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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
SCHOOLS AND THE ARMY

GOULD contest in essay writing in
~ the public schools really help the
army and those who recruit men for the
service? At first glance the scheme
which caused something of a furry be-
tween the army officers and Doctor Gar
Der appears like waste of time for
everybody.
The military service of the United
States is actually a great school. 1t
should be advertised. The navy es
pecially provides vocational training of
the most thorough sort as well as gen
eral discipline. The army does almost
as we'll.
The Board Of Education, on the other
hand, has established rule which is de-
vised to keep the school routine from
being disturbed and to protect the chill
dren from distraction. That rule might
be cheerfully set aside if the recruiting
service could be benefited thereby. But
since the plan proposed by the army's
representatives was of doubtful value,
Doctor CARRIER seems justified in his de-
sire to sustain an order which operates
. to prevent the exploitation of the schools
and the school spirit from exploitation
by those who, unlike the army and the
navy, have no claim to public support and
sympathy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
CONNELLYS SHIFT

A LII empires look alike when they be-
"A gin to fall. Your autocrat, or boss,
in the last days of his power, sits among
importunate and hopeless followers, re-
fusing their advice and hoping against
hope. An occasional satellite scurries
for the comfort of neutral ground or the
enemy lines. Mufied rumblings precede
the final smash.
1t isn't likely that the world will ever
know half of what has been going on
recently in the grand headquarters of
the Ware faction.
Desertions were inevitable. John P.
Connolly in his sudden shift to the Moore
administration side may safely be re-
garded as the leader of parade.
Connolly was a McNichol man at the
beginning and sublieutenant of Pen
rose. His relations with the Wares began
when he went along with the Smith ad-
ministration. Naturally he is one Of the
first to go. The rumor that others are
preparing to follow him probably is true
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

down from the gallery into the beautiful
assembly room in the Harvard Union
suggested to his companion some years
ago what could be absorbed by daily
contact with beautiful things when he
said that he was brought up in a small
town and when he first entered the as
sembly room of the Union he looked upon
it with awe. The wide freplaces at the
ends were different from anything. that
he had ever seen and the carved oak pam
cling of the walls opened his eyes to a
new world of beauty. GAS long as live"
said he, 81 shall never forget the impress
sion the room made on me-"
1t is not likely that Temple University,
with the limited sums at it's command,
can erect vast monumental buildings, but
if it recognizes the value of beauty and
gets as much of it as is possible in its
new plant it will provide for its students
something which they can get so easily in
no other way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

northern ocean, fixed by trigonometry
and the invaluable sextant, speedily
ceased to be topic of popular concern.
Admiral Peary himself entered upon an
earned retirement. Until his death
yesterday his claims upon our attention
were infrequent. His courage and en-
durance were established facts. So, from
the public standpoint, was the sterility
of his persistent and successful quest.
The satisfaction of the savants and
the aids which pole-fnding, north and
south, have contributed to the study Of
terrestrial phenomena and in particular
of mysterious magnetics, are said to have
made the labors of Peary, eight times un-
dertaken, eminently worth while.
In any event, Peary and Amundsen
ended the age which Prince Henry the
navigator may be said to have begun
the modern era of the revelation of the
elements of geography. Unchsrted re-
gions remain, but their frontiers are
shrinking and the lure of graphing with
the unknowable in its larger material
aspects has departed. The shape of the
earth, the configuration of its continents
does not trouble us deeply now. It is
mans justification for himself, his socie-
ties@nd his governments which stirs and
battles us today.
Robert E. Peary's self-apponted task
was arduous. He finished the job admir-
ably, convincingly. The globe spinning
on to new discoveries in new era, the
color of which cannot be definitely fore
cast, must almost envy, while it lauds, the
American admiral He solved riddle
some six or eight thousand years old
no mean accomplishment on the eve of
the age of doubt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
THIS clTYS LABOR OUTLOOK

GOSSIP and rumora inspired by the APP
~ preaching expiration Of belated war
contracts, notably the discussions rela-
tive to Hog Island, would indicate that
idleness must somehow become general
when government work is out of the way.
This gossip does not appear well founded.
The announcement that six of the big
gest tankers in the world will soon be
under construction at Bristol was not
needed to show that war contracts were
and are relatively unimportant in them
selves. The Delaware bridge is to be
constructed. The Parkway has yet to be
built up. Plans for dozens of great new
buildings are already prepared and
waiting only for time when the prices
of material will come little closer to
normal level.
1t is likely that the next few years
will be the liveliest in our history. When
settled peace is made in Europe enor-
nous demands will be made upon the
city's shops and factories. And we have
still to build good mary thousands Of
dwellings to catch up with the normal
needs of the community.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
FUTURE OF TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

A INVOLVEMENT that Temple Uni
"A versity is considering the erection of
a building for its uses on the square in
Broad street between Berks street and
Montgomery avenue reminds one of the
splendid work that this institution has
done with meager equipment.
A college is something more than a
group of beautiful buildings; it is pri-
marily group of capable teachers COM
ing into daily contact with group of
Young men and women eager to learn.
The distinction of Temple University
lies il the fact that it has never had a
student who entered its classrooms
merely because he thought it was "the
thing to go to college. Every Temple
student has been young man or young
woman who realized the handicap of
ignorance and was determined to remove
Il so far as possible.
Yet there is an educational value in
.ine architecture. A young man looking
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
BIG NEWS VIA SOUTH AMERICA

SP1TZBERGEN has not yet spilled any
~ of the Fiume secrets. That is prob
ably because Spitzbergen is not popu-
lated in winter.
However, Buenos Aires oblges. The
City of Good Airs, capital of republic
which played no part in the war save as
a scene for the rawlings of Count Lux
burg knows what Mr.. Wilson said to
Messrs. Lloyd George, Millerand and
Nitti, and what they answered back.
Buenos Aires, moreover, speaks right
out in meeting. Two of its hustling
dailies. La Nacion and La Prensa, dis
cuss the situation with keen sympathy
for some millions of Italian Argentinos
who long for the blue Adriatic from the
low banks of the swarthy Plata.
Perhaps these journals have been fiat
tering their readers with tales of Euro
pean defiance. Perhaps the truth has
leaked into the Southern Hemisphere.
Whether false or correct, these revela-
tions from Paris via the pampas mock
the monstrous and high-handed secret
diplomacy of the supreme council.
1t is said that Mr.. Wilson would like
to be candid in public. Once again he
is reported to be pinning his faith upon
the people. Evidence of this will be con-
vincing when he reveals his program.
Suppose crisis does follow? Could
it be more serious than one in which
brahmins of the chancelleries parcel out
the spoils of victory while the world pub
lie is at loss for a single fact on which
to base a single judgment? Excepting,
of course, Buenos Aires. There is ample
food for free discussion in distant Latin
America. >.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
PEARY,s JOB AND OURS

THE word of the scientists must be
L taken concerning the benefits of the
discovery of the North Pole. Mr.. Dooley
conjectured that "little Flora and Fauna"
playing about up there might lend flip
of interest to the bald white pate of this
earth. But Robert E. Peary made no
such concessions to fancy. 1t was Cook
of the lively imagination who volun-
teered the tale of the Arctic island con-
veniently Gaping the world. AS is so
often the fate of romance, this specimen
thereof was punctured after a dramatic
inquiry which securely established
Pearys right of discovery.
The pole, a mere point in the ultimate
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. Star chamber methods are tyrannlcsb
arbitrary. The star chamber court sa
one of civil and criminal JurlsdlctlOp,
which could proceed on mere W rul1u'
and apply torture. 1t existed in Wes',
minister, London, and was abolsrsa sr,
by the Long Parliament in l6il' iD'
name is from the ceiling of the room
in which it met, which was ue'0''''N
with gilt stars.
2. Marco Bozzaris was noted ui';.
patriot distinguished for his services ~ -
the war which liberated his native iaIu
from Turkish rule. He was killed IN
the battle of Carpenis in 1875
2 Illinois has the most railway mileage "
any state in the Union except lein'
a. At the time of his election as PreSloeD,i, .
Benjamin Harrison was ci'iA'n
Indiana.
/ The Golden Bull was issued by andrvJ l"i0.d
' TT of ofHuugary, in 1922. 1t contalnsu
guarantees of popular liberties, pst ts
So moro nv the modern than 'n0
'od;evaI spirit. The edct has Ds1a s,a
regarded as a sort OF Magma 0
of Hungary. Al,
. mt, .os.ost davis run ever made py yr.,s r.
o. Ing i@ 9;o liner was 676 knots. lnh, W.
ns,univ record was made by the Mauretani' -
1011. .0s,sd as
Tho zebra is authoritatiVely aenntJ nn,trioed
nm African equine mamma, ,,I or bus,
black or blackish on Wni'o VI
ground. ,,o "a the
6 The University of Peru in lima ,insnt
O. Oldest Ole on the American continent, 1'o,o,,,
, "o,vsrine is an American carni'T,0iis =, 4
D. . mammal, allied to the gluttoTE, att%E bear. a
10. A pentsgOn is hvs's'''0
lineal figure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
YOU THIEF
VOU entered my hearts domicile

VOU entered my hearts domicile
l. One lovely summer night;
You broke each lock in easy style;
Naught could resist your might.
You used your smile to torch your way,
Your eye burned clear its path;
To get your wants seemed but child's play
There were no signs of wrath.
You prowled so quiet on tip-toe,
1t really seemed you danced;
When, strange to say, armed with his bow,
Cupid this way had CHANGED.
And with his aid, and with kiss,
You blinded me entire
And in your bag you packed my bliss,
My love and all desire.
But you were caught, happy for me-
And sentenced, dear, for life,
To be to me eternally
My dear, sweet, loving wife.
JOSEPH CARLTON PODOLYN,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
What Do You Knotu?
QUIZ

QUIZ
/. Name three revolutions in which the
Marquis de Lafayette played a prom
inent role?
. On what day was George Washington
born according to the calendar in use
in America at that time?
8. Who said prejudice is the child OF
ignorance?
4. What is the correct pronunciation oil
the word scenario?
5. When were the national colors adopted
by Congress?
6. What is the nickname for the st. Louis
baseball club in the National League
Z. How did foolscap get its name!
s. What are yams?
8. What celebrated eighteenth centur,
( author was called "The inspired
IDIOT?
10. OF what state is Montpelier the capi'ai'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

EMPEROR KARL of Austria is living in
- Switzerland on an income of 1900 Swiss
francs year; fortunately Swiss francs. for
they are worth something. But S4OO n wear
is small income for an ex kaiser, Austria
like Turkey, was maintained because She was
useful. Turkey was civilizations set bandit
Austria was bit of civilization itself
lying east of barbarism.
Vienna was Paris east of Berlin.
Even up to almost the last Austria suc.
ceeded in making the West think she was
indispensable to her.
The United States would not declare war
on her.
Karl had friends in Paris and WASHINGTON
as well as Berlin.
1t seemed a sure thing, and unlike otb.r
prudent sovereigns, he failed to send his
money out of his empire and invest it in soma
good, safe neutral country.
The result is that France clines m tba
touch of civilization east of the darkest niybt
of Vienna, that Paris east of Paris. and would
keep it distinct and uncontaminated even NJ
the cost of starving it to death, And Kori
suffers the fate of his country on a S4OO a
year income. y"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

but one whose bad char
acter was a positive
qualification for the post.
This disreputable friend
deserted to Germany,
held the gateway open
for Germany to the East
and made the great war
possible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
The Eternal Enigma

Mrs. Carrie Chapman
The Eternal Enigma Gait, telling the world
that she wouldn't ac-
cent a seat in the United States Senate as
a gift. may ease the mind of Senator Wads-
worth, of New York, who actually might lose
to a suffrage candidate. Here again we are
confronted by the awful mystery of the fem
mime mind. What can you say to one who
wouldn't have as gift something that men
have given vast fortunes to acquire?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
A FoUR-YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILA

Things on which tile people expect the
new administration TO concentrate its at
tcntiOn:
The DeldtCGrc riucr bridge.
drydock big enough to accommodate the
largest ships.
Development Of the rapid transit system.
contention hall
4 building for the Free Library
An Art Museum.
Enlargement Of the iDdtc- supply.
Homes TO accommodate the population.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

The police say that a diamond expert
declared he wouldn't give dollar apiece for
samples Of the stones stolen by auto thieves
in a downtown store yesterday. Perhaps
what the expert examined was the plate
glass the bandits broke.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

SIlLL once more he is to be trusted.
~ The Turk, like so many other evil forces
In the world, knows how to make himself
indispensable or seem Indispensable
When England once saved him from Rus
sla it was to make India safe
Now when she is about to keep him in
Europe it is to make her whole Moslem world
safe.
In payment for his life the Turk will
apparently use his influence throughout the
whole MoSlem world, of which he is the reli-
gious head, to keep the Moslems content
under British rule.
And Britain probably feels that in any
event she has the Turks life in pawn, there
being now no rival to whom the Turk NAV
desert as he once did to Germany.
Not now.
g q g
MIR. WILSON was right 1t was either to
A'A be the United States in Europe or the
Turk-the United States in Europe or the
old fashioned hostile combinations there the
United States in Europe or the Turk chang
ing sides, upsettins the balance, and then
the necessity of fighting it out all over again.
The mistake was that he called an Anglo
American French combination, not so strong
combination that not even civilization's s
trusted bandit could not redress the scales by
shifting sides, but the millennium. The mil
lennium raised too great hopes, and when
they fell, even the whole thing fell
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

Gestures in diplomacy forever remind us
that most of the things that cause us worry
never happen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

The local woman who risked her life to
save her aged mother from burning simply
gave another example of the everyday heroism
which is so common as to be commonplace !;
but not so commonplace as not to awaken
admiration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
Pugnacity and
Precedent

AISLE w, Gronna, who
Pugnacity and voted against fighting
Precedent Germany and also
against the seectve
service act, asserts that recent attacks on
his war record have been inspired by Herbert
Hoover Evidently the senator from North
Dakota is devout subscriber to the old legal
principle, "The greater the truth, the greater
the libel. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

The Mayors view of the bridge and tun
mel proposition is that there is glory enough
for all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

Senator Martin says he doesn't know
whether or not he'll call on Mayor Moore,
because he doesn't know whether or not the
Mayor wishes to see him. As a feeler, this
isn't half bad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

Six big tank ships are to be built on the
upper Delaware, but the fact gives no joy
to the 'wets."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

IL motorists continue their campaipr
for good roads it will go far to solve freight
transportation problems.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

The world is waiting
Everybody Is Helping to learn whether its
hopes of lasting peace
are being buried in London, in Paris, at
Rome or in the United States Senate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

A Kentucky cardinal has been seen in
Audubon, N. j. We may, therefore, begin
to look for robin in Independence Square.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

February 20 would be an excellent day
on which to pass the treaty. The senatorial
bitter -enders would then be spared the pain
of annual celebrations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

There is, of course, possibility that the
political platforms of 1924 will be calling
Tor the prompt ratification of the treaty"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

Doctor Cooks obituary notices preceded
those of Admiral Peary by nearly eleven
years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

Among the signs of the coming spring
the book beer goat will not be numbered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

''Mr. and Mrs. Rafies' are said to have
returned $12, 900 worth of jewels stolen from
yentnor family after they learned there
were finger prints in the possession of the
police They will probably handle their next
case with gloves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

Boundary lines embarrassingly retain
their ola habit Of turning into battle lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

Perhaps Maryland would be willing In
compromise on 2.75 suffrage.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
Question!

"The Presidents
Question! note" says a head
line, lends the argu-
begin?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
Consolation

Mr.. Lansing is going
Consolation to Florida for vaca-
ton. He will get q
"God bless you - from Mr.. Bryan even II
he didn't get Que frop( the President.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21
FROM DAY TO DAY

NTHILE the United
w States s makes its
reservations to t h e
League of N a ations S ,
Europe, Influenced by the
e K a m p ! e, makes its
reservations too.
While America chips
away the material props
of the league, Europe
obsHo o-o,- 81, ,raroI nro.s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-21

~ tices' Library will celebrate its one
hundredth birthday Some years ago the
Legislature repealed the law under which
the apprentice system had Aourished in
PENNSYLVANIA for at least three generations
but this ancient and honorable institution
has continued to serve the needs of the pub
lie, and especially the needs of the boys and
girls, with unabqted vigor.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
FOREIGN BORN TO
HAVE THEATRE. PARTY
League of Nafuralized Citi.
zens to Haze Get Together
Entertainment.

In the Selwyn Theatre tonight
which aids and instructs prospective
the League of Foreign Born Citizens.
Americans in the meaning and obliga-
tions of citizenship, will hold cosmo-
poiitan get together theatre party. MI
Robert Adamson. former Fire Commits
sioner and chairman of the committee
of four hundred. is In charge Of the
event
Among the actors announced are Miss
Louise Allen. Sam Bernard. Miss Irene
Bordoni, the Eight Bubble Girls. We'll
Iington Cross. Neville Fleamen. Miss
Juanita Fletcher and Boys. Grant and
Wing. Sam Hardy. Taylor Holmes. Miss
Dorothy Jardon. Joseph Lartora. Miss
Helen Ford, Miss Florence Moore, Olga
and Mishner. Miss Florence Reed. Frank
Tinney, Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt and
several acts from the Keith circuit
The league. of which Nathaniel Phil
lips is president, is now in its seventh
year. It conducts classes in citizenship
meetings, civic forums and information
centres for foreign born and offers aid
to immigrantss on Ellis Island. It has
aided in the naturalization OF 21.40o for
eigners-
The general committee includes Mrs
Vincent Aston. George Gordon Battle
William Fellowes Morgan. George w
wickersham, Judge Abram I. Elkus
Mrs. A. Barton Hepburn. Otto II. Kahn
Sam A Lewisohn, George McAneny, Gov
Alfred z. Smith and Charles r. Hughes
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10
WILL OF WIN. e. CRICkS-
CONTESTED BY FATHER
Widow Ansvers With Re-
quest to Adminisfer Estate.

Notice of contest OF the will of VIII
lam Campbell Cricks was filed yester-
day In the Surrogates' Court. At the
same time Mrs. Clara NJ. Cricks. widow
Of the banker. filed application to be
appointed temporary Administrative.
In his will Mr.. Cricks left his estate
in trust. oneAhird Of the income TO be
paid to his father. Charles c. Cricks OF
Pittsburg, and the balance to his widow.
His father and Edith Hill Hester OF
255 West 1osth street. legatee under
prior WILL are tho contestants. alleging
that the testator waB unduly influenced
and incompetent.
In her petition to be appointed ad-
ministratrix Mrs. Cricks states that she
believes her husband received many
thousands Of dollars from his income
during tho last year Of his life which
she has been unable to locate. A hear
ing upon her petition has been set for
Friday before Surrogate Foley.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-10

alarm box and pulled the hook At the
same moment Mrs. Ella NcDermott. OF
20 Granite street. dashed to the rescue
OF the sailor doll and dozen others
The woman's dress caught fire and In
an instant she was hystericai with
fright She started to run into house,
and was thrown on the pavement by
Edward Donovan. 80 Granite street, who
tried to smother the fire in her dress
with his coat. Both he and Mrs. Nc
Dermott were burned and had to be
treated by an ambulance surgeon.
Because the fire alarm had been re-
ceived from box near the church extra
apparatus responded. In few minutes
vanderveer street. dressed up with bunt-
ing and flags and lanterns. was clut-
tered up with three truck companies ana
as many engines.
Firemen extinguished the flames that
were destroying two Of the booths and
then the party was resumed.