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$500 FOR COMMON LABOR

D NJ. JEWELL. acting president of
-. the Railroad Shopmcn's Union.
has said in Chicago that unless the
railway labor board awards a minimum
of $500 II year to common labor on the
railroads the union will not try to pre-
vent its members from striking.
Mr.. Jewell would do well to remember
that no strike can succeed unless il is
backed by public sympathy. If hc be
lieves that the public will support the
demand Of common labor for $500 n
year he is suffering from an overdevel- =
opmpnt of creduity and an atrophy of
common sense.
The average income Of professional
men the country ov"r--thc lawyers. the
doctors. tho corgymon and the school
tcachers--iS less than the sum asked
for the railroad laborcrS. These men.
who have had to spend several ycars in
preparation for their professions, will
certainly withhold their support from
the strike. Th" bank clerks. the small
merchants. III" trolley car conductors
and mOtormcn. tn" printers, the farmer.
and the farm laburorS. TO whom S250(
would mean lUNury, arc likely to say tC
themselves that there should he an in.
crease in their iucom" before the rail
road workers are treated as generously
as they arc asking 30 be treated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
THE LEGION AND THE BONUS

FINHE high patriotism of the Philadel-
= phia posts Of the American Legion
was strikingly shown in the decision of
two of them tn oppose tho proposed cash
bonus ut the coming state conclave.
There can be no possible objection to
the federal government doing every
thing within its powers for the on
service men, for they deserve all that
can be done. not only ut the hands of
their own government. hut from all
humanity as we'll. This other features
of the program. such H. th2 issuance of
insurance policies based on length of
service. the sale of farm land and the
purchase Of homes arc entirely proper
and deserve general support.
But the idea Of cash bonus iS not
attractive either to the better type of
those who saw active service or to the
public. These men gave services which
could never have hccn bought. and oven
il there are no ethical objections there
arc practical difficulties in the way
which make the bonus plan almost i'm d.
possible nt this time.
It is greatly to rhr credit of the
NilI'r'du ''S''i 'Hh' INV b"iIuS - hp'
posed by so many Of those who stand
for much. both in the legion itself and
in civil life. As for the assertion that
the plan was suggested for political
purposes. the politicians might a. well
understand once for all that THE
AMERICAN LEGION IS NOT FOR
SALE. The Samc high motives which
aCtuatCd its conduct in war will hold il
in sat" paths in peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

as they are, matter now? They are in
the past. The mind Of the Republican
party ought to be on the future.
Observers who have been listening
to Senator Johnson are not disposed to
consider him n great speaker. Borah
is regarded as far better man for the
platform. He is able to get along with
out the help Of platitudcs and he has the
ability to reach behind the mind of a
crowd aud touch the springs of its emo
tion. Yet Borah has not yet taken the
convention or any of its groups by
storm.
These are times when great speeches
might he expected. II n man has an
ability to feel deeply he can find moving
inspiration on every sid, at home and
abroad. Is it necessary to believe,
then. that oratOry is going out? Is the
rarc of Wcbstcrs gone forever? Ger
tainly the political method of the times
does not encourage it. In earlier gen
crationS mon who could master great
audiences were powers in affairs. To
sway q crowd like that which is assem-
blcd at the Coliseum, u speaker has to
have an agile mind that keeps always a
lean ahead of the minds Of his hearers,
and he needs besides, quick sympathy
and driving conviction. \ rich vocabu-
larry will do him no harm. Nowadays
his triumph would bc for a moment. for
it is the thinkers in the game, who seek
victory rather than glory, who rule.
They surround the delegations with
safeguards and barriers to make STAN
pCdeS impossible.
Even since Bryan appeared with the
one great speech Of his lifc the methods
of conventions have changed. Political
leaders of the first class do not always
take even their own speeches seriously.
They prefer Surcr and Subtlcr ap-
! proachcs to a given end The last four
years wcrc such as should inspire great
! speeches. There was bitter fighting in
the Senate and fiery debate. and the
Congressional Record was fattcncd by
| oug addresses. Patriotic conviction
was not by any means lacking in Con
! grcss. But in all the Senate record
| there was not one speech great enough
to rank with those that were commonly
| heard above the storms through which
the nation moved when Washington
! Lincoln and their associates guided il
on the way to its strength and its glory.
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they know 10 have q plank in the
G. q. +. platform expressive Of this
general aim.
Women have not Dccn making any
big speeches at Chicago. They may
never make any. They have keen in
stincts and they may distrust a method
of persuasion that is notoriously de-
pendent on sound rather than on logic.
Yet women are making their influence
felt. and there can be little doubt that
the plank cut to meet their demands
viii bc inserted somewhere in the new
chicago platform. And why shouldn't {
it be so inserted? Are children less i'm
purtant than the tariff or money? Are
they less valuable. oven as a national
asset? The care OF life is the first con
corn Of all women. And they never fail
to use each new weapon somehow in
that service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
THE CARUSo ROBBERY

nITY the sad plight of an unfortunate
i tenor who pays an income tax of
only about S1J0.O00 year. Enrico
Caruso, the leading operate male OF his
time. has again been the victim OF
thieves, this time to the tune Of S5uO,
600, If the imagination of the reporter
who covered this sensational news
tidbit was not working overtime.
= This is by no means the first cx-
perience of Mr.. CarusO with thieves,
not taking into consideration the we'll
known and often fCrvrntly expressed
sentiments of the average musical artist,
ms well as those above the average,
toward the whole tribe Of managers
and impresarios. Three times his villa
near Florence in Italy has been ran
sacked and everything that was not
nailed down was taken. Then n year
ago came most distressing experience
with work committee which com
mapdeered" from the hapless tenor
thirty barrels of wine and au automo
bile. Mr.. CaruSo has every reason TO
believe that that committee was fully
living up to its name, at least in the
way he was "wOrked. He may get
the auto back. but if the Supreme Court
of Italy has followed or intends TO fol-
low the example Of their brethren in the
United Statrs the liquid portion Of the
commanderred goods has long since
irrigated arid tracts of various Italian
anatomies.
Not so long since jewel robboricS wcro
the stock in trade of the energetic press
agents for prima donnas. especially at a
time when luscious contracts hung in
the balance. But Mr.. Caruso needs no
such aid His contracts are already
signed, and at figures which may vel
make the hard working houeebrcakcr
lick his chops and wonder how soon he
can find the strong box again made
quately guarded.
However, there will undoubtedly he
some lowbrows who, with q >roting dis
regard of the high cost of truor>. will
insist that Mr.. Caru>o has himself
pointed the way to his own undoing.
Three thousand dollars a performance.
20 say nothing of the $40 ,OOO a concert
which our Cuban brorhers are now
paying (again if the press agents i'm
agination registers nOrmulD, does seer
a bit high. Nevertheless. the getting
is good for the great singer and nc
one can blame him for taking adyautag,
of il. And it must be conceded that i
any singer in the world is worth thi!
money, EnriCo CarusO is that person.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
The Usual Thing

IRE this short week has taken fight
~ And hurried onward to its grave.
Wen see certain we'll known knight
Who bears aloft n banner brave
With strange device all mortals know
Il told you so, ] told you So"
Miles Herbert Hiram Leonard Blank
May win the prize. And then again
Frank William Warren Calvin Hank
May be the favored of all men.
No matter. Saturday will show
II told you So | told you 50 -
The unexpected always hans
Which is the reason plain 10 con
Why scores and scores Of lucky rhans
Will know the answcr-latpr ON ~
And cry with faces all aglow.
II told you so | told you 500
When doughty wrestlers Quit tho mat
And when the big steam roIIcr's =
parked. :
Perchance we'll then rrmcmber tbot
4 wise old Preacher Oncc remarlod .
"All men are liars 80 Sure! We tnou, !
We told you so! We told you So
G. A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
BY CLINTON W. GILBERT
STAFF Correspondent Of the Evening Fnh'c
cilCer


CopyriOm. 1920. bU PwbHc i"dOcr co.
Chicago. June 10.--Public singing Is
forgotten art. il it ever was known
by tho American people. Inc ch''r
leader Of the RcpubliCanS--conV'h''ohS
are run like college football games
called for the singing of tn" ha'''e
HYMN of the Republic. Not MY P'r.
sons in the entire 1000 delegates an"
altcrnatcs knew tho words. Nh"n 'h'H
had got through the chorus Ivory
GLORY. Hallcujah", sung with about
the same animation as the children sing
Goats meas. beans and barley grows
tho chccr leader insisted that they re-
sing the chorus like this: GLORY ivory :
HalIcmJAH," The delegates r"sanS IT,
the first words with dismal indifference
and the last syllable like the ran . ran
of college yell.
Delegates are automatons. Long
training in notifies has made them au'
tomatons. They sing like automa'onS'
And when some leader tells them 10
intericct JAH like a collrg" yen INTO
tho midst of their automatic singing
tbev inter the JAH in perfect imitation
Of their leader.
Whom Senator Lodge took his place
8 permanent chairman h" ann"uhc"d
that he would spare the convention one
snocch Everybody thought OF lis bot =
tie and figured that with two hours saved
he could afford to take on" NOR" drink
The convention was that much short e
ened.. The supply would not have to last
so long. ,.. ,.o,s;,io,o.o
And the person who was conSIdCrat'
&c tho hotties and of the ladies whnst
vunnly of gowns will not last. on" '"'
oorh nppearanrc beyond SATURDAY. was
tho woman speaker in the '"il>clln
Mrs Margaret Hill McCartcr, of Kan
cos Mrs. McCarter made whoI'
snccch in less than five minutes.
The business of nominating PrcNi-
donts might we'll be turned over to
women. The men have got II" function
80 cumbersome with ritual that it take
twice as long as 1t ought TO. Th'
women might shorten it up. Ih"N
couldn't make 1t worse. ,.,
this connection. Mrs. McCar'"r was N
vlted to speak among thC super ,'W,S
now whom the delegates good humOr
adv are pleased to honor. but who take
nn rcoI part in the proceedings. \,
"or look about the hall you see her,
and and there womaus face, but not :,
LAW in proportion as You sec at a first
las nrize fight. Women have been ad
n,ittod 10 the privilege of smoking, ~
"n;ng 10 scraps, but even an amend
m"nt Of the federal constitution nearly
~atiticd has not put them into politics
r,'hrrr is no prcroGativr men ar" NOR,
ioo,ous Of than coming to Chicago won.
drring who in thunder to put up for
the presidency.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
VAMPS AND MOVIE ACTING
ADD TO CONVENTION JAZZ
Lodge and Mrs. McCacr Stage What LOOKS Like nformd
Ueddug in Coliseum Cameras CHck

was Chauuccy NJ. Dcprw. His speech
with that of Uncle Joe Cannon was
one Of the regular formaities of the
convention. Dcpcw spoke four years
ago. And four years before that. II
he is able to mount the platform in
1924 he will make another speech. His
address is just as much part of the
ritual as the temporary chairman : key
note, or tho convention hashlight. Mr..
l)"pcw is cighty-S six years old. He Is
feeble. but his voice rang out clear.
II was stronger than that of Mr.. Lodge.
the temporary chairman, much
younger man. There is mono Of that
qunvoring quality about it usually found
in the voices of the old. His strongest
organ has resisted the ravagcs of time.
There is new formality added to
IN" convention c"rcmOnial-thc taking
of movies. Lights are placed around
tho hall at intervals. When they are
turned on they are as binding as the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
, WOMEN AT CHICAGO

IA NY ONE who prefers to be inter
~ ested in politics rather than in poll
ticians--aud there is Il vast difference
between the twO-could do worse than
study the aims and manners Of women
who are in Chicago aS official or uu-
otlicial representatives Of the suffrage
principle.
1t is clear that the suffrage leaders
arc proceeding with caution. They are
not very definite when they speak of n
familiar issue like tn" League of Ma
tions. They are obviously uncertain
about good many things. But about
one thing they are sure and decided
They want good labor laws to protect
all children and they want women work
crs in all industries properly protected,
and they are sgitating in every way
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headlights of automobiles. You cannot
face them. When a button causes them
to flash on you know that a movie is
being made.
After Mrs. McCartcr had spoken
these dazzling headlights went on every.
where, enough to knock your eye out.
Cabot Lodge walked formally from the
back to tho front Of the platform with
Mrs. McCarter on his arm, went
through the motions of introducing her
to the delegates and walked back again
to the rear of the platform with the
ladies auxiliary speaker on his arm.
All it needed was for the band to strike
up the wedding march from Lohcngrin
to leave the impression Of an informal
wedding. but the woman voter is not
welded to the man vote yet, only on.
gagged. or perhaps they only have an
understanding. Mr.. Lodges and Mrs.
McCartcr's acting was for the movies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
THE WARES ARE HANGING
ON BY THEIR EYEBROWS
Victory in the City Com.
mittce Disclosed the Weakness
Of Their Position

THE confident belief that the Ware
l. political machine had been destroyed,
entertained aS a result of the carly pri-
mary returns some weeks ago. is not
wholly justified by the outcome.
II was then said thai the anti Ware
forces had carried the city committee
and that Charles Delany had been
nominated for Congress in the Third
district in opposition to Harry Ranslpy.
These things seemed TO be indicated on
the face of III" returns.
The official count. however, has given
tho nomination to Mr.. Ranslcy by a
small majority The correctness of this
count is disputed and arrangements are
making to open tho ballot boxes in cor
tain divisions in order that the basis for
the charge that large numbers ofivotes
for Mr.. Dcany were not counted may
be investigated.
But even though Mr.. RansIcy should
fnally receive the certificate of nomina-
ton, there has been n victory for the
opponents of thc Var" machine.
Judge Patterson carried the district
in the mayoralty primary last year by
10000 votes.
This pro Ware majority has been re
duccd in the space of II tcw months. to
a paltry hundred or two.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
THE DECLINE OF oRAToRY

ALL speeches delivered thus far at
~ the Chicago convention have been
in one way or another disappointing,
A. verbal attack in force, Mr.. Lodges
keynote speech had some Of the quail
tirs Of greatness. 1t was ardent in its
way. BUT it was not in the true sense
n keynote speech because Republicans
throughout the country have moro to
do than continue temperamental quar-
rels with a President who will soon
leave Office for private life. One might
ask what Mr., Wilson's failings, such
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
Answers to Yesterdays oui,

!, The deepest place in the ocean "a
far as is known, Is off Mindanan
Philippine Islands, with a dcnth
OF 80, ,OSS feet. P''
@ The FIRST secretary Of the navy was
Benjamin Stoddart, of MARYLAND
3. Metamorphic rocks are derivatives
of igneOuS or sedimentaTy ROCKS
produced through mechanical or
chemical activities in the earth's
crust
4. Rome was founded 776 r. c.
5. The census of 1920 gives the ponu-
latiOn Of Meriden, Conn, as % a.
6. Iron Tail, a Sioux chief on the Pine
Ridge reservation in South Da.
kOta, was tho model for the In
dian head on the Buffalo nickel
Z. The superficial area of the earth is
l96,9i0,00O square miles. "
&. King JohW of England grantod
Magma Charta MAY 30, 1881.
0. The Bible was first printed in Strass.
burg In 1866.
10. Members of the Presidents cabinet
receive $4,000 year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
What DO You Kno,o?
QUIZ

QUIZ
J. "here nlu Minnesota get its name?
. Who was the first secretary Of state
Of the United States? "'"'o
3. When was Joan Of Arc burned
4. What is the population of RurItou
ton, Iowa. ''hs
3, What Is the. area OF all the land or
the face OF the earth? ''''' o''
6 What ia Gustic?
:. What bird is known 70 make ,he
longest continuous flights? VIC
g. which was ne first Of the ten orig.
stitution Of the United States? -"
O. on what occasion and on u,h,, d,..,
was ldnColns Gettysburg sp""ct
delivered? '''N'
10 Who was tn" thirteenth prcsidon,
of the United States? ''N''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

Reports from the great world con
ference of women at Geneva suggest
that the women Of the world may find
a way TO compel rational understand
ings and fixed peace between nations
while the Hi Johnsons of this world arc
still Sternly refusing to think that such
things are possible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

Not enough critical attention has
been given to the formal announcement
by Francis Wilson. the actor. that he
will not 90 to church until ministers
consent to. attend the theatre. Some
body ought to ask Francis whether he
is beginning new habit or seizing on
handy justification for an old one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

Spa B,,au>c Of tho failure of the
treaty negotiations tho United States
will b" compelled 10 assume the position
nl a helpless lookor-on And who will
doubt thai there will be great deal
that we will not b" permitted to sec
We have 500, 900 900 j.. war damages
10 worry about, among other things
Nrr we cannot even press that claim as
matters stand. and we may even be
asked to waive it altogether.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

The Internal Revenue Department
is preparing to send flying squadrons"
into all the large cities to pursue dclin-
quent taxpayers. II would be interest =
ing to know the amount of the taxes
collected As compared with the cost Of
the "squadronS.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

Germany" said General Won
kluck. one of the most Prussian Of
Prussians. in bitter good by to the
fatherland. lis intolcrahle." II will
b. II better land. of course, when the
general gets out Of it. And for that
reason one is forced to wonder why he
didn't leave before now.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
A FouR.YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILADELPHIA

Things on which the people expect
the new administration to concen-
trate its attention;
The DeLdWdrC river bridge
A drudock big enough 10 dccomn'o-
date the largest ships.
Development Of the rapid transit Sys'
tenn
conDentton hall
A building for the Free Library.
An Art Museum.
E,sl1roement OF the Wdtcr SUPPLY
Homes 10 accommodate the popu'd'
tion.
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4 Graceful
Tribute

portrait of himself for which he sat
last winter l. a becoming tribute to
both tho personality of Doctor Smith
and 10 his work and loyalty to the
University of Pennsylvania for forty
wears. There j. little doubt that the
opportunity 10 participate in this grace
ful act will BE- seized by those who had
the advantage Of contact with the PROV
ost' = forcefu but genial personality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

Political poker has
Still in the Deck its own rules. Pick
an invin"bIo pair, "
phoncs PcnrOsc. Not oven the Big
Three can beat that hand. But where
Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

Another gratifying tCst Of the in
telligencc of tho delegates was its hearty
applause at the declaration of Senator
Lodge that the permanent chairman
would make no speech.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
An Albany On. "
IIOOCh? Ouch.

An Albany (N. "
HoOCh? Ouch. man who attempted
to transport 100 gal
Ions Of whisky through Pennsylvania
was not only fined $500 by a Williams
mort court, but the whisky and his
automobile were cOnfiscated. AS he was
set back about $500, it will be ad-
mitted that there was some kick to that
whisky.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
The Old

The Old Guard now has its big
chance to eliminate Hoover. He is so
little of politician that hc won't take
the nomination if he doesn't like the
platform.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10
THE COWNSMAN
An Eplloaue for collealans

THE Gownsman heard a man whose
i opinions he respects declare the
other day. 81 would rather accept the
presidency Of the United States than
risk becoming the president Of any one
Of these greater institutions Of learning
which are now seeking head His
remark was based on a recognition of
the difficulties attending university ad-
ministration, especially in adjustment
TO new social and financial conditions,
the present pressure for an ever more
popular education. the development into
an infinite complcxity of schools and
courses. the question Of keeping good
men in the profession of teaching and
getting young men of promise to venture
into il. and many more like problems.
That there should be nearly a score
of universities and colleges the presi-
denotes Of which are now vacant speaks
for the reality Of these difficulties. IL
may be easier to find men capable than
men willing to undertake such burdens.
Politics is easier, for whatever their i'm
perfGCtionS both the states and the ma
ton are possessed Of constitutions, il
not always very sound ones. Business
has its procedure and its rewards for
talent, as have the professions. Even
scholarship has its compensationS, If
no more than in the excitement Of
snatchng time for it between class
room and classroom. The college pres
ident has only honor. and not always
that at home.
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4 Difference

work. OF SCIENTISTS who are trying to get
riches in oil and things out Of tho deep
watcrs. are friends Of man. Head
lines are often misleading. One might
have supposed, after first glance, in
mis- instance. that profitecrs were re-
forming. though the reference was to
the relatively gentle and amiable shark
that ,wims in the sea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

Why not let Henry Cabot Lodge
and Woodrow Wilson 60 behind the
barn and fight it out between them
selves?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

There are 'planks and hammers
enough Perhaps the platform makers
ran out of nails yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

Penrosc's remarks concerning an
'invincibe pair are causing the elect
to wonder what kind Of political poker
the ''old man is playing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-10

Director Furbush would have us
believe that local rats are as dcstruc-
tive as dishonest politicians.