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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

Following the example set by Mr.. Pal.
mer' we may expect TO see some bonoa,,
democrat run on the record of Tbnmo.
Jefferson or Andrew Jackson. "0'l"S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

IT there is in this country man bravs
enough and rash enough to defend Burleson.
MS name has not yet been divulged
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

And not even the wsest Of politicians
can tell which dark horse is going to get its
nose in the feed bag.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04
The United States Sen
just as Siam

The United States Sen
Just as Siam ate will investigate the
charge that George w.
p Hunt, nominated by President Wilson for
minister to Siam, has publicly declared his
sympathy for the I. W. w. There is surely
no expectation of founding Wobbly groups In
far Siam. Perhaps the Senate Is merely
taking cognizance that Trouble and the /.
W. W. are Siamesc twins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

After years Of quiet service and general
self -effacement, Philadelphia is awakng to
the fact that she's "all right" " W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

Public Opinion will never justify The
power with which it is credited until school
teachers receive a substantial increase in nav
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

When Detective Davis quits "inyesti.
eating" he ought to be able to make good
living by writing "Old Sleuth" thrllcrs'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

While events remain in a stupendous
whir and flux issues will be left to form
themselves and come into being on the
convention floors. The spirit of insur
gency is high in both camps. 1t may run
a bit too far. Any man who values his
life and his reputation will hesitate be-
fore saying a good word for the old
guards. The old guards deserve the pun
ishment that seems to be waiting for
them. They were very wicked and very
heartless old guards. Yet one thing may
ce said in their behalf. If they had not
conscience or inspiration or faith they
had another quality of value. They had
sophistication.
We are only beginning to appreciate
the need for sophistication at Washing
ton. If Mr.. Wilson, being bold, imagi-
native, aspiring and humane in his theo-
ries, had also been sophisticated in the
business of politics he would be nearer
the goal of his great ambition than he is
now.
A young guard that rises to give battle
to an old guard will do well to refrain
from reliance on aspiration and ideal
ism alone. The practiccd hand is not to
be despised. The Penroses and the
Lodges may represent inertia in politics.
But inertia is force ordained to per-
petuate equilibrium. An engine-in an
automobile or in government-will
quickly rack itself to bits without fly
wheel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

The Careful Housewife opincs tlat Some
of these farmer .hucksters never saw fur.
row, and that the only thing they ever raised
was prices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

Answers to Yesterdays Quiz
]. Constantine was forced to give up the
throne of Greece during the war.
?. New Mexico is the southwestern state
which has not yet voted on the equal
suffrage amendment.
3. Adna r. Chaffee was an Americas ssp-
cral, especially noted for his services In
the battle of FL Caney In the Spanish
war and in the expedition for the
relief of Pekin during the Boxer rebel
lion In China in 1900.
4. Paresis should be pronounced with tbs
accent on the first syllable and the 's'
short.
8, Spruce, pine and hemlock are ever
green trees.
9. The Ave principal Romance languages
are French, Italian, Spanish, Por-
tuguese and Rumanian.
7, Brisbane Is the capital OF the Australian
state Of Queensland.
8. The full name of Ovid, the Roman poet,
was Publius Ovidius Naso.
0. Mile Mars (Aune Francoise Hippolyle
Mars Boutet) was French come
dienne, particularly famed for her
impersonations of Moliere characters
Her dates are 1779-1S47.
10. Fire losses in the United States reached
their maximum in 1905, the year OF the
San Francisco earthquake snd con
fagration. The total loss amoustea
70 $616, OIL 800.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

In the Labor Stakes Of the well known
Human Race, Arbitration is in the lead and
Bolshcvism losing its stride.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

Let us hope that the punctuolitv man,
required of railroad clerks who were diIot",r "U"
under government administration win bo ~
tended to trains. ' oo eA-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04
.HOWDOES 1T
STRIKE YOU?
T IONEL BARRYMORE has been talking
- about his brother Johns appearancc in

Richard H."
Will the public take Shakespeare?
"If the commentators will let them alone"
says Mr.. Barrymore, "they will. | mean
the pestilential pugs who keep harping on
the fact that Shakespeare is highbrow stuff"
1t was a misfortune to Shakespeare when
the Germans discovered that he was the
greatest poet in the world.
They robbed the English stage of it's great
est dramatist aud the English rcading public
of its greatest poet.
Greatness makes us all uneasy.
You cannot look steadily at the sun or at
death, says La Rochefoucauld
Nor at greatness
You turn away cheerfully from Homer,
Virgil Dante and Milton to the latest movie
or revue.
When the Germans, that cataloguing race,
insisted on ranking Shakespeare and de-
clared pontifcally that he belonged not only
in that company, but at the very front of it,
they sealed the doom of Shakespeare
Shakespeare was like the parlor in the
old fashioned house, a place 50 sacred that
no foot entered it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

He had blithe word, smile and
wave of the hand for everybody He sa-
luted from,the rear platform of his train.
In his newer aspect Pershing is star
tlingly reminiscent of Roosevelt in the
jocund mood. And his aides warn all
who approach that nobody may ask the
general to say word about politics!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

The amazing Bergdoll detective story
seems 70 indicate that the double cross Is the
investigators commonest decoration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

Judge Reppert explains that his pro-
tessed ignorance of Kitty was but Jest.
Pshaw, judge! We knew it all the time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

Now that Old Sol seems to be asserting
himself, We may busy ourselves looking out
for that robin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

Bombs were exploded in three factorioy
in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. Some nuts
Of course, responsible. ''s'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04
Safety First

Spring will arrive in
Safety First time to a ttend the
Pennsylvania safety
congress. Hope she will profit by it suffi
ciently to prevent Jack Frost from doing his
usual stunt Of spelling the peach crop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

Mr.. Wilson has caused some irritation
I, z Europe, but. It is not and = the Juso-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04
Shakespeare as a Duty and as Pleasure.
They Manage These Things
Better in France
ONE country seems to have been made safe

0NE country seems to have, been made safe
~ for democracy by the war-Japan.
Its Parliament has just been prorogued
because it was on the point Of developing n
majority in favor of universal manhood suf-
frage.
Now, according to the theory on which we
entered the war, Japan will cease to be mill
taristic.
The trouble with the theory was that it
was deduction from superficial circum-
stances.
Germany was an autocracy and 1t was
militaristc.
England, France and the United States
were democracies and all Of them were in
differently prepared for war.
Therefore, end autocracy and YOU end mill
tarism.
it was good enough therefore" in the
midst of war, when people needed not ideas
but catchwords.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04
The Making OF
Craftsmen

lied machine in the worlds history. should
also have brought homo TO the industrial
world the fact that man who gets in the
habit Of doing one thing mechanically is of
little use in an emcrgcucy. As result of
this paradox, Great Britain is seriously con
siderng the advissbiIity of returning to the
old time apprenticeship system which made
"all round" mechanics. In this country the
same end is being served by the manual train
ing schools, necessary antidote to tho
"Fordization" of many of our mills and
fa oriee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

High prices make Lcnten self denial
fairly easy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

~ was u Soou enough therefore in the
midst OF war, when people needed not ideas
but catchwords
q q q,
\ PEOPLE is militaristic il It meditates
"A aggression.
And 1t is likely to mediate aggression. IL
it is strong, If it greatly needs to improve its
fortune and if it believes that it NAV i'm
prove its fortune by aggression if it desires.
as the Germans used to say, place in the
SUM-" Wv
War is the continuation in the form of
force of national policy originally peaceful,
say the Germans
Japan is badly placed
Ihere is not room for her on her islands
and she has not the natural resources out
OF which great empire is built.
Her national policy is the domination OF
Asia. -
That national policy may In the future
break out into the form of force.
And that situation is not going to bc
changed by giving every japanese the vote.
A UToCRACY never made Russia mill.
"A taristic.
Cousin "Nicky" played at initiating Cou.
SIN WINE because, in their circles, Cousin
Wille set the fashions, and he set them
in the direction of militarism.
But Cousin "Nicky's" muzhiks had no
consciousness that Russia needed a larger
place in the sun than she had.
A little more or less made no differenco -
that vast country.
That was why Russia always retreotcd 90
well. 81
when the Grand Duke Nicholas was con.
aur'lns SCm one OF his strategic Withdrawals ut
from the Atlantic seaboard to the Missis.
sippi, an American asked Russian:
Where are you going to stop. at the
Ural mountains?" '"'
why not?' replied the Russian "rbs
earth is broad. '"e
The English give us gold.
God gives US men,"
tarsm. e'' "i'1'
But out OF the reverse spirit YOU NAV
even where every man has n vote. ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

MUCH has been made OF dialects and diff
AV1 ferences in speech referable to geo.
graphical position. With due regard for our
so called American language" in these days
of intercommunication, our differences are
more likely to remain those Of class. and
these are equally persistent with the brogue
of the Irish or the Scottish burr There is
a current mistake about the ancient lineage
of kings. Kings have been long descending
and they are pretty we'll down by this time.
But the progenitors of the veriest beggar
have been as long on this planet as their
betters, and, if the Bolshevists arc to have
their way, may remain longer. SO some OF
the lowest. vulgarest words are very old and
some Of the most elegant mere upstarts.
Good night" meaning it is all over with
me; "cean gone" "those kind a "scab'
for a dirty fellow, ''larks," 0 bit Of fun
to "be in a pickle are all good Shakes.
pearean or Elizabethan at least. And "pal.'
"bouse,' that is booze" "duds" for cloth
ing, "queer' and "cheese'' in that's the
cheese are all Of them thieves slang origi.
nally and traceable even earlier. Hore is
persistent slang. 1t is we'll to speak alike
the dialect of your own time and your own
class; to speak otherwise smacks of affecta-
ton. It may be correct to say bean
for "becn' and tray" for trait" but
why speak like Bryn Mawr? The slang of
today, moreover, may prove the accepted
speech of tomorrow. Your Gownsman is
likely to found his prejudices--for we all
have prejudices--on the low origin of words
For example. he does not say 80 long,
on parting from "pal,' shall we say; for
without prejudice he understands that this
expression originated in 'selah," the He
brew "vale," as spoken in the east slums
of London. Again, he reprobates varsity
for university" because it originated he is
informed, in tine ignorant mispronunciation
of the boat swabbers and menials about OK
ford lighthouses and is low, not swagger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04
Member of the Associated Press

PhiIadelphia. Thursday, Mnreh 4, 1920
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04
INDEED. one of the Gownsman' $ cor

INDEED, one of the Gownsmans CORE
spondents not long since raised this very
question, seeming anxious to know which of
the several tortures of the inferno was really
appropriate. in the Gownsman' opinion, to
this very offensc. and whether incorrect cap
talization might not also be held to smack
somewhat of the hcinous offense Of prcftecr-
ing. Upon careful consideration the
Gownsman "opined'' that while he would
prefer the splitting of wood as a daily ex-
ercise as more conducive to the health Of
the muscles, he was still of opinion that
man who splits his infnitives, not too habitu-
ally and under extenuating circumstances,
may yet be saved. He Is not so sure of
people who confess themselves to be Gin
trigued' with or Of or by a thirg or sub
jcct even if such be presidents of Browning
societies and he finds an essential vulgarity
about the popular word "kid," for example,
employed to designate the young of the
human mammal not that of the caprine
ruminant, which admonishes him that he is
not without linguistic scnsibilities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04
What DO You Know?

QUIZ
!. Who Is the present French ambassador
TO the United States?
= What is the tallest of the grasses?
g. In what opera does the song "Home
Sweet Home" occur?
A. Which is the heavier, wet or dry air.
D. What is the color of the tobacco
blossom?
o. What was the celebrated Ediot st
Nantes?
" What is the term Of Office Of Justice Of
the United States Supreme Court?
g. OF what state is Charleston the capitai7
8. What is wheal?
10, What American city was once described
IN Congress as "The Zenith City OF
the Unsaltcd Sea-?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

HOWEVER, the Gownsman is no purist
- and could never hope to take his place
beside St. prician and st. Lindley Murray.
In fact. he feels that'there are several things
for which he would rather suffer martyrdom
than for his use or misuse of words--words,
those pitabe objects of human folly, caprice
and ignorance; words, the things with which
we build platforms and demolsh them, make
leagues and then undo them, climb into
heaven on the wings of cloquence and fall into
abysses of stupidity and worse. In the be-
ginning. be it said in all piety, was the
Word, and to the end shall it be and the
lcgions that are with the Word and against
it. But your Gownsman is half way up the
pulpit stairs it was the saints that so trans
lated him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-04

Tn THIS matter of language it is quite
worth while to recognize that the Eng.
lish which we speak on both sides of the At
lantic today is veritably the same tongue with
which the good woman scolded young King
Alfred when his mind went wool gathering
and he let the oat cakes burn. We might
have difficulty in conversing with this ex-
cellent old sovereign, if Sir Oliver Lodge or
Mr. Hyslop should cntice his unhappy wrath
to communicate with us, for it is long way
back to the Anglo Saxons, precisely as it is
n long way back to the source of any river.
and much water flows into the gulf which
came into the Mississippi after it left Lake
Itasca. If King Alfred was purist. which
there seems some reason to believe that he
was, he may have rebuked the good woman
aforesaid for some fault in speech; for there
has never been n change in language. insti-
tutions or anything else human that some
body has not deplored as in bad form and
rcprehensible. 1t is by change that we grow !;
it is by the invention of new words and the
fitting of old ones to new ideas that our
tongue keeps pace with our growth. Even
slang, that corruption which rises to tho
surface to float for time and then sink
again, contributes to the food and the buoy
ancy of the river Of speech, helping to carry
the brave freight it bears upon it.
Evening star., 1920-05-25
DESCHANEL MUST
REST AFTER FALL
FROM HIS TRAIN
Condition of French Presi-
dent Reported to Be "Satis-
factory as Possible" !"
By the Associated Press.


PARIS. May 25.-President Descha-
mel. who was injured yesterday morn
ing by a fall from train near Mon
targis. spent a good night and his
physicians issued a bulletin this
morning saying his condition was as
satisfactory as possible, although
rest was necessary.
The bulletin added the president
was suffering from superficial
wounds in the face and left leg and
general prostration." The president
did not preside at today's cabinet
the ministry insisting that he obey
MS physicians orders and rest.
VIII Take Long Rest.
After the cabinet session Jules
Steeg. the mini ster of the interior an
nounced that the presidents condition
was satisfactory, but that the execu-
tive would take a long rest at Ram
bouillet- The date of his departure,
however, has not Yet been fixed, he
said.
President Deschanel rose at I
clock this morning and ate hearty
breakfast He declared he felt no ill
fnects from his adventure. He In
sisted That he was sufficiently fit to
preside at the cabinet session, but the
doctors and the cabinet ministers
eventually succeeded in persuading
MIN not to attend the meeting.
Humorous Comment Absent,
The Paris newspapers devoted much
space today to the presidents remark
aoie adventure, including his en-
counter with incredulous track work.
.ers, who cared for him but could not
We made to believe that the president
or the republic was trudging along
the right of way at midnight clad
only in pajamas and slippers. The
Journals expressed sympathy for NJ.
Deschanel and congratulated him ON
his escape from death. They displayed
no tendency to make humorous COM
ment. although cartoon appeared in
= Humanite depicting the president in
pa1amaS, announcing himself to a
iaughing workman. who ridicules his
claim.
How Accident Happened.
Presidential Deschanel. it devAlops.
fell through the window of his com
partment when the lower sash, which
Lad resisted his efforts to open it. sud-
denly gave way and Iurch of the
train caused his slight body to pitch
through the window. The window is
purposely large in order to enable the
president to be seen by crowds while
he is travelling on the presidential
train.
PARIS. May 24-President Descha-
mel returned to the Elysee Palace this
Evening star., 1920-05-25

evening after his miraculous escape
from death near Montargis.
NJ. Deschanel. who was accompanied
on the trip by automobile from mon
targis by Nine. Deschanel ana FIe
mier Millerand. alighted from the
vehicle in the Elysee yard without
help His face was not bandaged, out
showed the marks of the accident
Premier Millerand said to the cor
respondent. You may tell your peo-
pie in America that the president ID
sound physically and mentally. Oniy
a few scratches remain OF the terrloie
experience he underwent.
1t developed from NJ. Milierand
talk that the escape of the president
from death was miraculous, as &C
cording to the premier the train was
travelling at the rate of nifty klio-
meters an hour. TT is fantastic. the
premier kept repeating.
Jules Steeg, minister OF the INTERIOR
who was on the train with the presi-
dent, reported to NJ. Millerand that Al.
Deschanel alighted on soft sand head
first.
Throughout Paris and even in ofii-
cia1 circles the falling health OF the
president is ascribed as contributing
to the accident. The train was round
ing curve when NJ. Deschanel opened
the window. The president himself
told NJ. rHermitte. his chief of cabi-
net. this morning that he was sud
ueHly overcome Win ulZZlItSS dhu
recollected nothing until he regained
consciousness lying along the road
way.
The president was much embar-
rassed by his personal appearance,
which was the first thought that
flashed through his mind when he re-
covered consciousness.
NJ Deschanel has been noted for his
Immaculate dress and dignity. His
was the last word in fashionable ap-
parel. and the picture of the presi-
dent walking down the railroad track
in pajamas. disheveled and barefoot
ed, has actually appealed to the boule-
ward Partisan sense of humor.
The president had a hearty meal
this evening at Elysee Palace and
chatted gayly with Nine Deschanel
and the children He seemed to en-
joy Immensely the retort of the track
walker to whom he said: Il am Pres
ident Deschanel." to which the latter
replied. Might you not be the late
Czar of Russian"
Evening star., 1920-05-25
Wayne Cedared Paper
Bags Keep Out Moths

Put clothes in these fragrantly cedar scented
tough fiber bags before the moths reach them, and
they will be absolutely safe Keep clothes free from
wrinkles they hang in their natural position.
Wayne Cedar Bags are in our housewares Section
exclusively.
OPEN-TOP STYLE:
No 2, for Business Suits, sI.oo.
No 3, for Dress Suits $I15.
No 5. for Overcoats, S1.50.
No J, for Motor Coats, SI75.
No s, for Blankets and Motor Robes. 60c.
No 9, for Furs Muffs, Collarettes, $1.00.
OPEN-FRONT STYLE:
No Is for Tuxedo and Business Suits, SlSo.
No TO- for overcoats and Opera Capes, $L7S.
No II, for Motor Coats, Fur Coats, Dance and
Evening Wraps $500.
No unpleasant odor your clothes when taken
from these bags and the trouble of packing in
trunks eliminated.
Housewares, Fifth floor
Evening star., 1920-05-25
Filipino Baskets,
a Netu Importation

The famous Filipino Rattan Bas-
kets that enjoy such popularity
among those who want the finest in
basketware. The favorite black and
white color combinations.
Scrap Baskets, S1.85 and 500.
Jardiniere Baskets, SJc, &1.OO and
$1.5O.
Fruit Baskets. 500 and $500.
Sewing Baskets, 75c and $1.O0.
Small Jardiniere Baskets, 45c and
75c.
Fancy Covered work Baskets.
s3.25.
Basket Section. Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1920-05-25

Travelling Goods Section. Fourth ioor.
Evening star., 1920-05-25
A Great Display of Silks
For Draperies, Boudoir Furnishings, Lamp Shades,
Fancy Work and Garments


we Beautiful several
of
avender,p and
Evening star., 1920-05-25
Housewares Notes

A. & J. Kitchen Combination Sets.
tested. approved and Endorsed by the
leading authorities on domestic sci
ence. including the Good Housekeep-
ing Institute. Six pieces and rack
potato masher. cake turner, egg
beater. measuring spoon. fork and
straining spoon, $1.25 set.
Hicks Aluminium Wash Mitt--a
woman's invention for doing dainty
washing-the handiest thing for
laundering. without injury. hosiery.
laces. lingerie, gloves. 45c.
Garden Tools Of every kind-Hoes,
Rakes, Spading Forks, Trowcls.
Self Sharpening Lawn Mowers
Self-sharpening and easy running;
they are a necessity to A well-kept
lawn.
12-inch. S7.55 -
14-fnch, $50
16-inch. $II.25
1S-iDch, $1I.75
Housewares Section, Fifth floor.
Evening star., 1920-05-25

Simple inexpensive but durable
armed by the weather. hot pouring rain Use the porch
the lawn we'll in clubhouse rooms roof gardens
hunting fishing lodges for country seashore
mountain cottages Wherever put looks we'll and
veil And the prices decidedly moderate.