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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
HARDING AND THE SENATE

TIIERE are reason, for believing that tho
i peace plan which Senator Knox carried
from Washington to Marion this week ana
then gave out to the newspapers Is sup
ported by a rOr>idcrHhl" number of m"iH-
hcrS Of the Senate. These men are said to
have been disturbed by tn" reports that Mr.
Harding had u plan of his own which diff
fcrcd from the Knox plan. aud they doI"-
gated the junior senator from this STATE 10
find out the truth.
The reports from Marion indicate that tho
Harding plan is not tho Knox plan. Such
facts as arc known Justify the conclusion
that Mr. Harding has not surrendered his
will to the will of small group of senators.
either In the construction of his cabinet or
in the formulation of his foreign policy.
1t is confidently expected that Charles
Evans Hughes will be the next secretary of
state Mr.. Hughes has been in favor of
accepting the peace treaty and the League
of Nations covenant with some modiiCa
tions. lie is not and las never been such
bitter cndcr as Senator Knox or Senator
Boruh. When definite announcement Is
made that Mr.. Hughes is to head the cabinet
it will not be difficult TO forecast in gCu-
cral way what the foreign policy Of tho
administration will bs.
It begins to look now aS though Mr.. Hard
ing himself would insist on his right at least
to an equal voice with the Senate in fixing
that policy. When he addressed his col
leagues at the opening Of Congress he re-
minded them that when he became PrcSi-
dent he should be as mindful of the Senate
responsibilities a. he had been Jealous Of
them as member. but he said, further. Il
mean at the same tim" 10 he just as insistcnt
about the responsibilities Of the executive.
The bitter -cudcrS do not seem to be pleased
with his present n>i~t"urc On assuming his
own responsibilities. There are several Of
them who would like 70 do for Mr.. Harding
what Secretary Seward offered to do for
Mr.. Lincoln TkCy arc willing that he
should be- the figurchcad in the White House
while they decide what is to be- done and
do it.
In the present crisis Mr.. Harding needs
the moral support of the country. The so
called Senate oligarChy. an oligarchy which
Mr.. Harding has all along insisted does not
exist, is doing its best to fore" its views
upon him. The Senate which meets after
March / will hr a different body from thar
now in SESSION. The Republicans will have
majority large enough to do business
without III" complications which have at.
tended the passage Of laws for the past two
years Moreover. tin new senators are
likely to he NOR" fulorably disposed toward
the new President than some of the mcr
who have served with him in the Senate ant
seem now 10 br thinking that they ought
to tell him what to do. They know that
ii it had not been for the large vote which
he received they would not have beer
elected. And he knows it also.
Under the circumstances Mr. Harding j.
justified in assuming the leadership to whirl
h" wa. elected and in consulting such mel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadepans Subjects They
KnoU Best

desires Neither will the banks loan money
to merchant who is not making fair
margin of profit on his turnover.
'And, of course, it is needless to say that
without credit from the manufactures or the
bank no merchant can continue to do busl-
ness. Therefore. it seems to me that n
gradual readjustmcnt TO new conditions is
tn" policy that will best safeguard the in
tereStS of all concerned and also will benefit
the ultimate consumer in the long run
'Problrms confronting us today call for
the exercise. before all else, of patience anf
sound Judgment, two characteristics which
in past crises Americans have shown them
selves pOssessors of in almost every case. II
ever there was time when it was necessary
lor business man to stand squarely on both
lcet and resist the temptation to be in
liucn"cd by sentiment or hysteria, that time
is right now when both of these elements
are only too prevalent.
Boom in Business Coming
''Wc hear and read much of deflatiOn
Mr.. Roger RabSon, in an address delivered
in this city several days ago, illustrated the
process of dcfatiOn. Without doubt Mr..
BabSon's conclusions were based on good
business logic. but there is another view to
be taken, based on logic just as sound
THAT statement | believe. will apply to
the present condition. Mr.. b. G. Forbes,
another authority who knows whereof he
speaks, has said that defiation is being al
lowed to degenerate into Generalization and
the time has arrived to relax the pressure.
| think he is right.
"A reimbursement in the period following
the war was absolutely necessary. No such
immense uphcaval as that which we have
just passed through could fail to leave its
definite impress on business. We could not
expect to continue to do successful bust
ness with all calculations based on fictitious
values. based on war standards which wcrc
net permanent.
# nT1n ,hn hnli "a
that the process of rcadjrstmcnt has made
greater progress than we now fully realize.
| must coIccde that the condition of the
patient, that is. our business, is very dis
tressing while the medicine is working. but
when conditions are more nearly normal and
business opens up there Is going to be such
volume of business as to tax the facilities
Of the manufacturing plants Of the country,
used as they are to the heavy pressure
brought about by war demands"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
HOUSE BARGAINS

TF THE United States Shipping Board ac
i cepts the bid of So. 10000 for the viii
lage of Fairview. in the suburbs Of Camden,
the purchaser will get what many will re-
gard as a bargain.
There are 1913 houses in the village, fif-
teen apartment houses. nineteen stores,
hotel, a garage and gymnasium. The
average price Of II house. according to the
bid, is about $1,000 The houses are now
rented at from $50 to $50 month. The
lowest rate of rent would give n gross re-
turn of II per cent on the average price
paid.
One bidder wae audacous as to offer
$50, 900 for the 15TN houses. He may have
thought that the Shipping Board was anx-
tous to get rid of the property. II cost
something like so 900 goo for the govern
ment to build the Village. This included
laying the sewers and water and gas pipes
and paving the streets and laying the side
walks and setting oUt the trees and shrub
berry. No matter whether the high bid
opened yesterday is accepted or not, the
government will have 70 take n loss on the
naterprise
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

I. The devils advocate was ono who put
the devils case against Cunoni2ation.
In the catholic Church. when II name
IL suggested for Can0niZaton, some
Irr7ou is appointed to oppos" tho prop.
p;,',nr. i.in, IS cNN.oi,d 80 .gIyr T',t. UuS
wnv u SHOULD not 'ak" place.
SIrluv H. NNr made from old cloth
,.rrd1,,,, inf, rlOr g. IN parity made Of
surh fiber,
= Truruay is sometimes known as tho Bel
Eilnn Of South AmrrIru. because Of irs
small sIH,. its advantageous CONNER
cial position aud th" industry and
energy Of its inhabitants
A. IN England n solicitor Is member Of the
legal profession competent to advise
clients and instruct and prepare causes
for barTisters, but not to appear as
advocate, except in certain lower
courts 4 burTistcT IL n member Of the
superior courts,
z BataVIa il the capital OF Java.
g. The Koran Is written In Arabic.
Z stephen Decatur especially distinguished
himself in tn" war between TrtpOi and
the United States His most famous
,NNoI' was his un' Np"Ctcd entrance
iu'O .i.' NurhOr Of Hripuli ana his
I,ruiul Ui tho iriEui, hhiludclDhia
yu.cn I,,d h"ru rIplurrl hy iho Cu"my,
n. Also .,.r.,d ahIi IL IN" War Of 1872.
< Y,np Pl,. I,'I.o of lm' ut,d States nave
n ~ u.uu.I ThurNa- ThOrua- Jcrrnr-
.uu uI.d ThOIuus NopuIpW Wilson,
g., IpII NurN.T h Mt - "ulUrIulI, ad}rrnIIrr4g
,., G..., N'lrr NIr,u.. .iuy, nfIIIr-
slrr app. aired In Munich, where she be-
came tu. fHNOritr Of old King Ludwig
Of Bavaria, by whom she was cnnobIrd
with the rijlr .; baroness. She was
born in Limerick IN 1878 and died in
Astoria y y, IN 1864. Her real name
Was Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna
Gilbert.
10. Battleshps in the American navy are
usually named after states.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
J. HOWELL CUMMINGS
On Business Conditions

TNHE Countrys business depression Will oe
l. of short duration. according to ). lioW"iL
Cummings head of the John Is. StctS0n ilat
Manufacturing Co. aud n keen student ot
economic and business conditions.
Mr.. Cummings. who recently returnom o,,
from Europe and Will leave III 'l'e .moGo
future for Mexico to make study OF Irnu.
conditions in that country as they ailcrt H. ~.
concern, declares the fundamental Souhu',v>1
Of conditions in the United States are . lnt
best proof that the present Crisis WI" "''
last. :. .oid
Mr.. Cummings. that we are iceIlns inc
effects Of business depression. .
II wish ! could say how long it is gong
to last but no one can rlghiIN haHutu haHTus
definite opinion on srch suDJSrI. ~ .t Tmt
thing nm certain, however, ana that Is 'n"t
the acute stage which now exists VIII Dc OF
short duration. My reason Tor making '"'H
rather confident statement Is my aSsut"'rc
that the fundamental conditions III o"'
country are sound. .. L;.,
nricrs and has instituted boycott SO that at
present ut any rate, there is an almost Ell
tire cessation Of buying Following an az
most constant law that condition Is renccl
ing in manufacturing ccntcrs, where srcuI
numbers are unemployed
Reimbursement to be Gradual
Gone Of the unfortunate features is that
the proper relation between cost. selling
nrice and value has been lost sight OF. y"
matter how radical the reduction III the sell
ing price NAV be, business has not been
stimulated because the consumer has SuS,
nicion that the bottom has not been reached
even yet and feels that Il further delay, IN
making his purchases will enable him to BUY
eventually at still lower prices.
",Therr must be, however, Il limit to the
ability Of a merchant or manufacturer TO re-
duce his selling price. He may he able to dc
business for a limited period at cost, or even
at n loss but he cannot continue that policy
| indefinitely When merchant applies &c
| MS for credit we scan the statement OF his
| financial condition and if it shows he ha'
made no money for n given length of time We
| arc not anxious to give him the credit h'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
SKIP-STOP REFORMS

A SUBSTANTIAL indication of the ef-
"A fective functioning of the Public Service
Commission is furnished by the compliance
OF the z. X. L. with the recent rcCommen
dation concerning skip stops.
It may be recalled that the Transit Com
pany originally baked when requested to
halt its cars at forty six street crossings,
which investigation had proved to be worthy
OF such recognition.
But the powers of the commission are
fortunately more than merely advisory. In
numerous cases it can command.
Fortunately in this instance the limit Of
pressure does not seem to have been ncceS-
sary. AcquiesCence in n request primarily
made in the public's interest has been rra-
sonably prompt since the reduction of the
skip stops by forty six begins today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

with Barcelona and Valencia. Hamburg and
Bremen, Italy, Algeria, Constantinople'
Greece, Asia Minor, Holland, Belgium
Scandinavia, Japan, India and Burma,
Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia
Venezuela and the West Indies. in addition
TO the Atlantic Coastwisc services and those
to the Pacific via the Panama canal.
During 1919. 1908 vessels entered ana
cleared the port of Philadelphia, and the
total for 1920 is undoubtedly larger. 1t Is
estimated that the handling capacity OF TINS
port is fifty million gross tons Il year.
Utilization Of present assets and oppor-
tunties, re enforced by the spirit of energy
and confidence. can give reality to this ideal
Pride in what has already been accom-
plished will not hurt this community at all.
The stain of illegitimate boasting need not
be feared in presenting the truth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
THE MuMMERS
DHUADELPHIA welcomes the

DH1LADELPII1A welcomes the new year
l. with one Of the most gorgcousy spec
tscular parades seen anywhere in the world.
Color and comedy combine to make it mem
orable. The costumes this year are as
brilliant as any that have dazzled the eyes
Of the spectators in the past, and the
kings have marched with their rctaincrS
today with a dignity that was never rivaled
by that Of any man born to the purple.
Indeed. it might do some real kings good
to watch the antics of the plain men of this
city who drr.S Themselves up for day in
the burlcsuuc trauping> Of royalty and lead
their hCnchmrn through Ill" streets to the
paudits of the Multitude.
1t is the hope Of every one that the mum
iners may continue to parade once a year
for many decades To come. They give "A
touch of lghtness to life which is ordinarily
4 pretty serious business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
THE CONQUEROR

T HAVE no rutirn"" with the man who
l SuA%,
"Nuuih"" day t. gon".
Give me 'h' Innu " Iu iug~ il thick Of night,
"Soou viii b" daWn,
i have uu patience with the man who hold,
Life as Il bcggHr's tale,
Give me the mun with iron will to climb
And courage not to fail.
lie dies indeed who never secs the sun,
Nor hears the song of rain,
But his is Immortality on earth,
Whose every loss is gain
Morris Abel Beer. in the N. Y, Herald.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

and take new roots among peopio WI"
not really know Hhat is happening to them
Statesmen who dsdain all hopes OF inter.
national amity and understanding permit
their people to talk of these things while
they reach .out determincdly for new terri
tories, for the oil supplies. for positions oil
advantage over other nations
-
The opposite idea is that ot men VINO
realize that mere force has never settled any
question permanently and that peace can I'VE
arrived at only through the liberation OF tne
good impulses in mankind and the emancl
patton of the human spirit from the contr"'
of blind and false leaders.
II the statesmen and the journalists VINO
nre fighting for that idea cannot succeed u
will be because the people whose Interests
they serve nrc too lazy minded ana '""
careless to observe what they ar" about "r
to know how immrasurably important th''r
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
What Do You KnOiU?
QUIZ

T. VIA, T.. The. largest shlnsu or nollusk
ever fUuul'
.. What is the original aiming of the
word Inunufacrrcr"
2. What Is palladium?
l. What portion of the United states - the
most electrified?
D Who was Pr"st"r John"
From the IEills" refer?
:. Distinguish between Polynesia, Mcanesia
and Micronesia?
q Why are actors called Thespians?
TO- Distinguish between II lama and llama.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
In the Same Choir Seventy Years

From tho London Chronicle
Lord Blcdisloes gardener. Mr.. Joshua
Goulding, has been in the choir at st.
Mary's purish church, Lydney, for nearly
seventy years, At one tim" he, his six ~ons
and two grandsnnS all or,rlpicd seats in the
choir stalls. Mr.. Guuldiug, who celebrated
his golden wedding II few days ago. still has
tire" sons with him ia the parish church
choir. and TIVE other. are in tn" choir at the
ud5oinimg pIri@ "f ANburom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
Business Item From West Florida Coast

From tine Flu"Idr Fi-h. rinau.
Cap'n Bill llamIin, Of the schooner phnn-
tom, who travels up and down the West
Coast, visited Lemon Bay one dny last Week.
Asked how things We're going up Sarasota
way, he replied: "Oh, bout the same as
down herc--aI the fishermen say they are
going to stop fishing and go trucking and all
truck growing and go Il fishing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Bricks are being made out of straw IN
France. If we hadn't wasted SO much Of IL
on the ancient workmen who had to make
bricks without straw we could give tho
modern fact all the sympathetic appreciation
it appears to deserve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Mayor Moore has at least demonstrated
that man can always put things over when
he has what an esteemed worker every
once in while refers to as intestinal in
yestiture.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Senator Penrose arrived in Washington
in private car with his secretary, twI
nurses and attendants. All he needed wns
n poodle, n parrot and n press agent to equal
the encourage of an opera singer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

When Police Commissioner Enright
says there is no crime wave in New York
he perhaps means that it fails to cause in
him more than ripple of interest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

What is the use Of dead line for
crooks in New York when the police fail to
identify the most notorious gunman in the
country as he lay dead in the morguc?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

The threat Of severe punishment has
less terror fu| II criminal lhun the ccrtaint,
uf punishment, be it heavy or light You
can't rcdlIcc the number of criminals by
legislative enactment. Catch 'cm and crack
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Turkeys are roosting lower down than
they did at Christmas; though the fifty
cents a pound branch is still little too high
for many folk to reach
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

If D'Annunzio had cut his last act he
might have got a hand instead of getting the
hook
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Once more an ancient wheeze is just
fed: We don't know where we're going bur
we're on our way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

There is something Of enlightened self
interest in the decision of Governor Sprol.l
to back Mayor Moore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Perhaps the men who are fighting tho
Mayor may be able to get back at him by
his admittedly harsh treatment of blind
tigers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

The Weather Man seems to have mad
some good resolutions but, shucks, he'll b!
the first to break them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

A Chicago burglar insists that his life
Of crime is due TO fall he lad in his youth,
lie has high ideals, he says, but the bumD
on ais bean will not let him do what he
wants to do, And when we quit laughing
at his plea perhaps we'll conclude that there
may be some truth in what he says.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Strange. isn't it, remarked the Cheerful
Idiot. that last year was Nineteen Twenty
and next Year will be Nineteen Twenty
two.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Advices from Auckland confirm us in
the belief that the only way to lick Tilden Ia
to count him out in an electoral college.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

If, as Wayne B. Wheeler declares til"
saloon is dead, isn't it about time somebody
removed the corpse?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Here and there where the wine flow
was damned last night, Mr.. Volstead shared
honors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

D'Annunzo is said to be bound for Ire,
land: just as though the distressful country
didn't have trouble enough already.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Because good wishes never suffer from
reiteraton-A Happy New Year to All.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Vice crusaders must see to it that the
blind tiger doesn't simply change its spots.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

We gather from the remarks of Mr..
| Burch that the rod hurt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Congressman Garrett says it is "rather
academic, perhaps one might say obsolete, to
raise constitutional questions" Which
prompts til" thought that the gcntlcman's
choice Of words is "rathrr injudici0us, per-
hap5 one might Say pjfng.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01
SHORT CUTS
Mummer's the word.

| With good resolutions still intact we
are all reformers today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

Prof. ALBERT \. Nicholson has disroy-
ed that Bet" gruSr in the constellation
ori,n il, - ,nnO,U0 times Us arg' us our
>.r,u. but the fact has less interest in the
Tiflcruih ward thnn the orbit Of MurpIc m
thr constellation Moore.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

The fact that girl in Mount Braddock
dressed in a hurry and put on one bInck
stocking and one brown one is telegranhed
all over the country and wins first page posi
tion. Chicago prohibition enforcement
agents are warned that women are carving
hooch to Cabarets in Elsie cellars" Cleye,
lands county tax assessor S"ts aside a room
where women taxpayers may withdraw ac
counts from 'lisle banks free from mas
culinc supervision. Ever consider the new,
value Of the ~torking+ livery elsie cellar
has "A kick in It. Every "li.lc bank il
synonImoIs with interest.
We note with Satisfaction thnt Judp,
Brown nnd Mr.. Clnuinrl0m both dccInrc
that they ar" friend, Of rbr Mayor and tInI
they upIroy" Of his cam'aigu to ,tanp nnt
vice We therefore NOV" 10 amend the
ancient saying 20 read, "a dog, a politician
and walnut tree; the more you lick 'eIn
the better they be- NathcIcss, some state
mcnts are best taken with Il grain of salt,
IIoratio w. Bottomley has purchased
Punch. The English comic weekly Is there
fore sure Of at least one joke week In the
masthead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-01

lie is profound optimist whose faith
in near beer Is sufficient to induce him 10
pay for a Brooks law license to enable him
to sell it-or who believes that a saloon
keeper is optimist enough to pay for 4
Brooks law license to enable him to sell it.