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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
TINE TO SPEAK UP

# A y OPPORTUNITY is at last at hand in
"a which advocates of daylight saving in
this city may translate their enthusiasm into
practical terms.
The plan of advancing the municipal
clocks one hour and relying on business firms
TO co cooperate voluntarily in maintaining the
summer schedule will be considered by Coun-
ell on Thursday. The program. which has
been adopted in Pittsburgh. evadCs the prob
lem raised by the State law of 1887.
That statute establishes Eastern time as
The standard for Pennsylvania. but there is
Of course nothing in the act to forbid any
member or group of members of the public
from adjusting their clocks and watches as
they please. Cnanimity is desirable
Business firms and commercial and in
dustrial concerns generally can stabilize the
scheme by expressing sympathy with the
cfty's intentions and voicing determination
90 adopt the advanced hour.
Council ought TO be definitely informed
that voluntary daylight saving will receive
hearty support. Now is the time to forward
testimonials and declarations on this sub
ject TO the City Hall. 1t would be ludcrous
and futile to change merely the clocks in the
municipal Offices and municipal buildings
without an assuring prospect of general CO.
operation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

lists, propagandists, politicians or combna-
tions of all three, in those countries.
Fortunately, although Korfanty and his
rebels have not retired. the situation In
Upper Silesa seems to have somewhat
calmed down within the last few days. The
Germans. while appreciatve of Lloyd
Georges doctrine of fair play are alive to
the perils that would almost inevitably ac-
company their official participation in the
affair.
The case remains in the hands Of the In
terallicd Commission intrusted with the
task of reading the findings of the plebiscite
Silesia will continue to be a menace to
the peace Of Europe until this body authori-
tatively defines its status. II is the COM
missions procrastination which has pro-
voked the existing crisis
When the territory is awarded in whole or
part to Germany or Poland the terms of the
Treaty Of Versailles will be executed. Ag-
gressive measures by either of these nations
would then rank as fiat violations of the
compact and the Allies as a unit would be
fully justified in enforcing their rulings even
by military action. The machinery for
reaching Silesian settlement is all in the
treaty
The adoption of any other method would
he extra legal and dangerous.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
WHAT YOU GOT

"A NY ONE with a mind for chess can find
"A no more fascinating pursuit nowadays
than the study of politics as it is being
played in Europe. There is no nation in
the allied and anti ally groups that has not
formulated series of demands" and
grhemes for realizing them. None of them
desires modestly. The Germans still wish
TO win the chance to dominate the trade
markets in Europe and in some of the
American areas. The japanese want Shan
tung and the key positions in the cable sys-
TENS Of the Pacific. The French would like
the coal and iron deposits and the chemical
plants Of the Ruhr Valley. The British want
oil. The war settlements are being cOnsid
cred in practical economic terms everywhere
but in the United States, and it is on
basis Of economic assessments that balances
will finally be arrived at
We In this country like to feel that we got
nothing out of the war and desire nothing.
That assumption is not the result of clear
reasoning. It is said even by the more
capable observers in Europe that American
strength and resourcefulness did finally
turn the tide Of battle in favor of the Allies
That is probably true, For our pains we
got some things that we never had before
We got twenty cent pie in the light lunch
empsriums. sixteen-d dollar coal. the house
shortage, income taxes, quadrupled rents,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
THE CHECK ON IMMIGRATION

THE conference report on the Emergency
. l. immigration Restriction Bill. approved
on Saturday by the Senate and the House.
means that within a few weeks the United
States will close its doors almost tight
against the tide of immigration from Europe.
Mr.. Harding will sign bill amended to
limit incoming aliens to number cQualing
2 per cent of the nationals Of each country
who were here in 1910. This departure
from our historic viewpoint is important.
We are no longer the refuge Of all people
who want to flee from places made into-
crabl" by Kings. The" restriction act was
necessary Until new economic balances are
struck. until the social forment caused bv
ovcrturns in Europe subsidies We cannot
continue to expect the country to open its
ports again. The exclusion rule is in
tended TO last only year, But it may last
much longer than that.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
NEW BLOOD FOR THE BOARD

TT IL curious fact that, although the
ripper legislation proposed in the late
Assembly with regard to the Board of Edu-
cation met with failure. some of the con-
ditions which the Sterling bill sought to
create have suddenly arrived, Vacancies in
the board arise from the death Of Charles ii.
Edmunds and the resignation of Simon
Gratz. Dinner Beeber has said that he will
retire from this body within a few days.
For the first time in several years, there
fore, an opportunity to alter materially the
character and complexion of the board is at
hand. The Board of Judges. which retains
the power of selection. cannot be unaware
that choice of the best quality of officials is
n public demand. As authority is in this
instance arbitrary. it can. of course. ignore
this information. Nevertheless the old
excuse of the necessity of the complimentary
r"appointment of some officials is no longer
valid
Three places are to be- filed by new men
1t is impossible to prevent the injection of
new blood The hopes that il will be Of the
right sort are general.
This desire does not make the problem
easy. No salary attaches to membership in
the Board of Education. The work is ex
acting and of the utmost public Importance
The role of the nominating authorities is
not complicated by political considerations
alone. There is always the strong and dis
quiPting possibility that the best men will
refuse to serve.
The situation is one in which numerous
elements of the public can co operate to ad-
vantage-the Board of Judges by manifestng
sincere wish to secure the best material
the average citizen by exhibiting practical
interest in the matter and the best minds
by displaying willingness to sacrifice time
and energies in non Lucrative yet highly re-
SDOnsible DOStS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
ALBERT C. BAUGH
On Changes in English

TllANGES a"c constantly occurring III the
~ English language. according to DIR. AL
bert e. Baugh. of the English department
of the University Of Pennsylvania. The
language of today is not something fixed
and permanent. but something in II stage
Of transition between what it was yesterday
and what it will be tomorrow.
"kecping up with the English Language
is not the lcaS; of our difficulties in these
strenuous times. A rapidly moving world
language does not stand still. Evolution
has taught us that language. like everything
living is constantly growing ana chanGlnG>
Change is necessary to growth; Whrn IAN :
guage ceases to change "" cnll it n dead
language. Latin is II dead language bccauS"
it has not changed in the last l1OO years
Not Conscious of Changes
We are not always conscious OF the
changes that are taking place in the Ian
guage about US. But they are going ON
inst the same, like the changes in man from
day TO day. In the last thirty generations
our language has changed :" much that the
English of the year 900 is only to be read by
the Englishman or American OF loOO aftcf
he studies IT as he studies a foreign tongue.
This inevitable change which we must
be prepared to expect in lahguag" SNOW"
itself in our pronunciation ana our gram
mar. but most of all in our vocabulary. llcr"
the astonishing progress that we are making
in science and art and the Kaleidoscope
changes in our civilization require cor
responding development in our language I"
meet the increasing needs of man in en-
pressing himself.
"A Single invention. such as III" auto
mobile often brings inf" Us" scores OF new
words. And how many words Il" we US"
every day that would h9v" h"'n umh,T,' =
Ugiblc to Browning and I"nhAS an
niono Xray. radum. cugcnirs. movies,
taxis. skyscrap,rs. Victroas, pt"uoIa~' etc.
to name only few.
Moreover. old words otlcn TAX" new
meanings. II Shakespeare wrr" TO return
to earth, not all tn" dithruI'H H' W2"ln rT-
noricnrp in understanding our English WouId
ho duc TO words added to III" anguag" since
his day. Though he would not understand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW

MIR. EDlSON'S surpris" at the alleged
4fl ignorance of cOlcg" men does not 90
far enough If he wishes to be- SURPRISED
at what people do not know be can find
plenty of provOcation among people of all
sorts
II has just been disclosed for examine,
that n member of the New York Lrgislaturp
who was asked to vot" for an appropriation
Of SO ZOO to be used in celebrating the
G0Oth anniversary Of tn" death Of Dante
refused on the ground that he could SEQ no
reason for spending So much money in
honor Of a baseball player. He thougbt
Dante played right field or something with
the New York Giants. His assumption that
the Giants had been dead for 900 year. WAS
not 50 far wrong, but he did not know so
much about the name, Of the pIayrrs rs is
known by every New York srhoobov.
His ignorance, however. did not upr.s-
sarilv affect his efficiency a. lrgislator
4 man can vote for laws for twentieth con -
tury New York without knowing ANYTHING
about Dante or TasSo or Plato or Aristotle
or Homer or Caesar or N"rgil # is much
more important that he knows who Spopsors
the proposed Legislation aud what it is in .
tended 10 accomplish.
When one considers the amOun, or tirro
a man has to devote to earning a living ono
should not be surprised at the amount he
does not know. but ono ShouId rather bo
astOundod at the amount Of KNOWLEDGE tbor
he has picked mp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
HunldnlSniS
Nv WILLIAM .ATHERTON Dl' PUY

TN ONE of his campaigns in Indiana Sen
i utor Albert Bcvcridgc took with him his
secretary. Thomas Il. Shipp, and George
AIDE, the humorist. They were to look after
the detail of his tour and offer helpful sug-
gcStions and criticism. Particularly did tn"
senator want them TO report back to nm
the effect of his speech on the audience.
Listening night after night to the sam"
spclbinding address became very momotonouS
70 the two Young men and they sought
means of escape.
They would go into the hall with the
.pcukrr and would look the audience over.
They would pick out two or three indi
vduulS who were conspicuous, and who
they knew the senator would be sure to
notice Then they would sneak ont and
seek entertainment to their own liking.
After the speech was over they would
ask the senator if he had noticed the ind
vidualS they had spotted and thus establish
proof in his mind that they had been there
One night AIDE settled ON red headed
woman in box and Ship on II whiskcrcd
farmer in the front row as topics of post
oratory comment.
Ibid you notice the whskcrod one down
frontt' said Ship. lie will yot" the
ticket all right all right,
And the red headed woman IN the left =
nand box pipcd up AIDE. "ShC didn't let
II word get past her from first to last
"Thr devil she didn't" said Ii"ycridgc.
she tainted just as | was getting under
way and had T." be carried out.
The lamp Of learning that has lighted mcI
to high places has known many II strange
setting. but none more unusual than that
torch by which senator Charles Curtis, OF
Kansas, early read his law.
A. Il jockey at fifteen he had saved cnougI
feel quite rich aud ne guNp no rnUn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
WILLING TO BE REGULATED

THE meat packers seem to hay. given M
l. their fight against government regula
tIou, Their representative now in Washing
ton has announced thai q regulatory meas
uro, with the secretary of agriculture as the
regulating authority. would be acceptable
il it wer" properly drawn. lie said that
the packers were willing to accept any kind
If regulation undcr which they can continue
10 do business.
This is satisfactory evidence Of a desire
to respect thr demand that something be
done to assure TO the public that there i,
to be no prof'ecrlng among the packers
The public is just as deeply Interested as
the packers in the successful continuance Of
the business
All that seems to b. ner"ssary now is for
the packers and their critics to gcr together
and frame bill which will meet :hr needs
Of the situation,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
AFTER THE FLARE-UP

THE supreme Council, it Is said, Will soon
l. consider the practical aspects Of the
Suesian muddIe and seek to harmonlzc the
contradictory views Of Lloyd George and
BRAND. This means among other things
that the ire registered in the comments of
both the French and the British press does
not necessarily indicate an irreparable
breach between the two leading nations of
Western Europe, =
The penalty of no compromise is anarchy,
a prospect which should be sufficient to
l.modify The passions Of the aDgriest journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily TolhS m Thinking PhHadephqns Subjects They
knOU Best

our word 'rheumatsm.' il is not that the
word is new; it was familiar enough to him
in another sensc-a cold in the head. SO
language is constantly facing new condi-
Ions and adapting itself to the endless de-
mands made upon it.
Innovations Desirable
"lnnovations in language are for the most
part healthy and desirable. OF course, slang
and it's fellows are always with us; but the
upStart in language is as quickly recognized
as in society. We need not be worried
about the undesirablcs among the new
corners Language has way of taking
care of itself: there is no danger of its
being corrupted. In fact. it insists on
taking care of itself. 1t resists any attempt
to interfere with its natural development
II must work out its own salvation. The
laws of languagc-it sometimes seems as
though we should say the lawlcssneSs OF
languagc-are as unyiclding as the laws OF
science. and We might as well sweep IN"
ocean back with the provcrbial broom a.
attempt to interfere with or prevent their
opcration. We should rather look upon
language as mighty living and growing
thing and endcavOr to maintain Nirile pro-
grcSsivc attitude toward II. lha' Is our
duty-and also our difficulty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
What Do You knOlU?
QUIZ

Ho,ne an American river which flows
from south to n"rl,
y,-LoI js meant by a foot puUud'
2 what vas the frs, great victory Won by
Grant in the Civil war;
T. What is the 9ffirt%i name 3,,I..'5 %, iSr"@''
i what is the first name Of Carpentlcr the
French pugilist"
what city was tn first capital Of the
southern Confcd"raGE"
6 who was Premier Of France immediately
before NJ BRAND
What is the literal meaning of aurora
borealis?
10 who was Cesar t'ranrN'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
Snort in the sunfIower State

From the Kansas city S'ar A.,
some of the Kansas wolf drives ~his
snrinr have included an additional feature.
Thc captured wolves are turned into lot
ono at a time against as many dogs as would
appcar to make good match: and then
follows a fight to the death, dogs being added
az needed. Thus is afforded a little inno-
cont snort 10 take the place OF hugilism.
which is nrnhibited BY law In KANSAS
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

Bolshevists. propagandists, the dollar sand
wich, munitions milionaires, food profteers
and the philosophy Of Mr.. Bryan applied
through an amendment to the Constitution
of the United States.
With these rewards for our labors we
must be content.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

And we are all anxious to know if
Council is going to give MS the extra hour
of daylight in which TO consider the nd
visibility of starting to work In that garden
we had half notion to plant this year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

4 BROOKLYN Storckecpcr having obliged
II policeman by caShing his payrh"rN 'i"r
him. offered him drink of home made
vine. whcreupon the guardian of the peace
arrested him for violating the prohibition
law. Perhaps the policeman was doing i.Is
duty but most men will SympnthHr W.T." W.T."
the Grand Jury that later refused to lh"l'''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
An Arkansas Sign

From the Rogers Democrat
There was n truck passed the Ritter HON"
Saturday carving some blOodhOunds. Don
know where they had been, but ! guess
somebody had been doing wrong
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

The fact that the per capita wealth o,
the United States has increased from S-"ot
to $2SOO has comparatively little interest
for the man who Is out of job.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

II street repnirs are done in the day.
time they hinder traffic; if they are done a,
night they keep people awake. Since thW
must be done. why wouldn't between T.
NJ and midnight be a good time:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

Germany will now proceed to prove !"
the world the virtue Of hard work even a.
France did after lS1O-unlcSs, Of course
Upper SilcSa proves 10 be II DIVERSION
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

Paris gourmcts are waxing CnthuslaSh'
over the flavor of the Madagascar lobster.
Chorus girls will continue to favor the do
nestle variety.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

The Crown Prince of Japan is going to
stay in England three wccks-which ought
to be long enough time to allow the hate
breeders to confOund themselves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

OF course. il isn't true that Charlie
Chaplin pants for publicity. but why
wouldn't nn ncetylcnc torch be SooC
press agent if he did?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

Those who are urged to WOO her admit
that Economy has fine figure, but com
plain that she lacks pep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

An empty pocket may do much to keep
peace in Europe at the present time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

The yarn market is good trade
barometer only when the yarn is not turned
out by u rumOr factory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
SHORT CUTS

Perhaps the aurora borcalis was stag
ing welcome for Prof. Einstcin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

Newton d. Baker hasn't had so muc
fun for Weeks and Weeks and Weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

The trouble with the thermometer l>
that it is n victim of jaw and the shimmy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

If Thomas had asked Henry all those
l. questions they wouldn't be friends.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17

Though tho decision of tn" Court OF
Appeals of England that the British NN
CrnmCnt'S trad" agreement with the H"Nr,
Government constitutes recognition "I 'ntt
Moscow regime as the dc fnCto government
of RuSsin does not make bolSh"NlSm re-.
spectacle. it invests Lcninc with some "' 'ne
Trainings of gCntiity and true reform h"i
come lScr. Meanwhile lnclC sam r'!n,"
be blamed if he waits 10 see no" SU,i,"'
communism lives up to it's latest mah'"
In Port Deposit. Mary land. all in til" month
of May, ,..os.
\ gentleman named Martin from ''"''"
ter, Pa. d
Went fishing with AN eight -"unrc rod an"
the usual truthful way.
He caught u lady carp, he say "I 'N"
eight pounds net cham
She fought him off for half an h"ur' '"''
let him call her pet, ,-,,,l
And bashiuly she took from him "G"''"
cigarette
She dragged the smoke in with drIISh' "'
We may well suppose, .od
Ejcrting it from p0rtholcS w" tho' '''''
her as nose,
And .ccmcd to be content with lii" or
tn" story goes.
Fur when she took II drnk Of hoorh '"'
died without ado. .i,o
We must confess "" think her dca'h 4"''
natural don't YOU: ,hs
W" saw it in the paper, 50, ol r""r''' w
siUrys true.
80 beat tive trumpet, lwHng the ara" "''
blow the little harp. oa.
The Walrus aud the Carpenter must he'''
be mighty sharp ,,.sph
To get ahead of this we're team, the hn''f
and the Carp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
y,HERE is one rude, diScordant not'

TNHERF Is one TUut, UIN'OTUHNV HUV' TWHT
/ dctracts from the ensemble.
Raucous voiced "barkcrs in white aprons
cry their stuff aloud here and there
They are mostly, fancy. Of tn" type
that makes South Ninth street in little
lfoIy's sidewalk market, between Christian
street and Washington avenue, b"dIam,
in subducd soft Virginia accents greet one
elsewhere with the inquiry 80.
some nice spinach this mawnin', SUM-
or Got some pow full fine peas h"aH, on'y
twenty f'rcnts uh Quahiah peck, sub
~ a touch Of the old South in soothing
onL/olmost plaintivP contrast 10 the whirl
and cIamor Of the present,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-17
FLOWERS AND DRIED BEEF
A Famous Washington Market and
Its Odd contrasts-A Touch Of
Every Mart Under the Sun
Found There--Blooms
Everywhere
by GEORGE NOX MCCAIN

! MARKETS and market places have al
A'1 ways held peculiar fascination for
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-15
EVANS TURNS IN
PERFECT SCORES
Chick Shoots Great Golf in
Defaulting 10 Year Old
Opponent.

CHICAGO. July 14.-C ME },
Evans. national golf champion,
Thursday celebrated his thirty-frs,
birthday by shooting perfect golf
over the westmoreland links in or
der TO defeat a l5-year-old boy, I'm
Couch OF Chicago. four up AMI
three TO play in the 36-hole third
round for the amateur Champion
ship OF the Western Golf association.
AS a result OF his victory Evans
will continue 10 defend h;s title
Friday in the 36-hole semi-finals
with Harrison Johnston OF ST. Paul.
who Thursday disposed OF c. II.
Rogers OF Grand Rapids. s and 8.
by playing almost as good golf as
Evans.
In the upper half Of the bracke:
r. Z. Knepper Sioux City, elimi-
mated Douglas Tweedie OF Chicago,
eight and six and won the right TO
contest the penult!mate round with
George Hartman. Chicago cham
pion, and public links player. who
downed Burton Nudge, another
young Chicagoan, seven and six.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-15
Cub Manager VII Haze
Discipline at Any Cost

Johnny Evers is "hewing TO the
line" as the manager OF the Chicago
Cubs.
When Johnny says a thing he
means it. He is a sticklSr for disci-
piine and he will get 1t even If it
costs him the main cogs in his ma
chine.
Pitcher Jim Vaughn, figured rs
one Of the main pillars OF pitching
strength on the club. didn't strike his
stride this spring.
Evers claimed the Hippo wasn't
observing training rules that any
athlete should keep,
Vaughn was warned 20 get back In
the straight and narrow" lie didn't.
His 30-day suspension has been
okayed by Pres't William Veeck Of
the eluo.
Now Evers has turned to his young
pitchers 10 carry the load that
Vaughn was expected 10 help shout
Ger.
No ball club can make Roadway
without discipline. And Evers is get
ting it.