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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
IRISH MARPLoTS AND PATRIOTS

MO GREAT reform was ever accomplished
~ unaccompanicd by the squeals of mar
plots and chronic irreconcilables.
Up to the present Eamon de Valera's
record has been one of shrewdness and an
impassioncd and comprehensive patriotism.
But his opposition to the treaty with Eng
land prcsaging the end Of 700 years Of strife
strikes n iarring note in situation in which
the whole of Civilization-not merely Ire
land-is profoundly concerned.
But it must be remembered that the Dali
Eireann is a Legislative body and ms such is
not free from the interplay of political in
flucnccs and of cross purposes that are not
necessarily proof against reconciliation.
Arthur Griffith, founder of the Sim Fcn
and chief of the Irish delegation which
signed the pact in London, has unequivo-
cally declared that the terms are good
enough for him. Many responsible sections
of the Irish press indorse his attitude.
The Irish Times of Dublin. not only de-
scribes the settlement as Offering 'the great
est measure of freedom and the richest
prospects Of peace and progress for Ire
land that ever were or can be within her
grasp, but this journal significantly stresses
the fact that if the Irish peopl" reject the
treaty they will forfeit the sympnthics of
the entire world
II is pain thht extremists IKE larson Oh
one side and Cohalan on the other are
destined to be dissatisfied with any accom-
modation. Their ideal is apparently con-
tinued strife and unrcgenernte tuTmoil But
an overwcCning importance is assigned to
these would be despoilcrs Of progress, if
their frenzies are considered too seriously.
Well wishers of civilization will do bet
ter to dwell upon the still hopeful possi-
bilities of a majority in the Dali Eireann
for the treaty. It Is useless to seek to
mollify certain types of croakers. Their
shril cries are often imperfect indices of
the actual sweep Of their influence.
Almost inconceivable is any prospect OF
reputation of generous and cmincntly
practical program of peace and freedom by
the irish people as whole
The voting in the Dali, fixed for next
Wednesday, will be the barometer of au-
thentic patriotism and of the sanity of age
old aspirations.
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NOW MY IDEA is THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphans Subjects They
KnO,U Best

IN these ten years we have worked steadily
Tor the betterment of conditions among the
ollnd, and our efforts have met with rich
reward. Here is letter received in Febru-
ary or last year from q young man who is
blind and who graduated from the school in
1912:
-, am we'll and still located at -.
The business is improving and | am able
TO save some money. | have several Liberty
bonds and have $1,000 worth of insurance,
some money in the bank, and in the spring
expect to take out five shares of building
and loan stock
Excellent Record Made
This is an excellent record for n blind
young man in less than eight years after
lcaVlng school. 1t shows what can be done
with little help and cooperation.
The work here at the exchange has two
aspects: First, the securing of remuner-
atiVe employment for present and former
pupils Mt the school, and for some who have
acquired blindness In adult life and, Sec
ond, encouraging and enforcing habits of
work and thrift, that react most hepfuly
unon instruction at the school and aid in
the incubation of those permanent habits
OF industry and economy which are so es-
scntial to blind people.
we keep many busy but they keep
coming every day. and the demand for work
exceeds the visible supply. We need CO.
operation from the people of Philadelphia.
Happiness comes through work. man
VINO IS bhnd-and idle--is in the Inferno.
Iive him something to enable him to occupy
MS mind and talents and you are doing him
the greatest service in your power
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
HUMANISMS
BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PITy

NENAT0R NJTIJA\I n r,>-r r
- hcn WILLIAM II. KING, of
time. c"m' bonorSd Is nsmocrat and So when the
user n anew, as 1t is just now doing, he sees
NO. nn reason t Why one should not dig back into
ene past ana tell the tariff stories of the
taricr generation SO he relates this one
ne n uSe. TO- teli When ne campaigned for Con-
srSSS PACK ,, IN the DOS:
,,.oa m'neraI t% william Mahone in those days
E"o 'lir iseP"oicah DOSS or virginia. The
nil things N hiJJ; I ,'"tnn IN 'nat ne promised
bmt that biS LoI;'.o,Is ;'u,ms ior the Negro vote,
fmI mo "''''''S Vi rewards was doubt
Tho storv uo. .o,, r e 49,,
and Went to b"aSon @ oo'" on% %i rS TmmPo VINO dle5
himself for admission @ e. "ot moto ne , presented
if he was riding or woIkina 'i St "nNtu MN
mtted that he vas woikin'e ~ ""inoo i,u ~ hIl
that he could not get IN "nIo., H. iic WIS M"S lou
and turned away icsnnnIontoIiio Eo was r'oihg
Just down the rooG ho noat ~ ~, wv,
liam Malone hound ik"v.i"o i,o' Gov m'HTrai th WI,
gates and likewise on font ioT the PcarN
general of his experirnce 'V'r and ne ou .oia me
against similar annroooI h"u "Stheq MN
The fertile mind of tbn moi;.,oto =" OF. retcr
n way TO meet the sitmat i"n o'I ~ conceived
TO Snmbo thot he "tiU" rido hiu, unu nc proposed
window and thus momntnd r' ho up ",d 7" tnG ticket
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
DOING IT THEMSELVES

TT WAS understood that when the trustees
~ elected General Leonard Wood he was to
take charge of the business affairs of the
University of PENNSYLVANIA and to do what
was possible to put them in proper shape.
But if he does not have the hearty CO.
operation of the alumni he can do little. If
the alumni can do nothing Of themselves,
General Wood can do little with them.
This fact seems to have been perceived, for
arrangements are now making by the alumni
10 start a campaign to rnisc $40 O.OOOOOO tor
the endowment fund and to have the work
well under way when the general returns
from the Philippines next September.
Dependence on the State Treasury as
crutch to help the crippled finances of the
University has continued too long. 1t has
doubtless prevented private contributions,
for men with money for education are
usually disposed to give it to institutions
which have no public sources of revenue
There are notable exceptions, of course.
But it is we'll known that the University OF
Pennsylvania has received no great bene-
factions such az have gone to Princeton and
Yale and Harvard. although there are mrn
Of wealth within the field that Pennsylvania
serves that are we'll able to endow the Uni
yersity in this city. Some Of them are
graduates of the University anG others are
intimately connected with Pennsylvania in
stitutions. Yet great fortunes made in this
State have been left to institutions outside
Of its boundaries.
The development Of loyalty among the
Great body of Pennsylvania alumni which
will result from the proposed campaign for
funds ought to react upon the whole com
munity and call forth Il greater spirit Of
financial helpfulness than has hitherto been
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

along the stream at the comparatively rea-
sonable cost OF fifty nine cents cubic yard.
Large scale commerce and the fact that
It is a State frontier render the Delaware
less fit for such departures than its tribu-
tary. But the Schuylkill, lying within the
city limits, will not be forced to surrender
its charms rs a Park ornament and is, below
the Fairmount dam, well suited to prac-
tical uses.
The Seine at Paris is not only decorative,
but of genuine Importance as an artery
through a crowded metropolis. The time is
fast approaching when the lower Schuylkill
must be adapted to a variety of pressing
needs.
Mr.. Cavcn's proposal fully deserves the
requested Endorsement of the Council
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
UTILIZING THE scHUYLKILL

TN MUNICIPAL utilization of its naviga
III BILE rivers Philadelphia is not only far
behind the chief cities of Europe, but also
"a the rear of many large urban communities
III the United States
Director Caven has evolved a plan for
eoonteracting some of this Indifference in n
eehenlo which may mark the beginning of
,,roper Appreciation of our huvial resources.
IIia somewhat modest inaugural program
'y>oncerns the shipment of ashes down the
6-hnylkiIi and the filing in of land areas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
A COAL WAGE BOARD

NIIIE establishment of a coal wage board,
/ with authority to determine wage scales
and to adjust all labor difficulties at the
mines, to which, it is said President Hard
ing is giving serious consideration, is a
move which should, and probably will, meet
with enthusiastic public approval.
In the past the operators, especially of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. New York (New Amsterdam) was taken
from the Dutch by the English in 1864
in the reign of Charles II.
g The first name of CULVER. the hero of
Swfts "Gullivcrs Travels" is Lemuel.
3. Pierre Corneille was celebrated French
dramatist and poet of the seventeenth
century. Among his most famous plays
are lie Cid" and "Poycucte"
a. The word fudge Is said to be derived
from the Gaelic "ffug," deception, or
the Welsh "ffug," pretense,
5. Christopher Columbus made four voy-
ages of discovery to the New World
G. Levi p. Morton was Vice President OF
the United States under Ben jamn
Harrison
7. DEnnery, a French dramatst of the
nineteenth century, wrote tho popular
meodrama, Tho Two Orphans" in
it's original form.
S. Four kinds OF pine trees found in the
United States are white pine yellow
pine, bull pine and sugar pine There
are also numerous other varieties
O. Lord Fairfax, of the Virginia Fairfaxes,
Is the only American born British
peer. He moved to England in l0OS
and claimed the title, which had been
long in allegiance.
TO- A rerCdos Is an ornamental screen in n
church covering the wall at the ba
-rear-dose"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Perhaps romance died on the sea with
the invention of the steamship; but If so
land il has always been big IF( 1t has
been born again with the submarine. No
more stirring story of the sea was ever writ
ten than that told in news dispatches of the
rescue of the men from the S.4S nor finer
examples of bravery recorded than that of
the submarine crew and the crew of the
rcscuing tug.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

IT is not too far fetched to blame the
war for the Rcading Railroad disaster. The
war put the railroad under Government con-
troI The end of the war, as the president
Of the Reading points out put them back
into private hands with depleted treas
urcs. The company hadn't the price of
new cars. Is 1t the proper thing, therefore,
10 make the cx Kaiser n defendant in any
e,,It thot moy result?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

"A French scientist, after careful OK.
pcrlment, t has figured that in the course of
single season houscfy becomes the parent
ana nircct ancestor Of 1856 060. 3s7, ,755, 900
count a., EN-. 3.0S5. 900 3S7. .775 .OOO-othCr
flies, and not n housewife in tbc country
VIII care to dispute his word.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Th" report Of the Secretary of the In
terror shows that the undcvcloped resources
OF the country still in the hands of the Gov
"rnm"nt-coal. oil. phosphntes, water power.
ct".--rcn""s"nt in the n"ighborhnnd If fifteen
hundred billions of dollars. But there is
nothing herein CONTAINED which Is designed
TO- curb the industry of General Dawes.
Uncle Sans ncphcws and nicrcS vii, have
70 work for those dollars before they get
them and there is no excuse for throwing
away the dollars they have.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
What Do You KnO,U?


/. What American statesman uttered these
words on his deathbed: This is the
last of earth I am content?
. Who Is the new Premier of Canada?
g. In what presidential message was the
Monroe Doctrine first defined?
4. What two independent republics were
absorbed at their own suggestions by
the United States?
8. Why Is jonquil so called?
6. What Is an emeute?
T. When and where was the Battle of Sol
ferino fought and who were the belllg-
erents?
s. What Is said to be the rainiest hour of
the day?
g. What Is an epergne?
10 How should the word be pronounced?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

The hundreds of blackbirds that have
no"h i" rooStihg on the local Boursc during the
last fcw days are doubtless rclotcd to those
immortalized in the Song of Sixpence, and
FOR that reason foregathered where the
sovereign citizen might conceivably be found
IN his counting houses counting out his
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

The president of a New York bank
securities that pay no tax to the Govern.
m"nt, and Arthur Brisbane sees in the fact
an endorsement Of the plan to tax all income
derived from State. city and private bonds
Les" vivid thinkers see in it merely the
necessity for wiping out the bootleggers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

A suit for non support in Washington
d"yclop"d the fact that the defendant,
,hcllboy, made 500 week In tips. Ii never
has been roncIusivcly proved that n bellboy
earns that much money. 1t must. there
itore, follow that the money il handed to him
by suckers without courage enough TO with
stand being bled. If the suckers ever or
gnnlAc Mcll ALL be ellgibn for membership.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

roan mhe Federal H1bI Government, during the fiscal
man. woman and child in the Tinted Stotcs
o., on wars past and wars to come. Santa
y laus could do a lot of good with that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

-, me fact that Judge Landis is in favor
q, m me draft in baseball causes one "Bnbc"
tSa mntn anmirer to venture the opinion that
',."s we" "uuEr vas always n breezy guy. Or
was windy the word he used?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Paris dressmakcrs renort +bo+ Navy
ir,lckford bought forty gowns and costumes,
one Tor every mood" We don't believe n,
remlhlnlty knows no such Limitations
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

What's in a name? oskod shoLosrooro
Query referred to bloomsbury, Pm Dis.
patch states that the rose now blooms in
that burg 'despitc the snow "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

twenty eight in every hundred Amcri.
rmn , families own the ir own homes. The
@ @paaio ought to be increased Love for
bi. bne country increases when one owns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
Inner Urge
Is Business

fhO WlpnlngtOn 7 ONTITVTIN NOInUIFTV
abandonment of chemical warfare the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers,
meeting in Baltimore, demanded that the use
of chemicals be continued and that the
country make such preparation as will
enable chemists to manufnCtur" poison gases
in large quantities in time of war. Perhaps
the members Of the Advisory Committee have
more hone than justification for 1t ; assuredy
thc American Institute Of Chemical En-
ginecrs shows ability to manufacture poison
gns In times of peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

1t Is becoming increasingly hard to
imagine how the Washington Conference
drama can have an effective final act without
n treaty. "N' "''"o"'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Local victims of frenzied finance incline
to the belief that n chandler is a cuy who
burns your surplus tallow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

"A New York beauty specialist urges
women to cover their legs when thc legs
are unshnnely. But where is the woman
VINO admits her understanding ot faultp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Do you suppose that Henry Ford.
Midas like, hates gold because he has 50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Whisky was found hidden in barrels of
onions in Norfolk, Va. Hooch was, as
usual, in bad odor. 90
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

When professional agitator SAYS he
Is stricken dumb by events he is probably
lying.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

-, No desire for limitation of armament
wi!l justify q man in Withholding from
Santa Claus the sinews of war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

H., Not the least interesting of the Presi
uent s disarmament plans is that directed
against criticism in the Senate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

Life with Lloyd George Is Just one
darned conference after another.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
Elisha Lee

Elisha Lee. prnnsyl-
Penny Pinching vnnia Railroad official,
i'm Slack Times put his finger on great
truth when he told local
business men that railroad rates will be less
a source Of worry than freight congestion
when business returns to normal and goes
n bit beyond truth apparently lost sight
of by public men whose eyes ought to be
opcned. There will be no sweetness in the
lam when it comes, but il may contain n
beneficial pill. No public, S,Cryr" body can
function properly under divided control. 1t
needs the spur of possible big profits to give
adcouate service and should be left to
handle its own problems. The one alterna-
tive is Government ownership.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

TN OCTOBER Of 1871. fifty Years. aro tbo
city Controller suddenly announced tbo+
he would submit his books to the inspcction
Of six of tho most distinguished citizens Of
New York. John Jacob AstOr and Marshall
o. Roberts were two of these men
They reported that ''the account books Of
the department are faithfully kent
We have come 10 the conclusion and certify
that the financial affairs Of the city, under
the charge of the Controller, nre odmin.
istcrcd in faithful and correct manner {"
The books were "cOrrcrt." They sbowod
that so much money had been paid for tbis
so much for that. The six respectable citi
zens went no further.
An unforeseen accident was reSDonsibIo
for the great expose.
The City Auditor (Twcpd's mani was
thrown from n sleigh and fatally injured,
new man went in MS bO0kkccDcr. He
reported great discrepancies. Further sun
prcssiOn was impossible.
Within Il month tho publication of tbe
Controllers accounts showed that SO OO0
COO had been spent for repairs on the m
finished courthouse. Ninety per cent of this
was graft.
1t got too hot for Controller Connolly md
he quit. Then came the cNtaClysm
So vast were tho sums stolen. so wob-
like the trail Of graft, that the total amount
was never learned.
Tweed was tried and convicted, but re.
leased on n techniCality.
He fled to Spain in yacht was rocon
turrd brought back. and died in Jail Ioodrd
with ignOminy and disgrace.
The oddest feature Of this noted case was
that some of the most cmincnty rcspccto ble
citizens of New York refused to believe in
Twceds guilt TO the end
When the Times published extracts from
the Controllers books they were met with
the assertion, "Thcy were surreptitiously
obtained from n dishonest servants
Another reply to the exposure was that
they were 'thc gross attacks Of a partisan
journal upon the credit Of the city.
W.T. the Times exposed the graft just the
same.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10
SHORT CUTS

The alternative seems to be: Sign peace
pact or Send peace packing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-10

On the same day on
which tho Advisory
Committee recommended
to American delegates to
Cnnfnrnnrn q cnmnlntn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-26
BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF
TWO GREAT LEADERS OF ORGANIZED
LABOR-SAM GOMPERS-JOH LEWIS

resigning in 1917, to become chief
statistician for the United Mine Work
ers of America.
Particularly worthy of note was Mr..
Lewis work in organizing the mine
workers in many states and obtaining
labor legislation enacted in behalf of
women and children.
He had charge of the great bitum-
nous coal strike of 1919, and since
1916 has taken part in every inter-
state wage conference of miners and
operators. For his action in calling off
the strike i'm 1919 following writ
of injunction( Mr. Lewis was com
mended publicly by President Wilson
as IA man of honor and patriotic
citizen.
Mr.. Lewis was prominently men,
toned for the position of secretary
of labor. in President Harding's cabi-
to the movement. He also was a mem
Der of the commission created by
President Harding to investigate the
governmental system for handling the
disabled soldier problem. The COM
missions recommendation were
adopted.
In 1916 Mr.. Lewis was rendered the
of labor for the state of Illinois
at a salary Of $500, but chose to re-
main with the miners organization.
He is married and has two chill
dren.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-26

Denver, June :5.-The history of
Samuel Gompers largely is history of
organized labor. Since 1881 with the
exception OF one term, ne has been
president of the American Federation
of Labor. which he was Instrumental
in organizing.
Friends of the veteran labor leader
say he is the most active man in the
United states, despite his II years He
Travelled an average of 100 miles day
during 1920, one trip being made by
airplane to keep an engagement. Hard
ly a meal Is eaten without a confer
ence going on simultaneously and at
times he has dictated statements as
he ate. During the past year he has
written four books and so pamphlets.
Another book is in the hands of his
publishers.
Throughout the war, he was active
in preventing strikes and assuring la
Dor cooperation in war work. Twice
he visited Europe, making speeches
in behalf of the war and participating
in the peace conference. The slogan,
mo peace without victory" is credit
ed to Mr.. Gompers He was chairman
of the labor commission of the ma
tonal council Of defense during the
war, president of the American ALI.
ance for Labor. and democracy and
chairman Of the commission on inter
national labor at the peace confer
ence.
In addition to his administrative
work as a president, Mr.. Gompers
edits the American F'ederationist, a
monthly publication, directs labor's
effort to obtain favorable legisla-
tion at Washington and keeps in
touch with labor activities Throughout
the country.
With the exception Of this year ant
in 1914, when John Mcbride was elect
ed president, Mr.. Gompers has ha(
virtually no opposition for reelection
He married Sophia Julian Of New
York early in life. After her deati
he married Mrs. Gertrude Gleave
Neuscheler Of Seanesvile, Ohio, il
April of this year.
Born in England, Mr.. Gompers cam
TO America when l3 years old, working
as a cigar maker. He organized the in
ternational Cigar Makers Union il
1864 and was president and secretar
for six years. It was in connection
with this work that he became interest
ed in the larger movement which re
suited in organization of the fedora
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-06-26

Denver, Col, June 2j.-John L. Lew.
is, president Of the United Mine Work
ers Of America, whose home is in
Springfield, Ill, has been leading
figure in the world of organized labor
for more than 10 years following a
life spent in the metaliferous and coal
mines of many states, toiling at first
with his father in Iowa mines.
He was born in Lucas, Iowa, Feb
ruary ~, 1880. After leaving school,
he Travelled extensively in the west
and southwest as a miner. In 1910
he was named representative Of the
United Mine Workers Of Illinois and
the following year became field agent
for the American Federation Of Labor