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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
Issue on Submarine
Waits NeU Debate
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IN would BE- tho ) per cent effective
rntc. The British, it Is understood,
have expressed willingness to grant
an effective 80 pcr cont, and while the
American group was understood as hav-
ing favored somewhat higher rate
than at present. il was believed the
Janancse figures would be accepted.
Tho committee has before It Chi
nose proposal to restore 10 China tariff
autonomy in stages. the first TO be an
increase for period to b" decided upon,
and tho question was referred to the
subcommittee to work out details.
Pending action by tho French Cabinet
ut its meeting today tho French dele
gates here remained confident that their
refusal to accept the new American
submarine figures would be upheld by
their ,;ovcrnment. The .Japancse too,
expected Toxic to insist that the Amer-
lean plan vas unacceptable. There
was no meeting today Of the Conference
Naval Committee and activities Of the
Conference were confined to informal
consultations.
While thcrc has been virtually q
definite decision on the part OF the
Conference to lay aside for this time
tho formulation of a code OF rules of
warfare and Of control Of new agencies
Of war. many delegates are said to
feel that the Conference must record IT.
self in somc fashion on all OF the items
in its agenda.
Hence it Is now suggested IN som"
quarters that ono or more resolutions
be adopted providing for the contin-
uation Of tho study of these subjects by
special commissions Of experts repre-
~ To-, ut
in the Conference, under instructions to
report the results of their studies either
separately to the various governments
or perhaps to another conference to be
called year or two hence.
With regard to the agends items re-
lating TO inundated islands and
electrical communication in the Pa
cifc" the suggestion was made that It
will b. unnecessary for the Conference
to take more than the most formal ac-
ton on these topics, az they are yir-
tually disposed Of in the negotiations
just concluded between America and
japan over the Island Of Zap.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
NAMES BODY TO AID
TRAFFIC CONDITIONS
Alba Johnson Picks Committee
at Suggestion Of Mayor to
Devise Ways
TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION

A traffic commission to study the
nroblems of handling vehicular traffic
and 10 suggest legislation to improve
conditions has been appointed at the
suggestion of Mayor Moore by Alba Il.
Johnson, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce. The members of the com
mission arc mon active in motor vehicle
and business fields,
The commission is composed of David
Kirschbaunl. chairman: G.. Herbert
TayIcr, who is chairman cf the Cham
her Of Commerce Good Roads Commit =
Tee: Walter Y. Anthony. Kane y.
Green and Howard =. Roberts, II the
.amc group; Elwood u. Chapman, nf
IFS Municipal Affairs Committee. and
James Collins Jones, legal adviser OF
Chamber Of Commerce.
Recently tho Chamncr &C Conlmcrca
asserted that tho handling Of matters
pertaining to traffic WIS in hopeless con-
fusion and that only BY reappolntment
Of traffic commission by Mayor Mourr
for the purpose Of outlining and recon-
mendlny 4 complete new set of rules for
traffic regulations, with the necessary
legislation noted, could conditions b"
improved.
MAYOR Moore then wrote TO Mr..
Johnson the request that he name the
commission to undertake this work. All
OF the members Of the new body have
been studying the city's traffic problems
for years. AS members Of the two com
mittees handling various aspects OF this
subject, they are thoroughly familiar
With conditions here and In other cities.
They will conduct conTercnccs with
police officials, engineers. motor
vehicle men. street railway experts and
others so that all viewpoints can bc
considered.
Among the questions placed before
the commission arc parking. the one
way street. congestion around City
Hall, designation Of special streets for
truck traffic and methods for safe
guarding pedestrians.
When the commission has completed
lts studies and compiled its rccommcn-
datlons. together with the necessary
ordinances to carry through tho work,
they will be presented TO Mayor Moore
for Introduction into Councils If that
course Ia necessary.
Early last yer the Chamber Of
Commerce drew up an act covering this
subject. and Il was introduced into the
Legislature. but failed to pass.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
W. A. KETCHAM DEAD
Former commander.ln-Chief Of the
G. A. r.
international

Former Commander In Chief Of the
Indianapolis, Dec. 27.--By 4. P.)--
William A. KetclIam. former command
er. in chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic. died at his home here today.
He was seventy five years old. Death
was caused by acute indigestion.
Mr.. kctcham was elected command :
erin chief September "a, 1920. He
was succeeded by Lewis Pitcher, of New
York. who was elected at tho grand
en"nlnrmcnt held here last September.
Captain William Alexander Ketcham
born in indianapolis January .. 1876
won his military spurs in the Civil War.
Hc enlisted as private in tho Jbir-
tecnth Indiana Volunteers In 1864, was
quickly advanced TO a lieutenancy and
mustered out as captain September 3.
1863, when he was less than twenty
years old. Three years later he was
admitted 10 the bar and IN tho practice
Of tho law gained distinction. lie was
District Attorney Of Marion County. At
t"rnei General Of Indiana. two terms :
member nf tho American and Indiana
Bar Associations, being president Of the
latter body in 1910 1911. and served
on the board uf control Of the Indiana
soldiers and sailors monument. In
1907 1905 he was department com &.
nand"r Department OF lndiarn, G..
A. r.
Mr.. Kctcham had his preparatory
education in Halle and Stuttgart, Ger
wany, and was graduated from Dart
month College. Iic had degrees from a
number Of educational institutions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
ALLIES TO INVITE U. S.
FinancIa! Conference at Came, &c
Be Organized on Broad Lines

Paris. IHc. -. 'By a. p.l-The
United States probably will be invited
TO srnd official representatives 70 the
international financial md economic
conference which is 10 be called by the
Allied Supreme Council at its meeting
in Cannes carly next year.
Prcmi'rs Rriand and Lloyd George. il
IL said on the best Of authority, arc
agreed on the necessity for organizing
such a conference on sufficiently broad
lines 70 IraPplc not only with tho Fin
ropcan financial muddc. hut with tho
worlds economic problems.
The meeting at Cannes will fix the
date for III" conference. which Is c1.
pectCd 10 follow somewhat tho pystcm
Of work adopted at III" finuucial con
ference at RruSsciS last yosr. but will
be moro in the nature ~ nm official
body. The mcctIng also will settle iust
what nations shall be invited. Tho
chances are that Germany. AustrIA and
tho now states which so greatly nccj
economic advice viii be included.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
LONDON PRESS HITS
CLAIMS or FRANCE

London. Dec. @T.--(By 4. r.)~--
Frances claims for a large feet oI
submarines mado before the Wash
ington Conference. are again attacked
by the London newspapers, which re-
sumcd publication this morning after
tho Christmas holidays.
"Doubling any class az naval tor l..
nngc seems on the face Of II strauEr
proposition at conference assembled
to reduce armament" declares the
Daily Chronicle. I'VE canno, pretend
to fathorn the French motive for such
IN aggressive attitude"
Irlpatience with the French demand
is expressed by other liberal news
papers, trr WcstmiuLter Guzctte Char-
GCtcrIzing il as cxtravagant. The On
Actt" adds:
"It cmnhusizes the all-important diff
fcroncc between the spirit and lrttrr nf
tho American proposals. for naval limi.
tatiou.'
Arthur J. BuISour. hcad Of the Eriy-
i4h delegation IN Washington, Is given
warm praise by several of tho ncwapa L.
paper. and Americas S Offer for a re :
duction IN her own and British sub
marine tonnage is extollcd ms the next
best thing to abolition, which Great
Britain desired.
Failing acceptance Of tho British
scheme of abolition, the American pro-
posal must be pressed persistently. ;"
says the Daily News. which finds II In
possible to sec how big building pro
gram can be upheld in the face Of
Anglo American pressure.
The Morning Post uses the caption ::
"Bsfour's Great Triumph. America )
FAITH In Submarine Shaken" and the
Times and some other newspapers refer
to Mr.. Balfour's moral victory"
The Westminster Gazette, admitting
that Great Britain will not easily come
to terms with France. says:
"Fvidently We shall come 10 terms
sooner or later With America on this
question, for We have the same ultimate
aim"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
BRAND ASKS FRENCH FUNDS
TO REOPEN BANK OF CHINA
Premier Would Use Boxer Indemnity
In Support Of .6erthciot

Paris. Dec. 2T.--CBy' a. Pl-Pre-
micr BRAND announced his intention 80
introduce n bill IN tho French Parlis-
,ncnt this afternoon authorizing the
Government, through agreement with
China. TO usc the Boxer indemnity for
tho rec establishment OF tho Industrial
Bank of China. with view TO pre-
serving Frances material and mora
interests in the Far East.
The resignation ot PHILIPPE Bertholot
as general secretary and political di-
rector Of the French Foreign Office.
announced In last nights papers. Is
on" of the most significant ocrurrcnccs
in the lattcr-day history Of the BRAND
Government Although it vas holi-
day. the news prod uced II vcritablc
bombshell effect in the French political
world.
NJ. BertIrot for a lon" time ha-
bron undor heavy hrc. hut Ytli he hnl
always reclaimed the wCrm. net I, ~,
sometimes hrStcri"ai. .uDport Of tie"
l'rcmlcr, Which caused the belief that
the GON"rnm"ut would continue 10 .trui
or fan pith him Sltll in Office. PRO.
ni'r EriH0d udHScd Christmas EI" in :,
stormy debate with the Chamber "f
Deputies.
IL tho interim VI. Bcrtholot ros;gn..
Premier Briamd n" longer has his Tat
leyrand, as B"rthclot Was often called.
or his Frankeustein, as Bcrthrlot
threatened to become.
Tho direct cause Of licrthclnt's rrs.
ignation is aid 10 have bccn tho rra4i
of tho Banous lndus'ricllo do Chine.
now "orrc3pouIcn"c concerning which
had just been made pubic in the Cham
bcr. VI Berthclot's brother. Andre
was director Of the bank and the
Foreign Office official was accused Of
having misusei his public position in
attempts TO save the institution from
disaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
w. n. Grace Funeral Held

Funeral services for William IT.
Grace, 0S West Sharpnack street, were
held at 80 this afternoon at his late
homo. lie was ninety-two years old.
Mr.. Grace Was born on old st. John
street above Brown. He was the last ri
seven children, all boys, of John Wat
son and Catharine Coffee Grace, Of this
city. Several Of his trothere also lived
TO an advanced age.
He was a blacksmith by trade and
engaged actively in It until twenty years
ago. lie was also Mason and Odd
Follow, although he had not kept up
active association of late years.
throughout bis life Mr.. Grace was n
member of the Tenth Baptist Church,
now at Nineteenth and Master streets,
and was Interested in religious work.
He is survived by two sons, Harry r..
and J, Linwood Grace. His wife died
ten years ago. Int9ment was In North
wood Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27

Linc--That which has length, but
not breadth or thic,sness; a boundary.
demarcation, limit.
The above definition, cullcd from q
standard dictionary. explains, md yet
does not explain, for the more recent
meaning Of tho word, as II is now pop
ularly recognized, sprang into bcine
long after the compiler Of the tome in
question had been gathered to his faith =
ers.
The definition holds in two respects,
however. The modern line has
length, II little substance. And It ip
indubitably the limit.
Were George AIDE or some other
scholar in slang to define the WORD
line in the vet to be published slang
dictionary Goose leaf, tho result would
be something like this:
Line--The individual expression of
personality, peculiar 10 the one who
shoots t.. The draught resulting froH,
leaving tho mouth open. a personal
substitute for the mother tongue. Every
man his own dictionary.
Youth Cannot BE Suppressed
Every division Of society has ita
"llnc," but it Is a notable fact that il
finds favor chiefly with the young rf
tho species. As the years bring con-
servutism to the grown-rps they begin
Go look with disfavor upon the lingual
Innovations of youth. But youth can
not be suppressed; it clasps its line"
10 It's bosom. shape Its fingers Mt Noah
Webster. and continues in its path OF
slang anil verbal deprayity.
"Ho hum. friend" says the dchn-
tante, covering yawn with pink
feather fnn, "it something doesn't hap
pen pretty soon to pep me up III be
rulling a shut eye
by which, as you may or may not
know, she intends 70 convey that she
feels weary and prone TO sleep.
Later in the evening perhaps, she
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
Sailors Feast 400 orphans

Three hundred orphans gathered from
sssVsral institutions IN the city viii br
me me guests OF the bluejackets OF the
rIpiiadelphia Navy Yard this afternoon
,osy will arrive at the yard ar noon
ana VIII be taken to the armory. wbnrs
,uey will have a Christmas trec and
rsch child will receive two pairs ~" -,
stockings, pair Of gloves and eitbor
a doIl or penknife. A full conr.o
,Srkey dinner will bo the main fost,,r"
Ut t INC entertainment, and then earh
,b bH.'a WIZ receive box Of candy and
,;" us meeting, will adjourn to the recrea !.
Gn nut, where there will be an enter =.
dalahent dla,hient by the girls Of tho West Phila :
"yRhia High School under the direction
~ NAiisa Florence Leeds. 'e''0'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
Joseph FlInc

Joseph Fling, ninety ono years old,
ono of the oldest and best known mon
Of Germantown, died Friday at his res
idcnCC. +0S East Wistcr street. after q
brief illness. He was connected with
a number Of business activities in Ger
mantown. rarely missing n meeting OF
directors Of tho National Bank OF Ger =
mantOwn and Of the Mutual Fire Insur
ancc Company OF Germantown, until
n few months ago. lie was born on
thriStmaS Day. Derember -. 1890. IN
his youth 10 was apprcnticrd to ship
builder and he worked AZ that trade for
eleven years. In 1876 he began hust g.
ness at 4 yH'n manufacturer at Wtster
street and tho Reading Railway, con =
tinuing tho business until 1898. when
his sons succeeded him. IN 1907 he
and his wife celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary, his wife dying
some years later. lie Is survived by
one son and one daughter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27

Rome. Doc. -. --tHy 4. rl--D,q.
orders between Croats and Italians or-
curr"d IN S"b"nico. Dalmatta, during
IN" ' sit Of tn" Italian destroyer Ri
hotS /" that port, says dispatch 10
tho MeSSaggero from Znra. Dslmatia
today. Sailors from tho DESTROYER nrn
declared to have been attacked snd
clubbed when they went ashore. Frir'
tionN between the two natlonalitics 10
also reported from Spalato.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
Deaths of a Day
BENJAMIN H. ALLEN
WclI.known Knit Goods Msnufac
turer Dies Suddenly, Aued 60

liCnjam;n RI. Alien. we'll know
manufactures. died suddenly this morn
ing At the h"mo of his brother, Horace
Allen. "0i WiStcr street. Gcrmantoun.
lie rss sixty years old.
Mr.. Aucn was an nlumnu~ Of Swarth
NOR" College. and y member Of tho
Mannheim Cricket club. lie was assoc
ciatcd With tho firm Of !. & u. Allen.
inanufarturcra OF knit goods, most OF
his life.
Mr.. Allen was unmarried and made
his home with his brother. at whose
residence tn" funeral services will be
held Thursday. Burial will be- at Ivy
Ilill Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
ACCUSED IN THEATRE FIRE
Owners and City Official slan.d for
New Haven Tragedy

New Haven, Conn, Dec, 27,--Joscph
y. Austin City building Inspector
Lawrence Il. Carroll, manager Of tho
Rialto Theatre, and Alfred =. Black
president Of the Connecticut Theatres
Corporation, owner Of the theatre, are
held criminAlly for the deaths of nine
persons In the Rialto Theatre FIRE Of
November 81.
The Coroner says that the direct cause
of the fire WAS the burning Of incense
to give atmosphere" to Il motion pic
ture. lie finds the place lacked an
asbestos curtain, water curtain, auto
matte sprinkler, casks Of water on the
stage, hose connections, hrcproof scenery
a. woodwork.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
D. W. Plant
NudiihOm, =. J.. Dor. y. =

audubon, y. j.. Doe. -. Although
apparently enjoying tho Christmas
holiday to its fullest extent, -. W.
Plant. cighty-two years old, was
otricken yesterday with an attack
of heart trouble, at his residence. $50
Lafayette road and died before ply
sican arrived. Mr.. Plant was formerly
president Of the old Camden Republi-
can club. which had IT'S headquarters
In 81 Cooper street, Camden. lie
was formerly n salesman for tho Don.
nison Manufacturing Company, Of
PhiIndolnhia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
Mrs. Sarah Claster

Harrisburg. Pa. Der. -. Mrs.
Sarah Iinst"r, prominent in bcncvo-
loncoa and = resident of this city for
thirty seven years, is dead hero. Three
sons, Isaac Clastcr. Of WtlltnmSrorj
Henry q. and Joseph Claster, survive
her in addition TO fourteen grsndchil-
dron anl %"Ycn lrcRt rrGndch ldrvn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
w. o. J. Frismuth

W. p. J. Frismuth. widely known in
the tobacco trade as ono Of the founders
of tho Frismuth Tobacco Company,
died on Sunday at his homo, 2O45
Spruce street. aged eighty four years
III" vas a nutivo Of this city and long
active IN charity work and the Presby
t"rian church, but retired from business
a number of years ago. His widow
survives him. The funeral will be
hold WcdncsdnE nftcrnoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
Colonel James Franklin

los Angeles, Dec. 81. Lieutenant
Colonel James Franklin, ninety years
old. Civil War veteran and an officer
of General Forests cavalry brigade of
the Confederate Army, died at his home
here yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27

Q. What proportion is your output OF
the total in your Industry
a. About 59o-5O.000 units OUT of a
total of a million.
0. Where do you sell your goods7
a. In every state in the union. have
national distribution.
Q. Is it as easy to sell in any one part
Of the country as in any other7
a. No. In some places competition is
exceptionally severe. In Others, the
cost of travelling statesmen is high and
freight rates are big haudicap.
Q. Does every sale bring you the same
net profit?
A, Naturally not, under the circun-
stances noted in answer to your previ-
GUS question.
Q. How does the Central West rank
in net profit from sales2
A. Very Mghi
q. Do you make a special effort to get
that high-proft business?
a. Yes, indeed! travel more sales
men in this territory-cover it irten-
sively.
Q. What proportion of the business
IN Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Michigan
and Wisconsin do you get?
A. About 10%o-2o,000 units out of
total consumption of about 100000
Q. Those 10000 units sold in the Chi
cago Territory probably yield as much
net profit for you as the other 10000
which you sell throughout the coun-
try?
a. More.
.. Since your entire production is
only ESQ OF the consumption of the
Chicago Territory, why don't YOU
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27

Map showing the thirtesn -
bing districts. each OF which ise
logical unit for intensive asiAa
and advertising effort.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27

concentrate in tf1is market and sell
the entire $4,000 units where they
viii make yo1,4the most money!
A. am concentrating, now.
q. How do you ADVERTISED
4. In national publications.
Q. Do you realize that If you concen-
trated your entire appropriation in
the Chicago Territory you would have
five times as much pressure there an
you have had in the past2
A. I suppose 50.
Q. Do you know that in addition to
having five times as many dollars,
each dollar will buy to S times as
much space in newspapers as it will
in magazinese
A. Well, 7 never thought much
about it.
Q. If you used newspapers in tho CM-
cago Territory, do you realize that in
addition to more money for your best
market, and more space for your
money, you would be able to co-ordi-
nate your advertising with your sale.
work and thereby multiply the effie-
iency of both?
a. It sounds good.
Q. Do you know that The Chicago
Tribune has more circulation in the
Chicago Territory alone than most Of
the magazines you use have in the
entire United States-a circulation
reaching one-hfth Of the families in
it's territory?
a. So understand
.. Do you know that The CHICAGO
Tribune has spent hundreds of thou-
sands Of dollars working out methods
for the systematic coordination Of
sales and advertising?
a. would like to get right down 70
cases on this! What shall I doo
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-11-17
SPELLING CONTEST


The pupils were given 100 words from
their spelling book. the same being writ
ten instead OF spelt orally. After the To-
were completed, the papers were hande,
! in, and corrected. 1t was found that only
one pupil Bennett, the Derb,
school had spelled every word correctly
Second place was tied between Rutl
Hines, of the Bostick school, and Cliff
SANFORD, of the Lewarae school. eacf
missing three words. Joe Baucom. o
Ellerbe, and Johnsie Patterson. of Derby
missed but five each, Henry Shaw, o.
Ellerbe, came fifth with only 7 words
misspelt, Robert Covington, of Rocking
ham, was sixth with IL words wrong. and
Maggie Emiline Smith, of Cordoya
seventh with IL bad words. The re,
mainder were further down the list. one
young girl getting as many as go wrong
After correcting the papers, the two
who tied for second place---Ruth Hines
and Cliff Sandford.-.were called back and
so words were called out for them to
write down. When their papers were
corrected it was found that Cliff Sand
ford had the fewer misspelt words. and
so won out as member of the team to
go to Raleigh.
The pupils spelling, and their schools,
were:
Buren, Bennett and Johnsie Patterson,
of Derby.
Beulah Mcdonald and Ruth McPher
son, of Ledbetters.
Joe Baucom and Henry Shaw, Ellerbe.
Earl Reynolds and Ida Benrett, of Rob.
erdel.
Ruth Hines and Lillian Bethune, Bos.
tick.
Johnsie Little and Robert Covington, of
Rockingham.
Fred FARRELL and Earl Dennis Baldwin
(Mangum) school,
Fife Pate and Beatrice Childrese, of
Rohanen.
Mary Thompson and Mary Ann In
gram, of Hoffman.
Lillian White and Maggie Emiline
Smith, of Cordova.
Bertha Anderson and Charlie Hart, of
Pee Dee.
Paulire ard Dora Nye, of Cameron
school.
Lucy P>r&ins and Blanche Snuggs, of
Zion School.
Cliff Sanford, of Lewarae school.
The following teachers were here to
attend the match: c. Grady Garrett,
Pee Dee; John Clifton Terry, Cordova;
Mrs. D. A. Mckay, Cameron; Misses Lena
Harris and Kate M. Johnson, Baldwin;
Mrs. Lorella Schafer, Osborne; D. A.
Clark, Roberdel Miss Mamie Credle,
Zion; Miss Meriel Groves, Rockingham;
Mrs. D. L. Culberson, of Ledbetters; Miss
Ethel Chauvin, of Roberdel; M. r. Mitch
ell, of Ellerbe; Mrs. Maude Coppedge,
of Lewarae; Miss Pat Monroe, Rohanen;
Miss Gladys Williams, Hoffman; Miss
Annie Watkins, County Supervisor, and
Prof. L. J. Bell, County Supt.