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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
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of the most vital and effective departments
in the system.
''Thc Department Of Examinations like
wise need considerable extension. and no
properly organized school system, especially
one that spends. as many millions as that Of
Philadelphia. ought to be without an Eff
cheney Department, perhaps, unfortunately,
called the Department of Research and Pub
licity.
THE remaining items on the list. such as
the opening of another evening high school
in FrankfOrd for working boys and girls.
the Introduction Of summer schools to assist
pupils who for various reasons fall behind
III the procession and n slight increase in
compensation Of substitutes. should appeal
TO the public without much argument.
II hope the public will not got tho i'm
preston that this modest list of items which
we requested represented the Supcrintcnd-
cnr : roncr Dton of n forward looking educN-
tiOnal program. such as he suggested at the
July meeting Of the board. | agree with the
members of til" board that by far the great
Cst need Of the school system is more or bet
ter buildings. That need must head our
program OF progress. | do not agree. how
ever, that every other item, regardless of
its importance, should be- brushed aside
because Of th" supreme importance of the
building program
1T is evident that, with their minds so
earnestly directed to the building needs the
members Of the board prefer to postpone
consideration of other requests for npproprl-
atlOnS. tm the other hand, 1t Is 10 thc
credit of the board that. instead of turning
down the superintendent items. they put n
sufficient margin on the budget to cover them
and agreed to consider each item on its
merits at III" earliest opportunity.
Plans for the Future
'Evcn after we have the new buildings
we shall Lave to hav" pupils and teachers
in Them That means NOR" puplIS and teach
erS to be supervised, and moro educational
work to be directed. 1t means NOR" sue
ccSS or more failure. 1t means that We
shall need moro night and summer schools
children, and nor" properly equipped people
TO direct t." work.
''lt Arrms to mo that We have before us.
not Il bull ling program, on I'll" one hand,
and an CdIrHi iOnul program on the other,
mutually exclusive and untagonistic. but
one big program of educational progress,
tho largest item Of which viii be that Of new
huidingS liut closely connected with the
creation Of buildings and the extension Of
our physical plant j. the necessity for cX-
tending rduCUt Onal work and improving the
efficiency Of the schools.
"rh" professional program is by no means
an int"rtgIcurr with the building program ;
it is n necessary accompaniment Of the build
ing program, and tn" two should be COnSd-
cred as integral and important parts Of the
whole, which is program for the improve
ment Of our schuols."
There is every reason to believe the
statement nf Warren :. Stone grand chief
Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
that members do not contemplate rcvving
tn" strike order. To disbr'irvc would be to
chnroct"ri2c them as lacking in common
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

"In philadelphia the number of teachers
and pupils has increased greatly, with no
corresponding increase in the supervisory
force.
I'm accordance with the generally acccntcJ
standard in regard to well balanced school
organization, Philadelphia is getting along
with 30 to 60 Fer cent of the number ~
supervisory officers generally regarded ~
necessary. did not ask for ANYTHING li,c
double the number of supervisors Imt
merely for II slight strengthening Of the rornS
Of supervisors in certain departments greatly
undcraupplrd
1--WE particularly are weak in our auncr-
vision Of special education for the mrntalIv
and physically handicapped children Wo
nrcd a considerable increase in that depart.
ment. The Department of School Exten.
sion and Amercnnzation likewise Is over
department, Of Compulsory Education, one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
DR. JOSEPH LEIDY. who died in 1S

1
~ was ono Of the greatest naturallsts Of
this country.
His original intention was to become
either an artiNt or an apothCcary. but for
tunntcly for the world Of science he became
neither.
He began tho study Of medicine when he
was seventeen and was graduated from the
University when he was twcnty-Onc.
When he was but thirty years of age he
was elected professor Of anatomy in the
University Of Pennsylvania.
During these years he pcrSistcntly pur-
sued his studies in botany and zoology.
Al his death he was member of almost
every prominent learned society in Europe
and America
His international reputation was due to
his great gifts for original research He
was born investigator.
He preferred his own analysis, whether
it wax of II fossil plant or living animal,
to the written authority of the books.
\ rcmarkahl" ending of his career was
that he and his brother, Dr.. Philips LciGy,
were buried on the same day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

MY FRIEND, the banker, informs me
4'1 that there has been invented nm auto
matte device that is far and away the most
remarkable machine of its kind ever in
vented.
1t is designed for institutions doing what
is known as "Small- man business"
BY series Of automatic movements. it
simultaneously writes the dcpositOr'S name,
tho amount Of his deposit or withdrawal
and fills out II deposit slip il needed. 4
journal entry Of the record is also stimuli
tHncouSly made.
BY an instant adjustment 1t will carry
totals of any classification. The one series
Of adjustments performs the work of paving
or receiving teller, individual boohkccpcr
and general boOkkccper.
The simplifration Of bookkeeping and ac
counting is apparently reaching the stage of
the one man orchestra.
As "Reddy" Bowman remarked when he
saw the first linotype operate: The dcrn
thing does everything but sing and dance. 4"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

Reading Railway Company that If the
kaighn Avenue Terminal is not improved
forthwith they will instruct the building In
anrrtor to tear down the present structure.
Hh"rc You hnvc II. They say in effect. either
'oiSc KniFhn to rrsncrtability or we'll raise
Cain by razinG Kaighn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
The Vegetable Gardeners Associate

The Vegetable Gardeners Association
Of America meeting in Albany, y. Y. pusscd
a resolution calling on Congress to divert
for one year the annual distribution Of free
seeds and to have them sent TO Russia in
hulk. As Congressman waste about $780,
600 annually on free seeds, besides cnttcr-
ing up the mails with them, 1t might be a
good idea once such an excellent idea
is acted upon, TO abolish the distribution in
all succeeding years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
SHORT CUTS

TIL" open-door in China remains a Jar.
RalfourS position is that one good cut
deserves another.
Now that the great naval Powers have
SiTNn thotr views on disarmament We anX-
iouSiy await those of "A Constant Rcuder'
and PRO Bono PubiCo."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

DR. JOSEPH LEIDY. I'd. has handed
- me a letter Of the great scientist written
August 30, 1890, about min" months before
his death. It is apropos Of pearls.
It is remarkable Ms outlining for the first
time tho true origin Of tho pearl.
II is Il curious thing that the parasite
which produces in sheep the disease known
as "shccp rot" is the same that is rcspon-
stblc for the formation Of the jewel that
grac"s my ladys neck.
My story on tn" pearl few days ago
was DR.. Lcidy's inspiration for sending mo
the letter Of his distinguished relative. which
was written at IA time when the origin of
this gem was under discussion by scientists
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

When tho diSgruntlcd ones point out
that Congress may upset any plans adopted
by th" present WASHINGTON Conference one
cannot but feel that the wish is father to
tn" tm"ught
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

Twelve p"opl" killed and sixty injured
in an explosion nt Dotzhpru forty miles
north Of Oppau, whore an explosion recently
killed 1000 people. Just what is being
in that nrighborhood:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

The widow Of n Negro lynched in South
Carolina has been awarded dumagps BY II
South Carolina court There is here greater
promise Of an end to lynchng than ANYTHING
els" that hrs happened To date
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

\ speaker Mt the National Council Of
Women urged that a resolution asking for
more strict enforcement Of laws forbidding
the sale Of tohN""o = minors ho extended 50
hat thc sale OF tobacco to women should
he forbidden, Is tnIS the natural reaction
to tho doctrines Of the more extreme fem
inistSG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

We always had notion that when
that gay Ii"tcIgcus" got the rep of being
tho biggest star something would bob up
some time 10 give the big stiT the rnza, and
we were right, The dop" comes from Chi
cngo that Professor Nicholson is training a
white. hope named Antnrca in the constca-
guess that makes Iictcls 200, coo, 900 miles
diameter look like seventeen cents and IL
tobacco coupon. Amt it the truth. bo &?
Every champ that gets the belt later gets
the hook.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

The wheat grower who holds buck his
crop for high prices and then dumps it on
tho mark" Is destined to So" prices slump
agnin. Whether 1t be in the fall or tho
merry springtimc slumping inevitably follows
dumping The farmer has another think
coming He has not yet found the way out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

Henry Ford is planning a fleet Of self
prouc'lcd cargo boats on the Ohio RlvrY 20
connect with his railroad at Ironton, o., in
case the Government accepts his bid on the
Muscle Shoals plant. The suggestion in
trigues us (0s We seem to remember sOmc-
body having said several thousand timrsD.
for Ford talking business usually says some.
thing which is not always the case when he
talks of other things, Of pruneS and peace
and politics and cabbagcs and kings.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

Nebraska is to build n Statc capitol at
Il cost Of S25, ,OOO. 600. II will 10 a two
story building SUrmountod by It tower 400
feet high. Whether il will stand for any
thing bur prosperity remains 10 be proved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

Or. X, Waiter Barrett. Of Alexandria,
Va. told tle Nationrl Council If Women
amt it Is disgusting to see a sixty year Old
vamp SmuiIn" CNd "ns'ing Innguishing
''nuccs ON some young fellow. 1t is worse
than disgusting, doctor; il iS almost unprcc-
cdcntcd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

The case against Rose Pastor Stokes has
been dismissed and there is likelihood that
Eugene lD"bS will soon b" set free With
no martyrs 10 glorify the poor old prolotarat
viii play in tough luck.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

"Whilc most other nuts are scarce Ia
South Jersey" sings contemporary,
Large quantities of black walnuts have been
gathered" I" Scarce? Why, what's become OF
the nuts who experiment with home brew?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

Now it ray be thot American Legion
admirers Of Foch in Kansas City may feel a
ltt.c chngrncd because he ha, dropped from
u, rrtiuUo the wildcat 'h"y Guv" hiu; rut
Just what did they expect him to do with the
dangcl thing?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

The committee appointed to frame pro-
posals for tho settlement Of tho Chinese
phase Of the Far East problem may be con-
sidcr"d Kitchen Cabinet on which rests
the decision between China and japanese
ware.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
Site Not Yet Selected

"No Site for such building has yet been
definitely selected. although the board is
unanimous in its determination to have the
building at an early date. ~, There is no
doubt Of It's urgent need. This has been
pointed ont by the secretary of tn" board
and the supcrintcndCnts of schools. and has
been Il subject Of general comment by board
members for long time.
"At present tn" administratiy" depart
mcnts of the board are under thrc" roofs,
one building is on Nineteenth street: below
Market another nt Seventeenth and Pine
streets. and the third at 024 Spring street.
It is apparent there is n great waste Of
time and effort attending the present admin
iYtration Of the school system,
"NIorcovcr, the housing itself is made
uuatc. The offices are Of insufficient size
and number. and are inadcQUatcy equipped.
There is further. no central meeting place
for conferences OF teachers adequate to the
needs of tho schools, and the rooms Of the
Board of Education are by no means in
keeping with the dignity Of tho work. VAL
unhIc records Of the board and the schools
arc not properly protected from fire.
'Visitors to a school system judge it by
it's administration Offices the place where
the heads of the system are housed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

The open door in China remoirs a lar
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deserves another, s'0 w
Now that ,bc rrcot rovo, po,rcrs boro
civcu thcfr yiews m Ii.arn",,ort ,'o omx
iouSIy awnit those Of a Gnnstont RroI"r,
aud PRO Bono puhIico :,
f,r clor, m ,,t notjon ,',I,iIH ~ CONDITION W"ua be
as 70 hS m"o frn,, a,toc, rT "TI|'S,,v yo oni,
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hoo H. '1ST is",,,S' . L.se "Ii"r N'oNGS mas
r, T,,, u'SI','[S' an" ln"'I Is I.NGllh"o" Innt
no martyrs 70 gIorify the poor old prol"tariat
VIII l"aE IN '"n2h IurK'
II" WIH"W or Negro !ynched in South
nr"tinH ms been aW4rd"d daWagoN by
South Carolina court. There is here greater
pron!H" "t an end t" lyn"htng than anything
els" tha' mrs happened 10 date,
Twelve p"opl" killed and sixty injured
in an explosion nt DotzheinD, forty miles
north Of Oppau, where an explosion recently
killed 1000 people. Just what is being
manufactured in that ncighborhood:
Nrhro sko /. fn bI,ild a S,otc c,ni,ol NJ
II cost Of So, 1000 900. 1t will 10 a two
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17
DR.. EDWIN c. BROOME
On the School Budget

DR. EDWIN c. BROOME, Supcrintcnd-
- cnt of Schools Of Philadelphia. and an
educator with Nation wide reputation, dis
cusscd today the new school budget. csp",
cially in its relation to present needs and
future plans. .,
II congratulate the Board Of Education,
he said, upon its liberal attitude toward
the schools. ! am glad to sec the Immunity
with which the budget of SD 2.O0O.OOo for
the maintenance Of the schools during the
ensuing year was adopted.
II have never known a board moro ear
nest in spirit or more evidently devoted to
the welfare Of the schools. This was mani,
fest in the generous attitude assumed toward
the large budget. and particularly so by
thc one quarter of n mill added to TIN" budget
as originally presented, 50 that we might
be certain of fund for the erection of an
administration building.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-17

There is every reason to believe the
statement "f Warren s. Stone, grand chief
of the brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
that members do not contemplate rcviving
In" strike order. To disbr'cvc would be to
sense.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-28
AETUCHER CHAUTAUQUA
COMES TO SUCCESSFUL END

METUCHEN, Jan. 2s-The Chau-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. first three day
Joy time'-was brought to a con-
fusion last night in the high school
auditorium with a full concert by
sBuckner's Jubilee Singers" and a
lunior stunt party. Yesterday al
!ernoon Miss Meddie o. Hamilton,
Inc Chautauqua superintendent,
save a series lecture on Riley;
Ringer of the Common Life" reciting
peveral of his most famous poems.
The colored entertainers who per-
,ormed last night also appeared at
Inc matinee performance. The jun
lour Chautauqua carried on under
lac supervision OF Miss Leona VIII,
The junior leader, gave the children
Of the borough an opportunity TO
Suiov themselves Il their hearts
kontent, several days Of drill and
bn2ching having a marked eftecc
hpcn their exhibition.
Last nights entertainment mark
al the close of Metuchen'S nrst
F1sautauqua-and it will not be It's
last, as plans n already being
saiked over at the conclusion of the
for the next Joy Time"
when the idea OF bringing a Chau-
tsnqua TO Metuehen was first mem
iioned several months ago, it was
With difficulty that sufficient guar
Antors to finance the proposition
1ould be found. Owing to the sue
kees of this first attempt, however,
10 future trouble in securing guar
lntors will be experienced.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-28
MANY VOTES ARE CAST IN
POPULARITY CONTEST

hpss Fannie Donnelly still holds
fhe lead in the popularity contest at
she Foresters bazaar, with Miss flos-
lie Scales a close second in the a
Rita Moran holds the lead in the
baby contest and Charles Groves IS
second. Considerable interest is ex-
pected to be added to the contest
tonight when the committee Is go
ing 10 give free votes to those max
lac the greatest gains at the close
II the bazaar tonight. The candidates
must have their votes in by 10
o'clock tonight so as to get the free
sotes.
Everything is progressing at the
Lazar and many new faces are seen
zach night at the affair TO help
make il a c
The standing in the contests fol-
lows: Ladies. Miss Fannie Donnelly,
1895. Miss Flossie Scales. 1906
Miss Ida Freuhwith, 1900: Miss Re
gina Harrington, 1.160, n Miss
Ethel Anderson, HOO. In the baby
contest. Rita Moran. 4,210; Charles
Groves, 3.944; Robert Farrell, $3.50;
Catherine MeDonough, 2,160; Myrtle
Beatty, 1.s23: b. Sokolinski. l,160.
and Il. Manton, 1910.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-28
10. AMBOY HEALTH BOARD
ACTS AGAINST JUNK DEALERS

SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. 2S.-"Junk
men must CO." so declared Presi-
dent Thomas Lovely of the Board
pr Health last night after intro
aucing a drastic ordinance regulat-
ing the collection and storage OF
refuse matter. The purpose of the
ordinance Is to protect the health OF
The city.
Preparations are being made by a
funk dealer to establish a junk yard
On Henry street between Pine and
Stevens avenue This section of the
city is one of the most desirable as
a residential district and is very
Lhickly settled. The members of
The Board of Health feel that this
will not only be an injustice to the
property owners in that vicinity in
q material way but it will be a
menace to the health of the entire
community. The ordinance was
aiken up and passed on its first
reading last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-28
METUGHENH HAS
ANOTHER KICK
Delegation Appears Again Be-
fore Freeholders for Action
on the Main Street Grade.

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. IS. -
Abiding by the decision reached at
a council meeting a short time ago
that members of the council should
keep Metuchen's request for assis-
lance m road construction constant
" before the freeholders, a delega-
ton from the ~borOugh's governing
body appeared before the county
board yesterday with maps of the
newly established Main street grade.
Mayor Washington Wilson in
formed the freeholders that with
the establishing of a grade satisfac-
tory to them, it was the purpose of
the council to proceed Immediately
with adopting a grade ordinance,
after which the Public Service
Street Railway Company will be
notified to place their tracks at the
new level and pave at the center
and for a distance of two feet on
either side in accordance with the
terms of their franchise.
With the trolley tracks brought
to grade it is then planned to pave
the street from curb to curb, pro-
viding financial assistance will be
provided by the county. The free
holders freely admit the necessity
OF repairs of some sort and will con-
slider the matter at the committee
meeting to be held next Thursday
morning.
That the council is not disposed
10 consider from the trolley
company in the matter was clearly
indicated by Councilman Reginald
.. Crowell, who said. eff we can't
persuade the Public Service COM
pany to make this Improvement, we
will force them to do it under terms
OF their franchise" Mayor Wilson
Sn this connection stated that II nec
essary mandamus proceedings would
be instituted in the supreme court to
compel the company to carry out
their part of the construction.
The grade will be approved by
the freeholders next week at which
time a copy of the map will be filed
with them. as the levels were today
Improved by County Engineer Alvin
y. Fox. This portion of the road
extends from Middlesex to Plain
field avenue a distance of approx
smately a half mile. A marked diff
ference in the grade is provided for
MS il will be necessary to lower the
level about two feet at Maple ave.
to provide for the necessary
drainage. The change in the street
grade will also entail changes in
several sidewalks which the owners
agreed to change.
Councilman Frederick GARRISON
and Borough Engineer Otto Voel-
ker were also present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-28
SEWAREN

The woman's Auxiliary of st.
Johns church will hold an ali day
meeting at the home of Mrs. A. +.
Soield, Tuesday, February 1.
Mrs. Gilbert, of Albany, ". Y, is
the guest of her daughter Mrs.
Charles Wiswall.
Mrs. C. +. Lewis entertained the
Sewaren Bridge Club on Wednes-
day afternoon. Mrs. James Hardi-
man won the first prize. a box of
choice powder and Mrs. w. w.
Jackson, the second a pin tray. Mrs.
]. ]. Dunno won the guest prize a
collar. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. A. c.
Walker.
James C, Brown is on a trip to
Shamokin, Pa, this week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-28

By Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE, Jan. 2s:-All Is
in readiness for the vaudeville per-
Torrance and dance which. will be
held in the high school auditorium
tonight under the auspices of the
Mems Club of Trinity Episcopal
churth. The entertainment will be
personally supervised by Dan Quinn,
of New York City. an old time fav-
orite in Woodbridge who appeared
often here during the active days of
the Woodbridge A. A. 1t has been
announced that Mr.. Quinn will also
sing. A large crowd is expected as
the club members have long been
arranging this affair.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-28

Invitations have been received by
a number of Sewarenites for the
wedding of Miss Mona Scott and Mr..
John Ward Fergerson which it to
take place on Saturday evening,
February s at $50 O'Clock at the
Marie Antoinette Hotel in New
York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-28
MIke Wa wise. But

NEW YORK. jan 2S:-Michael
Erennan was convicted fifteen times
for drunkenness. He cut off a finger
10 prevent identidcation by the
dn9erprint system. 1t didn't work.
The Judge said he was sorry. but
gave hkm ten days in the works.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-28
Noted Man Held For Attack on Girl

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S-Herbert
Prentice Crane. Jr.. grandson of the
late Richard T. Crane, millionaire
Chicago steel manufacturer, was
held by police today on charges of
an attempted attack on thirteen year
old Louise Sturm in Lincoln Park
last Wednesday night. Crane, who
is t~hirty-seven years old, confessed
after the girl and her companion at
the time of the attack. Marie Fisch-
err. identified him.