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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
UNBURIED BUT DEAD

TIIE Congress of the United States has
: evidently no monopoly of childish minds
NJ. DnpIanti"r rose in the French Senate
the other day 10 provoke debate on the
worn ont and supPrfuous subject Of trying
William HoheuZollorn. The sane and bal
anred influence Of Premier BRAND was
rocogni2able in the vote 10 postpone discus.
sion In way that gives scant hope of its
roopening
As matter Of fact, the ex- Kaiser has
already been tried by world opinion and the
verdict Of history has been uncQuvocalll
pronounced, The sentence is oblivion, and
considering the culprit, no punishment could
be more exqusttely fitting.
How faithfully it has been executed is
demonstrated by the insgnifcance Of the
furry caused by the thoughtIcSs French
pariamcntnrian IN the Senate there werH
the external, Of SNnsation, which soon
cvaporatcd The outside world remained
unm0r"d,
n. Duplantler's query Is without contem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
ASLEEP AT TIE PORT2

LNOR the first time since 1919 regular
i through passenger service is TO be re-
sumed between Atlantic and Pacific ports Of
the United States by way or the Panama
Canal. The Eastern terminal of the Pacic
Mail Steamship Company which is 10 dis
patch passenger vessels in each direction
every three weeks, is Baltimore,
1t is no secret that the problem of docking
facilities on the Atlantic scaboard was one
Of considerable difficulty nor that strong
Influences were brought to bear to prevent
the use Of New York
The eventual choice fell upon Baltimore.
because it is said the forces Of obstructonisn
were less operative there than in Phiade-
phia, which, from the standpoint of the
steamship line, presented equal merits as
terminus.
II this report is correct, this city has
missed a splendid opportunity to expand its
commercial connections. If otherwise, the
port of Baltimore possesses the typo Of at.
fractions of which We cannot lpgtimately
boast.
In either case, Indifference 70 the in
auguration Of possible new era in the de
velopment Of American sea routes cannot
be comfortably assumed by sincere friends
of the port Of Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
POCKET BoRoUGHS HERE

ID ESIDENTS of the Twenty second Ward
~ who attended a meeting last night to
consider the division of the ward doubtless
heard all the arguments that can be offered
In support of the proposition.
The real reason back of the proposition.
namely, the desire to create another ward
leader who will play the political game, was
concealed in a multitude of words by the
advocates Of the plan, il it was mentioned
at all.
II there is to be any readjustment OF ward
boundaries it would be much better to re-
adjust them throughout the city than to do
the work piecemeal.
In the last mayoralty election only about
1000 votes each were cast in the Sixth and
Ninth Wards. while more than 0,00O each
were cast in the Twenty second and Forty
sixth Wards. The vote in the Fifth Ward
was 1000 and in the Twenty sixth it was
voting population Of less than 1000 and
twenty six wards with more than 5000 male
voters.
So long as the ward is the basis Of rep
resentation in the political committees il
will be impossible to have n City Committee
IN which there is fair and equitable divi.
sion of power among the representatives Of
the voters.
The pocket borough system Of representa-
tion in the British Parliament was abolished
nearly hundred years ago But the poll
ticians want to preserve something very
much like il here.
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OUR OWN LooKINc-cLAsS LAND

T TITLE ALICE didn't precisely under.
- stand why the White King required
more than one messenger to execute single
commission. ~ must" explained that me-
ticulous monarch. "have two, you know
one to come and one to GO "One to fetch
and one to carry he added.
Under such conditions it is easy to realize
that the march of official business In Look
ing Glass Land was deliberate and occupied
n considerable time in passing given point.
AS an appauage Of that realm-which, by
the way, is hardly so imaginary as some
persons may suppose--the territory occupied
by the deed recorders In the City Hall has
an excellent chance to qualify. The "one-
finger" typists, plodding the almost noise
less tenor of their way through the verbiage
which deuges this office, are quite as frugal,
when It comes to efficiency, as the king s
one direction emissaries.
Labor saving their methods may be called,
and yet here is an instance when this
popular phrase is of dubious solace. Econ
omy OF this type, however, Is gladdening
to the job Applicant heart
From the professional political standpoint,
conditions In the Recorder Of Deeds office
are ideal There is plenty Of work for the
one fingered copyists and not the slightest
chance that it will ever be completed within
n REASONABLE, time Purchasers of property
are lucky il papers presented by them to this
Office are returned within year.
II the State should ever enact laws pro-
viding for a system Of land registration and
insurance Of titles by the Commonwealth or
counties II is conceivable that some of the
burdens now expressing the multitude of
clerks and typists in the domain of the Re-
corder Of Deeds would be lifted.
An official stamp upon the legal documents
would enable the patrons to carry off their
papers within few moments of their sub
mission. But as such simplicity Of admin .
istration would seriously reduce the number
of soft snaps for deserving division workers,
It may be dismissed as almost hopelessly
imnractical
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
THE IMPROVEMENT IDEAL

TNllE new amusement park projected by
L. the p. r. +. is Theoretically appealing.
The city is not celebrated for its rPcreativs
assets, aud in summer especially its chief
charms are contained in roads-stpe, con.
Crct" or macadam- which lead away from it,
boundaries.
The new pleasure ground that is planned
could concevabIy offer entertainment of n
wholesome and stimulating character. Good
instrumental music and the production Of
light or baby grand" operas might be num-
bcrcd among its attractions.
If tn" park could only be located at some
convenient point within the metropolis, on
n site devoid Of adjoining properties, far
from landmarks, far from habtations. far
from ovcrcrowdcd transit routes. far from
anything in which anybody has any interest
artistic. historical. ,mmcrrial, industrial
RESIDENTIAL, how heartily we should all
CuiOv il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

/. Daniel Webster declared that When the
spotless ermre of the judicial robe fell
upon John Jay II touched nothing less
spOtless than itself"
2. An ohm Is a unit Of electrical resstanoe,
named after g. s. Ohm a German
physicist. who died in 1854
3. Owls uulate. To ululate means to hoct
or howl
4. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska.
8. The Pacific Ocean was so called by
Magellan. The term used by Balboa
the first dscoverer. was the South sea.
dramatist Among his successful plays
Hypocrites,' The Liars" and The
Case Of Rtbelllous Susan"
Z. The ,Gordian knot was made by Gordlus
who, being made King of Phfygia;
dedicated his wagon to Jupiter and
fastened the yoke to beam with
rope of bark so fngeniously that no one
could unite II. Alexander the Great cW
the knot with his sword. :.
S. The sacred book of the Mohammedans
the Koran. =.
.. The Risorgimento is the name given 70
the nationalist movement In Italy ana
to the period. 1S15-1S7O, which ended
with the untiCaton of that couhuy
under one Government. The name
also applied to the revival of the class.
cal learning and feeling in art IN ltay
in the fourteenth and hfteentn cen.
tures as distinct from the Renaissano
in France and Northern Europe. -.
10. A scnnight Is a period Of seven days anu
nights-a week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
YOUTH AND ACE
VOUTH Is lovely, beautiful thing
i but let not the youngsters grow toe

XTOUTH Is lovely, a beautiful thing !;
i but let not the youngsters grow too
cocly.
The fact Of Colonel Washington A..
Rocbling. eighty four years old, being elected
to the presidency of big bridge company has
prompted Il. c. Forbes. the financial writer.
to investigate the truth of the saying that
America is a young mans country 1t ism t
so, he says Big men. he declares, do their
best work after they are fifty.
r. II. Gary was past fifty when he took
hold Of the big job with the United States
Steel Corporation that he has held more
than twenty years.
Not one important railroad president In
the country Is less than forty: hardly any
less than fifty. Samuel Rea was fifty eight
when he took hold Of his present job with
the PENNSYLVANIA. Truesdae, Of the Lacka-
wanna, is seventy Elliott. Of the Northern
Pacific. sixty one Lovctt. of the Harri-
man lines, sixty one Smith. Of the New
York Central. fifty eight Willard, Of the
Baltimore and Ohio. sixty.
One Of the most powerful bankers in the
country. George F. Baker. is in his eighty
second year: another, A. Barton Hepburn,
Is seventy eight.
Though Charles NJ Schwab. Henry P.
Dawson and Frank A. Vanderir won fame
early Chat is, before forty), their greatest
work has been done when they could not
possibly be classed as chickens.
All of which seems to show that fame,
after all Is no cradle snatcher or chicken
stenler
Let the cockerels crow MS they may. the
wise old roosters still appear to dominate
the heap.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
PRINcEToN'S GOOD DEFICIT

DRINCETON UNIVERSITY closes the
scholastic year with n deficit Of &213, 600
AZ it were money making enterprise there
would be cause fJr alarm. But colleges are
not run to make profit in dollars and
cents.
lt has been said that the college which
closes the year without Il dririt has fallen
down on the job, This is because it is the
business of a college to give the best possible
education. regardless of the cost, to all
students who apply, The cdtIcgc admins
sration which devotes too much attention to
It's financial budget gives too little attention
10 It's educational work,
Yet. Of course. thcre is q limit to what
ans college can do with lis rcsc1Ercs. The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
Forestry In the Canal Zone

From the Panama canal Record
The "o-op"rntiOn of the boys Of the Canal
Zone Is requested in protecting trees and
shrubhery from damage.
\ few days ago some children used n
hatchet on lin" tree on the Prado NJ RoI'
boa and nearly killed the tree. Some othcr
children have broken limbs Of the wild
almond trees on Cruces avenue, and yet
others have damaged the mango trees nca r
the cable office on thc Balboa road
Every boy IN the Canal Xonc is requested
to use ms influence in stOnning such prac.
tlccs. The trees belong to the logs rs much
ms to nny one; and The lows .hou,d hen 10
protect their own property
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
The One.Finger Typists

A LII hail the Recorder. All hail 10 j"
n crew
OF one finger typsts so stanch and so lrue,h
Who SO love their work and declare II su''
fun -,
That they nurse it forever and never ~
done Ill
Though perfection is something he never WIN
reach, +,
Oh, isn't the one finger typist peacH'
job holding Jack Horncrs know ethics NUS
high. ,;,icsl
Though their fingers they need for poi''''''
pie, .,o slobs
Their cOnscicnces force the unfortunate, nv stv'
To save up one finger apiece for the!r ~ "a are
Though you see them all slave thihS'
not what they seem; ,g
oh, isn't the one finger typist screa"'
1t seems just bit like deception b"t trntbst ntib
Of course it's all right to fool Ola 'A
Penn ,d M
But how can they reconcile taking goo" ,,deut
For work that is scampcd IN an 'H'r''
way? ,ns ars
The Ange! of Record where l'gh'h'ns' r
hurled ..u;,v tht
AZ no ,I' on" nhser 'Ep'S'' WV Ga
'"' III
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TodaY,s Anniversaries

1429-Joan Of Are defeated the Ensn"
in a battle near Palay. a..
170S-Unitcd States Congress passed Is
first of the alien laws.
1S29-Isaac Stephenson. United StaW
Senator from Wisconsin. horn at Frederis'
ton. y. b. Died at Marncttc, Wis, Mofe'
10. 1918. ...
1S73-Visit Of the Shah Of Persia to queen
Victoria. o,-... j..
1SS5-Arrval of the Baitholdi Statue o
Liberty in New York.
1S9G-Wiliam Mckinley, Of Ohio, W. W.,
nominated for President on the first pau,
by the Republican National Convention
st. Louis.
1920-Samucl Gompers was re,eIeceu
president of American Federation OF LaU'''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
HUMANISMS
BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY

khANClS NJ. GOODWlN Is an enterprise
ing young lawyer from spokane wash:
VINO mas just become Assistant secretary OF
inferior.
nc comes from the lana wnere tncre Is
tsntthse rlValrE among 'he growing citles ana
ieeuhg runs hlgh.
ne tells the story ol the meeting or TWO
boosters, each Tor ms own town. Dhe OF
woS FROM, SnoLoro ~ "
Eoch A uorl, SPoG"mr oG ',, ,ho .ho.,. ,o. d;o-
tionarias wo"o rr;ptnd tho. morJ n,iaht ho
rnrn;sLod III ~ .L Wa. "'tH" r w
whinb bo ooIloJ h,n ' s''''' Vi ''e paw
Wiz Ei,m, II, 'I'i'u no'',r. r c,..,.. ..,, 49,,
n euogy by saving that the Utopia which
man sought through the ages would be II
reality if that city could acquire one thing
deep water.
That should be easy said the man from
Tacoma You have but to lay pipeline
to the Pacific Ocean. Then. If the people
OF SPOKANE can Uut reverse themselves and
SUCK Us haru rs thcy can Dlo", they VIII
get deep water
found that somebody had made an engage
mcnt for him TO get up at & in the morning
and deliver n rear platform speech at Joliet
H.. where the big prison is located He said
II Ind to be fixed so the train would go right
through Joliet because he certainly would
not get up that early.
The Wilson cars were attached 70 tho
regular passenger train. which Was scbcJ.
ulSd TO sion ot Jnliet to dolivor mai onI oII
in two sections TO the FIRST Of whi,h tbn
Wilson cars were attached. This section
was not to stop.
p,, oro rs ,I,o ,,o,,.e,,o,o, oo,,.,
in the nartv boJ Yrittd porr
n 90 In' pu,of n"u written some copy Tor the
the cmployr Of the telegrapb romnanv and nj
had instructed him to he smre 70 fIa j. "' ~
Joliet ' w ~ '''e ~ ''' II At
Go ,,Lo., uo .:..
pausing at that station tbis ncriS cnt"rnri.ing ~,
and determined youngstcr roocbcd m on5
pulled the rome rho train stonnod "P anu
Tho osscmblod ,ro,rI. a,.' I''rpsu' ,
L ;nnS'IinItu 'roWuS ana many brass
soon slcep was banished "'0""" ~ anu
rbo cond;do,o ,ho,'nT
m t 'trIIuur' tI' 'noush awake, made good
at Toliot "nd d''"" " % ,m"i ne would not speak
noored a" ~"I'e, ~ "no osa ''mofr OF the party ap
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Phladelphians Subjects They
KnOtU Best

to read books for the blind, and thus opens
to them Il wide field Of mental relaxation and
culture. 1t also gives them a trade whereby
they may earn living, for no one can exist,
you know, by reading alone.
Finally, when a trade has been given,
1t is my duty to find positions. that they
may work at some gainful occupation and
take their places as useful members of the
community"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
Todav's Birthdays

Hon. G. Howard Ferguson. leader ot Wv y,
Conservative Party in Ontario. born a.
Kemptvile, Ont. fifty one years ago. :,
William c. Redfeld. former Secretary AZ u
Commerce of the United States, born al AZ
banv, \. Y. siXty-three years ago, r q
Rear Admiral Joseph \. Hemphlll y: 80. =.
~. retired, born at Ripley, o., seventy 'l0u'
years ago. ..;,,
Carolyn Wells, noted author an ! hlmorlss
born at Railway, \. j., tifty-two years as0'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

If Congress decides beyond peradventure
TO dam the flow Of funds, it will be following
the lead of the country at large or, as one
might say, one good dam follows another
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

I.axity in prohibition enforcement might
account for Wilmngtons latest snake story
If it were not for the fact that it was
water snake that caused the excitement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
WhGc Do You Kno,U?


l. What epooh-making battle was fousht
on June IS?
.. OF what labor organization Is Samuel
Gompers president?
5. What is a hectare?
4. What is ashlar?
8. What language was spoken in encient
Carthage?
6. Name country in which vehicuar traf.
hc keeps 10 the right and railway
traffic to tho left
:. What is tho meaning of the expression
zen bloc"1
s. What is meaA. by bilingsgate?
.. What one OF SSa worlds islands has the
largest po.auiition? ....
10. What were the surule chairs? ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

Raw onions will keep the teeth in good
condition, says DR. Alice Norton. Germs
probably object to the OdOr of the white
YiOletS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

Gratutous and uncallcd for advice TO
Reformers- The way to win out in politics
is to first get in. The easiest way in is
through ward organizations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

After Cuban girl had been sentenced
to fifteen years Imprisonment for killing
man, she was, fined 50 because the gun she
used was not licensed. Now if mother will
smack her for not being polite the sequence
will be complete.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
Have Own Magazine

1--WE have also on file here an English
magazine devoted entirely to the blind, and
it is exceedingly popular. 1t is, Of course,
printed in the same manner as the books for
the blind, is issued monthly and contains
topics of the day. In fact, it is the blind
persons newspaper.
These books are not exclusively for blind
persons in this city They are for use Of
any one in the country. and they are mailed
by the Free Library remember, ! am not
connected with the library-they are mailed
by the Free Library to many cities in the
country, free of charge Altogether. Mrs
Delfno tells me. there are more than 700
story readers on her lists.
1T Is interesting to consider the choice
Of books. The blind vary in their literary
tastes as do persons with sight. Those whose
minds are forever developing, expanding and
broadening turn to history, travel and the
classics, while those who never think for
themselves, but who require to be diverted
and amused, stick to fiction
''.All Of them. however, delight in books of
adventure, for these give relaxation and are
a change from the humdrum Of everyday life
Bible Solace to Old
Elderly people, it is interesting to note
seem in large measure to prefer the Bible
and we have copies here in English, Italian
French and German. Other books that nre
very popular are 'Child's History OF Eng
land. by Dickens; The Tale of Two CITIES ;
l'oIhh b,nU'"V' '"Niu NoppefHeld and
Over the Top Marcys historical tales nre
very popular indeed with those who prefer
history
during the last year 81 900 blind persons
have used the books in the library. Two
different alphabets are used in the printing
Of these books One. the Moon alphabet
contains large letters for those whose hands
ure not sufficiently agile or delicate TO read
the sma Her characters For the others are
the books in the Bralle alphabet. This
Braille type Is much smaller.
so. from all this, you see that n course
~ 'duratiop for b ind man or woman really
means something. 1t gives them the ability
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18
GROUP MEDICINE
Advantages Of a System Which Gives
Patient the Services Of Special.
lists From the Moment He
Takes to His Bed

CONCERNING the recent defeat Of a
~ health insurance bill in the New York
Legislature, Governor Miller, Of that State.
declares that such bill will be introduced
again and passed. Once such bill is enacted
other States, by shceplike tendency to fol-
low leader, will ultimately make 1t law.
The introduction of this bill is a remark
able sign of the times 1t results from
reorganization Of the medical profession now
under way, and is the natural outcome OF
much public health policy, cndeavor and
achievement. The time is ripe Tor closer
co operation between the medical profession
and the public in the fuller use Of medical
science, not only for the treatment and pre-
venton of disease. but also for the education
Of the public in the right ways OF living,
working and playing.
The stupendous advances made in applied
science during the World War and since the
armistice have brought revolutionary crisis
to the practice of medicine. The specialistic
exactions caused by the manifold inventions
and discoveries in medicine are making the
position of the general practitioner un-
tenable. As the revered family doctor, with
his concomitant services as guide, pbiloso-
pher and friend he may soon become a lost
tradition. In his profession. as In business
and other professions indivdualism has
given way to the necessity of organization
into 90 operative units; for now it takes
multitude of CounsclOrs to produce the pro-
fessonal wisdom needed for case OF any
compleXity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

because even the unhyphrnated have
their favoritc national connecting links. it is
sometimes wise to stress the fact that a
hyphen is n hyphen whatever its complexion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

When everything else fails, it may b.
that the League of Nations will be right OF
hand and ready to function.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

A recent New York case suggests the
possibility that the courts may eventually
be turned into hospitals for the cure of
plandular diseases
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

Whether the United States Senate likes
it or not the budget system is going to
make short work Of its haphazard, criss-
cross appropriation committees
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

The presumption is that the one finger
typist of the Recorder Of Deeds office has
the rest Of his fingers in the political pie.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

Bishop Berry wants it distinctly under
stood that the Methodist Church does no
stand in the way of progress.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

With DR.. Wellington Koo presiding at
the League of Nations meeting, the Dove of
Peace can do no less.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

Perhaps the reason ofFca Washington
is sticking to its job this summer is because
IT does not wish to be numbered with the
mnpmnlnYPd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

What the disabled soldier is pning for
is not So much a bonus as adequate com
non nSatioD,
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porary interest, and it is with an effort in
the minds of considerable number Of per.
sons that the subject Of his remarks assumes
the nature Of an existing reality.