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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

To the Editor Of the Ersnino Public Ledger:
Sr--Ths old saying chickens come home
TO rUost" is aga.n demonstrated in the re-
cent election. With many thousands Of men
out Of work in this city, and looking about
for relief in some direction and naturally
turning TO our city government to help them,
they suddenly find that source through
which many could gain employ has
been closed to them through politics.
Tn" many thousands OF unemployed who
voted with the combine In this city at the
recent election must not feel very much
Eratided that this same organization con-
trolling Council. has turned aside a vast
amount of money that was to be expended
for municipal improvements. and thereby
giving them an opportunity to earn a Nv.
ing. Tho result OF the election and the de.
feat Of this appropriation mean that tho
gang is not willing TO put any money in the
hands Of the present Administration. for they
know that there would be no graft tn Il
cur them. They want TO wait until the Old
SANG got back in power again, and then
the appropriation, and the rake on and the
commission. otc., etc, will follow as OF Old
people Will have TO be satisfied with the
crumbs.
Thus Il Is in this clty's corruption and
rontentnent' and the people seem willing
that - should hs 50. How long II remains
- ho seer There was hope that tho
women " Philadelphia were going 10 redeem
Us. hut they too sNom 70 hc wallowinE in the
mIre and unwilling to try and get footing
on clean earth. We had great homes that
With tho incoming Of the Moore Administra-
ton. II meant the dlsapreArhnce Of graft
and corruption IN this city. and that the
women ware go!ns 70 help us IN cleaning
up, but both or our visions have been dis.
0"lIed-and by the men and women ~ this
city. ". l.. GREEN.
Philadelphia s,rter,h.r 40 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
THE PEOPLES FORUM

places Is this fair to the American public
when two-thirds Of its seagoing workers
are unemployed or course. it's a good
business proposition as far as American oil
companies are concerned, but in times Of
distress and suffering isn't true American.
ism more essential and righteous?
We hear the phrase words Keep the
American haE on the tea.' Why Ia II,
then that our manufac cturers and merchants
will charter foreign vessels to TRANSPORT
their goods, while Hos Island has about
eighty available ships7 Could not our own
business men at home help !hs unemploy-
n,ort question by chartering A:acr!can YES
sells? That would In turn give work directly
or Indirectly TO seamen, enginecls, shipyard
workers and marine accessories manufacture
ers.
British control. hut American capital, re-
Gently returned all chartered L. 3. s. b.
ships to tho shipping board with an excuse
Of having no cargo. This same company
Ia now charterlns British vessels and they
seem TO have steady runs across. The
owners Of the vcssels are reaplng the profits
american money! while American steamship
owners have their vessels tied up awaiting
assignments.
These Illustrations are only a few Of
actual conditions and dIsgreceful business
policies Of our own American corporations.
Let us hone tho unemployment conference
suggested by MIR. Harding consisting Of
American Industrial heads will condescend
themselves to these policies and take action
IL A. PEARCELY.
phTad.iphIa ssnten,her l3 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Pstronlze Home Commodities

To the Editor % the Ercriro Pubic Ledger:
SIr--As rule there is always room for
suggestions and an expression OF opin-
ION, go am writing this To tell the
readers ~ this column n few facts that
Will n" ~ particular interest 70 them.
Po7C" having again been assumed between
Germany and America will mean We ara
soon - have our markets overcrowde1 by
German.manutn"tured goods. BY noticing
closely and reading the daily papers ono
can see slight evidences of Il already.
II Il true that their manufacturer rro-
motItIos superior to ours The difference Of
exchange Of the mSNy market in reEarh
n the German marlNru,s rhom in a posi-
'ion where they can underh'd the world.
OF course. the low price Of merCha ndlse
and the Ike would help to drive down
tn" hish cost OF living" here, making our
manufacturers cut thei- prices in turn.
But our living existence depends upon
American business. and in these hard times
of unempl oyment we will cut own
'hrOats BY buying anything but our own
manufactured goods. Let us start hoycottinE
German commodities until time whom times
ar" aEain normal before It's far too lats
Since the armist!ce Germany has built
at least ten Of the largest oil tankers ahoat.
They arc propelled by Diesel engines, which
Is the most efficient and economical means
ot producing mechanical power. These ves-
sells are at present operating under chartet
for certain American oil concerns along thu
Atlantic coast. with all German crews,
working under the German scale OF wages,
which is far below that OF American seamen.
During the marine strike OF this year
these vessels carried cargOcs continuously.
Lately many oil tankers have been laid on
due 70 business beng poor, but those Ger
man ships have kept steadily az work. Some
American citizens were laid on IN their
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
The Jefferson Davis Family

To the Editor OF the Evening Public Ledger;
sir-Can you inform me through your
Peoples Forum whether Mrs. Davis, the
widow OF Jefferson Davis, Is still living
end II so, what is her address, II she is
not living, could you tell me the name OF
somo one whors near relative who Is
living7 A. I, FLETCHER
Philadelphia, September 80, 1921
Jefferson Davis fret wife was daughter
~ Colonel Zachary Taylor, attcrward Gen.
eral and President of the United states.
Tncr wcrc married at Louisville IN 1888,
and she died In three months. In 1893 ne
hurried Miss Narinn Howell. by whom he
ha" two daughters hut no son. Mr., Davis
died Decembor 8! 1880, and his second wife
died in 1905. Their daughter. Margaret,
married J. A. Hoyes. and lived in Colorado.
Nar!na Jefferson Davis, the youngest daugh
ter, died September IS. 1903 She was born
Rt Richmond on June 81 1894. and was
known as The Daughter or the Confrd
efecy." Wo do not know Of any descendant
or near relative OF Jefferson Davis now
living.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Sentimental Momen

10 he Editor Of the E~enino PubHc Ledger:
sssir-Why don't the women come 70 tNei-
own defense asairs' accusations and IN.
sinuatlons in the Peoples Forum" There
on THE rack Is Il. because they have no
defense TO offer + looks that way. We
have another oyhih''5ou of their weakness
and lack Of mentality n the dispatches that
come from Los Angeles telling us that when
"Fatty' Arbuckle reached home he was sur.
reunded by a host Of Commemorative women
whot insisted IN huEgns and kssi0E HIM
AEbNckle. guiity or not. Is as yet accused
Of being responsible for Young woman :
death. He has ius' bean released from 'aGL
Yet these sentimental women make an idol
of him and give no thought TO tne poor ri
whose death is la to INJURIES that sao
fenetved nt an ArbucEe party
,sShen the body Of this Young woman
reached home there were no feminine hands
,os,come and lay flowers On her caskAt, TO
f5iiow, a pocr dsludod girl 20 her last rost-
INK place How different was the reception
n the man who IS about TO he charged with
TpsaslauEhter. No matter II he was Inu1-
oenf of this girl death, his hands wsrh
soilsd through the orEy that he made pos
stbfe with his money. And Yet me women
fruptically rush Toward 20 shake 'ha' hand.
ATkis is but another instance Of the weak
fess Of the feminine sex They expec: tho
men to detsnd them 70 protect them and -
eSeuse their weakness, and ye, thov claim
to- be as strurs IS men Have YOU ever
seen instance where man ElorAed a
crirninal? No. instead of doing that, they
usually leave il TO the weaker sex.
Nat a young girl devia'a from the paths
Of rectitude. and women Will Re tho nrs' -
carl, the ston". Mon will try to shield her.
and to lead her out Of h"r disgrace into n
NEW light and life, but they have hard time
desng II through the handicap OF the women
sfsnderers and sconars. ! hate 10 feel that
such. is the case, but Il Is nevertheless true
aa women themselves have admitted to me.
Isenpect many criticisms regarding this let
ter but II viii be on.y in the minds Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Name and Citizenship

To The Editor Ot the Ererin0 Public Ioi5c":
Stiff man came into the country un-
der an assumed name, but adopts hts own
name after getting here and goes To DO.
care his intentions to become an American
citizen. will there he any legal objection to
the person becoming a citizen because he
came into the country under an assumed
rhne? s W. r
Philadelphia. September 2s 1921
The fact that man comes 10 America
unG"r an assumed name Is not bar ~ his
becoming citizen. provided tho reason ror
assuming name other than his own was
not due TO an intention 10 evado detection
for unshment for n crime IN the rouurry
of his origin. II will BE- necessary for I'm.
however, 70 disclose the fact of his coming
under an assumed name and the reason for
II. A record Of his arrival Is kept under
the rnme by which he was known on his
arrival, and this record Is consulted -
verify the statement of tho date and other
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

herself Miss H. X. j." asked for poem
containing the following lines
~ call out your name in tho shenoei
No voice echoes back but my own ,
Oh, come through the darkness ana sree'
me,
For | EN- alone
The correspondent seems to haV" some
thing Of the sentiment but not the woroe,
The poem is by Robert j. Burdette ana "
q follows:
[ miss YOU. my darling. my darlingi
The embers burn low on the hearth
And still Is the air Of the household
And hushed Ia the voice OF its mirth.
The rain splashed fast on tho terrace
Tho winds past the lattices moan;
The midnight chimes out from the steenles'
And l am alone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

Letters to the Editor should he as
5rief and to the po.nt as possible,
avoiding anything that would open
4 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 II request Is made that
they be omitted.
The publication Of a letter Is not
10 be taken as an Endorsement OF It's
v,ews 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, 1921-10-03
Need of international Exchange

Thfhe Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger;
.sir-The recent article Of your Washing
Ton 6orrespondent that Great Britain is ready
tor9orsive the war debts Of her allies. owed
bsadhem to her. and In return expects for
sfyeness Of the si5,OOO. ouD, 900 war debts Of
our late allies by Uro,c sam. only confirms
the hopnlon OF the average American that
fsScountry would have To pay ultimately
f6fithe war.
but, II we do have to pay. why not ask
o.srS European allies to take or tho $4,000.
e0os0O Of the German indemnity and by
doing 60 bring back International exchange
t8 ,normalcy and enable US thereby to sell
oar goods In the markets OF the world? At
thsa present time Germany Is the interna-
tionai bargain counter, whore you can buy
thinas next to nothing, owing 70 the low
German exchange rate. and there is no get
ttfrge away from tho fact that long
this state Of affairs continues. are shut
out OF the markets Of tho world. our facto.
riss ,remain idle and our working men and
their families destitute.
sTt-'is better now to perform the surgical
opSfatlon and remove tho intornati ti0naI
tuf,6r called war debts and give new life
to Europe by a TRANSMISSION Of our wealth
"a 1them II also viii remove mu.h Of the
s,isricions of cur European allies that We
entssed this war for selfish purpose only
and re e-estabsh good Will among mankind.
-1oL G. y.
philadelphia September 30. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
"To PIIIory With Non.Voters"

70 the Editor Of the Ererirg Pubhc Ledger:
Sir-The result ,f our Citys election is
disgusting. For a certainty all Of those who
did vote were In the majority FOR the men
whom II seemed many Of US thought ought
IT, he deteated but they have won. Now.
of course. Philadelphia and all the derelict
citizens OF our city must submit.
My purpose is this: You Of the registered
who have rot voted and YOU ot those who
never registered cause ne % say: You
,rght 20 be put into the rlory as exam
rlss ct no good rs city rs of any coun'
tiy." JOSEPH MACLEAN.
Philadelphia, September 22, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

after Intellectual development is still a dis
puted question. Smith Ely Jellifte, en- au-
thority on the subject, says: weight Of
brain, bowever. has no direct relationship
With intelligence, as idiots brains are known
to have weighed Bs much as those Of the
ablest mon. Intellectual capacity consists
In the great multiplicity OF nervo-cell con-
rections. While IL 10 true that a number
OF celebrated men Of recognized brain power
have had large brains, there are many more
ot equal capacity whose brain weights have
not been remarkable"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Poems and Songs Desired
Wants Quotation Located

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sr-Can any Of your readers locate the
following quotation for me:
Take the bright shell from It's homo on the
lea.
Ard wherever II goes It will sing Of the
sea-
hearth,
Twill ring OF the loved ones TO tho end Of
The earth"
CAROLINE r. BAINES.
Phlla dnlnhIa. Sentnrnhcr o. iO21
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

] want you, my darling. my darling;
Tn tired with care and with fret; ,}
would nestle In silence beside you
And all but your presence forget
In the hush Of the happiness given M
To those who trusting have grown
TO the fullness OF love in contentmen,.
But I am alone.
I call you. my darling, my darling;
NV voice echoes back on the heart.
7 stretch my arms to you In longing
And 10! they fall smpty apart.
I whisper the sweet words you t,u,,.
me-
The words that we only have known- F..
TIL the blank Of the dumb air Is bitter,
For I am alone
For am alone.
w l.. LESLIE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-Kindy publish In tho poems and
songs department the name Of the poem,
which compares llls.to poker game, the
fret line OF which Life s like poker
game" HENRY s. RUTH.
Philadelphia, September 81. 1921.
Tho poem you wish is no doubt entitled
"Lfc Ia But Game Of Cards" which
was printed in the Sunday Public Forum
ot May l.. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Widen Ihanl nnn

To the Editor Of the Evenin0 Public Ledger:
str-ls II possible that anything can be
wider than II Is long, @. L. T.
Philadelphia, September 21. 1921.
y In not possible for an object 70 be
idcr than II is long. slnce length is the
nsme applied 10 tho greater Of the two dl.
nlensons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Enlama Wanted

To tho Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger!
Sir-Can any one Oblige me with the re
naming stansas Of this enigma and also the
ahawer thereto:
what though some boast through aEe'
dark
Their pedigree from Noah's ark,
Painted on parchment nice;
I'm older still, for I was there,
And before Adam did appear
With Eve In Paradise"
SAMUEL T. sPRUANCB.
Philadelphia. September 81. 1921.
~ Miss You"
To the Editor Of the Eronir0 Public Ledger
Sir--Several days ago reader signnH
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
A Shakespeare Play

To the Editor Of the Ercnir9 Pr,blt~ LCd1cr:
Sir-Ts It a fact that Shakespeare wrote
play which contained the title "All Is
True? O. W 5
Philadelphia. September %, 1871
II is said that Shakespeare wrote such a
play. but that the burning Of the Globe
Troatr" in 1913. whore the picce was beng
played. destroyed the mnnuscrIrt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

weel). Can such frms be prosecuted Tor
disregarding these laws7 NJ ID.
Marcus Hook, Pa, September 10, 1921.
We cannot give space 10 publishing these
laws. but you can secure n pamphlet copy
Of them by addressing your Representative
or State Senator.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Weiqht Of Mans Brain

To the Editor o. the EuerirG Publlc Lcd7cr:
SIr-Plcasc tel me whether A mans brain
ge:s any heavier II he cullivatcs It.
G. W. l..
Philadelphia. September 81. 1921
Whether a person 3 brain becomes larger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
To Secure State Lawn

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Str-Pleaso publish Pennsylvania State
laws regarding employment OF both male
and female help Gas to age school require
ments ami number of hours per day and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
Letters TO the Editor


Tnfhe Editor OF the Evening Public Ledger:
.air--The EVENING PrrLlC L1nGER cannot
uastbo highly commended for the service II
q rsndering In exposing that un-American
cfrrnixation, the Ku Klux Khan.
tThere has never been gfeiter need OF
tttching humankind TO love one vnother
than, now. This orgnniza tion. instead Of
teafting them to love, 10 teaching them to
hsfss Adjustment of such an organization
s}46pot be brought about too quickly. The
rVcner II is abolished The better it will be
for ypnr American nation.
-Ss,if FLOYD l.. LOGAN.
nsfhiladelphla.. Scptember Is. 1877.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03

a.. The Peoples Forum will appear daily
IN the Evening Public Ledger. and also
IN the Sunday Public LEDGER Letters
sdiscussinE timely topics will he printed,
.as well as requested poems and questions
OF general interest will be answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
A Real cyrano de eeraerac

10 the Editor Of the Bvenin1 Public Ledger:
Sir--was there a real person named Cy'
rano dc Bergerac7 @. l.. q.
Philadelphia. September ci. 1921.
Savinier Cyrano dc Bergerao was a
French author, who was born In 1919 and
who died in 1858. Edmond Rostand wrote
a drama in which Do Berserac was the
hero, and tbs play was In many WAYS true
to facts The real De Berserac was dis.
tinguished for Lis courage in the neld and
for the dues he fought. These numbered
more than a thousand, most of them fought
OF account Of his monstrous nose.
"w. l.. E."-The Galveston flood wai
September 3, 1000. Five thousand lives were
II
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
PolItIcs and Work

readers who will not attempt to deny It ovei
their own signatures. JOHN T. A1MES.
Philadelphia, october /. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-03
"Game OF Cards" Poem


Phlla delphia. September 25. 1921.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-23
HOiC Rival Sc!loOners
Compare Under Tape

The sea was smooth. The day was
brilliantly clear.
Captain WEIGH took the Elsie down
TO the line few seconds in advance OF
the gun, and with & sixteen-knot breeze
behind him, ne had TO come about and
hang in stays about two hundred yards
in fr at of the line.
The Bluenose lighting for the wind
ward position made & straight drive
Cor the line, but the Elsie beat her op-
ponent across by half & minute. The
official time for the start was Elsie.
9:00;1o; Bluenose, s:00:49.
Makes Another Bid
Twenty minutes from the start, the
Bluenose made another bid for the
weather berth, but Skipper Welch
headed her off, and the Canadian gave
it up. She swung off for the mark and
began to make a boat and boat race
of it.
The Bluenose had close cali OF the
gibe around the mark, but Skipper
Walters made it with q foot or 50 of
sea to spare, and he made it ahead of
the defender, which after all was the
main object. Both schooners rounded
the second mark with foretopsails
doused.
The challenger had g lead of five
nundred yaTOS, ana almost minute
around this mark, and the estimated
speed was ten knots. Her lead ran up
to five hundred yards in the first mile
on this long reach, with both boats
spreading foretopsails and staysails,
every stitch they could carry flying be-
fore the wind. Observers on the Of
fetal boat noted that the Bluenose ap-
peared to be pointing higher than the
Elsie, and she seemed also to handle
more easily in the somewhat puffy
breeze which had moderated to twenty
knots.
The Bluenose appeared to be making
heavier weather of it than she really
was. 1t is a pecu iarity of hers that
size always carries q big bone in her
teeth, and she was running with her
scuppers awash. But her decks were
dry and she was still pointing higher
into the wind than the Elsie, and eat
ing it up.
On the next tack the Bluenose was
approximately a mile ahead. but the
defender was good quarter of a mile
to the weather of her, and the race was
far from being won.
Then came the Accident
And then, down came the Elsie's
foretop mast. The 7uttering canvas
hung useless over her foretop.
Nothing daunted by the mishap the
Elsie doused her staysail and cleared
away the hampcring top wreckage in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-23
Ruth Admits
His Fault as
He Ends Tour
Quits transforming in the
Interest Of Baseball {:
Punishment Is Uncertain

There were no new developme nts
yesterday in the case CT Babe Ruth and
his relations to organized baseball.
The King Of Swat, who voluntarily
called off transforming tour. inau-
gurated in defonre of an edict of base
ball law and the admonitions of Judge
Keneeaw Mountain lands, Commits
sioner OF Baseball, had not returned
to this city at a la.e hour last night.
lie is expected TO arrive within q day
or two.
Commissioner Lands. according TO
Chicago papers, was to have handed
down his official verdict yesterday. But
no judgment was rendered. Whether
or not the voluntary resignation Of
Ruth 70 discipline Influenced In any
way the verdict Of the judge remains
to be seen. The Commissioner is
maintaining silence as deep IS the
grave.
Friends Of Ruth declare that his ac-
ton was PROMPTED only through sin
cere love of the welfare Of baseball.
His traducers have insinuated that he
threw up the sponge because the tour
to date was one gigantic bust" In
reouttal it is pointed out that though
the weather Of the last week was IN
usually unfavorable and though rain
was encountered in practically every
city, the promoters more than broke
even on the tour as far as it went.
Ruth himself declared. when he
called off the tour, that he had been
influenced solely bv a sense OF jus
tice. 1t had been pointed out to him
that he was wrong. and douhiv wrong
because Of his great reputation, in
breaking baseball law by the rneress
lot or little. 1t was finally brought
home to him the premium ne was put
| ting on disloyaltv and rank rnutiny.
In his announced withdrawal from
all controversy with baseball law the
hatterine Bambino retires gra oefully
| He frankly admits mis- fault. attributed
to the haste OF misunderstanding. but
infers that his course Of recantation
the interests Of mis- employers, Colo-
nels Rupert and Huston, who would
! have suffered most heavily if the LONG
arm Of the law had silenced the Big
/ Gun Of baseball arti'ler-
1t is believed that Ruth's Withdrawal
may influence Com missioner Lands IL
4 more tender state of clemencv thar
otherwise might be expected. The Judge
is slow to anger and Of great mercy
He will take whatever steps ne may
i see fit TO vindicate his own good rams
and the fair name Of baseball. Wha'
he will do no man can foretell
But certain it is That whatever he
does will be backed. not only by every
body interested in the welfare of base
1 ball, but by the two battling colonels-
Ruppers and Huston-in particular