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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
Uncommon Sense:
H. InIIN, III ALL,
BY JOHN BLAKE

T'iIE particular mountain range you
l. nr" climbing may be- righ and rocky
and hard 80 ascend.
But il happens to stand between you
and where YOU ar" going
You know thar other. hnln crossed
tho same rang". II they hay" done -
you can.
You know that when tnry had eros sod
il they found easier going. and had ia"
less trouble and worry about their
progress.
You naturally want to be as they are.
CNTlLL, there is the mountain range,
- reaching straight up toward the
skies, with not a path visible any
where
You are tempted to walk mp and down
and look for a place where there are no
mountains.
II you can find one. all right. Take It..
But the engineers who built the
railroads across the American con
tnent did tho same thing. They could
find no way across without mountains,
So they did the next best things.
They approached the mountains.
Went close to them, began actually to
climb them.
And by and by they found passes,
which while sell mountainous were far
better going (ban the rocky. rugged
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22

relegate Shylock himself to the kina.,.
garten class of money lenders!
And then. suddenly, II seemed N, Ia
Bruce as though his blood whinrH.ns
through his veins was afire, A fscs
profile. bending forward to examine y. ~
diamonds and the setting Of the az
pendant. came under the light. lie ,s.o; ~;
at II fascinated. 1t was the most bssre
tiful face he had ever seen. His sv..
drank In the rich masses Of broys"
silken hair. the perfect throat, tho a.
and lips that. while modelled in swA..
womanliness, were still eloquent Of Iii
reliance and strength. He had tho~.s.
TO see. q pretty face. a little hrssE
perhaps. and artfully powdered srS
rouged; what he saw was d vision ~
loveliness TINT seemed to personifv n.
unsullied. God d.given freshness snS
purity Of youth. .. ~
lie spoke involuntariIy no pow.r a,
his could have kept back. the words v
my God, you are wonderful, \.
exclaimed in low voice.
He saw the color swiftly tinr. "a.
throat a coral pink, and mount m.
ward, but she did not look at him. w.
"You probably paid two thoun,d
dollars for this" she said quietly.
Nineteen hundred,r corrected JoA,
Bruce mechanically '"-.' .. 49,.
II will allow you seventeen hundred
on It., them" she said. still quietly.
YOU wish to accept the offer?''
It was in consonance with the visi0ni
II:z .,,.t,,A tnOav IL AZ -.
understand. =,
"It Is very liberal" said John Brea
trying to control his voice. "Of courss'
I accept"
The shapely head nodded.
He watched. her spcllbound. The
watch fob had vanished. and in its plars
now under the little conical SHAFT Al
light she was swiftly counting out I
pile of crisp. new. fifty dollar bank.
notes. To these she added STAMPED
and numbered ticket.
You may redeem the pledge at any
time by making application to the cana
person to whom you originally applied
for a loan tonight" she said, as ~
handed him the money. please count
it,"
IL am quite satisfied" said. John
Bruce little helplessly.
"Please count IT," she insisted. (
With a shrug Of protest. John Bruce
obeyed her. 1t was not at all the monty
that concerned him, nor the touch q
it that was quickenine his pulse.
at is quite correct" he said. puttiss
money and ticket in his pocket. H
turned toward her. "And now"
His words ended in little gasp. The
light was out. In the darkness that
shadow passed again before his eyer,
and he was conscious that the table had
vanished-also that the car had stopped.
The door opened.
"If you please, sir!' 1t was tn
chauffeur. holding the door open.
John Bruce hesitated. ys
~ er- look here he said.
O." W
"lf you please. SIR There. was
something Of significant fnality IN tho
mans patient and respectful tones.
John Bruce smiled wryly. ~,
"Wcll. at least. may soy to6d.
night" he said, as he backed out of the
car. .'H@f
"Ccrtainly. sir-good. night. SIR"
said the chauffeur calmly-and closed
the door. and touched his hat, and
climbed back to his scat. ~
"Well. I'm damned!' said Johs
Bruce fcrvcntly. -
u TO be continued tomorrow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22

draw back instinctive,y as he found It
slready occupied. But the door. had
closed behind him. 1t was inky black
in the interior now with the door shut.
The car was jolting into motion.
pardon me-" said Jonn Bruce a
little grimly. and sat down on the back
seat.
A woman! lie had Just been able to
make out q woman's form as he had
stepped in. 1t was clever-.damned
clever! Of both the exquisite Monsieur
Henri de Lavergne ana the money
lending spider at the other end OF this
pleasant little jaunt into unexplorcd
Persia A woman in it-n luring'
painted, fair and winsome damsel. no
doubt--t0 make the usurious pill OF IL
legal interest a little sweeter!
oh. yes, he quite understood now that
warning to beware Of the conductor
IT did not anticipate such charming
company" snid John Bruce facetiously.
Have we far to goT'
There was no answer.
Something like a shadow. deeper than
the surrounding blackness. seemed to
pass before John Bruce's eyes. and thcl'
he sat bolt upright. startled and amazed.
In front of him. let down from the
roof Of the car, was small table cover
ed with black velvet and suspended,
some twelve inches above the table.
throwing the glow downward in round
spot Of light over the velvet surface.
was shaded electric lamp. A small
white hand bare Of any ornament. palm
upward. lay upon the velvet table top
under the play Of the light.
A voice spoke now softly from beside
him:
"You have something to pawn?"
John Bruce stared. He still could not
sec her face.
"Er-ycs," he said. lie frowned in
perplexity. "When we get to Persia
alias the pawn shop"
"This is the pawn shop she m
swcred. "Lct me see what you have,
please
"Well, I'm la---" John Bruce
checked himself. There was delicacy
about that white hand resting there un .
der the light that rebuked him. Err
pardon me- said John Bruce.
lie felt for his jeweled watch fob
unfastencd it. and laid it in tho ex
tended palm. He laughed a little tc
himself. On with the game. The lur,
was here. all right: the stage scttin,
was masterly-and now the piper woul,
bc paid on basis, probably. that woult
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
LITTLE
BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
By Lee Pape
BY Lee Pape

Me and pop was in the setting room
after Snpplr, me thinking about doing
my homework and pop smoaking and
Iccdns IL" sponrtng page. and the
door bell rang and ran down 10 omen
it to take my mind off my lessins. and
it was some man with brown derby
hat, saying, I'd like to spcek TO Mr..
Potts.
Hes up in the setting room. sod
and he sed, Well, if it's good cnuff up
there for him its good enuff for me.
And he came up in the setting room
and looked at pop, saying, Mr.. Potts?
The same, scd pop, and the man scd
Mr.. Lewis sent me over to see YOU, and
pop sed, o, Mr.. Lewis yes, yes and
the man sed Mr.. Lewis thawt YOU mite
be intristcd in II case or = OF the reel
stuff at n very reasonable figure, Won
mite even say dcrt cheep. Of corse you
cant depend ON most of ;hc stuff that's
floating around nowadays at ixorbtant
prices but ] can assure you ] only han
Glc the reel gcndinc honny fdey mr..
ticlc and you can take my werd for il.
Ccrt"ny, woudcnt think Of doubt =.
ing yOur word, you've got to take
peoples wcrd for that sort OF thing lest
now or you'd never get cnything,
realize that pcrfcrkly. its case of give
and take and maybe we can tawk biz =
Mss II you're sure its genuine wiskoy,
scd pop,
Wich jest then ma came in. saying.
Wiskey. wy WilIyum. ] hope and prey
you're not thinking of taking chance
on cny strange wlskey with all thi,
wood alcohall in the papers. and Dor
sed, Ccrteny not, that's wat I was icst
about to say. how am ! to know wa,
the stuff il made Of. wiskey label j,
ony meer scrap Of paper nowadays,
I'm sorry but ] don't think there's cny
thing doing, and ma sed, ! should say
| not. And she went out agen. and tho
men sed. Its II grand little propOst ion
perhaps you'd like TO tawk It over al
your Office some time, and pop sed, No,
absilootly no, I've made up my mind
you can axe one of my bizniss cards
! but its nbsilootly no use.
| understand, scd the man. And he
took pops card and put it in his pockit
and put on his brown derby hat and
went, and l sed, Well &, pop, Suppose
he comes down TO the Office.
I never thawt of that. srd pop.
Wich maybe he dident.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
TIE MOVIE FANS LETTER.BOX
BY HENRY NJ. NEELY

her time on such chaotic reels OF moth
ing in particular:
Thank you for your time and at
tention. only hope didn't bore you
too much.
II almost forgot mos, important
thing. Cecil b. y" Mile. wc hear. Is
to film Alice Durr Miller's Man
, slaughter Its rather hard to imag-
, inc. isn't It: But DO hope that he
casts Lcatric" Joy for rn.. part of Lydia.
She has such sweet. refined dignity,
! Of violent emotion that characterized
Lydia. ] don't know who could have
surpassed the final scene in Saturday
Night Wouldn't II kiss have spoiled
il all? I've marked H. down rs one of
my favorite scenes. II make pets of
scenes instead Of pictures as whole.
Aren't I strangeH'
(Thats what | calls gosh -dingcd
interesting letter. lady. If ! received
more like that. this would be a Won
derful department The space that this
section occupies IS governed entirely by
the amount of really worthwhile mate :
rial that comes ont of the studios, and
since tho Clump in production that has
become woefully small. We have found
that 90 per cent of tho material sent to
us is the ver.cst kind Of space fllirg
twadd!c. and space is too valuable to
waste on il. We will always find room
/ for good stuff. As to the Letter. Box.
! it is n department designed to be absO-
/ lutely at tho service Of the fans. either
to supply them with desired informa =
ton or to act, rs YOU suggest. a. a
clearing house for "DinionS of things in
tho movie world. You must remember
hat tho questions which seem stupid %
you are not so TO thousands Of others.
Ii fact, YOU ara outvotcd by an over
Whclmng majority. ] should say that
ninety nine out Of every hundred Of my
: letters ask questions and that ninety
eight our Of those ninety mine ask
about height. weight, color OF hair
whether teeth and hair are false
whether height is with French heels ol
in stocking feet. whether star is di-
vorccd and, il not, why, and all that
sort nf intimate personal thing. Dc
YOU think such details interest mo? No
the slightest. Bat ! hav" placed my.
self and what little energy there is lrf
ir tho old bones and III" tiny mite %
knowledge | have absolutely at the scrv
ico Of all tn" fans and I've spent hour
and hours digging out information tina
seemed +" m" foolish. banal and stupit
10 rhe nth degree. But, if the othpl
follow didn't consider il so, tried tc
believe that l." was right and ! wa!
, wrong. We ct Grabbed in oar View
"& "" get Older, YOU know. and that''
had. lt's better to commit Stupiditiel
now and then rather than settle dowr
to s'agnatIon.
There's only ono thing thar hurt
aboVt your letter and that II that yo,
. and | agree 80 exactly on almost ever,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
RUM.P0IS0NED BOY BETTER
Found Unconscious In Lot-Stupor
Persisted for Hours

Physicians at MI. Sinai Hospital
worked all last night in an effort to save
the life of Hcncdict Monkowitcl. eleven
years old. 81 Taskcr street. who wns
found lying unconscious in vacant lot
near Front street and Snyder avenue.
The boy had apparently drunk some
sort of moonshinc whisky. as a strong
odor Of alcohol was detected upon his
breath. This morning he was able IN
talk and h" seems to be out of danger,
it was said.
\ policeman. passing tho lot las,
night. noticed the boys huddlcd form
on tho ground and had him taken to
the hospital. Ills stupor 50 obstinntcly
resisted the efforts of doctors that n
priest was called to administer the sac
ramcnt in the belief the boy was dying
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
WEDDING IS DELAYED
Girl Who Abandoned Baby to Wed
' After She Gets Divorce

4 brother Of "Mrs. Martin Livcwcll.' y
whose real name is said to he Mrs.
Frank Divach. attempted TO attack her
man companion when she was arraigned
before Magistrate Fitzgerald today on
a charge of abandoning her baby in II
church at Twelfth and Spring Garden
streets.
Both Mrs. Dvach and the man. Mar
tin Livewcll. had been held under $500
bail for the hearing today. and had
been committed to Jail in default Of it,.
Livcw"ll and tho girl gave their address
as Franklin street near Poplar.
When tho couple admitted they were
not married Mrs. Di vach's brother. n
Park guard. made a rush for Livcwell.
but was restrained.
When Lvewell promised to marry tho
woman after she had obtained a divorce
from Divach. the magistrate discharged
her and Livcwcll. Mrs. Divach left in
her brothers care.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
HOLD 2 ROBBER SUSPECTS
May Be Men Who Held Up Pay.
master at 56th and Arch

Suspected of being implicated in th"
hold up Of James Winthrop last Sat
urday. when five auto bandits took the
$4,000 pay roll of an Arch street firm
from him. Louis Garvlt. 1856 North
Thirty first street. and William Kelly,
1919 Diamond street. were held without
bail by Magistrate Rcnshaw today.
The two suspects were arrested Sat
urday. Winthrop was unable 20 idcn-
tfy either Of them positively as mem
bers Of the hold-up gang. although hr
said Kelly looked like the man that
noked gun in his sid" and demanded
the money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
HE LEFT HIS RUBBERS
Conshohocken Man Vanishes. but
Leaves Trace Near River

Police are searching for Francis &.
Sirrhio, an insurance agent Of Consho-
hockcn. who disappeared mystcriously
Tuesday after leaving HON" ostcnsibly
for work. A pair Of rubbcrS were
found near tho banks of the Schuylkill
and few papers bearing tho name Of
Sirchio were scattered about. Police
are skcptical.
Before he left homo hc wrote a note
telling his wife where he cXpcctd TO
collect insurance money the following
day. Sirchio's rubbcrs were found in
the vicinity designated in the note.
The police dragged the river short
distance, but found nothing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22

Several posts are
spending a good
deal Of energy In
an effort to dc
something { o I
their more unfor-
tunatc members.
Among these may
be mentioned the
X a y M o n d +.
Greeley Post, No.
81. which. had
hcatlu,Iarters n I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
BUSINESS MEN BANQUET
Central North Phi'a. Association n
Told How to Win improvements

Necessity for unity Of action by or
ganzati tions in the northern section Of
the city to obtain improvements was
emphasized by speakers who addressed
the Central North Philadelphia Business
Mems Association at banquet last
night at Moscbach's Casino. Twelfth
street and Girard avenue.
Addresses were made by J. T. Brown.
president OF the organization Albert D..
Sto,z James Carr and others.
Following tho banquet there was a
dance. The grand march was directed
by Mr.. Stolz and lcd by Morris Lip.
schultz and Miss Anna Cassell.
During an intcrmission solos were
given by Miss Cassell and J. r. Beach
! About $50 members were present.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
CHURCH 1O7 YEARS OLD
Darby Congregation Is Marking
NJ. E. Anniversary

The Mt. Zion Methodist Epscopol
Church, Main street. Darby. Is cclc-
brating its Hath anniversary this
week. The church was organized in
1907 by some twenty persons then liv-
ing in Darby. Until 1883 the congrc =
cation worshipcd in small stone build
ing with. a rude whitcwashcd interior,
which was at that date replaced by the
present structure.
Sine" then. of course. tho church la,
been several times enlarged. II has now
congregation # 400 and II Sunday
school Of 500.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22
LEGION SEEKS Jobs
FOR IDLE MEMBERS
Employment Needs Are Taking
Up Attention Of Leaders
Of Organization ..
POST PLANS LARGE DANCE

The problem of unemployment con-
tinucs TO give a good deal Of bother to
Legion leaders throughout the State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22

"922 Lancaster avenue. Harry Daw-
son. in charge Of employment M this
post. will undertake Mt least to find a
job for any member who applies to him.
incidentally, the ladies' auxiliary OF
the Greeley Post is in process of being
r"organizcd. Any woman eligible IL
invited to attend the meetings which
are held on the fourth Friday of each
month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-22

invited to attend the meetings which
are held on the fourth Friday of each
month.
The question Of uncmploy among
members has got good deal of serious
attention from the officers of Logan
Post. No. 37G. Pcrforce. the problem
has in some instances resolved itself into
ono of caring for the men and their
families until Jobs are found for them.
Two angels Of the Post. Mrs. Dunlap.
IlO4 North Warnock street. and Mrs.
Kelly. 1870 North Carlisle street. are
asking for contributions OF money or
clothing to help this work
kenSington Post. No. GS will give a
concert and dance Friday night at the
Philadelphia Turngemende Hail.
Mother Moore known to every I.e-
gion man in Kensington. will head the
Reception Committee.
Tho March number of the Bueler.
the official organ of the Stern Price
Post. No. Al. is ready for distribu-
tion. Norris n. Starr. the editor.
promises To send it FREQ to any service
man who will send his address. Arti.
cleS in the current number of the
Buglcr include Memorials" by \. G.
Connolly. and "Comradcship and the
American LEGION by Morris II.
Starr. There is also n scientific arti-
Gle on "Whiz Bangs
Tho idea Of post publication is
growing in favor. Hazlcton Post an
nounces that it is about ready to issue
monthly paper for circulation among
its members. Harry liter had been
named editor and Sol Aucrback bust.
ness manager.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-11
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT
 HEYDLER OF NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York, April 10.-"Au prospects point to another successful baseball sea son. said President John A. Heydler, of the National league, in discussing the outlook in the senior association here to- day.
 The National league will open it's for ty-seventh annual pennant race on We'd pionship honors, well balanced clubs, the confidence and following of baseball patrons in both east and west he con tinued, and I feel safe in predicting high class play, close race and a fair share of the patronage which in the" past has caused baseball to be termed the na- tional sport.
 At least five clubs in our league have a chance to win the 1922 pennant and since nothing is certain in baseball any one of the other three may spring a surprise and confound even the experts. The New York club. of course as the winner of the worlds series last year carries strength and prestige over into the new season. But it cannot be taken for granted that the team will repeat. Boston, Pittsburgh and St Louis, on the showing in 1921, must be given a chance and I am inclined to believe that these clubs are stronger today than was the case even seven months ago. If Brooklyn gets off to a good start it's pitching staff will carry the club far and the team cannot but be considered as 9 pennant factor.
 '|The New York club Is being selected by many close followers of the game to repeat, and with its remarkable infeld, balanced offense and defense and the con- fdence which goes with a championship, is certain to make an impressive strug- gle to gain particlcation in the world series next fall. Still, baseball is not a game which can be reduced to actual fig ures or percentage. A contest which ex- tends over a six month period opens the way for many 1Epsets and surprises. 9th CT clubs are developing some excellent young players. In fact ] think the Ma l tionaI league is notable in this respect, ard any one of these may unexpectedly 1 fill a weak position in sensational man. ner and thus change a second division i club into a flag contender in the true sense of the word.
 1 "AttendSnce during the spring exhfbi- tion games in major league cities to date has been unusually large and the keen interest shown exceptionally keen. These indications, I think. point to another prosperous season of patronage. If the race should prove close with two CT ! three clubs alternating in the lead dur | ing the summer and early fall, I believe
 that new records may be established | This will be particuarly true if busi-
 ness conditions to continue to improve as has been the case in the past few months l "The fact that Judge Dandis will de- vote his entire time and attention to the game this season and as high comrnis
 sioner visit all the major league cities
 also will exert an influence for greater popularity among the followers of the
Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-11
TODAYS EVENTS

Two hundredth annive-sa-y of ths birth of Christopher Smart, the EuTish poet.
 Greetings to Secretary Of stass Charles E. Hughes. who Is st1ty yearr old today.
 Rt. Rev. Patrick A. McGovern today celebrates his tenth anniverszry as bish- % of the Catholic diocese of Cheyenne.
 The governing body Of the Intsrns- tional Labor Conference. created under the League of Nations. is to meet in Rome today.
 Lord Byng of vimy. governor general of the Dominion. Is to pay his hrst of- fcial visit to Niarara Falls today.
 Hon. P. c. Larkin. the new Hirh Commissioner for Canada. Is to he zsi- comed at a reception of the Canada Club of London today. Tufts college. at Medford. Mass. this evening will naugurate a series of fif- teen faculty lectures by radio.
 A special election will be held today In the 37th congressional district of | New York to fill the vscancy caused by | the resignation of Alanson B. Hourhtou. | who was appointed U. s. arnbassador 10 | Germany.
 Representatives of twelve Southern States are to begin a two-day confereros today at Birmingham for tho purpose of planning a campaign for the eradicStior of illiteracy in the south.
 A general primary will be he'd i1 Illinois today for the nomination of ozr- didates for the state. congressional. iez- l is.ative. county and other offices 10 bs filled at the elections next Sovember.
 Conventions opening today: American Paper and Pulp association. at Ncg I York