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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
DADDY OF THE CENTENNIAL
WAS SANITARY FAIR OF 1864
First Plunge Into Exposions Proved Great Sue
cess and Attracted Attention Of Entire Nation
EUen During Var

Seldom or never Ia reference heard
now to the Great Central Sanitary Fair
Of 1864. though II was. with the re.
election Of President Lincoln and the
steady ascendancy of the Union forces
In the field. among the important events
OF that yenr-at least no far as con-
ccrncd Philadelphia. For one Of Its
secondary accomplishments was the
creation of an organization and for
later.
1t was not. rs motlerns may INCLINE
to suppose. an exposition Of tooth
brushes. rubber gloves, anastrinscnts
md antiscptics. or charts showing the
combined havoc wrought in a given
time by houseflies and concealed
abscesses mt the roots Of the teeth.
There was sOlemnity about the SAM.
tary Fair which such things. had they
been the vogue. would somehow have
served to travesty.
1t was war; time. and the purpose
Of the fair was to raise money to build
hospitals for wounded Union soldiers.
homes for disabled Union soldiers and
malarinl areas. So far az the organ
izing committees were concerned no.
bOdy's health was under particular r
so'icitudc except those Of these special
classes. and hygiene In general only so
fnr as II concerned war and the now
vaguely seen aftermath Of war.
The etymology Of sanitary" was
from the Sanitary Commission Of the
army. then filling functions analogous to
those Of the latter day Red Cross. The
work and the problems Of the Sanitary
Commission were at this time greatest.
The fair was held In Logan Square
during the month Of June. 4 struc.
ture that was part hall and part tent.
covered the entire square lexcept a
few spaces that were spared to save
the trees), In a pattern never seen
again. or very likely before. 4 semi L.
cylindrical corridor bisected the square
and led from either end into the ''cOurt
Of flowers" at the centcr, where now
Is the fountain. Wings shot out to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
Rsports Spruce ct. suite Looted

w. 4. Walker. 1921 Spruce street
reported to the police this morning tim,
his apartment had been robbed Of cloth
ing and other things to the value
Of 800.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
|ANCESS' F[EES
from G|PSY.BAND
-. Miguel, kidnapped by a
I Tribe Here, Escapes
/ In Sydney, N. 8.
wLl RETURN TO NORFOLK

a.. MIGUEL. born in Norfolk, Va.
...,,v .onc years ago, and whose life
~. then has been as colorful as any
~, boot princess, closed another
Ssr,., Of her life, and perhaps the
-. interesting, yesterday, when she
sr,d sanctuary in the police station at
s,a,.,. Nova Scotia. after spending
y. months as the prisoner Of rowing
Ssd Of sypsies *ho kidnapped her from
(. Hs city. -,
M father, Ell Miguel, wealthy Pc.
-, sipsy, has left for Sydney to
- ,he lost Rosa, who is waiting i'm
s..as,tiy 70 BE- restored to her own
~ in Norfolk. During the war he
Commissioned by the War Depart.
INT to purchase horses In Oklahoms
Z ~ he Government.
"A 'm,ccession Of kidnapping episodes,
,ssllius rides across State boundaries.
ss,osated an unwilling Princess Of
Ssmany. and made to travel across two
s~nnents with rowing bands Of gipsies.
~ been the life Of Rosa Miguel. And
- once more she Is to rejoin her own
spooje and civilization.
Z fTesday afternoon. according to a
Ssuatch from Nova Scotia. q dark eyed
Al dressed In the fantastic garb Of the
somadic sipsy rushed into the police
ssticn at Sydney and demanded pro.
isetiop from band Of gipsies campcd
= tbe outskirts Of the city. She as.
srted she had been kidnapped two
scutbs earlier in Philadelphia and her
eap,S:s had beaten and drugged her.
NJ ssid her name was Rosa Miguel
md her parents lived in Norfolk.
he girl told q weird story when she
senk breathless into chair In the sta
don. She said when she was twelve
Sesrs old she was kidnapped by a band
d wandering gipsies. and she roamed
With them for seven years over two
eontinents and was forced to marry the
con Of their king.
She was rescued. she said. in 1920,
after a night pistol battle on the out.
Uiirts Of Phoenix: Ariz., between her
eaptors and detectives employed by her
father. The Sheriff who raitlcl the
esravan with private detectives, she
said, met stiff resistance and her hus-
band and father in law were arrested
snd placed In jnil.
After that exciting episode she lived
quietly for two years with her parents
n Norfolk. Newport News and Phila-
delphia. Two months ago she was
trapped again by the same band Of
gipsies from whom she had escaped. a
shawl was thrown over her head. she
aid, while she was on the street alone.
and she was placed in an automobile
and carried on q wild twO-dny race
across Pennsylvania ,and up into Can
ada. From Montreal they went east to
Sydney by train.
Whenever strangers came near the
camp the girl said she was concealed
IN the wagon. Several times she es.
eaped. but the gipsics always followed
her and preferred charges Of theft to
cause her arrest. Invariably. she said.
upon exacting a promise from her that
che would return to them the gipsies
would withdraw these charges and pro.
cure her release from the authorities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
BABY PARADE TODAY
Fattest and Loveliest Awarded
Prizes At Lawn Fete

A baby parade was one OF the
features OF the annual lawn fete on the
grounds Of the West Philadelphia
Homeopathic Hospital this afternoon:
Prizes were given to the 'fattest, v
"lovelicst,' "prettiest babies and to
the prettiest pair Of twins.
The fete will be continued tomorrow
afternoon and evening. Booths have
been built, where household articles.
groceries and other things will be sold.
The fete is in charge Of Mrs.
William II. Ward. Mrs. Harry e..
EVANS, Mrs. Charles II. Harvey. Mrs
william Griffith. Mrs. Fred ]. Keifner,
Mrs. Samuel NJ. Gross, Mrs. ]. Fry,
Mrs. William Moran, Mrs. Truman l..
Palmer and others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
American Engineers Elect

The closing session Of the American
Engineers Supply Mems Association at
Moose Hall this morning chose rs pres
ident for the coming year J. Maurice
Willitts. Of Jersey City. Andrew p.
Ianderback, Of Cincinnati: John W.
Armour, Of New York, and W. J..
Bryce. OF Philadelphia. were chosen.
respectively. vice president. treaurer
and secretary. Before relinquishing
the chair Roy c. Downs. Of Philadel.
phia. the retiring president. declared
the convention had been the most sue
ccssful in the history Of the association.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
TAKE BULLET FROM BRAIN
Believe Man at Jefferson Hospital
=. Will Recover

Living five days with a bullet in his
brain, the result Of an attempt at sui-
eide, Ia the experience Of Rudolph
Maier, Of Stone 1Iarbor, n. j.. who
had the missile removed by surgeons at
the Jefferson Hospital yesterday after.
noon.
The operation, the second Of it's kind
sicians discovered that paralysis was
rapidly developing. The victim in MI
probability will recover. but says he
wants to die. lie was found shot after
a quarrel with his wife. It il said. His
condition Is improved today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09

the right and left. wherever possible,
without running into either Of the
arenas with tented tops. Turreted en-
frances were ut all the corners. In.
side the halls and booths were hung
with the national colors, the flags Of
NIL the faithful States and the names
Of the reigning heroes. "IIincOln. "
Grant" 'Sherman," MEADE" and
Hancock" .
Every one-save only perhaps Cop
perhcads. who, though the election was
not yet decided, were infrequently seen
OutdOOrs-deemed It his duty to go as
often and buy as much as pOssible.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-09
Boy Hurt In Fall From Tree

While climbing a tree in the back
s.ra Of his home, Jacob Rifer, ten
[sars old Of 2663 North Napa street,
%st his balance and fell to the pave
Isot below. lie was taken to the
Nortawest General Hospital. where he
Mo. WI FOUND to be suffering from a com
"uhd fracture Of the right arm and a
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16

orite dishes was fresh green corn.
Busbcy tells of Uncle Joe stopping
once at n hotel during a campaign
where they served much fine corn
Uncle Joe ordered and rcordered.
The proprietor, thinking to turn o
Joke on the famous speaker, who
was always Kidding some one else,
said to him: you ought never to
put up at a hotol-a livery stable
Is the place for you"
Probably In the minds Of the pee
pie Mt large. they best picture Uncle
Joe with the famous stogie sticking
up out OF his face at "a i5.degrec
angle. Like Grant. who was neycr at
peace without q cigar, Uncle Joe and
his perfccto are inseparablo COM
panious. At SO he puffs away on a
cigar with great relish. once "A
southern admirer. calling upon him,
noted that Uncle Joe seemed to
chew rather than smoke a cigar.
what he needs is d chewing
cigar and not "A smoking cigar" salu
the visitor. So ne went home and
got up IA box Of unique cigars, pam
atela shaped, and sent them L MIR,
Cannon with this note: Dear Mr.,
Cannon-1'm sending you a box OF
cigars made especially Tor you. You
do not appear to smoke, but 10
chew. These are made Tor chew.
ing" investigation 'showCd cigars
cut solid out OF chewing tobacco. I'm
like Mr.. Nolstead, who recently wal
caught with a ''chaw," NJ. Cannon
never chewed tobacco. lie gave IN,
unique chewing cigars away a,
souvenirs.
MIR. Cannon declared that the frs
~notorlety that came his way wa,
with the aid of Sunset Cox, VIII,
came into congress from ohio, anc
then from New York. one day Goa
was making "a speech In which h,
made n reference to a constituen
of Uncle Joe's' who had been nom
mated for commissioner of interna
revenue. That riled Cannon and h,
demanded that Cox yield the floo.
to him. At which Cox refused, anC
then yielded.
For what time does he yield? p
inquired Senator Blaine.
AS long as the gentleman (Mr
Cannon) will keep his left hand II
his pocket" answered Cox.
Mr.. Cannon accepted the condi
ton and then began 20 defend hi
friend OF tho internal revenue ap
pointment. But he had not talked 70
moro than n minute when out cam
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16
NeW Sea Monster Is
Hooked From Pacific

Los ANGELES, CaL-Blasc t7h,
ermen were astonished and loaIl'u
professors shook their heads ln PEI
wilderment with the capture or an
unusual new sea monster, HpNdI
emily OF an unknown species by ing
crew Of a fishing craft of Lone
Beach. The monster measured
l-2 feet long and weighed Low
pounds. The capture vas ilauV
about eight miles from shore ana l~l
CURED several hours TO and.
Capt. Ray Palmer, skipper OF 70,
fishing boat Music, the crew w
which landed the monster, a '
halted and lowered his line VIZ,
the fish swallowed the hook N'.,
and part OF the line. FOR lll.
hours the crew battled with ln't,
prey, and II was not until after w.,
had shot the fish with a Iitle lRI
the members OF the crew we're 'o"
TO bring II ashore,
The mysterious monster has
wide, cavernous mouth ccntal.'
what apears 10 be an extra se. ~
ribs, In addition 10 its regular SCI
toeth. The skin OF the amman IVA" vi
as smooth one way as hat OF u ~
and as rough as sand the othy'. ~
has large, powerful fins, oapao',
%propelling II through slinoS' "
! current,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16

As chairman Of the appropriations
committee Uncle Joe brought In a
deficiency rider to cover the White
House bill Amid cries OF uNtraya-
Lanco from the democratic side Of
tho house the bill was debated. In
tho midst of a haraugue, John Wes-
ley Gaines, OF Tennessee, delivered
a long TRADE and at the conclusion
demanded To know what had be.
come OF Il famous sidehoaid put I'm
tho white House by w. c. T. l..
friends during the regime OF Prcsi-
dent Hayes and his temperance wife,
Lucy Webb Hayes.
do YOU know that that famous
relic was sold at auction and now
servcs In "A Pennsylvania avenue
saloon?" demanded Gaines In indig-
nation,
Uncle Joe Cannon listened pa.
tiontly until GaiEys was lone and
then spoke up;
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16

upon many occasions" he said, and
now l want to give them a dinner"
Mark Hanna had once done the
same thiug, SO Cannon was host
90 more than so members Of the
Gridiron club, II "a one OF the
greatest dinners ever staged in
Washington, Present were Gary.
Morgan and many celebrities. Defy
ing custom and tradition. President
Roosevelt attended. lie lad been
told that the president OF the United
states could not be invited TO meet
any n at dinner IN this fashion. II
vas not according TO the Hoyle of
the state department,
but | can invite myself" said 4,
r. and he did, walking In on the din
uer without invitation. And that
vas the night he made ais fam Gus
first muck raking speech.
Uncle Joe liked dinners and, OF
course, was inimitahle as an after
dinner speaker lie was consider
able o.. aa ep.ruyc, one Of his fav-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16

lice Ia by no means tho only remedy.
There must be swift and certain ac-
ton by tho courts. The delay be-
tween arrest and trial must be
short. Prisoners awaiting trial
should be rigidly secluded and under
no circumstances allowed TO asso'
ciate and, lastly, the courts must i'm.
pose sentences that are really de.
terrent.
The United States have always
been a sort of experimental station
Tor new methods OF punishment and
the tendency has seemed 20 US on
this side of the water TO be danger
ously near to becoming the hunting
ground OF the faddist. The human.
tartan atmosphere is I'm itself a good
thing, but II the system Is found 10
be failing in reducing the crime,
problem Il becomes a great danger.
Criminal Takes Advantage"
Parole, the indetermlnate sentence
and the adult .reformatory have
come 10 stay. but they are very apt
to run into a groove and 10 be ap.
piled to persons for whom they are
wholly unsuitable. No one Is quick
er than the professional criminal in
taking advantage OF the tendency 10
regard him as an interesting case
He will play up to IL every time,
In England we have probation,
which ia the equivalent OF the parole
system, but we apply It exclusively
10 first offenders, and when IL comes
TO the really professional criminal
the courts take a very rigid view OF
their duty.
We recognize that there are some
people whom IL is not safe, In the IN
terest OF themselves and ~ society
TO let loose until they have been
long enough in prison 10 have
broken their ties with their old as
sociates.
The worst OF a crime wave ~ that
II produces panic legislation ana
that the courts 4 apt to fly RON
M extreme 20 the other. The uN.y
sound method. in my opinion, % 20
strengthen the police, TO reduce lhe
F. carrying OF firearms by drastic pen
alties and to see that the courts 40
no more and no less than their duty
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16

"But I would not have the policy.
because every day that
would pass It would occur 10 me that
Il was one day less countcred
Uncle joe And then he added:
The Great Father has arranged It
properly; no man can forescc when
he viii dic.'
Aud that is Joe Cannon's phlloso-
ply of lie and death. lilo knows
lac cannot live forever and IL content
to take life as II Comcs.
Despite his sc years, no IL still
very much on the Job. The day |
talked with him recently in WASH
ington he pulled out his watch
promptly on the dot OF 10 and then
hurried away to attend "a meeting
Of the appropriations committee. OF
which he has been a member 80
years, 10 years as chairman. Every
day he goes back and forth between
his home In the northwest residcn-
tai section OF Washington and tho
capitol-riding in Il motorcar.
surely you are going to write. or
have written, n book comprehend
ing the long years OF your service"
l suggested to Mr.. Cannon, thinking
how he had been In congress since
the days Jr Ulysses S. Grant-way
BACK there before the days OF auto
mobiles, wireless, canned music,
electric cars and trains. motion pic
lures typewritors and what nots.
lie swung on his veteran secre-
tary, l.. White BuHboy.
m such a book ever ls written 7
guess Bushoy viii do the Job said
Uncle Joe" with "A Whimsical smile.
Busbcy has been with MIR. Cannon
for years. lie was the Washington
correspondent Of tho Chicago Inter
Ocean when MIR. Cannon was first
elected speaker. ON that day many
years ago Uncle Joe sent to the press
gallery for Rusbcy. and when tho
Chicago man appenrod
Uncle Joe lust said; "Busbcy I want
YOU to take that desk" pointing TO
tho socrctary's desk. That's ali there
liz 10 Il, Busbcy has been here ever
since and Uncle Joe's right hand
man.
Rusbev said s,ycroI nubusbors bad
been after NIr Cnnnon,s n,or,oirs
IL yyas tho Ian, hmm rlnrt wbn
said there yycro tbrro distinrulsbcI
Americans wbo oyyod N tn tham-
selves and tho country IN writ, hnnL q
of remipisrrn,,s-scnntor Chou,c"y
NJ. Dcnpv -At,rs," Itcn,y 49,
son and "%Iruclc ,Joe" amman Ths
first two hty, Obliged ~"trnrle loo,
: has stin TO make good. and IL IA auit,
likely, now that no is TO retire. that
the memoirs OF the famous old nolit.
lcal veteran Will be- forthcoming.
Aud what a volume il win he,
Just an iuklIug of what such a,
, volume would hold was forthcomin.
this morning while / sat In "Irurl,
q Joe" Caunou'a office ronycrsinc viii
/, him between intcrrwtiuns. az call
4 crs and visitors dropped M 10 wlsl
D him well. In popped ltcpr,sCutntiyl
. Joe Walsh, one OF the many who q,
A deeply admire the cN-apeukcr.
q What's your best Joe Cannol
s story" | asked him.
% Walsh Thought Tor "A moment an,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16
beS Philosophy of LMp-As He Prepares to Quit After Sinytuo Years

the left hand and he began shat,
ing a menacing forefingcr.
Times up-sit down" vpllna ~.
and Cannon sat down.
That was the first picture ~ ~,
Gle joe cartooned over the rny,t,,
the pointed finger. II lasted ~,
the famous tilted stogie. I'm 80.
years the joke most attributed
Uncle joe Is the statement bic vs.
alleged 20 have made on the ro1.
OF the house when he was supBagst
70 have said the reason go mas,
army officers wore SPURS was
keep their feet from slipping on
their dcHkg. But Uncle Joe" .ns,s,.
he was misquoted there
Always the foe 81 any and cver,.
thing hearing the label OF reform
Uncle Joe knew how TO express him
self on that score. He had a vcr,,
he used to quote In that coungetIsr
and II ran in this fashion:
I'm thankful that the moor and sim
Are both hung up so high
That no pretentious hand can stretch
And pull them from tho stv.
II they were not, 7 have no doubt,
But some reforming ass y
Would recommend 10 take 'hA
down
And light the world with gas.
II is a long span that the IIfo q,
Uncle Joe" Cannon bridges. A vol.
umc very thick with very many
pages would be required 10 toll Tho
story of his remarkable life Another
wonderful volume could be devoted
to anecdotes. Jokes. stories and aulp.
OF this famous wit.
81 realize that II is rather \ Ions
time that I have beer here" sae
Uncle Joe" but Il has not seemed
long, for time never drags IN m.
house" In May he will cclcbrat,
another birthday-his last AZ 4
member OF congress-but no want.
no wake made OF t..
AZ he rctires from the house A.
ter 46 years service, taking now 4
voluntary vacation."-he refers u
the two times he was defeated !
involuntary vacations 49, "UncI
Joe" says the sweetest thing O.
all is remembrance OF the grea
friendships he shared on tho floor
friendships OF tho kind the Ia,
Champ Clark was wont to refer q
when he said:
Fame r. the scentless sunflowcr Wit
raudy crown OF gold,
But friendship Is tho treasure ros,
with sweets IN every fold.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16

I'VE are told in history that the
good Abigail Adams, wife Of the
second president 'of the United
states, used TO hang her wash out
to dry IN tho east room, Great God,
men, What has become of that
clothes line p"
And in the uproars OF laughter the
speaker OF the house was quick 20
put the vote on tho White House
rider, and Il went owe without fur
Their ado,
Contrary 10 notions prevailing AT
the time, Roosevelt and Cannon
were the best OF rleuds despite their
political differences. II is now re,
lated how Uncle Joe spent many
evenings in the White House with
Teddy, slipping I'm quietly unbo-
known to the public.
In 1906 Uncle Joe insisted upon
giving "A dinner 10 the famous Grid
Won club. "l'yc been their guest
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-16

"Ic never Stunned u fight.
"iHc never asked fr quarter.
"Ic hit hard, hut never below the belt,
NO mi ever saw him lower his CuIurH or hoist the wlhto flag.
Gle wns sometimes beaten. hut he orcn - where another would not
have dared Ia fight
The mnn who NJ all times IN under nl circumstances hhd Ne superb
courage To give expression 10 honest conviction.
'TO friend ana Zoe alike, he ~ always the embodiment OF courage
Of dIrtruCss, of ntcgrHy"
Evening journal., 1922-02-24
All the Rest of Our Winter Coats

mostly one or two OF kind that
reduced TO half price and less 10 quickly them
II Will pay buy OF
and beginning OF
mere are few Extra Size Coats that will
row at the same big mark-downs above
Evening journal., 1922-02-24
Finds Giant CloUer,
Ne1U Nature Freak
BY ALERT S. GREGG

NEWBERN, Ala.-Professor II.
D. Hughes. OF the Iowa Agricultural
College. at Ames. Ia. here on
leave OF absence. is a promising
rival OF Luther Burgank In devel-
oping plant life. and Of Henry Ford
and Muscle Shoals in producing
cheap fertilizer.
Professor Hughes is the dlscov-
erer OF "hubam." a remarkable
new clover which attains a growth
Of fve to ten feet in the first year.
In explaining the significance of
what he has done. Hughes made
this statement:
soil demands nitrogen and or
eanic matter as a fertilizer in order
10 get the best results.
Nitrogen must be obtained from
the air either by a chemical process
such as is proposed at Muscle
Shoals or by plowing under certain
kinds Of plants In which the nitro
gen has been fixed by bacteria.
Glover as Soil Renewer.
Glover is the ideal soil renewer
because Il contains the nitrogen and
the organic elements.
The usual practice is 10 plant
clover with wheat and after the
wheat has been harvested the clover
is plowed under with the wheat
stubble Nature has so adjusted tho
rate Of growth that when the wheat
Is cut the clover is only a few
inches high But afterwards It
shoots up rapidly.
''Here is where hubam is espe-
cially Valuable. II grows 10 height
OF six eight and ten feet in one
season. and when the farmer plows
it under. he puts back In his soil a
fertilizer Of the very highest value
and In great abundance. He gets
both quantity and quality"
Hughes discovered this new clover
while he was testing seeds from
various sections in his greenhouse
at Ames. AS soon as farmers and
seedmen learned about II. Hughes
was deluged with special offers. One
man mailed a check for $40. beg
ging for six seeds, while another
sent a check signed in blank and
Evening journal., 1922-02-24

luton from the biennial variety, or
js IL a hybrid p
Is New Creation.
Neither" he replied. 1T is a
mutation--a change wrought by
nature which practically amounts
to n new creation. Just how It Is
done we do not understand, but
those OF us who are constantly ex-
perimenting with plant life know
that such things do happen.
New varieties OF wheat, corn
and other grains come into exis-
tence in that way. OF course we
all know that new plants can be
created by a breeding or grating
process but that is something diff
ferent.
1T is a jump in the creative
process in which successive stages
Of evolution are passed over, and
we see only the result in the form
OF new and superior plant"