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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-07

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-07

UMBRELLA, purple silk left on l4th 81; car
Saturday afternoon at 10th and Pa. ave. Please
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-07

BUSHELMAN = Permanent
position; experienced on uni
form repair work. Apply Mr..
Lyddane, 1907 G st. NV.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
CRASPING A SCHOOL PROBLEM

A PROPER sense of proportionatc values is
IA indicated in Joseph W. GATHERINGS fore
cast Of a $4,000 annual increase of pay for
the superintendent of Philadelphia public
schools. II it was right-and it most em
phatically was-to raise the teachers sala
ries, the chief executive in the educational
system here should most nssuredly be also
benefited by the upward policy of wage re-
vision
But something more than the strict ap
plication of economic justice is involved in
the new proposal. The movement suggests
a recognition at last of the vital Importance
of procuring an educator of high calber and
authoritative equipment to head the city
schools.
The $4,000 salary. which is expected to
be the figure upon which the board will agree
at its meeting on November 8. is by no
means an extravagant sum for the purpose
Some day perhaps the remuneration will be
higher. But the realization that good men
must be we'll paid is encouragngly suggested
In the plan.
1t is trite, though not out of order, to
repeat that DR.. CARRIERS successor should be
both competent to cope with the immediate
difficulties of the local school situation and
equal to the task Of developing public educa-
tion along modern constructive lines. If the
Board of Education can produce such a man
fs claims upon popular respect will be
hearteningly enlarged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
OF COURSE A GOOD" PEACE

pEFORE the ink is dry an the peace
- treaty signed by the representatives of
the Russian Soviet Government and of Po-
land fears are expressed that the peace
will not be popular with either side.
The sentiment has n familiar sound
Since the dragons teeth were sown by Cad.
mus the cessation Of strife has been ardentlv
desired and the terms of settlement skepti.
cally questioned. The best antidote for the
latter sort Of reasoning Is the familiar and
still applicable observation of one of the
wisest of Americans. There was never"
said Franklin, "a good war nor bad
peace
The faults Of the document signed at
Riga cannot be estimated with the meager
information now at hand. Naturally, there
will be political groups in both Russia and
Poland who will Judge the arrangement un
favorably. But millions in the outside world
will not be inclined to quarrel too cautiously
over details.
If the present program is executed, armed
operations on the western Polish front will
cease tonight, and one of the darkest chap.
ters in European history will come to a close.
This war, regardless Of exact apportion-
ment of the blame, was an affront to civliza
ton already demoralized by combat. Dis
content with its termination Is an expression
of the most dangerous and, unfortunately,
prevalent brand of pessimism-that which
rejects approximate good In an almost brutal
quest Of perfection. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
STILL AN EMBRYONIC LEAGUE

TIME intention of the League of Nations
l. to settle the problem arising out of the
occupation of Wilma by an outlaw Polish
army is commcndablc, and il is permissible
TO entertain hopes of success Impatience.
however, or YeXatOn of obstacles in the case
is indicative Of the profound popular mis-
conception of the present status of the
league.
Theoretically, the society Of nations is in
existence, for many governments have signed
the covenant. The practical structure, how
ever, is by no means completed, and the
efficacy of the league cannot be fairly tested
under present conditions.
The procedure regarding disputes between
the nations is, first Of all, an invitation to
submit the divergent claims to the court of
international justice. The structure of this
has been outlined by Mr.. Root and other
noted judicial experts, but the tribunal itself
Is nonexistent. No judges have been ap-
pointed nor have the various nations con
cerned even submitted thei~ lists of Cand-
dates.
Recognition Of these facts will help to ex-
plain why the Russo Polish war was per-
mitted to occur, why the Fiume complication
endures, why a number of international cases
are still open. Anything which the league
In it's embryonic state may accomplish can be
laid down as a fine achievement under en-
barrassing circumstances. Sober Judgment
upon the value of the peace plan must wait
upon the operation of the whole MACHINE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
Answers to Saturdays Quiz

l. Hostilities in the Spanish American War
began on April 23, 1898, and ended
with the signing OF the protocol ON
August 12 Of the same year y"
2. Braddock's defeat occurred about "a,
miles from Fort Duquesne the future
site OF Pittsburgh Pa, on July 0, I7bS
8. The expression "Hoist with bis ou,n
petard' Is derived from this nassagn
In the third act of Shakespeare's
Hamlet: For 1t Is sport to have
the engineer hoist with his own Detar y"
petar or petard is a small engine or
war formerly used to blow open
door, etc. 1t is also u kind of fireworit fiy
or cracker
elected by the State Legislatures Tbys
seventeenth amendment, proclaimed IN
1913, provides that they shall bo
chosen by popular vote.
s, omar Khayyam, the poet, was n Persian
He was born In the latter half OF the
eleventh and died In the first uuarter
OF the twelfth century A. d.
6. A 'Jeu d'esprlt" Is a witty or humorous
trihe, usually literary
7. The expression should be pronounced
somewhat as though 1t were spelled
"zhuh despree."
8. Hecate In classical mythology was n god
dess OF the moon, earth and under
World, later the dark goddess oP
magic AS such she figures in
Shakespeares Macbeth" ~
Q. The displacement ton of a ship ia an
proximately equal TO the volume of n
long ton of sea water. or thirty-fiye
cubic feet
10. IT Pagliacci." title of Leoncayallo's popu-
lar little opera means The Clowns.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

bringing back to those children over there the
love Of life and the glow of health we ought
also to devote our attention to the purpose
of making the school children of Philadelphia
understand their duties as citizens. not when
they are grown up, but now, while they are
still children.
"They have to live together as a composite
whole. and their relationships must be made
as smooth and as mutually helpful as 1t is
possible to make them. The spirit must be
one of fellowship. not Of charity. and that is
what our organization wants to achieve.
''That the boys and girls of today may be
taught to think first of others; that live
interest in behalf Of children near at hand
and in distant countries may be aroused.
stimulated and given an outlet that in their
school days they may come to be moved by
spirit of helpfuness and interdependence.
all in the hope that the men and women OF
tomorrow may ever think in terms of service
to others; and that we may all enjoy a
bigger. better, broader citizenship--this is
the purpose and goal of the Junior Red
Cross
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
ANOTHER UNION

THE plan TO co ordinate the various chari-
= table agencies in this city is in the
modern spirit Of concentration governing
both commercial and altruistic enterprises.
The war chest scheme worked admirably
In Philadelphia. 1t is conceivable that the
movement started at a meeting OF business
men and the directors of charities at the
Chamber of Commerce may at the same
time spare the public from the annoy
ance of a profusion Of 'drves.' economi-
cally simplify the administrative problems
and intruSt the raising Of money to properly
accredited authorities.
Subscriptions TO charities in Philadelphia
last year amounted to $4,000. 900. There
can be little question that a federation such
is proposed would result in the direct acQui
kition of more money by the institutions and
less by overlapping officials than is now
the case
The drawback is, of course, that pride in
independent organization with which projects
of union in many lines of endeavor always
have to contend. In this instance the task
of adjustment may be delicate, but it would
seem to be worth an attempt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

compounds lavishly advertised in pseudo
respectable American newspapers contain
powerful and sometimes dangerous stimu-
lants which deceive the sick by creating a
temporary feeling Of relief. The great dan
ger of the patent medicine traffic Is in the
fact that il often encourages sick and suf-
fering people to delay the visit to a physician
or hospital that would give them the
benefit of correct diagnosis and scientific
treatment.
Thousands of people die every year be.
cause they believe what Is written in the
advertisements of the patent medicine men.
Efforts to regulate this particular traffic have
failed because the manufacturers can spend
fortunes in advertising and find too many
newspapers willing to take their money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
TO ONE BELOVED

pECAUSE I willed to have 1t so
- went last night where great trees grow,
And under them made bed
OF leaves and grasses, and my head
Was pillowed on the ripened clover y
1t was beside a mountain stream
Where laden branches, bending over,
Make many patterns for a dream.
And there before / slept heard
The leaves make melodies that stirred
An answer in my heart. and soon
New beauties flooded from the moon
About that cool, calm place. To me
Was given as to stream and grass and
tree
And now / come this morning to the town
With sunlight over me,
Like a sun crested river that goes down
To give its light to the sea.
! am as grass that has known touch of dew.
l am as leaves the moonlight has shone
through.
This is the morning when I may express
More understanding of your loveliness.
Glenn Ward Dresbach, in Poetry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
What Do You Know?


I. What Is galloon?
2. Where is the narrowest part Of the Gulf
Stream
3, How many persons lost their lives in Tho
Black Hole of Calcutta? " ~
4. Who was Christopher Smart?
s. In which general direction does the Congo
river flow? ''eo
9. or the Vice Presidents who became Pres
idents. which one served the longest
term?
7. What civil war figures in seyeraI ~
Shakespeare's plays? VI
8. Which OF the planets has the most moons ?
0. What color Is jasper?
10. How many grains make a carat in weigh
ing precious stones?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
A Harrisburg dispatch tells of a ma

A Harrisburg dispatch tells OF nan sn
who shot at a squirrel and hit hickory rt
nut in its mouth, The bullet drove the !. nH' w
down the squirrels throat and choked II ~
death. We simply refuse to believe .rsi mi
What really happened was that tire Sluutb,vd
was about to choke on the nut, but cGuShISt' ilSiIot
it up in time for it to detiect inc ,oh oH''S an
extent that it hit the shooter on the pvHr tor
with such force as to make it Impossible No No
him to tell a straight story. we haNe haNo.ont nh
particular concern in the matter, but pIesest psost
the fhcts in the case purely in the ih'e''''
of truth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

The admission of Admiral Knapp tns.' as
as result of the necessity to preserve oroT' y,
5000 Haitians may have been KilIea .TS TS
Americans, Is little disquieting, to say '~S mS
least. After few more explanations o"t W.
shall be excusing ourselves by pointing Wv
what other nations have done.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

The conference held on Saturday be-
tween members of the Public Service ,ol,;'
mission, representatives of the city ana ndIInv TIav
cials Of the r. II. T., to the end that iro,,Ss
service be adequate during the Chrlss"SSs Ss
holidays, reminds us that it will soon i.t. =.
time to urge the populace to do It's .n''''
mas shopping early.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
AN END TO NOSTRUMS

vT,HE British Parliament, deep in assorted
Il troubles as IL is, found time the other
day 10 pass bill which will absolutely pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale Cf patent
medicines of the sort that is still a menace
% general health in the United States.
Here is one foreign example that properly
night be followed by Congress.
Tho patent medicine business is immensely
profitable. Many OF the concoctjOns and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
4 FoUR.YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHI AnEI pIIIA

Things on which tho people expect the new
administration to concentrate its attention:
The DcidUdre rfUer b idDC.
4 drpdock BIG enough to accommodate the
largest ships.
Det eiopmsft of the rapid transit system.
a contention hu,i.
a building Tor Ike Free Li6rarv.
An Art Museum.
Enlargement OF the 'rdtcr supply.
Homes TO accommodate the population.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
HIqh Prices In the Ozarks

From the Greenwood Democrat.
Health is very good at present except
sore feet and sunburnt backs on account
of high priced shoes and shrting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

A dispatch from Bakersfield, Calf, says Es
that sparks from his pipe set hre TO tnS S
clothing of Digger Indian l3S years n ",u
and he was fatally burned. Another III
stance of how tobacco shortcns life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

More than the usual number Of creeping,
crawling things apparently made their home
under the pile of bricks tumbled over by tne
New York investigating committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

"I can hold the crowd. but not a h4S.
band" said Sophie Tucker, ,yaudcyllle
singer, when granted a divorce. We rather
suspect that there is material for sermon
In that text.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

II. G. Wells finds hunger but order IN
Russia. Things then must be worse than
was supposed. The most orderly place III
the world Is cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

Having read with more or less ava
interest W. L. Georges views on chow 10
be happy though married." we arrive at % tue
conclusion What two green newlywGds o., knoS
just as much about the matter as the W'S'''
man alive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

Strikers in England having decided that
the part is larger than the whole, shut their
eyes to the hole they will eventually have to
crawl into.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

And while considering the matter Of
restricting dope, it might be well if means
were found for restricting the sale OF re.
yolyers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

il. They are aware that all the discussion
now in progress is over details. They are
willing to leave the settlement Of these mat
ters to a Republican President and to
Republican Senate. The increasing bitter
ness of Mr.. Cox indicates that he knows he
is waging losing fight and that only
miracle can save him. There is still time
for the miracle, but the wonder worker has
not yet lifted his head above the horizon.
The verdict next week will not be decisive
unless we have Republican Congress and
a Republican President, or a Democratic
President and a Democratic Congress. The
questions to be settled in Washington are
of such grave Importance that they should
be approached by the legislative and execu-
tive branches Of the government in a spirit
of CO operation. For this reason it. is i'm
rortant that the Republicans should vote
their party ticket and thus do their full duty
toward putting an end to the conditions
which have prevailed since March Of last
year. A Republican Senate is as important
in this crisis as a Republican President, and
a Republican House is needed to work with
q Republican President and Republican
Senate. We are inclined to the opinion that
the Republican women meeting in the Acad-
envy Of Music tonight will prove their prac-
tical political sagacity by stressing this point.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

British miners are not only under.
studying the tailors of Tooley street. but
have nerve enough to ask for showdown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

Shoes are to be cheaper. say delegates
to the western association of wholesalers
in convention in st. Louis. Case OF the
downtrodden showing resignation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

It is the fact that production has de-.
creased with every advance in wages that
gives a sinister aspect to the British coal
strike.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

In eight days more claim agents Will
give way to blame placers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

Now that all good citizens are regis
tcred, let us hope that none will grow weary
of we'll doing when election day comes
around
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

A Chicago man killed his landlord,
thinking him burglar. Tenants must really
learn to differentiate in crime values.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

The solemn referendum seems to be more
or less of a rough house.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

In New York, builders are finding
breakers ahead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
Doing Its Best

From the Kansas City Star, ,,ysy.
The motorcar Is doing it's BEST any "on.
to transport the country back to norman -
ditions aud low prices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

The Democrats are united, anyway, in
hoping for miracle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

Mr.. Cox is discovering enough 'pots"
to equip dime novelist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

Attention is again called to the fact
that every traffic jam destroys efforts to
preserve business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

At the last moment somebody appears
to be giving the campaign the needle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

All that a political candidate needs is
n concordance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25

The auto bandit is a proftcer running
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!

Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphans Subjects They
Kno,U Best
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-25
SHORT CUTS

Back to the mines - cries John Bull.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18
BIC PRESERVE FOR WILD GAME
 IN LOUISIANA

NEW ORLEANS, May IS (by Asso- ciated Press).-If the legislature passes a bill of acceptance, Louisiana will have acquired a veritable empire of the wild, stretching along the Gulf of Mexico for distance of 75 miles and comprising an area of 800 square miles
 The bill of acceptance is only a formality and the state Conservation Department already has begun to out line the work necessary to keep the tract safe for creatures of the wild.
 The property consists of Marsh island with 78,000 acres of land pur- chased by Mrs. Russell Sage and given to the state as a. game refuge and a tract of 85,0O0 acres in Yer million and Cameron parishes, on the coast, given by the Rockefeller Foun- dation adjoining Marsh island is the present state game farm on land belonging to the McIlhenny interests of 60,000 acres. Lying between the game farm and the Rockefeller tract in what is known as the Grand Chen fer tract of 85,OOO acres which the state expects to acquire in the near future.
 This will give Louisiana what is believed here to be the greatest wild life refuge in the world. The great domain is patrolled by agents of the Conservation Commiss o4 and on It all sorts of game are protected and propagated.
 Edward A. McIlhenny, wealthy salt mime owner, has given great tracts of land as we'll as large sums of money to aid in the work.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18
EXPENSES
 CONVENTIONS s~A~~ ~ ~ ON INCREASE

CHICAGO, May Is (by Associated Press).-The directing genius of four Republican conventions in the past, Fred w. Upham, Republican national treasurer, this year has planned his fifth and greatest one.
 MT. Upham has been chairman of the Chicago convention committee for 16 years and in that time probably has promoted more national political gatherings than any man living, He has organized and financed the local arrangements for the Republican gatherings since 1904.
 Every four years the planning of the big gathering has been more complex and more costly affair. In 1904. the first year the Republicans met at the Chicago Coliseum, the convention arrangements cost $70,000. In 1916 the expenses had increased to s11O,OOO and this year the sum will exceed $150,0O0.
 To raise this money, contract for building alterations, extra seats, decorations, tickets, badges and all the other myriad details of staging the big quadrennial spectacle, in which more than 13,000 delegates and spectators will this year participate, is Upham's task
 Cost of altering the, Coliseum and decorating it will alone be more than $50,O00 this year. The task of obtaining and then safeguarding the tickets is a problem in itself. The admission cards are printed on Safety paper, in special inks, and then locked in vaults until the Thursday before the convention. None are sent by mail all being distributed here. In spite of these precautions, many fall into the hands of speculators, who retail them anywhere from $60 to $10O each; and even counterfeiting of the cards is not unknown.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

Laundering and conservation of clothes have be- come an art with us. Send us your family washing.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

If a few drops of a harmful fluid, like the solution in an automobile stor- age battery, have
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

Scarborough Pictures that please at prices that are right. Over Cordova drug store. Phone 140-3 rings.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os- borne.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

Peyser's new hat-block1ng outfit is in operation. Hats blocked, dyed and repaired Phone 188.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

Fresh Ever-Ready Flashlight Bat teries, all sizes Blum-O'Neill Go. 3-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

Delicious mince pie at the City Bakery. 13-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

The Daily Times job plant is well equipped. for all classes of com- mercial printing.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

Fresh French puffs daily at the City Bakery. 13-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-18

Scarborough pictures that please at prices that are right Over Cordova drug store. Phone 14O-3 rings.