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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-06-23

slightly, County Clerk Ed kaufman is
still busy writing EN- out. 20 to date.
the 23rd, for the month. Just what
kind of a record for the month this
hangs up we do not know, but it shows
that June is surely Cupid's open sea-
son.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-06-23
Mrs. Kruger Demands Property.

Demand was made upon the United
States marshal by Mrs. Kruger moth
er of three alleged draft dodgers, one
of whom was killed by federal officials
in 1918, that the property Of her dead
son, taken by officials. be returned to
her. The property included legal doc
uments, a watch and S45 in cash. at
is funny kind of government that
would order citizen killed for COM
hitting some little offense and then
take what belongs 70 him." Mrs. Krn-.
ger said. at isn't a government at
ALL"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
; aAAAeAaNssAssssa
! COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE /
sUNNYsIDE

Mrs. Georgia Baker had about Il
chickens stolen last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson White!
/. passed their f0rtieth wedding ami
versary April z. A few relatives an,
friends gathered In for dinner ant
helped them celebrate.
r. 8. Cormack was seriously II
last week but is now recovering.
(. The Cleaners class held a party
at Mrs. Walter Holt's Friday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harshman Wis.
tied at their son Clifford's near Pear
Sunday. Clifford was Ill with grippe
The boys of the Cleaner class play
ed Solomon Saturday in Meagher's
field. The score was 12 to 3 in favor
of Solomon. ~
At the annual school meeting at
Pearl eight months school was voted
and w. Copeland was elected clerk.
At Sunnyside Clarence Fink was
elected clerk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Fowler Of Sail
ma visited w. D. Acuff's Sunday.
Mr.. Gersh, living on the place for
merly owned by Lewis Thompson,
had his leg broken while pulling hedge
Friday week ago. He Is getting
along nicely.
Rev. J. @. Dussair was returned to
this charge and Solomon. Rev. G. r.
Hall takes a pastorate at Kingman
and Rev. r. u. Madden formery of
Beloit pastor succeeds Mr.. Hall as
district superintendent.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14

Mrs. Stockard, Mrs. J. G. Bngie
Mrs. Roy Lahr, Mrs. Norman Reese
and Mrs. Fred Kean were in Abilene
shopping Saturday
The Acme telephone board had its
quarterly meeting at Acme Monday
evening. tE
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Donald and
daughter Faye called at Fred Kean's
Sunday. :
Mrs. Fred Miller went to see her
mother Monday who has been quite
I'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lowry called
at Ralph Pray's home Sunday.
A'bunch OF eight young folks from
Talmage spent Sunday evening mt
Roy Lahr's home.
Neighbors are grading the big
Iahr hill.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
NORTHEAST DICKINSON

Mrs. Howard Weller called on Mrs
Roy Brown Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rock o.
Hope spent Sunday with Mr.. ant
Mrs. b. L. Grey.
Mrs. Earl Jones is on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom DObbins spent
Sunday ut the Miller Mcdonald home
Mr.. and Mrs. Price Meek and chill
dren. spent Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ju0n.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Blair and chill
dren were Chapman visitors Saturday.
Edna Thomas came from Manhat-
tan Saturday to spend the week end
with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Schmedeman
and Albert, Helen and Elsie Fro
hardt were guests at the Ted Gfeller
home Sunday.
Margaret Lyon came up from
Junction City to spend the week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lou
Lyon.
Mrs. Charley Schmedeman and
Miss Marie Scripter gave miscellan-
eous shower at the Sam Scripter
home last Thursday in honor Of,
Myrtle Belts. rs
Mrs. Nay, Lyon spent Saturday
night with her sister, Mrs. Ernest
Dietrich.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Blair and
laughter spent Sunday at the Earl
Blair home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Jones spent
Friday evening at the w. r. Thomas
lome.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Dobbins and
hildren visited at the John Meek
Iome Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Gfeller spent
night at the Newton Roach
ONE.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". F.. Shoffner t0Ok
inner at the Ed Flanagan home Sun
ay.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gloss and Leila
pent Sunday at the George Shafer
ONE.
Mr.. and Mrs Colvin and niece and
oe Norman called at the Emmer
orman home Sunday afternoon.
Myrtle Belts and Walter Hanney
ere united in marriage Saturday,
pril 8. They will make their home
n the Rodiger place near Aida.
hese young people have the BEST
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
DETROIT

Mrs. Robert Long who has beer
visiting her father who Is Ill in To
peka returned Saturday.
Mrs. johnson was Ill last week.
Frank Weir is improving.
Misses Christina and Ethel Klamm
Mrs. II. II. BilImyer and Ralph
Klamm accompanied Mrs. c. F.
Klamm and daughter Viola to juno
tion City Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Swanger Of Abb
lene were Detroit visitors, Thursday.
Mrs. Kate Boles was elected clerk
at the annual school meeting.
Mrs. c. A. Prosbaco was calling on
Mrs. L. A. Anderson Saturday.
Fred Gays entertained J. Il. Scrip
ter and family at dinner Saturday.
Christ Hawk and family motored
back to their home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Young rented
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
NAVARRO

A. L. Colten has gone to Pennsyl
vania to visit his sister.
Grandma Linden has returned Il
her home at Atchison.
Mrs. Ira Smith and Mr.. and Mrs
Staley and son Forest spent Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Leander Engle
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Lenhert tool
dinner Sunday at Harvey Wihgerd's
home.
Mrs. Ben Engle from Abilene WIS.,
tied In this vicinity last week. g
Jake Lonknecker and family spent
Sunday afternoon at Grandma Win
gerd's home.
J. II. Engle from Topeka visited
the Navarro school last week.
Robert Bair and family spent Sun
day with John Stotts and family.
Ben Shank and family spent Sun
day afternoon with Lee Harshman at
Holland sa4
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
RIVERSIDE

The Riverside club met at the
home Of Mrs. John G. Engle April
z. A pleasant time was reported
and a delicious lunch was served by
the hostess and her daughters Mil
dred and Mrs. Carl Meek. The club
adjourned to meet in two weeks at
the home Of Mrs. Howard Funk.
Miss Leatha Sprinkel spent Sun
day with Esther Herman.
Harry and Lewis Sprinkel shelled
corn for Fred Miller Monday and
Tuesday. 4
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14

the Dave shearer house and moved In
Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Hawk who has been
with her sister -in-law, Mrs. Ed Knoz
I'm Abilene, came home Saturday;
Miss Alice Banks of Preston. Neb.'
came Thursday to visit her prothei
w. r. Banks and family.
G. II. L0uden and family OF Chap-
man visited Miss G. Wagner Sunday.
Mrs. G. G. Triton went to Abilene
Tuesday to spend several days.
The Standard Oil Co. opened a NIL
ing station Monday with 10. IL.
Shearer In charge.
Mrs. Walter Day and children have
moved here from Augusta and are
staying with II. NJ. Knox for the
present.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
dLENWOOD

Andrew Stoner, Claud Jones
Ernest Mcvickers and Norman Keim
motored to western Kansas Saturday
returning home Sunday night.
Clarence Stoffer has been helping
on the new house for j. p. Cress.
Clarence Meir and family, Walter
Murphy and Ben Murphy and fam
fly visited at the home Of Charley
Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Cress visited
Sunday at the home Of their son.
Elmer Cress.
Ben Murphy and family spent Sun
day at the home Of Clarence Stoffer.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
BELLE SPRINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph HollenbecR
and son Henry and Grandma Fridley
spent Sunday at Lee Corners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rube Engle and chill
dren spent Sunday with Frank Frid-
ley.
Quite a number of relatives and
friends from here attended the FUN
eral OF Mrs. Sam Lenhert.
The annual state Sunday school
conference was held at Belle Springs
today.
John Eppler is farming the II. y.
Engle farm this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Shank, Harvey
and Mamie spent Sunday with Henry
Barten's at Elmo.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
'WOODBINE

Arthur Middleton of Salina callet
on home folks Sunday.
Several were down from Pearl Il
attend the Sunday school convention
Sunday.
Mrs. Maleck went to Chicago t
meet her husband.
The Citizens State Bank has beer
admitted to membership in the Stat
Guaranty Fund.
Mrs. Schoap of Wichita is herr
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Livin
good.
The Farmers Union shipped hog
to Kansas City last week.
VIII Timm is building machine
shed.
I. A fine and much needed rain fel
the first fthe week.
Dora Timm has been working al
the Calvin Oesterreich home.
The August Rindt family has beer
ill.
s. Muenzenmayor Of Baldwin and
Bill Mitsch Of Hutchinson were in
town recently on business.
Fred Copenhagen called on
friends Sunday.
Herb Mccoy of Hope was a visitor
in Woodbine Friday.
The young people Of the First M.
r. church met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Hiebert Friday evening for
a social time.
We are glad to report that Mrs.
jamie Mitsch has returned home.
u. f. Schmidt was recent Her
ington visitor.
The elevator received car of salt
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Johnson are
here staying with Mrs. Johnsons,
mother, Mrs. Gemeny.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Gugler have
moved into the rooms in the rear end
of the Woodbine State Bank building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Musselman,
Miss Frieda Musselman, Misses Klein
and Will and Ernest Mall all of Clay
Center spent Sunday at the FL. Oes-
terreich home and attended the Sun
day school convention.
There is to be an illustrated lecture
at the Lyona M. g. church next Sun
day evening at 1880.
At the annual school meeting of
our district, Elmer Brown was elected
clerk to succeed himself, the budget
was raised to $4,000, and term of
nine months school voted.
The blacksmith has moved his fam
lily into the rooms above the shoe
shop. We bid this family hearty
welcome In our city.
The Liberty township Sunday
School convention was held In the
Zion NJ d. church here Sunday
afternoon and evening, the day was
fine and a large attendance turned
out so that the building could not ac-
them all, some came from
many miles. A good program was
rendered at both sessions and the
was a splendid success In
every way. Bernharit Oesterreich.
the president, presided. The follow
ing Officers were elected for the |
coming year: President Fritz Gug-
Ter; vice president. Ora Kohler; sec
retary treasurer, Mrs. John Shank,
Frank Tiegs was q Navarro visi-
tor recently. -
The Farmers Union had its regu-
ar meeting last Tuesday evening.
The Zion NJ. d. Epworth Leagne
mas put on q contest for more regu-
ar and prompt attendance at the
sunday evening, meetings. The mem
bership IS divided into two groups.
, captain being in charge Of each
group. When member Is present
md Is on time he receives one cred
L and when late ,two-thlris Of q
,redit, and when absent nothing. At
ne end Of the contest which lasts
'or eight weeks the group that has
he least number Of credits b 10 en-
teftain the winning side. Dorothy
)esterreiciis ana Mixhbefh Westrup
lre the captains
Several young folks Of Jellerson
oklahoma. are here visiting relatives
md friends.
81 ~
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
LAND FOR SALE

Improved smooth upland 80, with
some alfalfa ground; 70 acres In cul-
tivation-all open for spring crop
location 4 miles north and l mile
west of Bennington, Kansas. Good
five-room house, cheap outbuildings,
good and plenty water, some fruit
and lots of shade. On phone and Il.
r.. d. lines at house. Immediate
possession. Priced right. Good
terms. Address L. d. Bell, Beloit.
Kansas. lodIt-WZto
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
FARM LOANS

We have plenty Of money to loan
on farms at reasonable rate. We
give the borrower the privilege OF
paying 500 or any multiple after
the end Of one year. Office in Re-
fiectOr building. =.
31wtf MARTS & DANFORD
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
KvIe Gets a place

Under the law empowering u &c
name one member Of the state school
text book commission, the state board
Of agriculture yesterday named Sena'
tor q. G. Kyle Of Abilene. as q mem
ber of the board. He succeeds Sen
ator o. o. Wolf. Of Ottawa
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14

Eighty acres that joins Longford,
KAN, well improved, 35 acres in cul-
tivation, balance fine pasture, living
water. Price $1,000, possession at
once If sold soon; 20 acres Of wheat
goes with farm. Oliver Marty, Long
ford, Kan. 31w3t
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
wishes Of this community.

wishes Of this community. ~ e.,
Albert, Helen and Elsie Frohardt,
Henry, Ella, Edna and Harry Thomas
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Gfeller and
GLAND, Lola, Frances. Ruth and Men
no Hin are those from this vicinity
who attended a surprise party in hon
or of Esther Gfeller Saturday night.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
New Wood Shop

Truck bodies, cabs. hay racks, win
dow frames. screens. cabinet work
furniture made and repaired. meta
weather strips for doors and win,
dows. Shop 8. W. corner 9th and N
Buckeye. Phone $50,
31w4t w. B. ROHRBAUGH
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
Farm In Scott County

$40 acres of land in Scott county
for sale, IN miles of town, 7h
miles Of Scott City, on Kansas. Color
ado Bldv.: level as can be; 70 acres
wheat. all goes; all fenced, good
well. Price $35 per acre. Write
II. ]. Settle, Scott City, Kan. 2Ow7t'
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
pain stiek cenfused Him

walter Brannaman was thrown
from his bicycle and his bicycle was
broken at noon today when he rode
around the corner into q Maxwell csl
driven by Dick Reed. Mr.. Branna.
man had en- April top on his wneel
az the umbesiia variety and failed g
see the spproaching car.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14

c5fry Mutual Oh Manufactured
from Psnnsylvapia crude oil. Every
gallon runranfeed. Special bargains
IN ave gallon cans. Tractor Oh and
automobile on at $3.50 9 can.
B. n EREE4ANs GARAGE
|12atf-1lwtf
Abilene weekly reflector., 1921-04-14
Custom Matching

$3.75 per tray Of 70 eggs at Duck
wallis Hatchery, sol E. 8th, phone
6021. Visitors welcome.
24w&d25Fritf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-27
To Conquer Cigarettes

70 the Editor Of the Euenfo Public LEDGER:
slr-one OF my great battles for the last
twenty years has been to save our boys from
tne trightful habit OF tobacco smoking (most-
clsarettes). I would like to assist ]. J.
otrans' but 1t Is only UP to him. on the
question or the resumption OF specie pay
ments' Horace Greeley simply said. THE
way TO resume Is to resume" say to my
ooys the only way to stop using tobacco
Is 10 stop. We only live one day at n time
Yesterday Is gone and tomorrow never comes,
80 my advice Is fight the battle for one day.
VI course. the tobacco smokers wili-power
IL weak ono and must get II backed
up by stronger one. SO every morning
OF your life you ask our dear Heavenly
rather for the sake OF his dear. Son. our
older brother. to help you Just for ono day,
ana t'en yoI must fight. II is a struggle, but
as day by day passes by you will fnd your
will-power growing stronger and eventually
you Will be amazed. wondering why you
ever permitted yourself to get into such a
senseless and deleterlous habit. BE strong
In thc Lord and In tho power Of His might"
and In a short time you will be able to say.
II am a conaueror."
DAVID l.. wTTMER.
Philadelphia August 81. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-27

n N, Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger;
| sIr-The letters appearing from time 10
|sma written by the old maids are very en-
|,,sh,enIng, Never mind them, girls, wear
.,our skirts as short as y-ou care TO- ana
|,oll down your stockings. also. II II Is any
|usre comfortable. The old hens who take
|exc.ptlon to your conduct must have some.
|thlps 10 complain about. anyway, ana II
|th,y were not finding fault with prevailing
styiss they would be crltlcizing someth,ns
|sls.
Ths writer Is greatly in favor OF wom-
sn's rights; In the right OF women to snare
+ m the vices Of men, II they care to-nnd
comparatively few OF them do. The girls
| nave more Judgment and common sense and
sa foolish sentiment than we men, any
way, and even II they want TO be naughty
enough TO smoke n little cigarette once In
while. I am not one to say nay. They
wouldn't pay any attention to me II l did.
II the gentry referred TO above are so
highy sensitized that they cannot endure
glimpse OF a silken clad leg or fash OF
bare knee. | would suggest for them course
|ef attendance upon tho musical comedy per-
formsnces during the winter in our theatres.
Nodesty has been thrown to the winds, so
why make so much fuss about a little ex-
tosure. which Is not repuls!ve, but instead
Ia sanitary-at least 1t has that to com
mend II. q. w. l..
Philadelphia. August 81. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-27
Uncle Sans Likeness

Tf thc Editor Of the EVenin0 Public LedDer:
sir-When Uncle Sans picture is used he
Is shown as tall man with "hlte hair ana
white goatee From whom was the portrait
taken or who originated the idea Of the face
in his picture7 - w.
Philadelphia. August 20, 1921,
Although Uncle Sam. ns a person, origi-
nated at or about tho time OF the War OF
1912, Uncle Sam. as the cartoonist portrays
him today, Is not. 70 far as evidence Is to
be- found, recognizable before 1880. On
PnRa ll7 OF their History OF the Nineteenth
century in Cericature" Arthur Bartlett Maui
rice and Frederick Taber Cooper say;
at Is interesting to recall that before the
Cjvi war our national type frequently took
tha form OF q Southerner-regularly in the
mage, Of Punch. 1t may be that
IN the Raunt loose-knit frame, the strong and
rnaaea features we recognize kinship to
that gtcrling and essentially American type
~ man which found Its best exponent in
lincoln. and that this 10 tho reason why
Uncle sam has become the most universally
accepted and the best beloved OF all our con-
ventonal typeh'
that Uncle Sam represents. as we SEQ him
tho gradual definition OF many men. most
~ them now forgotten. Soma men OF this
process may be seen by reference to early
caricatures reproduced IN their book. On
page 140 we have Uncle Sans Taylor
itos." a Mexican War cartoon In which tho
principal figure Is smooth shaVen apparently
a Southerner, and altogether unloHely. At
the same time us4D Doyle was drawing
his satirical THE Land OF Liberty" in
which Uncle Sam is q Southern planter. On
Page l69 Is a cartoon IN which Lincoln ap-
rsars in a starred vest and striped trousers
such as Uncle Sam generally wears today
On Page 172 e. striped coat has been added
- tho ntriped trousers and starred vest. On
psge 1855 Uncle Sam has donned a beaver
mt Thomas Mast. who we are told. was
responsible for the Republican elephant una
Democratic donkey and the Tammany tiger.
d,d rot help In the definition OF Uncle sam
~ wa may Judge bf the cartoon (year 1922
on page 2es. in which Sam appears as a
landlord, u disagreeably sedentary person
with long back hair.
The real Uncle Sam appears In 1880 In
Icseph Kepplor's cartoon from Puck For
biGding the bsnn, Here our hero has gray
we associate with him now. roughly pointed
.chin whiskers, a swallowtail coat and the
beaver hat. The legs OF his striped trousers
are nnished with pointed flap at the
ankles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-27
rIo,trIelty In the Air

.. IA, Editor Of the Ecehho ruo'
n, referring to Mr.. i. D. iesh .et-
,r published in your paper ,,ot WI wv VSn'e W d.
g g,,idn't be subject to an electric shoek
ss,.v.r unless there were iishtnnS nS, IN ,bas sne
Vicinity Of the kite, we osnSer. an FnUw % ars
|slectrcsl DISCHARGES IN araad tno clouds, one
. n~a s' c,ouss and the earth. setting
|ween ."o .r,aI or other bodies into viora-
,ha,eyer frequency II may De tuheu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-27
Miles and Knots at Sea

u the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
/ sir-On Wednesday, August 10, you print
ID an article by John r. Willis on tho above
subject, and In view OF the fact that such
PARTICLES. being considered OF an educational
mature, should be as accurate as possible.
|the writer takes this opportunity OF COM
vnenung as follows
There are three different kinds OF miles.
vnot two. as folows:
FIRST. The statute milo. $3.50 feet.
ssst.
Third The nautical or sea mlle-ooso o
|ssst
The Biographical mile and the nautical
| nio POSSIBLY on account of there being such
l small difference between them. arc often
@propsrly confused or considered to be Of
NE saro length.
Inc Following explanation. parts Of which
paw been quoted from authorities en- this
suo,eet may be OF interest:
ihe geographical mile Is based upon the
sNt 'ne earth and 10 taken as the length
ohe minute or arc OF tho oarth's equator
one.sxteth Of q degree OF latitude at the
ssuswi' ana Is generally regarded as a fixed
suantity In all longltudes,
a' nautical or sea mile has always been
o'e or less subject for discussion, and
- oseh described by some authorities as
ssaas s,us oV1o feet In length and by other ns Of
sOsv vUsV teet, or 6078.S feet, or 8OSo feet, or
~oV'2 feet. or 8OS03 feet.
nm. ~ nautical mile IL based not only on the
ny y, thS earth las measured at tho eoua-
out on the shape as well, and since
N. eoneeded that tho earth Is fiattened at
sho,Is ps the nautical or mean sea milo
sY,,.,L the average value between one
s.Im em OF degree OF the torial great
slcis and ono sixtieth OF a doere. ~ = .,.ar,s
-! s'eat circle-that IL. one-slxtieth Of n
|stI.'e OF arc OF a meridian OF longitude
|r,n, Su,a give 6O7HS feet as tho measure-
-,n' OF the mean sea mile.
|s.an.s"o "o United States the nautical mile In
|hpr,h oclng one-sixtieth part Of the
|sphsr. ~ desrce OF great circle OF a
|to ~ Nhc surface OF which is equal in rea
m. "e surface Of tho earth, By this metbod
|in length '0u'u 10 DO ooso'2 feot
u,sa Instance has been accepted as To bs
ioub,s, ~, all ordinary calculations and 10 nm
,y Wy correct for NAVIGATING batween
|sre,, W sneis OF latitude OF from as dc.
|uona. 20 uesrees-as this distence corra-
,aas ,n,at 10 latitude IS degrees-but ror 40
|l,,i,'s eacuiltlons at either lower Or bIrbe.
atiops or Tor more nearly accurate caIcu.
|rhI, ~ ',ous other lengths may be- uscd
st iha DC considered Bdvisabls in vIow
Ia not 'aet That tho meridional great circ,s
securat. "ue circle but 10 rn ellipse, from a n
nst calculation OF which n In -.
N soa mile at the equator IN ao.s ouha
sl0o feet 'e"s'n AT the poles 10
uapbIc,t o ABOVE II Is evident that IN. oso-
tLltsd mile Is seven feet longe. thar ~
Ns nsv,1es a,es standard accented Length ~
sal mil a., or sea mile and that the naut
FEET Ionser ,S Nm 10 I'm round numhers) 500
kssn nas', than ths statute mile, or ,s,"
Iouiv.,s spucal miles are approxim,,oI atr
a'e"' OF fifteen statute miIaa 'ho
Ardros WALTER Il. CARPENTEp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-27
Letters to the Editor
Il, Hall for War Relics

.,,,o, n, tho Evening Public Ledger:
fm Tn an article recently puoiishea IN IN
ST., ,,s evening papers IT stated tna'
Ies o., Oh No. f., Grand Army OF the re
ttde tv, besn obliged to yacate the quar-
|rbl'e, ns .h. parkway Building. occupied py
lst IN .,,nber OF years past and was
n for M and no place to 60 belns
sll dles secure suitable quarters except
~ an sIorbitant REM. .,,,a ~ some Of the
II also s.,,cs owned by the post. Under
|nlusole s,,Io,s IL occurred to the writer
|these eoast e.nst aultable place to deposit CiVll
lost he n.O youId be In Memorial Hail in
|xh is, park. and It should DC tne uuty
|ytifmoupps, ,t Commi ssioners to provide
Tor the purpose. . .r,nv po,,,
Isom .nn,ber Of nther Grano army os.'
na.i,cs relatine to the Civil war; no
isw po,t No. q In Memorial Han tne
ably .,,,a ro,a be cared for and would prove
rc c,,,os TO visitors from all over the
United states. -. TIM infantry swords
tbs Ine, ". as well as accouterments
snd pnr,nd Army men personally own nrs
p,p s,oh no doubt they would be slad
flks 90 The collection. II was talked
oohA L. of making a museum OF war
o. one ~. building at Fifth and Chest-
Ishes =. hut nothing came OF II, ana now
lu .s,.rd after the repairs are completed
uno,,ns,sre Of the Revolution are to nave
E.,ss OF the building. ,,rrrpAS
|enP' CIVIL WAR VETERAN
i ,.u,,s,ph,a; August q. 1921.