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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Phadelphians on Subjects They
KnOU Best

tude and his opportunities. Some Of them
like 1est the forensic side. in which they
speak and appear frequently in public, while
others prefer the administrative work. These
two classes resolve themselves generally into
real politicians and the ofhceholders.
For the young man who is anxious to
see the political conditions of his country
improved, I consider that he can do more
effective work IL he holds some definite po-
sition, not necessarily one which takes up
much of his time, but one in which his in
filuence for good may be made manifest. 1t
is quite sufficient if he will do executive work
as division representative on his ward
committee.
An Important Position
The Importance . of this apparently
humble position can scarcely be over
estimated. BY holding it. the young man
can control the purity of the elections in his
own division, one of the principal factors in
securing and maintaining an honest govern :.
ment.
He should also be willing to serve as
an election officer. This takes only a couple
OF days in each year and is the foundation
stone OF the whole system. With an honest
election board, the whole machinery of cleo
ton must be honestly conducted but il such
conditions do not obtain in the election
boards, the entire stream of government by
ballot is polluted at the source.
The position of registrar is also one
WIN 'oHsiueTiIg. IL Is ABOUT the only one
which is adequately paid. and occupancy
provides the opportunity for becoming per-
sohaily acquainted with every voter in the
DIVISION, and this wide acquaintance is one
OF the first qualifications for political work
Must Want Good Government
!, The essential idea back of 1t all is that
mo young man must really want the best
KIND OF government and must be willing TO
40 what he can to secure it. What he n,
able to do largely depends upon himself. for
there Is ample opportunity for every one TO
do something, and it is extremely interesting
work when person once gets at it.
'Ihe old idea that there is no use in
doing 1t is erroneous and dangerous. Tbis
was cminently proved by the last primary
election In Pennsylvania, but it would have
been proved nevertheless if the election hal
gone the other way by n small vote. Many
persons did not vote at the election, thinkino
that 1t was no use.' The result NOT oniS
proved this attitude to be n false one bmt
their position actually jeopardized the resmit
which was achieved. 1t is every ones dmtv
to do whatever he can for the best political
interests of the city, State and Nation. y
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27
you CAN'T BEAT A MAN
WHO STANDS FOR THE RIGHT
The Strength Of Plnehot, Becoming
More Evident Every Week. Lies In
His Determination to Keep Faith
With the People

DEFORE the campaign is over the old
- line politicians arc likely to discover
that Clifford Pinchot has some original ideas
about how campaign should be conducted.
They got a slight jolt when he told Harry
Baker that he should insist on an audit of
the expenses of the Republican State Com
mittee and on the fullest possible publicity
about the contributions and the contributors.
No good reason could be advanced against
pubiCity--that is, no reason which could be
defended in nubllc-and Mr.. Baker had 20
agree.
1t is understood that Mr.. PinChot IS con-
vinCed that the campaign can be conducted
for less than 100000 and that this opinion
Is based on his experiences in the primary
canvass. He is confident that this sum will
be subscribed by the interested public.
Now, 100000 is much less than the Cam
paign Committee would like to handle.
Members of Campaign Committees in the
past have become inexpliCably richer after
the funds had passed through their hands
1t would be unkind to suggest that any of
the money stuck TO their fingers; but ms no
one has felt inclined to ask for an explana-
tion of the sudden affuence no explanation
has been offered.
Mr.. Pinchot. however. is doing kindly
act in insisting on n limited fund and on
complete publicity about it., for he will thus
relieve every one through whose hands the
money passes of the danger of being con-
fronted by some inQusitive person who
wants to know where his new wealth came
from. They ought all to be grateful to him.
In the meantime Mr. Pinchot is not per-
hitting any one to forget what happened at
the primaries. He has written letter to
the members of the State Committee who
voted for General Miner for chairman
thanking them for their support. But he
does more than this. for he reminds them
that "the organization deliberately broke
with long established precedent, set aside
the will of the party and did what lay in
its power TO rebuke the successful candidate
for having beaten the machine at the
primaries
The machine. it is true, retained control
of the organization through the election of
its candidates to the State Committee. But
there was no serious contest for committee
places. The voters do one thing at n time.
They gave Mr.. PinChot n plurality in more
than sixty of the counties Of the State, thus
indicating what they thought of the
machine.
There was moral obligation on the COM
mlttee members elected in these counties to
respect the expressed will of the voters and
to follow the lead of Mr.. Pinchot. But the
committee members thought that as they had
Il thn,- Il 10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

1t isn't Chinese cheap labor that y
worrying Jamaica but Chinese unwillingnsIS.
to labor. Instead of going to work on ~
farms, the yellow man and-a brother, WIZ
his almond eyes open to the main chance.w
rapidly monopolizing the liquor business
Rum, isn't it? W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Hats off to Miss Olive Bowen. Camden
stenographer, who saved a small boy iroI
drowning at Pea Beach, n. j. She dlve1
after him and got him. and says that's ~
there is to it. Which proves her modest
we'll as brave
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz


]. In classical mythology the Golden r,o
was the fleece of the ram on wbfate
PhrlXus was carried to Coichis ~ t1sn u'a
guarded by dragon and taken was h'
Jason head Of the expedition ~ ,py py
Argonauts, with the aid of Medoa 'he
2 Admiral Farragut was of Spanisb'' a.
scent. His father, George Ea rro @ ue-
was native OF Mnorca' ons onsairsagpt, dsg
Balearic Islands In the Mediterrao ot n tne
a possession of Spain. a'eah,
g. In Rabelais' famous satire Garso,.
wac Voracious and jovial riant a'Iua rru
adjective gargantuan has heoadne INC
synonymous with enormous, piranotoltie
4 Halleys comet was last visible To- ths
8. The word cafeteria Is derived from .,o
Mexican Spanish 'om the
8, Ichthyology Is the study of fish
T. The railway car called a eondn,a l.,
long. shallow, open freight car is a
8. Earl Kitchener was drowned whs, A.
Hampshire was mined In 1eIee" the
Q. 1.-THE Romaunt Of the Rose" has h
alegorical romance In verse ~ an
thirteenth and fourteenth csOt,tne tne
and was done into English by Cha Churles auns
10. The expression "drat it, is derived Srar;
God rot II. ;" from
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Prof. William Duane, Of Harvard, says
the world is between ZOO, 900 and S,0OO,'
600 years old. In any case, the presump'
tion is that the last million years will
the hardest
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Berlin scientist sees possibility Of liie
in the deep hollows of the moon. 50 nf
from doubling 1t, we have always known
there is man there and that he lives o.
green cheese.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

1t may easily be that the most effective
if entirely illogicaD defense Soviet reVoll.
tionaries on trial in Moscow may have u
certain economic discussions taking place IN
The Hague. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27
What DO You Kn0u2
QUIZ

l. Name three States In which Repub,,c,r
anti-machine candidates for imnortant
the primaries 4'us IN
2. Where Is Annamo
s. Mo Mho was the Morse god Of war?
T. What is the meaning of the cxnrossio,,
according to Lindley Murrav"o o"
s. What is napery? 'aS
o. What q Is the Murman Coast and how did
1t hgure in the World War? '" ''u
7. Who was Guido REM?
g. what Is the meaning of the word thra-
8. What Is mulligatawny?
10. Who was "Oom' Paul?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Field Marshal Earl Haig is going u
re-enter the liquor business, but 1t 10
matter that has merely academic interest %
this side of the water.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Dock street these days may not
bower of June roses, but II would deliln9
your eyes to see its large supply of potatSel,
carrots, turnips, beets, cabbages and oa~
delightful little plants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Add Everyday Heroes--James Tasss!t,
huckster, who was trampled to death unds.
the feet Of his runaway horse as be tried Y
prevent it from running into group
playing children. s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

England fears more trouble from DE-
Valera. But it is Ireland that has the
greater cause for such fear. E
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

New York peddler has been fined for
painting watermelons red to make them look
ripe. Evidently he had been studying the
cheeks of the peaches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Senator Porter J. McCumber begins to
fear that what he has to face In North
Dakota Is q blizzard. .H
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Congress will grieve when it discovers
that the President can swing a club other:
where than on the links.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Though chill winds blow. we have col.
fdence theren be a hot old time on ths
Fourth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Still worrying over that list of Amer.
ica's daughters? Well; don't forget Mrs.
Sippi and Miss Ouri.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Talking movie has been perfected n
Paris. Just as though there were not q.
ready more than enough talk In the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

The Organizations fear Is that one 4
the things Pinchot will carry through" ID
his club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

The blow Of the assassin also kills III
cause he espouses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

Earth has many joys, but none that
exceeds that of the boys who 60 to camp 10
Green Lane today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

1t will take more than a steam. shovel
gang to dig up all the facts Of the coal stu.
alton in Illinois.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

MEXICAN Journals Stir Political Pot"
No way for journals to behave. Must think
themselves spoons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27
SHORT CUTS

Every week is Raspberry Week for IL
pessimist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

was no fellow in the town for civic prjde
could equal him. He cleared the floor of
orange peel and cabbage leaves and turnin
tops until he gan to really feel he had the
tidiest of shops. Across the sidewalk clean
and bare the litter carefully he Swent
straight to the street and left it there. Thus
law aud ordinance he kept. The wind blew
free The wind blew wild 1t spread the
refuse Ger the street! And there you src
'Tis thus, my child, we keep our highways
clean and sweet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

"Sun Will Continue War on Pekins."
Hot time promised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27
They Never
May BE Found

Millions Of deadly GERM
They Never are at large as a resI,'
May BE Found Of a fire at Hearst HAN
University OF CaItoI'
mia. Bottles containing cultures were bro.U
and the contents washed AWAY. lnocuia!s
rats, rabbits, goats and guinea Pigs w.
released and are still Mt large. There ~
horrid possibilities here, Happily IN" provo
bilities are more reassurius.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

THERE were other able men whose names
l. should have appeared in those remin.
iscenCes.
Melville Phillips, who wrote "The DEVILS
Hat and other novels,
Isaac Pennypackor, for time editor of
Herman L. Coll ins for years was the
financial editor, who as time went on on'
graduated into the chair of editor in CHIEF
Of the Evening Telegraph before it was pur.
chased and swept into the discard by Cyrus
II. X. Curtis.
Ed Davis, clever artist, came after Frank
Crane, who was one of those rare souls who
could dip his pen into India ink with cour.
age and accuracy.
His successor was McGraw--big, merry,
careless better manager of men than Se
was an artist.
There are Others which In the absence ~
Office rosters have been overlooked. l am
afraid. Not forgotten. but overlooked.
They We're all good fellows. With few
exceptions they were able. conscientious and
diligent newspapermen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-27

The keeper of the store
got down to work with
energy and vim. There
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-06
HALL-MILLS MYSTERY is
LOSING FIRST-PAGE pLA

New Brunswick, N. j., Nov, G. n
conference between Attorney General
McCran and all of the investigato,I
in the Hall-Mills murder case hsvs
been called to perfect a long chain :.
evidence to be submitted to the grand
jury later in the week, it was learn
ed today.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-06
RED CROSS ROLL
CALL announced
FOR NEXT SUNDAY
Ministers Asked Mem
bers Congregations to
Be at Home

From the pulpits of all churches in
the city yesterday pastors called on
members of the congregations to give
their full moral and financial sup
port to the annual Red Cross Roll
Call which will take place next SUM-
day afternoon between the hours of
l and o'clock 1t was especially
urged that all families be at home
during that hour so that the workers
may find them there when they call
to enroll them.
General Chairman B. H. Kendrick
and his lieutenants are working fe-
verishly this week to get their plans
in shape for the one hour campaign.
The city is to be divided into ten dis
tricts with captain in each district.
The districts will then be divided up in
blocks with a lieutenant to each
block, and in this way it will be pos
sible to canvass the entire city with
in the one hour.
This is the plan that has been fol-
lowed successfully in many cities, re-
lieving the workers of a great deal of
unnecessary labor.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-06
Negro Is Killed
in a Sunday Row
at Crescent City

Jack James is dead at Crescent
City, and Robert Coleman, of the
same locality, is in the county Jail
on charge of murder. Both are ne
groes.
James and Coleman were riding
about the country in an auto after
midnight on Saturday, and were hav-
ing frequent alterations. At about
four o'clock Sunday morning at
point midway between Crescent City
and the junction near Coleman's home
the two left the car and James is said
to have backed Coleman into his
yard, threatening to kill him.
AS the house was reached Coleman
endeavored to protect, SO the officers
state, and finally drew his gun and
shot James, the bullet entering the
left side and passing through his
body. James lived forty minutes,
and died while talking.
Sheriff Hagan and deputies were
upon the scene of the tragedy before
Green died, and secured evidence as
far as possible of the affray. The
inquest will be held Thursday morn
ing.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-06
Girls Throat Is 90
Cut When Car Is
Forced Off Road

While riding to church yesterday
afternoon Miss Eudora Calhoun, 10,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Cal
houn, of Palatka Heights, was thrown
through the windshield of the car in
which she was riding and her throat
was so severely lacerated that she
would have died had she not been
rushed to physicians at once.
The accident was caused when
some wreckless driver forced the car
in which Miss Calhoun was riding,
off the road on the long loop and into
a stump. The wreckless driver of
the other car did not stop to see what
damage had beer done and his identi-
ty was not established.
Yesterday morning Miss Calhoun
was asked to give her experience in
missionary work at a special meeting
at the St. James Methodist church.
She did it so we'll that Rev. Mccall
asked her to come to the meeting IN
the afternoon at Carr Street Metho-
dist church and give the same talk.
1t was to this meeting that she was
going when she was picked up by
Coy Hancock, who was driving
around the loop.
Seeing the approaching cacr COM
ing young Hancock saw that unless
he turned sharply to the right he
would be struck, and did not see that
a stump was directly in his path. He
made the turn and when the car
struck Miss Calhoun was thrown vio-
lently into the Windshield, which
shattered. She was Immediately
rushed to the offices of Drs. WEIGH
and Johnson, both Of whom happened
to be at the office, and she was CIV
en- medical attention, Although suf-
fering the loss of much blood she was
soon out of danger and today is rest
ing easily.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-06
Eleventh District
in New York May
Return Riordan

New York, Nov. 6.-The greatest
extremes of any congressional dis
trict in the United States are repre-
scented in the eleventh congressional
district, which includes Staten island
and the lower part of the island of
Manhattan.
Within its boundaries the biggest
and tallest buildings in the world
raise their towers to the skies, and
farmers tend their fields and gather
salt hay from the sea meadows their
ancestors acquired from Dutch or
English kings many generations ago.
The districts business activities in
clude some of the worlds biggest
banking institutions and stock ex-
changes, as well as the daily mar
kets where clam diggers fix prices
for the products of their toll on
Staten islands foreshore.
At one extreme of the districts So
cial life in Greenwich Village and its
Bohemian life; a camp meeting grove
where the negroes of the district hold
yearly religious meetings is at the
other.
For sixteen years the district has
been represented in congress by Con-
gresham Doniel J. Riordan, a resi-
dent of the Oliver street district in
lower Manhattan, which has fur
nished so many of the leaders in
Tammany Hall and the democratic
party. His opponent this year will
be Judge Joseph B. Handy, Staten
islander, and an Independent demo-
crat, nominated by the republican
party.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-06
Football Comment
From Saturdays
Daytona Journal

While Palatka did not run up a
record score for Florida against D.
H. S. yesterday, the size clearly in
dicates that the Panthers are not i'm
True they were sadly crippled by
the absence of several best players,
still had they been taught real de-
fensive tactics as weak a team as
Palatka would never have been able
to pile up such an overwhelming
score.
While no team IS expected to win
many if any games during their first
season, Daytona has lads with grit
and determination and all they need
to make a creditable showing is prop
err instruction in defensive play.
If football is to succeed in Daytona
the boys must have every encourage
ment and the best coaching possible
to obtain, and the public will not long
support a proposition which they
know is being poorly managed.
And as the most ardent supporter
of sprots in this city, the writer in
sists that the Painters be given the
best that is obtainabIe
81 to 0.
With Palatka on the big end the
above score of Fridays game at Pa
Iatka between Daytona High and Pa
latka High.
With sadly crippled team, mex
perienced as well, it was conceded
Palatka would win, but the size of
the score was surprise, indicating
that D. H. S. is going backward rath-
er than progressing in learning the
game.
The same teams played woke ago
and Palatka won, 35 to 2.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-06
Fire Drills Must
Be Established i'm
the High School

That fire drills must be immedi-
ately established in the Putnam High
school was the decision of the board
of education at it's regular meeting
held this morning, and the county su-
perintendent was authorized to see
that this ruling was at once put in
force.
The congested condition of each
room in the building is very mark
ed, and the board in making this
provision for safety for the children
is following out that portion of fire
code of the public schools of Florida
adopted in 1909. Regarding this code
prescribes, under the caption of
Drills" as follows:
/. Fire drills shall provide for: (a)
The movement of children with unob-
structed exits. (b) Diversion of the
line to certain exits when others are
obstructed. (c) The use of fire es-
capes.
2. Fire drills shall be organized on
the first day of the second week of
the fall term and shall be practiced
at least once a month thereafter.
3. Drills shall be varied from time
to time by the introduction of the va
rious contingencies that may arise so
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-06
Rat Eradication
Government Says
Sadly Essential
Lnr Associated Pressl

Washington, Nov. damage. by
smaller predatory rodents on stock
mems ranges, while not so spectacu-
lar as that by wolves, mountain lions
and COYOTES, is very considerable, and
in some cases more than squalls that
of the predatory animals, according
to Or. A. K. Fisher, of the United
States Biological Survey. There
should be closer cooperation, partic-
ularlv in the matter Of appropria-
tions. between the federal and state
governments. so that the largest
amount available from both sources
may be obtained, he says.
TIE department Of agriculture de-
clares that if the prairie dog alone
were exterminated over its entire
range. which is economically possible
4. OOO.0O more cattle and 100000
more sheep could be raised on that
area. because of the increase in the
amount of forage.
Records of the Biological Survey, a
branch of the Department, show that
in Texas its hunters, cooperating
with the state agencies, have killed
about 10000 predatory animals, ag-
gregating a saving Of more than 81
100000.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-06
Columbia Cancels
Saturdays Game;
Duval Is Coming

Putnam high will not play Column
bia high here Saturday as had been
originaaly planned, the Lake City
eleven having suffered so many loss
Is in players that they will not be
able to put two teams in the field
that day as they had expected Thelr
first team was to come to Palatka
and play the Armistice day game,
while the second team was playing IN
Quincy. Injuries, sickness and eX-
'sions from school virtually wreck
- first team, and it was neces-
kysalI off the game that was to
porfiohere.
assumed playing Columbia the
came tired I play the Duval high
az nsght and much stronger than
OF silencing Thu will give the To-
darting an invtn handles The
essty party canbe between st.
wiH be prosecutalatka All-Stars.