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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
Plan INDEPENDENT
!. RH|NELAND STATE
separation From Germany
Being Considered by French
as Penalty
INDUSTRIAL PRESSURE ALSO

Paris, Aug. s. Separation of
the Rhinelnnd from Germany. with its
own parliament and government and u
separate financial regime supervised by
the Allies, Is n part Of the scheme Of
penalties presented 10 Premier Poin.
caire by representatives of the French
Parliament, and which he is known to
have taken under consideration
The scheme. which would be put into
effect upon the definite refusal OF the
German Government TO fulfill the
agreement for payment Of private debts
owing to French citizens by Germans
since before the war, also involves the
expulsion Of all the Prussian function.
aries from the Rhineland, the officials
to be replaced by natives.
Other provisions include an exten.
e1on in the powers of the Allied Rhine
land Commission and measures of eco
nomic pressure upon the principal Ger
man industries.
Nj. PoincarC had just about finished
q plan under which he could accept
q reduction in the reparations payable
by Germany in consideration for can
collation. Of Frances war debt to Great
Britain when the British note to the
Allies was published, putting an end
to all idea that such cancellation was
possible.
This plan involved the reduction of
the reparations payable by Germany
to fifty billion gold marks, of which
Belgium was to receive 10 per cent,
other Allies l per cent and France the
remainder, Great Britain abandoning
her share.
1t also provided for rigorous super
vision OF German finances, control of
German customs and levy on German
capital TO assure payment OF the re-
duced total of reparations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
TWO LAKE BOATS REMOVED
Fuel Shortage cripples Cleveland.
Detroit Service

Detroit. Aug. 3.--(By A. P.l--The
fuel shortage has forced the Detroit
and Cleveland Navigation Company to
remove two passenger boats from its
service in the Detroit Cleveland divi-
sion, Il was announced here this morn
ing. The day boat and the extra night
boat are the services affected.
The company is maintaining nightly
service between the two points and also
between Detroit and Buffalo and still
has about ten days fuel supply on
hand. IL was stated.
The coal shortage has resulted in the
price of bunker coal advancing to IS
and 80 n ton against the usual price
of approximately $3.50 at the mines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
Quick Worker Here

William Coleman, of 28O3 South
Dewey street. left his automobile at
Twenty second and Market streets last
night and stepped around the corner to
mail letter. The motor was running
When Mr. Coleman returned, less
than two minutes later, the car was
gone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
SHORT CROrS n RUSSIA

Optimistic reports as to crop conditions In
Russia are coDtradicted by prominent ply.
sician, who say7 next harvest viii be made
on one-elghth ground usually TILED Definite
facts. as well sS authoritative opinions. are
Cabled by Perez Noel. a special corre
apondent. one OF many regularly supplyire
foreign news TO the PUBLIC LEDGER. Make
II q Eabit."--Afr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-03
L.orlmer III Of Malaria

Chicago. Aug. 3.--William Lorime-
formerly United States Senator, who
hurried home from the interior of South
America 70 undergo an operation upon
his eyes. is again i'll in Chicago hos
pital, this time with malaria.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
BY DAMON RUNYON

cars figuring to draw the Injuns away from that place
Well when the Kiowas him going they take after him,
because naturally they figure that my Grandpap Mugg
thing for them while they monkey around those
pioneers too much they liable to get in trouble because
up by Injuns in the middle of the night.
We my Grandpap Mugg young and spry in those days.
and he goes ckey split the prairie, with the Inuns
following and holerng yip-yp at him 1t is moonlight
night they my Grandpap Mugg but not much Of
him at that because he throwing plenty heel dust behind
him.
BY the time daylight my Grandpap Mugg is six
miles ahead Of the nuns and still stepping Before
the Kiowas all bowegged and they have pull up,
because an 1njun cannot run much anyway.
is three days before the rest of the pioneers catch
with Grandpap Mugg and then only because he has to
take gas Naturally they very grateful to him for his
strategy in drawing the Injuns off.
That is most of them but it that of them
jealous guys, and for twenty or more they go
whispering around that there little ~ in my Grandpap
Mugg, which is way Of saying little hound and that he
because he is scared.
But of course my Grandpap Mugg is too big to pay
any attention to such talk.
. cemp.hy)
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
THE FAMILY ALBUM

she heard the ambulance playing she would
rush to the accident and pose gracefully the injured
and wounded although she preferred accidents without
survivors She the first to reach the scene OF
the Johnstown flood in bathing suit.
almost broke her heart when she read of the San Fran
cisco fire three thousand miles But she organized
party for nonresident members and that's her
picture there with handful Of ruins that she brought
home to for pepper and salt Catasrophes appe
Tiers to her.
When Auntie heard about twenty million Chinese starving
without assistance she tried to leave for China the next
raft The authorities stopped her but she went
enforced diet and had her picture taken with good
results
She was an awful sympathetic woman and easily influ
enced by gypsy warnings. These two pictures
interesting One shows her surrounded by auntess orphans
and the other by students in the Old Folks Home Any
time there pictures being taken of prize winning
infants you would be to Auntie dashing
in baby carriage for group picture of her profile
She had very economical fault She would buy
any pictures.
This picture shows her in fireman hat and this
taken in the visitors gallery in the Senate although
Aunte tried hard be included in the official records
the first lady member of minority report.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
THE BATTLE OF SASSAFRAS CREEK

~ ROM what hear my Grandpap Mugg say and guess
h hear him say it million times less,
Il Western pioneers in very tough spot when they
first light out around our country.
Of they all old pappy guys such still
alive and nobobdy gives them much Of tumble when they
start talking but my Grandpap Mugg things are GER
tanly tough about fifty back what with Inuns and
thing and another
When is not njuns is the heat and when it is not the
heat it is the cold maybe nothing much to eat. it
thing it is another and my Grandpap Mugg says
is sin and shame how little respect the young squrts
show the old boys after all they go through.
You take the battle of Sassafras Creek Grandpap
Mugg says That very terrible thing he says and he
says it is not for his wonderful strategy the chances
none Of us will be here today.
This Sassafras Creek is little Humpty Dumpty stream
three four miles from home town, and why it is
called creek nobody knows because there is any
water in it except when it rains, which is seldom.
Well it seems that years ago my Grandpap Mugg
and bunch of other guys and their wives and kids
camped along this creek They travelling in these prairie
chooners which big covered wagons with and
towheaded children sticking out the back ends and the
dogs running along underneath.
These people all in the pioneer business and look
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

You notice that all Of the pictures turning black
That is because they were never toned. ...
They all photographers samples. Auntie would order
dozen fuength pictures Of her and chin The
photographer would tell her to look at the birdie
Aunte would collect her expression and the photographer
would tell her the birdie ostrich. He would say
look like you thought 1t robin beautiful bird
The operation successful because all her un-
toned pictures look like she thought the bird cuckoo
Then she would go home and deliberate over the proofs
and that all the photographer heard Of her. He
out all his time, his labor and his filtration.
By this method she got plenty Of untoned pictures When
they got faded and black she would put her back combngs
up curl papers and out to fool another photographer
guess wasn't very honest Of Auntie to fool them out
Of their untoned proofs but they had the satisfaction Of
knowing they would turn black like African king
STILL lots Of folks through life that way living untoned
pictures.
No matter where you go you see the same people like
Aunt Eta standing in the row Of group pictures while
the important people six back and when the pho
tographe tries to sell copies dollar apiece he goes
into untoned bankruptcy because the people front rows
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
BY GEORGE AIDE

ana Q Cat Show and have her
Palm read by . perfectly tsscinst.
ins Serpent with q 6ostse VINO
had been telling all the Cells the
most wonderful things about them
selves.
4 merry little Group went slum.
ming Saturday afternoon. They
attended q Ball oarne. Loretta
had her Chin over the Railing and
svinoed q keen Interest. her only
Difficulty being tnat she never
know which Side was At bat.
AZ dusk she began hanging on
the Family Jewels. II was q form.
al Dinner Party with q list made
up by Dun and Bradstreet.
Loretta found herself between an
extinct Volcano Of the Political
World and a sappy rledglins
whose Grandfather laid the corner.
stone Of Brooklyn.
Loretta was nnarooned 90 far
from the Live Ones that she
couldn't wigwag for Help,
She threw about three throes of
Anguish before they escaped to
the private Gambling He'll.
Hero she tucked back her Vaien.
cicnnes and proceeded to cap q lit.
tie Pin-Money at the soul-destroy.
ing game known as Bridge.
At 11:so she led a highly con.
nected patron OF the Bootlesgers
out into the Conservatory and
told him she did not think II ad-
visabie TO marry him until she
had learned his First Name,
She approached the Porcelain In
q chastened mood that Sabbath
mornins. She was thinking OF the
Night Before .nd Of playing cards
fer Money, She recalled, with a
sharp catch Of the Breath and q
little tug OF Pain at the Heart,
that she had bsiied herself UP at
the enc Stage and got dumnisd
cut Il a'orand clam
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

TT would have meant q long
pair Of the SILK Kind" thought
she. as she sighed deeply and
turned the cold Faucet.
After Breakfast she took a long
Walk up the Avenue as q Bracer.
After which to the Kirk. for she
taught class Of Little Girls in the
Sunday School, and she had to
fake UP an Explanation Of how
Joshua made the Sun stand still,
thereby putting herself In the
Scratch Division Of Explainers.
believe US.
She listened to q dainty Boston
Sermon. trimmed with Ruchins,
singing Justify before and after.
Then back home with the Solemn
Parade to sit among the condemn.
ed waiting for that superlative
Gorge known as the Sunday Din.
nor.
While she was waiting, a ne
Friend dropped in. His Costume
was a compromise between an
English Actor and q Hired
Mourner.
On Week Days he sat at q desk
debating Letters, saying that the
Matter had been referred to the
proper Department
He looked at Loretta. 90 calm
and cool and collected In her pious
Raiment. and tho Smile that he
summoned was benevolent and al.
most patronizing.
II was wondering" said he. II
was wondering II a Girl like you
ever gets tired OF sitting around
and doing nothing"
Loretta did not cackle. She had
read In a Book by a Yale Professor
that Woman is not supposed to
possess the Sense Of Humor,
MORAL, The Settlement Cam.
psign h not getting 20 the real
Workers.
tcspyrisht is,a sy ssii Syndicate. Ina,
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
BY CAROLYN VANCE

should have her breakfast coffee
in bed, made and served by her
dear devoted. There is no telling
what lengths the law will go that
Dr.. Hochfelder would enact should
she succeed in putting over her
candidacy.
In divers masculine circles there
IL . tendency to think that the
matrimonial burden is already suf.
ficiently loaded as far as the men
are concerned. II the burden 10 in.
creased. or he 10 compelled to in.
sure against joining a lodge or dis.
playing other masculine weak.
nesses, win bschelorhood become
more common7
The marriage ceremony 10 al
ready sufficiently terrifying for
the average prospective bride
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

The Response IN behalf Of the
Alunnae Of Yamma Gamma was
. neat Affair.
After swipins the Table Deoora.
tons. she and two Companions
hurried to a Mat. The Plot con-
sisted Of two victims Of Neuras.
thenia discussing Impaired Circula-
ton.
That evening she helped admin
lister the Anesthetio to q Seminary
snipe who was getting into the
Life Boat with a hardwood Baohe.
ior grabbed off at the 11th Hour.
Loretta wept softly while
strengthening out the veil, in ac-
cordance with Tradition. Later on
she did a Leap and landed the
Brides bouquet. At 11:3o she had
the Best Man backed into q Cor.
ner, slipped him the Old One about
his Hair matching his Eyes.
IL 10 HoW lHuIbudy HnOT nlnB
and who is this in the Gym whang-
Ing the Medicine Ball at the Lady
Instructor with the Faee7
It is Loretta.
Behold her at 1890, after an icy
Splash and keen rub with q
raspy Towel.
She has climbed back into the
dark-cioth Effect and is headed for
the Studio of Madame to grapple
with the French Lesson.
After that she will do nothing
except try on White Shoes and
foHdle some Hats that are being
sacrificed at $50 per threw.
There was nothing on the Cards
that night except a Subscription
Dance, which got under way at IL
P. M. and never subsidized until the
cold Daylight began to spill in at
the Windows.
Loretta did a. out Of q possible
10. Percentage .ssi-six better
than Bossy and 500 points ahsad
ef George sisles
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
THE COMING OF BONDED HUSBANDS

support In case the husband should
tire Of her and decide to run off
with some other woman.
In addition to the bond she
would require the masculine appli-
cant for a license to furnish salts
factory evidence Of the possession
Of health. educational attainments
and domestic aptitudes. II this as
pirant has her way q bride is to
take minimum chances-is no long.
er to buy q ticket in the lottery.
Somebody is always trying to
take all the fun out Of life. What
bride really wants a perfectly safe
and sane husbandf All the thrill
Of taking q leap in the dark would
be eliminated from life by DR..
Hochfelder.
And then there is the bargain in.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

home google eyed and had to feel
their way into the Domicile.
At $50 Tuesday the Committee
to arrange for the Summer Camp
Of the In-Wrong Married Women
whirled through the untidy su.
burbs in next years Motor Car.
and Loretta was nowhere except
right UP on the front Seat picking
out the Road.
After letting contracts for MIX
and Vegetables. she and the other
specimens Of our Best People Zip
ped over to the Country Club, and
played an 1s-hole Foursome which
was more or less Of Grewsosne.
Then a little Tea on the Terrace
with Herbert lolling by in his Flan.
nels. just as you read about II In
Mrs. Humphrey Ward.
That evening she had four throb.
bing Cuthberts curled up among
her Sofa Pillows.
She had to bat up short, easy
ones for this Bunch. as they came
from the Wholesale District.
When they began to distribute
business Bromides, the artful Mink
sat clear out on the edge of the
Chair and let on to be simply pop.
eyed with Interest.
Shortly after IL she turned the
last night.blooming Cyril out into
the Darkness and did a graceful
Pirouet to the HusiSs.
On Wednesday morning, between
the Ham and Eggs, she glanced at
her double entry Date Book and
began to gyrate.
On the way down town she stop
ped in and had her hair landscap.
ed so that the Bob stood out
behind
Thence TO the Beauty Works to
have the peerless Frontispiecs
ironed out and the Nails ivoried.
When she appeared at the sor.
ority Tiffin at p. m. she vas doll
cd up for fair.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

she permitted Q blond salesman
with . Norfolk Jacket TO demon.
strate the new type Of Runabout.
One Of the most inexpensvs pur.
suits Of the weil-dressed Minority
10 TO glide over the Asphalt m .
Demonstration car and pretend 70
be undecided.
She permitted the man 20 set her
down at . Book Shop, where she
furtivsly skinned eight Magazines
while waiting for . Chum to pop
through the whiriigig Door.
Was Il seven or eight Party Calls
that she checked from her social
Ledger before I o'eiock2 Answer.
eight.
Then a swinging oaiiep for
home, Whilst she had been So
ciaiixins around, Rupert Hughes
had taken Q lead Of two Novels on
her.
Retiring TO q quiet Alcove with
four Volumes that were being
disseoted at the drawing.room
Clinics. she took hack at the first
and last Chapter Of each. Just
enough TO protect her against a
Fumble II she found herself next to
q Book Sharp.
That evening q famous Hun.
garian Fiddler, accompanied by a
warbling Guinea Hen and backed
up by Sixty Symphonic Heineys
wearing lspectacies, was giving q
Recital for the True Lovers In =
Mammoth Cave devoted to Art.
Loretta had q sneaiting pref.
erence for the Fanny Brice School
OF expression, but she had TO 70
through with the saint-saens Stuff
now and then TO maintain . Club
Standing.
On Saturday Morning, after shs
had penned II Bpisties. using the
tall cuneiform Hieros,yphics, she
didn't have . blessed thing TO a.
before her 1 O'Clock Engssemsnt
sxespt drop In st . Fiswsr shev
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

groom, and there are those who
have been known to balk and
leave their prospective brides wait
ing at the church through sheer
inability to face the music, to
make their cold feet keep time
with the wedding march down to
the altar.
II there is a formidable docu.
ment to sign in addition to all OF
these nishtmareish performances.
will the young men Of the future
be even tempted to contemplate
the thought Of marriagef
But DR.. Hochfelder insists that
all husbands not only become Vol.
stead but bonded husbands as well.
and with the persistency Of women
she viii eventually get what she
has set out after.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

TO Be- something wonderful. after
all. But II all Of hit food quail.
ties are carefully taoulated before
marriage there will be no "sprise"
left In the grab bag.
And just what does Or. Hoch.
fielder mean by domestic apti-
tudes7" Does that mean that he
must be a wizard at putting the
baby to sleep. that he shall hor
happily out OF bed when the car
Of household wakes up in the mid.
die Of night and demands his
royal bottlef
Does II mean that he shall adore
spending his Saturday afternoons
off cutting the grass. that he will
dote on helping his wife with the
dinner dishes? Perhaps Or. Hoch.
fielder believes that every wife
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

NE Monday Morning a we'll
conditioned Elfin of the
Young Unmarried Set.
yclept Loretta, emerged into the
Sunlight and hit the Concrete Path
with q ringing Heel.
This uncrowned Empress was a
she-Progressive assayins ss per
cent pure Ginger.
In the crisp Introductory hours
Of the wash-Day already woven
into the Plot, Loretta went to the
office Of the Kennel Club and en-
tered the Chow Ki.Yi for the next
Bench Show. Then she cashed a
check. ordered a pound Of salted
Nuts Ito be delivered by Special
Wagon at once), enveloped a slab
OF Iceland Pastry, and soon, great.
" refreshed, swept down on a De-
partment Store.
A Soisette Massacre was in full
swing on the Sd floor. just between
the Porch Furniture and Special
Clothing for Aviators. Loretta
took q run and jump into the
heaving mass Of the gentler Di.
vision. She came out at 1883
with her Sky Piece badly listed
TO Port and her toes flattened out.
but she was II cents to the Good
Three hearts Cheersl
In company with four other,
seraphines. piucked from tho
Society Col, she toyed with "A
Fruit Salad and Cocoa at a Tea
Room instituted by a Lady in Re
duced Circumstances for the
accommodation Of those who are
never overtaken by Hunger.
After that she had nothing TO DO
except fly home and complete a
Paper on the Social Unrest in
Spain, after which she backed
into the spangies. because Father
was bringing All old shipmste to
dinner.
In the evening she took Mother
70 . Picture Show. They come
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

when any man applies for q mar
riage license he shall file a good
and sufficient bond insuring his
wife support. When a man prom
ises to protect his wife in the mar
riage ceremony through sickness
and in health. for better or fo-
worse" DR.. Hochfelder wants those
words to mean something more
than mere sonorous exercises for
the officiating clergyman or magis-
trate.
In a word. she intends to make
the Endorsement part Of the mar
riage ceremony amount to some.
thing. 1t win be pretty tough on
young romance to have to state
in terms Of cold dollars and cents
before marriage Just what provi-
sion will be made for the wife's
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

they start to sling and oahswks and thing and
another at the pioneers besides yelling and carrying
something scandalous and waking up all the children.
Well my Grandpap Mugg is asleep by camp fire when
this business starts and the first thing he knows big old
plucks him right where he lives and sticks in inch
to inch and a half.
Naturally my Grandpap Mugg wakes up right away and
takes one look around and he decides there only
thing for him do situation and he does it. NV
Grandpap Mugg haus off and starts running beat the
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

Along Comes 4 Gang OF Kiowa Indians
ing place settle down. Most Of them from
Missouri which S a very popular place to from in
those days. and they stop off Sassafras Creek for the
night
Well sir what happens, but along gang of Kiowa
Inuns and they start get with these pioneers
My Grandpap Mugg always Kiowa 1num about the
guy the world but then my Grandpap Mugg
against all njums general principles maybe he is
prejudiced.
Anyway there about dozen Kowas in this gang and
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

invited distant relatives who look at the picture In sur
prise like they thought the dinner last year some time
They buy but always notice them before the
fashght standing the tables When the time comes to
buy the picture you find the tables Yet when
the stepadder tells em to hold steady and pulls
string that makes the explosion they stretch out their
necks like stove pipes in January.
Well goodbye. And don't forget to write
copyrsht By star
The Washington times., 1922-07-23

she had q Gown to bs re-surveyed
around the Horse Shoe Curve, just
a. soon as she could leave the
Gloves to be cleaned.
Happsning into Autouaohals Roap.
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
@LATFORMS that women can
didates for office are build
ing for themselves often as

uQdtes lot OlLlCe dIo DullQ-
ing for themselves often as
sumo fantastic shapes.
Having no inhibitions remaining
from past political experience they
come out boldly and naively asking
for things that mere men would
not have the capacity to imagine,
much less to demand.
DR.. Anna w. Hochfelder, attor-
ney, is seeking the Democratic
nomination for Senator in New
York State legislature, and she is
not afraid to have a definite plat
form. She is not satisfied with the
way husbands behave. So she
would have law providing that
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Bv "BUGS" BAER

never buy pictures and the folks in the back rows don't
want to frame pictures Of uttering strangers
Did you ever sec ashght rushing back to the
banquet with their sample pcuresf They show them to
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
The Authorities Stopped Her.

That distinguished looking lady picking her teeth with
her thumb is Aunt Eta
She loved have her pictures taken and would miles
70 get group picture of anything Whenever there
was fashght taken of unhappy wedding party Aunt
The Washington times., 1922-07-23
Thursday Merning.

Nevertbeiess and notwithstand.
ins, don't imagine that she failed
to come UP for Air on Friday
Morning.
Life is eslIIAfs is Earnest. and