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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
LITTLE
BENNY S
NOTE BOOK
By Lee Pape

We was eating supir yestiddy and
ma kemp on looking at pop funny and
pop kepp on looking as IL he wished he
knew wat she was looking at him
funny for, and after n vile ma sed,
Well Willyum, you appear to OF for
gotten wat day this is.
Not at all, on the contrary, sei pop,
this Is Wensday and we were going to
do something speshil today, we were
going to take in a show wasent that 1t?
II was not, sed ma, and pop sed,
We were going to call on your sister,
wasent that Il? and ma sed Certeny not,
we were not going to do enything, as a
matter of fack we alreddy did some
thing. to make a long story short we got
married and this is the eleventh ami
versery Of the day.
o, that, l meen, O, that, sed pop,
i remember, wy certeny | remember.
II ] dident remember watts that pack
idge doing out on the hall rack?
Wat packidge? sed ma, o Willyum,
you did remember and you brawt me a
present and you've jest bin pretending
all along, you ccrteny are case, Will
lyum, q / must run out and see it i'm.
meeditly.
And she quick got up and went out
in the hall and called back, Willyum,
there's no packidge out heer, there's not
q thing out heer.
The doose you say, then It's bin stolen,
] thawt l herd the frunt door open u
little vile ago, did you heer enything?
sed pop.
I did not, and I'm not the ony one
that dident, sed ma. Meening pop
dident either, and he sed, Wy Pawleen,
how can you say sutch thing, l wish
you had seen the lovely wat you call 1t
In that packidge.
The lovely wat? sed ma, and pop sed,
The lovely string of perls, but Of corse
III get you another string jest like It
because 1t was my fault for leeving the
packidge on the hall rack. Ill bring
Il home tomorro.
wy Willyum, think you're perfecklv
wonderful, l reely bleeve there was a
packidge there after all, sed ma. And
we kepp on eating suppir, everybody
looking as If they was still injoying it
except pop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-22
IlIlIINIIiiiIiiii;|
Philadelphia, July 22, 1921.

It's the ideal which this business is bu-o acb;.v.
tremendous sales in thoroughly dependable good. throuh
economy in prices.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
|U. S. CONSULATE GUARDED
AFTER CHINESE THREATS
Spunky American Vice Consul
Leads Opium Seizure and
Calls for Soldiers.

PEklNG. August 6.-Courageous ac-
ton by American Vice Consul Walter
A. Adams at Changsha, in Human,
which resulted in the breaking up OF
nest OF opium dealers operating un-
der the American nag, caused threats
to be made against mis- Ike, necessI-
tating a guard OF American sailors
in the consulate.
Information reached Adams that a
large quantity OF opium had been
stored. pending distribution on the
premises OF an American commercial
concern. Knowing that the higher
municipal and government officials
were promoting the trauIc. Adams
went to subordinate police Official
and got him TO detail a squad to ac-
company him to the premises-which
incidentally were next door to the
consulate. In room with a hidden
door was discovered ton of opium,
customs stamps. and in addition paper
been handled by the American con-
sulate. Adams caused the opium to
be removed to the consulate, where
upon he was warned over the tele-
phone by an English speaking Chinese
that his life was in danger unless he
surrendered ii and refrained from in
terfering further in the traffic
The gunboat Villa Lobos was lying
in the harbor and at Adams request
sent ten sailors to guard the contra
band and the consulate. After much
correspondence with Peking, the for
eign commissioner of customs was
authorized to take the opium and
,urn it,
Evening star., 1921-08-07
CAMP HARDING FOR BOYS
ITO BE OPENED TOMORROW
Purpose Physical Training for
u Lads-Some Disappointment
at Small Enrolment.

Camp Harding. the boys training
camp on the Conduit road, near the
District line. will be formally opened
tomorrow. Capt. Richard X. Day OF
the United States Marine Corps. will
be the military instructor, and Capt.
tary and business manager. to whom
all further applications for admis-
sion should be made.
Some isapDointment was mani
Tested yesterday that more boys of
the District and nearby country had
not availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity for a combined vacation of
and the physical and other training
that will accompany 1t, under the
instruction and supervision Of au-
thorized military experts.
The purpose of the camp. 1t is
pointed out. is not military training
in its strict sense. but physical and
other training of the boys in the
military camps. including setting-up
exercises. discipline, methods of do
ing things in camp and general in
structions.
The tents have been pitched skir'-
ing the grove of trees bordering the
put in fine condition, and all is ready
for the opening Of the first class to-
There is still time for belated ap-
plicants to secure admission and The
Star will still continue, until fur
ther notice, to receive donations from
the public-spirited citizens who may
able to advance the necessary camp
expenses, which is figured at $21.45
for each boy for the full four weeks
Of training.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
BUCKET SHOP PRONSO
CUT FROM GRAIN BILL
Effort Was Made to Pronibit
Quotations Being Sent
Over Wires.

Amendments to the Capper-Tincher
bill to regulate future dealings in
grain agreed upon yesterday by the
Senate agriculture committee includ-
ed decision to strike out a COM
mittee proposal to prohibit privately
owned or leased telegraph and tele-
phone lines from connecting with
ci les in which ain xch.n ,,,o
aimed "huckat shops" the provis -,
would deprive producers of means for
obtaining market reports to aid in
disposing of their grain.
The committee proposal to give the
Federal Trade Commission access by
order Of the Secretary of Agriculture
to reports made by grain EXCHANGES
also goes out. but authority for the
Secretary to call for such reports
and make them available to the At
torney General will be insisted upon.
Of Trade opposed the elimination of
leased wire houses. and told y
committee that proposed Federal
Trade Commission examination of
books would give the commission au-
thority to explore the business Of CO.
ject to its jurisdiction. He also con-
tended that Provisions of 'he bill! p -
mitting cooperative marketing as
sociations which become members
OF grain exchanges TO rebate commls-
sions would be a powerful lever TO
compel all dealers to join such as
sociat tons threa iening monopolis ,ic con-
troll bv the n"odu"erS.
Senator Nelson. republican. Mime
sofa. in behalf of farmers of his
state. protested against the rebatine
privilege on the ground that many
farmers now deal through co-opera-
tive elevators and would not be en-
titled to the rebate.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
ST AUTOS STOLEN.
Forty-One Recovered in Record to
July I Here.

Fifty-seven automobiles have been
taken by thieves or joyriders since
July 1. beginning of the current fiscal
year, and last nights police records
showed that sixteen of them had not
been recovered.
Members of the traffic squad at
tributed thefts to the carelessness of
automobile owners in leaving their
cars parked all day on streets with
little or no protection.
Detective Hughlett of the traffic
squad mentions an instance of a
young man arrested for automobile
thefts who kept record showing
certain cars left on the streets for
hours at a time. The records con-
tained the names Of owners, their
business and the locations in which
their cars were parked.
"A car left on the street all day
commented Detective Hughlett. lis
easily taken shortly after being
parked, and the owner may not miss
it until the thief has reached a distant
city,
Employment of Safeguards against
theft is strongly advocated by the
head of the automobile squad. and
imposition of severe penitentiary
sentences. he suggests, also will act
as a deterrent to persons who are in
clined to take machines
Evening star., 1921-08-07
SEVEN CO-ORDINAT0RS
GIVEN POSTS BY DAWES
Maj. ]. B. McAndrews Among
Men Appointed to Assign
ments in Areas.

Assignments of seven of the nine CO.
ordinators who will have charge Of pur-
chase and sale of government supplies
in the various Army corps areas through
out the country were announced last
night by the budget bureau. Two more
officials will be appointed later.
The seven co-ordinators and their
headquarters are: Capt. T. H. Hicks.
q. s. N, New York: Capt NJ. NJ. Ram
say. Z. S. NJ. Norfolk: Capt. F. F. Arms.
z. S. N, Boston: Capt. Ray Spear. L. 8.
N. San Francisco: Lieut. Col. ]. c.
Thea. Indianapolis; Maj. d. A. Robinson.
San Antonio, and Maj. J. R. McAndrews.
Washington. d. c.
Division of the country into areas for
the coordination Of government trans
actions in the interest Of economy was
effected by Director of the Budget Dawes
under an executive order of President
| Harding. Tomorrow the co-ordinators
in charge of the various areas will meet
with Gen. Dawes and Col. H. c. Smither
chief co-ordinator. for orders. before
taking charge Of the work.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
DISMISS INVENTORS SUIT.

Because of lack Of jurisdiction. Justice
Siddons Of the District Supreme Court
has dismissed the suit for injunction
brought by Robert Lee Wright, an in
ventor of Los Angeles, Calif., to prevent
Secretary of War Weeks and Secretary
Of the Navy DENLY from using certain
inventions Of the petitioner on high ex-
plosive projectiles. The inventor also
wanted the court to give him Judgment
against the defendants for $3.50, 900 as
a commission on a contract made with
the American Can Company Of New Jer-
sey to make 5000. 600 such projectiles.
United States Attorney Laskey moved
to dismiss. pointing out that the suit
was in effect against the United States
and II maintainable should be prosecuted
in the Court of Claims. He pointed out
the decision Of the United States Su-
preme Court in the Krupps-C -Crozier case
that redress by inventors in such cases
could only be had in the Court Of Claims.
Attorney Charles E. Morganston, jr., for
the inventor noted an appeal to the
Court Of Appeals.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
LAKE STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Panic Follows When Excursion
Boat Hits City of Buffalo.
BY the Associated Pres

BUFFALO,. n. Y. August "a
panic In which several women tainted
followed the collision of the Ossian
Bedell, a small steamer bound for an
amusement beach, with the City of
Buffalo. inbound from Cleveland. in
the harbor here tonight.
The Ossian Bedell was trying to
pass the big passenger boat. which
was being towed in by two tugs. when
high winds caused the stern of the
City of Buffalo to veer over in the
path of the smaller craft. Engines
were reversed, but the collision was
inevitable.
The bow Of the Bedell wedged itself
into the stern of the City of Buffalo
SO firmly that 1t took tugs half an
hour to pull her off.
When the crash came there was a
panic-stricken rush for life preservers
on the Ossian Bedell. No one was
injured.
The Bedell was badly damaged, but
proceeded under her own power to q
drydock for repairs. The City OF
Buffalo was able to start the return
trip to Cleveland after the accident
Evening star., 1921-08-07
SWEPT BY FOREST FIRES.
Maine Town Threatened by Flames.
Fire Pumps Rushed.

BANGOR. Me-, August .6.-Forest
fires sweeping up from the southwest
on twelve-mile front threatened
tonight to surround and wipe out the
village of Howland, thirty-six miles
north of this city. and fears are felt
for the safety Of the 750 inhabitants,
Fire lighters. steam fire pumps and
thousands of feet Of hose have been
rushed to Rowland from Bangor. Old
town and Orono. but latest reports
from the district were that the fire
was gaining headway.
The flames broke out afresh last
night, after the volunteer fire fight
ers had apparently subdued them
Late this afternoon the fire reached
the outskirts of the village and seven
houses are reported to have been de-
stroyed.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
SHIP WRECKED ON REEF;
SAVE MANY PASSENGERS
200 Believed to Have Taken to
Boats When Steamer Founders
Off Eureka, Calf.

EUREKA. Calf, August 6.-All pas
sengers aboard the steamer Alaska,
wrecked on Blunts. reef. have been
ing to a wireless message received
by the naval wireless station at Table
Bluff. near here. s.V
The steamer Anyox reported to the
wireless station it was five miles from
The scene OF the wreck and was proceed
ing to the Alaska's assistance. All the
AlaSkaS bOa,S- were reported lowered.
Blunls reef is about four miles Off shore.
The weather is thick and foggy.
The sea was comparatively calm.
PORTLAND. Ore. August "a tele-
gram from Seattle tonight said wire-
less operators there had picked up an
sos S from the passenger steamer
Alaska, which had struck on Blunts
reef near Eureka, Calf.
NORTH HEAD, August "a second
call said the Alaska had struck the
rocks hard and was listing heavily.
At $40 pm. wireless message from
the Alaska said that all boats were be-
ing lowered. The ship. the wireless said,
was full of passengers" and urged that
sci.
The wireless S call of the Alaska
ceased at 9:58. adding to the belief that
she had gone down.
The tank steamer Ell Segundo. 12O
miles north Of Blunts Reef. wirelessed
that she had caught the Alaska's S o s,
but could not reach her before tomorrow.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 6.-The
normal passenger list of the steamer
Alaska is approximately 200. shipping
men here said tonight.
The steam screw steamer Alaska. which
halls from the home port of Port Town.
send. Wash. has a net tonnage Of 3.70S
and is 327 feet long. Her normal crew
numbers forty-f1ve. The Alaska was
built at Chester, Pa. in 1889.
While bound from San Francisco for
Portland, the Alaska put into Astoria,
Ore. July because Of disabled ma
chinery, and 1t was then reported that
she would have to be towed to Portland.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
lE BARRIER ASKED
MIARMY AND NAVY
shhked With Chemical Need
in Suggested Measures
of National Defense.

..- An embargo on dyes and chemicals
as means of national defense Is
urged by Secretary Weeks and Secre'
sary Denby. II became known Eester-
day when Chairman Penrose OF the
Senate finance committee made let
fers from the cabinet members pubic.
The House rejected the embargo be-
fore passage of the Fordney tariff bill.
now before the Senate committee.
Navy and Army Needs.
1T is of great value to the Navy.
MIR. DENLY wrote. Ito encourage the
DEVELOPMENT of chemical activities in
the manufacture of all products con-
nected with explosives and gases
especially those manufacturers whose
establishments can easily be diverted
20 the manufacture of war materials.
The restoration of the embargo clause
will be of material help and l Will
greatly appreciate your assistance to
this effect
H. Embargo orders have been FOUND
Necessary by England. France. italy
and Japan. MIR. Weeks said He also
declared that the chemical industry
was vital TO Germany in prolongins
her efforts in the world war and ex-
pressed the opinion that high ex-
pIosives and war gases would play
Tar more important part in future
wars.
'HIn the world war. he said. the United
States has found it could mobilize,
train and equip with clothing 4.O0O.-
900 men far more quickly than it
could supply the guns and ammuni-
tion. He related how the munitions
makers had worked feverishly to
supply the munitions and war gases.
adding that even then little was
available for more than a year after
the formal declaration of war.
Great Future Importance.
"The use of high explosives and war
gases will unauestionably be far greater
Il, any future struggle than in the world
war" he said. '.It is of the most vital
Importance to our preparedness that the
dye industry be developed to the fullest
possible extent in this country. 1t is felt
that this danger is so great that i urge
rtre enactment of the embargo feature
OF the Fordney tariff bill as submitted
by the ways and means committee as
tle only way to prevent crushing our
chemical market by German competi-
ton
affairs of the Chemical Foundation.
purchaser of the former German dye
patents from the alien property Gus
todian. came under inquiry yesterday in
Senate finance committee tariff hearings
with Joseph H. Choate. jr.. counsel for
the American Dye Institute. recalled to
give details of the foundations activi-
ties.
The foundation. he said. never had re-
fused applications for use of the patents
made by American citizens. 1t still con-
trolls 1888 Of the 1904 patents purchased
in February. 1919. he said.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
Orchard Missing
Opernight As Thief
Steals $50 Trees

HAMILTON, Ohio. August 8.
The man who stole q bass
aFan and got away with II. was
gone one better, here, today.
Hamilton police are looking
for . thief who stole q fruit
orchard. $50 trees.
They were new trees, how
ever. just set out . day OF SO
age. The farmer, who had an
orchard yesterday and didn't
have one today lives in Morgan
township and refuses to let his
name to be used.
The only clues police have
are n criss-erOss Of footprints
in the place where the saPIiags
were.
Evening star., 1921-08-07

Continued from First PageD
in passing. that 1 have more conf
Hence in America tonight than I ever
had before in all my life. I believe
Nmerica has found her soul and has
found the inspiration to become not
ionIy the first great republic of the
earth. as we are. but to grow into the
plightiest power in the world, leading
mankind to higher and higher levels.
sad. Hopes to See Disarmament.
Knowing your sentiment, 1 have
recently been able to ask the great
Gfound the council table. and look
each. other in the face just as neigh
bors should look each other in the
,face,z and ask each other why there
,shQuid be any war. We are going to
have chat kind of a conference and I
hope it will be my fortune before my
turn of office is done to be able to say
tH1t) Blr America somehow appealed
to the conscience of mankind and
science we put aside conflict. That's
a fine ideal for America
As the President finished his speech
which was delivered from a wooden
stand erected in Riverbank Park.
Band struck up. THE Star Spangled
Banner" and Mr.. Harding called out
40 the audience to sing with the mu-
sic. He and Mrs. Harding joined in
sfife singing and then the crowd gave
them three cheers.
,s.itThe presidential party reached Port
hand shortly before 10 pm. and went
stU the home of Mrs. Eugene Hale,
smother Of Senator Hale, where they
paid social call while street crowd
sida several hundred overran the lawn
lAffd peered in at the windows. The
9 President came out on the steps and
asked that those in the street form
q. ifne so he could meet each one and
"a; handshaking session Of upward of
an hour followed. In the line was a
'committee of the Kiwanis Club VINO
presented Mrs. Harding with a bou-
ooet.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
FRANK E. WOODWARD DEAD
Boston Man Was Brother of
Founder Of Woodward & Lothrop.

Frank Ernest Woodward. Boston
business man. brother of Fred e.
Woodward and Mrs. Isabel Olcott, and
uncle Of Donald Woodward, all Of this
city. is dead. according to information
reaching here last night. The funeral
will take place today from his late
residence in Wellesley Hills, Mass.
Interment will be in Woodlawn ceme-
terry. Chelsea
Mr.. Woodward was man Of prom
inence in public life, being the author
Of several works on the woodward
and Erskine families. at one time
governor general of the Sons Of the
American Revolution for the state OF
Massachusetts,, and for many years
connected with the school boards and
public library service Of Maiden and
Wellesley Hills.
He Ii survived by q widow and four
sons and four daughters.
Mr.. woodward was born in Damaris-
Gotta, Me-, in 1853 and had just passed
his sixty-eighth birthday. The late
S. w. woodward was also q brother,
tho eldect Of the family
Evening star., 1921-08-07
PRINTED BEFORE DEATH.
Caruso Caption in Rotogravure
Section Explained.

!: In today's rotogravure section Of The
Star appears a picture Of the late
Enrico Caruso and his family at their
villa at Sorrento. with beneath
stating that "the singers health has
xreatly improved during his stay in
Italy" This picture was sent to press
for the rotogravure section, which is
necessarily made up and printed in ad-
vance Of the date Of issue. several days
before the news Of Caruso's death came,
and 1t was then impossible to effect q
Correction of the caption line.
+ The illustration. despite this obviously
Incorrect accompaniment Of type, is an
interesting souvenir Of the great singer,
being perhaps the last photograph taken
,of him.
Evening star., 1921-08-07
AssYRIANs COMING HERE.
Prosecuted by Mohammedans, They
Head for United States.

Prosecuted by Mohammedans: more
than a thousand Assyrian Chrfstians
are on their way to the United States
in small sailing vessels. Secretary
Davis said yesterday. Information
reaching the Department OF Labor. he
said. disclosed that they are part OF
75. 900 who started to march from the
interior Of Persia to ports. One-third
Of them died on the way.
Those who survived boarded avail
able vessels that were leaving for
Japan and the countries OF Europe
and America The thousand coming
here. the Secretary said, will be far
in excess Of the quotas for Persia,
a1ainst which country they should be
charged under the present immigra-
tion law, but he said no decision has
been reached as to what would be
done with them.
Evening star., 1921-08-07

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. August 6.-All wom-
en- will be wearing their hair bobbed
within three years. and they will be
years.
This Is the prediction of the actor
artist. Alexander Leftwich, who is
here to stage the Baltimore fashion
show, which opens at the Fifth Regi-
ment Armory on Tuesday.
ITO me 'bobbed hair is IDEAL" said
Mr.. Leftwich. ct is my firm con-
viction that inside of three years all
women in this country will wear
their hair bobbed. just as it is my
firm conviction that inside of five years
they will be wearing 'trouserettes.
"Bobbed hair still attracts atten-
Evening star., 1921-08-07
BOBBED HAIR AND TROUSERETTES
SEEN FOR ALL WOMEN IN FIVE YEARS

tion. However. more and more wom-
en- will adopt that style. as its youth
fulness is already apparent and the
comfort and convenience it affords
it once unwilling to go back to the
old way.
American women are not slaves Of
Paris. They hold on to the comfort
able note in dress and have the
ability and good taste to combine
comfort with beauty"
In commenting on the cost of wom-
ems clothes and the standard joke
Of wives driving their husbands into
bankruptcy by buying expensive
war6robes. Mr.. Leftwich said:
Men go bankrupt. not because their
wives spend too much money on
clothes. but because their wives do
not buy the right clothes"
Evening star., 1921-08-07
"Y" TO HAVE LAW COURSE
Enlarges Field of Educational Ac-
tivities for Young Men.

The Washington Y. NJ. C. A. has ar
ranged to extend its field of educa-
tional activities so as to make it pos
sible for young men living in this city
and in the neighboring states to study
law.
Owing to the fact that many men
living in small towns and cities Of the
country are unable to fulfill their
ambitions to study law because of
financial limitations. the "Y" has de-
cided to give every assistance. To
make It possible for these young men
to attend the Y. NJ. c. A. law school at
night 1t will endeavor to find employ
ment in this city for a limited number
Of deserving students.
The management Of the institution
asks that editors. ministers. lawyers.
Judges and others submit the
names Of such young men as come un.
der their observation. The "Y will
endeavor to locate them In perma-
nent day positions. Those who sub
init names are requested to be certain
of the qualifications Of the persons
recommended, especially as to morals,
educational qualifications and apti-
tude for the profession of law.