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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24

be special Thanksgiving service in the
Fifth Street Methodist Temple, ut 534
North Fifth street. The Rev. Maurice
Il. Dewitt, pastor Of the church, will
preach the sermon and selections will
be given by the Temple Quartctte.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
held degree excmplification this after.
noon in Mercantile Hail, Broad street
above Master at which 015 candidates
we're initiated. The ceremonies were
in charge of the Schuylkill County
degree team OF forty members. This
evening the Hibernians will hold q re-
ception at their own clubhouse, 1906
North Broad street. Addresses will be
delivered by the Rev. John J. Wheeler,
State chaplain; Monsignor Gerald z.
Coghlan, county chaplain emeritus !:
John T. Doyle, national director, of
Baltimore, and other prominent mem
bers. Captain Thomas Il. O'Nelll,
county president, will preside.
An impressive service at the Ger
mantown Boys Club was the dedica-
ton of a memorial fireplace, erected in
memory of thirty four workers and
members of the club who gave their
lives during the war. The speaker
was Bayard Henry. The club began its
Junior League Cross Country Cham
pionship this morning and has pro-
gram of soccer games, basketball aud
indoor baseball.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24
STEWARDS BODY
TO Be SENT HOME
Los Angeles Coroner Says Phil
adeIphia and Baltimore Club
man Committed Suicide
POWDER MARKS AT WOUND

The body Of W. Donnel Stewart,
who, according to the Coroner, shot
and killed himself at the home of his
hancee in Los Angeles, will be shipped
to bis home in Baltimore.
Circumstances first pointed to murder.
when Walter Nordhoff. Stewards host
and father Of his bride to be, first dis.
covered the body. Mr.. Nordhoff had
heard voices in the room over the garage
where Stewart slept the night before.
In the morning he found the man lying
on the floor, with revolver nearby.
Later Investigations. however, disposed
OF the murder theory, and left nothing
but suicide or accidental death as the
cause of the shooting.
The Coroner Insists that powder
burns on Stewart 8 head. and his action
in sleeping over the garage instead Of
the house, Indicate suicide. Further.
more, the position Of the wound, It is
said, makes 1t plain Stewart could not
have received it while cleaning the re.
volver, although cleaning implements
were scattered about.
According to reports from Los An
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24

goles Stewart carried $4,000 accident
Insurance, but no life insurance.
Stewart was Baltimor manager OF The
bond house Of Cassatt x Co., OF this
city. 1t is said he became dcspondent
recently. upon learning Of the receiver
ship for The Lincoln Automobile Com
pany, in which many of his friends bad
become interested. and in. which he
himself had invested u considerable
amount.
He was thirty two years old, and be.
came engaged TO Miss Mary Nordhoff
last summer, while she was visiting in
Baltimore. He had been a guest at
the Nordhotf home about three weeks.
His brother, w. Plunkett Stewart, in
1906 married Miss Elsie Cassatt, a
daughter Of A. J. Cassatt. who was
formerly president of the Penneylvanio
Railroad. During the war Donnell
stewart served with Battery A, 18th
Field Artillery. formerly the Fifth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24
Deaths of a Day
MISS HARRIET SAYRE
Noted Educator Dies in Chestnut
iIlli Hospital

1lIi F1oSpItaI
Miss Harriet Sayre, principal of the
Springsde Junior School, mt st. Mar
tins, died Tuesday in the Chestnut Hill
Hospital, where she had been confined
for the last three months.
Miss Sayre was Il remarkable char
acter, and, although greatly handi-
capped. had many accomplishments. She
was stone deaf from early girlhood, and
her parents died while she was very
young. leaving her. an only child, to
make her way in the world.
lhc Montessori system Of training
children attracted the attention of Miss
Sdyre, and she so concentrated on the
methods used that she soon became one
OF its leading exponents in this country,
\ few years later Madame Montcssori
Invited her TO visit Rome. Miss Sayre
accepted and studied for several ye9rs
under Madame Montessorl's tuition. She
attained such eminence in her chosen
profession that she was presented TO
the Queen.
Shortly after her return to this coup.
try, Miss Sayrc became principal Of
the fashionable school IN st. Martins
where her work was most noteworthy.
She. wrote several books OIL the
subject OF training children and origi
mated q system of drawing based on the
MontcSsori plan. Miss Sayre was very
well known in the neighborhood of tue
school and had made q host of friends
among the totally deaf people in tho
city, being instrumental III forming the.
Speech Reading Club.
Miss Sayre lived at the Wayuc
Apartments, 1913 Wayne avenue. She
is a cousin of Samuel T. Bodine, presI-
dent of the United Gas Improvement
Company, and DR.. Robert S. Me.
Combs. Funeral services will be CON
Quoted Saturday morning at II O'Clock
at 1920 Chestnut street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24
TO HEAR GRIFFIN
ON BR|BE CHARGES
Former Secret Service Chief
Here Accused Of Offering
$4,000 in Rum Deal
TO SHIP WATER FOR LIQUOR

Matthew F. Griffin. former head Of
the United States Secret Service in
this city, accused of offering a 10000
bribe to customs officials to wink at
the substitution Of water for whisky, the
water to be shipped to Greece and the
liquor sold here, will be given an oppor-
trnity at n hearing tomorrow 10 OK
plain his alleged part in the bootlcgging
deal.
II. L. Smith, Of the II. L. Smith
Company, 1909 Land Title Building,
who receives a further hearing in con-
nection with the scandal, will be put
on the witness stand. He is to show
cause why his permit to deal in alcohol
and whisky should not be revoked.
Smith received his first hearing yes
tcrday before Special Prohibition
Agent r. II. Abel, in tho Nandan
Building. The identity OF mysterious
"Dr. Corella" is also expected to be
revealed at tomorrow's hearing.
Griffin, when seen at his home at
1921 West Thompson street, today,
said:
"As TO whether or not ] ON con.
nectcd in any graft / have nothing to
say. I was out OF town yesterday,
didn't get home until early this morn
ing and knew nothing of the charges
that have been brought against me until
] saw them in the morning papers. I
most certainly will appear on Friday
TO answer them If they want me. but
n 4,.I 90 " I
not running away or hiding and would
certainly have been in court yesterday
had / known that | was wanted"
Customs Man Testifles
The testimony that brlbc was Of
fcred customs officials to pass the water
as alcohol was given by James a.
Burns. Deputy Surveyor of Customs in
this city. Mr.. Burns said that Griffin
called him on the telephone and asked
him to call at his Office at night. He
went to Grifin's Office and was asked:
DO you want to make $50, 200 easy?"
Burns testified that be was too sur
prised to answer, and that tho offer
"nearly knocked me off my feet"
az want you to keep this matter
quiet. but there are about $4,000 bar
rels of alcohol and whisky coming to
this port and we want to take the
whisky and alcohol out and substitute
water. Then the water will be exported
and the whisky and alcohol will be
worth $50, 100000 in-the bootleg mar
ket. I want you to fix the customs end
OF the deal
Burns said he reported the offer to
his superior officers. Burns said that
Smith was the exporting agent of the
which owned the alcohol and
whisky.
Druggist Tells the Story
Morris Lopoteu, retail druggist,
1928 West Turner street, was the first
witness heard. He said thnt he he'd
been asked TO attend Il meeting in the
Finance Building last juno at which,
according to the witness. Smith. Louis
Toplitz. of North Franklin street Louis
Grad, 43l South Sixty-thlrd street
Louis Sachs. DR.. CorelIa, q Mr. Atkiu,
Mr.. Brown, Mr.. Aucrbach. Mr.. Tobin
and a Mr.. Greenfield attended
Lopoten said that DR.. Corcla bad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24
Thanksgiving Program,
Is Varied in Character

Religious services. athletic events,
turkey dinners for the poor, enter.
tainments and the years biggest
football games will mark todays
observance.
Masses OF Thanksgiving ordered
by Cardinal Dougherty for all
Catholic churches.
Morning services in many churches
of various denominations.
Salvation Army dinner for 500
poor persons.
knights of Columbus Thankssiv-
ing Day dinners and entertainments
for orphans In Catholic homes Of
city.
Booth Tucker lecture at Salvation
Army Memorial Auditorium, morn
ing, afternoon and evening.
Germantown Boys Club, program
OF athletic events and dedication of
war memorial.
Donation Day at Lankenau Hos
pital.
Christmas Seals 20 on sale.
Radnor Hunt races.
Penn Cornell football game.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24
Dinner at Presbyterian Home

Thanksgiving donner was provided
for the 175 inmates of the Presbyterian
Home for Widows and Single Women.
at Fifty eighth street and Grecnway
avenue. Many OF the inmates are more
than ninety years old.
At their Thanksgiving dinner the
children of the Home for Teaching Deaf
Children demonstrated their efficiency
In lip reading and speaking by going
forward and asking for what they
wanted. The children OF the Norwood
schools provided the eatables for the
Thanksgiving dinner at the Taylor Hos
pital. Each child had been asked to
bring some article of food. The people
Of Lansdownc, Darby and Ridley Park
formed central committee. which
gathered good things to eat and today
distributed them to the poor of the
ncjshborhood.
Six women of ninety years or more,
the Oldest ninety. seven, enjoyed the
chicken dinner which was served at the
Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Per-
cons. at Belmont and Girard avenues.
Previous to the dinner services were
held in the chapel.
1.-THE Nautical Knot will be pre-
sentcd by st. Bartholomew Dramatic
Assoclation, aI Ct' Leo I1ull' heyStone
and Unruh streets, Tacony. tonight and
tomorrow night for the benefit of the
chaplain's work at the Home for the
lndigeut.
The Congregations Of the Methodist,
Presbyterian and Baptist churches of
Gloucester n. j., this morning at 10
o'clock attended o union service held
in the Baptist church. There was
music by the combined Choirg and "a
sermon by the Rev. J. Stockton Roddy,
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
This evening at S O'Clock there will
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24

asked him for his certificates for whisky
in bonded warehouses. What We want
to do" Lopoten testified DR.. Corella
told him, "is to withdraw 5000 barrels
of alcohol and 2000 barrels of whisky
from warehouses and bring them TO this
city for export. We will use your Ger
titicatcs in doing this. Then We will
substitute water for the alcoholic
liquors, sell the liquors at the market
price and we will not have to pay the
will find market and will sell it
cheaper than other people who have to
pay the tax"
~ refused to fall for the game"
Lopoten said, "and another meeting
was arranged in an apartment in
Spruce street near Tenth, where other
details were thrashed out. There we're
also meetings in Smiths Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24
Mrs. Ada Craven Smith

The funeral of Mrs. Ada Craven
Smith, of 427 East Mount Airy avenue
Mount Airy, will take place tomorrow
afternoon at 2 O'Clock from her resi- .
dence. The deceased was the widow
of Joseph *. Smith. She died on
Tuesday NIGHT after SIX Henks illnncs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24
HOW DO YOU DETERMINE
YOUR GRADE?

"THIs is the lowest figure am able to get on
our grade of lettcr-paper said the purchasing
agent.
But how do you determine what our grade
Of letter>paper isl" inquired the president
If letter>papcr is pal pably beneath the dig
nifty and position of business, it makes little
diference'what it can be bought for.
The thing to determine first is, what grade of
paper is good enough for such a business as this
is?
1t may not necessarily be as good as CRANES
Bond. But when business especially business
of the dominant and prestige building class, feels
that it is among the leaders in its field it ought
not be content with anything connected with
its business, either the location and architecture
otlts Offices the dress and manners of its salesmen
the packing of its goods, the character of its
printed matter, or the appearance of its CORE.
spondence, that is not in keeping with the idea
OF leadership, Of prestige,
1000 selected ncV rag stock
12o years experience
Bar1k1lotes Of % countries
PAPER money Of 43S, 100000 people
Government bonds Of IS nations
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24

in Kensington provision bas been made
for Other, than the house girls" from
at home. About 800 girls will enjoy
the dinners, which they will pay for,
though the price will be kept low.
Christmas Seals will be placed on
sale for the first time this afternoon by
the Philadelphia Health Council, and
tuberculosis Committee. The sale will
begin at the Penn Cornell football game
Mt Franklin Field
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24

Maryland Infantry, one Of the crack
regiments of the South.
Stewart is survived by mother, liy-
ing in Washington two brothers, W
Plunkett Stewart, Redmond G. Stew
art. of Grecnspring Valley, and sister.
Mrs. Frank Bopsall. leader OF the
Hartford Hunt Club. He was the
grandson of David Stewart, who founded
the Bank Of Baltimore. He attended
Johns Hopkins University and Will
Jams College. from which he graduated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-24
Ridge Avenue Shop Robbed

The shop of Jack Thall, 1924 Ridge
avenue, was entered at z o'clock this
morning by Negro burglar. who got
in by forcing n cellar door. He made
his escape with four chickens, an auto
lap robe and leather coat. William
Taylor, watchman. fired two shots ut
the fleeing man, who dropped the stolen
goods and got away
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21
Two Minutes Of Optimism
By HERMAN J. STITCH
THE FAILURES EPITAPH

FAILURES EPiTAPH
Time Franklin French sastian
dbbng
with
average of fifty has slept
himself 1892 423
conform roughly
should eight and
mentioned shghted
the average spends his
figures available indicating what the man
both sleep and ruhess in favor OF
generally things big
though end of them
of
to
Ausan was because ne
appre ted the
is
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unknowng
Invest
are
a freighted with destinyhs most
ulwords are accepted time
written would probably
He killed Time Therefore, he hroted
succeed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21

generation Whenever employers find that their
men going to the camp need pocket money it is
hoped that it will be advanced. The government
will pay all other expenses"
Congress has made provision for nine of these
camps, one in each of the nine corps areas which
compose the present military divisions of the
United States Each camp will last month,
during which expert soldiers will give the VOL
unteer recruits instruction in the essentials of
military life The term is too short to pretend
to do more than lay an intelligent foundation,
but the experience will be worth any young
mans having. There will be practical military
instruction and demonstrations by trained regu-
lar troops to elucidate the problems which the
recruits cannot be made ready to try for them
selves. There will be much attention to health,
sanitation, and proper provision for athletics
and entertainment.
When the month is over the volunteer will go
back with harder muscles better health, and a
conception of what it means to be soldier of
the great republic.
The camps will be schools of high minded
citizenship, schools of service and American
manhood. They will prepare few at least of
our youth to lead if the misfortune of and
the duty of defense comes to again. They
will recruit for the guard and the reserve. They
will send back into civilian life missionaries to
preach with knowledge and enthusiasm the
benefits of the moral, mental and physical
training which comes in the education of the
citizen soldier.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21
Good Evening
WHAT DON'T YOU KNOW?

That sometimes the highbrow may
revelations of the Edison trick ques'
tons Educators, citizens and report
ers, supposedly above the average in
information. are revealed as lacking,
and even the use of encyclopedias and
other reference books fails in some
instances.
For instance. in the list of questions
and answers printed there were num-
crous errors. Here are some of them ::
Korea is said to be north of China,
when literally it is east. 1t is near
er north Of Japan.
G. OF what kind of wood are axe
handles made? A. Ash. From time
immemoria1 hickory has been deemed
the only wood tough enough for axe
and hammer handles. During the war
ash was used as substitute when the
contractors could get away with 1t.
People who don't know might accept
an ash handled axe, but no mechanic
or woodsman would.
Q. OF what is glass made? A. Sand
melted with lime. That might do for
a very poor quality of glass, with a
few additions. but ordinary glass is
made from silica contained in spe
cial kind of sand and a potash com
pound. with other substances to color
tougher or otherwise affect the pro-
duct.
O. What is a caisson. A. In engi-
neering, water tight chamber used in
submarine construction. The Wool
worth building foundations were put
down by the use of Caissons, because
water was encountered. 1t was not
submarine work, however.
.. What two rivers converge at
Pittsburgh? A. Ohio and Allegheny
The last time the writer was there
the Monongahela and Allegheny con
verged to form the Ohio Guess they
are there yet.
Q. What is sagoc A. Indian rice, a
dry graduated starch from the East
Indies When the writer went tc
school he was taught that sage was
made from the pith of the sage palm
and a few other growths having a like
nature.
What don't you know?
Pennsylvania professor says Amer
lean literature is declining Perhaps
he has been getting rejection slip:
lately
There are some NUTS in this world
who are too bashful even to meet theil
obligations.
G. T, asks: IF a bathing beaut.
ever went into the water what would
become of her makeup" Leave tina
one to Edison,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON
CREAI CHANCES,

The mails with documents are load
cd, describing snaps I ought to nail
by glib-tongued sales men I am goaded
and asked to dig my hard-earned kale.
For wealth untold always banker,
and I'd be buying gold bricks strong,
hut for the wise old village banker
who tells we when I'm headed wrong,
lie deals in coin, and coins his study.
he's wise to all investment tricks, aud
he explains. in language 1'uddy, how
games are played on easy hicks. When
| approach the paying teller, to draw
out all the coin in view, the banker
leads me TO the cellar and asks me
what | plan 10 do. And when | say I
am intending to buy an oil well down
in Maine. he lectures me, much wis
dom lending, until again I'm safe and
sane. He knows I have distorted
Vision where money matters are con-
cerned I'm always having dreams
elysiap or roubles gained that were
rot earned. And so On me he's keep
ing cases, he shields me from the get
rich fake, when he beholds some hectic
traces Of punk investments ! would
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21
- The Volunteer Training Camps

Attention is called to the fact that military
training camps for citizens will be opened at
Camp Knox, Ky, July 81 to Aug. 80. The quota
for Wayne county will be proportional to the
population Of the county, and will be announced
within few days.
1t is pointed out that these camps will afford
excellent vacations for the men accepted AL
though there is to be military training the camp
will be conducted on lines similar to the Camp
at Plattsburg, in New York, before the war.
Since there will be men and boys of all ages in
the camp it has been decided to segregate the
men into groups of like ages.
This country must be prepared for emer-
gencies such as we faced in the last year. says
Hilton U. Brown. leading civic worker in Indi-
annapolis and father of three boys who saw
service overseas in the World war. "Although
we may never have another war" says Mr..
Brown, 1.-The training received in 80 days in one
of these camps will be invaluable to the younger
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21
Answers to Questions

He!p-What causes salt in the
ocean?-The best supported modern
theory is that the ocean has been salt
from the very beginning of time The
old idea has been that the salt in the
sea was not there originally, but was
brought to it. little by little, through
out the ages. by rivers which washed
it out of the land. In the process of
evaporation the moisture was drawn
up, leaving the salt behind and thus
gradually concentrating it in The
ocean. However, the old idea is dis
credited by the fact that there IS a
great similarity between the salts
found in the ocean and those present
in the gaseous matter elected from
the interior of the earth during a
volcanic eruption, and the great differ
ence between the salt of ocean water
and that of inland salt lakes formed
by the evaporation Of river water.
Puzzled-When an electric lamp
breaks it produces sound like an
explosion. As the lamp is Il vacuum
am puzzled to know why this sound
Were it not vacuum there would be
TO explosion. When an ordinary lamp
chimney breaks there is no such
sound. We understand that the noise
is made by the air rushing in to fiji
the vacuum.
Pupil-Please give me the decimal
equivalent Of an inch. Is there such
IL thing as an Edison star'-Tbe cent?
meter is equal to o.3937th OF an inch
This is the nearest decimal denonlina-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21
Automobile
Distributing Agency
for Sale

One Of the oldest and best known com
panies handling the best car in its
price class desires to retire from the
business.
1t has thoroughly equipped retail
store and repair shop and a thoroughly
organized wholesale distributing de
partment with about 40 sub-dealers
Only reason for retiring is because OF
other interests requiring all the time
of principal in other pursuits.
Full information can be secured by In
quiry addressed to Box 62s, Indian
apolis News.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21
Dinner Stories

An American politician, who at one
time served his country in very high
legislative place, passed away, and a
number of newspaper men were collab,
Grating on an obituary notice
What shall we say of him." asked
one of the men.
oh, just put down that he was al
ways faithful to his trust"
Yes" answered another Of the
group, that's all right, but are you
going TO give the name of the trust?
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21

the Adams circuit court with the theft
of 33 chickens from Philip Carper, en-
tered plea of guilty Friday. Judge
Moran sentenced him to the state
prison at Michigan City for term
of from one to eight years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-21

During the senatorial debate on the
Versailles treaty and the league o.
nations last year Senator France
lined up with the irreconcilabl
The Maryland solon, whose full
name is Joseph Irwin France. was
born October IL, 1873. He was edu-
Gated in Hamilton college, Clinton,
N. Y; University of Leipzig, Ger
many; Clark university, Worcester,
Mass. and College OF Physicians and
Surgeons, Baltimore.
He served in the Maryland state
senate. 1906'09; was a delegate to the
Republican convention of 1908; elect
ed to the United States senate in
1916.