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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadephans on Subjects They
Kn0tv Best

overlooked. There are some exceedingly
objectionable sanitary features along the
Schuylkll now which would have to 60 II
placed there. and they would never be re-
stored, so that the Sesqui- Centennial would
be not only great historical event, but
would also be substantial assistance along
Another thing with which public opinion
might well concern itself is the purity of the
water supply Of the city. with which our
committee has had considerable to do. The
sources of pollution of all the contributing
streams of the water supply should be found
ana removed. and we believe in an ample
appropriation to protect the purity Of the
water supply and to maintain it in sufficient
Quantities to keep the high pressure service
Chief Carleton Il. Davis has done splendid
work with regard to the water of the city.
Caring for the Sick
"There should also be the best possible
care of the sick. and the Philadelphia Hos.
pital should be developed as n true hospital
ana not partly as an asylum for the in
digent. There should be the best Of care
provided for the insane. with opportunities
FOR treatment and sensible care Of the in.
digent. Our officials are doing all that they
can In all these respects. but they could do
moro with thoroughly awakened public
conscience back of them and the expressed
public desire to see oil these things done in
am strongly In favor Of conscientious
enforcement OF the quarantine laws, which
have in mind the limiting Of the number of
eases OF communicable disease. Very often
the iaxity and selfishness of the parents Of
child lead to the totally unnecessary
spreading of some serious infection. With
not happen. '''' '"'' ''u'o
but the development of such n feeling
toward the law on the part Of the nnhiic
must be an evolutionary growth-slow. sane
and sure, l do not refer to spasmodic
manifestations of public disapprovai. result.
ing III political turnover at a single elac.
tion, but the respect for the law nnd for
the we'll being of others which will maIa
the city better place for every ono ~
live and imineasurably improve public heo,tb
conditions. '"O''e "eaHh
The councilmnnic fathers ALWAYS hor,
peen attentive to the needs of the Uenith
department when the plans were nut heSn.a
them IN convincing and straishtforwor I'd
manner and little fault can be fo,,nd wth
their cooperation. The main hid" WIN "
law enforcement rests upon tbe noitoa VI
partment and every policeman sb"mid ae.
public health officer III a practical manna Ee a
even though not officially. II rho '"nIer, nn,;a,,
are not active and vigorous tbcso tR'I. Rvice
canhot be carried out But back of ~ -,
lies that feeling on the part Of Tho ru,a.a AZ
that 1t wants and insists that thoso thc phuonc
| shall be accomplished. If thew wont utns' \.
they can get It," "uht H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
NO TROLLEY FREIGHT CARS

may be suitable in smaller
Wv communities. the crowded streets OF
large city ought not to be made more
crowded by the use of the street car lines
for freight cars.
The Public Service Commission has taken
this view in denying the petition of the
suburban lines that the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company be compelled to haul their
freight cars into the heart of the city.
The Rapid Transit Company IS put to 1t
to accommodate the passenger traffic which
1t is compelled TO carry. Its financial re-
sources are strained to provide power and
equipment for this local business. 1t could
not use its power for carrying freight with
out decreasing its ability to carry passen-
gers.
The decision of the Public Service Com
mission will. therefore, be welcomed by all
who are hoping that as the financial ability
of the Rapid Transit Company Is increased
the passenger service will be made more
comfortable for the general public.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
FLAG DAY

TVHE flag of the United States is the oldest
i flag in the world. The coors of all
other nations have changed in one way or
another with the shifts and changes of ma :
tional fortune or the drift of the spirit Of
national adventure. Old Glory remains
as changelcss and steady as hope. 1t rep
resents not only principle but a promise.
1t is not only for the United States of to-
day. 1t is for the United States of the
future and not alone for Americans. but
for all mankind. There is no other flag
quite like 1t. because it has been from the
first a symbol of something more than ma
tional ambition. 1t means that all men Of
honor desire to be free, and that all such
men will be free before the world is much
older.
We can best serve the cause represented
by the flag of the United States by re-
membering always that such dangers as
threaten countries like ours come not from
the outside but from within. Tyranny and
treason are forever taking on new forms
and appearing in new disguiscs. They are
the diseases of democracy. If they are
held in check, If we learn to look upon
political corruptionists as traitors and upon
every fanatic and self f-seeking opportunist
as potential tyrant. nobody outside the
United States will ever be able to do us or
the principle of government we represent
any great harm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

have whisky in his possession. The bns
was opened while crowd looked on. There
was no contraband in it.
Frank w. Sautter, of this city, driving
an automobile to his home in Atlantic City.
was stopped by dry agents on the White
Horse pike and assaulted when he ques-
toned the right Of two men he did not
know to search machine in which his wife
md members Of his family were passengers.
Mr.. Sautter. with better knowledge Of
his rights rs citizen than the man whose
luggage was searched by the policeman at
Sixteenth and Market streets. promptly had
the Federal agents arrested and put under
bail for hearing before a United States
Commissioner.
It would require only about ten agents Of
the sort encountered by Mr.. Sauttcr to
clear all motor tourist traffic off the Jersey
roads within single summer. For-
tunately there are some people left in this
country who are not yet willing to submit
to n system of scrfdom, even for the sake
Of prohibition. Meanwhile. the vets
ought to feel cxultant. in view OF the valiant
work that some Of the dry advocates are
doing to make the Volstcad principle hate
ful md ridiculous in the eyes Of all scnsi-
pie people.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
ENDING THE CONSPIRACY

TNHE Democratic State Committee las
i done what the Republican State Com
mittee ought to have done. That is 1t has
elected as chairman the man suggested to 1t
by the nominee for the govcrnorshp.
Mr.. McSparran asked for the election Of
Austin Il. Mccullough. of Lancaster. a
man who is in sympathy with his plans and
purposes. Judge Bonniwell was the candi-
date of the forces opposed to McSparran.
The Judge was defeated, as he ought to have
been.
The men now in charge of the Democratic
state organization appear TO be interested
In developing n party which will turn down
any leaders who dckcr with the Republican
opposition for their personal profit.
This sort of dickcrng has cursed both
parties In this state for years. For Il time
under the Mccormick Morris Palmer lead
ership. political contests were conducted in
good faith and the Democrats were not sold
ont by traitors within their ranks. 1t looks
as II the self respecting Democrats were de-
termined to reassert themselves under new
leadership as they did when the reorganizers
got temporary control n decade ago.
Every friend of honest government will
nope that they may be permanently sue
cessful. Whenever there is an underground
connection between the two party orgnniza-
tlons the gangstcrs in each party have
everything their own way. They can frus-
trate every effort to break up the practice
OF running the Government for the benefit
OF the politicians.
There Is need in the State for n strong,
healthy, alert and sincere opposition party
1t will serve a useful purpose by indulging
in wholesome criticism. \ live minority
party Is needed everywhere to keep the ma
Jorlty party from degeneration and to serve
ds a possible recourse if by any chance the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
THE ORIENTAL VIEWPOINT

"A MENllANS are trained by history and
a tradition to believe that changes ~
National Administration are capable Of nm.
setting foreign as well as domestic policies
of Government. The French, too. undcr
Poincare have lately demonstrated how fnr-
reaching may be the consequences of a min.
isterial upheaval
1t Is good news. therefore. that the Cobi.
net upheaval In Japan resulting in the over
throw OF Premier Takahash is not ropo rdod
in Toxic as exerting any bearing upon the
fate OF the Washington Conference treaties.
Liberal influences are said to be behind tho
fall Of the old Ministry
But in addition to this favorable turn in
the situation, the heartening announcement
hns been circulated that since tue covenants
are international in character they will bc
unaffected by the Cabinet ovcrturn. II 10
predicted indeed that the group of treaties
to which Japan is party will nil he
promptly ratified under the premiership of
Kato.
The island empire, it appears, is resolved
to support its pledges formally given in an
international cOnclavc. Westcrners. IL sur
prised at this instance of national honor.
may, II they choose, attribute it to the mys
terious workings Of the Oriental mind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
NANCY KEEPS 1T UP

IN TIE future there may be lady am.
L bassadors accredited formally by various
countries to foreign capitals. Lady Nancy
AStor' since she returned to England, has
oeeh doing much to prove that the fem-
nine temperament is fitted to the finer works
Of diplomacy.
Lady Nancy has managed. for one thing,
10 remain popular on both sides of the
water. That is something that even Colonel
George Harvey hasn't been able to do
Colonel Harvey talks Of politics and wars
Lady Astor meanwhile is telling the British
that Americans are kind. courageous.
chlvalrous. modest. we'll -intentioncd. clever
alert and not at all vain. The English be-
lieve her. International relations will he
the better for all this.
But more important is the obvious fact
that II Lady Astor continues to talk we
shall have to settle down and be rs nice M
she says We are. There will no notbing
else left for us to do.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
CRIME NOT A PRIVATE AFFAIR

DESTITUTION of stolen money does not
N exempt the thief from prosecution. 1t
may lessen the penalty through the mercy
of the Court, but that is all.
Therefore the report that there are to
be no prosecutions in the Chandler case be-
cause the complaining witnesses have got
their money back is astounding.
The function of prosecuting does not rest
upon the persons who swore that they were
defrauded. The District Attorney is the
prosecuting officer of the county. lie has
the power and it is his duty to call the at
tention Of the Grand Jury to alleged
offenses and to indicate the names OF VII
nesses who can supply evidence.
The Grand Jury. however. does not nave
to depend on the District Attorney. 1t can
act on its own initiative and can summon
such witnesses as it sees tit, and can put
them under oath. and extract testimony
from them. If evidence of crime is devei-
oped indictments can be found against the
accused and the case can then be presented
to trial Jury, where the evidence in favor
as we'll as against the defendants can be
heard.
1t is intolerabe that the ends OF justice
should ever be defeated by the refusal OF
Immediately aggrievod parties to demand
prosecution If the law has been violated
the whole community suffers. Prosecution
Of the guilty is undertaken not for the pur-
pose of securing vengeance for an indi- :
yidual sufferer nor for half dozen such
sufferers, but for the protection of the com
munity as Il whole.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
HARD TIMES FOR UNIONS

r ABOR unions as well as other business
IL enterprises seem to suffer during periods
Of depression. This is indicated by reports
Of the falling off in membership of the
American Federation of Labor made ut the
annual convention in Cincinnati this week.
In 1920 the Federation had 4,07S 900
members who paid their dues and were in
rood standing. Last year it had 3,906, 900.
This year the membership has fallen to
Z. 100, 900 decline of nearly 1000, 900,
or about 25 per cent, in two years.
W Last year 900 machinists were mem
| hrs of the Federation. This year the num-
/, ~ 10 1000 The number of seamen
sGnombsss has fallen from 1O3,O 900 to 10000,
Eko3 - on through the various trades.
& 4: ~ decline In union strength, however,
llttls effect on the temper Of ths
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
AN OLD STORY REPEATED

RailrOads ought 70 be compelled 70 do
what railroads do in other civilized coun-
tries. They should be compelled to put
guards and gates at every grade crossing.
They will do so readily enough when Leg!s-
latures are honest and free from the belief
that corporations are holy and not to be
bothered or irritated, no matter what
happens
CINCE the above was written a day or
y two ago in these columns in the course
of a discussion of the killing of six people
in motorcar struck by railroad train
near Absecon, 1t has been reported that the
Public Utilities Commission of New Jersey
disregarded appeals from various quarters
for an order to compel the railroad company
to put safety gates at the crossing where
the tragedy occurred.
Politics, when it is mixed with big busi-
ness can have some queer results
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PH1LADEIpHIA

delegates attending the convention. The
radical group Is there, but without It's old
leaders. and Mr.. Gompers will attempt to
keep It in restraint, as he has done sue
ccssfully for many years past.
As was to be expected from such a Demo-
crat as he is. he has laid the blame upon
the Republican Congress for the unsatis-
factory business conditions and incidentally
for the unsatisfactory situation in which
the labor unions find themselves. He sup
ported Mr.. Cox in the presidential election
and he naturally seeks to justify his course.
and to make what personal and political
capital he can out Of 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

I. Pyrrhic victory is one gained at
the Romans at Asculum in 27S B. e
fouadns q the easseS rss ns1wssn settle
nent settlement in Massachusstt;:
IamsstoWn I,,,s, was 49, founded in 1907 ."
g. A nephoscope Is an instrument used y. y
the observation Of clouds to determl"
their direction. velocity. elevation. e.;
shed or roof with a single s!ops s
q another building; any weath,M ,1,s.
shield projecting above door oo,,Ss or wv WI,
sloping roof surrounding the cou'
on three sides. ,...
6. Patrick sarsfeld was celebrated =. ~ "
Of Neerwinden In 1898. He was psMss
ent at the Battle Of tho Boyne In !s.. l,IS.
forced William III to raise the r.so. s"c
Il tiated the Anal nal capituiatlon Of Lin
the service Of France. .,,,m
The & passe% tsrouxh Sa 'ssS consrsss Ss
largely through the influence Of IN! C!as
The chief provisions were ere tne tIT,on' %a%h ths
sion Of Galifornia h ,tiieros TO- the on'Su of utss
and New Mexico, abolition Of the rao SsN sSj
trade In the District Of Columbia Sp'
fugitive slave law. ~ - q az.
7, Tne DeNkan Is tne name given .,A
trict of South Central India ho'''
especially for it's big game. . Az.
s, Baroque architecture Is a style ana IN. N
Oraton common In the first hall 0! o!,.N ~
eighteenth century. 1t 10 greatly e~'
Grated and fantastic. 80. n
0. The corbe steps of a house are thoss .sy.s y
the top of q gable wall from the ssvr siv
to the apex OF the roof such as omx mx .
crow or cat could use. Ihe ha'"
Scotch and means crow-steps. ~
10. Cultivated asparagus began 10 % 2
lariged as table vegetable ~ @stxT2
tsuil. France. in lsas'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
What Do You Kno,v?
QUIZ

QUIZ
I. Who are the Walloons?
2. Name a country In the World War the
Government Of which declared war
only against Austria.
3. What Is the literal meaning Of terra
Gotta?
4. What goddess In Roman mythology per
sonifed the terrestrial globe?
s. Who created the stage character Of ~
Benjamin Backbite?
6. What Is a 'singspiel"?
7. What is the sextant used for?
8. Where Is the Rappahannock River?
3. What Is a purlieu?
10. What Is q ouananiche?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

DR.. Harry l.. Bowlby
While Good Work is causing the arrest in
Stays tndOne New York of hardware
and dry goods merchants
who sell goods on Sunday. Later on viii
a little encouragement, he says, he will pro-
ceed against cigar stores. confectioners
groceries and delicatessen stores, though the
law specifically allows them to open certain
hours on Sunday, And all this when there
are so many really important things to do
in the world
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

New York policewoman simulated drunk.
enness in order to get evidence arainst
saloonkeepcrs. Wasn't it smart ~ has
ana yet there are squeamish persons who
profess 10 believe that participation in maj.
Will rob woman of her womanlincssi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
OVERCOME VoLSTEADISM

AT SIXTEENTH and Market streets the
n other evening n policeman stopped a
citizen, who happened to be Il Negro, and
ordered him to open q travelling bag which
~ was carrying to prove that he didn't
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

The American Automobile Associot t,o, In =.
chosen the name "flivverboob" as descrine in
tive of the gasoline brother Of the 10y.
walker. A combination of jaywaiker an and
fivverboob frequently results in what tho
morgue roustabOuts call a stiff, >''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

West Haven, Conn, woman, thirty .six
years old, who has become the mother ~
her twenty-tirst child, says she is firm
believer in large families. 1t is the un.
experiences OF her annexation that it'll.
latcs the fahcy., One would naturally have
supposed she objected to children. nave
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

''Sit down or leave :" said Speaker Pro
TEN. Welsh tersely, and the startled Con.
gressmen sat. Naturally. They'll do what
they're told when they're told with su@'
Client authority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

"The approaching conference" saws Tbo
Hague Post, Twill not be champagne n,rrv
beginning with flourish and ending with y
hendache,,' Stiil, there are possibilities in
a Dutch lunch ."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

In the matter Of the Subsidy Bill. Mon
dell and his Steering Committee found {
competent man ut the wheel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Come in with your income tax" san
Collector McCaughn. "You can't stall on
the second installment."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Henry KoaOnuihoOmehameha me hi haokalani Iono
of Hawaii, has become Il member ~
the Boy Scouts Of America. His Scout nane
Will probably be So-long Fsnry. """'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Judge Bonniwell says the Democrats uho
defeated him have Il heluvanerye. ThiS
Of course. leaves them absolutely dcfenselcss
against joyous congratulations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Anyhow, yesterdays chill did not
prompt anybody to fear for the fruit crop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Robert w. Chambers is now willing to
admit that the naked truth is even stranger
than his fiction,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Ware has promised to aid Pinchot, but
care should be taken to see where he puts
the monkey wrench.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Recent baseball game was thus sue.
cinctly and fguratively described: Cubs
ate Robins egg.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Explorers are still convinced that there
Is always room at the top Of Mount Everest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

MY" said the spirit of Betsy Ros
as 1t foated over Philadelphia, 'how lary'
my family has grown!"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

The arrest is momen.
Violated a tarily expected I'm Wcst
City Ordinance chester, y. Y, OF n
lady puma accused of
splitting at policeman. The big cat, ac-
companied by her cubs, is believed to have
strayed from circus. Either that or there
is an ingenious press agent somewhere in
the ofing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Put up or shut up" says the Straw.
berry to the Housewife.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

"Most girls would have talked Them
selves into u fine. said Magistrate Still
wagon 'This girl nodded herself ont of
It" Evidence conclusive that there still
exist young ladies who know when it paws
to be yessers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

April has nothing on June in the mat.
ter of variety.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

To John Bull the conference begins b
look like Fever and 'Ague.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

The New York zoo is mildly excited over
an animal which has the head of wolf,
~ ~ hody of a fox and the tail of a dog.
ISe Please, @ teacher, we know what is Is; It's .
politician. .u,r~ 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

OF course. Cincinnati's product Is not
what it used to be, but does this justify the
gloom of the Federation leaders?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

As an artist Lenine insists on a number
Of farewell performances. lie IL dying
again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

Questionnaires suggest that it ought to
be Thomas Eh? Edison.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14
SHORT CUTS

Bucketeer partnerships are shear and
shear alike.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-14

"Another chance for public opinion to
..rt itself in the right direction is tho
sns Sssuui Centennial. If the people want 1T it
Ise t%ey can have II. just as they can have
hoyyt anything clse for which they manifest
raal and convincing desire. But some
actiye movement toward bringing 1t about
sSould be made at once, as the time Is even
now none too long.
'.The Sesqui Centennial has some perna
.ant health features which should not be