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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Desires Information

To the Editor Of the Evcnng Public Ledger:
Sir--I should like Information as to
whether or not II was General Sherman's
daughter who was presented with q 5000 900
pearl necklace by some disnitary OF the
Orient, II remember rightly. during or
1ust after the Civil War. In tho eighteen
sixties. 1t was considered dangerous TO nave
anything 30 valuable in ones possession.
and the recipient hardly knew what to DO
with Il. a. there was 30 much danger OF
It's being stolen. Also should Ike TO
know tho married. name OF the daughter
MRS. u. L. WYNNE.
Phiiadeiph'a, December 81. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

for what they want and pay for what
they get without whining about 1t. 1t
is man rather than nature who Is
treachcrous and his own worst enemy.
proof of which may easily be found,
not only in the words of nil great poets
and thinkers. but throughout tho actual
history Of the world. The optimist
studies, works and lives constructively.
the pesslmist dcstructivcly.
II you would find spiritual comfort
in nature you must learn. first Of all,
OF Gods great scheme Of things is
occupied by man and his little affairs.
Then you and your difficulties will not
seem quite 80 important.
Fl. w. L.
Philadelphia, December 81, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
32-Inch Gingham in
Many Checks
22c a Yard

Plenty Of red checks in yaIOus
sizes-and other plain checks in
blue, pink, green and black are
all clean looking, clearly woven.
Two-tone checks are in such
agreeable combinations as blue
and-tan, pink-and-green, blue-and-
yellow and so on.
The gingham is heavy quality
that will give particularly good
service in school frocks and house
dresses. B..
lCsntral)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
A Soldiers idea Of PHILADELPHIA

soldiers idea OF Philadelphia
TO the Editor Of me Euc5ino Public LEDGER!
Sir: It has amused me considerably |
to read the varied impressions that peo- !
pie have of Philadelphia, and feel in |
clined to write in her defense. IL you |
will permit me, and In so doing am |
sure voice the sentiment Of a great
majority of the boys at Camp Dix. l
do not feel that the readers Of your
paper care rap as to the opinions of
a soldier, and j only impose upon your
kindness Of giving readers the privi ege,
through your Peoples Forum, Of ex-
pressing their opinion, for the reason
that several of your correspondents
we're kind enough to tell the people
what they should do for the Dix soldiers
when they came to Philadelphia for
the holiday season.
The First Division of the Army,
now stationed at Camp Dix, has had
many chances to Judge Of the hospital
jty Of cities through being stationed at
so many points within few years, and
are shortly to be moved to Camp
Meade. am sure every one of the
boys would vote Philadelphia the finest
place near which they have been In
camp, and will leave here with great
regret, and they have always looked
forward with very much pleasure to
their week lend visits. and have been
most cordially received, and many Of
them had made lasting friendships
| among Philadelphians with whom they
became acquainted.
AS for myscf--merely an incident of
! many other service mems experience.
l have made some of the closest friends
| of my life in the short time l have been
in this vicinity. have an invitation to
| come to Philadelphia to be entertained
at every week end, or at any time, and
was invited by Philadelphia friends to
spend the holidays with them. In nc
other city have ] been able TO form
such friendships. have been intro
duced around until have quite circle
Of friends in your city, and all these
have been made during the last six
| months.
If any persons feel that Philadelphia
Is cold and indifferent to strangers, |
am sure they will not find one Of them
with that feeling Mt Dix. II you doubt
this, visit the ferries on Saturday
afternoon and watch the stream of Dix
| soldiers coming into town for their
week END. Their delight in being here
expresses their opinion. When we ar.
rive at Meade, If the people Of Baiti-
more treat us with half the considera- :
/ ton as has Philadelphia. we will feel
well satisfied, but / am sure the First
Division will hand to Philadelphia the
laurel wreath for its kindness and hos =
pitality to the soldier.
Camp Dix, n. j., Jan. 2, 1922.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Poems and Songs Desired
"fI Were King Of England"

To the Editor Of tho Epenino Public Ledger:
sir---I am anxious to procure poem. OF
probably the words Of a song. ana come TO
tho Peoples Forum for assistance. One
Verse--pToba bly, the frut--is as follows;
'If were King OF England.
Or, what's bottor. Pope OF Rome,
ia have no lighting men abroad
Or weeping Made at home,
ia have all tho world at peace,
Kings TO ascertain their right,
And the only mon to quarrel
BE the only men to fsht."
II. l.. STEVENSON.
pAiadslphla. December 81. 1891
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Service and citizenship

To tSs Editor Of the Epcnta1 Public Ledger:
Sir-Does service In tho United States
Army. Navy or Marine Corps automatically
confer cit,Eenship on n foreign-born person
without that person going through tho rev.
ular naturalization prococd!ngs7 I refer to
naturalization IN times Of peace or war.
9. c. L.
Philadelphia. December so. 1921.
Service in tho United States Army Navy
or Marine Corps docs not automatically con-
fer citizenship on a foreign born person.
either In time OF peace or war. During tho
late war foreigners were not forced TO be-
come citizens after Joining tho army. The
matter was optional. A foreigner could
.on the United States Army without losing
his national status.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Every Day New Dresses
at $5.85, $8.65 to $13.25
Are Being Unlocked

Warm wool velour dresses, made in a half-dozen
youthful ways, are in tan, brown and navy. $3.50
Poiret twills, wool crepes and charming velours
with an invisible stripe are used in number Of de-
ightful gowns at $3.50 and $3.50.
An unusual frock of navy blue or black Poiret
twill is handsomely braided about the skirt and has
at each side fan inserts of black or gray crepe de
chine. $1075.
Another POiret twill dress, navy blue, is peated
from the shoulders, after the French manner and
trimmed with groups Of four rows of cire braid
S12.75.
Navy blue or henna medallions are embroidered
on frocks of navy tricotine at Sl3.25.
All of These Dresses Are Marked at
Special Prces-Hundreds of Others.
Equally Pretty and Equally Low in Price
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

-. m,,mners' Parade

-,,,,. =, the Evenfro Putbo Ledoer:
|" s,s sn' % The mummers' parade has pe. De-.
~ IN important event that ltS
fame nus 'eonle from the Eastern sec
tationi. ,r country make 1t a point 10
tion q o IN ace the pageant whenever
come h. Tbere was time when IL "as
possl,oieii local in its exhibition, put a oa
purely ,oera mummers have come nere
iecens u;,c,nete from different sections
70 State and from New Jersey.
OF MT ~. narade 10 witnessed ey mo,e
,ds In,S than is the Mardi Gras pa,
tSo IN New Orleans. IL was s'ar..w -,
fade IN means cans of celebrating the new rev
ss.r's entrance. but this perioa aoatber oa r
yor Ia rather precarious as 10 tosterdaS,
ssonditlons, as was the case ~ Sis =,
Ehsn tho extreme cold msrred sno srnn,
niay. kept many thonsanas s" are feel
p pwitnessing It; more thousanus thS,nn ", ,bem.
,rs The effect today OF expos,, a,,,,o ike
seiyes as witnesses ana ~ ,s sI,,it Ii among
Y tna. rSo were carried to the hospitals
tnose tbeir scanty attire, arrangeo
throusm midsummer rather than n near
zero S," WHY, .citv has recognized the mum. L.
Luz ,brouRh the liberal prizes ina.
m.'9 me offered, and as the celebration ~
ass nover typical Of the entry OF the new no',
nsnr' new why not make 1t an estaoiishhea he
yess yssde' ~ setting a date in the year when
pa'. ore likely to have good weatnes or
We ", least @ weather that causes nstnins .a,n
AZ AZ .etS tSsn annoyance on account OF rain
ao so' much money 10 expended on eos, COS,
20 asu, 40 much pleasure is derived from
tunes, ,,s;b;tton nj By the public that II
.houId he given on q day when tnsre
snUuI rss little likelihood Of weather con con
sis,ors I'M interfering with Il, and espe
T seiiv n period which would not De det'
rimental to health. .,u,;6 :
II would not take the real sigh
.,nce Of seeing in the new year away @
hr % having IL on some. other day, pu!
%,Ss,ead ~ the eve could be celebrated q.
4 is now. with the day spent at tae ne
.nb.. In exchanging visits, ETC., as
IS I done in other cities, which programs
could be carried out in spite OK the the
Seather. but it is unfortunate that int
mummers' parade Is 80 often spoiieo
Nv weather conditions not only annoy :
Ing ou' HENRY T. LODGE.
Philadelphia, January 2, 1922..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Questions AnS,Uered
LInco,n's Familiar Phrase

To the Editor Of the Eversa1 Public Ledger:
sIr-on what occasion did Lincoln use
tn words with malice to none. with
charity for Hlv"? II. II. T.
Philadelphia. December 81. 1921.
Tho words are from Lncolns second In
augurai address on March 4. 1895.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Georae Answers Raw

TO ths N.1for o. Tie Evortto Pubic Ledger.
Str--Ip reply to Raymond S." do
I understand that he is from Chi? II
so, what part of the stockyards does
he hail from? Ray" old top, those
who live in glass houses should not
throw stones. have Travelled in the
last six years and have seen few
towns in our good U. s. A., also Eu-
rope, but give me good old Philly any
day.
By the way, what are you doing in
town? do not know II there are
ropes on any one who does not like
our city. Haven't you train fare to 20
back?
Can't you afford to eat anything ex-
cept scrapple? II so, where do you get
all your information?
Ray" take my advice, keep your
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
THE PEOPLES FORUM


mouth shut or start counting railroad
ties to dear old Chi, If you do not hap,
pen to have train fare, ms they might
need you at the stockyards.
GEORGE s.
Philadelphia, January 2. 1922.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Why Discriminate?

"A ,he Editor Of tho Epertno Public Ledoer'
Sir--Why should their be any favor.
,,,sn, shown IN who Is or who Is not
aiowed TO sell "booze"? Does the Con-
stitntion of the United States discrim-
inate in the wording Of its amendment.
II does not appear to do 20: Then why
mil In the little fellows and make them
nav heavy fines and serve term and
ict the big fellows pile up large sums
az money, closing our eyes 70 the tncs :
that our Declaration declares It's peiei
that in America all l'eople are created
equal! ,,. Jr,. sbould
mot he allowed to be defantly violated.
II we don't uphold our Constitution we
are drifting into a condition that Will
spel disaster, and these exclusive cafes
selling BOOZE referred to in your pa
per should be the first ones to be raided,
and their proprietors handled without
sny show OF favoritism. They are the
ones who should know better. They
are usually. conducted by persons who
should believe in abiding by .the. law.
and who are of the caliber who would
insist on the law being upheld in every
respect that did not affect their own
pocketbooks.
What Is the use Of doing as much
talking and as little action as Is the
case with the Prohibition Director In
this State? This man. and the men who
are assisting him, surely know the con-
ditions that exist In this city, and espe..
cially in the cafes of this city. and X
they don't they are incompetent for their
Jobs. because the public, which does not
attempt to be alert as to the disebeying
Of the Constitution, knows Of the long
list ~ those who almost openly are still
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

renders could tell mo the name OF tho au-
thor Of the following:
Think kindly OF tho errins one; YOU know
not OF the power
With which the dark temptation camo in
soms ungunrded hour;
Child OF the self-same heritage. heir OF the
self-samo God.
She has but stumbled in he path thou hast
but weakly trod.'
y. T. EMERSON.
rhilaGslphia, December 81. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

Lettera 70 the Editor should be as
suN, SsIsi and TO the point as possible,
cusslon. u''
mo NO attention will be paid to anony.
mvas tetteTs. Names and addresses
smast noas be signed as an evidence Of
6O 6N0I nritn' iiattn' although names will not
they bs'eo he ea,, request is made that
~ hne publication Of q letter IN not
% taken as an Endorsement OF III
"Scgs by this paper, ~"
hnsnn -oiInHiul; cations viii not bo re-
ase unless accompanied by post.
80 nor WIN manuscript be saved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Women's High Shoes, $4.lO

Ic icebe high lace shoes, Winter wear are in sey.rnI
styles Brown kdskn black cafskn black leather with main
oacT or brown tops all have medium heels from
which to choose but not all sizes in each ~ '
1913 for comfortable high kdkn on medium IN.
Shapes Inc! have weted socs and medium low heels
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Boys Good Shoes at $3.50

The shoe sketched is q specially priced one
that was made especially for US, otherwise the
value could not be obtained At anywhere ncar
the price. The leather is a dark tan and the
shoe ha~ straight tip, particularly thick
weltcd sole and a rubber heel Made for hard
Winter srrvicel Sizes l TO :.
(GalierS, Market
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

The Peoples Forum will appear daily
In the Evening Public Ledger. nnd also
In the Sunday Public Ledger. Letters
discussing timely topics will DO printed.
az well M requested poems. and Gues-
tlons Of general interest will be anaw cred.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

&C. Y" asks: "Can any OF your readers
kindly advise who is the author OF the poem
Speak Kind Word or Say Nothing at
Alr2"
'w. L. p" 10 desirous OF securing a
song with the refrain IT am thinking OF his
young life" Can q reader supply II?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Turkish Towels
Csc 38c SOC =.

We haven't seen anything like
them in several years-the firm,
absorbent weave of them, the
good size and weight! The prices
come as a distinct surprise and a
very pleasant one.
At Csc
jacquard towels in plaids and
stripes, rose or blue, are 17x35
inches.
Splendid white towels are f9x9S
inches.
At 3Sc
White bath towels are 22x45
inches.
At SOC
Fancy towels in various stripes
and plaids and figures are 21x40
inches.
White towels Of heavy weight
are 34x44 inches.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
"IhInk Kindly"

10 tAe Editor Of ths EeeainO PuoIto ss61cr:
sir--I would aypreciats % II azs OF your
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
1.-THE Finest Boat"

To the Editor Of the Evontn0 Public Ledger:
Sir--I wonder IL It would be possible for
one OF your readers to locate for mo u poem
which contains tho following:
The Allegheny was the finest boat that ever
you did see.
And every time It's bucket strikes Il Jumps
like fee,
First upon tho heel top and thsn upon the
toe.
And every time tho bucket strikes & Jumps
Jim Crow"
S. A. GILBERT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

>. 7, UILBEItI
Philadelphia. January /. 1922.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04

Bodice-top vests Of finely
ribbed white cotton, in all reg
ular sizes. Seconds" at 25c.
Knitted boomers of pink
cotton in regular and extra
sizes at 25c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-04
Hair Nets, soc Dozen

New shipments Of human
hair nets, in cap or fringe
style. Blonde, auburn, light,
medium or dark brown and
black.
The Washington times., 1922-03-31
Siberians Warn Sec. Hughes u. S. Is
Aiding Japanese to Plunder Them

eign regions. The foreign affairs
secretary of the Far Eastern re-
public therefore requests Mr..
Hughes to intervene on behalf OF
Russia and on behalf of Russian
property rights.
The full text of the note II
printed below. In order to under
stand it's full meaning, the follow
ing facts should be kept in mind:
The Far Eastern republic. which
extends all the way from Lake Bal
,kal. In Central Asia. to the eastern
coast of Asia on the sea Of Japan,
has been bic to press the Japanese
back from the edges Of Lake Baikal
to two districts on the coast.
In the newspapers printed In the
Far Eastern republic there Is steady
talk OF "the approaching war be-
tween Russia and Japan"
One Of the two districts stu &C.
cupied by japan in Siberia Is at the
extreme northeastern tip OF the ter
ritory of the Far Eastern republic.
II is al the mouth OF the River
Amur, where the Amur flows into
the Strait Of Tartary, which sepa-
rates the Asiatic Siberian mainland
from the Island Of Sakhalin. Jap
anese troops occupy the mouth OF
the Amur and the northern half OF
the Island OF Sakhalin, which Is
Russian. The United States is
bound under the four-power treaty
to consult with japan regarding
dangers to the southern half OF the
Island of Sakhalin, which is Jap
anese.
The Washington times., 1922-03-31
British Miners Offer
Support to Strikers;
May Stop Exporting
BY r. A. WRAY,
International News Service.


LONDON, March 31.-The British
miners union is going to give its
support to the American miners In
their national strike. which begins
at midnight.
The British coal miners, however
will not take any action to stop the
shipment Of coal to the United
States unless the United Mine
Workers Of America request 1t.
This information comes from Ver-
non Hartshorn, M. p, head of the
South Wales Miners Federation and
q member of the executive commit
tee Of the miners federation Of
Great Britain.
While the British miners will give
their sympathetic support to their
fellow workers in the United States,
no steps are planned at this time to
extend active aid. British union
officials declared, however, that
such assistance would bs'Eiven if
required.
"The American coal miners are
fighting a battle which we have
fought many times and are ap-
parently opposed by similar methods
to those which we successfully
overcame," Hartshorn said.
Officials of the British union sa'i
they would be in a receptive mood"
to receive any request for help from
the Americans.
The Washington times., 1922-03-31
Gompers Declares
Lockout Exists in
Coal Mine Industry
ny international News Service.

ny I0ter0oSl0D0I NOW0 0GxvlC0.
The coal operators have broken
their contract with the miners and
have deliberately forced the men to
quit work, "in other words q lock.
out exists" 1t was asserted today by
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, In q
lengthy statement reviewing the his
tory Of the present controversy.
"A word about the wages Of the
miners and their effect on coal
prices:
Present tonnage rates. central
competitive fisld-$1.0S per ton, the
miners furnishing their own tools.
explosives. and paying for sharpen.
ing tools, averaging from 7 to 20
cents per ton.
Wages of day hands. comprising
80 per cent Of all men employed
80 cents per ton. Total labor cost
approximately $l.6S per ton, I. o. b.
mines.
Average price per ton. bitumi.
nous coal, in cities-$10 per ton"
Take the entire labor cost out,
make the miners> work for nothing,
would still be exhorbitant.
ITO the coal MINER" continued
Gompers, "a reduction would mean
that his earning, now inadeQute.
would entail absolute destitution
even while working. In the last
year the miners worked an average
Of 113 days, making the average
wages around $3.50.
'Thhis (the impending tis-up) 10
not a condition brought about by
the miners" said Gompers. THE
operators have violated the cid
agreement and refused to make a
new one with the deliberate purpose
of forcing the miners to Quit-in
other words, a lockout"
Gompers reviewed the history Of
the coal industry since 1916, giving
figures tending to show huge profits
taken out Of the industry during
and since the war. while the In
creases made to the miners did not
meet the increases In the cost Of
life's necessities.
The Washington times., 1922-03-31

Japan in Siberia 10 at the extreme
southeastern tip Of the territory OF
the Far Eastern republic in the
city and neie hborhood of Vladivo-
stok. In the year 1918 Japanese
troops landed in Vadivostok At the
express invitation of the United
States in the course of the general
allied and associated invasion OF
Siberia.
In vladivostok under Japanese con-
troll the Russian insurgents have
been outfstted who have marched
northward to fight the Far Eastern
republic and who have now been
thrown back in apparently perma'
nent defeat.
Under the terms of the Franco.
Japanese alliance the French govern
ment Is bound to support" Japan on
the continent of Asia with view
to maintaining the respective situa.
tions Of the two contracting parties.
Therefore. two OF the powers In
the four-power treaty have been spe-
cially leagued together for common
action In defense Of their "situa-
tions" in Asia.
Mr.. Hughes meanwhile has de-
clared that the United States holds
part of "trusteeship" for Russia
to conserve Russian interests against
loss.
The note to him now from the Far
Eastern republic is In, effect an ap-
peal to him to come forward and ex-
ercise his "trusteeship" actively.
The word "counter-revolutiona
in this note means what we Amert-
cans meant during the American
Revolution by "Tory." Our Tories"
were Americans who sided with the
British against the new American
Government. The "counter-revolu-
tionaries" in Vladivostok are Rus.
slams who side with the japanese
against tho new Russian govern
ment at Chita.
With these facts In mind. and re-
membering that the Russian gov
ernment at Chita and also the Rus
sian government at Moscow are de-
termined to expel the japanese
from all Russian soil, and remem-
bering that France Is allied with
Japan In Asia and IL vigorously
hostile to Russia in Europe. the
note from the Far Eastern republic
to Mr.. Hughes will be seen to be q
very respectfully but very firmly
worded announcement of the begin.
ming of a grave international prob
lem In the Orient.
The Washington times., 1922-03-31

sion may b. Appealed ts he -
Of Lords. E
The colonial secretary saAd ~
the agreement gavs ground for hopl
that the North and South Of Irela1
VIII now co-operats.
BELFAST. March e1.-Dsspl
the Irish peace agreement signj
last night In London. violence a.
tinued today IN Ulster provinces,
-Four men, two Of them po11/
men, were shot down In the strS
Tremendous damage was done y
series of incendiary fires In
business district. One bomb
thrown.
A member Of the Ulster q
stabulary was killed and anot
wounded when q detachment
Sinn Feiners armed with rifleu
q machine gun ambushed and
tackled q police patrol at New
The attackers ESCAPED.
Rebel troops Of the Irish rspu
can army held up . train near NJ!
ton-Cunningham. and burned Q aud
tity of goods, said q dispatch fr1
Londonderry.