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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
JoFFRE AFTER FIVE YEARS

1OSEPH CESA1RE JOFFRE, tourist, is
= back in Washington under conditions
differing radically from those of his raptur.
Gus American visit. Historical proportions
have been undergoing considerable changes
since l917. The valuable asset of hind
sight has been steadily accumulated. The
sense OF perspective has altered numerous
apprnisements Of personalities and events.
On the whole, however, "envious and
eliminating time" has dealt considerably
with the dominating figure of victory at
the epochal first battle Of the Marne. The
process of muck -raking the war has been
almost as busily carried on in France as IN
vanquished Germany. Fictitious reputa.
tions have been shattered. Martyrs to DO.
htical Vaccinations or Incompetence in ad.
ministration have been abundantly revealed.
II Marshal Joffre has emerged from these
retrospects shorn of the aura Of tho super-
man, he gains in stature by his dissimi-
larity to the somewhat impossible creature
OF overheated American imaginations
Ihcre was tendency in this country in
lol1 to regard the first of the new marshals
OF France as kind Of Santa Claus in uni.
form. The endearing epithet Papa Joffre''
doubtless helped to foster this legend
AS matter Of fact, records now available
exhibit the distinguished commander as n
rugged and obstinate campaigner ripened
with colonial experience, intoerant Of the
highly rarefied pedantry with which the two
scientific schools of French strategy were
inprcgnated, often intolerant Of suggestions.
but determined not to be beaten. It was
vigor of personality that won the day for
Joffre.
Historians will continue TO argue upon
the accidental aspects of the first Marine.
how much of the French retreat, which in
the end reacted so unfavorably against the
foe, was deliberately planned and to what
extent the prompt resourccfulness of Gal.
lieni, Military Governor of Paris. con.
tributed to the final success.
There will be debate also concerning
Jotfre's abrupt dismissal of Lanzerac, whose
victory at Guise was at once so boldly
achieved and SO barren. Perhaps it was
humanity impossible for Joffre to capitalize
this unique counter blow Here is food for
the experts quite as rich as the compaipns
of Mcclellan.
But criticism. although it may disparage
the Marshals s Judgment. as in the case of
the preparations for the Verdun drive, cam
not deprive Joffre Of his authentic place in
history. In the campaign on which his
fame Will rest he won because Of tempera.
mental, basaltic, patriotic obstinacy. This
transcended the efficacy of conscious science
Joseph Joffre, travelling unofficially, has
been cordially greeted in Washington. The
plaudits are deserved. though their recipient
differs essentially from the myth onco en-
rhapsodlcally accepted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
Answers to Yesterdays oui,

l. -Four independent nations which forr,o.,,
n nnin1hsea, ~ whole or part. to Russia
land, Poland Esthona and Litbuarniina- rin-
2. A drastic prohibition law is now in Sorc. ,a.
3. Horatio Seymour was Grants Democr.,,,
opponent In his first presidential ca nc
4. lamprey is an eel-llks fish with
sucker mouth, pouch gills and sevoa
spiracles on each side. "''e"
means the highest good 'oHuin
6. Henry w of England is reno,,o,
Shakespeare to have said Uneasy ,iess ins
the head that wears a crown lies
z. Gilbert stuart was Il noted amor,o
painter. particularly noted for his ',oah mnu
traits OF Washington. HI died in Ros Ror-
ton In 1928. N III bos'
8. The tomato was formely grown for doo,
ration and was known az the ioS,
apple, '"o io'e
.. The Island of Haiti. or. Hispanio,s l..
divided into the two Republics' ~ ~
=. m santo Domingo. and Halt. OF
10. The two tropic lines are tie rro,,, -.
lancer AND the Troplc OF Ssplicorn "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
PERSHlNG AS SENATOR

BTT GENERAL PERSHING was qualified
~ TO be President, a. some delegates
thought at the Chicago convention, he is
oortsinly qualified to be a Senator.
y Certain MissOurians have begun to talk
~ him as possible Republican candidate
4 {HDm their State. Senator Reed is seeking
omination and he is opposed by Breck-
Long, who was defeated by Senator
~ y The Republican candidates for
pinstpn are said to be too weak to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

United Mine Workers have been tenn
porarily restrained from holding meeting
on or near the property of four big cos
companies In Somerset County. COnfnlnt
steam in the hope that it will discredlt itael
by blowing up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
What DO You Kno,v?
QUIZ

QUIZ
J. What Is meant by n Lucullan feast,
Had? i'''usuese
3. Who succeeded Martin Van n,rsn .,
President Of the United States "S
4 OF what country Is Montevideo the co,,-
tai? VIC eapi-
o. When did Copernicus live and for what
was he famous? N'' "Na'
T. who was Pygmalion in Greek mythology? :?
Italy belong? '''S Oh
S. What Is "snickersnee?"
Q. In what month did the American Po,,,.
luton. the Civil War; the Spaniab W.
begin? ' e'iiithy
10. Who was the Swedish Niebtin,olano
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

People who are silly and stupid in this
life will be silly and stupid in the next, says
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. And If the aver
nge seance proves anything it is this, avsrs
Demosthenes McGinnis. s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

Cleveland surgeon likens the body to to-. :.
dry cell with the brain the positive ana w
liver the negative pole. "My!' commenn.oSs
the Young Lady Next Door But One. 1uSS
like man and wife in the one house ans
agreeing much the same way
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

While 1t is true that there is litut
likelihood of another big war in the presen!!
generation, it is hard to make the owner o.
a big army believe that its existence Is. doc
not have Il beneficial effect on negotiation
with former enemy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

Diners on the Pioneer Limited pulling
out of Chicago have the privilege of tipping
n waiter who is worth $1O0, 900. Wouldn't
be surprised If some of the Pullman portsrs
are millionaires.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

The police force, y. Y.
FLOWERS for Cupid League Island Park y
to be increased because
spooners have taken up so much Of the tlns
OF the guards that small boys have befl
able to steal the flowers almost as soon -
the gardeners plant them. But why nS. ~.
pledge the spoOning couples to guard 'p'
flower beds and leave them alone!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

Because it is we'll to believe that bua,.
ness is bound to improve, the optimism Of
the seventy year old baby carriage manu-
facturer who has married widow Of fifty
five deserves special notice. vi.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

The promised erection of fifteen. story
Office building at Twenty first and Market
streets may be indication that Philade'
phia's wheel Of progress is due to turn on
new hub.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

1t may at least be admitted that Mellon
knows almost as much about finance as
Fordncy thinks he knows. 3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

Visiting Englishman says the only way
to speak English is the manner in which tbe
Southern girl drawls, Honey He said
n sweet mouthful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

Advice to the earnest citizen who has
convinced himself that he Is interested In
this. that or the other: Don't write to your
Congressman. The poor man is muddled
enough already.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

The New Woman has at last surely
arrived. Lady Astor says her husband made
her what she is. ="
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

The trout season and the housecleanips
season synchronize simply to demonstrate
that the. average man would rather beat q
stream than a carpet. M
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

:. The navy bill demonstrated that party
lines nowadays have no more strength than
Hindenburg's.~ =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

More taxes coming''-Mellon. Hs 4,
not what you would call merry Andrew.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

The latest fad from Paris is the in
crustation of jewels in forehead and arms,
1t being understood, of course, that tbs
victim Is half baked.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

Well, II we've got to be lectured bS On
EnglishwOman we prefer Nancy to Marsot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

General Semenoff is not vet quite con.
vinced that this is the land of the free.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
Dr. Finegan Is OF tas tas
opinion that the po,s y
Kids Albright

Unu gITIb Ut FU""y Jay
better than the boys and girls of yesler..sssc -
1t may or may not be so but II 1t ish ~
it is largely the fault of the boys ana e,rs; XXI
of yesterday. Those of the last generau!'y3
can't throw all the blame on this; ana
there IL no blame due but only
coming, why, bless our ancient souls, tnsv,
some OF t,due to papa and mamma'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21
SHORT CUTS

Baltimore is now featuring tho soprano
pipes of Pan. Y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-21

There is a suggestion in Forester and
Pike that somebody is after Robin Hood.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
THIRTY-CENT COTTON
NOW is PREDICTED
Biggest Spectators" Give Their
Opinion i'm New York.

New York, Dec 25.-Although stock
market transactions are almost entire
ly for professional account all indica-
tions point to higher quotations for
stocks and bonds. The advance in
commodity prices is also expected to
continue. Predictions of 30 cent cot
ton are made by the biggest specula-
tors.
Recent strength of the transportation
shares is a source of much qualification
to investors in general. Some of the
biggest firms are advising the purchase
of seasoned dividend payers on the
theory that easy money rates will make
their yields look attractive. Improve
ment of the common carriers is due to
real investment buying.
Railroad stock prices are an average
of II points above the low level
reached on Nov. q last, and 8 1-2
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
SOIL SURVEY MAN
TO COME HERE

The following letter was received by
Mr. E. ]. Watson, Agricultural Agent
of the p & n. w. Ry., and will be of
interest to the farmers throughout the
county:
Fayetteville, Ark, Dec. 81, 1922.
Mr.. Watson, Industrial Agent
Prescott and Northwestern Railroad
Prescott, Ark.
Dear Sir:
We are directing our man, A. II.
Meyer, now doing soil survey work in
Clay county, to go to Prescott to work
in Nevada county about Prescott for
the winter season. We would appre-
ciate very much your personal help
in getting the people of Prescott and
community to understand the purpose
of the work and the benefits that may
come from it, in order that he may be
reasonably well received into the COM
munity..
We would be glad if farmers could
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
INSPIRATION SERVICE

The young people of Prescott gather
ed Monday evening at the Presbyterian
church for the most interesting Of the
Inspiration Services which were start
ed in June.
Miss Elva Bush furnished the first
number on the program. reading,
THE First Christmas" 1t was we'll
rendered and was appreciated by all
present.
The Christian Endeavor quartette of
the Presbyterian church composed OF
Helen McRae. Christine Neimeyer,
Conrad White and Charles Orrick with
Lucy White. accompanyist, rendered
"Whispering Hope" as the second num-
ber of the program.
Mr.. Irwin A. Blakely gave an inter
esting discussion on Service, ana
kept the attention of his hearers
throughout.
Mr.. w. V. Tompkins gave a short
talk on the Birth of Christ compar-
ing the birth of Christ with that of
Henri of Navarro, then gave the ulti-
mate end of each.
Governor McRae concluded the pro-
gram with talk to the young people
in which he encouraged the further
ance of these services.
The next service will be held at the
BAPTIST church. Monday, January l.
with each church furnishing a portion
of the program.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
0zAN MERCANTILE co.
Prescott, Ark.

points under the years high price
made on Sept II. Seasoned dividend
payers are the favorites. Many in
vestors have started to reinvest divi-
dend and interest money to be received
January 1st.
Railroad shares will undoubtedly be
helped market wise by the November
and December earnings statements, ex-
pected to show improvement, compared
with September and October.
An unusually good market prevails
for high-class industrial preferred
stocks. The inquiry for these prefer
red stocks is so good that number
of companies considering new financing
will sell preferred shares instead of
bonds.
Bankers are predicting higher bond
prices. The demand is unusually good
for this time of year and unless there
is a plethora of new offerings, quota
tions should continue upward. Inquiry
for municipal bonds is good, and prices
show strength.
-O-
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28

Boston. Dec. 26.-One man is dead
and more than 80 persons are in hos
pitals today as a result of drinking
liquor sold during the Christmas holi-
day. William Brady, removed in an
unconscious condition from his home
here. died in hospital Efforts to
trace the source of supply of the liquor
were made by the police today.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
LIQUOR CAUSES
MANY DEATHS
Eight Die in New York From
Drinking "Christnas
Cheer"-Forced to
Witness Their
Work.

New York. Dec 26.-Eight deaths
were attributed today to drinking poi
sonous liquor over Christmas A score
or more victims were confined to hos
pitfalls. OF the eight persons who died
two were women. A Brooklyn woman
was arrested as the seller of whiskey
which caused the death of one of the
women.
Prohibition Director f. C. Yellowley,
whose aides succeeded in keeping the
white lights DINNER than usual, de-
clared that while the dry navy was
busy in holding rum runners outside
the three mile limit, land rum runners
succeeded in an old ruse, smuggling
liquor into the city under thousands of
Christmas trees. This liquor however
apparently was reserved for home con-
sumption as little of it was to be found
in the white light cabarets.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28

know that he will work in that section,
otherwise we find farmers very scepti-
cal about what man is doing about
of introduction and encouragement for
his work will help very much at the
outset.
| can not tell you when he will
reach there but we have authorized
him to be there by the first of the
year.
With personalsregards, / am
Very truly yours,
Martin Nelson,
Vice Dean and Director.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
NOTICE

We will be closed all day
Monday, January 1st, 1928,
taking stock.
Nevada County Hdw. Co.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28

Detroit Dec 26.-Poisonous liquor
obtained over the Christmas holidays
were declared by the police today TO
have been responsible for one death
and the illness of more than a score
of persons here. From Saturday night
until this morning % perosns. declared
to have partaken of poisonous whiskey.
were admitted to hospitals. Four were
discharged after a short stay but the
others are reported to be i'm serious
condition.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28

Shelby. O.. Dec 26.-For five minutes
Phillip Weiganott and Lester Elston
stood at the bier of Robert Longley
today, sobs shaking their bodies. Word
less they gazed upon the still form of
drinking "moonshine' they admitted
they made. Police conducted Weiganott
and ElSton to the coffin and compelled
them to gaze upon the body. Weiganott
and Elston are held on charges of
murder Two other men who drank
some of the same liquor are totally
blind and little hope for recovery of
their sight is held The liquor is said
to have contained wood alcohol.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28

Moore & Allen, photographers.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28
NeuU Years Greetings

To our many friends and customers, we
extend our heartfelt thanks for their patron
age during the past year. and trust our
pleasant relations may continue during the
ensuing year.
May the year 1923 be one of happiness
and prosperity for all Of you
Our store will be closed Thursday and
Friday of this week, taking stock We will
be open for business Saturday, December
Goth.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1922-12-28

Moore & Allen, Photographers.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
French Peasants
Gaze in AWe at
Star of Mystery
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Anglers. France. December e.
The superstitious peasants in this dis
trict. who are preparing to celebrate
Christmas. are Jnystifled by a huge
bright light which has appeared in
the heavens for the past two days.
and are asking. '1s this new star
Of Bethlehem"
The light has a varying appearance.
now like a luminous star. and again
like a small crescent of the moon.
! The official meteorological services
are puzzled and thus far have been
unable to explain its prolonged pres
ence. though attributing it to a
meteor swarm.
The light was first seen Thursday
morning. cleaning feebly eighteen
degrees above the horizon. On Friday
it was higher mp and more pro-
nounced. moving at an angular
rapidity OF one-twenty fifth of one
degree.
The whole countryside watches for
its daily temperance and is wonder
ing what special significance attaches
TO the light.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
SEEKING PLEDGES
|NLAUSANNE LU[L
Big Four Trying to Find SoIu-
ton Outside Confer
ence Halls.
FIRM ON CAPITULATI0NS
Turks Determined to Abolish Con-
sular Courts-U. S. and Allies
Attitude Unchanged.
By the Associated Press.

B. the Associated Press.
LAUSANNE, December 23.-The
near eastern conference has taken .
brief Christmas recess until Tuesday
afternoon. and there Is general. hope
among the delegates that the t~o-day
respite will aid the conference lead
ers in finding paths Of wisdom and
progress.
Christmas week has set the confer
ence back rather than forward: even
the problem Of the straits. whicl,
seemed on the verge Of satisfac-
! tory settlement. was placed in peril
A new ultimatum from the Turks-that
II they could not obtain their desires
on several points. especially with
reference to a non-asgression pact in
favor of Turkey. they would not ac-
cept international control for the
passage of warships-has prevented set
tlement of the straits question.
Four Seeking Solution.
The Lausanne big four-Curzon.
Barrere, Garroni and Ismet Pasha-
are trying to find a solution outside
the conference halls. The entente
statesmen have said to Turkey: I'VE
will give you your guarantee of non
aggression. but such a pack will obli-
gate the powers to be responsible
that you will not be attacked: there
fore, give our international commits
sion jurisdiction not only over the
passage Of ships through the straits,
but also over the zones of demilitari-
zation. Responsibility implies au-
thority to prevent disaster.f
But the Turks say that foreign su-
pervision over Turkish zones would
violate Turkeys sovereignty. Lord
Cursor, who will eat his plum pud-
ding at Lausanne, instead Of in Lon
don, may win Ismet Pasha over to a
compromise during the Christmas
holidays.
Other Great DiAculties.
There are other great conference
difficulties - capitulations and Gus
toms tariffs, and the latter may never
be settled at Lausanne. With respect
to capitulations, which the Turks de-
sire to be rid Of. the allies and the
United States are taking firm atti-
tude. They lack confidence in the
Turkish judiciary and would be loath
to have their citizens tried in purely
Turkish courts. The issue is sharp
and clear and a solution Of this vital
problem has not yet appeared.
The tariff question is vital to the
United States, which, like Turkey, de-
sires to make a general Turko-Ameri-
can treaty Of commerce. The Turks
seem unchangeably determined to
abolish the foreign consular courts.
and assert that their judges, some OF
whom are graduates Of American law
schools, are unbiased and capable.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
Shippers Wife
Breaks Tradition,
ToSail With Hin,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
= NEW YORK. December 23.-The
written and unwritten laws Of the
sea were broken when Mrs Solveg
Bull. wife of Capt. Bull OF the
Norwegian American Line steamer
Bergensfjord arrived here today
on the same ship with her hus-
band. She insisted that she cross
the ocean in that ship so she
could be with him ChristmaE
Mrs. Bu1l said she first tried to
get the directors Of the line to per-
init her.t to ride on the bridge with
her captain. but they refused. They
told her OF the laws which re-
quired a captain to keep his wife
ashore so he could give all his at
tention to the ship
Then she purchased passage in a
first cabin. Again the directors
told her Of the laws and objected.
But she insisted she had the right
to sail on any ship she desired. and
finally they agreed.
According to passengers the two
acted like mere acQuaintances in
stead of husband and wife on the
trip over. Mrs. Bull sat at the
captains table at every meal, but
she was treated by the skipper
just as formally as he treated
other passengers. Mrs. Bull did
not once go on the bridge.
Evening star., 1922-12-24
SENATE BATTLE SEEN
OVER BORAH PROPOSAL
FOR ECONOMIC PARLEY
ENTHUSIASM is LACKING
OVER CONFERENCE IDEA
High Officials Fail to See Assurances
of Helpful',ess in an "Inter-
national Poker Came"

voiyed. In the first place. European
agitation for such a conference al
ways has in mind that the debts
owed this country by Europe. as well
as the reparations owed by Germany
to the allies. would constitute a part
Of the stake for which the game
would be played. II the debts owed
America were not to go into the pot.
Europe would have little, il any. de-
sire to play.
Now. not only are the American
people unwilling that the money owed
this country by Europe should he
dumped into a common pool along
with reparations claims. but as the
law stands today it would be impos-
sible to make these debts the SUBJ
ject of negotiations at an in.e:na-
tional conference. All the American
delegates to such conference would
be able to say on the subject of debts
would be: I'VE are forbidden oy Con-
gress to cancel any part of the indebt-
edness: we are forbidden to accept
an interest rate lower than AZ per
cent. anu we are 1OfOl0den 10 eNte9u
the time of payment beyond twenty
FIVE years"
These Facts Already Known.
1t is regarded as little less than abb
surd that an international conference
should be convened for the purpose Of
telling European nations these facts.
which they already know And when the
facts had been told, there no longer
would be any excuse for further Ameri-
can participation in the conference.
If Senator Borah and his colleagues
who favor the calling Of such a con-
ference will first amend the law Great
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