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Evening star., 1921-03-16
CALLS RAIL LABOR
INTO CONFERENCES
Pennsylvania System Makes
Pay Revisions Operative
From April 20.
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, March 16.-Con-
ferences between the regional general
managers of the PENNSYLVANIA rail-
road system and representatives of
It's 10000 employees TO consider pro-
posed wage reductions Will be held
at Pittsburgh, Pa, beginning March
81. The company announced the con-
templated downward revision of sal
aries and wages would become elfec-
tive April 20.
The conference dates are: March 81,
maintenance of way and structure
and unSkilled forces; April >, signal
department employees, except foremen
and inspectors; April 4. shop em-
ployes. except supervisory forces;
April 6, teleGraphers. telephoners and
levermen: April S, stationary engine
tsteam) and boiler room forces; April
.. clerical and station forces; April
II. engine service employees: April 49,
train service employees; April Is. train
dispatcherS. yardmasters and assist
ants; April Is. shop supervisory forces
signal foremen, inspectors and as
SiStants.
VIII Reject All Cuts.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Railroad
workers in the east have decided to
reject all proposals of wage reduc-
tions and carry fight to the Railroad
Labor Board. if the cuts are put into
effect.
Representatives of the workers who
have been holding conferences here
it is definitely learned. have decided
upon this course, taking the position
that the present wage standard must
be maintained and economic condi-
tions will not permit any reduction.
Traffic League Action.
CHICAGO. March 16.-The National
Industrial Traffic League has petit
toned the Railroad Labor Board to
become a party to the rules hearing
and urged that the national agree
ments be declared unjust and un.
reasonable, and that each carrier bt
allowed to negotiate its own agree
ments with it's employees.
Workers Select Committees.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. March 10
Employees of the Southern Pacific anC
Western Pacific railroads decided a
meetings held here to unite their effort!
with those of the Santa Fe compan,
employees and oppose any reduction il
wages paid to unskilled labor. Commit
tees were selected, il was announced, Il
meet with executive officials of the diff
ferent companies at conferences to b.
held soon.
Referred to Labor Board.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, March 16.-Upor
the refusal Of unskilled employees of th'
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh rail.
road to accept a reduction of about 2.
per cent. the matter was referred to the
United States Railroad Labor Board fol
adjustment. The present scale of wages
will prevail until a decision is obtained
Evening star., 1921-03-16
WILSON'S AT "OLD HOME

Citizen Woodrow Wilson. accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson. drove to tn
entrance of the White House yester
day afternoon. and without alight
ing, sent in cards to the President
and Mrs. Harding. During the min
ute or so the car remained in front
of the .'old home" the former Presi-
dent tipped his hat several times in
acknowledgment of salutations from
the throng gathered about the en-
trance
Evening star., 1921-03-16
ASKS $4,000 FOR INJURIES.

Phelan c. Hawn is named as de-
fendent in a suit to recover $4,000
damages filed in the District Su-
prema Court by Edward G. Russell
for alleged personal injuries. Rus
sell charges that an automobile of
the defendant collided with him No
vember 6 last at 14th and 1 streets
and inflicted permanent injury. He
is represented by Attorney r. NJ. Hud-
son.
Evening star., 1921-03-16
His Tax FOnr Cents,
Farmer viii Pay
Penny Quarterly

taxpayer whose total tax ts
~rnts. md who Insisted on his
right 10 pay in four INSTALL
meDts. and who bought - money
order for cent and paid .
cents to yet 81. was revealed
here when "a long. lean farmer
walked into the Office OF the
deputy collector Of Internal
revenue here and made his re-
turn.
He gave his address Rs Lin
colin county. Ga. His name was
not divUiSed.
Evening star., 1921-03-16
MORE TROOPS ARRIVE.
French May Take Over Mulheim.
on-Ruhr, Near Essen.
Rv the Assocjated Press.

By the Associated Press
DCISBURG, March 16.-New French
forces have arrived here from sections
of Germany occupied by the French
army, and belief is expressed that their
coming may foreshadow the occupation
of Mulheim-on-Ruhr. a town about
four miles east of here, toward Essen.
Although the allies recently occupied
the rural commune of Hamborn. gar-
risons have not as yet been estab-
IiShed
Evening star., 1921-03-16
NEGRO BICYCLIsT STRUCK.

John Lane. colored. thirteen years old
1913 18th street. was riding a bicycle
that collided with the automobile OF r.
C. Trcadwel 17l5 18th street. at 18th
and RGgs streets about 9.45 o'clock
last night. An examination at Emer-
gency Hospital revealed the fact that
49, hoy had received no injuries.
Evening star., 1921-03-16
U. S. TO JOIN HANDS
WITH BUSINESS MEN

Continued from First Page)
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-08-21
A History of Columbus, Mississippi


provision for this institution for the
higher education of women was made
AS early as 1856, Miss Sally Reneau
Of Grenada, began efforts to have the
state provide such an institution,
Through her efforts two bills were
passed for this purpose, but neither
Of them made the necessary approp-
ration. Miss Reneau also made an
unsuccessful effort for help from
Congress, for the support Of state
university for women. In 1853, Gov
ernor McRea commended such meas
ure to favorable consideration of the
Legislature. Coeducation was provid-
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-08-21

science hall and a large new powe
house, rose upon the grounds. Mean
while, the attendance was more thar
doubled, the enrolment with age limit
raised to sixteen, was 816 in 1906-07
and over 100 more were refused adj
mittance, for lack of accommodation
The enlargement and better equip
ment of the industrial department
and the growth of the music depart
ment to conservatory dimensions, with
entertainments furnished by artists
Of worldwide reputation, may be adj
ded as a characteristic of this admins
tration; also that, in 1906, the Col
lege course was revised and made
partly elective.
On President Kincannon's resigna-
ton, to accept the chancellorship of
the State University, the Board of
Trustees unanimously elected as his
successor, Mr.. H. L. Whitfield, then
State Superintendent of Education,
and the new President assumed the
duties of his office, September rs,
1907. 800 or more students were en-
rolled that year, and more than 200
turned away for lack Of room. In the
two sessions following, the enroll
ment has been cut somewhat TO pre-
vent overcrowding the dormitories,
but the applications for admittance
did not decrease Accordingly, the
President asked the Legislature for
new dormitory, and Shattuck Hall was
built as the result" The Library,
Mabel Ward Practice
Home were also built during this adj
finitely marking this administration
were: The introduction and growth of
d department of Physical Education;
the thorough revision of the course of
study in 1909; enlargement and de-
of the Home Science De-
partment; and the introduction of I
Student Government, session 1901;
5he unification and expansion Of the
Normal Department.
The present administration, that of
DR.. ]. G. FAINT, having started in the
all of 1920, has clearly given prom
Sc of continued progress, under the
of that able executive
Every effort is being made to have
his institution stand second to none
# it's kind in the country. The Col
eye entrance requirements have been
'aised, careful revision of require
nents for degrees has been made,
more care is being taken to give
lose personal supervision of each
work. This promises also
O be a period of material progress
or the College. The Legislature of
900 provided for far reaching inn
rovements: new dormHory, a
eachers' home, renovation of all the
'olege property, and other things.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-08-21

Meeting the need for more ground
the people Of Columbus have again
come to the front in doing what they
can for the good of the College. The
City of Columbus has donated to the
College land, which is the equivalent
of five city blocks. Thus the State
and the City are seeing to it that
this splendid institution shall con-
tinue its services to the girls of the
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-08-21
ARTICLE ".
Mississippi State College for Women
At Columbus.

When speaking of Franklin Acade-
my, we called attention to the fact
that Columbus was noted throughout
her history as an educational center.
Here is located the Mississippi State
College for Women, the first State
college ever established for women.
This college was authorized IN 1884,
and opened in 1885.
1t was not without difficulty that
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-08-21

State, and through the girls, to all
the people of our State.
material used for this article was:
Encyclopedia of Mississippi History;
College Catalogue; Lipscombs HIS
tory of Columbus; Articles by Prof
essor Dabney Lipscomb; Article By
General E. 7. Sykes; personal ex-
periences.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-29

70 10 Editor Of the Evening Public L,do.r.
~ mere arc some strange views eX-
pressed In your column concerning Sunday
ln"S' 1t would help the discussion II some
one would name the blue laws which ara 40
oppressive. know Of no laws which inter-
: zero WIN tho religious liberties OF any one
e -"e laws or all civilized countries in the
man are in harmony with the moral laws
eet t"rth In the word OF God. and so far az
'"oso wholesome laws are obcycd and hon
N'eU the individual and the nation are pros
r"G' SIN is reproach TO any people I"
e me law OF comman ndmcnts given OH Mount
o.""i' which are Fundamental. is the law
OF Cod
rs Is one God holy. Just and sovereign in
."Her' lie is our creator and merCiful to
~ ~"' VINO Keep His laws and visits judg-
t Mfht upo7 the dsobedlent God Is love,
~, T,' our first duty Is to love Him supremely.
r,ar are 10 worship and not defaHe His
'S'ne or bs idolaters
q, They also set forth correct views on labor.
"a" necessities require that he should earn
".S orehd by honest toll. God takes notice
OF h's working days "Six days shalt thou
.Aoor AMI do all thy work Tho man who
Morhs on the Sabbath does Il against God =
commandment work II necessity and mercy
"cspt"dl Jesus said It In lawful TO do
too1 on the Sabbath. II Is for mans re-.
:uPeraton and ,piritual development. Man
- worshiper as we'll az laborcr He ie
~ immortal being with a soul to save and
,r-'"p and with service to render to his
FELLOW man,
The Sabbath is also Gods day. to he de.
eu 10 secret duties and not to be sIent
90 uo'hs our own pleasures, and tho more
:, ,nhIeiely II Ii observed as God desiGnated
. ehould be. the greater blessing and he!p
n"hk'nd W. J, SILLMAN.
Philadelphia. January 25 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-29

dread,
Against whose life tho bow Of power 80
bent,
Who nies and hath not where to lay his
head
come to thee for shelter and for food,
TO Yussout. called through all our tribes
The Good"
This tent is mine" said Yussouf. ''but no
Than It is Gods como In and be at
peace.
Freely SHAFT thou 'par,ake OF all my store
As OF His who builded over these
Our tents. His glorious roof Of night and
day,
And at whose door mono ever yet heard
Nay"
SO Yussouf entertained his guest that night
And. waking him ere day, said Here Is
My swiftest horse is saddled for thy flight;
Depart before the prying day grows
bold"
As one lamp lights another. nor grows les,
SO nobleness cnklndlcth nobleness.
That inward light the strsnger'U face made
grand,
Which shines from all selt.conaueSt.
kneollns low.
lie bowed his forehead upon YusSour'
hand,
sobbing: "oh. sheIk. cannot leave thee
50:
will repay thee all this thou hast done
Unto that Ibrahim who slew thy son."
''Tsko thrice tho gold" said Yussouf. far
with thee
Into the desert, never TO return.
My ono black thought shall ride away from
mo.
First born. for whom by day and night
yearn,
Balanced and Just are all OF Gods DEGREES
Thou arc avenged. by first born. sleep In
peace"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-29
Letters to the Editor
Taking Of Temperatures

70 the Editor Of the Evenino Public Ledger:
sir--Tho letter OF M. i. j." on taking
temperature brings UP old but interesting
questions Space will not permit discussion
or even make mention OF all the points that
require considerat ton when selecting a loca-
ton for instruments for purposes of making
official records.
The conditions OF exposure OF ther.
nomcters at the United States Weather Bu.
feau in Philadelphia conform as closely rs
possible to what have been considered
standard conditions for more than con.
tury, not only throughout this country, but
IN all parts of the world. sheltered
thermometer often. especially on clear. calm
nights. will show temperatures n little high
ar at night than one not sheltered This
fact may be used as an argument against
the practice Of keeping Thermometers shell
tered throughout the niRht as well as by
Cay. but tho DISADVANTAGES and the errors
involved In changing tho position Of the
Instruments or m making Use OF different
sets OF instruments would fully offset all
that IL TO 10 gained by using unsheltcrcd
thermometers for night Temperatures. Be-
sides, II we were to adopt n new procedure
now In Philadelphia. We should be unable
20 mako proper compa rson OF the condl-
tons here with those of other places or be-
tween conditions existing here at different
times.
Tho selection OF a satisfactory location
for instruments is never easy and Is most
difficult In large city. Careful tests made
IN going arourd Just two city blocks have
shown temperature differences as great as
eight degrees along the street II Is GER.
tanv advisable In a largo atty to place
thermometers where tho temperature indi-
Gated will represent average conditions for
ZONE distance around the point of observs-
tlon. when II Is known that the surface con-
ditons are so far from uniform. Exposure
above the roof Of high building indicates
the temperature OF tho FREQ air. by which
the surface temperature is controlled and
with which II more or less closely agrees.
depending on tho influence OF immediate
surroundings
To SEQ how we'll tho temperature records
from over the PostoiIlce Building represent
conditions for Philadelphia at large COM
pare the record with that obtained under
standard conditions at the navy yard, where
the shelter In only about six feet above the
lawn Daily extremes in temperature at
the two points sometimes differ as much as
four degrees. but are moro frequently within
one degrees of each other. while the monthly
sveraSes usually agree within a degree and
atalt GEORGE W. MINDLlNG,
Weather Bureau.
Philadelphia, January o5 1921,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-29
Supplies Poem

To the Editor cy the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--I herewith inclose the song requested
by 20. II. j." The verses were written from
memory but think they are correct.
Mrs MARY II. BOYER.
Trenton. n. J.. January II. 1921.
WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A
WAY"
This life Is a difficult riddle:
For how many people wa see
with faccs as long as fddle.
Which ought to look shining with glee;
I'm sure IN this world there are plenty
or good things enough for uR all.
And yet there's not one out OF twenty
But thinks that his share Is too small
CHORUS
Then what Is the use OF repiningH
For where there's n will there's a way.
Tomorrow the sun may be shining,
Although II II cloudy today.
Some grow old because they're not married
And cannot procure n good vito.
Whilst others they wish they had tarried.
And long for a bachelors life.
To mo II Is very bewildering:
Some grumble-it must be In fun
Because they have too many chldren.
And others because they have mono.
Do not think that by sitting and sighing
You'll ever obtain what you want.
IT'S towards alone that are crying
And foolishly saying IT can't"
It's only by plodding and striving
And laborifg Up the steep hill
OF this life that you'll ever be thriving.
Which you'll do II you've only tho will.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-29
Tho Ronua Bill

70 the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-Mcst OF your correspondents in dis
cussins the soldiers bonus forget that only
fraction OF our army was ever in action.
~ the time of tho nrm'stice we had twenty
rins divisions m the field. Plus corps and
army troops. aviation. anti-aircraft heavy
srtIllery and so on. Wn had also In France
thirteen replacement divisions which had not
been fully drawn UPON by November IL.
1918. Al told we had about /, 3OO, 900 men
engaged at the front in positions ranging
from thu front lines under every kind of
fro TO the raN heads twenty or thirty miles
10 the roar.
In this bonus question thors Ia one thinr
which the public does not seem fully to havo
appreciated. 1t Is not possible to demand a
blanket bonus for our soldiers on III" ground
Of hardship and danger, whsn half the army
rever sailed, when one-third only WAS at
tho front and when perhaps no more than
cno-fourth ever endured the severer hard
ships OF campaign or were ever in deadly
peril of their lives.
We all know certain mon who were anx-
ioUs 10 get to tire front and never got there.
Certain others no doubt did all In their
power TO keep out OF combat units. How
ever II we cannot impute motives, we can
at lea.; take account OF facts. Certain
men fought. certain others did not. BY
every rule Of Justice and logic the honort
due to these two different classes differ
widely.
On tho other hand. the ono qualification
ncc.gsnry In our veterans organizations is
Or honorable discharge from tho army, plus
overseas service IN the case Of one OF them.
In consequence tho maJoritieR OF these as.
ooc'ations are made up of men who nev.c
fought In France. with a small minority
dissenting. those organizations ask for q
blanket bonus for all soldiers. but they ar.
sue chiefly from the record OF Il minority
OF their members and OF a minority OF the
Army
Tho bonus bill st present before Congress
~ open to criticism on three pOints. In the
interest OF Justice and common sense II will
have 70 he entirely rewritten. for Il includes
OIL officers ur to and including the Grade OF
captain and II excludes all men serving reg.
uar enistments.
our first 1ve regular divisions averaged
harder nghting than any other fve divisions
N u" army Many "regulars' enlisted for
the war ard wcro volunteers In exactly the
same sense as the original personnel OF our
hIl'la diHisionB, Besides. the blanket bonu.
mak's no distinction IN the kind OF service
rCn;ercd
believe In a bonus for the soldiers. but
tAerc Is II wide distinction between a bonus
t'r our combat troops ami bonus for every
man who wore q uniform for three months
.om"where between San Francisco and Co
oehE once we realize that. the question
Becomes simpler.
WILLIAM T. GRIMES
fhHadephia. January Is, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-29
wt Isn't the Town, its You"

To the Editor Ct the Evcrtn1 Public Ledger:
Slr-Flnd inclosod lines addressed TO any
hoy with roaming disposition:
II you'd like to live in the Kind or town
Like tho kind Of n town you'd Ike.
You needn't pack your clothes In grip
And start on long. long hike;
For you'll only find what you've LETT be-
hind.
For there's nothing that's really new;
SO It's a knock at yourself
When you knock your town:
II isn't the town. IT'S you.
Groat towns arc not made by men AFRAID
Lest somebody else gets ahead.
II every one works and nobody shirks.
You can raise town from the dead.
boast
Your neIghbor can make one, too.
So les a knock at yourself
When you knock your town:
1t isn't the town. IT'S you.
II. II. HUSTLER.
Manager imperial Theatre. Second and Pop
lar streets.
Philadelphia, January 20. 1921.
~. J. B." Newtown Square. asks for
parody on the "Shan-van-Voeht." an oil
Irlsh song. Can reader send It In?
L. o. Green asks for three poems-"Cob
bier Kesar's Vision" The Old Stone Step
and "And the Smoke Went Up the Gimme
Just the Same"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-29
What to Expect Of a Friend

me Edifor Of the EVenin0 PuJN' Ledger:
St-"ill a few or at least one. OF the
;L We'E Forum readers help IN" out with :.
EW'o ahV'ce7 am in a Quandnry 10 kEow
~ much Ia expected IN the way of loyalty
.I1h friend Being Of particularly
rrhdly disposition. I make friends easily.
ana 'eins particular lose them almost as
.et"y, have and have hat many friends
Nv ,he reason why such friendship does not
iss' IohE seems 20 DO that expect too much
.oSa'% and az much consideration In return
l am willing 90 give. There is where the
,,"u't lies and my not receiving Il trouble
,oHo"s invariably. Just one studied answar
W W nus would NJ doubt Interest many OF your
teHnefs, and | know II would ba much an
pIS"d by yours truly, Y. NJ. c.
fhiIadeIphIa. January -, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-29
The Development OF Local Music

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir--We are constantly being told In
speeches and in public print as to how we
should foster home talent. whether II be
IN music, In art or in any other line.
am deeply Interested In music, and IL
amuses me TO hear the addrcsses or to
read them In tho newspapers, in which
speakers laud Philadelphia aH q great mu.
sical center, and tell OF what wonders are
being accomplished here.
To me most Of this 'Phiiadelphla mu-
steal culture is in tho mind's eye. For
the life OF me cannot see It. Philadelphia
people are not music lovers. They simply
attend musical performances because they
think 1t 10 the proper thing to do. and
whether good CT bad az long as the leaders
tell them It is tho proper thing to do. they
follow blndly.
There are only two musical features OF
the season which are really we'll patronized,
the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Metro
politan Opera. Our leading social set has
placed It's stamp OF approval on these two
organizations. and tho crowd follows
II II not my idea In any way to disparage
or discredIt those examinations. but II
would seem to me that IL wo were a really
musical people we would follow good music
wherever It is given. whether II be In tho
Academy OF Music. the Metropolitan Opera
House. Witherspoon Hall. or In much less
pretentous places, so long as the music Is
worthy.
We will never become musically cultured
tulb CITY ulLll We 90 all No can 10 en-
courage music in our city. Music grows
upon n city gradually, Just as II srows upon
o homo gradually BY hearing as much good
music possible and as often as possible.
We cannot give our people the proper musi-
cal culture through enc or two leading Or
ganiZations and ther give no support to
anything else. Too few people can attend
the Philadelphia Orchestra concerts and the
Metropolitan Opera performances. What
we need are keveral orchestras and many
singing societies: in fact. a municipal or
chestra of our own and a grand opera COM
pany or our own to be supported primarily
by tho municipality. and thus giving us an
opportunity TO develop our instrumental as
well as our vocal talent.
Philidelphia music Is dying for the want
OF being heard. know hundreds OF nne
instrumentalists in this city who never have
the opportunity OF coming to the attention
OF the public. and the same is true OF
many fine singers. There Is nothing they
ran do but simply play for their own amuse-
ment and that Of their friends. and finding
no financial return they compelled 10
abandon their music in order to earn a livo-
lihood in some other direction. We are al
ways hearing n great hue and cry about
encouraging home talent and industry. but
we never bee the hand extended to hold up
this talent. The natural thing then hap
pens. the. local talent drifts to other cities
for recognition. and we lose them In our
midst and II ss a bad loHs. for they would
have helped materially. could they have
remained here In bringing a musical uplift
| to our people. w. l.. V.
Philadelphia. January rs. 1921.