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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-22

To say that Samuel Gompers Is a mas.
terly politician is to say nothing TO his
discredit. Politics clears the ground for
constructive craftsmanship, and the masterly
politician in foresceing events helps to frame
them Labor and the country at large may
benefit by his present COnCiliatory attitude
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-22
AS ONE WOMAN SECS IT
M. BOX, the Academy Foyer, an Al.
Client Mirror Frame and an Old.
Time Pageant Prompt Some
Interesting spscuiatlons
By SARAH d. LOWRIE

VOU may have u constructive mind
Il which Is the mind Of the builder or the
engineer or the inventor-and yet not have
n reconstructive mind--which Is the art OF
the historiographer or the srcheologist or the
collector. And you, may have both, like Mr..
Box.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-22
SHORT CUTS

As a repudiator, Germany still holds
first place.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-05

him with fear and trembling and literally see the electric chair staring him in the face and would then rush for all the law yers heseould employ and for that reason ninety per cent were for ] him. That statement is rather a remarkable one to be made by 6 man without legal business, clients or industry, so far as we have beel able to observe. If he N as wonder like that it oc- ours to me that the people would have found it out over the Dis trict and would have s.given him some criminal cases during the time ] have been Prosecuting Attorney. Unfortunately the Supreme Osurt Records do not show that he has ever tried a case in the Supreme Court. Rec ords are about the most truthful evideence that we can get. Since 1 have been 5your Prosecuting Attorney several criminal cases have been appealed to the Sn- preme Court and on aeeount of the good judgment of your Cir
 cult Judge and whatever ability 1 may have been able to put in- to the trial of these cases our Fcriminal cases h,ve all been affirmed up to date.
 | Now l will ask the voters to pardon mo for ever referring to [Mr. Veazey at all, but did not Have ths tiime nep the means to make personal canvass. Ihave been crowded with work and then believe it would not be fair for me to spend the time galavanting around and neglect ling my duties for for l certain [iy believe in standing by post of Eduty and performing the duties for which 1 was electe@. and the |only way to place the issue squarely before the people is by getting out this communication which may barely get to you be-
 fore the election owing to the extremely late entry of Mir 1 Veazey into the race and owing
 to the ex'rema difficulty in get
 ting material for the printer
 use in printing this communicat i ion. If Mir. Veazey had com,
 out earlier in the campaign ant
 announced in all the papers O
 the District then l would hay,
 had time to prepare my com
 munication to the people and ge
 t to tn em tefore I eft tied up ir summer courts, so 1 will ask those
Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-05
Wds0n Answers
 Charges of Owen
Continued from page )

est supporters. Mir. Owen car . not get a single candidate for Governor to state that he is fav- orable to Mir. Owens candidacy. Practically every one of the car- didates are assailing the mani pulating of the Highway De- partment all off them declaring that the conduct of the office should be changed, some of them asserting that it's opera tions have been so disgraceful that the department should be abolished.
 MT. Owen states that l was de- feated for Clerk in Hemstead County, which is true because of participation in a bitter county site removal fight. Later, how ever, l was elected Railroad Commissioner in that district and carried Hempstead County by an ove. whelming majority. Mr. Gwen did not tell you that he was defeated for State Sena- tor in his home County of Miller running behind all his opponents and that since that time he has
Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-05
rever been elected to any cffie @

neVer been elected to any Cfnt @ when he had opposition. :
 To end the argument al out h )w We stand in our home toun- ties, I will agree with Mir. Owen 1 to leave the election in this race to the two counties in which both of us have lived practically all our lives-Miller and HemI- stead.
 Although at the age of eleven l was stricken with inflamma- tory rheumatism and suffer ed the amputation of both legs, o, e above my knee and the other l e. low, 1 did not resign myself to 8 te of charity, but detern ned to fit myself to earn an honest living. Hence after finis hing the common schools in Hemp stead County, where was born and raised, l attended Arkansas College, Batesville; Ouachita College, Philadelphia, and the Tyler Commercial College, Tyler Texas. In 1916 I was elected Railroad Commissioner, receiv- ing 4, 737 mere votes than all five of my opponents put together. l have tried to make you a good officer and now stand upon my record.
 My opponent is seeking a fourth term. This is un demo- cratic.
 l favor good roads, but am op- osed to building them by special legislation unless the people whose property is taxed have 1 the right to vote on same. l favor a return of the auto mo- bile license money to the county in which it is collected. My ops ponent does not.
 I will not maintain q lobby to pass special road bills. My op- popant has done so.
 will not violate the law by giving away free automobile tags. My opponent does.
 It is commonly talked that highway constructors and engi- neers are raising a fund of $25, 900. % to pay persons to work at the polls for Owen on the day Of election. l warn you that If workers appear at the polls for Owen that they are being paid in violation of the law. i must : depend on my friends, as I have no hirelings.
 HERBERT R WILSON
 Candidate for Commissioner of State Lands, Highways and ! Adv Improvements
Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-05
Il,,t,. }. B. Wilson
 Addresses Voters
(Continue ed from page D

1 have just learned iron, . friend that Mr. Yeaxey was asked if he didn't have his nerve to run against a man on his sec ond term: and he said Wilson should not have not been elected two years ago. Then what GO you think If Veaxey3 He claimed to have supported mo in the race two years ago. He asked me to app0int him Deputy Prosecuting AJto.ne5 for Drew Cosnty. ] signed the appointment without hesitation and to my surprise Judge t;utler refused to approve 1t. WAS not acquainted with Veazay's reputation for hnnesty and integrity Judge Butter sav that sni every man ip !ae 10th District &n1Ws Judge Butler and all have confidence in his good judgment. have been associa- ted with him for nearly two years and curing that time l have learned to esteem most highly his fife judgment, his ex. trama fairness in dealing with every man and every situation because he tempers his good judgment with mercy. It goes without saying that he is kind hearted. 1 have never known him to allow the weak and unfor tunate to suffer; yet. notwith- standing his compassion and con- sideration for the unfortunate he will not allow the public to be imposed upon by those who are not worthy of public trust and confidence.
 l have recently learned that Mr. Veazey has a sore spot for me because l failed to put that appointment over. could not hPve done it if I would, be- cause Judge Butler is a man of firmDeSS and determination.
 would not have done it if 1 could after r. learned Judge Buffers reasons l. l cid not know the man asaffA.is and tried to help him H@ shows gratitude and f to 3ep3q ny kindness by "oj 00a lry.GA to defeat me for 3ay second tern bar by insinu.
 #2 ect attempts to s m
 Nowsfeli citizens, when 6r Veazep temes 10 you asi>lng you to support b;n!, ..sk him if he didn't on November 18th, 1918, write old Grandma Slayter of Kelso, Texas, for a Power of At torney authorizing hi m to col G't ter part of an es- taze i1t@f'8strop, anisiana. Ask him .f she d,dn give this Power of Attorney to him and if Ee didn't collect over $l35 % oi that old lady's money so>n after wards and execute a receipt 10 KN...... AI
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of you who receive this article If you have any lneighbors who h.ve not received it please pass 1t on when you have read 1t So the peopls may be fully advised
 1 assure you that l shall great ly appreciate the support and confidence of my friends for second term. I should have been glad to have visited each and every one of you before the election. but owing to the tre- mendous expense incident to a personal canvass and the ex- treme length of time required it is absolutely impossible and l be- lieve from tha reports of my friends that 1t Is absolutely un- necessary.
 With the utmost confidence in the good judgment of the people of this great District 1 submit my claims for your most careful con- sideratioD,
 Respectfully submitted,
 J. k. WILSON,
 Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney. Advt.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-05

 Court of Bastrop, Louisiana and ,sk, him if he doesn't know tha The Clerk of that Courton March 3. 1919 advised this old lady off, cially that he, Vealey had this He knows that she ern- p!oyed T. H. Briggs, an Attor- ney, to collect this money from Veaxey, and he knows that many times this poor old blind client has climbed the stairs to this Attorneys office to find out if he had been able to get this money ou. of Veazey. He knows that this lawyer Briggs saw his letter to the old lady and said that Veazey set out his hook to catch this unfortunate old women by writing her a nice letter and of- fering to collect this money He knows that these charges were referred te Drew County Bar Association aud the Association after investigation referred the matter to the Presenting Attor- ney Of this District, or suggest ed that 1t be done by Mir. i'liggs and he knows that the old m,., feeble and decrepit, came up here to appear before the Grand Jury but got here after court had adjourned. Any man who wants to find out about this mat tor and other escapsdes as bad and worse just so ask the law ysrs of Montic. llo and he will find out to his entire satisfaetion or come to my office and see the correspondence that has been turned in to me seeking to have this man prosecuted on the charge of collecting money aad keeping it, T. H. Briggs of Gil. mer, Texas can and will answe, any inquiry aoout it.
 When this Slayter matter wa, referred to Judge Butler you can imagine what he said about my offering to appoint such [ man as this for Deputy Prosecu ting Attorney for Drew County Nov. I feel sure that Judge I'ut Ter conferred sn everlasting fa, or of the people of Drew Count! when hs ussd the knowledge that he had acquired by sj, years observation of Veazey', conduct and refused to spprov, the appointment.
 Ask J. w. Mansfield and Ma Mansfield. they lived in Drew County near Cominto the last time I heard of them. and you can hnd out what became of tho money belonging to the little child in above estate and adulti that was collected by Mr. Veaxey When the old man from Texa, made his way in here to see about the old lady's money asked him if he didn't prefer tc get lis money more than to put Veazey in the Penitentiary. He agreed to go see Veazey and see if he could get the money. though it was all over until July 8, 1920, since Veazey has been olt campaigning against me, received another letter from MT, Rri1ea enclosinr | eonv of th<
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 n1ent before the Drew County Grand Jury when it next con- venes in Sept. mbsr, 1920.
 Veszey ha igrored every de- mand for the money although he got the money and admits he got it almost a yer and half ago. If he has made any. of it good ask him to show tie can. celled cheek ard you, will see hat h ii>s done Q siic he en- ere: tais rtee, and ask him the amour, c. ;he chs ok.
 Now. his la the same min Veazsy whom they say is telling that he ought to be elected Pr.'.seel ting Att rney, to that responsible office that has SO much to do in preserving the lives, liberty and vnopesey ct the citizens of the country.
 ElThe Thatcher Medicine Con- pany of GhattaEooga, Tenn. ,eom- plained to me on July IA, 1920, as ProsecqtIng Attorney because Mir. Veazey hsd collected or March 7, 1920, claims due M". Henry Thomas, that he had col lected this claim from Henry P. Cru e, Cashier of the brew Cc= unty Bank, to whom Mir. Thomas had made an assignment, and tnat they could not get Mfr. Veaz- ey to answer eorrsspondence about it at all. They want to take criminal action a'so. This letter is on file in my office. l could not take final action on these matters untilthe next grand Jury convenes, and in the name of honesty Ian justice I hope that he will in some way satisfy these people.
 Many of the very best people in Monticello and Drew County do not intend that Yeazey shall continue this course c any longer. It is great for a man of this sort to be pran- cing arouni over the District spending ten or fifteen dollars g day for automohiles or three dollars g day for hotel bills al tn. expense of the poor .snd ,un, fortunate, such as Grandma and and Grandpa Slayter. If he hac a heart would he trent the blind as he has? Her Attorney in Texas says she and her husl and are objects of charity in the con. munity where they reside.
 am sorry to refer to Veazey at all. wish could have made the race without mentioning his name, but since he was foolish enough to allow himself to be made the tool of some disgrunt led parties, it is not right for a man like him to try to get him. self announced and slip around from place to place gum shoeing this District and deeeiving un- wary people into voting for him before his manner of doing bus mess and method of living has reached them.
 In view of the above disclosure which are but a beginning, is any wonder that the good people of Drew County, where they know Mir. Veazey as he really is, have wholly refused to elect him to . single office out of some ten political races male during the last thirty yea's, and are you sur prissd at Judge Butler refusing to approve his appointment as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney2
 Veasey claims to have broad experienc. in the practice of law When and where did he get it? The.Circuit. Court records of Drew County show that he has been asso :iated Tn five small criminal cases during the period sof six years. and if that record be true not a cne of these cases reached the jury. They were disposed or
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-17
To Make Your Own TaSSels

dresses which combine two colors. A
soutach top always makes an attrac-
tive tassel. Wind the braid about the
top in perfectly parallel rows for as
many rows as you wish.
You could use a round sampler bead
ball for the top and from it dangle
silk threads. each weighed with a sin
gle small bead. Henna and brown,
green and blue. black and blue, rose
and purple, and any number of other
combinations may be a successfully
worked up into this sort of tassel.
A square embroidered motif will
smartly support a tassel of silk, wool
or chenille.
A tiny string of beads may be used
to form the top of tassel of metal
threads.
Then there is the little bunch OF
flowers or berries which looks so well
among the ample folds of lace collars
which are used now-or equally well
on the untrimmed frock. These are
easily made with a bit of metal cloth
and bit of brightly colored silk.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-17
Modest Evening Dresses

Another new French taffeta gown is
made in shades of taupe. dark and
light. The foundation skirt, little bit
fuller at the sides than it is at the
back and front, is made of the darker
shades and so are the little, tight, short
sleeves. Then there is one of those
basque waists that have just been de-
scribed. This is made of the lighter
shade, as are also the straight panels
which fall over the skirt at back and
front There is an embroidered medal
lion on the front of the bodice at the
waistline and one on each Of the lower
ends of the panels, this being done in
threads of the darker shade of taupe
with some gold threads intermingled.
Plated taffetas and satins and
serges continue to be created and worn
to a large extent in Paris. There are
plated skirts with plain basques, and
there are whole plated dresses in taft
feta with only a fold of the dress's
material at the neck to finish the thing
of.
Evening dresses in Paris are, &C
cording to reports, tanning their ways
very materially. Recently at huge
reception where all # the smart peo-
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-17

bring to boil. stir In bit of soda as
big as pea, drain and cover with
fresh water. Boil slowly until near
ly done, add salt. a tablespoonful of
butter and then allow them to SIM
mer until the water is nearly cooked
away. Mash with a potato masher and
add quart Of rich milk. Stir well,
bring to the boiling point and serve
with crackers.
Serve a few nuts and raisins for des-
sert occasionally; they are wholesome
and less expensive of time as well as
money.
Apple John.-Slice into deep but
tered pie tin four tart apples. Sprinkle
with sugar and cinnamon. dot with
butter. Pour over them dumping
mixture or rather thin baking pow
der biscuit dough. Bake in a hot oven
until well Drowned. Serve with cream
and sugar or hard sauce.
One Egg Cake.-Take one cupful of
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of sweet
fat, two-thirds of cupful of thick
sour milk, one-half teaspoonful of So
da. and the same of baking powder
of flour. Beat the egg and add to the
sugar and fat. For an icing one may
use half cupful Of grated chocolate.
cooked to cream with one-fourth of
a cupful of milk; add one cupful of
brown sugar, and cook until soft ball
is made when dropped in water. Then
add one teaspoonful of butter and one
fourth pound of marshmallows and
beat. This cake may be baked in muf-
I'm pans and IL served hot needs no ic-
ing. If baked in sheet and cut in
squares served hot. it makes a fine
pudding with any preferred sauce For
a layer cake 1t may be filed with jam
or marmalade and served as a dessert.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-17
Establishment Easily Produced by
MiIady Of NimbIe Fingers In Fine
Art of Fancy Work.

These are the times which are test
ing milady's inventive genius and her
skill in the fine art of needlework.
The little things in dress can so easily
be made and they are really big things
when one takes into account the cost
OF them in the shops and the effects
which they can give.
Tassels, as you know, are being used
on everything. Why not make them
yourself? They are very simply made,
and no doubt you know how. Take a
piece Of cardboard the length of the
tassel-to-be and wind your floss over
that until you have enough strands to
make the desired thickness for the
tassel. Then cut. Tie it in the mid
die and allow loop by which to at
tach it. A short distance from the
top tie the tassel together. So much
for the simple tassel. Now for the
carnations.
Twc-tone tassels are very smart on
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-17
WHEN SHIPS HAD FIGUREHEAD
Designers of High Degree of Skill Put
Their Best Efforts Into Their
Composition.

For many centuries, down to the be-
ginning of the nineteenth, the orna-
mentation of vessels, especially men-of-
war, was profuse, intricate and forid.
On the United States line-of-battle-
ship America, launched in 1882, and
presented to France, the f1gurehead
was a female figure crowned with
laurel, representing America" The
right arm was raised, pointing upward.
On the left arm was buckler with a
blue ground carrying IS stars. On the
stern of the ship under the cabin win
dows appeared two large figures in bas-
relief representing Tyranny" and
Oppression" bound and bleeding on
Me ground On the back of the star
sard quarter was large figure of
= Nrs." On the highest part of the
S. appeared Wisdom" and above
he Lead an owl.
Philadelphia furnished not only the
greatest ship designer in the United
States, but also the best ship carver In
the world, William Rush. In this field
he was without rival, and to a Won
derful technical skill he added an ar
tistic sense, of beauty and genius for
composition.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-17

ion correspondent. In the first place,
Paris fashions are apt to indicate what
our fashions will be season or two
hence, and, in these days of the high
cost Of everything, If one must huy
a frock now, 1t is only good sense to
see that it is the sort of thing that
is to be instead of what has been or
is ceasing to be.
One important assertion from a
Paris fashion authority is hat the
lines of the gowns that the Parisians
have accepted for the winter are
straight instead of being pulled out IL
places. The further the season ad
vances, she states, the more evident
it becomes that the pannier silhouette
is not so popular, at least In Paris, as
1t was expected 1t might be. For an
astonishing number of seasons that
have trailed into years the straight
silhouette has been the thing in Paris,
and 1t looks as though the French
woman is determined to hang on to
a mode which so well becomes her.
The Partisan, too. in her dressing is
keeping clear of any extremes in fash
ion. She has always done this more
or less, and she is still holding to
the rule that her style once discovered
must be chung to rather than changed
merely for changes sake. The straight
silhouette seems to suit the majority
Of them. They all love it and keep
on wearing it. We in this country
are taking up the style more and more
as time goes on. Within its lin1ita-
tons there are many variations posi-
BILE. An infinite variety of the gowns
can be designed without depending
upon the idea Of straightness.
Sleeves in Paris are still short-very
short, in fact-there being no DISPOSE
ton TO halfway measures. II they
are not very short, they are long and
tight and reach over the hands, fitting
snugly all the way down. Skirts, too,
are as short as they were at the fall
openings, which means not almost knee
length, as they were in the summer, but
a good IL or IL inches from the ground
to hem.
Coats are medium length and are
trimmed sparingly with fur. Some
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1920-01-17
SOMETHING eF-A SURPRISE
Probably Prodd Family Would Have
Preferred Neighbors Selecting
Another Time for Call.

"a passed. of us folks started out
luther night to give Jurd Prodd and
his wife a surprise party" related q
resident Of the Fiddle Greek neigh
borhood.
ibid you surprise 'em?' inquired
an acquaintance from Straddle Ridge
ST reckon so. Leastways, when wa
busted into the house we found ME-
zus Prodd holding Jurd down on his
back on the floor by means of his
throat and humping him on the head
with a skillet, while the children
hoped around and bet grains Of pop
corn on Wilhelm would whip. They're
a proud family: Jurd has always made
his brags that his Uncle Buck rid
with Jesse James, and Mizzuz Prodd
has long contended that she had am
cestors. So it's more than likely that
IL they'd a-knOwed we were coming
they wouldn't have let us ketch 'em
in no such fix."-Kansas City Star.