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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-09
REACHES CENTURY MARK
Abraham oppenheImer Once Was
Best skater In PhlIadelphla

Abraham Oppenheimer. guest at
the Home for Aged and Infirm Israel
ties at the Jewish Hospital. is celebrnt-
ing his Tooth birthday today, aided by
the forty seven other guests at the
home.
Mr.. Oppenheimer Is more interested
the newspapers without the aid Of
spestacles, and a cane. he says, Is for
old people. He will not use one.
He was born at Baumstown. near
Reading. At one time he was the
champion ice skater of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-09
Women's Strap Pumps and
Oxfords Lowered to 81

Savings from third original
prices of these reliable Wanamaker shoes
Sizes broken there vao,.
styles
Leathe in the most fashionable shades brown tan
~
Styles include brogue oxfords pumpshe most d..r
able Of the N0
stnut)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-09
CHURCH HAS BIRTHDAY
chsIten Avenue M. E. Congregation
, 70 Celebrate All Week

A weeks program Of exercises mark
ins the thirty fifth anniversary Of the
Chslten Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church will open at 10 80 o'clock In
tho church, at Stenton and Chelten ave-
nues, with q sermon by the Rev. DR..
D. D. Forsythe.
Al 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
there will be a great Sunday school
rathering, and an address by William
B. Landes, general secretary of the
Pennsylvania State Sunday School As.
sociation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-09
White Tricotine and
Gabardine Skirting
Special, 3Sc a Yard

Being SO inches wide, 1t takes
only 2k to pa yards for a skirt,
which means a looking one
for less than a dollar!
Both materials are unusually
fine quality, highly mercerized,
the kind one sees in only good
white skirts. A similar quality
sold in our own stock a few days
ago at a half more.
aCsntrsn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-09
Short-Sleeve Tub Silk
Blouses, $3.50

Many women are calling for
this cool style Of blouse right
now. Made with a roll collar,
edged with tiny frill, and having
small tucks down the front.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-09

Center Aisle
Opportunities
500 Fresh Gingham,
Percale and Wolfe Porch
Dresses
SO, $3.75, $3.50
Plenty Of all sizes from ID to
as. Made in becoming styles for
women and young women. At
SO and 1878, soft figured voiles;
at $4.50, gingham and voile
dresses, many of which have been
priced higher until today.
Upholstery Remnants a
Third Less, lie to ST Yard
Worthwhile savings on every
piece. Useful lengths Of scrim,
marquisette and cretonnes for
curtains, lnene for slip covers,
awning material and terry cloth.
Just the right things for summer
homes that are being fixed up
now.
Cool Wolfe Negligees
$1.S5
Dainty, cool affairs of figured
voile.
Crepe Breakfast Coats, 81
They can be worn equally we'll
as kimonos. Pretty pink, rose,
light or Copenhagen blue and
orchid with little ruffles around
the neck and sleeves.
''Billie Burke" Pajamas
81
Soft pink or white nainsook,
shirred and stitched with blue.
Deep ankle ruffies and little
pocket are finishing touches.
Pajama Nightgowns, ST.
Fine quality white batiste
trimmed with bands Of pink ba-
tiste and silky frogs for
fastening.
White Muslin Drawers
SOC
Good ones for women are of
white nainsook trimmed with
tucks or embroidery.
Short-Sleeve Tub Silk
Blouses, $3.50
Many women are calling for
this cool style Of blouse right
now. Made with a roll collar,
edged with tiny frill, and having
small tucks down the front.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
THIRTY PER GENT COMMISSION

It will readily be conceded that
neither DR.. J. H. Worst nor any other
department head employing a force
Of considerable size can prevent an
occasional member of his staff from
going wrong. Any employer may find
at any time hat he has a rascal on
his force. He is to be judged, not by
that fact, but by the care which he
has taken in his selection Of men.
and by his attitude toward incidents
Of improper behavior when these are
discovered.
On Friday there was exhibited in
he senate at Bismarck q photograph
&c copy of q letter written by n ".
Motley, deputy state immigration
commissioner. to a Dickinson man, in
which the writer asks the addressee
to arrange for the purchase Of four
sections Of land for which the writer
has customers in South Dakota It
is explained in the letter, that the low
est cash price fer this must bs OBJ
tanned, which price Is to be kept
secret. Then it is proposed to add
nine or ten dollars an acre to this
price. and to sell the land II the hdsA-
OF price to the immigrants. the coma
lni1ien to be divided among ssvesal
peop3e. Five dollars Of this, hewevsr,
~ 70 - added for other nastsrs.'
w13eh ~ writer does not spsetfy. 10
make the subject matter quite cIear
lfhA ~vAAn~ awuf~ s-. So go *
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
NO BANK.

The history of the Bank Of North
Dakota, aside from its record Of I'M
sound methods adopted in pursuance
of the political purposes for which
the bank was created, ought to serve
as a warning to all other states
against the adoption Of a similar
banking plan, no matter how honest
ly n efficiently conducted.
The Bank OF North Dakota has
been in bad hands. 1t was created for
a purpose entirely foreign to the real
business of banking. But if 1t had
been conducted as we'll as it could
have been, it would not have been
free from the element of danger
which always accompanies the close
Capitalization Of power which ought
to be widely distributed.
The law creating the Bank of
North Dakota required the deposit in
that institution of all the public
moneys in the state. Had proper
banking practices been followed, the
funds SO received would have been
maintained in liquid form and dis
tributed in such a way that they
would have bee readily available to
the communities which really owned
them. That would have involved re-
deposit in local banks.
But in passing through the central
bank these funds would have lost
their identity, and no matter where
deposited would have been subject to
withdrawal at the will If the central
officials, to meet real or fancied needs
in other sections. It would have been
impossible for any community to pro-
tect it's own credit, and every bank in
the state would have been subjected
continuously to the risk of having
needed funds Withdrawn from it for
some reason which, from the stand
point OF the central bank, might be
entirely proper. =
The creation Of such a central bank
involves too much the element Of
putting ones eggs all in one basket.
1t is safer to keep them in separate
packages. And safety is the first es-
sential Of sound banking
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21

there any one else? ThinR-think"
"There was no one" said Jane
thoughtfully. mo n except the two
girls together. / never thought Of
. "What did they look like? Could
YOU identify them?"
II did not notice them particular
w." Jane confessed. IT was. expect
ing Mr.. Hoff's confederate to be a
man."
"They're using a lot OF women
SPIES" asserted Carter. Don't you
remember what the girls looked
like?"
zone Of them" said Jane thought
fully. wore an odd-shaped hat. q sort
of a tam with q red feather"
"Would o know the hat again if
II think-1'm SURF I would"
Continued In tomorrow
Evenings Herald.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21

fact. His salary and travelling ex-
pensss are paid BY the state. In this
particular letter he IL arranging Z
little deal for $500 acres Of land, che
price OF which. " between seller and
buyer. Il to be boosted - per cent.
Ten dollars IN acre on that acreage
would DO $7s.los. and half Of that.
to be devoted to "other mattsrs'' with
which only Mr.. Moxley y conversant.
would be $12.see.
That would be 4 very neat profit
on one transaction. and Mr.. Mos1ey
seems to have had quite 1 numbered
them up his sleeve. Dr.. Worst is
naturally panied and Erieved that one
Of his employees should have been
guilty of such behavior, and he vol
unteers the information that Motley
vas to be discharged March 1, any
way. for making political speeches.
DR.. Worst's attitude in denying to a
follower full. freedom Of speech when
he wants to speak in favor Of the
Nenpartisan league may get him into
trouble with his superiors, but that II
q separate matter.
4 The treatment Of this incident BY
the League majority in the senate
merits attention. The letter was pro-
duced by a member Of the senate and
read. The senator who had it III his
possession asked that it be included
In the record. That request was de-
MED. The facts, assuming the letter
to be genuine, indicated a gross be-
trayal OF trust by a public official, .
fraud upon present owners Of proper
ty within the state, and a fraud upon
prospective newcomers. And yet the
senate majority refused to listen. The
man under fire was n Of their
crowd. SO what did it matter what he
had done?
The state Of North Dakota has come
to a pretty pass when an incident Of
this kind can be passed by in either
house Of the legislature as if it were
trivial.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
Jnst,Folks
THE vow.
~ ndcs d o.~

THE vow.
I used to think it mattered, used to
think I had to be
Forever at the business of acquiring
wealth for me-;
Then I gave myself to labor and +
bent my back to toll, :
And to make myself the richer oft I
burned the midnight Oil,
Till n day a little fellow seemed to
look me through and through
And he asked if making money was
the only thing men do.
1t was just a youngsters question, but
it struck me like a blow.
He had heard me talk my business
and he'd seen me come and go,
He had watched me night and
mornin', either happy or dis
mayed,
Eiated or disgruntled by investments
I had made,
And he'd come to tho conclusion. 1
could see beyond a doubt.
That money was the only thing his
daddy thought about.
I know I choked a little as I took him
on my knee
And I turned away a moment so 4
tear he wouldn't see;
Then I Rugged him somewhat tighter
than it was my wont to do,
And I told him, More important
than all else on earth are you.
There's a bigger thing than money
and there is a fairer joy,
And it's wrapped up in the future Of
a certain little boy"
I couldn't quite explain it for he
couldn't understand,
But I know he caught the pressure Of
his daddy's rugged hand,
And I know we both grew closer as I
held him on my knee
And tried to draw q picture Of the
nan I hoped he'd be-.
But what's more, I'd learned a les
son-one that caused my eyes
to swim,
And I vowed to God that evening that
I'd spend more time with him.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
HILARITY

The man that doesn't trust anybody
gets his idea Of what people are from
himself.
The mar who never marries is de-
MED much. but he is spared the ordeal
of much denying.
Would keep from slips, =
Five things avoid with care: ;
OF whom you speak,,
: To whom you speak,,
And how, and when n where.
rattered Tom: Lady, tn woman at
tn next farm give me a piece OF
cheese. Would We be so I as to sur
round it with bread?"
ut seems to me that your son is
full of idiosyncrasies sinceh he returned
from the war; 4
Il don't see how you can say that. '
He was s'posed to get rid Of 'em be-.
fore they let him out Of camp, and I've
looked through his clothes carefully
without finding a sign of. one"
Marriage is a state that lovers look
forward to, widowers look back to and
bachelors look out for. a~h
Nowadays most children ara dissat-
isf1ed with the behavior Of their par
ents.
A woman positively knows they arc
limitations when she sees another
woman wearing a string of pearls.
He who is afraid Of a woman better
be, If she knows it.
Some things are fitting and proper.
and others are not proper because
they are too tightly fitting.
One difference between q man and.
a woman is that a woman can be fool-'
ish without being a fool.
Feet that formerly rocked the Graz
die now push automobile pedals.
Our description Of a mean man is
sone who>takes his best girl out on a
joy-ride, promising not to@kiss her
and then keeps his promise.
Many good examples are got, but
few Of them are ever Matched.
Weather men are unq%uestionably
storm centers.
1t is easier to see through the plot
Of q play than through the ear puffs
in front Of it.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
THE MODERN MISSIONARY.

The modern missionary as de-
scrlbed by DR.. Benson Baker, a recent
visitor to Grand Forks, is very diff
ferent from the individual with whom
the reading of a generation ago made
many of US familiar. 1t is easy to re-
call the picture of the benign gentle
man in clerical garb, seated under a
palm tree, reading the Bible to a
/ group of naked savages who listened
. with absorbed attention. That picture
depicted a type which actually existed,
the enthusiast, Jealous and devoted,
ardent and self-sacrificing. but utterly
ignorant of the practical facts of life.
n Of the character and needs of
the people to whom he had been sent
to minister.
! This was a very usual type, though
!. not universal. There were men
: whose religious devotion was econ
. panied by real training for their
I special work and fitness for it, and
these have accomplished wonders.
Nor we may assume that the labors
of others, equally devoted, but less
we'll fitted, were fruitless. Often,
though their ignorance of human ma
ture and human life tended to bring
/ them into contempt, their kindness
I inspired affection, and they were able
10 exert an influence for good.
. But the modern missionary under
stands, as his predecessor often had
not learned, that religion, like most
other things, represents a roc of
growth, and hat in relation to that
process account must be taken of the
T, whole character of the individual and
all his environment, with it's customs
n traditions, its superstitions and
prejudices, its immediate surroundings
and the background of thousands of
years out of which has emerged the
anan, savage o cultured, of today.
The effective worker in the mission
field Of today must recognize the char
acter Of the material with which he
is to work, and must be able to make
wise selection Of the tools which he
may use. His purpose is not t 0 teach
certain set forms or to inspire with
particular theological beliefs. His
objective is the development Of hu-
man character and tho promotion OF
human happiness. n to that end he
must adapt, as well as one man may
the resources OF science and the az
8Derience OF the more advanced races
sin all the practices that 60 to make
mp civilization. The doctrine which
he breaches includes, cleanliness and
Eobriety, industry and thrift, decency
and order, and his most impressive
lessons are often taught by demon
strating that these things contribute
largely and directly TO the material
scenatort OF the individual.
We must abandon the notion that
Sthe missionary is . man to be nesred
at DIR. Benson says that he II proal
pi hts occupation. The suecsaaful
s~n1iiesiohary has : right TO be prsud
IA hts JOB. for II he represents falfk-
fully the modern spirit In missson
wosk he Is ahic to meet on equal
seSms the very best tAat can - found
ss1ih busineIs ana professional life. And
eS1ind Il ~. AZ he Is the rfsht man
lestseds - the spirit yhieh stvee
"a ~ Esllptcn ~ r~essneTattnE power.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
EDITOR CAN ROW..

Rugby, N. D., FeD. 21.-Luther H
B%ratton, editor Of the Pierce County
Tribune, one of the strongest Sinde-
pendent newspapers in the state, is
gaining fame as 4 bowler. Last week
he won a gold watch offered by the
proprietor of the Rugby alleys for the
best score made in 500 games.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
MEAN DEAD.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Peter Reinberg,
president Of the county board Of
commissioners Of Chicago and for
many years prominent in Democratic
political circles, died at his home here
early today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21

O8NO8DXD
Jane Strong, q young woman living in
a nat on Riverside Drive, sitting at her
WINDOW late one night, looking into the
g where several battleships . are
sees . man in evening clothes
pursuing . second man. After a short
enter the apartment next door" and on
the following morning papers contain an
account Of the Suicide" Of . man. found
dead q short distance from the apart
ment. The next day Miss Strong is ac-
q certain Office down town, to SEQ 4 Mr..
Fleck. claiming she can be Of invaluable
use to the government, which is atasTnr.
MISS Strong keeps the appointment
vt.n M. F1eck. and learns that the
Fred Hof. is under suspicion as . Ger
man spy. She 10 asked to. do some secret
Mork tor the government, in keeping
Hon under observation.
Jane II given the badge Of Kills. which
belonged to the man reported to haye
and who in reality was a detective in
the employ Of F7eck. Returning from
hef conference with Flick. Jane over
takes Otto Hoft uncle Of Fred Iloh, and
sh 7 follows him TO- = bookstore. There
book on the shelves, and also sees him
leave n After he leaves she gets the
slip or paper, which contains only a
jumbled mass of figures.
Jane takes the message to Fieck, who
formation about the sailing Of a trans
port.
Upon her return to the apartment,
Jane overhears Lieutenant Kramer an
nouhcing at the office that he is calling
have met him on board a warship, at a
tea, and invites him n Mr.. Hon to
lunch in her apartment.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21

When the people in Alabama were
advised that it would pay to pool all
the wool in the state. a number of
colored people went swimming.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
V.-Contiuued

CHAPTER v.-Continued.
u was wondering II you had not
lived in that country"
II could not we'll have been there
without having lived there, could II"
kr4mer came to her rescue.
90 r he has lived there. Mr..
o and I both attended German uni
versities. That was what brought us
teEethef at the start-our common
did % attend the same univer-
sity!" asked Jane. She felt that ut
last she was on the point of finding
out something worth while.
NO" said Kramer, "unfortunately
1t was not the same university"
h caught her breath and blushed
guiltily. If Mr.. Kramer had attended
a German university he could not be
an Annapolis graduate. He must be a
regent conner in the American navy,
She knew that since the war began
some civilians had been admitted. 1t
mad Just dawned on her that il this
wa the case. since visiting on board
SHIPS was no longer permitted, it
met him at any function on a war
shin. He must have known all along
that n knew h never had met him.
He must have been aware, too, that
her mother did not know him. She
felt that h was getting into perilous
waters and fearful OF making more
plumbers r%efrained from further ques-
lions. A vague alarm began 10 agi-
tate her: If he had detected her ruse
why had he not admitted it? What
had been his purpose in accepting her
invitation and in bringing into it his
German friend, Mr.. Hof?
The ringing of the telephone bell
came as a welcome interruption. A
maid summoned her to answer a call,
and excusing herself from the table
she went to the phone desk in the
foyer.
Hello. is this you, Miss strons7"
1t was Carriers voice, out from the
anxious stress in it she judged that he
was in a state of great perturbation.
Yes. it is Jane Strong speaking"
she answered.
you know who this is?" -
of course. I recognize your voice.
It's Mr.. c."
A warning "sst'' over the phone
checked her before she pronounced
the name and starting guilty she
turned to look over her shoulder, feel
ing relieved to see the two men still
chatting at the table, apparently pay
ing no attention to her.
II understand" she answered
quickly. what is t."
you know that book I told you I
was going to buy?"
Eyes. yes"
Its not there"
whats that? The book is gomez"
1.-THE book is there all right, but it's
not the book I want"
Are you sure..'' she questioned,
that you looked at the right book? ?"
II looked at the one you told me
to-
the second Shelf"
She heard a movement behind her
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21
vi.
The Missing McSsage

store. he did not cross Immediately to
the bookshop opposite. His detective
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21

: Our description Of q mean. ma is
one who~takes his best girl out on a
joy-ride, promising not to@kiss her
and then keeps his promise.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21

One difference between q man and.
a woman Is that a woman can be FOOL
ish without being a TOOL.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-21

The man that doesn't trust anybody
gets his idea Of what people are from
himself.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-28
NEW OMAR LIFTS HIS VOICE
Arizona Poet However. Strikes Differ
ent Note From That Struck BY
the Great Persian.

Omar Khayyam said that he could
dine on loaf Of bread and Jug Of
wine; with Her beside him and feel
content In the wilderness-but he
only meant that he liked the des-
ert and his old tin Lizzie, and the
crooked roads that make you dizzie,
that start any place and lead nowhere,
and just keep going and never care.
He liked the mesquite and the
greasewood smell and the long hot
days that feel like hi: the red SUM-
sets and the cool moonlight and the
soft. sweet air Of the desert night
for Omar Khayyam was a wonderful
man, who lived his life on an easy
plan. with his girls and his wine and
a big silk tent-M-, or, my! What
life he spent. The desert
Is here like II always was-but you
can't Khayyam any more, becuz-in
these dry days when every home brew
is on the list Of the things taboo, old
Omar Khayyam and his jug Of juice
would soon get locked In the calaboose.
-Salome (Ariz.) Sun.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-28
MRS. RE|FENSTE|k, AGED
81, GAINS 25 POUNDS
Declares She Would Like
To Put a Bottle Of Tan.
lac In The Hands Of
Every Sick Man. Woman
and Child In This Coun-
Try Never Saw Its
Equal

II am sixty-seven years Of age, but
b all my experience / have never
Known q medicine like Tanlac. Think
uf I'll At my age to gain twenty-five
pounds III weight but that IL Just
what l have DONE" said Mrs. Emma
Reifenstein. Of No. S37 Webster ave-
uue. Syracuse, N. 7.
III l had It In my power" she con-
hnued, Il would put q bottle Of Tan
lac In the home Of every sick man,
woman and child In this country. for
I know what this wonderful medicine
would do for them. For almost two
years ] was almost a nervous wreck.
[ did not dare to leave the house or
sven 90 up town unless my husband
went with me. ! was afraid to even
cross the street and had feeling Of
dread all of the time.
MY stomach was weak and easily
upset. For days at time l would 20
without solid food. I.could not rest
at night to do any good and felt tired
and worn out all Of the time. Some
days could hardly drag myself
across the room and was so weak and
miserable was ready to give up.
my health is fine now and I eat
anything l want and never have q
touch Of Indigestion. have never slept
better than ! do now. My recovery II
the talk Of our nelghborhood. as 1t was
generally believed ! could not last
but a few weeks longer. This grand
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-28
Birth Rate Of France Increa,sa

Vital statistics show that the birth
rate Increased In France in 1920. At
Marsellles. for the first time in years,
the number Of births greatly exceed
ed the number Of deaths. At Chalon-
sur-Soane total Of births for the year
was $50 and that Of deaths $40 only,
whereas the figures for 1919 had been |:
Births, 42O, and deaths, 57l In Tou-
Ion the number Of births exceeded BY
118 that Of deaths, something that has
not happened In 30 years. From Or
leans satisfactory figures have also
been communicated. and at Dieppe the
number Of births exceeded by 80 per
cent the number Of deaths.