davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27
Member of the Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS is
erolusirciy entitled TO the "sc tor
repu bIicafion of all Hcws dispatches
credited 10 il or not otherwise credited
in this paper. and also the local ncrcs
published therein
An rights of republication ot special
dispatches herein arc also rcScrrCd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27

Perhaps The Man of Mystery" is
hiding with Bergdoll.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27

ThG difference between success and
failure in politics, as in other things,
Is the difference between nerve and
nerves. '-'s ~'+ +'''-'y--, .-...s =, a.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

QUIZ
I. Is there anything In the constitu-
tion that forbids the President to
leave the United States?
.. What is a middenr5
3. Who was Max Adeler?
4. What is an eclogue?
8. What are synonyms?
6. What is a steelyard?
:. What is a helicopter?
s. Where did the phrase Praise from
Sir Hubert" originate?
Q. What notable woman is known az
the Lady of the Lamp?
10. What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz
|. The first dark horse" elected 70
the presidency was James X. Polk.
.. The Bog of Allen Is Ireland's
greatest bog. with an area of 24o,-
900 acres
3. But and ben," Scotch and English
dialect, are the outer and inuer
rooms of dwelling with but one
entrance.
4! A shard Is a piece or fragment OF
brittle substance, as of an
earthen vessel.
b. The United States has no national
holidays, though one or two are
almost nationally observed.
D. Julia Grant, granddaughter OF for
mer President L. $. Grant, is now
the Princess Cantacuzene-S Speran-
sky. Of Russia.
. An estimate made last year puts
the number of foreign born in the
United States at l7.O03.O0O
D. Joseph Dennie, 176S-lSI2, was
known as the Addison of America.
D. British Liberals who seeded from
tnelr party in 1855 on the intro
duction OF a franchise bill were
dubbed Adullamites by John
Bright. likening them to the dis
Sontented people mentioned in I
Samuel, xXii.
10. Oliver Cromwell was known az the
Almighty Nose
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27

Il" h"S' important statement in the
rep"r'' a'ier the recommendation for
WiplhE ont the underlying companies,
lN mar ih"re can be no really Satisfac.
Tory N"IutIon 81 IN" transit problems
HnUI rhr necessary additional high
>l""d mes have been built. 1t says.
1IN", that III" existing surface system
needs improvement; that strong op-
"r"'lns company 'h"uId b" created that
All tnr transit facilities should he op.
Grated As unit aud that suitable pro
VISION should b" made for the proper
Development aud extension Of transit
facilities a. orcaSion may require. But
III" need Of high speed lines is placed
first in IN" list Of requirements.
Strange rs it may seem, however
III" report recommends that nothing be-
done toward their construction until
there has been new study Of the situa
ton ana until the new company is or.
s4niz"d and until arrangements for the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27
THE first of the roads to Dollar goe,

THE first Of the roads to Dollar goes
i fortnight. passing in front of the
house TO the left as you go out II is
good, hard. macadam. straight. well.
graded and properly ditched. and II
reaches the heart Of the town with ex-
pcdition as it fades imperceptibly into
the High street. BY this way go the
big coaches which ply between Dollar
and Stirling passing Tillicoultry by the
way. which is busy and dirty. On
this road is the kirk Of the auld LIGHT
darkness, as "a bitter speaking body
o Dollar" once called-we shall not
inquire what new sect. The heavily
burdened and the weary travel this road
whether they come out of Dollar or 20
thither. And any man. inquired Of on
this high road, will tell you that this is
the best, the only way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27
TRANSIT NOW SQUARElY
UP TO MAYOR MOORE
Conclusions Of the Ten Responsible
Citizens Commend Themselves
to Unbiased Judgment

policy TO be adopted and pursued ear
nPstly and vigorously with the whole
force Of the municipal administration
and the support of public favor be-
hind it.
No other conclusion is possible after
perusal of the report.
Mr.. Moore has wonderful oppor
tuuity before him. Decision upon many
points involved in the formation Of this
policy may be difficult. but decision is
not going to he helped by further tenn
pori2ing and procrastinating in Situa-
tiOn whore there has already been too
much of this sort Of thing. Aud the
very difficulties when overcome will re-
fleet all the more credit upon the success
of the Moore administration after two
others have deplorably failed.
The public wants action--nOt haste
along we'll thought out lines aud only
that kind of action will justify the faith
and confidence in Mr.. Moore which the
people of Philadelphia have cmphati-
raily expressed at the elections last year
apd this
The report itself blinks none Of the
conditions Of the problem. and the So
luton which il offers ought to commend
itself to the Judgment of every diSintcr-
.h,, ,,,,,,,,,i,.,i,,, .,,',,.'.,,,,t;. ,,I
80 ,,,o,i;.,,,ai.;a,,,, r,.s ,,,;..,I.,
,,,r,oa,I ,I',I, Ill, =, .L.:, ,,.''-r ..,'
lie obligation.
os,, orn soonod n,,J tLa, ,..a.., ',,,,..
L., La,,. ir',.i.ra.a -.
L,,o .icnod tLo no,ant Ia,," .ha.
r.I,oro ,T.i,.o,o ir,on,.,,. o,,I ,,i,,;.
.oro.+s oo,,a;o+ ,L, ,,'tT;. fGo.r ;e.o,.a',.
.h,rId n. s,,,,r,,,,,,
rLnna :. a., s;.. =. a.. .-..
-;,,nti,, .. ,ha ,,'. p' aii'''
a., a,,o,,,,. bn, t,,, ,,'',,' .".'Ie
To .n.,oin ,ho .,,,,.o,,,o',, - ""ne
,,,o..., ~,,',,.' ,,,,hIi,, ;,', = ~ :"
,I,E,.,,I, >, ,,oI.a ,,,,'',,,.
..rtir,ont ho- bo,, na,,i,,,. t n'o'.
ard tho NI,r,r' a,n,,,,i."i,',, f,''' lug
,I.y ;r.is, ~, ,l,o ,,,,,,ma.,a,,,- 't',!n "%n
;r,rro.t ,ro ,rn,,l,. ,.,eolt;,., vi VI r',o,'
of tborsopJ. ~ othor ,ft;.o,' t,,,,o
bc,u,, to boIioro oh.,,,, ,Lo ,:. 80
,Iitior.
The report contains n multitude Of
recommendation about detail, But tbp
substantial thing which il recommends
Is the formation Of Il new company to
take over the franchises of the under.
lying companies on an appraised valua-
ton and to own and operate those
franchises and to be- cmpowered to mako
such extensions and improvements as
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27

Bergdoll is again showing his
ability to be in half dozen places at
once
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27

HOWENER, the third way to Dollar
IL is the way of ways. To 20 by this
way you steal out Of Harvrstoun through
the rose garden, by the wicket gate in
the rear, and skirt the valley Just at
the hem Of the mantle of the Ochils.
where the hills begin to straighten out
before becoming valley, where decliyity
becomes decline. This is a way of
ups and downs. of doublings and turn
ings. of wooded copses and little glades,
OF bits of sunlight and shades obscure.
And here the birds sing, the twitterers
and the warblers. and on the higher
ground TO your left the skylark wings
his upward musical spiral till he fades.
Ooth blrd and song, into feeCS white
clouds. This way to Dollar is full Of
guile. tor II YOU do not watch carefully
and who can watch his step over
moss and in bracken, when skies are
blue and birds are singing:-if you do
not watch most carefully, you will find
Yourself neglecting the turn TO the right
which takes you down through the well
tramped yard of Dollar Academy into
the heart of Dollar. if Dollar have ever
heart. If you do not watch. you will
nnd yourself off on the path which leads
TO Castle Campbell-in which Mary of
Scots was entertained by Boutwell, or
somebody else in one of her various
Fittings to and fro-Castle Campbell
from the fine old ruins Of which you can
see much with the naked eye and more
with an imagining mind beauty enough
in any event. If you do not watch, Won
may not find yourself until Won have
wandered up through the tall grass and
hracken. across little runneling brooks
where the waters fall in fairy music and
the trout jump on their way upstream ::
you may not find yourself until you are
half way up Ben Cleugh in the land Of
the pixies. knee deep in heather. When
the sun shines this upland is lovely.
When the mists drift il is loveIier. for
then there is ever the expectation of
what is beyond; over the knoll. the rise
is romance, inspiration. adventure: nil
things are possible and joy that we are
is alone certain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27

PVT there are other ways to go to
- Dollar. Leaving Harvestoun through
tho arborcd gateway across the road
YOU can GO down through the meadows
to the bankside of the Devon river.
which. flowing in dimensions little be.
yond what we should call creek in
America. laughs over shadows and bub-
bles through weirs on its way to Dollar
and later to the Firth of Forth. that
great white arm of the North sea which
embraces Scotland in the middle. run
ming the fingers of its open palm far up
into the land. As you go down over the
meadows you may start here or there
plover. which. whirling on wings that
seem suddenly reversed. goes off with a
wild cry. Gulls are heading up irregu-
larly against the wind, and il you go
cautiously you may see the bright eyed
long cared folk of the warrens. cspc
ciolIy about twilight, dsporting them
selves in playful and ftful curves and
gambols on the edge of the thicket, here
called q spinney or dingle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27

Philadelphia. THURSDAY. MAY g, 1920
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
Please define your attitude within AS

Please define your attitude within AS hours
 General Elias Gales arrived at Chi 'huahua at II a. m. today. Hundreds were gathered at the station to greet him. Neatly uniformed soldiers of the garrison, standing at attention, lined one mile of the Avenue Aldama, over which the general was later taken to the governors palace, and where reception was held.
 Six train loads of troops, under Gen. erals Joaquin Amaro and Francisco R. Serrano. reached Mexico City yes. terday at p. m These were the first northern revolutionary troops to -enter the capital, according to Col onel H. Y Almada, chief of staff in lChihuahua, who also announced that General Antonio l. Villareal left Sal itillo last night for Monterey. Gen Ieral Nillareal has been appointed to the military command of the states of Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon, and will have his headquarters at Monterey, which is the capital of the latter state.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
COLBY CONFERS
 WITH O|L MEN
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)

CONTINUED FROM PAGE OWED but he is understood to have told his callers the question would be given consideration. In the meantime, however. Dr. Alvaro Torre Diaz, the revolutionary agent here. issued a statement giving a recent ruling of Salvador Alvarado, provisional treas urer of the provisional government, regarding payment of taxes. The statement urged tax payers 10 make their payments ito the authorities legally authorized to receive them and give the necessary receipts, 1nasmuch as payments made to unauthorized of ficials. whether military or civil would not be deemed legal by the gov ernment and would necessitate a sep arate payment"
 Pending alteration or modification of the existing schedules" the Diaz statement said, the government will continue to observe the same rates of taxation and methods Of collections, though when the situation becomes more normal, revision will be made the subject of closest study by ex- perts"
 A message today from Mexico City to revolutionary agents here said it was understood the man chosen May "A as president ad interim would se- lect a coalition cabinet. calculated to unify the various factions Carranza, so far as reports today indicated, was making his way northward through the state of Vera Cruz. General Qua jardo, formrly an offer of the organi- Zation or rurales under Presidnt Diaz was appointed the commander of the <, detachment pursuing Carranza.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
RECOVER VAST TREASURE

CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex, May 19. Juan Rico, secretary of the Mexican labor party, today received the follow ing telegram from the department of information and propaganda in Mexi- co City:
 General Jose de la Tore, who left the Carranza convoy because of a disagreement with General Francisco Murguia, today surrendered to Gen eral Guadalupe Sanchez near San Carcos, Puebla.
 General Carlos Osuna, Carranza commander at Matamoros. Tamauli- pas, went over to the revolution with 1900 cavalry. He disarmed several of his officers and, together with former Governor Gustavo Espinosa Mireles, of Coahuila, sent them across the Rio Grande to Texas. , ''The supreme court justices which fled with CarranZa have returned to Mexico City. They held court today and were to choose a chief justice. Last night treasury train. cap tured by the revolutionists, returned 10 Mexico City with 20,000,OO0 pesos fin gold. The special trains of Car ranza and of General Murguia also returned.
 "The national congress already has quorum necessary to name the pro- yisional president. Antonio Ancona Albertos. of Yucatan. has been named president of the senate
 "The secretary of foreign affairs at Mexico City has sent the follow ing telegram to Consular and diplo- matic representatives of Mexico in the United States and other cOun- tries:
 Revolution has triumphed Of ficials of CarranZa regime are re turning and being given freedom Most of national treasury recovery
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
c. o. P. COUNCIL IS
 AT WORK ON PLANkS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)


 alike from the committees report and from the round table,, discussion. These subjects are expected to be takn up in consultations during the next few days, although leaders said TO final program could be agreed on before the meeting of the convention Will H. Hays, national chairman, and othr prominent republicans will re- main in Washington most of this week, and with the report of the com mittee of I'll out of the way, they are expected to turn their attention to other issues.
 The feeling among the titular leaders of the party is understood to be that republican senators can most easily work out the party's declara- tions on foreign affairs, including the plank on the treatry. The senators already have done considerable work in that direction, but it was said to- night that there had been no agree ment on details.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
VOTE TO PASS
 SOLDIER BILL
tcuNTINUED FROM FACE ONE,


 rynt requirements of the government ' in order to obviate the neces- sity of continuing in considerable measure to meet them by borrowing" " MT. Houston said it was g. matter of serious concern to have the gov ernment appear in the market every few months for loans as this course would result in additional credit ex- pansion with higher prices and a more difficult financial situation.
 The only record vote of the eau GUS was the defeat, 95 to IS, of a motion by Representative Wood of Indiana, to strike out the provision 10 carry out the Lane Mondell plan for settlement and reclamation of west ern lands.
 The action of the Republicans was taken after four hour fight in which opponents of relief legislation de clared the country could not stand ad- ditional taxes as made necessary by the bill Secretary Houston's letter. opposing any bonus, sent today to Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee, was not presented to the meeting, although copies were circulated among members.
 The relief plan of the American Legion contemplates four provisions cash bonus, home and farm aid, paid up insurance and vocational edu' cation. Each veteran would be given choice of any of these.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
CUTTING
 SWEEPS NATION
(CCHTINUED FROM P,GE ONE,

to 50 per cent were advertised by number of Boston retail stores. While most of the reductions were in cloth. ing, one department store announced a reduction of 25 per cent in lines of cottons, blankets, linens and similar materials, some women's stores marked prices down one-half
 At St. Louis three department stores cut clothing prices 15 to 9 per cent, while several mems stores announced 331-3 per cent reduction in mems suits. A TeXarkana, Ark, shoe store announced q sale of SIP shoes for $4.S5.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
MINERS SEARCH TRAIN

ROANOKE, Va. May 19.-A band of 300 miners has formed in Matea- wan, w. Va, bent on searching all trains entering the town for private detectives, according to reports reach ing the headquarters of the detective agency here tonight. Thomas Felts is on his way to Mateawan tonight and is carrying with him large body of special officers, officials of the agency declared.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20

establishments yesterday, was followed today by the announcement of one shoe firm that it's stock was being disposed of at reduction of from 10 10 40 per cent
 Many middle western cities and towns reported reduction in clothing prices. A break in the eastern mar ket, a rainy spring and large stocks on hand were responsible, merchants said
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20

Virtually all leading stores at Chat tanooga advertised 20 per cent dis count on all goods except contract commodities, one Columbus store re- duced women's clothing 33 1-3 per cent and another conducted a half price" sale on all it's spring suits.
 Price cutting in the sale of textile materials, hats and furnishings, put into effect in many San Francisco es.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
SHERIEES ON WAY

WILLIAMSON, w. Va, May 19.- One hundred deputy sheriffs armed with rifles were sent from here late tonight to Matewan where citizens and detectives battled late today. They will keep order in the village until the arrival about daybreak of Colonel Arnold and the West Virginia constabulary.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
TWELVE KILLED
 IN MINE R|OT.
CONTINUED FhoM PAGE oNE)

the Stone Mountain Coil company who were recently discharged when they joined the union. The trouble is said to have started when the off cers, representing the coal company, attempted to evict number of the former employees from company houses.
 Colonel Jackson. Arnold, command CT of the state department of public safety, tonight issued orders for the entire force of state troops to mobi- lize immediately and proceed to Matewan. Shortly after the colonel's call was sounded two companies were en route to the scene of trou- ble by train and others were prepar- ing to leave as soon as transportation was available.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20

tives, senate and house leaders de
 cided definitely against other sppro-
 priations to enable the roads to buy additional equipment Leaders said congress would content itself at this time by extending from five to 15
 years the period in which the roads might repay loans made under the
Bisbee daily review., 1920-05-20
Railroads Fight
 For Freight Cars

CONTINUED FRo:: PAGE oNE) not been kept in condition during the war.
 Refuse Appropriations While the railroad executives were pressing for new cars and locomO-
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
NeSro Escapes From Deputy.

William E Jackson, colorej. aged
about II years, who was convicted of
stealing chickens by the court on Thurs
day and put back in Jail to await SEN
tence of the court, gave the officers q
chase over snow-covered roads and fields,
Saturday afternoon when he broke oct
of the Jail and fled as fast as his legs
could carry him in the direction of his
home at Mt. Pleasant. He found that
Sheriff Wertenbaker and deputy Blank
were his match and he was captured sew
eral miles north of Frederick
When taken in charge Jackson claimed
that all the prisoners had planned Jail
delivery. There were two white men,
Theodore Becraft and William Griffith,
charged with robbery at Brunswick, and
another negro in the Jail. besides Jack
son. An investigation showed that the
lock on the Jail cell in which all were
confined had been broken. and that evil
IDENTIFY All effort was being m ,de to es-
cape. Whether the others were impli-
Gated is not def ltely known.
Jackson pleaded guilty on three counts
for stealing chickens on Thursday and he
probably feared that the sentence of The
court would not be to his liking.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
Chronic Consultation.

There are people who never have a
movement of the bowels without it is
produced by cathartic. Most of them
have brought that condition on them
selves by the use of minera waters and
strong eathartics that take TOO much
water opt OF the system and sggravate
the disease they are meant to relieve.
A mild laxative tonic like Chamberlain 8
Tablets affords gentle movement of
the bowels that you hardly realize has
been produced by medicine, and their
use is not so likely to be followed by
constipation. adv:
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26
Graceham Letter.

The Ladies' Aid hope to give their
play 1.-The Old Maids Club" sometime
in March.
Owing to the illness of the teacher,
Miss Ada Favorite there was no school
on Friday to the great joy OF certain
lassies, who wanted to go coasting.
Mrs. Laura Zentz is Frustrated with
an attack of quinsy. Hazel is in the
convalescent stage of.the disease, while
Lottie wrestles bravely with pots and
kettles, and father works all day at
feeding the cattle. bringing water and
coal and various other jobs.
The Christian Endeavor Society is
making an earnest effort to prevent a
bill, the Iverson bill permitting the NOV
les to be open on Sunday, and legalizing
Sunday baseball, from being passed at
this legislature. Few people know what
resources the movies have. Financially
the industry is the fourth largest in the
country. By having the Sunday opening
it wishes still further to- increase It's
games. Still fewer realize how potent
for evil much of the movie business is.
The Rev. c. G. Twombly says what is
needed is an exposure of the underlying
strain of rottenness in the business.
IF any church committee would have
the courage to prosecute the managers
of the studios where SO many of these
indecent and filthy and immoral scenes,
and attempts at rape and seduction are
staged, much would be accomplished and
q heavy blow struck at the very heart
of the nasty business.
Fortunately we not say provi.
dentially-Maryland is one of the four
states that has censorship law. Mem.
bers of the industry boost that bills for
control have been killed
in other states, and they have resolved
to strive for the repeal Of the laws in
the four states, Maryland, Ohio, Kansas,
and Pennsylvania, which now have CEN
sorship.
Justice Vim. H. Keller of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania says, "The great
majority Of our people still believe that
respect for the law should be encouraged
and rot discountenanced, that crimes
liable to fire the imagination Of the young
should not be permitted on the screen;
that no good either in art or morals re-
suits from the defamation in moving
pictures of the life in houses of prosti-
tuition"
The movies have six days in which to
carry on their devilish work, will the
people of the church give them the sew
enth.'
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-02-26

continue fl citing. 1t is quite probable
that many of them would join the ex-
tremists among the racetrack men 10
voting against regulation, Thefr puurr;
pose would beto keep the isssnHee bald bald and
stark, because that %oul ID enable them
to make better fight in the futare:
Then too, u referendum merely on
regulation would raise the possibility
that the upshot would be continuance Of
the present unrestricted field to the rae
ing men, and, as said before it is impos-
sible that men acquainted with condi-
tons and interested in the welfare of
the State could favor that It would
mean Aerely an intensifcation of the
dangers to the political morality of the
State and of the evils that already. have
crept in" = II