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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
CITRSE OF INDIFFERENCE

CNTIII I'SIASTIC believers in democracy
T. have frequently urged that voting on
election day be compulsory, with penalties
provided for those citizens who could give
no valid reason for staying away from the
polls.
This suggestion has usually been made
after the candidates supported by the en-
thusasts had been defeated. They were
convinced that those who did not vote would
have voted for the defeated candidates,
This is n gratuitOuS assumption.
II would be more nearly in accord with
the facts TO say that the voters who stay
away from the polls are so well content
with things ns they are that they do not
care to 60 to the trouble Of changing them.
While the registration figures IN this city
and In New York are disCouragng to those
who would like to see every one vote, they
are merely renewed proof Of the content of
the people or as some might say. Of popular
Indifference to the performance of civic
duty.
Although a Governor is to be elected this
wear both in New York and in Pennsylvania,
~, 900 fewer voters qualified to vote In this
c,ty this year Than last. and in New York
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
INTOLERANCE DENOUNCED

THERE is no doubt that the resolutions
L condcmnng the Ku Klux Klan adopted
by the Administrative Committee of the
Federal Council of Churches Of Christ in
America express the opinions of the great
mass Of church people
The resolutions denouncc efforts to incite
religious prejudice and racial antagoniSm
and condemn mob law. The Federal Conn
ell could take no other course without doing
violence to all that it stands for.
1t was organized for the purpose of bring
Ing about n better state OF feeling among
the churches and to secure, If possible. unity
of effort. These results cannot be attained
unless there is the broadest tolerance for
difference Of opinion on doctrinal questions.
The ku klux klan is intolerant and mis-.
guided. 1t is devoted to an attack upon
one great branch of the Christian Church
and to two branches Of the human race. on
the theory that no one but those who hold
certain religious views have rights which
any one Is bound to respect
Such view il not only subversivp Of all
religion, but Of all political liberty. II
ignores the brotherhood of man and rho
fatherhood of God. which are at the bor
tom of the foundations Of the Christian re.
uRion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
LAW WITH A LOOPHOLE

TT THE law regulating ships manifest
1 ia what the Supreme Court has just de-
cided it to be, most laymen will think that
the law should be amended.
The decision was handed down in case
against the master Of ship putting into n
Pacific Coast port with n lot of opium for
smoking on board which did not appear in
his manifest. He insisted that as the i'm =
portation of such opium into the United
States Is forbidden, 1t was nor necessary
for him to put 1t on his manifest. The
lower court sustained his contention. The
Government appealed to the Supreme Court.
which has by vote Of four to four sus-
tanned the lower court.
This ruling would seem to make II com
parativcly easy for men who wished to
bring prohibited commodities into this coun
try to get the commodities where they could
be smuggled on shore. Ii they do not have
to enter opium for smoking on their mani
tests. then they do not have to enter cham
pagnc or whisky or brandy
II the stuff appears on the manifest. the
authorities can be on their guard. Other
wise. the smugglers can have things almost
oil their own way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
WHY THE BOYS LINGER

F1NflE revival OF the report that all Ampri-
i can troops are soon 10 be withdrawn
from the Rhine Is unlikely to excite any
marked intensity of interest in n public well
trained in disregarding such announce.
ments.
1t so happens, however. that the pros
pect of IN ea"ly evacuation is Mt this time
actually worth attention. Within fcw
weeks the Mixed Claims Commission 70 es
tablish the amount Of German indebtedness
TO the United States in connection witb
property losses to this Government md to
other nations during the war and the period
OF American neutrality will be at work
There Is every indication that action unon
these financial problems will be taken ms ox
peditiously as possible.
As the United States has long since partod
company with It's former allies, it should
be clear that the presence of American
troops on the Rhine is for the safeguardiny
Of strictly American intcrests-in this I'm .
stance, debts as yet undetermined and Nm
paid. Reasons for the occupation will van.
ish when these claims are disposed Of to
the satisfaction of this Government
When Germany has made ARA angements
for footing the bill which the United States
10 to present to her our little army of 100
regulars In the Rhineland will undoubtedly
be ordered home. There is nothing mys-
terious about the causes of their long exile
despite the efforts OF demngogues and sen L.
timentallgts to becloud the real issue.
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City the falling off Is $1,000. There was a
mayoralty campaign in New York last year,
which may explain the lesscned interest
this year. but there were no important Off :
GERS elected here year ago. 1t would
naturally be supposed that when Governor
and the members of the State Legislature
are to be chosen the voters would register
in large numbers. But there seems to be
no justification for this suppositon.
Yet an interesting phase of the situation
IS presented to view by the assertion that
at least 80. 600 of the local shortage in regis
tration this year is due to the fact that
the Republican organization refrancd from
paying the poll tax Of that number of voters.
II this assertion be correct. then 1t is the
Indifference of the organization rather than
of the voters which is responsible for the
shortage.
We are told in this indirect way that the
organization has been in the habit of paying
the poll tax Of large number of voters
who would not otherwise qualify. And
this; too. in spite of the fact that this prac.
ticc is contrary to law The Legislature of
1897 forbade it in nn attempt to break up
the practice Of hcrdng lot of unthinking
voters 10 the polls tO secure the election of
n machine ticket which could not have won
otherwise. But it seems that a way has
been found t" get around the law, even IL
IT is not deliberately ignored.
If il were felt that there was any serious
doubt of the election Of Mr.. Pinchot there
would have been Il larger registration of
voters who do not take their orders from
the machine. But even 50. this is no justi
iicaton for ncglcrtng to perform the duties
of n citizen in a representative democracy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
WHAT THE WELFARE" DID

yT,IIE Wclforr Erd,rutinr of philodclnhin
now ON tlc eve of launching it's unnuol
rnmuaigu for funds. is no longer a novelty.
This means. among other things. that it's
addresses to the public may be made on
the score of performance rs well as prom
iSc. and in community with the ingrainrd
conservatism Of this one the change in
status can hardly be otherwise than in.
v!gorating.
4 wear ago the organization. which con-
ccntratns the activities Of l24 humanitarian
cntcrnrisr> in this city, was we'll euuipped
with logical argument It should have been
aprarcnt ~ thr average citizen that this
simplification Of welfare machinery would
constiturr Il magnificent economy on behalf
of service.
But tho skcptirlSm horn Of ingraincd habit
and prciudircs is sometimes difficult to
overcome II would rathcr.' declared
lIumpty DumpIy. when little Alice main
taincd thar taken from go leaves 3Gi.
"spc that done on paper -
The Welfare Federation i now bul-
wnrkcd with twelve months Of inspiring his
tory. Its mcri'. may now be- proved by
artualitcs rs well rs hy !mprcCnable theory
Within the last year this efficient body.
linking the ro>orirccS and fl>ing the pur-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

/, Lambert Simncl; a, pretender 10 rsyoit v,H
throne of England. In a YorNst reIS.s reIS.
in the reign of Henry VII, In lisG ~
was taken prisoner and made a coTs Is
boy in the royal household where wh,,s ~
continued in service for many feaths ,hs
Q The largest library In the world Is '"'
Bihliotheque Nationale in ParlEs, Wi.
g. The Great Elector' was frenr''Tthh th. ",a,
liam Elector OF Bra ndenburg. ne He.as Wms
noted for his administrative apiontt apNia,ant
and for his protection OF Protess'a,m%s, ,%s
refugees after the revocation OF aaS .SS
t.dict of Nantes. He greatly ehla's ga
and beautined Berlin. His dates a''
lG20-l688 ,,,o ar.
T. The Succession States Of Europe ms tbs
those formed in whole or parI pi,,ons ns rian ian
disruption Of the Austro- iiu'sC e. res
Empire. Among the Succession In Mnoo.
are Poland. Czecho-SloFaK'a' '''
Slavia and Hungary. , rrench
8. Jean Froissart was q hoteu His
chronicler of tho Middle Ages '''
dates were about l333-l4Oo .,rr,shed
6 a machicolated tower is one one ~ hetween
with n parapet with openings pe'MrS S,on.
the corbels, or projections, 10, "
ping stones, etc, on aSsaIlWn,t.Io A ia
I. Cyrus Hall Mccormick nSvo-i'of' 'of the
accredited with the inreh''oh -
reaping machine, ,., ,,ote covered
g. \ lich-gate IL Il churchyarI sn't ,sp may
with a roof under wh'ch wv
stand ,,,, ouIs.
0. Lcorice grows In Spain Russia, - aVth ths
lana, California, Sicily, ltaly anu w.
East. ,.,oo, sage OF
10 Manu- was the ancient niylh,rynh, tho
India according to the tinuu', uted
Drogenitor OF mankind ana ,nown We r.
author of the great law booN "'' 4
the code OF Manu-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Tails With Thinking Philadephas Subjects They
Know Best

and went to an Ohio city to get work: he
did not get it and would not return until
i" had secured something In July the faEl-
ily came to us. He had not written since
going to Ohio, and the case was recorded rs
one of dcScrtion. In September he came
back: got employment and resumed the care
nt the family. but lie had deserted them
from March until that time.
Bad Eject on Family Life
The serious thing is what unemployment
IS going TO do to American family life.
When n man deserts his family once, he is
hk'iy TO do 1t again when the pinch of ln-
employment comes but the only thing is
mat he will usually 20 a good bit quicker
the second time than he did tho first The
natural consequence of this is that there is
eyer h1terward much poorer family life
than there was before.
Another case which came to our notice
was that OF young man of twenty years
WIN wife nineteen years old and two
'hiidr"n. lie was ont of work for nine
months ana was tcrri IDLY worried and de-
pressed over the whole Situation In Nav
or TINS year he got n place. but it was too
ihte lie did not work week in his now
position unit! he had to be taken to the
r"nnSylvania Hospital for the Insane. lie
hha gone TO pieces when the tragedy was
over.
Definite Symptoms Shown
"a period of unemployment brings ont ,he
condition whether or not n man is constitu
tl0nnlly inferior. II he is thc chonccs oro
fhnt the faInly will be broken m tomno.
rHrily at least There is little doubt that
ii,'ns ihieri"r men go through life and never
show this possibility because cconnmic cnri
dltlonS are such that it does not reveal itself
nemp!oyment has lust ms deinite
symptoms as illness, and they are inst ~
apparent to the nractirrd eve ns nhvsicaI
lnheSS ~ TO tne cE" of the physician, One
or tne hrSt or these symptoms to manifest
user IS thr loss Of th" hans confidence in
hl''lSe!f ana IN his ability. lie thinks thar
nc iS not so food man as he was before
hhd' OF course, this stands in his wnv both
~ getting another position and in hollng
1t hft"r he gets it. We explain thix 70 thn.e
men VINO come I" us and some of thcn voa
it and are able to correct it. '''e" ste
we see much of the wrocknco ubiol
com"s to the surface after th. w,or, ""''n l
got his new position. The pIty of i T., ,ia, i'"'
,here Is so nurh OF it and that il IL sn inr.
in showing itself, sometimes nnronui ~, ',nS
late to make thorough Salvag" no",ihI, '"o
IN the case which ] have mrntinnnL Us
young man who went insane. "' '"c
Nhturally. these people hnyc nroo,i,o,,,
no reserve fund to tide them ovcr " ,nn''S
OF unemployment Their wage. ~ ii !, i'Ilon ,,ni
seldom allow the nccumuIotinr ~ o'S, VIII
serves ms would aid in mnintnininm ,,o
morale or ihe family, and, nfter nil e., ~ ~
the really important thing. pbv.ic.,', 'iliS M 'S
EreSSloh can be far more easily ron.i,n,
thah th' moral ana the mental drcov h;
is too often the worst result nf "S "hlrh
ment." " """'hploy-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
SENATOR WARE

u
"''uS'"'''" 10 take the H'r'''l"h "i
r"o'i' "n"''H OUT ot inc 'n%F ana unr"S'S'-
ils minus "I '''' American people, senator
i.u"'" IL, var" was IN som" ways UNIQUE
re A"" i''Ie vi 'ne Su"'l'E oil M'N''""'.
,"' nun" anu '"' "'"'r ""SS'S VII" p''''"'"
''''' anu 'SS III 'h''r warmth OF '''hi"ra'
n''"'' l'' "h''''" none "i the n'"r' ms
,'""',S ""'n"r '"a' from 'l'n' "l"l''n"r'"I
Nus nus "''n '"" 't"d''!oha' '""ro'''f'>''' "i
i"''''""H ''""''S
Ills was hu>im"SS.ik" system Of organi.
aation control. Having followed ia" time
honorcd method Of setting up personal
government of his OWN, under which his nod
meant reward or punishment or mercy for
any one OF ms muIIitNd" OF followers, II"
used every bit of new power for ON" nn-
varying "nd That was 'o obtain greater
power.
Doubtless Senator Ware was h"WlIdHrcd
particularly in tn" closing years OF his life
by the icroCity of the attacks directed at
him IN newspapers and from the camps "f
political antagonists. He probably did not
r"aIlze-tew men similarly placed ever do
tilht he was merely III IN" line % mr." Wllrh
America Is beginning 10 direct in response
to instincts Of self -prcsrrvation 0t a system
Of politics that has he"om" intoI"rahI".
II Is often said not "n'N IN N" n''d
states hut elsewhere. that government -
10" far from the people. The impIi'a'onS
OF Senator Narc'S career CIV" fore" I" mat
assertion. His downtown following turned
lukcwarm and sull"n in til" end and felt for
,1riDnS tlnt il had boon neglect ed
and badly used His marUine suffered n
partial coIlapS" in consequence. Yet Such Is
III" craving "t p'olI" l"r NISH' """ '"",
sCiousncss of the ruling power, and SH"h IN"
enduring desire for the pr"s"n"" of Il friendly
patriarch. that south Philadelphia was Loyal
TO its leader even after he moved ana iV'd
tA'r" Il" more.
Th" lesson Of all this Is tha'. IN l"'!'rH
as well as everywhere else. emotion Is NOR"
potent than theory. And it may be-. too
that there is something I'll" matter with
political theory in a time VIXEN th"r" is room
for organizations os powerful ~ Senator
Wares used +" be. and founded merely upon
persona! association and simpl" works OF
direct tri"ndin"*- which only III" boss or
his agents will do. Great ninh"rS OF pcopI"
do not hang crepe upon their doors l"r
nothing. And that is Whar many rrSid'htS
Of South Philadelphia d!d yesterday, Is
modern If" and especially modern politics
so r!gd!H iMperSohal 'h"' most P'"i"' ""'
accept and even help 70 sustain vIrl"uS
system in order 10 retain some sens" oi as
Soc!ation with the governing power:
Bosses ar" always personally better than
li,l gt tD IilpI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
What DO You KnOW?
QUIZ

quiz
|. Who created the famous stage character
Of Sir Giles Overrcach?
., How many nations fought against Iur Iuar,
key in the first Balkan War IN wy
3. How did Venice cease to be an indepehu
ent republic? ,,
1. When did the Wars of the Roses pesIIa
and end and what were the colors VI
the two cmblcms? n
r. why is a funicular railway SO called,
Il. What Is meant by ''dollar diplomacy
7. In what century did Cardinal de R'ch'
lieu live?
S. What State does Senator Calder repf'
sent in the United States senate! u
.. OF what country was Alexander nam"
ton native?
10. What Is an cnceinte of a city
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
WHERE TALK is USEFUL

CECHDrARY WEEKS, in accepting the
= statue Of Edmund Burke, presented to
IL United States by the Sulgrave Institu-
- Of England, deprecated war after the
MANNER Of oil war secretaries and soldiers.
IN onclared that way ought ~ be found
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

One cannot but feel that the Clarences
who have organized to protest against rldi.
Guile nre doing much to justify it. You
couldn' t josh the Bills or Jimmies into any
such fool stunt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

Now that the Secretary of Labor has
taken il fling at the Railroad Board, per.
haps he will tell the country just, what,
barring toothlessncss, is wrong with 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

1t would appear that General Wood ls
to finish up his term in the Philippines with
n hot political scrap. 1t is to be hoped
that it will not prove SO interesting as 10
delay his return home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

The deer hunting season has openei
in the Adirondncks and the news editors
will now proceed TO bag stories of hunters
mistaken for game and plugged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

Every time n worm turns it interest
robin or n fish; but what good does
do the worm?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

The one saying most severely bumped
by modern history is that referring to OIL
on the troubled waters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

AS election day draws nigh we begir
to rea lizc that every little political cam
paign has ginger all its own
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

Reports that the Russian BolsheviM
are planning a Red Revolution in Germany
gives sinister significance to the riots in
Berlin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

Insufficient cognizance is taken Of tn,
fact that Blue Monday is frequently fol.
lowed by Iippy Tuesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

There is talk of labor sbor,ooo
result of immigration restricti"n s' hs
should eventuate It would be but ~ ~
price to pay for benefits received A I,har ,"n
shortage would mean readjustment. not ''Tor dIo'
aster. ""' "'s'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

One suspects Charles Garand's menta
mate needs maternal skipper to spank her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
Mrs Marie f.. Schultz.
IpCt urCr upI ,,,i.
Startling Facts

Startling Facts lecturer and writor
.. says husbands are diff.
States, This r"morkabl" discovery hayinr
spurrcd us to "nd"ay0r we are pleased to
be nbl" to ann"unG" that they are also diff
ferent in different houses on the soma LIncL
Even 50 * know"dg" spread and the world
made richer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
SHORT CUTS

Thrace is soon to join in the chorus d
"How dry I am ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
Edis0n
One Round
Of the Wheel

n , Edison bcmoans tho
~ 11h ths N" Wh"a, inrt that electricity nav m
o' 'ne "heel yet do all the work ,'"n ny
,o.,, , !. the world, leaving ~ ~
m"tnlmS n" nn 10 40 out st and watch the whccs
go round such dissatisfaction must nrn
cede belief that the primary nmr'a ",r'o pre-,
modern education would be to teach nwE' pVse OF
to plcasurably enjoy ones leisure w WhI'nw How
after all is what Il man does who " wnsIl,, n'rh,
at job he likes. WIZ works
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

turn. Her opinion is given some backing
by the declaration Of the Frnnrh Minister
Of Commerce" that III" present simplicity
of styles has practically killed Frnncp's
heretofore hug" export trade in dress pc
cHssori"s ond fNrh"ows, II" wants min.
lister of i"sA'.M m n" Cabinet to provide
What we cannot forget il that Amcricnn
women, willie making strenuous nrotost
against parting with the short skirt, ore
nevertheless wearing the long ones dictated
by Paris,
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Sore Spot
Is Italy

treaties is based on sentiment ratbrr thon
realities, it is easy 70 give it more Importance
than it deserves. France has nothing to lose
~cfusc TO ratfy them, y"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

Boston man Is said to have invented
cranklcss engine. That guy must have used
his beam
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

Eight month -old tnpir dies at Ne
York Zoo. Light went out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
And the Money
Was Paid

people in apparently comfortable I.eSS'd ,Inp'd
stances. who calmly steal fruit froI rt',nlll-
near the road and corn from row" yo"t trees
edges of the fields, There is instrnc,i inn Gm the
tr"ydsncs victims in the action Of MiI,I" Mid I"r
eb"uaoNr ehWm; ~, IT,, 1 man. VINO told woman, Whose
flowers for the occupants of her tonr;nvh,'d ;'vh,'d
that unless she paid $50 to the SoIyo,ir, SaI'S t,,r,
would enter suit. IL" 'hWyer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17
DARADA'S story was thar ho wont

pANAl'A : story was ina, D." w"nt TO the
l. priests house intent on killing him
He had wronged his family, he Said md
III. motiv" was revenge.
Entering the h"nuE" h" locked the front
door and put the key in hi' pocket 50 that
he might not b" in'"rrurt"d.
horror he saw him LYNX on tho floor. dying
Half -rraZ"d WIN fear al, the sight he
started TO leave, bur remembered tInt thc
door was locked.
Besides. he heard p""ph" at III" front of
the dwelling.
lie lcapod from III" window but in his
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

As the opposition Of
Deputy Grandmaison to
rntlfcatlon by France
OF the nnNnl nr,nu...
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T'llE death penalty has been abolished IN

l. only four States of the Union.
In Il number Of foreign countries. in
Guiding Italy, Portugal. Holland, Rumnnia
ETC.. il has not been imposed for years.
Various reasons have been assigned for a
refusal by some countries to adopt the Mo-
safe law of IAN eye for an eye, tooth
for n tooth.'
Principally it has been the falibility Of
human testimony where life depended upon
its truth or fal'ity.
Another argument has been the doubt
fu value Of circumstantial evidence.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

A I \ dinner recently the question was
"A the principal topic Of discussion. There
wcr" three lawyers present.
Will" no conclusion satisfactory to all
was reached, il was tho consensus of opin-
ion that the human mind follows the line
OF least resistance.
That there is nothing so fallible as human
observation and testimony.
Mistaken identity il the backbone Of cir
Cumstuntal evidence.
In no one thing is human testimony so
e"ratiC and unreliable.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

0N1l once, l believe, during the last
~ thirty five years has an attempt been
made to repeal the law imposing capital
nnniShncnt In this Stnte.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-17

Lady DUf Gordon says
ParjS as Il lender Of
'asl!"n is finished, and