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NATIONAL GUARD TO
GEIISI OF IN
Major General William G. Price
Announces Actual Enlistment
to Take Place Shortly
OVERSEAS MEN ASK TO JOIN
"The new year dawns with the new
Natiounl fiiiurd of Pennsvlvanla In u
very healthv state of organisation." said
Major CJrncral William 0. Prlee the
division commander, todnv,
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I) no are pruriM-ump mi 'J , uul vl
fertivcl.v. in the matter of organia-
tlon," eontlnued Oenernl Price. "Our
object is to select tlie belt meu for the
(service, C'onseiiiicntlv, we are onlv be
ginning the tnsk of enrollment. Tins
Ms preliminary to the enlistment, And
we will be able to go about this Btep
In a short time. 1 cannot say at this
itlme lust w I1071 the worn nt enlistment
will begin, for our decision to dcicci
Innno but the best . men among the np-
Ipllcants has naturally delacd the linal
jauistcriiigMn.
Man Applicants
The larsre number of meu who are
, applying for admission Into the new
guard has been most gratlfjing. Not
I nlnno is this true of tho number Itself,
but the finality of the applicants is of an
unusually men standard, it is a sure
thing that the regular division peace
formation nt anout ju.uihi men win soon
be announced as accomplished. iaml they
will be a command that will be a pride
to the state and of high standard of
military excellence.
"Peculiarly gratifvlng to me is tin1
rreat number of veterans who nre sfoK
lug to loin the guard. Practlcall all
of the higher officers apd unit toinmnid
ers have seen overseas dutj. Our Ine
officers are of the same sort of e tortus,
and we hope to "nick" most of our nn
commissioned officers from men ho
served abroad or who were readv in
the caiuns here for dutj overseas.
"While n largo proportion of our (Hi
rers and men were formcrl in the'old
Tweutv -eighth and Seventy - uinth !Di
rWons of the nrmv . there are veterans
of other branches of our forces in
Prance among those entering the Sew
guard. This speaKs well for the unrnle
and elhciencj, and will certaiulj go far
in assisting the newer recruits who will
be able to profit bj the help of their
more experienced comradts."
Opnoral Price, with loug tonne as a
regimental and brigade commander iu
the old National fluard of PennsvHn
nia, capped his military career b lead
ing the Seventv -third Artillor.v Hngadc
during the war in France. Prepara
tion for mustering in the new guard
began Nov ember -li. as the result of the
granting of authoritv bv the War De
partment to proceed with the formation
of .i full-peace time division with fed
efal sanction and support. The Pemi
syHauia quota will bear the war-hou
nred designation of the Tvvontj eighth
illusion.
FIND WOOD ALCOHOL CURE
Woman Improved After Injections
of Bicarbonate of Soda
ti effective means of checking the
Ulrohol poison plague has been suggested
.bv the recovery of Mrs. Catherine I5ns
"toL of t'lis ritv from wood alcohol
poisoning at John Hopkins Hospital,
Raltimoie. Md.
"Mrs. Bristol was received at the hos
pital in a critical condition. Bicarbonate
of t-odu wjs injected into her veins, and
her sstcm was saturated with the
lutlon. A slight improvement iu her
condition was noted inunediatoh. Prom
a state of semicoma sjie recovered con
iciousuoss, and her sight was partially
restored.
The effect of this treatment, accord
ing to Dr. fTharles Lent, who treated
ilrs. Bristol, is to neutralise tho arid
formed iu the bodv b the poison. The
result of the experiment raiij unearth
a curative agent thnt will reduce" the
deaths from wood ulcohol poisoumg.
READERS' VIEWPOINT
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Letters to the Editor on
Current Topics
John and Hit Deadly Brother
To the Hditor of the liieMtw PubHe l.tdoer:
Mir When the bodies of about nine
alcohol victims alone used to arrive at
the Philadelphia morgue every daj
sixty-three In one vek before July
1, when John Harlejcorn, himself, nud
not his substitute, was the murderer,
tlierewas no ndo whn'tever in Philndel
phla over thisc appalling tingedles. In
deed, nuuy of ns had no definite Idea
or wlieie the morgue was locnted;
neither did we have nn.v figures what
ever about the dnllv total of bodies
brought iu. '
And now behold tne uproar over the
fact that seventy -seven people have
been murdered bv JohiiH substitute In
man) cities of the northeast ! A do
plornble slate of uffalis bo.vond all
question, but nianv of us wonder
whether it Is Tar worse to be iiiurdeied
bv the substitute than by the villain
himself.
Acundiiig to pnliie and hospitul re
ports, hiitidteds of "drunks" used to be
brought to station houses and hospitals
in one city alone on Christmas and the
day after. Mnnj or these developed
pneumonia and died without special
mention, dlshonoiable or otherwise.
It is evident, therefore, that the
fi (ends of John Hnrlecorn, the right
villain, bj giving vent to their horror
over the murdeis committed bj Ills sub
stitute, nic tr.viug to make it appear
Unit John himself was not so bad a
fdlovv after all, seeing that he could
commit numerous- murders without at
tracting attention,
W. C. T. V. W0HKI1II.
Philadelphia, Jan, 1.
Packers and Percentages
To the rdltor of the Ihrnlno Public Ledoer.
Sir In jour editorial December f)
headed "Palmer's Triumph Over the
Packers," jou state that "a profit of
fj.per cent on gross salon would not be
unreisonuble no retail merchant could
continue in business "on so narrow a
margin."
Manj retailers, after paving ex
penses, including a reasonable Miliary
for themselves, would remain in busi
uess and be well satisfied with ! per
cent profit on gross sales. However,
the packers are not retailers, but may
be classed as manufacturers and whole
salers. The reasonableness of a per
cent on gross snles depends on the
number of times the capital invested
has been turned during the jeur. A
man has $10,000 which he loans for
thiit da.vs, charging $200. which would
be z per cent. Jf he continues making
the loan each mouth during the e.ir lie
would have loaned $130,000 at ii nor
fnt. but his profit on the i.ipiU) wouldJ
bo 24 per cent.
The pin kers may be nbln to turn
their capital ever thirt.v da.vs, possi
bl.v oftener. Tho net profit shown on
the Swift dollar mav mean a profit. on
capital invested of any amount, depend
ing out iiel.v on the number of times the
capital has been turned.
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Marion, Ind., December 27.
The Penn Memorial Bridge
To the hdilor of the hicnina l'ullic I cdacr:
My Bridge of Dreams
At last 1 see her leap across
The silver stream
The merr.v children laugh and plav
The workmen speed across the livelong
dav.
And all night loug
The merr.v motor parties speed along.
O. Welcome to our citv fair
M Bridge of Dreams,
Leaping high out across the silrcr
1 stream.
DAVID II. WRIGHT
New Year's Dav, 1020.
Thinks Grey's Mission Has Not Failed
To the Fdltoi of the Fvenino rvbllc Ledaer:
Sir As a leader and admirer of jour
dear and alwa.vs instructive paper,
please permit me to remark in re tHc
article from jour staff corresnondent.
Mr. Clinton Gilbert, that the Augln-
Saxou world dream does not end in
Grcj's retirement, and his denarture
from Washington. (Jre.v's mission to
the United States has pot failed. The
dispute over the league of nations and
me rrtusai oi (he Henatc to ratify tho
treaty has not ended the brotherhood.
t'leasc read Beve at 6ns. fourth pmn.
ter and also tenth chapter, "There Is
Hope," Is It possible for jou fo be-
IICV0 that there Ik nnu- n rnlnWv
standing over the White House, one
end thereof standing on the top of the
"u-miuMiiii .vinniimeni nni tne other
in the I.afajettp Park, this being tho
center of the world at the present time?
Let ns hope for the great vlclorv,
S. .1. PllAXKT.lV.
Philadelphia, January 1.
THIRTY SOLOISTS TO SING
Madrigals and Choruses at Phlladel
phla Art Alliance
Madrigals and choruses are on the
program of the New Year celebrntlon
from 4 to 7 o'clock toda.v at the Phila
delphia "Art Alliance, 182.1 Walnut
street,
Henri Hot is in charge of the Mad-'
rlgal Singers, which Is an orgnnl7atinn
of thlrtj soloistH from Philadelphia,
churches. Thc.V will sing at 5 and tl
o'clock. ,
Among those in the receiving dine
will be Mrs. W, Yorko Stevenson, Mrs.
Imogen B, Oaklej, Miss Dleauor Stew -nrdsiiu,
Mrs. A, Warren "Keisej. Mr.
John P. Braun and .Mrs, Leopold Sto
kowskl; Miss Susanna Dereum and Mr.
Philip Goepp, two members of the music
committee of the Art Alliance In charge
of the program: Miss Jean Martin and
Miss Bessie S. Davis, representing the
Alumnae Association of the Zeekwer
Hnhn Academj ; Miss Martini Schick,
of the Arts and Crafts Guild: Misn
Mario W Paul and Mrs. Duncan
Cnmpbell, representing the Durjdlcc
Chorus ; Miss Marj Butler and Mr.
Yarnnll Abbott, of the Fellowship of
the Academy of the Fine ArtR; Mrs.
George AV, Smith and Mrs. Walter
Hancock, of the Philoiuusian Club;
Mrs. John S, W, Holton and Mrs.
Samuel S. Burglti, of the Philadelphia
Music Club: Joseph Pox, representing
the Savov Opera Co, j Mrs. Wil
liam T. Shoemaker, of the West Phil
adelphia Shakeppeare Club: Mrs. Fred
crick W. Abbott and Mrs. Hdwaid Gar
rigues. representing the Matinee Musi
lalo Club: Mrs. Jasper . Brluton and
Mrjhf Robert on Moscli7lsker, of the
Print Club; Miss Blanche Dlllaje and
Mr. George Walter Dawson, of the
Philadelphia Water Color Club: Mrw.
William II. Greene, representing the'
Assoclnte Division of tho Musical Art
Club: Miss Prances Wister, represent
ing the Orchestra Association ; Mrs. fill
Kirk Price, of the Plavs and Plaers,
and Miss Florence Pulton, representing
the Plastic Club.
Most of the organi7ntlons arc amllat'ed
with the Art Alliance In Its efforts to
further the art interests of the city.
BIDS RAILROADERS CONSERVE
In his New dear's greetlug to the
emploves of tho Pennsylvania Railroad,
filisha I-ee, federal mauager, urges them
to avoid waste in ever possible waj. so
as to help In relieving existing scare
itv. He also advises them to increase
production and to watch carefully over
the safet.v of fellow workers and the
traveling public.
NEW YEAR'S EVE
ACADEMY CONCERT
Mario Sundelius, Leo Ornstein,
Josef Shlisky and Max Gogna
Give Interesting Program
tra, and, as was tho case when Mr.
Stokowsil gnvc It last season, the null
ence was frankly amused nt it. And
It seems to the writer that a Funeral
March that causes amusement, falls
somewhat of Its purpose.
WELSH RESIDENTS TO
CELEBRATE FESTIVAL
URGE MORE CONCERTS
FOR MUSIC LOVERS
Philharmonic Society to Launch
Membership Campaign at
Hotel Supper
campaign Itself Is Id tho hands of a
woman's committee of which Mrs. Wil
liam Innes Is chairman.
Dr. Wllmcr Krusen will preside nt
the Btippcr and several speakers will
tell of the musical needs of Philadel
phia nnd methods for meeting them.
"Music nnd Character" will bo dis
cussed by David- Kirchbaum nnd A.
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Judstm will talk 't HWipWtjV
ot n Orchestra." Bdwat4 W f
plain the relations tbatfitot fcwjricn
toe jminarmoniu ouciciy auq wiornn
ndelphia Orchestra. Dr. Frank, iRJU
Hnmmond will tell the history ,6t IhVfi
Philharmonic. Mr. Otis Bkinnwc tvlli
spcaic oi organizing lor suppiyujjr, mat,
musical demands of All clissca. '' -
Four well-known musical stars were
unequal to tho tnsk of filling tno Acad
emy of Music on New Year's T.vc, jil
though they gave n concert which de
served n far better attendance. The
attractions of Broad Btreet and Chest
nut street ou the eve of Philadelphia's
most boisterously celebrated holiday
were too potent even for the names of
Marie Suiidollus, T,eo Ornstein, Max
Gogna and Josef Shlisky.
All of the artists except Mr. Shlisky
are familiar to Philadelphia, having
appeared here mativ times previously,
but Mr. Shlisky proved to be nn ngrec
able surprise. He has a tenor voice of
exquisite quality and of great volume
and excellent range. He lacks some
thing of smoothness nnd finish in his
singing, but these nre elements which
can be acquired. His natural oico is
one of the finest thnt has been henrd
here In joars nnd with a little more ex
perience and learning how to use his
voice to the best advantage he should
have n remarkable career as n concert
singer. The numbers which he sung
were vnried, ranging from Mejcrbeer
nnd Verdi to a couple of Jewish folk
songs which he sang with great pathos
and effect.
Miss Sundellus nnneared three times
in various numbers including operatic
arias, songs and the Hacn-Gounod Ave
Marin, with ello obllgato, by Mr.
Gegnn. Her voice is clear and excel
lent qualltv and she uses it with great
skill and efiecl. Mr. ucgnn as a bolotst
reaffirmed the favorable impression he
made In the recent Joint recital at the
Metropolitan Opera House with Ts'inu
Tarasova. His principal number1 was
the well-known Sjmphonic Variations
of Boellmann.
Mr. Ornstein, ihe last of the four ar
tists, again showed that he is pftpular
witli the Philadelphia public or at ledst
the timnll portion of it present last
night. He nppeared twice, the first tllnc
in two of the Liszt rhapsodies and the
second time iu n group of smaller piices.
Including a nocturne and a valse of
Chopin, two compositions of his own
nnd the Liszt transcription of "Rlgo
letto." In the Liszt numbers he showed
considerable brilliancy of stle and
p!acd them better than he did the
Chopin numbeis in which he developed
a tendency to over-sentimentalize and
exaggerate. His own compositions were
the piano arrangements of the "Marche
riiuebre" and the "Impressions of
Chinatown," which the Philadelphia
Orchestra played last March. The
latter sounds better on the piano than
for the orchestra, because the tinkling
sounds characteristic of the Oriental and
his habitat, are better translated in the
tones of the piano than orchestrally.
The Funeral March sounds just as bad
oil the piano aa it did for the orches-
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19 South ELEVENTH
Ancient Elsteddefod Program
Is Arranged by Pastor of
Philadelphia Church
The ancient Welsh festival, eistedd
fod, will be celebrated today by resi
dent of Philadelphia and their chil
dren who came from AVales, It will be
a New Year's fete which will begin
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and con
tinue until this evening.
More than a wore of contests are on
the long program and substantial
nrics will be. awarded In each eoutest.
The program hns been arranged bv the
Itcv. Dr. It. K. Williams, pastot- pf the
Welsh Presbterinn Church, Twenty
llrst street nnd Falrmount avenue.
There will bo singing, musical and
oratorical contests, and the contestants
will range from the little boys and girls
In the Sunday school to the older mem
bers of tho church. There will also be
competition between choruses.
The festival will be held in Wither
poon Hall. As the program arranged
for 2:30 o'clock this afternoon and
7:30 o'clock this evening will fullv
occupv the time of those who attend the
eisteddfod, the doors will be opened
early, so that an Inspection inuj be
made before the fete begins of the works
of art which will be put ou exhibition
by some of the contestants.
.The Philharmonic Society has under
consideration an increase in tho num
ber ot its concerts and has already dis
cussed plans for giving couccrts ccry
two weeks during the entire musical
season. Tho larger number of concerts
will also give greater opportunity to tho
f.oviety for encouraging nnd Introduc
ing promising young Philadelphia ar
tists. To ascertain the strength of tho popu
lar demand for good music, a member
ship campaign will be launched at a
supper to 150 men and women In tho
lic.llc.vue- Stratford tomorrow. The
Salesmanship
Blit buln Py well for high ctd
iilenmen who can produea result!.
To Iwrom ft top-notch salesman tralnlnx
la modem elllnir practices is necessary.
Under the direction of a sales expert
hall conduct a practical course In sales
vnanthlp Wednesday evenlncs, betrlnnlnc
January 7.
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A Happy New Year! .
The New Year is a great unworked field, calling for the best thought, the utmost
courage and the greatest industry in its tilling.
Each New Year finds the world better broken to the plowfinds a lot of things
permanently changed and done finds less cause to prate of the "brotherhood of man "
and more devoted determination to bring it to fullest fruition. '
The world has come to understand that it shares the menace if underpaid produc
tion catlSPR a hrrk-n-hnlH-i m-n ,.-,., L:1J ir .1 i . i . , r
.u O 7 T Vf7. . witiu. n tnis gospel continues high prices, i
then high prices are a religion. If high prices shelter a profiteer here and there, that A
individual is a tramp who must be ousted h r1r,n'f nnll.ii-A -U u:i.u ic i.... I
cannot pay its helpers, it is due to be junked, not pitied. - ' 8
This isn't an age of poulticing, but it is a time for splendid healinr by modern
processes. J "1V"-,C111
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love our work and mav it prosner. y w
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