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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06
PUBLIC DANCES

S6HHE people said Mayor Moore, talking
IL of his plan to have great free public
tFnces on the Parkway or elsewhere once It
reek. want dancing
TX Seemingly the people do. But thcy want
tlgreat deal moro that is never provided in
Nhnce balls. by the city or by the fatcs that
tkeside over tho dcstinicS Of the multitude
They want music and light and tn. sight of
4tlor. A little of the spirit OF carnival is
Mat they want.
Such needs receive lttlr recognition in
tle general scheme of American life But
tAey are exploited by the counterfcitcrs Of
Measure. A common desire that is as in
xtitable as hunger or thirst rs not grattird
~ any recognized social agency. When it
n exploited by agencies wholly unsocal and
Undesirable good people wonder why the
youth of these times is being attracted from
IT, accustomed ways.
Il II there are to be dances on the Parkway
they ought to be cheerful. There ought to
" plenty of decorative lights and plenty of
good music and an opportunity for the people
NJ all ages to sing If they want to and t,
ket. in the clean outside air, tho wholesome
thrill for which a large part of the popula
tion searches insistently and vainly in dance
balls and elsewhere.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06
WHY BE EDUCATED?

WHEN il was proposed few years ago to
w translate the New Testament from its
original Greek into the language of the
modern Greeks there was vigorous protest
from the people of Greece. They insisted
that Greek was not a dead language and
that every intelligent Greek could read tho
language as it was used at the time the New
Testament was written.
Yet certain advocates of the utilitarian
in education. both in this country and in
England. have been objccting to tho teach
ing Of Greek and Latin in the colleges on
the ground that they are dead languages and
have no place in the study of living men.
The American Classical League. which
holds it's annual meeting in this city this
week. beginning today was organized to
combat this view. 1t will have hard fight
because Of the vigorous propaganda that has
been waged for years against teaching any
thing which could not Immediately be turned
into a means of increasing Il boys earning
power. Vocational training. that is. train
ing in the methods of making money at n
vocation is the fad of large group of
teachers.
There is another large group. however.
which insists that the purpose Of an cduca q
ton is broader than these vocationalists
seem to understand. II is necessary, of
course. to equip a man to hold his own in
the struggle for existence. but it Is also de-
sirablc that the young man should learn
that the existence which he is struggling to
maintain is worth while. that there is o
life Of the spirit as well as a life of the
stomach.
While the study of Latin and Greek has
great practical value in enabling man to
master not only English, but French, Italian
and Spanish. it has the added value of
bringing tho mind into contact with the
men who laid the foundations of European
civilization. 4 literature was written in
these languages which has survived thou =
sands of years because there is something
vital In it, TRANSACTIONS of it.into English
have been made. it is true. but reading q
translation is like looking at n painting
through smoked glass. The boy who has
read no Latin save Caesars "Gallic War
and no Greek save Xcnophon "Anabasis'
has come into direct contact with the mind
| of the ancient world and is thereby better
qualified to understand his own time
All the arguments are on the side Of tht
| classical education for those who wish tc
| live the fullest life. As 1t is the business
of the colleges to encourage living that kint
| of n life. their abandonment of the classics
would be Il victory for a narrow utiltarian
ism that has no Use for culture properly Sc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06
BETTER STREETS

aMoT before they needed it, is con
A. ceivably the cyncs cnnmcnt on the
city streets, the rcpavng Of which has been
proceeding with extraordinary speed during
the current year. Criticism is so much more
readily provoked than commcndaton that
not even the best governed of municipalities
are exempt from dispraisc.
Nevertheless, the magnitude of the opera
lions launched by the Highway Bureau
during 1921 calls for fair minded attention.
The records Of rcpavlnc within tho last sis
months exceed any for a similar period in
the history Of tho muncpal'tv. The five
million dollar rcpavinG program * now we'll
under way. and it can b. stated Without ex-
aggcration that alrcad central ph:ladclphia
has been conspicuouSiy improycd.s
The extended use Of granite b,,rks Ia d in
specially treated cement. the employment OF
the new and durable asphalt blocks and tho
relcgation Of the old wood pavement to the
category Of Acknowledged errors are crafty
ing evidences of the practical efficiency Of thr
Highway Bureaus sweeping reforms.
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No MORE COMPETITIVE DRIVES

THE Specification of drives nowadays
~ is ordinarily the reverse of soothing
Nevertheless, the prospects of charity fund
campaign upon the largest scale ever at.
tempted in this city warrant Endorsement
not dread.
\ BY the time autumn arrives il is expected
that the Welfare Federation of Philadelphia.
INVOLVING a financial amalgamation of 1000
epeial agencies. including orphanagcs. day
Nurseries. homes for the aged. blind deaf
ADD crippled. hospitals and settlement nsti
tetions will have reached an efficient stag"
~ organization. The fusion will be operative
tIong lines similar to those which were so
kfective during the war when the ComInu-
hity Chest was formed
BY this arrangement not only was the
pgblic spared a profusion of petty annoy
hhccs, but waste and costly duplication Of
Activities were reduced to n minimum. Con
lttibutions to the federation campaign. which
I'LL be launched in tho fall. will be dis
\ ibutcd according to a proportionate system
nong all the various partner institutions.
scheme marks distinct step forward in
Il al progress and deserves the hcarticst
- port of community long famed for its
K lerosity in the relief Of suffering and
misery.
At"Drives" that degenerate into narrow
eompettions have had their day.
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HIRAM AND 1.-THE BOYS"

TTIRAM JOHNSON'S anxiety over the
II presence Of American troops in Ger
many will it is forecast shortly be expressed
in n resolution to be introduced in Congress
by the California Senator.
The irreconcilablrs. such statesmen as IN
Toilette. Watson. Borah and Johnson-that
memorable group who opposed the confr-
nation Of william ii. Taft as Chief Justice
and others including Senators who may
be recalled as having discountenanced the
wear against Imperial Germany at the out
set. are troubled. Their distress is no nov
city. Mr.. Johnson, indeed, seldom fails to
register vexation when his own and the
Nations policies are at variance.
As his mind is always made up, the de-
liberation Of responsible officials is quite
sufficient to lash the positivist Californian
into something akin to fury. Haying dc
cdcd for himself that 1.-THE boys must come
home" what could be more logical than the
Introduction of resolution commanding the
Secretary Of War to order the instant
evacuation Of the Coblcnz area?
Ia IL fitting that the President of the
United States and his authorized Cabinet
officials should have jurisdiction in this
matter and time forsooth to think It over
The Johnsonian mind can scarcely brook
such imagnings,
Authentic reports that the American sol =
dicrs on the Rhine are contcnted enough tC
re enlist whenever their service periods or
pirc there is equally alarming. The troops
being regulars will of course, have to b.
employed elsewhere. They may even be senl
abroad to Haiti or the Philippines. 1t Is
excruciating TO consider the doleful fact that
AID American seryi9c men cannot Immediately
NJ detailed at onc and forever to their own
srs'" III ...,;..., u. x.,,..
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REDUCE THE TAXES NOW

BUSINESS Of every kind is suffering be-
- cause Congress has done nothing to
tighten the burden Of taxation.
And the revenues of the Government itself
are falling of because the business on the
proceeds of which the taxes are levied is
not being done.
The excess profits tax is producing almost
nothing because the excess profits have dis
appeared.
The returns from the income tax are de-
creasing because the taxed incomes are
smaller than they were two years ago.
Every business man would rather do
profitable business and pay II reasonable tax
on it than have his business ruined through
excessive taxation.
1t is about time that Congress assured the
country that II was about to reduce the
excessive taxes. We have the campaign
promises. it is true, but it will take more
than campaign promises to reduce the taxes.
They cannot be reduced without drastic re
vision Of the laws.
SO far as is known this work Of revision
has not begun. There has been lot of talk
about it. but no action.
A Tariff Rill has been drafted and there
arc Congressman who insist that this bill
should be passed before any effort is made
to modify the internal taxes. Tariff revision
is important. but REVISION .of the internal
taxes is much more important.
The laws levying them were drafted in
haste. They arc full of oppressive features
which were endured because the country was
at war We are at peucc now. actually II
not technically. There is no longer any
excuse for delay
II this Congress does not do something,
and do it pretty quickly, the voters will be
in mood next year to elect Congress
which will act
The voters use the political parties to
secure those things which they desire. If
ono party is unable or unwilling to do what
the Nation wishes the other party will be
summoned to power with mandate to do 1t.
II the dilatory Congressman cannot be
proddcd to action through their sense of duty
to the country. they may be induced to do
something IL they can be brought to realize
that their political life is at stake.
The President would much rather have n
Republican Congress for the last two years
of his ,crm.. lie can do something to insure
this b. diligcnt prodding of the present
Congress. kept up until it reduces the in
tcrnal taxes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06
POOR KNOW STORY, TOO

TT USED to be said that the marriagc of
u American girls with foreign noblcmen
vns bound TO be unsuccessful Foreign
nbblemcn were supposed to possess none of
The domestic virtues, and American mon. 1t
was assumed not only possessed them all,
but adorned them.
The failure of the marriage of the Duchess
81 Marlborough has often been cited as proof
- the unwisdom of such alliances. But sue.
80 sful marriages are like nations with no
Mars. They have no history.
iINothing has been heard of the numerous
American girls who have lived happily with
thcir foreign husbands becaus" there has
kfen no occasion to discuss them in the
Newspapers.
3{ Those familiar with the history of unsuc-
t6ssful alliances between American heiresscS
! ADD foreign titles know very well that it was
not the title which caused the trouble They
khow that marriages between American
-hfiresses and American heirs are as fire. =
1pently unsuccessful us the marriages with
foreigners.
y There was the wedding of a Philadclphia ia
frl with the late John Jacob Astor. for
txample. There have been numerous in =
a(ances in Philadelphia society within re-
>6nt years of the disastrous marriage Of q
Hi TO an American youth who had all the
}lces Of the foreign nobility, which devote,
~clf TO viciousness.
THE domestic disasters have come abou
k$cause wherever there is leisure clas
4 Nth young men provided with money beyond
kbeir ability TO spend wisely certain per
Stptage Of these young men will contrac
K tirious habits the continuance of which Il
Incompatible with domestic felicity, 1t mat
Z tirs not whether the young man has It'll,
" not or whether he IL American, English
& I(rcnck German Spanish Italian or Rus
I'm. Yet mothers dazzled by wealth vii
h,vuit their daughters to marry rich raket
MI az thw Will permit them to marry pooi
s }>r4 r.N 1taprfn ~ lnye title.
~ t'>rc are hist as man,
|. \. IL S;ic POOR as among the rich
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

|. Dumdum bullets, a kind Of soft-nosed pu-
let. which expands and inficts lacera
tions, take their name from the ar
scnal and cantonments Of Dumdum'
India. 4
?. Dulclnca del Toboso was the lady beloyea
by Don Quixote In Cervantes famous
romance.
3. Geophagy is dirt eating
4. Francis Joseph / preceded Karl as Em'
peror and King of Austria. Hungary
b. Mount Mitchell. In the Black Mountains
North Carolina, IL noted ms the highes,
mountain in the United States east OF
the mississippi River. lts summit 10
G7lO feet above sea level -.
T. Ceres In classical mythology was tno
goddess and protectrcss of agriculture
and all the. fruits of the earth,
l. The FlTst Amendment to the Federal 'onvn
stitution declares that Congress shail
make no law respecting the establisn'
ment OF religion, or prohibiting w ho
freedom OF speech or OF the press o., o
assemble and petition the Government
for the redress OF grevunc s. IN
y \ proscenium is the part OF the stage ha y.
curtain and its framework
D. captain Robert Gray was the hrst Aln ~
can to carry the national flag ar"p,,i,,,
lhe globs on continuous vo"h"r "A
the course .of hts journey lie discoys.i,sSS X
the Columbia River IN, 1872, 10 wn's'
a. he gave the name OF HE skip, "a
~ squeegee y q rubber-edgsd tnstrumsn'
.s Tor swssping vet 49, - rSeA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06
Today's AnnlyersarIes

l777-American garrison under General St.
Clair abandoned Ticonderoga and re
treated through Vermont.
1Sl6-Ice was formed to the thickness of
common window glass throughout New
York and New England.
1S24-New Mexico was made Territory of
the Republic of Mexico.
1s35-John Marshall, for thirty four years
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States, died in Phla-
delphia. Born at Germantown, Va!,
September "a, 1865.
1S6S-Samuel Lover, the Irish genius who
wrote some of his best songs In Amer
lea, died on the Isle of Jersey. Born
in Dublin, February "a, 1907.
1907 Several persons were killed in the
strike riots at Homestead. Pa.
lO2ir- Ernnklin u. Roosevelt nominntcd for
-. l,' N'sc PRESIDENT on the Democratic
tAetct.t -, srG<fHrs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06
History More or
Less Natural

Dear children of the
History More or More or Less Nat
Less Natural ural History Class,
We have for you today
number of more or less edifying stories
from our own beloved State. An eleven
year old Connellsville boy has killed twenty
three snakes within the last month and his
seven year old brother has killed six. These
bows may not be temperance reformers, but
they have the makings. ..,.,A Lock Haven
woman reached her hand into hole to get
eggs and Withdrew it hurricdly when she saw
a rattesnake coiled ready Sto strike. The
snake had as many as several rattles. The
lady had some too, ,,,,.A ShamOkin black
snake seven feet long tackled a big touring
car, biting 1t twice In the front wheel. The
driver shot the snake, Nothing Is said in the
story of how the snake bite remedy was an
piled. Why wouldn't n seven foot rattle
snake treated to liberal supply Of free air
make a good inner tube for front tire :?
.,,. But the best of the snake stories comes
from Duncannon. A farmer there saw a
blacksnakc. The blaCksnakc saw the farmer
The farmer got a club and approached the
snake. The snake coicd and the farmer re-
treated. The farmer says the snake did not
chase him. Hero we have n story that is
probably true In every particular. Why is
the truth so startling, so bizarre. -, Two
Sunbury rats fought; one killed the other
was n foot long. Death got there with both
feet. .... Charleston, W. Va, has a 1O01
Mound hog That's nothing. We've had as
big a one as that on our fe9 In the subway
.Peekskiil, n. y. AM.a mud turtle
(itO Years old. II YOU wolIS1 live long over
lco,,c SCAR had habits, Rke tumble q
ko,lrsrif Turn turtle. W. 5
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

Dut We do not ucar 50 muCh about Vt when
poor girl makes an unfortunate marriage.
When II is realized that virtue Is not de-
pendent on dollars and cents, but on some
thing fundamental in character, we shall
cease to hold up our hands in horror at the
social offcnscs Of the rich while assuming
that the poor are never guilty Of such things.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

Word comes from Wilmington that q
process has been perfected for the manufac,
ture of non freezing dynamite. This will
be source of some little comfort to those
whose job it is to thaw out the stuff, The
job Is usually accomplished without diSas.
trous. results. but once in n great while
something weird and wonderful happens.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

A Huntington, Pa. garage man. in an
answer to bill in equity served to restrain
him from erecting a garage in a residential
district, promises to keep his rough and
greasy workmen in scclusion and TO make
his show windows attractive with trimmings
and lighting effects. And if these esthetic
adiuncts are not sufficient to delight he may
lubricate his engines with oil Of roses and
temper his gasoline with violet water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06
What Do You KnOtU?


QUIZ
!. Between what two places did Paul
Revere take his historic ride?
2 What is Macedonian cry?
J. How many Kings OF England were named
Henry?
I, What Is the literal meaning Of the word
matinee?
o. what IS the second largest city In Massa'
chusctts?
d, To whom did John L. Sullivan yield the
title Of worlds Dugilstic champion
Why Is Latakia tobacco so called?
s. What Is an isotherm?
D. To what countries do the Samoan ISLANDS
belong?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

New York company has refused to
insure the life of a turkey a Missouri man
Is fattening for the Presidents Thanksgiving
dinner. II he is so anxious to make sure
thing of 1t he should consult not an insur'
ance but n cold storage company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

In the new Tariff Bill skeletons are
free of duty and the rate on poker chips is
reduced 10 per cent This perhaps will
prove n comfort to the loser in a little
game. There should be less pain in going
to the boneyard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

The British Government is selling ad.
vertising space on the back Of its census
blanks. There is q hint here for the United
states Government. Space might be sold on
income blanks to rest cures and asyums for
the insane
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

1t Is. of course, understood that the
immigration restrictions complained of BY
the recently appointed Governor General Of
Hawaii have not affected the supply OF para
sites imported by sugar planters to prey on
insects that destroy the crops.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

A prominent japanese visiting in this
city. when asked what he thought of the
short skirts Of the American girls, replied
that he had not had time to think. as he
had been too busy looking. 1t is this com
binntion of courtesy, humor and indirection
that makes the Inpnnese shine In diplomacy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

Men do not think less of Carpenter be-
cause of the licking he got Any fall he has
had In their estimation Is due to the gush Of
the sob sisterhood. For which, of course,
he was not responsible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

Every time we feel like writing
strictly moral stuff about a prize fight We
get to thinking Of the advantage of this or
that punch, and it's all off
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

In the matter Of disarmament. President
Harding is giving another demonstration Of
his refusal to be rushed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

At least 1t may be said for the New
York wet parade that 1t was a great thirst
producer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

One thing it was q pleasure to miss was
the long list of Fourth of July fatalities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

Neither Stromboli nor Sims can long
be kept down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

Yesterdays cool spell was designed to
prepare us for the really hot days TO come.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

Is it possible that Foch knows America
better than Harvey?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06
SHORT CUTS

The baseball fan will now return to his
own.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-06

perhaps Senator johnson could EMPLOY them
as a,bodyguard in his onslaughts against the
President. Who runs this country, anyway?
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
KnOU Best

Daily Talks Wh Thinking Phladelphian Subjects They
KnoU Best
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SPIRITUAL SCIENCE.

MRS J. z. MALTBY.
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hours. Meetings Thursday, 8 p. m. Phone
Lincoln 5042 SIS
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