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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
CARDINAL GIBBONS

THERE are men who, laborng here and
i there at high or at humble tasks. seem
to have been born into the world with what
you might call wisdom of the heart. They
dignity whatever they touch. Only because
they are gentle can you know that they are
strong. They become often unconsciously,
the comforters and even the strength OF
those about them,
Such a man Cardinal Gibbons was. Not
ono church alone. but all churches. will
grieve because he is dead. He was storm.
proof. When the winds Of conflicting doc
trinc became gale and when human pas
sons were vented. oddly enough, in the
name of causes that only the calm and pa
tient spirits can hope to serve, be was able
to speak TRANQUILITY when he spoke at ALL
If the world needs to know anything it
needs to know that nothing violent can en-.
durr. Violent nationalism is as lamentable
as any other sort of violence Cardinal
Gibbons was one Of the men whose patriot.
ism was too deeply rooted and too ardent
to bc a subject for public declamations He
found no difficulty in reconciing the spirit
of his high Office with the spirit Of America.
The most widely known Of American car
dinals was first of all man Of infinite cul-
turc. He knew humanity and he had in
finite faith in 1t. What to most people
appeared like the shadow Of doom was to
background of continuing life and resurgent
hope and aspiration. In the midst of shocks
and uphcavals and wild antagonisms he was
patient and assured of a good end of every
thing.
Among his best friends were those who
disagreed with him. He was opposed to
Socialism, though he was forever n dweller
in spirit with the poor. He was one of the
most ardent and influential advocates of
temperance. though he did not believe that
efforts to enforce temperance by law ever
could succeed. This great spokesman for
Christian citizenship had not only found
knowledge. He did a moro difficult thing.
He accepted it. And so, in any effort to ad.
vance civilization or to make life better than
it is he believed in appealing not to courts
or parliaments or armies or policemen. but
to the heart Of man. Because Cardinal Glib
bons knew all this he was a great church.
man and great American.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
MORE OF GROVER

one staggering, hare Drained Stacker
" more or less will not matter greatly to
the Germans or Germany. In the present
elastic and uncertain state Of international
relations it is pretty safe to assume that
Grover Bergdoll Is not nearly so safe in
Germany as he imagines himself to be. The
Germans now in authority at Berlin ache
to appear friendly 10 the United States. If
the State Department really wants Bergdoll
returned. its request probably will be
granted
To "A few Of the burghers in the border
towns the fugitive from the United States.
with his motorcar and his money and his
tales Of escape. is something of hero. He
Is not hero in Berlin. There his appear
ance on the home grounds as new cause
Of peculiar irritation between tho government
and n country whose good will it is ardently
seeking is likely to be resented. Bcrgdoll
is likely to find that he isn't wanted in the
fatherlnnd. Then he will have to move
pretty fast to keep out Of the clutches OF
an army that itches to get hold Of him again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

nesses and faults Of the league covenant,
which, as Mr.. Lansing says, sets up n sort
OF an oligarchy Of the great powers instead
OF a democracy Of nations with equal rights,
is useful even though there may be persons
who Will not follow him In his fear Of evil
consequences. His analysis of the methods
for settling international disputes favored
by Mr.. Wilson and incorporated In the
covenant Is clear.
The theorists will agree with Mr.. Lansing
that diplomatic and political pressure Is not
the best way to establish justice among ma
tions. Yet that is the method favored by
the President. Mr.. Lansing urged the set
Element Of disputes, so far us possible, by
judicial process before an impartial court
which would enforce the rules Of equity.
The diplomatic and political method has
failed to preserve peace in the past. The
judicial method in Mr.. Iansing's opinion,
is worth trying.
He does not say much about the provi-
sionS in the covenant for an international
court, doubtless for the reason that he thinks
1t will not be resortcd to so long as there
is n qundruple alliance Of the great powers
disposed to insist on its own will.
Those senator's who are opposed to any
form of an international association to
which the United States is party will find
much ammunition in the book. but those
who wish the United States to play its part
in the family Of nations will conclude after
reading it that Mr.. Lansing in his desire
to vindicate himself has forgotten that
progress is made by compromises and that
perfection is never attained BY mortas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
VlVlANI AND THE SENATE

uERE is a new international complication
IL Former Premier Niviani, of France, Is
coming to the United States to appeal for
full American participation in the League
IT Nations. NJ. Niviani does not speak Eng
lish. He will be- compelled by force Of cir
cumstnnCes to direct his appeal to the Senate
The only senator's who speak French freely
are said to be Moses and Mccormick Both
are bitter endcrs and veterans Of the inner
circle of the Lodge group. In that fact an
odd tragedy is suggested. The senator's who
might sympathizc with the gifted Viviani
will be unable to understand what he has
to say.
As an orator NJ. Niviani is strangely
gifted. He is one of the most eloquent men
in the world. When he visited Philadelphia
with the party that attended Marshal Joffre
he delivered an address to n company at the
Bellevue Stratford which will always be
remembered by those who heard 1t. He
spoke in French. And by some queer sort
Of magic he managed actually to make him
self understood to those who didn't know
his language. He lit the place like n flame
Every tone. every gesture OF his was some
how eloquent of heroism resolution and
terrible sacrifice.
Those were great days. The mind of the
country was open and it's faith was high
Women who did not understand Viviani's
French were blinded by tears and men who
have n hard time ordering n dinner from
fashionable menu card stood on chairs and
cheered wildly when the speaker was done
Gun the miracle be repeated in the Senate
1t is not likely. The French mission will
have to discuss facts and statistics and
policies and intentions in a practical way
War. they used to say. was like black
night. This then. is the morning after.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

the Franco. Prussian War The German
armies cynically looked on while the Paris
Commune spent it's furies. Drastic demands
were ultimately cxactcd Of the victorious
conservatives.
The situations are, Of course. by no means
precisely parallel. There is sincere, IL mis-
guided radical sentiment in Germany. Rus.
sian propagandists can be easily conceived
as capitalizing any opportunity for ad.
Vdncing the topsy .turvy program Of progress
through destruction in the former empire Of
the Hohcnzollerns.
All these factors may be involved in the
present situation And yet possibilities Of
deliberate theatricsm are not to be dis
missed. The first abdication of the kaiser
was fake.
The next few days should in some degree
reveal whether the new revolution il
trumpcd up, staged to cmbarrass the Allies
or a bona fide decline Of Germany into an
nrchy. Scrupulousy watchful waiting should
be serviCeable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
SILLY SEASON BILLS

THE Harrisburg silly season occurs most
j. inopportunely. There is a vast amount
Of solid work TO be performed at the capital
Of this commonwealth unless thc current
Legislature is willing to accept the charge
of'failure.
But the prospects of settling down to
business are not enhanced by such foolish
ness as the threatened Sewers bill limiting
the terms of Philadelphia Mayors to two
years. The proposed measure is unworthy
attention save in it's aspect of time wastcr.
In this regard it is in line with grst
of other bills framed for intimdating or
purely discretionary purposes. If this sort
of thing keeps up the public will be inclined
10 view the even years. when the Legisla-
ture docs not meet. as imbupd with II par
ticular charm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Phiadephians Subjects They
Kno1v Best

conveniences that are to be found in the
best European markets. Produce, money and
time are continually being wasted that can
not fail to greatly enhance the cost of food.
sion showed what good results could be
brought about. Philadelphia, using 600, 900
quarts Of milk day, buys from two to four
cents quart cheaper than other large
sis, 200 to s26. 900 is saved to Philadelphia
daily on this one item Of food. This result
has been brought about by the co operation
of producer and distributor.
1T has been estimated that three -fourths
of the people of Philadelphia spend from 40
to so per cent of their income on food.
During times when many are out of work
and with decreasing wages. the workingman
has a right to demand that there be no un-
necessarily high prices for food.
With farm production relatively de-
creasing we cannot afford to be wasteful of
food. Therefore a careful and scientific
study should be made of the sources Of Phil
adelphia 3 food supply. of the methods by
which this reaches the city and its distribu-
tion here.
I'm June 1910, Councils passed a reso.
luton authorizing the Mayor to appoint a
commission to investigate the market facili-
ties of Philadelphia and to ascertain what
was needed for q quick and cheap wholesale
and retail distribution of oil food commodi-
ties. This commission was appointed the
next month by Mayor Smith. and in October
OF the same year was granted an appropria
tion Of $4,000 by Councils for the expenses
of survey. Before such work could be
undertaken. however, the commission re-
signed. and nothing further has been done in
the matter. The organizations that have for
several years been active in trying to better
market conditions are again bringing the
problem to the attention of the Mayor.
THE enfranchisement of women, the Del
aware river bridge project. the plans for a
greater port and the preparations for the
sesQuicentennial seem to mark this as a
proptious time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
GERMAN STACE-FIRE?

yJO THE old doctrine that GcrmHny was
il so strong and orderly that sh" must be
obeyed has succeeded the principle that She
is so weak and disordcrly that she cannot
be commanded
whether Implicated or NOT, the Touton
commissioners who have baked at the
reparationS terms are unlikely to BE- wholly
displeascd by the reports Of riots and Com
munist uprisingS in Hamburg, lcipSi" and
other industrial crntcrs. \ Spectacular OK.
hibit Of collapse is not entirely an nm.
Imaginable move on the part Of d"f"atod
nation.
In this councrtion however. it Is per.
mlssiblc 70 rc.up the French explosion after
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

J. San Juan 10 the capital OF Porto Rico
:. The ancient Aryan peoples Of India a
white race spoke the Sanskrit Ian
guage.
3, The plural of the word court -marti ia
courts-martal "
I. Kansas IL the Sunfower State
3. Pluto was the god OF the lower reVIons
In classical mythology
G, Millard Fillmore became President nm IN.
death OF Zachary Taylor In 1850
l. The climate zones OF the world are tho
North Frigid zone. the North Temper.
ate zone, the Torrid zone the Sonth
Temperate zone and the South Frigid
'e'
g. Napoleon bonnparte was confined in
Elba' small island in the Mediterra.
,r mean, after his first abdication In 1914.
Q. The earliest English comedy is "Rsiph
Roister Bolster" by Nicholas ITdaII
II was written probably between 1894
and 1891. '''
10 Sand-bllnd means virtually blind but NOT
wholly 80, Sand" IL from the old
English word sam" half
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
United States Naval Supremacy

From the Worlds Work
According to reliable information. the dis
placement Of the American first line in 1924
will be ! $50. $50. against 49,, 200 for the
British and 4a7 $50 for the Japanese; in
other words, American naval strength, on
the basis of ships will not fall far behind
the combined strength Of Great Britain and
Japan. This same authority says that in
small units. such as destroyers and sub
marines, the United States is stronger than
Great Britain. while the American merchant
fleet has reached proportions which have
caused dismay in England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
What Do You Kno,u?
QUIZ

QUIZ
j. who fired the first shot in the battle of
New Orleans between tho Americans
under jackson and the British under
Pakenham In 1915? ''
2 Who said Kind hearts are more than
coronets and simple faith than Nor
man blood?
g. For how many years has Rome been the
capital of United Italy?
T. Who Is the only woman member OF Con-
gress?
5. Who Is the present secretary Of the navy?
g. Name two operas by Richard Strauss
l. When does tho centenary OF Napoleon
Bonaparte's death occur?
8. Where Ia Silesia?
.. How long Is the Panama canal?
10. What Is arRon?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
The citv registrar of Boston says

The city registrar of Boston says s!yv .uSi .nS
nine out of ten prospective p1uehs, ties,
This might serve as a text for q hom.y,
but nS it isnt worth while. The chances s,,ISS s1S
that the condition Is peculiar to one Sac sss
for limited time and that the ayerar ,vsr, a
of bride and bridegroom the country nrov' "T
rich and poor alike, highbrow ana cS ,o"bbs been.
Dan Cupid Is far from becoming siippe'''
pantaloon,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
Arthur Brisbane implics that Ar

Arthur Brisbane implies that America
will not trade with Soviet Russia because
Bolshcvist gold was stolen from the czar.
lie hotly desires to know who the czar stole
it from, And he srornfully notes the fact
the Swedish mint and thus is achieving re.
spcctability. But the reason that America
hesitates about trading IL not that the money
was stolen. 1t is simply that a good busi.
bic parties, especially when said parties
branded as criminals, may at any time be
pinched and put away and their business
dealings nulifed. Stolen" is crude way
Of phrnSng it, As II matter Of fact there
is no talk Of theft in the taking hold of q
government and its resources, . Convey
thn Misr II Cnll. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

The revenue from the income tax is saIu
to be up to the expectations Of the ireasg9fs
Department. The three installments ot ..S
penny each still due from a we'll -adVertiss" 'ro
Georgia capitalist will, therefore, be pu''
lagniappe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Two thirds of New York suicides %s,. ,
says the chief medical exam'aasi'' ai.
and argues that marriage must nave tbs. %
Not at all. 1t Is Simply pon 'Doii oi
people have greater apprec'n'ON
New York's disadvantages.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Business circles in Boston are shock,eG,
ar the elopement of competent saiess't.
with a son Of the idle rich; but as ne s
said to be a likely young fellow there ther.,ir X
that her friends will eVen'u'"F
accept him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Just because money talks the German
have apparently jumped to the CONCLUSION ..n
that talk is money; or, believing tnet 'I"s
is money, are willing to give the Allies lots
of time to think things over.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Pottsville women may appeal to the
Supreme Court to test their right to serve
on juries thus evincing n desire to share
mans privilege of thinking up excuses 10
dodge duty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

New York is to establish portable street
shower baths for summer use In the tens'
ment districts. We may now look for or
dinances regulating East Side bathing cos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

1t may be said for the majority of Legs
latures, remarked Demosthenes Mc(iinnis'
that they possess the qualifications OF mod
ern business-quantity production and cheap
ness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

We confess to experiencing severe pains
in the department of the interior whenever
we read Of polite or gentlcmanly or cheerful
bandits All the odds are in favor Of the
thief being n cheap skate whose manners
match his mentality and his morals.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

An Austrian archduke Is doing yaude'
vile stunt in Berlin cabaret, Berlin
doubtless draws the line at German royalties,
knowing them to be bad actors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Having dilly -dalied until work still to
be done seems alarming. members OF the
Legislature may now put in the rest d
their time thinking UP an alibi.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

World interest in Russian business may
indicate that the strike is about over and
Russia is ready to return to work
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

The administration is now hopeful that
Chicago's industrial disputnnts who have
packed II punch may can their difficulties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Germany's attitude concerning Amer
cas- demand for the return of Bergdoll y
that she would like to say something rude II
she dared
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Boston is setting the rest of the country
a good example It's official rat catcher Is
capturing more than hundred rodents
every day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Now that the consul at Jerusalem has
informed MS that the fall of mama was
neither poetry nor miracle but that it
rhr form of grain. We await information as
to where II romeS from and what shape IL
taos when I 'alis or dock leaves or nettlcs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

a parachutist in Champlain. H.. has
dropped 2G,400 feet. 1t Is record no gas
meter can ever hope to equal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Germany doesn't care how many notes
she exchanges so long as it defers payment
of her bills.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

One hopeful note comes from the dircc.
tion Of the Legislature-a voice from the
tomb where the bad bills are buried
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

No thought Of sex equality dSturbs the
unquiet Of the Alimony Beneficial Society.
The male creature continues to be the goit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

The Chicago police seem to be doing
their poor darnedest to give dignity to
Henry's sheet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

With all the voters offceholders, who
will be left to do the kicking in Tavistock,
~ j.?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

Mr.. Lansings sore thumb, remarked
Pericarp casually. has swollen to the size
Of a book Of 800 pages
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25
SHORT CUTS
Even the dryest may have a bun today

The campaign song Of counclmanic
Varieties is "Shear. boys. shenr!"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-25

IF ONE has motor then The possibilities
/ for such excursions are doubled. Chester
county, with its wonderful farms; the
Schuylkill valley, or rather the country 70
the east or west of it up to Lebanon VALLEY:
the hunting country this side of Media, the
Brandywine river road. the Whitemarsh
valley roads toward Bethlehem. the Old York
road to the Delaware beyond Trenton.
When the stranger In our midst gets II
into his head that we are a country loving
lot here in town. and that we turn naturaIlr
to out of door sports and recreations. he
will really get the gist of us. He will find
us In the squares. in the parks. on the Rolf
links. or boating, or riding, or gardening
or playing ball or tennis or cricket, or skaf
ing, or hunting, or motoring. or bicycling,
or just walking along the roads Which Is
why the town looks so dul on a holiday.
cnnnfrN
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1921-06-13
STATE ROAD
To MORT
FINISHED
SUNDAY
With Opening of Traffic
Two Days Will Be Saved
on Round Trip Over Pres
ent Route.

The state highway into the imperial
Valley through the desert on the west
side of the Salton Sea was completed
yesterday. The finishing touches are
now being put on the work and as soon
as the paving is properly hardened,
which will be in about three weeks, the
road will be opened to the public.
This section of the work was con-
structed by the state highway commits
sion under force order by day labor
and for the past month has been car
ried on without stop for Sundays or
holidays, by a large force Of men un-
der the direct supervision Of commits
sion engineers. 1t is said to be a
splendid piece of work. That portion
of the highway in Riverside county
connecting with the section west of
the Saiton Sea was completed last
Tuesday.
Residents of Imperial Valley have
been waiting for ten years for the
building of this highway, providing a
route between Los Angeles and I'M
perial Valley which will save two days
time for a round trip as compared with
the state highway route heretofore
travelled by way of San Diego.
1t is anticipated that week end trips
from Los Angeles to Imperial Valley
and from Imperial Valley to Los An
geles and the beach towns, will become
extremely popular with the opening of
the new road
1t was stated yesterday that there
is some uncertainty about the route to
be followed by the highway between
Beaumont and Indio. Surveying par
ties have been at work for some time
seeking to establish Il route north of
the railroad tracks between White
water and Indio instead Of following
the existing highway through Palm
Springs,
1t is considered possible that the
state highway may be carried along
the existing route for part of the way
and it is possible that it may run
along the base of the mountains
through Palm Springs.
Points in favor OF carrying the
highway along the line OF the rail
road between Whitewater and Indio
are that the route would be shorter by
about five miles and would be less sub
ject to washouts from water coming
from the steep mountain sides.
On the other hand the existing route
is said to be favored by residents Of
Coachella Valley because Of it's free
dom from sand storms Occasioned by
the high winds which arc frequent in
the desert pass between Mount San
Jacinto and the San Bernardino noun
tains,
1t is expected that work on the re
naming section of the highway will
be started this fall and rushed to an
early completion.
The highway between San Bcrnar-
dino and Beaumont is completed, ready
for surfacing and that between Beau
mont and Banning is paved and in
good condition.