Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-27

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4 n regard to thc reports o.
nfaNce oe disturbance In the
3 svenlng. would like to add
l1oA Of u ff may.
M cat walking last evening upOn
levard and about , 30 sat uoMn
Skd turning to my. companion
~ fhs 'vrnnderr OF the heavens.
~ ,,nrsIs. ~ were 'sstar gaxine.'
y n seerued directly IN front OF us
~ {nnearetl what looked like a SKY
~ & Fourth OF July might, IL
$1,000 q come from behind something,
~ II believe tiny own eyesight) saw
M keaff IT, tourney earthwarde FROM
~ Sfart A was n bright brilliant biuisn
1lSkt. Illuminating the earth 80 prisnt
5fSt i could distinguish the shrupoerv
"a erass and bench. ,.,
F31e 4 was about midway betwcen
ssSsu and eorth, or rather sky and
SSfS n scemed 10 me to pause ana
- resumed It's journey. ~. M.
AZ 3{harlne tho Garth II shed itscif Ike
y 5Sr. spreading itself into many tihy
37ss az red flaming balls OF fire. anu
skSSe seemed to separate rapidly IRON
ia point Of the meteor, the point OF tns
meteor continuing to descend towum tmn
tke earth, sending out from u tiny o.i,s
~ Are, A long whitish tail, IKE .ns
Sfream OF smoke from sky-rocket' wa"
x0)lcWing the meteor. .,,,
4 4 cannot say that l heard any nss
rSIse. No. for ] was too far from AS
- ISsrk hut nevertheless 1t GER
eSirIx hooked like the giant sky rockers
Il ma often seen ascend and descend.
n irhe sfart Of the meteor was NOT ike
-, ordinary "shooting star or mctsor,
M il beginning was as l said' TN ke
Ss:ains from behind something. Inc
vf3le sky was shut from my view
viSlc n appeared, thus convincing me
nv n was rare flying meteor.
~ have seen many freakish appear
arres in the heavens. ] was fortunate
5momsh 70 see a flying meteor enter the
fsR, 81 the famous Halleys Comet. !
have seen flying mcteors sailing through
SKe Aurora BOrealis. and other scenes
q heavens. but last evening was treat
I would not miss for any price.
Tan there be some explanation oS
our Astronomers upon this occurrence
I would like to find out. >.n,
THOMAS RAYNOR.
Philadelphia, April "a. W..
airaea "prjve" for Americas Needy
~ fhe Editor Of the Evening Public Lcdoer'
Z Sir--Perhaps you can give me some
tdea Of why American citizens shoulu
have enormous drives TO heIp gu.
peoDle who are absolute strangers sueh
"A the Russians and Armenians' Wh'n
there are 70 many real alive 'M pnos'
nIivel Americans who are daily starv
- 4, death for ,ack of work, food,
clothes and shelter. .,
TT ms never been my pleasure TO even
Aesr n real .'drive" made to raise some
nnnev for the starving Americans.
T' One does not even have to go outside
- philadelphia to realize this faci.
6nce In n while a case turns up where
~ the marty is in such dire need thnt
ifs appeal reaches the public through
the papcrs. Then that person rs sio-
riousiy heapcd with his needs.
Hut has any one ever gone INTO thc
secfion of the city where the children
s3eep on the floor. and on beds without
mstfre,srs: who have hardly piece
ri hard bread to last them the da'
through, and. who. in the winter time.
kavenst even shoes to wear on inc
sifeet. but tie rags around their almost
ffcosn feet?
1 TSe American people do not realize
tSear own situation, but in their anxiety
g 800 themselve known" they. In.
SfeSi u maxim; charity begin at home,
"a sjnto another theatre to distribute
SA6sbrsad."
/ think the Russians need food, and
i think the Armenians need the
rsme: but why not wait until we have
talet ,cnrc of our own before We feed
our neighbor:
II would be a mighty good thing 20
stnrt : drive and have a headquarters,
81 i accordance with Mr.. Workingman !,
wherein every one could send money TO
fie right place and see that it. did real
z Also hope that Americans realize
thtT are Americana. ,rox
Philadelphia, April ~, 1922.