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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
COSTLY VOTES

VOTES cast for General Wood in the
Y Pennsylvania presidential primary
cost Sl2 each Attorney General Pal
mPr spent more than $40, 900 in this
state at the beginning of his race for
the Democratic nomination. II Mr..
Palmer had been as ardent and as lib %
eral in all other states-and there Is
nothing in the law to prevent in one
quarter what is done in another
honors at San Francisco ind the right
to try for the White House might have
been his at cost of almost 50 ,000, 900
No one will suppose that either the
attorney general or General Wood
actually and deliberately sought to pur-
chase n presidential nomination. The
fault los chiefly with few moneyed
citizen. who. for one reason or another
like 20 fgurc large and importantly on
political baudwagous. These men have
paid pretty handsomely with money and
in Other ways for their pains. A gooC
many of them. including Colonel Proc
Tor. tho friend in chief to Genera
Wood. have been learning needed lessons
in chicago, in the Senate and in thu
newspapers.
The day OF the barrel is past. Money
raining in local elections is bad enough
\ national election swung by money i
something that public opinion in Amer
lea will never tolerate again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
ABJECT

NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER'S
~ apology TO Colonel Proctor for the
nasty things that he said about the use
of money in support of General Woods
canvass for the presidential nomination
is abjnct. not to say groveliug. He
saws that his remarks were both un-
becoming and unwarranted.' and ex-
plains that they were made under
the strain. turmoil and fatigue Of the
Chicago convention.
The incident explains why Professor
Butler received so few votes in the
convention. He is clearly not qualified
by temper or temperament for the
presidency of the United States. Yet
we suppose that he has been nursing
the fond hope for some years that he
might repeat in his own person the
successes of the political career OF
Woodrow Wilson.
Mr.. Wilson moved from the prcsi-
dcncy of Princeton University to the
govrrnorShip Of New Jersey and thence
to the presidency of the United States.
Professor Butler hoped to step directly
from the presidency Of Columbia Uni
vprsity into the White House. Now he
is seeking the nomination to the gov
ernorship Of New York, where he ex-
poets to make manifest his availability
for the presidency in 1924. But he has
vet to secure the New York nomina
ton. His exhibition of himself after
the Chicago convention makes it un
likely that the New York Republican
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
THE PARKING PROBLEM

THERE is no doubt that the parking
i Of automobiles in Broad street
during the day is nuisance that should
be abated. But it is easier 10 say that
the nuisance should be nbated than TO
Ind way for doing it without putting
the users Of motorcars to great incon-
venience.
The Mayor has put the problem up
to Director Cortelyou. II he can solve
~ he will deserve the gratitude Of those
who use motorcars and those who do
not use them.
Something must be done. not only to
relieve the congestion Of Broad street.
but to facilitate traffic on the other
streets as well. The obstruction Of the
streets by cars standing at the curb is
becoming intolerable. but the car owners
are asking what they are to do. There
Is no room in the public garages for
them. and as every car that is parked
In the street is driven by its owner. it
must stand at the curb during the day
or else the owner must forgo the pleas
ure and profit of driving to business
every morning and must patronizc the
crowded trollcys or the steam railroads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
DR.. PENNIMAN'S NEW ROLE

THE appointment of Josiah II. Pen
i niman as acting provost guarantees
the capable administration Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania while the
naming of a permanent head is under
consideration. Throughout his entire
professional career Doctor Penniman
has been connected with Philadelphia s
foremost institution Of higher learning.
His scholarship is thoroughly attested,
his executive abilities have been demon p
strated in his term as vice provost.
1t is we'll that the decision of the
trustees on the provostShip has not
been hasty. 1t is imperative that the
University should be headed by the best
executive obtainable. whether he is to
be named from the faculty, from the
line Of direct succession or from the
outside. Merit, fitness and availability
are the qualifications to be deeply stud
led and appraised.
Philadelphians will profit most by the
result IL they refrain from impatience
on this subject.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
THE TWO-THlRDS RULE

DEMOCRATIC national conventions,
~ ever since 1892. have adopted a
rule that the vote of two thirds of the
delegates present should be required to
make n nomination. Although there
has been some talk Of adopting a new
rule for the convention this year, the
old rule is likely to stand.
II was adopted in the first place to
bring about the nomination Of Martin
Van Buren, for the vice presidency. Van
Buren, was unpopular with the voters,
but Andrew Jackson. who had picked
him as his successor in the presidency
wanted him nominated, and Jackson
controlled the machinery of the party.
He had secured the election of a ma E
iority Of the delegates favorable to Van
Buren, and he did not wish any com ;
binstions made which would defeat his
candidate. for he did not know what
might happen in the convention.
Van Buren was nominated and
elected and in four years he was nomi
mated 10 the presidency in a convention
in which hc received unanimous vote
after the two thirds rule had been
adopted. But he was defeated for re
nomination in 1910 by the enforcement
of the same rule. although he had a
majority of the delegates.
The requirement for a two thirds
vote was retained after the Civil War
to prevent the southern Democrats from
making nomination which would be
disliked by the northern Democrats.
Along with the two thirds rule the
Democrats have preserved the unit rule
adopted years ago. under which the
delegates from state, when so in
structed by their state conventions, are
required to vote as a unit. The dele
CATION decides by majority vote what
candidate II will support. Then the
vote of the whole delegation is cast for
that candidate.
Champ Clark would have been the
nominee of the Baltimore convention in
1912 If majority Of the delegates had
been able to name tho candidate. 1t
was the two thirds rule which brought
about the nomination Of Woodrow VIII
son after il became evident that twot
thirds of the delegates could not agree
on Clark. What the effect of the rule
will be in San Francisco next week we
shall know after the nomination is
made.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

them all and that there is no need for
petty jealousies.
This sort Of getting together benefits
every one involved in It, for 1t puts
business on a more human plane and
reacts in all sorts of ways for the good
Of the community.
The convention of the international
Association Of Rotary Clubs. now in
session at Atlantic City, has brought
together several thousand men from all
parts of this country and from sixteen
other countries. Every delegate will
return home with n broader outlook and
with higher appreciation of the fine
human qualities in men and women
wherever they may live.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
GETTING TOGETHER

UyHERE was q philosopher in an
II ancient German tribe who used to
say to his neighbors that there are
men also beyond the mountains.
He wished to counteract the tendency
toward snarrowness and conceit.
I. The Rotarians are applying his phi
iosophy TO business. They have decided
that all men in business are pretty good
fellows and need only TO be known to be
appreciated. Competitors in the same
line meet In the Rotary clubs and dis
Dover that they can profit by compar-
Ing experiences. They are coming to
believe that there Is business enough for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
John CADWALADER SEES
A REPUBLICAN SUCCESS
Believes Real Issue Is Return of Government to Its OldFas
ioned Moorings-Says People Can Respect
Harding and Coolidge

thing we must do. and that is get back
to the fundamentals, to a strict adher
ence to the constitution"
Mr.. Cadwalader is in hearty sym
pathy with this plank in the Republi
can platform:
THE President clings tenaciously to
his autocratic wartime powers.
''IIis veto of the resolution declarine
peace and his refusal to sign the bill
repeating wartime legislation, no longer
necessary, evidence his determination
not to restore to the nation and to the
states the form of government provided
for by the constitution. This usurpa
tion is intolerable and deserves the Sc
verest condemnation"
Discusses Prospects Of Parties
Discussing the prospects of success
for the rival parties in the November
election, Mr.. Cadwalader said:
"The Republican prospects are bet
ter. of course. The Democrats have nc
organization. You must, however, con
slider the effect of the women voting
and the increase of population in the
West, in the cities of the West and in
the new states. Los Angeles. for OK =
ample, has increased its population by
about 113 per cent. No doubt there
has been an increase in the new states.
1t is my judgment, however. that the
electoral vote in the substantial states
and in the East will be hard to over
come
The question was then raised as Ia
the third term possibility and the fact
that there was responsible talk to the
effect that the President might seek a
third term.
1.-The two term idea," said Mr.. Cad
walader, lis original Democratic doc
trine. 1t was first stated by Jefferson. -
Mr.. Cadwalader then gave histori
cal resume of the third term tradition.
The Jefferson idea was qualified
when General Grant was urged for q
third term. 1t was modified later when
Roosevelt entered the presidency from
the vice presidency. Mr.. Wilson was
pledged by the Democratic platform oil
1912 to one term. He took a second "
Mr.. Cadwalader shook his head at the
idea of the President being able sue
ccssfully to violate the third term ira .
dition.
Mr.. Cadwaladcr has been practicinp
law since 1864. His seventy seven years
sit lightly on his shoulders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

pitals or the women whom the world
holds in greatest reverence. Neither
do the persistent Samaritans Of these
clamorous days whose voices, II you
listen to them, can be heard above the
bedlam.
These people do not know why they
are impractical. They do not want to
know. In their hearts n great many
Of them are convinced that they are
among the most practical folk in the
world And who knows but that they
mnv be RIGHT?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
MAKE THE ANNEX A "UNIT"

YTNHE immediate need Of larger quar-
4 ters for some of the city depart
ments seems likely to result in TEN j.
porary solution Of a problem which
essentially deserves careful constructive
treatment. The Mayor favors the ercc
ton OF new municipal building. to be-
known as the City Hall Annex, on a
large plot at Broad and Race streets.
Councilman Charles B. Hall. represent
Ing the Ware minority, advocates con.
demning the block bounded by Juniper.
Filbert, Thirteenth and Commerce
streets, and using it MS a site for the
structure.
WhichevCr proposal is approved
while il will relieve congestion. may br
merely continuation Of the emergency
tactics, What is really needed is a
series of municipal buildings n replace
the City Hall, and 50 ~ituatrd as not
10 interfere with tho Development Of
philadelphia aS the hugo pile On old
"Center Square has certainly done.
But unintelIiHcnt vision in the rast
eIacts it's penalty in the present. The
City Hall is n costly incubus. fast be O.
coming archaic, and yet its very mag
nitude drfers the day Of its abandon
ment, Some day, Of course, a radical
departure will have to bo made and
Philadelphia will be forced 10 treat the
subject as whole after the excellent
fashion Of some other cities, notably
Cleveland.
Meanwhile tho annex" will bridge
over present difficulties. II possible il
should be made to conform with some
we'll defined large scale plan suitable
to the demands of the city. SkilfuI
provision can make Of the annex" a
omit In the new development. one that
will not have 20 be wastefully dcmol
ished when the inevitable and drastic
reform can be no longer postponed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

When the University of Michigan
asked one of its graduates with n PHI u
degree to accept position as in.
structor, in history at $500 a year. the
man, who was working in a seed store
replied that he had a good lob and
thought he would keep it. So long as
selling seed s to farmers is more profit
able than planting seeds in the minds of
young men the colleges will find il diff
cult to attract we'll equipped men to do
the planting W Wv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

], Rabelais was a great French humor-
ist whose dates are 1490-1663.
?. The Thirty Years War In GERMANY
bCgah 1913.
3. On May 30, 1898, agreement was
made by Great Britain, Can
ada and the United States pro-
Nldlng for the arbitration OF aII
existing controversies between the
United States and Canada.
T. The Johnstown flood occurred May
81. 1889.
5 Australia gets It's name from Terra
Australis (Southern Reglon).
g. Botany bay is an inlet near Sydney
New South Wales. named bv
James Banks. a botanIst Who sc.
companied James Cook on his hrst
voyage TO Australia in ITO.
7. Uncle Toms Cabin" first appearsd
as a serial June 5. 1851
s. 'Interlocutory" literally means
during talk" In law II Is used In
the sense Of done during plead.
ing"
o Chad are the young Of the sea
Dream, a species Of mackerel
10. The letters &c, G.. S." stand for the
centimeter-gram-s second system
system for the measurement of
physical quantities based upon the
centimeter for the unit OF length
gram as the unit OF mass and sec.
and az the unit Of time duration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

Kansas has an industrial court.
Winnipeg has joint council. The in .
dustrial court has the power to enforce
rulings. The joint council sums up the
facts and public sentiment is the sole
judge. Both bodies mark a wise stem
toward industrial peace. While we
venture the opinion that the industrial
court is the better OF the two plans, the
joint council awakens friendly interest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

Governor Coolidge has been made a
doctor Of laws by Wesleyan University
so that he may be prepared to preside
over the Senate. But what does a Vice
President have to do with doctoring
laws? He can't even help make them
except when the Senate is tied on a
question.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
A FouR-YEAR PROGRAM FOR
PHILADELPHIA

Things on which the people expect
the new administration to concen-
trate Its attention;
The DeldDdre rtUer bridge.
A drvJock big enough to accomnto-
date the largest ships.
Development Of the rapid transit sys-
TEN.
A convention hall
A building for the Free Lioraru.
An Art Museum.
Enidroe Of the Udter supply.
Homes to accommodate the populd-
ton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

We hesitate to believe the report
current in New York that bank exam :
iners are to be called upon to insist
upon a revaluation Of bonds held by the
banks to conform to current values.
Such a course might conceivably, for
instance, force out Of business a savings
bank carrying a large line of Liberty
Bonds. which. on the face of it, would
be an absurdity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

prcme Court, the Department Of Justice
was advised today. -.
Hearings on the application for stay
were held at Canton. o., by Justice Day
on appeal from the New York court in
which the proceedings were instituted,
Officials of the Justice Department
declared today that vigorous prosecu.
ton Of violations of the Lever act would
continue as a result of Justice Days
decision. while no hindrances are re.
moved from the anti -profteering cam.
paign, officials declared the decision
kept IAN insurmountable obstacle
from being placed in their way until "
Supreme Court could act upon IN
present status Of the wartime measure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
u. S. JUSTICE DENIES
STAY ON LEVER ACT
Prosecutions of Profiteers Are
Clarified Until Supreme
Courts Decision

Washington, June 23.-(By A. P.)
Application for temporary injunc.
tion ard stay in the proceedings in .
sttutcd by the government under the
Lever act against G. A. Weed and the
Sultzbach Clothing Co., both of New
York, has been denied by Associate
Justice Day, of the United States Su o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

If the boy who ran away from a
detective and was shot through the arm
had been shot through the heart instead
everybody would be quick to see that
the officer was perhaps a trife too
hasty. And 1t may be that the criticism
holds good in any case,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

Hood College. for girls, Frederick
City, Nd, has agreed that no evening
gowns may be worn lower than four
inches from the neck line in front and
six inches at the back. Tho cause for
concern Is not in the edict but in the
fact that it should be necessary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

Robert Lansing says that It is in
credible that Mr.. Wilson will run for a
third term. But wasn't Robert Lansing
the man who was asked to resign as
secretary of state because his mind did
not go along with Mr.. Wilson'S?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

A brick wrapped in newspaper is
the only clue left by auto bandits who
robbed Camden jewelry store. With
the present shortage Of paper in mind
such eynlots ought to be discouraged by
the police.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

The British are mobilizing motors
to fight the rail strike. The fact is
significant in that IL marks a step toward
the elimination Of both strikes and rails.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
Boosting
OnlnlerCe

has distinct bearing on Delaware ship.
building plants. Ships rot without
commerce. Commerce languishos with
out credit. The Edge law provides the
financial backing, the long term credits
in foreign trade. which will enable our
manufacturers to compete successfully
for South American and Far Eastern
trnh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

The most that any sincere patriot
may exnect is that after the election
little old Compromise will be permitted
to straighten out the League of Ma
tions tangle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
What Do You Kno,o?
QUIZ

I. Az what Republican conve,tio, WAS.
the candidates nomlnated yr,,Le,,.
nominating speeches?
settled? H'S'
g. Who was Sara Siddons?
a. What is the meaning of Cabaret?
8. How long has Flag Day been S.,-
orally observed?
g. Where and what Is Balkh,
T. What state is credited with hav,n,
the best all-around school svs.
tcm In the United States?
s. What Is a canabota?
Q. Who was Saint Chad?
10 When was Australia discovered?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

II Governor Cox gets
Add Porch Parties the Democratic pres
idcntial nomination
he will do no touring, it is said. Those
who wish to know his views will have
to go to Columbus or read the news
papers. This appears to be an off sss-
son for orstory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

The wisdom of Shouse's declara-
tion that Palmer is an impossibility as
the winner of the presidential nomina
tion Is discounted bv its predication on
lines purely geographical.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

It may be that the reports Of earth
quake shocks in California are merely
the rumblings Of the Democratic steam
roller getting into position.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

The Democratic mule is occasion
ally shy In the matter Of traction. but
never lacks ability and willingness to
kick or to bray.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

It would appear that the alder and
sbettor of the Rake destined to get
Post -mortem Publicity is not Cupid,
but Cupidity. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

The Poles are said to have success
frlly raided Babczynce. They don't
seem to have deprived it Of many con-
sonants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
SHORTCUTS

What would the poor clues do II
the detectives went on strike?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

The motto Of the Rotary conven
tion appears TO be, ''More service
please !"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

When the Democratic nlatform has
been built there will probably be enough
planks left to make cute little rough
box for the candidate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

There is likelihood that the Demo :
cratic convention will drown the League
Of Nations In food Of near.b beer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

II would appear that peace In Eu4
rope is now contingent on Nenizelos's
ability to bell the Angora.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

As to the treaty, Germany seems to
cling to the notion that execution means
killing. ....
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

The children killed by "harmless"
sparklers have died to save countless
other children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

Money for a new fireboat cannot
be advanced too quickly. To delay is to
flirt with disaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
A WORD IN PASSING ABOUT
THE WORLDS SAMARlTANS
One Pennsylvania Who Proved That
You Can Be Great Without
Being HopeIessly Practical

THE worlds hat is off pcrpetually to
l. the practical man.
Build. achieve. get rich and con =
found your enemies and you will be sure
Of fattering biography and. perhaps.
monument. But to 60 up and down
tho earth thinking with and of the
underdog. bpfriending only the un-
friended and making great plans in the
interest of people who often do not
know what you are driving at. is not to
invite the homage. or attention of this
lively generation.
There are a great many people who
seem able to live without applause.
They are the folk who, for the want of
better definitions. may be called i'm
practical. They are forever turning up
IN tho high and the obscure places. They
go on long journeys for ends that the
world at large finds it difficult to un-
derstand. They trouble and exasperate
all routine minds.
They move inevitably. as IL in obedi-
cncc TO some strange command. in paths
left deSolate by accidents and misery,
nestilcnCe and kings, to share the trou
bles of people they never knew. You
will find them in crowds almost every
where. and though they prefer to be
obscure, one or another of them occa-
sionally becomes as we'll known as IL
he had built bridge or crowded
stock market.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23

Rotarians continue to make the
wheels 60 round In Atlantic City.