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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-20
THIEVES ROB TAILOR SHOP
Clothing and Goods Valued at $1,000
Are Taken

The tailor shop of Irving Brener, $40
South Third street, was entered at 80
o'clock this morning and articles were
stolen to a total value of $1,000.
The robbers took a dozen mems suits,
two skirts and seven rolls of cloth.
Brener told the police he suspected a
young man who called to look at some
suitings at o'clock, and stared hard
at the place before he left.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-20

M MUNICIPAL BAND CONCERT
at SNu Se Municipal Band will play tonight
avon nv seventy third street and Woodland
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-20

Perry's
ReductionSa1e!|
Won't cost
you Much to
get into it
But will cost
you a Lot to
stay out!
The reductions in this
S a lie are quite big
enough to stand on their
own bottom, and we're
not trying to scare up
the ghost CT higher
prices to back them up.
But this much is GER
tain! Prices are going
back to where t h ey
came from, when our
sales period is over,
whether they 60 higher
or not. If you want to
pay those prices, WAIT !
if you don't, DON'Ti 4
waiting is expensive
BUY NOW!
$40, SAB, S45, $50
for regular $50, SIS, 500,
SOS, $40 and SIS Sum-
mer Suits that led the
market at those prices!<
Trousers Reduced
$3.50 for SIS trousers, to
$40 for $3.50 trousers.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
Lesson Of Air Race: Flying Pastor Fore
runner of Flying Disaster"

The ransconnental air derby plainly
isolation of the United States with Asia
peely broken down. +
The airline distance covered 5,4O2 miles,
actual flying 1t York;
Tokyo San Francisco and twice the dis
from Europe to America.
From military there longer any complete
control of the by nation military control
From the standpoint of distances America
by 81 miles of Boring greatest distance
that has to be covered
Europe scarcely miles, through Canada Greenland
Iceland the islands north of Great Britain Britain fol-
lowed #59s fs..
The rpd with which the airdromes established
shows that they beetabed stretches
by other nation rigid dble ahp
tons of material will thousand working
If Asiat European country
ardromes could be established successfully defense
land elements and the apnes successfully
while their supply could be insured by the great rigid dgbles working
with their countries
This is only possible, but almost accompaniment
and will resorted to by the nation gaining of the
This procedure will practically negative nav
ability to deal the first blow
All great applying
ou the development of service America which
natural advantages the world probably the last of the great nations
the time her actual development
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
Crop Estimating
Gigantic ask

operated with officials of the depart
ment of agriculture, the treasury de-
partment, and the state extension serv-
ices in the states where seed grain
loans were made to farmers in the
drought-stricken regions of the north
west and the southwest in the fall of
1913 and spring Of 1919.
The bureau compiled innumerable
statements showing the production,
consumption, surplus and deficiency,
exports and imports, and prices Of inn
portant agricultural products for all
the principal countries before the war,
and of production and requirements
during the war, for the information of
administrative officials of the depart
ment of agriculture, Of other federal
departments, and various war-emer-
gency organizations. Many of these
statements were for the use of the de-
partment committee on crop produc-
ton and were used as basis for the
production programs which were
recommended. Other compilations
were made for the confidential use of
the war trade board and for the COM
mittees on agriculture in congress.
Much Information Complied.
Summaries of weekly reports of the
state field agents of the bureau were
furnished for the confidential informa-
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
SWAMP SOIL AMAZINGLY RICH
Wilderness Offers Rich Return to
Those Who Will Take Up Work
of Reclamation.

BEGINNING with the great Dismal
swamp just south of Norfolk. Va. and
reaching In an almost unbroken strip
of tangled wilderness in the Ever
glades of Florida, the swamp region
of the South is one of the greatest I'M
developed possibilities and one of the
largest and most picturesque bits of
wilderness left In America.
Neither it's economic value nor its
beauty is very generally appreciated.
Every one knows about "the arid
lands of the West" and how they are
being reclaimed. but few realize that
the southern swamp lands offer far
richer return In the work of reclama-
ton. The deep black ooze which un-
derIfes their stagnant waters will
make the richest soil in the world.
This is the region which offers the
pest opportunity for the carrying our
of our long-delayed program Of fur
nishing farms for soldiers.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
1919 Fashions Harmful
Says Woman of 100

New York.-Catherin Tribal.
who celebrated her one hun
dredth birthday a few days ago
at 964 Lafayette avenue, Brook
Ign, does not see longevity for
any woman who follows the max
inns of dress approved by DR..
Royal S. Copeland. health COM
missioner. Her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Thomas Tibball, said:
my mother-in-law and ] are
entirely against fashions of dress
for women. never wore any,
thing but the simplest kind OF
stays, and neither did She"
The centenarian was told
about Doctor Copeland's state
ment that women can wear silk
stockings, high-heeled shoes,
tight corsets and low-neck gowns
with benefit rather than harm.
81 have never painted or pow
dered my face" she said. ST
never wore high-heeled shoes or
low-neck gowns, yet have lived
to be hundred years old and
expect to celebrate another
birthday next year. Woman's
fashions today are more than
bad; they are harmful"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17

ton of the secretary and chiefs Of
ture, and after the lsigning of the
armistice the mailing list for these
summaries was extended to include
other government officials and senator's
and members of the house of represen-
tatives. Bilnonthly foreign crop re-
ports were issued In the spring of 1919
and will be continued.
compiled and furnished in response to
Inquiries received by telephone. tele-
graph, letter, or personal call of rep
resentatives of the food administra-
ton, the war trade board, the war in
dustries board, the military intelli-
gence office of the war department.
the tariff commission, the federal
trade commission, the council of ma
tional defense, other departments OF
the federal and state governments,
congress, and private individuals.
More than 100000 pieces of mail
were handled by the division of crop
reports during the year, as compared
with 100000 by the same division for
the preceding fiscal year, an increase
of 25 per cent. About the same re!a-
tive increase was noted in all other
branches of the bureau at Washington.
In the state offices of field agents
the work more than doubled in the
fiscal year 1919 as compared with the
preceding year. The issuance by field
agents of monthly state crop reports
bearing their names which are gener-
ally reproduced in all the state papers
has. made them widely known through
out their states and has resulted in a
heavy volume of correspondence.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
Government Bureau Collects and
Publishes Much important
Information.
AGENTS COVER WHOLE COUNTRY
More Than 100000 Pieces Of Mail
Handled by Division of Crop Re-
&. ports During Past Year-Re-
ports Are Issued Monthly.

! During the fiscal year ended June
30, 1919. the bureau of crop esti-
mates of the United States department
Of agriculture issued the regular
monthly crop reports, showing esti-
mated acreages planted, growing con-
ditions, yields per acre, and total pro-
duction, farm prices of different crops
for each state and the United States,
estimates of total number of live
stock of different classes on farms and
ranges, their condition, and losses
from diseases and other causes. Com
mercial estimates of the apple and
peach crops were made, and the
weekly truck-crop news service which
had previously been in force, was con-
tinued and extended, according to the
annual report of the chief of the bu-
reau, an extract from which is given
below.
Many special inquiries were made
during the year, including:
Quantity of commercial fertilizers
used per acre Of cotton and proper
ton of fields upon which used.
Percentage Of various crops to
which commercial fertilizer and ma
nure was applied and quantity used,
Binder Irvine requirements for the
grain crops of 1918 for the use of the
Grain corporation.
Emergency live stock survey, to de-
termine the number on farms July I,
1918.
Uses made of wheat crop, for the
United States food administration.
Quantities of various crops fed to
different classes of live stock.
Live stock survey of January, 1919.
Fertilizer inquiry Of January, 1919.
to ascertain quantity of commercial
fertilizers and manure used for crops.
Wages of farm help.
Prices farmers pay for equipment,
machinery, and supplies.
Percentage of farm labor require
ments available.
Agents Gather Facts.
Field agents prepared estimates of
acreage, yield, production, and stocks
on farms Of wheat and corn by coun-
ties for the United States Grain corpo-
ration, and they also prepared esti-
mates of the value Of agricultural
production by counties in each OF the
principal states for the use of the
treasury department. Field agents Co
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
More Energy and
Zip in Germany

1t can, but the attitude of the Prus-
slams In the business world is:
you have to give us credit before
we can pay France and Belgium and
England! You're delaying to give
France and England a further head
start |"
They hold Uncle Sam personally re.
sponsible; he's hated for declining to
rush humbly across with open money
bags.
There are several reasons why the
south of Germany is leading the north.
The Prussian worker had less fire.
dom in the old days. than the south
German worker. Now that he holds
the whip hand, he hasn't as sane an
idea OF what to do with his liberty.
Prussian capitalists. too, are, slower.
They hate to "get to work for France
and England" as they put it.
British officers in the occupied area
tell me the big dye works in the
northern Rhine district are kept closed
by the Germans. The Germans know
the allies cannot vet equal their dyes
especially a ''fixed'' blue-and they do
not propose to start these plants and
let the allies learn the secrets If they
can avoid it.
What She Can Export.
Germany can export some glass,
china, potash, cutlery, optical fnstru-
ments, surgical and scientific instru-
ments and toys, without importing raw
materials. She needs from America
principally cotton and copper.
French and British chocolate, soap.
toilet articles, ETC., are on sale In
the stores everywhere in Germany.
The only American goods found gen.
orally are prewar stocks.
The French and British occupied
zones are now commercial fronts Mil
itary officers there and military mis-
sions in Germany give the French and
British commercial travellers and bank
ers every assistance. All of the Amer
lean commercial men and bankers I
met in Germany told me they had
fought their way through In spite of
the American government, rather than
with it's assistance.
The Germans realize their overseas
trade will be absolutely dependent on
the allies for years to come. Germany
now owns only 81 per cent of her pre-
war shipping.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
Writer Says There Is Less Lazi-
ness Than in Any Other
European Country.
LOW EXCHANGE IS Big AID
Gives Germany Advantage in Laying
Her Commercial Lines In Little
Nations About Her-Bitter
at United States.
By HAROLD {. sEcHToL.

(In Chicago Post)
Berlin.-I have been taveling In
central Europe for months. I have
visited farms and factories and stores
and banks and government offices.
A marked difference is noticeable as
soon as the German frontier is
crossed.
There is more energy and zip in
Germany; there is less laziness; trains
move regularly; clerks in stores are
well stated; wagons and cars and
freight trains Zone of the rarest sights
in Europe) move briskly; smoke comes
from the stacks of at least some of
the factories.
German factory owners say made
in Germany" goods can never again
depend on cheapness for sale abroad
They point out that her sources of ma
terial are cut and that the old long
hours and cheap labor are gone.
Yet Germany bid far lower than
anybody else on a contract for metal
uniform buttons for the Czecho-Slo-
yak army recently. I could cite sew
>eral other cases.
Germany has big advantage in lay
ing her commercial lines in the little
nations about her Sentiment aside Of
course) because of the fact that her
exchange is very low, like theirs.
From Germany alone, among the
big nations, can the new nations get
values approximating what their
money represents to them.
Germany's Bright Side.
That is, for Germany, the bright side
of q bad situation. Her mark is worth
under nickel, about a sixth Of par.
She has got to have credit before she
can buy cotton and copper from Amer.
lea. She can't buy with marks.
Government officials urge a credit
for the hope 1t would give the Ger
man people as they enter on a hard
winter.
The same pleas, of course, are made
by the other nations of central Eu-
rope, some of whom helped the allies
to win the war.
American observers here say the
Bauer government is doing the best
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17

There is no type Of country which
offers such effective resistance to i'm
vasion and Improvement as a south
ern swamp. Tropical jungle Is no more
dense and much easier cut through.
for the bulk of the tropical growth is
soft. But Georgia swamp. for ex-
ample. consists of close growth or
hardwood trees and tough bushes In
terlaced with various kinds OF vines
and creepers such as the vicious green
briar with its inch long thorns. The
whole has much OF the quality or o
barbed-wire -Niksah, In
Chicago Daily News
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17

several others near Winnipeg has DER
onstated that the prairie provinces arc
as well adapted to breeding silver foxes
as Prince Edward island, the worlds
center of the Industry.
One rancher started two years ago
with two pairs. He now has Sc ami
mails. He has sold $4,000 yorth of
pelts. A silver fox pelt brings from
$500 to $500. Two-year-old animal.
sell at $500 to $4,000. He sold eight
months-old pups this year at public
auction at $500 apiece. His breeding
stock is valued at close to 100000
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17

The meat served them is kept in per-
fectly regulated refrigerator. 1t con-
sists of the choicest cuts of tenderloin
steaks and pork chops. with a little
horse meat added by way of variety.
The foxes have shredded wheat pre-
pared as carefully as it might be for
some wealthy and querulous Invalid.
The ranch is tightly fenced in with
wire eight feet high and sunk in the
ground several feet. The fox houses
are constructed on hygienic plans.
They are kept scrupulously clean.
The success of this fox ranch and of
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
EASY LIFE FOR SILVER FOXES
Farmers in Canada Treat Valued Pets
Like Little Aristo-
Gratis.

Regina, Canada.-Silver foxes on
ranch near here are epicureans and
live on the fat of the land. This need not
be wondered at, for silver foxes liter
ally are worth their weight in gold.
The little aristocrats are fed as ex-
pensively as guests in the best hotels.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
Catch Two-Leqqed Whale.

Victoria, B. ca female humpback
whale having two hind legs SO inches
In length has been caught at the Kyu-
got whaling station. Manager Ruck
of the Consolidated Whaling company
says that in his 20 years Of whaling
experience he has never heard of
whales having legs on the exterior.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
Kept GUESSING.

when you see man doing some
fool stunt on the street nowadays" re-
marked the Observer of Events and
Things, you can never tell whether
he's doing 1t on a bet or is working for
some moving picture concern"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17

men bureaus all inspired udae enthusiasm for their
work. but some audabe instinct magnify its
committees of
merorous of merit whatever but all
that the business of
these projects
the thrown
the peoples whether the deficit be met by increasing
taxes or by floating additional loans >.> f
congress conceived
magnificent spirit of generosity with the enhancement of the
prestige of the nation for the benefit of this that the
community This it the advice of the committee of
charged with the business special interests Them
speaking through the great committee
policy of restriction with relation expenditures the
the
ents conduct the affairs imposed them with efficiency and
economy d
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
What's the Renefit7

The tread OF an English inventors
automobile tire contains numerous
small pieces OF steel. so inserted In
the rubber that the latter does noe
touch the ground
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
Favors National Budget System;. All
Sense of Values Has Departed.
By CARTER GLASS. Former Secretary of the Treasury

am heartily in favor of budget system. With
out effective control governmental expenditures
and limitation of them to the governments income
shall bring down upon heads the splendid structure
which our fathers have built and which we have pre-
served
The very success (Which you viii pardon me if /
call brilliantly with which the treasury has financed the
stupendous requirements imposed upon America by the
great war may become All sense of values
seems to have departed from among us. The depart
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17

Representative III b. Sagal of Alabama-Th
all should be required their disputes they be-
legally authority settlement
through the nrumentalies up by the law
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17

Judge George f. Barrett ChieagoWomen
worthwhile things Whet their
cheap They experience thrills
meetings. decepion the
romance And they emulate the stories
Divorce is the sequel in real life
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-01-17
Forecast of Supremacy of Chicago as
Financial Metropolis of Nation


Chicago has tributary the domain of empire The
Mississippi
and unlimited fertile SOIL nexhausbe mineral de-
forest growth coupled with the energy
developed this
materials in the world
summary shows that than half of the population of
this valley It
acreage nation of its manufacturing
combined railroad systems mileage and value
all its similar 1t produces Is cent of the
per the WOOL 10 Of the cotton 20 cent of the OIL
the of the lumber and 60
bituminous COAL
The commanding position of Chicago the financial center of
aggregation wealth and boundess possibilities determines
headquarters of the business of
AS of a
prevails the world and the supply available
export considerable quantity be found only the pro-
other whose production
wealth. question
States?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-06
GOOD AND SEASONABLE MENUS

Luncheon
Mixed Vegetable Salad
Boiled Rice and Canned Fruit
Tea
Dinner
Cream Celery Soup
Baked Fish
Boiled Potatoes Spinach
Romaine Salad with Cheese
Apple Pie
SATURDAY
breakfast
Sliced bananas
Cereal and Cream
Poached Eggs Twin Mountain Mutins
Coffee
Luncheon
Fish Salad
Bread and Butter Sandwiches
Hot Chocolate Stuffed Dates
Dinner
Barley Soup
Cprned Beef Creamed Cabbage
Boiled Potatoes
Mustard Pickles
Floating Island
SUNDAY
Breakfast
Baked apples Cereal and cream
Corned beef hash
Corn bread Coffee
supper or Luncheon
Rye Bread and
Swiss Cheese Sandwiches
Orange Custard
Tea
Dinner
Consomme
Roast Chicken Apple and Mint Jelly
Drowned Potatoes
Asparagus Salad
Ice Cream
MONDAY
Breakfast
Oranges
Cereal and Cream
Omelet Popovers
Coffee
Luncheon
Chicken on Toast
Baked Potatoes Hot Chocolate
Sponge Cake
Dinner
Vegetable Soup
Minced Chicken and Rice
Buttered Beets
Lettuce Salad
Chocolate Pie
TUESDAY
Breakfast
Apple Sauce
Cereal and Cream
Sausages
Rolls Coffee
Luncheon
Anchovie toast and poaced egg
Ginger bread and whipped cream
Tea
Dinner
Cream Asparagus Soup
Potroast with Carrots and Onions
Mashed Potatoes Spinach
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-06

butter sauce j. A great Improvement,
but Il IS very good without =.
Baked Apple RoIl.-Make a paste.
roll out thin. Spread over Il apples
cut in thin slices. Sprinkle nice sugar,
and put bits OF butter all over this
Roll Il up. place Il in a baking paa
Pour in water and put sugar and but
ter around II. grating over all q nut
meg Any other kind Of fruit can oe
made into the same kind OF roll
Baked Apple OumpIinss No. 2.-Sift
one pound OF -four on the table. make
hollow in the center. laying IN II half
a pound of butter, minslinE Z slightly
with the -four for i've minutes: when
done, make another hollow in the cen
ter, pour into X half a pint OF cold
water and two ounces OF powdered
sugar. Mix all together gradually for
ave minutes longer: II will then be a
arm dough. Roll Il together with the
hands. and put X in a cool place for
rive minutes. Peel and core six me
dunn sized pippin apples. sprinkle the
table lightly with flour, lay the butter
on II, roll Il out twelve inches long oy
eight wide. and about the thickness OF
a silver dollar. then cut L into six
eQual-sized, square pieces. Arrange
the apples upward IN the middle OF
each square piece mix together two
ounces or granulated sugar with one
teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and I'll
the cavities OF the apples with this.
Break one egg into bowl. beat II well.
adding two tablespoons OF cold milk.
mix well. and with a pastry hair brush
moisten the edges OF the pieces Of
dough. and fold them flrmly so that
the apples are entirely enclosed. Lay
them on a baking pan. and with the
rest OF the beaten egg brush over the
surface and sides OF the dumplings.
Place them in a moderate oven for
thirty minutes.
Marlborough Apple Tarts.-ouarter
and stew a dozen tart apples. To each
teacup OF this pulp, rubbed through =
sieve, add teacup or sugar half a cup
OF melted butter the juice and grated
rind OF two lemons, cup OF milk. four
eggs and half a nutmeg. Beat all to-
gether and bake I'm pans lined with
pastry. with a rim of pun paste around
the edge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-06
WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY,
Breakfast
Prunes Cereal and cream
Ham and Scrambled Eggs
Buttered toast Coffee
Luncheon
Vegetable Soup
Grapefruit Salad
Chocolate Cake
Dinner
Parsnip Soup
Beef croquettes Creamed caulifiower
Scalloped potatoes Celery salad
Brown betty
THURSDAY
Breakfast
Baked bananas Cereal and cream
Omelet
Graham gems Coffee
Luncheon
Salmon Loaf
Brown Bread Sandwiches
Prune soufiie
Dinner
Vegetable soup
Veal outlets Baked potatoes
Beans
Date salad
Brown Betty
FRIDAY
Breakfast
Baked apples Cereal and Cream
Poached eggs
Emergency biscuits Coffee
Luncheon
Minced Veal on Toast
Sponge Cake Cocoa
Orange and Grape Fruit in Cups
Dinner
Pea Soup
Baked Oysters
Celery Baked Potatoes
Green Pepper Salad
Nuts and Raisins
SATURDAY
Breakfast
Grape Fruit
Creamed Dried Fruit
Buckwheat Mullins Coffee
Luncheon
Fish Cakes
Fried potatoes Sally Lunn
Jelly roll
Dinner
Potato Soup
Broiled Beefsteak
Sweet Potatoes Spinach
Orange Salad Frozen Bananas
SUNDAY
Breakfast
pruneS
Cereal and Cream
Bacon
Rice Griddle Cakes Coffee
supper or Luncheon
Cream Cheese and Pepper Sandwiches
Grapefruit Salad
Hot Chocolate
Dinner
ConSomme
Roast beef Drowned sweet potatoes
Parsnip cakes Baked onions
waldorf salad