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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-29
FAMILY IS DRIVEN
TO STREET BY FIRE
Mother and 3 Children Awak.
ened by FIames-Escape
in NightcIothes

A mother and her three children were
driven from their home in their night.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-29


clothes at 2 o'clock this morning dur
ing a fire in the home OF Mrs. Rose
Goldstein, nc DAT South Fifth street.
Mrs. Goldstein and her children were
asleep on the second floor OF the house
and were not awakened until the names
were almost upon them.
The fire was discovered by Pc
destrian. II had gained considerable
headway, and was sweeping through the
caves Of the building just over the
heads Of the sleeping family.
The man who discovered the blaze
gave the alarm, and then aroused mem
bers Of the household.
Mrs. Goldstein's son, Morris, as.
sisted his mother down the smoke hlled
stairway, and returned to the burning
building to aid his sisters, Lillian and
Bonnie, TO safety.
The cause of the fire is not known.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-07

MAN FACTORY" CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA
the melting pot of the University of California
Of with reference their physical
development ability Physical By
series OF natural body exercises Balancing climbing stretching falling
as as swimming
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-07
WONDERFUL RUSSIAN
DANCER

Anna Pavlowa, the wonderful Rus
sian dancer, who is again in the
United States after having been alb
sent for several years while touring
South America, France, Spain, Bel
GUM and England.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-07
A VISITOR FROM BORNEo

The latest addition 70 the Wash
ington Zoo and one which has
proven most popular with the chill
dren is an Ourang Outarg from the
wilds of Borneo, a Gift from II Eli
sin, Of Singapore, East Indies. The
little fellow IS only one quarter
grown. weight II los. and is three
years old. He is very gentle and
takes particular delight in playing
with the children.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-07
TWELvE.YEAR.OLD WONDER

TWELVE YEAR-OLD WONDER
Edward Rochie Hardy. Jr., the
twelve-year-old New Yorker, who
startled the Officials of Columbia
College by requesting admission to
the regular academic course. They
were more amazed when he passed
the stiff entrance tests with tire
highest percentage on record. HIS
father is a professor in New York
University and his mother a college
graduate with three degrees. He
completed his prirn ary course at 4
years; his grammar course at 9 and
his high school work at II.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-07
ELECTRIC aCOOTIE CARn

ELECTRIC "COOTIE CAR"
An automobile not as large as
many toys, but as practical as
$4,000 car, has been invented by L.
{. Custer, a cousin OF General
Custer. Seated in the car, which
only holds one--Custer drives Up and
down Sth Avenue, N. 2, and in and
out of the maze of traffic much to the
arnazement of throngs and the
amusement of drivers and small boys.
On the back Of the tiny car is a state
license number. The "oootie car" is
run by electricity and makes 8 miles
an hour. 1t can run II miles with
out recharging the battery. 1t can
be charged from any lamp socket
at a cost of Is cents and it costs only
one cent mile to run the car.
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TYPE SINGLE WINGED FOKKER COMMERCIAL
AIRPLANE
passenger monopane England
ug cabin and the underneath Instead
of the usual covering of aeopane fabric the single with
treepy which has lifting This enables
$50 H p motor fly with and baggage beside the pilot
machine
Amsterdam Holland England gallons
petrol 1t attained height of $4,000 feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-04-07

was rushing to the girl. who was pre-
pairing to enter the tonneau, where an
elderly woman was seated.
"Marion!" Dexter exclaimed, seiz-
ing the girl by the arm. She looked at
him in palpable amazement and her
face grew white as che drew back:
The man at the wheel looked up, and
a stern expression crossed his coun-
tenance when he recognized the new
conner.
MIR. Runnels. believe" he said
coldly. What is the meaning OF this.
may l ask? Have you taken leave OF
your senses. young man
Dexter was nonplused by the strange
reception, and felt like answering Mr..
Delivers question in the affirmative.
He tried to give tongue to an expiana-
ton. but in as much as there was
nothing for him to explain. he round
it difficult.
.Your feet seem to have warmed up
somewhat" was Mr.. Delivers dry re-
mark, as he approached Dexter.
Marion had entered the machine in
semi-faintins) condition. and was being
supported by her mother.
Il don't-just what do you nean?"
Deter sputtered, addressing her
father.
The latter, his face~still stern. drew
a rumpled sheet of paper from
pocket and handed il to Dexter, who
read the line of blue capital letters ex-
tending across it.
Call off the deal awhile, I've got
cold feet.
His mind a worse muddle. if pos
sible. than before, he gael dumoiy al
the typewriter address:
Miss Marion Dolliver, e25 Lake
avenue. Brockton, n. "
A sickly smile crept over his face
II got the messages mixed" he said.
of the car
Reconciliation proved difficult, but
it was accomplished. and twilight saw
the Dolliver machine. with Dexter as a
passenger. drive up to 6c3 Lake
avenue
One OF Dexters first acts was TO
seize an evening paper and scan the
stock columns. He looked up with a
smile of satisfaction.
Marion, I've made a fool of myself
by getting those messages twisted, but
it's meant a twenty thousand dollar
profit for me-for us. In Detroit
they're probably puzzling over my
message: VIII leave New York on
1880 train but the Mars motor stock
must have been purchased, because my
countermending order was not re-
ceived-and the paper says the stock
scared on the market today,
Marion, will you forgive me-if I
promise not to be Aforementioned sny
m ore ?"
I'll try" she told him. a light OF
sympathy and understanding in her
eyes.
Copyright, 1920. bv the Mcclure News
paper syndicate.)
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Questions-Answers

Q. What forms the most succulent food
for chickens 1-P. Y.
A. Cabbage is the most valuable of all
foods Of this class for poultry because Ii is
easily kept green. Cabbage sown thickiy
in rows and fed from these sowings with
out waiting for the heads, has been found
one of the most economical Of green foods
=. Q. when and where were electric loco
motives first substituted for steam loco
motives IF. W. s.
A. In 1895. In the Baltimore Ohio tun-
mel under the city Of Baltimore.
Q. How many libraries were founded b.
Andrew Carnegie, and at what cost:-H
A. Andrew Carnegie endowed 2,s1i
libraries at a cost OF e60,S64 sos
O. ow many national banks are there
in the United States 10. NJ
A On March 2oth, there were eight
q. Can people in the Philippines vote
for president Of the United States:-A. N.
A. The Philippines. beng classed as q
territory, have no vote In the electoral
college. and are represented in congress
by a delegate.
O. Why doesn't the United States forrify
the Panama Canal1-C. 2.
4. The Panama Canal is certified at
q. where can send old dollar bills
and get ones-that have never been used =
A Old bills may be exchanged for new
ones by forwarding them to the cash room,
treasury department, Washington. Z. c.
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THE WOMAN VOTE.

Efforts of the suffragists to obtain
complete ratification of the Susan B.
Anthony amendment in time for the
women of the entire country to vote
in November so far have proven vain.
The refusal of Republican Delaware
and Democrat Mississippi to ratify the
amendment renders it less probable
that the amendment will be ratified by
the necessary number of states in or
der to give it effect at the approach
ing election.
notwithstanding this fact, women
will be able to vote for president, as
the result of action taken by a num-
Der of states, which states have 314
of the SCI electoral votes. These
states. together with the political class
ification of each and it's electoral vote
are as follows:
Full woman suffrage states-Ari-
IONA Cd 8, California (R), 1S, Col
orado (R) 6, Idaho (R) 4, Kansas (R)
10, Michigan (R) 10, Montana (R).
4, Nevada (R) ;, New York (R), AS,
Oklahoma CD 10. Oregon (R) 8, South
Dakota (R) 8, Utah CD 4. Washing
ton (R) 7. Wyoming (R) 3; total 1877
Presidential suffrage for. women-Il-
inois (R), 20, Indiana (R) Is, Iowa
(R) IS, Kentucky CD 13, Maine (R) 6,
Minnesota (R) -, Missouri CD IS,
Nebraska (R) s. North Dakota (Ts)' 8,
Ohio (R) "a, Rhode Island (R) 5,
Tennessee Cd -, Vermont Cry 4.
Wisconsin (R) ID; total F77. Grand
total of electoral votes in states where
women may vote for president, 314.
The states in which women have
neither full suffrage nor presidential
suffrage are as follows4
Alabama CD IL, Arkansas CD 8,
Connecticut (R) Z, Delaware (R) 3,
Florida CD 6. Georgia CD IA, Louis
lana CD 10. Maryland Cd 8. Massa-
chusetts (R) IS. Mississippi CD 10.
New Hampshire (R) 4, New Jersey
(R) IA, New Mexico (R) 3, North
Carolina CD II, Pennsylvania (R)
SO, South Carolina CD .. Texas CD
20, Virginia CD ~. West Virginia Cd
8; total III.
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George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
SOUL.

SOUL.
Soul is a great deal like many other
mysterious forces in this wonderful
worid-like electricity for instance,
which We never see, but which we
know exists, because we see its power.
Soul is the unseen pure-best that is
in US all.
Soul is that which we try to talk
about when we express in terms of the
infinite. 1t is the eternal in US that
is always evident, tho never fully I'M
derstood.
We know that we are immortal Just
the minute that We know that we
have a soul aboard. At that moment
also. do we become great-from then
on do we strive for development and
achievement against every foreign
force.
with soul we pass thru change, but
our life is>foreveri
Soul is something more. too. Il
is spirit birth. So that while all may
have souls. not everyone has soul
There Ia a difference. It lies in de-
yelopment-
Judas had a soul-Lincoln had
soul.
The grandeur OF the world shines
out and makes all existence splendid,
because of the soul that human be-
ings are all the time manifesting.
They light up life for me.
It is because OF the evidence OF soul.
in places where We least expect il.
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LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE.

We was eating brekfist this morn
ing. having flap cakes, and pop sed,
Say, Benny, IL you put mulch more
butter on those pan cakes you mite
not be able to find them agen.
Meaning I was using too mitch but
ter, and ma sed. I never saw sutch a
boy for piling on the butter. WITCH
nobody elts proberly-ever did either,
and I sed. Wat do you think, ma, G,
pop, I had a fearse dreem last mite.
Did you dreem somebody elts got 3
bigger peece OF pie than you did? sed
pop.
He must of dreemed he had to pay
for all the butter he uses, sed ma
No sir, no mann. I dreemed the skool
bernt down. sed.
And you call that q fearse dreem.
well I'm serprized, Id of thawt you
would be delighted. sed ma.
The boy gets stranger and stranger
every day, to think of him complain
ing about a dreem like that, the-ferst
thing we know he will be brushing his
shoes without being told. sed pop.
Well. it does him credit, anyway,
sed ma. and pop sed. Maybe. but 1
don't think we're at the bottom of it
yet, wat was so terrible about the
dreem, Benny?
Waking up, sed. a
Help, aid, sucker. Sed pop.
Well for pity sakes, sed ma
Meaning it dident do me credit.
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BITTER WORDS.
CHAPTER 10.

l saw very little Of Mary Ryan save
at the shop. She was 30 busy with
Gardner and her English teacher that
and we missed her dreadfully. 1 think
perhaps Bob missed her bright clever
chatter more than 1 did.
had not told her anything OF
Roberts attitude toward finances. In
reality, / did not think 1t would las
therefore, why talk about it? But
as the days passed and he adhered to
his resolution-altho 1 knew he often
was without money by the time the
week was over-I became worried,
then annoyed and a bit angry. Why
couldn't he be sensible?
hated this running out every night
for my dinner. While II had been a
change at first, the season was now
in full swing. and tired as I was, II was
a terrible effort to brace up and run
about to restaurants, 1 never thought
the time would come when i would
long for Mrs. Lanes dining room. But
there were many nights when I could
have cried, the longing to go home and
eat my dinner was SO strong.
never let Robert know this. how
ever. L had become a bit, afraid as
to what he might do.
It was the little changes in Roberts
most. He never brought me a flower
or a box of candy. as he used to do.
knew he had no money. yet L felt
aggrieved that he neglected the little
attentions he at first never failed to
give me. Then too, he was growing
careless in his manner. I realize now
that it was Observation-Disclosures more
than anything else. But he failed to
recognize the little amenities of social
lire of which thfr1Ea
much.
Robert, you must not be SO care
less" He had stalked into the res
taurant ahead Of me. then sat down at
the table before 1 had.
Careless about WHAT"
about little things You used to
be so polite. SO gallant, and now you
act sometimes as if you did not know
what was proper at all"
IT am too busy thinking, 1 guess.
Excuse me If have done some gaucily
thing
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American troops sent to Siberia to
see that Japan should not obtain an
undue power in that country have
been withdrawn and the Japanese are
left free to work their will. They
have signalized the occasion by taking
possession of Vladivostok. When the
mikado's troops first entered Siberia
probably nobody expected that they
would ever depart. Why they were
not permitted to handle the situation
alone in the beginning, as they now
will do, is past understanding. Our
government committed no greater
folly during or since the war than it
did in sending soldiers to Siberia.
There is absolutely nothing to show
for it. Japan doubtless intends to be-
come and remain the dominant power
IN eastern Asia. 1t is doubtful that
anybody can stop her. The world
probably would have been better off
IL she had been permitted a free hand
following the signing of the armistice.
What she wants in the east she will
take, sooner or later.
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The Woman Who Loved and
Earned 4 Modem Soy q Home and bushes.
Blu JANE PHELPS

He didn't even know to what had
referred.
Thinking about what?"
Whether to go on working for
Burch or commit suicide" Not a
glimmer OF smile lightened his SOM
Der face.
What are you talking about:"
You wanted to know what 1 was
thinking and 1 told you"
'Nonsense!"
1T is non.ense to hesitate, isn't
it?"
Robert Meredith, have YOU been
drinking?"
mo. unfortunately. cit is only be-
cause I had no money to buy drink
with that 1 haven't been, tho
Please, Robert. don't talk like that.
1t makes me so unhappy when you
drink"
Z can't see that you are uproar-
iously happy when i do not"
The tears were very near. and 1 was
thankful to see the waiter towering
in the offing with the check. I had
ordered as simply as had Robert. and
rose from the table. unsatisfied-
would not allow my check to exceed
his. and often ate a hearty lunch be-
cause of the need OF more food when
1 worked so hard. But had remained
at work all that luncheon hour. one
of the girls bringing me a sandwich.
That, combined with what 1 consid-
cred Roberts unreasonable attitude.
made me feel so discouraged that as
soon as we reached the street. I com
menced TO cry,
Whats the NATTER" Roberts tone
was gruff. unsympathetic.
Nothing much. Tired, I guess"
81 expect you are. I'll take you
home. then you'd better turn in.
am going over to Marion's for a little
while She telephoned me today she
wanted to see me-"
started to object, then caught my
self Robert had told me so frankly
of his intended visit. had also told OF
Marion's message, that I couldn't in
decency show my jealousy. Had ]
not been so tired I should have Of
fered to go with him. But 1 longed
for rest.
Remember me to Marion. and tell
her would have come along had
not been so tired"
Roberts look. as I said this. said as
plainly as words, Wait until you are
asked"
(Tomorrow-Robert' great idea.)
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WHERE BLOOD TELLS.

The old saying that blood will tell
has never been better illustrated than
in the case of Grand Duchess Olga of
Russia. Despite the efforts of the Boil
sheviki to exterminate the breed of
the Romanoffs, it appears that the
grand duchess, thru the devotion of a
peasant maid, has escaped the general
slaughter. Sister of the car, she was
sent with the other Romanoffs to a
Russian prison, where she was sup2
posed to have been condemned by a
soviet local council and stabbed to
death.
But it now comes out that daugh-
ter OF a peasant who served in the
royal household, exchanged clothing
with the grand duchess and took her
place in the prison, and the royal
prisoner was permitted to depart on
the superstition that she was the maid.
The peasant girl suffered the indig-
mites that the Bolsheviki took a ma
lignant delight in inflicting on royalty
and went heroically to her death with
out revealing her secret.
The sister of the car was found by
Red Cross workers in a howell in south
ern Russia, living the life OF a peas
ant and devotinE her whole time to re-
Heving the suffering of those about
her. Her identity was accidentally
discovered, much to her regret. She
declined to- leave Russia and seek
safety in a more civilized country, as
serting that she owed her life to "her
people" She is still in territory occu-
pied by the Bolsheviki. where she is
working to relieve the distress which
the Bolshevik regime has caused.
knowing that her life hangs on the
within of the slayers of the rest of her
family, she insists on staying and &C
cepting the common lot.
But she has not been alone in up
holding the traditions and dignity of
the Romanoff family The empress
refused a safe conduct to Germany at
the time the Brest- Litovsk treaty was
with her husband to freedom in exile.
The car himself refused to be a party
to a plot for his escape, holding that
it would be beneath his dignity to vio-
late the laws of his country. even tho
those laws were enforced-more often
a government composed
OF thieves, criminals and murderers.
Can it be believed that any mem
Der of the benine crowd would have
shown such devotion to an ideal, IN
der similar circumstances
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JUST FOLKS
THE COOKIE JAR
BY EDGAR A. GUEST.

THE COOKIE JAR
You can rig up a house with all manner4of
things.
The prayer rugs Of sultans and princes and
You can hang on its walls the old tapes<
Which some dead Egyptian once treasured
But tho costly and gorgeous its furnishings
are,
1t must have, to be homelike, an old cookie
jar.
There are just a few things that a home
Despite all your money aud all your sue
cess
A few good old books which some loved
Some trinkets OF those whose sweet. spirits
have fled.
And then in the pantry, not showed back
too far IT.
For the hungry to get to, that old cookie
jar.
Let the house be a mansion. care not at
Let the finest of pictures be hung on each
wall,
Let the, carpets be made of the richest
And the chairs only those which great
wealth can procure.
ia still want to keep for the Joy Of my
flock
That honey. old-fasbioned. weH-fillcd
cookie crock.
Like the love of the mother it shines thru
1t has socthed all our hurts and has dried
away tears:
1t has paid US for toiling. in sorrow or
1t has always been kind to each girl and
each boy:
MSo live IN ST Where hers he so6f:
Copyright 1870 by Edgar A. Guest.
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Coal prices continue to advance as
everybody expected they would do.
The mine workers say that the ad-
vance in wages given them doesn't
necessitate the advance in the prices
of coal the operators have announced.
1t may be they are right. 1t is habit,
not only with coal operators, but with
most other purveyors to the pubiic's
needs, not merely to pass on to the
consumer additions to costs OF produc-
ton, but to capitalize them as well, by
which is meant that they usually col
lect more from the public than they
are made to pay. 1t is not merely
wages that are treated in this way.
Tariff duties, freight rates, taxes and
all other levies are converted into op-
portunities to swell profits Present
conditions make it exceptionally easy
to do this. So long as production falls
short OF the demand, it will be easy to
advance prices TO the limit of the pub
lies readiness to pay.