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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-20
Evidently Irony

Tc the Editor Of the Ererimc Pubic Ledger
Siry-And now comes the amazing
news that Cove nor Sproul and AttOr.
ney General Alter have accepted tho
invitation Of United States Attorney
General Daughertv for conference Of
State and United States officials 10
CO. operate in the enforcement of the
prohibition law. When personal liberty
Is thus destroyed in it's last stronghold.
and by its supposed friends. We despair
for the future liberty of mankind. Soon
we may expect not only the Federal,
hut the State hounds Of prohibition yelp-
tng on the track OF the bootlegger and
destroying the last vestige Of our lib
erty.
Ho! Cuyler! Edwards, Bonniwell.
why don't you come 10 the rescue? Shall
We stand idly by and be tamely robbed
of the light given us in the Declaration
of Independence. the right to life, lib
erty and the pursuit Of booze? We
all know prohibition was put over
against the wishes Of the majority by
the unlimited use ot money. 90.
Think OF the enormous sluSh fund of
the drys. How pitirully small in COM
parlson was the money at the command
of the brewer. distiller and retailer.
True, prohibition was placed into the
National Constitution IN full compliance
with all tie requirements of the -law
and lcTal in every respect. but Gs Tim
Finnesan snys. What Is the Constitu-
tion among fricndS?"
What rot il * 10 try to get rid Of
an evil by suppreSsing il The right
way is to license it and get some revenue
out of 1t.
1t would be no trouble at all to pa"
soldiers bonus out OF the license
.l.
revenue we would get If in addition
to licensing the liquor traffic we should
also license the business of banditry,
etc. There could be graduated scale
of licenses from the bandit down 20 the
sneak thief. pickpocket and gambler.
Tens of thousands of people earn an
illegitinnte living in thesa pursuits
Whv not make it legitimate by letting
them work under high license system /?
Are not these people entitled 10 earn
a living their own way? If not. wheI @
IS our free country? What becomes Of
our sacred personal liberty?
In the words of the immorta. Patricl:
Henry. Give us liberty or give US
death" Under license sy stem we could
do away with the expense Of police
force. The license holders would them
Belves suppress the unlicensed bandit or
other criminal from working at his
trade.
Crime could be regulated By law, Ii
censed bandits. for instance. could be
forbidden to ply their ade on Sundays
or election days or in the daylight hours.
Hold-up men could be forbidden TO kill
their victim unless he resisted. Pick.
pockets could be restrained from pick
ing empty pockets. Political graftcrs
could be forbidden 70 steal moe money
than was in the Treasury. Attorney
General could be admonsLcd - not
give more than 80 per cent Of the States
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HoId-ups and Display

70 fhe Editor Of the Ersntro Public Ledger:
Sir-Every day we read in the papers
OF n number Of hold.up and robberies.
In which diamond rings, pins and ear
rings are stolen from the victims, as
well as their mOney--thc robbers being
especially susceptible to the display Of
handbags.
IL the public, in time like this. tSould
make as little display as possible Of
jewelry. etc. they would find that they
were much better protected than they
otherwise would be. The vulgar dis
play OF jewelry is a great invitation for
a hold-up. for It is usually assumed
that the man with diamond rings and
stickpins must also have q fat pocket
book. or the woman with diamond ear
rings or valuable rope Of pearls must
aleo have considerable money in her
handbag.
Jewelry and other ornaments could
be worn on certain occasions, where full
protection is supplied, but the women
should not make such n display on The
street cars in stores. or other public
places where such jewelry Is apt TO at =
tract the attention of thieves. The little
satisfaction of having their jcwelry ad-
mired does not compensate for tho
risk they are taking. J. l.. y.
Philadelphia. January II, 1922. g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-20
THE PEOPLES FORUM
Is Ours Really a "City of Brotherly Lope'?

parlors and an automat, yet they all
seem to assume the antiquity Of CHS
tory" by proxy. The truth IL there are
far more actual and potential sons and
daughters of the Revolution living west
of the Alleghenies than there are east.
Write to the Washington headquarters
and find out if that Is not true.
The courtesy part of the argument is
ridiculous. Gentlemen everywhere dis
appeared with the hoopskirt. But as
a we'll -wisher Of America and Philadel-
phin. would like to see her break from
her shell of provincialism and welcome
brains (such as mine) no matter where
they come from.
/ commend the LEDGER as the broad
est minded influence in Philadelphia to-
day and l trust they are an indication
of newer and more enlightened spirit
among Phlladelphians. T. V. n.
Philadelphia, January II, 1922.
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BIN the Rluht Sort

To the Editor Of the Evening Pubic Ledger;
Sir-I always thought Uncle BIN was
tlre right sort. I am sure of Il now
lie played the game and won. lie had
tHp Gumps going. That was n part
of his game, even ii 1t did cost him an
automobile and several soltaircs
What's money to II rich Australian?
on Au,t"alian goat to Min GumD. Can
you blame him? He gave her many
anxious moments. He Is going to give
her some more unless she should sud
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-20
Questions Ans,uered
Wants Lincoln Quotation
10 the EditOr q the Evenln0 RuOIie Ledoer!

To the Editor oJ The EvcnIn0 PuO!ic LEDGER:
SRI am an1loLs 10 know where in Lin.
cclU's speeches or writings 10 to be found
the following: II see IN tho near future a
crisis approaching that unnerves me and
causes me 10 trembic for the safety OF my
country. As result OF war corporations
have been cnthroned and corruption in high
places Will follow. and the money power of
the country will endeRvor to prolong It's
reiGn b. working upon the prejudIces OF the
people til the wealth IL accumulated in n
few hands and tho Republic Is destroyed. I
feel at this time more anxiety for the safety
Of MY country than ever before. even In the
midst Of war" G. l.. S.
Philadelphia. Janunr" II. 1922
We have not bscu able to locate this quo
trtion in anything Lincoln said or wrote.
Will some one help to locate the author?
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Poems and Songs Desired
"The Coming Of May"

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sr-Can any reader supply the missing g
lines from tie little poom called The Com
ing OF May?
"oh. who is she that cometh with airy steps
npace,
Her voice so full OF music. such beauty in
her face?
Oh. so ana ask r. %, ...
And ask tho merry children out in the morn
ing air.
MRS. y. l. CLAIRE.
Philadelphia. January 10. 1922.
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Is Uncle BIN Sared?
Insist BIN Must Forsake Widow

To tho EDITOR Of the EvcrinO Public Ledger:
Sir-I have been following the career
of the Gumps with intense interest and.
at present. with great anxiety. And l
wish you to know (this is said earnest
ly) that II Uncle BIN wcds the designing
Widow Zander am through as a reader
of your paper, excellent though / find
it. / Gun see little left in life for the
Gumps if Uncle Bins fortune follows
his heart to the Xander establishment
to their misery If this calamity is per-
mitted to occur. w. NJ. \.
Narberth. Pa, January II, 1922.
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MEANING Of "Et Az

TO the Editor Of the BuJ-!n1 Public Ledger:
sir--Please explain to me the meaning Of
"et al" q. u? A. -
Philadelphis, January IA, 1902. -
"Et al" 10 o Latin term used seneraily
abbrevIation of ''aiius," meaning another"
"Brown va Smith ct ai.' means Brown
against Smith and another"--that 10. an
other person. Sometimes "et AL 10 used to
n ural cot ALL -
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"Mother's Picture"

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-Will you please ask through your Poo
pies Forum II one OF your readers can send
in the poem Mothers Picture" in which are
tho lines
1t Ia only n little picture
In @ little siver frame,
But across the back 10 written
My darling mothers name
]. L. II.
hnlnhln In 1R lnoc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-20

denly become a diplomat and keep her
hands off the millions and out of the
mess and leave it to Andy to handle his
own relatives. Il. l.. Y.
Philadelphia, January 16, 1922.
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USING Fiction Names

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-fIas a man right TO use any name
not his own without obtaining permission OF
TIC court? H. w. l..
Philadelphia, January IA, 1922.
II you mean has he "a right to perma-
n, .... oh-..g. h.S nam. the answer is
'N"7.' You can adopt any nRmo YOU
fancy. There is no penalty for doing.
un.cgs Il Is done TO defraud or to trado o.
another person name. but Il Is much better
20 have tho name legally changed in order
TO preserve the identity. OF the person.
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prajse tndesdi

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-Although not a native Of phila-
delphia / wish to say have Travelled
all over the world and l find the people
Of Philadelphia and environs the most
courteous and the greatest exponents Of
practical Christianity it has ever been
my pleasure to come in contact with.
The old-time Quaker stock is the flower
OF the nation. Let the knockers go
back TO the woods. II. ID.
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Praises soclabIlIty In the South

TO tho Editor Of the Ecenir1 Public Ledger:
Sir--I wonder II "W. k" when
he visited his cousin for a year In the
South, didn't show some Of the we'll
known Philadelphia reserve.
I also have visited the South, once
as a civilian and once as soldier,
and on both occasions made many
friends.
"W. X" should "lay off, knocking
the South, as any one having ever
been there will certainly disagree with
his impression Of meeting people and
making friends there.
Philadelphia is oil right while you
are in your own neighborhood, but
get few squares away and you are
a stranger in strange land.
r. B. II.
Philadelphia, January 10, 1922.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-20

The Peoples Forum win appear dairy
Ia the SUNDAY Public Ledger. Letters
discussing timely topics will br printed
as we'll Ne requested Doemg. and uues-
tiors Of general Interest will b" answered
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money to political favor!tes for un-
named services. and 30 on. ad infinitum.
JOHN GUZZLEMAN.
Gordon, Pa; January !, 1922.
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"Home and Friends"

HOme dHu FTTeNuS
To II" Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sufficiently in the Peoples Forum n
reader. A. A. Browning. Lancaster. Pa.
asked for the poem Home and Friends. -
1 am inclosing It herewith.
NJ. S. BUTLER.
Philadelphia. january II. 1922.
HOME AND FRIENDS
Oh. there's a flower to make each hour
AS sweet as Heaven designed Il.
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For things afar still swecter are
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-19
BICHLORIDE
OF MERCURY
CAUSED DEATH
Mrs. Grace Wilkie Took
Fatal Dose in Fit of
Dependency

Mrs. Grace Wilkie, aged 26,
daughter of Mrs Harry Balch of
Orchard street, died Friday night
at Brightlook hospital from a dose
OF bichloride Of mercury, taken It
i, alleged with suicidal intent. The
young woman had been working
in Concord and Fitzdale the past
two years. About two weeks ago
she went from the home of Leon
Conrad in FitZdalc where she was
employed to East Concord to
spend the afternoon with Mrs.
Henry Briggs. She seemed very
dcspondent and left about four
saying she would walk to Fitzdale.
An hour later Mrs. Alfred
Briggs, who lives near the Henry
Briggs home, found the young
woman near the track in a serious
condition from the poison. She
was removed to the Briggs home,
medical care administered, and
some time later was brought to
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-19
ELKS DEFEAT
SUMMERVILLE
So IN OPENER
Lowell Hurls Fine Game
But Errors Figure
In Defeat

The b. P. O. ElkS took the first
game of the little "world series
played with the Summerville A. C.
for the championship of the st.
Johnsbury Sunset league. Last
evening, Errors by the youthful
Summerville aggregation figured in
every run but one scored by the
Elks who secured by three hits
off Bobby Lowell in the five stanza
session but won to 3.
Puss Connor on the slab for the
Elks permitted five biffs and was
given perfect support. All of the
runs made off him by the Summer
vile ball tosScrs were earned. Had
Lowell been given air-tight support
there might have been a different
story to relate.
Bob Lowell famed the first
three men to face him in the first
inning. He hit Morrison to open
the second but the next three Elks
were retired in order. The third
frame was a disastrous one for the
Summerville team. Beattic was
safe at first on an error by l..
Ling and Ellis also reached first
Continued on page three)
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HIKERS VISIT
"OLD FAITHFUL
Supt. DinsmOre's Party
Busy Planting Fish In
National Park

YELLOWSTONE PARK, Aug.
13-With the many things calling
for attention the past week, it has
been difficult matter to keep up
with this correspondence, and |
find myself little in doubty as TO
just where | left off. | believe,
however, arrangements had just
been made for the work we have
been doing in the Bechler country.
To facilitate that work, on Mon
day morning we moved camp from
the Lone Star Geyser to Shoshone
Greek on the Pacific side of the
continental divide. While we were
breaking camp and making the
packs we turned the saddle horses
loose to get their breakfast. When
this work was completed we cap
tured the horses by driving them
into an enclosure formed by
stretching ropes from tree to tree.
At 10 O'Clock, two rangers ar
rived with the pack train and we
quickly loaded mess boxes, camp
supplies, bed rolls, tents and per-
sonal belongings and got away.
Fording the tirehole river we en-
tered the forest of lodge pole pine
which here timbers the low ridges
of the divide. Then, "switchback-
ing" down into or up out of some
gulch, then skirting some upland
marsh, we finally emerged into the
great mountain meadow, meander-
ing by Shoshone Creek and its
tributaries, crossed it to a timbercd
point from which we would have a
good view of the grazing herses,
and went into camp.
The rangers returned to the Up
per Basin with the pack animals
for load of native trout fry to be
brought from the lake hatchery the
following day. We spent the even
ing in making camp, getting in
wood, etc.
Tuesday, as | was expecting the
train early in the with fish, it was
arranged for the boys to hike to
Shoshone Lake and Geyser basin,
with the understanding that they
should stay in sight of water. They
spent the entire day out, returning
in the evening, hungry as bears
but with a fine string of real New
England brook trout.
Indeed, we have had some fine
fishing in this camp and brought in
two fine messes for friends of mine
at Old Faithful, besides those used
In camp. The legal limit in the
park is ten fish per rod, no fish to
be less than eight inches in length.
We took trout of a pound weight
or more, but the creek is so full
Of trout under eight inches that it
is quite common to see a six-inch
trout snatch a flv fairly out of the
mouth of one weighing a pound or
more. OF the boys, Gage is"high
Continued on Last Page
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PRE-NUPTIAL
SHOWER FOR
MISS WALKER
Many Guests Entertained
at Home of Mrs. Frank
lin Friday Night

Tho ,,ain da.cended and tbo
:. l,.I
HehVhlhg ilas''u DuI the score ana
a half of guests at the home of
Mrs. Earl Frlnklin Friday night
were oblivious 70 the storm. Mrs.
Franklin and Mrs. Dean McLel-
Ian had staged d lawn fete in
honor of the approaching marriage
OF Miss Della Walker and Ethan
Garfield, but the storm converted
the gathering into porch party.
Mrs, Robert Nichols, arrayed a5
a gipsy, lifted the curtain Of the
future, especially in regard to the
life of the guest of honor. Con
cluding the forecast of Miss Wal
ker's life Mrs. Nichols directed her
to go to a certain place where She
would find something of interest.
She did. A box Of silver which
proved to contain a set Of silver
knives and forks, the gift of all
present.
Cards were played on the piazza,
the prizes going to Miss Harriet
Vernon and MIS-. Stanley f. Gar
field. Refreshments, also partakcn
of on the piazza, were served by
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-19
TO
PLAY EACH DAY
UNTIL SEPT. 10
About 20 More Games To
Be Fought Out Before
Season Ends

Coming down the home stretch
of the baseball season, playing
the best brand of ball it has ex-
hlbited thus far, the Fairbanks
A. A. now enters upon a stiff
schedule with a game every day
beginning next Tuesday.
: Manager Charles Hoernle an
nounces that the present sterling
crew of ball toSsers-probably the
most congenial and best pulling
aggregation yet to wear the local
colors-will be in the thick of dia-
mond lights until Sept. 10 when
he expects the official season to
terminate.
Nearly all teams have more or
less internal strife, friction or
whatever one may wish to call it
The Fairbanks a. A. has nothing
like that. Everybody on the club
is imbued with the same esprit
de corps" tha. actuates everyone
- else. The result has been one OF
the smoothest working teams ever
seen in action here on the Cam
pus.
Counting the contest to be
played today with the Boston col
ored Tigers .here remain 20 moro
games before the season actually
ends on Sept. 10 as Manager
Hoernle is contemplating.
The schedule for next week IS
a. follows:
Burlington at Morrisville, Tues
day, Aug. %.
Sherbrooke At St. Johnsburv,
Wednesday, Aug. %.
Sherbrookc ~ Littleton, n. H,
Thursday, Aug "a.
Bethlehem at st. Johnsbury,
Friday, Aug. 25.
Burlington 1t Burlington, Sat
urday, Aug. 2G.
Saranac Lake at Saranac Lake,
Sunday, Aug. 27.
Saranac Lake at Saranac Lake,
Monday, Aug. %.
The game to be played with
Burlington at Morrisvillc will be
feature of the opening day,
Tuesday Of the Lamollc "Spunkv'
Fair. On Wednesday, Sherbrooke
of st. John4bury's most formid-
able rivals this year will come to
Scaletown all primed to administer
the locals defeat.
The following day, Thursday,
next week, Shorbrooke will play
the locals at Littleton, n. H. Beth
lChem, bolstered up by a crack
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-19

to the extreme western end of
Caledonia county and from Tomo-
fobia, p. O., to points south of st.
Johnsbury come reports of burned
buildings, uprootcd trees. a rail
read washout, telephones put out
of commission, electric light
plants damaged and by far the
worst of all he numerous injur-
les to the people attending the
Chautauqua 1T Hardwick when
the big tent blew down.
The disaster at Hardwick oc-
CURED about . o'clock when the
tent was filled with patrons of the
Redpath Chautauqua which is now
playing there. Two storms met
over the granite village and the
high wind was accompanied by a
torrent of rain and heavy thunder
and sharp lightning. To add to
the confusion when the tent fell
the lights in the village went out
and young and old were panic
stricken Several were seriously
injured by getting mt When the
big poles fell and others received
minor injuries.
Considerable difficulty was ex-
perienced in extricating the
wounded from the debris and those
most seriously hurt were taken to
the Hardwick hospital. Those
most seriously injured were
Blanche Dow Of Walden and Dan
iel Crowley, Mrs. Dow is at the
hospital with a broken ankle and
other bruises, while Mr. Crowley
was rendered unconscious by a
blow on the head from one of the
poles and at noon had not yet re-
covered consciousness. Mike Sui
livan was knocked unconscious
when the tent fell, but soon recov-
cred from his senseless condition.
Several other people are in the
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Rev. L. A. Edwards
To Leave Newport

Not only members of the Con-
gregational church but every citi-
zen of Newport will regret to learn
of the decision of the Rev. Leland
A. Edwards, pastor of the Congre-
gational church, who is to resign
his pastorate here and accept d
call to the St. Lawrence Congre-
pational church in the city Of
Portland, Ne
Mr. Edwards will present his re-
signation to the church vestry, or
official board or Sunday afternoon
and will go . his new charge
carly in OctoDa~.
Mr. Edwards came to Newport
II years ago, and during this time
he has been identified with all the
worthwhile interests of this and
surrounding towns, and has been
a friend to all people. He is
among the most Influential minis
tcrs of the denomination in the
state.
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to forestall future difficulties were
under way today,
Both Senate and House Repub-
lican leaders promised speedy ac-
tion and they were said to have
the support Of most of the Demo-
crat leaders. Members of the
House Interstate Commerce com
mittee were requested to return to
Washington Mt once to begin work
on the bill.
The proposed legislation will be
confined for the present to meas
ures to set up an agency to pur-
chase, sell and distribute coal and
for the creation of a commission
to ascertain the facts in the coal
industry.
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Rain AT Newport
Prevents Game

The weather man looked unfav-
orably upon the idea Of a contest
between Sherbrooke and Newport
yesterday, and in spite of the fact
that the Sherbrooke nine made the
trip by auto tC Newport, he re-
fused to allow them to play ball.
Another game will be scheduled
upon a near date and it is hoped
that the gentleman in charge Of
the weather viii save his much
needed showers for d different oc-
CaSiOn.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-19
NO SETTLEMENT YET
ANTHRACITE STRIKE

PHILADELPHIA, Augs u
The Joint conference of anthracite
coal operators and union officials
adjourned today until Monday af-
ternoon without having reached
any agreement.
A brief statement was issued by
James A. Gorham, secretary of the
operators association, saying that
the terms Of possible contract
had been discussed but it contain
ed no information that a settle
ment Of the strike had been made.
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KILLED WHEN CAR
HIT BY LIGHTNING

BOSCAWEN, n. H., Aug. 80
A man believed to have been vii
liam A. Cohen, a travelling sales
man, was killed near here last
night when an automobile in which
he was a passenger plunged over
an embankment after it had been
struck by lightning.