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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
WOOD MAY DISCUSS
PENN OFFER HERE
General Expected in Phila. To-
day to Talk Over Provostship
With U. Of p. Trustees
TENDER "VERY TEMPTING"

General Leonard Wood is expected to
be in Philadelphia this afternoon for n
conference with George Wharton
Pepper and Charles Custis Harrison
concerning the offer Of the provostship
OF the University of rcnnsylvania.
Washington reported that General
Wood had left on the 10 o'clock train
this morning. and had arranged to stop
off Mt Philadelphia for the conference.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Pepper and
Albert Brunker. Of Chicago. former
president Of the Federated Alumni Or
ganizatiOns. conferred with the general
in Washington. Mr.. Brumkcr Is close
friend of General Wood. and was one
Of the principal Wood boomers" dur =
ing the last presidential campaign.
General Wood was quoted as saying
Penn's Offer of the provostship "was
very tempting" and that he felt
'favorably inclined to it,"
"My talk with General Wood makes
me very hopeful that he is going to be
favorable TO the proposition. said Mr..
Pepper. at it's present stage it is only
a gentlemen : agreement The trustees
have not voted for General Wood as
provost. That question could not he
decided until the meeting of the board
on the 21st of this month.
1t would be awkward for the
trustees to decide to make an offer Of
the provostship to any one and then
have that individual decline it. I have
merely sounded General Wood to asccr
tain how he views the suggestion.
"Mr. Brunker and I talked to the
general after his conference at the
White House with President Harding
regarding the offer Of the governor gen
eralship of the Philippines. OF course
no reference was made to that Offer
either by General Wood or by our
selves. heard that General Wood hac
declined the offer of President Harding
but had agreed to go to the Philippine.
and make survey which would en-
able the administration to formulate it.
Philippine policy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
CITY AND P. R. m
TRANSIT DEADL0I
Controversy Over Frankford :,
waited Lease Apparently n,
Nearer Settlement
CONFERENCES TO CoNrlu,

Although the city has onu,
S3.5OO.O0O for the conn,n,t,,t ,r,t,"rtol
equipment Of the Frankford ~. o,av,,
for many months n gaunt. useless .s'vn, .,V
ture, another deadlock Is loomi.s sr
tween the r. Il. r. Co. and Jns .hs
over an operating agreement '"e
Differences between NIayor ".
and Thomas +. Mitten. nros,don.' wy
the company. developed n ' sbosm
ehangc OF views. the latter maintair
Mr.. Moore had virtually agreed ,o
per cent yearly dividend on p u
stock In return for a : per cont ~, ~;
on the municipal investment T. ~
high speed line. w !"
Although the Mayor intimo,oa
Mr.. Mitten might be attemptin, 70
pugn his integrity. Mr.. Moore sSo
he was willing to continue confors
In an effort to reach n working no.
ment.
M'tten Asked to Confereuc.
The Mayor has written to Mr. ,
ten inviting him TO conference
Thursday afternoon with Public Ser
Commissioners Clement. Others mr.
will be City Solicitor Smyth and Ira
Director Twining.
The Mayors contention that his
mand for 5 per cent return IN
city's investment was without Vt,
Of any kind was supported by Dir,
Twining.
II have always understood from
Mayor he said, ''tnat there is no
derstanding, nor has there ever
one, between him and the l.. r
where per cent rental for the FIR
ford II would be contingent upon
company's ability to pay Its stOckt
ers s per cent dividend.
Twining for Municipal Ownersh
Speaking as an engineer, he said
not as director Of transit. Mr.. Twi
at the Engineers Cluj last n
strongly advocated municipal ownp
Of street railway lines. Such line
maintained cannot long continue
public and half private.
Rapid transit can be obtained II
city when the public wants it
enough to accept responsibility,
declared. "If you ask IL 1t is at
able through the +. Il. T. Co. OF
corporation ! would say no"
Mr.. Twining said that govern
means public service. The water
ply and part of the street cleaning
TEN here are directly under city
troll, he continued. while gas and
sit are in private hands under &c
public control.
Colonel Sheldon Potter, ar
speaker at the Engineers Club,
he was not favorable to the pli
municipal ownership. The first
TO be done, be said, is to root ou
prejudice that exists against any
higher than five cents. philadPlph
added. will not have real rapid t
until it pays for it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
SEEK TO IMPROVE
DELIVERY OF FOOD
Municipal Research Bureau to
Start Campaign Against
Antiquated System
PRAISE EUROPEAN METHOD

The committee of twenty one Of the
Bureau Of Municipal Research today
voted to begin campaign to improve
the food distribution In the city. This
action was taken at headquarters of the
bureau in the Franklin Bank Building
after +. G. Biglow. chairman Of the
agricultural committee Of the Chamber
of Commerce, told of conditions.
Mr.. Biglow said no change in food
distribution in the city has been made
since 1856 and that his investigations
led him to believe there Is n loss OF
something like O per cent In distribution
here. Calling attention to the i'm.
proved conditions of distribution In
Europe, the speaker declared Phila =
delphia should Immediately begin n sur
vcy to determine the real facts and II
losses we're found to set about making
remedies.
Mrs. William F.. Iinglebach also
spoke of market conditions in Europe.
The regular monthly meeting of the
social welfare committee of the Civic
Spruce street. Mrs. Murdoch Ken
drick, vice chairman. in the absence
Of the chairman, Mrs. II. Gordon Nc.
Couch, presided. Mrs. McCouch Is In
Harrisburg in the interest of the pas
sage of the bill for increased appropri-
ations to carry on the work Of the
mothers assistance fund Reports for
the month Of February we're read.
The Independence Hall Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
met at the New Century Club this
morning to discuss plans for caro-
party April in the Bellevue Stratford
| This chapter is one Of thirteen. whose
combined efforts will be used to raise
funds for memorial at Valley Forge
Following the business meeting sill
flag was unveiled by the vice regent
Mrs. Louis Silence. The meeting
closed with a talk by Mrs. +. Wager
Smith, of the Quaker City Chapter
Mrs. Smith s subject was the story o.
the present.
Miss Jane Campbell was the speakc
on current events at the meeting of tn
Review Club. Of Oak Lane, this morn
ing, held in the Oak Lane Library.
onc TnS rSa%s9n" sMsh %cmon T:cticn Std of ii !,
monthly meeting at Mercantile 1a
this afternoon at 2:3O. Mrs. Max l.
Margolis. president. was in charge
The program consisted Of bushes
meeting and ensemble singing. folowe
by addresses by Miss Harriet l.. Gold
man, executive secretary, on The Per
sonal Service Bureau az a Protectio
to Girls" and by Mrs. Nina C. Va
Wrinkle. director of women's bureau
House of Detention, Police Depart
mcnt. Washington. on Preventive an
Protective Work for Girls in Polio
Departments. Mrs. Edward W. Bry
lawski sang several songs.
The Philadelphia Mothers Club wa
addressed this afternoon at Il
monthly meeting at the Art Alliance
1929 Walnut street. by Mrs. Miriai
Finn Scott on ''IIow TO Know You
Child"
The Philadelphia Music Club
! monthly meeting was held In Il
, Clover Room of the bellevue StratfoI
1 this afternoon. The junior members
, the club. headed by Miss julia
) Williams, were in charge of the pre-
gram.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
QUITS INTERNATIONAL
A. r. /. Sewers Relations Following
Resolutions Supporting Soviet

Washington. March S.-iRy 4. ~
Formal notice of the severance Of re-
lations between the American Fedora
tion of Labor and the International
Federation Of Trades Unions was dis
patched today to the intcrnationals
headquarters at Amsterdam. Tho nc
ton Of the American Federation. taken
at meeting of the executive council
here, followed the adoption by the in
tcrnational organization Of resolutions
in support of the Soviet regime in Rus
sia.
The text Of the communication was
not made public.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
DAVIS COMING HOME
v. S. Ambassador to England Gets
Cordial Letter From President

London, March Shy a. P.J--
John W; Davis, the retiring American
ceivcd n most cordial letter from Presi :
dent Harding announcing that the
President will comply with Mr.. Davis
request that new ambassador be ap-
nointcd as soon as possible so that Mr..
Davis may return to the United States.
The American newspaper correspond
ents In London had farewell confer
encc this morning with Mr.. Davis,
whom they had met regularly for in.
formal discussions throughout the am
bassador's term. As tribute of es-
teen and affection the correspondent.
presented Mr.. Davis with set OF
mines
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08

of the mark some of the experts are
aiming"
To this we can only reply that our
limericks are not written with any
hard and fast ideu of single line
being the ideal conclusion. Doubtless
there might be such line, but 1t would
not be contributed by the run Of read.
ers, because, after all, cleverness and
wit in versiication are born Of ability.
training and experience. II there is
any feature about this contest that
gives a pore ol' bald headed editor JOY
1t Ia that thousands OF our readers are
discovering that it does take applica-
tion and cleverness to turn out even a
single catchy line.
The ability to compose limericks, or
missing lines, IL no index W culture or
cleverness, but writing is an nrt. and
this contest has revealed that the
solid. dependable fellow who thinks
poet is queer and that anybody
can do it, sometimes makes himself out
the biggest BOOB Of all.
| The pen is mightier than the sword,
and there's many n moneyed individual
who falls down trying to write even n
passable limerick in his supposedly ma
tive tongue. No line we might write
would be "the line." because writing is
! our business. and perfection in any
single bit of his craft IL the goal which
the discerning writer knows he never
can quite achieve.
Replies to Letters
To A. X. H.-Your line regarding
the rollicking sailor was one Of fcwe,
than fifty that reached us after
the winnowing out process, and 4,
must be added that 1t ranked wei
among several Of its kind. II was
simply n matter Of picking impcrson
ally from these. and sending the fina
ten to the jury.
Decisions on the final ballots are hare
to analyze. Juries differ in education
taste and conception of what makes
good line. In some cases what appeal r
to be a painful pun strikes them az be
ing the most clever, although thi
seldom happens. The line that "sing
we'll" seems tn appeal, first Of all. an,
your line, while clever in It's play o.
naval terms, does not run of a
, smoothly as 1t might Humor that 1
real ought to catch on most quickly
but there. again, it is up to the jury +
decide what is funny and what ism I
Thanks for your flattcry anpnt ou
pay and our bald repartee. We ar
virtuous and need wig, but we ar
. not wealthy, nor will we ever be, alas
e Miss Mary +. Barnes.
a 522 Cookman avenue, Asbury Park
Z Winners are usually picked two O
a three days before their names are pub
e lished and awards made. 1t is utterl
{ impossible to comment on the submis
c sions Of an individual. as the total
run into many thousands and unlcs
h your name falls into the honor roll ls
c il never even comes to our bald -headC
attention. We never even knO
o "who' = who" until the jury has chose
G the winner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
MAYOR TO PLANT WAR TREE
VIII Take Part In Triple Ceremony
on Arbor Day

Mayor Moore announced today that
he would co cooperate with Governor
Sproul in celebration Of Arbor Dny
April 8 by planting a tree In 1ndc-
pcndence Square on that date rs a
memorial to the soldiers and sailors who
served in the war.
In setting aside April 8 as Arbor
Day Governor Sproul announced that
he would plant tree In the State
Capitol grounds at Harrisburg as a war
memorial. Mayor Babcock. Of Pitts
burgh, has signifed his intention "a
officiatc at similar memorial service
there.
The ceremonies will take place stimuli
tancously at 2 80 o'clock in the after.
noon. 4 unique feature of the plan Is
to have the soil used In planting the
trees to come from each Of the sixty
seven counties in the state.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08

!urned out this bench made limerick.
N ,iN rather has a number of farms in
n.,utnocrland county, and there grows
the black walnut for the furniture
rare wealth for any family.
!, hat in time does a man who has
Dlack walnut furniture need with
limerick prize?' remarks Popocatepetl,
S"erF' haven't won one yet.
nor you wont, ol' cat. till you get
rrhGerfnl and philosophical like your old
nald' headed boss, who never wins be-
cause : he gets paid for not winning
just for writing the first four lines
and interviewing handsome lady juries.
Today's winner, then, is:
X. S. HOOKER.
35 East Turnbull Ave,
South ArtlmOre.
His limerick reads rs follows:
Limerick No. 8S.
cried a Bolsherik pild, rith long hair,
we sac Uar Douid make etcrything
fair;
We riH make the poor rich
Bat they said, "Nir-orifch:
Palms that ifch-ski Ioiii sroitch-Ski; !;
beioure.'
Other lines on the ballot were:
No. !. IAN Of witch goes to show no
cents there" Four votes. II. I. Prem
tlss. 125 West Seventeenth street,
Wilmington.
No. 2. Your tonic's Teutonic. we
swear" Eight votes. William II,
Sedgley, III North Thirty sixth street,
No. 3. "Don'tcha Noah red Ark
means beware. 1" Albert F.. Fasick,
Lit Bros.
No. 4. "eItts Finnish this Russian
bug bear. Seventeen votes. &. III
Sturgis, 8 South Twenty first street.
No. :. "On the war train, who pays
the war .fare?" II. ID. o. johnson
5Sl0 Pcntridge street.
No. &. 1--WE will not sign new
qucsti0nnaire. c. 4. Downs, 60;
Morris Building.
No. s. "Our sub. Debs have first
claim on bObed hair" Clara K. Tim
Minis, 200 South Thirty seventh street
No. q. Take Sneeze. ski: YOU
nest V. Wright, L, s. ~. Perryvile
Md.
No. 10. 1--WE cant all be rich. it's
snare" One vote. V. Capo- Bianco
Twelfth and Dickinson streets.
"A Fan" writes:
$50 doubt you are the recipient o
much criticism in regard to the lin
erick contest that possibly a communi
cation in dissiniar strain will be some
what of diversion.
II have often wondered from tn
thorough way the limericks are WRIT"
how the author intended the finishin
line 60 read. So by way of suggestio
don't you think good idea would b
to itemize eleven answers instead c
ten, the eleventh being the way I'll
author intended it. Understand.
don't mean to give the jury the e. lcvent
: one but to have it published with tn
rest in your paper.
This would be interesting in n
small degree and would show how wid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
DENBY SEAGOING CHIEF
New Secretary Of Navy Plans to
Join Fleet MoXements

Washington. March S.--(Ry A. P.)
DENLY intends to be a
"seagoing" hcnd of the naval estnb.
lishmcnt. lie announced today that he
planned to go to Guantanamo. Cuba,
winter base OF the Atlantic fleet, and re-
turn with the feet early in April if
his duties permitted.
lie said he intended to go to sea
whenever possible and to become thor.
oughly familiar with the administra.
ton Of the fleets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
wills Probated Today

The following wills were probatcd
today; Patrick ]. Lnrkin. 1881 North
Seventeenth street, 500 900; Henry a.
Weideman. rs North sixteenth street,
$1,000 Samuel Abrams, died in Ma
tional Stomach Hospital, $1,000; Emma
NJ. Simmons. G32 Miller street, $25, q.
600: John 4. Gerner, 1928 East Oxford
street, $IS75; and Maria G. Dennis. II
South Fifty. ninth street, $4,000. The
following inventories were filed: james
II. Mingus, $70,9lS; Edward J.. Goh
S5935; William W. Dougherty. $lO,
200, and Maria Marturano, $4oOO. :
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
ANASTASlA UNDER KNI
Former Mrs. Leeds Has Serlou|
eratIon Performed In AtheI

Athens. March Shy \.
Princess Anastasin. wife Of
Christopher. underwent an opp
yesterday afternoon. Dir. Gcron
assisted by DR.. Alden Hoover. bel
charge. The Princess condition
considered grave. The surgeons
clared after the operation was owe
she would not he out Of danger 70
eral days. The patient was q
operating table for seventy five IN
md the operation was dcScrib
difficult.
The surgeons declared another I
tion, not particularly serious. mi
required after few months, The
cess stood the shock well. ant
Hoover described her as n "rour
and exemplary patient. II" addr
II the operation had been dclayt
other week the princess illness
have terminated fatally. II Is
stood that as soon ns he had "1'
the patient DR.. Hoover insisted u
immediate operation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
FLETCHER TAKES OATH
Becomes Under.seeretary Of State,
Succeeding Norman Davis

Washington. March S.-By A. r.
Henry +. Fletcher, of Pennsylvania.
former ambassador to Mexico. was
sworn In today ns under secretary of
state, succeeding Norman II. Davis.
Mr.. Davis will remain at the depart
mcnt for n time to assist the new Off
cials and will continue as chairman
Of the American delegates to tho inter.
national communications conference.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
Harding to Support
Colombian Treaty
Continued from raEe One


members favor it. President Wilson
at one time urged it's ratification.
The reason for pressing the ratifca-
tion Of the treaty is to improve this
country's relations with Colombia, and
also, in general. with Latin America,
where our failure to pay Colombin'S
claims arising on of our obtaining con-
troll of the Pan American canal, is hav-
ing bad effect.
Issues Up to President
This issue. as we'll as the tariff, will,
In the last analysis be found to be
squarely up to the President. In the
end he will have to make clear his po-
sition. If he is determined, his party
in Congress will follow HIS leadership.
but without action by him there seems
no likelihood that any result will be
reached by the conferences that are be-
ing held The same qualities that
caused him 10 face the opposition Of
Hiram Johnson and his friends in de-
Gliding to have Herbert Hoover in his
cabinet will have to be brought to bear
upon Republican Legislative and foreign
policies.
With regard 70 the Colombian treaty
the fight is unpleasant. Senator Lodge,
chairman of the Senate foreign relations
committee and leader Of his party III the
upper House, is strongly in favor of
pushing it through. Senator Rorah and
Senator Kellogg lead the opposition.
Their ground of complaint is that III"
treaty Is a reflection upon the memory
OF Theodore Roosevelt under whom the
rights to the Pan. American canal were
acquired In this objection som" MEM
bers of the Roosevelt family concur
On the other hand, senator Lodge
was one Of Colonel lt"osCvolt'S closest
personal friends. and was his choic" foI
the nomination for President by III" Re
publican National Convention in l"lN
Mr.. Lodge. moreover, contends thai
Colonel Roosevelt himself negotiated
with Colombia, Offering t" pay 50 1000,
600 upon the claims un"n which il /
now proposed to pay 500 900 900. -
he insists that. in principle, the pending
treaty docs nothing which Roosevelt
himself was not nt one tim" willing Z
do, the objectionable apology I" C"l"m
bia, contained in il as originally DRAFTED
By the Democratic administration, nav
ing been eliminated.
II the pending treaty can b" 60
through. the plan is to proceed 70 n
negotiation Of n treaty "t amity an
commerce with Colombia, which vii
place our relations with that rOuntr
upon Il normal basis.
Tariff Policy Difficult
The tariff policy prosrutS muc
greater difficulties than does tn" Colon
bia treaty. President Harding >tR'"
the problem before him in his iunuEIrr
address when he said that this coUn'r
cannot sell wherc it does not huy, T
T - a. FI,s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
INDICTED FOR FRAUD ON U. S.
Former Reading Railway Employe
Accused Of AIDING Lumber Co.

Accused Of Aiding Lumber Co.
james NJ. Smith. Of Rending. Pa.
was indicted here today for an alleged
share In aiding the Silvcrthornc Lumber
Co.. Of Buffalo. y. Y. to defraud the
government Of thousands Of dollars.
Smith Is declared to nave altered a
checking record of lumber shipped by
the Silverthrone company.
Civil suits are said to have been en-
tered against the Silverthorne company
In an effort to recover money paid by
the government on alleged fraudulent
claims. Smith was inspector and fore
man of the Philadelphia and Reading
lumber yards at Reading for fifteen
years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
Buttermaker's Conviction U

Reading. Pa. March s. -
Wagner. in civil court Yesterday
tained the conviction Of I. l.. Ne
I,obachevillc. charged with ma
turing and selling butter adul
with water. The defendant had
for n new trial.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
DEATHS

hElMld ID, - On March 4, 1921, 10.
sEiHlNE FANNIE) REIMOLD, ScryIrc
late residence. @e3' n. 27th st. InterTn"nt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-08
LIMERICK PLEASES
ANOTHER JURY OF THE FAIR SEX
One Hundred Dollars Daily

For the Best Last Line Supplied Any Reader OF the EU
Ledger to the Incomplete Limerick Which Appears
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-31
LITTLE DANGER OF
LIGHTNING IN MID-AIR

A foreign Investigator has made a
special study of the possibilities of
lightning stroke in mid-air and as a
result Of observation Of nearly 100
flights, in which the airships expert
enced some adventures with storms,
he has come to the following con-
illusions: There is no danger to be
looked for if the machine is not in
the direct line of discharge, and If it
does so happen there is little danger
Of fire resulting from the nature Of
and distribution Of the conduct
ing metal portion. In 30 cases where
the machines were struck directly
the writer maintains that there were
no evil effects and in all cases where
machines fell during storm there was
no evidence Of scorching of parts or
melting of metal.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-03-31

"Of all the people who have taken
Tanlac | don't believe there is any
one who feels any more grateful to
It than | do, said Mrs. j. Nj, Craig,
Of 6741a E, 40th street Los Angeles,
California.
i suffered from nervous prostra.
tlon and was SO weak that / could
not even sweep the floor and during
the day ! would have to lie down
four or five time. / tried to walk.
but found cut that half a block was
all that ! could stand before | would
give out. Nervous spells came on
me often. Finally my husband urg-
ed me to try Tanlac and am in
deed glad he did, for it proved to
be Just what / needed.
1.-THE first two bottle did not seem
to help me. | guess it was because |
was SO bad off, but on the third bot
tie could tell was improving and that
gave me more hope than ever Of get
ting well. My Improvement from
then on was rapid and by the time |
had taken five bottles / was better
and stronger than | had been in
years.
1T enabled me to sleep soundly
at night and have gained twelve
pounds. That was several months
ago and from then until now | have
been in as good health as | ever was
in my life, | have told Of my
friends and relatives what wonder
full medicine Tanlac is"
Tanlac is sold in Covington by
Alexander Drug Co.; in Atoka by r.
G. Tenant; in Munford by Alternately
Drug Co., and in Mason by Union
Drug Co.