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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
SPAIN LACKS FAITH

Tn ORDER to faciitat" judgments on
l. certain contracts. the Spanish min
istcrs of state have declared that the
war between the European allies and
icrmany came to an end on January 10.
1920. when the pcac" treaty ratifcations
were exchanged at Paris. but that Ger
many and the United States continue to
be at war.
This view is hard upon the peace
resolution Of the House which an
nounccd the close Of hostilitics because
of certain series Of events. including
the armisticc and the signing of tho
Versailles treaty The Senate. with
fcwer historic references, is consider
ing. but with the reverse Of haste. an
other resolution.
Congress naturally has not given
much heed to what Spain may think Oi
our affairs. Nevertheless, the diver,
gcncc Of interpretations is interesting
Our already tangled position will be.
como more peculiar still IL ouriidcas ~
peace are unconvincing to other gov,
Crnments.
\ caustir Skcptir is reported to hav,
said that faith is belicvin' what yol
know ain't so. Evidently Spain il
shy Of faith in her estimate of tn,
manpuvcriugS of our national lcgis,
| Inturp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
THE JOHNSON ART MIDDLE

THE Mayor desires the Johnson pie
i lures to be placed in wing OF the
Art Museum TO BE- erected on the hill
at Twenty fifth and Spring Garden
streets. The Johnson executors and
counsel insist that tho collection shall
BE- housed in a separate. specially de-
signed building. The will of tn" dis
tinguishpd lawyer specifies that his
former residence on South Broad street
be used a. a gallery unless il is found
to be unsuitable.
The chief deduction to b" made from
these proposals is that they will not
harmonic. The round of contention is
monotOnouS and irritating. Some sur
render will have to be made by some .
body unless one Of the finest art col
lections cNtant j. to be left to the
doubtful mcrcicS of the stOrehousc.
The piecemcal exhibits at Memorial
Hall are we'll .intcntioncd. attractive
and informative, but they are at best
makeshifts. Mr.. Moore undoubtedly
echoes public sentiment when he de-
clares that he is not inclined to favor
the construction Of n separate building
for the 81, 400. 600 collection of Johnson
paintings But this plan, which ap-
peals to common sense. i ConditjonallI
indorsed in the will,
An appreciation Of realities and nc %
ton on that basis. however it may clash
with ideal procedure, is imperative to
prevent the muddIc from becoming per
mancnt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
THE DINNER UNIFORM

THE dress suit, 80 called, is safe de-
l. spite the crusade by which Judge
Patterson. former Governor Stuart and
athers houo to eliminate il. temporarily
= lruS' '',., l'"' 'u.. g. Of expensive
Pc" uniform will
remain Tor the simple T--nson that it is
q penalty for past and forgotten errors,
Like war and campaign orationS and the
mid western vote. it i too great an
affection, too we'll deserved to be easily
escaped. Dinner guests will continue
~ look like the walters.
II the fashionable evening garb of
men suggests anything, ii suggests an
eternal conflict between the Puritan 5
dislike of beauty in the wcarcr and the
lingering wish to shine. The romprO o
mise is a barbarouS one, It involves
actual punishment for the men Of an
age which doesn't know how to be- com
Portable. Women know far more than
men about dress. No one ever mistakes
the hostess for her maid at teas and din
nprs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
A SUMMER SESSION?

rs CONGRESS- pleased with the signs
i of returning health and activity at
the white House? There are reasons
TO suppose that return of the executive
initiative is viewed with mingled feel
ings of pleasure aud pain on Capitol
Hill.
Representatives aud senators were
beginning to talk of vacations when Mr..
Wilson began to remind them by in
direction Of great deal of work which
remains undonc. Aud simultaneously
Mexico began to whoop up what prom
ises 10 be an old fashioned mans size
revolution, which, now that Germany
IL out Of the way, is sure to stir more
than one European nation to strident
euesfions about the welfare aud safety
II nationxs ~ Cauanza' country.
NJ Is tssible 20 say what aston
isbix "a locations distastsiul % the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
Shortage of Gold By No Means an
EUi, Declares Political
EcOnOnisf

tanned from coal will send high prices
volplanng.
We will make the burden Of debt the
world lies under as a result of the war
the merest trier.
Overails az permanent institution
arc a confession of defeat.
Overalls in Congress. on the bench,
in the White House, perhaps. on Chest
nut street. are good American way of
laughing at trouble we all in our
hearts believe will pass.
q q q
A NEW YORK paper has been pub e
n fishing letters on perfect and i'm
perfect wives.
One husband has stirred all the other
husbands by boasting of his paragon.
She carnS $4,000 year.
They live on $4,000.
Thus his whole earnings and S14OO of
hers are saved.
, Nothing is said of children.
Many other husbands are moved to
envy.
Some of them have imperfect wives.
Here's a typical instance:
q q 9
INTIiEN her husband courtcd her, her
w whole family lived in a five room
apartment.
No servant.
Swain used to 60 into the kitchen
| himself and help dry the dishes after
dinner.
An idyll.
| lie spoiled the idyll by marriage.
After marriage the wife had to have
six room apartment and two servants.
Wife did have children. which seems
, not to have mitigated her offense.
q q q
THE accent in this correspondence il
l. all on the economic motive.
The II. G. l.. has pressed hard upon
romance.
4 few women write to say that per.
feet wives arc the good mothers.
Probably they are mothers them
selves and cannot bear TO see the virtue
, of motherhood overlooked.
Husbands, however. write about how
much their wives earn, how cheapl!
they can run their households. or. il
ease of discoutcnt, how costly thciI
wives are.
The perfect wife appears to be thr
one who snlits household expenses 30 5(
with her husband. bringing to the part
ncrship earnings equal to his.
= Great praise is given to the % II
wife.
II the economic motive prevails, VIII,
should not We be frank about it. as tn,
French are. who mate fortunes an,
trust everything else to the exquisite
harmony of purse.
The $3.50 wife is the only kind }
wlie IN FRANCO.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
A NAVAL GIFT

ITO WHAT Impulse Of generosity is
l. tho United States indebted for the
splendid battlCship OStfrieSland? We
have spurned the peace treaty and
thereby all rights accruing to us under
that instrument We have deserted
our former allies. and surely they are
under no obligations 10 load us with
rich gifts.
Perhaps the spirit Of charity is not
quite so dead as some croakers ag
grieved at the evanPsccncP Of the mil
lennium have maintained. Ccrtainly
it is difficult to see why this former
unit of Gcrmany's war fleet should be
assigned to our government.
BY the terms Of the treaty. eight
German battleships including the Ost
victOrs within two months after the
coming into force Of the pact. The
Ostfriesland, comparatively new shir
of IS. 900 tons. has arrived in the Firth
of Forth and will be turned over tc
American authorities within few
days. The crew which is to bring hel
TO our waters sailed from Philadepha
recently.
1t is evident, therefore, that although
we have confessed ourselves entitled tC
nothing under the treaty, we are moi
aversc TO playing pauper's role. W,
will take what is given us and ask NJ
embarrassing questions.
Yhe interesting point arises regard
ing what we should do il the Allies de
cided at any time to recall their sub
stantial present. II will take an alb
normally cleyer logician TO prove VIII,
il should be 10 the American navy q
all Maybe some member Of Congress
] will obIige.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
BONUSES FOR SOLDIERS
RAISE HARD TAX PROBLEMS
Congress Is Struggling With a Plan
That viii Increase Revenues
Without Hurting Anybody
EXCEPT the Rich

TT SEEMS to be admitted that Con
gross will pass some kind of an ad-
iustcd compensation bill for tho benefit
of tho men aud women who served in
the war. Objection is made to calling
it bonus bill. for that carries with IT
tho idea of gratuity.
The whole plan is based on the theory
navy is so small that the men who did
our fighting for us suffered greater
financial loss than they should be called
upon to bear by those who did not fight
or did not wear the uniform in prcpa
ration for fighting.
So its advocates speak of adjusted
compensation. for that is what they
mean.
The private soldiers received $50 a
month. IT man were married and
had one child he received an allowance
Of S25 n month for their support. This
made a total of so month. But few
If the married mon were earning less
than 500 mouth. They sacrificed
So month while they wcrr in uni
form. And when they were discharged
many Of them found their places filled
and had difficulty in securing employ
| mcnt.
/ The nation is under obligations tC
these men. and there is no doubt that
/ it should make some effort to meet thos,
obligations. Congress is trying to dis
cover the best way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

United States or even opposed to Amer
ican interest may develop overnight in
the chaos Of Continental Europe.
Domestic matters of the utmost i'm
portance---taxes. tariffs and the like
still await constructive action in the
House and the Senate. Yet an election
is coming on and senator's and repre- :
sentatives alike are aching for time of
to look after their affairs at home.
With many congressman the rule is
safety first-for themselves first and
the country aftcrward. They want to
go home. But it is likely that Wash :
ington will be their summer resort.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

From Paris there comes brief ac
count of "a novel scheme of taxation.
\ Socialist deputy urges that "thc tota
deficit be divided by the number of tax
payers. thus establishing unit of tax
alton: and that each unit be assessc,
on Siding scale based upon the tax
able income. The things hero left un
said give birth to.,a wealth Of conjcc
ture but, taking It at its simplest OK
PLANTATION, the scheme will not appea
quite so novel when described as al
income tax designed to raise n state,
amount
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. Zephyr is the poetical name of the
West wind.
.. The United States paid to Russia
S7,000.O0O for Alaska.
3. Balfe, composer of 1.-THE Bohemian
Girl" wrote the music Of the Irish
song Killarney"
4. Popocatepetl should be pronounced
with the accent on the syllable
"tep," not on Ca"
8. "Dei Gratia" means "by the grace
of Cod
g., James NJ. Cox, who has been men,
toned as a possible Democratic
nominee for the presidency, Is
governor of Ohio.
Z. The great famine in Ireland occur.
red from lS45 to 1897.
8. United States senators are elected
for six years.
.. Denim Is coarse cotton drilling. II
takes its name from serge de
Mines, made in the city of Mines
In southern France.
10. Helena is the capital OF Montana.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
What DO You Kno,U?
QUIZ

SSt[
/. What Is the customary day for
meetings Of the Presidents
cabinet?
2. What Is the meaning of Riviera?
3. What is frumenty?
4. Was Fiume ever a part of the re-
public Of Venice?
5. What was the first name OF Cap
tain Cook. the famous British
navigator?
G. How long do toads live?
Z. What is the difference between
climactic and climatic?
8. How did the Romans express the
number 100?
.. What Is the Tasmanian devil?
10. Did the constitution of the United
States as adopted in 1887 speci.
fically guarantee freedom OF
speech and of the press?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Bandits who attacked train on
which the Queen Of Spain was travel
ing to Seville made an unsuccessful
attempt to carry of the royal plate.
The Young Lady Next Door Rut One
says she supposes her majesty had her
dinner on il at the time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Women voted yesterday in the
Democratic caucuses in Rhode Island
All conservative ladies, we are willing
to wager. Some chickens among 'em,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Switzerland will await a report
from the League of Nations before re
suming relations with Russia. This
Socialists fear, will put financial holes
in the cheese market.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

When Germany is forced to con
form to the terms of the peace treaty
she will tell the world the coercion is
the most cruel and unjust possible
whether that plan be the British block
ade or French troops of occupation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Penn freshmen who fail to attend
chapel are to he padded by their i'm :
mediate superiors. Something beneficial
in store for them, however they bshaye
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Ip order to save paper, the gov
eminent is printing pilot charts back
to back. Leave to print" privileges
however, are still observed in the Con
gressional Record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

1t is commonplace Lut none the
less disconcerting to note that discussion
of the soldier bonus is frankly one OF
politics and that the soldiers rights are
secondary to the soldiers vote.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Doubtless there are some principles
in the Delaware political fight, but they
seem to be successfully concealed by
partisanship.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Agents OF the Department of Jus
tice continue TO insist that the bogey
man will catch the s,gar profiteers Il
they don't watch opt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Kemal Pasha set up his capital at
Angora-an emphatic assertion of his
belief that his enemies can never get
his goat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Members of the Old Guard are
willing to conced Hoover pretty nearly
everything but the votes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
Member of the Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS is
ercipsiuely entitled to the use for
repa blicafion of all ne,cs dispatches
credited 10 il or not othcricise credited
IN this paper, aud also the local newS
published therein.
All rights Of republication Of special
dispatches herein are 0lso reserred.
Philadelphia. Wednesday. April 81, 1920
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

BY the time profitccring clothing
dealers get the denim" movement in
reverse they may find their business
mined
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

Tentative inquiries concerning cam.
paign funds reveal the fact that to open
presidential jackpot il is necessary TO
have the Jack"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

II Is yet too soon to decide whether
the Overall Club is movement or a fad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

There is so strong a suspicion Of
wiIdfire in the overall movement that
there is reason tn believe that it may
soon be an "alI over" movement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21
WHERE SEWERS
ARE NEEDED
Philadelphia Housing Association
Secretary 10 Preparing Map
Of Neglected City Areas
BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN

IottN lbbDEh, secretary OF lnc
- Philadelphia Housing Association, is
having prepared a map made from
study of unsewered streets in built up
areas OF the city.
A great many of the complaints about
lack Of sewers in the older sections
of the city are due to ignorance of the
fact that sewers can be built only on
streets that are upon the city plan,
and where full city tax Is paid.
Another thing is that dead-end and
narrow streets. cannot be placed on the
city plan. Nor is there any rule when
property goes from farm to suburban.
and from suburban to city tax rate.
All told. there are ia streets. fifteen
miles in lcugth. that are without sewers
on the city plan and on which property
| is paying full city tax rate. The total
estimated cost for laying these sewers
would be about 81 .O15. 900, of which
$4,000 would be the city's share and
S30O.OOO the property owners
There are two miles Of streets lacking
only sewer outlets which will cost
1852 900 to put in.
This map will also show that there
are eighty -one streets, of total length
Of more than fave miles, not on the city
plan, which are not legal because they
are dead end or too narrow, but which.
just the same. pay city tax rate. The
only way the abutting properties can
obtain sewer facilities is through the
recommendation Of the Department of
Public Health. and then the property
benefited must foot the bill.
Mr.. lhlder is urging that the Bureau
of Surveys formulate a plan for the
systematic sewering Of these streets in
built up areas. If this can be done
the IA uusewcrcd streets, which would
stretch in direct line from Philadcl-
phia to Wilmington. can be severed
within two and half years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

D'Annunzic's visions appear Ia
have been succeeded BY Nightmares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

TAKE coal.
l. We get in electricity only one tenth
the power Of coal.
A large margin of failure,
A scientist at recent meeting an
nounced that he had a way OF getting
more heat and thus more power out Of
fuel. .a
Pulvrrizing coal or converting it to
oil. perhaps.
A dozen men are working in that di !
reftion,
The man who doubles the power OBJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

WHETHER or not Herbert e. Hoover
w over becomes President of the
United States. there are certain high
lights in his life that are intensely in
tercsting. have never seen them
grouped in condensed shape. Here they
are in tabloid form:
Is a Quaker. Worked on farm from
ten till IT, was fourteen years Of age
Lived in a little back room behind the
office of tho Oregon Land Co. and went
to night school for two years while Of
flee boz aud clerk.
Failed in his first examination fol-
/ college. Made his entrance on secont
examination and was a member of thu
IiOnPrr class in Stanford University.
I Worked his way through college b,
collecting aud distributing tho laundr.
Of the students and doing odd jobs fo
professors. Earned extra money in SUN
/ mcr working on government survey par
. ties
Started in aS n pick and shovel mine
in Grass Valley after graduating. an,
was promoted 10 gang foreman. Applied
Cor engineering job, but was turnc'
down. Lewis ,1anin. TO whom he ap
piled. told him tho only opening he ha
was for a clcrk. ".\ll right. I'll tax
, the job" said Hoover.
.Ianin was asked by a London ron
! Crrn for an engineer to investigate min
ing property. He suggested Hoover. ii
was sent to Australia Stayed tw
years and made good mines out of ba
ones. Became chief engineer OF tn
Chinese imperial bureau Of mines. Pcnc
tratCd uncXplorcd sections seeking I
locate mines. In China during tn
Boxer rebellion.
Became member Of n firm of miuin
engineers in London. The secretar
forged over 81 ZOO. ZOO of stock certifi
gates. Hoover and his partners. thong
bot legally responsible. made good ever
dollar. Acted as engineer and directo
Of mines in Peru. Nicaragua. Mexico
Alaska. South Africa. Bornco and Rus
Sia.
Developed n now zinc business i
Australia. Built railways. ships an
SmcltcrS in Burmah. In Russia re
claimed an estate as large as Bclgiul
that had gone to the dogs through ba
management.
Wrote PRINCIPLES Of Mining"
text book. With his wife translated an
publish Vt medieval Latin treatise o
mining that was written in 1jjG.
While in Europe in 1914 on behalf {
the Panama Pacific Exposition tn
world war broke out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

'i'' b'SH''' ~ ''''hN N'hlN III
l Philadelphia. he informed mo. was
that Of George Kendrick. Sd. He made
near approach 10 lntcrmycr when
he successfully negotiated the control Of
| TranscOntinental Oil. Bcnedum Tree
& Co.. and the Percy Rockefeller group
were interested in il.
Brokers of Philadelphia are not heart
less rs they are popularly supposed to be
/ BY some gentlemen who arc addicted to
marginal dealings. Illustrating this my
| friend recited the incident Of n widely
known Philadelphia, who was an ex :
! tensive dealer in securities
just prior to the panic Of 1907 he
| started on trip to Europe. leaving a
! balance of 81 800 900 with his brokers
/ to protect his interests
The crash came and he hurried back
| from the Continent to find that he had
been wiped out and owed his bankers
! 800 900 for additional margins ad
vanced The latter assured him they
would help him to weather the storm.
and they did. When the skies cleared
the 500, 900 had been repaid. he had
recovered the 81 800 600 he had los
/ and, on top of it, by shrewdIy gaugin.
the situation, had piled up an addi,
tonal million.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

n lN'Nll TN lb.N.N NIsIN bI lHl
"a city discussing great fortunes il
stock deals during the war volunteered
the information that the greatest "clCal
up by any individual during thar pcrio
upon a single stock was made by Samuc
t'ntCrmypr. of New York
Greater fortunes have been made il
single stock by firms and syndratCS
and by individuals who spcculatcd in
number of stocks. war brides aud other
wise. but Cntermeyer's was a one ma
transaction in one stock.
His profit was in excess of s.. 1000 90
and he made it in Bethlehem Steel.
When Mr.. Untcrmycr went into tn
market Bethlehem Steel was splin
around forty and fifty. The stock wa
skillfully handled by professiona
traders and the vast majority of holder
dropped out satisfied with profit fror
SO to $50 share. Intermycr ha
faith in it, held on and sold out aroun
5000. cleaning up enough to last hin
the remainder of his natural life,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

VLTlLL Stopping gold mInInS pun
w down prices?
That is yet to be seen.
There is more fundamental cause
of high prices than an excess OF
money or excess Of credit or the waste
of war.
And that is the failure of society to
improve its means of production as fast
as it has raised its stanSard of living
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-21

~ Address nH co,nmu icutiouS 10 EuentnO
Public Ledger. Independence SouAfe'
Philadelphia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-28
wives RESPONSIBLE
FOR ACTS OF HUSBANDS
When They Influence Them TO Pol
fcics Affecting State. Latest
bulgarian Wrinkle.
IBy Universal Service. I

BERLlN. Nov. 27.--The radical Bal
aariau government has decided TO
make the wives of leading bulgarian
statesmen ana generals realize and
1ecl their responsibility when the!
influence their husbands 10 engage IN
acts or policies which turn out 10 DC
detrimental to the state.
According TO a dispatch from Sofia,
tile newspaper "Uire" announces 4
government decision 10 take the wives
,of several CT the leading bulgarian
generals to account for tho actions
:of their husbands by charging them
With corcsponsibility For the disas-
trous outcome OF the war for Bull
.Saria. because of their influence mon
their husbands.
TIC alleged ChGuviu!s;ic s%entiinen.
among women for the greater Bul-
serin" movement; existed IL tho days
whcn il was uncertain whether Bui-
eayia should 60 into the war or not.
or on whicil side. Tho influence of
some OF the leading women upon their
husbands then and during the war
appears 10 he the basis FOR t:c pres
Ont action OF the government.