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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
THE RIGHT NOTE FROM ITALY

D DEPORTS from Italy agree that the work
~ of reconstruction in that country is being
conducted in spirit strikiugly free from
the bitternesses and old animosities inherited
elsewhere from the world strife
This commendable attitude of mind was
reflected yesterday In the words of Vittorio
Rolando Ricci the new Ambassador, in his
address at Independence Hall. Without
enmity to our former enemies, without un
due pretense and selfshness, both America
and Italy he declared, ARE eIdeavoring
TO overcome the industrial and financial crisis
resulting from the war.
This is the language of true. forward
looking craftsmanship maufully cognilsnt of
the justice of the cause for which America
and Italy were associated in defense Of civil
ization aud at the same time regardful Of
future obligations.
Italo- American friendship contains ele
ments Of durability that are exceptional.
OF all the msjo nations OF Western Europe.
Italy is the only one with which the United
States has not. at some time in its history,
been at war. The stabilizing fact is an eX
cellent basis for executing such a program
devoted to intelligent and humane progress
az that for which Signor Ricci stands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
JAMES J. SkELlY
On Amateur Theatricals

A MATEUR theatricals as a means of cul-
Ature. enjoyment and of widening, one
acquaintance with worth while people are
under appreciated, believes James }: Skel-
ly. one of Phladephia's leading directors
and coaches of benefit performances. Often
they present the open sesame to a real
career. he believes. and at least they serve
to readjust some peoples opinions OF their
own tale>ts.
"Poise, S>>siness of dction, vocabulary,
all come with taking part in such perform
ances.' declares Mr.. Skelly. Many man
and woman have | sent to the dictionary
over O word which, while not out of the
ordinary was simply one which he or she
had never come across.
Something of the best in literature, IN
appreciation of music and of the graphic
arts is often reflected in the lines OF
play, and through this secondary contact
both young and old are frequently stimu
lated to widen their horizons.
There Is nothing like play with
punch TO force US out OF the rut ana II hs
actors. amateur or professional, we enter
different realm. we are driven to new per-
spective. compelled to loosen new joints IN
our mental processes.
Careers Started Here
'Associat ations formed in amateur theatri-
Gals here in Philadelphia have proved very
valuable in later life to many young men
and women. They have met people of cali
Der who have been able to help them so
cially and professionally. And careers have
come to more than one In connection with
the Germantown Amateur Theatrical So
cety | recall May Cody who as Maude
Gilbert is making good on the stage also
Mary Kennevan, who, under the name OF
Mary Carr, is making success on the
screen.
development is incidental, always. TO
the appea rance of real talent in amateur
theatricals, providing interest Is maintained
-. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

nov demanding that the meat packers shall
be put under the regulation Of the govern
ment so that the cattle growers may get
better price for their cattle
No one objects to fair price for what
the farmers raise. IL their combination Is
conducted in such way as TO equalize the
distribution of food without raising the price
to the consumer there will be little II any
popular objection to 1t.
1t Is admitted on all hands that there
are certain advantages to be derived
from combination. Already the ANTITRUST
laws directed against manufacturing cor
porations have been relaxed so as TO per-
nit any group Of manufacturers to combine
for economies In the export trade. II is
recognized that the United States cannot
compete with foreign combinations unless
we meet them by their own methods. The
final effect of the farmers combination may
be to bring about demand for a modifca
tion OF the laws in such a way as to per-
init all producers to do what the farmers
may now do whether those producers are
engaged in the export trade or not. On the
other hand. 1t may be that the farmers will
be so greedy that there will be an irresistible
demand that the anti trust laws forbid all
combinations. by whomever entered into,
that result in agreements to fix prices and
restrain trade. 1t all depends on the way
the experiment works.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
NATURE ENRAGED

HOWEVER thoroughly investigation OF
IL the remains of the Curtiss- Eagle am
bulance airplane may be conducted. it will
be impossible to dissociate the most tragic
disaster in the history of American avia
ton from the uncomfortable forces of
nature
Perhaps. as Captain De Lavergne, air at
tache of the French Embassy, maintains, the
Eagle was badly balanced Nevertheless.
this defect. il it existed, did not prevent the
machine from making successful fight for
nearly two hours. until the time. in fact,
that the plane encountered an extraordina
rily severe electrical storm.
There are many sea captains who aver the
largest and most powerfully built vessel
ever constructed is no match for the heart
OF a West India hurricane. Their con
tention is acknowledgment that in her most
savage mood nature is unchalleugeable.
Man is clever and able and ingenious and
the engines which he has created are capable
of combating natural forces which in times
past have imperiled the race. But there
are limits TO the endurance of human handi-
work on the land on the sea in the air.
Ii is folly 10 ignore this truth because it il
trite or to disdain its significance by ex-
csssive eulogy of the fruits of modern
progress.
Some of the Army Air Service officials
have declared that there is no record of an
airplsne ever having been hit by lightning
In some instances. it may be noted, death
has way of obiterating records
The fact is that the capacity of air ma
chimes to withstand the might of certain
terrific celestial phenomena is largely un-
known.
Recognition of this mystery need not i'm :
ply that man is afraid Of nature. He has
revealed his courage on occasions innu-
merable since the unending struggle began.
1t is not to be imagined that aviation will
cease because n thunderstorm is vaguely
held responsible for the loss of one airplsne
and seven lives. Ability 10 repel natural
onslaughtS will however. be enhanced by
scientific study and chastened spprecia ton
Of their fury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
A FARMERS TRUST

THE evident purpose Of tn" organization
l. Of farmers. which has just announced
the chartcrng Of a subsidiary corporation
with 500 900, 900 capital. is 10 control
the marketing of grain and other foods in
order to secure better price for the pro-
ducPrS
II the members of the organization we're
manufacturers of hose, or automobiles. or
clothing or steel or sugar. they would b.
amenable to the laws against conspiraclrs
in restraint Of trade. Bur the anti.tr
laws explicitly exclude from their penalties
all organizations of farmers and all organi-
zations Of workers. II is an olfPnse for a
group of manufacturing corporations 70
unite in order to increase the profits oC the
members, but the farmers and the working.
men are allowed 10 enter into any combina
tion which pleases them.
The antitrust laws were passed AZ the
demand largely. of the farmers They oh
icctcd TO the manipulation of the prices Of
the things which they had to buy They
prevented the railroads from combining
They made II crime for the manufacturers
o, agricultural machinery 10 make agree.
aents with one another. They are Just
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
JEFFERSoN'S MONUMENT

WITHOUT disparaging in the least the
W present eminenCe and the brilliant
scholastic record Of the University of Vir-
ginia il may be said that the current OBJ
servance of its centenary is in significant
sense tribute to one man. Thomas Jeffer
son.
The tomb on Monticello hillside bears this
inscription after the name Author of the
Declaration Of Independence. Of the statute
OF Virginia for religious liberty and father
Of the University IT Virginia" The spirit
OF paternal pride expressed is unmistaka5ie.
II has been justified by history.
Few statesmen of the past are honored
with uobler more enduring monument
than Virginia chief institution of higher
learning In its century Of quiet solid
growth it has spiritually evoked the Jeffpr-
sonian mood and the ,Ieffersonian principles
as consistently ms it's gracious architecture
has preserved the charm of the original
buildings designed by the founder.
The respect and admiration Of sister uni
versities throughout the land are the portion
Of this new academic ccutenarian.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
WOMEN IN THE DAYS NEWS

"a YOUNG girls ideal future" says
"A Congressv oman Robertson. lis a
husband and babies and home Of her
oNn'
Which is justification for the "charm
school in Chicago'S Y, W. c, A., one
class at which has just completed a four
months course in 'trousseau suggestions
and home management
And when all the girls have been taught
10 keep house and retain the love of their
husbands. other schools may be established
10 teach husbands how TO treat their wives ,
how, for instance, 10 show appreciation Of
dinners they have cooked and garments they
wear.
Not, Of course. that n man doesn't like
his meals il Is simply that he doesn't al
ways say 40. Not that he does not show
appreciation of feminine wear. On the con
trary-
A skirt made Of slkcn leaves worn over
mink tights causes Paris To wonder what
win happen when the wind blows, As
though Paris didn't know. Rubber uecks
viii get kinks,
Rut what man loves 10 look at is not
slrnys what ne would admire on his wife
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

Perhaps thc young men who run the stu
dent publication at the University OF WIS
cons!n have wives In mind. They have peen
attacking the costumes OF co-eds One ar
tice begins
The dress or rather the lack OF dress
OF the girls OF today"
II is easy TO guess what follows.
And. after all. things are probably not
half SO bad as they seem They seldom
are The world has been going to the dogs
for centuries and it Is still pretty good old
world. The women have been leading men
to perdition all that time--and heaven Is
still ahead
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
Checking Up

THE poet loved at divers times
l. Sundrv fair maids and told them.
He barcd his soul in deathless rhymes
And to the world he sold them
lie wed lass. A poem paid
The fee of squire who joined them.
The joys Of marriage he arraycd
In lifting songs-and coined them.
He had n lot of girls and boys.
He loved them, taught them, thrashed
them.
He chrOnicled their woes and joys
In cheerful lays-and Cashed them
His virtues blue, his vices red
To all he made confession
While money talks" the poet said.
"Why should ] lack expressionf"
G., A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
HUMANISMS
BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY

MISS ALICE NJ. ROBERTSON. Con-
AV1 gresswoman from Oklahoma, is ingra-
tiating herself with her fellow members.
There is nothing Eighty or frivolous about
her. She is sturdy missionary stock; is
plain, straightforward and given to com
mon sense statement Of the facts and a
quizzcal humor.
He serves his party best who, serves
his country best is germ of philosophy
which she is fond Of emphasizing.
When party leaders came to her in Ok
lahomn and suggested that che run for
Congress. she says, she took the matter un-
der advsement. Then she went and Goa
suited three men about it--but no women.
insistent that she marry him as these men
were that she run for Congress. she would
not have been there today
II owe my success to Napoleon" said
Senator Bert NJ. Fernald. of Maine ma
poleon had his own method of getting results
and those methods have resoundcd down
through the decades much to the benefit of
succeeding generations.
Napoleon offered cash reward to the
man who would discover substitute for
cane for making sugar. substitute that
could be grown in France. The sugar beet
was the result. Napoleon offered a prize
of $1,000 to any man who would discover a
way of preserving food for his soldiers and
man named Appert developed the process
OF heating them and sealing them in cans.
II was poor boy on farm in Maine,
but, back in 1886, ] borrowed $1,000 from
maiden aunt and began canning corn. The
business prospcred until now we nut up
half million cans every fall. For twenty
years | Travelled during January and Feb
ruary and sold corn The corn of the Maine
farmer, thanks 10 Napoleon and my maiden
aunt, is now eaten in every State in the
Union
The steps of the State Department on the
White House side run up for a long fight.
and while we stood there and gossiped in the
sun man came hurryng out of the base
ment entrance below and hustled along the
roadway followed by the trucks that deliver
supplies
It was Secretary Hughes going over for n
conference with the President.
We noted his dark business suit some =
what wrinkled from service; the soft hat
inclined to slouch. the comfortable laced
working clothes. We took in the stature of
this man in middle life. Five feet ten we
| guessed him. 4 big man from the European
standpoint. He was also solid man about
| the shoulders, man Of bulk. He swung
along in the confidence Of good health, the
| joy of physical well being. There was n grcat
| forward sweep in the very way of him
Looks to me like real American. -
! said my companion.
Senator Ralph Cameron says that things
| are changing down in Arizona whore he
| comes from. Despite the dry and arid rcuu =
tation of that State they are actually herd
| ing cattle in mOt0rboatS down there now
The Reclamation Service. you will re,
member. put the Roosevelt Dam across 4
canyon and created a lake fifty miles long
1t was right in the heart of the cattle coun
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
NOW MY IDEA is THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Phadepians Subjects They
KnoU Best

sure that no unwholesome taint might creep
into the presentation. Our plays, before
being produced, are usually read by a nun.
But they have proved a powerful factor
for maintaining interest among those actu-
ally qualified for such work, and splendid
aid has been rendered to various charitable
causes, such as the House of the Good
Shepherd, which will receive its twenty
ninth benefit this year from the Philopa
tran players.
Thus the good ends will have been
served a more or less liberal training of
real talent, giving it n chance to broaden
and deepen, and renewal Of interest, as
well as a direct financial benefit to worthy
causes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. BENJAMIN Tillmnn, long United States
Senator from South Carolina, was
nicknamed "Pitchfork Ben" S
2. A pilnster is n rectangular column, espe-
cially one engaged in a wall.
3. Daniel Webster died In 1852. vi
4. Woodrow Wilson was Governor of New
Jersey at the time Of his election
to the presidency.
5. John Sebastian Bach, celebrated Ger
man composer. was one OF the pioneer
of modern music. His dates are 1856
1850. VI
6. Sydney Is the largest city of Australia
with an estimated population in 1915
of $4,000.
7. Princess Matoika, or Matoaka- was the
title by which Pocahontas, the Ameri-
=. can Indian bride of John Rolfe, was
known when she went to England Ia
1916. Va
s, Henry Fielding, the eighteenth centusy
English novelist, wrote Tom Jones'
0. Neptune revolves in an orbit more distant
from the sun than any other planss
in the solar system. N
10 Poison gas was first used in the World
War by the Germans In 1915.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
4 HYMN OF HATE

7 HATE the sound of war the "a'
J. clang forging it's weapons .u;,s I'M
| hate the blarc of trnmpe's 'e"''
leglons to slaughter; ~ oysr ID,
bodies OF men; >, ..ho spd
hate the glory Of leaders VINO mo. no.
others before them, reap'pS
sowing Aha Hind snl
the helpless; ,,o.niug d
| hatc the long desolation, the @ wssp'''
widows. the hunger OF chllm,'i ci,v a. ~
And, more than all, | hate the iols
pies who foster the madness syorA
Don e. Seitz, in the New iors "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
After You, AIphonse

From the Washington Star.
1t is upon decrease in the high cost q
living that the possibility of painless waC
reduction largely depends. And it is upci
decrease of production price that the redae'
ton of II. c. J.. must be based. In the ~
game of economics the question OF who's
move it is figures importantly ="
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
HELPING the Housing Problem

From the Boston Globe. .
Now that the exchange value OF wv
Russian Soviet rubles is one American dc'
lar and trade with Russia is not forbiddsl
by the State Department, why not impcn
enough Russian Soviet rubles to make na'
and original paper for room:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
What Do You Know?
QUIZ

!. Who was Theodore O'Hara?
9 What was the moa? w. -.
3. What United States naval vessel an
p appeared without leaving a trso
during the World War?
4. What Is a mob cap and why is II 50
called? T
5. What was Prides Purge?
s. Who were the Moabtes and where did
they live?
7. Who wrote THE New Pilgrims Prog.
ress"?
g. Which word Is in better standing pre-
ventive or preventative?
O. Who was Nestor? vi
TO- What Is meant by Gods acre?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

As the result Of the coal strike Lon
doners are alleged 10 have made the ac-
ouaintance Of the sun. Persistent optimists
are now singing revised version of an old
song:
Cheer up. though the strikes made you
groggy
Smoke up, though the devils to pay
Tomorrow the day may bs foEwy,
Although the suns shining today,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
A Pastime for Dr.. Sawyer

From tho Ohio State journal.
We suppose Brigadier General c. u, sis,
yer, Of Marion, o., will have pretty gooa
time down there in Washington recalllin!
the old days at West Point with the ola.
regular army men who have desk'r0os
thpre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
As They Tell EN- on the Pacific Coast

From the Vancouver Province.
When it blows at Victoria it really blows.
We are solemnly assured that golfer I
Colwood drove off in the teeth OF the gale
and the wind was so strong that II blew
the ball back and it struck him on the
nose. lie holed out In one. Golfers at
Macaulay Point were unable to get beyond
the second hole and some we're unable to ~
off at all
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
SISy.fiigh
Romance

The day has not yet
Sky. High arrived when air riding
Romance has become common
place ms the Indian
Hcad disaster has demonstrated. IT is not
the danger of aviation that gives it thrills
danger ami death are themselves ordinary
enough il is the thing unknown that will
continue to attract the adventurous as,
for instance, the airbank that one may
bump into without previously suspecting Its
presence or the pocket Of nothingness into
which one may drop Tired souls will for
rides at, say, four trips for Il quarter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
A MetropoIItan Requisite

From the Seattle Post-Inteligenctr' u,,.,
Now that Seattle has its own ollJSi,. An
scandal 1t casts n glance of scorntui ~
dain at New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
Kansas Home Brew

From the Atchison Globe. ..,u,r
1t also comes to our ears that one lhist, lu1iItL
is blasting out stumps with the corn ""''''
he made this spring.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
Wisdom

From the Atchson Globe.
Every man makes fool of himself oces,
sionally, q, but the wise ones are those WV
don't make mistakes as often as the olherH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

Memorial Day speeches the country over
seem to indicate that Colonel Harvey didn't
know what he was talking about when he
said we got into the war because we were
afraid not TO iXht
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
Mans Dark Days

From the Howard, Kan, Courant. -,
Every man has days when his susPensu.~. ss,.
insist on getting twisted and his SOCKS A'''
coming down
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

II a Boston man, as is alleged, ad .
yanced the Einsten theory fifteen years ago,
the town has suffered the unsuspected lack
of a competent press agent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

Aren't we all slackers while disabled
soldiers snfcr from want or neglect
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

The tragedy at Burlington causes one to
wonder why It is necessary FOR an excursion
train to run seventy or eighty miles an hour.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

An Anglo japanese alliance that would
meet with general favor would be simple
agreement TO join Uncle Sam in disarmament
proceedings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

Bouck Whites aversion to fighting is
now alleged to be confined to eases where
men arc opponents that where n woman
NAV be swatted, the case IL entirely different.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

And now we're all set for June brides,
June bugs, June roses and June graduates
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

The poppy having had its day, New
York has decided to devote the Fourth of
July 10 hops.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

The War Department novelist can
complain Of the amount of publicity his
book is getting.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

There is something fshy about the
trial of German war criminals; something
red herriEg-y. as IL were,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

We note from the latest plan Of the
A HES that Tom Fiddler has put in claim
for part Of Upper Silesin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

Our cemeteries provide memory cours
IN patriotism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
laying the
Ghosts

After having made
laying the acknowledgment of
Ghosts the debt owe to
those who laid down
their lives for us. said acknowledgment being
accompanied by a glimmer Of the fact that
we owe something to the young men still
alive who sacrificed their health for us. we
may now proceed to forget them all for an
other year-Dempsey and Bergdoll will now
resume DOstiOp in the spOtlieht
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31
Spotlight
Necessary

As the spectacular Is vital to his existence
we suspect that always viii his art be true
to pol.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

The Knox resolution shows evidences
Of hard knocks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-31

D'Annunzio says he
has abandoned politics
md will devote him
self entirely IN his Art