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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
THE BUILDING REVIVAL

HTvHE building boom in a city so seriously
y in need of new construction as In Phila-
delphia has been so often heralded and so
frequently deferred that indi ations Of the
deGired revival are now received cautiously.
Nevertheless the year began encouragingly
with record of substantially increased ac.
tivity for January.
y The figures for February are still better.
The total cost of work for which plans were
Tagistered with the Bureau of Building In
spection last month amounts to 81, 1881 ,435.
The permits numbered 75G. Here IS au-
thentic evidence Of a return to normal build
Ing conditions consonant with the growth Of
the urban population and its needs.
Within less than fortnight work on
G1gnihcant new development in central
philadelphia will be started when the raz-
In Of the structure long occupied by the
Bingham Hotel will be underway, in prepa.
ration for a handsome new Office building
and theatre.
II has been years since any important
<1anges were effected In Market street In
\ ~ vicinity Of the Reading Terminal. The
thoroughfare Is one of the busiest and most
animated to be found in any American city.
but many Of Its buildings in this section are
usAttsd for modern requirements.
The reconstruction OF a considerable por-
tlen Of central Philadelphia has become q
nocessity which cannot be much longer
esaded. The passing Of the Bingham House,
abandoned as q hOstelry several years ago,
q Q heartenng indicatio that new forces
- progress are in play.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
A BONUS DEADLOCK?

UyCDAY'S news from Washington shows
Skta that, for the present at least, the bonus
Aght Is deadlocked between Congress and
tie White House. When Mr.. Harding
made It plain that he would veto any Bonus
Bn which did not incorporate a plan for
obkaining necessary extra revenues, he put
~ responsibility for the bonus scheme
where it properly belongs-upon the
shoulders of the House and the Senate.
That was a responsibility which the poll
ticians in Congress would have been glad
10 evade. Supporters of the bonus now
have to choose between u course of action
that will irritate the country and please the
bonus seekers and one that will satisfy tax
payers and offend Mr.. MacNider and his
group. So the little group of serious blinkers
which has been taking orders from mi
nerity of ex-service men and rushing the
bonus legislation blindly has done the con.
gressional thing. 1t has expressed a will
lngness-nay, desire-to postpone the
whole discussion for a month or more in
order to 'let the situation Clarity" In
other words, the politicians in the House
md the. Senate are not to be permitted to
make promises which they cannot carry out.
"Do it right or don't do it at ALL" said
the President, in effect. That is why Con-
sress has been moving unhappily In circles
ar0und the bonus question.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Phiadephims Subjects They
Knotv Best
for longer time than we have been nc.
customed to allow in the past
The Selling Systems

The Selling Systems
'"The selling system Is an important thing
In the matter of foreign trade. In order to
market successfully commodities in foreign
countries, especially In Latin America cOun.
tries, SO different from the United States in
customs and practices, there must be main.
tained an extensive and intricate organiza.
ton. PREVIOUS to the war the great com.
mercial houses of this country did not have
such organizations.
what exists now has been developed in
tne iast hve or six years and some of the
Ds houses nave very strong organizations.
itnere Is no reason why this country cannot
Ia nave as eincient an organization in this line
as that OF any nation on earth, but this
taxes time. England has been at 1t for 200
years and Germany for the last fifty years.
consequently, we cannot hope to equal these
Sreht organizations in the period of seven
years. but sooner or later we shall equal
'"em ana probably far surpass them.
French Also Used
,, In Brazil all the educated persons sneak
rrrchch. The Rrazilians strongly object to
spanish and desire either French or Povtu.
gueSe
"Ihis matter of the languages is one in
which the Germans excelled previous 70 the
great war They made careful study of
all the languages used in their trade terri.
tory and always handled the trade in the
language OF the country IN which their goods
were sold. e0'A'
Perhaps In the past Americans hive tried
to sell goods to foreign countries in the exact
lorm IN which those goods were made for the
domestic American trade, rather than trv to
SUIT the goods to the needs and taste of the
foreigners. But 1t would undoubtedly h.
70 the advantage of the American manu-.
iactnrer to supply goods to the foreign trade
IN that form which will best suit them.
A Manufacturing Difficulty
This, however. leads immediately into ,
manufacturing difficulty. Mass production
Is the real secret Of American commercial
success and the minute that mass production
ceases and special orders nre taken. aij Tits
Is upset. The price has TO be raised ouar
that of articles manufactured in the mass
and by reason of additional time and w"rl
required on special orders the outnut 20
necessarily lessencd. ''' 10
But in spite of this there IRE Soma
things which might be done. For one thing
the matter of sizes might be better taken cn ro
or and the exact sizes Of goods sent in oyar'
order and not replaced with other sizes ba''
cause the ones demI n, ed are out OF stool
we can both manufacture and sell and -
common sense be used our foreign trada
should be vastly increased. II we viii nn,
give the foreigners what they want. sn'ne ""s
other nation Will do 1t and thus gct the trnh,
which might be ours" ''au'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
DR.. HARRY COllINGS
On Our South American Trade

On Our Soutn ATHeVICdU ITdoo
THERE is no reason why the United
1 States should not secure large pro-
portion of the trade of South America. ac'
of economies ut the Wharton School of
the University Of Pennsylvania.
Before the war;" said DR.. Ceilings, "the
market for selling in South America was
largely in the hands of European countries.
especially England and Germany. The
United States occupied position little
higher than that of France in most of the
countries MS it is possible to make such
classification or to consider South America
as a unit
''Those countries surrounding the Car
ibbean Sea have been large buyers from the
United States for long time past, Vene.
zuela and Colombia getting more imports
This was partly II matter of proximity and
partly of steamship communications.
Venezuela and Colombia. being nearer our
Gulf ports than the other countries. there
was more business between them and, there
fore, more steamship lines.
Exports the Same
''Thc central reason back Of the lack of
trade between this country and South Amer.
lea was primarily that we exported exactly
the same things which they exported. such
as meats and foodstuffs. South America
had these commodities In excess and did not
need our surplus of them. On the other
hand, Europe needed these things and had
In return an excess of manufactured goods
which We're exactly what was lacking and
needed in the South American countries.
Europe got most of this trade. therefore.
because South America had what Europe
lacked and Europe had what South America
lacked. while In our case the situation wfts
just reversed; both South America and our
selves had an excess OF the same things.
I'm addition, the United States did not
need much of an export market formerly
Our domestic market absorbed almost all
we could produce and. therefore, when we
could. sell at home, what was the use of
maintaining an elaborate and expensive SELL
ing organization thousands Of miles away?
We had our market within our own geo.
graphical limits.
"But now f,e situntion Is chon,od 70
one looks at the exports from tha Iyr;,ad
States OF thirty or forty years ago it will
tc t% toum aa ms,s .mas very urge proportion OF
smu n'unS ,n,nnr.inn ,,o ~ ,ooustnhs ana very
,''.m sopo' oa~;a .aW waa i'anutactured goods.
@ mnIie - S0pi .t .'on oc Hude with the
i"'ru - ',,, eHpoaos - "t ..e peslhhlhg OF the war
VIII pe seeh 'hat Tue reverse Is true.
Manufactured Goods in Demand
"Our exports now consist ~ "I.'.o. -o
per cent Of manufactured goods which .bo
countries of South America want to hnu
On the other hand, the exports show 10y .r
increasingly small amount of foodstnffs ond nd
meats. As q matter of fact instaal ~
selling foodstuffs and meat we want ~ bn' ~ -
them The situation thus reversed fro,.
that of former years puts us in n noviti"n H'n
where we are naturally in line for Iaruer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
JIMMY

TIMMY SHEEHAN cannot dance. He
u cannot sing. His jokes are of the sort
that were new and shining when the Glover
Club was at its best. But as a sleight- of.
hand man Jimmy should be worth a good
salary on the vaudeville circuits that seem
actually to be yearning for him.
One can almost hear the familiar, good.
humored. ironic voice saying: II shall en-.
deavor. this evening. ladies and gentlemen,
to show you how easily can make these
fees disappear under your very eyes-v'
The fees would disappear, Of course. They
have always disappeared.
Elsewhere than in Philadelphia Mr.. Shee'
han should be a hit. Here there might be
occasional angry cries Of disappointment
from the audience. Philadelphians would be
justified in calling Jimmy's act old stuff.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
plo MORE RACING CARDINALS

DDGPECT for ancient precedent has not
peevented Pope, Plus XI from express.
= &r9nkly his disapproval Of the unavail-
m Of distant Cardinals entitled to
tielpats In Rontifcal elections.
y the neat concuve," declared His Holi.
~ 81 q farewell audience accorded TO
silnal OC6nnell. "There will be no
- 5000 racing" he added, 'in a
ID endeavoN to reach Rome In time. The
nife1 States IL too important to be ignored
" ~ has been, and shall see to It that
~ happened 1t the last conclavs shall
eeeus again"
~ ~ head Of the Catholic hierarchy
~ aticalIy II u safe 10 a.
y eualem vhiah has
= iiIsls 2 : =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
LIKE A LION

CPR1NG came prematurely, absent.
- mindedly ahead Of schedule last year,
and the buds were out on the apple and
peach trees and multitudes were falling in
love and straw hats were appearing in the
Ghop windows when winters tail swept over
The country and spoiled the picture, aud
wilted the orchards.
March, when it comes in like lion. plays
~ part according to the text. Like lion it
ehould come in order that i may 60 out like
ths traditional lamb. Summer, when it be-
gins In the middle Of February, is like the
Democratic Party or Pussyfoot johnson. It
psomises q great deal that it doesn't de-
HVer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

aside. Certainly the recent race 10 Rome
involved difficulties not contemplated when
the members Of the cardinalate were con.
fined to the Continent Of Europe.
All the actions and pronouncements OF
the latest incumbent Of Peters seat have
Aarked his grasp Of modern conditions and
responsibilities. He has q gift of happy
and vigorous expression which betrays a
personality both Of ability and charm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
ILL.FARED WELFARE

HyHE merits of the idea Of co ordinating
i the financial interests of the charities
and social agencies Of Philadelphia are
quite as visible today as when the plan first
was launched. Unhappily. however, prac.
tice has not been adjusted to theory, with
the result that the future OF the Welfare
Federation is seriously impertled.
q Judge Martin, aeesidsnt Of the orsaniss.
tion. has annouj y Chat unless y ,lO4, ,22S
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

The fact that Representative Manu'sS
iierrick slept with his mouth open wDIs
the President addressed Congress gives -
to the thought that perhaps the coun!u
would play In luck II he were always aaisv
while his mouth Is open.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

At an auction of wax figures In Berls
Marshal Joffre brought 600 marks. Wooo.
row Wilson $50. Poincare 10.050. EmpeISS
Wilhelm $1,000 and a collection Of ne!s
criminals 5000 marks. Graded accora''v /
to guile. perhaps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

A woman who admitted being ths v.
OF eight men has been sentenced iD Sis..,
,ahd TO from one to seven years In ths
tormatory. Reform is always possible ~
II really looks AZ though marriage ~
grown to be habit with her.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

N"e~ers 10 Yesterdays Quiz
sooked a1tIEe y T. a plug of tobacco left In.
. 'Ha!sneuye was In command of tbo r
Heet Rat,,, defeated by Lord Nelson rttenSh ot ,Sn
o. '''tnaTa Brinsley Sheridan said "p,,,,
sanism is cloak worn by 'sn Som. furl-
enoSpb Dts N .hiS world who viii be warm pep,
Z. Exogamy Is the custom comneI,,nmext nee next"
x usioo 10 marry outside h's own S triS. man
y ''ereoh r1 IS the mountain in Greece ,o.
merry sacred to tho Muses. and Tor
ton. W p"etlc inspira.
a1T,toa aoynt ~ large room In a theatr, 49,
,u %uu'lorium building for the a,,dianoor or
ssa9n use curing Intervals and entr aetes
T. ResRjaylk Gs Is he RhrsnSaHSsd sanIfsS rrfEahysh
o. Inc scenes of Shakespea re'a na
~ mucn ,Sa ait Ado About Nothing" take nIsSy.
q rhs su1 ns,a cwy q Messina. Sicily ''A'e
=" marriage DO convenance" IL marr,. :.
ra ac'ed from prude4tlal motives.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

General Dawes experience in trying VI
rid the body polite OF extravagances r.
sembles somewhat that of the prison turn
keys who, after washing a prisoner for .seI.
eral hours. came down to another suit az
underwear,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

=, Paris dancing masters have decresa
that a number of shivers must be taken oe'
of the shimmy. This may be not wholly un'
connected with the fact that corset manu-.
tarturers see In the new fashions DOW
In their business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

The Supreme Court In declaring ~
stitutional the Nineteenth Amendlnenl -
thus disposing Of the claim that tho coe'
o. the state Is needed to action y
state rights are dininishing 70
", where they arc v described =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

:, Pottsville possum played dead on trollsJI
line and was cut in two. Demonstrated
here that an actor may achieve realism,
even though his lines are hard and his paft'I
severely cut.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
What Do You Know?

QUIZ
!. Nat What are nebulae In the heaven.,
9 What Is the meaning OF the axnu
49,, of that ilk"? '"' expression
q. VINO was Lucretus?
l. " nat nation has the third larpes, MA,
< hchant marine In the world? '''er'
p w Mhtt Is the largest city In Eeynto
T. IN ,What tropical island was fisx,,,.
,,,, Hamilton born? was H'eAander
o. VINO 10 was was Arago and for what was ,a
D. Where Is the Dnieper Rivero
TO- who was Edouard Detaile?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

Think Of the little dears soon to n
herded in the heart Of Marion Park.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

Belated accounts from London say he
bridegroom was more nervous than ths
royal bride. But that isn't really nswt
1t is merely conformation to precedent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

! The ladies', having sufficiently fed then.
Selves on the glories Of the royal weduns.
may now resume the business of reformins
the country
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

The bride. bridegroom ind bridal gom|
is the way one newspaper phrased 1t. Wroa|
appraisal. 1t should be bride, bridal gowi|
and bridegroom.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

Even If the conferees at Genoa a!|
nothing but Good morning" and "Good.
by the meeting will be important. Il will
have paved the way for future meetings
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

In the matter of naval maneuvers Con
gress Is in the pncifist class.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

We hate to waste the time In research
but did any of the accounts of the weddins|
happen to tell the kind Of necktic LasceuGl
wore?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

-, Jimmy Sheehan may 60 on the vauds
Vile stage. A pretty figure may be hh
before.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

Hand painted garments have appearx
at Atlantic City. 10 match the cheeks. vi
suppose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

After all. the worlds loveliest bride NJ
married when you were. Admit It?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

1t now reads. "rhe hand that rulei
the cradle rocks the world"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
SHORT CUTS

Every time Reed pipes we think Of
Missouri mere sham.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

Mark ship subsidy success when idl
ships leave Hog Island slips.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

When the wise politician says It with
flowers NUNS the word.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

Congressman would lather pass u
buck than the bonus.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

The I. G. G. lodged the States riyhl
and landed IN uppercut.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

IT there must be q coal strike All Focf
Day Is a good day to staIt 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

When Porto Ricans talk Of Governs
RELY they stress the Reil. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

Washington's hair, We are now IN.
AsseS wransIe coptinpfH ~ Re er-''tty,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02
From Harrisburg we get
the direful news that
miserable members of q
HOrrible!
IIoTriblo!

commission with no sense of the eternal
fitness Of things are considering the ad.
disability Of abolishing legislative prize
packages, thus forcing hard working and
painstaking legislators to buy their own
fountain pens, pocketbooks, knives, brushes
and stationery. Is there no point 1t which
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-02

t)hiNSE 1ohCHaWA, of the japanese
i delegation. to the Washington Confer.
ference, occupies in his own country n M.
sition which, in relation to his fellow.
citizens, is quite formal and aloof, not to
say up stage. This is due, in the first place
to his membership in the upper class. and
in the second pace. to the fact that he
would probably have been Emperor of Jopon
but for the establishment and rctrcnch
ment Of the present house at the time ~
the restoration of the empire.
So, when he got over to the United States
this quizzical little Oriental, who, by the
way, was educated at Oxford, amused him
self quite heartily and regularly by letting
the bars clean down and rubbing elbows
with the most humble folk about him VSn Gn
Christmas Day, for instance. he got him :.
self shaved at the basement barber sbon
of his hotel, performance which would have
been unthtnkable in Japan. Chatting mar.
rily through the lather. he snOrted q snray
of it when. the barber asked him: '''
How do you all celebrate Christmas in
japan"
Then, when he came to leave, he sboo,
hands most cordially with the head porter
entail attendants standing by.
pREsIpENT HARDING was getting
1 ready to drive from the third hole when
he discovered that he had lost his rubber Il
the President to take his T, to use it ior
the rest Of the game.
"But what will YOU do9" asked Mr..
II have another," said the player.
''ShOw It to me-" demanded the President,
The man mads good, actually prodn9S
spd his proher was accepted. , X,
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-03

Try daring the year have been per-
formed at registry offices. IN Lon
don alone Of 50.o0o marriages. IT,
90 ware conducted BY the regia-
trar. and throughout the coaAsfy
the number OF civil ceremonies
has grown from 50, 900 to 1889 to
three times that number.
Among the many reasons given
for favoring HE civil marriage IL
the desire to avoid publicity by
contracting parties; particularly in
the cases Of dukes, peers, theatff-
cal stars and other prominent per-
sons when remarrying.
English brides OF the past gen
Grafton would have been aghast at
the thought Of marrying without
the proverbial orange blossom
wreath and the retinue Of brides
maids; but the broadening ideas
developed by the present day girl
make her prefer the simple cere-
mony without the business" of
the big church service. and the
army Of spectators
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-03
DESIGN NEW LAW
TO MAKE SLAVES
| OF COMMON FOLK
Especial Moline Service,


The proposed new constitution
Illinois is designed to make
ings of the members of the SUI
rene court and slaves Of the COM
bon people.
This declaration was made by
larry NJ. McCaskrin of Rock Is
Ind, who spoke on the new basic
kw ut the East End Civic Improve
vent association meeting last
hight.
there were 16 millionairss In
As constitutional convention" de-
khred Mr.. McCaskrin, who ex-
pressed himself in general against
be document because he believes
10 the instrument Of the rich.
Accomplishments of the South
best Moline Improvement associa-
ION, an organization similar to the
hts End association. were enum-
ested by Myron Jordan, an officer
the bluff association. Concert
effort on the part of the men,
ofship, he said, was responsible
n the improvements and the civic
esterment In the southwest dis
kict. 4
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-03
f1eecial to Ths Arxus.)

lGoecial TO the Argus)
lid, ' H.. Nov. s.-Con-
IT paving 1915 miles Of
~ = roads in Rock Island
- 4 cost Of ,33s1,522 were
sify awarded today BY the state
sS1sent Of public works.
Ss1I1 ". Horst Construction
was awarded contract for
~ eection No. Is, Route No. 8,
5Set Of Rock Island, = dis
Z five miles, His bid for
- vas $1lS.s47.
~ Hillsdale- Barstow road,
+ niles long, will be paved BY
william O'Neil Sons Co., Ra-
Wis, for $242,595. This in
- sections Nos. $40, Route No.
II for paving this Hillsdale-
rriow road were opened weeks
= but rejected because they
~, TOO high. The new bids came
IN the average Of $4,000 a mile
snbIiShed when the lettings were
I1eunced yesterday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-03
lam. CHARTER
10 BE DELIVERED
ON NOVEMBER Is
tspecial Moline servic.)

Especial Moline Service.)
ne charter of East Moline 8
1a,ter, Royal Arch Masons. will
formally delivered at the con-
tnstion service on Nov. Is. Will
~ A Eichler. most excellent
hand high priest Of the grand chap
q Of Illinois, will make the pre-
snhtion and officially sanction the
~ Moline chapter.
/ Rock Island, Geneseo and AledO
70 sand representatives to the
ssmonial. Preparations are being
hade to serve 300 guests at the
hyper which will be at $3.50
tclock.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-03

Ladies' Night will be observed
BY Rock Island CommAndery No.
Is. knights Tempiar, at Masonic
temple next Monday evening.
Dinner will be served at $50
o'clock, sitter which here will be
an exhibition drill and dance.