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

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SHORT CUTS
The past does not always spur the
present. Sometimes it ties it with preC-
cdent
Not the least of the benefits of an
economic conference would be the instruction
it would give our tariff builders.
Ever and anon one gets the notion that
with those who see the Washington Con-
ference a failure the wish Is father to the
thought.
] notice, remarked the student of the
financial page, that more than one bond is
rising to remark that the Income Tax Law
has fallen down again.
American paper money in circulation,
says the United States Treasurer, averages
three bills to every person in the country.
And that's two more than bird has Il right
to expect
The suspicion persists that Germany
would have less trouble in finding money to
equip armies and build wurShipS than she
IS apparently having in raising the wind for
the payment of her reparation debt.
Three French war brides in Idaho
begged Marshal Foch to take them home,
saving they loved America but were lone
some. Even while we realize that their
cake is dough, boys, We mentally annotate
the item with 'SOmc crust"
When they begin to surn Implements Of
warfare into utensils OF peace, the gold
cannon used in firing n salute in honor of
Baroda will probably be mtntcd into coin
to help pay the expenses of the Gackwar's
Government.
Marshal Fo"h got a white pig as a
present Will" h" was in Iowa. Now II
some on" would only make II collection OF
all III" blind pigs and present them to some
foreigner Who would promise to take them
out OF tn" country, the 'WCts' would have
to be "dry" more frequently.
An astronomer reminds us that the
drm"n star AIgul in the constellation of Per-
Scus can Now b" seen sparkling between the
hours OF and 10 T. NJ, after which it dims
about liyr.SiNthS. Which suggests some
thing Of what has Happened on occasions TO
that other demon star Alcohol
Judge Monaghan suggests suspension Of
trials in civil suits for one month SO that
criminals may hr promptly punished His
idea has much to commend it. Crooks and
thugs will kn"W that juStiC" will surely over
take them when at" II freed from lcadCn heels
and equipped with roller skutes.
Moro than ordinary interest attaches to
th" lnuniion granted by Il New York Judge
restraining garment makers from establish .
ing p"r"Work and longthcuing working
hours, IT may b" Il precursor Of the day
V hen all imlu>trin! disputc. will he settled
III court instead "f through costly strikes
The opponent, of college fratcrnities
Will b" surprised to learn that the delegates
I" the intcrfratcrnty conference in New
! >"rk have Insisted that the fratCrnitcs teach
irmp"ranrH and the basic principles Of re-
Iigi"n. IN" opponents have always insisted
that the tr0tcrniucs fostcrcd irrcigion and
dissipation.
I.nuaaun" writes Of "Chncso loquacy
and Japanese silence" at the Washington
conference. lirIsbau" comments that when
i Is all over Ialmn win have what she wants,
hinu next to nothing The statement may
b" correct. but tho imfcrcurc is wrong. 1t
Is certainty that Chua will get nothing
-hc doesn't ask for
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