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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
CHAPTER vi
Bang. Good by. 8. Elfish!

WHEN Peggy stuck the pin lnto
w EIfish tho Elf there was bang
like an exploding frecracker.
The bang knocked Peggy of her rect
and made her blink her eyes. When she
opened her eyes. she saw that the fat
body Of Elfsh the Elf had burst like a
toy balloon. There wasn't anything left
of it, His pencil legs went dancing
away by themselves, while his round
head foated in the air.
"Ow ouch 80 yelled Elish the Elf,
but he wasn't through with his mis-
chief By any means. He caught in his
mouth the silken cords thar were still
fastened to the ears OF Peggy and Billy,
and before they knew what he was up
to, he began dragging them down the
hill. , A.
money YOU promised" cried Smiling
Teacher. who was waiting 70 ray the
ice cream man. Smiling Teacher
conldn't see EItsh the Elf, and she
thought Peggy and Billy were just run =
ming away.
''Of course we are going 10 give YOU
the money" cried Billy. He had his
twenty five cents in his hand, and he
drew back his arm to throw the colr
to Smiling Teacher. Peggy did the
, same
EIfsh the Elf whirled the two ot
them around. so his big floating hea[
was between them and Smilins
| Teacher.
"You cant give her the money, iol
are still my slaves he cried.
"S. Elfsh =. Eifsh We are no
in your power, for we know now wh'
you are" cried Peggy and Billy, anc
! they threw the coins at the head OF III
fish the Elf.
The coins did a strange thtng-the
went right through the head Of ELhst
the Elf, just as II it had been soap
bubble
PIop, The head burst, and there va
nothing left of Elfsh tho Eff.
The explosion sent Peggy and Bill
tumbling head over hcc's They whirle
in a dizzy way. aud then Of II suddc
they landed with II bump,
And whlre do YOU think they landed
On the ground beneath n hnmmoc
in Smiling Teachers yard. And i wa
morning, and the picnic hadn't ye
started.
What had happened? Why, they ha
gotten up so early in order 10 be
time for the picnic that when they sa
down in the hammock waiting to stal
for the Fairgrounds they had falle
into doze, and they had dreamed a
about Elfsh the ELI.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
WILLOW GROVE OPENS
Nahan Franko's Orchestra Starts
Musical Season Today

Willow Grove Park opens its twenty
sixth season today.
The opening musical attraction will
be Nathan Franko and his orchestra.
The other notable musical organizations
engaged are From June to June 25,
Patrick Conway and his band; from
June 20 to July 10. Victor Herbert and
his orchestra; from July II to August
O. Wassili Leps and his symphony Or
chcstra; from August to September
IL. John Philip Sousa and his band.
The dates of the Choral Society OF
Philadelphia. the Philadelphia Operatic
Society, the Strawbridge & Clothier
Chorus and other organizations will be
announced at later date.
Musical programs Of classical stand
ard and high class popular numbers will
be given every afternoon and evening.
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THE PEOPLES FORUM

Letters to the Editor should be as
brief and to the point as possible,
avoiding anything that would open
denominationai or sectarian dis
cussion.
No attention will he paid to anony-
nous letters. Names and addresses
must be signed as an evidence OF
good faith, although names will not
they be omitted.
The publication of 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, 1921-05-14
Answers Mecoy's Problems

10 ~ Editor Of the Evening Public Ledorr:
sir-Replylns 20 Mac Mccoy in yesterdays
issue, would say.
First The weights. l. y, IL 49,. 13h,
70 weigh from I to 20. and /. 3, Q. - to
weigh from | TO 40.
Second You buy 100 oxen cows and calves
for 800, for $40 nine for s6 apiece. 90
for soc apiece
Third. The number required: 81
That was fine of Albert K. Taylor.
myself made n square OF 1928 figures but
his explanation is hne. Consratulat lions,
Mr.. Taylor II. c. WEtDLER
Lancaster. Pa. March "a. 1921.
Also answered by Marie p. suth. Bernard
Murray, e e. Keller and Constantine Fran
ctOsa
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WoodeIde Amusements Please

The new amuscments at Woodside
Park have won favor. In keeping with
these the remodeling Of the old amuss.
ments which have been so popular IN
the past, are holding their own. j.
In the music line Durbano's Concert
Band has attained popularity and con.
tinues to add to its admirers. Con.
ductor Durbano is conspicuous by rcs. .
son Of control Of his band and his
knowledge Of music. His willingness
to respond to request numbers has done
much to establish him as popular
figure. Edna Wallace Kinney, the
popular contralto soloist, will continus
as the vocal attraction. #
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MUSIC FESTIVAL.
South Philadelphia Music Teachers
Hold Contest Soon

The South Philadelphia Mrs;,
Teachers Alliance has announced n.
second annual music festival and n,h
lie music contest.
The contest is open to pio,;v,.
violinists and singers of philadclnb,,
II will be held in the rooms of A..
Settlement Music School, dl8 o,a.s
street, Sunday. June .. The fcst,ran, ft,s.n
will take place In the auditorium y
the South Philadelphia High Scboo, i,
Broad street and Snyder ayenr.
Thursday evening, June q.
Applicants for the contest shou,a
fill out blank and mail 1t 10 Miss ~.
becca Hornstine, secretary of the con.
test. $50 Spruce street. Entries cIos.
June /.
The prize winners will have an on.
portuuity to perform tho same com
positions Mt the festival as they did =,
the contest. The prizes will be awardsS
at the festival.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
Praisinq Marriage

TO the Editor Of the EvSnin0 Public Ledger:
Sir-"Sstety First" Is afraid to Try ths
marriage state. lie should not let a
friends troubles be his Does that frieno
treat his wife as partner or servant
who Just keeps his house Does he give
her enough OF hts salary to keep the home
and herself as they should be kept, and as
he promised to keep them before marriage?
Does he remember the holidays and her
birthday with a smile and y gift"
Life gets monotonous In the same place
all day. My advice would be. Take her
out In the evenings sometimes, Don't put
all the blame on the wife. III wager this
husband Ia not sweet tempered always,
slther, Where love abides there IL happi-
bees, Who WAITS TO grow old alone?
Look Gt the marriage-liCCnse window and
u an outsider can see what some couples
see In each other, he Is wonder. | ad
Wise every man who cGn afford 1t to marry
| wouldn't trade places with btlllonsIre
", l.. d,
philadelphia, May 10, 1921.
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Point Breeze Park

Record breaking crowds patronized
the many new attractions at Point
Breeze Park during the last week. All
records for r>attendance during the open :
ing. week were broken, despite the sew
eral cool evenings.
Manager Komie had everything in
shipshape order. including new games
and amusement devices. The new dane.
pavilion is incased in glass with its
l4,oo0 square feet Of dancing surface.
The finishing touches are being put on
the big Velodrome track. Opening for
the racing season Is set for Thursday
night. The feature race for the opening
night Will be thirty mile motor paced
event.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
The State Of kenaWha

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Led0er;
sir-Please tell mo something about the
proposed State of Kenawha where located.
etc. JAMES T. KLINE.
Philadelphia. May 10, 1921.
When the Civil War began tho people OF
West Virginia. who were opposed 10 seces.
sion held r convention and decided to form
new State. In the ordinance declaring
this purpose. the proposed new state was
called Kenawha, but later, when tho con.
vention met TO frame constitution, the
name was changed to West Virginia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
Questions Ans,Uered
mrhe Eleventh Hour"

To the Editor Of the Evenino Public Ledger;
Sir--what is the origin and actual mean
ing OF the term the eleventh hour"
CHARLES r. DAVIDSON.
Philadelphia. May 10. 1921,
The eleventh hour" means hsurativer
the last minute. or as sometimes eN-
press Il Just in the nick Of time" This
expression comes from the parable related
in the Gospel according TO 81. Matthew,
OF the laborer hired for the har
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
To Prevent Dreaming

To the Editor OF the Ercnir0 Public Ledger:
Sir--Is there any scientific reasons for
persons being more apt TO have unpleassn Mt
dreams or nightmares while lying on their
back? II so. please state II. \, W d
Philadelphia. May 3, 1921
Dreams are largely due TO physical con
ditions and sensations during sleep and
these in turn are largely dependent on the
position and, attitude OF the body In
digestion is a frequent cause OF bad dreams
md lying on the back is not a favorable
position for either stomach or heart action
or forAbrca thing,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
He Wants to Argue

To the Editor oj the Evening Public Ledger:
SRI maintain that as potent reform
prohibition In the United states Ia a monu.
mental failure; that It Is n moral. social
and economical curse; that more liauor Is
consumed than ever before WITHOUT one
penny OF revenue to the city. state or ma
tional government and that net one pre-
prohibition promise OF the Anti Saloon
League has been realized or ever will be.
Who can consistently argue that this state
ment IL not the absolute truth
II. A. W.
PhIladelphia May e. 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
Poems and Songs Desired
"'Twss Morn

To thc Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-Can you give me- or ask your read
ers 10 supply me. beginning.
" Twas morn, the rising splendor rolled,
On marble tower and roofs OF gold"
Also poem that contains the following
II was sitting alone toward tho twilight.
with spirit troubled and vexed
with thoughts that we're morbid and gloomy,
And faith that was sadly perplexed
MARY r RYAN.
Pottstown. Pa, May 10. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
Believed Naturalized

To the Editor Of the Eucnin1 Public Ledger!
Sir-is II possible to And out u certain
party has his second naturalization papers
or not? II SO. where ana what DEPART
ment? r. J. II.
Philadelphia, May q. 1921.
The only way to determine whether the
person has been naturalized Is to examine
the records of the court where the natural
ization is supposed to have taken place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

Many people nrst leave the curb. then loos
to the right. II they look at all. instead OF
looking first before leaving the curb ana
looking to the left The machine that Is
going to hit one always comes from the left
II Is time enough TO loolS TO the right
when YOU get 20 the middle OF the street.
one should always look to the left hrst.
n r. T.
philadeiphiP, May 10 1921,
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"Your Home and Mine"

To TIC Editor Of The EperitiD Public L"d0a':
Sir--would II BE- possible for YOU or
reader to supply with poem which
contains the following:
"A long. low window looking TO the West
Ger softly sloping fields to mist-crowned
hills that start;
From out the peaceful scene. like guardia ms
Of the best
A long low window seat wherein 70 rest
At eventide and watch the night come
down
\ welcome guest. -
think the title is Your Home and
Mine"
MRS. W. L. COOPER.
Philadelphia, May 0. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
Letters to the Editor
Where olrls Can Learn to sow

~ the Editor OF the Evening Pubic Ledger!
slr--will, Jour readers kindly give me
information through your Peoples Forum
where three young ladies can learn to sew
and make their own clothes. as II Is I'm
p.ssible for US to dress stvlishS and pay
the exorbitant prices that d,essmakers are
asking?
II some Of the readers will give US the in
forma ton we will be most grateful to them
for H. We can't afford to go to she Y. w.
C. A., as II charges fee and we are poor
ana unable TO pay. but would like to make
ourselves useful.
on, II only we knew II . place where
We could learn to sew how thankful We would
be! They have Fairgrounds for children:
why don't they have place free where poor
stris could go to learn TO sew and cook and
learn to make themselves useful? only
hope, trust and pray before. long we viii
have such a place free in u large city like
Philadelphia. why don't they havl the trade
schools open in the evening, where young
women can learn and have no age limit? WHY
can't all have an opportunity Of mpro'ins
themselves when they are athirst to make
them selves useful7 y \. q.
Phila delphia. Nav 10 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
Go, Little Song"

To the Editor Of the Ercrtrp Pub,tc Ledger:
Sir--will some one kindly send in tho song
to be printed, which contains the following:
Go, little song,
And on your wings 80 neet;
Let me go, too
Dear little song
Oh bear me to your feet
Along with you
9. l.. 7.
Philadelphia, May 10 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

10 the Editor Of the Evening Public LFd9er!
sir--Permn mo TO express my unqualified
approval Of 80. G., LIS" communication
ssierrlng to the recklessness OF children on
Nv streets. ( wish to add that their elders
~rp sapally suiity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

The Peoples Forum will appear daily
IN the Evening Public Ledger, ana also
in IN. sunday Public Ledger. Letters
discussing timely topics will bs printed.
as we'll as requested poems. and questions
Of general Interest viii be answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
"You Never Can Tell"

To the Editor Of the Evening Pubic Ledger:
Sir-Cnn 7 trouble YOU or one Of your
readers to tell me who Is the author of tho
following lines and from what the quotation
is taken:
You never can tell what your thoushts will
do
In bringing you hate love-
For thoughts are things, and their airy
wings
Are swifter than carrier dove
They follow the law OF the universe,
Each kind creates It's kind;
And they speed Ger the track and bring YOU
back
Whenever sent from mind. "
MRS. NJ GROSS.
Philadelphia May o. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

D. NJ Keen asks for a poem by Frances
Anne Kemble which contains the following
lines
Better trust all and be deceived
And weep that trust and that deceving,
Than douut one heart that II believed
Had blessed ones lie with true bcliev-
ing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

&C. c. L." desires the words OF song
contanin these lines:
"only a rosebud that she wore in her hair,
Only a rosebud, nothing more:
Poor, faded flower that she gave me "a
keep:
Only n rosebud. nothing more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

Woman" the hrst verse of which IS as
follows:
woman is merely a question OF light.
She Is as you her, wrong or right;
The woman that you In your brain woulu
Is the woman she is--what you want her 10
be o."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

TROCADERO-"The Aviators" will he
the next attraction I'm Manager
Deady's summer season. Bob Girard.
well known Philadelphia burlesauer,
is featured. Alice Isabella and
Patsy Ayers, noted singers of bur.
lesque. are also listed. New settings
and wardrobe are promised for the
clever burletta.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14

Next complete nOveIette-"The Rest
and Residue
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Elders Equally Guilty

May 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-01
Cobb Off to Make
Debut as Manager
OF Detroit III gers
BY BRIGGS
Special Dispatch to The Tribunc

AUGUSTA, Ca, Feb. 28.-Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb left his home in Augusta to-
night for the training camp of the De-
troit Tigers at San Antonio, Tex, to
enter upon his supreme test as the
prima donna of the American League
when he assumes the role of manager
for the Navin outfit.
"The squad will be waiting for me
upon my arrival. We expect to begin
our training period at once and you
might say that the Tigers this year
Will go through preseason workout
similar to none since spring trips were
inaugurated by baseball players" Cobb
told friends at the depot
IL am going to put into effect train
ing business new to baseball. But one
period of work a day will be indulged
in, from noon until 4 O'clock I long
ago lost the idea that the morning and
afternoon practices with intervening
hot baths to sap the strength Of the
men were beneficial
"The men will go to the movies or
spend their evenings until reasonable
hour as they choose. No blackboard
and chalk directions are calculated in
directed on the diamond only"
Cobb says that if the Tigers don't
finish closer to the top this year than
in 1920, the Michiganders will be
searching for new manager Cobb
| has accumulated approximately $780,
900 in the automobile and real estate
business and is expected to quit base
ball after this season unless he wins
success as a manager
New-York tribune., 1921-03-01
Catcher Taylor
Accepts Terms
OF the Dodgers

Catcher James W. Taylor's signed
contract for the season of 1921 has been
placed in the archives Of the Brooklyn
Baseball Club, it was announced from
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon. Ac-
companying the. Contract was reassur-
ing letter, in which Taylor stated that
he would report to Manager Wilbert
Robinson IN New Orleans on or before
March 7. Taylor says he is in excel
lent physical condition, as he has been
playing winter ball around his home
town, Winter Park, Fla.
Taylor served his apprenticeship with
the champion Dodgers last season. He
is highly regarded by Robinson, a
shrewd judge of catchers, and it would
not be surprising if the young man
were to develop into Brooklyn's first
string backstop during the prospective
training trip.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-01
Campbell, Cutbill and Ray
Are Scheduled to Meet
in 1,OOO-Yard Feature
By Jack Masters

With Hal Cutbill, the flying par
SON.; Long Tom Campbell of Yale,
and possibly Joie Ray, the one-mile ma
tional champion, in the feature race
and $50 entrants for the twenty events
on the program, the games of the Sam
sclar A. A. will be held tonight at the
ed Regiment Armory, 166th Street and
Broadway.
The hotel employees, from Oscar the
chef, down the line to the "timid" bell
Tops, will be on hand for the annual
jubilee. In addition to the appearance
able, there will be special closed events
which promise first class entertain
ment.
The 1,O0o-yard scratch invitation
easily leads the card but there is a
and high jump, which closely follow
in order of Importance Joie Ray, the
Illinois A. c. champion. who was ex-
pected to arrive from Chicago yester-
day, had rot registered up to press
time, and, as a report has reached this
city that he suffered an injury night
before last, it is barely possible that
he viii not be on hand to face Cutbill,
Campbell and others.
Campbell and Cutbill are here, how
ever, as we'll as the rest of the field
IN the "a 900" Other entrants include
siilIes, of Yale; Walter Higgins, of Co.
lunbia University, and Joe Higgins, of
the New York r. e. The shs.ucr al
Ray, In case. he should not appear,
ould not MAKE the race any easier for
.utoill, Tor Long Tom" beat him only
New-York tribune., 1921-03-01
Baker Ready to Play,
But Insists He viii
Play Only for Yanks

'E'RAPPE, Md. Feb. 2S-J. Franklin
Baker. ore-time hcme-run king
and more recently star third base
man of the Yankees, has about de-
cided to return to big league base.
hau. At his home here to-day
Baker said:
Il an going TO play baseball in
New YORK. and no place else. con-
tvary to M rumors. A dispatch
published Yesterday declared | had
been sold 10 Washington, but this
is untrue. am going to come back
to the game love this season, but
it will be with the New York club
and TO other. ] had a conference
in Washington with Colonel Huston,
ono Of the owners of the Yankees,
on Saturday night, and we agreed
on everyi yihing--tcrms, when should
report and all else
Il haven't signed contract, but
it's pretty certain | will, because |
want TO get back in the game. am
to notify the New York club officials
in few days just what my decision
will be. need more time to
straighten out my business affairs"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-01
Five Youngsters
Join Giant Party
On Way to Texas
By Charles A. Taylor
IN r0uf. TO San atomic

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 28.-One by one the
Giant rockies are being gathered into
the fold When the special train bear
ing the aspiring athletes reached this
city this afternoon a band of five
youngsters who hope to win the
plaudits of the Polo Grounds fans this
summer and become famous over night
were anNiously awaiting their mates
from the East.
The five embryo Giants are: Joseph
Walter Henline. catcher from the
Minneapolis club, of the American
Association; Roy Grimes, who is
a candidate for Larry Doyle's post, and
three center fielders, King, Brown and
Spencer, who are determined to make
the habitues of Coogan's Bluff forget
there ever was such man as Ben
jamin Kauf.
"Goldie" Rapp, who was expected to
join the party here, failed to show up.
There were two men especially inter
ested in getting a peep at the much
heralded Rapp. Roy Grimes, naturally
was one, and no less a parsonage than
Frank Fordham Frsch was the other.
Grimes, dissatisfied with the opportu-
nifty given him at the Polo Grounds in
the closing weeks of last years cam
paign, when he was handicapped by
illness. announced with grim deter
minaton that the st. Paul bow would
have to travel some and then some
more to land the job
The battle for the center field va
cancy promises to be almost as keen
as for second base. Every one who has
seen Brown in action wakes enthusias-
tic over his chances. Lee King is in
sense veteran, but probably will be
retained anyway because of his par
tiality for left-handed pitching.
Brown swings his bat from the
right-hand side of the plate, SO there
King to stick. AS for Spencer. he
started out last year in most sensa-
tional fashion only to falter greatly
as soon as the big league twirlers
found out what sort of curves he ia
vored.
The Giant special steamed out Of St
Louis at $50 tonight and is expected
to reach San Antonio tomorrow night
at 10 o'clock. All were we'll on board
when the last Census" was taken in
the dining car by Traffic Manager, Ed
ward Brannick.
After the evening meal the versatile
Brannick entertained the rockies by
picturing in glowing Gaelic colors the
probably all see the Alamo. but how
many will ever get \ glimpse of Ma
combs Dam Park? That is the ques-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-01
Harvard Hockey Team
To Play independently

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 2e-The
Harvard hockey team, which cloSed it's
collegiate season Saturday with = l3 to
! defeat Of Yale, became the "Crimson
Ramblers" to-day. Because of their
success and the fact that six of the
squad will play varsity hockey no more,
Captain Ned Bigelow and his men de-
cided to form an independent team and
the Yale team, who scored the only
goal made against Harvard by an Amer
ican collegian this year, might join the
cluh