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WOMEN AS PARTISANS

TNHE presence of women for tho first time
L officially in the Republican Stat Com.
mittec and the accession Of a woman 70 thc
vice chalrmanship i novelty that will
soon subsdc into n CommOnpaCc
1t is safe to assume that the energetic par
tisaDship upon which III" American system
OF Government operates will appeal no loss
strongly to III" newly onfrnnchisrd class Of
voters than to those with an older preroga
tive.
The futiIity Of Wumcns marty. oxclu.
sivey constituted aS SUCH scarcely needs to
be proved. II is as componpnts of existing
partisan machinery that the distinctive abili
ties Of women will be most ~crvircnblc
The extent Of their influence as with that
OF the men, is d"pendNn, chiefly upon per
sonaity and the capacity for consistent
work An auspiciouS beginning has, been
made in the elevation 70 the vice chairman
ship Of the Republican State COMMITTEES Of
so active party spokCSwoman as Mrs
Barclay Warburton.
According TO a resolution formally adopted
her role in tho matter Of appointments and
State patronage is duly recognized Her
influential position is an ndoN thnt male
politicians are accepting the realities Of the
new order
The cnfranchiScm"nt of women has passed
out of the merely complimentary stage into
the domain Of practical politics. IN proper
tion ms they are unafraid of that term. whirh
Ss sometimes invidioCsly used will the
Npmon Of PENNSYLVANIA qualify ae assets in
the complex funrtioning Of Govcrnnrnt
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Member of the Associated Press
A VExATIOUS TRANSIT TANGLE

HNHE ethics Of the quarrel agitnting tho
l. p. r. 7. and the West Chester traction
companies ar" decidedly c>s a matter ot
public concern than the practical ron~"-
Quenccs Of the conflict.
Popular interest is fixed upon the subject
Of efficient and convenient connections be-.
tween the metropolitan and the suburban
lines, Despite the erection uf the sixty
ninth street terminal, 1t cannot be- said that
the through communication problem has yet
been worked ont upon a really constructive
and common sense basis.
The contention Of tn" transit company
that the West Chester line has tailed for
nearly two years to render any service
whatever over its trackagc between Sixty
ninth street and Sixty third street is made
in answer to the suburban company'S com
plant regarding the turning back Of many
OF the elevated trains at Sixty third strc"t.
Obviously, each corporation would b" pleased
TO compel tho other to carry tho burden of
expense in tho intervening territory.
Meanwhile. however. tho public i virtini-
lied by ob>trurtionist tactics which >"riou~iy
retard the proper development Of trnusp ~.
tatiou facilities that arc artuall, in ov:,t-
ence. II is in such compl"v questions a.
this that tn" services of tho Iubli" Service
Commission arc most welcome.
So far as rhy Sical conditions are con
cerned. it would he perfectly possible To
route cars directly from Wcst Chester. Ard
more or Media into central Philadelphia and
vice versa. In sense. tho SIXTY ninth
street terminal station created a problem
rather than solved ono. since it gave spociouS
force TO the contention that a change of
cars was a necessity
The commission. which will continue it,
hearings this week. has responsibilities which
do not merely end with appointments of
praise or blame TO ono or both Of the con
testauts. The transportation Snnrl at the
western frontier of the city will not bc un-
tangled until some adequate system of
through routing is established
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be induced to exchange those bonds for the
foreign securities bearing a higher rate of
interest. This would at once reduce the
interest obligations of the Treasury. Such
an exchange cannot be made however, until
the solvcncy Of the foreign Governments is
restored
AS soon as the Washington Government
can unload this foreign debt in such way
that the interest will have 10 be carried by
the debtors the Federal budget can be- re-
duccd by about half n billion dollars n ycur.
lf Secretary Mellon can bring this about
he will achieve triumph of financial states
manship which will lift him into secure
place in American history as one Of the most
successful Secretaries of the Treasury we
have ever had.
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MELONS OPPORTUNITY

A BOUT S0OO, 600 900 Of the amount
IA raised by the Government through rhc
sale of Liberty and Victory Bonds was lent
10 foreign Governments. Great Britain got
4,210, 900, 600; France. S9.7jO. 900 600
Italy, 81 $50, 600 600, and belgium. $500.
GOO, 900, The remainder went to Russia
Jugo Slavia and tho other Allies.
The only security which the Federal Treas
Try has for this money i what amounts to
demand notes. No interest has been paid
because the borrowers have NOT been able
10 raise the funds.
Secretary Mellon. who is an experienced
financier. has hc"u working on II pIan TO
change the demand notes int" time bonds
bearing such rate Of interest A. will at
tract investors His purpose in doing this
is to change the debt from an obligation 10
the Government of the United States into
debt due to private investors The reasons
for this are economical and poiticaI
Ii is admittedly uuwisc to permit the debt
10 remain an obligation Of foreign Govern
Inents TO the United States any longer than
is absolutely necessary. So long ms this
rendition prevails the debt is liable 10 he "A
source of irritation. II is Of the highest
political expcdienCy to change II as soon NJ
possible.
Economically. the change would relieve
the Federal Treasury. The bonds Of the
foreign Governments would of course. come
first into the hands of the Washington Gov
frnment. But they would be negotiable
securities. As fast as the market war
rnned they could be uuloadcd on private
lIoi,lers Of large blocks of law,
.t.alsf ~ Ing Liberty Bonds niightin iiLa
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PERSHING'S HOPE

GENERAL PERSIIING hopes that meyer
" again will the Nation have I" pass
through such an experience with unframed
bodies and minds ms it did in tn" last war.
II won't if war can be avoided; II may
not oven il war comes
Unqucstionably unrestricted immigration
had something to do with the physical and
mental unfitncsS Of many Of the ronscripts.
There is disposition to mend this matter.
Habits formed in army camps have un-
uucstionably improved the physique of young
mon of the present generation. The civilian
summer trimming camps will do much to keep
them ft Such organizations as tn" Boy
Scouts arc also important factors for physi-
cal. mental and moral betterment.
There is abundant reason for believing
that thc horc of General Pershing will be
justified
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lished, and this 'assurcdly must be helpful in
the powers that have been asked to give 1t
rcplity
CLEAR VISION IN THE LEAGUE

THE position which Secretary Hughes has
taken regarding the disposition of man
dates is pcrccptibly strengthened by the
valedictory of DIR. Da Cunha retiring presi-
dent of the Council of the League Of Ma
tions.
At the thirteenth meeting Of this body,
held in Geneva last week, DIR. Da Cumha
declared that he had urged the principal
allied Powers to come to some agreement
with the Government Of the lnited States in
order that the Council might act with un-
questioned authority. Here is significant
intimation that the former German terri
tories were somewhat hastily apportioncd
among the Allies.
Mr., Hughes has asserted that. as co
partner in the war. the United States retains
n proportion Of rights in this matter. and
TINT these have not been forfeited by our
rcfuSals to send representatives to the League
10 discuss the terms Of tho mandates. OPP
rortunity for this Government to explain
and Justify its position is furnished by our
present participation in the Supreme Council
aud the Council Of Ambassadors.
The parleys already opened with Japan
auspiciously forecast a clearing up of the
mists cnvcloping the status Of the little
Island Of zap. The Mcsopotamian trade
rights problem is a subject for adjustment
ULN'Pu lH' IHltpO StHI'S anu 'I'HI pIIt-
ain. These are tho two mandate questions
in which America is primarily interested.
II answers can be found for them this
summer. the League will he cxtricatcd from
n Quandary which II now fears. The As
Scmbly. the fully representative body Of tho
association. will rcconvenc next September.
Naturally. tho Council is dcsirous Of dealing
in realities when tho entire organization Is
in session.
Herbert a. T.. Fisher. British representa-
tive in tho Council observed the other day
that tho Assembly may not understand why
tho inundated territories arc not yct enjoy
ing stable civic administrations. II the
International difficulties involving the major
League powers and the greatest power out
side The League are smoothed away. the
formal decisions Of tho association will aC.
Quirc validity heretofore lacking.
Curiously enough. by a keen appreciation
Of conditions outside tho League. DR.. Da
Cunha has taken steps which may materially
enhance its prestige. Moreover. in realizing
the trend Of Mr. Hughes diplomacy the
League. through tho retiring president Of its
highest body, has cvinccd a measure of
sympathetic understanding which may serve
to win il additional friends in this country
frankl, hostile attitud" could scarcely
fail to augment existing prciudic"S.
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Today's Anniversarles

1673-Sir John Dalrymple. the Engi.n
Ambassador to France, who foiled the plot,
Of the Pretender, born in Edinburgh. p'a
there May o. 1747.
1903 -Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot
and revolutionist, born in Dublin. Comln'tted
suicide in prison. November 10. 17os Ala
1s36-Emanuel Joseph Sieyes. one o, tas M
chief political thinkers of the period OF ,ne
French Revolution, died in Paris. Born MAY
3. 74s.
1S59--The first Handel Fest ival Was
opened in London in commemoration o. ire
centenary of the composers death. A..
1S67-City of Mexico surrendered to To-.
Juarists after siege Of sixty nine days. -,
1S73-Shah OF Persia was invested WIN
the Order of the Garter at Windsor Caste;
Madagascar was formally declared
q colony Of France.
l020-Two persons killed and many IN
jured in race riot in Chicago.
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"POLITICS" IN DELAWARE

GOVERNOR DENNY has announced that
VI he still is determined to appoint Semntor
Wolcott as the next Chancellor of Delaware
II is bis firm belief he SAYS that appoint.
ments 10 tho bench "Should in no sense be
political appointments.
In view Of the common impression about
the reasons for taking tho Democratic Mr..
Wolcott from thc Senate thus creating a
vacancy which could bc filled by n Ropub-
lican, and putting him on the bench, many
persons will be curious 10 know what kind
OF an appointment Governor Denny would
regard as political
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Today's Birthdays

Lord Hardinge, former Niceroy OF 'nnn, nrn
now British Ambassador to France oo'"
sixty three years ago. ,
Prince Juan, third son of the King ana
Queen of Spain, born in Madrid eight years
ago. ,u..
Mrs. Helen NJ. Shepard formerly M,s'
Helen Could. noted for her deeds OF pn,la.
thrOpy. born in New York City hfty'th'e'
years ago. ,,
Charles f. Murphy. head Of the Tammany
Hall organization. born in New York u"
sixty three years ago.
Francis Il. Warren. United states zen zen
ator from Wyoming. born at HinsdS''
Mass. seventy -seven years ago. MA,
Hugh Duffy. manager OF the 'no''Ot
American League Baseball Club. born "
River Point. x. l., ffty-two years ago.
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Phladelphian Subjects They
KnotU Best

ture will sec the house and gardens restored
the house opened to the public, the original
furniture restored and In every way fitting
notice and tribute be paid to this one of the
shrines of the country
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

We learn from the report of tn" meet
ing of the Republican state Committee that
tho two men who escorted the vic" prcsi
dent to the chair had plenty of sartOrial
dash One Of them, the story goes, wore n
vivid purple cravat and the other a white
carnation. Well it wasn't much, Just a
sartorial dash, as it were. but, so far as it
wont. we hayn no donbt Il was directive.
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We see in the papers that the vice
chairman Of the Republican State Commit
tcc at the opening session Of that body wore
a black charmcusc gown relieved by a string
Of pearls and iaunty black toque. Ora.
rio,ls Srycns How times have changed
We have seen the day when the vice chair
man wore black mustaIe and jaunty
Back rlgap undlstu,bod byl string Of oaths.
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A Narrow Range

From the Los Angeles Times. ,.,.
The motion picture people are at Int.' nv.
wits ends for scenarios with new plo.s
Don't they know that there are but tnr,Ht,
seven plots which comprehend every Ioss'tg,r tor
human experience and set the linus TO-
dramatist and story and novel writer IuIh
ing by what We have seen on the screen wv
a dozen have been used.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

Members Of the Massachusetts Chirop-
Ody Association were told in Boston last
week that il women insisted on riding in
stead Of walking and persisted in wearing
high -hoclcd. narrow vamped shoes their feet
would eventually become hOofS. We take it,
therefore. that It behoovcs them sCnsibly to
hoOf
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Perhaps the popularc has been clamor-
ing for increased armamcntC; bur it is Il
safe bet that the rlamOr has been heard by
nobody but the politicians. The populac"
must have holIcrrd in its Sleep
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The tax on lumber is perhaps designed
TO divert some Of the gains Of tho building
trust into Uncle Sans Golfers. Rut that
provides no remedy for the building short
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Those who are forever predicting the
overthrow of Lloyd George may console
themselves with the fact that some Of these
days Old Age will creep in on him and do the
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The Real Embarrassment

From The Louisville Courler-Journa' a,a
The Canadian who says the Amer ica'is .,nS w
emba rrasscd by their wealth should sm NM.
that the neighbors wealth, not ms VA ssy
snbarrassss the average Amsricsn nus'---
and father. 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

Arc We right in surmisng that tho
eleven rattles in the tail Of tho rattlcsuake
killed ut Waynrsboro. Pa, are to be used
to entertain the baby octopus captured AT
Zane Nav!
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There is reason to suspect that the kind
Of Anglo Japanese treaty tho British will
favor will make little appeal t" the Japa
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Ambassador HarvcyS refusal to speak
at the dedication of the Washington Manor
House suggests the possibility that tho Ad-
mtnistration has equipped him with a
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Happily tho One Big Union which thr
American Federation Of Labor favors is the
ono fought for in the sixties.
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Compressed Wheat

TTVTT IWI 0TTtTTINC NlNCTICaN,
An odd suggestion comes from Enrlnud -.
t" conserving wheat. 1t is proposed 10 cruSh
or rough grind wheat. then soften with
super heated steam and cnmprcss In horJ
blocks and store until wsntpd. lhcn n sim ,lc
crushing psoccss would 1T il -four manu-.
fngturc.
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Will it hp considered amies to ask if
tho bloc heads are responsible for the sug
gcstcd tariff on lumber?
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What Do You Knou,?
QUIZ

QUIZ
!, What is a burnous?
2. What is meant by trimmer in polite,
and who uas the first person TO bear
that rame7
g. what is a lanyard?
T. What is a kept?
s. What color Is lake?
8. What position does Lord Curzon hold in
the British Cabinet?
:. Where Is the city OF Urga? ~
s. What was the eventual fate Of the German
the United States during the war in
.. Who was Eteika Gsrster?
10. What Is a supine position?
Answers to Saturdays Quiz
|. The Battle Of Waterloo was fought on
?. Samuel Gompers is president of the
American Federation Of Labor
3. In the metric system a hectare Is super
f1cial measure, 100 ares, equal to o.F1
T. Ashlar is hewn stone; masonry con.
facing to a rubble or brick wall.
8. Phoenlcian or Punic, a Semitic tongue
akin to Hebrew r. and Arabic was
6 In France vehicuiar trafiio on roads keeps
to the right while railway traffic keeps
to the is The latter G,ss is the e CASE tsrsT ne
construction and an influence BY ex:
ample upon the general development OF
railways in Europe observes the rule
OF the left.
!. En- bloc" means In a lump, wholesae'
g. Bllingsgate Is abuse. violent invecaye'
SO called from the scoldng Of the nsh.
women In the Billingsgate Market
London.
Q Great Britain contains moro inhabitani,.
than any other island in the world
Tho population in 1911 was 40, sSloso'
lava Is the second most populous Is
land with 36.034,486 in 1912.
20. The curule chairs we're ornamental camp
stools Of ivory placed BY the Romans
in chariot for the chief ma gtstra,e
when he went to attend the council
As dictators, consuls praetors. censors
and the chief aediles occupied such
chair they were termed curule mauS
trateB or curules.
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The one thing developed AT tho bridge
hearings is that it is impossible 10 please
everybody
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The moment Economy passes your
doorsil he becomes n Cheese. Pairing Policy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

Mayor Moore wants II distinctly un T.
dcrstood that hc has Just begun to fight.
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More Room
for Stride

Committee as "a significant step forward
in the political progrc~s Of women. Which
gives added interest to tho declaration of
tho thirteen year old girl pupil Of th" Blaine
School that women of today arc moro pro
grcssive than their grsudmothers because
their skirts arc shorter.
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VNHERE are ward bosses who rule the CITY
l. from Harrisburg and Others who rule il
from Washington and others who rule il
from the newspaper aud tobacco store around
the corner. In cities where the rank and
file Of the citizens are not politically minded
except on an occasional election day. the
ward boss rules the city or his little niece
of\it--for he is the man who really nomi-
mated the candidates for the official positions
and he is thu man who pcas to il that his
lcrndldaics nrc pii uYc ,'nl across.
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CHAPTER VII
The Shadow on the Stairs

DENNIS RIORDAN, dragging in
- chair after him, emerged from
the engine house Of company U23 and
settled himself in the mild, balmy sun
shine. Down the vista Of the street
lined by tall fats the trees of the park.
their tops just burgeoning into feathery
green. formed delicate touch OF col0I
in the monotonous, faded brick and
stone and the tireman's gray eyes rested
upon them ruminatively as he reached
for his pipe. Then his gaze shifted with
lively expectancy and the hand cropping
for his pocket paused midway, for
familiar figure turned the corner and
strobe toward him.
What's up, MacE' he asked when
the figure had approached within hear.
ing distance. ~ thought you were go
ing down to Homevale today to evict
that tenant Of yours that's driving the
neighbOrS crazy with his cornet prac-
tice. You look as though you d been
making n night Of it !"
II have" With the privilege of Il
constant visitor McCarty reached long
arm across the threshold, and. pro-
curing another chair, placed 1t with it's
back tilted against the wall beside his
friend. when are you of duty the
day?"
Not TIL six. Dennis eyed the
other with anxious solicitude. "How
much did you loseT'
Didn't ] give up card playing for
!cntF McCarty demanded reproach-
fully.
You did. but well | know what that
means as long as you can find que,
little crap game TO horn in on, or any
one to Zip the coins with you. IT'S a
crying shame, property or no. for Il
man in the prime of life TO have moth
ing to do but gallivant around town
looking for trouble and many's the time
I've cursed your uncle. God rest his
soul, for leaving you the money that
made you resign from the force -
His manner was almost maternal and
Met 'arty ahucklcd dryly.
"'ris not always have to be looking
for trouble, Denny; sometimes II falls
on me. like that girl from the window
of the Glamorgan couple of years
ago."
There was that in his tone which
made Dennis chair come down on all
four legs with a clatter on the side
walk.
CONTINUED. TOMORROW
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WHITE RIVER MASONS ENTER
TAIN.

Last Friday the Masonic Lodge at
White River entertained a number OF
visitors from Valentine and CroUkston
Nebraska, Winner, Wood, Murdo and
Kadoka, this state. There were d
bout $50 Master Masons in the coun
ty seat on that day to attend the
Lodge sessions and to partake Of the
elaborate banquet that had been pre-
pared for them The Lodge sessions
began at three o'clock in the afternoon
and continued well into the night.
All three degrees were eXemplified
At six o'clock the guests were invited
to adjOurn to the basement of the
basement Of the Methodist church
where a very elaborate banquet was
served by the ladies CT the Eastern
Star. About 200 invitations had been
sent out for this occasion and the re
Sponse was very generous, and all of
the brethren enjoyed the event to the
fullest. The White River Masonic
brethren never do anything by halves,
and it was the unanimous opinion Of
their guests that they had succeeded
in entertaining their visitors mos
royalty. The occasion will not soon
be forgotten by those who were fortu
nate enough to be present.
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A SCHOOL PICNIC

p: G, Mcdonald closed a very sue
cessful term of school in Butte Valley
School, Berkiey School District No B
on Friday, May y, with big picnic,
The Wood schools closet the same
day AMI Miss Siegmund and Miss
Banker, loaded up their pupils into
cars and Joe McDonalds truck and
all joined with the Butte Valley school
With plenty of ice cream, lemonade
and everything to eat, and the perfect
day made it very pleasant and hap
py event. There were nearly 100 peo
pie present and everyone expressed
themselves as being royalty entertain
ed