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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-11
Armistice Day Events
Of afternoon and Night
afternoon

I :30--Parade and unveiling OF
memorial monument at Lansdowne,
with Congressman George s. Graham
as orator.
2 49, Memorial meeting in honor
Of the Unknown at Young Men 8
Hebrew Association headquarters,
1916 Master street.
2-Opcning Of the new home OF
Corporal Charles w. Hewitt Post.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, 1920
North Broad street.
3-Paradc and dedication of me-
mortal in Palmer Cemetery, PAL
mcr and Memphis streets, by citi.
2Pns of the Eighteenth Ward, with
addresses by Mayor Moore, William
e. Rowcn. president Of the Board
of Education, and Franklin Spencer
Edmonds.
3-Tnvciling Of memorial at Bala,
with John Temple Graves as the
orator.
3--.Lafayettr Post, No. 265,
American Legion, places marker
on the grave in Hillside Cemetery
Of Arthur 7 Kissing. flying cadet,
who died in Camp Dick, Dallas,
Tex. on October -. 1918.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-11
Halt at Reviewing Stand

To the left of the White House, on
Pcrnsylyania avenue, the presidential
reviewing stand had been erected A
sharp command TO halt goes down
the line as the gun carriage with its
precious bufden draws Up before 1t. The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-11
Legion OF Honor ChePred

- Down the Wide, deserted roadway Of
an avenue that for 4 century has wiz
messed the last reviews Of conduering
armies and the triumphant progresses Of
peace, the mortuary procession in honor
of the nameless dead, moves with the
celebrity and precision Of a machine.
IL IL not all of the immediate pres
emit. Behind n flag wrapped in black
eamite marches q scattered few with
tagging step and grizzIed hair. They
toll manfully to keep step to the march
of Q new generation. They are the
- ion of Honor men OF other wars.
heroes of their day and generation
90 have known the baptism of fire.
hey march regardless OF rank. The
. iccolade Of generous people was theirs
In other years; this is the day of those
who followed In their footsteps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-11

room while the prisoner related the con
verSation.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
skIddino 10 Overcome.

Attention is called In a circular re-
port from Sydney. Australia, to new
invention of II frOnt-drivc vehicle
which entirely prevents skidding. A
test over 10000 miles OF rough road
has been made. II is claimed. with no
signs of wear. The front wheels nre
pivotcd In the center, which enables
the steering Of the car with much
greater ease than In the rear-wheel-
driven machine. The device Is now
attached to an old worn British car
which. prior TO the attachment of the
device, weighed 30 cwt., with a speed
of thirty-eight miles an hour travelling
fifteen miles on one gallon of gasoline.
After alteration and application of the
front drive device. the car weighs IS
cwt.. has speed OF forty-five miles
nm hour and will go seventeen and one
half miles on Il single gallon of gaso
line.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
IN THE NAME OF RELIGION!
Weird and Savage Rites INDUCED In
by the khlysts, Sect Of
Russian Fanatics.

One Of the queer religious sects of
the world Is the Christs or Khlysts OF
Russia. They hold their meetings In
their churches with hundreds of men.
women and children attending. After
prayers and hymns that last until
midnight they begin wild dance amid
sobs and grOans. After this CON
tinues for while they abandon their
garments and put on white robes and
white stockings. Candles are lighted.
and a new dance begins that consists
Of rapidly revolving. the men to the
right. the women TO the left.
In a short time sort Of madness
falls upon them. They. leap. scream,
heat themselves and each other, In
dulge in wild laughter and cries, and
then begin to tear of the garments
with shouts Of at is coming. the Holy
Spirit is coming!" They begin TO go
about on NIL tours. riding on one nm
others backs, rolling about on the
floor. biting and scratching one nm
other. and at last go entirely insane
and dash about until they fall OK
hausteSi. BY dawn the church floor
Is covered with naked men, women
and children. unconscious and blood
stained.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
Weather. Effect on Birds.

Cold and hunger In England hns
driven armies of birds. even the Wild
est. into streets and gardens and I'M
wonted places. Great focks of green
plover, which are singularly shy as n
rule. appeared In the stackyards and
paddocks Of Hertfordshlre villages. In
Buckinghamshire several thousand
rocks in n flock was no rarity; and
old scouts came right up to the bnck
doors and competed for their food
with the poultry and the pigs. In Lon
don It was curious to see the pigeons
feeding busily on the ice, to the "bvi-
Gus Irritation Of the gulls. whose bills
are useless for securing fragments
from a hard surface. It was hard to
he defeated by land bird In their
own element. Starlings showed even
greater ability In picking up morscls
from the foes and even the water or
the river, feat very foreign TO their
nature.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10

The three children were on the
street car on their way to SCHOOL,
hoy and two younger sisters. The sis
tiers disputed who was to push the
button to notify the street car con-
ductor to stop the car. The older sis
ter won and held her finger on the
button for more than block. Then
her brother rose, pulled her hand
away arbitrarily and pushed the hut
ton, The older sister stepped into
the vestibule. followed by her sister
to be the first to step off the car AS
1t stopped, the brother brushed them
aside and led the way. The sisters
having alIghted. waited for the car to
20 on, but the boy rushed across the
tracks. ignoring the warning changing
of the bell by the motorman.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
NO WONDER THEY LAUGHED
American Soldier In Paris Had Made
4 Small Mistake In Copying the
Street Name.

During the war, while l was on
leave of absence in Paris. relates re-
turned soldier. ! decided to take a
walk alone. thought 1t advisable to
copy down the nnme OF the street In
which was staying, SO l wrote down
some words printed on the sidewalk.
When l was ready to return | found
that ! could not locate the street
where my hotel was, so | approached
n woman. showed her what had writ
ten In my book, and tried TO learn
from her where the place was. She
laughed and said something In French,
which, of course, I did not under
stand. and passed on. A number of
times | did the same thing, and every
one stopped laughed, and passed on
until man said in English. what is
II you wnnt?"
Delighted to find that I had ilscov-
cred one person who spoke English.
sn!d, "Thnt is the name of the street
where ! am staying, and am lost.
VIII you please direct me?'
"YOu haven't written down street
name" said the man, but post no
bills"
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
M,erobs. In Sugar Bowl.

About one per cent of the cuban
sugar crop, valued at S1,5oO.WD, is
each year destroyed by greedy micro
organisms too small to be seen except
when congregated in crowds of mil
lions. Molds and bacteria are the
culprits. 1t Is estimated that each
person In the United States consumes
s1.s4 pounds OF sugar each year. AT
this rate, s73O0O persons could he sup
plied with the sugar destroyed by
germs. The sugar loses Its sweetness
when the mOlds consume the sucrose.
Its "sweetening" principle.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
BURIED WITH THEIR HUSBAND
Wives Of Members Of the earau Tribe
Of the Congo Are Inferred With
the Corpse.

The Barua tribe In the Congo dis
trict OF Africa have number Of
strange and horrible customs, but OF
them all their burial customs are the
most terrible. When man dies a
large grave Is dug. The corpse and
his wives-these may be anywhere
from two to twenty-are escorted to
the hole with Wild music and the In
terested attendance OF the entire tribe.
The chief wife is thrust Into the hole
and the corpse Is then lowered. The
second wife follows. The dead mans
relatives then proceed to break the
arms and legs of the two wives so
they cannot get out of the hole. The
head Of the corpse is placed in the lap
Of the head wife. and the feet in the
lap Of the second wife.
The rest Of the wives are then thrust
into the hole. their limbs broken. and
they are forced, to sit In circle about
the corpse and Its human supporters.
The priest chants few words. and
everyone falls to with rude shovels,
dlshIng earth into the hole. They new
er stop until the grave is full and the
corpse and the living wives buried far
under the earth. The howls Of the
wives with their broken limbs and fear
Of the terrible death are drowned by
the banging Of drums and the yells OF
the delighted tribe.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
Patching the Cars Trousers.

In his recently published memoirs
Count Wlttc, n member of the old Rus
sian regime, relates that Alexander
Ills prudence in government eNpcndi-
ture was. mntched by his personal
thrift: alexander Ill was extremely
economical with his wearing apparel.
had II curious proof of this when
accompanied the emperor on one of
his railway trips. Since found II
impossible. on nccOunt of my RESPONSE
bility, To sleep of nights. ! would often
catch glimpses of his maicsiy's valet
mending the emperor's trousers. ON
one occasion | asked him why he
didn't give his master Il new pair In
stead OF mcndng the old so often.
We'll. would rather have II that
way he answered. but his majesty
won't let me. He insists on wearing
his garments until they are thread
bare. 1t is the same with his boots"
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
rubereulosi. In France.

That of 36S antituberculosis dis
pensarieS in France only ten per cent
are situated In Paris was hailed as Il
"happy omen" at the second interna-
tionnl conference. Only n few organ
izations were actively engaged In anti
tuberculosis work In France before
the war. Today. largely through the
activity of the Rockefeller Founda
ton, in addition to the dispensaries
mentioned. there are 10000 sanitarium
beds for tuberculOus patients; many
hospitals have provided isolation
wards: the boarding out of nnaemic
children in rural homes has been or
gnnized on Il large scale. and tsere is
national cooperation of all the ascn-
cies concerned.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
RICH ASIA MINOR PROVINCE
Smyrna, Blessed With a Fertile Soil
and Temperate Climate, 10 P'eas-
ant Dwelling Place.

The modern province of Smyrna IS
the most favored of all the provinces
Of Asia Minor. II contains three or
the most considerable rivers of the
country. including the Meandcr, whose
serpentine course has given the Eng
fish language ~ expressive verb. FER
tile soil and temperate climate have
added to the regions attractions, while
the possession of port and city-the
city Of Smyrna-uneIualed by any 9TH
er In Asia Minor has contributed an
other UNNECESSARILY important asset
Though Imperfectly TILED during It's
control by Turkey. the province OF
Smyrna has nevertheless been noted
for Its fine fruits. For II long time II
has furnished the best figs and raj
sins which reach the markets OF Ell-
rope.
Poets and travellers have sung and
told OF the beauties of the city OF
Smyrna throughout the nges. The nu-
cleus ncstles in the lowlnnds about It's
hnrbor. and behind, the city rises tier
above tier against the neighboring high
lands. Unlike many cities that have
survived for long ages. Smyrna has
retained the same name from the dawn
Of history. This city should be dear
TO the heart of the modern feminist,
.ho is reputcd to have played an i'm
portant part in its early lifc.-Nation-
nj Geographic Society Bulletin.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10

S. u. Van Horn of Manhnssct, n.
y. is the inventor of II scheme for
making boats unsuitable. The safety
boat is provided with n couple OF UNI
brellas of rubberiZcd fabric, one on
the port and the other on the star
board side. attached to the gunwalc
by sort of outrigger.
When not In use the umbrellas are
collapsed and take up little room, the
outrlggers being swung alongside Of
the crnft. ont Of the way. But in case
of danger the outrlggcrs are hastily
swung outward into position. the UNI
brellas spreading automatically.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10

A very kind-heurted man could new
err be brought to say an unkind word
about anybody. One day II friend eX-
postulatcd with him.
Look here he said, ITS all very
well being charitable, and all that but
you can carry that sort of thing too
fur. Now, there's Blank. Can you
honestly find a single good point about
Blank?"
The kind-hearted man appeared to
be nonplused, for Bunk was very
bad .:ian. and II seemed impossible to
find anything good to say about him.
well" he said, at length, "yon must
admit he wears fine fur-lined coat ]"
London Tit-Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
M,rbI. cheaper Than Wood.

A report to Washington from the
American commercial attache in Rome
ID to the effect that American lumter
has gone to such price heights in the
italian market that builders find 1t
cheaper to put In marble staircases
than to build them of wood. Such is
the combined effect Of mill Cost. plus
freight rates, multiplied by the ex-
change premium of four TO one that
Italian buyers have TO pay to trans
late our money into theirs.-Ee~ or
leans Times-Picayune.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
Chimes. Carry Stoves.

Chinese women wear practically the
same clothes in winter as in summer.
In the most severe weather, however,
they wear heating baskets under their
cloaks.
These baskets are plain wicker ones,
such ms we use for trash. Inside the
baskets charcoal warmers are placed.
They VIII rndiatc heat for hours. The
charcoal is mixed with chemicals that
generate oxygen. and thus the char
coal will burn constantly even though
1t Is sealed in the containers.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
PUT ONE OVER ON BUTCHER
Incident Proves That Art Of Shopping
Has Not Been Altogether
Thrown In Discard.

A dIgnfled-looking woman stepped
up to showcase In the meat market.
and after she had bought several
pieces of meat. she asked:
"Have you any shinbone thai l
could use for soup stock?"
'Just The thing" responded the
oblIging clerk as he took up long
shinbone and knucklc and balanced, 1t
on his left hand.
what is 1t worth?" asked the
woman.
'Just a half-dollar," said he.
at is such n large piece, woufdsyou
mind cutting 1t ut the jolnt?"
'Snre, | WILL" he replied.
After cutting or the large kiIuchle
he again balanced the long, slim shin
bone on his hand and said:
"You may have this for 40 cents"
The woman looked ut the piece for
n moment, then ut the knuckle and
said:
rs TINT piece you cut OF worth, only
10 cents?"
The clerk hesitatingly replied:
ayes. madam"
"All right" said the woman. "Til
take that knuckle."
The clerk waited n moment looked
AT the woman. then actually laughed
aloud. But he was game and will
lngly wrapped up the 10-cent soup
bone.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10

chn imagine me rest, Suiu JHIlicS-
worthy. You don't need to hand out
the slckcning details. A gang of old
beldames will come to our place, for
instance, and pull about five cents
worth of dandelions and then SIT and
lave IL photographer make large pic
ture of them; after which they'll eat
TWO dollars and eighty cents worth of
ice cream, and lot of sponge cake
and anything you happen to have in
the refrigerator. One of the be,dnmes
will be appointed committee to write
uP the affair for the newspapers. and
Mrs. Slewinder will see that she gets
most Of the glory as the originator of
the scheme, and next spring her hus-
fnDd will be running for alderman on
the strength Of it.
Nowadays the women never get
down to brass tacks md do real work.
They must make society function out
OF every little chore they DO. They
wont carry dead cat out of the front
yard unless there's photographer on
hand 10 make II group picture of 1t.
IL work can be reOrganized so 1t looks
like = game they viii, be industrious
enough, otherwise they strike and send
communications to the newspapers eX-
planning that no woman should permit
herself to he n drudge.
Zone abIe-bodied man will destroy
more dnndellons In half day than Is
women will in three weeks. The man
takes on his cont and gets down on his
mnrrowbOncs and pulls dnndelionS. The
1S women lean against trees and fan
themselves with Japanese fans, and
try to look like so many Mary Ander-
sons and wish there was somebody
around to set them to music.
women are becoming more and
more an expensive luxury since they
organized themselves into clubs. | have
nothing to say against the club idea in
Itself, Mrs. Jamesworthy. want to
see the females have ms good time
rs they can, within reasonable limits.
The men belong to clubs and lodges,
too, but they have halls In which to
hold their meetings.
"The women wouldn't enjoy holding
meeting in hall. They have to as
semble In the home of one of their suf-
fering sisters. so they can size up the
furniture and fittings, and be able to
sny, when they go away, that they
never saw such eXecrnble taste. Anu
the suffering sister sees that her home
is frost. nhd she makes up her mind
to give her heart-sick husband no rest
until he has chartered II string of
painters and paper-hangers, decorators
unu glaZierS
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
Narrowing Experience.

"What's the trouble?' asked the sec
ond assistant sporting editor.
1--WE just had call from II woman
who had written some free verse :"
said the Sunday editor. who was
shaking all over.
''1'hht ought not 10 upset YOU"
"Ahw gronned the Sunday editor.
"But she read 1t to me and threw in
n lot of gestures. "-Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10

worked tOEeiilcr
at them. Things
that are tedious
when one does
them alone. are
interesting when
done by II crowd.
She pointed out
that the tinnde'
lions are bccom-
Ing IL terrible
pest, running most
OF the lawns in
towns, and sug-
gested that the
women hold dan
delion parties
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10

Ocean winds! They come from the
Unreasonable deep. Their wide wings
need the breath of the mighty
gulf. the spaciousness of vast soli-
tudes. The great blue plains are their
ight.-Victor Hugo.
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
unouestionino Admirer.

Are you an admlrer of Jeffersoninn
Simplicity"
II am" replied Senator Sorghum.
~ don't know exactly what 1t is. hut
1 admire anything that can command
so much public approval and political
influence"
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
caIumny In the Calendar.

ado you regard Friday us an I'M
lucky day."
Most assuredly any day with such
bad reputation Is unlucky. whether
IL deserves II or not"
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
Sure Enough.

wen have TO assess your copper
stock
But ! thought was to be in on
the ground floor"
"You are. And that's the point
where we start digging"
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
MAKING WORK EASY

ISNHRS. SIDEWINDEI, mnde a
1Vx sensible talk mt our club meet
ing yesterday" explained Mrs james
worthy "She said there are many
dIsagreenble tasks which might he
made easy and pleasant II women
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
Hopeful.

"Why have you called convention
of neighbors?'
~ am about to paint my house and
hope to be able to agree on color
scheme that will suit majority at
least"
The Meeker herald., 1921-09-10
MARRYING A FAMILY

SS1'M GLAD Jim Slnther and Sophie
4 Ghcrkin are married. said the
druggist. "'rhey are well suited 10
each other, and should live happily
ever after Sophie is Il fine young
woman. OF course, she has good
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04
Biz Cr0ird Greefs
Carniuai Company
On Opening Night

Perhaps tho Largest ,mwd Ia o.
tendance for tho openlnK of am
similar shoN IN chlelasha greeted
the raitsfsonKllne shovs last nlFhs
a ths fair sFonnss ~hsrc this cpm
pany IL efhlbllihK under the ans
picus u tho Gpdy eouniy fair ~
soeiallou
II Il l. possible for . travelling
show TO live ~ 60 al the good
things usually elalned for Ils als
fractions in advance of their CON.
lnr. this eompHny seems 10 come or
near telling the tfuih ~ any. Tor
tho lineup ~ ATTRACTIONS. which
fills nearly every nook and corner
II tho spacious fair grounds. l. al
that could be- desired IN the forA
u amusements II lls character
The malt impressive of all il uc
eniirc ellmlnailon Of attractions that
could b. elassod o. undesirable. The
usual "'as camps" and @her ohict
tionahie features arr quite eonapi
elous hy their absence
Tho side shows. fun houses. ono
ring circus. black aud tan minstfcls
athletic arena. monkey races and
tho many other amuscments all
came In for their share of tac flrft
nights receipts
Tho riding devices. whlch arc four
in number. arc probably the mos'
elaborate that have ever brcn erect
ed here. the ever popular merry 50.
round" the high Ferris wheel. the
twirllng whip and new scaplane ride.
towering 100 fcel IN the air. make q
mos, impressive slfii on the mid.
way.
These shows will romaln at tho
fair grounds for the entire week.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04
Ne " ADVANCE IN
PRICE Of CRUDE.

rs rnilcd Press
Pittsburgh. Penn. Get llerf
va ~ industrial activities and tn
resultant demand for lubricants 10.
day caused advance ol g cents per
hsfrcl IN price ~ rcnnfslsanit
crude.
Four other grades q rcnnsylgtnli
crndcs advanced 20 cents. Ollo on
comrnnyAt Findlhy. announced o
boost of 2s cents IN the prize II al
Wyoming cfudes. Reports frum Don.
yer stated that the Midwest fnllo3cl
with "a similar Increase.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04
PRAYER .errlNo
EXTRAORDINARY

An tho maabers of lhr flras nap
ilsi ehnrsh arc heinz personally
notified of the Extraordinary
payer meeting ana business session
n tho chnfci "Wednesday ryealnr
al siiso. There arr matters of bus''
neaa that sltaily concern every Hem'
her ol the eaunh. 80 every one.
Young aud old. are urged to ~
present
SAN u. TAILOR. Pastor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04

and wl,h favorable weather the
fair cnmmlises she.ld receive a
soaaly sam for their efforts Ia
bringing thls eompsny heFo.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04

Following are the reports u vsri'
Gus sunday schools of the city. COW
erlns last Sundays attendance and
collections. "a reported by tho r.
spccilvs nupcrlnlcndenia; First hap
tlst fi2. tiaso. Methodist. ios.
sga.so Christian ssg. iisss: Second
baptist. 10. $3.50: Presbyterian
ils. sess; Congregational 100. se.oi.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04
To ATTEND Conference.

Mr.. feumm Harris. chairman II
the umdy county Red croas chap
ter. left today for Columbus, q.
where she will attend the national
ned Cross conference. which is
fcheduled 10 close October \. Mr.
Harris has been asked 70 deliver
talk on tho subject Nutrition
Work IN 0mdy County" she ga
pacia Go return soon after the close
~ the conference
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04
SHORT STORIES
or THE TOWN
nuy on station.

W. !. achul,s and A.. X. noldman,
o~.esa of ne Ozark Trail fililnK
station. corner Sixth street and
chlekasha avenue. have purhased
tho local branch of the Western OF
station company. they announced
today. Tho name II the establish
meui has hecn changed 70 the wcst.
crn LuhFlrailng company
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04

The home ~ Nr and Mrs. tahn
~ vas the scene u beautiful
scdaius yesterday ehen their
daughter MarsaFe, waa inlned n
holy deadlock % Ne David -
Calgary Herald. quoted IN Ion
dan opinion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04

Tho Bayeux tapestry woven hy g.
woman carries the best story Of tho
battle ~ ilastings.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-04
wooeman Circle Meet.

Tho woodman Circle will meet TO
morrow afternoon at $3.50 in tho X
i. Hall on ChIckasha avenue. Off
cors announced today.