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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24
A CYNICAL JURY

TT SEEMS to be- the theory of the rrubihi
Abition enforcement officers that the hos,
way to catch a bootleggcr Is to send a boot
logger after him.
This is borne out by the .complaccnrv
with which they treat the confession Of
Edgar a. DAVIS. prohibition agent. that
he was a bootIcggcr before he got his nm.
pointment and that the man who aDpUint cd
him knew it.
1t Is not new theory. President Diaz
acted on it in Mexico when he broke up
banditry by cn!iSting the bandits in the
rural police We do not know whether the
former bandits levied tribute on travellers
and on the rHnChmcn in their districts MS
the price of protection from the dnnreda
tions of unofficial highwaymcn. but il is
known that for long time the irregular
bands of robbers which had not been taken
into the police force had to behave Them
selves.
Whether the prohibition enforcement de-
partment is filled with bootcggcrS-retircd
or still in buSincsS-wc do not know Rrt
we do know that there are a good many
Cynics who think that there are some boot
leggers acting rs enforcement officers Tint
the enforcement officers wprc once in mart
nership with the Illicit sellers Of whisky
was demonstrated when indictments were
found against them. And Davis confess
sion indicates mat the men in ChHrge nj
present are not unwilling to have agents
who have been engaged in bootlcgging
The head Of the enforcement officers in the
State says that Davis is capable officer
and that, although he was appointed By his
predecessor, he does not intend to remove
him.
The system does not work out vcrv well
however, for the jury which was trying a
salOonkeepcr for the Illicit sale of liuuor,
against whom Davis had got tn" evidence,
found n verdict of not guilty after Dnvis
had admitted that he had been a bootlegger
The jurors were apparently suspicious of
man who had given mp the business which
Is generally believed to be the most profit.
able now open to the INSCRIPTIONS for the
sake of accepting Il Government job at n
low salary in department created to pun
ish the men in the business which he had
abandoned.
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NOTHING BUT WORDS

1OHN a. BELLS explanation of his
u connection with the check juggling
operations Of Harmon 4. Kcphnrt. former
State Treasurer. leaves the matter where it
was.
Mr.. Bell says that Mr.. kcphart ex
planned that he wished to accumulate "a
war fund and that he wished to get checks
signed in blank in return for checks of the
Allegheny County tax collector In payment
Of taxes due the State Mr.. Bell gave him
the checks signed in blank and the Alle-
gheny County checks were not cashcd for
months, the money remaining in Mr.. Bell S
bank.
All this was known before. save that the
money remained in Mr.. Bells bank
What we want to know is why this Jug
Cling was done. There was no payment
from Mr.. Kephart's war fund.- so far as
has been disclosed. The whole transaction
Is queer on its face. and no explanation yet
made has been able to make 1t look like
anything except plan to conceal some
thing
The probe will have to so much deeper
before 1t touches the exact truth.
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AN UNJUSTIFIED PARDON!

SENTIMENTAI impulse must be of the
~ nAud'in type 10 react ioyously to the
Impending release from Jail of Philip Yos.
kin. one OF the most notorious of profess
sional bondSmen. for whom a pardon has
just been recommended by the State Board
at Harrisburg
loSkin was imprisoned on the charge of
subornation OF perjury. n climax TO long
career OF shady practices and crooked deals
in the purlieus Of the Philadelphia law
courts.
The straw bail abuse on which Yoskin
formerly thrvcd Is a manifestation of de =
Iiberate and conscious rogucry. II is prac-
tired by ingenious knaves with II bent for
subverting and defeating one of the elc.
m"ntary principles of law.
In commanding the release Of this hardened
offender. the State Board of Pardons has
displayed Il mushy -mindcdncSs far from rc .
Spc"tful Of the public welfare. The ends of
justice and the authority Of the law are cor.
tainly not served by this premature leniencc
TO particularly offensive type of criminal,
lndiScrminate pardoning of proved enc g.
mics of society is the reverse of true hu :.
mantarianism.
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LO! THE BLOODY SHIRT!

MIliEN expertly organized associations are
w functioning in all purts of the country
to divide citizens by hate and crazy suspi
cion; when sectionalism Is being preached
furiously in Congress: when blocs are tbe
fashion in Washington and no one seems
able to think of the United States as n
unit in spirit and feeling. it is not sur.
prising TO find II little crowd of Georsions
digging up the long buried bloody shirt and
printing an indictment Of Abraham Lincoln
in the newspapers. Abraham Lincoln. ne.
cording TO pr0nOunCcment Just issued by
some Confederate veterans in Georgia de
liberately plotted the war against the South I,
The suggestion that Lincoln plotted against
anybody is so cruelty fantastic as TO be
laughable If it were not in n way sad. Yer
1t is hardly more fantastic than some of tho
other alterations that have found foIlowinps
In Georgia.
Any one will make n mistake who sun.
poses that the TRADE against Lincoln js in
any way generally representative of South .
ern feeling Lincoln is to the South wbot
he is to the North--a memory, a presence
n constant spirit, n reminder Of the breadth
Of wisdom. the courage and the charity
that alone can bring not only this country
but the world nt large out of the dust and
the darkness into peace and light
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these shares the situation would not be so
tragic. but the promoters seldom approach
experienced investors. They solicit minis
tcrs. widows. school teachers and men on
small salaries in other occupations, holding
out to them the possibility of sudden riches.
And these people invest their savings. only
to discover when it is too late that the
company had no assets and that its Offices
had been closed
There is only ono snfc rule for the small
investor and that is to- buy only securities
of established value. Government bonds are
absolutely snfc. Real estate mortgages can
be bought with little risk when the trnnsac-
tion is conducted through a bank or trust
company. And If one wishes to buy shares
in corporations they should be shares bought
and sold in the stock exchanges. where the
market value is asccrtainablc every day.
Even then no more than the market price
should be paid. The price can be learned
by consulting the stock quotations in the
newspapers.
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MORE SUMNER AMENITIES

TINHE appropriation by Council of $40 600
i for orchestra concerts in FarmOunt
Park this summer furnishes an excellent
beginning to an undertaking capable of m
spring expansion. \ large patronage for
the musical entertainment. provided in the
main by members Of the Philadelphia Or
chestra is assured
1t is safe. however. 10 wager that the
attendance will surpass the average expec-
tation. The popularity of the municipal
concerts on the Parkway Plaza is nowadays
severely taxing the seating capacity.
Standees wer" abundant last year. They
are this summer more numerous than ever.
Since the opCn-air orchestral entertain
nents at Belmont. Strawberry Mansion
I'D Lemon Hill will not be inaugurated
til mid-July, the opportunity is at hand
prepare adequately for huge crowds. The
--te for good music in this community Is
~ s,adingy keen. The Park band concerts
are regularly well attended. The additional
offerings will not be competitive. but sup.
Elementary.
The public favor which they are destined
to receive should prompt Council to increase
the appropriation next year and also to eS-
tablish an earlier opening date for the series.
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A FOOL AND HIS MONEY

TyHE arrest of "A promoter at his offices in
i this city. charged with swindIinr
Maryland investors out of $4,000 is nor
the first. nor will it be the last, arrest on n
similar charge.
So long men and women are CuIlible
there will be other men and women Willing
10 take advantage of their wrnknesscs'
They will organize oil and mining comma
niles and companies to exploit alleged new
Inventions, and they viii call the attention
of the people to whom they try to sell their
stock 10 the enormous fortunes that hive
hsen made by the original investors in the
American Telephone Company and in the
Amslgamatcd Copper Company and in the
Ohlahoma and Texas and California oil
cempanies. Their favoritc plan is to offer
n1OO shares for IS for Il limited time, with
~ announcement that in month the price
IsW1ll be raised to $40, and that when the
zine " developed or when the invention has
!. hoen Introduced or when oil has been found
n ths lMud ,tife shares win be worth 5000
I - (0DO, or SA&n 1000.
Z: y saly ysssas VIII nensy ~ less bought
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dominant influence as the power behind the
Government at Peking. Others, as yet un-
identified made joint war with Peking on
the South China Republic, whose headquar-
tors were in Canton.
In time Canton was bombardcd and Dr.
WI fled with others for safety. He. a
hcathcn-that is Confucian of the highest
typc--found refuge in Christian hospital.
That, too, would surely have amused him
if he had not happened to be dying of un-
happiness
And what of DR.. WI and his philoso.
piers? 1t is enough to say that in world
that would listen to them there would be no
aggression There would be no war party
in Germany or anywhere else. The ag-
grrssivc rich wouldn't value riches so fool
ishly as they do. And. of course. there
would not be so many aggressive poor as
there are today in all countries that call
themselves enlightened.
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

!. Angary is the name given to the right
or beilgerent In war to seize and
apply for purposes of war Cor to pre-
vent the enemy from doing sol any
Kind or property on beligerent terri
tory. including that which may belong
TO subjects or citizens of n neutral
state. Certain articles of The Hague
convention OF 1893 seem to sanction
neutral property.
2 The mistral Is a cold. violent and drv
northwest wind OF the Gulf of Lyons
and the adjoining Mediterranean prov
inces mistrial Is the trial OF n
lawsuit that is void because of errors
also the trial Of n lawsuit In which no
conclusive decision is reached as when
the jury cannot agree on a verdict
3. The Pre-Raphaelites were members of
an art!s'Ic movement begun in England
w; Holman Hunt John Millais and
others. calling themselves the Pre-.
Raphaelne brotherhood The movement
was intended to represent a return in
that characterized the Italian painters
before Raphael In literature pre-
ltaphaclitism, especially in pCetry is n
similar attempt to follow nature ana
attend to the minutest details
a. IF this be madness, yet there is ,e,bod
in e. Is comment made by PolOniue
upon Hamlet III Shakespcares Dlav
s. Frank w. Mondell, OF Wyoming. is the
Republican floor leader of the House
of Representatives.. "'
G. The original meaning of the name Hanna,
Is home-ruler, S
7. The colors of the flag of Japan are rod
and white. wv
3. Cassia Ia an inferior kind OF clnnono,
u IS alsn genus of plants yielding
Q. a tr,, soLl coin OF twenty, >fraucs ia
called u napoleon. :. 80 -
10. Caoutchouc IL rubber 4
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families feel that the sacrifices which had
been made were appreciatedI
The War Mothers soon Joined in this
and then other organizations and the off,
cials Of the cities from which the dead
soldiers came. The effect of this seeming
diers and upon the minds of those who had
served with them abroad was very dis
tressing. They thought that the boys had
been sent away with cheers. but when the
fitting tribute. The Legion kept working
away on this matter. and it was not long
before the cities and the officials recognized
ITS Importance, and after that there was no
dificulty. and the bodies which came over
later were received with fine ceremonies.
Legion Did Much Work
when the first bodies arrived here the
Legion formed the sole reception committee:
1T took all the details upon itself, notified
the various posts and generally made the
soldiers feel that what they had gone
through had not been forgotten. AS in the
case of helping them to get employment, it
did not matter whether the soldiers were
members of the Legion or not. A parade
Of the colors and firing squads were pro-
vided for every funeral by the Legion, 10
matter In what part of the city 1t was held
ION Memorial Day the city was divided
into sections and each cemetery in which
lay any of the dead soldiers was assigned
TO- the care of one of the posts Every
soldiers grave was indexed and the names
so that on Memorial Day every veterans 5
grave was decorated with wreath and
marked with one of the markers provided
by the last Legislature. This did much to
wipe out the feeling which had arisen.
IF 1t had not been for the work of some
organization like the American Legion the
feeling of resentment, which was rising,
might have reached an unhealthy height
But the LegiOn's work showed that on all
occasions. which really touched the hearts
OF the men, their former 'buddies' had not
forgotten"
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CITY THEATRE POSSIBILITIES

TTHltE conception of n municipal theatre in
L the Victory Hail. as outlined by State
Senator George Woodward. and the interest
with which this idea was apparently re.
'"iv"d are particularly worthy of develop
ment In community which has carried
IN" Philadelphia Orchestra to its present
plan" of prestige. While this organization
is not in the technical sense municipal its
rating ns cultural symbol of this city is
none the less we'll defined
In the field of instrumental music the dis.
tinction Of Philadelphia is acknowledged
throughout the country This phase of its
value. although. Of course gratifying. is
secondary to the stimulation of artistic i'm.
pulse. both appreciativc and creative. which
IN" Orchestra has produced in this metro.
po'tan area.
so TAR rs symphonic musical fare is con :
""rnHd. Philadelphia. though friendly to i'm
p"rtntlonS. is no longer dependent upon
stray crumbs from New York or Europe
n the drama. however. reliance upon out =
sid" initiative Is marked. With the cxtinc.
tion of the old resident stock and visiting.
star system considerably more than genera I.
tlon ago. the concentration of thcatricals in
New York was rapid and pronounced. The
proximity of Philadelphia to the chief pro.
ducing center has unquestionably proved
advantageous to playgocrs. On the other
hand the geographical situation has acted
as severe depressant upon home progress
The municipal theatre proposal opens
however. domain of opportunity to which
especial pcrtinence is given by the pros.
pcrt OF great international fair. DR..
Woodward has couragcously asserted that
he would be willing to orgnnizo n citizens
committee which would guarantee any loss
OF income from the box Office and would o.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24
What Do You Kno,U?
QUIZ

QUIZ
]. Who Is the present King Of Norway?
:" What Is the correct pronunciation OF the
word conch?
3. What is a quidnunc?
4. What Is negus?
3. Distinguish between censor and censor
b. In what administration did WI Ting-fang
represent China in this country?
Z. Name two American Presidents who cir
cumnavgated the globe
=. Mhat Is the Chemn des Danes?
D. what Is the origin of the expression
% ,,,,l own the soft impeachment"
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Martin Travicso Novor ne

Martin Travicso, Mayor of San Juan,
visiting New York, says r. Mont Rely.
the United States to tender his resignation,
and that he will be succeeded by Rhinelander
Waldo, former police commissioner of New
York. So far as can be learned, no monster
petition has been circulated In Porto Rico
in the hope of inducing Mr.. RELY to recon-
slider his decision.
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President Harding was probably justi.
fed in cOnsenting to Il postpOnement of the
Ship Subsidy Bill but, nevertheless, it will
be a distinct disappointment to those who
expected that, having taken up the big stick,
he would hand Congress wallOp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

WI Ting fang, who
And Perhaps while he was in Amer
He JOkcd lea lived the question
naircs Thomas A. Edi-
son contents himself with writing, once de-
clnred he expected to live until he was n
hundred years old. But. to paraphrasc
,,,,..,a. Zen he said he'd I've 80 long he
,u,.nt eApect ~ die So roon. l4And he has
an advantage over Benedick ip1xhat no one
may tvtt him With his sSfps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24
Dangerous
Precedent

Signals of distress from
Dangerous Portuguese bark caused
Precedent the steamship President
Taft to stop in mid
ocean; and the captain exploded with wrath
when he discovered there was no real az.
trc,s. hut that the sailors. long oai # ! l't
vi lani. w,s,.ei lo dispatch sons b.
home. This would be funny u II were not
fraught with serious possibilities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

FOR the first time passengers and pilot
have been saved from an airplane that went
into tail-spin. Parachutes had been
strapped to them before the flight was
begun. Some of these days such parachute
drops VIII become a COMMONPLACE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

When a Chicago man went home and
kissed his wife she had him arrested for
assault. But how was he to know she had
divorced him for cruelty and non support?
he asked the Court. Well, now that he
knows it, what good does it do him?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

When James NJ. Beck says he would
welcome the day when America would be
represented in England by an Edwin Booth
rather than Douglas Fair5anks one Is
tempted to add ''or Benjamin Franklin
rather than James NJ Beck"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

Poor kiddies! No nice school, to 90 to
for the longest time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

Somebody tampcred with the ballot.
D0xes IN Cork ut the last election Acting
ike u real republic from the very start.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

,,e Boston hotel pages guests by radio am.
piners. Another good tip gone wrong,
groans the bellhop.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

The Government hopes to see an end
OF the coal strike in ten days. The country
hopes the hope is justified.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

Butler. Pa, man, 1Oi years old. has
just seen his first moving picture. An in.
teresting closeup before the inevitable fade.
away.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

Senatorial dignity and courtesy have
been preserved Hetn and Glass didn't put
their tongues out at each other
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In the matter Of Government authority
General Atterbury still finds 1t difficult 70
pardon the intrusion
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Once again violenc. among the miners
plays the game of the operators.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

DR.. Sun Yat.Sen is reported to be q
Shanghaied.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

VI advice given to graduates. the amount
taken Is probably less tnan half of ! per
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

=, no one will regret the death of Field
MARSHAL Wilson more than the real friends
of Ireland
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1t is perhaps easier to walk the straight
and narrow when the streets are clean.
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The iIerrin' bone will stick long in the
throat If unionism.
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Pussyfoot Johnson says England will be
dry by 1885. Crepe hanger!" cries John
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Be Kind 10
Your GOnadS

know, are the doc dads of endocrinolnyv
that sometimes by surgical grating promise
kindest to you when you keen yn',r
temper and refrain from worry
man who is kind to his gonads won't need
to pay large fortune for healthy samul"
from some ow-browed derelict, but instead
may proudly say, This is my own. my
native gland
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24
SHORT CUTS
Mother Goose grossly fattered Id ling

Revolving tInd explanations leave the
Listener dizzy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

Pro bonus publicists are asking, did
1t fall or was 1t pushed?"
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!

Daily Talks With Thinking Philadephans Subjects They
KnO,U Best
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DENNSiLVANIA has been remarkably
L free from crimes against her high Off.
cinls.
Political fcuds have waxcd warm. there
have been threats and murmurngs against
the unfnithful or corrupt, but no crime
against the person of her officials has ever
stained the pages Of her history.
There have been attempts, however,
The nearest wns a plot to kidnap Governor
Simon Snyder. whose term of Office extended
from 1908 to 1917.
1t Is perhaps the most romantic and
dramatic episode in the history of Penn
sylvania's Governors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-24

A Nm CARSON a hundred years ago was
"A the most famous beauty Of the under
world and the most scandnlous character In
the state, according to the chroncers OF
that day.
Ann was born in Philadelphia In 1854, the
daughter Of an English sailor named Baker:
At the nge Of twenty three she married
n Scotchman. Captain John Carson, greatly
her senior. II dissipated x-captain in the
American Navy.
Four or five years later Carson sailed for
China commander of the ship Ganges.
Nothing was heard Of him for four years.
and it was believed that he had perished
at sea.
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Don't let your gonads
nisbchnvc, warns DR.,
MaXimilian Kern. Go.
nuds, as of colIrSo ran
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The whirlwind wasn't done with him ycr.
In the confusion that followed peace an
,,flicial allied opinion opposed any formal
assertion Of the spirit r. the China typified
hy Or, Wa. Japan xJ6ght and obtained