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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07

intention The Railway Labor Board ia
board Of inquiry. IA balance wheel 1t
has been functioning admirably. 1t has kept
the unions and the railway managers alike
from flying dangerously out of their nccus-
toned orbits and risking their welfare and
the publcs during the present wage discus
sion. Moreover. the board Is the only agency
upon which the country can depend for
wise and fair adjustment OF interests be-
tween tho three groups vitally concerned in
the present rail cmrrgenCy-the public. the
investors and the railway operatives. Elimi-
nate the Railway Labor Board or usurp its
functions and you will slip automatically
backward over Il space Of twenty years to
the times when the public waited and suffered
while industrial disputes were settled ac-
cordng to the rules Of accident and force
and. therefore. settled only until the losing
side recovered strength enough 20 resume
the battle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
TAxICAB WARFARE

Until Representative Baldi rose with q
u bill in his hand To tell the Legislature
that he wishes to stop the warfare between
taxicnb companies in this city, few people
had pny reason to suspect that all was not
peaceful in the world that rolls on rubber
tires. 1t is the stranger in the city who,
seeking uuick and inexpensive taxi service,
is likely to observe signs of friction. And
neither the rules now in force nor those sug
gcstcd in what Mr.. Bald calls his taxi rcgu-
lation bill will assure the city the sort of
motor cab service that it ought to have.
Taxicnb companies. instead of being per
mittcd to establish stands located with
view to general convenience. have always
hecn forced to compete among themselves for
the privilege of operating their vehicles from
points at which property owners exercise the
rights of ownership over the streets One
Of the big railway companies actually granted
u ,uouOpOly Of its patrons business to one
TAXI company. Mr.. Baldi appears TO believe
thot the taxi companies should continue to
nay hotel owners and railway companies and
even the owners Of private property for the
right TO render needed service to the
public.
Taxirabs ought to be regulated, but they
onght to be protected, too. Free conpet
ton nughr to be allowed AT all points. The
city itself should provide cab stands from
which taxi service could be made easily
available at all times at railway stations,
theatres, hotels, ferries and in the shopping
districts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07

and clan while public business was neg
leCted.
The representatives at Trenton had an
opportunity TO do something useful not only
for New Jersey, but for the country Mt
large. in sitting out and identifying the
forces that are seemingly directed to keep
street railway fares on an upward trend.
They wcrc confronted by trolley corporations
which still clamor for n right to charge ten
cent fares. These same companies did every
thing possible to cause the Legislature to
outlaw iitneys.
No attempt to solve the question Of trolley
fares or to let any real light in upon 1t was
made at Trenton. But the governor, in
vctoing one of the Public Service Corpora
tion bills, did lay down rule which other
states might we'll follow in dealing with the
problem of street railway service in the
future. lie argued that jitney service, like
street railway fares, ought properly to be
regulated and fixed. not by blanket laws
covering the whole state. but by the needs
and conditions Of particular communities.
In relation to trolleys, Mr. Edwards rca-
sons along a line made familiar by Mr..
Mterhury and the railroad companies in
Their discussions with their men. lie be-
liCvcs that rates which would be fair in one
community might not be fair in another. and
that while jitneys may be undesirable in one
region they may be extremely useful in
others. That il what the railways have been
saying of wages In their fight against the
brotherhood doctrine Of fat wage scales fixed
by national agreement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
EINSTEIN IN NEW YORK

WHAT is beyond the blue of the sky?
w What took the place Of time before time
began and what will there be when time is
no more?
II you were to go sailing outward from
world to world and from universe to universe,
what would you find at the far end Of the
journey after the last world and the last
imaginable limit of space had been passed:
Prof. Albert Einstcin Of Vienna, whose
theory Of relativity has given all scientific
minds n fine bone to pick on. believes that
he can answer these questions in manner
acceptable to finite intelligence. And yet
th"rc Is an alderman in New York who OBJ
iccted strcnuously to giving the professor
the freedom of the city. He is Alderman
Faconcr. who said he didn't know what the
Einstcin theory meant.
The visiting professor might have Coun-
tered with query Of his own Wise as he
is. hc certainly does not and cannot know
the meaning of what in New York is called
''thc freedom of the city" What sort Of
freedom is it? What is it for? OF what
use il it to any one? Why Is it supposed
to be a great thing to receive?
If Alderman Falconer will tell Prof. Elm
stein what the freedom Of the city means.
Prof Einstcn will probably be glad to tell
Mr.. FalcOncr the meaning Of this theory Of
rClntiyity
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
DAYLIGHT AND LAW

TANNASSES Of numerous industrial
- plants aud other business concerns in
Philadelphia disclose in the main n hearty
approval of daylight saving. This Ncntt-
Rcnt however, is not extended TO inrlud"
favor for individual or institutional rN-
pormcnts
1t has been argued that il the light saving
advocates would justify their enthusiasm
they ought simply to begin work an hour
earlier and quit it an hour sooner each day.
This reasoning would be logical enough were
It not for the interference OF inconvCuicnt
facts
There are certain institutions obligated to
adhere TO a fixed time schedule. The con-
fusion that would result from individual
initiative is obvious. There is no practical
way to cconomi2c tho best hour Of the sum
mer day save by advancing the clock and
legalizing that change.
Approval in Harrisburg Of the pending
bill relieving cities and towns from the
obligation "f observing eastern standard
time is needed for tho establishment of the
reform. There i scarcely doubt that
Philadelphia would pass m ordinance nu-
thori2ing tn" summer clock aS soon as the
state law was made elastic. The disgruntcd
farmers could adhere to sun time II they
chose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
An Occidental Wonder

From tho Japaucs" T.mrs and Mail.
Mrs. Charles Burnett. wife Of the mill
tary attarhc to the United States embassy
in Japan, is accorded the distinction of
being placed among the foremost ranks Of
japanese poets in consequence of her New
Years poem, 'Bcfor" the Shrine of Isc at
Dawn.
Mrs Burnett is the first foreign woman
TO have her vers" read before tho imperial
family in Phoenix Hall at the palace Her
contribution. submitted anonymously and
Judged from purely literary point of view
was selected from among some 1000
sent from all parts Of the empire. IL was
written in IIira kama, Japanese characters,
and conformed in every respect to the re-
aIircmrnts Of the time" honorcd custom Of
& TIA Haimc CThc Opening of Imperial
PoensD dating from III" ninth century, when
imperial poems came into existence as u
court function.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
JOHN BULLS BIG STRIKE

EROM this side of the world. and even
L from the benches in the British House
Of Commons, the miners strike appears far
more serious and menacing than it actually
is Mt bottom.
The British trades unions can boast very
able and conservative leadership. There Is
a question whether even n concerted effort
of the dock railway and mine workers would
bring industrial paralysis in England before
it brought about killing physical paralysis
IN the unions themselves.
There will be threats and ominous speeches
and great deal of public anxiety and the
terrible economic loss of widespread idlcncSs
in England and then the government aud
the labor leaders and the mine owners will
reach A compromise which, if they were
moro reasonable, they would have achieved
before the strike was first called.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
Answers to Yesterdays oui,

|. Rumanih Czecho- SIovakia and ,Jupo. Gin
via compose the Little Entente ''-
.. Seals are classified IT'S bulls, cows. MN,
and bachelors. 'DP'
s. NIcomte de Turenne was n cc,chr,to,
French marshal, grandson OF WiIiiu,i,
the silent OF the Netherlands liz nol ~ ~
killed by n cannon ball whIia r."'' v" ,
n0ltering near SasbaCh, Baden IN
4. Welsh belongs to the group OF CeIttc
languages. |e''lc
). The Three Days Battle in English ra,..,
history was fought between the n",il ,hl
tlcet under TrOmp and the B,nuiiCil
under Blake, Deane and AT0nI, o,' iHlsh unt
ruarN Is, 10 and 30, 1859 Tba req rep
tict RACED in the English channaI" ON cot'
Plymouth To Calais. The fITbt rom rom
virtually draw h"' was
g. The Maoris are the aboriginal tnbobi-
tants Of New Zealand ''''"o'-
7, Marchioness Is the feminine OF ,noro,,o,.,
3. The "nnnus miTbilIs" (wonderfuI ,n,,,,
III the history of England was iGGc c"I T.,
received that name because II IncInIi IIIpi ~ ~
nom the plague and the great fire of
u senator Mccormick is from Illinois.
10 papal nuncio Is the pope's ambassador
at foreign court. uor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Phiadephians Subjects They
[KnOtO Best

as was the case after the Civil War. and
then they never went all the way back.
Many rises and falls from present levels may
be expected. but the public, which has been
procrastinating on new building for the last
'our years. should procrastinatc no longer.
The l02l construction work should be begun
at once. This wonderful weather is too good
10 be missed. 1t is crime to sec skilled
building mechanics walking the streets when
there is so much work to be done.
And then. too, along a slightly different
but kindred line, it is important to realize
that a definite program should be adoptcd Mt
once OF annual construction for the 1926
scsquiccntennal il We are to be ready for
that big event. The 1921 part should get
under way at once.
"All these various questions can bc solved
for the most part by the establishment of
some such stabili2cr ns tho board suggested
by the Council of the Associated Building
Trades. approved and agreed TO by authori-
ties on all phases of tho subject Here.
then, is the crux Of the situation -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
What Do You Know2
QUIZ

l. Who IL the present under.sccrctary OF
,. In what MONTH did the United S+oto,
enter all the major wars of its historyn
3. Who was Fanny Burney"
L. What is meant by a mon sequitur"?
., What are the four Barbary statcsc
=. why are Hma beans SO called
:. How long is the route of the governments
Alaskan railway"
S. Who was secretary Of war in the cah-
met Of Abraham Lincoln"
.. In what century did John Calvin live"
10. What is the meaning of the word cscu.
lent" ~H
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
TRoLLEYS AND POLITICS

nNOMuRROW night. If all gor, well, the
L Irgslutur" of Sew Jersey will adjourn
for the summer. The session at Trenton
has been much like the session at Harris
burg. It has befn notable for the desperate
games of polticdl chess played between elan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
The Same Thlnu

From tn" Louisville Courier journal
Gilbert X. Chcstcrton proposes that we
abolish the inevitable. Shucks, haven't we
prohibited it: we
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
Difficulties Of the New Connress

From tn" ohio state Journal
Even il the next Congress should turn out
to BE- any good. we don't suppose it will hnyc
much time to do anything but clean up after
this one. ~ N'''t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
Stone Deaf

From the Cincinnati Enquirer,
Money may talk, but have You ever no.
ticrd how hard Of hearing it is when you
call it?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
PesslmIst or OptImIst?

From 'he Boston Transcript.
small Roxbury boy yesterday traded his
sled for BASEBALL ebat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
A Guess

From tho Milwaukee, journal. e.,
Maybe Mr.. Harding chose Senator Fall
for the Interior to keep him away from the
border. '"'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
Permanently Sure

From the Washington Post.
The only thing in Russia that hasn't
caught the uprising habit is the FNlt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
AS TO DECORATIONS
Phlladelphlans Who Have Received
Ribbons and Crosses From Abroad.
All Glasses Represented-The
Proposed Flag Law
by GEORGE NOX MCCAIN

TTHE announcement that a Philadelphia
i business man has been awarded the
Order Of n knight of the Crown of Italy"
for civil services to Italy during the war
is unusual.
Knighthood has very rarely, II ever. been
conferred upon an American citizen in this
order. There is a mistake. evidently, some-
where. as the highest rank in the order is
that of Grand Cross, whose decorations con-
sist of scarf and plaque
The Order Of the Crown of Italy" rs it
Is properly known, was instituted in 1868
by King Victor Emmanuel II to commemo-
rate the annexation of Nenctia.
II was designed to honor military men.
but is also given to foreigners as n reward
for signal merit and direct interest in Italy
There are five classes in the ordcr--Grand
Crbss, which Is bestowed only upon members
of royal houses and great commanders !:
Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and
Chevalcr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07

QUITE a little company of Phladclphians
W have been honorcd in the last twenty
years by foreign governments in the way Of
membership in ancient orders.
Tho three most conspicuous titles granted
in connection with these honors were those
of Grand officer, Commander and Chcvalier
Women were represented and thus rccog-
nzod years before they gained the suffrage
right. in this distribution.
Mrs. Edwin $. Cramp was given the
Order of Medjidic of Turkey twenty years
ago
Mrs. Lloyd C. Griscom was decorated with
the same order. while Mrs. Sallic Grocer I'LL
prccht was given the second class, the high
est ever given to Il woman. for support of
charity work in Turkey.
Frederick CORTLAND Pcnfcld received the
second class Of the Order of st. StaniSlaus
OF Russia from the late czar. Mr.. Pcnfcld
was one of the two most decorated Phila-
dclphians, having received the ribbon of four
orders.
Prof. IIilprrcht, who. although n resident
Of this city for many years, returned to Ger
many before the war. was the most berib
boncd educator this city ever had. There
were five decorations to his credit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
Gettina Something In Retur,

NettThg something Tn Return
From the New Haven Il, gister
If you have lot of old junk, don't throw
It away and feel wastcful give il away md
feel charitable ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07

DRIOR to the world war the number Of
L members of the order in this country,
among native Americans, was comparatively
restrict ID.
Among the most prominent were DR.. W.
j. Holland. director of the Carnegie Mu-
scum. Pittsburgh, who was n Commander,
and Robert Underwood johnson. since am.
bassador who was created n Chegaler.
Melville +. Stone, general manager of
the Associated Press, was made u Grand
Officer in 1908.
Franklin Simmons. the sculptor. was cre-
ated Chcvnlicr in 1898.
Among philadelphians prior to 1915 upon
whom the decoration was bestowed was
Edward Shipper, medical director in the
navy, n ChCvalicr.
c. G. a. Baldi and 4. NJ. With also held
the rank of Chevalicr, though on his recent
visit to Italy Mr.. Baldi was advanced to the
rank Of Commander. William Potter was
made Commander.
Since tho war a number Of decorations
below the rank Of Grand Officer have been
awarded to private citizens. But no Ameri
can knights, in the general European acccp-
tation. have been created.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07

DURING and since the world war the
~ nations involved who had decorations TO
bcstow for civil and military merit have been
honoring American citizens quite generously.
The most prodigal example of wholesale
decoration ever known was given during the
visit Of Prince Henry of Prussia to this
country in 1902.
Crosses and roscttcs Of the Order Of the
Red Eagle of Prussia fell like snow from one
end Of the country to the other. Policemen
and train hands. as well aS mayors. news
paper reporters and hotel men. were given
the fifth or lowest class Of the order, though
sometimes the fourth class saw the light.
AS Prince Henry was here as the repre-
sentative of his brother. the kaiser, there
was method in his largesse.
Equally odd is the fact that the Order of
the Red Eagle was founded ns "L'Ordre dc
Ia SinCerte." or the Order of Sincerity,
Fidelity. Truth, as you may have IT,
The most prominent member of the order
in Philadelphia at that time was C. !.
llcXamCr, conspicuous during the world war
for his pro German activities in this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-07
DR. ERNEST Ia PLACE is a Chevalier
~ Of the LEGION Of Honor Of France

AK. ERNEST l.A l'l.AtE Is IhcNaller
~ Of the legion Of Honor Of France.
Henry \. Pintard, president Of the
French Society Of BcnevOlencc, and Joseph
8. Roscngarten were also created Che
valicrs.
DR.. Charles f. Snjous is n Commander
OF the Order Of the Libcrator of Venezuela.
Lloyd c. GrisCom. formerly of Philadelphia,
is Grand Cross of the same order and is II
Member of the Lion and Sun of Persia and
the Rising Sun Of Japan.
Rodman l.. Wanamaker has the Legion
of Honor and Wharton Barker is a Chev-
nlcr of St. StaniSlNus Of Russia.
Among others who have been decorated
in the last two decades, Some Of whom have
since died are George w. Boyd, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad; Coleman Sellers. J.
George G. Bodt, NJ. Richards Murkle,
Etheibcrt Watts. Henry Petit. Horace G.
Knowles, Of Wilmington, and Henry {.
Cochran, of Chester,
MAJOR Il. Il, HOGAN, with Colonel
M Franklin D'Ocr and other Legion men,
is greatly interested in the success of "All-
American Day At the same time he is
not losing sight Of other matters that have
to do with the public expression of patriot
ism, the curbing Of radcalsm and the rccog-
milton of the republic by the Reds and others
of the breed. whether they like II or not.
The "Aag display" bill in Harrisburg is
q point in question with Major Hogan.
This bill. one" it becomes a law. will rem
der it compulsory that the American flag be-
displayed at all public meetings in the com
mOnwoalth.
Not any kind Of an American flag will
serve the purpose, either. No tiny emblem
the size Of IL postage stamp or pocket
handkerchief will satisfy the law.
4 regulation size flag must be carried and
! displayed. and il the Reds and ragamufhns
! endenvOr to dodge or cvade the statute the
penalty is fine and Imprisonment.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-09-23

EDITORIAL
Firstly. We are here to serve YOU and we fully re-
iize our responsibility Unless sell YOU standard
quahty merchandise at lower prices than YOU have
peen paying we hardly think you would transfer your
business to this store We don't mean to say that the
other stores have charged you than they should
III l'ct we know they have not, but we do know they
nave the most expensive part of a merchants over
lead charge to carry, and that is-CHARGE AC-
UUuNlS-Somethng we do not have We buy and
our opening sale starts Saturday the 24th and we
nave tried to assemble a complete line of drv Goods
pue IL Is impossible to get everything needed in n
sure III snort time but every effort will be to
nave your needs in our line ~ "
S. R. MAXWELL
A. PAT McKENRY
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-09-23

Tea emo and 1omoes
Water ni+chars 'A"Sei'' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1929
Rowls OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SO
All to match ~
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-06-15
ARE HUSTLERS

According to a statement issued by the division of statistics of the bureau of foreign and domestic com- merce the trade between the United States and Alaska during the year 1920 was one of the most produc- tive and wholesome trades the country possesses.
 This report diScloses the fact that the people of Alaska have a larger purchasing power per capita than the people of any other extra territorial possession of the United States, and an equally larger pro- ductive power.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-06-15

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Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-06-15
LETTER FROM DAN BEATON

WUiting to Fraser & Adkins fram Fort MeMurray, on the Athabaska river, Dan Beaton, who left here several weeks ago for the Macken- zie river oil fields, gives little en- oouragement for others to follow. He says teamsters are being paid SIS per month and men working in the sawmill at that place receive $3 for ten hours. Meals, he says, are from 50 cents to 75 cents and beds the same. At the time he wrote, April g, there were about 1000 tons of freight waiting to go down the river. Many people, he said, had arrived there. taken one ) look and gone back. The police are stopping tenderfeet from going ) into the oil fields but do not both- er oldtimers with outfits.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-24
SPEEDY N. }.
 QUINTET TO
 PLAY HERE

One of the banner basketball at fractions of the season will be staged at the Y. M. H. A. Sunday afternoon when the Hebrews will have as their opponents the speedy Y. M. H. A. quintet of Newark, N. J.
 The Jersey basketeers are cutting a big swath with teams in and around New York and are sure to give the locals @ hard battle. The locals now have II straight wins to their credit.
 In the Newark lineup will be seen Abramson and Greenberg, forwards; Fein, center; Klugman and Denberg, guards; Stott, substitute.
 The locals will line up with Kap- Ian and Mooney, forwardN Guber- sky, center; F'ittleman and ohen, guards; Rosenthal and Sch1ess, ex- tras.
 The game will start ajt 2 o'clock, one hour earlier than usual, for the reason the Newarkers will return home immediately after the game for a game with the Newark Turn CTS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-24
LEONARD AND YELLING FIT
 FOR BATTLE

St. Louis. Mo.-Benny Leonard the hghtw7eht chamEion, and Joe Vel ling of Chicago, had rounded ot their training program and were resting Io..~4y 4or their second meeting-an eight round no decision bout here to- night
 Arrang gements for the match were concluded yesterday with the selec- ton of Walter Heisner of St. Louis as referee.
 James Slim Brennan had been brought here by Leonard and Billy Gibson, his manager, to handle the bout The latter stated he wanted to protect the title holders interests to the extent of insuring the presence of a capable official.
 Following a conference with local men. however, Gibson stated he was satisfied with Heisner. Both Leonard and Yelling have confined their training activities to light gymnasium work since arriving here Tuesday and announced they are in shape for the contest They are meeting at catch weights.