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Missing Monuments of Efficiency
IT IS unforttinuto tlmt Senator Penrose's
Influence In Washington wns so wenk
during the period of Republican nscondency
that he was able lo do practically nothing In
the matter of securing appropriations for
Federal buildings In this city.
It Is true, of course, thut the Custom
House Is ancient tint! poorly suited to Its
purpose, but the gentleman who prides him
self on his wire-pulling piiielcncy was unable
to interest Washing on in so worthy an
enterprise iw the construction of an ndetttmto
and new custom building for a city which
collects a comparatively great proportion of
all custom revenue received by the nation.
The roHtomec. too, Is a relic of nn older
day. Perhaps this fact may Impress the
Senator the next time he drives by the
building.
There can be no doubt that when Mr.
Penrose's attention Is called to Philadelphia's
needs, he will bo quick to tell the community
of the great good he will accomplish In this
matter If sent back to Washington. Per
haps the Senator has been sticking too close
to his desk at the Capitol this past decade
and this past year to know from his own
observation this city's necessities.
War's Blind Passion
mHE war that began In a high spirit Is
-L fast reaching the gutter. In the llrst days of
conflict the poets and public men of the
Allies spoke bitterly of the militarism that
they believed had plunged Europe Into the
depths, but they prayed for pence on behalf
of the German people ns much as themselves,
and they kept an open, friendly spirit toward
the troops driven on their bntterles.
But now the hysteria of war has done Its
beastly work. Kaiser and people, culture
and Immortals are all thrown Into the pot
of vituperation. English writers of the first
rank Join in the coarse cries of "Harliarlan!"
A fine example of what popular anger can
do Is a poem, "The Day," written by an
English railway porter, and reprinted In the
BxuxtNO LuDann. Germany "steeped In blood
as'a hog In slime" is a ridiculous as well as
a vicious slander. Nothing but that most ter
rible product of war blind, unreasoning pas
sion could have dictated it.
Ready to Smite Pciiroseism
THE registration figures show that Penn
sylvania Is overwhelmingly Republican.
"With a nominee other than .Mr. Penrose for
the Senate, the party would sweep to vic
tory, sure ami complete.
As It Is, with Penroselsm fastened on the
party's back, thousands of good Republicans
have refused to enrol under any party name,
and thousands of others, maintaining their
fealty to Republicanism by earnestly suit
porting Doctor Brumbaugh, have made It
plain that they will selzo the opportunity to
deal Fenrosolsm a staggering blow.
Just as PMiro.seism has deprived Republi
canism of many seats from other States in
the House and Senate, m it Is about to causo
Republicanism In Pennsylvania Itself to
make the final sacrifice for good government.
A high tariff nnd low morals do not go
together.
Destiny at the End of the Mall
WITH nothing better in sight except
adjournment, "Washington Is worrying
Rself over Champ Clark and 1916. President
Wilson's mild reproof of eager New Jersey
set the ball rolling. Certain allusions to the
nttltude of Democrats not so friendly have
turned the public gaze toward Missouri. And
now Colonel Harvey announces articles by
Champ Clark in the forthcoming Issues of
his North American Review. Is Clark nut
for the nomination? Somebody suggests,
"ABk Hearst." But the real answer lies hid
den in the ivory mansion at the end of the
Mall. And Champ Clark knows this as well
as any one. If the professorial finger so
much as crooks. It will be "Wilson, that's
all."
"Neither Children ior Gods"
NEWS from Washington that President
Wilson and Cojonel Harvey have com.
posed their differences Is at least welcome.
Not that the public has been worrying over
the quarrel; it Is simply interested In the
outcome.
The Colonel Introduced his editorial In the
current North American Review, entitled,
"Uphold the President." with the following
quatrain:
Stand to our work nnd be wise
Certain of sword and pen;
We are neither children nor gods,
But men In a world of men.
The quotation Is most suggestive. At that
historic conference two years ago, when the
breach occurred between Wilson and the two
colonels, "the Schoolmaster," according to
'the Kentuckian, treated the veteran editors
EVENING
&m
; as If tney were cnuaren. Jiut no longer, It
i seems, are they children; and neither are
j they gods. Colonel Harvey has freely
criticised the Administration Irt recent
months, particularly with regard to the
Mexican policy, and he now longs to for
get. "Uphold the President," he cries. It
must be some relief to be certain agaJn of
sword and pen.
Good Counsel With Hopeful Tidings
CANCER is a deadlier scourge than war, a
foot to which attention was recently called
fay the Evenino 1-bdoer, but there Is a hope
ful suggestion In the declaration of Dr. W.
J Mayo that the disease in certain cirpuro
itances is curable The contributions of the
famous Mayo brokers to mtdtcal and sirgl-
cal science have been both remarkable nnd
important, nnd this statement, therefore,
carries the weight of nuthorlty. Doctor
Mayo gives no assurance of any specific for
the cure of cancer, and says that the disease
must be taken In hand courageously In Its
early stages. He advises that any person
having sytnptmns that might Indicate can
cer, any persisting abnormal swelling,
whether painful or not, should consult a
physician nt once and thus give opportunity,
In case cancer proved to be present, for
treatment that might be eflleaclous. To the
public there Is promise In such counsel from
so eminent a source.
Liquor Corruptionists Fenr Brumbaugh
THE rum-sellers nro getting uneasy. They
have been Investigating Doctor Brum
baugh's record, and a cold shiver has run
down their backs ns a result. They did not
think he meant what he said. They had
some sort of an Idea Hint a rami who has
been educating children for years favored
the groggcrles.
Now they know better. They are caught
In a trap. What good will It do them to
send Mr. Penrose to Washington If Brum
baugh goes to Harrlsburg? They doubt If
they are getting a run for their money. So
they nre scurrying about trying to tie the
schoolmaster up. .
They nro using every trick of the trade
to spread the Impression that McCormlck Is
the true and only local option man, nnd
that Doctor Brumbaugh can bo depended on
"to do the right thing." Well, be can be de
pended on, but not In the way these social
harpies Imagine.
It might do these men good to rend the
Brumbaugh platform, nnd season It with
tabasco by studying some of his speeches.
The surest way to secure local option nnd
effective regulation of the lltiuor trafllc Is
to vole for Doctor Brumbaugh, who is n
modern St. George whenever n dragon be
gins to spit lire.
Their Hands in the Till
THERE nre ten dual olllceholders In Se
lect Council. They receive In aggregate
salaries the sum of $:9,!00 annually. The
seven dual olllceholders In Common Coun
cil receive $lfi.20O. These nre rich pickings.
An analysis of the ballots cast by these
gentlemen Is not necessary to rcvenl the
fact that they always vote for the Organiza
tion and against the Interests of the city,
whenever these interests conflict. They
know on which side their bread Is buttered.
The taxpayer can eat his dry.
Norris' Resolution Merely a Beginning
1rR. LORIMER went Jubilantly to Wnsh-
JLYX Ington. He was somewhat sadder when
he returned to Illinois. Politicians may be
antl-mornllsts nt home, but when they are
confronted by n mornl Issue In Washington
they vote according to the nation's con
science. A Senator who carries the commis
sion of the people to the Federal Capitol In
these days must bear It clenn nnd crisp.
The Norris resolution Is not of great
Importance. If the Penrose campaign Is not
Investigated now It will be Investigated later.
It does not rcqulro a strong wind to carry nn
odor less than 150 miles. It would be a pity
for Pennsylvania to send to the Senate a
man to whom the Senate itself, for moral
reasons, would deny a sent. Pennsylvania Is
not going to do It, of course; but how vain
are the Imaginings of manipulators who
dream that the whole nation can be lulled
Into acceptance of their peculiar ethical code.
If every keg of beer in Pennsylvania is be
ing taxed its share to swell the fund for the
propagation of bad government, the nation
will find It out.
"We Who Arc About to Die"
FRIDAY the Boston Braves descend upon
peaceful Philadelphia, culture combating
science. They will come In force; no
easy victory need be expected. Stalllngs has
the sacred codfish of Massachusetts In his
bat bags as mascot. Every player, from
lanky .Inmes down to "Rabbit" Maranvllle,
benrs tho coat of arms of Boston, the bean
rampant, tattooed on his forearm, and the
essnys of Emerson on his mind.
Connie Mnck is enger to give his new rivals
a square denl. It is rumored that the Ath
letics' courtly manager has bought several
gross of assorted eyeglast.es to prevent the
disablement of his opponents through any
possible brenknge. The local Gideons are to
co-operate by plncint: copies of Bellamy's
rtoptan Back Buy romance, "Looking Back
ward" in the Braves' bedrooms. To prevent
any chance of near-sighted errors, the Ath
letics' defense Is to be labeled plainly In largo
white letters: "This Is a wall."
Everything Is ready. Philadelphia only
awaits tho Braves and their proud, punc
tilious battlo cry: "Moriturl salutamus!"
The Nation's Prayer for the World
PRAYERS for peace may not still the guns
of Europe, but they create the right spirit
at home. Imprecatory prayers are no longer
a part of public worship, though during the
dark days of the Robelllon ministers North
and South read psalms of Imprecation to
their congregations.
In an unrestrained outburst of patriotism
Joseph Parker, of City Temple, London,
exclaimed: "God, damn the Sultan of Tur
key." Thero was no partisanship In the
petitions last Sabbath, only a devout and
sincere desiro to stop the ravages of war. It
Indicated our attitude as a nation toward
our kin across the seas.
The spectacle of one nation praying for
another Is at once beautiful and significant.
Not In the world's history has a scene such
as this, and on such n scale, been witnessed.
It Is a Mgn of the times.
"Queer hirds cross the sea In peculiar
ways." Ask the steamship companies.
The Allies sign a contract with Charles M.
Schwab for 21,000,000 horse shoes, and yet
they say the ago of superstition Is past.
It is not necessarily a sign of German sym
pathies these days for a man to order beer
Instead of champagne.
It Is said that Mukden's burial places have
been neutralised. And neutral are tho sol
dlers who have fallen dead on Europe's bat
tlefields. That J300.000 wlndowless tower of the mu
seum Is only a seventh of contemplated addi
tions. Antiquity waits Impatiently for the
rest.
The new football rules, designed to create
both a safer and a more Interesting game,
have given the Bmall college teams a chance
to show that alert Intelligence can down
brawn If It gets half a chance.
Most everj' one unbuttoned his coat a little
as he walked down Chestnut street In the
glow of the Indian summer sun that has
peeped In on Philadelphia for what is hoped
will be a considerable stay.
PHILADELPHIA'S INTERESTS
NEGLECTED BY SENATOR PENROSE
Federal Buildings Here Ignored, While Nntionnl Government Lavished
Millions on Chicago nnd New Yorlt, A Comparison
of Appropriations.
PHILADELPHIA Is tho one large city of
the nation which has been neglected by
the Federal Government so far as the erec
tion of public buildings Is concerned. The
records tell tho story moro clearly nnd moro
vividly than any mcro statement of 'the case
enn do.
For tho past sixteen years or since tho
Hon. Holes Penroso took his scat In tho
Senate Philadelphia has been granted the
munificent sum of $932,000 by Congress for
the construction of Federal buildings.
This Is scarcely one-fourlh of tho money
granted to Chicago In the same period for
the erection of one building.
It is not one-eleventh of the nmount lav
ished upon New York In the corresponding
period for many great construction projects.
The figures plainly bIiow that the Interests
of Philadelphia In the annual formulation of
the Congressional Public Buildings bill have
been systematically overlooked. For nenrly
two decades Philadelphia has not received so
much recognition from Congress ns cities of
grrntly Inferior ranking In population. Her
name has rarely appeared In the Congres
sional appropriation bills.
Here Is the record during Senator Penrose's
service In the Senate!
In 1000 an appropriation of $351,000 was
given tho Quaker City for the completion of
tho Government Mint.
In 1002 $25,000 was npproprlntcd by Con
gress for structural changes In tho Mint.
In 11)04 there was an appropriation of
$16,000 for tho remodeling of the Frankford
Arsenal.
Repnlrs to the Mint nnd a number of minor
projects caused an appropriation of $95,000
In 190J3.
In 1007 further repairs to the Mint cost tho
Federal Government $85,000.
The following year (190S) construction of
nn Immigrant station at Philadelphia, at a
cost of $250,000, was authorized.
An appropriation of $25,000 for repairs to
the Postotlice was authorized In 1910.
In 1011 tho Federal Government appro
priated $105,000 for the construction of a pier
nt the Immigrant station.
This Is a complete statement of Philadel
phia's shnre of the annual appropriation for
public buildings for a period of sixteen
yenrs. It is not very impressive, In compari
son with the sums given to New York nnd
Chicago for public Improvements. Although
Senator Penroso was ostensibly a power dur
ing the Republican regime In Washington, ho
failed signally to guard tho Interests of
Philadelphia. Representatives of the other
great cities of the country were more efficient,
apparently.
For Instance, New York, during the sixteen-year
period, has received from the
Vnlted States $11,160,000 for the construc
tion of Federal buildings. Chlcngo has re
ceived $4,133,000 In tho same time. Philadel
phia's minor place In tho record hns been
due. It seems, to the failure of her chosen
representatives In Congress, Including Sen
ator Penrose, to press her legitimate claims.
Now York has built a magnificent new
Custom House at a cost of several million
dollars, a new Postofilco which ranks as
one of the finest In the world, a new barge
nnd nssay office and a marine hospital dur
ing this time. Chicago has constructed n
monumental Postofilco at a cost of more than
$4,000,000. Philadelphia has succeeded In
gaining appropriations only for the Mint, a
small immigrant station and a pier nt the
immigrant station. The contrast Is not flat
tering to Quaker City pride.
CURIOSITY SHOP
The Wayside Inn at Sudbury, Mass..
erected In 16S6 and made famous by Long
fellow, has within its walls nails that nre
nlmo.st chemically pure. Some wero ex
tracted from a clapboard the other dny, and
in being analyzed wero found to be in per
fect condition and practically free from Im
purities. The phrase, "Not lost but gone before," is
said to havo originated In the epitaph on the
tombstone of .Mary Angell. who died In
Stepney, London, in 1693. The Inscription
reads:
"To say an angel hero Interred doth lye
May be thought strange, for angels never
dye.
Indeed some fell from heav'n to hell;
Are lost and rise no more.
This only fell from death to earth.
Not lost, but gone before.
Her dust lodged here, her soul, perfect In
grace,
'Mongst saints and angels now hath took Its
place."
Adam Fries, of St. Clair County, 111., Is the
largest candidate who ever ran for office In
that State, being ns big around the waist as
he Is tall 5 feet 6 Inches and weighing 352
pounds. He is running nn the Republican
primary ticket, seeking the nomination foi
probate clerk.
Tho Jones County Cult Case, celebrated
lit American legal annals, arose out of the
depredations of a $45 calf. The case was
tried six times between 1K77 and 1SS9 and at
each trial, with one exception, the plaintiff
received awards ranging from $1000 to $7500.
The court costs amounted to nearly $3500.
A Chlllast is a person who believes In the
mlllenlum and the second coming of Jesus to
reign for a thousand years In the midst of
His saints.
THE COMING MAN
A man cries out In the wilderness.
And be has a terrlnle tning lo leu.
He cries aloud to age and youth
Ills words are hot with the sting of truth
And fierce as the bite of hell.
A man cries out in the wilderness.
For his heart Is raw to the world's distress;
His soul Is seared with the people's shame,
And his meas.igo brands like flame.
Oh. his breaBt is scarred nnd his bands are tornl
He has blazed the trail through hate and scorn.
Vice and Ignorance, wrong and wrack
These are the foes he has beaten back;
These are the beauts he holds nt bay.
And he cries: "Make way! Make way!
Make way for the race that Is to be
The conquering race, the coming man.
Clean, courageous. Intrepid, free,
Pure as the great God's plan.
Dream of the ages a vision dim
Martyrs have burned and died for him,
Prophets have preached him, unafraid.
For him we have wept, we have prayed."
A man crlea out in the wilderness,
And the lightning's wrath is in his face.
A man cries out in the wilderness.
And he pleads for the human race.
For I tell you, a race shall come to birth,
Godlike, glorious, on this earth.
As far In advance of present man
As the heavens that we only scan.
Did we dream It could breed from low desire?
Did we dream It could rise from bestial mire?
Could the beautiful, celestial thing
From lust and lechery spring?
A man cries in the wilderness.
And his heart is raw to the world's dUtress.
With terrible truth bis feet are shod.
"Make way make way make way for the
sons of God!"
Aneela Moisan la the Cosmopolitan.
Ever since 180S, at Intervals of two or three
years, there -hns been nn agitation by tho
citizens of this city for Improved Federal
buildings. Delegations frequently sought Sen
ator Penrose In his omce and ufgod him to
uso his lnfluenco In this direction, but beyond
pnsslvo promises to tnko tho matter up ho
gave these requests no nttentlon. Despito tho
fnct that Republican Administrations reigned
during most of this time, ho secured no
results.
He was appealed to for tho now Mint for
this city In 1900, but the building was ob
tnlncd largely through the efforts of ex-Con-grcssman
McAlccr. In 1902 tho senior Senator
Ignored tho request looking toward the mak
ing of structural changes In the Mint. Nor,
It seems, did ho uso his Influence In any way
to obtain subsequent appropriations for tho
Federal buildings nnd Improvements men
tioned nbove, although there was n general
public clamor In every case.
Senator Penrose Is still pursuing his course
of Indifference regarding Federal buildings.
Through the efforts of other representatives
bills are now being considered for the crectjon
of a new custom house, the enlargement of
tho present jiostofnce nnd the ncqulsltlon of
a site for n new postofflce. Tho present Con
gress hns nlso npproprlntcd money for ship
ways at the Lcnguo Islnnd Navy Yard.
The following list gives a comparison of
appropriations for Federal buildings In New
York, Phllndclphln nnd Chlcngo since 1900:
1000.
New York.
$123,000
Thlln. ChlciBO.
New nult. Kubtrcn.
Mint (completion of
llUllllltlR)
I'oittnmca nml rnurt-
hoiiffo (cont. uork).
$331,000
$130,000
300t.
?.-iOO,noo
11)02.
Continuation ttork on
Customs Houvc...
PoModlce (contln, ) . .
Cnntlniintlnn work on
Custom Urn....
Mint
rontotTlce (rnntln.)... .
Minor projects
Continuation work on
Customs House...,
Fostolllce (contln.)....
Continuation work on
Customs Houtc...
For Kr'kford Arsenal
Fostofnce (contln.)....
$1,000,000
( 1 ,',0,000
f.in.ooo'
100.1.
$ooo.ono
moi.
2,',,000
$1,000,000
,570,000
$2.-i0.O0O
$40,000
$300,000
ino.v
$1,600,000
$1, 700,000
Continuation work on
Customs House. . . .
Postofllce (complet'n)
Purchase now poRt-
ofTlcc slto
$230,000
1000.
$800,000
Continuation work on
Customs House....
Repaint to Mint
Minor ptojectft
Postolllcc (furnishing).
j7n,oon
nu.uuu
$138,000
IP 07.
jino.ooo
22r.,000
Hnl's'mt Assay OflVe.
rurnlshlnc Customi
House
Kepalrs to Mint
Postofflce (completion
Interior tlctonitlon)
$83,000
$43,000
100S.
Contlnutlon Tostofflce.
Immigration Blatlon..
$200,000
J230.000
1009.
$1,.pOO.O00
100,000
Postofllce millrtlnir...
Barge Olllce
1010.
Harce Omce $100,000
Assay Office 100,00(1
Postofllce 230,000
Itepalm to Postofflce.. ....
1011.
$23,000
Postofflc work $1,230,000
Ilarce Omce SIOO.OOO
Marine Hospital.
180,000
Pier, ImmlKrant Stn..
Acquisition site for
branch Fontofllce..
Hnlarsement of Assay
Oftlce
Pier, name Office..
Postofllce work ....
$103,000
1500,000
1012.
5 180,000
78,000
700.000
Totals. ..
.$10,160,000 $982,000 $1,078,000
HUM OF HUMAN CITIES
Ice. Is attracting the attention of municipal
authorities again. With Cleveland, It Is
the question of cold storage. Tho city Is
entering on the second year of experiment
with Its refrigeration plant, located in tho
new market hulldlng. The director of the
market Is urging housewives to take advan
tage of tho profitable opportunity of storing
eggs, butter, fruit nnd poultry for uso In tho
winter months.
It has been difficult to make the women
realize that tho plant Is especially designed
to handle tho citizens' small retail business
as well as tho general refrigeration of tho
market. But tho second summer of opera
tion hns brought a much larger store of
'perishable goods Into 50,000 cubic feot of
cold rooms, which aro devoted exclusively to
tho public.
To the query; "Does It pay?" Director
McCurdy replies: "A crate of eggs (30 dozen)
Is stored from April 1 to January 1 for 40
cents, 100 pounds of butter from June 1 to
February 1 for 15 cents, 100 pounds of checso
for a month for 10 cents and a barrel of ap
ples (three bushels) from October 1 to April
1 for 40 cents. Does It pay, when others
charge from 5 to 10 per cent, more nnd refuse
to handle family consignments?"
Meantime the plaint for municipal Ice
arises from Hartford, Conn., voiced by the
Hartford Post. It Is the same argument that
Mayor Lund, of Schenectady, put forward: If
tho city can sell water In pipes, why not In
chunks? If pure, cheap water Is a Boclal
necessity, why not pure, cheap ice? The
Hnrtford Post says editorially: "Wo would
like to hear one good reason why Hartford
should not cut tho Ico from its reservoirs
and sell It to the people of the city. If Hart
ford can sell water It should be able to sell
the frozen form of the same substance. And
If it can conduct tho water business at a
profit there Is no reason to suppose that tho
ice business would not bo run equally as
well. If Hartford cut Ice on the reservoirs
and sold It, there Is no reason to suppose that
there would ever bo a Bhortage even In the
season of the lightest Ice crops. If the city'a
supply was added to that which the private
vvtnaMico minion, mure wouiu always be
plenty and In the season of full crops the
supply would be sufficient to bring the price
down to a very low figure."
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
The refusal of President Wilson to permit his
Indorsement for re-election by the Democratic
of New Jersey Is In marked contrast with the
course pursued by certain other men who have
occupied the White House. Sacramento Union.
Dispatches from Washington Indicate very
rlearly that the delicate questions which come
up In every war concerning the attitude of
belligerents toward the transpoitatlon of con
traband or "conditional contraband" goods In
neutral vessels are not at all likely to make
trouble bet wen this country and Great Britain.
New York Evening Post.
There are. encouraging rondltidns that our
trade abroad la belif0' rehabilitated. Last week's
departure from the port of New York of mer
chandise worth $20,000,000 set a new record; it
wm the largeit export total, for that particular
period ever recorded, larger than any other
total since the beginning of last April, about
$3,200,000 more than in the same week a year
ago. New Haven Journal.
The Alaskan coal land leasing bill has been
sharply criticised In quarters where the Inter
ests desirous of monopolizing the coal of that
region have Influence But a study of Its pro
visions warrants the opinion that It Is drawn In
the public Interest, to permit the development
ox ths coal and at tha came time, a prevent ttrt
consolidation of the Industry In big corpora
tions. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
More than 35,000 American refugees one! only
,000 Immigrants arrived nt the port of New
York In September, a state of affairs probably
without n parallel n the history of the port.
Of course, tho European war was responsible,
and nn Interesting question nrlses as to the
effect upon Immigration during the next six
months or n year, If the conflict continues that
long. Pittsburgh Gazette-Times.
The thought of the Christmas ship, beating
gifts from the cnlldrcn of peace-blest America
to the children of war-curscd Europe, whose
own fathers can never again bring lo them,
tho tokens of Christmas Joy, has touched the
hearts of nil sorts and conditions of people
with Us beauty. But the thought of tne
Christmas ship nnd work for It nro going to
be greater nnd more lasting In their service
to the children of America than to the children
of Europe. Chicago Herald.
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contrihutions That Reflect Public Opin
ion on Subjects Important to City,
State and Nation.
To the Editor o the Evening LeAaer!
Sir Nothing of grcntcr moment to Philadel
phia than the "Hands of Esau" has been un
dertaken In many years. The shrewd Insight
Into the hamstringing nnd dust-throwing meth
ods of the "Organization," tho realization of
Its sordldness, nnd the keenly outlined picture
yet to be filled In, snow that high Intelligence
Is applied to a truly great Journalistic under
taking. It Is fine to have powerful nnd aggressive
Biipport of an honest and cnpnblo Adminis
tration sucty ns we fought years to gel and
better still to note that tho Organization's
ways are thoroughly understood, nnd that tho
people will be mnde to understand.
nest of all Is tho publication of tho articles
when a municipal election Is distant. City
government affects us every day, nnd wo
should know about It every day. Tho story
can be made of Intense Interest to every citi
zen, and tho Rtylo of tne Introductory nrtlclo
promises that It will be.
To those of us who have been at work
through tho old Municipal Lcaguo days, tho
Commlttco of Seventy nnd the City party, tho
"Hands of Esau" Is a great stimulant. It gives
what we have often wondered why Journalism
fnllcd to give us. We now look for nil the
facts from nn honest source, nnd know font
they will come without fear or favor.
Thcso articles mean the dawn of a better
day a dny of possession of facts, a day when
tho true nnd the false will be made so clear
thnt no excuse will be loft tho careless citizen.
With those articles Philadelphia should have
tne best educated citizenship In tho country.
Meantime some ttlckery and Jobs will bo
looking tor dark nlleys to get out of the
searchlight. ALBERT E. TURNER.
Philadelphia. October 5, 1D11.
LET EUROPE SUFFER THE MAXIMUM
J"o the Editor of the Evenlno Ltdper:
Sir Pending t.io time that the Lord will take
to answer tho devout and Blncero prayers of
fered In this country for pence Sundny, I
venture to remark that, In the absence of bet
ter knowledge, the war ought to go on. Why
stop a surgical operation when hnlf done? If
peace came suddenly In answer to tho prayers
of people who nro prevented from losing their
tempers by President Wilson's injunction to
talk about something else. It would be a calam
ity. Incidentally, It would disappoint a number
of people who aro making money out of the
war. Tho sooner tne poor devils who aro sent
to the front are killed the sooner W1I poace
come. AVo all want peace after tho fight is
over. Grant did not say "let us have peace"
when his army swept over the South. I say
let Europe light It out and havo done with It.
In the meantime the people of this very nerv
ous country may go on praying and raising
voices. W.iat is the matter with the world,
anyhow? Civilization has not collapsed like a
soap bubblo; it hns Jumped tho track llko a
train. Emerson was wrohg when he said the
duvll Is nn ass. In Europe ho Is a king. For
my part 1 would rejoice to see every king In
Europe sent In chains to St. Helena or some
other place. Away with kings whether they
live in Europe or Pennsylvania, if democracy
cannot be bought except with blood, tnen down
with old cash. I do not want America to go
to war, but If she meant half she says sho
would prnctlco what she preaches!
EARL YOUNG.
Philadelphia. October 4, 10U.
PROHIBITION IN MAINE
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir I read in one of the monthly magazines
recently n reference to Maine as "drunken
Maine, with its thousands of Juvenile and
female common drunks." I wish to say that
I have been in the Pine Tree State ofen In
the last ten yenrs, sometimes for several weeks
nt a time, and I havo seen only one case of
Intoxication thero. Reports of "drunken Maine"
nre spread broadcast with a purposo and that
purposo Is to discredit prohibition. Without
doubt Intoxicating liquors can be found In
Mnlni either by residents or visitors If that
Is what they are looking for.
F. G. ROLLER.
Philadelphia, October i.
FINDS EVENING LEDGER INTERESTING
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir I read with great Interest your story
about Miss Craven, the teacher who served
Pniladelphla for 43 years. I am sending the
clipping to Baltimore to my children's teacher.
Lot us have some more stories, the kind like
you published about Miss Craven, instead of
scandal relating to divorces and murder. With
best wishes for the success of tho new paper.
READER.
Philadelphia, October 4, 1814.
"THE HANDS OF ESAU"
To tht Editor cf the Evening Ledger:
Sir If tho succeeding articles In the series
you began today, "The Hands of Esau," fulfill
the promise of the first one, t'ne series will be
one of the most remarkable of Its kind ever
published In America. An analysis of the po
litical machine Is Just the thing the public of
Philadelphia needs. But how on earth do you
manage to be so good-tempered about It?
HUGO SHUMAN.
Philadelphia, October 4, 1814.
THE IDEALIST
When the league's mightiest batsman steps
to the plate the onlooklng crowd expects
him to hit the ball. Sometimes he falls. And
sometimes he continues to fall most steadily
nnd persistently.
In which case the crowd that once roared
and yelled at his prowess now criticises, con
demnseven strongly doubts the former
existence of his ability. Thus his glorious
reputation is sustained only by making good
today!
A salesman built up for himself a most en
viable selling record. Eventually he was of
fered an opportunity to earn a greater In
come by selling- another line. Month after
month passed and his new employers realized
that ho was" miserably falling In his work.
They summoned him from the road, and It
took only a few moments to learn the real
reason for his failure.
His cock-sure attitude and his' abnormal
display of ego forced them to the conclusion
that the man had been resting on his for
merly acquired laurels. The former snap, the
old effort and energy were missing in his new
work. Now he had only his reputation. And
what did It profit him?
The sole value of a reputation lies In Its
being simple proof or one's ability to do. One
has done, therefore one can do. But unless
one continues to do, the reputation fades like
vapor.
Today's game is not won with tho hits
you made yesterday.
Anti-Penrose Prospects
From tha Nw Tork Evening Poet.
If the antl-Penrose vote were not divided
between Palmer and Pinchot the prospect of
a npn-Republican Senator from Pennsylvania
would be bright
Flood Time in Salt River
From the Cblctso Tribune.
One of the trlbutarie, of Bait River Is th
brine that nawarom.UijWtebaxiCt, U th ,
in a spirit oirlfiMdk
Quite So
"Young Whltcomb should get on In ths
world. He's a plugger." . - .
"Yes? What's ho.dolng?"
"Dentistry."
Scene
A double-chinned person named Green, t
To ent wns so hnsty and keen,
That like other fat chaps
Ho got fooled by tho flaps' ,j
Of his chin and put food In between.
Suppressing tho Press
Dignity at tho Municipal Court Is thicker
than armor plate on a dreadnought. Tho
other day a reporter called up one of the)
attaches to learn tho salary paid a proba
tion officer. .... . .
"Ahem," said tho man at the other end of
tho wire, "I refuse to bo Interviewed."
A Series
"Morton has mortgaged his automobile to
buy a fur coat. Says ho couldn't ride In It
without one." , ,, . . . , .
"Nothing unsunl In that, but what did
ho mortgage to buy tho car."
"Himself."
To the Nary
(Ab Omar almost said.)
Wnsto not your hour, nor in the vain pursuit
Of this and that endeavor and dispute;
Better be Jocund with the Bryan grape
Than sadden after tho fermented fruit.
New Man at the Desk
"This new reporter Is a most remnrkablo
man," said the' copy render to tho editor.
"In what particular?"
"He has turned In a. hunting story and
never onco alludes to the hunter as a
Nlmrod."
Muzzle Wanted
Thero was a young lady from Russia
Who was a perpetual gussla;
Sho babbled In glee
And her friends were at sea
For they couldn't dccldo how to hus'sla.
His Love
Tho weekly meeting of tho Married Ladles
Society for tho Better Control and Guidnnca
of Husbands had Just been called to order by
tho president.
"Members will now tell their troubles ono
at a time," said the chair.
A meek-looking llttlo woman Btood up la
a far corner of tho room.
"My husband," sho quavered, "Is ln lovo
with his model."
Tho buzz of gossip suddenly ceased and
nil eyes wero turned upon tho speaker.
"Butyour husband Is not an artist,"
argued'' the president, "ho runs the Iron
foundry, doesn't he?"
"Yes'm," said the meek lady, "but all tho
same ho loves his model. You see, he's a
self-mado man."
Afflicted
The sailor on tho yacht was sad;
Likewise immersed in gloom,
Becauso his hearing was so bad.
He could not hear the boom.
Quite So
"That Indian machinist has quite a lot of
clever Inventions to his credit."
"Aboriginal, ch?
The Maxixo
Somo persons, whirling with a peach,
Assert tho dance is called Maxlxe.
And when the silken "skirts do swish,
Somo others say It's called Maxlxe.
While It Is said that some, for weeks
Havo held that It should bo Maxlxe,
But there Is always one who kicks'
At these, and calls the thing Maxlxe.
Still others sit and sip their vlchy
And calmly label It Maxlxe.
Each to his own and as he likes;
As writ above or as Maxlxe.
The Stumbling Block
"If only grandfather had been more gen
erous," she murmured, "I would say yes."
"But your parents have consented?"
"Yes, but Aunt Sylvia won't."
"What has Aunt Sylvia to do with It?"
"Sho was tho chief beneficiary In grand
father's will."
Verse and Worse
From tho way the poets nro lamenting It
should bo known hereafter ns tho Cathedral
of Rhymes.
Another English Joko
A British nobleman hnd mnrltal designs
upon a certain heiress, but he was cautious.
So ho seized an opportunity to question her
maid.
"Tell me, my girl," he said, twirling a
note in his fingers, "does your mistress dye
her hair?"
"Ah, m'sieu," replied tho maid, "she trusts
no ono, but I shall pick the lock of her bu
leau today nnd see."
"Her bureau?" said tho Briton. "How bal
ly odd. Do you mean to tell me she sleeps
In the bureau?"
Still Useful
We know where grandma's shawl has( gone:
It filled us with surprise
To seo It out on Chestnut street
Made Into Porslan ties.
And Aunty's curls the kind she bought
Oh where, oh where, are they?
We smoked at least a dozen up
In two cigars today.
That Is Not Included
Even the man who has declared a private
moratorium has no objection to paying his
respects.
Apain the Professor
"What was that terrible noise last eve
ning?" inquired tho star boarder.
i."h.-ll aDsent-mlnded professor again." re
plied the landlady wearily; "he found a para
?5a5 l. uPBl(11 d(wn In tho newspaper and
tried' to stand upon his head to read It"
THE BABBLING FOOL
Nature Is a huge mistake. Take the sea-
a?n3tnn "ft""1!9 0f ner work' In w,nte- wa
?I?J .col(1: in 8Ummer too warm. Why
could not nature have switched the seasons
and thus havo averted complaints? seaaonB
HtTlB8wenf,8all,nat "atUre Sm,leS- Whlt
look8 llko grtnys.fe"er8 Ma 0t nature's B'nllea
Again, ono touch of nature makes
whole world kin, say the poetaster "1
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avaT mYr?a? ft AZrl
?.v?asrrma1: lMg " - WCVK
The color of nature Is green. Man too N
"t.-mMl ot ".3 "e. especially whero
"miiun i cuueerneu.
llfljl nntllrA lnm,,. t 1
beItheslx0seirersnatIUt'e ?'"' n0Ver he on the
&$?. &,Y,'.,r,,,i.rovM-
4f.sS'orisg-t "
primarily to blame "ie. Ergo, nature Is
naire ntaTe"' TSJL"-
know whom to blame the wor"en will
nofk'rvSK'rr but -.
altoVs Vh8rsreumSP- "
vldes when we s?gh for ic'y'biarsthat 8he P-
yoBuronwake,f 0U mU" b harp Tor
NatUrn Id ol... .
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