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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
The Performing Seals

ETNHE Ballyhoo Man, Santa Claus
l. Stands at the Christmas gate,
His eyes alight with pride because
He knows his cause is great.
"Step in!' he cries. This show is for
The man VINO thinks and feels!
The finest stunt pulled since the war!
The Red Cross Christmas SEALS
The Ballyhoo Man smiles and says.
Just watch these seals perform,
They make good in n thousand ways.
They make the chilly warm;
They aid the poor; they heal the sick,
And give them wholesome meals.
Strp in and see the Joyous trick.
performing Red Cross seals!''
Old Santa as he ballyhOos
Each tender heart must touch.
"Stcp in! And pay just what you choose
1t need not cost you much'
Whereat the crowd takes his advice.
Soon joyous laughter peals.
Each heart that once was cake of ice
Is thawed by Christmas seals.
''put up dollar or a cent!
No matter Do your best,
Once you're inside the canvas tent
The seals will do the rest! -
They do! Upon an envelope
Each dances jigs and reels
Till laughter's born! And health And
Because of Red Cross sealsI G. A.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

and trouble all men who seek and occupy
Offices such as that to which Mr.. Davis, Of
Blairsvile, now aspires. Some one has
sad-and said with a good deal of truth
that we are rapidly becoming a Nation of
moonshners. In cities and out of them the
home still is becoming as common ms kitchen
ranges and bathtubs. Pennsylvania is said
to be producing q veritable food of white
lightning. Home brew is being pushed to
the wall By home whisky, Particularly in
the farm and orchard areas distillng is ad-
vancing to the category Of favorite indoor
sports.
Mr.. Davis and the Federal enforcement
officers generally will have to find a way to
eliminate moonshne before they can make
any part of the United States really dry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
PROTECTING THE PUBLIC

DJCKETSHOPS arc forbidden by law
ID Yet they manage in some way TO persist.
For the information Of the uninitiated, it
may be said that bucketshop is a fake
brokers' office. 1t has a stock ticker over
which it gets reports of sales from the New
York Stock Exchange and posts the figures
on Il board. Its customers buy and
sell stocks in the hope that they may
make few dollars on the rise or fall in the
quotations. But there is never any legiti-
mate transaction in stocks. The broker
never sends an order out of his Office and a
share Of stock never comes into the office
to be delivered to a customer. The GUS
toners merely bet on the rise or fall of q
stock
The New York Stock Exchange has been
Investigating the methods of business of sew
oraI brokers in other cities who have been
suspected of certain irregularities and it
has ordered that the telegraph wires and
stock tickers be taken out of their Offices,
The offending brokers are charged with
quoting prices of stocks to their customers
that differed from the actual prices at which
those stocks were sold
1t has not yet been disclosed whether any
of the offending brokers are in this city, but
it is known that there have been brokers
here who have not conducted their business
as it should be done. One firm is in the
Bankruptcy Court, with criminal charges
pending against some of its members. When
Il firm engaged in a legitimate brokerage
business lays itself open 70 such charges it
Is about time the stock exchange paid
some serious attention to the character OF
su brokers receiving its news service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks Wuh Thinking Philadephans Subjects They
KnOtU Best
KnOU Best

of Manchester, England, who has one of
the most remarkable collections of golf balls
and clubs In the world. He was rrSt in
tereSted in golf and became a devOtee to the
game. then he became interested in the
evolution of the game and started 60 collect
balls and clubs OF various kinds and finally
of various periods In the history OF the
game He has one of the oldest golf balls in
existence and claims to have every evolution
Of the golf club.
BY Love OF Outdoors
IAN that grew out of his interest in an
out-o door game. Besides that he il a
remarkably astute business man, and his
business has not suffered because of his
hobby, but, on the other hand, his interest in
the history of golf has caused him to have a
correspondence which is world wide and
which has tended to broaden him and to
place him in touch with people all over the
world, some of whom have become business
correspondents.
"A man who has a real interest in the
out of doors will always find some one who
is interested in the same kind of things, and
yet If he doesn't he can still enjoy himself
by getting out in the open and indulging his
hobby When he is worried and irritable q
little while in the woods or fields, where he
soon forgets all his cares, restores him, and
he reels like new man on his return.
AS said, life in the open gives man a
certain calmness. and increases his patience
ana brOadens his vision. I don't think there
Is anything that will do so much for n man
as spending good part of his time out of
DOORS"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
Answers 10 Yesterdays Quiz

+ In most parts Of the country December
q Is the shortest day Of the year
. The music of Home, Sweet Home" to
words Of John Howard Payne, was
composed by Sir Henry r. Bishop in
1923 and first sung In the opera
2. Ameer Is the title Of the ruler OF Afehani-
stan.
4 Henry Clay died in 1852
x Hoardings are fences of boards around
buildings during erection or repairs,
often used for posting bills.
6 The Pillars of Hercules are the rocky
elevations at the entrance TO Tho
Mediterranean at the Strait of GibraI-
tar. They are specifically tho Rock nP
Gibraltar on the European side and thu
mountain, Djebel Musa, on the Afrio
can shore.
7 Hanson cabs are so called after Hanson,
their patentee, in 1894.
8. An iguana is a large West Indian and
South American tree lizard.
O. Gules Is the name given in heraldry IN
red on a shield or coat-of-arms ~
10. Gunwale should be pronounced "gunI"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
&. .. 3. kEUHAUSER
On the Out-of-Doors

MASTER minds of the world have been
4N1 developed in the woods or out of doors,
says f. d. +. Neuhauser, n paper manu-
facturer, who laments the fact that he Is
one Of those busy business men who have
devoted their time exclusively to business
and neglected to develop a hobby early in
life. Yet, since he had taste of the life In
the open n few years ago, he has become an
all-Hround out of door man.
There is n theory that | am inclined to
believe" said Mr. Neuhauser. that all
human inspiration comes from the atmos-
phere. 1t is remarkable that most Of our
great men have come from the country and
very few from the cities. Life in the open
brings out the best there is in man and is
bound to be reflected in his character.
Not All Rough and Uncouth
''Take the woodsmen, for example. Most
people picture them as being great, rough,
uncouth fellows, and / did myself, until a
few years ago, when / spent some months In
the Maine woods in the company of a num-
Der of woodsmen and guides. That was a
revelation to me.
Il found them to be as whole -souled and
clean living n group of men as could be
found anywhere-the kind OF men l would
be glad to put my boys alongside of. They
had a wholesome outlook on life and didn t
know there were any such things as nerves.
If every business man would spend his lei
sure time in the open he would find it would
benefit not only his health but his business
also, for it gives him a broader outlook and
increases his patience, which Is always a
business asset.
Another great thing about life in the
open is that it teaches men to commune with
themselves. A night beside the campfire,
an afternoon at the end of trout rod or a
mornings pursuit of game enforCes silence
and gives a man a chance to become ac
quainted with himself. There is certain
feeling Of Calmncss in the woods and fields
which is contagious, and it does not take
long TO make itself felt and. If experienced
often enough, to become a part Of man who
lives part of his life in the open.
Some years ago ! met Harry Is. Wood,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
THE SUBMARINE OBSTACLE

s HAS been fOreShadowCd for some
~ weeks, success of the disarmament pro-
gram will in the end rest upon adjustment
Of the submarine problem. With formal
French concessions regarding capital ships
definitely in sight, the status of submersibles
becomes the only question in arms reduction
likely to disturb the harmony OF the dele
cations.
The British, it is understood will plead
in public session for the total abolition Of
the under-sea instrument. OF the popu
larity of the general principles which, pre-
sumably, they will advance there can be
little doubt.
1t was submarine Outrages which drew
America into the war 1t was brutality in
the use Of submarines which was funda-
mentally the cause Of the international
odium which was Gcrmany's unenviable
portion
The United States. alleging weakness in
length of coast line, is said to favor to
some extent the retention of submerged
craft as q war weapon. 1t is the French
and Italian contention that submarines con-
stitute the cheapest defense of nations not
engaged in upper scale naval enterprises.
Practical arguments thus clash with
those grounded in emotional revulSion to a
cruel, in a sense cowardly, and unQucstion-
ably a once abhorred method Of modern war
making. Outside professional circles Amer
lean public opinion is unsympathetic to sub
marines.
A plan involving substantial limitation of
the construction of under-sea vessels would
conform to the spirit of humanity, which
furnishes the moral strength of the Wash :
ington Conference
The work ahead is delicate in the extreme.
It is encouraging to note that no crisis of
the sessions has yet proved too severe TO
resist the application of intelligent and
broad minded methods Of compromise,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
What DO You KnOtU?
QUIZ

/. Where was tie Orange Free State?
.. What Is q perimeter?
g. What is an Dread?
l. What is the origin OF the slang word
guy" applied to persons?
8. Name two kinds of animals which lay
eggs and nurse their young.
6. For how long a period are members of
the House OF Representatives elected ?
:. Where and when was the Battle Of White
Plains fought and who were the bellig-
erents2
s. How many ships were scuttled by the
Germans at SCapa Flow in 1919?
O. What American State has q special Court
Of Industrial Relations?
10, When was the first Federal Chinese ex-
ClusOn law paSseQ?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
A HOOVER BY ANOTHER NAME
Is NEEDED TO RUN THE FAIR
The Prompt oeclInatlon by the Secretary
Of Commerce Should Be Followed
by a Prompt Invitation TO
Some One Else


SECRETARY HOOVER'S decision to re-
~ main in Wosbinqtor md complete the
reorganization OF the Department. OIL COM
merce, instead of coming to Philadelphia to
TAKE charge of the 1926 Fair, does credit
TO mis- sense OF loyalty.
Ihis much must be admitted, however
deeply 1t is regretted that the arrangements
lot tue falr are not TO have the beneht or
MS active direction.
But for all this. Mr.. IIoover's visit to
Philadelphia was not in vain. He has con
ccntrated attention on what must be done
if the undertaking IS to succeed There
must be an ideal behind il which will stir
the imagination not only of the American
States, but Of the nations or the world
1t will not be difficult to agree on what
what has happened in the fifty years since
the centennial Of the adoption of the Decla-
ration of Independence was celebrated in
1876 will indicate the line to be pursued.
There has been astounding material progress.
so that what were luxuries then are necessi.
ties now, and many things have been in
'' ,'''''''' ''N 'A'A>H ''''
not toreshadowed by any OF the exhibits
tn'n'
But there has been m expansion of ideas
also. The world is smaller, drawn together
by the discovery of a community of interest
disclosed by the moro intimate contacts
brought about by the modern inventions.
Asia is in the next county and Europe is in
the next street. There is an interchange Of
ideas and ideals which is elovating the com.
mon man and broadening the foundations of
democracy and making for that human
brotherhood of which drcamcrs used to talk
with n wistful longing, undorshot with
note Of despair.
great international exhibition. 50 organ
lied as to exploit the material. moral and
political revolution of the last half century.
could not help being brilliantly successful,
But it would have to be arranged by men
with vision and initiative. Mr.. Hoover
would have made an ideal Director General,
AS he says he is not available. it is i'm
portant that the Executive Committee mcm-
bers bcStir themselves to get Hoover by
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

few of them undertook actually to set them
selves above the Congress of the United
States. The result of their untcmpered
greed is disaster to thousands of unfor-
tunates who tore up their roots and sold
their homes in Europe only to be barred
and turned back at the gates of America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

The Philadelphia mint will soon be
turning out a new silver dollar to be known
as the peace dollar. 1t is interesting to re-
member in this connection that one is al
ways able to purchase more with peace
dollar than with n war dollar. Which re-
minds us that we are short of a wheeze con-
cerning the shortest day in the year except
the obvious one. Fix one up for yourself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
Open Grouse Season

1t is noteworthy that in
Omen Grouse Season Upper Silesia. in Po-
land and in Czecho-
Slovakia there seems to be general belief that
the League Of Nations is functioning
Which, Of course, does not prevent the
chronic crouch from Illuminating against it.
The chronic crouch is one who turns the
milk of human kindness into piece of
phppSp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

Every family in town
Merry Christmas being assured of some
thing to eat on Christ
mas Day we permit ourselves to become joy
Gus over the Christmas tree to be provided
by local societies for horses dogs and cats
In the meantime we express the hope that
every unemployed man may find a job in his
Christmas stocking
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

In heaven, says Conan Doyle, therc Sososo. M
all the comforts of home. The old peeyri; c"ri
young, continues the creator OF Pr Sltt's Sss
Holmes, and the young grow to aaulSh nh;rct
But one of the comforts of home, w,SO we SO'b bi
is the reverence small boy acGOiat' acOt sbd
pop. The needle, Watson! The l"''
was a bit weak
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

There is wisdom in the remark OF Soss sem,
ator McCumber that work is good tor t.!tS gUyj
and danger in the possibility that the o eI"rii n
it contains may be taken to JUSTIFY soH' v
the evils of child labor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

English poultrymen have produced - =
hybrid bird they call churkcy. 1t seems "
us we have seen it in musical comedy claSS'u
as a chicken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

Reports of the Y. NJ. G. A. and the
Department Of Commerce say that American
sports are becoming popular abroad. II is
healthful sign. When there is interna-
tional rivalry in sports there will be less
likelihood of war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

Mrs. Agnes Knox Black, dean ,,1a,c Gi act q
women in the Boston University CoNTST ,Irons
Liberal Arts, says she sees nothing notic,, mi,
in short skirts but the person VINO nCi,t Sbcrt
them. But, we urge, the person ~ most;
skirts is not the one who notices en1 them
and what's wrong with her, anyhow!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

1t is an astonishing thing, when you
come to think of it, that no politician WIZ WIZ,
visits Senator Pcnrose ever does 80 to taA
politics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

Opponents of tue -Four Power thot t'S'Il 4 i
complain that it is un- American tuds %roS Us
an entangling alliance; that it may drag ~ ~
into war though it aims for peace pnI ~, 'a,'d srd
principal complaint appears to be cni'i' ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

4 Trenton man hungry in CamufsS a :,
threw brick through Il window so tn"u az az
might be fed in Jail. 1t turned out even nbiI.
dren, that no lawbreaker need go hungry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

For the benefit of those who are seek
ing seasonable gifts it may be noted tnat
ever so many recent novels have a nutV
flavor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

The Young Lady Next Door But One
wishes to know If it is the boil weeyil that
gives the cotton gin its kick.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

Every Step in Beekeeping' is the
name OF recent book. We suggest as q
sub title, "Watch 1t or You'll Get Stuns'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

Those who quote Washington on "en
tanging alliances invariably slur over the
phrase, 'our detached and distant situa'
tion."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

The unanimity with which heads o.
business colleges declare that knowIease s'nSs Dc
business will help girls to get husOt%%S t%sv
proves them qualified for the positions law
hold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

laundering Prussian militarlsm, ..
publishing the Wilhelm Hlndenburs letteliS
saw to it that France and Great br'aAH
should amicably get together.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

Six thousand stugs were killed in scot' geo.
land during the hunting season Just ntv pasty
1t seems alluring. Who'd miss stag parry
when it's Scotch?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

A Chicago bootlegger who guaranteed n
souse for thirty cents got off with a fine Of
$50 and costs when hailed into court be-
cause his price was reasonable. Justice NAV
be blind, but she knows the value of n kick
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

1t is hard at Christmas time for the
impecuniOus one to believe that it is more
blessed to give than to receive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

The chief value of the Conference icr
the Limitation of Armament is that 1t paVes
the way for future disarmament confer
enCe,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

1t will always be possible to take reef
in the sales tax when it raises the wind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

One trouble with the Department OF
Commerce is that it is keeping u good man
away from Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21
SHORT CUTS

How can anybody as fat as Santa
Claus be Il myth?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

Charlie Chaplin, it would appear, has
again stopped a pie with his face, and then
put his foot in it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

The latest literary note from the war
front is to the effect that Raisuli is bound
in Morocco.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

Uncle Sans idea is that million saved
is a million earned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

T MAY have misinterpreted what ! saw
l. and heard, and read into the atmosphere
more than was at least consciously there.
But felt as though the gravity at the men
ton of war and its results had significance
that was very arreSting. Those women have
earned right to an opinion on war that
those of us who stayed at home cannot Chal-
lengc. l am wondering If their testimony
may not be an even greater asset to our ma
tional conscience than their unSelfsh service
was to our national reputation.
They will always find hearers and re-
SpeCtful hearers, these women, should they
choose to speak on the suffering that results
from msused political power. They have
been very silent, very reserved, really, about
their knowledge. Which may account for
the fact that the Nation has betabeted al
most every other variety of war hero, from
the army mule to the unknown soldier, and
omitted both in Europe and in this country
to place public memorial for an army
nurse.
, Yet the army nurses must have saved the
lives of thousands of American men. just as
the Canteen worker lifted the morale of
hundreds of thousands. Mrs. Meade. who
was the y. NJ. G. \. officer in charge of
recruiting and assigning these "Y'' canteen
girls. was person Of such power, and such
ability to use that power during the war.
that her presence at the dinner the other
night would have made it an event for most
Of us quite apart from the rest of the pro-
gram.
From her headquarters in Paris hundreds
and hundreds of girls were sent or their
great errands of cheerfulncss to all the divi-
siOns of the American Army where "Y'
huts were opened, and her charm and kind =
ness and her decision made her felt as a
force for American good feeling and right
thinking the length and breadth of France.
No wonder she was chosen again last sum =
mer to 60 to Poland and up to the very
border of Russia itself, to report on the
canteen arrangements and on the reconstruct
ton and on the relief work that is helping
Poland stem the cross currents Of war and
famine, Prussianism and bolshevism, in that
barely reorgani2ed nationality.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-21

CHE travelled under very exceptional cir
- cumstances through Poland to the Rus
sian border, and then down through CZccho-
Slovakia to Prague. Her tale of her ad-
ventures and the terrible conditions that
were revealed to her on the Russian border
where the Poles that have been wandering
outcasts hunted through Russia since the
fall of the Car, are now crossing in shat
tered groups, to find nothing left of their
former homes or their villages or towns but
ash heaps or dugOuts; and her tale of the
finding of the remnants of the Russian
Ukrainian Army in camp of 5000 or more
soldiers nterned outside Prague. and of her
rescue of one of the Russian officers chill
dren and journey with the little girl from
Russia to Prague, sound like something out
of the memoirs of the French Revolution.
] asked the man who sat next to me ut
dinner--a man very conscious of the present
and of its relation to the past--hOw to
future generation our age would be sum
married. and epitomized by n phrase or a
word as the eighteenth century was sum-
married. as the Age Of Revolution, and the
sixteenth century as the Age of Reformation,
and the fourteenth century as the Renas-
sance, and the fifteenth century as the Age
of Discovery, and so on. He dismissed the
idea at first as impossible Of prophecy, and
then he named it suddenly in the midst of
his after dinner speech as the "AGe Of
Service.
/ have wondered ever since if he wasn't