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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
NEGLECTED SCHOOLS

AIR. ROWEN, the president Of the Board
lSl Of Education. and George i. Welsh. the
newest member, law little that was not
already apparent in the record. Of the S"hoo!
service when they toured some OF the DIS.
tricts in the manner Of Ilaroun a! Rasch!d
and viewed some Of the crimblinz buildings
In the congested sections Of the city.
Neglected schools mean neglected children.
The school buildings in many Of the poorer
sections are inadequate, oGtworn, murky
and insanitary. Elsewhere the school equip
ment is modern and attractive. The build
ings are for the most part large and COM
modious. II is regrettable that the primary
and lower grade schools feel the tightest
pinch Of that poverty about which the Board
Of Education IS always complaining. for It IS
in these schools that a majority Of the city 3
children get all that they may hope for IN
the way Of education.
The board now desires 10 spend SlJ,Op.-
900 on new buildings 10 replace those which
are admittedly unfit or even dangerous for
school uses. II II can borrow that sum
without making a tax increase necessary.
the more outworn buildings will De replaced
with modern ones and children Of the lower
grades will not be herded every day into
insanitary and overcrOwded FIRE traps
There il another side to the general ques-
tion. Property owners in the downtown
areas should be anxious TO do everything in
their power to improve the character Of
school buildings in regions where declining
real estate values follow naturally on the
partial decay due 10 overcrowd!ng. There
IL no good reason why real estate values in
any part Of the city should ever decline.
Neglect, congestion. dirt and q disregard Of
the value Of appearances cause neighbor
hoods TO lag and fall into decay. Good
modern school buildings should be chsl-
lenge to property owners in such regions and
a stimulus likely 10 lead 10 better building
and an improved neighborhood life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
NEIGHBORS YET FRIENDs

TT HAS been the boast oi the United
i States and Canada that they have lived
In amicabie relations for more than a cen.
tury with no fortihcations guarding the
International boundary s Now comes a re.
ass making for a revision Of the treotv
which permits each nation to keep a f.w
swsll warships on the Great Lakes. Tbs
treaty 10 intended to exclude all war vessels
frem the boundary waters, thus leaving the
tve nations with no weapons Of oRenss or
l1fauss along the whole distance from the
ktiantic to the Pacific.
ouch IN arrangement would be ipeis.
raAnble evidence Of the confidence OF Ss
TO- nationA In their ability TO
li1nAly as14emeRt On all possibly n
= n1apsct hs right Of Canad4 \
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
AFTER MANY YEARS

A NDREW GREGG CURTIN was one Of
"A the great Governors Of this Common
wealth. He served at the time Of the Civil
War and served well, meeting every emer-
gency with patriotic courage
His contribution to the success OF the
war was recognized by President Grant, who
sent him to Russia IA the American Min
lister.
But after his return to this country he
Joined the Democratic Party and represented
Pennsylvania district in Congress for three
terms The Republican Party, which con
trolled the State, forgot his great seryices
because Of his change Of party allegiance.
The erection Of statue to him in Harris
burg is n belated recognition Of his achieve.
ments, a recognition that should have been
made years ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
THE BRITISH DUCK POND
Coalitions dead! That dear John Bull

Coalitions dead! That dear John Bun
No,c looks about anhappily.
Loud George, at least, iods neper dun.
He ran his office snappilv.
But noT! Just look at Parliament,
Dun fish mithin a gdbby net!
Not one Of them is hearen sent
To build u classy Cabinet.
But rhdt else can a poor King do!
He has a job! hen offer it
To some Conservative, 'tis true
And proper; there is Lac for It.
And il u chance a bOner Lac
Should pun and 90 TO bat for il
See Derby (rdreful on the dra,o)
Provide a head and hat tor II.
Or Fate (nho lopes a cup TO M
And takes delight IN sptlH,g it,
May put a curse on Curs0n, still
Insisting he be filing il.
But phats the 0ddss Who piavs the nan
Should erttrpats thEfears frNx NoW.
And. amvhosD, 't,cere IN the sams
Abesf . Assdved yeys from or.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
McSPARRAN'S BLUNDER

MRS. PINCHOT'S activities In the cam
M pa!gn would not trouble Mr.. McSpar"
ran IL he were aware Of the fact that women
now have the same political privileges as
men He seems % have overlooked the fact
that women may vote and hold Office. and
that consequently they are justified in taking
an active part in political campaign.
Mrs. Pinchot's interest in politics does
her credit. Her interest in the election Of
her husband is what would be expected Of
her in the circumstances She is no more
:, biect TO criticism for making speeches In
his behalf than is any man who is engaged
in the same kind Of political activity. And
when she says that she knows that he will
keep his pledges she speaks with authority,
because she knows more about him and his
character than any other citizen OF the
Commonwealth.
II Mrs. Pinchot had kept silence. Mr. Nc
SDarran could say, If he were inclined to
be as dscourteous under such circumstances
AZ he has been under existing conditions,
that she was doing nothing for the election
of her husband for the reason that she had
no confidence In bis ability TO be an Eff
cent Governor.
Mr.. McSparran is not expected 10 be
n,eased with the tactics of the opposition.
They are not devised for his delectation.
But he Is expected t" adjust himself TO the
anfranchisement Of women and TO accept
their political activity as matter Of course.
lie would have been much wiser II he had
held Mrs. Plnchot UP a. an example to the
Denocratic women and had urged them 10
take an interest In politics II he could
Induce the wives and daughters Of all the
democrats in the Commonwealth TO vote
With their husbands and fathers while the
Republican women showed the Indifference
that too many Of the women Of all parties
ore showing he would poll enough votes to
elect him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
Answe wers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. DR.. johnson, as reported by Boswell
originated the phrase Hell 10 paved
with good intentions" :.
z. Anne Boeyn was the second wife OF
Henry VIII of England. 4
j. The Dred Scott decision pronounced BY,
the United States Supreme Court in
1897 decided that n slave that had
been freed had no standr" 'r 'ho laws
that the Missouri Compromise was nun
and vo d and dcni7d q HI r CHI 0g Cons
gress or any territorial Legislature to-
make any restriction concerning slav-
cry In any Territory. ~ s'.7'
I. moraine Is a ridge or heap OF stones
and earth collected by n glacier on its
surface and deposited on adjacent,
ground '..-' 0.'. .'L. ~ y
o. The name plebelan IL derived from the
Latin plebs, the common people of an'
Client Rome as d's'i"" led from the
aristocracy or patricians.
o Philip, - ,' $3.50 ''"f'
T. The Gauges River In India flows In O.
south by southeasterly direction.
T. Massena ls generally regarded as the
ablest Of Napoleon Bonaparte's mar.
shals
o. Edmund Cartwright. an Enslish elsrgy.:,
man N7ts-isaS, d Rccfedited w'u
~ Noah Was the father of Ham. shem and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
RAILROAD BOARD REFORMS

NOTHING Is definitely known Of the plan
IN for reorsanization OF the Railroad
Labor Board which President HARDING 10
ureps ring to submit to Congress- when 4,
reconvenes. But It Is obvious thst a change
IN the character Of the board d necessary
and inevitable. a &
Il should surpris ~ ONE n th3 President
aaks Csasrsss 70 auttoriss . e. - which
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
What Do You KnOU?
QUIZ

QUJL 4
!. Who discovered the Rosetta stone7 II
glyphic insc' iptions? II
8. Name an acephalous animal f"
T. When did Hogarth live and for what was
he noted?
B. Distinguish between La Hague and La
Hogue.
g. For how many years was David Lloyd
George Premier of Great Britain?
T. What instrument determines the purity
Of milk?
g. What straits connect the Red Sea with
the Indian Ocean? .0.T
Q, OF what State is Cheyenne tha capitalf
10. When and where were tanks first used 10
the World War? E
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

There are typewriters and typewriters.
One that sports ribbon but no other femi.,
nine furbelows has been on the Chicago
municipal payroll for some time past Yes
somebody got the money. Also the incident
may be spoken OF appropriately as machine
politics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

Roland Bolgiano. eight.
Brave Boy cen, and Fred Little.
Rcouts seventeen. are credited
with saving the lives OF
,,. passengers when the steamship City
tweIy IyonoIulu was burned. When praised
-, o. their bravery on their arrival In Los
ior -siss. the boys explained It with, "Oh.
AnA,Sers trained as Boy Scouts. :" Can
one ~ imagine finer tribute to the orxan ga
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

Scientist declares it is possible to send.
power through the air. Not the least of the
worlds wonder is that the wonders So
swiftly become commonplaces. 4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

Pittston, Pa, magistrate thrashes wife.
beater before fining him. His Honor's In,
fraction Of the law is one one feels inclined
to Condone
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

No. Genevieve, David II. Lane on
Poll Taxes is not to be found in the Law
Library. 1t is probably classified among.
Political Works.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

1t is, perhaps, not surprising that
Superintendent Broome's new school pro.
gram should contain some sweeping do.
mands. \,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

Mother Goose and Moses have tied in a
popularity. contest in a Chicago college,
probably judged by their quotability. '70a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

AT the present price of hooch. re-,
marked the eminent student of Mother
Goose, it takes an awful lot Of jack to buy
a Jill. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

What with one murder and another the
spotlight man doesn't know which spot to
light next. 81,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

Just think what a terrible fellow the
Turk would be If he ever got drunk! .,,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

Mrs. Gi5erson has perhaps reason to be-
sorry New Jersey law permits conviction Of
hrst degree murder without the imposition
OF the death penalty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

John Barleycorn as an able seaman. on
the Ship of State is a great trouble maker.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

1t may be somebody said to Jack Frost !:
Make it snappy!" q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
NOW MY IDEA is THIS!

Daily Talks With Thinking Phodelphians Subjects They
KnotU Best
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

To skimp the schools is to starve the
future. .- ..... ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20
SHORT CUrS
Mr.. Frost, meet Mr.. Punkin.

Three cheers for the Weather Mau!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-20

A WOMAN'S trump card is her natural
a ulinp for specific cases and her instinct
for odapting the means Mt hand to fit the
m need Of the hour She e, unders,a1ds nd. the
,aa'c ,ha comfort there is in slight adjustments.
,ne n, bar interest is reused by things that
Hm' an herself can put through All Of which
snr SUE to her value in local affairs, and the
p"aIIed po'maII lesser ,fices of government which
&C.,. hsen regarded as the Crumbs that fall
nav nav ' ,ha masters table greatly to the
ironi ,,;,an, n the citizens in general and the
ne,t,, o,,v IN power in particular.
p'nI.y nSoomss nothing that is performed by the
cnnernment as the trustee Of the governed
Is u'',,' ~ ne hoped therefore TINT the recos.
~ II rot the new Governor will give 10 the
nition '""t ~oters Of the State will he along
wohum ,,rss that they are best fitted to helm
tne NJ hv accepting. and honor their party
hlh' living py to a successful issue. And it
oy hc hoped that no pressure will be
Is W. m N bear on any of the Government
pTousnI, IN place any woman in an oficial
onI,a;,S o,.;nn "a a sop to the Cercbus Of the fem.
pos. pos,''J, 'e,.ment. that demands privilege on the
ms. inH nf sex without any provision as to
how 10 exercise II.
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ART IN VEGETABLES


 A well-known artist in her homo near Philadelphia has tried, as far as possible to make her vegetable den as delightful to the eye as tho flower garden, and the result is striking and successful. Her walks are bordered with parsley, and be- hind this runs a row of lettuce.
 Other vegetables are set out in va rious places, arranged according to their height, or massed with an eye to the effect. The coppery bronze of the beet-top, the feathery leaves of the carrot. the crimson fruit of the tomato-first grown, We are told. for it's decorative effect-are additions to the vegetable garden which would never be overlooked were we less familiar with them, or did we look for an expert effect among the ordi- nary, very-day vegetables.
 Too low for the hedge intended as screen, but excellent as barrier between vegetables and flower gar dens, is the globe artichoke. This is bush of about three feet in height and bears not only the pretty decorative fruit so useful as a vege- table, but earlier, striking creamy blossom trumpet-shape. with throat of coppery purple. The plant
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Men and Affairs in Washington

grounds, as the fe-cral park police are, will not be adopted without more svf4ous consideration than has yet been given to it.
 The transfer would cause more of an upset than most people could im- agine and would really have na- tion-wide effect. This is due to the fact that some of the inside men at the executive offices of the White House have been there for great many years. They know every sen ator and congressman who has been in Washington for the last 20 years and know equally well virtually every man who has been in national public life during the same period or time. They also know all the more important men of affairs who have been White House callers for two decades past. The trained instinct and the character knowledge of these men are invaluable in protect ing not only the President, but his secretary from many forms of an noyance. The experience of the men at the public portals of the White House is q thing that money cannot buy. nor well-intentioned Legislation produce. The men about the grounds probably could be replaced with less loss of efficiency, but they, toe, through long service. have learned the secret of complete usefulness without being obtrusive.
 To many of the more prominent men of the country, accustomed to visiting the White House, q trip to the executive office without Ser geant Dalrymple there to open the door and extend the first cheery word of greeting, would seem as strange as if the President himself had changed his place of abode. Sergeant Dalrymple has the faculty of remembering names and never forgetting a face. It is said he never made mistake in identity since he
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has been on the receiving line at the ,.-..s ,4ouse.
 "Dal' can also spot new con- gressman as far as the eye can reach. What it is about new con- gressman that betrays his identity to the officer. I do not know, but there is an indefinable something that tells the story to the trained observer To replace the old police hands at the White House with raw recruits who would not know a senator from walking delegate. would, In the minds of those who know the execu- tive office routine. be a political as we'll as tactical mistake.
 English visitors to Washington are rather amused at the avidity with which We have taken up the word "flapper.' and the seriousness with which we discuss the effect of the flapper upon the future of woman hood. The English have had their fiappers for these many years, and 1t never has occurred to them to think of her as anything much ex- cept little bit of fluff having what she thinks is a grand old fling. The f'anper. in short is an English insti- tuition and London would not be the same without her.
 During the earlier part of the Eu- rf<an war. w\'s l was sojourn- ing at Stockholm in Sweden, I mingled as neutral with the diplo- matte representative of both the al lies and the central powers.
 Stockholm was the great meeting place and listening gallery for the ~~~+ and west. Spies of all sorts were running around in circles. Big ... .-s llsad ltetle spies upon their backs to bite 'em. Among the young CT diplomats in Stockholm was Count De Four, secretary of the Aus trian legation, who had been sta- toned in London before the war. He was complaining bitterly one night of the hardships and cruelties of the war. I asked him what he personally regarded as the great est hardship. Without hesitation he replied:
 Not being able to sec those de- lightful little English flappers any more."
 If so enchanted by the modest lit- tie English flapper, there would be no way to measure the counts en- thusiasm if he could see some of the modern American variety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
AH-Meta[ Spring CoUer l Perfected for Automobiles Lubrcatng Problem That Has Bothered Car Experts for
 Years Is Solved by Latest Alemite Product

For many years, automotive engi- neers have admitted the necessity of better protection and fabrication of all motor car springs. Being con stantly exposed to dust. grit, and water in summer, and sfush and Ice in winter, springs ordinarily are the most abused part of an automobile.
 How to avoid the rust and grit that cause frozen" leaves, with re- snltant breakage-keep the springs, flexing as they are intended to do- has bothered car owners, designers, and builders for years. Leather, or fabric covers, have been tried But the deteriorating action of oil and water makes these materials imprac- ticabls.
 Some motorists initiate tho race drivers. who completely wrap their springs with tire tape. But this method. too, Is short-liyed. and like all others it makes absolutely no pro- vision for continuously luhricating the springs thoroughly and easily.
 It remained for men who have made chassis fabrication their exclusive study to develop a type of spring cover that would not only protect the springs, but would provide a means of keeping the leaves fabricated without the big expense of dismant- ling leaves, shaclSles and clips. Their latest product Is the Alemito Lubri- eating Spring cover, which completes the Alemite High Pressure Lubricat- ing system now standard equipment on s5 per cent of all the different makes of passenger cars and trucks.
 Mr. A. Y. Aydelott, president, of the Alemite Lubricator company of Ala bama. Twenty first street at Avenue "C," Is showing the new Alemite Lub- ricating Spring covers. which are ap- plicablc for any kind of car. This cover Is the only all-metal spring lubricator and protector made. It forms a noiseless flexible armor of lead coated, non-rusting steel in which the entire spring works In a bath of lubricant that penetrates be- tween the leaves.
 It is equipped with Alemite fittings so that 1t is easily filled with tho Alemite High Pressure Compressor and Hose. The cover excludes all water, dust or grit and this feature with the lubricant bath, prevents rust and friction.
 "The metal cover adds greatly to the appearance of any car" says MT. Aydelott. And the increased riding comfort it provides is remarkable. It
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TEA CHING YOUNG IDEA TO SHOOT

TEACHING YOUNG IDEA TO SHOOT William Allen White, in Judge
 burglar in one of our American cities was captured with q diploma from a school for burglars upon his person. We are an enterprising peo- pie. We supply every demand. And education S our national fetish. Am bilious young gentlemen who desire to earn q more or less honest living by burgling, or business, or boodling, soon easily will find school for it. The various states support post graduate institutions where those with the A. B. degree, (sa... A Burg lar. 4 Businessman, or A Boodler) may take intensive graduate work at state expense. New York's institution at Sing Sing is perhaps the best known of these institutions.
 In another decade the auto thief who tries to sell a hot or wet car without showing his crime school di- ploma and his crime chaft fraternity pin will have no standing with the erudite and urbane fence who in- speets his wares. Doubtless, too. our county jails will be covered with ban ners from the various schools of eussedness and crime to give the alumnus who happens in a chubby, honey feeling. Class motoes like Forge Ahead" for the penman. "The Bills are Green Afar off" for the Counterfeiters' college men; Tn the Midst of Life We Are in Dutch" for the graduates of the Scourdrels' Uni versty. or Labor Hominy Winks At" for the Chemists and Boot1eggers' Cornfieid colleges, will adorn the walls of our jails and give the places an air of boolSish serenity. When America goes in for education she goes both a-foo. and a-horseback.
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is handsome enough to find a place in the flower garden on the strength of this flower alone and as its habitat Is properly among the vege-
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PRoTECTING RADIO AERIALs

PROTECTING RADIO AERIALs William H. Easton, Ph. D., in .Leslie's
 Weekly.
 All outdoor aerials should be pro- vided with some device to provide protection against lightning. There is little danger from direct stroke; but whenever a flash occurs in the immediate vicinity. high voltage charge will form in the wire. and if this charge does not find direct path to ground, it may strike through the receiver Ordinarily, no harm will be done, but In extreme cases the receiver may be damaged and a fire started
 Several kinds of easily installed. approved lightning protectors can be obtained from any dealer in radio supplies. These are to be preferred to the doublethro switch. which has heretofore been generally used for the purpose, because they protect the apparatus when it is in use and require no attention. The switch. however. is perfectly satisfactory if it is provided with a good outside ground and is actually connected to this ground during storm.
 After installing the protector. com, suit your fire insurance agent to make sure that it fully complies with the underwriters rules. Be sure to do this. It is very important.
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tables, a row<of these large and weli- shaped bushes makes an effective and appropriate barrier between vegetables and flowers.