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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
Defends Ex-Service Men

70 the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sIr-I cannot read Miss Prices letter
and pass It over lightly. because II Is an
awful thing 20 deliberately denouncs the ex-
soldier before the public. as !s the case or
this writer am one of the eX-soldiers
who fought under the Stars ana stripes IN
I've battles. including Chateau Thierry anu
tho Argonne. helping to win the war. Tor
.om. one to hint that We are dumb
BELLS" Yet we wise enough 20 beat
IN every engagement the greatest army tho
world has ever seen and send II to crushing
defeat.
The writer says she knows quits a lot OF
youns men who know very little OF current
topics. My advice Is to get In the right
class OF men Yes. we read the sporting
pages and we learn the names OF the movie
stars taking you girls 20 the movies II
certainly must be a proud feeling to be SO
Intelligent as TO os IN class anoFg SO SO
great a majority Of people Would be
right in saying in a class by herself and
should be put IN a glass csse7
was discharged a little more than Two
years ago from the army, was then married
and since have furnished our home and have
some foreign country where she may hnd
the kind Of gentlemen she likes. My wife
did not work to do Il. either. nor was or a
wealthy family who could overcome the Dig
handicap In the path OF knowledge but
worked my way up from tho age OF hf-
teen without 4 parent in the world.
on tho other hand, l would like 70 take
q hing at the offensive. We ask the writer
n she could cook square meal for a
man. or is she one OF that great army ~
Girls who think OF nothing but a mans
pocketbook-who need a cook and maid
TO do her housework when she gets mar
ried7
hope tho writer will do the cx-servce
men Justice and retrsct her statement
against them. E$-SOLDtER.
Tooth Infantry.
Glenside, Pa, September I, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14

the people the answers I asked Of Mr.. Vol.
After u few remarks. I said! can best
tell you by reading letter l have sent to
Samuel Gompers, president Of the A. +. OF
l.. Just as I started to read the letter the
leaders OF the proceedings lnterfered and
the president OF tho Philadelphia C. l.. U.
The rcsembled a picture l saw of the c. l..
L. presidenD very forcibly grabbed me by
the arm and pulled me away from facing
the people.
For twenty-five minutes the people refused
to disperse and the writer was many times
invited by members Of the audience to go
ahead and finish my talk. Not wishing to
make any disturbance. I refrained from
any further efforts to grant their wishes.
Not until a lady that has charge OF the
ladies' department talked with them did they
disperse. During that twenty-five minutes a
young lady came TO me and asked me II
would let her read my Gompers letter. that
I was about to read She read It to the
entire satisfaction Of fifty or more that
had gathered round. After she had read
the letter there were several that said:
That woman tmeannE the lady referred to
q huve) said there we're Objectionable things
In II that were not TT TO b" hoard; 90 ahead
and read the letter and let the people hear
it"
Leaders Of organized labor are ever prone
TO speak uf our daily press as The cap
Italist's subsidized press" wish to say.
q nd I know from experience our daily press
IL they want to take lessons IN suosluILa-
tior they will ind the Subsidized Labor
P-,sE past master in the art. I have
made at least thirty efforts to get articles
printed in the so-callcd free labor press.
because will not cater 10 the teachings.
preachings and screenings Of the leaders OF
organized labor my articles are refused. II
the nifty or more that heard tho young
lady read the letter thought there was
nothin,r Objectionable in It," why should
the thousand or more that waited twenty
Ave minutes 10 hear II read oe deprived
Of the pleasure OF reading the same
know they will have told their many friends
Of the affair. -
JOSEPH SHARPLESS.
Vice President Chester Central Labor Union.
C-heste- Pa Scptember 8. 1912.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
Corrupt Politics

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-Those wisenheimers clamoring for
compulsory voting sure make one tired The
rea son why peop.e will not take the trouble
to vote Is that they are beginning to lose
foith in those who have to DO the taking
and counting OF the ballots, especially the
final computations Here is case in
pcint:
party asked me to support him FOR
nomina ton as AEsembyman. | told him !
would do so conditionally--namelv. that he
would be nominated beyond doubt and the
newspapers would announce II as such, but
y couple OF days atterward they would an
nounce that It was not sure Of his having
received the nomination. Ps upon later re-
turns II seemed that his opponent was gain
ing in votes. and then he should get busy
at once go to the County Clerks OftCe and
closely scan the returns.
He did so. came back ard said that in tn"
returns from Just one ward they had
transposed 200 Of his votes to his opponent,
and when he drew their attention to 4 they
said: John, for Gods sake. don't make
any fuss over It and don't say anything
about H. and we will take care Of you
later on" The fool acquIesced. his opponent
got tho office and John worried himself sick
dying shortly sfterwara.
That 10 not isolated case BY ans
means. II has been going on in this rotten
political hole for the last forty years
Philadelphia is not, nor has ever been. i'm
mune to II. That Is why decent people wiz
not vote.
Now as to compulsory voting. The ballot
Ia supposed 10 be secret. Well, tell VI,
what 10 to prevent a person who has beer
drasged to the registering and polling
booths from taking the ballot. go into the
tooth' remain few minutes. fold the ticket
come out and vote 1t blank
An sx-United States Senator n year or 81
aEo introduced a compulsory voting bill II
the Senate. and when his attention was dl
rected TO the evasion promptly withdrew tn,
bnl. This Is something for the ,ompul SOL
votins wisenheimers to think over.
VERGTAS.
Cnmden, n. J.. Augnst I. 1nol
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Letters to the Editor
The GUY splker Episode.

~ tAs Editor Of the EvsrtS1 Public Ledger
sir--Aftsr reading the news item in your
paper today, which states that Mrs. Guy
epiksr has left her husband. cannot refrain
from writing to "gloat a Bit over the ful-
fllment Of my predictions Mt the time OF
that very strange marriage In Fall River.
about two years nso. I said then II would
never work out; that II was an impossible
land to my personal way of thinkinED. an
IMMORAL Arrangement which would never
come right.
And so, sorry though / am when IDEAL
lists, such az Guy Spiker. find that others
will not live up TO their Ideals cannot
vsfrain from saying. II told you so'
Most mon and women who know anything
sf human nature know that such unnatural
ARRANGEMENTS do not turn out as we would
plan them. Guy Spiker could not love THIS
woman he did not know. and he could not
shut his mind to the facts as they were.
MAT this wcman whom he had married mad
been the mother OF his brothers. child 'and
that when his brothers wife was still liv-
inr). He Simply sould not respect her.
OF course, In the queer triangle or shall
ve call IL square. we have yet 10 hear how
things 20 with the extraordinary WHO, tor'
after ell OF ths four in the miS-up' her
attitude, the being willing 10 have the Two
families live IN the same house. was inc
most remarkable part of the whole thns
There's one comment ] have to MAKE
however Guy has shown some good sense
when he says, "She can stay away
MRS. c. c. S.
Philadelphia September IL 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
Is Man Superior to Woman7

70 the Editor Of tho Evening Pubic Ledger:
Sir-There is fundamental instinct IN
all male animals that forbids them to OF
fend the female. II is distressing to see 50
many young women taking advantage OF
this condition and using man for a good
time. II they get away with II, they pridS
themselves upon their superior intelligence
but II they don't get away with 1t the man
Is a cheap skate
As no woman ever produced work or
lasting fame in art. science, literature, In
dustry or any other field think 1t has oe"n
amply proved that man f. of superior in
fsliirence As anybody would rather b"
tried by a jury Of men than ono OF women.
I feel that men have more consideration Tor
the other fellow than women have. Ana as
for being cheap skates, II you ladies' feel
that you have somsthng on us there, why
dent you set q good example and make US
feel IT.
am sure that a great lumber OF women
have mlsinterpreted mans consideration for
them and his inherent sense OF dccency.
This is largely responsible for many men
going wrong, and woman is the ringleader
in the art OF going wrong. Ask any good
woman of real broad intelligence II you
went proof
In conclusion. let's say that mans con-
sideration for woman Is due to her weak
ness and to his inherent sense Of dHcency,
and II woman could but accept Grac!ously
and continue to do wo should certainly
have much less trouble In the world.
JOHN T. BOYER.
pbIladeinlio Spptsmber I, 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
"Thouah Lost TO Sluhtu

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sr-I will appreciate It IL you will tell
me who wrote the words Of the old song.
Though Lost to Sight to Memory Dear"
s. A. l..
Philadelphia. September Q. 1921.
There have been several songs with this
title. The one best known and containing
the lines
Though lost TO sight to memory dear,
Thou ever wilt remain;
One only hope my heart can cheer,
The hope to meet again"
Is printed In sheet form and the poem is
credited TO George Llndey. a poet OF the
frst half OF the past century. The poem
was set TO music and published in London
ir 1s48. There Is an old German volkshiad
OF tho fourteenth or fifteenth century with
the same title. according to Vllmar's Ger
man Literature"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
First National Road

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--In what part of the country was
the first national road built and Is It still
used? w L. DeYOUNG.
Philadelphia, September 7. 1921.
The first Of the groat national roads was
tho Cumberland road. which ran from the
Potomac to the Mississippi. Starting from
Cumberland Md. Il ran west through
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana and
Illinois to It's terminal point at the Mis-
s.ssippi opposite St. Louis. II was built by
the United States Government under the
supervision OF the War Department. In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledoer'
Slr--The letter written by John /. Duh- @
can and appearing in todays EVENING Pup-
Lie LEpoER is ar intellectual treat that
might have been continued TO much greater
length had Il been printed in full. from the
beginning to end. as originally delivered IN
an address before the State Bar Association
al Albany, n Y, January 81. 1900, by the
late Colonel Robert G. InSersoll. entitled
Grimes Against Criminals"
The subject is handled In the same Skill
ful manner that made Colonel lngersoI1
known as the most brilliant foe TO every
form of hypocrisy and superstition.
Grimes Against Criminals Is contained
In full In Volume II OF the new Dresien
edition of Ingersoil's works.
CHARLES E. COCHRAN.
PhIladelphia, September g. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14

Letters to the Editor should be as
brief and TO the point as possible,
avoiding anything that would open
denominationai or sectarian dis
cussion.
No attention will be paid to anony-
nous letters. Names and addressed
must be signed as an evidence OF
good faith. although names will not
be printed II request is made that
they be omitted.
The publication of a letter is not
to be taken as an Endorsement of Its
views by this paper.
Communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied by post.
age, nor will manuscript be saved
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
Questions AnSwered
Mummifyinq Of Dead

To the Editor Of the Everim0 Pubic Ledger:
Sir-Why did the Egyptars mummifyr
their dead? W. J.. S.
Philadelphia, September 7, 1921,
The Egyptians believed that after the
soul departed from the body II was judged
in the Hall OF Double Truth before Osiris.
the judge Of the dead. After II had under
gone all Its transformation It would return
and again enter the body in the tomb. II
by any chance the heart was destroyed II
would not be possible for the dead to enjoy
lie in the world 10 come.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
Can't See Benefit

70 the Editor Of the Eyorir0 Public LEDGER:
Sir--where are the good things that the
prohibitionlsts promised US in those pre-
dry days? The billboards then gave vivid
pictures OF full lunch and market oe skets
Soapbox speakers told how poor homes
would vanish and crime ana vice would tHko
Q long leave of absence; our police force
would be reduced and our courts would 90
on half time. But what have we got?
drug users have increased. and so has the
police force. almost doubled. and taxes have
also gone up. Thousand Of men and women
are out Of employment. SO what have We
BENEFITED? 7 T. FRANKLIN.
PHILADELPHIA August 81, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
To Charter a Club

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
slr-Several young men who have char
tered a club desire to secure a charter
Kindly inform me what would be the proper
course to pursuc-what IL necessary and
the cost OF getting such a charter: also
what are tho advantages in holding such a
charter. r. L. d.
Philadelphia. September 10. 1921.
II will be necessary TO employ a lawyer
10 apply for charter for n social club. He
will inform you what the total costs will be.
The ADVANTAGES OF holding charter are
to give a corporation existence. whereby an
organization may hold real estate and other
property and sue in its own name as dis
tinct from the liability that may attach to
the officers Of n voluntary association.
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"Robblns Peter to Pay Paul.


To ths Editor OF the Evening Pubic Ledger
sir--what is the origin OF the expression
"ioboins Peter to pay Paul"7
S. L. Y.
Philadelphia, September 7, 1921.
This expression has It's origin In the
rivalry between st. Peters Cathedral and
st. Paurs Cathedral in London. In 1880
an appropriation was made from st. Peter .
TO make up deficiency In the accounts Of
St. Paul. This action met with much op-
position. tho Tecple saving: why rob St.
Peter TO pay ST. Paul7'
The provcrb was afterward revived upon
the death OF william Pitt In 177s Each
OF the metropolitan cemeteries laid claim
10 the honor of his burial. The city OF
London argued that 80 great a statesman
as William PIT should be buried in st
Paul's. while Parliament took the ground
that the dust OF so great man as he
should come 70 the dust Of kings and that
not TO bury him in Westminster Abbey
would again be 'robbing st. Peter to pay
St. Paul" rhe dispute resulted in favor Of
Westminster Abbey. William Pitt. tho
elder. was called the Great" securing the
title when he was made Earl OF Chatham.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
Combat un.AmerIcan Propaganda

Tc thc Editor Of the Evcnin0 Pubhc Ledger:
Sir-why all this agitation about the re-
born Ku Klux Khan? Does not the writer
know that all those barred from the Khan
hpye secret societies from which other peo-
pie are barred So why cannot the Amer
leans organize for tho purpose Of UNFOLDING
the traditions OF the founders OF this re-
public7
am not a member OF me Kan OF any
o,hsr secret order because personally DO
not feel the need OF such membership. but
think /: Is high time for doing something
to combat the un-American propasanda OF
some OF the foreign associations thac have
F. L. II.
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THE PEOPLES FORUM

order to secure funds for the constant re
pairs necessary Congress passed a bill In
1922 orderins the establishment OF turn
pixies, with gates and tolls. but President
Monroe vetoed the bill on the ground that
Congress had no power to pass such a
sweeping measure OF internal Improvement.
Two years later he signed somewhat sim
liar bill. and the road received the needed
appropriation. The last appropriation was
made by Congress In 1914. Parts OF the old
rcad are still in use
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
Poems and Songs Desired
Dickens Wrote DouaereI

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
s!r-The doggerel referred to by "s. L.
W.;
There was a little girl who had a little
curl
Just down in the middle OF her forehead.
When she was good she was very, very good.
But when she was bad she was horrid "
was written by Charles Dickens about one
OF his daughters w. P
Philadelphia September 10, 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
Refused to Hear Letter to oompers

TO the Editor Of the Everm0 Public Ledger:
sh--At Point Breeze on Labor Day, Mr.
Vol. president OF the glass-blOwers' locals
OF the United States delivered an addrc IS
before thousand or more people. At the
close OF his remarks asked him the fol-
iowins questions Mr.. Voll during your
address you said several times that cap
tAiism must be attacked" VIII you tell
" the weak part In the capitalists system?
Tell Us the strong part OF the workingfnan's n .
Estemf Mr.. Voll did not make any reply
20 my questions. l then started In 20 tell
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
"Neuro lulIabyv

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-1 will appreciate 1t very much II you
Will print in your Peoples Forum a SONG
entitled "A Negro Lullaby" which I heard
sung in the South some years ago. The
chorus ends with the following lines:
An 'cordn' to de wife Use got
I'll be contented VIII me lot.
An noeody's coin ter spice. I knows
De violet. case 'tant de rose"
s. w. L.
Philadelphia. September o. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
What Is the oblectlve7

To the Editor Of the Ercrin0 Public Ledger!
Sir-Lloyd George says that England VIII
,,,rd ,rore ships than any other nation.
who does she expect to use them against
Are Japan and England racing now for the
day? Is America the common foe? To
whom does the pistol point? F. H. W.
PHILADELPHIA August 81, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

9@y7 ESTATE OF MIKE WOLKN, DE.
ceased-Letters of administrator an
the above estate having been granted 10 m.
undersigned. all persons indebted to the MI
estate are requested to make payment. AMI
those having claims to present the saws
without delay. to
BESSIE woLKIN.
HARRY GREEN.
1911 g. 9th ri. y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14

Tbs Peopls's Forum will appear daily
= Ne Sunday PublLo Ledger. Letters
oeeaaa1nE timsb topics will be printed,
e W e. rs9uesesd g.sps. and questions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
LOST AND FOUND

CASE-Lost. gold eyeglass case, marked
II. d. E.. Friday. Sept. 0, either at Broad
brook; suitable reward and no questions
asked II returned to J. T.. Caldwell 4 Co,
Chestnut and Juniper SITS. ~
CERTIFICATE-Loet. certificate Of member.
of Philadelphia. in the name OF Clemens L
Alderfor. having bcen lost notice Is hereby
given that application has been made for !
new certificate. LS.gnedl N. c. Clement
DEED-Lost. deed in the name Of Daalsl
Mount Moriah Cemetery. Application IA,
been made for a duplicate deed. Return 10
Patrick ]. Conner. 1890 S. 56th st.
WATCH CHARM-Lost. Tau slgm. D,,i
watch charm. between Goth ST, Terminal
and Lansdowne: reward. Locust 240l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
PERSONALS

,raeted % @i Other 70 than 'f by myself. II JosspS 4
GantZ. Jr. !.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14

GOVERNESS. for girl Of g. IN suU'in IA
state full particulars. references ~
p 1908 Ledger Onice,
HOUSEWORK, general: no washlhsi ia'A~
OF 8. Phone Germantown 29lL M.--IiS I1SiS
MILLINERS wanted, Call or pa99"y
KingsessinR ave Wood! and tle2 Si.I. -..,.
TAPER BOXES-Bxperienced CUTTER B.M
p. o. Box $500 -.,,
sTENOGRAIHER. bookkeeping. gensefIs' sists
camille office work; accurate reI'angS angSse
oXD, salary, etc, G 32B. l1eHseI- l1--a 1s.--I -a-.i
STENOGRAPHEh wanted ~ lay 1n. ns IA, o.
pref state salary and refs. L2o. -
General ------xx.s.
CIVIL SERVICE examinations, sslary.
and December; many Vacancies' p siL
Sl4OO- 81 300: write for sample test
Ledger Office.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
InoersoII on Crime

Philadelphia. August 81. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-14
HELP WANTED-FEMALl

DIRECTRESS OF nurses wanted at ono,
for suburban hospital. p l0lo' Ledsd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-23
PAIR OF HOMERS
DEFEAT P'H|LL|ES
Circuit CIouts by Earl Smith
and George Kelly Win
for Giants
PIRATES RETAIN FIRST PLACE

pair Of four-ply wallops proved
the undoing Of our phls in New York
yesterday afternoon when the New York
Giants won stirring baseball game by
the score Of to | II was real
pitchers battle between Cecil Algernon
tauScy and Jess Barus, in which hits
were very scarce.
II appeared at the getaway as il the
PhilS were destined to topnle the Giants
twice in row, for they cantered across
IT." pan with n tally in the first frame
when Stongcl secured III" only pass Of
tho game off Barnes. Rawlings sacri-
feed. sending Casey to second
Williams then proceeded to beat out
an infield hit sending Stengcl to third.
He later scored when "I,eauty" Ban
croft fumbled Meuscl's groundcr.
1t was not until the fifth that the
GInntS tied the score when Earl Smith
sent one in the right field grandstand
and followed the usual custom Of trot-
ting around the bases. In the seventh
George Kelly slammed the oval over
McuSeIS dome and cnnterCd around the
bases with the run that won the game
II was certainly tough one for
Causcy to lose, MS he held the Giants to
five hits while the PhilS came through
with six. The phils threw scare in
tho ninth with pair of singles. but
with two out. WrightstOnc rolled a
groundcr to Rapp, who stepped on third
and the game was over.
The Reds lost their fifth successive
game to the Pirates and the latter re-
tanned their lead in the National League.
! Brooklyn defeated the Boston Braves
! to =. The losers did not get hit
of the delivery of Mitchell after the
third.
Only one game was played in the
American League outside of the Ath-
lCtiCs Yankee clash. The Cleveland
Louis Browns, y to :. The Browns
threw scare into the camp Of the
champions with n six run rally in the
1 pivhth