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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Moonlight GIee
by DADDY
I
d stays Awake

"WooF! Wool! You can't catch me.
" woofl Wool, I'll play by the
bright moonlight, all through the sleepy
night! Wool woofr"
Peggy woke UP from a sound sleep
and listened. A dog was barking ex-
citedly in o Of the house.
Boom! Boom! Boom ! tolled the bell
OF a distant tower clock. 1t was .
o'clock in the morning. What foolish
dog could be abroad at that hour whom
most folks were securely slumbering In
their beds7
Wool! Woof! Daytime play IL fun.
but nighttime play is exciting. Wool.
Wool! You children OF the Sand Man
CAM catch me |"
Now Peggy knew that voice. The
barker was Toddie Pupkins. She slippsd
from bed and looked out of the window.
Sure enough. there was Toddie Pupplns
jumping about In the front yard and
barking as loudly as he could bark.
Hey. Toddie Pupkins, you 10 back to
bed! What do you mean by disturbing
sleeping folks with all that racket,
voices answered Peggy,
sounding from overhead.
That's what we say. peeey, That's
what we say. and we are trying 10 se,d
mat puppy back to sleep, but
Peggy looked up. and there we're Nod.
ding and Mapping and Drowsy Doze. the
children of the land Man. They were
noating about on the Night Wind and
trying to throw Sleepy Sand into TodGie
Punkins' yes. Toddie Pupkins easily
lodged the sand. ~
Wool! Wool! You can't throw
sand In my eyes he barked. IT slept
all day, so now I'm too frisky for YOU
to catch. Woof! Wool! You'd better
fly away, for I'm going to play TIL
Nodding, Mapping and Drowsy Doze
swooped down, all throwing sand 1T
once, but Teddy Pupkins jumped away
and not a grain fell into his eyes.
That's our last bit Of Sleepy Sand"
cried Drowsy Doze. I'VE viii have to
fly away n get some more"
And of sailed Nodding. Mapping and
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IUO Minutes of Optimism
When the World Makes W1v
BY HERMAN J. sTICI,

flNB morning, a series Of wrecks tied the Pennsylvania Railroad into . knot
~ Colonel Scott, who an the road at that time, could not be located and ,hrss
got going from bad TO worse.
DMrgardng one of the roads stritest rules, n young teegrapher semi ont
oo1en o., NOR tetrams giving orders that would clear the blockade and
signed Colonel Scots name!
- "iouns man, sale the superintendent to the young tdegrapher a few hours
iaer, d you realize you have broken n of the company's most rigid rucs p,
well, Mr.. Scott" asked the young fellow, ''arent your tracks clear, trains
running and traffic booming?"
For punishment, Andrew Carnegie as made the col,nels nrivoto so~.
tary. p""' S"Fe-
And q few years later, when Colonel Scott retned, CARNEGIE succeodsd him,
He a thnt twenty EIGHT years old.
Som men are electric buttons-they will not do n work till tbcv os
pushed. Then again, others are dfstartos.
Carnegie vas a self starter.
He had what is called initnive-tempered aggressvencss-uhe fine and
simple art Of doing the right thing at the right time without having to be told
to do IL.
And to all such, the world move its hat, bestows its prne and mah,
way. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
PHILHARMONIC CONCERT
First One Of Season Given Before an
Enormous Audience at Shubert

The first Of the five Sunday eve
ming concerts to be given by the Phil
harmonic Society. of Philadelphia. was
given last evening at the Shubert Thea
tire before an audience which filled every
seat and caused the standing room
only sign to be hung out before the
concert began.
The orchestra was made up of about
seventy members of the Philadelphia
Orchestra. Josef \. Pasternack being
the conductor. The program was not a
heavy one in the accepted sense of the
word and was thoroughly enjoyed by
the huge audience. several of the num-
bers being encOred. The program
opened with the "Rienzi' overture
followed by Smetana's "Nltava.' one
of the series of symphonic poems in
which the composer apostrophizes his
native land. Bohemia. The other num-
bers were the Strauss waltz The joys
of Life" the famous suite Sylvia y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
Club Pins

TO the Editor Of wonar's Page:
Dear Madam-Being a daily reader or
YOU page. I am sure you will help me
in this matter. A number OF US nave
formed n club. and as a remembrance
would like a gold pin or ring with CLUB
initials on It. So please tell US where
they may be obtained.
In sending In an advertisement, must
II be paid for by the number or words
or days 1t is In the paper?
A DAILY READER
I cannot recommend a place where
you can get these rings and pins to you
through the column, Blu 60 TO any
jeweler and he will either have what
you want or will be able to tell you
where you can get II. The charge for
an advertisement in the paper Is reck-
oned on the number OF lines. There ts'
however. a combination rate: that rs, a
special rate IL you have the advertise
ment in a number of days, though this
depends on the nature of the insertion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
RoxsoRoueH PULPIT VACANT

The Rev. Hugh B. McCrone preached
in the Leverington Presbyterian
Church. Roxborough, yesterday, and
declared the pulpit was vacant. That
action followed the resignation of the
Rev. DIR. Dwight 9. Hanna, who has
accepted a call to the pastorate of the
Presbyterian Church at Charlottesville,
n. Y. The Rev. DR.. Il. G. Hibshman,
pastor Of Wissahickon Presbyterian
Church. has been appointed moderator
Of Leverington Church until DR..
Han6a's successor is called.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
Government Meats al
Very Low Prices

Packed under Govt control
nutritious meats at n minimum
of cost.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
When Ivory 10 Stained

70 the Editor Of Womdn's PAGE:
Dear Madam - Kindly give me
through your columns a method to re-
move brown stains from white ivory
toilet set, which was caused from hair
tonic being spilled on II. e. G.. G.
II Is dificult to remove stains from
ivory, but perhaps the following method
will prove effective: Rub turpentine on
The spots and leave II stand over night.
This ma not take the stains away en-
tirely, but 1t will make them ain and
scarcely noticeable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
Bird Of Paradise Gone

Mrs. Edith Colts. a milliner, on
Broad street near jefferson. reported to
the police of the Twenty third district
the theft from her establishment of a
bird of paradise hat and a fur coat
valued at $500. She said she missed the
articles Saturday night, shortly after
three women and n man left her shop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
Does Any One Know ThIs7

70 the Editor Of Worrdr's Page:
Dear Madam am a constant readec
of your paper and find II very valuable
80 am coming to you for help.
VIII you please tell me who Is ccun-
Gil commander OF the w. q. w. d
Cwoodman of the Wor'dl and how l may
reach him? r j. L. g.
I am unable to find this out for you:
Perhaps sone reader IL a member OF
this society or knows NJ It and can tell
you through the colur1n.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
WOman'S
Exchange
Wants an Address

TO the Editor OF Womdr Page:
Dear Madam-I have tried TO earn
the address Of the Quaker City Cycling
Association and have boon unable to l
have heard that It Is somewhere in
North Philadelphia, but cannot And out
precisely where It is. VIII YOU please
tell mel STEVE >.
The Quaker City Cvcling Association
n located at 30l3 North Eleventh street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08

Ing the sIeepers q good turn BY taking
him away.
III go out for a little WHILE" she
on her clothes. Soon she was dressed
all warm and snug, and ran out to Join
Toddie Pupkins. who barked harder than
ever when he saw her.
What she n Toddie did IN the NOON
light will be told In tomorrow's story.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08
Moravlans Have Anniversary

The Rev. Walter v. Moses, Of the
Moravian Theological Seminary in
bethlehem, Pa, preached an anniver-
sary sermon at the 10 80 o'clock serv-
ice. In the afternoon the Rev. Henry
Marx, Moravian missionary to Tibet,
conducted a love feast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-08

To bead or not to bead-that Is nc
question. Generally. it lie settled IN the
sfirmative. Beads of all kinds are
being used this year and they, are Ger
tainfy one Of the most effective chan
nels available for that touch OF color
necessary to the somber- toned daytime
dress which everybody Is wearing TINS
year. The accompanying PACK auvt,
CRANBERRY. colored wooden beads strung
On with black silk yarn. The crepe de
chine forming collar and girdle and
outlining the sleeves is of the same tint
IA the beads. And, by the way. duvetyn
IA one of the best reasons we know f9r
abort sleeves. IL any doubt fingers 10
- mind as to this truth. Just price
&uvetyn.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

that the first was given up to the
stan and baggage. While the imperial
family Travelled in the second. When
the day came and the messages
from the Nlhilist confederates in the
south reported that the Car was on
his way, the first train was allowed
TO pass the mine. The second was
duly blown up. But on the journey
the Cars personal train had gone
IN front and become the first in
order, so that while the Nihilists
were blowing up the stat, and lug
gage the Gar went smoothly on his
way to 81. Petersburg. The conspira-
tors followed Immediately after him
and mingled unsuspected among the
crowd which greeted him on his first
public appearance in the capital.
The change of trains, which was
due to the deliberate design of the
police to balile any attack during
the journey, did not save the Car
TOR long. He was destroyed by
bombs in the streets Of St. Peters
ourg in March, 1881, by conspirators
acting, as before, under the orders
of the executive committee"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

Europe, Mr. Bryan" ons,.,
changing the subject on the car..
rather abruptly.
Il was amazed at the rapjd;tv >.
our mobilization and at the small
loss sustained in getting our troon.
to the other side. Ii, before n.
great feat was accomplished of cor.
veying several million fight;,s
Americans across thousands Of mia,
Of perilous waters, the most 50,
guine patriot had predicted the nm,
Der Of our troops to be Transported
IN year he'd have fallen far sbo-,
of the grand total. AS for the mill;
tary achievements Of cur men IN
Europe, there was cause for less as
tonishment. as we've always had a
high opinion Of the fighting quail
ties Of our American soldiers"
you're right, colonel" mur
INJURED, bringing my hand to III.
salute, as Bryan smiled at me rem.
niscently.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
The Republican Platform

chairman Hays of the Republi.
can National Committee is an inno.
vator, Mr.. Bryan. He's going to trv
an experiment in platform making"
What is it," queried the Gres,
Commoner, veteran writer Of plat
forms, interestedly.
HE has appointed a committee o.
sixty prominent Republican men and
women TO get to work at once to
formulate platform suggestions to
be submitted to the party conven-
ton in June"
Il don't consider the scheme prac-
tically valuable commented Mr.
Bryan unhesitatingly. There are
many objections to it. 4 platform
should be the embodiment Of what
the party stands fer at the time of
the convention. A platform should
be written by delegates coming
straight from the people. No con-
tention can hope to make a hit with
tho public if it has neek,y obeyed a
mandate 20 sign or tic dotted line. =
Gar tram was drawing into Har-
per's Ferry, and l bade hasty fare
well to Mr.. Bryan, to catch a train
back to Washington. Did he. CT did
he not, carry the future Of the
Democratic party With him as he
sped away to Chicago on the limited
| had just left
'copy-ish.. ias0. Tie wieeler egns,.a.e lac)
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

lacQuered white, but instegd of erect
lng 1t in tent, placed it in a sump-
tuous villa, which he had thoroughlv
protected against air raids by solid
armorlng OF concrete.
His terror of air raids was enter
tanning to the people, and the French
airmen gave him a very lively time.
in April, 1915, they dropped a
bomb only 200 feet from his
villa and four moro within 800 feet
After this he changed his sleeping
place constantly. A year later the
French population heard the hum
ming of the acroplanes and saw
imposing colone!s, fat majors, ter
rltied field d-grays and excited police
men rushing in the scantiest cos
tune for shelter. The servants and
soldiers of the Kaisers train, which
was kept at Charcvillc, bolted for
a dugout just as bomb fell on it
and were killed to man: the chief
engineer, a personal friend of the
Emperor; the head guard, the cooks
and the other attendants met death
in the panic fight of terror
After this Wilhelm left MS villa
and retired to a house at a distance
where his quarters were protected
by very Strong slsel netting, held
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Women for the Right

"The women are in the saddle
politically, Mr.. Bryan / remarked.
"They are-and they know how,
and where, to ride" he commented
instantly. The Federal suffrage
amendment will be ratified in time
for the women of The nation to take
part in the next Presidential election
and perhaps in the nominating con
ventions. Believing, as | do, that the
Democratic party viii stand on the
right side CT the great moral issues
involved in the coming contest. feel
sure that the Democratic platform
Will appeal to large numbers of
women technically at this moment
outside of our party expect to see
an overwhelming majority of the
women voters Of the nation focking
to our standard this year
'Werc you surprised at the
achievements of our soldiers in
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
How the Kaiser Went to War
"A frencl'an Who Remained in (arlevle 1hrougEo, the
Fighting Has Written Of the All Highest's Martial
l'oses--ln Deadly Fear Of Air Raids

up BY piston supports which would
yield to a blow. with very strong
steel grating underneath. Even this
did not satisfy him. He had a shelter
OF concrete, three feet thick, cou-
structed over his bed on huge steel
supports; and in the garden great
concleted dugout was prepared.
which was lighted with electricity
and capable OF holding thirty per-
SONS. Numerous batteries were es-
tablished to protect him, and when
nc went about he was followed by
all anti-aircraft gun on a motor.
Unlike his sons, he lived simply.
Thus, on December 27, 1914, the
royal dinner consisted of roast fowl,
cold venison with salad, and sweets.
The state banquet on his birthday,
January q, 1916, was a little less
frugal. 1t consisted of caviar and
sparkling wine, thick venison soup
with fine hook. garnished fowls with
1906 neidsieck, pate de foie gras
and 1878 Chateau Montrose, rice
and fruit, and sweets. But his
ordinary drink was beer, with hook
or Moselle at dessert.
He made large bathroom by
knocking down the partition walls
of the house in which he lived; fur
nlture was provided for him by req
uisition Cor, as the French called
1t, theFt. Even then he had taken
to cutting down trees. 'By-passers
were astonished to see the German
sovereign strip his held marshais 5
tunlc and fall on the magnificent
trees which surrounded the house.
They laughed or shrugged their
shoulders; the kaiser-workman did
net impose upon them. He distrib.
uted the wood which he chopped up
among poor families. His arm was.
without spending halfpenny, by
using the true owners wood, to OBJ
tain sympathy. The French noted
that he was mean as we'll as heart
,eSs. He allowed the girls and
women who had been taken by force
from Lille to labor in his sight on
the land
Little Willie lived in far
more riotous fashion Like his
father, he showed no desire to risk
his life at the front. Ludendorff
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Wilson Only a Man and So Is Falible Mr. BRYAN Sa,

luncheon to take the edge off his
appetite. II recently heard you
called the Father Of Constitutional
Amendments
Mr.. Bryan smiled, somewhat dep
recatingly, as he said:
II don't want to take credit that
doesn't belong to me, of course. l
was not a pioneer in prohibition leg
islation, much less it's originator.
But I began fighting the saloons in
Nebraska in 1910, when county op-
ton was the issue. 1t wasn't until
1915 that l took up the subject Of
national prohibition.
GAS for other amendments" went
on the Great Commoner presently,
"1'vc taken considerable part in
bringing about popular election of
Senators, in establishing the income
tax and in furthering the cause of
woman suffrage, the latter about to
be made nation wide by Federal
amendment. For over twenty wears
Eve been advocating government
ownership of the telegraph, and for
the last fifteen years furthcred the
cause Of governmcnt-run railroads.
believe that there should be Federal
o." ership Of long-distance lines
that is, trunk ]ines-anI state owner
ship of local lines. This dherentia
tion in control should apply also to
telephone lines. My project in regard
to the railroads differs somewhat
from the Plumb plan, in that the lat
ter contemplates national ownership
Of all lines. The basic principle, how
ever, is the same"
But, Mr.. Bryan l interposed,
"didn't our experiment during the
war in government ownership of
railroads, telephones, telegraphs and
cables result so disastrously that the
american people, for The most part,
desire the return Of rational utiIi
ties to private c0ntrol?'
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

clal daily, published by an associa-
ton of railroad executives and
backed BY all the railroad systems in
the country. 1t was an outward and
visible sign Of the method pursued
by the railroads to influence public
opinion. They hire space in the
newspapers, both great and small,
and get their case before he jury
Of public opinion by the expenditure
OF large amounts Of money for ad-
vertising space. Their opponents
have 70 facilities for combating this
method of propaganda"
How does all this affect practical
politics, Mr.. Bryan" l queried,
when the Great Commoncr had re-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
Federal Control of the Railroads
Is Growing in Favor, the
Commoner Believes

dent Of a Republican victory in
1920"
The Great Conmoner INDUCED in
an enigmatic smile. He, Of course
never has engaged in games of
chance, outside of politics, but
nature endowed him with a perfect
control of his facial muscles and
internal emotions that would have
made him, had he wished to be, a
great poker player.
''The optimism of the Republi-
cans" he remarked presently, "is
easily explained. When the weather
is hazy, objects look larger at dis
tance. The Presidential election is
nearly year in the future. The
political atmosphere is extremely
misty. 1t is easy for optimists to
see what they wish to see in a fog.
But you will find that even the ros-
est Republican predictions at pres
ent are modified by various Ifs.
The Democrats take the liberty of
adding to the list OF Republican ifs.
The Republicans say: If our party
is united The Democrats para
phrase this by saying: If the rec
ord of the Republican Congress is
pleasing to the public You see,
both ifs suggest uncertainties. 1t
is much easier for the Republicans
to unite in criticism than in con-
struction. Thus far, since it came
into power in Congress, the unity of
the Republican party has been of the
negative brand. "
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

professional OWNERS were being en-
ployed to detect the presence of water
My first attempts were made in ir;-
tation Of the OWNERS. with hazel
t@igs- found that shocks we're com
municated TO my arm, and this always
shows the presence Of water.
81 found aftcrward mat the sensa-
tons were experienced wthoa. the
Use Of twiGs When The water is close
to the surface the arm undergoes TIE
sensation Of a tremendous pulling and
aching The after effect Is one OF ner-
Voas prostralion, which aaecis ny
heart, and for this reason my rus
band objects 70 my experimenting
very often.
81 once followed over ground which
had been covered b. professional
OWNERS. The results obtained coin
cided With theirs excent in one n
stance. where I decided that ghe cor
rect zite Tor boring vas some yards
away from that selected.
The engineer 10 charge Of the
work, after boring exhaustively at the
selected spos, Nithol. any result
changed his mind in favor of my
location. Water was found almost at
once
airs. Lacey give demonstration
Of her powers AS diginer. Water
Is plentiful in The district, and after
few steps Mrs. Laceys arms, which
she held outstretched as she walked,
We're slowly bent upward as L by an
invisible force was invited 20 test
this force and found that >. offered
considerable resistance A. the sane
time Mrs, Lacey'4 breathing grew
heavier until It came n eonyaisiye
gasrs. and at the entreaty o. her
mother, Who was present. she brought
the demonstration TO close
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

! sumed his seat after rising to shake
hands with temperamental Virgin
ian who had asserted that he had
repeatedly voted for Bryan for
President and expected to do so
again.
sThe railroads are more deeply
Immersed in politics at present than
they ever were BEFORE" replied Mr..
Bryan sweepingly. and their ac-
tivity in this line will continue until
government ownership is accom-
plished. 1t is possible, you know, to
regulate a private monopoly. But
the interest Of a big monopoly in
preventing regulation is 80 great
that it goes into politics in order
that it may control the political des-
tinics Of those who, by election to
Office, obtain the power of regula-
ton. The more stringent the laws
relating to regulation are made, the
greater is the stake which the mo-
nopoly has in elections. Take mu-
nicipal franchises for a source of
political corruption. And the politi-
cal crime, originating in municipal
affairs, connected with franchises,
etc, is raised to the nth power in
cahoots with monopolies whose scope
Of influence is larger than a town
or citvD -
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01

w W"'% s'.':: ':: ':':':' !: ';'' ':::':' ;s.':,'
vile was chosen as the
then kaiser's headquar-
ters, which remained there for two
years. A Charleville editor, NJ.
Domelicr, whose publication was
suppressed by the Germans. had oc.
casion to observe at close range the
doings of the All Highest, the Grown
Prince and their suite, and after
ward described his experiences in a
series of highly interesting articles
III the Echo dc Paris" These ar
tlcles have now been issued in book
form, under the title "Au G.. Q. G.
Allemand," with q preface by Mau-
rice Barres, of the French Academy.
'The London Daily Mail" prints the
following extracts from the testi
mony Of this vigilant and clever Wit
ness:
Wilhelm III was attended by
vcritable army of domestics. He
changed his clothes several times a
day, putting on clean linen and cleatr
silk socks. His majesty dsdained
plebeian footgear. Everything with
him was show. He knew Of Ma
poleon's simplicity in the field. and
himself slept on camp bedstead,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
The Power of Truth

Mr.. Bryan's mouth closed with a
snap, his eyes flashed and the stub
BORN expression on his clean-cut
face, less rotund than it used to be,
Indicated that the Great Commoi.cr
vas not born to be compromiser.
THE President is only man.
ee repeated presently. "You sec,
t.'uths do not obtain their strength
rom those who utter though
they do give strength to those Who
New-York tribune., 1920-02-01
U7LLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN from u photooroph taken
- at the Jackson Day dinner IN Vashinqtou

long been in existence in this country
a most pornicious triple alliance.
The railroads. through their bank
ing interests, exert a controlling in
huenco over most Of our big dailies.
Tie railroad side Of all questions al
feet.as their status gets wide pub
licity through the controlled pres.
while TIE other side, which is my
si9e, finds difficulty in getting a
hcarinc