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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14
covERNoRSHIP ENTRIES

TTNHE two Republicans who have formally
i announced their candidacy for the gov
ernorship are holding State office. They are
Bnnking Commissioner Fisher and Forestry
Commissioner Pinchot
Each is confident that he could success
fully perform the duties Of Governor. and
each talks of the need Of business efficiency
in Harrisburg.
Lieutenant Governor RcidIcman and State
Treasurer Snyder are receptive candidates.
and Workman's Compensation Chairman
Mackcy will accept the nomination If 1t is
given to him.
There remain Auditor General Lewis. At.
torney General Alter and a few others yet
to be heard from. But it is morally certain
that there is not head of department in
the State Capitol who does not think that
he Is equal 10 the task Of succeeding Gov
crnor Sproul.
Theoretically. the candidate will be nomi-
mated at the primaries in May. but as
matter Of fact he will be sclecte. by the
party leaders within the next few weeks.
Then the party workers will be told to vote
for him at tn" primaries and he will be
nominated unless the unexpected happens.
This does not mean that there Will be
only one candidate for the nomination. one
or more of the men turned down by the
leaders may have his name put on the pri-
mary ticket He will do this without any
expectation of winning. but for the purpose
Of demonstrating his strength in order that
he may demand something elsa from the
party in the future.
\ lot of moro or less important people
have signed letter asking Mr.. Pinchot to
be n candidate. Similar letters making
similar request TO other mon Will be pun
liShcd This is part Of tho strategy OF cam
rulGninC. Such letters are easy t" get. anu
only those with littir political experience
give them undue weight. The field is stu
open for candidates whose personalities Will
warrant Overwhelming support nj the polls.
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NOW MY IDEA is THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadephans Subjects They
Knov Best
KnO1U Best

being n plcsiOsaurus are exceedingly remote
There may be some large and unusual rep
tile living there, but science will wait until
1t has been definitely classified by thoroughly
competent men before accepting the state
ments about 1t that have been made. The
chances that 1t is n plesiosaurus or any other
ancient reptile type are practically nil.
'One of the humorous features Of the in
cldent Is the energy and enterprise exhibited
by the South American Society for the Pre-.
vention of Cruelty to Animals. which advo-
Gates allowing the animal to live in peace
discovery has been attended with unusual
publicity and has now been generally made
known to the scientists of the world.
1.-The discoverer of the reptile. Prof.
one!li. Is not one of the leading scientists
of South America, and for. that matter I
have seen no expression OF opinion from
any OF these men. South America has some
very able scientists. who should know the
conditions under which this animal was
found and men whose word regarding the
scientific value of the reptile will be final.
But none of them has as vet expressed any
opinion: when this is forthcoming we shall
know what has actually been found.
II do not know whether any of the we'll.
known scientists of that country have taken
up the matter or not II they have there
has been no indication of the fact thus far.
but It Is only natural to suppose that so
discovery at their very doors would stir some
OF them to action.
Occasional Discoveries Made
AT the same time 1t Is true that occa
sionaly in the past a type supposed TO be
extinct turns up. Some years ago an okapi,
believed TO have been extinct for a long time,
was found in Africa. There was not the
slightest doubt as to the genuineness of the
hnd, as 1t was seen and classified by scien-
fists whose reputation and knowledge were
beyond question. 1t was simply case of a
representative of n type generally supposed
to have disappeared from the earth long
since surviving
But this was an individual instance.
most unusual, 1t is true, but proving moth
ing IN the present case in South America
The okapi, too, it must be remembered is
very much more recent than the plcsiosaurus
and It's chances of surviving through thc
years were naturally that much better.
Stories of the discovery of presumably
cAlinct animals crop out in the news every
itt'e while, and once in n very great wbile
they are snbstantiated. This particular ono
mas been taken up. however. in a pcculiarlv
circumstantinl way, but scientific men viii
await the verdict of a scientist of acknowI.
edged reputation and standing before ac.
ccepting what, on the face of it, seems n
De an utter impossibility."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14
A CHANCE FOR THE OLYMPlCS

TIJHE city OF Paris has baked n, voting
l. the promised appropriation Of lO,OOO.OOO
francs for the Olympic games Of 1924. Only
one tenth Of that sum is now in prospect.
An argument which has a familiar sound
TO Philadrlphians. has arisen concerning
sites for the athletic carnival. the Olympic
Committee insisting that th" Pershing sta
dium. favored By the Municipal Council, is
inadequate. There are Indications that the
French capital may lose entirely its oppor-
tun!ty of playing host t" tho worlds selected
athletes.
A dispatch from Paris mentions Los
Angeles as a possible successful winner Of
the distinction. Nothing Is said about Phila-
deplm and Ih" suggestion of post pon!ng the
games until 1926 for the purpose Of holding
them in con junction with The one hundred
and hfueth anniversary Of American
independence
What has become Of thar proposal? II
was beset with difficulties when the Paris
program was regarded rs virtually arranged
But the cas" j. altered today and now if
ever. Is the moment for pressing the claims
Of Philadelphia and til" fitness of cclebrat
ing athlcti" proweSs in connection with n
worlds fair enterprise. supposedly Of the
first magnitude.
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CONGRESS WILL FIX 1T

A NEW gateway for the interference OF
n Congress in the initiation Of foreign
policy has been discovered in the Army APP
propriatons Bill.
This measure. now pending. not only
ignores certain formerly established prcroga-
tivcs of the commander in -rhicl of the mili-
tary establishment, orders Secretary Weeks
about like clerk and impcriouSly fixes the
number Of troops 10 hr maintained in
Hawaii aud Panama. hUi il demands IN"
withdrawal Of the American infantry rNgi-
mcnt from 'rien Isin. China. and the
evacuation Of the Rhin" area by July |.
With "ondescPnSion which inspires
ama2emcnt mandates regarding the Philip
hines are excluded. Doubtless the Executive
is expected to appreciate this concession to
his authority.
The Consritu,ion Of the United States
must provide depressing reading for III"
originators Of this army bill. In the basic
instrument of this rcpubl" something is
said about n balanced division Of executive,
legislative and judicial power.
The trainers are dead now. Perhaps
Congress Is rharitabl" enough t" regard
them rs misguided rather than deliberately
cruel to the legislative branch of this Gov
ernmcnt as at present constituted.
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MELONS COLD ANALYSIS

CECRETARY MELLON has analyzed the
~ newest Bonus Bill in detail in letter to
Chairman Fordney. "f the Ways and Means
Committee, IIo repeats the objections which
he has mad" in the past,
In addition ne calls attention ~ the fact
that the bill does not appropriate single
dollar for the payment Of II single bonus
The bill as il stands might be passed unani.
mously without getting tho sorvic" men per
ceptibly nearer 70 the money for which n
few Of them are asking.
The bill is in reality an attempt 10 dodge
the money issue. II simply provides Il bonus
scheme. The vcricst tyro in legislation
knows that n law requiring the expenditure
Of money is not worth the paper 1t il printed
on unlesS It carries with it an appropriation
to meet the charges under It,
Congress has been known to stop Tow
ernmcnt enterprises legally authorized by
the simple expedicnt of refusing 10 max" an
appropriation to carry them on. II the
present Congress had planned to create In"
impression until after election that it had
voted a bonus TO the service men. while 1t
had no intention Of paying 1t. its course
could not have been better conceived.
II would be wiser. however. 10 drop the
matter altogether than TO attempt I" 1901
considerable body Of citizens by such piece
of legislation as the Fordney bill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14
THE SECRET

A GAIN the Rev. DR.. John Roach Straton
n has been swinging verbal whips over
the wicked actor folk. This time it is Mary
Pickford's divorce and rpmarriage that seem
wrong to DR.. Straton. How can this lady
and her new husband walk smIingly and
wit hOut sham" in the streets Of claste New
York:
William \, Brady. who. being also in the
theatrical business, seems almost as fond Of
publicity as DR.. Straton has sprung shout
ing 10 Miss Pickford's defense.
Mary doesn't need special defenders. She
is safe enough. For she has managed at
various times ia make II lot of people happy
and to give delight TO multtudes. When
DR.. sitraton can do thar much he will have
n right 10 n patient hearing.
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-P ~

since part payment for occupation expenses
has already been made to several OF the
Allies, this Government is entitled to It's
share
Beyond this point. however, the case Is
obscured by a multiplicity of complications.
Our demand for the S24l ZOO 900 was made
not to the German Government, the actual
debtor. but to the Allied Finance Ministers.
Warrant for this course is presumably to
he found in that section of our separate
pact with Berlin which reserves to us sepa-
rate rights under the Treaty Of Versailles.
Ii was Germany. however. which ac.
knowledgcd these reservations and 1t Is per-
missible to question the authority OF that
nation to interpret treaty which 1t was
compelled TO sign on the dotted line. In
other words. we have requested from the
Allies the payment of sum of money which
Germany was entirely willing that we should
exact from them.
II was noted at the time Of the ratifca-
tion of The Dresel. Rosen Treaty that 1t pre-
supposed the arrival of some future under
standing with the Allies. There were even
statesmen abroad who suggested that this
might b. incorporated in new treaty be-
tween the allied nations on one side and the
United States on the other
Mr.. Hughes has obviously taken another
course. but with the identical object in mind.
His desire for an understanding is plain
spoken. As the shock Of our demand is dis
PEELED. which seems in the end probability.
a definite arrangement regarding the Amer
lean interest in the rcparations payments
may be expected. This accomplished. the
Drcscl. Rosen Treaty would acquire force
which. by itself. it has never gained.
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WOMAN'S RIGHT TO HER NAME

y A BOUT the proper degree Of seriousness
"A characterized tn" deb9tr before the
Lucy Stone League Of New York ON the
question whether women should lose tholr
names mt marriage.
The man who supported the affirmative
said that general retention by women of
their maiden names after marriage would
disrupt the census and that il was the dury
Of women to sacrifice themselves for the
State.
The negative advorarr insisted thai
''womcn should be permitted to retain their
own names. 50 that when they do things
: they shouldn't the busybodcs won't drag
the husbands name into the scandal "
!. The League was started year ago with
much seriousness, but in the Intervening
twelve months the members seem to have
+! arrived at the conclusion that the subject +,
not quite so important as they thought il
was.
Names are primarily for the purpose Of
Identification. II does not really matter by
what name man or a woman shall be
known so long as it pIcases him Arrange
nents were made long ago for man or
woman to change his name if he does not
like it, In the United States he can 20
into court and get permission to adopt any
name that pleascs him, provided that there
is no evidence that he has a criminal pur-
pose. In England, by what is called deed
poll all n man has TO do is to put on record
in public Office the fact that he has as
sumed new name. There is Leonard Mer.
rick, tho, novelist, for example. who was
horn Leonard Miller, but who changed his
Urname TO Merrick when he arrived at
years of discretion. A more DISTINGUISHED
instance is that of George Victim, better
known ms George V. who because of the
: ropprobrium attaching to the German name
that be was born with changed it to Wind
s0r soon after the great war began.
W Surnamcs anyway are of comparatively
recent origin. They were originally used to
distinguish one James from another James.
.Ons Of them would be called James Fitz-
sf,N( that Il, James the son OF, Patrick
Il ittss tistinsaish him from enss the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Smith. so called because he was n black.
smith or goldsmith or the like. In the
course of time these identifying tags became
permanent and indicated the family to which
man or woman belonged. for the women
took the names of their husbands in order
that there might be no uncertainty about
who they were.
If it shall happen that in the greater
freedom Of women that is expected TO fol-
low their political cnfranchisement the
identification of wife with her husband
shall not be deemed desirable the matter OF
name will settle itself.
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Today's Anniversaries

1S3l-Thc first Free Baptist church In
the Territory Of Michigan was organized
near Ypsilanti.
1S54-Fifty lives lost by the bursting Of
n hue on the Ohio River steamboat Rein.
deer.
lS72-French Assembly passed bill pro-
vding for the punishment Of any person
Joining the lnternationala or any similar
radical society.
1SS3-Knr Marx. the founder of modern
Prussia, May 3, 1878.
1S0l--Eleven members Of the Italian
Malta charged with the murder of the chief
Of police Of New Orleans were taken from
jail and lynchcd.
1S02-'lhe steamer Missouri sailed from
New York for Russia with supplies for the
starving peasants
1S07--Great mass meeting in London TO
express sympathy with the Greeks.
100O---Prcsdent Mckinley signed the
Gold Standard Currency Bill.
192l--Six young Irish Republicans exc.
cuted in Dublin.
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz


J. had Andrew johnson been found .ui,,v
~ me famous Impeachment trial Rsn'
lamin Wade. of Ohio, president NJ tho
senate, would have become presidon, on.
OF the United States '''"'
q 9uadriga Is an ancient chariot draw,
py iour horses as seen in scuinturs
D. Inc, word myriad originally meant ,
thousand. Now it Is used in TIC 49, a
noih, q, an indefinitely great number
o. Persiennes are outside window blird. -,
light horizontal laths, '''"us OF
o. the Marquis de Lafayette was wourdoa
In the Battle OF Brandywins ,"asa IN tsn
American Revolution. 80 ''e
L. sackbut IL an obsolete bass trn,o..
win slide for altering the pitch Re'
o. RAPID rise in the barometer Indicate.
" Ihe Twelve apostles were James. the sor
"h,x or mehedse; James, the son of Al. al
nheus simon Peter Simon. tha
Canaanite: Matthew, John. xnd-ssnnee sne
I'm. hrm,,ip' Bartholomew. Thomas, LeS..
and Judas iscariof. =, .''eus'
o. The Roman Sign Tor 1000 was MN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

It was not pleasure
One Never Knows jaunt the Prince Of
Wales took to India
hut one made for political elRcr, But the
greatest political effect Of his visit is one
,ndreamcd Of, His presence in India may
delay the resignation Of Earl Reading. the
VicerOy. Delay may mean rccOnsiderat ion
And history Will thus be given an unex-
pected twist. yf%t
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14
Today's Birthdays

Maxim GOrky. famous Russian novelist
and reformer, born at Mini Novgorod,
fifty four years ago.
William Graves Sharp. former United
States Ambassador to France, born of
Mount Gilead, o., siIty.thre years ago.
Thomas Il. Marshall, late Vice President
Of the United States. horn at North Man.
chester, Ind, sixty eight years ago.
William y, Selig, one of the noted pion-
GERS OF the motion picture industry, born in
Chicago fifty eight years ngo.
Charles j.. Curry, representative In Con.
gress Of the Third California District. kern
& Napisrville. H.. sixty -four years aSo. 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Warehouse in Chico. Calf. is being
hombardcd with rocks which appear to fall
from the sky. The Antigonish ghost. driven
from home by Investigators. may have taken
II trip across the continent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

II believe in the great future of Phila.
dcphla as a seaport says Captain Ker-
nit Roosevelt. who heads steamship COM
pany soon to carry freight between this city
10 talk Philadelphia with deed on the
heel of the word
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what DO You Know?
QUIZ

QUIZ
J. Mh Ma, Is the origin Of the word don.o
What Is the largest city in South arrlc,o
Exposition in ilsdelpbiae ne IN SsHtsnnial
=. What Is a protagonist?
o Mho is Premier of South AfricaPI
=. What is bismuth?
:. Who was John McCulloueho
), What are marmosets?
~ Mhat are autophagous animal,o
Battle Of Antietam? W me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Altoona Y. W. &. A. has ruled that
its members shall not be allowed to use more
than enough powder to remove the shine
from their faces, and that it must not be
applied in public places One would think
the nose sufficiently public.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Mel. noting the fact that T.. X. II.
stockholders meet tomorrow. desires to know
II the fact that tomorrow Is also the last
day for filing income tax returns suggests
anything to the insurgcnt directors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

''Thcrc is no alternative to the treaty
but ruin,' says Arthur Griffith. And De
Naera's fnvorite song appears to be, 'Oh,
OH, the ruin o. t."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

! notice. said old Sour Face that the
superintendent of schools in Cheltenham
Township puts his q. X. on knickers for
girls. Well. he comes within a letter OF
expressing my opinion. Change the first "K'
tO an IS -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

1t must be a shock to Senator Robin
son to learn that Secretary Hughes and not
Arthur Balfour wrote the first draft OF the
Four Power Treaty: but Joseph T. Robin.
son, he isn't caring much about facts,
'yC see.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Boston University is teaching some Of
its students how to become belhops and
head walters. II it teaches them hOS 10
refuse tip it will be a service worth while.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Just as We were beginning TO worry
over the absence of old Doc Sawyer from
the news he bobs up, uniform and all, in
pictures from St. Augustine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Paris bellies, we are told. are wearing
bells on their garters. Paris beaus. we sur
mise, will counter by wearing bows on their
suspcnders.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

London professor says there will be no
cotton in the United States five years from
now. as the boil wecvil will have killed 1t.
oh. well. We'll always he able to find it in
some of our all wool suits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Dr. Prince Is said to have clue to the
Antigonsh ghost. This is plumb discour-
aging to newspaper reporter who has
covered police headquarters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Portcrsvilc. San Luis Obispo and
bakersfield dispatches tell Of California
earthquake shocks, but We look in vain for
any word from Los Angeles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

II may by and by soak into Fordney' s
mind that n bonus bill is wanted neither by
the Administration nor by the country nt
large.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

With Uncle Sans demand for SAL
0O0, 900 for expenses in connection with the
occupation of the Rhineland goes the wish
that he may get it,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

"Airship bombs kill Trnnsvaal strik :
crs.' Curious how the late war made a
commonplace out Of the unprecedented.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Newark. y. j.. trust company has
ordered its girl clerks to cover their throats
and knees. Now watch the girls get square
by uncOvering their ears.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Visiting Prince says all Philadelphia
women are beautiful Has evidently joined
up with the Boost Philadelphia movement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Chicago law firm consists OF mother.
daughter and son. What 'smattcr, pop!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Don't blame It all on Crow. The sick
man Is being used by politicians jockeying
for position
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Meridcn. Conn. has ghost that throws
fiat irons. The Antigonish spook has put
them all on their mettle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Now IL the Navy had been in need OF
free seeds Congress might not nave
sighted 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Our interest in Frances National Wine
Week is purely academic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Civil service is what the bootlesger
aims to give nothing else but
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Democrats have at last united on
State ticket. Loyalty determined that they
shall all go down together.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Whcreupon the committee devised ways
and means Of ignoring the facts and figures
presented by Secretary Mellon.
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Born to Popocatepetl (or should 1t be
Momocntepetl?) cute little kidokitten-
npetl. Mother and son have hot old time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

The congressional carrouscl Is still
going good and not getting anywhere IN
particular.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14
OUR RHINE BILL

TNHE American bill for army occupation
i cost In the Rhineland is n straightfor-
ward claim. 1t ID undenisble that Germany
II nnder obligation to reimburse Us and that.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

Wonder how that rabbit is getting along
with the Easter eggs?
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"Oh. WE'LL" says Fatty" ArbuckIe
''the third time Is the charm
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We presume the Melody in Major
was written by Dawes before he became a
general
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

'"The Rake's Progress is now being
staged In ever SO many back yards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-14

b. Davenport Ia. man fell dead when told
the amount Of his taxes. Unusual, but un-
derstandablc.