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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Takes Sides with Ensllshman

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Lcdoer'
sir--I have read the letter In your PEG
pies Forum In which an Englishman ctu'
cised rather severely the manners OF the
American women. l have also read several
letters from women who have taken him 10
task In the matter and have handieo MN
rather roughly. am woman-an Aneli'
can soman--~ho has not one relatiVe OF
friend Of English birth or descent. ana 80
may not be considered partial thr"ush
friendship or relationship when come To
the defense OF this English visitor.
I think he WAS rather fair to American
women, He acknowie edged that they were
moro beautiful than English women and d,d
them credit in other ways out no. WIN r,, !,
camo to culture and good manners. Now
am sure he was speaking OF women as a
whole, for he singled out no particular set OF
women.
As a whole I myself feel. and SEQ evil
deneos every day. that the American women
are retroxradink In their good manners.
their department their consideration fot
others md arc hardly less than vulgar In
their actions on the street and In pubic
places, such as hotel dining rooms, cares
etc. For some years. ever since tne he"a,
ton was go'ng on regarding the r'sh' oi
women to vote. l have noticed this retro
gresslon OF womankind. The corner soar
hox was the real start OF the sex 10 Ia!
side their womanly modesty, which wat
their greatest charm. Then came the woman
uickets and finally the woman No'erb'
II women have become coarse ana vulgar
Il Is because they have entered TOO c'oseS
into competition with coarse and vulgar men
Men can be that way and yet not be dis
rusting as are women. for 1t Is less strikins'
o.,"-r'r. ns Il does on the streets ana u
buaIness; but when a woman is vulgar iouo
..,.l ppi.te. Gus on the street ana IN carer
4, is really 4 pitnble spectacle. Ana ye,
you see more OF such women every DAY. ano
even under refined surroundings They are
apIng everything the men do. and are ho'
satisfied to use a little reserve. as "oult
he Incoming to their sex. but are getting te
n. even more brazeu than men. For ions
time In our most fashionable hotels I'M
women az rule. not as an exception
smoked cigarettes. Now they nave urea o.
! that diversion and use small cishr' ah'
recently I have come across rev VINO cneN
tobacco and a great many who take snun'
Are wo to expect to see some OF thes'
ladies' In the not far distant future comiht
down Chestnut street to their onice work OF
to dn banking. etc. with delicate llttl'
,neer-ehaum In their mouth and punin'
nwny7 English women and French womef
snok, and drink probably Just as much al
,he American women. but they do II In th'
rnnnnes Of the home. and II In public they
rcver try 10 attract attention to~themselre'
as real sports. hnS' " Nn',n' - /
Philadelphta, November %. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Waues and Unions

tn N. Editor Of the EVeninD Public Ledger:
sir-While l am not In any way opposed
20 unions and union labor. and believe they
ahould exist for the protection OF the work.
,na, man do think that the unions
-, often use the wrong tactics 10 secure
..r,,a lust as as they get the OPP
rortunity they force up labor, and TO the
Ill, and by this means they keep up the
lists OF commodities to the extent or WORK
49,, great hardship upon the general pub
49," xvho do not belong 10 unions. and who
r. no, affected by such means In having
,no,r own salaries Increased
rrhsr. has been gradual descent right
ni,hIn the past six months OF cloth
alohs ~. meats, groceries and everything
ms hod been raised on account OF the war
wha' w 80 haye yet TO hear OF union labor
nrinsIng down wages The union laborer
t.usa very much at the hish cost OF food
80 the high prices charged AZ reNhurants'
AM ,amanded a reduction, and now since q
anu ,a',nn has been brought about It would
re"u' ,aIr that union labor should also come
sa n only slightly. TO sho" mat union
labor was taH' ,,,,ou Iaho, ha. nay.r
,aIr even 20 It's own members. II
peeh ,ha public to pay the same price
eoI''pnu panu,sS and unskiiled labor, There Ia
10 ,rcentIye for man 10 try 10 pecome
no s"Ient In his trade when ne has 70 com
psta In wages with man VINO VINO ~ t prAr,'Sa''S
pe." ,,',re - than O helper There should he a
hot "0 among mechanics and among all
t,s ~ union labor and men should he paid
kihun - 10 what they are worth and union
aSo aroo' 90 going TO eventually hurt Itself when
lSooI snSs how its own organization Is dis.
er,mn"tnr @% against sections OF ,s It's member, I
untn lsSST sSI 'Ss'S Ss no let % Up Of the presen,
tes teat,hIy conditions that exist. Labor II
nn" .r. 90 be the greatest loser In the end
sCnns ss!,,.n No work what Ia labor TO do, no mat
TER w what may be the wssss mat tn, tho % union
ne"..rI sections-half Of the laborns mrr
we na idI.. why because they refuse to WORK
ht' ,sie that will keep the mills going e
meet the decline that has come In prices
Ths unions must readtust labor with th'
Ins .sors or there will DO . great business
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Can BUILDING Be Held2

TO the Editor OF the EVeninO Public Ledger;
Sir-Suppose n man leases a lot OF ground
and erects a building on 1t. The owner Of
the ground becomes financially embarrassed.
Can the building be held as part OF the
real estate1 W. L. o.
II must be assumed that before a man
.rects a building on lease-held ground he
would obtain lease for sufficient num-
Dor OF years 10 Justify his going to the
expense OF putting up building Such a
Ien.o for a period exceeding three years.
would he promptly recorded by a prudent
man, Then. II the owner OF the ground got
himself into financial difficulties and his
property was sold by the sheriff. the les
see would be protected In his rights and the
creditors could claim only the annual rent
during the continuance OF the lease. AZ
tha expiration OF tho lease the building would
helong 10 tho owner OF the land II a man
erected a building relying on lease which
was not recorded. sale Of the land by
the sheriff would work a forfeiture OF the
lease and the building would go to the pur-
chaser OF the ground.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

The concert Of the philadelphia Or
chestra Yesterday afternoon was in com
memoraton of the terCentcnary of the
landing of the MaytOwer, and two of
the numbers on the program were in
direct relation to that fact. These were
the novelty of the afternoon, a symphO-
mic poem in free form, entitled "A Pill
grim Vision" by John Alden Carpen
ter. and the New World" symphony
of Dvorak.
Mr.. Carpenters work is evidently
composed to direct program. which
the comment he sent for publication in
the official program Of the orchestra
served greatly to clarity. II is rather
free in form. there being little attempt
at thematiC development as generally
understood. Rather the composition
appears to express certain events by
the use Of suitable themes and the ap-
propriate orchestral Coloring Mr.. Car
penter's inclination is toward tho mod
ern. both in his choice of mclodic ma
terial and in his harmnnies, which are
frequently bizarre, but not excessive in
discordant effects. The scoring is for
a very large orchestra and. while not
brilliant is on the whole effective. Mr.
Carpenter was present in one Of the
prosccnium boxes and at the close Of
his work received much applause.
The rest Of the program was familiar
material. The New World" symphony,
one of the really great modern sym
phonic works and work Of unusual
balance throughout. all the movements
being Of as uearly equal merit a. any
symphony since BePthOyen. was splcn-
didly played. Mr.. StokowSki seemed to
have changed his temp slightly since
he gave it last, as the first movement
seemed to be faster and tho largo slower.
The greater contrast, however, was
very Effective Mr. Hcnklcmann scored
his usual success with the lovely Eng
lish horn solo in the slow movement and
shared the applause with the conductor.
The other numbers were the brahms
variations on a Haydn theme. work
OF great originality and variety Of mu-
scal thought, but Of singular monotouy
OF tonaity, and the always popular
Tapnhauser overture and Ncnusbcrg
music,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
SKlNNER'S DEBUT
You'd Never Guess What II Was
In-or When

Every time the name OF Otis Skinner
crops up in a conversation regarding
current plays and the American stage
the question is asked: in what did he
make his professional debut-Shake-
speare?"
To answer the question correctly the
query was called to the attention OF the
star. The answer will be a shock 10
those who cannot visualize the long,
hard and tOlsome road that must be
successful stardom. Il made my profess
sional debut" he said, "at the PhIladel-
ph!a Museum. October, 1877, In the char
artrr OF Jim. the old Negro. In me lay
OF 'Woodleigh.' Mr.. skinner will make
his first appearance In his new play at
the Villa Rose" at the Garrick. 1t Is
proving a great sensation in this coun-
try. as II is in London. where Arthur
BourChler is playing the star role of the
great French rleuth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
MISS MERKLEE IN RECITAL
Gives Interesting Program in Aead'
emy Foyer 10 Large Audience

Miss Mary Mrrklcc gave recital
before large and enthusiasts audience
last evening in the foyer of the Academy
Of Music. She appeared in a we'll
chosen and highly diversified program
and showed a good voice Of moderate
range and power. Her songs were more
than well received by the audience.
Miss Merklee sang compositions by
Schumanu. Rubnstrin, Mozart and
Brahms. from the classic aud modern
romantic composers. besides a group Of
pre- classic songs, group Of French
compositions and Il modern group iu
English.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Hellespont and DardanelIes

To the Editor Of tho Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-Do the terms Hclespont and Dar-
danplles mean the same. or are they dIf
ferent? What Is the origin OF the two
words? q. l.. Z.
PhiIsdeIphIa, November 10. 1920.
They mean the same. HellespOnt is the
ancient term and DardanelleB the more mod
ern term applied 70 the long. narrow strait
that connects the sea OF Marmora with the
Aegean sea. separating Europe from Asia.
The name Heilesp1nt. or sea or Helle. was
derived from a mythical story abou. Hello
n Grecian princess, falling into the strait
during an aerial flight which sho was making
and hence Helles-pontus. The name Oar
Sansuea relates o an ancient city called
no pa,dania. situated near che Helaspont. The
ancient fort OF this city built by Oar
dRnus. was called Dardsnelles and finally
the name was applied to the entire strait.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
The Soldiers, Families

To The Editor Of the Evenir0 Public Ledger:
Sir-T believe that the class OF poor
people who should be looked after more
than any other this winter. now that busi-
ness Is bad. employment Is scarce and wages
are gradually getting lower, In the family
whose head or sons have been In the serv-
Ice OF their country In the recent war.
These families with the small wages paid
the soldiers, were unable to lay aside any
money for such a condition as now exists,
and they are the ones that are going to
feel the depression most and tho ones VINO
are most deserving of our help. Instead OF
the families whose husbands and sons we're
employed In good paying positions In this
country FOR several years. and IL they 90
not have money laid aside TO help them
through this crisis. II Is their own fauit'
due to their extravaganza.
Tho mothers OF the soldier boys are de'
serving OF our fullest sympathy IL these
boys are having a struggle to get along at
present. and II IL to thom we should dis-
tribute our charity and Il Is TO these sons
that we should give employment In preter-
ence to those who were not patriotic enousn
to so to the war. The charitable otsa"hs"
tion would do well TO single out sncn la,
miles. for am sure the donations wou.e
be most liberal II any of these solu'e''
~ '''I'' WILLIAM T. FORD.
PhiladeIphia Noyember 2l, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
MUSIC NOTES

tn: MctronolltNn onera CO, returns nevt
Acadcmy Of MusiG ''I,a Julvc" with
Ca-ua0 and Rose PonEels. wil he srrK
The cast In Rose PouscI!~ ns Rachel EVELYN
S"o'r"y 49, the prnCeps; CaruHo az
Eleazrr: Rothier Hs the cardinal: HArroId
az I.cOnOd; Ie0nRhr - Puug'ero: n Angelo
as Albert. and Ananian In two roles a
herald and major domo Bodausky vii! con.
duet
The Philadelphia Orchestra Chorus will
mako ~ hrst aDg"RrRnr" % the season AZ
tho Philadelphia Orchestra C0ncerts ncIt
Friday afternoon and Saturday evening in
Recthovsn's Sinth symphony. The ao%Iat !
for the symphony WI De Della BAKER, So .
rranu; Ellen Rums"y ContrsltO; t.amhcrt
Murphy tenor and ROv,,l Dadmun. har,.
tone The "I.conorc" No 3 Overture is
the opening number.
Tenr Uedetti soto reuIst Of the Bogt,-
symphony Orchestra will he so!oist at IN.
concert OF that organization next Monds
evening In the Academy Of. Music, Mr.
MontsuK win conduct hendelssohn's Octst
/ in V nat for string and the novelty viii h.
from Ms ballet 'Petrourhka," I" 'bv the com
poser and Mr.. Monteux when the latter was
| conducting In Paris.
with an augmented, orchsrtra OF lO'
musioians the rhiiharmdtlO Society will Eiv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Poems and Authors

To tho Editor CT the Evcnin0 Public Ledger:
sir-can you tell me whcro to find the
poem or song beginning:
THE sunlight Is bright on the forest and
meadow.
The lark and the robin are trllling their
song;
The dal lsins and buttercups border the path
way
And nod to the summer winds all the day
long"
Also, can YOU tell me who wrote the
poem beginning:
yet do the songsmiths quit not their forees:
sun on lite's anvil forge they the rhyme
c. J.. e.
Philadelphia, November 23. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
LIGHTS IN BAYES' SHOW
Nora Carries Her Own Electrical
Equipment

Not the least Of the comment on
Nora Bayes new musical play, Her
Family Tree" Is ocCasioned by the ef-
fectlve lighting contrlved by Hazard
Short, who staged the piece The color
combination. the sharp contrasts and
the merging tones produced as called
for by the varying scenes OF the offering
have won praise In every city where the
play has been shown.
To produce these effects Miss Bayes
has provided the heaviest electrical
equipment taken on the road and those
who watch the performance at the Lyric
will see more lights In actual use than
will be found In any theatre In the
United States with one exception. the
New York Hippodrome. Fourteen cleo
trlcians are required to work the scores
Of spotlights, floods. borders and effects
and the four-sectiOn switchboard
carried with the show and sct up In
each theatre. These men are all trained
and rehearsed In the requirements or the
show and have an important part In its
artistic success,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Supplies Old Soma

To the Editor Of the EperinD Public Lcdoer
Sir-In the EVENING PumLc LspGER OF
Thursday, November II, Martha T. Els.
worth asks for an old song. The inclosd
is, ] think. the one to which she refers
EDWARD CARRIGAN.
Wilmington, Del. November IL. 1920
WHAT SHOULD MAKE THEE SAD?
What should make thee sad my darlinuY
Why those pearly tears / see1
Have caused one thought OF sorrow2
Have ! not been kind to theei
BY the stars that shine above U.S.
By their wondrous mystery:
BY the heart that beats within mo,
Still love thee, love but thee.
REFRAIN
What should make thee snd. my darling,
Why those pearly tears l seeI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
rHE VARIED CLARENCE

Although Clarence. the hero Of the
Broad's comedy IL a returned soldier.
the fact Is largely incidental In the
story, which does not directly satirize or
deal with any doughboy problems. Its
principal and amusing Significance Ia the
solitude with which the kids OF the story
look up to Clarence's judgment on mat
You've been In the army. What
would you do?" they ask In perpleXity
over their love affairs.
Clarence proves to be handy enough
at that He settles the FAMILY sluaDpleis,
wrench, Axes the heating plant and en-
tertains on the saxophone,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Film for Veterans Benefit

review OF the war" from Americas en-
trance into the conflict to the signing Of
the armlstCe includ ng all the salient
features OF the participation OF Uncle
SamH boys In the fight for democracy,
will be shown IN motion pictures at the
Metropolitan Opera House December l..
The affair Is for the benefit OF Castor
Post. v. r. w II tells n connected story
downfall of hutocracy. and Is not a
tumble OF Isolated scenes. II In said the
Views We're taken while the actual fight-
Ing was on and that there Is nothing
posed or staged. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Questions Anspered
Without a Country

To tho Editor Of the Eventrp Public Ledger
slr--If a child IL born at sea on an
American vessel which flies an Ame,'oa a.. !.
nar. ia IL an American citizen, although ts
parents are aliens7 Does the child oorh ot
alien parents. who arc not natura'iHed; nave
TO take out his naturalization papers peiore
he can vote? w. il. bkaM"
Philadelphia. November a. l'2o;
,,atus of ita parents The constitution OF
the United states provides that all persons
born or naturaiized in the United s.a,es
and living under the jurisdiction Thereon arc
citizens OF the United states ohl.eu So ''sas
citizens whether natural born or natura'ihea'
may vote.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
AlLEGORICAL OPERETTA
"Temptation," Keith Feature, a
Novelty for Vaudeville

Arman Kaliz. producer who dares
most anything artistic. has given to
vaudeville many interesting offerings In
the past and now has taken the step in
producing an allegorical operetta.
Temptation" Is presented in six
colorful scenes. Sidney r. Lazarus and
Paul Parnell are associated with Mr..
Kaliz In writing the book. lyrics and
music The six scenes are Gross Roads
Three Minutes OF Extrava ganza." "Thc
Road to Perditon.' THE House OF
Chance" and The Alcoholic Frolic." and
each has TO do with some form OF temp
tatiOn.
Mr.. Kaliz popular in musical comedy
and vaudeville for several years. is a
Swarthmorc graduate and we'll known
here He comes to Keiths as next weeks
oAturn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

Letters to the Editor should be as
brief and to the point as possible,
denominational or sectarian discus
sion.
No attention will be paid to anony-
nous letters. Names and addresses
must be signed as an evidence OF good
faith, although names Will not pe
printed IL request is made that tney
be omitted.
The publication OF a letter Ia not
TO be taken as an Endorsement OF It's
views by this paper.
Communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied by post
60. nor will manuscript be saved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
pIrRlcAsrEIN's HOBBIES

The business or rather vocation
that Leo DitriChEtein really enjoys the
most is that of farming and ~ Stam-
ford. Conn, where he has beautiful
home, converted from barn, he passes
the summer months In the haytelds or
IN the beautiful flower gardens. II Is IN
rIatlc surroundings that he works out
the ideas for the various plays Of which
he Is author. co-author or adapter and
which 10 date number thirty-three. in
Guiding his current Purple Mask" now
MT the Adelphi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Philadelphia, November II. 1920

IL. C. r." sends a letter to the peoples
Forum with a solution OF the age problem,
evidently not having noticed that an answer
was printed in the issue of November ~,
Following the solution this writer auuh'
"a friend Of mine worked for one-halt nou,
on the problem cited and let me reauee. ",
w. L. c. don't let your lady trienu ~,
too many Of these problems. because I am
afraid to tresspass on my friends generosity
too much--but In the meantime wisn yvu
luck in being able to still continue tne ,'. Ir
ship OF this fair creature. wh,ch cont' u
uation depended upon your solving 'h' '''0
lem OF her age"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
Scotch Poem Wanted

To the Editor Of the Eceninp Public Ledger:
sir--will you kindly print the poem about
a Scotch family and Its dog7 1t contains the
lines:
Where there be shepherd and sheep and
lambs.
There are bound to be dogsies. twa."
g. L. r.
Philadelphia, November 23. 1890
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
k,lobt Writing a Musical Farce

Percival knight. the leading comedian
OF apple Blossoms" deTotes his snare
sou 10 musical farce which he Is
Writing and which will he produced next
spring. Mr.. Knight Is not novice at
7<js work He has written numerous
= ,-Ff---soeds and music of most of the
= Rf. lrThe Better ole"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

beth sTURM. who departed this life Nov.
27, 1902. CHILDREN.
died Mount Clemens. Mich, Thanksgivinx nx
Day. Nov 81. 1910. Sadly missed by her
| sister. Mrs. W. ]. SEEDS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27
LEGION ELECTIONS
! HERE NEXT MONTH
Few Posts viii Rename Old
! Officers in Plan to Widen
: Interest
BONUS PARADE ON DEC. II

1OStS OF lut
! /. !. ! ! ! ]: !. !: !
-oyDA American Legion
N(SHN will elect new off
EEyfZzNSNSMEA GERS In December
ESy1EISNzAAk Few of the
fMENNvkNk1 4 posts will con
SMSSHSS:saNX1E tinuc their old
ANSE.SZN officers. This docs
N4HrNsN not come about
\ ru through any dig.
satisfaction with
their services. In fact. many posts will
present their retiring officers with testi
monials of the regard in which they
are held and for their valued services.
It comes about because of the prevailing
idea in the American Legion that the
greater number of persons at work IL.
positions of responsibility and initiative,
the greater the work accomplished
Department Commander David J.
Davis has promised National Comman- :
mander Galbraith that Pennsylvania
during the next nine months. will double
the present membership. This achieve.
ment will place the state safely in the
lead in the list of states. 80 far as mem .
bership Is concerned. 1t is because of
this campaign that the greatest interest
centers around the selection of post
officers who will direct their activities
during the next twelve months. The
national commander has indicated a
willingness to attend at least two or
three mass meetings Of legionaries in
Pennsylvania during the ensuing year in
the interest of an increased member
ship.
The bonus parade. which Is being
promoted by the combined veterans
conference under the direction of Ed =
ward A. Merbreier, of Lafayette Post,
No. 2G4. will be held Saturday after
noon. December IL. The parade will
assemble at ! 80 and will move promptly
south on Broad street at . o'clock. The
various units will gather between CO.
lumbia avenue and Lehigh avenue.
"There will be 100. 900 in the pa =
rade, said Mr.. Merbrricr today.
Reading will send 1000 to Philadelphia
TO participate. Harrisburg will provide
a band. The ladies' auxiliaries will be
represented.
A mass meeting for December 3 at
the Forrest Theatre, or some other cen :
trsl meeting place, is being arranged
by Mr.. Merbreier.
Celebration of Armistice Day by Oak
Lane Post. No. 263. has resulted in a
union Of interests between this post
and all the business men S and civic or =
ganizations of the community. The
question of a community house for the
Oak Lane section of the city was con =
sidered, and a representative committee,
composed of members Of the post and the
other organizations Of Oak Lane, will
shortly get together to formulate pans
for such an enterprise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-27

N. Murray asks for the words Of song
entitled Remember the Teachings Of Your
Mother"