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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
A FoUR.YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILADELPHIA

Things on which the people expect the
new administration to concentrate its at
tentiOn:
The DeiuWdrC riUCr briRJC.
4 drydoch big enough 10 accommodate the
largest ships.
Development Of the rapid transit system.
4 contention hail
4 building for the Free LIBRARY.
An Art Museum.
Enlargement Of the trdtcr supply.
Homes to accommodate the population.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

President Wilson'S last note to the su =
preme allied council relative to the Adriatic
settlement was more moderate than it's pre .
decessors. The council may thank the old
typewriter for this. 1t automatically runs
to "msy ! nots," which make for amenity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

You cant believe the stuff the Red
leaders are putting out" says an American
radical returned from Russia. But the vic :.
tim doesn't have to believe. All he has to
do is to swallow it. And, by a beautiful dis =
pensation, every man swallowing the Bol
shevist dope is provided with the necessary
bunk so that he may sleep in peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

The presumption Is, of course, that Sir
Auckland Geddes as British ambassador to
the United States will continue, in fact,
minister of national service anu reconstruc.
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
Economic Conditions in Russia Under
SoUiet Rule Closely Resemble
Conditions Elsewhere

weren't born wholly free and who certainly
weren't born equal. The most disillusioned
man in Europe last summer was an Ameri-
can radical a born radical.
He had gone to Russia to find radical
Paradise.
Russia isn't really radical at all,' he
reported Its much like the rest of the
world. You can't believe the stuff the Red
leaders put out. It's bunk. In every move
ment, to keep the people going, you have to
put out much bunk. Russia is mostly
bunk"
q q q
NOV that allied Europe is about to make
~ peace with Lenine there will be many
discoveries that Russia is, after all, much
like the rest Of the world not disillusioned
discoveries like that of the American radical,
but relieved discoveries.
Lenine's intentions will be reprobated, but
he will be saved in the sight Of mankind by
his failures. "Nichevo' will have made
Russia fit place to buy bread in
And to get rich in, for more money is going
to be made in Russia during the next decades
than in any other part of Europe.
The one kind of profteer at whom Lenine
smiles is the foreign profiteer with capital
for investment.
He recognizes in him necessary exception
to the rule that a people may rise by its own
boot straps and a phrase.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

at shadows. The real test of their
craftsmanship will come later when
Hoover really goes over the top.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

Much Of the acrimony having been taken
out of the debate and treaty ratification now
being practically inevitable, the country may
palliate delays with the thought that every
thing is for the best in this best OF all posi-
ble worlds
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

Any charge of arbitrary rate making
powers of railroad officials under the coming
regime is discounted by the fact that recent
legislation has made the Interstate Commerce
Commission almost as powerful as the rail-
road administration now passing out. II the
country hasn't got government ownership OF
railroads, it has at least got itrong govern
ment regulation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

President Wilson has
All the Worlds the railroad bill and is
Stage expected soon to give
the railroad men their
actors and refrain from tearing passion to
tatters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

Speaking Of mandates, we accepted one
for Belgium during the war-the mandate of
common humanity. 1t may be that one for
Armenia, at least, would today have the
same high authority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

Perhaps too much stress is placed on
the importance of the Moslems in India as
a factor in the fate of the Turk in Europe
1t may be that national jealousies should
take first place
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

Uncompromising and unwavering back
ers of the Big Bull Moose look upon the re-
cent startling acquisition to the Presidents
cabinet as ouja board appointment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

Now along comes a man who declares
that the robin is no harbinger of spring.
That's two of 'em gone. The other was the
book beer sign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

1t being generally admitted that Phila
delphia ''has the goods" the suggestion that
they be advertised shows solid good sense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
HOW DOES 1T
STRIKE YOU?
cd UssIA Under Reds Much as of DID,"

cd USSlA | nder ReuS Much as OIL olu'
IG says u headline in New York paper.
1t summarizes the observations of Dutch
newspaper correspondent who has Just re-
turned to Amsterdam after an extended OBJ
servation of soviet Russia.
Zone pound of salt meat writes the cor
respondent, "costS 320 rubes and pound OF
black bread 100 rubles.'
Nothing very subversive about that
A pound of meat or of bread costs hun
dred or more something almost anywhere in
Europe.
The only difference is that in Russia 1t is
rubles, and elsewhere it is marks, or kronen,
or lire or sous, or pennies.
High prices are positively reassuring.
At least the revolution has not upset the
foundations of society.
When you trade paper for bread you have
to trade lot of paper for it.
Even in America. if Mr.. FraLk "A. Van
derlip is to be accepted as authority, we are
illustrating that rule.
The dictatorship Of the proletariat' has
not been able to dictate enough. to disturb
the everlasting relations of paper and bread.
q q q
AND the 10O-rublc bread and 300 ruble
n meat sells.
"By the side Of big cash register stands
Il barmaid selling salted meat, cake and pas
try to some smartly dressed men gathered
about her. The poor devils lying on the
ground do not even notice it, for they know
very we'll that in the new state there are rich
men and poor men just as before"
There are rich and poor in Russia
Evidently the land of the soviets is not so
black as it was painted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

All the country admits that Mr.. WI
sons faculty for doing the unexpected is quite
unimpaired.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

II Is understood that when the Board
of Registration Commissioners makes an at :
tack on the home its sole objective is the
home for voting purposes only.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

Primary prophecy: Pennsylvania will
forget both Palmer dry and Edwards wet
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

"a particular, exclusive and special privi-
lege" which violates the fundamental prin-
ciples of the American government that por-
tiou of the railroad bill which gives to the
owners the right to charge rates that will
produce enough to meet the wage demands
of organized labor. Eh? Oh, we beg your
pardon. 1t should read "to produce a mini
mum net return OF u. per cent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

The Allies are willing 10 recognize the
Russian soviet government with reserva .
tions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
QUIZ

QUIZ
/. Who will probably come to Washington,
as British ambassador to the Upteo
States?
Q. Whose portrait is on a fifty dollar Fed
eral Reserve bill?
3. How long is the Grand Canal OF Chlnar
4. What was the middle name OF Ruther-
ford b. Hayes?
5. What is the origin of the word boursei
6. Which state was most recently admitted
to the American Union?
z Who discovered the Pacific ocean,
s. In what country was President Descha'
mel of France born?
o. What celebrated American fnancier was
known as "The Commodore?
10. What is the meaning of the musical term
adasio?
Answers to Yesterdays QUIZ
/. The name Fiume is corruption OF III.
last word of the old latin name OF I,0s tns
town, which was "Fanum Sancti VII
ad Flumen.' ~
.. Serried means shoulder to shoulder VII"
out gaps, close. IN
a, Previous to his election as President IN
1884, Grover Cleveland was governor
of New York state.
5. Praxiteles was q noted Athenian scuip
tor, born about the end OF the MT"
century B. G. -.
G. Former Premier Herbert Asquith % na'
lust been elected to the british rai
lament
Z. Pabulum is food. The word Is ouen
used In q figurative sense, as IN tn'
phrase mental pabulum.'
s. The first woman in the United STATES LES, ~
obtain the degree of NJ. ID. was Ei""
beth Blackwell, in 1S40.
o. Ares was the god in Greek mSthoiosa.
who corresponded to the Roman so'
of war, Mars. .... .....,
10. Thaumaturgy is miracle or wonder ~'''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
Costly Victory

France, b,aten in the
Costly Victory l'russian war, paid her
debts and grew pros
porous. France, victorious in the late war
is withdrawing a million men from produc-
ton for military purposes and will sweat
blood for generations. 1t costs money to
wear BAYS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

Mr.. Wilson has somewhat of a fine Ital
ian hand himself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
"E,IGHTY per cent of the Red army


IL not red at all, but neutral"
Even the revolution has not overcome the
human propensity to neutrality.
Eighty per cent of any movement at all
is not composed of hot gospelers, but of
Laodiceans.
Just as the revolution has not been able
to make paper circulate at parity with
bread nor overcome the innate profteering
habit of the farmer, so it has not been able
to eradicate that extremely reassurng human
trait indifference.
"Je men fche," says the Frenchman,
"Wot tell !" says the American.
"Nichevo," says the Russian.
Or at least so per cent of all of them, no
matter what the race.
Put in different language, it is the greatest
common denominator of mass action or mass
thinking.
The Russian goes right on saying
"Nichevo" in spite of the fact that he is
living in the midst of a new social order
ABOUT 60 per cent of the officers in the
"A army are trained military men from the
upper classes, and they are czarist in in
clinatiOns.
The profteer, the so per cent who say
"Nichevo" and the upper class officer
Here we encounter the factor in the
enthusiasm for revolution or IN the fear of
revolution, prevents action, to wit, inertia.
You don't overcome it by merely estab.
fishing a dictatorship Of the proletariat.
Our own Declaration of Independence did
not cause all men to be born free and
equal by merely saying that they were.
The inertia Of nature and Of organized SO
ciety kept right on producing men who
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

A CURIOUS illustration of inertia is the
"A survival of the British ruling class.
1t has feared every revolution and every
reform bill in England, just as recently it
has been having a nightmare over Nicolai
Lenine and his dictatorship of the proe-
tariat.
1t used to make kings in the days of the
king makers.
1t saw the rise of the kingly power and its
fall, until now there is little left but pic
turcsque state carriages with large wheels
accompanied by ed-coated outriders.
1t saw the rise Of democracy and trembled
at its extravagances in Paris, just as it has
recently trembled at its extravagances in
Petrograd and Moscow.
Each time it has foreseen its own untmely
end and dissolution. But it is still here and
still ruling.
A FRENCHMAN who knew his England
"A we'll said, England has ruling class
so clever that no matter what social over
turn takes place nor who has the power, it
always has the Offices"
And today, when Mr.. Churchill twits the
Labor party with incompetence to govern,
what is the answer the radical journals
make?
Why, they tell just how many dukes and
how many earls and how many noble lords
and how many college professors and how
many publcists are now enrolled members
of the Labor party.
When one thinks of the possibly coming
Labor government one thinks of u govern :
ment headed by Lord Robert Cecil or per
haps by Lloyd George, ably assisted by Lord
Haldane, perhaps, and Lord Grey and Mr..
Sidney Webb and Prof. Graham Wallas.
1t isn't in Russia alone that, after a revo
luton, things are much the same - and
different
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
What Do You Knoio?

Ole Hanson thrives on opposition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28

"A things.
"Profteering is general
For example: 1.-THE communistc laborer
cannot get fifty grammes of bread a day,
but the farmers come into town all the same
with their sacks of corn, selling their stuff
at fancy prices"
The farmer turning an honest penny in
spite Of laws which say that he shall not.
This might be anywhere and not some
Utopia whose communications might corrupt
the manners of other lands of liberty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
A Little Slip

The Railroad Brother
Slip hood m orial | de-
uOunces as a grant Of
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Philadelphia. Saturday, February %, 1920
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-28
Member of the Associated Press

EyAddrcsS all communications to EUc,irg Public
Ledgcr. LldcpcMdeMce Square. Phtiadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29

ing this problem over for several yrs
and probably got into it deeper than
this wise cracker because in the Is.
place can think faster than a French
man even if l talk a whole lot slower,
but I wasn't going to give the discovery
to the world till had it down Pat and
Mike, but now that this here frog has
split the original idear it looks like l
couldn't afford to wait no longer but
better tell the result of my researches
before this poilu .lops in and cops all the
credit.
Well then in the 1st place I spent the
last 45 yrs. studying the character of
people that has got a f in their name
and found the following, male and fe-
male. A male with a E in their name
is almost sure to have whiskers when
they got to be around 20 yrs. old. The
whiskers may be dark or light, according
to the hair. but if they don't shave
every once in while their wlliskers
will become conspicuous. Their teeth
needs cleaning every few mornings and
it wouldn't even hurt them to WELD the
tooth brush over their bicuspids about
every third evening or so. When peo-
pie with + in their name picks up a
paper or magazine or a book, they al
ways read it right side up and from left
to right. You won't never see a E man
lying on their stomach with a book
parked on their heels trying to read it.
A party with a + in their name is
libel to have collie and Group when they
are babyS and later on in life they
should ought to keep away from all pest
houses that makes speciality of cater
ing to- small pox patients and leopards
as they are prone to catch l or the
other.
When a boy that boasts of E in their
name gets to be IA or Is yrs. old they
would better put on long trousers as
their legs looks funny without them.
1t is also well to send these boys to
school and take spelling. They need
pairs of shoes a VT. and should ought to
have their finger nails trimmed every
so often. Their voice is libel to change
from a high soprano to baritone or
tenor between the age of IL and II yrs.
They hate to wash their ears and neck,
When they take down sick they gen.
orally always better have a doctor.
When a E man reaches maturity or
say about 25 or &c yrs. old, either him
or his parents better see that he has
got at lease 2 collars SO that if l gets
kind of soi1ed he can take it off and
put on the other l. as theys nothing
that looks quite as bad as a young man
with Z in their name going around
without no collar or with a collar that
| throw cigar ashes on the liveing rom.
| floor. If a E woman has children it's
pretty near safe bet that she will think
| they are cute. A E woman most gen.
orally always orders tho grocerys but
| won't pay the bills.
Now in regards to a man with a u in
their name. Most of them was christened
with their sir name Gus and won't stand
| for no other, where as you take a fe-
| male with a U and you will find the
large majority Of them is Ruth or Ruby.
People with a U in their name is likely
| to get hungry every 3 or 4 days and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
DOPEYDAN AND LON
From the Stars.
BY w. H. CLAGETT.

Persons born durin' this period
nave the augury of a happy an pros
porous year. provided they attend to
their own business an refrain from
any Semblance of knockin'. Females
should be exceedingly cautious when
deailn with members of the oppo-
site sex. an never once get it out
OF their top-pieces that there's many
a grasshopper featurin' a automo-
bile who dasn't go home on account
of his board bill,
"Children born at this time are
likely to become efficient stump
speakers or tellers for election. an
should always be able to take care of
themselves
AT extraordinary session of the
whole planetary outfit it was unani-
mously voted that a special list of
election don't be struck off an spread
broadcast for the benefit of them
poor boobs who go all to pieces when
such occasions take place! Following
are they:
Don't bet your last simolian on the
outcome of the fight,
AS the consensus of opinion is the
blame things awful tight.
Don't ridicule the other side an
claim they're on .he brink.
For the Constitution plainly states,
each guys a right to think,
Don't wait until the boss has gone
an then start in to spout,
AS your weekly pay may shrink bit
if he ever finds it out.
Don't hot-air over what you've seen
an spill it all aroun',
For there's mess O folks who
know you ain been out O. town!
Don't skid at large an gas about the
slush-fund claimed by Cox,
Cause the chances are the other crew
will snoop into his box.
Don't tear your hair an beat your
wife. then try in vain to spell
A word to rhyme with Harding an
end up with just, oh, H"
An pray whatever else you do
throughout the bloomin' show.
Don't come out next November an
squeak, I told you so""
'DOPEY DAN"
Note-Lon says, the compositors on
either the Marion Star or Dayton
News have sure one emery job to per-
form on the mornin' after election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
Lardner's Simple Course
In Reading the Character
Bv Ring w. Lardner.

looks like it had went to the neck TOO
often. They should also either have
bow tie or a in hand.
You will almost generally find that n
man of the masculine sex with r. in
their name likes beef steak, though they
may have different idears about 1t and
some of them likes it rare and medium
and well done and etc. In conclusion,
in regards to the males with T. in
their name, | will ask the world If they s
anybody that hasn't got one outside or
Thos. Woodrow Wilson and even at that
if you stick the word President ahead
of it, why he is just like all the rest of
us.
Now in regards to the girls of the op-
poscing sex with T. in their name.
have found out after my yrs. of study
that the big majority of women with
this letter in their name gets married
between the age of 16 and 81. They are
always worried about how their hair
looks. though nobody else cares nothing
about it. They wear a much smaller
shoe than the T. men, but they wear a
whole lot more of them. Most of them
don't play golf as good as a r man.
They are a whole lot more libel to break
down and cry if things goes wrong.
The most of them hates to see + man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29

Dear Folks:
After hasty squint at a sassy an
nouncement from the management of
our f1at-house informin' me an Lon
that on October 1st the price for our
poor lii two-rooms-an'- bath would be
hoisted sixty per cent, last night the
kid hot-footed straight for the roof
where. accordin' to his custom. every
fourth month, he holds secret COM
mune with the celestial system,
The iii rascaTs firm believer in
what the stars tell him. an for the
benefit of them who belong to his
cult, I'm faShin' the report he left
on my table. Les go. professor.
! EARLY in the period the sun is
| friendly, an later Jupiter is in benefic
aspect but Venus. Mercury. Neptune
, an whole mess o. lii tin-horn plan
! cts VIII carry on scandalous an be
evil in sway. Durin' this planetary
government. which takes in Novem-
Der End. the United States will be
turned all topsy turvey. an it's
more'n probable that one of the great
est political 1andslides ever knowed
in the history of our Union will be
pulled by party that's just itchin'
to get in.
The rule is likely to cause some
turrible spiteful back -bitin' amongst
the female of the species. an
'twouldn't be a bad move for all them
'cuties who fit wimmin suffrage to
bury the Ratchet an hop on the wae-
on! To the victor belongs the spoiIs.
an indications point to coolies of
spoils
"Bloodthirsty minds will be greatly
worked up under this sway. for Mars
is in position hard to size up. an
unless 1ggernatioa advocates get p
turrible wiggle on. conditions might
soon prevail where they won't find a
quorum,
Under this CONFORMATION the tenn
per is liable TO be affected unfavora-
bly,. an domestic harmony is sun
posed to be easily disturbed There
fore, if the Missus chirps UP an saws.
It's the movies tonight Fred" you'd
better make it the movies or YOU
might get iron.
"Wimmin folks are cautioned
against knockin' one another. since
stars that are unfriendly to their
highest ambitions become strong in
their power over human destiny at
this time. Keep tabs on your own
Eddie girls. an let Sadie have hern,
Financial conditions are likely to
spring up to cause much embarrass-
ment in some quarters. Nevertheless
it's a suspicious time for borrowin',
provided you can find the nut soft
enough to turn the stuff Overt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
OPPOSE ALIEN LAND OWNING.

DENVER. Col, August 2S.-Resolu
tons opposing further enlargement of
agricultural holdings by citizens of any
oriental nations We're adopted unani-
mously at the closing conference of the
League of the Southwest. comprising
representatives of a half dozen states.
The league also adopted resolutions IA
voring development of the Colorado
river
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
UNITE WAR ON REDS.
State Councils of Defense Plan Ma
tional Convention.

KANSAS CITY August 2S.---Secre-
tarics Of all state councils OF de:ens.
have been called upon 10 meet here
September Is and II. in an effort 10
consolidate moro Than 5000 organiZa
tions in different parts OF tn" country
who claim as their object the com
batting of red propa eanda. Call
for the meeting was ISSUED by j. j.
Metcalf of DeS Moiucs. Iowa. secretary
of the Iowa state Council of Defense
during the war, and by J. g. Mohler.
formerly secretary of the Kansas
council.
Many of the state councils have
ceased to function The object of the
meeting here. it is stated. is TO de-
termine as far as possible what al
legged patriotic organizations are de-
serving of support, as well as to for
mulate characterization" plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-29
$4,000 IN WHISKY STOLEN.

BROOkFIELD, No. August 2s.--r1ve
armed men robbed the home OF Mrs.
F. J. Garrity OF 5000 worth OF whisky.
locking members of the family in
room while the liquor was removed from
the third floor. Mrs. Garrity's husband.
formerly q HGGor dealer. died shortly
after prohibition became effective. ieav-
ing the whisky as part of his estate.
Twenty of one hundred cases stored in
the house We're taken.