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The Washington times., 1921-12-25
Those Were
the Taiors

COMEbODI mas asked II tn
tailors OF to-day are up to
hose OF long ago. There my
be some reason to believe they are
not.
Only . few hundred years ago
taflors made suits that would last
q lifetime and at only slight ex-
pense. Some of the models are
now SHOWN In the Metropolitan Mu-
scum Of Art and are apparently a.
good as when turned out OF tnS
shop. There are no patches on
the seats of the trousers and no
fringes on the cuffs. Also. the
moths have not been able to do .
thing with them. The moths must
have starved to death in those
ancient days.
And they were never pressed NOR
dry-cleaned.
When old Hank the Silent or
William the Good wanted a new
suit he went out and found a tailor
who could pound out one guaran-
teed to last 337 years IL the owner
didn't 90 out in the rain with II and
get fits joints rusty. The only suit
that will last that long now is q
divorce suit.
In those days tailor had tools
consisting Of q pair of timers
ships. a rivetting machine and q
hammer and anvil. He didn't get
his styles from Paris, but from Vul-
can. The suits were built OF sheet
iron, tin and chains and resembled
a base-burning coal stove.
A man wearing one Of those suits
would weigh in the neighborhood Of
800 pounds. and II he tried to run
away from the police he sounded
like a wagonload Of empty galvan-
lied iron garbage cans being
hauled over a corduroy road.
1t was almost impossible for one
Of the ancients to get up the front
walk and into the house at a. m.
without being heard, and waking
up the household was serious
matter then, as now. ~
The suits. however. were econoYn.
ical on account of the fact that
man could wear one to the opera or
to an informal poker party with
equal grace and facility.
1t is a shame to tell how much
comfort a man could have in the
subways these days by wearing one
of those suits. 1t had spiked Ell
bows and knees and the pockets
could be padlocked until they
would be burglar proof.
When considering the high price
Of clothes and other little things
that annoy us, 1t might be well to
go back to the ancient tailoring
which allowed a man to- shut him.
self up from all the annoyances of
the world simply by pulling down
the visor Of his helmet.
And then, again, an inside pocket
would be enforcement-agent proof.
The Washington times., 1921-12-25
Safety First.

CONDUCTOR Ito nervous gentle
~ man)-Well, you'd better not SIT
IN the observation car. That's the
one that gets the worst Of 1t in an
accident.
Nervous Gentleman - Why the
dickens do you bring It along, then7
The Washington times., 1921-12-25
What We Know About Sandwiches

X IAN writes In and wants to
V know what happened to the
fellow that invented the
sandwich. He was in a railroad
accident and got killed-he acct
dentally ate one of his own inven-
lions In a railroad restaurant; he
died by his own hand. Why does
anybody want to eat a railroad-res-
taurant sandwich when there's 50
much ballast handy2
The Washington times., 1921-12-25

How many Of us realiz6 that we
are not yet through eating beef
from Mrs. OLeary's COW in the
form Of roast-beef sandwiches on
hand in railroad restaurants since
the Chicago fire? The hide of that
historic animal has long since been
worn out in shoe leather 1--WE hope
although 1t is quite possible that
was made into sandwiches, tool
yet the meat of the animal still
strews the rightof-way dining
sanatoriums.
The Washington times., 1921-12-25

THE politician rushed past the
office boy and straight into the
editorial sanctum..
What do you mean by insulting
me as you did in last nights psperf"
"Just . minute" replied the cd.
itor. Didn't the story appear as
you gave It to us-nameiy. that yos
had resigned As city treasurer"
TT did," admitted the politician.
But you put 1t under the head.
Public Improvements.'"
The Washington times., 1921-12-25

Another reason why sandwiches
are referred to as such is the fact
that every once-in-a-while you grab
hold of one that tastes like it's got
sand in 1t and you find you haven't
the sand to eat II. As for the witch
part-that's merely a polite.way of
The Washington times., 1921-12-25

We can only say ''Fie, fei" to
the correspondent who wrote in
and made the crack that after eat
Ing sandwich in one Of Joe Har-
vey's places along the Santa Fe
he knew then who invented the
process for Harveyized STEEL
The Washington times., 1921-12-25

No matter how ancient-looking and
travel-stained sandwich may be
it is still a sandwich and is en-
titled to the same respect and ven
Grafton that any other old fur
niture Is.
The Washington times., 1921-12-25
A Vital Question

ScT'HE examination questions have
been entirely arranged and are
in the printers hands," said tho
professor. ''Is there any other
question:
WHO'S the printer?" came from
the back row.
The Washington times., 1921-12-25
Tho Sins of Omission.

iSNOW." said tho clergymaA b
~ the Sunday school class. "can
any Of you tell me what, ara. sins
of omissionf"
"Yes. sir" said the smaIl boy.
They are the sins we ought 70
have done and haven't" q,
The Washington times., 1921-12-25
Heard Along
Broadway
Praise, Indeedi

SSWHAT do you Think" said a
little boy to his mother; my
teacher has been praising me to-
day"
What did he say to you, Charlie ?"
well, he said nothing to me, but
he said to the next boy: You're
the most good-for-nothing boy in the
olass-even Charlie behaves better
than you"
The Washington times., 1921-12-25

A good many people think sand
witches come from the Sandwich
Isles; but because they look and
taste like they'd travelled a long
distance doesn't prove anything.
The Washington times., 1921-12-25
No Partnership.

GIT looks as though we're going
to have rain today" remarked
the clerk to an arrogant employer.
"WSre going to have rainl" re-
peated the latter. How long have
yoN been q member OF the firm3"
The Washington times., 1921-12-25
By Len Fleming.

times 1t is made Of Limburger.
Limburger is a city in Germany
and II It smells like fthe cheese 1t
must be hong ways from Cologne
we'll tell the worldly
The Washington times., 1921-12-25

referring to the imaginary piece Of
meat supposed to be between the
very real slices Of tough bread.
The Washington times., 1921-12-25
From Here
and There
Good Description.

SSWHAT sort Of a chap is he?"
W well, after a beggar has
touched him for q penny he'll tell
You he gave q little dinner to an
acquaintance Of his"
The Washington times., 1921-12-25

they had the sandwich would have
got the decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Great Northern Ore
Breaks About Even
Receipts About the Same as in
1919, and Are All Distrib.
uted. Rcport Shows

The total receipts from all sources
by the trustees of the Great Northern
Iron Ore properties in 1920 were $685.
600, comparing with s5,844,O0O in 1912
A total of $6,o0o,O00 was paid out to
holders Of certificates of beneficial in
terest, which represented two semi
annual dividend payments of two dol
lars per share each. The small deficit
was charged against the undistributed
receipts fund, and at the end Of 1927
there was $20S,O00 left in this fund
The total number of tons Of ore
shipped under the old leases in 1917
was 2,423,000, and the average royalty
was 15.5262 cents. This compares with
total tonnage shipped in 1919 o.
l,825,0o0, and average royalties OF
1868 cents per ton. The 1913 re-
ceipts were the lowest in the history
of the property since 1911, and 'ns
1920 receipts show only small improve
ment.
The Great Northern Iron Ore proper
ties represent the Hill Ore properties
that were separated from the Gres'
Northern Railway and placed under the
care of trustees, who hold the leases
to operating companies for the prop
critics. The annual report of the COM
pany was made public to-day
The balance sheet of the trustees
which includes. assets and Liabilities
of proprietary companies, carries Eisnr
eral and non-minersl lands and leases
at $50, 37 200 and securities primer
pally made up of Liberty bonds 81
$5,319,e0o Current assets includs
S3,203, 900 cash. The company hss
$12,9s8,0o0 stock, little less than
one million current liabilities, ana
about $780, 900 deferred accounts
and total Of $so,0sa, 900 surplus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

In the railroad executives replies to
the Tribune's telegram inquiring about
the effect of the Harding plan for re {.
funding government railroad indebted
ness, one thing stands out clearly and
without exception. 1t is the fact that
the release of approximately S600,000,-
900 cash to the creditors of the rail-
reads will lift dead weight that is
now resting on the numerous industries
Of which the railroads are the most i'm
portant customers. The lifting of this
weight may be different thing than
a flood of railroad buying orders, which
all industries would be happy to see.
The kilograms and the railroad execu-
tives' discussion of the subject indi-
Gated a certain degree of conservatism
as to resumption of normal buying and
placing OF large orders for either steel
or equipment. 1t could hardly be ex-
pected that a railroad president emerg-
ing from two years of government
operation and q year and half of ex-
traordinarily severe depression and
with his labor problem not fully worked
out would express himself as ready to
rush into the equipment market; there
was, however, note Of hopefulness,
the most genuine and generally agreed
in expression of hopefulness, since the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

In the present firm bond market, this
unexpected development is being to
some extent reflected. With industry
depressed, the demand for credit falls
off, particularly az the process adj
vances and frozen loans are iQuefied.
The effect Of easier credit in the in
vcstment market is written in higher
quotations for securities. The reduc-
tons of the rediscount rate from to
53a per cent by four Federal Reserve
banks and the Bank of England were
additional signposts marking the fun
damental easement of credit. Bond
men in the financial district feel as
sured that the prices Of fixed maturity
obligations will rise as the readjust-
ment in business continues to work out
One representative firm is so convinced
that present bond prices are lower than
they will be again in years that they are
departing from precedent and helping
their employees to buy high grade in
vestment issues on the partial payment
plan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
transportation act failed to work out
as it had been expected that it would.

Foreign exchange rates apparently
are rcadjusting themselves to the new
low level reached after the sharp de-
cline of the last several weeks. Move
ments during the last week or more
have been within comparatively mar
row range, and market followers say
that stability for the time being has
been reached. Whether another period
of unsettlement will take place at the
time of the payment of the next Ger
to be seen. In the mean time it is
probable that the lower rate for ster-
ling will tend to help Great Britain's
trade position. In other quarters of
the globe exchanges are no more sta
tionary than in Europe. South Ameri-
can rates huctuate feverishly from
day to day. Far Eastern rates are
more nearly stabilized, but the unset
tied character of the silver market, on
which many of the currencies are
based, leaves exchanges in this section
open to constant variations.
The individual investor Of small
means is usually more careless in his
m monetary habits than the extremely
wealthy man, who can afford to employ
financial secretary to guard against
expensive slips Of memory. Even the
small investor, however, is gradually
learning how better to employ tempo
rary funds. Frequently funds which
could be spared only few months were
left idle. The periodical issues of short
term Treasury certificates of indebted
ness have come as an attractive vehicle
for using such funds. But they are
temporary, perhaps. A more perma-
nent method is the purchase of bank
ers' acceptances. One of the principal
dealers in the financial district reports
a fast increasing demand for these
media Of short-time investment from
non-banking corporations and individ-
uals. Acceptances can be bought in as
small denomination as $500, and more
readily in $1,000 pieces. One large
house recently got hold of an accept
ance for 1924.
Despite the pessImism Of the tempo
rary depression, America finds itself
to-day the worlds creditor, the largest
reservoir of gold and raw materials in
the universe. AS a lender, instead of
an international borrower, as before the
war, America needs continuously to be
informed regarding financial and bust
ness conditions in foreign countries.
AS an international financial center Of
the first order, New York is particu-
larly in need of timely data To meet
this situation adequately The Tribune
to-day begins regular financial cable
service from London, Paris and Berlin,
which, with New York, are the financial
listening posts Of the entire globe
These weekly cable surveys will appear
in The Tribune every Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25

There is temptation to draw a vivid
contrast between the present dull, Ian
guor of the stock market and vivacity
in the bond market. Although the July
reinvestment demand has impaired
fresh impetus to the bond market, it
is we'll to recognize that the volume of
activity has been fairly small. The i'm
provement is gradual and not sensa-
tional. Although the stock market at
present is largely place for the pur-
chase and sale of speculative issues by
professional traders only, the price
tendency both for industrial and rail-
road stocks was upward during the
last week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
The Trend in Finance
Firm Quotations Prevail in Stocks and Bonds as
Central Banks Signalize Money Ease
by Fresh Cut i'm Rates

w The and the academcan
human folk in the fairyland conveniently be COM
pressed into cycles which regular
speculative
ovoptmsm strong there
to be tendency the of individuals out for the safer
forms of investment for their surplus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-25
Transactions Last Week In Listed Stocks
Summary of Stock Exchange Dealings

Copyright. 1891. Tribune Inc.)
fnclu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
Philadelphia. March "a. 1921
Why Married Women Work

To the Editor OF the EucninO Public Ledger:
SRI have seen considerable written in
your Peoples Forum criticizing married
women for working, and firms for employing
them. ] want 20 say In answer that there
arc many reasons why married women
work.
am sure II II was put 10 tho test tho
majority would have a real good reason ana
would prove that they do not work merely
II satisfy selfish feeling Of vanity, but
have an object, such as keeping ahead OF
oEpensos or to have a little bank account.
With hopes Of owning a nice home Of their
own some day. And what is pleasanter
for wife than to feel that she has helped,
~ It Is only little?
Perhaps some day all the misses who OBJ
1ect now will be put to the same test. What
~ill they do? Think just moment. VIII
they go In debt or stay at IA standstill when
they know they can help n little? As for
these who work to dress letter than their
neighbor, and also TO have n pet dog on a
cash, have never met this kind. I will
not say there isn't such a person, for I do
not know.
But l do think that when q woman has
dono her work at home and then trots of
:" Darn an honest dollar, she is almost too
tired to run around with poodle,
Now. something else. Do not the married
women make as good salesladies as the sin
!:Ic ones? They are courteous. active and
patient, What moro Is necessary in sales.
Harship? And. again. who was It who
helped TO serve the public when factories
we're paying girls large wages during the
var and since? II was the married women.
While they were prosperous how many sin.
go girls thought OF the stores? We all
mow that there are lot OF people out OF
work or on short time. but married women 4
fCsbsnds are In the same boat. and we have
10 1.-Two. Why holler? Give the women
credit, I think they deserve II. II Is r
hard road to success Why not help a de-
serving husband2 G E l.
Philadelphia. March - l09l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29

10 the Editor Of the Evening Public LcdOtr.
sir-While we are discussing the various
onios OF the day might ask, In good faith
What has become of the big bridge over the
Delaware river? For some time the papers
Aare been full OF bridge talk and scarcely
day passed without some mention was
made OF the future bridge plans TO be I'm
mHdidtely carried out, but now It has all
iied down to whisper and not a leaf IL
SURFING TO remind one OF this colossal
project, so much wanted by the popula =
non OF two states.
In fact, since that honorable gentleman
mas been sent back to Congress again by Il
safe majority there Is very little prospect
nat this generation will ever bridge
connecting Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
and there Is no doubt that the Pennsylvania
railroad is taking care that its chief apos
''e aoeg not let anything come TO pass that
VIII hurry the possibilities OF n bridge over
lie Delaware aud incidentally hurt or de-
Etroy the fat dividends OF their ferry traffic,
although various steps have been taken as
70 the site OF the bridge and other minor
dstai!n ab sort OF bluff 10 Jolly tho public
niong
There Is no reason why that bridge should
lot have been started before now, and II
there is not some stiN talk among the pro
nol"rs the bridge proposition viii ian into
'l'' sanc rpt 40 the ErankfOrd Ca" under
Nht beautiful padgeriug game Of the I, Il, T
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
a. 100 Per Cent American

n IN. Editor of tho Evening Public Ledger:
sir-In answer to Merchant Marine" l
am A union seaman and sailed on American
xhIps as coal-passer. fireman, oiler. water
tsnder and second engineer since 1902. Tho
SpIck | don't nor never did likn. BLOCK
rim at every turn. America first. now l
am going to call "a spade spade spick
&c "A man that you can depend on. He KNOWS
his work He does as he Is told and Is al
Uays at hand when he is wanted. He Keeps
himself clean (body ard clothes). and Is a
atrong !. W. W. He loves the American
dollar. but ho hates tho American-man.
woman or child. America is his place OF
omployment-nothing more. nothing less, lie
has his full papers out Yes. that's 20 that
he can swell his pay envelope. He Is an
engineer on a ship at Sl70 to 1925 per
north, but before ne had his papers out he
received $50 a month. He Is wise. When
no has his pile-well he dumps his American
papers into the gutter: he goes home to
Spain buys up some business and that's the
last OF the spick. Americana no bueno'
american good.
So much for the Spicks Now for the
American seamen Of 1917 and 1919. At
that time we we're glad to get anything with
pants on-thats why we got 30 many s. o..
SIS at sea. Poor seamanship At that time
they were giving out engineers ard mates
tickets like handbills. Now this ls being all
changed We are going back to the old-time
seamen. American. Swedes. Norwegian and
Irish. who have run our ships on a paying
basis and can take our ships there and back
on time and In fair condition. thereby giving
our ship owners (the best in the world TO
their seanren) an even start with that trade
Btabber, John Bull.
Things will come all right again. You
can't keep n good workman out OF Job so
not only try to be 100 per cent American
but also 100 per cert seaman.
ROBERT FREEL.
Philadelphia. March a. 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
Supplies Verses

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-1 should appreciate It very much II
you or n reader could give me the verses
about the ''moo-cow- moo" ] shall watch
Tor them in the Peoples Forum. We take
tho morning as we'll as the EvESISG PUBLIC
LrDdER. All I remember is as follows
My pa held me up TO tho moo.cow-moo'
Sc close could almost touch.
And fed him couple OF bites or two.
And I wasn't a fraid-cat-much."
RUTH I. GORMIiEY.
Reading, Pa, March %. 1921.
THE MOO-COW-MOO
My "a held mo UP to the moo-cow-moo
So clost could almost touch.
En- fed him a couple OF fines or two
En- I wasn't a fraid-cat-much.
But ef my papa goes into the house.
En- mamma she goes in TO.
Just keep still like a little mouse,
Fer tho moo-cow-moo might moo,
The moo-cow-moo's got a tail like rope
En- ita ravelcd down where II grows,
En- It's Just like feeling a piece OF soap
All over the moo-cow's nose
En- the moo COW. moo has lots Of fun
Just swinging his tail about;
En- he opens his mouth and then I run
Cause that's where the moo comes out
En- the moo-cow.moos got deers on his
head
En- his eyes stick out OF their place.
En- the nose of the moo-cow-moo Is spread
All over the end OF his face.
En- his feet IL nothing but finger nails
En- his mamma don't keep 'em cut.
En- he gives folks milk in water-pails
Eff he don't keep his handles shut.
'Carso ef you or me pulls the handle. why
The moo-cow-moo says II hurts
But the hired man he sits down close by
En- squirts en- sduirts on saurts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-29
Hat or to Philadelphia Girls

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Lcdoer:
SIT cannot say that am a constant
reader OF tho EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, as I
nave not been In Philadelphia for the Las
TWO years, but there Ia very seldom a day
passes when I am In the reach Of a Phila.
deTiia paper that miss one.
While glancing over tho Peoples Forum
or the Tuesday edition noticed an article
hy Dissustcd'' entitled Real Philadelphia a
t'rIs' NOW l have been somewhat OF a
roamer myself for tho last seven years.
and I havo covered not only the United
states from coast to coast, but have been
In every civilized country except China, my
present abode being the Panama canal and
central America. from which place l am
az present In Philadelphia on a leave And
Mr. Editor, In reply to "Disgustcd," and 70
mo good people and especially the girls OF
ihiiadelphia, l want to say there are nc
nher' prettier and more real girls in the
thtiro universe Why, when alishted from
mo Terminal las week and gazed upon the
ccuntonances of some OF the female sex 1,
made me feel glad to be back In Philadel
phia.
do not want to convey the impression
that / am fond Of tho city. although was
porn nero twenty-three years ago. and from
the hrst time that was ever away
nave always found something lacking that
shove 80 strongly in other cities, especial,
foreign. to the transient person.
However, IL man who has nothing else
to do but to look for the Salamander e
emuse him, he should not roast the bes,
lunch of girls In the world. And you know
mat old saying always holds good. whether
pleased or not: 'It you can't boost dom
knock" And all you girls. Just take al
knocks as boosts and don't worry about no,
being real honcst-to- goodness girls.
Naturally. every place OF any size viii
have Its bad along with It's good. and fror
my contact with the girls In this city, we'll
all can say is MY hats Off to you"
s. II.
Philadelphia, March "a 1921