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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
THE McsPARRAN THREAT

YOHN A. McSPARRAN, OF Lancaster, as
q candidate In the primaries for the
Democratic nomination for the governor.
ship, Is likely to ruin whatever chances
Lieutenant Governor Beidleman ever had
10 be seriously considered by the responsible
leaders for the Republican nomination.
McSparran is the head Of the State
Grange. He Is known in all parts Of the
State and he has been fighting for several
Republican State Government. He has had
the support OF farmers regardless of party
in his opposition to the plan to increase the
minimum school year from ninety to one
hundred days. He has had their support In
opposing the expenditure Of money In high
way Improvement. Indeed, 1t was he and
the Grange which defeated the proposed
bond issue for road improvement when 1t
was first submitted to the voters. He OBJ
jects to the power of the State Health De-
partment, and he has been condemning the
new State Welfare Department created for
the purpose of bringing about the humane
treatment of tie dependents and the Grim.
inals.
As these plans involve the expenditure Of
money, and as the money cannot be spent
unless II is raised by taxation, the farmers,
who are always opposed to any increase in
the taxes, have been listening with approval
to McSparrans denunciations Of the way
things have been run In Harrisburg.
He will be strong candidate In the
primaries. and II he should get the nomi-
nation he would conduct a campaign which
could not be safely ignored by the Repub-
licaps. Their course, then, Is to turn their
attention to the selection Of n gubernatorial
candidate strong ennugh to defeat Nc
Sparran. Bcidleman could not do 1t. Neither
could most Of the other dlstinctively partisan
jobseekers and jobholders In the field. Some
one Of an entirely different type will have
TO be selected unless the littler leaders are
planning to resort to the old trick of making
A dicker with the Democratic leaders to
play the Republican game for a price. But
even such trick might not succeed In view
OF the present temper Of tens Of thOusan nds
of Democrats, who think they see fighting
chance to get control Of the Executive De :
partment Of the State Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Today's BIRTHDAYS

brand Whitlock. late United States Min
ister to Belgium. born at Urbana, O., fifty.
three years ago.
Sherman l.. Whipple, an eminent Boston
lawyer, whose services have been enlisted by
the Federal and State Governments, born
at New London, n. H., sixty years ago. ...-
Earl GRANVILLE, who has held important
posts IN the British diplomatic service,
born fifty years ago.
The Rev. DR.. Arthur C., McC;ifert. nres.
ident of Union Theological Seminary born
at Sauquoit, n. Y, sixty -one years ago.
henry Baldwin Ward, head of the de.
pMrtment OF zoology In the University of
ilano's, born at Troy, N. Y, fifty. seven
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
GOOD FAITH IN THE AMERICAS

TIME adventures Of the Colombian Treaty,
which was the subject Of an official in.
terchange Of ratifcations at Bosota this
week, furnish a lesson In patience. Who
win pronounce any American covenant with
A foreign nation thoroughly dead after the
eventual infusion Of life into an instru-
,nent hrst presented to the Senate In 1914?
70 - present Administration belongs
~ ssqh % rsviviss On ipvs,ld sad d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

The Democratic vote on the zap Treaty
continues to amaze.
Said the Yap Treaty Chicken, ooh, sur.
prtsing indeed
IL the rollcall I prompted. But, law!
I don't care q penny for Watson or Reed
But Carter Glass sticks in my craw!"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Answers to Yesterday's ouIx

Answers to Yesterday's ouIz
!. Currer Bell was the pen name Of Char.
iotte iHts Brontss. author of the novel.
2. Three Secretaries Of State who served
during the Wilson Administrations
were William Jennings Bryan, Robert
Lansing and Bainbridge Colby.
8. The playwright Plautus in his comedy
,Bacehides" wrote He whom the gods
:. The Federated. Malay States, in. the
Malay Peninsula at the southea q stern
extremity Of Asia. Is the greatest tin
producing country in the world.
B. In 1922 Columbus crossed the ocean from
,h,I, ral9s: SPAIN to the Bahamas in
.. From deep water In the Atlantic to deep
water In the Pacific the Renama Canal
has length OF AIS nautical miles
T. The Battle Of Marengo was fought on
June ~. 1900. near the village Of
Marengo. near Alessandrta In North.
ern Italy. between the French under
Napoleon and Desaix and the Aus.
trians under AelaA The latter were
signally defeated.
q The .sdsntaEY population Of the country
mat which has permanent residence
es contrasted With non,adio or wan.
dering population. Egypt is q country
IN which the population 10 divided into
sedentary and nomadic. -.
g. Ares was the Greek god Of war
TO- A plantigrade animal IL one that walks
on the soles of its feet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

St. Paul, Minn.. man Is abl. to read
wireless waves without any instrument
Wilson Democrat probably, hearing voice.
in the air.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

British society has presented bust
of Pitt to Pittsburgh and the bust Of Bryce
and statute Of Edmund Burke to Wash.
ington. Three good Americans who chanced
70 be born on tie other aide.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

The only business man has all to him.
self nowadays Ia carrying a bod. And one
exclusive dissipation. At least, to date no
woman has ever asked US for chew Of
tobacco.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

After a Pottstown woman justice Of the
peace had performed her first marriage Ger.
emony she kissed the bride. Story lacks
ginger: Why didn't she kiss the bride.
groom?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

New costumes. We learn from the cheer.
full Parisian dispatcher who loves to dwell
on these things. make no provisions for
corset space. Another anti. parking or,ii-
nance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Councilman Gaffney says II would he q
crime to have the fair in any part Of Fair.
mount Park. Then the large majority Of
Philadelphians must he criminals at heart.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

The Rockefeller gift to the Johns Hop.
kins Hygiene School shows that John n.
wishes this to be a cleaner world because
Of his being In It..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Mechanical engineer says chemists oi
the future will be able to make dougilnut,
Of old rubber tires. Let 'em. We won't bs
here to eat 'em.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Commerce may be crippled, but some
Of those who are quarreling with the rail-
roads are kicking at her crutch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Even with decisions favorable to them.
anti British political ball players continue
to yell, XIII the Empire"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Somewhere in the United States there
was, perhaps. a headline writer who did
not refer to DR.. Charles P. Steinmetz yes.
terday as . modern Jove. but the paper he
works on was one Of the exchanges We
missed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Hamburg, Pa. farmer recently found
a young deer herding with his COWS. Can't
tell q thing about Hamburg steaks nova.
days. One may even get venison.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Just you wait until Mr.. Bryan discov.
ers that the world Is, fiat as Voliva says II
Is. Then somebody'ii get a lambasting!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Perhaps the offer to Herbert Hoover Of
the dictatorship Of the SesQui. Centennial is
being held M so az to make It synchronize
with the publication Of the engineers report
on sites.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

The New Jersey Legislature has passed
a bill relieving husbands Of liability for the
actions Of their wives. First thing We know
men will possess all the rights now possessed
by women.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Yonkers Herald says Lent this year Il
unusually long. Wonder what kind Of wild
oats the editor is wedding from his forty?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

German big Business Is finding It must
pass more than the buck for it's credits sake
and must pay, pay, pay.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

France, as Poincnrc sees it, Is not
militarily minded. She hopes to get what
she wants peacefully.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

When women reach the United States
Senate. instead Of taCking reservations to
treaties they'll pin 'em on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

The passing of Fort Apache definitely
marks the last chance the small boy had to
fight Indians.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Every time a man drops bone to catch
shadow he loses his head
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
Optimism

Erom tho New York Herald
il the protest of the American people
OF the American people can heat thc CON
grcss that jams It through.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Peanut politics just loves to wear q
party label and doesn't care which party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Stamm now knows there Is no stammer
In the voice Of authority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

It is never safe to chuck an irrecon
cilable under the chin. He'd be his tongue
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

A warship with only a skeleton crew
quickly gives up the ghost.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

The most impudent "but" in the
language is that between poor" and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
What Do You Kno,u?
QUIZ

!. Who 10 the first woman to secure a sat
In the British House Of Lords?
2. Name two countries in the Western
Hemisphere named after celebrated
characters in history
3. Who said God grants liberty only to
those who love II and are always
ready to guard and defend it'7
I. Who was Astarte?
8. What Is the largest passenger ship in
the world?
s. Who. and when was the first American
President to issue n Thanksgiving Day
proclamation?
Z. How many inches long Ia a meter?
8. What Is the name Of the Pope's triple
% crown?
8. What Is the game Of mora?
10. OF what State is Helena the capital?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

John Bull still has II n The back 9,
his mind that be has mandate for Egypt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

| The poor lonely little Yap Treaty
hasn't a reservation to It's name.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Omaha clergyman who said marriage
required nerve has been divorced. Lost It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
A Prediction

From the Atchison Globe. ..
Fivr years FROM now all automobiles viii
Be equipped with kitchenettes aMl bed
Foomettes. and homes, wiz b. eboiishsd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

1t is the aim Of the Administration, Mr.,
Bones. to put our merchant marine back on
the seven seas.
You surprise De, Mr.. Intcrlocutor.
Hasn't the merchant marine gone back far
enough?
Your ignorance is amazing, Mr.. Bones.
This In a comeback. not go back. You are
just 50 ignorant that I'll bet you don't
know what the seven seas are.
You lose. Mr.. Interlocutor. The seven
C's are Commerce Constantly Calls Cash
and Cash Comes Constantly.
Mr. Reed will now oblige with the
touching ballad, ~ Didn't Raise My Boy to
Re n Sailor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

| No bue.sky law deters the financial
| AviatOp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04
SHORT CUTS

1t 10 the lack Of brake that breaks q
broker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

bucket shopping IL n. gigantic game cf
put and take. The patro.s, put, the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-04

Too much buttermilk and Irish stew is
responsible for the Irish fighting nature,
says Boston physician. 1t may Indeed be
so. Incidentally we may mention that one
saw was composed exclusively of Scotch
highballs. Heaven knows asked for
buttermilk." nc remarked. MS we remember
II. And it was a perfectly beautiful fight.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
What Retailers Are Buying
By Alfred FanlI

The holiday sales volume reported generally IS being e rphes
slump from wartime
the Of coming Numerous
ageeabie
chronic
course
preoccupcd with
from s last the holiday trade since no Nth the
eno.ers
vabie because Of peculiar price suitability Tor g M %
dcsira remain firm. ,ob. few
three piece suits OF desgn ah
public IL looks as
viii bring business Spring model, N o' & % and
with blue
pomss varied The dress
inacve not due 70
the spg
the only ready for immediate delivery spring Sss ss. vos"s
tnues This popular material for apparently An
and there still persists an a%o'. eontirus
Il makes convenient gi, ana
aGo opportunity display OF hose OF ooa
also Of good and durable makes
campaign Of the silk tie s
% have borne fruit brought orders replacing k
Time
position 70
within days OF order . - $1,000 .rrA,otd.rv
drf appears 70 DC
haoh small shapes
OF
tho holiday demand strong ior pea heeees
precious stones. nps aEuh and In amber
Of weekV surveys Of ne "e~ fo'~
Lol markets BY Alfred Who is wsH kHoTH resident oHveT-
Financial nd Business EdiorJ
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17

them by the female weevils. Under
the temperatures prevailing in North
Florida I'm early summer, an average
Of 2l.s days elapse between the de-
posting Of the egg In the square and
It's development into the adult
"The female does not become sex
uhlly mature and capable Of deposit
Ing eggs until an average OF seven
days after she emergcs from the In
fosted square. Certain climatic con
ditions may operate TO greatly lengthen
this period, but, for all practical pur-
poses, 80 days may be considered as
the necessary time Tor the develop.
ment Of n generation Of weevils; and
not 10 20 Is days, as many cotton plant,
ers have come TO believe. Males and
females are produced In about equal
numbers, tho male being slightly
smaller than the female as rule.
Both feed on cotton bolls and squares,
the puneture causing the square 10
fare and drop of.
"The female usually deposits only
one egcg in a square. but in late sum
mer. when maximum infestation Is
reached and all squares are punetured,
several arc frequently d'pO'itedlin a
This. perhaps the most destructive
pest known to man, breeds at such a
prodigious rate that a conservative
estimate Of the possible progeny Of a
single pair Of weevils during n season
beginning about the middle Of June
and extending into the first week In
November Is placed at the amazing
number Of 12.7bb 900.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17

short exposure 10 the sunshine II again
revived and few away.
Another peculiar habit Is 20 feign
death or Hplny 'possum" when dis
turbed, and this practice has been
taken into account IN some OF the
many methods Of control which have
been put forward as panaeeas for the
scourge. 10 has also been noted that
as the weevil becomes more and more
Acelimated It's destructive power in
creases and IL undoubtedly adapts II
self 20 new conditions OF environment
as il inyades new areas.
"The boil weevil moves from place
10 place by flight. Although II is
weak flyer, compared with many In
seets, Il has been known 70 cover a
'istance Of more than forty miles IN
a very short time. It's flight cannot be
prolonged, but successive short flights,
especially In connection with favorable
winds, often carry the insect con-
siderable distances. This Is tho case.
however. only during he so-cAlled dis
persion period, which extends from
about the middle Of August 10 the end
Of the season. During the rest Of the
year the weevil is little inclined 20 fly.
There Is always a movement from fields
in ali directions in search Of hibernat-
ing quarters in the fall and n eorre-
spending movement from such quarters
to the cotton fields in the spring. When
the insects reach cotton fields in the
spring there Is little further move
ment until the general dispersion be-
gins.
Ordinarily between the middle Of
August and The 1st OF September the
wcevil seems to De seized with tho in
stinet 10 migrate. II was thought at
one time that this movement was
forced by excessive production and
took place only when all squares and
bolls. or the majority Of them, became
infested. Investigations have Shown,
however. that the dispersion takes place
frequently when the fields are only
slightly infested. In other words, the
insect has a wel,-deyeloped instinct
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17


Il Is now some fourteen months
since I called the attention Of Tribune
readers 70 this plague which was un-
dermining American supremacy as the
dominant producer Of raw cotton for
the spinning mills Of the world, In an
article which appeared on October 80,
1921. That was long before the pest
had reached the prominent position II
holds to-day in tho metropolitan and
provincial press. a prominence created
BY an aroused interest on the part Of
the more serious-minded. II was be-
fore many Of even the rank and file OF
those engaged in the cotton industry,
whose products FAR outrank any other
In international trade, had any com
prehensive Idea that the foundation
upon which their livelihood rested was
being eaten away By plague Of deadly
insects as terribly destructive, 80 far
al cotton goes, as the loeusts Of Egypt
we're 70 vegetation in the days OF
Moses,
Before the methods for controlling
the boll-weevil, which we're referred 20
in my last article, can be fully COM
pretended Il Is essential that one has
at least a general understanding Of
what the weevil is and what It's habits
are.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Sweden's Trade
Balance With u. S.
Shows Good Gain
Covered 81 P. C. of Amer
lean Imports by Exports
in First 3 Months of 1922;
Only 80 p. c. in 1921

spccfai Fo-cigH Financial corrsspoAdsnes
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dee. iy-Ths
Swedish Foreign Office reports that
Sweden's trade balance with America
has improved considerably since 1921
During the first eight months Of this
year Sweden covered about 81 per cent
Of her imports from the United States
By exports to that country, while dur
ing the same period in 1921 only 50
per cent was thus covered.
The export Of Swedish North Sea
maekerel to America, new item In thu
trans-Atlantie trade list. has started
under very good auspices. about s,eis
barrels having been shipped during the
short period Of a few months. The last
consignment for this season, 1880 barr
rels, has just arrived In New York.
Thanks 20 the stimulus added BY gov
eminent prizes granted for the best
mackerel caught, the quality and sizs
are said 10 have been unusually good.
Small fry and fish that in other re-
spects are not up % the highest stand.
ards for export will soon be turned TO
profit in a large FISH oil factory which
q be erected on the island Of Bjoer-
koe. The capital stock will be about
250,000 kronen. Il Is expected that
this factory will begin operations early
next year, and, working at full ca.
paeity, will oansform about i60 tons
OF fish and FISH waste per week into
FISH oil and other by-producfs.
Another new factory is reported bi
the cement industry. which, owin1
partly 20 increased shipments 70 thu
United States, has recently been boom,
ing. The site Of this new cement fac,
tory is near 0erebro, in central Sweden.
Its capacity will be about $4,000 tons I
year.
The shipments Of coal into svsdss
from the Swedish coal fields In spitsl
bergen, the Swedish mines there are
closed totaled 1900 tons, or about
twice as much as last year. AlthouRh
there is no winter traffic from Spltx.
bergen the Swedish mines there are
being worked by ie5 miners, who ara
now isolated from the rest Of The
world until next April.
The new issue OF $4,000, 900 kroner
worth Of stock By the Swedish Match
Company is being absorbed rapidly
The London qaota is fully subscribed
and the books there are closed.
Swedish and other European steam
power experts are very much inter
ested in the showing made at recent
tests by a new turbine locomotive Ia,
vented by Birger and Fredrik Lung,
strom. The new locomotive uses i4t
per cent OF the heat energy Of the coal
used, as compared with the other loco.
motives now In common use, which
utilize only 8 TO per cent Of the heat
energy
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Not Afected BY Cold

Wecvils are known 10 survive zero
temperatures during the winter. so
that little or no reliance can be placed
on freezing temperatures as to con
troll agency. Indeed, last year a South
Carolina newspaper, THE Anderson
Daily Mall" told Of boll-weevil
being placed between two blocks Of
ice in an ice factory and kept in that
position twenty-four hours, at the end
Of which time the insect was taken
out and placed in the sun, when he soon
revived. A hole was next drilled In
block Of ice and the weevil placed
therein, the whole being then frozen
solid. After forty-eight hours the
weevil was again released and after a
New-York tribune., 1922-12-17
Tariff Will Not Halt German
Goods Because Dollar
Is Standard of Value

IMPORTS Of novelty goods from
leading European countries are
n likely 10 increase to a marked
extent within the next year, IN the
opinion of II. Robert Samstag' OF
san,stag g. Hfder Brothers, manu-
facturers and wholesalers Of this
city. Mr.. Samstag has just returned
from n two months tour OF the
novelty goods markets In Germany
Belgium. France, czcchO-Sloyakia,
Austria and England, during which
he made extensive purchases; in
fact, larger amount Of goods than
the firm has bought abroad In many
years.
Chief among his Impressions OF the
European markets are that the new
tariff law Is hampering trade IN ms
lines In only a few instances, and that
the economic situation, particularly
In Central Europe. appears TO DC more
stabilized than az any time since tne
war.
Exchange. Of course" he said, rs
the big factor that looms up IN tne
mind OF the American buyer when ne
enters tho markets w Central Lurope,
particularly. At first, IL looks TO De
an insurmountable difheul ~. However
II is comparatively simple. The Ger
man manufacturers and the producers
in many other countries are now quot
ing their prices In dollars, which re-
lleves the buyer Of all exchange wor-
rles. The manufacturers there are not
taking much Of q chance In operating
in this manner, either. SO far az Ger
many and Austria are concerned, there
Is a feeling there that exchange Is now
fairly we'll stabilized. The value OF the
mark or the crown has never bothered
them. Low exchange Is no difficulty
IL is the rapid huetuation In exchange
that creates havoc. But with exchange
on a more stable basis now ! found
manufacturer willing 20 quote hrm
prices. In fact. many Of my purchases
we're for the entire outputs Of factories
for the next year.