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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Why the Strike Continues

TO the Editor Of the Evening Puono heooo''
sir--That the people" are still on q
strike" is evident from tho Reports W oi
business wholesale and retail. mere mas
been some reduction in many OF the noees'
stiles Of life bat In many cases the rpuu,, ).
t,ons have not been material commensu' .. a. !. .
with the wage reduction. In thoso iin"s ,'o'
~ otccted by the unions the retaller is W. W.
clferous in denying that he is still hanging vi
to war prices. .op,y
However. the writer. who has had ~ ~tWeh'y
ytars' experience in retail mercnanoissiI,,s ~,
and il now In touch with wholesalers 'oo
ners and manufacturers. believes 'hdt MY Wy
retailers arc still clirging to 100 ano ~, s"V
per cent idea of profit. why nav 'oa'
costs 500 a dozen should bring ~ WIN ~
duced costs OF handling, 10 myster7. Wy
a. pair of shoes that cost the retainer ~
with O per cent off for cash In thirty Gays
should retail at S11 is another mgste,S'
why l should pay $3.50 for an umpre,.a .s
that cost the retailer s112, per cent o"'
is an added mystery. ...
This may be good business but the peo,
pie are not buying. and do not oeheVe tns
bpying--other than the immediate hecesei
tles--wil be resumed until the retailers sye
tho error of their ways and at least appro.,
mate their profits to those Of the pre-~s'
period. w. SCOl DoN|'N'
Philadelphia. Juno Is. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Women In Employment

TO the Editor Of the ErominD Public Ledger
Sir--The writer OF the letter signed DIS,
contented" In the Peoples Forum SOUNDED
az though he had a brain which had bHen
rcadA dumping heap OF ready-made thousn'
-thoushts which held sway Atty years ago
He limits the family 20 one source OF IN
rrre Most families would certainly go 10
tho financial "bow-rows' were there snch d
hard and fast rule - ~.
The da" Of discrimination between tne
rnsrried and unmarried for the business
world is lorg past. In days gone BY "ner'
tho home was manufacturer, baker seam
strsss and waahcrwoman combined IL was
neceasarv that the housewife give her en-
tire time but times have changed. lnous'
try Of many turnis shes the home ana a
,uonen ia wise to choose career "hic"
docs not end with marriage.
A husband may b" III; no may ra,i IN
busineas; ho may lack responsibility or he a
spendthrift Has an intcllGent' capabI,
woman sirply TO accept circumstances anu
not help herself and family. y the above
bo true? I should say not. am buying
rcme which we would be unable to DO IN
orv event if my work lay simply IN the
home.
NV frivolous days have passed. ana am
mora Interested In my work than I possibly
could have been few years ago. MY nus
hand and are Setter friends and pals
.bsn wo were when my llfo was boarded by
P,ur walls and the events OF the day were
tho failr re- Of IN" garbage man TO collect
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
LIqhtenlna the War Burden

10 the Editor Of the ErentnO Public Ledger:
BIr-It Is Interesting to know that Great
BrItain's treaty in alliance with ia pan does
not obliEate her to give aid TO Japan IN
ease Of war between the United states and
Japan. There s significance In the fact
that Great Britain makes special exemption
OF America in her assumption of limited
alliance with her Oriental ally. There really
IN no room for alarm OF an ensasement at
arms between the Ysnks and the Japs. but
there is the proflt-seeking Jingoism to con-
TEND with in both countries with their deft-
ness in manipulating friction and melting
agitation.
There Is every reason why the nations
q the world should put away arms and
ret all thought Of war out OF their minds.
Diplomacy will take care of the grievances
OF the world " we will eliminate the sys
t,m of wholesale murder and the great in
e.ntive for gain connected herewith. 'Fh"
very presence of arms tncitss to their use.
The nations ready for war think war,
talk war and have minds of premcditstsd
murder. All OF these things lead to one
general dircction--tha Inevitable wat Much
war arma ament with much war talk has only
one source to travel, and that is always in
the opposite direction from that Of peace.
We will never get far toward universal peace
go lonE as We persist in doing such things
ss will not only arouse open suspicion,
but d,fnitcly determine our intentions OF
conflict.
Nothing can be accomplished In the face
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

can tell Of banquet. and revel and
mirtb,
For the proudest and grandest souls on
earth
Fell under my touch as though struck with
blight,
From the heads Of kings have torn the
crown:
From tho heights Of fame I have hurled
men down.
have blasted many an honored name,
have taken virtue and given shame;
have tempted youth with O. zip, taste,
That has made his fortune barren waste.
rar creator than any king am /.
Or than any army beneath the sky,
have made the arm of the driver fall,
And sent the train from tho iron rail;
nave made good ships go down at sea,
And tho shrieks Of the lost were sweet to
me.
Fame. strength wealth. genius before me
fall,
And my might and power are over slr
10, no. pale brother" said the wine,
can you boast OF deeds as great as mine1'
Said the water glass: "I cannot boast
OF q king dethroned. or a murdered host,
)ut ! can tell or hearts that were sad.
Bat my crystal drops made them bright and
glad;
or thirst I have ouenched, ana brows
have laved,
OF hand have cooled. and souls have
saved
down the mountain ~ .u,
Slept from the sunshine and dripped from
the fountain,
I have burst my cloud letters, and dropp-o
from the sky,
And everywhere gladdcned the prospect ano
eye;
have esuod the hot forehead Of fever and
pain.
have made the parched meadows gro"
fertile with grain.
can tell Of tho powerful wheel OF tne
mill.
That ground out the sour. and turned ~
my will
can tell OF the manhood dehased by You
That hsVp lifted and crowned anew
cheer, I help. ] strengthen ana slo,
GLADDEN. the hear: OF man and ma'o'
sot the wine chained captive free'
Md all arc bctter for knowing ms
These are the tales they have told zach
other.
The glass OF vino and it's paler brother
Ns they sat together. flied 20 the brim
On rich mans table, rim to rim
~. II. c." Darby. asks for the wo-ds
of song ''rt Takes Litue Suhsh'hs 70
Make the World Go Around"
&C. c. l." asks FOR the poem The me
Legged Goose and the words Of the gong
when Am Gone You'll Soon Forget"
IT. p. N"-The verse you quote Is thc
first verse OF 'Hohenlinden." the author OF
which js Thomas Campbell.
"R W. c." asks II a reader could sis,
the poem Zach stanza of which begins.
"a strong life and kind No
And u life untouched by FEAR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
IAN 'OrrIbIe Tale"

To the Editor Of N" ErcuWg ruDhc Ledger!
Sir-ln the Peoples Forum will you kindly
print an old nonsense rhyme called An
'Orrible Tale'1 SAMUEL /. WILLIAMS.
Philadelphia, June 10. 1921.
IAN 'ORRIBLE TALE"
An 'orrible tale I've got to tell
or sad misfortunss that befell
a family that once resided
In just the very same house that did.
The father, into the garden did walk
And cut his throat With lump Of chalk,
Inc mother, an end to hrrself she put,
BY banging herself in the water. butt.
The sister went down on her bended knees,
And smothered herself with toasted chees";
The brother. too, let II be note
Stabbed himself with tho gravy boat.
The little baby In the cradle
Shot Itself dead with a silver ladle,
But the dy on the ceiling. this case was
the "wust un"
Went and bo"ed itself up by spontan' Gus
combustion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
WOULD IMPROVE TREvosE
Association Formed for Better
Lights, Roads and School Provisions

The Trevosc Improvement Associa-
tion has been formed TO seek princi.
pally better street lighting, improved
highways, and convcnicnces in trans
portatiou of public school pupils to the
different school buildings in the dis
trict.
Officers selected are President, John
Page; secretary, Jay v: Hare; treas
Committee, Samuel X. Crccly, Thomas
Erwin, Harry X. Marshall, J. B. Cru
YER. Howard Brown, Alfred n. Sickel,
Charles Dorworth George Stuart, Earl
Willard, Arthur Carr, Mrs. Alfred \.
Sickcl, Mrs. Laura Clayton. Mrs.
Charles Dorworth Mrs. Howard Brown
Mrs. John Brown and Miss Elizabeth
Carter.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Tell Him Nothing

70 the Editor Of the Erenin1 Public Ledger:
sjr--I note what your correspondent says
about telling the man she is going to marry
A. her past. Do nothing of the kind. He
taa no doubt also had a past, but he is
not goins to tell you. II is mono OF his
business what your past has been That Is
sh. answer she would get II she were to
ask him the same question.
The man marries her "for better or for
worse" II It turns out for the better he
sas nothing to complain Of Man, at his
neat is nothing but a big bundle of selfish
ness and jealouses-two things that will
trssk any woman's heart.
Tventy-one years ago 7 married the first
.nd only beau I ever had. | had known
min, since I was thirteen. ] was good
sirl. but my married life has been a total
failure because my husband was not big
enough 70 see the folly Of denying me rthe
,lnplest pleasures of life. Don't go
eommon man with your sins Jesus ls your
friend and He will carry you through.
MARY r. LAWRENCE.
phIladsiphIa Tune 49, 1921,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

Letters to the Editor should be as
brief and to the point as possible,
avoiding anything that would open
a denominational or sectarian dis
cussion.
No attention will be paid TO anony-
nous letters. Names and addresses
must be signed as an evidence OF
good faith. although names will not
be printed " request Is made chat
they be omitted.
The publication OF a letter Is not
TO be taken as an Endorsement of It's
views by this paper.
Communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied by post
age, nor will manuscript be saved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

" suspicion and the only absolutely safe
way to disarm suspicion is TO stop arnins
nations. The determination rests with Great
Britain. Japan and America. Japan and
Great Britain has sgnified their anNiet| 70
stop naval increase II the United states
viii do the same. For the release OF the
people from war thought and war burdens
let us hope that these nations nave pro
gre ssed and pronted by the wars OF ,he
past and that they will surrender the
va lries Of commerce" for ciVliHatommI "'
,,niversaI noaoe w. L. CARROLL
DhIia dalpbio Tune IA, 1Dsl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Letters to the Editor
,.,.,oIzes Daylight Saving

., Editor Of the Ecc"ino puolio Leaoer: Ledger,
s.'SsF ,s. sS $ s. r E%%S &"ysaS spsSnR "ayinR
n your isSue ISL sav II Is not. aud mostly
S.asaGs. o. who s asked says he doesn't ,oSn oSnet u
''i v%' We s.r. % FsS' al sspss'sS to ssyi to
during tne ,,ore satisfied to do It, but now
, .s.r. necessity for IT. who p ars say Eettns It IS
pnly the r'o', ,r,,. srorts plao. like MIR. Roper.
The eenen, .r play ball golf, tennis: and so
s'' s"F ,sSsd sSS 5s s"S s%' fS'1 Il :
vorkins pI.,sont 10 work hard all day ana
70. very ssys to come home in the heat Of the the
ss SsGss Ct the wSy %s not It sSss the 'S
cline as .ho snorts rule the public. They
n hs' sse only ones to my ,hpsiHs l%., .inS Tn2
sy So Sssps by about % " aSSsS sSH sS ss' ssSss hey
dferenrn, n nuisance;; we don't like it,
y Long my opinion is sr 'hs5 SsSessa i@s ma; Sy
jority are NV MRS. *. Fl. X.
u fnesi,adelpbIa, eltaJ June 8, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
The Chain Prohlnn,

To the Editor Of the EUertuo Public Ledger:
Slr--I would weld up In solving W. L.
Wleys chain problem, in issue Of June
Ia, as follows:
A man has six pieces OF chain of fve links
each. which he can get cut and welded at
twenty-sx cents per link or he could buy
q new chain OF thirty links at $3.50 Prob
lem. which will be the cheaper, to buy a
now chain or to cut and weld tho pieces he
has and how much
My answer Is: Five YIELDS at twenty
six cents ea, ais st9o. New chain at $3.50.
Saves twenty cents. In detail. one weld
makes ton links, two Yields make two
separate chains OF ten links each; third
weld makes three chains of ten links eac<:
fourth weld joins two Of the ten links which
gives twenty links: nth weld Joins twenty
and ten. Total. thirty links.
ROBERT BEARD.
Pbila adeInhia June is, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Poem, and Songs Desired
Lima From uMarsejlIaIse"

To the Editor Of the Euenu0 Pubic Ledger!
sir--If the person inauring for 20 LIB.
erty. can man resign thee once having felt
thy generous fame?' will look In THE
Marseiilaise," the French national hymn.
he will find they are the beginning of tho
third verse w. l.. YOUNG.
Philadelphia. June H. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

70 tho Editor Of the Ercrino Public Ledger:
Str-Please print in your Forum col
umn tho po'W that starts like this:
There sat two glasses filed to the brinl,
On rich mans table, rim to rim
MRS, FOSTER T. ELLIOTT,
Philadelphia, June 70 1921
THE TWO GLASSES"
There sat two glasses filed to the brim,
On a rich mans table. rim TO rim.
One wac ruddv and red blood,
And one vas clear the crystal food
said the glass NJ wine 10 the paler brother.
"1et us toll taIes OF tho rast TO each other
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Questions Ans,Uered
Oceans Greatest Dcnth

To the Editor Of the Euoni'y pVbHc Ledger:
sir-Please tell me what is the greatest
ocean depth and where. w. l.. G.
Philadelphia. June II, 1921
Deep-sea soundings have shown that the
Haclhc Ocean contains tho greatest lcpres.
sicns. The deepest OF these was found 70
bc 534s fsthoms. Since ono fathom ls equal
to six feet. this would be a depth OF 81. .Oss
feet. or 40S feet more than six miles. II
was found about forty miles east OF North
ern Mindanao. Mindanao Is the second larg.
est island OF the Philippines and Is the most
southeastern Of this group OF islands
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Origin OF a Humorous Soma

% ne Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-Some time ago ! clipped from the
Peoples Forum the words OF the humorous
acting song johnny Smoker" Would II
be possible for any ~ your readers to give
a history Of this song or about what time II
frst appeared? Has any ono ever Iesn a
copy OF the words and music combined?
Il. l.. MITCHELL.
Philadelphia. Juno IT, 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Who Was eliza Harrls2

TO the Editor Of tho Evening Public Ledger!
Str--1 have Just seen very striking p pic
ture play Of "Uncle Toms Cabin" was
Eliza Harris. In Mrs Stoves story. reaI
peisor7 W. p, T.
Philadelphia, June -, 1921.
Eliza Harris was real person and
fugitive slave who crossed the Ohio River on
cakes Of floating Ice. with her babe In her
arms After reaching the Ohio side she
u,ade her way to Newport Wayne County
and took refuge in the house Of Jevl Conin,
an anti-slavcry man and operator on the
underground railroad" She remained there
several days and nighta, and was forwarded
on the way ~ Canada via Sandusky, Q.
Several years later Mr.. Coffin and his wife
were In Canada and met the colored woman.
Mr.. Coffin wrote about II: "At the close of
a meeting which We attended at one of the
colored churches a woman came UP to my
wife, seized her hand and exclaimed How
are you, Aunt Katie? God bless your Ny
wife did not recognize her. but she soon
called herself to our recollection by re-
ferriDg to the time she was at our house
in the days Of her distress, when my wife
gave her the name OF Eliza Harris, and by
relating other particulars. We visited her
Mt her house while in Canada and found
her comfortable and contented."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
How to Sell Manuscripts

To the Editor OF the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-P1ease state whether manuscripts OF
short stories are usually selected direct from
the author or through what medium are
thev accented CHARLES T. FOX.
Philadelphia. June IL. 1921.
Most magazines buy their stories direct,
but a few are purchased from eyndicates.
Short stories should be sent to magazines
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
THE PEOPLES FORUM

or the missing OF the iceman. am speak
ing from experience. having worked before
and after marriage, and II have ambition
who will gainsay me?
w. X. PHELPS.
Philadelphia, June 15 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
Spark Fires Garage

A spark from bonfire in the rear
yard was the cause of FIRE In the two
story garage building of Harry J. Dor.
nish. I433 Vine street, early this morn
ing. There were no cars in the garage
$4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

"D. d. p" requests the poem containing
the lines:
"shsil I ask the brave soldier that fights by
my aide
II in the cause OF mankind we agree?
Shall give UP the friend have valued and
tried
Becaus, he knelt not before the Same Idol
as me7"
James T. Davidson-The poer you ask
'oi beginning I'm an empty crowded court
room was printed In the Peoples Forum or
April 15, 1921.
Subscriber THANK you for sending In
the poem "AboU Ran Adhem' Tho r.-
uuest was for parodv which introduced
lines from a number Of different poems, in
cIudinE "Abou Ben Adhem.' -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
"WrIte to Me Often"

7 q The Editor Of tho EveriuO Public Ledger:
Sir--L will appreciate It IL vou will ask
your readers II any one Of thom can send
in a poem containing the following lines:
Write to me very often II you send me but
linz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

direct or to syndicates. with the name ano
the address OF the sender clearly written
and with return postage inclosed IN oroer
TO have them returned In case OF non
nocepfanoe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20
, Answers Fence and Lot Problem

To the Editor Of the Evenino Public Ledger:
Sir-Wil you kindly give your readers
this solution Of the problem Of piece Of
land when the number OF rails in fence sur
Ioundng It equals the Number of acres in
closed?
Let X equal numbsr OF acres and number
ot rails. Then the square root Of x equals
number OF acres on each side. The square
root Of 4s4o square yards equals number OF
yards on side Of one acre. Then suuare
root 1910 equals length in yards Of each
side. and this quantity divided by 5.5
Yards or length of rail- equals number OF
rails on each side, equals square root of 100
y, and four times this quantity equals
square root Of 1850 Y. which equals number
Of rails In fence, or square root OF 2oeo
X equals Y. Sduaring both sides OF this
equation we have 256O X equals x2 or 1850
equals X. which equals number OF acres ana
number OF rails n. II. b.
Philadelphia. June ~. 1921.
'P. N J."-The reason your query was
not answered was becauso YOU sign no name.
Names must be attached to ell requests tor
information, not necessarily for pubhcatlon'
but as a matter Of good faith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-20

For the ocean lies between us and your
heart Is linked in mine"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
FOREIGN BUSINESS OUTLOOK BRIGHTER.

Reassurng the subject OF Europe credit risk at
the present time we're expressed by T. O. Watts president OF the
National Bank OF ST. Louis interview with rep
Tvsenayes his from the London conference of ahe In
ernaona Chamber Of Commerce in which he held the chair
of the financial group His message is the most encouraging
and stimulating word that has OF Europe since the
lie found upon careful and wide investigation adequate guaran
tees in the situation for confident dealings with the countries Of
Europe In illustration OF the soundness OF viewpoint de
vcloping he said.
"As one comes into contact with She financial business
men Europe he impressed with their desire cooperate in
task Of restoring the world to condition Of normal
peace and industry They couageousy attacking and sov
ing er problems and facing with determination and confidence
the This attitude view OF what these people have suf
icred and lost ought be reassurng American business
since affords only basis Of confidence the Of
credit for the nc ased trade and production Europe
which will revive the market for American products
"Ihe people expecting large assistance from the United
States in this work Of restoring industry but there is dispos
ton place this assistance and cooperation any other than
business of mutual obligation civilization and
human progress
"Ihe situation European countries growing better
and countries marked progress being made England
with her world trade organization again rapidly resumng the
OF production and exchange The coal strike
settled and progress being made finding solution for her
struggle and staggering losses returning her former indus
and that marvellous thrift which has the past amazed the
world In the devastated regions wonderful progress being
made their villages
and seled fields They have gathering
the scatred of their homes and outbudngs max
new rebuild They have clearing their fields
shells and filling trenches and the golden wheat no@
ing the battlefds Thus the las not destroyed the
nations for lies in their peoples their fields forests and fac
tories"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-08-02
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.

Floyd Gibbons foreign correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
sends interesting and Illuminating story his paper from
Paris describing the costly methods by which that city and
other European communities conduct their publicly owned
transportation lines In practically every instance Mr. Glib
bons article shows the deficits have piled up enormously
municipal ownership succeeded private ownership and the scheme
is described by the Chicago correspondent after exhaustive
study, a complete fiasco
According Mr. Gibbons it is generally accepted fact
among Europeans that the of operating property owned by
the public considerably in ii the of operating p
vaey owned That subject for argument
advocates and opponents of public ownership here America
Europe where the idea has been tried for long time there
attempt apparently disguise the truth The public
buy efficient cheapy private put it
another way the public not furnish efficient the
patron cheap the private This the general
rule but Of there exceptions Were this there
would be little keep alive the fight municipal ownershpad
making These exceptions however apply the most
part works plants and other enterprises rather than
street railway systems
Before he Europe became famous during the war
that put real newspaper stuff Mr. Gibbons
OF the many newspaper who infested offices the
larger cities of the middle and him
recall sharply that at time he rather taken with the idea
municipal ownership and OF the other that
caistcay inclined persons offered relief from all ills
We do not he socialist but he impressed with
the theories and thought possibly they might be good
the corporations he waxed arrogant Gibbons however
he Europe wrecked the theories that taken root while
chasing big in the United States His present views
valuable because of the sympathetic he took
of the when he Europe be said that
his judgment swayed by anything except ac-Fort Smith
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