rvK'.i,Tfl vj f O'- I r v .- y V; ' ;f . .18 EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1921 A. 77f PEOPLE'S FORUM f Leiters te the Editor V. "&(iic0nalderat8 Orefcettra Patrons it, toitte.Xdlter e 7i Evening lu&He Leiaen w'JE'Hf-pAii nether woman its ll l.y-tTWhlU greatly cnierlnc Ml" lewrla'i r- j r4fjlA . Tv...i. f nn it. nrh4tr with !$ thfr arousing vts en the atuJltnc at th y nd. T runnftt rw that Mr. StoltOwSkl'e "tbuk" te Istn arrivals was In th least Vachoelmarmlsh" or In the nature of "w 'HctM" th nwUrne, hut a p'm for music levers who cannot trk far themsels, and rs constantly anneJ and alt mental r. tse unset hy the arrival uf se many people, carelessly late, aa 1 have often discovered, who think It a slUht matter te annoy deiena of poepls abwiit them by the commo tion they make en entering a sllsnt heuie. Only last week-end after "th rebuke" a wemkn persisted In cnterln In the midst of A movement of the aympheny aria d rnanded her teat In th middle of the row In my seat en the end, never that any Hew te Make Christmas Werth While 'lady' dreaming would de suth a thin. Let's Have Old-Tlme Christmas Te the Editor et the Vvenina Public Ledger: Sir Christmas Day Is atlll aeveral week off, and It la net tee lata te begin the prep aration of celebrating th day In the old time nay, Instead of tn th modern way. a It I belnir celebrated mere each year. What a delightful day It mutt have been for our forefathers and their famllles. the way of Us celebration NMnic famlll.ir te us by 'the stories that ar handed down and reprinted each year We h:ne read of Its proper celebration In the years Ions past, but tedav it seems te have been a day that is entirely cemmer cialized. Christmas. It nppeare, has lu-t all Its elaniflrarc and all that remains Is th rlWnr of gifts It Is only counted as suc cessful through the monetary cost Involved. This Is net the nav te fibsTft the daj. and It Is net as Ged Intended It Hew few children today are tauahl the real significance of th celebration, t doubt ers, especially en thu birthday anniversary of Christ. D. I-. WOOL.EV. I'hltadalphla. December S, 1021 Bring Cheer te sick and Soldiers Te the Editor e the Evening rnblle Ledger; Sir Christmas Day Is always a sad day In our hospitals. The patients who are housed there at this period become unusually d"presed through thoughts of the many pre vieus happy Christmas Days spsnt at home , nir superb naval equipment te ents take the trouble te tell their children of the Christ child, but Instead Impress upon I wa taken quite unawares, and In t ntnt I whether In one out of ten families the pur ei wnat, in thta cass. proven, very "'"' politeness, rose at her request, thereby Obllclrig- th ethers In th row te rise. ' ,An6ther time I hop I shall have mv wits Rbeut me and refuse tn move until th end of '.th composition, since a number of rxeple tn iurreundlne seats were se annoyed as te '.audibly vole their disapproval, net te mention tire basilisk "Blars" which weu.d hav deterred any one less utterly callous te the' opinion of ether I regret that the programs de net alwsy begin with a small number, th symphony following with no applause between moe mee tntnta and no utterances permitted during th aympheny, se that w inltht at least havt th smpheny In th peac required for true enjoyment and enlightenment. Perfect repes of mind and body Is an absolute etna qua non te the musical lis tener; and, judging from the enthusiastic reception accorded 3Ir. siokewski b re- wlth the family, se It should be our first duty, in laylnc plans for th day, te think of thea awav from home, probably suffer ing severely In body, and at least mentally. Chrlstma cheer of any character means much te them, and they should share It with the mere fertunate In every respect. Our hospitals are Imarlably located In a section of the city surrounded by homes, anl each neighborhood or denomination, If th hospital Is denominational, should se te It that the patients In these hospitals are made Just as happy as posslble en these days, either through suitable presents, flowers, fruit er In the many ether possible ways, net for- tains the best measures for naval and land disarmament that th present Disarmament Conference can possibly devls and agree upon, for It provides the means te nb6llsh and de away with the main causes of all wars. rtemee the causa for war and disarma ment will fellow as a matter of course, nut If the nations disarm partially, or agree te, there atlll will remain that which has always been the cause for war, namely, th hunger for that which belongs te soma ether iinil weaker nation. The writer does no believe In scrapping modern, up-te-dals armament that has cost th nations such Incredible sums of money until the nations of the world show a little mere evidence of real brotherly lee. Th writer thinks that the nations of the world should first be bound by an agreement te keep their covetous eyes off the possessions of ether nations, before United State sends the scrap them It would appear, that th. significance ,tn , ,, f r9atlvs and friends. """ ' ' r . '"" ?r meJ"v r' There Is another class In our midst that hat In no way Unifies Christ and whit , ,, ,,. chr,,tmKS jyeU(!, an( tn, represents elss represent!! th sick and wounded sx- Ther was a, tim. bfere th world be- , service men of our recent World War. Yeu cam selfish, that the Christmas festival was may net perhaps knew It, but there are begun by th choral singers gelns about singing their Jey te the World ' Hew many singers today wjuld put themsles te this Inconvenience' It would net mean money te thtm. and en the praise nf Oed in song seems te hav bsn commercialized that no one la willing te sing his praises units they ar well paid te de se, never thinking that Ged gave thtm their talent without price. Christmas Is naturally a day In the hem, many In the Government and ether hospi tals In this city. Teu can learn whsr they are most remenlent te reach through the lied Cress, the address of which can b found In the city dlrecterv These soldier boys are well cared for In the way of neccswrles by the Government, and they will, no doubt, be given a bounteous Christmas dinner, but they are far from home, many of them, and In order te make their day cheerful and long remembered carry or send them some cigars, tobacco, cigarettes, candles, reading matter In the way of books as New Tear Is ths day for exchanging lsita hw. i ...i ke.,.,1 i nishi -hie. results i te rrienas and or rejeicinif that we hae iud whereas en last Friday large numbers of land prospered threugh another var But lund msgailnes, and If possible drop In upon annoying persons seemed te be disturbing mere and mere each year Christmas Is be- them en Christmas Daj elthsr Sunday or very part of th neus ,r"r nhserd In th heni as a commercial Monday und make them a little visit. Teu There certainly should be sem remedy as holiday snd the uccejn of lis enjoyment will he fully repaid for sour trouble in the I tm convinced by much investigat en. sem te dpnd entirely upon the amount of Chrlelmaa Jv you will bring Inte their that at least half the annoyance Is due te, money expended, which Is a wrong, an en- hearts, taking the place of the loved ones carelessness of ethr people's comfort or tirely wren idea Let's hav an eld-tlm Inho cannot b with thsm en this day. opinion en th subject, and am wondering Christmas this yr. It's about time we , Mrs. W. I. ni.AKE. whether th condition might net be tm- Bet back te the simple llf of our ferefath-' Philadelphia, December 0, 1021. Dreved by the above suggestion. Ter hun- I dreds te be disturbed by deiens does net m fair ELI.A D BUAin Edgewatsr Tark, N J., December 8, 1021. Cause for Coughing , Te the Editor of the Ei'nlna PBl(c iedjer' Bit Relatle te veur articles in your re cent addition en the subect of ''coughing ' In the tneatres by the audience, I hai ;erchd through the subject and records and concluded that It originated by th patrons "coughing up ' hlah pries for tickets at the box office and frequently for punk shows. LOUIE PEMBLEMYEH. Philadelphia December 8, 1021. Discusses International Question T the Editor of the Evening fuelfc Ledger Sir War Is a horrible thin' We want te abolish It entirely and Ilv In permanent Mac. Ever since th recent Wer'd War we hav been trying te selv the question of hew te abolish war and we had everv rten te believe that the nations of th .world had agreed upon a plan, that upon the face of It. premised the most feaslb: method te that nd that Ui world bad Ter before had submitted te It Though It has been agreed te by sem forty-eight nations of th world, our own United States has rejected It for Oi osten sible reason that It would Involve the United States In csrtaln responsibilities that every ether nation has seen fit te assume, but ' tljB real reason was that It happened te be favored by Woodrew Wilsen, who was then President of the United States and whose tarra was about te expire. It was fea-ed that If the Lesgu of Na tions were adept during his presldenry his popularity would hav become se great that nothing whatvr could have prevented his becoming- President for a third term. A A A oerdlngly. a nation-wide propaganda against " It was Inaugurated and auccnssfully carried through by th Unltsd States Senate Re publicans, assisted by some renegade Dsme- eYatle Benaters, and th League was re jected by th Senate, who action, appar. ntly. waa ratified be th people at the following presidential election. Ths people generally of our country knew virtually nothing about th League of Na tions Itself, but wer fed up en a few se-called objeetlena te certain parts, of I' that were continually dwelt upon arid dls- ussed by the senatorial oligarchy that was "fluhtins Wilsen ' The nations of th world are of the opinion that the American repl ar opposed te th League, whereas th fact Is that thes de net knew anything about It nor what It really provides for Th I.eagu Itself was never before the people for their appre' al or disapproval; their at'nten was completely diverted from th League and Its purposes te certain ob- fei.tlnni. that. If ennd. cntlM rvASllv liav heen hanged The Lagu. within Itself, con-1 has ne: wen favor after bap In the meantime, howevef. why net agree te a "vacation" Jn armament building for a certain time anl thereby lest the bona fides of th nations, without first destroying that which we may liavn occasion te feel very se'ry for Ister? HARRY C. COPE. Dethlehem. Pa.. November 29, 1021. Names for World's Fair Te the Editor of the Euentng Pubtfe Ledger: Sir As a name for the world's fair of 10211 let m suggest Washington and Lincoln Memerial Pair. E. L. S. Philadelphia. December 7. 1021. Other names suggested are: Harriet C Weed City of Brotherly Leve World's Tair. M.ix Pelak United World World's Fair. James Start Philadelphia's dreat World's Talr. A. J. Piatt Quaker City Teace Exposi tion. L. E Kler Light of the World Nations' Peace Exposition. Elmer It. Hager Pennsylvania Stale Fair of Philadelphia. Themas Andrew Benner Americans All Pcace Jubilee. The Case for "Usenlan" Te the Editor of the Euenlncr Pu&He Ledger: Sir Mr. Whitney's objections te ths name "Usenlan" aeem te be nothing mere tnan a fessilised attitude toward any new Idea lie give no reason why we should nht tall the Unlld States ' Usenla" and merely ap peals te emotional prejuaic. Since th divellers In that half of th United States that Is south of Masen ami Dixen's line hav an uncenquerame aversion te the term "Yankee," and tine most ether Usenlan limit It te the Inhabitants of the New England States, while foreigners use It chiefly In a satirical or undignified sens It Is Idle te talk ns ir it cevin no Dreuint Inte universal favor by propaganda. As It ceniury anu a half of the widest publicity, there can b no chance of ravtrslrer th verdict. The pTs4nt And trewing Use of an equtv. alent term by the rapidly lnerlng number of Esperanllsla furnishes a substantial rtucleus ,et prospective uteri et "Usenlan." Willi such a Start and an official accept ance of the term tn our own Unit Its gen eral us eeutd ba brought about, ir. e. r. Philadelphia, December 7, 1021, Fer Safety First Te the Editor et the Evening Pubtle Ledger: Sir I want te congratulate "Worker's Wife" en the reply she made te "Effi ciency," who complained that city laborers are receiving tee much pay. We are living in perilous time due te th oppression et the werklngr class. Such men as "Effi ciency" are only waving a, led flag before a bull, although he doubtless thinks himself a 1M per cent American, This country Is full of such hare-brains, who ought te be locked up for the wafsty et the rest of us. S. L. D. Philadelphia. December 6. 1021, Questions Answered Jr W Gr 8r lt?mH2sSEB!ima F r sT T OT i A Vi.?!!L,5J!? i w 7Ts United States Slang Te the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir Kindly settle this argument: During a conversation A said te II he wasn't speak ing prewrly and said "Oh, speak United Stat." n eald this remark was Incorrect. It should hav been "Speak English." Will jeu kindly 1st me knew which Is right? FRED ROCKMAN. Philadelphia, December 7, 1021. A waa undoubtedly Jesting, as the lan guage generally apektn In the United States Is English, sltheugh w hav quite a vo cabulary of our own which Is usually re ferred te as United States slang. A Quotation Te the Editor of the Evening Puelle Ledger: Sir I will appreciate It If any reader of ths Poepl' Forum will tell m who wrete ths phras "Geed behavior may b old fashioned, but en never heard of It getting a mn in treub'e." W. L. D. Philadelphia. December 6, 1931. Te Banish Melancholy Te the Eliter of the Evening Pflblla Ledger: Sir I wonder If you could find for ms Sidney Smith's receipt for the cur Of melan choly W. O. T. Philadelphia, December 0. 1021. Here Is what Sidney Smith wrote about It "I once gav a lady two and twenty teeelpts against melancholy. On was a brlcht fire, another te remember all th Pleasant things said te her. and another te kep a box of sugar plums en th chimney, piece and kettle simmering en the hob. I thought this mere trifllnu at the moment. but have In after years discovered hew true It Is that these llttl rlur banish msl msl msl anohely belter than high and mere exalted objects and that no means ought te b thought loe trifling which en oppes It either In ourselves or In ethers," De Maupassant en War Te the Editor et the Evening rubtie Ledger: Sir t will appreciate II If you will quota what Quy d Maupassant esys en war In his "Bur JVEau." Vt. W. O. Philadelphia, December 8. 1021. Ws havs seen war. W hav sssn men maddened and gene back te their brute estfcte, killing for mere pleisur. killing out of terror, out of bravado, out of sheer os es tentatlen. "Th gallant llttl soldiers running" sbeUt ever there are as surely dtemed te dealh as th flecks of sheep driven along the read by the butcher. They wjll fall en some plslm with their heads split open by ssbaf outs or their ehesta riddled by bullet, and yet'lhey are young mn who mllrht work, produce something and b useful. Thslr father ar old and poverty-stricken. Tnlr mothers who, through twenty years, have loved them, adored them as only methsrs can adore, may perchanc hear In six months that th son,' reared with such care, at such an expense and with se much lev. has been cast In a hel Ilk a dead deg, after having been ripped nun by a bullet and trampled, mangled by ths rush of cav alry charged. "They hav killed her boy her bravs boy who was her pride, her Jey. She cannot understand, War Is declared. Tn six months the generals havs destroyed th efforts of twenty years' patience and gunlus. "Whosoever governs must consider It as much his duty te avoid war a It Is that et a eaptaln of a vestal te avoid shipwreck." Poems and Songs Desired "The Deg en His Master's Grave" Te the Editor et the Evening Pufttle Ledger: Sir Will jeu kindly publish or ask your readers te send In th poem sntltUd "The Deg en His Master's Grave, " containing th lines: "Dut sometimes when & step draws near H starts up with a qulvsrlng ear. Fer h thought It was th step of his mas ter dear Reluming from the gTave." It was In a reader ud in ths publle schools about forty jears age. 3. A. E. Philadelphia. December 7, 1021. A Query for Readers Te the Editor of the Evening Publls Ledger: Sir Can any of your readers tell me who we the author of the poem beginning "This world Is but a bubble, wherever we may se," etc , and where I can find the poem? rhllsdelphla. December 5. 1021." ' . Quotes Lines Te the Editor of the JJvettlne- PuM'9 Ledger: Sir Can ou 11) m whern t can find a slant, or poem beginning- "Ne feel of land de 1 pemisV M'd endlrg "And through mv wlndevv pan a llttl st-lp of sea"? And I should also like le knew who wrote It. H. D. L. Philadelphia. December i. 1021. "At Your Service" Telhe Editor of the Evening PUbUe Ledger: Sir I am veiy'aixleus le secur pem entitled "At Your Service." which contains the line "Oat any rivers thsy sy are un' crossable." Can a reader supply II and name the author? 8. " VAT. Philadelphia, NevemSar 80, 1021. Th author of "At Tour Service" Is Ilsr Ilsr ten Braley. It l s follews: AT TOUR SERVICE (The Panama dang) Here w are. gentlemen! here's the whole gang of us, . Pretty near through with ths Jeb w ars eni . . Site up our work It will give you the hanr of us , Seuth te Dalbea snd north te Colen. Yes, the canal Is our letter of refsreneel Loek at Culebra and glanee t Datum What can we de for you get any prefer ence Wireless te Saturn or brldgs te the moon? Don't send us back te again. a llf that Is fiat W. Bjjta havs shatured a Office work trd, bul w couldn't , ... again. ue "il "Vi(nV0U ,enuthlnr ""' r tUf Get any river' lhjr say Isn't re.,b,, Get any meunta In that eta't li through? " l tl W pelll In th wholly Imoessisi. Doing thing "nobody ev.r ceuM de.'" Tsks aoed leek at th who), hu,ir ,,, Engineers, doctors and stesm shsv.i ... Taken tesethet- ybu'll find quits , 1 V.4,li us "w of Soen te be ready for treubl again Brenjd by th tropical sgn that Is hii... Checkf-il of sntrfy. vigor and ui,"'"'- Tf ferif. "" thU', th blr't ''n hlg Who his a Jeb for this Panams. nn,, Four Held fop Street Rumpus Four rasn, wbe witnessig .. terrifying; a crowd In the vlclultr 3 Twentyserena street arjd Indian ..! wcre locked up en a charge ottei orderly conduct. They are JeDh A'x y.aIene, 2110 West Cambria trV, Davis Dl J?etre, M48 North TwaSt1 first street, efteli h6ld Jn $1000 ban L a further htarlrtB Baurable Ukhsim 2040 West Btella stfect. nm Tfl'. Charles, 2108 West Stella street. i?5J In jrm ball for a further hearing On Christmas Day KODAK , 'Autographic Kedaks $8.00 up Brownies $2.00 up JOHN HAWORTH COMPANY EASTMAN KODAK CO. 1020 CHESTNUT ST. Illdn-GItADE DEVBLOPIIfa FINISHING ENtiAnOUBrfXS WMMjmmmmm The Sweetest Gift IS 011 Of the axntxislt bnttlej, nt rar perfume or teiltt water whlcb can bwt be lcted from our In comparable display Yeu can ear as little or a much a yen wleh but If It eem from hre, your tast cannot b qtienM. Avoid delay. LLEWELLYN'S Philadelphia' Standard Drug SUire 1518 Chestnut Street O'.fts Delivered Anywher J))JMM W W),M,'M,MitiM )i.in.' " "" " "" '"(?, LARGEST OLD BOOKSTORE AMZRIC Lcsiry s Great Boek Sale Passes All Expectations net only our expectations as te the number of people, but our visitors' expectations as te the quantity, quality, condition and character of the books. This Sale has set a high Tryater mark, te achieve which we have had two representa tives abroad, the far-reaching result of whose search is rep resented by a very fine Collec tion of Handsome Foreign Edi tions of the Famous Aih thers Frem the Great Binders of England: Reet, Zaehnsderf, Merrell, Etc. In addition te this, we have gathered books from all ever this , Country, many Famous Private Libraries being among .our purchases. Weare here te serve you if '! y. yeucfire te buy or te warmly ' v "wMriit among the books en the ' 'UiWfes. And every day you will , find new Titles, as we replenish .T'frerti our enormous Reserve V aiuL- lin nmnt.v snnnea mnrln VMVW-- W.w v-a.fv WjIHVM tllV ' gfftl&s: . ' qfftqfi.HvuTw, 9 i. m. te e:m r. in. 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SOUR KROUT 4c lb. vr i Boek Stere frksf. r There's a Spic-and-Span GREEN Almar Stere near your home 24SH(Ol They Smashed Windows and Broke Deers TO GET INTO THE MOVING PICTURE THEATRE AT FAIRVIEW, CAMDEN, TO PICK UP BARGAINS in HOMES It is no wonder they Stormed the Hall in order te attend Uncle Sam's Great Auction Sale of 1578 Brick Houses at Fairview, when you realize that Brick Houses sold as low as $1750 That Rent for $408 a Year Houses Sold for $2500 that Rent for $456 a Year $175 Secured a $1750 Brick Heuse $200 Secured a $2000 Brick Heuse $250 Secured a 2500 Brick Heuse 10 Per Cent en Day of Sale-20 Per Cent in 30 Days 70 Per Cent en Mortgage What Are Yeu Going te De TO-DAY Are Yeu Going te BUY or Let Seme One Else Snan Up All the BARGAINS ? P I Told Yeu There Would be Bargains and There Were ! Te-day, Without the Half-Holiday Crowd, There Will Net be the Jam There Was Saturday Se Seize this Chance te Secure One or Mere of These Brick Houses at Your Own Price! HUNDREDS OF HOUSES REMAIN TO BE SOLD AT Uncle Sam's Auction Sale Te-day at 1.30 P. M. and Te-night at 8 P. M. On the premises Rain or Shine in Moving Picture Theatre at hairview, Camden, N. J., and every afternoon and evening thereafter at the same time and place until the last house at Camden is sold Seme of the Houses te Be Sold Te-day Are Vacant and Ready for Immediate Occupancy 1 0 TViwri ae ,n nRff 7V& en MertB.w .t 6 slnt. btnk . , occupancy na' " ' rmlue. will b ptU Send tot BeekM, und tutthet patticuUr, te Jenph P. D,y ,t an , . J jk r of 'he f "Motrin j offlesi CAMDBN OFFICE fFsdnrtew," Camden, N. J. Phen Camden 316S PHILADELPHIA OFFICE The U.'S. Shipping Beard ljO'ftgfeSf St, fbll., pt .t'lrtEM .JSu CTrnMA mF n ? kah m a m ! sif Ak OIibcrty Street, New Yqrk Ci BRISTOL OFFICE "Harriman,Britol,Pa. '0M B'l'teHOO BfnehliO WASHTNQTON OFFICE The U.B. Shipping Beard f i a Hm., N.W.', WMhlnte D. C. .'fljrtG&i