HGmw P ? C r rrt h Wn-y- , SHIP BOARD MEN ti JOOK GRATUITIES "Comrrtlselons" Paid Engineers , by Firms Selling Supplies f for Vessels NO FRAUD, SAYS WITNESS By (he Associated Trcsn 1 New Yerk. Nev. 13. TeRtlmeny con- ; renting; "commisslend" paid engineers en shipping beard-vessels bv firms sell ine sunnlles for the shins' was elvcn B-today nt continuation of the congres cengres congres K.ntenal investigation into the beard's I Affairs, Miss. lizzie Moerchouse, accountant nnd treasurer of the IUrd-Archcr Ce., manufacturers of chcmirals, said such presents were rharged up by salesmen as "advertising." Her testimony was corroborated by Albert K. Waycett, employed by the company as e sales man, In 1018. 'Refreshing her memory from an affi davit which she made in July, 1018, new t part of tlic Walsh committee records. he declared engineers were paid $10 en each twenty-gallon keg sold and $5 for each ten-gallon, keg. She testified that these "presents" amounted te about 10 in nr 20 nor cent of the firm's advertising account. Gifts of SOOOO n Year Asserting that the five and ten-dollar keg rates wcre "standard," Waycett declared It was n regular custom te make gifts te engineer officers and en tertain them. These presents, he said, amounted te about $0000 a year. He testified he had kept away from ship ping beard vpsp1h after investigation had been started. Questioned, he said these gratuities were net charged up te the shipping aboard and the beard received the goods nt wholesale prices. Thrf gratuities "came out of the firm's profits," he added. He said that as a result of the beard's investigation e'vlcs were issued te buy no mere supplies from his company. Says Heard Wasn't Defrauded P. Bewman Bird, president and gen eral manager of the company, testified his firm had sold supplies te shipping beard vewc'sln 1018. - He said payment of gratuities was net confined te, shipping beard vessels nnd that he had "trailed along," ns was the ciiRtmn. He said he had net sold any of his products te the shipping beard since the investigation by the 'Federal Trade Commission. "We have net had the opportunity te de se." he said. He further testified that nmeuuts paid engineers came out of the firm's pocket and the shipping beard was net de frauded out of n "single rent." The custom of paying gratuities was in effect seventeen or eighteen jears ur, he added. He n't-e said he was in favor of legislation which would forbid It., COLD BOOSTS COAL DEMAND Eastern States, Lacking Supplies, Clamer for Anthracite Pettsvllle, Pa., Nev. 13. Freezing feather which spread ever the East to te .day has caused an insistent demand for anthracite in New England and New Jersey, where the supply of hard coal is very short. New Yerk nnd Washington also arc without a normal supply, but operators 6tated today the output is ngaln becoming very large, as many "miners, attracted by the rise in wages, are returning te this region and desert ing ether occupations. Many cancellations or orders are com ing in daily for steam sizes of coal, due te the closing down of factories, but the effect of this has net yet been felt in the coal trade and probably will net be this winter. OLD ACADEMY FOYER WILL BLAZEjANEW THIS YEAR Debutante of 1921 Will Dance en Fleer Made Historic by Belles of Bygone Days Old Philadelphia, en Its fine social nlde, with Its assemblies, its midwinter ball and the Benedicks nnd ether en tertainments peculiar te ita tradition, will greet with delight tfie opening of the old foyer of the Academy of Music, which will occur formally en Tuesday with a rausicalc te be given ler that purpose. i The foyer, which wnl the scene of pvery impressive ball In the city, where every frightened little debutante ap proached her first Assembly in nervous delight, where the famous Calice ball given in connection with the Klrmcss some thirty years age took place ; where the First City Troop balls were held nnd the Midwinter nnd the Benedicks nnd nil the lnrce affairs which spreud beyond the confines of the home, thnt foyer Is te open nnd te be once mere the center round which fashionable Philadelphia will clrcle. This has been mnde possible by an "entire renovation. The foyer has al ways been architecturally one of the most beautiful ballrooms in the city, and new it has been made still mere beautiful. It Is fashioned much nfter , the Marie Antoinette crystal room of . the palace at Versailles. The upper part, the dorue and celling has net been $? changed. It has been washed und re painted in cream and geld nnd the pillars which support the sides between the doers which open into the audi torium and between the high windows en Bread street nre of pale cream yel low, unernamentcd. The wonderful crystal chnndellers which have hung for years In the ball room, have all been taken apart, washed and rcstrung and the crystals new have amber-colored lights pecplug through, giving a soft golden glow te the room. But the most beautiful touch of all in tills renovation of the old and grace ful surroundings of aristocratic Phila delphia is the mirrors of pure crystal glass which cover the doers and win dows and which arc formed Inte semi circles above both. The glass is superb, every bit of It having been specially Imported from Belgium for the room. It is the first glass that has been made there since the war, and It is ex quisitely clear. Plan Many Entertainments The room has been made sound nroef. windows and doers being covered with Iliollewed-out weed, and the weed being in turn covered' with heavy felt. Over the felt are lniinc the mlrrei which are formed et a succession of Colonial like paues Joined together with rosettes of glass. The whole Is framed In heavy brouze, the narrow plain frame et which shows iust about an inch around the edge et the glnns. There are mir rors at the two ends et the room and mirrors along the sides, and in the leme and celling are several hundred Inverted lights which odd greatly te the ccnenil beauty of the room. I . ThjwiMgws-.ef, ;thq Midwinter, and ' LEAVES $200,000 ESTATE Will of F. M. C. Llpplncett, Camden Realty Man, Is Probated The will of Frederick M. O. Llppln Llppln eott, for many years a real estate and insurance broker at Second and Mnrket streets, Camden, who died October 20, at his home in Clemen ten, N. J., was admitted te probate today. Most of the estate, valued at $200,000, consist ing mostly of bank and building and lean stocks, is left in trust for his nieces nnd nephews. On their death the In come of the estate gees te their children at maturity. The West Jersey Homeopathic Hos pital and the Heme for Friendless Chil dren, of Camden, nre te receive $800 each by the terms of the will. The Burlington County Trust Ce. Is named as executer. The executers are In structed te take from the estate an amount sufficient for the erection of n granite tombstone. The Eldrcss Ceme tery Association Is te receive $700 for the care of the burial plot. Personal effects arc bequeathed te relatives. Including a genulegical chart of the Llpplncett family, which gees te a nephew, Elmer E. Llpplncett. See Pershing as Secretary of War CentlnnJ from Fek One the opportunity and new they iilll have the permanent promotions. If these appointments go through the nrmy will be essentially a Pershing made nrmy, all of whose higher officers In a few years will be men who wen their rank In service under the com mander of the American Expeditionary Force. If these appointments are approved me star et iuajer ucnerai weed seems te have set. The Pershing influence will be supreme in the army. It will be difficult for the new administration te Icnere Pershing nnd nt the same time difficult te fit Weed Inte the army In n nasltlen of hleh nutheritv. If Persh ing Is te be cemmnndlne general at gencfnl headquarters, Weed can hardly be secretary of war or chief of staff, Indeed chief of staff under the new law U hardlv se Important ns it is under the existing law. In the opinion of most observers here Weed lest when Pershing was sent te France. And he has further declined In Influence with the Republicans, through his entry into the presidential race, nis contest against Harding in Ohie left unpleasant memories, his friends having made nn unfertunnte pcrsennl campaign against the Ohie senator. In New Yerk the friends of Weed blamed Senater Wadsworth for falling te give Weed the New Yerk delegation nt Chicago. They made . light upon Wadsworth when he came up for senator in New Yerk. This has hurt Weed with the chairman of the senate military affairs committee, and in In diana Weed's friends made n fight upon Senater Watsen te prevent his re-election because of the part Watsen, who wn Instructed for Weed nt Chicago, played In causing Harding's nemina tien. This has net helped Weed politi cally. Thus net only have conditions worked against Weed in the army, but Weed is net the political figure he once was. Washington docs net expect tltnt he will he wcwrctnry of war. or, because of the prominence of Pershing, that he will held a high position in the army. He has some support arrieng the New England senators, as has General Clarence Edwards, who has n grievance because Pershing sent hitn home from France, nnd who has been refused pro motion from brigadier te major gen eral. The New England senators went te Secretary Baker In Edwards' be hnlf, but failed te receive his promo tion. His friends will lend whatever fight Is made upon the promotion of the merit system mnjer and brigadier generals. Weed's friends may partici pate in it, because of the Pershing in flwcnce In thu selection of the list, but it Is difficult te sec hew the fight will succeed. of the Benedicks Bnll have decided te held their nffalrs there ence mere and the number of entertainments planned for this first winter Is quite impressive. The formal opening of the foyer will take place en Tuendny of next week nt n concert te celebrate the event, which will be given by Mr. nnd Mrs. Jehn F. Braun, prominent local musicians. And when the opera starfs its season en November 30, the foyer will be thrown open te be used as a promenade between the acts. The foyer, however, may be used for affairs for which the main part of the house need net be opened nt all. There Is a private entrance known te very few. The mirrors which meet the eye when nseendlng the vewtlbulc steps thnt lead te the balcony boxes nnd seats. are net merely mirrors, but nre becrct pnssages te the ball room. The foyer will, therefore, be used for private balls and for debutante teas and mu slralcs and for dancing classes and any affairs that the hostess may wish te give away from her home. Will Dance en Old Fleer The mirrored entrances nre half way up the stairs toward the balcony, just hick of the first landing, where the lata Dr. Clecmnn nnd his twin brother. Ludevic Clpciimn, or ether members' of the assembly committees, used te stand, te greet tuc guests and wlicre tlie ucn ucn utnnte of fifteen or mero years age stepped te make her first curtsey en her way te the foyer proper, where she faced the six patronesses or that exclusive affair nnd curtseyed te Mich In turn. When the foyer is used for n small ball, the lower vcstibultc will be closed and used as the supner room. The man-S ugement of the Academy has provided a caterer for these affairs, though these who wish te entertain there may, df course, employ another if they deslre. The Charity Ball will be held in the Academy and foyer the first week in ueceniDer, the uenedlcks' Hall Decem ber 28 and the Midwinter Bull will be held en January 11. Theso Phllndelphlnns who attended the Monday evenln" dancing classes at the old Natatorium, when Mrs, Wil liam White, later Mis. Oeorge Beker and Inter still Mrs. Frederick Thursten Masen, chaperoned these nffalrs, also attended the troop balls, the assemblies and the ether affairs In the foyer of 'hose days. The debutante of today lins heard of her mother's triumphs as a hello in theso very ballrooms, but she has, net realized that she 'would be able te tend affairs given in the same plnc nnd, best of nil, te dance en the same fleer en which her mother danced when dressed In a calico frock, with a small milk tub under her arm, she took part In the Kermcss. Fer the same fleer re mains In "the foyer. Such hard weed could net be duplicated. It has been polished and waxed anew and th little buds of 1020-1021 will kavethe expert ence of dancing en the rfnme fleer as the bmls of. 1880 and. these of 1870 as .U . ivLv..., . ---- -- EVENING PUBLIC LED(JEK-PHILAI)ELPHlA, SATURDAY, THE Letters te the Editor Secretaries by Popular Vete Te the Editor of the Evening Publle Ledger! Sir As an Initial step In whatever clan ,e( preparedntM tnayb adopted te anfemiard ins country, it Dfnoevfa ui 10 txamins into the qualifications of tha authorities who. In conjunction with ths President and Congress, are te control and direct ths future of out army and navy. Toe frequently are found a secretary of war who never commanded an army, who never belonged te that branch of the service and who never was even In structed In martial exercises, and a seen tiry of the) navy who Is net a sailor 'and who never sent forth orders In a mlmle navaj enrarement, much less amid the "reeling; wrack" of battle en the seas. These high officials should net be directly appointed by the President. Although as they are his Intimate advisers they, of course, should be, at least primarily. In harmony with his general policy. We don't want any mere misfit cabinets, such as has been the rule. with a very few exceptions, during the last eight. years. I suggest that three candidates for each of these offices be nominated by the popular vete of the United States, one trio composed of army and the ether of navy officers, all of whom have seen long service, are of known ability and Integrity and possessed of excellent records for decision and energy. They should be chosen Irrespective of rank or party affiliations theso withering blights en efficiency. The elected men should then be submitted te the eholce of the President, whose voice In the selection should be final. If the eheJtn secretary should resign, be be be ceme Incapacitated or dla, two eligible re main from whom his successor might be se lected. In this way It would be possible for the country te benefit from the services of competent officials. As things have been up te the present time In several countries It Is no wonder that generals sever the wires of communi cation between their headquarters and the capital In tlmj if war and the Nelsons turn the blind eye toward the signal of author ity. CHAMPS T. WALLACE. Philadelphia, November 7, 1020. Indifferent Mether Te the Editor of the Evening PuMle Ledger: di. ... . it ms te me. parents are becoming mero Indifferent as te the welfare of their daughters and are showing less anxiety as te tneir coneuci ana !; ment. Mothers of the present day seem te be tee lasy .te bother as te whether their daughters hive the right kind of compan ions or as te where they spend their time when away from home. Just as -Teng as they de net onney the mother she i satis fied, but as te their future she Is willing te let them take their chances. The general result Is that sooner or later the Indifferent mother begins te hear little tales about her daughter, as te where she had been seen and the questionable com pany with which she Is associating. More and mere the daughter absents herself from home, and her disrespect .for her D Is growing constantly. Fl" i"VJ table crash comes. Generally e daugh ter's life Is rjlned. The family Is "uiM te shame. Reparation Is Impossible. It is tee late. The laay. Indifferent mother . . m Amnra thnt ehe has peen trams, iu nc ,....-. . responslble In a great measure for her daughter's downfall. Surely it is nej . fault of the father, who Is compelled te be away at business most of "t,m"- . ,h .. ... ... nn,hr were te realize the great responsibility that rests upon then, they would surely be mere alert and less Inclined te allow the children especially the daughters- te. work out their own destl- Philadelphia, Nev. 8. 1020. Believes Harding Was Right Te the Editor of the Evening ruWc Ledger: Sir In your paper at the end of last week, just prier te Presldent-e'ect Harding's de parture for a rest In the Seuth, you pr nted a dispatch which said that the President had telegraphed Mr. Harding an offer et government vessel te convey him te a south ern pert. This invitation was courteously declined by Harding, and I believe he was " W have had'e'neugn of this kind of thing during the last eight years en the Part of the Wilsen administration, which used the government property te the fullest ex ent en every occasion, and without consulting anybody. Mr. Wilsen and the head men In Washington felt that because the people had elected them te the office they would have at their disposal everything that the government possessed and had Wilsen wanted te go Seuth he would net have hJWtated te call upon a naval vessel and Its crew te transport him. while the country had te dig down further In Its pockets te pay for Deme, cratle extravegance. The President Is given $25,000 a year for traveling expenses, and he should use this money, and, It It does net reach, pay for his trips out of his own salary like any ether man would have te de. When President Wilsen went te Europe, upon two occasions, U te present at the peace con ferences, he went without the permission of Congress, and without consulting any one. This might have seemed bad enough, had he net put the government te the cost of millions of dollars through ordering for the purpose one et the government's trans ports, which was badly needed In ether directions, te carry net only himself, but members of his family, a retinue of serv ants, an orchestra te entertain him whlle afloat, and many ether things that only a wealthy prince might expect te have at his command It all this extrnvagance would have been paid for by ths President, the public might net be expected te find fault, but when It had te be paid for out et a treasury already bulging with war debts, and with the peo ple being called upon en every side te con tribute toward this expense, It Is net te be wondered nt that the publle was amaied, nnd thut President Harding refused the first chance that was given him te engage In similar extravagance. It Is te be hoped that this will be a forerunner et his con duct while In office. OEOllQE T. MILLS. Philadelphia, November 7, 1020. A Cowardly Attack Te the Editor of the Evening Publle Ledger: Sli Paslng alone Vine street near Thir teenth street esterday I was amaxed te see a gang of American young men pounce upon another young man of their ume bleed. As they beat him two policemen arrived and scattered them. I Judged It was an Instance of highway, robbery even mers braxen than we are accostemed te In Philadelphia. Dut ycur newspaper recorded the Incident as an attack by striking chauf chauf feers upon a man who had applied te a taxlcab company for work. My Investigation established that the young man who was attacked Ave ethers suffered the same fate was a married man who had lest his employment In a textile mill In Kensington. Answerlng an adver tisement, he applied te the taxlcab company for work, and he spent the day In the garage learning hew te operate an auto mobile. Uy what method of reasoning can these strikers Justify that un-American aiiacK en a fellow-American? Personally, I die. credit the oft-repeated warnings against I. W. W.lsm and Bolshevism. Hut I cer tainly saw elements et IS In that cowardly ck- -no?" J' Pl Philadelphia, November 0, 1020. Several Supposes Te the Editor et the Evening Publle Ledger: Sir I have read "Happily Married" en divorce, and If I may be permitted, hers urn a few "pointers" te be censidered: Suppose that a. selfish and domineering husband assures an unhappy wlfe that the only way she ean get anything out of hltr. la te live with htm, Bupneas he says that under no circum stances will he ever pay alimony. Suppose he declares he will give up his position and "hobo" In order te avade the law, and suppose as well that the wife should drevil becoming a burden en "home SHOP WITH annF That Bay Anything from the , leatln- r sf si m ss stores et irssia ORDERS!. FRAMBES & CLARK 112 C-tnut St., Phils. ussinusiH A'r -,-J!.. TIIK1TRK8 It litiNKHAT, OIT-ICH. IIHOAII KTKK&r Tit, PEOPLE'S FORUM Letters te the Editor should be n brief and te the point as possible, avoiding; anything that would open a denominational or sectarian discus sion. Ne nttentlen will be paid te anony mous letters. Names and addresses must be signed ns an evidence of goon faith, although names will net be printed If request Is mftde that they be emitted. . ... The publication of a letter Is net te be taken as an Indersement of Its views by this paper. Communications will net be re turned unless accompanied by post age nor will manuscript be saved. fclka," and Is net exactly fitted te battle with the world of business. What then? AN UNIIAPPT WIFE. Philadelphia, Pa., November 1, 1020. Gives His Ideas Te the Editor '.t the Evening Public ledger: Sir My Ideas are these, that It Is harder for an American workman te get a Jeb than It Is for European royalties te ioek ier one. and that the Etenine Public Lbikih Is emetlmes contradictory In terms since six months age It was Impossible te get things cheaper without greater production and new the product Is plentiful and the work ing man Is without a Jeb. jim aiusoertY. Chester. Ta., November 10, 1020. Praises Ceal Cartoons Te the Editor of the Evening Publle Ledger: Sir Felks are generally mere ready te growl at a newspaper than they ere te If It Is net eutslda the scope of ths Open Forum, permit me te compliment the Etss Etss ise Pcblie Lxxxub, especially your ear ear ear toenlsS. Of all the cartoons I have ever seen, the one en coal Is the cleverest. All glory te Sykesl A. M. LONO Philadelphia, November 0. 1020. Pralse Frem Mrs. Thomsen Te the Editor of the Evening iW?f W."'.. Sir Personeily. and en ?'?..?,' publican women's committee of rh'ladelphla county, I wish te thank you for the splen did manner In which you hvre championed this committee during our campaign. Tour services have been Invaluable, and I ae net knew what we could have dene without your co-eperatlon. ,,. (Mrs. Walter 8. Thomsen) Chairman, Philadelphia County Republican Women's Committee. Philadelphia, November a, 1020. Defends Women Te the Editor of I ha Evening Publle Ledger: sir r nnttt e tttAF in your paper from Edward M. Shaw, In which he states that men should net doff their hats te women in elevators or even In speaking" and at busi ness te address the women by their nrst names. I think that Mr. 8haw Is one of these grouches who are peeved because the women have shown themselves equal te men when It comes te brains. Women are net men s equal physically, but thaMs net their fault. Because tl)e women have the brains snd nerve te fight for their rights I think that tbey should be given the utmost respect and net the respect of the Mr. Shaws. HAPPY TO BE WOMEN'S CHAMPION. Philadelphia, October 20, 1020. Happily Married Te he Bdlier of the Evening Pubtte Ledger: Sir I have been happily married ene year. I am happy because I have learned patience, something I did net have before. "8afety First" should net be guided by ethers. He lacks faith In himself. If we did net llve In a country where divorce is se easy te obtain "there would be mere happy men and women. Every second or third man or woman ene meets. It seems te me. If of a marriageable age, has been divorced or separated from his wlfe. I consider matrimony as something holy and beautlful and a step every clean-thinking man or woman should take. JANE T. TIERCE. PlUladelphla. Nev. 8, 1020. Questions Answered The Modern Belsharzar Feast Te tha Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Blr in view of the- efforts of the Demo crats nt the end of the campaign te try te prove that the Republicans were blasphemous .,.., . rnrtnnn treating lightly a sacred subject, please glve details of the famous j nelshazzar dinner wnicn w . "',"," Yerk city In 1884. What had Mr. Blalne te de with It? JAMES T. FREELAND. Philadelphia. November 4. 1020. -The dinner which came te be known as the "modern Belshazzar feast" was given te James O. Blalne at Delmonlce's. New Yerk by n number of representative busi ness 'men and capitalists In 1884. Blaine I..., ,,.,, Terminated for President In June " v.. - !.., tn preceding, had accepiea me numuuu July, and the campaign was ncariua ii" . . ir ninlne had been en a speaking tour in the West, and en his return te New Yerk two Incidents occurred that figured In the closing days of the campaign and had an Influence en the election. One was the nev. Mr Burchard's speech, In which he made the' blunder of associating rum and rebel lion with Romanism, and the ether was the banquet of the cepltnllsts. Mr. Burchard apoke In the afternoon of October 29. 1S84. and the banquet occurred en the evening olhe SOth, It was a brilliant affair, but the fact that It was tendered by kings of finance and millionaires strength ened the Influences that were making for Blalne's defeat. The phrase "BelehBirar's dlnner" refers te the biblical narrative of Belshatsar being warned during a feast of his coming deem by handwriting en the wall. It was said at the time and afterward that Mr. Blalne had misgivings about accepting the Invitation, but probably he could net well decline. He net only accepted the Invlta. tlen. but made a ringing speech en the oc casion, Referred te Readers Te the Editor et the Eienlng Publle Ledger: Sir Who wns the man distinguished as a statesman, soldier and publicist who about twenty years age In New Yerk city gave ut terance te the following words and where can they be feund: "If our boasted civilisa civilisa teon end Christianity mean anything, they should mean this: Ne war Is Justifiable un less the cause or object stand In Just pro portion te Us cost In bleed, In destruction, in human misery, In political corruption. In We Buy Geld Silver, Platinum, Diamonds, J.welry of All Kinds pennSfjieltinpS Refining Works tub out oeuj AHer na Filbert St.. Phlla. PROMPT DELIVERY All Knit el Millwetk and Weed Sptcialtitt. CAMDEN WOODWOnKINO MTiM, 1th & Federal Ht,, Camden. N. J. Shave, Bathe and Shampoo with one Seap. Cuticura Catleera Besp Is las f twits f etsaf styrssershsvlsg. ANNOUNCEMENT ! ! We have been selling- DIAMONDS wholesalo for 30 years nre dis continuing thla department te devete our entire attention te our retail business. This will enable you for a limited time te purchane 1000 DIAMONDS of all elzes at wlielenala prices. ANY AIITICLK PURCHASED NOW can be reset-red for Christ mas en small deposit. lif hta-uV fi '4 K.v ".' social demoralisatien, and even then It Is Justifiable only when every expcdlent et statesmanship te avert It has been thorough. ly exhausted." SAMUEL C. THOMAS. Philadelphia, November 4. 1020. We have het been able te find the quota tion In any books devoted te quotations or In any published address. If only printed In the newspapers of the period, It would be very difficult te locate. Language 8peken In Jamaica Te the Editor et the Evening Public Ltdger: Sir What language la used generally In the Island of Jamalca7 C. L. JAMES. Philadelphia. November 4, 102O. English Is the common language of the Island, and business men of Jamaica are re questing that this fact be made public as the general Idea In the United States seems te be that Spanish Is the language generally spektn. Roosevelt and Venezuela Te the Editor of the livening Publle Ledger: Sir A friend of mine affirmed In an ar gument that had noeievelt been President of the United States In 1014 there would have been no war. He would have compelled the kaiser te back down by his threats of Amer lean Intervention. Te prove his statement he said; "Loek hew rtoesevelt made the Oer- man emperor back down In the Venezuela affair." please give a few facts regarding this Incident. SAMUEL T. OOIIHAM. Philadelphia, Nevtmber 4, 1020. As an answer te this question we will quote from "The Life and Letters of Jehn Hay"! "A German fleet threatened te selie Vene zuelan territory In 1002 te force a payment of debts. President noesevelt told the Ger man ambassador that If the kaiser refused t7 arbitrate, an American fleet would be sent te Venezuelan waters In ten days. There was no answer te this. A week later Mr. Iloesevelt warned the Berlin envoy. Dr. Hoi Hei leben, that the United States squadron would sail a day earlier If the kaiser weutd net yield. Emperor William agreed te arbitrate. President Roosevelt did net shirk the test of the Menree doctrine." Legend of Popular Peem Te the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir Has the story of "Curfew Shalt Net Ring Tonight" any definite local setting, or Is It Just a legend? S- Mrs. I. O. TENNIS. Philadelphia, November 4, 1020. The legend, which was the foundation for the poemf Is associated with old Chcrtsey Abbey In Surrey, England. It was originally told by Albert Smith In a short story In his "Pictures of Life," published In 1841. Aft erward It was turned Inte a melodrama by the same author under the title "Blanche Herlet, or the Chertsey Curfew," 1842. The theme was borrowed by Rese Hartwlch Thorp for her poem "Curfew Shall Net Ring To night." She changed the name of the heroine te Bessie and the time te Cromwell's day. Poems and Songs Desired Twe Selections Requested Te the Editor of the Kenlg Public Ledger: Sir Will you please print In the Forum the author of the following lines and the whole peem: "Let hut a llttle hut be mine. Where at the hearthstene I may hear The cricket sing and have the ahine Of ene glad woman's eyes te make Fer my peer sake. Our simple home a place divine," etc. Alse a poem which contains these lines: "Among New Hampshire's snowy hills, Acress the aeergla plains." The latter was In McOuffey'it old Fourth Reader. Can any one tell me where I can secure a copy of this reader? CHARLES T. DAVIS. Philadelphia, Nev. 8, 1020. Auther of Quotation Te the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir Can you tell me, ploase, who Is ths author of the following lines? I have them en a Christmas card: "I pray the prayer the Arabs de. May the peace of Allah abide with you. Wherever you stay, wherever you go. May the beautlful palms of Allah grew. Through days of labor and nights of rest. The love of geed Allah make you blest; Se I touch my heart as the Arabs de; May the peace of Allah abide with you." CAROLINE D. VANCE. Philadelphia. November 3, 1020. "The Lest Chief". Te the Editor of Public Ledger: Sir There Is a poem I have been trying te find, and turn te you for help. It Is entitled "The Lest Chief" and refers te Abraham Lincoln. It contains these lines: "He filled the nation's eye and heart, An honored, loved, familiar name, 1 Se much a brother that his fame, Seemed of our lives a common part." C. C. aCOROE. Philadelphia. October 10. 1020. D'Arcy Jaxene's Peem 7e the Editor et the Evcnlne Publle Ledger: Sir Will you please publish for me In . . . " ... ... snur "Feepie-s rerum" tne words of tnst eiu song ' iaaaie, uie nrst line ei wnicn Is "Laddle was somebody's darling"? II. II. WAQNER. Philadelphia. October 14. 1020. "LADDIE" Words by H. L. D'Arcy Jaxene jpSO te 75 Cents a Day' WILL WIRE YOUR HOME Including Fixtures, en Our 12 Monthly Payment Plan Why rain your eytt with peer light' r in. when you can havt electricity te eatilyT WHALEN-CROSBY 140 North 11th St. Bare 20 A St A Walnut 2B0S A XMa $2.70 Lancaster AND RETURN W-r Tax 8 per cent, actienal Sunday. November 21 EFTh Msjnlflcsnt Capitel Build inf will b epsn en tnla-data t - Harrlsbur., and an opportunity will bs ttrsn te lslt ths eomme-" dleus and txautlf ul Masenle Mems. at ElUaUthtewn.ta. SPECIAL TRAIN LEAVES Brejad Strwl Btatiea WMtFblUdelphla -i Mad. Street ... 7.30 i TAii 7.41), RatUmlnf i. Lears nirUburg -,-'. 7.15 EUubstbtewn - r- 7.30 Lancaster - . - - 8.08 2?! rUh. Urasemd te limit the sals sisal srr-llAbW SKSA,il, "t"" w I0-1 Pennsylvania Sysfem W $3-30 Harrisburg The State Capital 1 $3.00 Bizabetfitewn 1 With Us Masonic Hemes, I - .t tfdVEMBEli 13, 1920 Musto by Clre Plnsutl Ch, Laddie was somebody's darling, Be somebody often aaldj And his loving brease was a perfect rest Fer somebody's weary head, nrt somebody's smile was llke sunshine. When walking by somebody's siae, And oft as he told the story of old, Se somebody's lips replied' "O Laddie, Laddie, Laddie, I never can love but thee: Until death doth part, you have wen my heart. And are all the wprld te me. Until death doth part, you have wen my heart, And are all the world te me." Oh. Laddle was somebody's darling. Dut somebody's love grew cold; The Idel he made a victim was laid At the shrlne of the god of geld. Ce sunlight was changed Inte shadow. And he bewd his head In the strifes In n broken heart he burled each par'j Of the light and love of his life. Oh, Laddle was somebody's darling, As somebody knows today; But love tarried late, for the golden gate Has severed their lives for aye; But !n the green acre of heav'n, Where somebody knows Jis sleeps. O'er a grassy grave where moon daisies wave, Somebody kneels and weeps! "O Laddie. Laddle, Laddle, Come back, It 'tis but te say. 5.he nnBeI, RbeV() nave feum) y,' a , And borne thy burden away Come back, come back If 'tis but te say, The angels have found thee a love. Ana borne thy burden aweyl" Heard Seng Years Age Te the Editor of the Evening Pub'tc Ledger: Sir Mrs. M. M. Halvev. secretarv of tha American Antl-Vlvlsectlen Society, noticed the ether day ths request of your cerre- sponeent rer ths words of "The 'Marrlage nide." Mrs. Halvey had never heard of a poem with that title, but she recalled her grandmother's having sung prier te 187S a song known In Ireland as "The Marriage Rite." It was with llttle effort she Jetted down ths words of the five verses having heard thorn only forty-seven years age. (Yeu must permit me te add that Mrs. Halvey was a ery. very young lady In that year of Ireland's trials). She adds that the poem was known also by the name, "The Step- memer. The words are Inclesed. JOHN II OERAaHTY. Philadelphia, November 2, 1020. "The Marriage Rite" The marrlage rite was ever and though I turned aside Te keep the guests from seeing- the tears I could net hide I wreathed my face In smiling and led my little brother Te greet my father's chosen, but I could net call her "mother." She is a fair young creature with meek and gentle air. With blue eyes soft and loving, and silky. sunny hair. I knew my father gives her the love he' bore another, x But if she were an angel I could never call her "mother." Tonight I heard her singing a. song I used te love When Its sweet notes were uttered by one who sings above. It pained my heart te hear It and my tears I could net smother Fer every word was hallowed by the dear volce of my mother. They've taken my mother's picture from Us accustomed place And set Inside my father's a jeungcr, fairer face. "Itofe Paper Bexes " nnrl M-tHIne and Mailing Tubes EDWINJ.SCH0ETTLEC0. 533N. llthSt Philadelphia SAVE COAL Have Your Windows and Deers Fitted With Guaranteed METAL WEATHER STRIP Keeps Out Celd Hteps ItnttlliiK Net Is the Tints. Let me Estlmute C. F. HIRSCH 103 N. Franklin Ht. riianet Market 170 SL. -3MMHJMMjrj- s' ttyBFJKKm.tUnEKM&UKiMlM lBBWrfBaaaaaT 4k PjbSblLYA What would you call such a man ? A man who drove his automobile with the top down in a pouring rain? Isn't he deserving of the same name if he neglects te put en Weed Tire Chains when reads and pavements are wet and slippery ? What de you call such a man? Write it en the line below and mail it te him or te us. i ss u j i ,Km J i j rrc ih Jitl.rvvs.Tv b They've made her dear old chamber the "boudoir" or anetner. But I will ne'er forget thee, my own, my angel melherl My father In ths sunshine of happy days te come May half fergst the shadow that darkened our old home. His heart no mere Is lonely, but myself and little brother Must stilt ba orphaned children! Ged can glve us but ene mother. Ralph W. dams. The Every Evening of Wilmington, n, i an Independent Democratic paper. E. J Uhde desires a poem entitled "I'll be There en New Tear's Day." Can a reader supply It? The writer Is of the Impression that Ous Williams used te recite this poem. Allen L. Welch The Ingredient you men tion as being placed In a certain medicine Is known only te the Arm who manufactures the medicine, and w cannot gle It te you. The People's I'erum III nppnr ilnlly In the r.vrnlng Public ltlger. and also In the Nmiday Public Irfilger. Letter discussing timely teplrs will he printed, iw well ns requestl poems, nnd questions of grnerul Interest will be answered. BLACK CATS FOR LUCK "Superstitious? Yeu bet I Black cats for (feed luck," sayB Helen Shlpman. who plnys the title role In "Irene," the musical comedy at the Shubert. Mist Shlpmnn nBplres te become a star In grand epern, nnd she vows she will never shy a hairbrush or a llp-stlek at nny prowling fellne around a theatre, If that fellne Is of an ebony hue. "Llke fnany ethers In the theatrical profession," says Miss Shlpman, "I nc nnireri n holler In nmens early In my career. One slpn. at least, I nave al wnys found te foreshndew geed fortune, whom nn i-ncrnimmnnt Is concerned. That BlRn Is the appearance of a black cat. If I meet It en my way te the ivindtnt nt thn niavhnusn or anywhere elae en the opening night, I feel assured of huccpet. . , , . ,, "I have seen quite a number of dark felines slnce I took up stage work. Sometimes I grew a little skeptical and beceme suspicious that somebody makes It his buslnesB te Bcare up one et inpur black cnts te keep me In a hopeful frame of mind. Well. If that be true, let them keep right en. for thp record stands that whenever the dusky back fence entertainer has crossed my path, the show and my little contribution te It have proved successful. "I hope some, day te Mng In grand opera, and when that day arrives It Is m further- hnnn thnt n. ereat big. black cat will be sitting at the stage deer when I enter It for my first perform ance. Stage Stars Visit Walten Reef In the Pierrot Itcem en the Walten reef Jeseph K Gerham'H ravue Is hold ing forth. This Is the fourth week for this elaberate entertainment, which has nhnnirfl its rpnertolre manv times. In Bvtrv city there Is some place where celebrities of the theatre are went te nether ufter thilr performance In the evening and In Philadelphia It Is the Walten reef. It Is net unusual for seme of the stars te offer Impromptu songs or bits of acting while visiting friends at the tables. A view of the city may be had from the windows. Phene Overbroek 3396 c VTfeeit r MORRIS WOOD, Manager 64TH STREET AND CITY AVENUE American Chain Company, L BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT In Cartada: Dominion Chain Company, Limited. Niagara Falls, Ontario Largest Chain Manufacturers in ttyf World - sm. uus ust-u Tj-es. U Sex, M rJU--fms PWW Sifttj CkiisteUlsi'uxUasit GENERAL SALES OFFICE: .Grand Central Terminal, Nsw Yerk City ' .- r4.a ji HE ''iAdv I IKjjmmmmm" . . DISTRICT SALES OFFICES; Pittsburg, 't 03- WHISKERS BEFORE SHAVJfM. Alfred Lunt, Boyish Clarence, OriCft Played Old Men Parts Alfred Lunt, who is coming te tha Iiread Monday night as Clarence In . Beeth Tarklngten's comedy et that,' name, Is still se much of a young man ns te suggest nn undivided career as a juvenile actor. Nevertheless his nrst season en the stage five years o(te he played nothing but characters with whiskers. This was with the Jehn Craig Stock Ce., In Bosten, where he was assigned te a round of villains, sheriffs and constables all with beards of varying lengths. Lunt went te Bosten with the Idea of going te Harvard. The stronger pres sure came from his conneetlons with college dramatic society In Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he waa leading msa nnd director. At the last minute the stage triumphed ever the campus. LIKE MULBERRY SELLERS Claimant te Millions Graces Ml til's Cast Miss Blllle Wedgwood, a Newport debutante who has becn In the public public public oye as a claimant In the famous Wedgwood pottery inherltance which Involves millions of dollars. In in the octet of "Lady Billy," Mltxl'a new musical play nt the Garrlch. "The heirs of Jeslah Wedgwood, who founded the pottery, have died out and the claim- te the vast ostate In England kecb te the heirs of his brother," said MIbs Wedgwood. "Certainly I should love te be. an heiress," replied Miss Wedgwood, who did net say that money would make no dlfference In her life. "Fer a time the wealth would divert my mind from my musical career, but I am hoping that I would sicken of Idlx ness as the lad of tee much Jam," she auuea. . NIXON'S ANNIVER8ARY Theatregeers have heard of the "night before Christmas when all through the house net a creature was stirring, etc." While It is blx weeks until the yuletlde celebration, yet the Nixon Is te have two Chrlstmasca, one being the regular com memoration and the ether the occasion of the Nixon's anniversary, which next week marks the tenth milestone In Ita career. Upen this occasion Fred O. N'ixen-Nlrdiinger, "a he was responsible for the building of the big West Phila delphia playhouse and who takes es pecial pride In its conduct ns It was named for his father, will provide es pecially elaberate bills for both halves of the week. Judges for "Way Devyn East" A committee consisting of Rew) Stewart, president of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World; Karl Bloemlngdale, president of the Peer Richard Club, and Vincent B. Brecht. head of the English department of the Northeast High Scheel, and a prominent member of the Drama League, has been appointed te pass upon manuscripts submitted in an advertising contest by patrons of "Way Down East" at th Chestnut. Prizes of (100.00, $50.00 and 125.00, respectively, will be awarded te the persons who have submitted the three "best suggestions" for advertising of this film. If you nre looking for n real home one that in spires pride of possession you will be interested in these artistic, solid oil-stone residences. Merris Estate in the Most Desirable Section of Beautiful Overbroek Commanding an unsurpassed view of the sur rounding country. Convenient te churches, schools, golf and country clubs. Only twenty minutes by meter through Fairmount Park te the heart of the city. Choice lets in this section for sale. Inspection by appointment. Hi s.er 8-Vrr-nekee K if fr i i -V; l .I ..V CUlTilKSM '. ivr t M.V, .g.MBIUHAN IKs,t.i',j- ,Hjv .. 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