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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHI TIL

they did with other county departments.
They scowled at items for supplies and
maintenance so as to be in good form
when the departments under Mayor
Moore are considered. Therefore, a cut
of SCI 80 for the Municipal Courts
item for supplies and maintenance was
grandly made.
All the slaShing of items for postage,
supplies, telephones and furnishings
could not smother the general impress
sion that these mighty strokes for econ
omy were in reality the lining up of n
fake formation behind which a goal
could be kicked for the jobholders. 1t
happens, however, that Councilman
"Bill" Roper. PrinCeton's football
coach, is himself an expert on fake for
nations. and in one instance he COR
rcctly diagnosed the play, broke through
the Ware line and threw Councilman
Hall for n l0-yard loss. Roper even
beat his own record on the football field,
for he saw the play coming before Hail
was ready to call the signals.
Hall Tries Fake Kick
This exhibition of the o-called
fin"ssc of the Organization and the
technique of Roper developed when the
budget for the office Of Recorder OF
Deeds was reached This is an office
which is highly useful to the Organi-
zation as political workers can bC
placed in jobs at good salaries without
the annoying formality of civil serv.
ice examination. Before Roper got into
action, the dazzling list of job holders
in the Office of Recorder Of Deeds wa.
10 be supplemented by fifty additiona
typiSts at $500 n year, calling for q
total payroll of S75,O 900 and by {
lump sum of $4,000 for extra clcrl
hire. This was to be in addition tc
the list of 1G4 typists. Especial" typist.
and copyists. 1t appears that n gooC
division worker is generally a splcndic
special typist,"
Apparently it was never intended
that the Recorder Of Deeds should ge
nIl the additional help he called for
This was part of the fake formation
So Councilman Hall. glaring forccly
arose and moved that the item o
$75.OO0 for fifty additional typists a
$500 be stricken from the budget.
OF course. no one opposed this more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

1N.1
Juggling WIN lh' o"'Et" =" '"'''u'
Tor the running of the city and county
government next year together with Il
disnIav of q hou.iIdoriro assortment OF
.,..s, -, &C.,
pohtlcal rake KICKS anu FORWARD p"So'''
fe the favorite indoor sport of the ware
majority in City Council at this time.
Citv Corroi, ,bos, do,. 60 sitting as
committee 0t the Whole 70 ConSiu'l
vac budget IechnlcalIE OuusSt Is Il
81 OF sclentlnc plans which outline IN
coming wear are 70 bc and lust how the
funds are be expended. This Climi-
mates guesswork and allows real mu-
nicipal financiers to fix a tax rate
which will provide for the needs of the
municipality.
With the Ware majority. however,
the budget Is only another name for fit
ting the needs Of the city to 4 pre-
determined tax rate. If the needs do
not fit, then they will be squeezed into
shape.
The Ware majority wants to be able.
once the tumult md the shouting have
died down. but while the captains are
still on the job, 10 thunder from the
housetOpS that n Ware Council has cut
the tax rate by fifty cents.
a.,
h"Ne rye OH "'SoraI'E
\ big cut in the tax rate Is one oC
the best known methods oi Taking a hit
with the voter And tuc Var" leaders
admit that they have weather eye
/. t..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
LOIS WEBER'S NEW FILM
"What Do Men Want?" at Opera
House Has Real Theme

Metropolitan Opera House-It is
probably a good thing for the photoplay
that there is q Lois Weber to write and
direct her own pictures. They supply
an element which is otherwise almost
wholly lacking in the silent drama-the
feminine viewpoint.
The feminine viewpoint is the chief
feature Of interest in What DO Men
WantT' which was first shown yester-
day. The technique with which Miss
Weber worked out her theme is not al =
ways of the best and the fact solidly
remains that one of her greatest faults
| Is to let the theme intrude altogether
too much into her story and bUome a
moral. but. taken all in all, "What Dc
| Men Want" is excellent.
1t Is story Of marriage in which
the man and girl have entirely different
ideas of love and the true conception
Of marriage Miss Weber has SO work "r
out her story that it is the man who
I yields his prPconCeived notion. Claire
Windsor is good aS the girl and J.
Frank GlendOn acceptable as the man.
George IIackathorne. as the brother
I stands out as the best member of the
cast as far rs acting goes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
By Lee Pape

Us fellows was setting on my frunt
steps waiting for something to happin,
and nuthing did and nuthing looked as
If it was going to, and we all tried to
think of something to do and none of us
couldent, and scd, I tell you let's wat,
lets all go erround to Puds Simkinses
and stand outside his parler window and
see if we can heer him taking his music
lessin.
Sounding like a pritty bum of ideer
but better than nuthing, so some Of the
fellows sed they would go and some sec
they wouldent. the ones that went beinl
me and Skinny Martin and Reddy Merry
and Sid Hunt, and Pudses parler win
dow was open a little ways and we coulc
easy heer him taking his piano lessil
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

and It was TO be hailed as b demon
stration of the utter disregard of the
Combine for its own county offices-a
certain indication of what may be ex-
pectcd when the departments under
Mayor Moore are reached. Mr.. Hall
then planned to fall back and run
around the end or kick a goal with
the item Of $50 900 for extra clerk hire.
Roper, with Devclin acting as inter
ference. at once started for, the $40, 600.
Hall gave every indication Of doing suf-
ficient dodging to put the ball over the
line. but he got no support from his
own side. Gaffney and Richard Weglcin,
president of Council, suggesting that the
item be cut in half. Hall, therefore,
amended the item so that il. finally
called for thirty.fv men, for six
months, at $500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
BUDGET IS JUGGLED
TO PROVE ECONOMY
Combine Cohorts, Led by Hall. Slash Unmportant
Items, But Safeguard Payroll Brigade in Hope OF
Cutting Tax Rdte-on Paper

asked Councilman Gnftney. ono OF the
chief spokesncn for the majority. All
right. replied Mr.. Gratz, II guess VIC
can come in here and get more II we
run short.
Mr. Gaffncy nodded his head.
Ware Ideas Of Economy"
This is one Of the trick ways Of MAX
I'M, rcductionS. It il well understood
that no one is getting at how much Is
rooIIy needed. IN any sort Of detailed
wGv md it is also understood that the
item in the budget is not 70 represent
the ultimate amount which may be
spent. Independents say that IN" pro-
ccduro reminds them more OF bargain
ing mt aycountry fair than OF scIcntihc
r,fimating of expenditures. Ware men
saw it is rconomizing.
Ware men in Council are making a
great point of the fact that thcy are
eInshirg % per cont or 50 of such
,tor,s a. funds for miscellaneous. -
"emnnI,ns. " "stationcry" and 'fur-
nishings." It is not proposed to make
much. if any. reduction in jobs or sal
nrics In fact. in the case Of the Re
corIrr Of Deeds, Ware county office,
trc Ware majority is supplying extra
clerks.
This solritudr for Jobs and salaries
received official and technical support
in the statement made By Controller
IIadlcy.
"It is my Thought" said Tho Con-
troIlcr. that this fifty reduction
in the tux rat" can bN accomplished
without disturbing th" "prrsonal service
side Of the budget. but by making au
average reduction Of 20 per cent in the
other than personal service items.
namely. equipment, materials, supplies,
etc.
Personal service is tho technical way
of referring to the horde Of job holders.
Bonus Is Endangered
II is probable that the bonus will be
taken from job holders receiving moro
than S25OO year. No one in City Hall
stands UP for the continuance of this
wartime "mclon."
4 striking illustration Of the in
dplgourr accorded payrOlls was shown
in the session last night when the Com :
binc forces approved tentatively the ST.
600 900 payroll for the Municipal Court.
Ware leaders ar" not in love just now
with President Judge Brown because Il"
supported the Voters League in the last
primary. The Judge. however, did not
disturb any Of the followers of the Com
binc. and they continued to live in their
well fcath nests. Consequently
the Combine. in looking at the Mu'
nicipal Court, saw only the army oi
oficcholdcrS and NOT the President
Judge. \ blow at the Municipal Court
uayrou would be a blow at Combine
supporters, not at President Judge
" Combine Councilmcn did the same
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
Bonus Is Endangered

Personal service is tho technical way
referring to the horde Of job holders.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
w III Y
CAN CATS SEE IN THE DARK?

g TRlCTLY speaking, ats cannot
- see In complete darkness any
more than human beings can.
But, owing to a peculiar construction
Of their eyes, they can make much bet
ter use Of whatever light there Is and.
as a result, they can find a way
through a room which appears to be
very dark.
The pupils Of a cats eyes are capa-
bic Of being enlarged or distended to
q great extent, thus letting In every
particle of light. Moreover, this en-
largement Of the pupil takes place al
most instantly and there is therefore
little apparent hesitancy on the part
Of q cat which enters a dark room
after being in the bright light. The
same principle holds good, in a lesser
extent, in the human eye, for after we
become accustomed to the dark"-Or
after the pupils of our eyes become
sufficiently distended to allow the rays
to enter-we are able to see much
more clearly and distinctly than for
merly. This, however, takes an ap-
probable time, while it occurs auto
m~atically In the eye Of the cat.
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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
The Right Thing
at the Right Time
By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

dressed to those whom you meet a.
table or whom you pass every day
on deck. AT least by the second o
third day out YOU would naturally
start q conversation with the persor
seated next TO you on deck and tC
resent any such friendliness on tn.
part Of others would indeed be un
kind. If for any reason you wish tc
be left entirely 10 yourself you should
make a special request that your
steamer chair be placed in an isolated
part Of the deck.
1t Will then become apparent thai
you do not wish to mingle with tn.
others and you will have no troubl,
in keeping by yourself. But by far the
most agreeable thing is to accept the
friendly advances of persons whom you
meet and If they appear congenia,
there Is NJ reason why YOU should
not let the friendship progress quite
as If you had had q formal introduc.
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"What'S in a Name?"
Facts about your name: its history meaning, whence it was
derived, significance, your lucky day and lucky jewel
By MILDR MARSHALL

ance, why don't you speak for your
self, John?" arose.
The vogue of the name as a model
Of occurrences and maiden propr!ety
was widespread throughout New Eng
land and has been much used i'm song
and story In this country. But outside
of America and England and her early
fame in Rome, Priscilla has had no
popularity whatever. The abundance
of harsh COnSOnantS have made her
impossible Of translation into French
and Spanish. and even Germany re-
ipcts her. England, through hatred of
the PuritanS, cared little for her. and
she has almost dropped out Of exist
ence there. Only in America does she
still flourish through the Offices Of
LO~ngfellOw's immortal poem.
The amethyst IS Priscilla's tails
manic gem 1t is said 70 control evil
thoughts. to quicken the intelligence
and. according to an old legend. has
a Soldering effect upon anyone inLox-
icated from wine or love. Saturday
Is priscilla's lucky day and 4 her
lucky number. The primrose, signify
ing simplicity, Is her flower.
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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
LD-FASHIONED DOLLS

HLD-FASHIONED LITTLE GIRL
~ In the frame over the fireplace
had played in the room a long,
long time ago, but never until this
night had she done more than look
out from her frame.
But n night when the clock struck
h last stroke Of twelve, before any
of the toys could move or speak out,
from her frame on the wall leaned
the Old-Fashioned Little Girl.
On the edge Of the frame she placed
one little slippered foot, her little
hands holding on TO the sides Of the
frame. Then out came the other foot
and this she placed on the shelf, and
there she stood looking all around the
playroOm. "Where are all my old
friends?" again she asked.
Beautiful French Doll, dressed in
the latest style, replied: 81 don't be-
lieve they are here, unless 1t Is Teddy
Bear. He has been here longer than
any Of u.s."
Teddy Bear?' the Little Girl re-
peated. II never heard OF him. 1t
was Nina, a big rag doll, and Lydia, a
wax doll, who were my friends in the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
OCEAN ETIQUETTE.

Good breeding is the result of much good
sense.-Chesterheld.
TT IS so many months since Ameri-
cans have taken trips for pleasure
that we must brush up a little on
the question Of the etiquette OF ocean
travel. War workers and the men In
the expeditionary forces were trans
ported under such very different cir
cumstances from those Of pleasure
travel that as far as the small points
Of go II was an entirely
different proposition.
Under ordinary circumstances the
woman ocean vOyager has a good many
letters to write during he first few
hours Of her voyage because 1t Is
considered only courteous for her to
send off little notes of thanks TO those
who have SEN flowers, books or other
presents, by the mail that is taken
off with the ships pilot. However,
these letters need not be long, as
surely no one would expect you to
miss all the pleasure Of being IN deck
curing TIE uiSl VI youl NosaSC III
order that you might dwell at great
length on your appreciation of their
generosity. "
The question is sometimes asked
whether 1t Is in good form 70 use the
stationery such as Is provided by the
ocean lines, or whether it is not better
TO use ones w stationery. Good
form seems to sanction the use Of the
ships stationery, and 1t is surely o
interesting to those who received let
ters 10 have them on this paper.
Suppose you know no one on ship
board. Must you therefore keep to
Yourself because Aere is no way for
o to have introductiOns to the
other passengers? Certainly not. 1t
is quite good form for you TO begin
with a courteous good morning ad-
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09

L, ilF | was no smarta guy mebbe |
l. losa da job other day. Somatime
maka da meestake and dunno
everything, but ees pretty hard foola
me too mOOch.
Other night | 20 cen da party and
was plenty dreenk cen dat place. one
man geeva me sOmating and was
pretty goOda stuff. / aska wot he calln
dat and he say was da near beer. |
lika dat stuff SO | keepa right on taxa
some more. Pretty soon | no care We,
breaka loose. | only gotta tree doll,
fcefaty cent cen du pocket. but das
maka no deefrence-I feela so good
as meelion bucks.
When | dreenka five, Seeyl more
glass somating 20 wrong weeth da fept
and da way | Speaka Engleesh. Eel
dat stuff was nea beer | tink nobody
dat crowd ees good judge Of distance.
Alebbe was near n time. but other
night seema like he gotta eeh front.
When | 20 home from dat place M
bed ees gonna craze and try runa way.
But he no foola me. / catcha leem
ALA right preety soon. But nexa
morning was when ! gotta trouble. Ia
head feela seeck and da feet no wanta
90 to work. SO wot / can do eef da
feet and da head maka strike sama
time?
But | getta greata idee. smashl
dc clock wot waka me up and keepa
right on sleep. BOuta moor | 90 on da
job and TAXA my clock. Da boss asks
me wot's matter | nc show up so
geeva heem look at da clock. He sa,
| no can help eef da clock ees bust, 81
still gotta my job. When | no wanta
20 TO work | jusa breaka da clock and
foola ia boss. / tink | am preety
smarta guy ALA right.
Wot you tink?
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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
PRISCILLA.

charming demure name OF
Priscilla signifies ancient" a
denotRtion to which ii has every
light. since it comes from the very old
Latin. The Prisci, according to Me
huhr. were the original Latin tribe
whose name acquired its sense of age
from their antiquity, The most dis
nguished PriSci of history was Mar
ms -Porcius Priscus Cation and n
numRer of the Prisci are to he found
among the early Roman martyrs.
Whether Priscilla was the naDle
r,yer 10 the daughters of this family
ar nor is a matter Of conjecture. The
8rst Priscilla of whom we have rec
ord was a fellow-worker oe ST. Paul.
IN her honor this feminine form
Gained great prevalence in England,
.esnecially among the Purltans.
America. of course, received her
through the charming romance or PTS
ella and John Alden and Capt. Miles
S,cediqN, where the famous utter
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
I8|4(|4;lIll,lHi |. sl[Qll[IR|}|8{YI|

rfench Doll. And don't you ever 20
to sleep? My wax doll used 10 shut
her eyes. She was the latest thing in
dolls when | lived here"
Il am the very latest style doll"
explained French Doll, land all the
newest ones are like me-
We'll, I'd rather have my Lydia
doll" replied the Little Girl. "Now, l
wonder where she can be-"
IF you cannot find Nina, and Lydia,
and Betty, why don't you play with
usT" asked Beautiful French Doll.
I'VE never have anyone to sing to us,
and rock us, and play house"
So all the littlest dolls climbed into
her lap and the big ones sat on TIE
floor and Teddy Bear and Bahia Sheep
and Woolly Dog and Calico Cat and
everyone and everything got as close
as ii could to ld-Fashioned Little
Girl and listened.
All at once a ray Of daylight peeped
under the curtain and everybody
jumped. Little Girl ran to the closet
and opened the door. "The s%tep-lad-
der-where is it," she cried In great
distress, and then she ran 10 the fire
place and looked ut the empty frame,
but IT was no use, she could not get
up there, for more daylight came into
the playrOom and ended the magic
power given to those who lived there.
When the little girl who lived in the
house ran into the playroOm that
morning she stopped at the door and
looked. Then she called to her moth
or, for there on the floor surrounded
by all the toys was Old-Fashioned
Little Girl fiat on her face.
ooh, Great Aunt Abbie fell ont OF
her frame" exclaimed the mother,
picking up the broken glass that COW
cred the picture. Il must have n new
glass fitted and the picture put back
In the frame"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
PAIN In BACK OF NECK?
READ WHAT THIS MAN SAYS:

Mondamin, Iowa-"For owe one
year and a half l was afflicted with what
the doctors called neuritis in both arms,
shoulders, back Of neck and head. ]
took treatment from many doctors, also
at the Springs, but found no relief until
/ commenced taking DR.. Pierce's Anuric
Tablets. | had not taken them over
thirty days until l got relief. l con-
tinued their use for several weeks and
was then feeling fine. i can do my work
without any pain or trouble, although |
am past Isl. A. Yost, Route 2.
Health is your most valuable asset.
Do not neglect it. Write DR.. Pierce,
president of the Invalids' Hotel, in
Buffalo, n. Y, all about yourself. You
will receive confidential medical advice
FREE of all cost. Or, send 10c for q
trial pkg. of Anuric (anti-uric-acid).
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09

old days, and, Oh, yes, there was a
dear little china doll, with black hair
and blue eyes, named Betty. Oh, I do
wish l could find them"
Then all the toys held their breath,
for right off of the big shelf jumped
the Little Girl, landing on the floor on
her feet, safe and sound.
"Oh-oo," gasped all the toys.
"Oh, that is nothing" laughed the
Little Girl, smoothing her lowered
dress. 81 have done that before. You
can jump from high places and not
be hurt a bit IL you know how"
"Oh, what a funny dress you have
on" said the Little Girl to Beautiful
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
An Added AfflIctjon.

At the dinner table his elders had
been discussing the state school for
the deaf, while 7-year-old Johnnie
listened ~interestedly.
That evening, when preparing for
bed, he looked earnestly into the face
OF his older sister and sighed.
"WOuldn't 1t be awful to be deaf,
Titi?" he said. Just think Of having
to wash your ears every day and
never getting any good out Of them at
all !"-Harper's Magazine.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
R-r-reVenqe!

He had been bitter against the old
top sergeant and used to give a vivid
Outline Of what he was going to do to
him when he got out Of service. Great
was the surprise Of q friend on meet
ing him about a year after he had
started wearing civies again to find
him carrying a parrot which he intend
ed giving to his old enemy.
How Gomez" asked the friend. 81
thought you were sore at him."
Man, oh, mani" glOated the other.
I'm getting even. / taught the bird
every word he knows."-American
Legion Weekly.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
BOSCHEE'S SYRUP
Allays irritation, Soothes and Heals
Throat and Lung Inflammation.

The almost constant irritation Of q
cough keeps the delicate mucous mem
bane of the throat and lungs in a con-
gested condition, which Boschee's Syrup
gently and quickly soothes and heals.
For this reason 1t has been a favorite
household remedy for colds, coughs,
bronchitis and especially for lung
troubles In millions of homes all over
the world for the last f1fty-five years,
enabling the patient to obtain a good
nights rest, free from coughing, with
easy expectoration In the morning.
You can buy Boschee's Syrup wherever
medicines are sold.-Advertisement.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
HELPS Business.

Business was dull for two Of the
drivers who own their own takes In
Kentucky. They were talking over
business.
"Why do you always keep that old
bill book laying on the floor Of your
car when you are parked along the
curb, BillT"
"Oh, that helps business. You would
be surprised how many people see 1t
and get In to take a short ride. It
helps business, Joe."-Indianapolis
News.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1921-12-09
A Great liQht.

The skipper was examining an am
bilious COB who wanted to be u gun
ner's mate.
"HOw much does a six-pound shell
weight" he asked.
Il don't know" the COB confessed.
swell, what time does the twelve
o'clock train leave?"
twelve o'clock"
"All right then, how much does a
six-pOund shell weigh?'
"Ah," said the youthful mariner, a
great light dawning on him. Twelve
pounds" - The American Legion
Weekly.
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That night when the clock struck
twelve all the toys looked at the empty
place on the wall and they all sal
they hoped the man that fixed thu
frame would not fasten Ol~d-Fashione'
Little Girl In ii so firmly that sh,
could not get out at night when the
magic hour struck.
For" said French Doh, II like tn,
old-fashioned way Of playing bette,
than the new"
And all the toys SAID they did. to,
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