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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
BARRIE AMONG THE ELECT

TN BESTOWING the Order of Merit upon
J. James Matthew Barrie, the British Gov
crnment displays discrimination, courage
and an admirable sense of humor. Posses
sion of the last two qualities Is necessary
to any administration engaged in hcaping
official honors upon the author of The
Twelve Pound Look"
Barrie himself must enjoy the piquancy
Of the situation. Having pcnncd one Of the
most delicious Of sutires upon distinctions
OF title, his feeling for whimsy must have
been perccptbly intensified by his elevation
TO knghthood shortly after the production
Of his popular little comedy.
The Order of Merit ratrs him with David
Lloyd George, 4. !. Balfour. Lord Morley
and n scant and select company. The clas-
sifcation is purely technical. The creator
of Peter Pan is unique. and th" most
generous intentions of an admiring Govern
ment must fail. like the efforts Of his most
affectionatc admirers, to catalogue rare
and exquisite genius.
But the cndPavor is laudablc and the en-
tire English speaking world may be said to
sympathi2e with the sincerity Of the at
tempt,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
REvIvING THE LEVlATHAN

DIAGNOSIS of the ills Of the Lcviathan
~ in terms Of dollars and cents graphically
denotes the degenerate condition into which
this queen Of the seas has fallen.
The lowest bill of the marine physicians
fixes SG,0OO.OOO as the cost of cure. This
includes several contracts-for reconstruc-
tion and general repairs, for engine repairs
and for stewards supplies and movable
equipment
The sum is a bit staggering considering
that even in these days of cheap dollars
prcSentablc passenger liners, handsomely
appointed can be produced for about that
figure. But vessels of the $4,000, 900 class
are pigmies compared with the Lcvinthan.
In 1914 when she was new, the cost of
the ship to the Hamburg American Line
was Sl2 COO 900. William f. Gibbs, chief
of construction for the International Mer
camille Marine, which will operate the
Lcviathan for the Shipping Board, esti-
mates that she could not now be reproduced
for less than 500, ,0OO, 900.
The expenditure, therefore, is indisput-
ably worth while. When rcconditioned,
converted into an oil burner, capable of
steaming twenty four knots and reap
pointed in the handsomest and most modern
fashion, the Leviathan will be n superb and
magisterial addition to the American mer-
chant marine. 1t is distressing to consider
the protractcd period Of neglect from which
she suffered. But the problems of the Ship
ping Board were not such as could be solved
offhand, and it must be remembered that
the iniunctons of William II. Hearst were
largely responsible for the delay.
\ new day of distinction is in store for
the giant ship when she assumes her right
full place in the trans Atlantic service rs
the nridn Of the Americnn nnSscnger tlect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
Member of the Associated Press
MUk9MERS AND THE FROST

W1TH the mercury Is degrees below
w freezing at . o'clock yesterday morn
ing, there was enthusiasm enough in the
hearts of the paradcrs to keep thCrn warm
In their long march on Broad street.
The spectators on the sidewalks shivcred,
but they kept their places so that they might
see the annual spectacle welcoming in the
new year.
A less vigorous and less determined
people would have called the parade off on
account of the cold The only effect 1t had
was to delay the starting by half an hour.
Even moasses flows slowly in cold weather,
20 it was not surprising that the South
Philadelphians in line should be slowed up
little in their movements.
A demonstration which can survive such
severe weather deserves to be perpetuated.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
PENNSYLVANIA GIVES
WAY TO NORTH DAKOTA
Mecumber as the Successor to Penrose
as Chairman Of the Senate Finance
Committee Means Another West
erner Is In a Seat Of Authority

erner Is In Seat Of Authority
WITH the death of Senator Penrose, who
w was chairman of the Finance Com
mittcc, there remain only four of the eleven
important committees Of the Senate presided
over by Fasteners.
Senator McCumber, of Wahpeton, y. D.,
will succeed Senator Pcnrose ms chairman
of the Finance Committee. Wahpeton is n
village of $500 population in the southeast
ern corner of the State, on the border Of
Minnesota. 1t has three weekly newspapers,
one Republican. one Democratic and one
agricultural The whole county of which
Wahpeton is the capital has a population of
only about 20 900.
Thus a small town man from an ngri-
cultural State becomes the head of the great
committee which really drafts the Tariff
and Internal Tax Laws of the country.
Senator Adrich, Of the manufacturing State
Of Rhode Island, was chairman of the COM
mittce for many years, and when he died he
was succeeded by Pcnrosc, a representative
of the manufacturing and agricultural State
of Pennsylvania.
1t would be n mistake however, to as
sumo that because Senator McCumber lives
in n small town he is not fitted for the
chairmanship. He has been in the Senate
for twenty two years and has ihsxhat time
participated in the framing Of much impor-
tant rcvcnuc legislation. He has been
member of the Finance Committee long
enough to have informed himself on the
general principles which the ma jority of
the Republican Party wishes to have en-
bodied in the revenue laws. lie IS just as
well qualified for the chairmanShip of the
Senate Committee as Nelson DinglPy was
for the Craftsmanship of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House, although Dingley
came from the small city Of Lcwistown, in
Maine.
Where a man lives is not Of so much
Importance as what his mental equipment Is
1t must be admitted. however, that man
absorbs to some extent the point of view
of the community in which he votes.
The significant thing in the assumption
of the craftsmanship by Senator McCumber
is that it transfers the presiding officer of
one more important committee to the West.
Senator Warren. Of Wyoming is at the
head of the Appropriations Committee, and
Senator Wesley l.. Jones' of Washington. is
Hartman of the Commerce Committee, and
Senator Albert B. Cummins. of Iowa. sits
at the head of the table of the Committee
on Interstate Commerce.
OF the six members of the Rules Com.
mttce, which decides how legislation shall
be considered, only two are from the East.
Senator Curtis, of Kansas, is chairman,
and his other colleagues are from Mime
sofa. Illinois and Indiana.
This shifting Of the center of power is
merely an incident in the development of
the country. There was Il time not so many
years ago when the dominant leaders in
both houses of Congress were New Eng
Inv z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

I. Honri-Frcderic Ami"l Swiss philoso-
the form Of government in which
,najorties rule and mInorities think"
=, Strake Is the continuous line Of planking
or plates from stem 10 stern OF a ship.
?. Carl Schurz was a noted American
salesman, r1It,oaI retormer and
general, born IN Prussia in 1929. He
came to the United States after the
insurrection OF ISfS, served on the
Federal side in the Battles Of GettvS-
burg, Charlottesville, Second Bull
Run and Chattanooga was Republican
Senator from Missouri, a leader OF
tho IL berdl Republican" revolt Uf
1872, Secretary Of the Interior 1877
1881, editor Gf the New York Evening
Post lS8l-l8S4
4. There are ten secretaries in the Cabinet
Of the President Of the United States.
3. Two West indian republics now under the
administrative protection Of the United
States are IIalu and Santo Domingo.
6. The phrase 'sDetk daggers, but use
none" originates in Hamlets an
nouncemcnt og the policy which he
VIII adopt concerning his mother in
ShakeSpeare's tragedy The text in
scene two Of act three runs: II Will
speak darRers to her, but use none"
I. In Greek mythology the apple of discord
was a golden fruit bearing the in
scriruon for the most beautiful"
thrown by Eris, or DIscord, into the
midst OF the company at the marriage
Of lelus aud Thetics. The prize was
claimed by Juno, Minerva and Venus
ana was ddludged TO Venus ~ Paris,
who was called in to make the award
From this, through tho Vaccinations
Of lae disappointed goddesses, came
the Trojan War.
s. The story II AnanIas and Sapphira Is
related In the Acts of the Apostles
g. An anaDest is a foot In verse consisting
Of two short syllables followed by one
long.
~. Albert Edward Nyanza is a lake in
Central Africa, south of Lake Albert
NyanZa, and connected with il by the
Semlh River. 1t was discovered IN
1877 by Henry NJ. Stanley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
OVER FIFTY

ITO JOHN COWPER pOWYS and W. l..
/ George the English writer's who now
happen to be cleaning induStriously in the
always rich fields of American lecture cir
cults, some promptcr or other must have
whispered "Givc it to EN- strong. They
like scnsatiOns.' -
Women. says Mr.. George, are irrover-
ent in the presence of laws and instinctivcly
contcmptuous of all rules and codes. w"
shall lot that pass. 1t is bait and nothing
else. Professor Powys is II bit moro subtle
and therefore bit more restrained. lie
gently expresses n belief that all men over
fifty who have assured incomes should re-
tire from business.
Now. it is by business that the world
lives and moves. Maturity and experience
provide the best that We know in art,
literature, science and politics. BY what
process Of reasoning does processing
nhiIosonhcr arrive at the conclusion that
business is less deserving than these other
major pursuits of the human race
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
IMPORTANT IF TRUE

vTyHE revelations of the unrccognlzcd dele
j gates of the Far Eastern Republic re
garding an alleged Franco japanese com.
pact to grab concessions and overthrow
soyietism and its affiliations in Russia and
Siberia raise problem which will not yield
30 mere indignant blanket dcni0ls,
The charges of secret treaty and of
covert agreements read like wild yarn.
They are serious only if true. The burden
Of proof unquestionably lies upon the Chita
Representatives in Washington. bat both
parties to the case are under obligation to
be specific.
The Far Fasteners appear vexed by their
squivocal unofficial status at the Arms Con
ference. II is possible that they have
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

- The alleged pact between Japan and
rance must be an embarrassment to The
iilrHrSt newspapers. They are so willing "
ncilevG the worst of Japan, but cant de
it without rCterting on France, which thg
nave 50 lately taken to their arms.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

H. y woman in Norfolk. Va, seeking o|
diVorc" her fourth husband. says she WON'T
DC satisfied until she has had seven. As ths|
r"'hn'F r"stcrmOngrr bargaining for "Sr
p"hn"rth of kippcrs" remarked, ITS seven
or it's sell "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

The Mayor of Mount Vernon, N
T. has reduced his own salary $500 year
nearby magistrate has fined himself toi
neglect to have an up-to date auto llcens
tag' An East Orange, \. j.. pOcenia
mas afrr'tc4 himself for being drunk. Thls
ll'tn hrm in the belief that if you wan
'hlhS done well you should do it yourSeh
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

., From Waterbury, Conn. comes th'
story OF a high school principal who put .
stop to the bobbng of hair by giving priEe'
Tor III" longest and prctticSt curls but We
SUSPECT that the girls w') roll their own
would have been proof against prizes ~
the longest and prctticst skirts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
Not the Finishing Touch

From the Wichita Eagle
One thing about finishing school is chat II
south steps Of the PostofIice talking to non
descript male idleTs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

Governor Sproul is faced by the IN.
happy condition invariably rising in 40
emergency. There are so many ways ID
Whirh ne can 90 the wrong and only on,
thing. ''e''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

Barstow. Calf, brags of the possessip,
OF soap mine. Probably just a blind
keep the hoboes away.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

Arch Druid Charles Evans Hughes Isl
gong to have harmony in the Washington
EiStcddfod if he has to make symphony
out of the blue notes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

\ Thousand American troops left Coz.
iGh% h% t@r AntW'"p, there to embnrk for ths|
Ihitcd states. And the band played, How
DDrE ! Am, What 1t meant was How
Dry Im Going to Be-"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
BAD Girls
and I'inle

the reason for the girl thief, the girl on us
streets and the girl drunkNrd was the lo,
OF Il love Object" and that in treatua
SHGh a case the social worker called in p'
ana OF pychiatrist, who gave her
PSlChometry test in which the causes W.
certain characteristics were revealed, after
which the worker might proceed to reduu
the victims abnormal self esteem and su
pcriority growing out of successful anu
social acts. Which ar0usey the susplcNe.
mat mixed with modicum Of truth tnasy
Is mere an avalanche of bunk. A girl Of u
KIND described il more often victim N
Srt-pity and self Justification than eIt lt
esteem and superiority And plain WI
from wise and kindly matron will plvy
any do her more good than all the psycnoa
crty tcsts the social efficiency experts sw
dreamed Of. .tstp|
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

Zero was prominent in the Mummer
parade, but 1t was generally feared tha t
ola pneumonia would win first prize.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

Simeon Strunsky writes on 'How
pore successfully" Without going further
we guess the answer IS BE natural"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

It must be admitted that the Ro1br.|
ough fair planners have something besides Il
good press agent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

In Philadelphia the bluebird stands ID
cleanliness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

Numb Mummers now mum for anoths|
year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

Black. white. green and red will be
fashionable the first three months Of 1922.
says Paris To which may be added that
blue will continue 10 be common on Monday
and dark brown the morning after the night
hrfprp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
In a Spirit
Of Prophecy

that on Il fatCful day in that month little
groups Of earnest men will sit in dtngy
rooms and solcmnIy record the will of the
bosses; away in the dim past will discon-
solatey lie the Dictated booms OF Bcidleman
and SNYDER, and "hc is tor has bccu)
sick man" will be proving II more or less
effective nlibi for IA United States Senator
seeking election for the long term.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
SHORT CUTS

Back to the every day days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

Much may happen before
November next, but nothing
i likely to occur to change
the solemn md aWrsOnr tu,I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

The record of the late WilIlan B ALI.
son, Representative and Senator in tbc
Congress of the United States from Iowa,
that body, is today broken.
Mr.. Allison was In Congress for forty.
three years and nine months, and Joseph &.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

IIN'T T'N1IV.NTIJ IN general way
l. the extent to which female workers are
undertaking employmrnts heretofore re-
gNrded rs strictly masculine and more or
less strenuous.
There were 1,l30, ,S31 workers employed
in 2O5 occupations in this State the last
year.
Out Of these 20J occupations 132 engaged
women.
Among these we're numbered trades sup
posedly masculine, such as engineers. coal
miners, mnchinistS, cOopcrs and carpenters.
Next to helpers the greatest number of
any class of workers were laborers In manu-.
featuring plants who totaled 100, 400.
But the helpers head the list
In his polite and genteel way Mr.. GOtt-
schul lists them as assistants to me-
chaniCs and other workers."
As | remarked above they accompany the
plumber, the timer and the carpenter
journeymcn to hand them their tools.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

Through the fifty years of his association
with various law firms. Elihu Root has held
to one principle. Whoever in these firms
prepared brief. be he the most obscure in
dividunl in the whole organization, his name
always appeared upon that brief.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03

The American Sociolo'
gIral Society in conVeu.
tion in Pittsburgh va, W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-03
THE LADY BRicKLAYER
She Is the Highest Paid Woman
Worker In the State-Then There
Are Women Carpenters and
coopers, Also Maehlnlsts
and Engineers
BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN

M HokE GoTTsCHALL knows more more
4'A. about Pennsylvania than any other
man in the State.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, The Divine Master has
called to the great grange above our
esteemed brother, George Grindle, be it
Resolved, That in the passing on of
Brother Grndle. Castine grange has
lost Il loyal member and the community
Kind neighbor. His life may well be
described by the words of the poet;
His youth was Innocent; his ripper age
Marked with some act of goodness
every day;
And watched by eyes that loved him,
calm and sage,
Faded his late declining years away.
Cheerful he gave his being up and
went
To share the holy rest that waits a life
wen spent"
Resolved. That our sincere sympathy
be extended to the family of our de-
parted brother, that our charter be
draped for thirty days that copy of
these resolutions be sent to the fam
lily. one placed upon our records, and
one published in the paper,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
Lark's lntrcpidity.

Commenting on the intrepidity OF
the skN-lurN, q spondent in the
'"Ways Of tic Wurld' column of tbs
Londou Morning Post writes; "He alsr
sings in the roar Of battle" Often in
the fields of France and Belgium hav,
! heard the lark garly carollng over
head, the while Shell and bullets wen,
flying around
zone occasion remains firmly in M
recollection. About midday on the oh
Of May during the height of the bat
tie v9rio!sly called Festibut RicAe
bourg, etc, lark was singing con
tentcdly not many yards. above oHI
head, while we, lying within a hun
dred yards of the German breastworks
could not move finger without a hail
of machine gun bullets descending
upon rs while high explosive shells
We're bursting around the British from
line. truly the lark is no bag OF
nerves.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
LIfE-SAvERS ALL!
Women Aid Men in Heroic Work
of Rescue.
Stirring Stories Told of Coast Guard
Detachment of cressWell, Little
Village on English Coast.

CrcSswell, near Newcastle on-Tyne,
on a particularly wild and stormy part
of the Northumberland coast of Eng
land, has a coast guard detachment
augmented by volunteer lifesavers
who have made historic in maritime
history a place which is barely on
the map. Several members of the
boat house to assist in the launching
in answer to the warning rockets off
shore Three of the women, whose
ages total PA years, invariably are
on hand.
Mrs. Margaret Armstrong, who Is
seventy-tive years old; Mrs William
Brown. wife of the lifeboat coXswain.
and Mrs. james Brown. wife of the
deputy coxswain, never fail to an
swer a call for help. Mrs. Armstrong
has not missed a service launch
since 1874. She can take line with
the best of the men.
On one occasion Mrs. Armstrong
trHmped five miles along the storm
bound coast from CressWell to New
biggin to obtain rocket apparatus for
the rescue of the crew of d Swedish
steamship. She previously had helped
to form living chain to rescue some
of the men hurled from a swamped
boat and was almost exhausted before
starting her long tramp. The coast
is low and sandy and footing IS diff
cult in the best Of weather. Fer
clothes were torn by the storm. and on
Newbi ggn she was too exhausted to
tell what she wanted. The guards
men realized her mission, however.
and hurried back with the apparatus.
Volunteers are never asked for they
make for the beach--brave men and
women. too. The children even Ell
deavor to lend hand. There have
been times when the men before
swinging into the boat have wished
all the people good-hy. Each time the
women have given It cheer to keep W
The spirits of their men
MANY times the Cressweu lifeboqt
has grounded on rock. under n to9Y-
erin@ sew which threatened to hreak
and swamp IT, bet with the boat ris
ing Il stout rull has shot it ahead
N7ny times a moments falterine
might have cost the lives of all hands
Nur mt CresSWel they take their seats
in the boat without murmur. In
perfect order the life craft is rollod
tnto The SETTLING ocean Nerve aud
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
To Holders of War Savings
Certificates
Nov. 2S.

To Holders Of WarSavngs Certificates of the Series Of 1918,
Due January l. 1923 (Regstered or Otherwise).
You (after Nov. 15 present your 1918 WARSAW
ngs Certificates either for payment cash for full due
for exchange for u S. Treasury Savings Certificates
bearing cent interest and due JAN l. 1928 if held until
maturity if redeemed prior to maturity about per
cent. simple interest.
Series of 1928 Treasury Savings Certificates may be had
in three denominations $25 certificate costing $2050 $500
certificate costing S2 and 81 900 certificate costing $500 All
Treasury Certificates will be registered in the of the pu
chaser by the Treasury Department.
If surrendered for cash payment such payment will be
made Jan l. 1928 If exchanged for Treasury Savings Ger
tcates (Seres 1929 such exchanges will be made immed
ae by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Fiscal agent
the Government
You may take the full amount Of your holdings of War
Savings Certificates part cash and part Treasury Ger
tcates by paying the difference in cash. take larger
amount.
At the request of the Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston,
viii be glad without charge to make any exchange you may de-
sire and request will write you question you may
have in mind the detail of either cash surrender
change
THE LIBERTY NATIONAL BANK
Bond Dept, Ellsworth, Maine.
only me"ber IN ELLSWORTH of the Federal Reserve system
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-11-29
Dp1haTn.

New Century grange conferred the
first and second degrees on one
candidate November IS. The liter
airy program included mandolin
solos by Violet Blood with piano ac-
compartment by Ethel Pinkham;
vocal solos, Dexter Maddocks; reci-
tations. Perley Giles; reading, Mary
Burrill; stories, Dexter Maddocks;
and remarks by the members. At the
next meeting, the annual election of
officers, an all-day session will
be held
Mrs. Laura Cook is employed as
housekeeper for Gerald Thompson
Mrs. Ellery Gray has been i'll the
past week.
Friends here regret to hear of the
death in Bucksnort of Orange Cum
ningham. For many years he was
citizen of Dedham.