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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
UNDER THE DRY LID

GO LONG as there is any evidence to indi-
~ cate that considerable minority in this
country manages in one way or another to
make itself immune from the operations Of
the NOlstcnd law. the Federal and local
agencies established TO eliminate the liquor
traffic will have to work against the OBJ
Staces Of rather widespread cynicism and
lcthargic public opinion.
Laws which do not operate fairly cannot
live long in the United States. Yet wet
hanqucts are not unknown to the people who
have the means 10 attend them. Wet dinners
are often diversion of certain classes Of
public officials who move in the atmosphere
Of convivia politics.
That sort of indoor sport will become
somewhat less fashionable If Mayor Cuuficl
Of Johnstown carries out his threat and
tells under oath of a function at which, he
says, most of the politically elite of Cam
bria County and lot of State oficiaIs of
cminencC deliberately and gleefuly violated
almost every provision and restriction of
the Federal prohibition law,
Behind Mayor Cauficl's threat there is n
political feud of some sort. The Mayor is
seeking vengeance on some one or endeavor-
ing to swing club for personal ends. lie
will be nominated by the men he accuses for
membership in the bum sports club, OF
course. But the information which he has
been making public by inference is none the
less interesting and significant for that.
Meanwhile the drinking of strong liquor
becomes more and more perilOus business for
any one who has not access to well guar
anteed pgyate stock or TO some secret and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
PASSIVE RESISTANCE IN INDIA

kIOW that the British Government has
IN apparently shifted tho Irish problem
from its own shoulders to the shoulders of
the Irish people it is in n position to give
more serious attention to the problem Of
India.
A movement for sclf.goycrnmcnt has
grown TO such proportions under the leader
ship of Gnndhi, Il Hindu religious leader,
that 1t will have to be rCCkOnpd with. The
tactics pursued by Gandhi and his followers
are peculiarly Oriental. The leader urges
hts followers TO refuse to co operate with
the British in making them n captured
people Non operation, according to his
program, means refusal to participate in
any political, social, legal or educational
function, or in any business transaction
which is essential to the maintenance of
British rule. 1t amounts, in brief, to a
declaration to the British: "Iou are here
pretending to govern us. Now let us see
sou do 1t. We stand on one side and
watch the process.
Gandhi objects to the use of any kind of
force. He says that blood may be shed,
hnt not by the lIindus. If men are TO
be killed for doing nothing but sitting
quietly at one side while the British make
nm attempt TO govern, then let them be
killed. 1t may be difficult TO consent, but
Gandhi tells his followers that it will take
all their will power to carry out this novel
Z policy Of passive resistance. He is confident
that Il will win in the end.
II all India should alopt the policy il
would doubtless win. Its weakness es in
the comparatively small number of f---vho
believe In it, Yet HarendranatN a,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
Answers to Yesterdays ouiz


l. AS , a rule, there is only one persor
hnsiish girl hates more than sba ~ an an
her mother and that Is her eIdestt tates n1,
Ta, 1Sp, Is an observation made bW ISIS, SIS,
.1nr .I1Snner IN Bernard Shaw's CS cSnsd,f 1ohn
q man and Superman" 'oiheuy'
- Orelue ls Kind Of brass resemhI,po -,
, used used IN Imitation jewelry. soia'
D. He9TeS wharton Pepper Is tbe ,a
unlied States Senator from Pennne,wy new
a. The United States has the second Iaro,o,,
merchant fleet in the world udttBest
tonnage OF about 1900 900 Nv WIN u
pared with Great Britain and Is com
$4,000, 900 "se OF about
b. The retirement age for orficsrs 30 a.,
United States Army is Axtv. fo,,r o,ir
g. The Roosevelt Highway runs from woah
San Francisco. '' " spur TO
T. a gradual rise IN the barometer moora
unsettled weather means
g. Forty rods make a furong in Ionv
o. Eneke,s comet is due to return within
- mundane vision in October, IogI -!
w. fellowstone Park Is the largest or IN.
nionai parks OF the United States
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

and the members of the American delegation
Mt the Peace Conference did more than
anything. else to inspire the Spanish Amer,
icnn nations with confidence in the United
states and in its foreign policies.
"A good deal of propaganda has been
carried on by the anti American interests
in Colombia. both foreign and national. in
winch was pointed out alleged wrongs COM
mittcd by Americans in Mexico, Haiti.
Nicaragua and Santo Domingo. but the
reading papers and the inte ligcnt people
generally were quick to point out that the
attitude OF the American delegation at the
Iaris conference showed that the United
states had no impcriulistic designs In Span
ish America.
colombia has enormous mineral and
agricultural wealth, but needs railroads in
Crder properly to develop the country. There
Is not single railroad connecting two large
cities in Colombia. What railroads there
nre belong almost without exception to the
British.
A Difficult Trim
Perhaps this method of reaching Bogota
Will make this situation palmer You land
at Puerto Colombia and go seventeen mi'es
on an English railroad to Barrnnquiln. Then
you take an English steamer for eight days
on the River Magdalena. An English rail-
road makes II possible to avoid rapids in the
river and another English boat takes you to
Glrardot ON the Upper Magdalcna. From
therc you take another English railroad 800
niiles to facatntiva, twenty two miles from
Bogota, and Colombian railroad takes YOU
10 the capital. Out of II total of gUO miles
YOU have Travelled all but about twenty miles
on English railroads and boats.
This shows what England has done In
developing Colombia. 1t means not only n
large money investment, paying good divi-
dends. but 1t also means that ali the Colon.
binn railroad equipment was bought in Eng.
land. :" -''e
America might we'll get some of this
business: although the COlomblans view ont .
sue capital with suspicion. The ColombInns
invest their own money In mortgages which
pay is per cent interest or they can pot 10
per cent by simply letting their money lie
idle IN the bank. Therefore they are in :
clined to let outsiders take the risk of com
incrcial enterprises, but ut the same time
they arc suspicious of foreign capital.
The stories of oil exploitation in Nox;co
nave donc much to foster this feeling md
keep it alive. These stories may or nav not
be true, but they have unquestionabIy in. in :.
Jured the welcome of foreign cnnitol in
Colombia md other Spanish American
states: And yet, this provides an excellent irt
opportunity for both Americans and 20.
lombians." anu w.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
What DO You Kno,v?
QulZ

!. How many Americans woro ,,o,o -,-
% %Ts BY tho Germans during the iWytSGmI WNp,G
?. Who invented Watches
3. At what port in Franco ala H..
1sfSnJpe 1ssf9SnaJparte land on his return Spf,eUm fTom1
"'re trea.an ,a me constitutional definition OF
O. N,, What are the winter signs Of Tho zod,ooo
o. VINO ms ssHhccGedGd sHc John Tyler as President
Z What famous English historian dosou,,-.,
oeihh,y sciuay as AN outward gift which is
wbam w5oGm +, deHspised H save. BY those those TO 10
.. what Is the meaning Of an ou-,,,,o
weather flag? o d" hH-blue
average altitude? '"e lowest
10. What Is tungsten?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

A ten year old Chicago boy, told by his
mother TO bring home, on his way from
school, fifty cents worth of boiling. mea!!,
fell in love with hyacinth in n florist
window, gave up the half dollar for 1t anu
presented 1t to his teacher. His mother later
spanked him. and very properly. The spaass..
Ing was the one thing necessary to give w
proper glamour TO the story as he VIII rs.
member H. And II may well be that the Wy
cents will always seem TO him as being ~
ccedingly well spent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

who is in this city this week lecturing on
Indian questions, is confident that 1t must
ultimately succeed and that India will have
to try to civilize the rest of the world.
The experiment is peculiarly interesting
because it is the first attempt to apply on
n large scale the doctrine of non resistance
which Tolstoy insisted was ono of the fun
damcntal doctrines of Christianity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
DR.. J. p. w. CRAWFORD
On South American Possibilities

COUTII AMERICA, and especially Co.
- lombia, holds out great commercial pos
sibiltics for the United States. according 10
DR.. J. T.. w. Crawford, Of the faculty VI
the University of Pennsylvania. who was
recently n member of Il diplomatic commits
sion to that country.
81 was a member of the Commission |"
Colombia, =" said DIR. Crawford. 'which
went there in January. 1919, accompanying
Minister Hoffman Philip, who was author
izcd to negotiate a treaty with that couh'r!
which should include the settlement OF
various questions involved in the separation
Of Panama in 1908.
eve found that Colombia had become
restless and eager for a final settlement oi
the differences which had existed Tor so lohs.
especially in view of the fact that our Statc
Department, on its own intiotivr ana upon
several occasions, raised the question OF IN .
dcmnity to Colombia for the separation OF
Panama and yet had failed to do anything
definite.
The First Treaty
'In order to understand the present stu
ntion there and the feeling which the l.atlh
Americans, and particularly the Coiombians'
hold toward the United States, 1t Is ncccs-
sory TO know something of the incidents
leading up 10 the final treaty which has been
Cnly recently passed and which closes the
who'c matter.
'"Thc original treaty, proposed before the
separation of Panama, offered toomDin
SlO,000,000 and certain rights in the then
proposcd Canal territory. This instrument
Colombia rejected, and Il month later came
the revolution in Panama and the estab-
lshment of provisional government. Ihis
was in the fall of 1908 and American war
vessels kept the troops of Colombia from
tbn ipSI m
COLOMBIA felt that she had Il just gricv-
ancc and this feeling was materially
strengthened by the statement of President
| Roosevelt, made in California, to the effect
that 4 took the Canal; | took Panama
| while the Senate was talking.
| "This feeling. however, did not manifest
! itself toward us in our personal relations
| with the C0lombians; they were as cordial
rs people could be, doing everything to make
| US feel at home.
A Land Law Interpretation
"At the same time the fact that there
| was n grievance was apparent and the anti
| American attitude of some of the leading
| newspapers was noticeable They felt that
| Mr., Hoffman Philip was there TO negotiate
| n treaty, as he really was, and almost i'm
| medatcly he began negotiations with .Prcsi'
| dent SuareZ Things seemed to be moving
| nicely until May, 1910. when an executive
| decree was issued, interpreting n law passed
under the presidency OF Bolivar, to the effect
| that title of land did not include sub soil
| rights In other words, while an oil com
| many (at which the decree was doubtless
| nimedD might have title to the land, the
| Colombian Government. under this intCrprc-
| iation of President SuurCZ, reserved the
| rights over any mineral or other sub soil
| deposits.
| This was hard blow for a number oI
| the American business interests and many
| oil men left Colombia at once. saying that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Manuel Quezon, president of the Philip.
pine Senate, says II war broke out between
Japan and America Japan would promptly
land her troops In the Philippines; that q,
a consequence, the islands would be safer J.
independent, and that. therefore, FilipinoS
should demand complete and absolute inde.
pcndence. And IL all Fillpinps were of ths
same mind as Quczon, Uncle Sans problem
would be simplifed. He'd say, "Go to III
boys, and be hanged to you"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Perhaps the suggestion that n soldiers
bonus be paid out OF the interest on the for,
eign obligations to this country Is promptea
by desire that the interest be sustained with
out prejudice until after the election.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

It will be a sad blow to many if: after
deciding to use the interest on the foreiga,
debt for a soldiers bonus. Congress should
later decide that 1t is necessary, in the In
terest of commerce, to wipe out the debt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Soldiers bonus advocates are now du'
to prove the efficiency Of an active minority
They have, at least, singlcncss Of purpose
They don't care how the money is raised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

If by any chance Senator Jones pro-
posal should be adopted and henceforth
speakers will be required to stick to the ques-
tion before the Senate, what is going to
become of the legislators most cherished in
stitutiOn, Robin Hoods barn?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

The new Ireland will start its existence
with an unemployment problem; 1913 900
men out of work and million acres of land
out OF cultivation. II may be that wise
craftsmanship will find way OF making one
evil correct the other.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

The action Of the United States 81.
preme Court in annuling North Dakotas
excess tax on railroads goes far to prove
that we are citizens of a great nation ana
only incidentally citizens OF particular
State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Those whom the Postmaster General
so sensibly swatted are now. in a position to
appreciate Mark Twain's assertion that IL
is difference of opinion that makes horse
racing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Cape May reports a rum running sub
marine posing as n lobster boat. This ap..
pears to be variation of the New York
theme, where n lobster poses as rum
running submersblc.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Governor Edwards by curious over.
sight ignored in his message self determine.
tion for small nations, the submarine issue
and the Lands Ruth controversy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

"Native African Children Do Their
Sums in Sand. Headline. Evidently,
opnes the Toddlc Topper, obeying the
Biblical Injunction to multiply on the face
of the earth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

There is evidently n slackcning of IN
tcrest in Fatty Arbuckle's return engage.
mcnt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Bishop Rowe, of Alaska
Conservation says the people of the
Needed Yukon will starve and
the salmon supply will
be speedily exhausted If the canning com
panies are successful in having the Bureau
of Fisheries regulation, forbidding COM
mcrcial fishing in the Yukon, rescinded.
His people are fortunate in having him here
to tell their story.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Correspondent complains that married
women are taking jobs single women need.
Complaint dismissed. The married women
may have husbands to support.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Some. Of the nclghbors don't like him,
but nevertheless the League is u clipper
kid for a two year old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

The dollar, chirps the retail price report
issued by the Department of Labor, is worth
thirteen cents more than it was year ago:
Almost enough to buy a dimes worth OF
candy,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Governor Sproul may lay fattcring
JUNCTION to his soul with every kind thing
said of Senator Pepper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

There is always suspicion that those
who ''mourn over the failure of the Wash:
ington Conference would have rejolced II
it had been really a failure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

The world now hopes and believes that
the new Irish president will live up TO his
name, Great Faith.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Erin is now in the saddle and only her
own countrymen can pull her down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

As the New York Tribune secs It,
friends of Senator Newberry are being
criticized for subscribing freely to the cause
of education.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Given a site and director Sesqui.
Centennial weather will be set fair.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12

Senator Newberry has at least proved
himself to be a gentleman curiously lacking
in curiosity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
NOW MY IDEA is THIS!

Daily Talks With Thinking Phiadelphans Subjects They
KnOU Best
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-12
SHORT CUTS

Winter has arrived with both slippery
The Princeton union., 1922-12-14

told him of person she had known
whom she considered miser, and she
had told him of a joke upon this
"m1ser." For he had hargained with a
little shop dealer and had obtained an
article marked a dollar for fifty cents,
and then had walked dcsyn the street
a little farther on and had seen the
same article in another window for
twenty-five cents. And finally he had
seen it in ten-cent store for dime
we'll, he had almost considered life
useless, while everyone else had re-
joiced that it had been a good one on
the "miser."
One of the reasons that made him
feel that she thought, perhaps, he was
mean was because she knew others
who were generous. Or, at least, one
other.
Every Saturday she had received
flowers. She had taken q card out of
the box as they had sat at the board
Ing house table at breakfast. The
other boarders teased her about her
admirer and she seemed to enjoy it.
The Princeton union., 1922-12-14
AUTOMOBILE HERE TO STAY
Foolish to Compare Il to POPULAR
"crazes" That Merely eloomed
for Time.

IF the automobile craze continues" !"
queried Man Who Loves to Talk,
what will we do for roads for the
cars to run on? Just now all the
main roads around the city are used
to capacity on nice Sundays, and it is
common knowledge that downtown
streets are so jammed at times that a
man can walk on the sidewalk faster
than car can travel in the street.
Shall we have to double-deck our
streets?'
Possibly" replied the Man Who Re-
members. "But the use of automo-
biles is not craze. It is too endur.
ing for a craze. The roller-skating
epidemic that swept the country in the
middle eighties was craze. Remem-
Der how rinks sprang up in every
town? Bicycle riding ten years later
was a craze. The Williamsburgh
bridge was built while 1t was at its
height, and plans for the bridge called
for space devoted exclusively to
bikes, but the craze passed before the
bridge was completed.
"Ping-pong was a craze that bloomed
in the morning and died at night,
though while it lasted there were
ping-pong clubs, tournaments and con-
tests. But baseball, politics and the
motorcar are not crazes. They are in
stitutions. New York Sun.
The Princeton union., 1922-12-14
BricktOn School Notes.

Only a few days till Christmas.
We spend lot of time thinking about
that and little time studying our les
sons.
Elvero Bergeron and Russell Red
mond were out of school for a few
days because of very bad colds.
Both the upper and lower grades
had parties the afternoon before
Thanksgiving day. Everyone seemed
to enjoy the games and contests.
Clemence Florek and Bernice Sanford
won prizes.
Willis Young has the largest num-
ber of stars on the department chart
Elvero Bergeron, Russell Redmond, and
Harry Sanford each have nine stars,
one less than the highest number. A
star is awarded pupil for each week
in which he has not fallen below grade.
The seventh grade is reading "Crof-
ton Boys" It is very interesting
story about boy in school in England
who has much the same problems and
pleasures as the boys in our school.
We are all practicing diligently for
the Christmas program because we
are trying to make it one we'll worth
remembering. You will want to find
out what was in the box from Aunt
Jane, the very best way to darn stock
ings, how Forest Young takes pictures.
and what relation Edward Sanford is
to Clemence Florek.
Hilda Bier has the largest number
of stars, 81, for spelling. Gladys
Clemons comes second with 27. Each
star means perfect lesson.
Mrs. Markgrof and Mrs. Bier ac-
companied by Virginia King and
Kathryn Shaw, visited school on Fri
day. We wish more of the mothers
and friends would visit us.
Miss Bishop is reading "Sandsv
Himself" to the upper grade pupils,
Sandsy has some very exciting ad
ventures. Just now we are at the
place where he has been accused of
letting bear out of his cage. He
didn't do it, but we are anxious to find
out how he will prove that he didn't.
Lucille Greenwood had a birthday
on Monday. She doesn't look any
bigger, though, to US.
The upper grade pupils have used
their spare time the last few DAYS, in
writing out the programs for Christ
mas.
The Princeton union., 1922-12-14
| Christmas
i ~. 7-1 BY mary
| /70/91C Graham
H Bonner
%. 1922, Western Newspaper Union.

%. 1922. Western Newspaper Union.)
HAROLD had been told by his
mother that big cities were full
of designing women. Harold did not
know whether his mother was right
or not But he did know that in his
city boarding house there was one of
the dearest little girls who had ever
lived.
Harold was not selfish. He was far
from being miser. His idea of q
miser was chap he had known in his
home town. He had never spent any
money which he could possibly avoid
spending. He always ate with his
friends and rarely paid for a meal. He
was always out Of cigarettes and 50
smoked his friends cigarettes.
He had made a good living and
never failed to talk of his poverty.
He had been accused Of worshiring
money and he had replied: mot bit
The Princeton union., 1922-12-14
GREENHOUSE

Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Jesmer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Mallotte and Misses Anna
Munich and Edna Mallotte were din
ner guests at Joseph Mallotte's on
Sunday.
Misses Octavia and jeanette Roche
ford, visited with Miss Marie Loyde on
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Greenwood spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Emery
Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rocheford and
children, and Miss Marie Loyde were
Sunday guests at Louis Rocheford's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lanigan and Miss
Sadie Cotter of Fredonia, Wis.,, re-
turned to their home on Tuesday.
The Greenbush unit Of the farm
bureau held special meeting on Fri
day to elect officers for the following
year. The next meeting will be held
in the town hall on Tuesday, January