
viii result in additional indictments.
will not be taken up By the federal
grand jury for at least ten days. ac-
cording 20 Walter c. Foster. special
agent OF the department Of justice.
in charge OF the shipyard cases -
the Northwest.
The grand jury was adjourned Fri
day. Tuesday IL will reconvene to
take up the routine liquor and dope
cases, IL was understood
when Bert Schlesinger. special
assistant 20 the attorney general. in
charge of prosecuting the govern
ment shipyard Investigations. r..
turns from san Francisco. the jur.
ors will be reconvened and win de-
vote their exclusive attention to CON
sideration of the alleged shipbuilding
frauds, IL was declared Monday.