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VOTES IN DELAWARE
DOLITICIANS in Del

DOLlIlClANS IN Delaware who
l. seem intent on preventing favorable
action on the suffrage amendment when
the Legislature meets in a special ses ..
sion next Monday are certainly choos =
Ing a picturesque role for the state.
And they are storing up a good deal of
trouble for the Republican party as q
whole, since Republicans have maiori
ties in the Delaware House and Senate.
These majorities are actually favor
able to suffrage. But old line leaders
in both parties wish to see action on
the votes amendment delayed in order
that the contest of 1920 may be fought
on familiar ground and with familiar
weapons. Tremendous pressure is
being exerted against the amendment in
Delaware, which happens to be the one
state that can put the Amendment
through in time to permit women to
vote for the next President.
Suffrage leaders will put the blame
for failure not on the Republicans of
Delaware, but on Republicanism at
large. They are ready to loose the
lightning of charge that may affect the
future of 81 900 900 votes.
II Delaware Republicans are wise in
their day and generation they will get
in line.
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THE REAL WATER CRISIS

TNHE threatened strike Of the employees
= of the Water Bureau has been called
off. But this was but one Of the water
problems to be considered by the Mayor.
The strike would have been only a
temporary incident.
The apparent shortage in the water
supply, however. cannot be removed so
quickly nor SO easily. We say the
apparent shortage" for the actual
amount pumped into the mains every
day is more than enough to provide all
the water that can possibly be consumed
by the population. with Il surplus large
enough to supply at least half million
more people.
Boston and New York get along with
little more than 100 gallons day for
each inhabitant. Philadelphia uses 16O
gallons a day. On the basis of con :
sumption of New York and Boston this
city has supply enough for city OF
about 5000 900 population.
Yet for the past two or three years
there has been much talk about the
necessity of impounding water in the
mountains at great distance from the
city in order to increase the supply.
Mayor Moore himself is considering
plans for some such enterprise.
1t will take several million dollars
and several years to put any such en-
largemcnt of the storage reservoirs into
effect. If consumption continues at the
present rate an actual shortage will be
upon us before the new supply can be
made available.
What is needed now is the adoption
of some plan for conserving the supply
we already have. Every one at all IA
miliar with the situation admits that
there is wicked waste of water some.
where. Whether it is in the mains OF
whether it is in the leaky fixtures ir
the houses and factories and office build
| ings is immaterial. The wastagc is ad
mitted, and it is commonly believed
that both leaky fixtures and leaky main:
are responsible.
The suggestion has frequently beer
made that meters be installed in every
! building, but for some insCrutable rea .
son it has never been acted upon. Ye
| it is the simplest remedy available. II
would check waste at once by touching
the pocket nerve Of every consumer O.
water. He would at once repair hi
plumbing and see to it that there were
no dripping faucets and 20 faucets tina
could not he shut off, for every gallor
Of water running to waste would cos
! him money.
After the meters were installed i
would be possible to estimate tn,
amount of water wasted through leak
age from old mains and steps could b,
taken to repair the worn out conduitS
If we are not to have an acute wate
famine something of this kind will hav,
to be done whether we go to the noun
tains for an enlarged supply or not
And if it is done we may discover tina
our present supply is so large that tn,
expenditure of millions on new storage
reservoirs can be postponed until it il
possible to build the reservoirs at peace
time prices instead of at prices inflated
by the war.
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Mr.. aud Mrs. Walter VI. Jeffords, of
Hunting Hill Farm, near Media. will
entertain at dinner at the Ritz Carlton
in honor of Miss Marguerite j. Boyle,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A.
Boyle, Jr. ;. of Rydal, on April Z, before
the dance that Mrs. Dobson Altemus
will give for her daughter, Miss Mary
Elizabeth Altemus.
Mrs. Isaac Moore Simonin, Of Shir-
ley, st. Martins, Chestnut Hill, will
give a small luncheon on Wednesday,
March "a, for Miss Mary Mckenzie
Moss: daughter of Judge and Mrs. Nc
Kenzh Moss, of Bowling Green, Ky,
whose engagement to her sou, Mr.
Eugene Carter B, Simonin, has just
been announced, Miss Moss is expected
to arrive on Friday.
Miss Anne Ashton, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Thomas G.. Ashton, of Red
leaf, Wynnewood, will be the guest OF
honor at Mask and Wig party, fol-
lowed ~ suppsE at the Ritz. Carlton. "a
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hopeful possibility that Germany has
once more done those whom she sought
to embarrass au excellent turn. "A re.
call to facts was seriously needed In
certain European chancelleries. In the
White House, I'm the halls OF Congress.
Any German attempts to wriggle out
of the treaty now should be met by the
adoption of new policy of vigor. The
sane vision Of France is justified. She
has been warning her allies ever since
the opening of the Paris conference.
The unity Of purpose which armed the
crusaders Of civilization In the black
days Of 1918 must be invoked to call to
account a nation treachcrous in peace
rs In war. Softness TO Germany has
awakened in her not gratitude but inso-
leDce.
Severity may temporarily seem to
exalt such reactionary forces among
ourselves and our former associates.
We would gladly dispense with such in
fluences. Yet il we suffer from them the
result will be penalty for our errors.
Our paramount duty is TO the dead.
To them we owe enforcement OF the
treaty consistently and without weak
ness. IL appears TO have been the Ger.
man hope that we had forgotten our
sacrifices. That must never be.
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HOPE FROM TUSTIN

HPON this page yesterday il was sug-
~ gested that the new Department Of
Public Welfare might actually do an
important work
Unless all capable observers are mis-.
taken, spring is to bring something very
much like crisis in the housing stu
alton here. Many people who do not
own houses find it impossible to be as
sured of shelter because of widespread
speculation in real estate held Tor sale
at inflated prices. 1t seemed that a de-
partment of public iccItdrc might prop
erly centralize, co ordinate and direct
the numerous agencies established to
ease this problem. That much was said
In print.
Director Tustin of the Department of
welfare referred to the city charter
to prove by the written word that
the Department Of Health is appointed
to deal with matters of housing. That
Is true. But the charter distinctly
limits it to control relating to public
health"
The charter provides, too, that Mr..
Tustin's department shall "have juris
diction over all matters affecting pub
lie welfare" If the matter of shelter
Is not related to public welfare what Isl
After consideration of the matter TO.
day Mr.. Tustin decided to use the ia
cilities of his department iH al effort
to mobilize the agencies best qualified
to eliminate the danger of housing
crisis.
The director admitted that his first
view of the suggestio- was a hasty one
and that he had decided to reverse .his
views after more mature consideration.
This is well.
Conscientious effort on the part Of
the director to meet this situation will
do more to prove the worth of his new
department than any other single ac.
tivity suggested in connection with it. I,
will deserve the hearty and earnest co
operation and support of every intiucnc,
which can be legitimately brought t.
bear to prevent a widespread feelinl
among the people that nobody in oficia
position is able or courageous enough tc
stand for their rights against greed,
profiteers
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have one serious fault. They cost more
than gasoline.
One of these days a good synthetic
fuel will be evolved. And in the mean
time the men behind the automobile in
dustry have reason to look with some
misgivings at the continued rise of
gas" prices. Thirty one. cent gaso-
line and the rumors. of thirty three
cent gasoline will be discouraging to a
goodmany people who have been dream
ing of motors.
1t is interesting to remember that the
new jump in fuel prices was predicted
by independent oil refiuers, who, at a
recent conference in this city, charged
that vast surplusage Of crude oil was
being held in the tanks and pipelines
to create the appearance Of scarcity and
thus make the way easy for bigger
profits
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LLOYD GEORGES LATEST

THE announcement that Lloyd George
i is planning to put himself at the
head of new National Democratic
party in Great Britain is no more sur
prising to those who have been follow
ing European affairs than was the seiz-
ure of the Berlin government by the
military. Both developments have long
been expected.
Party lines were broken down in
Great Britain during the war. Lloyd
George headed coalition ministry
composed of Liberals and Conservatives.
The old parties ceased to function. The
general election held after the armistice
was signed, in 1918, resulted in a VIC
tory for the coalition and a mandate to
Lloyd George TO make the terms of
peace at the end of the war which his
ministry had carried to a successful
conclusion. Mr.. Asquith was defeated
at that election. He became candi-
date at u by-clcction few weeks ago
and was returned to Parliament as q
Liberal. His success was hailed as the
beginning of an effort to rehabilitate
the old Liberal party as a separate or
ganization in preparation for the break
ing up Of the coalition ministry.
Now comes Lloyd George with a plan
for a National Democratic party in
which he apparently hopes to assemble
all the Conservatives, Liberals and La
Dor party voters who are displeased
with the old party algnments and are
ready TO combine to put over pro-
gram Of progressive legislation. There
is little doubt that his real purDosc is
to dish the Labor, party by appropri-
ating to himself all the feasible items
in its program. This is an old trick in
British politics, trick played for years
by the Tories, who allowed the Wings
to endure all the opprobrium involved
In breaking ground for reforms and then
when the country was ready for the
reforms would indorse them as though
they had first thought of them. The
Tories would win by these tactics and
the outmancuycred Whigs would bite
their fugers in anger at the opportuu-
ism of their opponents.
Lloyd George is the most consummate
opportunist in public life today, either
in Europe or America. And there is no
more INSCRIPTIONS politician In high
Office. He reverses himself as easily as
though he were a weathervane, and 30
far as he can discover the way the wind
is blowing he will adjust himself to
profit by the brcczcs.
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BOSTON TRAINS ONCE MORE

NEW ENGLANDERS whose business
~ brings them to this part of the
country will be gratified to learn that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, in
corporation with the New Haven com .
pany, will restore the pre- war train
service between Boston aud Philadel-
phia and enlarge it,
New trains will be run over the Hell
Gate bridge in New York instead Of by
the roundabout way over the Pough
keepsie bridge or the dangerous way
over the river from Harlem on floats
TO the Jersey shore.
The disposition of the Pennsylvania
to fulfill its duty of service to the public
win be appreciated. 1t is in line with
good management and proper enterprise.
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A FoUR-YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILADELPHIA

Things on which the people expect
the new administration TO concentrate
Its attention;
The Deldtpdre rtUer bridge.
A drydock bi0 enough to accom- mo-
date the largest ships.
Development Of the rapid transit sys-
TEN.
A convention hall
A building for the Free LfbrGry.
An Art Museum.
Enlargement Of the tcdter supply.
Homes 70 accommodate the populd-
ton
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THlRTY-ONE-CENT GAS

= A LACK of competition rather than n
n lack of crude oil caused the re-
finers' combination TO put new wings
on the price Of gasoline.
Innumerable chemists are staying up
at night to find substitute for the oil
aistillate now used as motor fuel. A
few substitutes have been found and
poms Of them are efficient. but they oil
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Answers to Yesterdays ouIz

N"s"S's ~ 'SosSiooy ~oI&
I. The city of Panama is the oldes
settlement established by Euro
peans on the continent Of America
1t was founded by the Spaniards
under Pedriarias in 1919. The site
of the present city is, however. a
few miles from the original one
which was destroyed by the pirate
Morgan In 1871.
2. The Twelve Caesars" were Julius
Caesar. Augustus, Tiberius. Caiut
or Caligula, Claudius. Nero, Galba
Otho. Vitellius. Vespasian. Titus
and Domitian.
3. A pangolin is a scaly ant-eater.
L. Gabrielle DAnnunzlo is fifty-six
years old.
.. Ceres was the Roman name O,
Mother Earth" protectress al
agriculture and Of all the fruits OF
the earth.
g. General Simon Buckner surrendered
Fort Donelson to Grant In 1862.
7. Richard Cromwell succeeded Olive,
Cromwell as lord protector OF
England in September. 1868. He
resigned in May. 1869.
8. The walrus produces ivory of com.
mercial value.
3. A pirouette IL a ballet dancers
spin round on one foot or the poin,
or the toe, or any dance or motion
so performed.
10. The first IS" in the word "vis-a-yis,' >
should be pronounced like a "z"
The final IS" is silent.
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We Judge from his evidence before the
Senate investigating committee that
Admiral Sims might be prepared 10 ad :
NIT that Secretary Daniels perhaps
knows something about the newspaper
business.
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What Do You Kno,u?
QUIZ

I. Who is chancellor of the new revolu.
tionary government of Germany?
.. What was the first name of Mira.
beau. the famous French states
man?
3. What celebrated treaty was ratified
by the United States Senate before
its details were made public?
T. What Is lamasery?
5. In what century were the Wars OF
the Roses fought in England?
6. What is the meaning of the Latin
phrase 'Fortiter In req
Z. Under what name did Washington
Irving publish THE Sketch
Book?
s. What two coaling stations in Cuba
belong to the United States?
9. Why are macadamized roads So
called?
10 What American state has Just beer
celebrating the centenary of II,
membership in the Union?
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"Not acceptable. w. W." Tim,
was when W. w. stood for Watchfu
lists who now think it stands for Wrath
full Wrecker.
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Councilmen appear to bank on the
belief that while daylight Is a pretty
good thing to. save it lacks interest
nnIess baclnsd by the Capitol
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Perhaps Holland by and by will wish
she had got rid of the OK kaiser.
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Lightfoot talks Of strike. Heavy
foot knows consequences.
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The hardy perennial optimist is al
ready, hefting his garden spade and
uowel.
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1tl the Democratic nomination for the
presidency, but will accept the nomina-
ton if circumstances require him to
do so.
Therein he is in agreement with Mr..
Hoover, Mr.. McAdoo, Governor Ed
wards, ex Speaker Champ Clark and a
whole host of others, who wait upon
the crooking of the foretinger of fate.
And he agrees, too, with President
Wilson, who thinks that nobody should
have his territorial integrity guaranteed
by instructions to delegates until San
Francisco is reached.
Some one summed up the Democratic
national situation by saying that the
party was "trusting to God to nominate,
and to booze to elect"
All except Attorney General Palmer.
He is trusting to the Democratic ma :
chine, sometimes called the people, to
nominate, and to cold water to elect.
q q q
ISrTNHE hounds of spring are on win =
J. ter's traces" And it should be
mighty easy tracking this year.
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~ Address all communications to Erenin0
Pubitc Ledger, Independence Square,
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia. Tuesday. March 10. 1920
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BELL. 5000 WALNUT KEYSTONE, MAIN 5000
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DELPHIAN SOCIETY

The Delphian Society will moe'
with Mrs. John Meikle on Wednesday
November 10. at 2:30 p. M. Mrs. III.
T, Nelson, leader.
Roll Call-Grea:e or Athens.
Physical Geography-Mrs. AbNI.
Life of Schliemann-Mrs. Basnor
My Canaean Civilization--Mrs.
Brown.
The Homeric Age-Mrs. Crisman.
Sources of Greek History-Mrs.
Ci'isman.
Sources of Greek History-Mrs.
Enyart.
- Hellenic Invasion of Europe-Mrs
Lorimer
Early SPARTA Mrs. Meikle.
Early Athens-MrS. Pyles.
Legislation of Solon-Mrs. Pur-
cell.
Pisistratus and His Sons-Mrs
Ramsey.
Reforms of Clisthenes. Mrs. Trim.
BILE.
Greek Struggles with Persia
Mrs. Widick
OLNEY
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BOB CREEK NEWS.

The Bob Greek Lad es Aid met
with Mrs. Alex Pcdigo, Thursday,
October 81. A very enjoyable time
was spent making quilt blocks and
tacking comforts. Those present
were: Mrs. l. II. Stanley, Mrs. J. E.
Rains, Mrs. Frank Enyart, Mrs. Edd
Whitney, MS. l.. 1. Giffin. Mrs. ]. E.
Laws, Mrs. Roy Rusher, Mrs. w. W.
Wright, Lcatha Leach, Mrs. jose
phine Lundahl, Misc Josie Lundahl,
Mrs. Harry Kimball, Mrs. Mildred
James, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Chas.
Roth. Refreshments were served.
They will meet with Mrs. Houck on
November 4th.
Mrs l.. w. Leach Atkins was down
from her home in Phillips county,
shipping her things from here. up
there. Also is visiting her son and
wife, Mr.. a-d Mrs. P,ice Leach. She
rays she has fine new house up
there that will be filiohed before long
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CROWLEY NEWS.

Mrs. Jaunita Peters and small son
who visited her brother. A. l. Nelson
and family and her parents at Man
zanola THURSDAY of last week went to
Pueblo to visit her sister.
The Ladies aid will meet at the
school house Friday to prepare for
the bazaar, Saturday, October 80,
1920.
Mrs. II. l.. Conlilin was on the sick
list last week.
Shirler. the infant daughter of Mr.
AMI Mrs. J II. Park has been I'll with
u1nsilitls
Mrs Ernest Kretzer and Mrs. ].
II Park made trip to Rocky Ford
Thursday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elliott are the
proud parents of a baby girl born,
wednesday, October 90, 1920.
C. A Lindsey had horse become
mired in Bob Creek and its limbs
were nearly paralyzed and is still in
a bad condition.
The high school entertainment.
THE Willapno Wallapus" given Sat
urday night drew quite a crowd and
was very successful.
C. T, Park, who has been visiting
his brother, ]. II. Park and family
left for his home in Illinois Monday
via. Santa Fe.
A. l. Nelson is on the sick list this
week
A Republican meeting was held at
the high school Wednesday night.
A Democratic speaking was held
here Tuesday night at the NJ. w. A
hall.
c. A. Lindsey who was away on
business for several days returned
Sunday.
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table and not endcavor to hide be-
hind misrepresentation.
/ want to reiterate again that
Mr.. Lecland's pet ambition is to have
new county in southern Lincoln
county with Karval as a county seat.
1t is up to the voters to take their
choice as to which they prefer.
Everybody in tne gtate should be
proud of Crowley county which was
created some eight years ago and it
would be well for those who are not
posted to inquire as to the resources
of Crowley county with its irrigated
lands RAILROADS, factories, etc. The
county has resources sufficient to
keep the tax peycrs from being burd-
encd from any heavy taxation. There
are four alfalfa mills, one sugar beet
factory. one flour mill, canning fac
tory and various other business to re-
duce the taxes Oh the dry farmers
and brings in additional taxation
which helps to build more and better
roads, and yet keep taxes as low as
any other county.
And Crowley county has no bonded
indebtedness and l want to again ad-
wise Mr.. Iceland that all outstanding
warrants on the first day of July
were current warrants and most of
them were taken up shortly after the
first day of July. There are some
accumulating at this time but they
will be taken up within six months,
Referring to drainage bonds of
Crowley county, / beg to advise that
the county has nothing to do with
drainage bonds. Such bonds attach
drainage is made. You must under
stand that the drainage district is
first created and covers only on land
In which the district is created and is
voted on only by these who live and
have lands in the district in which the
district is created ard is rightfully
land bond End not a county bond.
You voters of Lincoln county, IL
you people think that you have
right to deprive Il big majority of
the tax payers in the ten townships in
question of what they want you
should vote as Mr.. Iceland has out
lined. 1t ig n question of taxes and
Inconvenience with us and for your
advice will say that rot one business
man in Crowley county has contrib
uted $1.00 to the annexation of these
ten townships.
We believe that we are entitled to
fair consideration and the majority
of us want to annex 20 Crowley coun-
ty as is shown by the petition filed
with the County commissioners of
Lincoln county, and / do not believe
that you want another new county
down here and it is not to our best in
terests to have on2. Therefore as
of the majority in
these ten townships | trust that you
Will concur with our wishes and vote
YES for the new county line on cleo
tion day, November End. 1920.
Respectfully yours,
c. w. PURCELL,
CCwans, Colorado.
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TEMPERANCE MEETING

There is to be temperance meet
ing at the Evangelical church on
sunday evening, October 81. 1t is
a union meeting OF the Christian.
Evangelican and Methodist churches.
The meeting is under the auspices of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union of this city and the union
members and the members of the
churches affiliating extend a cordial
invitation to everyone to attend, to
assist principally In the community
singing.
The following program will be Civ
en-:
Community song service conduct
ed by Mrs. Ann Sowell.
. Onward Christian Soldiers.
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Some Glad Day.
America.
Prayer. Rev. Pimlott,
Scripture Reading, Rev. Hartman.
Solo, Lest we Forget" Mrs. Barrett
"a Two Fold Triumph" Mrs. Lydia
Song. Work for Enforcement Where
You Are." Audience.
Recitation, AN Inspiring Example" !"
Miss Gladys Carpenter.
Duet. my Rosary" Mrs Barratt
Wells and Miss Hyatt. with violin
obligato by Mr.. George Edgar
THE Maniac Wife" Mrs. Alice Trim
BILE.
Battle Hymn of World" Male Quar-
tette.
Present Day Needs" Rev. Hartman,
Rev. Pimlott, Rev. Raines.
Let us Make our Victory Secure
Mrs. VIM. Broadbent.
Solo, World Wide the JOY" Panto-
mine of six young ladies'.
Star Spangled Banner" Audience.
Prayer. Rev. Raines.