Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-23
WORK FOR WILL HAYS
Foreign Lotteries Busy In This City
Or. Poole Talks About Allenby and
lawrence-The Rise Of Sam
Lewis, Auditor. Gen
eraI.EIect
BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN
TT POSTMASTER GENERAL WILL H

TT POSTMASTER GENERAL WILL II.
i HAYS is ycarning to eliminate objec
tionablc features from the mail service he
might indulge his prentice hand at roofing
out the foreign lotteries which are doing
a mail-ordcr business that beats the Chi
Cago record. N
One of the worst features is that they are,
most of them, state or government lotteries.
The latest is the Great Blank Money
Lottery" that proclaims itself under the
direction of a certain western Europe gov
ernmCnt.
Just the same it's allur'ng literature Is
mailed from Germany.
The explanation is given that its mail is
'deSbatChed," as the warped English an
nounccmcnt declares, from Germany to
save postage.
Anybody who is fool enough to. fall for
this sort of thing and send good American
dollars in exchange for the debased cur
rcncy of the lottery. even should a prize be
won, deserves to lose his coin.
One of the circulars which came to me
reads like the old Louisiana Lottery litera-
turc in its most prosperous days.
DR FREDERIC POOLE. formerly in
~ charge of the Race Street Chinese Mis-
sion and of late years lecturer on China and
Japan. is recently back from England
After service in reconstruction work fol-
lowing the war he fell in with General AL
lcnby. the conqucror of Palestine, and
Thomas Lawrence.
The result of this was a series of lee
lures and tour through the British Isles
1t was the harsh English climate that cut
short his engagement. Throat trouble or
something of the sort.
odd. too, for the doctor is a Britisher by
birth. He's been away from the fog and
rain and chill of the "bloomink' isles for
so many years that even his. vocal cords
rebel at the iniCtion.
lie describes Thomas Lawrence as one
of the most remarkable men of this era.
Lloyd George said that he is ''the most
romantic figure of modern times"
T AWRENCE was General Allenby's most
IL valuable aid in dealing with the Arabs.
DIR. Poole describes him as n young, un-
titled and modest Engishman. who was
digging around among the Hittite ruins
when the war broke out.
1t was his familiarity with the Arabs
their traits manners and even fighting
customs, that led Allenby to draft him into
service.
He dresses like an Arab and is familiar
with the various Arab dialects.
The great achievement OF Lawrence life
was when he succeeded in getting the Arabs
to revolt against the Turks and throw of
the sultan'S yoke that bound them TO the
dynasty in COnstantinOplc.
AllCnby. DIR. Poole says. is one of the
kind of Englishmcn who wears we'll" in
contact with Americans.
SAhN El' -. LEW IL, whose claim to
- state wide distinction is that he be-
comes auditor general on May 3, is one Of
III" Youngest men ever elected to that posi-
tiOn.
His career is an inspiration TO every boy
who has brains enough to aspire TO be and
Pennsylvania.
When n child his father died and he had
to begin life for himself
His first job was watching COWS at pas
turc. His wages were fifty cents month
II was the regular wage scale paid for the
same work in China.
As he grew n few years Older he grad
uatcd into the job of cleaning and tending
a Doctors horse. His wages here lCapcd to
50 month.
lie was, meantime getting anscduratton.
attending the public school and filling in
his odd time at anything that would bring
in n nickel.
Tn" eagerncss and manifest latent ability
Of the, boy the did not tell me this, at
rractcd the attention of Hiram Young. pub
Usher of the York Dispatch
Hiram Young. as ] knew him. was that
sort of an American; he was interested in
bright boys.
sam" Lewis began selling the York
Dispatch. serving n route. and finally was
taken into the business office of the news
paper.
lie made good
When Mr.. Young bccAm" postmaster of
lnfk nc carried young LOWS with him into
the government service.
That was Sam Lewis opportunity to
study law. He did SO. Worked at night
over Blackstone and by day over govern
mcnt business.
Ills affiliations with politicians inocu.
lated him with the virus of political ambi-
ton.
No need to tell the rest of the story
TTIERE is certain very popular club in
10 nppig tnI f,r II.
hospitality and true democracy.
Prior TO the Sahara days Of one Nolstead
it was also celebrated for the brand of good
fellowship dispensed nj the round tables
that stand so invitingly on its Kazak and
GhiOrdeS rugs.
On certain night, just after W. J.
Bryan had. as a member of Mr.. Wilson's
cabinet. made one Of his foolish breaks. n
little group Of state officials and bon
vivants We're in the club cafe discussing
politics and cocktails.
In II moment of temporary and cxubcrant
patriotism it was determined to send a tclc-
gram TO the President demanding the dis
mssal of William J.
The message was sent.
TT WAS also signed with thc-Tull names
of the indignant patriots.
Moreover a copy Of the telegram was
tackled up on the club bulletin board, after
which the patriots adjourned for light liquid
refreshments.
\ waggiSh member of the club saw the
telegram on the board and read It, He
adjourned to the writing room, and soon
after the following appeared on regular
telegraph blank tackled beneath the original
Washington. d. G., aug. -, 10.
TO Hon. John jones' William Smith.
Thomas Robinson, ETC. BarroOm, Clare
mont Club, Harrisburg:
Your message received. Bryan is still
here and no doubt you are still there.
WOODROW WILSON.
The memory Of that episode still fingers
1t has in fact, become tradition of them
good old days what w0s."