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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
STOCK MARKET FORECAST
STILL PUZZLING QUESTION
Many Interesting Developments Since Last Labor Day.
Bettermenis Must Come by Slo,o and Easy Stages

are found not only to hav" failed to
cnrn dividends but in II number of in
stances fniled to meet fixed charges, \
great deal is expected to come out OF
the proposed helping out program of
the Government, in the passage of the
$500 600 900 funding bill. Many. for
some reason or another. and they may
be right at that, regard This as the
"Opcn sesame of all the Ills OF the
situation. This. of course, depends very
lHrgev upon the manner and means in
which the sum required is going TO be
raised by the Government agencies.
Some wonderful adjustments have
been accomplished in the financial sit
untion. especially on the lines of de-
IltiOn OF the strained credit situation.
This was reached only after application
Oi the most drastic remedial measures
which necessarily invoked tremendous
losses Of paper profits, and frightful
shrinkAgc Of inventory values. The re-
suits have not been pleasant, but the
cures were imperative, and It Il little
hort Of remarkable that II was all done
without any great disaster. This fact 8.
will b" more fully appreciated later on
when the real history IL told Of the
manPuvcrs, skirmishos and battle for
uatiOn Dlans Of the powers be of the
financial world. n real truths had
been tOll many times within the last
twclv" months litrlc short a CataClysm
would have resulted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
NOTABLE BOOKS
OF THE SEASON
The Fruits of Tictory

Norman Angels sequel TO THE
Great Illusion published under the
title Of THE Fruits of Victory" CThe
Century Company, ought to be read by
every member of Congress and by every
otner person at all interested in the
peace Of the world. Mr.. Angel Is n
pacifist. but one of the most intelligent
and realistic pacifsts who have opposed
the iniquity of war. His original book.
published ten years ago, was devoted to
setting forth the futility Of war as n
method of settling disputes among ma
tions. His present book is devoted in
part to reminding the reader that the
outcome of the great war has proved
that he was right in his first book. He
pleads for recognition of the inter
dependence of nations aud he protests
AGAINST the extreme of patriotism which
insists that the patriots nation Is al
ways right and all other nations are
always wrong. There can be no per-
mnncnt peace. he says. until the ex-
tr'mc nationalist spirit gives way to
greater tolerance for the rights of other
nations. This cannot come about, he
admits, until there is n change in the
methods of thinking. methods that have
grown up through the centuries of mis-
conception and through the fostering OF
national greed. The book deals chiefly
with conditions in Europe. Mr.. Angel
has written an introduction for the
benefit of American readers in which
he attempts, to show that America can
note safely ignore what is going on in
the rest of the world. He buttresses
his argument in the introduction and
In the body of the book by many his
torical illustrations and he argues with
convincing cogency. If the book has
the circulation which it deserves it will
do much toward bringing about that
change in thinking without which peace
is impossible
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Hall Game again

After a silence Of seven or eight wears
Hall Cnine has published new novel.
He cnlls il "Thr Master Of Man I'd.
B Lippincott Company. and in note
at the end SAYS that it is the mans side
of the story of which he told the WON
Me" The scpnn IL laid in the Isle of
Man. The hero is the son Vt tho Deem
ster. who becomes Dcemstcr when his
father dies. He has sinncd with =
woman and he hopes that his misdeed
will remain hid. But it finds him out
under such dramatic circumstances that
i, Lrings about his undoing. The story
is told in Mr.. CninP's-or shall we say
Sir all'S?-well- known manner. ne
knows how 10 handle mc!odranla to the
satisfaction of hundreds of thousands
of readers and he makes his moral clear
enough TO satisfy the most eXn"tina
hOmilst
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT
Figures for Week Show Deficit Of
$400,o7o in Legal Reserve

~NSN'SiO w ICSa' 'SoS''S
New York, Sept. 3.-The actual con-
dition of Clearing House banks and
trust companies for the week shows II
deficit Of $400 O7O in legal reserve This
il a decrease Of so, 2O0 $50 from last
week
The statement follows: Actual con-
dition: Loans. discounts. ETC.. S4."31,-
TO3. 900. drcrcnSc S13 .554 900; cash in
own vaults, members Federal Reserve
Bank, $50 $50. 900. decrease 81 ,.j3S,
900; reserve in Federal Reserve Bank
Of member banks. S4G2 .627 900. de.
crease 81, 4S7 600; reserve in own
vaults, State banks and trust compa.
nica, 81 ,942 600. decrease 1910 900 re-
serve in drpoSitarics Stat" banks end
trust companies, $S,Sl9,O 900. increase
Sl4 600; net demand deposits S3 .G2T, =
324 900, United States deposits de-
ducted SJ0,674 900, increase 81 ! .G52. .
900; time deposits $40, ,0G3, 900, de-.
crease 81 ,T52 900; circulation S32 ,523, =
600, increase $2G5 900; Uggr"gat" re-
serve S479, ,3SS ,0OO deficit in reserve
Si0O, 90. decrease SO. .209 $50.
Summary of State banks and trust
companies in Greater New York, not
included in Clearing House statement
Loans, discounts. etc. SGl2 800, 200.
increase $40 800. 100; gold $G,70S, 900,
increase $50. roo: currency and bank
notes $lj 1926 500. decrcas" $40 500
deposits With Federal Reserve Bank.
New York, 500, 473 900, increase
$2i7 900; total deposits SG3l ,77S, 800,
increas" $5,92G. 800.
DO, eliminating amounts due from
reserve dcpositnries and other banks and
trust companies in New York City and
United Srntc& deposits, $500. 15l 100.
iRrrcaS" 81 Ola, 900. Banks: Cash in
yauIt, So, ,524, 500. Trust companies
Cash in vault, SO, OT3,TOu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

Wall Street took another extra holi-
day. as II did prior to Independence
Day, and business on the various stock
exchanges will stand suspended until
Tuesday morning.
1t did the same thing last year and
the question arises whether the market
community Is in any better position TO
forecast the Immediate financial or
speculative situation than it was twelve
months ago. Many interesting deyeI-
opments hive occurred in the interim,
md at the same tiIn" quite few nf
the knOtty problems have found sGtiS-
factory solution. While the Level OF
, prizes Of the security markets ~ much
lower than II wa year ago, the
rcouomic situation has undergone con-
I siderable change.
II is hardly likely. despite many re-
naming rradjUstmcnts 10 b" accom-
pUshPd the market community VIII be
guilty of making the same gross mis-
calculation Of the imm"dinte financial
future AS IL did on last Labor Day. In
the first place whereas n year ago there
was n confident belief Uf an early re-
1 sumption Of industrial activity. today
/ the opinion il quite generally expressed
: that any bettermcnt must come by slow
! and cnSy stages.
In existing conditions there are many
elements Of discourHgcmcnt, but iuVar-
iably these can easily be nccrptcd as
back chapters. besides being reflections
, Of something thnt is behind the country
and business rather than f0reshadowing
forthcoming events, Nevertheless with
the abnormal low tide Of industry and
business II IN recognized disappointing
earnings viii continue for some time,
The only exception il that Of the trans
portAtiOn industry, where the manage
ment has succeeded in gaining the up
per hand Of operating costs. Some oi
the recent months earning statements
have made very pleasing reading mat
ter in thc transformation Of shrinking
gross earnings into handsome net opcr
ating income. These iT n sense are mis-
leading. especially when upon closer ex,
y animation quite number of the road
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

r. F. Benson in 'Dodo Wonders"
George II. Doran Company has used
the character which first made him
famous ms the central figure Of n novel
written 10 exhibit the effect OF the war
upon aristocratic society In England.
Dodo In her maturity has lost none OF
the sparkle. Of her youth, but she has
developed a fineness of character which
was hardly expected from her early
vagaries. The story starts in the sum
MGR before the war and it covers the
winter following the signing of the ar
misticcS. 1t shows how even the friv d.
olous women of the aristocracy devoted
themselves TO the service OF their coun-
try, and it also shows their behavior
when the war was over. The thing
about which Dodo wonders is whether
the war did anything more to society
than to encourage the servants to de-
mand cxorbitant wages. Mr.. Benson
has made Of her most likable woman,
and in doing It he has written rncilH
humorous tale,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Did Cuba Paw

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger
Slr--Did tho United States ever ask any
reimbursement for tho amount OF money II
cCst us to free Cuba? O. l.. JAMES.
Chester. Pa. August 80. 1921.
Cuba never reimbursed the United states
Tor the money spent there during and after
tho Spanish War unless the cnaling sta.
tions on the island may be 40 considered.
BY the terms OF settlement with Spain when
the war ended. the United states practically
made the Cuoans a free gift OF their Couh-
try witch might have been Included with
Porto Rico. as part of the territory ceded
TO this country by Spain. Not only that,
but thie Government expended thousands Of
dollars in permanent improvements in Cuba
before turning the island over TO the Gov.
ernmcnt formed by the Cubans.
IT. r M"-We cannot give you n
remedv rcr the removal of handrur. YOU
state you have tried the advertised rene
dies II would seem trat the best thing
to do would hr TO consult a physlcian 10
ASCERTAIN the cause and prescribe a remedy
20 meet con iitions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Life and Its Control

]. Arthur Thomson. NJ. A.. H.. D..
rcgius professor Of natural history in
the University of Aberdeen, and one
Of the foremost Darwinians of the day
as we'll as n savant who can popular
izr advanced knowledge without writing
down to the fancipd lower levels of the
non scientific readers, has given MS an
informing work in "The Control OF
Life" (Henry Holt co.,
1t contains all that lay reader
should know about the progress OF bio.
logical science. discussing our natural
hcritages. the correlation Of nature and
nurture, the general biology of health,
hdividuGlistic life histories. changes in
popu'ation. and the factors that oper-
ate in human evolution. 1t is predi-
Gated on the thesis that science is for
life and that newer and finer free
dom Of civilization may be reached only
By bringing more trained intelligence 70
bear on "the relief of mans estate,
Naturally, DR.. Thomson proceeds
along thc lines Of the life scicnces-t0r
that Is his Spccialty-rather than
sociological or political pr rincipl"S or
programs. but his discussion by no
means ignores the varied elements Of
mans existence and his aspiration to-
ward nn enlargement of every day life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

A r.r,c.p noyeli,ts. who is an iconoclast in
form a
THE kEryEals BgLb pPSy,ss%. By Masf'sc sons sparr0y
genuine mystery story Of a" unheek-
TIE TIE THANKFUL srIcERs. BY Asnsss ssris. Il
Brownsll. New YORK che''e'
A ar" truly iHisiik iife.iike story of genuine and
iikAble country family. .,,...,-. =,
BRoxEN TO THE rLoUGu. ny ct,rIss G..
Doble. New York! Harper \ brosi i..,
The career OF a sort Of undsrdos wnp r'SeS
IN a. supreme moment e eaibT real manScSo C% York
~ Chart Charles scTibners Sons. ,
MoPY DICK. TYPEE. oMoo. BY r,dey. mer.
man Melville, Three reprints IN mons mVers IA
tales New York E. +. Duttoif Co.
Juvenile
OUR 9oS FRrESPS NsP York; F'''H The c Century
Flneenp Smpadh dos stories which wiz appeal lv,, e
rsSIy rsS r. bog SSrsnfe snS sr one S each uefiSn
Waldo, George +, Paul snG hdo'nH, n,ne others
soms % are true stories; others are a fombinss;;
tlon OF fact and nctiorh but they all '"'s"'
have happened. ,
THE HAPPY. VENTURE. BY rho Editn usntmry bni.
Mrs. o'SH Price. author Of "pre Magic, one rs
cent years, hns written moving storS OF
the bravery of three children VINO naI @ w, ~
ionk out for themselves while their motnSt
VAS away. II will appeal to adults as well
MS to YOUNG people.
THE DRAGONS SECRET BY augusta
Huelll Seaman. New York. The -en'
tury Company. , -.,.,..
Mrs seaman has written several mystery
stories Tor Young people that will assure
Syelcoue for this latest tale, starting WIN
the appearance OF a light at night In closed
bunaa low.
DR1FTwOoD. BY Raymond ;. spears
New York: The Century Company.
A fascinating story about q boy who was
carried away In a shanty boat az the fres'
WHEN POLLY WAS EIGHTEEN. BY
Emma Down. Boston. Houshton MiHlin
nnw poIjv hook, which will be relished
bv readers Of Polly of the Hospital stan .
II il full OF smiles and has an occasional
tear The s.oRaEing young heroine VIII De
greatly liked by young girls
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

u returned whnderer 10 America after
long years abroad, war SCARED and In
search of rest, Is plunged almost i'm
mediately into gathering shadows. This
story has one Of the intricate plots hard
to paraphrase in n stick of type, and is
of the sort that should not be para !.
phrascd anyhow, because to do 30 would
be unfair TO the author and would spoil
a pretty mystery for the reader. SUI
flee to say that the author has written
with the avowed purpose In mind of
pleasing and diverting the tired bust
ness man, and yet Of not merely hn-
morning his mental fatigue. II the T..
B. VI. becomes enmeshed In its web of
circumstances he will want to read on
till he disentangles himself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

70 fhe Editor Of m" Evening Pnbhc LEDGER:
Sir--The railroads are losing tens Of thou
nds OF dollars annually through the mo
dium of the trec-pas' parasite. and vet tho
railroads n-e cornpla ming thGt they hr"
lesinz money. They complain OF hard times
and they cut wages and 10y OF men Al
the same time they ara hauling an army OF
fres-pass dead beats all over this country
free Of charge. Most OF these free rIders
would pay II they did no get transportation
for nothing
The railroads are public utilities md they
are forbidden l." law 10 show any discrim-
inaton or favoritisrl 10 any person: and
these same raiiroadn force some people to
pay full fare and allow others 10 rid" free
on passes The whole free.pass evil II n
monstrous wrong which should hs corrected
and the remedy - simple. Iust enforce tho
law. Only employees Of railroads whose
names are actually on the payrolls OF the
companies should be allowed this privilege.
Let us have equal rights and eGua justice
for all y. L. p.
Philadelphia. August rs. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
One Hundred Per Cent Am.rIcsnism

To the Editor Of The Evening PIblic Ledyer:
sr--It Is apparent we have with Us
ssrecially sInco tn war, large nunusr
OF shouters for wh-t th'y cali 100 per cent
Americanlsm. Perhaps most Of this vucif-
srcus and s"f-sarisrsd a BODY OF n0.scmak-rs
could not really define what beliefs or stand
ards En 20 make up that same par value
Can 100 per cent Americans do 9th, rly Sc
than stand for freedom ~ international as
well as domestic trade? Again, this nation
10 dedicated to the proposition that ~ men
are born equal How many ~ us can com.
pletely explain what Is meant ey that from
the standpoint Of 100 per cent AmcrlCanisn' q"
In famous American declaration some
thing Ia said as 10 natural rights. In some
Of our hiBh schools They use a textbook
on economics by two American professors
which declares that altogether too much 4
said about natural rights, the less said
about them the better; rights are matters
of expediency, Is this 100 per cent Amer
ieaplsm'
!. II. according to the standards Of 100
per cent Amaricsnism m"n---white, black
aud brogn-are not only bern equal, but are
entitled to equality OF natural opportunity
rs Ions as they live whore there b.
fanndf AuthoritS for congressional linnitat tio.i
ui linnaigrationf Who are we that we
should deny Europsans, Asistics or Japan
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Death Takes Us Unawares"

To nc Editor OF the Er'MiHO PublC LCdVer;
SRI am giving you herewith eight lines
Of which | would like to know the author
or IT. what connection they were us"d
viii be glad to have YOU publish thsm IN
your Forum ana see II any reHd"r can
give the inform1tion:
Death takes us urawhroa
And s'npa our busy feet
The great design unfinished lies,
our lives are incomplete.
f-ut IN the DARK unknown
Perfect their circles seem
Even as bridges arch of stone
Is rounded in the stream
81. f. Il.
Phiade phia. August % 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

Csc the right 10 come here and practice tho
pursuit Of happiness?
Ihe postuate OF natural rights hns as
corollary natural order OF human saso.
Iioion. declare that Il is consistent with
LVV per cont Americanlsm TO perceive and
ackhowledge that our system Of land tenure
mas been Au,hotltstiVcly challenged from
many quarters More than that I say that
n" one can he 100 per cent American with.
out betng Wiling to help amend our social
order In that respect
Evidently there may be wide differences
81 opinion as to what IL and what IL not
loO TOR cent America nIsm. I would npprc-
cave Vt II several of your readers would
u'scuss this question TO This kind Of
NnerlcHhlSm, y. l.. II.
fhIladeInhLa Ams,st Is lno,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Questions AnSiCered
Concernina Elaas

To the Editor Of The Er"mir0 Public Lcd0'r:
Slr-Is n foreign Vessel comDeH'd to hoist
the American fag on entering United states
wntrrs or an American vess" "n'erinG a
foreign port the nag of hat ""nrtry
r. .. SPANGLER.
Philadelphiu. August So 1921.
This IL done, not through cOmDu.siCn. but
AZ matter Of courtesy, The United states
aaE IL generally flown from N" foremas;
OF foreign vessels entering n port OF 'hs
country. II Is also the custom Of tnited
states vessels entering foreign port TO
Hy the hag o: that country Sometimes
upon the high seas vessel hcs a foreign
nng 20 Indicate the country TO which the
nhL hniI md
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

Letters to the Editor should be as
brief and to the point as poss!ole,
avoiding anything that would open
denomlnational or sectarian dis
Cussion.
No attention will be paid 10 anony-
nous letters. Names and addresses
must be signed as an evidence CT
GOOD faith, although names will not
oe printed IL request is made thaI
they DO omitted
Inc publication OF a letter Is not
TO be taken as an Endorsement Of Its
views by this paper.
Communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied by post.
age nor Will manuscript be saved
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Believes in People

To the Editor - th' Er,n. .o p.i6,c i"dOc'':
Sri read with interest all the letters
in the Peoples Forum column and am es-
UcC.aliy Interested n those ~ rN-S"lNl"' mon
IN regard to soldiers bDnus-Rs the war
pron,eers cal. n II !s not a bonus at all,
bu, just adjusted compensation. And TO be
precise. it is hardly that, as | know for
myself and there are thousands more IN the
same boat as an. bcllevc IN" Eo.l peo-
pie Of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia know
tho difference between those who stood by
their country in Its hour Of need and thuRc
who did not. We cE-service mon only want
LITTLE money TO help us get back TO our
former selves ". l.. u.
Philadelphia. August 40. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Wants "Our Soldier Dead"

To thr Editor o. me ErcHinO Pubic LcdOcr:
SRI write to request through the
Fcrum pt your papr- II any ~ the readers
would kindly furnish me with the words OF
poem which believe IL "ntilled "Our
Soldier Dead" and was published or writ
ten about this last wGr. Tho words are.
something like this
Back again 20 the land that loves YOU.
Back 10 tho land ron loved SO wei.
Pack FROM the land wher1 tho popDI"s hid
YOU
In your quiet graves meath their drNamr
spell. ANXIOUS
West Philadelphia. August 2S. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Stealing Of Stewards Body

To tn" Editor NJ n" ErenjnO Public ledger:
S.r--From where was he body OF A. z.
stewart the New York merchant stolen
Was It recovered. and where vas It
buried: G. ". /.
Philadelphia August 10 1921
Tn" body Of A r. stewart was stolen
from ST. Marks churchyHrd. New York
on November :. 1873. II was recovered
~ New ORLEANS .,pd was buried In the
Cathedral at Garden city, y Y.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
When the "Doq Days"

To the Editor Of the Ercnino PabHc Ledger:
Sir-Therc seems TO be difference Of
opinion among several friends as to when
the dog DAYS visit us. Please cnlIghten
us as to the period. W. l.. a.
Philade,phlaA August 40, 1921
Dog days was the name applied by the
ancients 10 u period Of about forty days
the hottest season OF the year at the time
NJ the hoiaral rising Of Sirius. tho Dog
star. The time OF the rising IL now. ow.
ing TO the procession of the raulnoxes dr.
ferent from what II was 10 the ancIants
and the dog davs are now counted from
July to August /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Lore and Mystery

\ rlrvcrIy withheld mystery features
"Withiu -Four Walls" WHnturvD, in
which Edith BauIsir shows ndcptn"sS In
plot contriyonnc and in injecting s"nti-
mont into tale without being NAV h
i~h. The heroine is accused of the
dcnth Of her fathcr-thC murder is n
particularly horrible On"--and the hero.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
LIVESTOCK QUOTATIONS.

Chicago, Sept. ,a.--CATT Rec"'p'x, &1o
grades beef steers 25c 10 iOc higher uth"rs
steady 10 l5c lower common grades on noHt;
and heifers up most; bulls, csc 10 SOC lower:
veal calves. t2Q3.6O higher; heavy ca NeS
mostly 81 higher stockers and feeders
steady
HOGS--Recoipts 5000 head Active,
Largely l0c TO 25c higher than yesterday =
good clearance. Top, 9,0o' bulk iFht and
,ixht burchorr, 80, g,a5q060 hulk hacking
sowS. 50. - 400, pigs nomlnaliy steady.
SHEEP--Receiptg 5000 head. Three decks
ave iambT, ,ibb91.75. four cars range
wethers. 81, all steady; market for week
on fat lambs and vearlinss around 81 lower;
feeder and fat sheep about Toe lower.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
THE PEOPLES FORUM

and population with small European ma
tions7 G. l.. D..
Philadelphia August 20, 1921.
Ireland Is larger than. Belgium, Holland,
Denmark. Switzerland or Armenia. Austria, ,
Hungary and Portugal are about 1reland's .
Eile. Ireland has larger population than
Armenia Norway, Denmark. Finland or
Switzerland
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
Poems and Songs Desired
Who Wrote Il?

To 'hr Editor OF hs Erc~ir0 rubUc Ledger:
Sri am very much Impressed with tho
iittlH verse " poetry ! quote and should
IKE to know from you or one OF your
readers to who wrote g.
"Thrres 80 much good in the worst Of us
And 40 much bad In tho best Of us,
That Il hardly Lnhoovcs any Of US
TO n k about the rest OF us.'
8. l.. y.
Philadelphia. August 80 1921.