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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-03

cts a total loss" he said, and
might have completed the vernacular
phrase had he not been interrupted
by John D. Little Little, his personal
and political friend, who is also a
farmer.
my crops were insured, and I
haven't lost cent" interposed Mr..
Little.
A look of incredulity that swept
the faces of the governor-elect and
others present gave way to one Of
interest, punctuated with admira-
ton for the speaker, as Mr.. Little
enlightened them with the statement
that he had been protected against
loss on his plantations by "crop in
vestment" policy in the Hartford Fire
Insurance company.
New Thing In u. s.
Mr. Little's complacent recitation
of how his crop insurance had re-
lieved him of worrying during a trip
to Europe and protected him against
the vicissitudes of the weather and
the ravages of the boil weevil is the
Genesis of this story.
Crop investment insurance" is a
new thing in America. Not one per-
son in thousand had dreamed of
such a thing in its practical aspects.
Not one in million had the faintest
idea that in the state of Georgia,
throughout the South, and in fact. all
over the country today farmers are
cashlng in on crop investment poll
cies they bought in the spring and
summer of 1920, when the skies were
bright and everything was chicken"
hundreds of farmers in Georgia and
thousands scattered over the cotton
belt, from the lowlands of Texas and
Florida to the highlands of the Caro-.
linas, are realizing on crop Insurance
they took out months ago when the
farmers were the favored class.
Among the relative few in widely
separated sections of the country who
are familiar with the Hartford's ex-
pertinent, the insurance is popularity
known by different names. In the
South, it is called boil weevil inspIr-
ance;;" in the west, where wheat and
corn and oats are the money crops
and the grasshopper a pest, it is
known as "grasshopper insurance."
and in the northwest, where long dry
spells are as common as they are
deadly to growing crops, they refer
to it as "drouth insurance"
Asa matter of fact, it is neither
boil weevil, grasshopper, nor drouth
insurance at all. 1t is what the
Hartford calls it, and what it's name
implies-crop investment insurance,
designed to protect farmers of type
(modern, energetic and cosncien-
tious) against the loss of labor and
investments in the soil by reason OF
the elements or the ravages of para
sites.
Others Protected.
The introduction o. crop invest.
ment insurance, al things considered,
in the year 1920, is less remarkable
than the failure of some such loss
indemnifying insurance to make its
appearance years ago to guarantee
the creators of the nations wealth
against the uncertainty of their pur-
suits. There has been for many
years fire, theft, burglar, plateglass,
amusement, automobile, live stock
and scores of other kinds of insur-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-03

Holiday or "play day" to school boys
md girls in Poland means marching in
procession and carrying an American
Gag. Because they receive a daily meal
II good hot American food at their
noon recess, these children want to
how their gratitude to their benefae-
ors, and so they laboriously make our
flag to carry in public march. They
have placed the stars in the wrong cor
ner and they probably do not know the
good old traditions about our thirteen
colonies for which the stripes stand,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-03

but they are clear on the question of
who is their friend.
They have gone--a million of them in
all parts of Poland, day after day and
week after week since the Armistice-
to the kitchens of the American Relief
Administration European Children's
Fund, and have been fed, They still
face starvation without their daily ra-
ton of nourishing soup and cocoa from
the kitchens, but the resources availa-
bic to the European Children's Fund
will furnish the child feeding sta
tons with supplies only until January.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-02-03
CHAPTER MEETING.

Wells Chapter. No. AZ, Royal Arch
Nasons. meets every first and third
Monday night at Z o'clock. Visiting
companions will receive a cordial
welcome.
WHILE MARSHALL, n. p.
8. L. HAMMOND, Sec'y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
Letters to the Editor
The Laborer's Hire

Tc the Editor of the Ev'niro Public Lcdocr!
Sir would like the person signing hn'
self "EniCicnCy," and who complains Ua'
Grty.nvc cents an hour is too hish "A wage
FOR laborcra and setting the Right heute
- thirty-hyc cents an hour. to explain 10
ne how a man can support "lte anu
three or four children tho latter hsurc
in the face Of tho present cost or living
II should bc borne in mind that inc IN,
horer losrs much timo on account OF pad
wca ather and that employment with MN ~
unsteady at best. l want TO eek EN-
ciorCy" II he thinks n living wase'-that
IS barely enough to keep body ana soul 70.
gcihCr-Is enoueh for any man or woman :
What arc these worlcrs to do whcn 'heS
get ole? become n public charge! II 80
"EniCicncy." II he Is man OF means VIZ
have to bear that burden. What is 10 oe
crnln OK good and useful citizens? ANA now
- our county to progress II tho economic
condition " the workers Is 20 b. such as
to leave their children IN ignorancc2 ann,
Porhaps' "f:mIclcncy" Is the KIND OF lW
per cent American who doesn't care for the
other follows children and who prefers l"
So, a l,rsc percentage of tho people IN poV-
rrty and Ignorance as 70 moro rean-
fly surply tn labor market Tor thoas
v no live only to grind PROFIT from IN" toN
,r others May the city Keep on paying Nv
ing wages. | pray to God nightly Tor me
nu.n who have tho courage and vision 10 pay
Gfty.nle cents an hour to city labor"rs' as l
am 'ur a Philadelphia Of happy ana con-
tented people and always will be.
II. ". L.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
A Stranqersi Club

To me Edjtor Of the Evcnind PubHc Ledger:
Sir--To all your readers who have had
similar exp ricnCc as myself | would ike
to say a few words. I am a young man
from aipther city. forced to live hero be-
CIusc the rrm with which I am employed
has opened an office and sent me here.
cam" WITH regret. and hRv" had reason 10
regret my coming over a,nCe my arrival,
ind myself II friCndlcss young man in big
city. with nowhere to turr&to find friendly
hand extended or a kind word to make me
r"cl that life IS really worth the living.
I am sure there arc many hundreds. pfor
ably thousands. Of young men as well as
young women. in this city who feel the sam"
wa". II +; were possible in som" way to get
up an organization of the loncS--2 strhng-
,rs' cIub--we would no doubt hOCii to It to
a man.
~ orc who has q circle OF friends in this
city. knows what It means TO live umons
ih"m and ind no hrotEcrly love existing no
matter whirh way you turn. Why don't
some orc start "A strangers club. that We
strangers could all get together ana say
'pouhpooh' to the sclhsh young mon ot tn"
ci,y-and tho IOung women as we'll? Where
We came from We wero treated as gontICm"n.
and "" would like to be looked upon ~ SlIh
wherever we may be. but the ph.ladc'nhiH
p"ppc g"cm to take such delight In
humiIldiiuG ua and making ~ feel We ar"
no, worth their Consld"rItt'n until The
humiliation !q Lcaniy felt. Please do not
print nay name. hut retain Il, ~ any other
stranger here has rad IN" same c%pc.ienc"
and .s willing 70 talk over with mc some
way - remedy our social conditions.
W. L. W.
rhiiadelphia, December =, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
What Have You Done Today?

10 INC Edhor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
me Christmas period Is upon US to-
uaS' ana as Is always the case, we read
'.uCn IN the papers as to tho way II IL to
oe properly observed: but entirely too much
space ~ given to the observance OF the day
chts 10 be made and purcha sod. with little
SAID az to how the home folks" should OBJ
stINe christmas In its proper form-the
orhsihE or good cheer and God cheer into
uno hcarts OF tho unfortunate, to whom
thrlstmas. II II could be- properly observed
oy mem would mean so much as we'll as to
their families.
believe there are more heart throbs at
IN" CHRISTMAS period than at any other sea-
son OF the year why IL this so7 Because
IN" poor people those in more fortunate
circumstances enjoying all the happiness OF
! ne FESTIVAL. while they are compelled TO be
satisfied with the crumbs
" H. therefore. the duty of every ono pos
trSsihS Christian spirit to tsk themselves
Nhat have | done today" toward bringing
hrlstmas cheer into tho homes OF the poor
remember what our Saviour said: las you
nave done II unto the least Or these" etc
nat means you II means your children.
ono Of the most important things psrents
can do Is to teach their children Christian
charity. and how better than by having then,
told Of the example OF Christ, who went
about distributing His gifts to all who c,ne
IN the right spirit II this is properly taught
to children they will grow up to be useful
and charitable men and women. and God will
max" them pre- spcrou8 as he sees they are
able TO make use Of the things He has placed
In their keeping. Begin todry, and don't
wat until the final rush and then feol too
buhy ana nave to dispense with chnri,a ahlc
giving. Mrs T. T. n
Philadelphia December 8. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
DENoUNCE POLICE PROBE
I, OF BlRTH-C0NTR0L RAID
Propaeandists Charge Attempt to
"Gloss over Outrage"


New York, Dec. 8. - Birth control
propagandsts charged last night that
they had been "scoopcd" on the final
session of the police department inquiry
which they had demanded in connec-
ton with the raid on their meeting
November 13.
Their counsel said he had received
no notice that the hearing was to be
continued yesterday. although he had
urged fixing Of a date when the last
adjournment was taken. Consequently
he was not present. He asserted, how
ever, that he was neither concerned
nor amazed, for he had lost fnith in
the inquiry. AID the incident was
further evidence Of an intention on the
mart of officials of the police depart.
mcnt to gloss over tho outrage without
pretcnse of respecting either truth
or Justice
CAPTAIN Donohue testified he stopped
the meeting because he would have
been opcn to charges IL he had not pre-
vented violation of the law. He tCs-
titled he had seen in the audience n
number of children between ten and
twelve years of age. and that the
majority of the women present zap
peared to be about eighteen and un-
married."
A policewoman and two patrolmen
testified to observing "femalcs Of ten
der years." whom birth control propa-
gandists had pronounced bob haired
college girls.
Chief Inspector Lanry. who con.
Quoted the inquiry. reserved decision.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
THE PEOPLES FORUM
How to Make Christmas Worth While

they are subjected. either In their nome INC
or In the period they must devote 10 snop
ping. and they frequently stand In front vi
a counter while shopping discussing with one
| another these many annOyances. never lot
moment considering that they are being over
heard by some one who has real grievance
in tho same respect. -
I am sure there is not a shop girl In any
OF the big stores but VINO would rather "a,s M
on ten men than one person OF their own
sex. Men know what they want ana they
have confederation FOR those who walt upon
them. Their time IL yhort, naturai'y. ana
they limit tho tlmo the girl is compeled 10
wait on them. But the women shoppers seem
to make Il "A point TO come at the most in
convenient hours to themselves as well as
tho employees and then they want TO receive
every attention possible, compelling inc shop
girl to handle bulky articles from the shelt'
with tho only purpose that they want to IN
spect them, and with no intention OF pur-
chase. This ia kept up for weeks. before
Christmas until when that holiday arrives
| the ma Jority OF the shop girls arc physical
wrecks.
All this Is intended to lead up TO some
point. As n shop girl would like TO make
an appeal TO the publIc--especlally the women
and ask them to have Christian considera-
ton as much as possible. for their less for
tunate sisters who are compelled to stand
behind the counter from early IN the morn
ing until considerably after dark, pulling
down from the shelves all sorts Of articles.
until each day they compelled TO handle
tons OF weight. Imagine how tired they are
from standing, and how tired and aching
are their arms and bodies from the weight
they have TO lft.
To women OF this character should Hike
to say, II you want TO help your working
sisters at this holiday period OF the year.
have campa ssion on them and do not compel
them to work like dray horses for you until
they are worn out that they cannot pos
sibly enjoy tho Christmas period, as you de-
sign to do Remember. after you have tired
yourself shopping you can 40 home and lie
down and rest and recuperate with tho rest
OF the duties OF the day but your unfor
tunatc working sister has to stick to the job
until she IS nearly exhausted. and all this
could be overcome II you would show 1T
tie Christmas and Christian charity.
a SHOP GIRL.
Philadelphia, December 3. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
Favors "sesqul.centennial"

!o ,jc Edtt0r OF III NrcuiuO Pubic Lcd0rr:
SIR. You ar" asking for " numn for the
,,rou,srI ,>r,sr,on of 1896 In celebration Of
.rIr SrEVIi- Centennial. want 10 say that
I bel eye It has already been named. You
are. repeatedly referring to It as the Sesnu!-
r,It"qulul Is not this its natural. most
r..uulngful and convenient name? 1t will
ruI>c ths name because II Is the most con-
,sc and suggestive label we can place on
.h- event. II ~ free from bombast!C aud
disappointing rr"t"nse. There Is nothIng
about IT which shall leave Il bad nftcrtaste
common usage will, no doubt unalterably
Tx THIS mann. The Scsqui- centennial"
Then tor years two great OUTSTANDING
.,ruls. the Centennial and the Sesqui- Cen
,ruu.aI. similar in name and nature, Will
Aaye hr,n unm!stakablc landmarks Of the
,r"Sress and permancncy of representative
government.
submit Sesqui-C Centennial as the mama
whirh shall most acc"pribly Indicate tho
coming ralrDratior Of 1926. this name br!n8
, sp.clalDy applicable and desirable before,
during AMI after the event.
II. W. CIAMPLIN.
.,.,lr.id. Ia, November "s. 1921
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$4,000 COMMISSION SUIT
Plaintiff Says He Found Customer.
but Deal Was Not Closed

Reading. Pa, Dec. S.-Suit to collect
SO 900 alleged to be due ~ COM
mission for obtaining purchaser for the
defendants hardware business was
brought ty Robert ID. Millholand
against Lille ID. Stichtcr, Ella L. Mill
holland and the Reading Trust Com
pany, executors of the late Elizabeth ID.
Stichter, and the late Thomas u. Stitch
ter, partners, trading as Stichtcr Hard
ware Company.
Millholland alleges that the defend
ants agreed to pay him commission
of , per cent on $500. 900. In pursuance
of the agreement. the plaintiff says, on
October -, 1921. he SECURED for the
defendants Il purchaser, Gillian Broth
crs & Co.. bankers, of Philadelphia.
lie says that on November Z the de-
PENDANTS refused to close the deal. lie
claims his full commission. S21 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
Dyed Her Tan
Skirt to Make
Child a Dress

Each package of Diamond DYES"
contains directions so simple that
any woman can dye or tint faded,
shabby skirts, dresses; waists, coats,
sweaters, stockings, hangings, dra-
Peries, everything like new. Buy
Diamond Dyes" no other kind
then perfect home dyeing is guaran-
teed, even if you have never dyed
before. Tell your druggist whether
the material you wish to dye is wool
or silk, or whether it is linen, cot
ton or mixed goods. Diamond Dyes
never streak, spot, fade or rum
Advt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08

To me Editor Of Hc Evening Public Ledger;
Slr--Tho patrons Of our street cars are
largely to blame for any Inconvenience theY
arc put to during the closing hours OF husi-
neqs, especially during the holiday season
Tho working people seeking their homes
tired and hungry, are compelled to share The
s,aco In IN" cars Win the shoppers Wh"
I, I've thrIr homes at late hour In tn" daF
and returning with their bundles and pack
aEss they CON" IN serious competition win
tho wor,nE y .op,e from tho various stores
Z. I'D off ices. As u rule their purchases cuuld
lie mad, at an early hour and the shopN"rS
c ,mtortabiv returned to their homes long
before y u'Clock A. J. McKEON.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
A Title for the Fair

70 the Ldttor u the ErcrnO P"bnc Ledger:
SRI hereby submit q title for your
consideration for the worlds fair to be held
here. "I77G Liberty Exposition 1926. in tho
city of Rruth"rIy Love-"
Tho reasons why l selected the name
"I.lhcrty" Is because IL" entire world IN
ry'ng 20 attain today what the l. $. Of
A. secured $50 years uGO.
why the suggestion OF in tho City Of
Br0thrrly Lulc'?
First Whrr, Liberty vas proclaimed
throughout all IN" land.
Second. Without brother" love th"rs
AN b., no liberty, and Wa wish tho world
20 know that tho ett' and the Inhabitants
thereof have iadc"t bro,hcrL' love FOR the
people Of the entire wor,IR
PhiIudo.ph!a. November 80. 1871.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
Questions Ans,Cered
Copyright and Foreign Countries

To the Editor Of the Evening PuGHc LcG0er:
STRIDES a United States copyright hold
sood In for 'iEn countries? O. @, )
Phi!a dclplI!a december ., 1921.
A United states copyright does not hold
COOL in fOrciEn countries. There IL an In.
t"rnauonal copyright assocIa tion which In
Ciud,s In its membership most Of the coun.
tries Of Europe. also Japan. If one ,curcs a
copyright In. FOR Instance. England, II au-
t"mtt!"all" applies in ull the countries in
the copyright division.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
Pllladc.phia, December ?, 10
Belle Boyd as Actress

To tlc Editor Of tn" EreninO Pubrr Lcd0er:
Sir--Did Belle lloyd. the Confederate spy.
go on the stage after the war" When ani
whore did she die? \. l. j..
PhiIadrlpha. December :. 1921.
After tho war she married twice. becoming
successive ~ Mrs. Hardingc and Mrs. Ham
mOnd. Sho appeared on the stag FIRST IN
Manchester, England. In 1876. and went
from there to st. Louis. where she played
In D"T}ar's Opera House in 'Th" Lady OF
L%oEs." During tho next few years she np.
rar"d m play representing her own aG-
Ventures as Confederate SPY. She died
at kilbuurEe, Wis. June IL, 1900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
23 Arrested In liauor Raids

Sharon, Pa. Dec. S.--Undcr direc-
ton Of Leroy Rickard. District Attor-
ney, County Detective Taylor, six State
troopers and seven deputies made II
raid on alleged bootlegging establish
ments in Farrell yesterday afternoon.
Twenty men and three women were ar
rested and large amount of liquor con :
fiscatcd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
"Heaviest Battalions"

TO the Editor Of the Evchntg Pubnc Ledger:
Sir--ln a discus siOn with Il friend about
tho Disarmament Conference ~ Washlngton
tho remark was made 'tiod Is always on the
sidI q. the heaviest battaliuns." CIn you
tell ne who originated the expression?
II. y. r.
Philadelphia, December >. 1921.
Tho saying IS frequently attributed 20
Napoleon, but 1t Was IL common expression
'nng before his day. Marshal dc IL r-rto
quoted Il to Anne Of Austria when that
sOrcT, Ign asserted that. though the enemy
were thn stronger. 1--WE have God and lus.
tico On our side" lie TclIirG: "DOnt l., 70
sure. havo always found cod on III"
sd" of the heaviest baualons." II may be
found IN Mime. SrvigneB letters. aui Vol
tpirr. In u letter TO II. 10 R'hc. written In
l77O. says; 1T IL said that God Is always
on h" siiC OF the heaviest baualions." A
pa rar hraEa occurs in tho s!x:y-scyrHth chap
ter oS GIhbon's "Decnc and lall OF the
Roman Emplr"' - THE winds and the
waves are always on the side OF tho able
NAVIGATOR"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
1.-The Ghost Walks"

To rive Ed'tor Of the Evening Pubtc LcG0cr:
S.'--rl"ar" explain 10 me- tho origin or
the expression Tho ghost wulkH," usually
ieI'rF!nH to pa da!. II. J. iiAlNES.
lh'lad !phH, pecerlbcr 3. 1921.
"" "HHnpt giyv sou the exact meaning.
IN, II IS St.d that ~ nuuymOus with the pay
Ing Of s"lar!"s. not only IN theatres, but In
man" Offices this expression F,ra back to
the I'm" Ot shakespeare for its origin a
certain theatrical manager was very dllatury
IN IN" malt"r Of paying his players. In his
'ompaH% was II se!f-wll!ed actor who's,
GtronS part vas the ghost In "Hamlet" L.
MS snlarv vas not forthcoming on IA Satur-
day morning. he would cxClaim: Then the
ghost won't walk tonight"
But being an Indispensable actor. he was
always paid. As the story goes, sometimes
h" received only a portion Of his salary,
with the promise OF tho balance IN the COURSE
or IN" performance and lie would even go
80 far ~ 10 hold up the play just before
the scene when h. entered until he wa,
paid.
The manager could not pay one salary
ard overlook the others, 50 all the players
began TO tcoI = keen interest n tho walking
Of 0c ghost as Il barometer OF the pay sit
uatIo". Welcome was the news that the
ghost would wall;."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08

To build libraries. schools. hospitals. homes
for the needy. or other public institutions?
! am in favor Of Worldwide disarmament,
too but II Hughes had as hard IL time to
mako It living as laboring mon do believe
h" would try to think ot some other way
than just to destroy. G. ". SHERMAN.
Philadelphia. November 3. 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
M0PLAHS LOSE 400 IN FIGHT
Lucknow Extremists Plan Strike
When British Heir Reaches There

London, Dec. S.--Thc MOplahs, suf.
fcrcd n sharp defeat yesterday when they
attacked Gurkha regiment near Ala
! abad. the attackers losing 400 killed.
The total number of Moplahs surrend-
cring to date Is $500.
The Lucknow native extremists hnv.
announced n local and general strike TO
begin tomorrow, the day which the
Prince of Wales is due to arrive at that
city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
Locomotives Sent to France

To the Editor o. the Ereitia1 Publlc Ledger.
Sir--Werc any OF the locomotives sent TO
France during the war sent ready for use7
W. L. Y.
Philadelphia. December ., 1921.
For tho first time in history American
locomotives were shipped across the Atlantic
stacked in ships on their own Wheels. Upon
the arrival OF th" first consignment General
Pcrshing Cabled; shipment OF erected loco.
motives transmitted on tho Teltore very
satisfact"ry." Five hundred and fifty-threo
locomotives were sent over In this manner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
Try for Amateur Radio Record

New York. Dec. S.--An effort to
set n record in amateur wireless teleg-
raphy-the sending of n clear message
to EnSland---was begun last night by
$1,000 American amateur operators,
the Radio Club of America and the
American Radio Relay League an.
nounced
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-08
Don't SCRAP Ships

To tho Ei,tor Of Na EUcutn0 Pubic Lcdg,r;
SIR Secretary Of State Hughes has
brought forward Il propu6"d plan Of dlaar-
mnmour Instead Of sinking these thirty
ships why not remodel them into frrightcrs
80 carry our own freight from coast to coast
.nruugh the Panama Canal the rates by
rail being prohIbIuve? Or use the material