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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
oIYmpIcs and the YardstIck

To the Editor Of the Everrg Pub1tc Ledger
Str--In the article headed "Olympics
and the Yardstick,' in your !ssu" "!
August "a, l find the following
II the exact length Of the yard were
ever TO come up IN an important case
ht law, and the authorities had 70 be
consulted. Il would be found that tn
legal yard in the United states Is
S600-3937 of certified copy of the IN
ternational meter kept In the office II
the Bureau Of Standards at wash
ington.
The idea conveyed by that statement
that the meter Is the fundamental stand
ard Of the United States is the direct
opposite OF the fact. The constitution
gives Congress alone the power 20 fix
the standard Of weights and measures,
That power was exercised in 1855 ny Il
law which defined the meter as 3".o,
inches or 3937-360O OF n yard, thus
recognizing, in the most unmist"kah.c
manner, the English inch and yard "A
fundamental standards with the meter
defined in terms Of the English standard.
In 1893 a superintendent Of the Unite.
States Bureau Of Weights and Measures
an ardent advocate OF the compulsory
Introduction Of the metric system. u'o
the United states, formed the dea Of
making the metric system fundamental,
and so he issued his order that the yard
should be called 360O-3937 of met r
AS the constitution has not been
hHenutu IN TINS respect or fAbEtIlt'l tla-
tirely and the government made a hu-
reaucracy, the law o. 1866, recognizing
the fact under our common law that the
yard and inch are our fundamental
standards remains supreme, and the
order of the official in 1893 has no more
effect on the legal status Of our funda-
mental standards than Ike order by
the most obscure sealer OF weights and
measures in the United States would
have.
English weights and measures remain
our fundamental standards The claim
10 the contrary is metric propaganda,
which places the ruling Of a bureau OFF,
cial above the constitution and the law
OF the United States,
II the writer Of your article referred
20 the present officials OF the Bureau
OF Standards when he used the term,
"the authorities" he is undoubtedly cor
rect in his prediction that they would
declare the meter to be fundamental, be-
cause the Bureau OF Standards, since
its organization. in 1901, as the success.
or OF the Bureau of Weights and Meas
ures. has been, and is now the center Of
the metric propaganda.
SAMUEL s. DALE
Hoston, Mass, September 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
TURKS PREDICT CIVIL WAR
Sultan Reported to Be Failing Phys.
icalIy and Mentally

C0nStantlnOpIe, sept 23.-IBy A, p.
-Damad Ferid Pasha remains grand
vizicr, but locally the Turks are ex-
cited over the political situation, and
those attempting 10 GUST Damad Ferid
are predicting civil war ir Constan-
tinople. The sutan's position is so
difficult it is asserted he is failing phys
ically and mentally.
Damad Ferd's 5 organs, the Peyam and
Sabah, have abandoned him and are
supporting Mustapha Sabri Effendi the
retiring Sheik ul Islam, who told the
sultan that the total dissolution Of
Turkey would come by winter unless
ment and permitted to raise an Ana
tolian army against the nationalist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
Watch these five effects
Repeated with every application
All statements atproved by authorities

So dental science has for years sought
ways to fight that film. Efficient ways
have now been found and proved by con-
vincing tests. Authorities approve and
advise them. And the teeth of millions
are already being protected by them.
The methods are combined in a denti-
fricc called Pepsodent. And a To-Day
Tube is offered free so all may quickly
know it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
To combat the film

The purpose Is to combat film on teeth.
Film is that viscous coat you feel. 1t
clings to teeth, enters crevices and stays.
Old methods of teeth cleaning did not
end it. So month after month, on count
less teeth, it may do ceaseless damage.
Most tooth troubles are now traced to
film. And those troubles, despite the
tooth brush, have been constantly in
creasing. So flm-removal is nowadays
considered all-important.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
Everyone should know

Everybody. young and old, shou,di y
know of these effects. Old methoaS :"
teeth cleaning do not bring them. .
Send the coupon for the To-Day luN'
Note how clean the teeth feel after usins'
Mark the absence of the viscous nm.
See how teeth whiten as the tilnl-cosS. y.
disappear. Watch all the results, ana w ~
book we send will tell the meaning :"
them. ~.
Do this for your sake and the ., Gnu.
dren's sake. It means whittier, clean,,' c.sr,
safer teeth. It means results you w''
and which you cannot get withou. !. ~,
Cut out the coupon now. This Is w
important to forget.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
HELD FOR GLOATING
OVER N. Y. BOMBING
Man Saved From Muncy, Pa,
Mob by Legion He De-
nounced

Williamsport. Pa. Sept. 23.-(By A.
pD-With a rope around his neck and
surrounded by large crowd. who
threatened him with violence. Peter Nc
Cam. thirty four years old. was brought
here last night from Muncy by mem
berS of the American Legion and locked
UP in the county Jail for his own safety.
McCann, who gave his residence as
Pittsburgh. had been in Muncv about
three weeks. and in arguments in hotel
is alleged to have attacked the American
Legion and to have declared that not
enough persons had been killed in the
recent Wall street explosion. lie will
have a hearing today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
Quick, visible results

The benefits of Pepsodent are euiei
and apparent. You see and feel them
every time you use it. Within ten day.
you'll realize well how much this new
way means.
One ingredient is pepsin. Anotha
multiplies. the starch digestant in ths
saliva, to digest starch deposits tha'
cling. The alkalinity of the saliva is mul
tiplied also, to neutralize the acids which
cause tooth decay.
Two factors directly attack the hlnl
One of them keeps teeth so highly poi
ished that film cannot easily adhere :.
The film itself is twice day combatso
In most effective ways.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
ITALIANS Reject PACT
Turin Strikers Won't Abide by
Rome Agreement

london. Sept. 23.-(By A. PA
referendum among the strikers in Turin
has resu tied in the rejection ,f the
agreement arrived at in Rome between
the employers representatives and the
workers in the metal trades. says a
Rome dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph today.
Occupation of the Fiat, Lanoin aud
Dubost automobile works, the Ansaldo
aviation works and other factories,
chiefly textile, will be continued, the
dispatch says.
Tuesday night Royal Guards were
fired on, one being Killed and several
wounded. Three armed "red guards
were arrested. At Milan a bpmb was
exploded on the threshold of the resi- :
dence of a manufacturer who was d
leader Of the opposition to the workers
claims.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
FEAR LOST PASTOR IS DEAD
Police Despair Of Haley, Missing 8
Days-Wife Still Hopes

Reading. Pa. Sept. 23,--Hopes OF
finding alive the Rev. Elijah Haley.
who wandered from his RoScdale home
eight days ago. have been given up by
the police. II il feared the retired
clergyman strayrd into a field and died,
weak from exposure and lack of food.
His wife. however, believes he is be-
ing cared for by persons who have not
learned his identity. Haley is eighty.
four years Old,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
M'SW|NEY SUFFERS
PAINS IN HIS HEAD
Enters 42d Day Of Hunger
Strike-Balbriggan Residents
Creep Back Home
BY the Associated Press

Iondon, Sept. 23.--Lord Mayor Mac.
Swiney, of Cork, had few hours Of
restful sleep last night, but was suffer
ing severe pains in HIS head and was
very weak this morning, according to q
bulletin issued by the Irish Self Deter
mination League at Brixton prison.
Reports to the home office by the
prison physician stated there was no
apparent change in the condition Of
MacSwiney.
This is the forty second day of the
lord mayors hunger strike.
Balbriggan, Sept. 23.-Nearly 1000
persons, about half the population OF
this partly devastated town, crept back
to their homes yesterday after a second
night of terror In the outlying hayfields.
Once, during the middle Of the night, an
alarm was raised which caused STAN
pede of the people to remoter fields,
where they took refuge under hedges
and haycocks or whatever shelter they
were able to discover in the dark.
During the sackins of the town one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
WRANGEL CLAIMS VICTORY
Baron Reports Capture Of 10000
Prisoners and 35 Guns

Washington, Sept. 23.-Capture BY
the forces Of General wranpel, thp anti.
Soviet leader. of Alexandrovsk. on the
Dneiper of about 10000 prisoners was
reported to the State Department ycster :
day from Constantinople. Wrangel's
force also took thirty Ave guns. several
hundred machine guns, FIVE armored
trains and n large quantity of supplies.
Sebastopol, Sept. 23.-The American
steamship Faraby has arrived here with
munitions, which are being traded for
grain and wool.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23

Dental science has found ways to bring
these five desired effects whenever you
brush teeth.
Leading dentists everywhere advise
this method now. Millions of people
already employ it. Ask us to send it
free to you, and see what 1t does in ten
days. It will be a revelation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
1t dins and destroys

It Is the flm-coat that discolors. not
the teeth. Film is the basis of tartar. 1t
holds food substance which ferments
and forms acid. 1t holds the acid in con-
tact with the teeth to cause decay.
Millions of germs breed in it. They.
with tartar, are the chief cause of pyor-
rhea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
BRITISH PILGRIMS ARRIVE
Delegation Reaches N. Y. to Take
Part In Anniversary Of Mayflower

New York, Sent. % - delegation
from the British branch of the Sulgraye
Institution and the Anglo American
Soriety, to talk" part in the tercentenary
celebration Of the landing Of the Pill
grims and the first American legislative
assembly at jamestown. arrived here
yesterday on the steamship CRrmania.
r. Rr'tish delegation is headed by
Lord and Lady Rathcreedan, a former
captaiu in the Royal Canadian Lancers.
After q brief stay they will BE- enter
tainrd in Albany, Utica and other New
York cities They will visit Washing
tom and from there make a pilgrimage
to Mount Vernon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
Millions of white teeth

Millions now use Pepsodent. The glisten-
ing teeth seen everywhere show one thing
that it means
To children it is most important, for young
teeth are most subject to decay. Men who
smoke and stain the film will see conspicuous
effects. Women's teeth will be made to look
their best.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
Auto Route Wanted

To the Editor Of Evening Public LedGer'
Sir-Please let me know through YOUR
valued paper the best route for automO-
bile from Shenandoah to Hilltgwu
through Allentown. considering the
present detours.
Thanking you in advance. I remain
very truly yours,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-23
II. W. GREGORY,

Henry $, More. of the Automobile Club
OF Philadelphia, gives the above route as
follows:
The route from Shenandoah 70 Hin
town, Bucks county, is by no means in
good condition, as detOurs exist at or
wigsburg, Port Clinton and Hamburg
In order that the party inQuiriug may
reach his destination via Allentown.
It Is best that he go from Shenandoah
to Hazleton, Mauch Chunk, Palmer,ur
Allentown, Center Valley, CuakrrtOwu
in the best of condi,ion but it's It is nsces.
eary that h. go over It. There Is a
detour at SlatinRton. which il between
Mauch Chunk and Allentown. but it vii!
not cause any great trouble.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-19
HUNGER KNOWS
Nc ARMISTICE
IN CAUCASUS
Colonel Haskell Reports to Near
East Relief on Desperate
Needs of Helpless.

"Peace may come elsewhere In the
world, but hunger knows no armlsuce
in the Near East" says Colonel VIII
liam N. Haskell, Allied high commits
sion in the Trans-C Caucasus, in an ap-
peal to Near East Relief, / Madison
avenue, New York city, for food and
supplies for the relief Of the starving
millions.
Colonel Haskell is in charge of all
operations and disbursements of Near
East Relief in the Caucasus.
There is no fuel or shelter for the
greater part of them during the terri
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-19

Bile winter in the mountains" he says,
"and the existing food supply is entire
~ inadequate for the great number of
refugees without resources of any
kind.
by recent agreement between the
premiers of the republics of Armenia,
Azerbaidjan and Georgia to cease hos
tilities and settle all differences by
| arbitration one obstacle to relief work
in the Caucasus has been removed and
makes accessible a great number Of
destitute people who otherwise would
perish this winter.
1.-TWO hundred thousand destitute
Armenians and Tartars can now be
reached in the districts of Karabagh,
Shusha and Nakhichevan, in the south
east section of the Caucasus, and
we are planning to extend our work
there. The economic situation is so
desperate and food supplies so scanty
that the Georgians have ordered 1O0,-
900 persons, mainly Russian refugees
without employment, to leave the city
of Tiflis. About $4,000 workers in the
oil fields of Baku have been ordered by
the Azerbaidjahese to leave the city
because there is no work for them and
food is scarce.
Around every station along the rail-
way are gathered groups of hundreds
of homeless people lying huddled to-
gether on the ground, the majority OF
them too weak even to try to help
themselves. From time to time the
stronger ones climb on freight cars and
move elsewhere, always seeking better
conditions, which do not exist. Two
hundred and sixty-three thousand
homeless refugees from Turkish Arme-
mia thus are constantly milling about
throughout Russian Armenia, max
ing the relief work conducted by the
Americans problem requiring infinite
patience and organizing ability.
"This is especially true in view Of
the existence of 248000 destitute in
habitants of Russian Armenia who pos
sess homes, but no food, as well as
10000 Greeks, Russians, Persians,
Syrians and Yezidis who have been
driven out of parts of Transcaucasia.
zone hundred and forty thousand
Moslems, whose villages were destroy
ed in the course of five years of con-
slant warfare, are helplessly encamped
in the open around villages of their
former enemies, begging infinitesimal
quantities of flour, which they mix with
dirt to give the illusion of nourish-
ment.
"These hundreds of thousands of suf-
fering adults, mostly homeless and
lacking every necessity of life. having
nothing more to lose, are concentrated
in country SIS yet inadequately po-
Iced or governed. They constitute n
fertile field for the seeds of Bolshe-
vism or any form of anarchy. the
spread of which once loosed would be
impossible to predict.
at is generally admitted in the Cau-
casus that the Americans of the Near
East Relief already have saved the
lives of at least 10000 babies and chill
dren and of 100000 adult refugees and
destitute. This work still is continu-
ing"
In an effort TO procure funds TO car
~ on the work and save the lives Of
these hundreds of thousands who 9TH
erwise will die of starvation and ex-
posure Near East Relief, OF which
Cleveland H. Dodge is treasurer, is
making an appeal TO the American peO-
pie.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-19

Ray.
Harold Peterson lost valuable COW
recently.
Ed. Johnson spent Sunday at the
home Of Johnnie Johnson.
Miss Pauline Lubrick is i'll with
pneumonia.
Miss Inga Peterson is visiting at the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-19
CLIFTON

Mrs. Arthur Smith is slowly recov-
eling from an attack of the flu.
Willie and Louie Rice and their sis
ter, Miss Katie, were callers at Big
River Sunday.
Peter Miller is working for Will
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-19

home of her brother Harold.
Lester Cubit spent a day recently
at the home of Robert Ray.
Frank Havens of Prescott was
visitor in this vicinity one day last
week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-19

Farm with Fordson.-adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-02-19

mOTc COIHpItlt, HUI WtIC WASH IIIotC
are right. Below are some of the lie;
Cascade Wolfe o8c Yard
Vieux Rose, White, Delft Blue, Rose
Pink, Copenhagen, Nile, Apricot, Navy,
Black; 40 inches wide.
Brocaded Voiles 8oc, 98c, 1869 Yard
In this assortment may be found Navy
Blue ground with Colored also White Floral
designs, Light grounds with Satin Plaid
effects, all double widths.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-27
CHICAGO READY FOR
BIG OHIO BATTLE

Chicago Oct -G-With the Hawk
eyes off the slate, University OF hi
cago football is stripping for the
Buckeyes Rain did not interfere with
the Maroous, aho worked tour hours
Monday and did not climb our Of their
dripping suits until after dinner time,
Careful rehearsing OF plays that We're
not needed against Iowa and a lot
more new ones took up most OF the
dav
The Maro0ns came on. Of the 10 to 0
win over the HaWkeyes with only one
injury that amounted to any hing.
Full Back Hanisch who played only
the first and fourth quarters, is in
need Of rest this week, for he got sew.
cral more bumps Wheeler he viii
be fit TO play against Ohio is not kno "
here now
The fight for the center berth be
.ween HaTtOng, former COB, VINO
starred for the naval reserve cham
pions at Municipal Pier in 1918, and
"Tarzan' Reber. veteran 235-pound
pivot man, who was declared eligible
just before the Iowa game, will be L
hot one.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-27
BILL KOPP RElNSTATEO
ON lLLINl ELEVEN

Irrbana. H.. Oct. 2j.-l320, -The
Illinois ro0ters rejoiced TO see the re-
turn of last years football captain,
Bill kOpp. TO the squad. A ruling
passed Friday night by the Big Zen
conference gives the big fullDack an
other year OF eligibility, as the com
mittee ruled that participation IN >.
A. r. C. football should not count as
a year OF varsity competition. Win
Kopp and Crangle 10 alternate IN
battering up opposing lines, the I'LL
nj backheld will be ! considerably
strengthened.
The team came through Saturdays
gruelling battle in very good shape,
considering the yciousness OF the
play Bobbie Fletcher received a
deep cash over his right eye, but it
will not keep him out of the game
with Minnesota 4 careful analysis
of the game shows that the close
ness Of the score does not indicate
the relatives strength Of the teams,
since Illinois made II first downs 10
, for Michigan,
The game next Saturday with Min
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-27
To Dream Of the Moon.

10 see moon In brilliant clear
hess for u wife, love and good
health, for II husband increase in
wealth. To see the new moon means
advancement in business. 70 see two
moons means an increase in dignity
ana rank. For n beautiful woman 10
see in dream the moon at It's fun
predicts to her a high standing in
fashion and in public admiration. roy
a young girl or widow To see the moon
In tuIl and its face of dazzling
brightness denotes Il speedy marriage.
To jewelers., goldSmrhS and bankers
tins dreaIu Is most happy Chicago
American.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-27
20 u. S. GOLFERS
TO INVADE ENGLAND

Chicago, Oct, 27.-Through the cf-
forts of James II, Harnett, former floi
ida champion. now western represent
tative OF Coli Illustrated, plans %
send a team OF twenty leading profess
sonal golfers To compete in the mex.
British open championship have taken
shape. Heretofore American inNa-
sions have been confined to few play.
erS,
EIarnett who has the backing of his
paper, on a recent trip to New York
obtained thc support OF the PROBES
sional Golfers association. It Is plan
ned To raise the money by popular
subscription limiting the amount for
each subscription to 81
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-27
LANE LOSES STAR FOR
CHAMPAIGN BATTLE

CHICAGO oct 81. Lane Tech, which
plays Champaign High Saturday IN Il
long avail Cd test between represent
tatiyp Chicago prep eleven and on" Of
the most cpnsi tently strong hR1
school clcYcuH downsiat", Will be
weakened by the loss Of Morris Ryr.
hp.m all around star. The Tech left
guard. who vas catcher and captain
Of tho bisrb an team which last spring
lost 10 New Yo.k for the "rmctro-
uoli,an rr'p Championship? viii be out
fer me post Ut The - HDn with Sc
ripus injury - HIS 1T arm.
IN Saturdays game Win waller
HyrlOIm vas thrown on q stake or
hidden '' grHfs. Yesterday the en-
spike hidden by grass, Yesterday the
entire arm Has swollen from the
shoulder to the finger tips and ray
pictures we're taken.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-27
CORNELL TO ROW
ACCORDING TO HOYLE

Ithaca, \. Y. Oct 81 APPOINTMENT
OF John Hoylc as head coach OF the
Cornell crews to succeed the late
Charles r. Courtney, whom he assist
cd for twenty years, was an.
nounced yesterday by the Cornell ath-
ietic council
Hoyle came to Cornell in 1893 from
Philadelphia where he had been en-
gagged In boat bdilding, and during his
service hero constructed ever, shell
used by varsity aud freshman crews,
Cornell crews Will retain the famous
Courtney stroke and continue to fol-
low the same rowing methods
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-10-27
Chinese Warning to Counterfeitera

1t was n rash man that made coun-
terfeituG his trade IN defiance of the
grim warning printed on Chinese bank
notes Of the Ming dynasty, who
makes copy of this VIII have has
head cut of The most superficial
student of Chinese history knows that
the threat was not idle. Nowhere, ex'
cppt in Lewis tnrroII's Wonderland.
was the royal privilege of cutting or
heads exercised So freely Us AT the
court of Picking, Youths Companion.