v y'41 Hf" EVENING PUBLIC tEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 "1921 ' 18 -L. J" u .- l me PEOPLE'S FORUM Letters te the Editor , A Politician's Privilege Te the Editor of thf Virmna Viihlle Ledger: I 3lr One of uur ierrPHiAnJnl n lew .da, nce rufcrAJ te the ay pelltlclins Wureil tetia for the i ianillv nml filends t City H.ill ftrd in oilier nublle elflcs I e no (.rlticlsm In this It t part of thn 'name Dees net ili.i nrl of politic CRrrs Preferment In iieaitinnt with 11" V man l jiet human who will net llrst earn for lili own. i Frem tlie rrrsident of the fnlted Stntfs down thin Is b'lnp .lone, j:en the Cabinet inemberi! of the PresMent tire HPPelnteil for ,th work thc hai renlrlbuted toward "Is election Almest all of the offices he has at his disposal arc filled with his pirsenal ttr political friends lie would certn.nl net put these who are political!! opposed te jilm In office , A politician works earjy nnd late, if ne holds a position h Is paid for the work in in rumbent upon that position, but hew about th hour he spends nt th political clubs and llnlnc up the ward workers In order te ,in n,l (he en! wni he an be paid for .I... ! i. m ttm ili.noaltlen of the nrrir- nt his disposal, and lakltns care ihn.. nlm helped him te brim: about political success Philadelphia. Vescmbw is i.f his O II. 1!21 K. Necessity for Central Location Te the rdtter of t'ic Ex ening PuMIe Ledger- Sir I note that one of our r adcrs suk Iflts the old Centennial gourds as th" place - k.Min. ... ..Mm nu iiau .vntcnnial out tur nv.u iih t.- . " I think we ii"d i mr Since the Centenn nl It. i out te the cMent Unit th Only e.isiH acesslb e from A treat hv k of our penpi Inte the FranKrer i reid sec . n "f e"r multitude it l h i- I ttnnial sreunds take eer Ifunt'nar similar .entral lietn- frnm erv .r.d" Tiu- lsrmlna.1 near th's e. ctl. n taslli b arranged Philadelphia N fa. niral leeitmn. n h widened ,.1 ' lecatli n if Ttaln sections nil reached out an1 the "rk Various Suggestions te Help the Unemployed Single Girl's Quest for Jeb Te the l.'dilei of the hirnlna J'mIiMi Ledger- Sir Are all the business men of Phila delphia heartiest 01 Is thnre still one left In this rlt, where th count the almlRlitJ del tir aheie .i hum in life one real man hum in and lilB-hearl. d enough te Kle A lone slrl a chance te work" l'nr mere Ihtti three months I hne searched for work wllh out result I hive applied te nbuut a dozen and a half of imp!ement anentles 1 hu nnawered ads. applied b letter, ilse called at muni houses of buslress a)uas that hearties 'Ne While one has money ou peepi. nr cry nice but when one's money Is gene she might Just as well co Jump In the rlier The women are wers" than the men, as In most places I called there was a wemin at the desk one of these self.sitsfld mir rled ones who does net need te work and Is net satlsfl-d with what her husband can KHe her. and has te go out and ge' work In order te be a little mera fashionable In her dress. I think It Is time that the business men de a little Investlgntltir and find out Just hew many of these women need te work, as1 there are man! slrls who must earn their IMns who are out of work I don't ecn hi, enough te live en anl half the time I am ebllgtd te t;e without feed. I hae had hut halt a dozen light lunchea new in two weeks i nd am obliged te wear m summer tlethlnB, while these married women arc allowed te held down Jobs which they de net need A L,. S. Philadelphia. November 10 1031. Suggests Patience Te the I diter of the J- ictU7 TuMIr I (deer. Sir Si a tmie like tr j I would nrfii ill for all tills j "'" ""in inrii- ine emp ner an.i tne em r. aeh the old Cu- llec shiu'd . xrelsc patience fir If they W h sh, u 1 the Lity nei ' a" '. " u bw h mng w j ie neip out Pam emnerai. or a iw uuuen in m nrst p ai e te an cm . h , h , in be reached ' pleera 'rt me tn When n man conies te thre U no railroad i : ou nr weik ne ruman and treat mm hj a sentieman. uen t it him feel his iimdl. nl"1! r but one c mlrt 11 .? L 1021 Ne Service Flags Ti the r.dler of t'r t i in ie P'lblir I eds" t.en se bidlj, for If !ou de he will een tually leso his rene after h" has had sev. oral nasty repulses, nml seu will find him wIIIIiir te -lbanden himself te hli fate, net c.irins what tuny happen Te the cmploe let me say the best thing for soil te de Is te h-U') patience If at the first or the rccei.l ree.vrt for work you find no cmpl.wm.rt, pled patiently en, for Mm will sink' th- HRht place eeu tu.tllj, and probably 11 will b. a bettei place than the first and seenrd In which ou applied. It li patience that Is going- te brlns about normal times, nnd I heiiem there la always way out. If w. seek te find it. but we mti't net falter nt the start e. i: DBANn. Philadelphia. November II 1021 Wages of Railroad Workmen Te the Editor el the Eicnlne Public l.edaer: pi, mv tinband a trait tnin for nlne jears, averages JI32 a month lie docs net srend a night out f the veal at home. Twe trainmen en the same run P 52') a month for a room at the etlfir end of the run This does net Include the $1 SO for their two meals cvcVv ether d i Th. re are a fen engineers who nuke large sal aries, but de we realize the I.mb dependent upon the keennefc of theli sight and hear 11 r" Be We wish our people te be drawn tl rough the night at slt miles an hour bv a man who does net alue his pi'ltleu' Should he net be paid a ulnry te mak It erth his while te alwass bring Ills tnin Ir .ifd Hemcmber the ralltoader en these choice runs worked en the reids in the daa when II thtv wanted te see tVtr hi me and families the. hid te ' laj off ' te de se. i are net asking ter luxuries lust for the right te rale ;i mall f.imll In com fort anl hne enough left ever te keep us from becoming dependents en our children or the country In old age. N. A. nn.SHAM. Philadelphia Nevembrr 11. 1021 stated nt from forty-eight te ninety-sight centa, according te the. iltjree of Inaccuracy en the part of the ene who makes the slate ment In either casn It Is net correct Tha burdens of the past must be taken care of In uny event Pet that down te the chargn of pacifism, lncompetnc and graft. We have te pay them because we were unpre pared They run back te the Civil War. Hut even te, would we be rkl of them and have the things that wer,i accomplished done awny with? Would seu brln bnck slavery? Would seu restore the power of Spain In Cuba7 Would seu prefer, In the case of the World War, te pay out what seu are pas In; te -our own Government In tribute te a conqueror? That Is precisely what would have happened te us If Germany had wen She lest nnl has te pay the prlc. These obligations neuld have te be paid If we .1 aarmed tomorrow. The futura wa de net knew". The only real question Is. What are arma mtnts .estlng us today, and la the cost out of proportion te the ether expenses of lha Gov miiienf Glaring centraatn are made bit ween the amounts expended for national defense and the umeunls expended for gov ernment, education, public health and ether departments. The fact Is obscured that the crtnparlsens are all made within the sphere of the 1'ederal Government, and that It Is only the PederaV Government which can pro vide for the "common defense." Rut Statss and temmunltles have te lie governed. Add the cost. ' If the cost of 8tate, counts, city and ether local government la taken Inte account. It ia estimated that less than one half of 1 pec eent of evety dollar expended ter Government gees for national defense " We are all Interested In advancing the cause of peac . but we tan atferd te tell the truth without embellishment In advnnelng It. D L. MORTOX. Philadelphia. November 14, 1021. Poems and Songs Desired War Seng Wanted I Sir I was v. v nu. i iiipn-a eervlce flJs flown , n rni tec Is heuld be done en kIi rmist . . D. wt t nh.m jniirt'ia bei f r th hiv hn went out if II h Hf the factors 'r ew '" flag is seldom vrn c v , and. lest we frs. ' and gr 'w se - no Th . Vre- iMT. O- thc store ih s-tv'1-'' ur n nmifSH 1 1 ivs agiln. I eri . tr. me that our S rvie ITS K sneU, i tie resurrect-d and flown with ei l i..ler at even- celebr.itl.ui pert lining te ih W ei Id War If at no ether 1-et us make . ur hsdng of our service flags together with e d plery en Vrmlaike Vn hnafter a ti--tlenal cuteir md the ncwsiwpeis aheu'd remind th peep.e of li a few Jin In id Vance. I- 1" Philadelphia. N.v ml r P Id-'l. Girls Need Chaperons Te the Ed ter of the I if una V' hue t.ide" c, nev.- nn-liti r t b.t.iiii virtual V 111 .., ,cilt ...... - " extinct of late all I iti rirlv de we heat' it any one who trots b, u1 w 'h a chaperjii liiere has nver been a time when the fhaperenuiff of gin- w a as necessarv ns Jiow At the pres-nt in. sirU are al (owed te go about the streets h day w her ever thev please and unattended te places if amusement In the evenln Insist that veur daughter shall net loiter or make acquaintances un the strret nor ac cept Invitations for automobile rides wllh any except friends of the famils or these svhe are well known, and see that she Is nreperly chaperoned at all evening . ntrtr- aln.mcnts Step. 'oek. listen ' carcfulls ' mothers, and ou will hedge veur daushters "about with safeguards as nevei before MRS W. L. O Philadelphia. November 10. 1021. i j Names Suggested for Fair Je the Editor of the Evening. Public t.idet ' Sir Allev me te make a suggest en te the nan.e for the 1020 fair which I hop ou will prlu in veur werths paper Mv euggtstlen Is All of lh Werl 1 I'n te,l Cm o e .Itlon PHILIP GI U.K rcli street Theatre. ; rhllade'pr l Neve lb. r H 1021. I Other name sucs-sted are ; Daniel B Rapper. ir' rh ad phl.i r I ternttienal Victer TJxpesltlcn. Ilattl'a Gnrs.illl The r.uM eight States' Hi" d Exposition Ciara A Hecses Philadelphia Trans-' tlanilc Tlxpositlen Pi ink Simons Philidelphla s' Wer'd s " kii ss Pair. Maurice Haehr Uncle Sam a World s Mc Mc ters Kxposltlen. 7e the E liter of the Eientng Publtr I edaer i Sir I am a dallj reader of th. Pvfmm. Pi BMC Lrrx.Kn and m suggestion for the big event of 1020 in Philadelphia Is Am-rl-oen Independence lilg Kalr. Tiklns the sear .Nineteen Twentv-slx. the first teller In the ulphabet Is A the ninth I the second 11 and the slsth P Taking t.iesc letters and lO-'fl. thes would form I. 13. P An.ierU.an lndependenc Dig Pair JOHN S. GAR.MAV renneburg. Pa . Nevtmber H. ID.'l The Cost of Armaments Te il Editor of the Eienlnp Public Ledger lr There Is much discussion new in ew of the conference ut Washington of the burd.ns of PiN.itien that war has lnid up n Hie shoulders of the people The burdens are heavv and will be for n generatlm nr mere te v-eme Hut coming gen-ratiens win profit bv the results We fought the battl-s of tomerr-i v no less than of tedas The burdens are heavs, but thes need net be ex- ! iiggerated A "tatemene was recent y made at nn educational convention that apprexlmatels I 0J per i'nt out of ever dollar of the Na tien's Income gees rer wars cither past present e- future, and that the amount re. quired te build the battlcsh i iennesi.ee would support the high schools of the state of Tennessee for four vears The propirtlen of the dellnr Is 4r101 . Te the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir I ant In search of a enr published quite H few sears age. It begin with: " '1 11 go te war. mother. I'll face the fee se spoke a tiny lad with esce all aglow." SIRS. V. D Trenten, N J . November 6, 1021. Questions Answered The Muses of Music 7e the Fditoet the Evening Public Ledger: sir I would like te knew who were the nine Muses In musle and what did each rtand for and who wera their mother and father7 FRANCIS D'ORAZIO. Conshehoclten. Pa., November 13. 1021. The nine Mifses are Callope, she of the fair voice! Euterpe, the Muse of lyric aenr; Clie, the Muse of history; Thalia, the Muse of comedy. Melperriene. h that sings, the Muse of trngclv; Terpsichore, the Musa of dancing, with the lyre, Erate, the Muse of eretic poetry, with a smaller lyre, Pelsmnlu or Pelyhsmnla, the MUae of sacred Bengs, and Urania, the Muse of aatronemy. As thn Muses are entirely mythological, we are net able te deala-nste their parents. They are supposedje have been the. daughters of Jupiter and Mnemesyne (Memery). Te Get Copyright Je the Editor of thn Evening Public Ledger: Sir Hew lone does It lake te get a copy right? it. a. i Philadelphia. November 0. 1021. The Copyright Office eaya It takea about two daya te put through a cepsTlght In this country. Legend of Jeb's Tears Te the Editor of the. Evening PubUe Ledger: Sir After searching for aemc lime I new appeal te you for Information. Can you tell me or Instruct me xx-here te find the "Legend of Jeb's Tears"? I knew they are a Bouthern-grown seed, used for seeds, and are known te have medicinal powers, but what I wish te knew Is why are ttey called Jeb's tears. It. II. T. Philadelphia, November 0, 1021. Ex-Servlce Men and Examinations Te the Editor of the Evening PubUe Ledger: Sir la It true that ex-eeldtera are al lowed te pais civil servlce examinations with a lower mark than any one also? It.- S. F. Philadelphia. November H, 1021. Hy special act of Cergrcss ex-service men are given preference In civil service exami nations A person taking a civil service ex amination must make 70 per cent, while ati ex-service, man must make 65 per cent and ever. Next Moonless Menth 7 the Editor of the Evening PueHe Ledger: Sir When will the next moonless month occur? D. T. Philadelphia. November 14, 1021. There will be no month that will be moon less, but this expression Is used In speaklnr of a month In which there Is no full moon The mxt time there will be such a month will be February. 1001. The last Urns this occurred was In February, 1600. Club-Footed Statesman Te the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir Who was the public man Identified With Lincoln's Administration who had a Club feet? JAMES T. M1SNCII. Philadelphia, November 14, 1021. Thadde'ua Stevens Is the man referred te. He was a leader In the Heuse of Repre sentatives durlne the Civil War and during the reconstruction period following-, until tne time of his death, In 1808. Denseness of .Population Te the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir What country has thu most people te the square mile? S. B. E. Philadelphia, November 1 1. 1021. A recent compilation stales that England stands first In regard te density of ba,.. lien, having un average of 000.2 peraei? the square mile. Belgium Is second itS a population of 682.7 te the square 1. and the Netherlands third, with 642 a li?' United Slates had. In 1020, 8S.5 J,ri7' 10 utu square inu. Pren . CviA y ?i . iff KJSj Open Saturday Evening The Peeple's Forum will appear dallj In the Kvrnlng Public Ledger, and alse In the stmrtiij- Inblle Ledger. letters discussing timely topic will be printed, a well n requested poem, and ques tion of general Interest will be answered. cm,m... .. .vks y77'w KE. CORNER. CHESTNUT AT lite 'ST. 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It is economical, tee, re quiring no mere current than a Simplex electric iron or toaster. Buy it at your dealer's SIMPLEX ELECTRIC HEATING. CO. Cambridge, Mass. Consult Classified Ads Pages 20-30 1 - ssaLsV flBBsnasV IP SBm Mf Jslssr flflr Jw isLv a V Hi fff fHMssU H 1 3 "SB sv. k MmmW AWUmmmBmMp mmW$r lu I " I 9 aSnDBBBHBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSiSBK. 99b .LHssHB f 1 I ' llJ ISBSSSHPSBSHsSSsVSsHstw. iJSsWlP R r M a tHp 1 r say "can afford " Don't depme Jeurclf of Vieceming clothe, lowly prued HERE our "saj-se' gncs i our own so'ecnen f"f a mall payment down and u little each pa-day thereafter. Philadelphia's Largest Exclusive Credit Clothing Stere Men's SUITS and O'COATS ffiW ' ' Rasi JlssTTli ' sdLH kwB QH (IBS j Jl lilt 3 m ' :H Wtm ' 1 3 111 I " ml : MiJfWj i I ItJbwIi 4Rp llffli' Ut sJRi mWmV IIP" . II It W m i W AW. Warn .'lE uVt. it ; I If cm mmh I WsEil urn 'Hlr ' i Tm I E&aW mm ' ! HL V Wm : M Aii mBtsLbrar it' t d 1 .1svlH Miv h ,11 - : t MB H F m vsBlsaBsf L lm HH JBH' m IL, "fr titUffc Founded, in 18G5 The Heuse that Heppe built Inaugurated the One-Price System in 1881 Almest unlimited varieties at $5 te $10 less than you would expect te pay (or similar quality. $29 .50 and Phi sj mJi "91 wD Beys SUITS Rightly tailored, Rightly priced, Righdy sold. .50 $8 DRESSES Cleth and Silk Medels in all the wanted shades and colorings. $jg.50 Wemen'sMisses IUA I 3 V and SUITS Veldecia, Belivia, Veleianic, Kersey, Veldctte. Plain and Fur-triramed. $1 fi.se $24ia$3450 Qpen Friday and Saturday Evenings 4l'ws i. irwmrwt V 929AxchSl. 8 :SLSajOtejBfe30gy 1 , yy - Hall ! -'' 'H WZ $39-50 E i J 4 J f . W ti f. Ir4 f v. i uua.OTaii II O k Bit Ijl II m Hltai iyrirT:!ifci C. J. Heppe & Sen Downtown 1 117-1119 Chestnut Street Uptown N. W. Cor. 6th & Thompson Streets Be SureYew Talking Machine is a genuine Victer Victrela At Heppe's you will net be urged te purchase an "inferior talking machine. We sell genuine Victer Victrelas exclusively and as an old established music house we knew it is the best. Because of its marked superiority there is a scarcity rapidly developing. If you want a genuine Victer Victrela for Christmas you should order at Heppe's te-day. Heppe Victrela Outfits $i4mmM' f &imn Victrela Ne. IV, $30.10 with G 10-inch double-face records Pay only 50c weekly Victrela Ne. 50, $50.10 with 6 10-inch double-face records Pay only $1 weekly Victrela Ne. 80, $110 with $ip worth of records Pay only $1.50 weekly i Victrela Ne. 90, $135 with $10 worth of records Pay only $1.75 weekly Heifctz, the eminent violinist, playing one of his own records en his Victrela. Victrela Ne. 130, $375 with $25 worth of records Pay only $3.75 weekly Bargain Dept. Used Pianos & Players Steinway (Piane) $195 Plain dark cae; geed tone. Heppe d'lnne) $295 Slightly used; mahogany. Cecilian $W $390 Mahogany case, geed tone. Harrington W $490 Almest new, geed condition. It HHiSiil I lii- A vf Reproducing Pianos In the player-piano field the latest development is the "repro ducing piano," among which class the Due-Art Pianola-Piane is the supreme achievement. The Due-Art plays for you as a Victrela sings for you. The Due Art does mere it performs en the same instrument from which the original tones were recorded. tl. r.. a.i. :. l tic uw-mi. ia embodied in only the greatest makes of pianos. Demonstrations gladly given. Call at any time. Prices from $895 up Among upright pianos the Heppe patented 3-sounding-beard instruments stand supreme. The Heppe patent gives te upright pianos a tone greater than that of a small grand piano. And. best of all, the price of Heppe pianos is no higher than that pianos. Settlement may be ananged by cash, or charge account, or by the Heppe rental-payment plan, which applies all rent toward the purchase price with no extra'charge for the privilege. We Are Agents for the Follewing: MASON & HAMLIN Upright and Grand TUnej STEINWAY Due-Art Planola-PlsneJ WEBER Tlanes nnd I'laycr-rianei STECK Pianos and Player-Pianos Ilental Paymfnt Settlement nrrppifd WHEELOCK Due-Art Pianola-Piane HEPPE Pianos and Player-Plnnes STROUD N Due-Art Plnnela Pianos H. C. SCHOMACKER Pianos und Plajcr-Pianes EDOUARD JULES Plaiiet. and Plnyer I'lmes FRANCESCA IMunes nnd Plujer I'lmes Heppe' 3-Sounding-Beard Pianos of regular upright IPJMail This Coupon for Full Information U. Heppe & Sen SKr6 -"h Without uny obligation en my part please send full information about (mark X below) tl Pianos HPlayer-Pianes nvictrelas H, . t f &MBmm?''-''L-mm rrd. 1M8-31 Ti yr r Jr- ijk&Tr&z- -XX. iDHUU'jnET pV'-iU 1 J '.'-f'U'VUrFT r !' . 1 1 m .'j ( uiaijifMiiiM ss A ) Mii W ' ssMsWsWM r ' t"
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