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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26
UNESCAPABLE REFORM

,sEDEOPLE," insists one of the most vivid
i characters in lbsCn's plays don't do
such things" Contractors politicians may
subconsciousy echo this sentiment in PhIa-
! delphia on January /, but facts will con-
flute them.
With the opening Of the new year and
despite persistent Nnlping, the muncipajity
will become the exclusive street cleaning
concern here. Preparations for taking over
the work have been proceeding in lively
fashion.
The opposition to the proposed location
of new inclnerating plant in the Thirty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26
What DO You Kno,v?


l. Who said, at ia better 10 trust and be
taken?
?. Where and what ia the Ukraine?
2. When did Noah Webster ryc?
I. Distinguish between apogee and perIree
6. What Is the ceiling in aviation parlanceP
6. Name three kinds of drums used in
music
Z What are the chief characteristics of
RenaissanCe architecture?
s. Name five distinguished military COM
United States Wv
go into force?
10 Differentiate between decrv and descrv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

eighth Ward is in large part plainly fostered
by the Combine, and its tactics have already
proved embarrassing. But this sort of
maneuyering savors of eleventh hour dis
may.
In the line Of constructive practical re-
form, to say nothing of the factors Of de-
cency and fair play, the emancipation Of the
care of the streets from private contractor
control must rank as signal achievement
in intelligent and straightforward municipal
administration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

After reading Of the dispute between
Lord Leverhulme and Sir William Orpen,
the artist who painted his portrait, we don't
seem to be able to get our mind clear on one
point. We can't decide whether his lord
ship wishes to buy the canvas by the square
foot or the square head.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

The Evanston police
Boosting the College are searching for a
Northwestern Tniver-
eity student believed 10 be the victim Of
hazers. University authorities arc nvcsti-
eating a class fight which was followed by
the rescue of a student from piling on the
lake shore front to which he was lashed as
the waves washed over him. The hazers. II
may be presumed, are taking a course in
homicide.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

There was recently arrested in AtIanIns
City an alleged pickpocket with six hnsepts
ON each hand. Before hastily arriving ,s5 az
the conclusion that he was peculiarly n!Jes !Hos
for th" business, pause moment to cohs,u'a
what success he might have been as
or ukulele. But that last thought suggests
the possibility that 1t was perhaps love ~ ~
his fellow man that turned him to p'cAins
pockets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Jugo- Slavia's contention that she can
not be accused of encroachinE on Albanian
territory because Albanian boundaries
haven't been determined and promulgated oy
the Council OF Ambassadors is somewhat
weakened by the fact that Albania. though y
victim Of the war, was never participant.
Just when did she sacrifice her right to nr
old time boundaries?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

The dumping of German goods in Bel.
GUM is submerging Belgian industry. IN
paying its debt to the Belgians Germany
Is committing further outrsges. Repars'
tions arc teaching Europe few new prihci,
pies in political economy-or, rather, 10"
old principles that have been overlooked.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

forces of industry. That, dearly, is what
Hoover believes. He has undertaken very
large job. So he is antagonized in Wash
ington by people who, hating the sight Of
even small job, are disturbed by his ex-
ample.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

excited about the fact that Johnny Buff has
defeated Herman, remarked DemostheneS
McGinnis, If I had ever heard Of either
gentleman before. What are they, chess
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

A veteran of the World War applied
for and was given nights lodging at the
frankford police station Friday night. Here
is one soldier who without doubt would
prefer job to bonus.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Effort is being made to have German
dolls taxed in the FOrdney bill so that
American doll makers will have fair chance
in competition. Here appears to be an in.
fant industry we'll worth fostering.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Rather than pay Poland $50, 100000
in gold, Russia Is putting an army Of
1000, 900 in the field And just how long
will $4,000, 900 keep them there?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

It may be indeed as Mrs. Wanamsker
hints that before women can bring about
clean politics the polling places will have to
be cleaned for them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Despite the date set. October 5, for the
expiration of the ultimatum. perhaps the
Poles and Russians are sardonicaly saving
up their war for Armistice Day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

The way the boys hit the line at Frank
lin Field on Saturday convinced the onlookers
that Penn was mghtier than the sward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Boys who throw stones through school
windows cost the Board of Education $4,000
last year. AS the police are unable to cope
with the evil. this Is obviously case for
the Boy Scouts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Pete Hermnn's was a hard case in re
Buff. And since one good rebuff deserves
another, why wasn't the little scrapper
named Johnny Biff?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26
SHORT CUTS
The South street bridge has gone west

Again we see the gridiron line up line
up on the first page gridiron.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Let us be frank about 1t. When we urge
our girls to dress modestly we mean conven-
tionally. And women nowadays are making
their own conventions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Borah continues to insist that his name
should be accented on the first syllable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

1t wasn't much of vacation, but,
anyhow, the clocks had an hour off yes.
terday morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Shall we now have neatness In the Post.
Office that has to date been un Kemped?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26
Some Lessons
War Teaches

customs union. There is a lesson here not
only for the Balkans, but for the rest of
the world. National self determination is
a sicky and a helpless crtter until he has
the support of his fellows In an economic
union.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

Close at hand there Will be an advisory
board Of specialists mon who know as much
as ono may learn in lifetime of scientific
study about industrial drift and opportunity
and national needs.
Somewhere unobtruSvely in the back
ground will be the committee representing
the National Engineering Council, which,
under IToover's direction, has been making
the first really scientific survey of the
American economic and industrial scene.
They are supposed to have found out what
is wrong with business and to have formu
lated q plan Of repairs.
All these groups are naturally alien to
Washington. They think as realists. Tn
like the routnNers of political Washington,
they are not dpludod bv the sound Of their
own voices Their world is tho world in
and by which We Iivr--not a world created
out Of ancient stump speeches and forgotten
party platforms.
1t was TO be expected that tho o'clock
tea drinkers would lift their voices sadly
TO ask rchat the Hoover conference can do.
though neither Hoover nor any Of his dele
gates can wave n magic wand and bring
business back to normal in n dnv. 4 lobby
lounger would tell you that tho slump in
American business was due 10 hard times
in Europe. Yet in ordinary times the
United States exports only about one sixth
Of its industrial product. II all European
markets were tightly sealed against US we
should still be able to enjoy at least FIVE
sixths Of the normal return from industry
The American market is not absorbing
the normal American output.
High railway rates have restricted farm
shipments and closed avenues of temporary
employment that once were open to hun
dreds Of thousands of men at this time Of
the year
The continuing demand OF labor for war
wages and Of some business men for war
profits have been largely responsible for the
temporary depression. The banks have been
shy with their money. Strikes and lockouts
put prices up and high prices caused other
strikes and lockouts.
Enormous funds available for public and
private work have been kept in the banks
because a small squad Of utterly conscience
less proftecrs for time controlled the ma .
tlonal supply Of building material and sent
prices 10 the skies.
Business is improving of itself. But its
improvement can be hastened by scientific
A. H..
ersy, initiative and ..s'urcss are the vita
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

No asSembnge ever gathered in Washing
ton was quite so democratic in its general
complexion as Hoover's jobs conference.
1t brings together extremes Of the industrial
system that hitherto have seemed as far
apart as East and West.
The president Of the United States Cham
bcr of Commerce. Mr.. De Frees. will have
a front seat SO will Mr.. Gompers and
vice president Of the Federation of Labor,
Mr.. Woll. Close by will be Thomas
O'Connor, president Of the Longshorcmen's S
Union, and other big guns of the union
world.
r. f. Edgerton. of Nashville. president
of the National Manufacturers Association,
will be the leader of a powerful delegation
representative Of all the constructive in
dustries Charles NJ. Schwab will be there
for the steel industries. The list Of delegates
shows that the Government desires every
branch of business, including the farms and
the banks and the railways and the mines,
to have an able and authoritative voice in
the discussions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26

The Baltic States are
getting together to
adopt n uniform cur
rRnnN nnn n hinninn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-26
ToDAY'S JOBS CONFERENCE
REVEALS HOOVER IN ACTION
Fortunately the Secretary Of Commerce
Is One otficehoder In Washington
Who Keeps His Feet on the Ground
and Not on a Desk

A Lii that the professional gooms intend
to say about the Conference for the
Limitation of Armaments-that it can be
no more than series of gestures and
gale of talk and that it will got us no
where-th"y arc saying now about the ma
tional conference on unemployment which
opens in Washington today
At the Jolly little tea-tables in the Pea-
cock Alleys at the fashionable hotels where
thought or political policy less than
torty years OLD Is darkIy regarded as clear
evidence OF an unbalanced mind and among
the lounge lizards IN the House ana senate
Oihce Buildings the unemployment confer
en'e is viewed as merely another stunt OK
Hoover $
Washington you see is not yet WhohE
r"r"ncn"d TO Hoover IL may never oe
The Ocala banner., 1921-01-14

All months are alike January
to spend it. Most peoplsy the
that they earn; but, vhai agree
way to measure your inc d d con
you get out of it. Ifons D hui
month and only gets orth
and pleasures out q off a:
earns seventy-five dOlla hundre
worth of things for it. a spend
counts. Many a clever u and /
but also earns a third as the "
she spends his money such an
to many men and woma the "
BIGGEST MONEYS wears we
ness, there has never beefell to
ary as it pays this year value
expected, because. when we "
and bought for cash to 81 fealize
ir prices for which you award
needs in READY.T0WEANERy
The sale will be of goods es whi'
many instances below cQspllrcha
fhe manufacturers and vsr than
This is our story and for the st
ing the sale.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-06-15
WHAT A TONIC =
DOES FOR YOU
AND WHY YOU NEED 1T, ~ so MANY
INST IANCES WHEN YOU ARE RUN DOWN.
NERVOUS OR HAVE HAD TO ENDURE
GREAT STRAIN OR WORRY OF ANY KIND.

n tonic is something which puts tone,
energy, strength and endurance into YOU. ,
Ii gives push to your heart, making il
pump the blood over your body more
vigorously; ii makes your lungs expand
more fully and thereby take up more
strenEth-giving oxygen from the air YOU
breathe; 1t makes your kidneys work
better and carry off the poisons which
would otherwise accumulate in the body;
1t makes your digestive ~2paratus perform its
work better and give your bisod the material
u needs Tor feeding and sustaining your body IL
makes your brain act more vigorously and en-
abies you to think la rcx accurately and for long
periods without fatigSe. thus bringing yo.
greater success IA whatever business, profession
or undertaking you nTe engaged
When you are rundown. nervous half sick.
down hearted and about ready to give IN cx-
peHence OF many years has shown that one os
he best remedies to IAll you out of this bad
Bfedicameut Is good old organic iron. Bnt be
sure the iron you take is organic iron the kiuf
uat as found in plants. and not metallic iron
which people usually take. Organic iron may he
had from your druggist .nticr the name Of
fuxated Iron. II often increases the strength
energy and endurance of weak uervous, tired
out folks IN two weeks time Beware OF SUBJ
stitutis. Always look for the wor,i Nuxated'
on every package and the letters N l. On eyery
tablet, Sold by all druggists
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer., 1921-06-15
7 vsine Made of Ashestos

fniAe Tor binding parts of uppara.
t0s exposed 10 fire or acid is now
beng MATTE uf asbestos.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
GOVERNMENT REGULATION.

THE fact that the cabinet members
have Endorsed bills pending for the
regulation of grain exchanges, pack
ing establishments and coal produc-
ton and distribution leads many to
believe that President Harding is pre-
pared to approve these measures and
defend them as harmonizing with his
pronouncemnt for "less government
in business
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
approved the grain exchange and
meat packing bills, while Secretary Of
Commerce Hoover and Secretary of
the Interior Fall went on record as
favoring the Frelinghuysen bill for
the sterilization of the coal industry.
Secretary Wallace, however, ap-
proved amendments to the exchange
bill to eliminate some of the features
most Objectionable to the grain ex-
changes. 1t is the understanding also
that the administration is inclined to
favor the meat packer control bill as
passed by the house, rather than the
more drastic senate bill
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
WHY NOT GET BUSY.

MOST of the pre-campaign prom
ises Of the Republican party, accord
ing to Washington dispatches, are
still unredeemed and as a result the
capital is hearing some Of the crit
ieism that is a prevalent I've the
country because Of this.
Taxes have not yet been reduced,
foreign relationships that were to be
settled in a hurry are still a problem,
and the cutting of appropriations is
yet to materialize.
The administration has a big job
ahead of it. Its accomplishment can
not come in a day, and if the work is
not speeded up it may not come until
the Democratic party again sits in
power. The Republicans are receiving
so it seems, a bit of the treatment
they accorded the Wilson a~dministra.
ton toward the last.
1t looks very much like that the
administration will fail in its promise
to lower taxes. They are also at odds
on the matter of tariff. The fact is
that if they want to make good ever ii
part they will have to do better thar
hey have been in the past.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
INVESTING SAVINGS.

al FRIEND of ours handed US a
ipping this week which stated that
Had the millions Of dollars invested
Z farmers in blue sky oil wells and
her stock enterprises of a doubtful
ature been invested in Federal Farm
pan Bank bonds they would have
Ia a safe investment that would
ave stood them in goo stead in time
need
This is very true but all of US are
1man and there are times when in
estments are painted so attractively
lat it is hard to pass them by. This
5plies to residents of cities as well
the country. The trouble with all
is we want to make our money too
sst. We are not satisfied with a
gAfe return on our investment but
ant something 81 large that on the
ZEE Of It you should naturally be sus-
icious.
Never, for a great many years
I'VE there been as many worthwhile
nd most attractive legitimate invest
sent possibilities as today. However
hey are gradually disappearing a.
& readjustment of conditions con
nue.. The thing to consider FIRST
the matter Of investing money il
AFETY. The return, while import
al. is secondary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
celebrates
His E;ightieth
Anniversary

Francis Marion Walker, of Martins
burg, celebrated his eightieth birthday
Sunday. Thirty-eight relatives sur
prised him by coming in to spend the
day with him. A bountiful dinner
was served on the lawn.
Nh. and Mrs. Walker have been
married fifty-eight years, and. both
are very active, enjoying good health.
They have been residents of Mar
,insburg for forty-one years.
Those present Sunday were: George
Walker, Ollie Walker and family, Mr..
md Mrs. ODE Walker, Bud Walker
and family, Mrs. Ella Walker, Oswen
Maupin; all of Wellsville; Mrs. Belle
Walker of st. Louis; Ed Walker and
grandson, Curtis Bishop, of Moberly;
Miss Minnie Oliver, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley Oliver and family, Of Mont
gomery City; Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Oliver and family, of Montgomery
City; Nh. and Mrs. John Walker of
Laddonia; Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.. De
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
CARELESS DRIVING RESULTS
IN ACCIDENT ON
CONCORD ROAD

What might have been a fatal ac-
cident ended Monday night In the in
jury of a woman from Fulton, serious
damage to a Buick car and the death
of a valuable steer, when a driver GO
ing about 40 miles an hour ran into a
herd that was being driven along the
road about II p. m.
The force of the impact was so
great that the steer was thrown in the
air and landed on the hood Of the car
and a woman was thrown from the
machine sustaining cuts and bruises.
A mother in the front seat holding her
baby escaped without injury.
Drivers should not only have more
respect for the busy farmer who must
often drive his cattle at night, but
should look to their own safety.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
THE POSTAL

THE government four years ago,
Is a war measure Increased the sec
md class mail rates approximately 40
ser cent. This second class rate is
hat under which newspapers are
nailed. This law also provides for an
Increase in these rates of 20 per cent
fully list, Of this year.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat in
estimating its cost for this year'fig-
ire that the third of a pound of paper
ised in the average daily issue of that
publication costs 2 cents. The labor
required in issuing one edition costs
ully 2 cents a copy. Under the old
ate it cost $2.70 a year to mail and
I the additional postage increase goes
INTO effect July l it will cost 1925 a
e to mail.
The Globe charges $3.50 a year for
IS rural route edition though it says
I costs fully S. a year more than
hat, or $3.50 to publish and deliver
he paper. If the proposed postal in
a goes into effect it suggests
hat it win likely be forced to an
,ther advance in it's subscription
ates.
The Ledger publishes this in view
Il the many inquiries we have had
oncerning the cost Of metropolitan
,apers today. The Globe uses more
han 48 tons of newsprint a day in
publishing. Costs have in no sense
ecreased in newspaper publishing.
he slight decrease in newsprint has
& the only relief the business has
ad and this has been slight in the
ace Of other lines and their drop in
rice.
While the problems of the small
ity daily are not as great as that
( the great metropolitan papers they
Re as severe in proportion. The Mex
b dailies have held their subscription
rices to pre-war rates under the
lost adverse conditions and by the
reatest effort. Newspapers today,
specially in Mexico, are conducted on
le smallest margin Of profit they
v ever been and under conditions
lat. to say the least, are the hardest
their history.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
A GOOD PLAN.

THE Farmers of Nebraska are do
ing much the same thing as the
Chamber of Commerce in Mexico re-
garding solicitors. On every farm
fence in that state will be found
signs notifying solicitors not to stop
unless they have the OK" of the local
farm organization. This COX" is not
given to solicitors or statesmen unless
their proposition has been fully in
vestigated and found worthy.
This one move alone should save
the farmers of that state thousands Of
dollars. Business men have found
the plan a money ave- and a protec-
ton against takers. The farmer will
find it the same way with them. This
is another for of cooperation that
paws,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23

JUST as long as the matter of
world disarmament. is delayed just
that much longer will the taxpayers
be burdened with the cost of war
machinery. 1t is amusing how we
pride ourselves en- our intelligence
and then spend the greater part of
our taxable income on the manufac-
ture of destructive equipment. The
nor we consider the matter the more
we believe that if we were Chris
tians our taxes would be less. It's
worth some serious thought.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
LONGER CREDITS.

THERE Il q move on foot to give
he farmer longer credits. Under
ssent conditions, according to soma
the leading bankers in this country,
3 life Of farm notes is said to be en-
ny too short and their plan is to
ngthen the maturity of eligible
kper.
The farmers credit need is a most
H~portant economic matter and 1t j.
paramount interest at this time.
81 federal reserve act placed q limit
sfx months on agricultural paper,
kIng longer maturities ineligible
aiscount. But the big bankers
tbe country today who have been
Anang financial problems with the
ani, are said to have suggested
y ioneef maaurities be extended by
auent ID the reserve act # nec-
sary.
aeh an asaendrnent at this time
H.H HGH
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Hardware Men
Hold Banquet
AT Hoxsey,

Thirty hardware dealers from this
section of the state held a get-togeth-
er banquet at the Hotel Hoxsey We'd
nesday night for the purpose of be-
coming better acquainted and discuss
ing business conditions.
The principal address Of the even
ing was made by George NJ. Campbell
of Bowling Green, ex-national pres
ident of the Association.
Others who were present and who
spoke were E. M. Hoffman, past state
secretary of the Hardware Dealers
and F. x. Becherer of st. Louis, pres
ent Secretary.
]. W. Dry presided at the meeting,
which all felt was highly worthwhile.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
BUYS Out Partner.

Walter Morris has purchased the in
terest of his partner, Rupert Bran
stetter in The Oaks, one of Mexico's
most popular confectionery shops.
Mr., Branstetter will likely go west.
Mr.. Morris is a live progressive young
business man and The Oaks will con-
tinue to grow and prosper under his
efficient management.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-06-23
Yandalia TO Have Shoe Factory.

This city has secured a branch of
the international Shoe Company
which has leased the Laird building
and next week alterations will be
made making the building suitable for
their purposes. This company will at
once install 80 machines and inside of
sixty to ninety days will have so
machines in operation. They will EN-
ploy at least so to 60 people all the
time and will be operative all the time.
-Vandalia Mail.