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, 1920-05-18

Berlin, May 7th.-Germany's military
air service has been disbanded under the
terms Of the treaty of Versailles, &C.
cording to a semi-oficial annou cement
made here today. The entente commits
sion intends, according to the "Taglische
Rundschau," to destroy all airdromes
and flying establishments, which were
built at a cost of sixty million marks.
The newspaper says the commission will
leave standing one hangar and one air
plane factory, which will he used for
an international air service.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, May Th.-At
the weekly meeting of the Board Of
Trade council yesterday a delegation
from the progressive club discussed with
the council the approaching visit Of
merchants of the British West indies.
Mr.. Henry also made a strong appeal
for a faster steamship service IN 5hls
route. President Whitman said that the
entertaining Of the visitors had been
discussed with Sir George Foster in OF.
tawa last week. They will be the guests
of the Federal Govt. who will map out
a programme, and the Board will follow
it. AS local entertainment is concerned.
he stated that the. matter was having
local interest and a conference with the
visitors would also be attended to.
London, May 7th.-A great deal is be
ing said and written regarding the renew
al of the Anglo-Japanese alliance which
must be decided upon before July. On
the highest authority available, it is sta
ted. that the alliance will be renewed
for another seven years only. A new
development will be under the test of
the peace treaty, that all alliances of
the powers must be submitted to the
League OF Nations.
Trieste, May 9TH. "A mutiny broke
out in Fiume at 5 o'clock this evening
and a fierce battle between the Cara
binieri and Arditi is developing. Twelve
men have been killed and forty others
wounded in the struggle. The troops
involved are those Of Grabiele DAN
nunzio's forces.
New York, May 7th. The French
have retreated from Cilicia and may en-
tirely evacuate northern Syria accord
ing to dispatches receive d here by the
Near East Review from DR.. Barton, its
representative at Gonstantinople. Had
lin, which has been 0esieged by Turkish
forces for more than a month, is now
defended by Armenian troops. Arme-
mans are also defending Aintab against
assaults which began on May first, and
all the French have retired from the
city, excepting a small force left to
guard the college buildings. Many resi-
dents are leaving the city, the message
, 1920-05-18

Government authorities were in direct
telephone communication with Kiev.
which has been in the hands of the Boil
sheviki.
Washington, May 7th.--Oficial and
unofficial. reports today credited the Mex
lean rebels with a further bloodless sue
ess. information reaching thu rebel
agents here, they said, points to early
occupation of Piedras Negras, Lar
edo and Matamoros, the only i'm
portant border posts of entry remaining
in the Carranza control. News Of a re-
volt of she garrison at Veracruz has been
received through official channels, the
town being Immediately evacuated. Pro-
harbour, report was received early in
the day by the rebel agents that Presi-
dent Carranza had already left the capital
but this was lacking confirmation to-
night.
Manchester, May 7th. "A wage dis
pute in the cotton trade, which involves
four hundred thousand operatives, has
been settled, the operatives being grant
ed an increase on their current wages.
The agreement is to last for twelve
months. The question has been the
subject of prolonged conferences be-
tween the Minister of Labour and the
employees organization.
Paris, May 7th.-The International
Parliamentary conference on commerce
held its closing session today, With NJ.
Millerand presiding, after adopting a
series of resolutions. The first required
that international Legislation be enacted
for the control of and responsibility of
sea transportation. The second asked
for the formation of a commission
charged with the studying of the Ques-
ton of exchange and arriving at an
agreement concerning the debts OF the
Allies and former enemy countries. The
third requested that the various nations
Immediately take steps to curtail their
expenses, improve their financial posi-
tionS and reduce the circulation of paper
currency, for the purpose Of stabi|izing
exchange. The fourth declared that the
reparations clauses in the Versailles
Treaty should not he changed and asked
that the reparation committee of the
countries which suffered through the war
and that the nations 8ignatory to the
treaty facilitate advances on these bonds.
London, May 9Th. The Polish and
Ukrainian troops captured Kiev on
Thursday night, according to an official
statement issued at Moscow and received
here by wireless.
London, May 7th.-The food minister,
Mr.. Nc Curdy, took up in the House of
Commons yesterday the present food
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
THE WASTE OF FIRES

WITHIN a week fires have destroyed
w more than S5OO,oOO worth of prop
srty in this city. A Ere loss is not like
other losses. Fire wipes out and actually
destroys wealth. 1t eradcates values and
leaves work once done to be done over
again. Because of the fires in this city
alone the country is more than S500000
poorer than it was a week ago.
Loose fire losses, loosely administered,
In the United States are characteristic
of nation VIGOROUSLY lacking in the
habit of thrift. In Europe the authori-
ties and the public do not commiserate
with a man whose property burns. They
begin with the assumption that a fire
and the attendant perils are due some
how to negligence.
Efforts of insurance companies and
business men to establish the European
view of fire losses in the United States
have always been unsuccessful. In 1917
the fire losses in this country totaled
$3.50, 900. In 1918 the figure jumped
to 100000. Such is the cost of a
habit of mind!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

reasonable doubt can be entertained.
Participation of the women Of America
in the next presidential election may,
however, be prevented by an unfortunate
combination Of circumstances.
The South, despite the welcome liberal
action of Arkansas and Texas, is in the
main anti-suffrage. Virginia and Mary
land recently rejected the amendment.
1t was held up in the West Virginia Sem
ate yesterday by tie vote, slightly soft
ened by motion to reconsider.
States below the Mason and Dixon
line which have not yet voted on the sub
ject are almost certainly against it.
There remain New Mexico, with its mix
ture Of southern and western sentiments;
Delaware, "border" state; Washington
and Connecticut. Responsibility is now
heavy upon these four commonwealths.
The assent of just four states is nee
essary to make up the thirty-six required
to approve the amendment. The expense
of calling extra sessions Of the Legisla-
lures is the prime cause of the delay.
Now that the case has become critical,
such objections are particularly irritat-
ing. The energetic suffragists of the
nation may be counted upon to leave no
stone unturned in expediting decision.
In such measures they will unquestion-
ably have the support of the best liberal
thought in the land.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
SPECIALIZATION IN THE CABINET

TT is generally conceded that the crea-
= tion of the national Departments of
Commerce and of Labor were aids to eff
cheney in the federal government. How
far such specialization should be carried
Is, however, a mooted point. In France
they have a ministry of the arts. We
may eventually come to that.
In the meantime it is significant TO note
that movement on behalf of organizing
a national Department of Public Works
with a cabinet secretary at its head is
underway and is said to have the sup
port of General W. W. Atterbury, Her
bert Hoover and Governors Lowden and
Coolidge.
The present system, involving partcu-
larly the control Of river and harbor i'm
provements by the War Department, is
described as "costly and expensive"
Theoretically at least, coordination of
the various public works functions of the
government commends itself to common
sense. Any plan that will cut down
waste in Washington is worth examina.
ton.
This much at least should be accorded
TO the present proposal, but with the
reservation that specialization and re
arrangement are not infallible indices o.
fmproyement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
A STEP TOWARD LABOR COURTS

IN HIS emphatic Endorsement of the
railroad labor board which is to be set
up under the Cummins- -Esch bill, the
President is squarely in accord with
growing public sentiment. "The argu-
ment," declared Mr.. Wilson in his letter
to the brotherhoods representatives,
"that the public representatives on the
labor board will be prejudiced against
labor because drawn from classes Of So
ciety antagonistic to labor can and ought
to be overcome by selecting such public
representatives as cannot be charged
with any such prejudice"
In other words, the President is in
favor of applying practically to labor
disputes the sane and seasoned principles
of jurisprudence which prevail in our or
dinary law courts. Such machinery as
the new law authorizes is a marked step
in furtherance of policy which this
newspaper has consistently advocated
the erection of industrial tribunals to
cope with new problems in our highly
developed industrial civilization.
The railroad labor board, which is to
be subject to appeal when boards of ad-
justment for specific cases have left un-
settled particular questions at issue, will,
it is true, investigate and advise only
with reference to railway subjects. Il its
nine members are wisely chosen and it
functions efficiently marked encourage
ment will be given to wide extensions of
the plan.
The ideal industrial tribunal system
| ought not to be restricted in it's role.
| Courts for passing judgment on eco
| nomic and industrial problems are now
indeed quite as necessary as courts en-
| gagged in the Interpretation Of common
and statute law.
There is hopeful chance that the
! Cummins-Esch law may be laying the
| foundation for an inspiring new struc-
ture of Jurisprudence. In any event, a
concrete test of the worth of such an ex-
pertinent is coming.
Out of the six names submitted by the
railway employees the President is tc
choose three. The same rue applies tc
selection of three memters representing
the employers. Three other experts not
affiliated with either group are to bt
named by the President. The Senate is tc
pass on these selections. Justice, MOI
class interest, is, if possible, to be the
governing principle of this new body.
Once its conduct is productive of popu
lar confidence and respect, its position il
this new field will become secure. l.
that status is obtained progress towarC
tribunals of broader scope Will be vital!
stimulated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
PENRoSE, TOO, Is WELL

AN OLD row was patched up when
IA John T. King, a member of the ma
tional Republican committee, who was
recently displaced as General Woods
campaign manager, turned up at Stuart,
Fla, to shake hands and dine with Sena-
tor Penrose.
Mr.. Penrose and Mr.. King broke off
relations four years ago when the Roose-
welt independents sought greater recogni-
tion than the regulars were willing to
accord them. Mr.. King was then a pro-
Rressive of sorts and he is a progressive
Of sorts now. He might be called a
square dealer Of the gilt-edged and ex-
elusive kind.
This reconciliation IN Florida doesn't
indicate that Senator Penrose has be-
come irregular or that Mr.. King has
gone over in a sudden rush to the stand
matters. IL is, rather, pretty sure sign
that Mr.. Penrose, too, is rapidly regain
ing his health.
When President Wilson felt well
enough 10 again take hand in the direc-
taon Of his party's affairs the frs; hing
4 &ho did was TO make an appeal TO progress
~ Rk 1blicans by means Of the Crhns
co|ov appointmsatx. 6eaator Hen'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
ANOTHER CITY HALL NOVELTY

ssT AM here" said Colonel Morden,
. making his bow as chief of the Blu
reau of Street Cleaning, "to work and
not to talk"
The colonel fits naturally into an era
Of amazing novelties. Public officials of
the type with which the public has been
most familiar did not work and they did
not talk. They left the work to do itself
and, of course, they were not eager to
make explanations.
Colonel Morden seems to have assumed
that talk is one Of the common sins at
City Hall. In that he is wrong. Politi-
clans of experience who preside in public
Offices usually are communicative only on
election days and in after-dinner
speeches. Thus they avoid the need to
be explicit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
SONGS OF NAUSICAA

OH, SEAS are very deep, my love,
" And hills are very high;
But springs have water fresh and clear
When travellers are dry.
And when you've climbed the last steep hill
And sailed the last broad sea.
There waits for you a hidden spring
That is the heart of me.
II
THEY say the songs the Sirens sing
i Are soft and soothing, sweet and clear;
But waveets swishing on the shore
Is all the song I ever hear. ....
And when you tell Of melodies
That Sirens sang with wondrous art,
I will be silent; all know
Is Love that's singing in my heart.
WILL LOU.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
A FoUR.YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILADELPHIA

4 Thing. on which the people expect the
new administration to concentrate its at
tention.
The Deiapdre river bridge
drrdock Big enough 10 accommodate the
largest ships.
DeveIopr, ent Of the rGpid transit system.
convention hdlt
A building for the Free Library.
An Art Museum.
Enlargement Of the todter supply.
Homes TO accommodate the population.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

rose has just shown that he, too, knows
something about the subtleties Of politi-
cal method. 1t is not too much to sup
pose that he and Mr.. King want to keep
the Roosevelt clans in the Republican
party and that way will be sought to
Illustrate an encircling movement di-
rected from the White House.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
What Do You Knotu?

QUIZ
1. What is the mean distance between tho
moon and the earth?
2. What is a confer?
8. Does lengthening the pendulum Of
clock make it so slower or faster?
4. What is another name for the monkey
nut?
3. Name two colors which are named after
artists.
6. What is tourniquetl
7. What Is the correct pronunciation Of the
word citrate?
s. Where is the Mekong riverT
0. Who wrote the Unfinished Sym
phony"?
10. Who designed the White House9
Answers to Yesterdays ouIz
1. The highest altitude ever attained by
man is &c. ,060 feet above the sea level.
2. 1t was attained ON February q, 1920.
by Major r. W. Schroeder, United
States army aviator.
3. The most celebrated library of the an
cient world was In Alexandria, Egypt.
4. King Philips War in American history
was a war between the New England
colonists and the confederated In
dians under Philip, an Indian chief.
1t began in 1915 and ended the fol-
lowing year.
5. An emeute is u popular uprising.
@. The marasca is a small black cherry
grown extensively in Dalmatia and
used in the making of maraschine
liqueur.
z. George Eliot wrote 'Felix Holt, the
Radical"
8. A sennight Is week.
o. There are ten members OF the Presi-
dents cabinet.
10. The bill. now law, authorizing the re-
turn OF the railroads 70 private owns
49, srship y ths CumminssEsch blu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
SUFFRAGE OBSTACLES

THE refusal of Governor Clement, of
l. Vermont, to call special session of
the Legislature to consider the equal suf-
frage amendment embarrasses the vigor-
ous woman franchise movement on what
seemed to be the very eve of victory.
! OF the eventual passage OF the nine
teenth amendmsat to the constitution no
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

Union labor's objection to the public's
representative on the railroad labor board
should be tempered by the fact that the
public is composed of everybody, which, Of
course, includes railroad workers and the
friends of railroad workers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

The allegation that an eight year -old girl
was forced to stand in a blizzard with other
immigrants awaiting examination by in
spectors at Ellis Island until her feet froze
and one of them had to be amputated is so
shocking that swift investigation Of the
charge should be made and appropriate
action taken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

Herbert Hoover's name is on the Re-
publican presidential preference primary
ballot in Michigan. But, if it is of any i'm
portance, 1t will take more than that to
decide his politics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

1t Is a mistake TO expect from the
woman in politics nothing but the gentle
word. Long years ago she learned that the
way to get what she wanted was to go after
IL with q club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

AS we understand it, Baldwin's lis
willing to supply soviet Russia with loco
motives if soviet Russia will provide the
monetary steam.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

The graceful lines of the shipbuilderettes
at the Bellevue Stratford dance last night
showed just why ship is called she"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

Local steamship men are inclined 10
agree with Rea that a slight Encouragement
of cargoes will right the good ship Phila
delphia, which is listing to port.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

The ranks of the first Hoover men are
being rapidly augmented, A movement has
now been started in New York to nominate
him at the Republican convention.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

There are some soldiers to whom the
proposed bonus aggregating 81 300 900, 900
would prove godsend. There are many
who would be benefited by it. There are
many others it wouldn't hurt in the least.
And here and there there are soldiers who
would think themselves cheapened by being
offered cash for great sacrifice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

Profiteers are being marched in chains
through the streets of Bulgarian cities. The
wives Of the profteers do the marching else
where-with chains Of gold and pearls and
precious stones.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

Every time a professional politician
praises the woman in politics his fellows
begin to suspect him of making a virtue of
necessity,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

No, Sophronia. The man who wrote
"once was pure as the beautiful snow''
never had a street cleaning contract.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

Optimism concerning the Adriatic dis
pute still thrives because Of the belief %hat
each and every one of the disputants will
eventually decide that half a loaf is better
than no bread
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

No one believes that the railroad prob
lem has been solved. But at least we are
reaching the point where we will be able
10 state it in clear terms.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

City fremen have decided to leave the
matter of more pay to the fairness of the
administration. 1t is trust that should not
be betrayed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

J. NJ. Rose, dry, and
Wars Of the Roses Percy Allan Rose,
Wet, are candidates in
Altoona for the Republican nomination for
Congress. A joint debate would make them
flowers of speech.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

With a working League of Nations much
of the differences that seem now to threaten
another war might have been dissipated in
debate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

Passenger rates are too high and must
come down, says the president of the Erie
Railroad Company. That's the kind of talk
the travelling public likes to hear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

For a person whose expenditures are
approximately So 900 900 900 more than his
income, Uncle Sam is mighty CHEEKY indi-
yidual.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

If the farmers organize for a thirty.
hour week and 60 per cent wage increase
the, coal miners win go hungry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

Incidentally it may be noted that the
miners wife is not asking for thirty hour
week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02
Hope in Action

Representative nego-
Hope in Action tiatons" is the term
used by the Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce committee on labor re-
lations as a substitute for collective bar
gaining" Under the policy formulated a
committee Of employees negotiating with an
employer may be aided by a competent advo-
cate or adviser. The significant thing about
this and other efforts to solve the labor prob
lem is not so much tn" ideas born as the
struggle being made to give birth to ideas
worth while.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

Rea applied the x-ras :, Philadelphia
business methods.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-02

'Bas, baa, black sheep" says the
Federal Reserve to the wool speculator.