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"Comrrtlselons" Paid Engineers
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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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.
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Isn't he deserving of the same name if
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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.
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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
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