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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

IRON the eloquent epicedium delivered
by Councilman Joseph P. Gaffney,
leader of the Left. over the new Councils
salary roll we cu.l the following choice
expressions as worthy Of preservation:
Poppycoch Inexperienced political
Gem of job creditors
Steam rolieriHg Valet secretary for presi-
Fat Jobs dent
lunket Soft loh for soldier of
Fat salaries fortune
Politics
Not that we would intimate that these
terms were original with Mr.. Gaffney-
far be it, for they have a strangely famil-
lar sound. But they are interesting
chiefly as showing state of mind on his
part that we venture to assert would
never have been suspected of the genial,
suave and usually dignifed gentleman
who used to function as the chairman of
the omnipotent finance committee in the
old Councils.
From mere jaundiced-eyed
meticulous. inquisitivc. suspicious re-
formers who were pest to hard-working
regulars accustomed to obeying orders
such testy utterances were to be expected
in the past. They we're the stock in trade
of the members scomfully known to all
the handy boys as chronic kickers. but we
never expected to see Mr.. GafFney cast
urbanity to the winds and indulge in
them
Well, well. times cLange, and men
change with them. Plainly it must be
Very much less comfortable to be Left
than Right. Yet it used to be motto of
sturdier times in the City Hall game
never to let your winning opponent see
how painfully defeat CALLED you.
We mourn for M. Gaffney'S lost
savoir faire
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

Satisfaction in the fact that a London.
10 New York airline is one of the possibilities
Of the near future is tempered by the knowl-
edge that it is an English combination that
has the enterprise in hand and not an Ameri-
ra
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
PEAcE-LoVlNG MILLINERS

AAUCH as the call from New York to
AtA Philadelphia for homely girl to
show of pretty hats for the Retail Mil
liners Association is to be resented, the
Invitation had at least the virtue of ignor,
ing old rivalries. 1uglitieatior" is mol
even . w9rd SAKE Nn the topsyrtuyy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

There is great deal
May Work With the in name. Shakes
Rose; Not With Flu peare TO the contrary
Notwithstanding New
York has more cases of ''fu'' this winter
than last, But in October. 1918. dread
disease was labeled "fu'' and public excite
mcnt was in measure allayed. This year
the penalty is being paid for the euphcmism,
for there is disposition to think of the
"hu' or grippe prevailing as identical
with the plague that year ago swept the
country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

Lord Leve"huIme in an interview in
New York said he favored prohibition for
England. lie added that it would enable
Great Britain TO pay all her debts in five
years Here is one man who was not carried
into the House of Lords by beer He was
washed in with soap.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

\ japanese acquitted of murder in I.os
Angeles is paying board to the sheriff for
the privilege of remaining in jail. This is
disquietng 1t throws doubt IN the declara-
ton that the way of the transgressor is hard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

College presidents meeting in Harris
burg recommended that tuition fees be raised
TO meet rising costs and TO permit of their
receiving living salaries. Trust gouge or
strike committee?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

The Maryland Legislature is considering
the making Of law requiring four days to
cIapse between the issuance of license and
the performance Of the marriage ceremony.
This is cruel blow to Elkton aud Dan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

There is a girl in New York hospital
whose speciality is teaching babies TO smile.
The tragedy concealed in the fact is that
there are babies who need to be taught.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

II is the opinion of soldiers more or less
wise that Bergdoll lacks intelligence enough
TO feign luDacy successfully,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
{ condemnation of Al
Time Will Tell

pered by the fact that structures stress al
legged world dissatisfaction with the present
treaty and work the light peda on the indus
trial and political conditions that made
bargain admittedly bordering on a protec-
toratc. perhaps a present necessity. 1t might
be well to reserve Judgment until all the
cards are on the table.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

Some price fxers get their idea Of
fair" from the weather bureau.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

I'm the czar of Russia 90 cries Berg
doll oh, we'll, let him have his own way.
Everybody knows what happened to the ear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

A MOTHER evidence of the perspicacity of
~ Secretary Woodward is that when he
requires an expert he goes where experts are
to be found. When he needed an apostle of
tongue and pen to keep the municipalities of
the state posted on the vast and varied func
tions of the department. he selected news
paper expert in the person of Robert I. Cor
man. German can talk as well as write
In his dual capacity he is another asset of
worth.
As | have aforetimc said. every depart
ment at Harrisburg is handicapped by lack
of publication facilities. Reports are held
up for years. They are out of date before
they are in print. The publication system
is farce.
But Messrs Woodward. Gottschall and
German will bridge the dificulty-in way.
1t is proposed every three or four months
to issue bulletins iu pamphlet form of the
work Of the statistical department. They
will be up to date and available to every one
interested.
just now the big statistical drive is on
textiles The first bulletin will have to do
with this great Philadelphia industry
The action of the Department of Internal
Affairs is long step forward in efficiency
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

DOLONIUS, too, is another ancient sup
posed to be an authority on friendship
The Polonius family must have been thor
oughly dreary one to live with we have
often thought that poor Ophelia would have
gone mad anyway, even if there had been no
Hamlet Laertes breaches to Ophelia Polo
MUS breaches TO Laertes. Laertes escaped
by going abroad, but the girl had to stay at
home. Hamlet saw that pithy old PoIonius
was preposterous and oroti nd ass. Polo
nius's doctrine of friendship--"The friends
thou hast and their adoption ried, grapple
them to thy soul with hoops of steelr-was,
we trow, a necessary one in his case. II
would need hoop of steel to keep them near
such dspal old sawmonger'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

FRIENDSHIPS, We think, do not grow up
L in any such carefully tended and contem-
plated fashion as Messrs. Emerson and Polo
MUS suggest. They begin haphasard As we
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
WOODWARD Looks FORWARD
New Secretary Of Internal Affairs Has
Force Of Field Agents Collecting
Figures Concerning the Indus.
tries of the State
by GEORGE NOX MCCAIN
CECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS

-.
~ WOODWARD is very forchandcd off
cial. The spirit of the new dispensatiou at
Harrisburg looms large before him.
His latest innovation is one that is certain
to arouse the interest and co operation Of
every textile manufacturer in Philadelphia
and southeastern Pennsylvania He has cs-
tablished an Office for his bureau of statistics
in this city. 1t isn't large. commodous.
well furnished and claborately equipped
headquarters. Not by any means. 1t is a
room with desk and few chairs that he
has commandeered in the suite of the Work
mems Compensation Bureau.
There are no clerks, stenographers. secre
taries or messengers. 1t is a business office,
and will be open for business only about two
days in the week. In this respect it differs
from many other political offices. which
usually are open daily to give iobholders
something to do and place TO 60
Here is the verbal blueprint of the secrc
tary's scheme.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

MY FRIEND John T. Dohoney. chief of
AVA the bureau of accidents Of the Public
Service Commission. is convinced of two
things. he tells me. viz. that we are enter
ing upon the horseless age and that the
number of reckless fools is increasing out of
proportion TO the increase of population in
the state.
And he cites figures in proof OF his con
victions.
1t is the business of the bureau of which
Mr. Dohoney is the head to investigate every
railway and trolley accident that occurs any
where in the state. He knows, therefore,
what he is talking about
The big majority of grade crossing acci
dents were to automobiles. Grade crossing
accidents to teams were 80 per cent less
than the preceding year; while 256 occupants
of automobiles were injured. only forty seven
riders in horse drawn vehicles met with in
juries
OF all the persons injured at crossings. 81
per cent were struck at crossings protected
by gates. This would seem almost mex
plicablc were it not, as Mr.. Dohoncy points
out. that 81 per cent. { per cent less than
the entire number. courted fate by crawling
under the gates.
The pathetic side of this exhibit of Grim
inal negligence and idiotic disregard of per
sonal safety is presented in the statement
that four crossing watchmcn were killed and
thirteen injured in the attempt to keep the
fools from rushing into the arms of death
While Mr.. Dohoney's assumption is correct
that the number of fools IS increasing. it is
also apparent that the fool killer is on
the lob.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
On Making Friends

CONSIDERING that most friendships are
~ made by mere hazard, how is it that men
lind themselves equipped and fortified with
just the friends they need: We have heard
of men who asserted that they would like to
have more money. or more books. or more
pairs of pyjamas but we have never heard
of a man saying that he did not have enough
friends For, while one can never have too
many friends. yet those one has are always
enough. They satisfy us completely. One
has never met man who would say. Il
wish | had a friend who would combine the
good humor of A. the mystical enthusiasm
of L, the love of doughnuts which is such an
endearng quality in G. and who would also
have the habit of giving Sunday evening
supperS like d and the well stocked cellar
which is so deplorably lacking in E." No:
the curious thing is that at any time and in
any settled way of life man is generally
provided with friends far in excess of, his
desert. and also in excess of his capacity to
absorb their wisdom and affectionate atten-
tions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

TT THERE were no such thing as friend
ship existing today, it would perhaps be
difficult TO understand what it is like from
those who have written about it We have
tried, from time to time. to reaL Emcrson's
enigmatic and rather frigid essay. 1t seems
that Emerson must have put his cronies to
a severe test before admitting them to the
high vaulted and rather draughty halls of
his intellect. There are fine passages in his
essay. but it is intellcctualized. bloodless,
needless of the trifing oddities of human in
tercourse that make friendship so satisfying.
He seems to insist upon a sterile ceremony
of mutual self elf-improvement, a kind of
religious ritual, profound interchange of
doctrines between soul and soul. Hhis friends
tone gathers are to be antisepticated, all
the poisons and pestilence of their faulty
humors are to be drained away before they
may approach the white and icy operating
table of his heart. 'Why insist" he says,
ION rash personal relations with your friend?
Why go to his house, or know his wife and
family?" And yet does not the botanist like
to study the flower in the soil where it grows?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
WALTER T. MERRICK, former nava

WALTER T. MERRlCk' former naval
w officer of this port, hefted is $50 pounds
of smiling personality into the city yester-
day II was the first. breathing spell, he
informed me. that he had had in weeks
The Honorable Walter is. as usual, in
politics up to his eyes. lie is candidate for
Congress up in the big Fifteenth district
which comprises Lycoming, Tioga Potter
and Clinton counties. He is from Tioga. 1t
is triangular fight. with two other candi-
dates Brua c. Keefer and Edgar Il. Kiess,
the present member, involved.
The fact that Lycoming county has held
the congressional seat for twenty years, and
that Tioga is always safely Republican. gives
Mr. Mcrrick mighty good ard logical lever
age in his fight The demand for rotation in
Office is always a dangerous slogan, and Mr..
Merrick will adorn his banners and the outer
walls of the Fifteenth district with it in
large and luminous letters.
The further fact that Congressman Kiess
has opposition in his own county leaves the
door of hope open 10 Merrick, who hopes to
sIip through while Keefer and Kess 20 to
the mat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
T,HE Department of Internal Affairs main

tary's scheme.
T,HE Department of Internal Affairs main
u tains a statistical bureau. which in turn
employs a staff of field agents. 1t is the
duty of this staff to collate all available fig
ures concerning the industries of the state
amount of production. cost and everything of
interest pertaining to work and wages.
NJ. Hoke Gottschall is chief of the bureau.
He is the product of a wide search for brains
and competency. He's a college man, with
ideas of organization acquired through con-
tact with practical politics. He was for
years private secretary to Mayor E. v Bah
cock. of Pittsburgh.
Any young man who has been trained in
the Pittsburgh school of politics has no need
of post graduate course in Harrisburg or
Philadelphia. | have known Mr.. Gottschall
since his sophomore days in college, and he
is a man worth knowing. He was appointed
TO his present position the first of the year,
and already. as the late General Thomas J.
Stewart would remark. hes got things run
ming round in circles
The statistical field agents have heretofore
been reporting to headquarters in Harris
burg. On occasions they had to go up to
Harrisburg on business. 1t cost time and the
states money and trouble. Hereafter they
will stick on the job
Once or twice a week one of Mr.. Colt
schalls deputies will come to Philadelphia,
meet the field agents, receive their reports.
map out their work and issue instructions on
the ground. The advantages of the new
system are self apparent. Instead of a bunch
of field agents running up to Harrisburg.
Harrisburg comes to them.
All of which indicates that NJ aoke Gott
Schall is on to his job.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31

THERE is some pleasant secret behind this,
l. secret that none is wise enough to
fathom The infinite fund of disinterested
humane kindiness that is adrift in the world
is part of the riddle. the insoluble riddle of
life that is born in our blood and tissue. 1t
is agreeable TO think that no man, save by
his own gross fault. ever went through life
unfriended, without companions to whom he
could stammer his momentary impulses of
sagacity. to whom he could turn in hours of
loneliness. 1t is not even necessary to know
a man to be his friend. One can sit at a
lunch counter, observing the moods and
whims of the white coated pie passer. and
by the time you have jugged couple of fried
eggs you will have caught some grasp Of his
philosophy Of life, seen the quick edge and
tang of his humor. memorized the shrewdness
of his worldly insight and been as truly
stimulated as if you had spent an evening
with your favorite parson,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
World Ind

But a bond issue for new improve
ments is out of the question at the pres
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-31
Member OF the Associated Press

e-- Address all communications 70 ETchiuo Public
ledger, HdcDrndrsr" SqHorc, Phhod7,D ,Dh.c.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08

If YOU have anything further 10
say that bears directly upon the
question Of those distracted securl-
lies2"
distracted securities. sir!" Ma
Jor Tom turned suddenly in his
chair, his blue eyes flashing upon
tie examiner. ~ hat DO you mean.
sir 7"'
he drew from his coat pocket q
batch OF folded papers held togeth-
er by a rubber band, tossed Them
into Nettlewicks hands and rose 10
his feet.
''You1l md those securities there.
sir, every stock. bond. and share OF
EN-. took them from the notes
ALE you were counting the cash.
Examine and compare them for
yourself"
The major led the way back into
the banking room The examiner
sstounded, perplexed, nettled, at
sea followed. lie felt that he had
been made the victim of something
that was not exactly a hoax. but
that left him In the shoes Of one
who had been played upon, used,
and then discarded, without even
an linking Of the game. Perhaps,
also, his Official position had been
irreVerently juggled with. But
there was nothing he could take
aold of. An official report OF the
matter would be an absurdity. And,
somehow, he felt that he would
never know anything more about
the matter than he did then.
Frigidly, mechanically. Nettle-
wick examined the securities. found
them 10 tally with the notes, gath
cred his black wallet and rose TO
depart.
I will say" he protested. turn
ing the indignant glare Of his glass
IS upon Major kinsnean, that your
statements-your misleading state
ments. which you have not condo.
seconded 10 explain-do not appear
to be quite the thing, regarded
either as business or hUmor / do
not understand such motives or ac-
tons"
Major Tom looked down at him
serenely and not unkindly.
Son." he said, there are plenty
Of things in the chaparral. and on
the prairies, and up the canons that
YOU don't understand. But ] want
To thank you for listening to a gar
ruIous old mans prosy story We
old Texans love 10 talk about our
adventures and our old comrades,
and the home folks have long ago
learned 20 run when we begin with
once upon q time so we have 10
spin our yarns TO the stranger
within our gates"
The major smiled, but the exam
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08

liner only bowed coldly. and abrupt
~ quilted the bank. They saw him
travel diayonally across the street
in q straight line and enter the
tSockmen's National bank.
Major Tom sat down at his desk.
and drew from his vest pocket tbs
note Roy had given MIN. lie had
read II once. but hurriedly. and
now, with something Ike a twinkle
in his eyes, ne read IL again. These
were the words he read:
Dear Tom:
l hear there's one OF Uncle sam 6
grayhounds's going through you.
and that means that well catch him
inside OF a couple OF hours, maybe.
Now, I want you 70 do something
for me. We've got just S2,Z2O in
the bank. and the law requires that
we have $4,000. let Ross and
Fisher have $4,000 late yesterday
afternoon TO buy up that Gibson
bunch OF cattle. They II realize
$4,000 in less than so days on the
transaction, but that won't make
my cash on hand look any prettier
20 that bank examiner. Now,
can't show him those notes, Tor
they're just plain notes Of hand
without any security IN sight. but
you know very well that Pink Ross
and Jim Fisher are two OF the finest
white men God ever made, and
they'll do the square thing. You
remember Jim Fisher-he was the
one who shot that faro dealer IN III
Paso. I wired sam Bradshaw 5
bank 20 send me $50, 200, and 1t Will
get In on the narrow gauge at 1926.
You can't let a bank examiner in 10
count $4,000 and close your doors.
Tom, you hold that examiner. Hold
him. Hold him IL you have to rope
him and sit on his head Watch our
front window after the narrow
gauge gets in, and when we've got
the cash inside Wen put down the
shade for a signal. Don't turn him
loose till then I'm counting on
Won Tom
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08
TlIAT - CnIIn OEEY

Il was an educational film %
reliCious character and obvious.
untitled for the screen by reason o.
It's lack OF dramatic action. IL
dragged IT'S weary way along befo~
the bored audience 20 the point
where a lead came out to.dir
with the Biblical injunction Love
thy neighbor."
For many seconds tho audience
stared 40 the three words. Then
suddenly the center OF a group q
men rose and penetrating voice
broke the silence.
"\FNl someone IN the audience p
came the question please trade
neighbors with me- '-Septemb cr
PhOtOplay.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08
How to Danish
Piles
Thousands Bless DIR. Lconhardt. IN
Physician Who Discovered a
Common Sense Remedy.

II you think that the surgeon s
knife is the only method Of escape
from the misery OF piles. it's because
YOU haven't heard Of the new treat
ment known as DR.. Leouhardt
HEN-ROID.
The Doctors treatment Is internal.
By experimenting for years ne dis
covered the exact cause OF piles and
then went further and compounds
a remedy that would remove the
cause.
Dr. Leonhardt wants every sui
ferer 10 benefit by his discovery and
so that there will be no doubling or
delay Wettick's Drug store and all
druggists are authorized 10 sell
HEM-ROID with guarantee that IL
will do as stated or money back.
On that honorable basis every
sufferer should secure package
Of DR.. Leonhardt's HEM-ROID to-
day. -Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08
Your Old Pard,
President StocImen's National

President StOckmen's National.
The major began TO tear the note
into small pieces and throw them
into his waste basket He gave "a
satisfied little chucllle as he did SD.
COMPOUNDED old reckless cow
puncheri" he growled, contentedly,
that pays him some on account for
what ne tried TO do for me in the
sherifrs office 20 years ago"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-08

Chicago is TO have eight hanginss
in two days. Rut With such a good
start, why stop at eight?
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-03-25

-- .-s .--'y al % me s-s-
shop. - Na-.s are conducted Ny vo-
men Women are a.-e15y members q
The P..7g.re Bar AsSg-a-.--a
,n.-s s-.I impossible .- Great E-.-a.1.
They are s.so successful is l1ys.-
.a-s-
Life is really q st-y. fifty proposition
sur women .u The Phillip ines. e-.-...
.rc .. 'h- sonora. who has taken s--h
@ prominent ra-- ID vo---.s wo-s
-ra-s that she has .De-.u.ss been -a-
t.--e. -s sS -tle ..-.e mother = .t-u
ca. >-- was -hs assistant ----.- O.:
ne Normal HsU pr-u.-c-y for Girls
a-a- she married She speaks Er--
H-t s.an-Iy and puts her little -a.Es
.ur-- a,l -aa, tact She has four
....,--- An evidence q her enter
Prise ass her action las, wear .u mas
terms shorthand So size 70 -h- be use
t- :. le- husband q. home .1 The eve
Ming, .l case be wishes tc dictate
teu letters or 6 speech
The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1920-03-25
Your Choice Of a Dozen Charming
Designs in Metal Beds

LOOKING at these beautiful new
designs in her accustomed
- store, a women might wonder
why no one has ever thought
before to follow the accepted design
principals in metal beds.
The uoublein the pastnas been due
to the limitations imposed by the
Oldstyle tubing. ItCannot be work
ed into the shapes. L is apt to be
rOugh-does not take the enamel
smoothly.
For years Simmons Company has
been working on this problem Of
bettering metal bed designs.
To accomplish what it was after
such charming models as the
"FlOrentne' design illustrated
abOyeinTwin pair -ithadt0invent
A tubing that is truly seamless.
Theresu}t is a bed that is square
and trim free from joint, seam