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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-12
The Weapon to Use

To the Editor Of the EveninD Public Ledger:
Sir-A front-page headline in local
tsper announces that the police OF middle
western city have been instructed to shoot
to kiil' as means OF curbing banditry.
What rot! ANY one familiar with the short
barreled auto-loading pistol or revolver
would be hard TO convince that the police
shc otins In mos instances on the run at n
lodging. fleeing Runman, have been picking
out nonvulnerable marks for their bullets
such as arms. legs or shoulders.
II Is almost impossible, with plenty OF
time to aim, to hit a standing man-size tar
get at fifteen to twenty yards with any de-
gree OF consistency. The trusting yokel has
as much chance to double his potato money
Is picking the right shell as an officer has
OF Just manning a stck-up man on the
wing.
A double-barreled shotgun. shortened as
to stock and with barrels sawed on an inch
or two beyond the forehand grip and shells
loaded with the regulation nine buckshot
with a heavy charge of nitro. would do
more toward making an incipient jesse
James disguised with his chosen profession
than dozen so-called automatics spraying
lead In his general direction.
The sawed.oH shotgun makes an astonish-
ing pattern beyond accurate pistol range
l. would not take up much more room nor
weigh much more than a night-stck. In the
hands of the motorcycle police II would
raise havoc with escaping autos tires
to say nothing Of giving the occupants some
thing to think about. There Ia nothing new
In this idea. II IL as old as the hills. but Is
worth thought in the light OF present CON
ditions. W. II. $.
Philadelphia, January 0, 1921.
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Keep Sabbath Sacred

To ne Editor Of the EUcninO Public Ledger:
Sir--I would just like to say word in
answer to the article that was in the
EvENESG PrRLIC LEnGER Monday. January 3.
signed by ~. c. M" entitled Feels Blue
Laws Not E!evating.
This country is looked up To the only
Christian country IN the world In the first
place this country was started by men who
we're OF big and broad ideas" and the
foundation that they built on was the rocks
Of Christianity" and these same laws have
stood the test Of $50 years OF time and have
beon found as true az steel
But there IL a class Of immgrat that
has come to our shores whom these laws
do not please. but they must comply with
them as long as they are on the statute
book at Washington. D. e., or they can
ship themselves back to the old homes they
left behi q, on the other side OF the pond.
that they so willingly left to come to Amer
lea. and only because they were lettering
their condition in coming here.
am told that the moving picture Inter
ests have put up tn, sum Of sac, 0OO. 900 Just
to have laws enacted giving them the tight
to open their houses of amusement for the
Joy OF the public on Sunday. but II the oper-
ators did not reap lots OF the long green
there would not be any JOY for the public.
God is love-" but not TO this class. In
the formation OF the world God worked six
days and on the seventh lie rested, and He
intended that the world should follow in
this path. that Wlthe reason that the blue
laws we're cna .fed. Yes. let's keep the
church and ~ state separate; also Sun
days The 63liar Is god to many Of the
people who want an open Sunday,
Let's keep our old-time Sunday "hallowed'
and sacred" and not CommerCialI2e it. II
Is the only hope for the success OF our grand
United States OF America.
JOS. DE GORGUE ANDREWS.
Philadelphia, January 3. 1921.
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Questions AnstUered
States Paying Soldiers Bonu,

To tho Editor OF the Evening Public Ledger:
Sr-Please state in your Peoples Forum
how many states pay the soldiers a bonus?
Which was the first state to pay bonus?
w. l.. OLMSTED.
Philadelphia, January 0. 1921
Sixteen states have enacted substantial
legislatio for the benefit of the soldiers In
the late war. A cash bonus goes to ap-
proximatey 1.14S.207 ex-serviCe men in
eight states. and the other states have re-
wardcd their soldiers in other ways Massa-
chusetts led In the state bonus movement by
approDrlatng $40 month for men and
officers on May ., 1917. and later provided
n 500 bonus N cash. Wisconsin pays them
$40 month for tho period in service. with
a minimum of $50: New Hampshire gave her
men 800 in cash; Minnesota awards sl5
month for every month or fraction thereof
after April 9, 1917; New York gives $40 a
month and stands out with $3.50 a limit
Connecticut has appropriated O considera-
BILE sum for the aid, care and burial OF ex-
service mcI and their dependents. Wlscon-
sin has also provided a similar fund outside
of the bonus paid
Eleven states have passed educatl lonal
measures. North Dakota gives $25 a month
to each veteran. to be used for home pur-
chase or Tor education. Oregon provides
soldier scholarships Of 5000 n year for four
years. South Dakota gives free education
In state institutions: Utah. In the Utah Agri-
cultural College. and Washington in the
u month for each ex-servicG man in regular
attendance at an educational institution, but
cash bonuses and educational funds are not
both available Illinois granted 1915 uni
versty scholarships and 1870 normal school
scholarships.
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The "Jazz" Craze

To the Editor Of the EUcninD Pubhc Ltd0er:
Sir quite agree with one or your read
ers who recently wrote letter to the Peo-
PIES Forum In which he or she pointed out
the great detriment to musical culture in
this country coming through the craze for
"Ja2z' music. "JaZz' music IL musical
joke that was started by the colored people,
and the general public have taken 1t as Sc
rIuus music They have fallen for It, so
to speak, beCa use II IL odd. ana AIhCrIcahs
take to oddities very readily.
The only way that we can acquire taste
for good music IL to hear II as much as pos
Elble Bad music such as In represented In
''Ia2z.'' should be eliminated. and while
some Of the music publishers are making
considerable money out OF thB craze, even
tually, ! thrk they will be the losers, for
IN are not cultlvating the tastes OF the
pcople for music and are not adding very
largely to those who love music.
The appreciation OF good music comes
with the training OF children to love It, and
parents make a great mistake in purchasing
for or encouraging their children to purchase
tho "JaZ2'' music. They soon grow tired
OF this and have formed no musical taste
to take the place OF 1t. Ask dealer In
music why he handles such trash, and he
viii say that the public wants It and that
'it sells"
The greatest money-makers In music in
the past and the b.st sellers have been tho
sweet and sane melodies and they are still
sold and will live forever. Consequently.
while thrre may be some profit In the pres
Cnt.duy "jazH" it is not lasting profit.
and music publshers would do well not TO
publish such music, and composers, II they
wish their names TO live, should turn their
attention to something more dgnhed and
something more lasting
f. D. EMMETT.
Philadelphia January o. 1921.
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Is PoIiteness a Lost Art7

" ,"o HDe"HO Fnoi'c bed0er'
-AE 20 'oout 'ne CITY ana whtch the
,. ue me" ana women on tne
eIte''' III 'he cars at the tnehtres ana IN
aii, ee,es, i nave peen ied 10 ask myself Is
Po'''e"ess 'os' ar''
Now, since politeness seems to have gone
out Of vogue, I want to call to the attention
Of the public three instances of gross i'm
politeness to old persons I witnessed. in
hopes that n few individuals will make reso-
utions Tor the new year TO be trihe more
Poi,.e 'nan lasI.
Jus. 10" eN'n,nss aso l was w crowo
ot hurrsns paVe'erH' eaeh ANXIOUS 10 De
on ms OF her way ri city fail"ny station
W ieuuest neeebshE iniormaton' An oIo
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Praise and Hymn Wantsd

TO the Editor Of the EUenino p,,b,;, -,
Sr-Will you publish the word, :, ~
hymn Ninety and Nine" which = oi ms
Der go well being sung by IRA d. sentnn linen. p
wa,ia,"n.ei ,,ani.u. M Old Depot. Thirteenth ~
Being reader OF the PUBLIC Irno.,
tne day7 OF tho Drexol-Chiids ownersh,nm
went TO congratulate all connectea y,,,u !
present publication. which I thInlr ~ M s
pest scnool to be had. both for youtS @ s
VI" u.s. !" its many varied department, WV
CHARLES E. DOYLE
Philadelphia. December 80. 1920
THE NINETY AND NINE
mere were ninety and nine that sefeIx -,
In ths shelter Of the fold; '' IsN
but one was out on the hills awnv.
Far OF from tho gates OF gold
away on the mountains wild ond 49,. .
Away from the tender Shepherd's 60
Loru' Ltou hast here Thy ninety and r,r.
are they not enough for Thee7i' "a
put the shopherd made answer: .~rst l..
mine. Ihis Of
Has wandered away from mo
And although the road be ro,sh
go 10 the desert to find my sheer" ''en
But none Of the ransomed ever t,or
now deep were the waters crossed.
nns."a u"k was the night that the LORD
on, tre e. lie found His sheep that was lost.
out @ III the desert he heard its CRY.
SICK ana helpless and ready 10 die
Lord whence are those bIooddron, All A..
way, all Inc
,,, That mark out the mountains trscL,,
Ihey were shed for one who bnI ,..
astray. "'u sons
-, ere the Shepherd could bring him b,,,,
i;oru' whence are Thy hands so ront ,ra
They are pierced tonight by many , ,,orr
But all through the mountains tbp,,0..
riven, '"unoer-
-, And up from the rocky steep,
mere . arose cry to the gate OF heav'n
heJoice. have found My sheen, "
And the angels echoed around tbo ,b.,...
heJoice' Tor the Lord brings back III,
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Attitude Misunderstood

To the Editor OF the Everin0 Public Ledger:
Sr--ln my interview OF Saturday on the
demand for more veterinarians In the near
future and touching on the subject OF the
recent suggestion by tho alumni OF 'sepa.
rating the Veterinary School from the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania. my attitude must
have bean misunderstood. I never for q
moment considered the separation OF the
veterinary department from its parent-the
University. My thought was that there
should be much more interest in the de.
rartment taken by the state.
Largely through the efforts Of the late
DR.. Leonard Pearson, when he was state
veterinarian, the Legislature appropriated
money TO erect this great school and pla aced
the laboratory OF the state livestock board
In these buildings where Il still remains
And the two are so closely allied that the
state. recognizing the vast livestock In
terests and the benefits derived from the
association of the two apartments, should
greatly increas" its interests and appro.
prIs tions.
Today consider the Veterinary Depa rt-
ment OF the University to be the foster
child OF the state, and the least the state
can do Is to bring II up TO n position wor-
thy or lts parent. Very truly yours,
ALEXANDER GLASS. b. v. s.
Philadelphia. January IL 1921
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The Pennsylvania Trianole

To the Editor Of the EUeHinO Public LedOer:
Sir-The following extract Is from J. r.
Sypher's "SChOol History OF Pennsylvania"
pages 227 and 22s:
There was also n tract of land OF tri-
angular shape, bounded on the northwest by
Lake Erie, which belonged to the Tniten
States. and cut off Pennsylvania from the
use Of the lake. This tract was purchased
In 1888, aud was ceded by act Of Congress
to the state. thus placing within its bound
aries valuable harbOr, and enough OF the
lake shore TO accommodate its COumeI%e."
II IL that part OF PENNSYLVANIA north OF
the forty-secOnd parallel. The amount paid
the United States Government IL not given.
WIN you kindly print the amount I'm the
People Forum? T.. t. r.
Philadelphia December - 1870
The northern boundary Of Pennsylvania
was fixed by the royal charter at the h.
ginning OF the 43d degree OF north latitude;
but the location Of the parallel led to some
differences Of opinion between the Penns and
the governors Of New York, both parties set
tIrR up claims for the same lands. The
board Of trade paid no attention to several
requests for settlement by the Penns and
after the Revolution commissioners were ap-
pointed to determine the northern line Of the
state, The line was run in l7SS-17S9 hy
Andrew ElliCOtt for Pennsylvania and James
Clinton and Simon Dewitt for New York and
fixed at parallel 42 degrees. Both states
ratified this boundary September 20. 1883
This survey did not include the small
triangle at Lake Erie which belonged to
New York and Massachusetts and had been
claimed by Connecticut and Virginia. New
York e"ded It to the United States in 1881
and Massachusetts In 1888. juno g. l7Ss
Congress- resolved upon the sale Of the tract
to Pcnnsylvaniu; October o l7Ss SNIOo
was voted to the Indians to purchase their
rights as II preliminary sale to PcnnsyIvanIa
and these were Ceded by the Indians at the
treaty Of Fort IIarmar January 9, 1850
April l3, 1901 the governor of pcnnsvIv,,,i,
was authorized TO make the purchase, and
March q. 1852, announced to the Legislature
that It had been made in Continental Ccrtif-
rates OF various denominations The nrico
paid was $l5l Gi0.25. Tho area comprised
2o2' lS1 acres, The Pennsylvania Popula-
tion Co. was formed March g. 1904 In en-.
large and encourage settlements on the new
ly acquired lnnds
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"A life's lovev

10 me EdnOr Of the EUcrfnD Public LodOe,:
S'T- There Is n poem that relates N
hrurht loH" of person and after telling oi
the passion finally admits the applicatios
Hes Forum - n l..
rhilad"lphia. January 6. 1921.
lou no doubt refer to the poem, the Az
thof OF which Is unknown, entitled "A Liiss
lave which IL as follows
loN"d nm in my dawninC years
For years. dIvInely dim;
MY DlthcSt smiles. my saddest tears.
Were eVcrmurr for him.
My dreaming when the day began
IN" latest thought | had,
was StiIl some little loving plan a.
10 max" my darling glad
They deemed he lacked the conquoras
wllcs,
That other children wear;
10 me his face IN frowns or smiles,
Was never aught but fair.
They said that self was all his goal,
lie Know no thought beyond,
J." me- ! know, no living soul
was half 50 true and fond.
In loves eclipse, in friendships dcarth
In grief AN fcud aud bale.
My heart has learnt the sacred worth
OF one that cannot fail;
Ana conc what must and come what mv
Nor power nor praise nor prIr
Shall lur" my fairy from thee 70 stray
My sweet. my own-Myself
Wv g e" asks for poem eht,vMii
wild OATS or probably "Sowing WI"
Oats"
&C.. q. P."--We do not print names
business firms In the Peoples Forum
"D. f.. D. asks for It poem entitled
Good Painter" which contains these ''"'''
'Oh, good painter, tell me true
Has your hand the cunning l' ora"
shapes Of things you never sa"
An, we'll here is an order for you
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The HIuh Price Of Coal

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger
Slr-why do we hear nothing about an
attempt to reduce the price OF coal? Every
thing else--food clothing shoes. etc.-is
coming down. and yet coal, one OF the great
cst Of neoessaries, still remains 20 high ana
beyond the reach OF poor families Several
hundr eds Of thousands of our people are suf-
ferIng for the want Of work at the present
time, and why should they be compelled to
suffer stiil further account OF the greedy
coal barons7
We must have coal TO keep ourselves
warm and to prepare the food that we eat,
md yet tho prices charged for II put II out
OF the reach OF the poor. Something should
be done and before the winter In over, TO
ward off much sickness that will otherwise
come. q. II. J.
Philadelphia January 0. 1921.
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Refrain
ell IL again
A Humorous Poem

t"" Editor OF the EreninD Pubic Lcdg,r.
Slr-PIeaSe print in your Peoples Forum
me r, humorous poom by William MaRepcae,
Ir-i,S' "S' Mrs. l.. o. OSGOOD.
ih'ladelphia, January q. 1921.
SORROWS or WERTHER
Wefthcr had love for Charlotte
such as word could never utter,
would you know how first he met herr
She was cutting bread and butter.
NhhrOtte was married lady,
Ana moral man was Werther.
ANA for all the wealth Of Indies
Would do nothing for to hurt her.
>" ne sighed and pined and oElcl.
ana his pa ssion boiled and dubbed,
Iill he blew his silly brains out.
Ana no more was by II troubled.
'hhfi"tte, having seen his body
borrc before her on n shutter,
LAKE. woll-condUcted person.
Went on cutting bread and butter
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debate and oratory." said Speaker
gillett, Of the House of Representatives,
not sure that the application Of the
term debater to public man is not
quite as complimentary as that of
orator.
The debater measures his strength
sauarely with his opponent. asks no
time for preparation. ls always ready,
must rely on his native powers to repcl
assaults, must grapple with his an
tagonists and put up a hand to hand
contest for his laurels.
The orator ponders, develops.
elaboratcs his material at leisure. In
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Answers Train Problem

To the Editor Of the Evening Public LCd0er:
Sir-In answer to &C. G, L." would say:
II | understand him correctly he means
II the hagman started to walk from the
cabin TO the engine or from rear TO the
head OF train. in this case he would ride
thirteen miles and walk one mile For II a
Is twelve miles from Il. the engine at a.
and "A mile of cars behind IL, that makes the
1agman thirteen miles from -, all OF which
he rides at same time he walks over top
OF cars. which are II mile long This max
ing one mile Of walk and u Ihivtre mile
ride. W j II.
PhIladelphia. Jnnuary @. 1921
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his case you see the engine at work and
can measure its actual force. Its
product is deliberately manufactured
You will recall that in the golden
days of English cloqucnce. Edmund
Burke who, in my opinion, WROTE the
finest orations ever produced said of
his rival Charles James Fox, that he
was the most accomplished dcbatcr the
world ever saw. Some of Fox's friends
+ l. umbragc at the phrase and thought
the word 'dcbater.' did not do him
Justice. I am not sure, however, that
il is not quite as complimentary as
orator.
A consideration Of Joseph g. Cannon
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and his place among the public men of
the generation had led Mr.. Gillett to
make this statement, He credited Mr..
Cannon with being the greatest debatcr
of his time. | thought the dissertation
quite characteristic of the speaker and
wrote it down MS giving typical ex
ample of the manner in which his mind
works.
Ordinarily somewhat quiet, Mr.. Gil.
lett warmed to this theme. lie is a
smallish sort Of man. not stoop shoul-
dered. but with one of those nccks that
does not regard uprightness as the proper
posture, but hands the head out bit
in front, His gray whiskers are close
cropped and his large, shiny teeth have
gold filings in them.
American friends of mine who have
been recently travelling in Europe bring
home the following story of Lord Dun
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americans stopping there. Since these
Americans were to attend the dinner
and since they we're interested in the
speech that Lord Dunsany was to make,
they attempted to satisfy his need, the
desire being to prove him a well man.
One of them, it happened, had clin.
ical Thermometer in his bags. To be
sure. the instrument was broken and re-
fused to function. But when IL was
broken il had been busy registering
normal temperature and 1t still did so.
The thermometers was put beneath
the tongue Of the Irish Lord. Il con-
vinced him that he had no fever. He
attended the dinner and spoke bril-
liantly. The next day he had entirely
recovered.
tCopyright. 1921. by Public Ledger Col
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THE PEOPLES FORUM

Letters to the Editor should be as
brief and to the point as possible,
avoiding anything that would open
denominational or sectarian discus
sion.
No attention will be paid to anony-
nous letters. Names and addresses
must be signed as an evidence OF
good faith, although names VIII not d
be printed II request is made that
they be omitted.
The publication of q letter Is not
to be taken as an Endorsement OF its
Views by this paper
Communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied by post
age. nor will manuscript be saved.
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TODAYS MYSTERY STORY
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOwLAN

the library concocted a mixture Of red
ink with lust enough black TO give it
blood color. With this he stained young
Griniey's crff. Then. and not until
then. he killed the old man who was
sleeping in his chair. and rushed for his
train. He did not blind himself to the
certainty that eventually the true ma
turc Of the stain would be discovered,
but he did count on gaining sufficient
time to reach the city and lose himself
I'm II "
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n..sys THE EQUTTABLE ILLUMINATING
w. GAS LIGHT COMPANY OF
pUIIADII I'IIIA

Philadelphia, Pa, Jan :, 1921.
The Annual Meeting Of tho Stockholders
Of The EUuItobl" Illuminating Gas Light
the Company = OfRcc. n. W, Corner Of Broad
ana Arch. SIS. PhilIdu!plha. Monday, Janu-
AIRY 81. 1921; at y o'clock noon, when an
serve for the ensuing year, and such other
business transacted as may be brought before
the meeting. -
The stock transfer hooks will hc closed
flOm D. m, Thursday, January rs, 1927.
until 10 a m. Tuesday, January %, 1921,
II. IL. MACArORRIS. Secretary.
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sany, the Irish playright, brilliant and
extraordinarily volatile individual.
In Prague Sir George Clarke. the
British minister, was giving n dinner
and II. q. Wells and Lord Dunsany
were among those to attend. Az the
approach of the dinner hour the play.
right found himself suffering from n
very severe cold. He was bundled up in
bed. but was not sure that no would
be unable to attend the dinner. The
reason why he could not make nm his
mind, he explained, was because he
was unable to find a clinical thermom
etcr. lie therefore did not know whether
or not he was n sick man.
In his search for THERMOMETER the
manager OF the hotel appealed to the
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Leaion Post to Give Dance

In honor Of Captain +. S. Van Bos
kerck. the wOmcn's auxiliary of the
Joseph FauSsett Bcllak Post. 19j
American Legion, will give a dance and
reception Saturday night at the club :
house, 1926 South Broad street. Can
tain Van BOskerck was the first com
mandcr of the post and recently re-.
turned from Alaska.
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Poems and Songs Desired
Wants "In the Town Of kilL,. :.

To the Editor Of the Evening Public ~
Slr-Pletse publish In your panos,'
words or the song. In the Town 81 !ns
Kenny II you cannot supply In. MI MI
"aSoe some OF your readers can. "''u'
PhIlndelphIa. January G. mo, NeA
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AicA.

To the Editor Of the EUcnino p,,b,o
Stiff obtainable would Won b., ,'Do'r'
ish IN your Peoples Forum tho 10y. pub
Titled Mick Van stann," BY Jobr Toe'n ~ en.
po,,sy,,, n. II. C. WINTER
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Letters to the Editor


To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-I want tn thank you for your splen-
DID editorial in last nights paper, Wanted,
Humanizer in the United States Senate
MARY r. DEACON.
Germantown, January o. 1921.