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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
A MEMORABLE MONTH

TT Is not easy to entertain hard thoughts
i Of summer that has been prcfaccd by
weather OF which Californians would be en-.
vious.
The farmers, it is said. are diSpIcased
WIN the dry. cloudess June with which
Philadelphia and the surrounding region has
been favored. But II the poets and romanti.
cists generally arc not content with the
meteorological performance, they should be
denounced as ungrateful.
For what they have received there should
he sufficient inspiration to withstand the
most devastating nvasions Of humidity and
heat. .
Summer begins tonight at precisely 80
minutes after 9. When the Scorchcrs ar
rive. MS they doubtless will, persons "npablc
Of gratefully recalling tho bright and balmy
days of an ideal June will probably be in
tho minority.
Therefore let it be recorded that Philadcl
rhia climate is not invariably bitter trial.
tine may abuse it all the more roundly for
lis sins by anportoninC credit when due.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
GOOD WILL WORTH SOMETHING

TT MAY be that the managers Of the Read
ing Railroad may be able to explain why
the morning train from Ocean City Yesterday
contained so few cars that tw"ntysix pas.
sengers were compelled 10 stand in the
baggage car all tho way from III" shore to
the Camden terminal. But If this was the
first time anything of this kind had hap
pened tho explanation would BE- easier and
more convincing.
The ovcrCrOwdnS on the trains running
out of this city to the suburbs and to the
shore resorts has long bccn notorious. There
is hardly n commuters train out Of tho city
or into II during the rush hours Of the night
and morning which has cars enough TO aC-
commodatc the passengers.
1t Is false economy to permit such n con.
dition TO continue. The prosperity Of the
railroads depends in large measure on the
attitude Of the public toward them. Be
cause oF the past sins of their financial man
ayers they have been subjected 70 all sorts "f
regulations. Much of this regulation might
have been avoided if the people had not been
convinced that in too many caSos tho roads
were operated in the interest Of stock spcCu.
lators rather than to serve the public.
II is economical in the long run for the
roads to provide such accommodations for
their passengers as will enable them 10 ride
in comfort. Many a great retail business
has been developed because tho management
has acted on the rule that the customer is
always right even when he is actually wrong.
II the railroads can adopt this nolicy in
their relations 10 their passengers many Of
their troubles will disappear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
The FRANKFORT LEASE

TT Is TO be hoped that the hearing on the
i lease Of the Frankford elevated line today
before the Transportation Committee Of the
City Council will be directed toward a clari-
fication Of the situation.
The city has 5000. 900 invested in the
new line. on which it is paying interest.
This condition will continue so long as the
line remains idle. And worse than this, so
long as the high speed cars are not used,
tens Of thousands Of residents Of the North
east section OF the city will continue 10 be
put to the inconvenience Of using the pres
ent slow and overcrowded surface lines.
There can be no objection TO an attempt
TO secure an equitable lease But it is easy
TO use a prolonged public hearing as an
instrument Of delay.
No matter how long tho subject is dis
cussed, It will be impossible to draft n lease
which is satisfactory to every one, and it is
useless TO make any such attempt. What
ever differences there arc must be Compro
missed.
The sooner the compromise is reached the
better Will the pconle he pleased.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
TOO LATE?

TAR. JOHN GRIER HIBREN. president
- Of Princeton University. was one Of the
Croup Of American 'intellectuRlS' who. OF
the moment when the war ended, saw
clearly that il would forever be impossible
for the people OF the United States or any
other country 10 live in comfort or oven in
complete safety as isolutNd units in the new
world Of enlarged competitions aud intcnsI-
fed effort.
In his hnccalaureate sermon 70 the
graduating class of the university on Sunday
hc clouucntlv repeated his belief in the need
for n new International point Of view and
new means for the hum9nc and scientific
reconciliation Of national trends and amb
tions.
A reading Of Or. Hibben address to the
Princetonans brings n sense Of something
like regret for it's lateness and for the
months and years that have intervencd since
the time when such utteranccs would have
carried further and struck deeper into the
national mind than they do now.
When the forces Of right and wrong. logic
and uureGsOn, darkness and light were
hanging in stuprndous balance, many col
lego mon in tho United States were either
silent or half -hcartedlY or casually on the
side of those who fought Oncsomcly for the
good Of the future world. Among Amcri-
can "iutellcrtuals" there was not the same
degree Of the fire and zeal that character
lied the thought and action Of liberia intel
lcctual groups in England and elsewhere,
Now. after all the long second thoughts,
after the evidence events has shown how
perilous the future pay be for world given
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
A REAL SPORT

TNVIDIOUS comparisons aside, it may be
i safely admitted that the traditions of
American rowing arc of the clCancst and
most unsullicd sportsmanshin. Moreover,
its decisions are as clear cut as it's prin-
ciples. The great race az Poughkeopsic to-
morrow will establish some unqucstioncd
titles TO skill. pluck and brawn.
Tho existing prestige of Annapolis aud
Columbia is regarded by the experts as sufi
cient to place these crews in n class by
themselves. Pennsylvania is aspiring to
creditable position in what is forecast as the
second division of the regatta. This is a
modest ambition and contrasts somewhat
dismaly with that entertained in the luSty
days when the Uuivcrsity's oarsmCn were
deemed fit to compete at Henley.
Regattas. howevcr-and this i ono of the
reasons for their appcal-a"c seldom devoid
Of surprises. That these may react favor
ably upon the fortunes Of tho crew from
this city is at least Il pCrmis>iblc hope.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
is THERE A REAL SHORTAGE?

Il WAS announced at medical Convcn-
tion in Washington yesterday that there
is shortage of 1000 physicians in the
lnitod States. Statistician< of the Protes-
tant churches have lately discovered that
there is shortage of 5000 c,Crgymcn.
The attendance at the medical schools and
the theological scminaries is falling off The
churches arc more alarmed at tho situation
than are the doctors.
But there is no real reason for alarm
The old and much disputed law of supply
aud demand is likely to provide the country
with all the doctors that it needs. Prcvcn-
tiv" medicine is decreasing sickness The
automobile is making it possible for one doc
tor 10 attend as many patients as two doc
tors could attend in the old days when q
horse was used for getting about
When il becomes known that there is such
n shortage Of doctors that young man can
br assured Of a good practice as soon as he
puts out his shingle. business will cease TO
attract men with incinatonS toward
medical career who have been avoiding it
because Of the better rewards of the business
house.
As to the shortage of Protestant clergymcn.
there are many persons who will not regard
il rs an unmixcd evil. It haS already forced
churches of different denominations in small
towns 10 combine informally in order that
they may continue their services. And every
one knows that there are many towns with
five or six churches with church going
population large enough tocSupport only one.
A single church could maintain an able pas
tor who would do more good than the five
wcaklings who gravitate TO the little churches
because there is no demand for them from
anywhere else.
Without discussing any Of the other rrn
sons for a shortage Of preachers, it NAV be-
said that the economic reason is likely TO be
that the demand for them is not acute enough
to attract mon 10 the profession.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
PHILIPPINE RELIEF

A HEARTENINGLY swift recognition Of
"A facts is registered by the House Of Rep
resentatives in its passage Of n bill author
izing the Philippine Government TO increase
the limit of its indebtedness from $4,000,
900 to $40. .000, 900.
General Wood has not disguised the noces.
stiles of our island empire. His recent
telegram to Secretary Weeks was an i'm
perative call for relief Of conditions which
are in part the result OF a nc5ulous Philip
pine policy
, Naturally. sentiment 70" independence
has increased. as docs all discomfort in lean
times, Whether the islands are to be- con
sidered as temporary wards Of the United
S;rhtes or as permanently established under
oar has. so long as our sovereignty is main
iained the obligation TO make proper prOvi.
zion exists.
q penresson in the Philipnncs has as
e''ped the proportions Of crisis. The
salsatc viii DO well 10 initiate the prompt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Miss LEAH X. DICKINSON
On Indexinq Social Service

ECONOMY and efficiency arc promoted in
IL welfare work by able card indcxing. ac-
cording to Miss Leah X. Dickinson. assistant
secretary Of the Philadelphia Social Service
Exchange. which acts as n clearing house for
more than 200 large social agencies in ana
near the city.
''Through the simple cxpcdicnt of having
an organization to specialize in this feature
Of the work. social service organizations IN
and about the city are saved thousands OF
dollars. much valuable time and great deal
Of overlapping and lost motion, with consc-
quent impairment of efficiency.
'Supportcd by these agencies. this organ-
zation has records of 600 families who
have figured in charitable eases within the
last fifteen years. They have among their
files probably from 10000 to 10000 active
cases.
"A simple phone call if it be an emergency
case, or letter if there Is moro time to
spare and any one of the agencies has az
its disposal complete Identification of every
case that comes to its attention, provided II
has history,
Of her family figures in the case in question.
wc can furnish in n few minutes every
change of address. change of name. If it so
happens. and the name Of the society or
organization that previously handled the
,a~r, as well as the date.
Get TO Facts Quickly
This enables the organization to get right
down to bedrock in very short time instead
Of waiting the time of high priced lnvcsti-
gators Duplicating the work done by others
or subjcCting the families in question TO the
ordeal Of several examinations where one
would suffice.
1T also checks up on what are technically
known as scamp families who use sweet
charity to further their own ends. This is,
of course, n negative phase of the work. but
it il none the less important.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

The New Orleans hanging pres,,nmn ,,nn.
fairly strong argument against capital pun
ishmcnt. For man TO hang thirty nihILs%H
before dying could not have othcr,wISff, 'Gmr Oae
bad effect on morbid crowd IL O0s O%
wished TO be frivolous (and: OF course; ;otm ypa
doosn'D one might add that the N'c'"
didn't enjoy it either.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

Federal census report sets m I0r.m o,sous %n
the number of cattle for every loU lr'S,Sy "I ,s.sy
in the United States is today one third IN, N,
than In 1900. From Washington comes !sitsS tSi
dcclaraton of a physician that the Hh l n,eII we'll.
states is short $4,000 doctors. On, ,,0 "es es
remarks the Vegetarian Fiend. II peJIps, pIp",or,
less meat they won't need so many uo'''''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily Talks With Thinking Phiadephans Subjects They
Kno,U Best

tho Identification becomes a comparatively
easy matter.
"'rhrough the strengthening Of tho work
Of the agencies aud OF their unity both in
spirit and practice, the exchange will find
the realization of its purpose Of obtaining
more sympathetic understanding and chcc-
tive help for those who are in need.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

Though wilkins MicawbCr is witnous
doubt the worlds greatest economist OS
Micawbcr on "Income !. the United: S!sle' M,s
Congress apparently prefers the mid.'Ic, cn
torian's lighter work (see Micawp.e,rr MicawN.,r ~
Waiting for Something TO Turn Up j. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Attention Needed

1t is reflection on
Attention Needed our civic pride thar an
appeal should have 10
he made for the preservation of Bartram' :
Gardens The suggestions made by Miss
Anne Hcygato- Hall are excellent. And
pucc we start rcnovating. perhaps something
niay be done for n certain dlapidatpd build
ing at the southwest corner Of Fifth aud
Chestnut streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

Dr. J. II. IIartwc'l is near dc"iiiI dc"LiIe he
ThougE % M he % knew til there was danger Ci C niss ns
ZION. he went on with his work, ImG Inny p1p
tirrt's life was saved. His ow, imstauer i1s
forfeited. II is hut another trag,c ~" i','t r,ost
Of the fact that the Job in Hand IS l"r nat %
Imro"t"n' thin" in llfr VI ""', w
progress and civilization would ceasc'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

We begin to suspect that Lloyd Georr
is not SO clever as he is cracked up to be-
He is quoted as saying that he wants 70
come to this country for complete resi-.
Complete rest is something our visitors sa
anything else but
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

Inside backsnakc killed In West Ches'
ter there were found n rabbit aud lark
Which prompts the thought that this was
not the first lark that had a bad end ana ana
the further thought that this rabbit leh
hind foot was not lucky one.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

A Government expert says that Mexican
oil shows signs of giving out. What effect
will this have on diplomatic bearings? viii
they grow hot? Or will diplomacy slow up
long enough to cool off: a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

procedure Of the lower House in authorizing
aid where il is sorely needed.
1t Is difficult for sovereign power TO
justify itself to tributary possessions IL its
rule Is ungcncrous and Indifferent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

Some Of our neglected disabled veter,
ans have SO strong sense of humor that
they cnjoIrcading about the Forthcoming
DCmpsey:C Carpenter fight and the amount
of money the fighters will get out Of it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

Though money talks. the Secretary, ol
the Treasury cannot make himself heard 10
either the House or the Senate; when n y
probably the reason the members apparenuH
don't know that the Government 5 e1pen
diturps ere outrunning its income.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

4 York. Pa. woman suffering 'rom
ncuritis was discovered, after an A-ray ,,,s %
animation, 10 be the posscsSor OF an cA,iS .S
rib. The doctors believe that II t"T por. y"
haps. perhaps. 1t didn't work that W"
with Adam. ..s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

over again TO the dcHltrics OF old fashioned
diplomacy. the thinkers of America are re-
Ycaing a tendency to get actively into the
fight for a cause that seems almost lost.
Arc they too late?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

The plea OF the National "Cm,Di ,On in,
Party for equal representation WIN L,"JoraI L"r%
all tribunals and commissions both rtpGb rLt bnt
and State is an appeal not for r,sn' can gu
for Il privilege. As n voter q wollla" hen
She She d., dom"m.tra1cs nom her illness 70 beg for
purely as II matter of sex is to confess u"
fcriOrity. II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Everybody Crazy

Chicago has had its
Everybody Crazy third hanging halted
by plea Of insanity
This plea. by recent decision Of the State
supreme Court. automatically brings about
stay Of proceedings. rs it were. Which.
hodv will admit, is enough to make .Tacls
Kelch himself mad.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Today's Anniversaries

;, lI22-l,hc ship WhaIcbone, of the Hudson
Bay Co., left Fort Prince Of Wales TO at
tempt the Northwest Passage.
lSO3-Jcrcmiah Morrow was elected as
first representative in Congress from III.
State Of Ohio.
lSl3 The French under Joseph Bona
partr were dtSnsrrouSly defeated by the allies
under Wellington AT Battle of Nittorla, in
Spain.
=. lN4ti-lsnnr Mccoy, missionary who de-
iivercd near the site Of the future Chicago
IN" ilrSt sermon preached 10 English hearers
IN IN that iocality, died at Louisville. Born in
Pennsylvania in 1881.
lSN' An international exhibition in
honor of Queen Victorin'S jubilee was
opened at Adelaide, Australia.
lSo1-The Ferris wheel was set in motion
at the Chicago Worlds Fair,
r., lS''S-Ih" General Federation Of Women's
clubs met in biennial session at Denver,
= l"oi--.WiIllam II, Taft was appointed
hrSt civil Governor of the Philippines,
l92O-Thc Allied premicrs at RonIogno
NE n3Cd ooG German % indemnity at between / To-
WV'ooo'W'O and 100000, 600 900 gold marks
W.T. Win minimum annual payments of 2 600
OOO,OoO year for thirty. seven vrar.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

Summer arrives officially today, but we
suspect she's been loafng around town I'm.
officially off and on during the last couple
of weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

Spain is importing minnows to cxtcrmi.
nate mosquitoes. New jerseys minnow
crop must be loafng on the job
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

The go sleep" is the latest Partisan
dance. Doubtless 1t is a knockout. For
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

The Young Lady Next Door But One
says She supposcs that the British golf title
is Lord Lynx. or something like that.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

1t is not gucsswork with Chairman
l.askcr: he knows his Shipping Board white
elephant is fed up with peanut politics. n.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

Though the Fordncy Tariff Bill gets
thorough thrcshing out in Congress. it docs
not follow that it will yield much grain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Compensation

The defeat Of a Lloyd
Compensation George man in by
election suggests tho
thought that If this kind of thing is repeated
often enough the little WQIshman will have
n chance to indulge the wish ~ his heart
and make his promised visit to America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
SHORT CUTS

The trouble with Old King Coal is that
he has never tumbled to the fact that this
is n republic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Today's BIRTHDAYS

hrig"dj"r General Charles j. Bailey. wh,,
naN been assigned 10 the command of ,hr
!ron'l,, T"I"ntm Division at Camp McnI" born m "t
"TTi%"'lmm. T%olI'ms.o, r"i; j. SiNiy''wo wears ago
thor and playwright born in Ncsy Y"rGi3 YGi3 w. ~
f0rty.four years ago. WV WI" wy
Dr. Charles {. Weaver, for more ,hcu fem
years president Of Emory and IIonry ,'" ,",n u
tCgG, Ens,, born in .\Sh" County, Nonh CnIroIirn
Jack Alunroc. formerly we'll k,,,.,,
hrnyyw"ight pugilist born at Chr,tor - H..
forty -four years ago. "''''r' "a,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
What DO You KnOW?
QUIZ

QUIZ
l. Who declared that the only good Indian
was dead Indian?
> What is the correct pronunciation Of 'ye
when used as n definite article in such
expressions as "ye shop" "ye theatre
'Ne inn?
3. OF what state Is Cheyenne the capital?
4. How did the Andes Mountains get their
name?
s. Who is the woman tennis champion OF the
world?
6. What Is the Appian Way?
:. Where is the Republic OF Andorra?
s. Who wrote write me as one that loves
his fellow men?
.. What does the Sixteenth Amendment to
the United states Constitution provide?
10. What Is meant by a bezonian?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz


!. \ burnoue Is an Arab or Moorish hooded
cloak used as protection against the
sun,
>, In politics, q trimmer is a person who
stands neutral. a. time-serVe Sir
William Coventry, an eminent British
statesman of the seventeenth century,
was the original trimmer. so called.
Writing to his nephew, NisCount Wey-
mouth, he declared. IT have not been
ashamed to own myself to be a trim
mcr, one who would sit upright and
not ovcrturn the boat by swaying too
much to either side"
g. \ lanyard is a short rome or line attached
TO something else. especially 10 shrouds
or stays, to secure II or serve as Il
handle.
4. a kept is French military cap with a
horizontal peak.
8. Lake Is a crimson pigment.
G. Lord Curzon Is Foreign Secretary in the
British Cabinet
:. Urga Is the capital OF Mongolia.
s. The German submarine Deutschland was
recently sunk by French gunhre in
naval practice
.. Etelka Gerster was noted operate
soprano, popular in both Europe and
America. She was born in Hungary in
S55 and made her debut in Venice in
1876.
10. a snpnc position Is face upward
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21

ONE Of the boldcSt was tho attcmpt to
" pre- rmpt tho land lying beneath the bed
of several Western PENNSYLVANIA rivers.
Valuable coal deposits lay beneath these
streams, tho nnvigablc water courses, az
they were called.
The Monongahela. Ohio, Allegheny and
the non -navigable streams like the Kiski-
mnetas and the Youghiogheny were the
coveted realms.
In the session OF 1855 it was only by the
most strenuous cxcrtions of James T.. Ora
ham. then Speaker. that all that portion of
Neville Island and the opposite banks was
saved from the spoilers.
Neville Island today is the most valuable
piece Of manufacturing territory in Western
PENNSYLVANIA, and tho coal has not been
mined in the channels Of tho river adjacent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-21
THAT was all.

TTNfiAI Was at.
L The great engineer. said my friend who
told the story, had found solace and direc-
tion in the guidance of one of his men.
He saw, and he made A. J.. Cassatt Ia
500. the light that shines for all Of us
some time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-02
GOOD NIGHT!

TUE City Basketball league may
i be changed from an amateur TO
miprofessional league Al =
meeting last night. attended by man
ayers OF teams that may enter the
race, the bylaw In the constitution
stating that the organization wsuid
be strictly amateur was decided to
be left open for discussion until q
later meeting.
Seven teams have signified their
Intention OF entering the icague.
They are: West Seattle. System
Sign Co.. Ec,Sman Furniture Co. Pu-
get Sound Paper BOX Co.. Northern
Life. Belmont Dye Works and WI
sons Modern Business College.
A. K. Pelton, president Of the or.
sanization last year. presided at last
nights meeting. Lefty Hoagiand.
last years secretary. and commit.
tee OF three. have been appointed By
the president to investigate the DIT