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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
PAULOS AND HIS TASK

TWO aSSaSSinatiOnS, two drthrOnementS
l. one monkey bite-SurL are the events
responsible for the various changes Of rule
in Greece since the modern rrbirth of that
nation.
Prince Paul or, to preserve the official
Hellenic flavor, Paulos, is but nineteen years
of age and presumably hopeful. His task,
however. should he accept the invitation to
ascend the throne. is far from easy and is
besct with difficulties originating in the same
general causes that haraSsrd his prede-
CPsSOrs.
Historically. tNmporamcntally. tradi-
tiOnally, the Greeks are rcpublirans Their
great statesman, EcuthcrioS VeniZelos, is
said to be Of the opinion that the time for
the complete overthrow Of munarchical rule
has not yet arrived. and that for the present
II kingly cOnstitutionaliSm under Paulos is
the best instrument of political progress
This apparent paradox is perhaps cx-
planned by the fact that, though recently
rapid, the educational advancement Of Greece
still leaves much to be desired. The Hell
lencs are born politicians, rs were their an
cestOrS; but like them also in Il wastagc Of
energies in diSorganizing factionaliSm,
1t was such characteristics which, among
other considerations, moved the powers,
France. Britain and Russia, to establish II
the dictatorial Count John Of Capo dIstria
! had come to lamcntable failure. The Bava-
rian Otto, crowned in 1872 rrigncd for
thirty years and was oustcd by a military
revolt. \ change Of dynasty brought George
of Schlrswig- HOlStein, whose popularity
underwent violent fluctuations. His death
at the hand of fanatic in Saonca in 1913
furnished Constantine with an opportunity
such as had come to none Of the foreign
kings. The new ruler won high public favor
| during the two Balkan wars. His name had
| the right Hellenic ring. But events proved
| that he was in spirit no descendant Of the
| byzantine Paarologi, but German sympa-
thizrr masquerading as a Greek. Once more
! the policy of foreign rule over n people Of
| intense and distinctive racial qualities be
came questionable Alexander handled a
| trying situation perhaps better than was cx-
| pectcd. The ascribrd cause of his death is
| not, however, wholly convincing and hints
| that the whole truth has not yet been re
| yealcd are common.
The new king takes the reins Of govern
! mcnt in a nation which within the last
! quarter Of century has undergone a note
| worthy development. His responsibilities
! have been increased by the new national con
| sciousnesS making of the territOraly en-
| largcd Greece Il Yitally important factor in
! the affairs Of eastern Europe.
The sagacious Mr.. Venizelos. cautious
though he now is, canpot be conceived as
disputing the forecast that the day il coming
when no foreign house will control even in
| theory. the destinies OF his awakened people.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
COOO-BY TO SUMNER

GUNNER, says Mr.. Bliss, after all her
~ delays and hcstators. has gone for
good. II was n great experience to have her
around Incorporating in the guise of OCto-
Der and bringing to the very edge Of winter
the airs and graces Of May. Niolcts eye
you even now from the undrrbrush like lost
children who stray into unfamiliar regions
and seek the way home. The second crop Of
Strawberries is being marketed from Jersey.
The best corn Of the season was until day
or two ago available in almost any good
market. though with normal October weather
it would have been brown and hard long be-
fore now And many families feel that the
weather gentleman. like an cmissary of
Providence. rose at the last minute to inter
vcne between them and the coal man.
1t may be that the wind was deliberately
tempered to the shorn householder. That re-
mains to be seen. We live in a pretty evenly
balanced climate, aud when cold weather
arrives late it seldom departs early. Dwell
crs in temperate zones need the tonic ef
fects of cool weather, and they will be
better off for the drop to normal tcmpora-
ture that Mr.. Bliss has promised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
POPUlOUS PENN

TINE record breaking attendance at the
University Of Pennsylvania is at once n
cause for satisfaction and embarrassment.
The registration Of 1l.JO1 students. an in
crease Of 1870 over last year, is the most
convincing evidence of the esteem in which
a distinguished institution i held and is a
solid tribute to its standard Of scholarship
and achievement.
ON the other hand, the physical acrommo-
dationS of the University have not kept pace
with the public favor which it enjoys All
departments with the exception of tn" vet
crinary schooI-an inevitable sufferer in the
age Of GaSolinr-arc drplorably ovcrcrOwded
The Wharton School. with some 1900 stu
dents, about the number attending the whole
University a quarter Of n century ago. Is
most uncomfortable cramped for quarters
Certain classes have been called at 80
a. m. Others have been forced to meet in
the Houston Hall auditorium.
1t is obvious that tho great role played by
the University today in In" Development Of
higher education i cons 'drraby less than
what it will be capabl" of performing when
the necessary financial rehabilitation is
brought about. With an easing Of the pres
ent strain there i an excellent chance for
Philadolphia's foremost educational institu-
tion to assume a we'll nigh unchallengoable
national lcaderShiD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
CAUSE AND EEEECT

TNHERE are in this city some cliques of
u factionalists welding considerable inhu-
cnce who feel that unwrittcn sanction should
be given by the city administration to a
limited number of gambling houses of pre-
tentious sort. They argue that such estab-
hshments fit properly into the cosmopolitan
life of the community They are not inter
pikers may sQuandcr a few dollars and learn
the games. What they seek Is the right TO
open resorts whore men of means or those
with plenty of cash may have their fling in
an atmosphere suitable to the tastes Of gen
tcmen sports.
To such as those. who are giving Mr..
Moore hard fight. the sentence imposed on
Charles Toomcy Yesterday and the events
that led up to it will mean nothing. Toomey
was convicted of cmbczzling more than
S3OO,OOO from a trust company that en-
ployed him. He lost virtually all of this
their utmost to get new foothold in Phila-
delphiA Now he has gone TO Jail under an
indeterminate sentence of from ten to thirty
years. The men who jobbed him and who
are forever on the lookout for other Toomeys
suffer not at all. They are fighting AFRO
gantly and almost in the open for the right
to continue their work unhindered.
Mr. Moore has fought them at every turn.
II is about time that tho people Of this city
knew n little more about what is going on
beneath the surface Of routine politics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

We in this community have the fixed ex-
ample of the New Jersey farmers, who have
to get along on an almost invisible profit
margin while their produce brings humping
prices at retail in the local markets.
The farmer and the public will be better
off and there will be no need for government
subsidies when the people who really produce
the food can devise method for its distri-
button that will eliminate some of the middle
costs. There ought to be in farmers cor
ganizations enough talent and initiative to
assure an Improvement over the present sys.
TEN, which has created a constantly rising
barrier of costs between those who produce
the food and those who finally must buy it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
what cannot be proved is the first to admit
Al. l.

what cannot be proved. is the first to admit
that anything is possible.
Edisons efforts to establish actual com
munCntion by visible means between the life,
Of this earth and the unseen forces Of what
ordinarily is called the spirit world repre-
sent one of the notable experiments of the
time. Science accepts telcpathy--that is,
communication established over long dis
tances and between kindred minds through
impulses that are beyond understanding or
explanation. Edison seeks to record such
impulses between mind and mind or between
another life and the one we know by the
refinement Of technical devices that already
have been carried, to a high state of per
fection.
There are many evidences to show that
life goes on indefinitely Animals are sen.
sitive to sounds which the human ear does
not grasp Scholars who are cropping for
some tangible proof of an existence beyond
death may yet amhze sthe world. And the
interesting thing about the quest of Edison
and his sort is that 1t began with DISPOSE
tion OF, trained and questioning minds to be.
icve what oil the rest Of the world believed
instinctvely to be true.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
THE STAGE AND ITS DESERTS

TT is refreshing to note that so aCknowl-
edged an authority rs +. II. Sothcrn
refuses to consign the modern stage to the
bowwows. Condemnation of that sort is
about as old as the theatre itself. Aris-
tOphanes viewed with alarm the efforts
of his contemporary. Euripidps. to break
down some of the conventions of the Greek
drama and the ''palmy days" were sanctfPd
as ever with the allurcmcnt of the past. To
Robert Greene, Shakespeare was ian up
start crow
Mr.. SOthern. who is spending few weeks
of his present "sabbatical year" in this city.
is in n position to observe the stage both as
an expert and as a mere member of the
amusement patrOnizing pubic. lie finds
conditions far from hopeless and is unafrad
even to say good word for musical comedy.
In its best estate this highly popular form
of entertainment unqucStionably deserves it,
Frankness in recognizing its merits implies
an equal candor in pointing out its defects
Dull musical farce deserves no advocates
but ffom a liberal viewpoint its failure is a
matter of substance rather than form.
That culture should I've devoid of humor is
n doctrine entertained chiefly by spurious
'intPlleCtualS. Scholastic snObbpry is in
line with the mental attitude inspiring GER
tain citizens to say that no presidential can
didate is good enough for them"
Mr.. Sotherns chief interest is in the
advancement of the classic drama. His sin
ccrity in that admirable cause is conclu-
siv"ly demonstrated in his ability to survey
without condesccnsiOn the whole footlight
field.
w" shall have fewer unproductive Intel
lig"ntsia" and better shows" when the
stage is more generally appraised by the
SOthern method of realizing facts rather than
excluding them to voice irrrmiads
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
THE FARMERS PLIGHT

WHEN Mr.. Hoover said that the coal
w business was the worst organized in
dustry in the country he probably forgot the
farms and farming. The present plight Of
farmers who are agitating at Washington
for government aid in the effort to stabilize
prices of grain and general produce, is
serious enough but 1t is due largely to
defects in the system Of distribution and
market organization long tolerated by the
farmers themselves.
II coal distribution can be called faulty
and inefficient, the methods by which agri
cultural products are distributed may be said
20 be chaotic, Between the farmer and the
consumer there is an army of middlemen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
HAPPY THE MAN

uAPPi the man whose wish and care
IL A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air
In his own ground:
Whose herds with milk, whose fields will
bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire:
Whose trees in summer yield him shade,
In winter fire:
Blest who can unconcern'dly find
Hours, days and years slide soft away;
In health of body peace Of mind
Quiet by day:
Sound sleep by night, study and ease,
Together MKT sweet recreation
And innocence which most does please
With meditation.
Alexander Pope.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
BEHIND THE VEIL

A IL records Of human thought and achieve
"a ment seem to prove that the Mind that
created life and the universe moved with
determination TO limit mans knowledge 10
the earth and its processes
Thomas 4. Edison Is the latest rccr,.t to
the uncnding army of curious ana sci~ErjFc
men who have been trying to look beyond
the veil Mr.. Edison Is a scientist great
enough 10 know that he knows relatively
little. 1t is the half educated man who ac-
cepts or fOrmulates snap judgments upon
material evidences alone. The true student
of science, reluctant as he may be to believe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
Philadelphia, Friday. October 90, 1920
\ EOUR-YEAR PROGRAM FOR
nnlIADIIT

THINGS on which til, people expect the new
administration to Concentrate its attention.
The BrlQUurg rtU,r b IdDe. =,
largest ships.
A contention hall.
4 bwidinG ior Ike Free Library.
An Art Museum.
Enlargement Of the ,rdtor suppiv.
Homes 10 accom- UUi OiniC the pOpuld'tor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

One reason the threat of the WaeIN W.n
Growers Association to hold wheat unui IN
reaches So a bushel In price may be sais, ~
ignored Is that the association controls ", %,
more than per cent Of the farms OF On, ~,
country. There are other economic rea'Cs, nsor
perhaps more conclusive, but hardy NV
Illuminating 80 the one may serve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

The legislative committee investigating
the building trust" in New York CONTINUES
to dig up new definitions. When man
paid the Trade Council for ''worhn!
agreement" it became at once apparent thai
he agreed to be worked.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

The dispatch from Chicago to the efscI
that BARRIERS have decided to charge o dollar
for n haircut and thirty five cents for
shave will have. a tendency to lengthen tl' tl'
time between haircuts and to boost the saw
OF safety raZors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

The American liner Mongolia lanaeJl
in New York yesterday with 700 cases !.
canaries and 1890 Spaniards with ggl'ahs, az,
And every time the bo'sun piped ~
bO'sun's mate said to the quartermasIsI,i
What no, me hearties Whatll come nsA'
u trill or strumY'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

We admit having a thrill when we thn'
Of the race between a Yankee and Cana,, va,
dian fishing boat off Halifax tomorrow, ~,
wet sheet and flowing sea and wind tn,,
follows fast"--and we'd hit the chief iol !
trip right herewith expenses--if we das''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

A candidate for mayor In Gloucester City,
has been bombarded with eggs, bricks and
tomatoes from which we deduce that storie,,
OF the high price Of produce, vegetables ans
building material have been somewhat eI'
aggerated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

The New York millionaire who bough
clocks to throw at his wife evidently p,
licved that time was made for slaves; o.
that he was having the time of his life; o.
that time and the tied ought to go togethef'
or-but isn't 1t time to call time?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

It costs a thousand dollars to train
telephone girl, according to the counsel for
the Chicago Telephone Company. II this
be exaggeration, excuse It. please.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

Skunks, we observe in a dispatch from
Washington, have been barred from tho
mails. The reason, we presume. is that ts'
Postoffice Department Is already in SUM-
ciently bad odor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

We may begin to believe that sto'y
about the farmers in the West going to burn
their corn because it Is cheaper than son
coal If the busy correspondents keep on re-
peating it for a few weeks more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

When a speaker at the. conyentlJIaar ars a
the National Dietetic Association dee'a,s, a,s
that the government spent millions " and
venting disease among domestic anln,ahS IN
thousands only on babies, he voiced na Ne
animals % Il is so that their milk Or 'Is'. IL.
meat may be beneficial to human beings
cluding babies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

Careful students of political nature
fakery may be assured of discovering al
least one mares nest every day from now
until election.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

Perhaps the promise Of sympathy
strike by German miners helped the British.
ers to settle their differences.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

The radio may vet make a journey t
either Of the poles about as exciting as
trip to Camden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

There is diversion for the intellectual
in musical comedy, says f. II. Sotherp.
Precisely. Every kicksie awakens appre.
citation Of the understanding, as it were.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

The political slogan in the First dis
trict is naturally "Let 'er 60, Gallagher"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

Paul will have to understudy Alexander.
who, like Caesar, came, saw and concurred.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

Sylvia Pankhurst has gone into retire.
ment for six months to conserve her strength
for her next piece of foolishness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

after ALL" one of the candidates will
remark November 3, there is no place like
home"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

/. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson Uew,s Car.
rolD was the author OF "Alice's Ad
ventures In Wonderland"
2. Violin strings are made from the entrai,.
OF sheep.
8, Mary ], Queen OF England was marr,ad
to King Philip IL of Spain. Marv's
reign ended in 1558
T. The lncas were Indians living in what 10
now Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and nnrtb"
ern Chile at the time OF the Snonish
exploration and conquest OF South
America
8. To "Burchard" a political candidate 10 IN
argue or present his case in n wav
which, through no design OF the smokes,
man, furnishes ammunition for tba
opposing party. The word origina tnJ
IN the Blaine campaign of lSBI whon
the Rev Samuel d. Burchard, a Re.
publican, delivered a speech in wbicb
he described the Democratic partv sa
the party, Of Rum, Romanism and
Rebellion" ""u
of Israel" sor
Z. An anthology is collection Of small
choice poems or epigrams or anv
literary collection. MY
8, Two noted american generals .n thu
Mexican War were Zachary Ia v,nr
and Winfield Scott 'ioi
0. st. Johns IL the capital OF Newfoundland
10. Three barleyoorns make an inch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

There is always something doing at tht
Russian headquarters of the Ananias Club
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
SHORT CUTS

VETS may get some meager satisfactio
in voting full ticket.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29
What Do You Kno,v?
QUIZ

QUIZ
|, In what country did the observance of
Halloween originate?
q After whom is Pixies Peak named?
g. why Is the French national song ca,,ad
the "Marseillaise"?
4. Who was Sir John Sucking?
5. What Is the meaning OF the Latin phrase
'multum in parvo"?
g. Where did Columbus die?
T. What kind of an animal is a moufflon?
8. What is a parabola?
g. In what year did the War of 1912 end I?
10, What Is meant by Punic peace?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

CHARACTERISTIC the Equal
y Franchise Society will hold its business
meeting before n general luncheon, to which
all members are asked to come and to bring
their friends.
The card OF invitation to subscribe fixed
the luncheon hour at II 40 Monday, Novem-
Der !. at the Acorn ClLb. True also to it's
traditional policy of hearing all sides, the
speakers at the luncheon, who will make FIVE
minute addresses, are the representatives Of
all the parties appearing on the ballot
There Is some difficulty in finding Prohi-
bition representative, | was informed today,
but the other parties, even that which is
voting for Debs, will be heard.
1t will not be without a kind of poignant
interest, that last meal in common before
parting
The women have seen hard times together
have endured much encouragement and have
made q gallant fight.
They would have gone on pluckily and
steadily, resolved never to admit defeat until
il was won, whatever had happened. They
are glad il Is over, but it has taught them
team play and much else, and not one Of
them regrets her part In IL.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-29

TN PHILADELPHIA from that day the
l. term "crank'' ceased to be applied with
fatuous scorn to suffragist.
For the first few years-from 1900 to
1012rthe society, which met ut Mrs. Will
liam II. Wister's house after she succeeded
Mrs. Stevenson as president was chiefly
active in providing its increasing member
ship with suffrage arguments. From then
until 1910, when the federal amendment
was ratified at Harrisburg, the strength of
the society was focused on influencing the
Legislature. either by pressure brought to
bear on individual legislators or. when the
state amendments were up, on the citizens
at the polls.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-16
FOUR DAMAGE
SUITS FILED
Cases Aggregating $4,000
Arise From Interurban
Accidents.

-Four damage suits. aggregating
s25,0O0-the first cases arising from
the tragic interurban accident at
the ST. Mary's switch on the Chica-
go. South Bend and Northern India
ma Ry Co, line on March Is were
filed in circuit court against the
railroad company. Tuesday after
noon. Louis Przyblski asks for So
900 and acting as the next friend OF
Theresa Przyblski sues for $4,000
alleging that the last named party
was injured internally and sustained
serious cuts and bruises about the
arms and shoulders. necessitating
her confinement in a hospital.
Agnes Smuchinski, one OF the
seriously injured in the wreck seeks
$1,000, alleging that she was rem
dered unconscious and sustained in
juries about the back and legs in
addition TO internal injuries. Lottie
Smuchinski asks for $4,000 saying
that her health has been permanent
~ destroyed and that she suffered
injuries about the arms, legs and
back
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-16
NEW RULES FOR
TEACHERS TRAINING

Students in teachers training
schools entering late will be handi
capped according TO new rules pro-
mulgated by the state board OF edu-
cation as the new order provides
that late entrances Will De counted
as absences.
II is provided that late entrances
shall be excused only when made
necessary by the late closing OF a
term in a school where the entrant
has been teaching; that mid-term
classes be permitted only when new
classes are formed and that the
class shall contain not less than 20
students. Students may not be alb
sent more than 10 days. the absence
to be due TO late entrance or illness.
Emergency cases are 10 be referred
to the state superintendent OF public
instruction.
The board authorized the state
training courses supervisor TO In
quire into commercial school condi
tons in Indiana, with a view Of en-
couraging the development OF ap-
propriate courses for the training of
teachers Of commercial studies for
the public schools"