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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

mere fads of the old Progressive program
today. They have been forgotten, and the
old Progressives are active Republicans now
because they know that Republicanism stands
for constructive progress and has always
stood for it,
The emotionalsts who stand on the side
lines and shout never have done, their share
in pulling the load and never will. They
exhaust their energies in telling the men
sweating under the collar what to do. Once
in a while the man on the job takes time to
answer them as Lincoln answered Carl
Schurz when he criticized his conduct OF
the war. Lincoln wrote that he was doing
the best he could to put down the rebellion,
but IL Schurz knew Of better way he would
like to know what it was, "but II you don't
know a better way" he said In substance,
for heavens sake keep STILL
Senator Harding. who is about to assume
the duties of the presidency. appreciates the
responsibilities and limitations Of the Office,
as he has plainly indicated in dozen
speeches, and he is likely to have the hearty
60 operation of all those members Of his
party with whom he must work IL his ad-
ministration is to be made successful within
constitutional lines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
THE GREAT GAME

ga SHADOW" trascHI'y whispers a
"A contemporary in the course Of dis
cussion of the baseball scandal. "has fallen
on the worlds series -
A shadow? Viewed from a distance. The
thing that has fallen upon the worlds series
seems more or less like a good sized brick
house. There IL one source Of consolation
for the fans though for the time being moth
ing said or done at the scandal inquiry can
take the sting out of the essential fact. Men
higher up in the game well as the players
ordinarily regarded as most representative
OF big league spirit seem at this writing to
have come out clean. The corruption was
injected from the outside and II was working
up from the bottom.
+. A worlds series more or less is nothing
now. The world has been told that "thc
game was crooked" and the possible psy
Geological effect of that single thought is
incalculable. Certainly the championship
games will be played out under cloud. To
those who are more deeply Interested that
should not matter. They should try to let
the full light into every nook and Granny Of
their league affairs while the general public
and especially the fans, are in mood ia
look and pay attertiou, Quibbing and eya
sions will be utterly fatal. II is possible IA
imagine a condition Of affairs from which
the country would turn with a shrug Of dis
gust and utter establishment, and If such
condition is permitted to develop the faith
that is at the heart of fandom will be gone
forever and professional ball will never b,
what it was before the story Of the fxers
got into print.
II used to be supposed that a big gam,
could not be thrown. Now we know tha
big games were thrown. The big lcagu
managers may be able TO reassure thai
patrons that such things cannot happcr
again. IL they do il will be only througl
pitiless frankness and a plain intention T.
spare no one In the current disclosures
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
SCHOOL BOARD OPPORTUNITIES

MIR. GRATI'S announced determination
AVl to resign from the Board Of Education
and hints that three other rctirements may
follow impose upon the nonpartisan ap-
pointing body responsibilities differing from
any which It has felt in years.
Tho ;pdoes Who bovc tbe NAMING author.
itv arc NOT usuoIIv called mon 70 determine
s,,ddcrIv tbo General choroctcr of tho hoard
Vacancies boro bcen comnarotivelv infrc.
uent and Isolated onno;ntments have notu-
roIIy wrorgbt cbonges tbot wcra extremely
graduol Four nowcomers .t once could
concoivobI, oroo+Iy o,tor ,bo comnlexion NJ
tho hoord
,i. c...- .,- A.. -, .., .,
Mr' ur",% suskeS.S .n"u oo'n Nou'h anu
n. W w iecosi'I.u Us possioie ,
.,l'rl l i'seo.l' In..',i"''ns 'ha' ne WIN ".
,',.noei ,s. VI 'ne touring sroup' st'eSsVs vi,
~ ~"raLS .ron 'ii"c maui oS the schco' ooaru
,>... WIZ. n' .lle. la'to'S warrant SERIOUS con-
"'ruc'Ne "''enIioh oE 'he ooar" OF JuuseS'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

dent Wilson didn't get us into the war until
he had received his orders from the king OF
Engand2' will you deny" demands the
heckler Of Mr.. Harding, that an oligarchv
Of senator's Is trying to run the country and
that these men will have us in a new war
IL you are clectcd?'
These queries vary with latitude and longi.
tude, but they are almost always In the
same spirit They echo prejudice, bigotry,
or, more often ignorance. At Baltimore the
heckler was offensive in his manner and
he was queted and put out. Since he seems
to have wished merely to interrupt an or
derly meeting, he got only what was COM
ing to him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
LooPHoLEs FOR DELINoUENTs

NNHE court decision ordering the incorpora-
4 tion IN the assessors lists Of 1000 women
whose petitions were previously rejected is
q generous Interpretation of the law. 1t
establishes. moreover. a precedent of which
advantage can be taken by electors who have
either been dilatory or have been neglected
by the regular survey sixty days preceding
the voting date.
In theory it might seem as II citizens
careless about observing voting regulations
were henccforth to be lrniently favored
Practically. however. fears on that subject
may be safely nllayed.
OF several hundred thousand women not
assessed. only a relative handful displayed
suficient political pride to push their case
Thousands of men who are debarred from
registering this fall have given no sign OF
annoyance or of anxiety for redress
The 5000 women who were really in
earnest appear. on the whole, TO have de-
served their enfranchisemcnt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
A JUST TAXATION PLAN

A NYTHING constituting additional drains
"A on the public pocketbook is annoying.
II, as IL forecast. 10000 property holders
IN Philadelphia are to br notified that
theif assessment has been increased. their
delight in the news will be inconsiderable.
And yet as fair means of swelling the
municipal revenues and adjusting them to
municipal expenses it is not easy to conceive
q more reasonable move than that of assess
ment revision. Real estate values in Phila-
delpha have undergone many radical changes
within the last two or three years 1t IL
perfectly just that these alterations. whether
upward or downward, be recognized.
The particular reason for the present re
vision is the repugnance to raising the tax
rate this year. The general principle is not
necessarily involved in the specific cmer-
gency. Checking up the shifts in real estate
values should be part of the functions Of
any efficient civic administration. and in
this respect the record Of Philadelphia has
not been conspicuously good
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
THE CASE OF HEcKLERs

A T DEMOCRATIC Grand Headouarters
"A the scribes and the minstrels and all the
herslds OF woe were hurriedly summoned 10
make the air ring with doleful sound when
the news came from Baltimore of man who
was arrested for interrupting one of Mr.,
Hsrding's speeches with a shouted query.
Mr.. Cox on the stump is a great obliger.
He will answer any question put at him
without pausing to worry or even to think
Between his method and Mr.. Harding there
fs large difference. Some men have a
delieacy about saying things which they do
not believe and they will not attempt to
settle every highly involved question with a
neat little epigram.
Hecklers Of the sort most In evidence at
t. Republican and Democratic campaign meet :
ings do not move ordinary minds to admra
tion or even to tolerance. They hurl ques
tions only because they do not dare to hurl
\ ANYTHING else. 1t isn't enlightenment that
Z cost Of them seek. 1t Is trouble. The man
goes TO meeting TO quiz a candidate
puts a rational query. He asks a
-. finished opinion about matters that
\ pist--S. even superfcially debated In less
arm es. Is, or he rises as loud and DELHI
e. ssr,zsd z5js sIsn't Il true" yells hater
- sts 10 Mr.. Cor. "that presi-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
The Scat of War


The average small boy fairly glows with
courage when listening to the destructive de
tails of grenade and machine gun fire. The
only thing that makes him squirm and turn
pale Is mention Of a hairbrush
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
Hunting Trouble

The Sun and New York Herald
Some persons throw themselves In front
of motor cars; others strive to meet NJ
McGraw socially.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Audubon, n. j., has nominated an en-
gineer for Council because of his ability to
play Home, Sweet Home" on a locomotive
whistle One wonders IL he could have
made the rifle with "A Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Once upon time Father Penn had a
nightmare. He dreamed that he was build
ing a bridge over the Delaware. and every
time he prepared for an approach a Munich
pal Court got in the way of his pick or
shovel. Queer things, dreams.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

The price Of coffns has gone down in
Greenville, S. c., and the wages of grave
diggers have been reduced but the low cost
Of dying has, so far as is known not in
creased travel to the southern town.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

The fact that prophets are, by inference,
without honor in their own country will not
prevent large section Of the populace on
November from saying, "I told you SOL!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

Answers to Yesterdays Quiz
!. Thrty-nine nations are now members of
the League of Nations
2. The dominion of Poseidon in Greek
mythology was the sea. The Roman
equivalent OF the god was Neptune
8, The word humanitarian originally de-
scrbed person who believed in the
humanity rather than the divinity of
Christ.
4. Perry Is fermented pear juice
8, Christian X is king OF Denmark
6. Tintoretto was celebrated Venetian
painter whose real name was JaCopo
ltobusti His dates are 161B-1594 The
name Tintoretto s in allusion to the
artists father, who was a dyer.
7. Tzigany music Ia Hungarian gipsy music
8, Previous to the adoption of the national
convention method, candidates for the
presidency were named by Congress
slonal caucuses or by state Legisla e..
lures
O. The tdiblo trufiie is fungus which grows
underground a foot or more below
the surface, II is uprooted by pigs
or dogs trained to find them by the
scent.
" Rose II, Thorpe wrote "curfew Must Not
Ring Tonight" l'I'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Evidence that the premium on American
gold is not all velvet is afforded by the
fact that a French shipbuilding firm. seek
ing American business, Is Offering to build
tankers at a price (worked out on the
while quotations in American yards run
from 5000 to 1925 a ton. On the pre- war
monetary basis the French bid would have
amounted to $500 a ton, One way or an
other, everybody has 10 pay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

One cannot but wonder how much re-
sponsibility for the prevailing fog rests on
the political speeches being made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

When Dudley Field Malone says the
people are tired of Irrelevant political
bunk it may be taken as first hand in
formation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

The German delegate to the interna-
tional conference in Brussels says that finan :
cial prospects in Germany are not desperate
and that Willingness to work is reviving
everywhere. An effect traced Immediately
to its cause; and lesson, into the bargain,
to the rest of the world. We may learn
from those who have despitefully used us.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

II costs fifteen cents to have your shoes
shned in Pittsburgh, but why go to Pitts
burgh? ...'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

FROM the New York American.
Once it was cheaper to move than to INV
rent, but now you can't get chance 10 'dS Jo
either.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Judge Browns success may perhaps be
explained by the Artemus Ward formula {:
You scratch my back and I'll scratch your
back
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Reduction in price Of automobiles is
forcing down the price of steel, and re-
duction in the price of steel paves the way
for additional wage controversies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Reserve policemen deprived of their
lunch begin to know what a hunger strike
Is like
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Viscount Grey says England will have
to quit Ireland before the Irish problem can
be solved. But the trouble is that it can't
let go.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Perhaps the man responsible for the
parole of Hard boiled Smith was the man
who gave Grover Bergdoll chance to escape.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

The White House sheep have at last
succumbed to the back to the farm move
ment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

few heart prompted words by the
Mayor concerning the Palace of Justice
might enable some of the councilmen to
realize just where they stand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

"a guy can't be crooked part of the
time and square the rest of the time" said
Happy Felsch. For the wages of sin is
death to all peace of mind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Here and there are to be found upright,
conscientious men who show disposition to
be trile overcareful as to where the chips
fall when they hew to the line.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
Two Interesting Facts

Prom the sun and New York Herald.
The frost is on the pumpkin and corn Ia
down TO O dollar.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

QUIZ
!. Why is a rabbit called bunny?
2. What Is meant by Attic salt?
3. Who said Even worthy Homer some
times nods"?
4. What is the dog watch on a ship?
8. Why Is It 80 called?
o. What is lddley2
I. What Is the name for a party bringing
an appeal In a law case?
S. Who wrote tho novel THE Heart of
Midlothian?
9. What are uncial letters?
10. At what longitude line Ia a day gained or
lost in travelling around the world !?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

Is Secretary Colby trying to put him
self in the Speaker Sweet class?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

The earmarks on the loan bill are also
those of the pork barrel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01
SHORT CUTS

New York is the home of moving pic
lures today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-01

The senator is evidently in hearty sym
pathy with all those reforms demanded in
the Progressive platform Of 1912 which have
survived in the popular thinking. And his
attitude and the attitude of the party at
large justifes the remark made at the time
that no practicable reform which the Pro
greasiyes sought was opposed by the Repub-
iicaps In 1912 and that the Progressive re-
forms which the Republicans opposed were
not practicable. N9 party is advocating the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04
AWARD $4,000
FOR MANS DEATH
Jury Finds for Widow of
Motorman Killed in
Auto Accident

Damages of $4,000 for the death
OF w. G. Asbridge in this city July
IS, 1917. a few hours after he was
struck by a taxicab, were allowed in
district court No. Friday night to
the widow, Lula Asbridgc, against
the Tulsa Auto Livery company.
Testimony at the trial showed that
Asbridge, motorman of the Tulsa
street railway, stepped from his car
on Main street between Second and
Third streets and was struck by a
taxicab of the defendant company
operated by Temple Holden. Counsel
for the widow declared the driver
OF the taxi was operating his car in
violation OF the city ordinances reg
ulating speed. of vehicles on the
downtown streets. The defense
stated that Asbridge was In the mid
die OF the block when the accident
occurred and was guilty of contrib
utory negligence in attempting to
step from a street car in the middle
of the block.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04
ASK DAMAGE FOR
DEATH OF YOUTH
Faulty Scaffold Blamed
by Parents for Fatal
Plunge of Son

Damages OF $500 were asked in
a suit filed in superior court Friday
by James Guy and Lconia Guy,
mother and father OF u. s. Guy, who
met his death November I2 through
an accident at the new Public Serv-
ice plant west of the city. against
the Public Service corporation and
others.
The deceased. ~ years old, was
employed In the construction OF the
plant and while working on a scat
fold. fell 25 feet to the ground and
was fatally injured. The petition
states that the fall was the direct re-
suit OF the failure OF the defendants
10 furnish n safe place for the plain-
tiff to work and that the fall result.
ed because of n faulty scaffold.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04
GORDON HAS H0PE'
FOR KENDALL COIN
President Expects $400,.
600 From Rockefeller,
100000 by Board
SPACE URGENT NEED
Many Applications From
Prospective Students Turned
Down, He Laments

rrlargments and additions at
vcndall college to meet the rapidly
Increasing demand for more room
a,e soon to be realized. DR.. ]. NJ.
cordol president OF the college,
aid Friday noon at the chamber OF
commerce luncheon.
May Get $500. 900.
Invest gators from the Rock efeller
,oundation are expected to be In
TS,lsa between January ! and May
IN determine the amount that Will
be given TO the college. Doctor
Gordon believes The donation will be
a. least 100000. The Presbyterian
hoard is expected to give 100000
Az 90 per cent OF the s2,000,000 en-
g.Nuent that is sought.
Kendall IL soon to be known as
me University OF Tulsa, and II will
he university in the true sense Of
the word, according to DR.. Gordon.
Turn Many Away.
'Np are receiving applications
every week from young women who
want 20 enter Kendall after the
HOLIDAYS" Doctor Gordon said. I'VE
must tell them all the same thing
tbat there is no room. This Is n diff
ncult thing to say. but 1t must be
said. The board of directors has de-
rided tina. the school must be en-
larged without delay"
Charles Page. who has announced
his intention of building an agri-
cultural school at Sand Springs, has
been Interviewed by Doctor Gordon,
relative to cooperating with Kendall
in furnishing an agricultural course
This proposal has met with Pages
approval Doctor Gordon said.
Kendall's president brought from
bs coat pocket a copy of a daily
newspaper in which 1t was stated
that Kcafall's football eleven had
broken the worlds record for
points scored during this season.
What do you think OF that" he
proudly asked chamber of commerce
directors. "Of course, I wouldn't be
the one to suggest it." and he winked
significantly. but wouldn't II be
fine II n banquet were given fol
these boys?'
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04

December ., is the organlst OF the
worlds largest organ is matter OF
more than usual interest to local
people.
This magnificent instrument has
24O stops and weighs 1S5 tons.
More than 10000 feet OF lumber
was used In i,s construction. Tho
interior OF the organ is lighted with
incandescent lights sufficient In
number TO light the streets OF a
small town, and stairs lead from one
story to another so that visitors
may go through the interior Of the
entire instrument. II would take a
room 4Ox50x6O feet to hold the en-
tire instrument. 4 vacuum cleaner
removes all dust from the interior
and an Ingenious device regulates
the amount of moisture within the
organ chamber. The main consoi ~
keyboard weighs one ton. The larg
est pipe is made of wood and IL g.
feet long, 81 inches wide and 3g
inches deep. There are 1900 open
electric circuits inside the inSru.
mcnt.
II In interesting In attempting &c
conceive an organ Ot such mammoth
proportions to remember that q
modern organ factory In constant,
employed. consisting OF six men
whose duty It Is to keep the giant IT
repair.
| A man who can handle this in
strument will undoubtedly be worti
hearing. He is coming to Tulsa a
one of the regular attractions on tn,
Community Iyceum course aud vii
play the big municipal organ.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04
Succeeds Otis Weaver.


SHAWNEE, Dec. 3.-W. l.. Bless
ing, state democratic committeeman
from this county, was appointed
postmaster here yesterday to sue
ceed Otis Il. Weaver, deceased. Mr..
Blessing will take active charge OF
the office at once. The appointment
came az no surprise here as Mr..
Blessing has been one OF the leaders
of his party In this state for many
years
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04
CAR VALUE ASKED IN SUIT
SkiatOok Citizen Claims Garage Is
Responsible for loss Of Auto

Judgment for s1,5sO, the value of
an automobile and $40 day for the
alleged unlawful possession OF tho
car. was asked in two suits filed
in superior court Friday by w. w.
Franks against the firm of Roberts
& Kirkpatrick of Skiatook and J. G.
King OF that city.
Franks states that he stored his
car with the garage firm about
August 12.1g20, and that subsequent
to that time, the garage allowed
King to take possession of and use
the auto for his own benefit. Now
Franks seeks to recover the value
OF the car from the garage owners
and s2,140 rental on the car from
King.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04
FINISH POsTOFFICE TONIGHT.
John ". MCGEE, Superintendent OF
Mails. Sees End of Confusion,

Remodellng of the postoffice, work
which has been underway for some
time, viii have been finished by to-
night. in the opinion OF John w. Me-
Gee mail superintendent.
The public, which has been dis
commoded more or less owing to
the confusion, and the large corps
ployes, also. will breathe sigh OF
relief, when business can again he
carried on unhampered. McGee be-
Neyps
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04
IGEOL0GlSTS MEET TONIGHT
Gas structures of Scquoyah County
to be ExplAIncI by &. n. Kirk

to DC Explained by &. n. Kirk
Discussion of several subjects OF
interest TO all oil geologists Is
scheduled to take place at the meet
ing OF the Tulsa Geoloeioal society
In the chamber OF com merce audi
torium at o'clock Saturday night.
Charles Il. Kirk will tell of the
gas structure OF Scquoyah county
Okla. Thu gas fields of Mexia Texas
wnere the Humphries oil company
has Just brought In a big well, will
be discussed by George T. Matson
Petroleum prospects In certain parts
of Morocco and Algicrs will be the
subject handled by Richard Hughes
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04

For grading a motor truck and
scopp have been combined the lat
ter being so mounted IN front that
the power OF tho truck operates IL.
then lifts II to deposit i,a load in the
body OF the vehicle
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-04
0RGANiST HAS BIG JOB
Man Who Plays Mammoth Orgnn
VIII Appear In I,yccum COunc
mt (puyCuttpu Hall

The fact that Charles NJ. Cour-
boin, the noted organist who will APP
pear at Convention hall in this city