m ryai - h '.- Ififtmlnij W$sn PUDLtC LEDGER C0MPAN V CTllVS II K Cl nTl8 rnmnnnr. 08. TP. OchS. BOrflrv . Jolm 7. Martin. tHairi fchnrWs II Lndlntton, fhlilp 8 cwiln, John ll W1I ?L53 blreetors. , 1- : , BDtTOltt AL BOARD : ' CtBPg It. K. Cowrs. rhmrmn F. II WHAMr tetwutlve Bdilor 3tt rC MAHTTV Owverat hmlne Manager .Broad ami diem nut Streets .. rrc-liieH ttulIiUn 110' A, MrtnopnllKtn Toww it Jiome inmirane nniiilinir ir ' InWfrtied "y i Prmic T.rot ttaltdrnt, '' ' Independence Sauar. PhlradctBhl.. . I.15WIHI CKYtBAf WA-tUMtttc ciTi JW TotK. . -ass?. ,VJf",I!J-'j;,,r nit rtrtt nam -'gJKI'V, n"" TIm Tmr HtiH.Iln? Fls llmtuu .... ... ...32 fttw lxilg 1 Urna ' sonscntwiotf tumts Sa P7. Wl.rlSri.PA.1l.T ,tir- "I "Ms. ny mull, pnntpaM lljjfutjiMd 6f Phlladtlphl. esc) nherr foreign pn("e rjnwren, utii y u.ii.t, on mpntn, tnemy-nv ctntu. uoiiar .Ml mall sub- are without interest no long ns rontlnup When tiip Kuropcan naltons look up arms against Napoleon England pursued the same pollej-. She Hnaneed country after country until the menace of a one-nation tyranny was banished. There Is no doubt that Ureni Britain h In n healthy financial t!bnd"llIon and better able to stand the drain and strain of a long war Ihnn any other Powdr. And her firm in? let prophesy that when peace comes she will he In oven better condition llta.fi wlifcn the struggle began, ' hos,.,, , G0LDEN OPPORTUNITY OPENED TO AMERICAN TRADE BY WAR Commercial Supremacy Assured by Dislocation of Foreign Business, But Advaulagc Must be Taken of Situation Which Offers fulfilment of Manifest Destiny. P JDJltr OXLT. on IMr. thr ripilcm payable In adtranee to KBEU, 30O0 WALNUT .KnsTOSr.MAIJi 3000 Pf Address alt commtinlcnlfottj to Evening Ledger, Independence Square, Philadelphia. I.XNTEnr.n it tm rmt.ADU.riilA rosTorncs as srooxti. cIass mail UAiTrn. - ittin.AI)El.rilIA, WEDNICSruY, JNOU.MnER In. 1914. - I .Gomirnttcrs Must Sinnsli the Program THEItE Is an Implied contract between every Phllndelphlnn who has built a home In the suburbs and the railroad on Which ho dopends for transportation. Sub ''Urban realty values depend on tho com muting rate. Radically to raise that rate nmountfl In, practical confiscation of part of , Jthe capital of tho commuter. :- Tho Interstate Commerco Commission, -Bpllttlng hairs in Washington, has no Jurls jdlctlon over commutation ralcs between hljadelphla and adjoining suburb-) in Pcnn r,fiylvanla, except by an Implication so refined i-Jhal It becomes usurpation pure and simple. ..frills colossus of obstruction ha8 mado Itself , ridiculous by Its sophistical decisions and Us Inability to countenanco elementnry pro- emtlsltes to tho resumption of prosperity. 1 Hut this docs not eveuso tho railroads. They havo Jumped at tho Commission's recommendation that life In the suburbs bo , penalized. They have taken this Government . creature at its word, although there is prob pbly not n cnpnblo railroad man- In tho country whobcllcves In the nrBumcnt'which ,.fche Commission advunced. There is one way out, and it behooves civic -.bodies representing commuters to talco it. -They should present their case to tho Public ficrvico Commission, which Is clothed with JCulI authority finally to prevent this unwar- . ranted tax; for tax it Is, and levied without the consent of thoso embarrassed by It. At .least, let Pennsylvania find out whother it Is Jn control of Its own Immediate Intrastate Jtntfflc or Is subject there also to the Encroachments of Federal control. Public opinion has softened toward tho .tfalhTjads. They aro entitled to and must, Jiave rair treatment. It seems to bo the -Interstate Commerce Commission only that Is Bttll Inspired by tho exaggerated radical ism of a few years ago. Yet the railroads -..Way make themselves as well as the Com mission odious by being too enthusiastic and -.energetic in accepting the Commission's advice. The commuter is in a special class. He pays his way and returns a profit, dl rectly and indirectly. Tho road's must play fair with the public whether the Commission lays fair with tmm or not, and 100 per cent, increases are not fair. Tho burden Is on tho roads to prove that their commutation service does not yield an Rdequato profit. Unless thoy can establish , that fact, and until they establtsh it, overy legal device should bo exhausted to prevent tho Imposition of tho proposed new tariffs. Wnlcli Council . a wmatloo rti. pn Malt, s. W. Hi MIC Pennsylvania Legislature has decided J- that the following rights belong to every tenant In Philadelphia: l. To hftie a sink with rutililiitf water In evrri Itoime, and In perj apartment of to ol" trior rooinx In a tenement house, If there l n wale- main In lti( afreet. I ti) To Iinxe the liome rllrectlv Lonncct&t with 111 alreet sewer, mitl other Independent and tmhuaUhy arirtiigiiicntfi discontinued f0. To Iinxe broken plumbing repaired at once. 1 To havo Unsafe stairs, leaky roofa and fclmllnt (Ipfcet icpntrcd and kept In repair. (Si To liave the cellar protected from being l'notled tiy ground Hater, nhd the rooms pro teited from dnmpnesA due to defects In the nails. -(!)). To have In a tenement house the public hall and other spaceR outside tho apartments kept in n clean condition. (7). To lilsit that no patt of the building be used as n 8Vcatfl(iop; and uhero manufacturing Ia done, It must bo under permit of the Hoard of Health O). To Insist Hint no material of casllj In- tlainnialile character be stored In the building 40 ns to make 11 file risk (9) To Insist that every room ehall have n window of ample size, opening to tho outsldo air. (10). To live with privacy and without the promiscuous licrillng that Is reiognlzed as a piollllc breeder of lcc and crime. The housing law was npproved by tho Governor July 22, 1913. To put It Into effect requires an appropria tion by Councils. This appropriation Coun cils has consistently and persistently refused to make On April 1C, In desperation, 25 civic bet terment organisations appealed to Councils to take action, but without result. Once more tho virilization of the housing law will come before Councils. Every ten ant In Philadelphia has a supreme Interest In Its action. Particularly must poorer peo ple, who live In crowded sections, call on their representatives to bo true to them and their interests. Tho law Is being nullilled by starvation. Tlie right of women and children to clean surroundings Is being taken from them. They are being deprived of ordinary health guarantees. They aro assailed In tho very citadel of their hopes, their Homes. Tho best politics Councils can play In this caso is to play straight. A political organ isation that alienates the tenants In Phila delphia is an organization certain to be repu diated utterly. Councils will be watched. WHAT can wo make out of the w; U Is not one's first thought; a By VANCE THOMPSON I President Wilson Takes a Walk T WAS recorded the other day with the proper blare of trumpets that President "Wilson "mado a Journey on foot through many New York streets, chief amqng them Broadway and Eth avenue." It Is only too true that tho greatest public official In America cai mix so littlo with the people he must understand and guide that even a littlo half-hour venture among them Is fit subject for headlines. TIs true, 'tis pity; And pity 'tis 'tis true. Smaller Councils,But Bigger Counselors NO BUSINESS can be expeditiously and effectively administered by a board of TfJIrectors that haa the form and size of a Parliament. A city is only a co-operative business enterprise, In -which the prqperty of the citizens Is the capital, while, the taxes nre subscribed operating expenses, for the purpose of making their original Investment tnore valuable. The small Council Idea, now being exten sively worked throughout the country, is in harmony with the new conception of a , rnunlcipallty aa a. business entity. When the jdlrectora are fewer In number they can be fchoaen for their experience nnd capacity, regardless of the ward In which they may resrdc. With tho reduction in size a higher type of man Is required, and is usually .obtainable. Log rolling becomes a thing of the past, because each member of Council represent the city ao a whole and Is respon sible to the whole of the city. It Injures rather than helps him to concentrate on one locality at the expense of others. Suffrage Statesmanship WOMEN are. amply proving that they can deal with large questions In a large Jnray. The Rational American Woman Suf frage Association has decided to petition .Congress against State denial of the rights of citizens of the United States who vote ior members of Congress, Presidential Elec tors and United States Senators In the States swnere tney reside, by making Federal laws In pursuance of that elapse of the Four J;en(H Amendment of the Federal Constl Jtiitton which says that "no State shall make r enforce any law which shall abridge tho privilege or Immunities of citizens of the United States." In other words, the women of America lnsl upon having tho rights to which they &re entitled under the Constitution. They nufe not begging as suppliants, but claiming a citizens. Undoubtedly the Pennsylvania -pja;a convention, about to open In Scranton. mih ta up me question In the same xyi5utvocaJ manner. If women continue lq)se their claims upon their Indubitable Jaenshlp. spuming patronage a,nd eeohew ficgaentlment, they are bound to win their Organizing Philadelphia's Charity THE charities movement Inaugurated this week through tho efforts of the leading citlrens of Philadelphia Is one of rare promise. The Initial meeting voiced something of this sentiment: Thoro is more need for charity than ever be fore. There Is no city In the civilized world so ready to respond oa Philadelphia. Tou will find hospitals and various other charities within squares of each other in this city, and com mittees of every sort, but what wa must do Is to get all these various, committees to come to gether and form one central organization that wilt do the work that muat be done. The object Is apparently twofold: to stir Philadelphia to even greater charitable giv ing than In Its worthy past, and to co ordinate tho work of the various organiza tions so that tho reproach may not be flung at charity in Philadelphia, as has been done elsewhere, of spending 75 cents of every dollar collected In getting the remaining quarter to tho BUfferer. The means to be chotfen Is not yet clear. The work may extend far into the disposal of funds collected. It may do simply what the united charitable organizations of New Orleans have accomplished by collecting all contributions through a single body. The field for better organization Is large; the work that may be accomplished Is of enor mous value. ar? and It is certainly not one's beat thought; but thero Is no reason why it should be turned out of doors. In Its last analysis this war like every other modern wat ! an 'economic one. Only' Imperfect knowledge can seo In It a war of Kaisers a dynastic war. It Is' a trado war. And It Is, thcrerore, peculiarly savage. It's a fight for places In the sun where shops may be sot up. Men don't fight so Buxagcly for mere kings, Ideals or reli gions, Back of tho patriotism, back of wild dream's of emplro are tho hard and material ambitions of tho great trading nations. So It Is a fair thing for the United States to ask where In this tumult of blood and de struction her prollt lies, Thero Is no doubt the United States can profit. By one of those curious coincidences that mako for a belief in destiny, tho war that checked the traders of Europe found us ready to take their place and for the first tlmo in our history. Only In the last decade havo wq manufactured moro goods than we could use at home. (Of course thero wero a few exceptions, but In a broad way the state ment Is true.) Then, Just as that stnble equilibrium began to bo disturbed when we began to make a bit more than we needed camo-the war. Tho commerce of the world wan dislocated. It fell apart like old bones. $16,000,000,000 in Trade Tho foreign trado of Germany, Austria, Belgium Is for the time being annihilated. That of France Is woll nigh flestroyod; and that of England Is seriously crippled. Now tho foreign trado of these five nations nlone amounted to nearly $16,000,000,000. Tho figures are bo Immense they have an air of myth and fable. They smoll of Alad din's lamp. But there they aro. They represent In a proportion of sevon to nine, roughly, the exports' nnd Imports pf tho five great States locked In a death strug gle yonder In Europe. And they represent tho opportunity offered to the United States. Tou may bo sure It has not been overlook ed. The State Department did something. Moro preclsoiand valuable statistics wero gathered by the Merchants' Association of New York. They havo got together nil sorts of Information technical, financial and started a- crusade for world trade, which Is already having Incalculable effect. And a they have gono about It with caution and sagacity and wisdom, they are helping to lay the foundations qf a permanent "tid endur ing trade. All of which is by the way. You may take It for granted that it is possible for the United States to profit by tho war. What I want to show here In a nutshell Is how It can profit. Broadly, the opportunity falls apart Into two divisions: The warring nations have lost their grip on the markets of tho Orient and South America there's a chance to supplant them; and their grip Is weakening on their markets' In the United States and there Is the second chance. What we have to sell we can sell abroad without strong competition, and what wo have been buying in foreign markets we can mako for ourselves. As to the foreign markot there Is a thing or two to be said. We have never looked upon It as a primary market. Foreign lands have been looked upon largely as a dumping ground whero wo could And a sort of market for our Surplus what we didn't need at home. When we had more wooden nutmegs than we wanted we sent the surplus to the foreigners. We wero not trying to give him what he wanted. We gave him what we didn't want ourselves. Shop While the Shopping's Good THERE Is an annual charity almost due, to which we owe as close attention as to any appeal for help that reaches us through tho year. It aims to make the lives of countless tolling women easier; to lift the strain of hurried aching hours from the backs of thousands of young girls. It means cheer at Christmas for those who see riches and gifts and beautiful things all about them and must not take of them. Yet It Is not a charity of material giving. The boon you bestow Is the boon of time, of comfort, of leisure when you do your Christmas shop ping early. Famous Triangle Broken The foreign market was never looked upon as a primary market to be wooed and work ed for and coddled. At home trade methods are keen, perfected; abroad they were left to chance. There Is the famous triangle which has linked us for years' to South Amer ica. For instance, the beef that came to us from Argentina went by the two long sides of that triangle. It went first to London and then over to New York. England, of course, took brokerage, for England Is or has been the broker of all the world. Wool went the came way; coffee went the same way; money went the same way up and down the long legs of the triangle. Always! paying broker age In Europe paying toll both ways. It was not until November 10 at H o'clock, to be precise that certain daring dealers In one of the most popular articles of trade, barter and commerce smashed the triangle. On that hour and that day the National City Bank of New York eliminated the two long sides of the triangle that point London ward. They set up a branch In Buenos Alrea. The money merchants' have led the way and other merchants are following. And when the manufacturers begin to look upon those South American markets not aa dumping grounds but as primary markets worthy of being wooed, the United States will begin to tako her profit from tho wat. Of course, tho wooing is tho main thing. Tho story of how Germany sought for that Latln-Amcrlcan trade, worked and wooed nnd kneeled for It Is one of the tragic stories of trade history now especially that "ho is In the way of losing It She sent out scouts who visited even the little villages. They had nothing to sell; what) they brought back wero samples of everything tho natives Used the kind of things they liked. They brought back even samples of tho kind of paper nnd string tho natives liked to have their goods tied up In. And knowing the markot tho Germans mado their goods to fit the want. Then only tho commercial travelers went out with their samples and with them, by tho way, went a financial crow to arrange satis factorily the matter of credits. Somevvfiat In this way th6 American mer chant will have to go after tho Latln-Amerl-can trade, If he Is to supplant tho "foreign ers" If ho is to build up a permanent trade. Itipe for Yankee Sickle Tho opportunity Is there, as It Is in the Orient, In Australia, tho world over. Indeed, over In old Europo tho opportunity waits, for their manufacture has decreased 'or Stopped; but the nations, oven thoso at war, will not ceaso to use manufactured articles If thoy can get them. It's n worldwide chance, the trado experts will tell you. Tho great foreign trade fields aro ripe and ready for the Yankee sickle. Only you havo got to glvo the foreigner what he wants, not what you think he ought to havo, nnd when you go trading with him you havo to talk his language nnd meet his ldoan of pnyment. And tho warning tho ex perts send out Is that thero IS no use looking for "snap profits"; tho United States will profit by tho war if she lays broad founda tions for a well organized foreign trade. At homo tho profit-taking has already be gun. Germany had made an immenso Inva sion of tho home markets. In many manu factured articles It was Impossible to competo with her. Now that her ships no longer come to port these articles aro bolng manu factured hero. Not as cheaply. Labor costs more. But oven at that there Is a fair chanco that this trnde will never go back again to Germany's manufacturers. Po you think thero will be cheap labor In Europo after this war? Think It out. I do not bollovo there Is any exaggeration In the statement that already two million men, thoso who did the work of Europe, are dead, disabled or perma nently Incapacitated for tool handling. And, on the other hand, think of the work that has to be done over there that will havo to be done when this ferment of destruction has died out. I was in the north of France not long ago. I know that villages, cltle3, all, have been trampled Into ruin, as wild swine trample a rose garden. And Belgium Is a drearier ruin. Years will go to tho upbuild ing of Europe. Thero will bo work for all the men who como whole or half out of tho war. I do not think wo need fear the com petition of "cheap labor" for many a day. And I'll give you a stronger reason. When the armies in Europe are done fighting the people of Europe aro going to have some thing to say to their Governments and that will keep them busy for a while. Crowns will be cheap and sceptres used for toasting forks beforo thero Is ultimate peace in Europe and tho dust of ruined edifices settles down. From all of which America may profit with what heart It can. ...... ... ji th Greeks Cunaxft, Cyrus was Ku.ea .. were compelled to "treat 0reeitg had When the retreat began "& clever with them all their .genera ut othef ruse Menon and Clearchiis an u ecruted commanders, each of whom nM fln by his- own troops, were caMur ed a n a(.eCk tho Petslans. The slturitlort ot J' lhout was desperate. Without nus6 friends, In a country l,0"s,,e"r"itCr than force, numerically ten times gt " barollfl their own, at I.st, surrounded by ar nnd hostile tribes, disturbed ty !, nover scnslons, it seemed that they coui wg(J return home alive, tho c -.' up to that they had best glvo themscrves their enemies. literary man, in this crista modest young iurary a sort of secretary and Wdorian w 10 accompanied the expedition, maa e a Ills nnmo was Xenophon; ho was r t Ian, and he knew nothlrtg of " -had through observation. ?"Velbte arguments such sound logic, such 'nvlncibl e ar gu that the Greeks determined 1 to 1 try k their way back, over the mountains, tnrous tho snows, facing death w'X.jJInSSle. than give themselves up to theh- enemje When the choice of a commander eami 1 in vote was unanimous for the scholarly you Xenophon. - iimnelf At that moment Xenophon 2 T Ch0 master of men. In the wnole retreat ne made himself master of countries. ma oven of destiny. But It was his firs! trlumpn thnt was the greatest. VIEWS OF READERS ON TIMELY TOPICS Contributions That Reflect Public Opin ion on Subjects Important to City, Stale nnd Nation. To the Editor of the Evening ledger! Slr-WIII one of those kind nnd apparently all knowing gentlemen who discuss the war please explain the following situation; The torpetlo-submnrlne has made the super drentlnouBht obsolete. Therefore, say the experts (save the mark!), build no moro battleships.. Hut If you stop building battleships, you mako the .submarine woreo than obsolete-you make It useless. It will be llko the postman In Lord Dundreary s spocrh. Going about looking for a man with no name, beense he found a letter "without an address." Como through with the answer! MORITURUS. O(?ont7, November 18. EUROPE'S INTEREST IN MEXICO To the Editor 0 the Evening Ledger: Kir Tho other day a Unionist nroso In the House of t'ommoiiH and asked for Information on tho Mexican situation He wanted to know If Tresldcnt Wilson and Cnrninza lmd come to terms, nnd Inquired If the Government had any Information as to tho prospects for the estab lishment In Jloxlco of peace and order. Evi dently Uurope Is still Interested In Mexico. More m now than before the Uuropenn wnr, perhaps; for this Ih Just tho time when French and Eng lish oil and mining Interests In Mexico are of immonsc Importance to tho nations represented there by those Interest. JAMES H. THURBER. I'll I hid cl phi a, November 18. GOETIIALS' GOOD LESSON To the Editor of the Eientng Ledger: Sir It is a line, true picture of Colonel Gocthnls that you give today In one of your editorials. Ho has done all the great work of organization and construction which you record, and has dono It well. But has ho done more In this way than hundreds of Industrial managers and capitalists have done In the development of commercial America? Ooethals' work, however, stands out from theirs, and deservedly, because he has done It purely and solely for the pub lic good, with no Incentive but the profit of his country. It Is a good lesson. EARLE WINTER. Philadelphia, November 18. English as She Is Sung. i .. n ordeal for everybody sin-. , ..i.t and muslc-sustalnor. But tho aniiuJS was friendly, and the composer and tho poll were iw ." ' ""-, " V' aigfcS graves. TI10 song, i'""'", nnu unmlff rated success, and tho words were so ts miliar that everybody Knew pretty well wh? Pamela was unving iu wimu one Bang TIS thuh lnh-ha-ha straw sof sum-man T.a.r lilno-oo-hoo-mlnnng uh-lone. a inr in.iili-iili vlee come-pah-yun M Zah-hnr fay-ay-yny dud aim gawn Mn-trno flow-wurr rof her klnn-drud. No-woe ro-hoso huh dls hl-eyo-eye-eyo-ey1 No re-fle-eh-co' bah-carblu-chuzz AW-how gl-yl-hlv su-hlgh for BU-hlgh! There was hardly a dry cyo or a protestlnf ear In the tnrong ns sno rencnea mo cilrriajt From The Last Rose of Summer, by Iluperi Hughes. A Bad Start Teacher Now, children, name some ofj the lower animais, starting wun willia Jones. Boston Transcript. Peace Hath Its Dangers ?mn mn u-n forth In battle to be hurt And we, who are at pdace, brand them ail tools nr Bolflili monarchs. and as arrant fnni. And scorn their reasons why with saylngiH curt. vl there are somo who boost they are alt- Of mind and body, products of our school,"8! Awaro OI an oeu-iJiioorviuiun rules, Who with grave danger fatuously flirt. Without a care, they tako a frightful chancL' I11O lttliunci lujno; e,""" vutuMtie. An all day lonff they slowly stuff amv Tho turkey and its stuffed concomitants; j Xnoir only uuuau nuu lumuu uini mo uaiftfl Has been proclaimed to be Thanksg(v4 .11 xevj. Useless Fears "Do you think It Implies bad luck -to bi married on Friday?" I "I don't think tho day makes the slightest difference.' No Time to Lose English Newsle (selling extras) -Belter, 'ave one and read about It now, sir; It might be contradicted in tho morning. Punch. Prremysl ! The Germans (so the pnpers say) Are changing all the French town names, This gives excltcmont wnen you play Tho latest military games. But with puro Joy I would exclaim If England only bent the Busses, And changed each Russian-Polish namo So that they didn't sound into cusses. Served 'Em Rij?lit The Vicar For shame, my lad I What havo thoso poor littlo fish done to be Impris oned upon tho day of rest? j Tommy That-that's what they got for for chasing worms on a Sunday, sir. John j Bull. Opportunity and Destiny Oh, there Is opportunity enough! And It's a grim thing to think of, that the longer and savager the war the greater It will be. Out of that torment over yonder we can pluck gain. And one thing I know: There Is not a trader, not a merchant of goods or money In the United States, who would not stop the wax today If the power were In his money or his hand. None of them wants that gain. But there H Is. And there Is even a kind of cold Inhumanity Tn not taking advantage of the opportunity, for half the world wants cloth and tools and food and we havo them all. and to pare. Tou can look at It In a larger way. The United States la going to get more than a parsing pvofit out of this world upheaval. It was In our destiny. The Panama Canal was but a htnt, an Intimation of It. Without the war, or with It, it was on the wny In a lew years the United States will flnd'herself the commercial centre of the globe. The Eu ropeanlzatlon of China and most of Asia will give Inevitably to the United States the geo-political position England occupied in the eighteenth century. Th war is only advanc ing the day. The only question Is whether we are ready for It. A new turn of events demands new methods, and offers chances to new men. And undoubtedly there Is a new turn of things the future of America Is com ing down the road. " Bobs" and America From the Boston Transcript. There Is a parallelism between Lord Roberts' liter career and that of most American military- men. Here today, as in Great Britain before tho war, the trouble Is wjth the audience, not with the lecturer The audience is tolerably prosperous; few of its members have any per sonal recollection of a war deserving to be called great; mest are possessed by the old fnshloned belief which Lord Rosebery has de scribed as the Anglo-Saxon conviction that the race can "muddle through crises" ai fast as they arise. When Congressman Gardner seeks to havo a military and naval stock-taking he Is sneered at from the White House. When Gen eral Wood reminds his hearers that war comes like an avalanche, not like a glacier, he gets but scanty attention . Tet in preparedness the United States is far behind that Great Britain which Lord Roberts adjured to make Itself ready for the fray that has come. One Renaon Why Nero Killed 'Em Off Tho martyr was bound and tied. He looked worried.. "It's no wonder I'm troubled," he multered; "see how much I havo at stake." Whereupon Nero began to fiddle to em- pnasizo nis agony. The Sting of the Bee How doth tho busy gossip bec Improve each shining minute, By gath'rlng trouble all tho clu And getting people In It. Anatomical "There Is the enemy's wing." "Tes, General." "See If you can't make It yield a feather S ior your ap. ixiuisviuo cjourier-Journai. Thanksgiving With Reservations From the Kansas City Btar. Looking across the sea at this Thanksgiving seafcon the people of America are reminded of the many things they have to be thankful for: That they don't have to support vast armies, but only Congress. That they are not harassed by tyrannical rulers, but only by half a hundred State Leg islatures. That they do not have to see their eubstanoa wasted by Idle royalty, but only by the pol iticians. That they do not have to take orders from oppressive bureaucrats, but only from the bosses, Tint they do not have to defend their lives and property against the aggressions of for eign enemies, but only from domestic corpora tions. Seriously Speaking From the Cleveland riatn-Dealtr. The German Government may send over a corps of competent professors to do missionary work In this prejudiced nation. They are prem ised a fair field and a respectful hearing. F01 references apply to Professor Muensterberg and Piofessor Kuehnemann. Snappy weatherl Wilson will be the majority In Congress for two more years. All honor to the Qerro&ntown Sunday school that Is giving up ita Christmas candy to make the lot of the Belgians sweeter. British Resources PRjewrBR ASQUrTH stated to Parliament tttat the war Is now costing Bnglapd aHHit tS.OW.WO a day. Aa the first official xj4atlon of war expenditure the state "mtait, l interesting, but 1 Is not nearly so fjptjMM-foiit aa another item of Information gfrm cmt by the Prime Minister. ' 9gbitsi'a reeourcea In money seem ts be IpMfuistibj. 8h Ws already leanad JJJE,. WMW t her allle and friend fr war pur p&m iftww to Belgium, ieo, to JtorvM, f,ae,e to Oreac. teds qrg epfe jMtvaJVCMl to Cnd. Sotttfe Africa, wpV&&9KQGR Wl "TffF -flpaHH aB WBar The secret of the Audacious Is one sub Jeot, at any rate, on which the Secretary of State has succeeded fn holding his tongue, "Wilson Felicitates King of Italy." But It was only on his birthday, 'not on the Joy Of being neutrals. Remanee in the underworld has not gone to Join Ia prophet. O. Henry. Not while S3 tramps can ueal a railroad train In the Mojav Desert and land themselves n Jail. At last that operation known aa a work of supererogation has been located. It la the suit Of UScJe Sam to dissolve the "syrup trust'' Sea&new this doesn't sttm Just the time to rKtet PresWant Lowell's volume m "The GwftrtMNNits and Parties af Continental Buropa." But Harvard is so toad of antl- CURIOSITY SHOP The ancient English coin originally valued at 6 shiliugs 8 pence (or Sl,67ti) was known as the "angel," because on Its obverse side it here the figure of the archangel Michael overcoming the dragon. An olden verfe. In which its name appears, Is a ready reckoner for the lazy Briton. It ran; Compute but the pence Of ope day's expense; So many pounds, angels, groats and pence Are spent In one whole year's circum ference. 80 that " a penny a day be spent, the amount at the end of the year will be equal to one pound, one angel, one groat and one penny; or 1 10s. Sd. Two-pence a day is equal to two pounds, two angels, two groats and two pennies, or 10d., and so on. "Drunk as blares'' was originally ''drunk as Blalzers," Blalzers being admirers of Bishop Blatze, patron saint of the wool combers, who, at Leicester and other Eng lish towns, celebrated his name-day with marchings and drinking bouts. Sir Thomas Wyse. In "Impressions of Greece," mentions this custom and says: "Those who took part In the procession were ealled Blairtr,' and the phrase 'drunk aa BUUers' originated In the convivialities common on those occasions." Joseph Miller, noted because his Joke book is a Joke among Joke writers, was born in England In 16J4. and died there in 1738. He waa an aotor, famed for his wit- "The Heart of Midlothian" wa not origi nal with Sir Walter Scott- The; name waj first applied to the old Jail In .Edinburgh, , which, la the capital of Midlothian County. The Jal) was tern down In HIT. HUM OF HUMAN CITIES The plagues that have threatened New Orleans and under which San Francisco suf fered until Its big clean-up campaign a few years ago have taught the cities one lesson the rat must go. If the Louisiana Legislature will grant the rather large powers New Orleans desires that city proposes to make Itself rat-proof! Garbage and feed for animals wl be han dled In such wise as to leave the pests noth ing to eat. Concrete and brick will be used for foundations, floors, walks, etc., to deprive the rats of places to burrow, and even ships at the water-side must keep eight feet from the wharves, and have their hawsers equipped with rat guards. It Is a big contract, reflects the Chicago f'irna.,i but U ?anJba carried through, and it would pay splendid dividends of security from both pestilence nnd nre. A rat-proof city would be a plague-nroof dtt:i.fo.r bubonio Plague Is a disease of rats which Is transmitted to human beings bv fleas. It would be almost a fireproof city as well, for solid construction near the ground would Inevitably tend to be carried through the whole building: and It would be saved from the loss and destruction caused by the latio1 and appeUte8 ot a ,araro rat Ppu. ln !"?' bU l"es nut come to this stand. !?;. ThoM ;' do ao earlr U sal much by their promptness. NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW There seems to ba concurrence of opinion among all classes of people In the United States that they are ready to co-operate In the great extension and expansion of business which fao- tors now operating In the world of affairs are jeady to produce. Cincinnati Epqulrer. The first duty of the Southern farmer in a year unprecedented since the Civil War Is to sell enough cotton to pay his debts. The seoend duty, and It Is hardly less emergent, la to Dlan to escape next yar the bondage of all-cot on by racing foodstuffs at home, reducing cotton shaiply and using as little credit as possible to produce eyen his minimum of cotton. These are the Hat terms of the South'a emancipationAt lanta Constitution. CRISES IN GREAT LIVES "The March of the Ten Thousand" Is the name given to the axpdltton of that num ber of Greeks from the centre of Babylonian Asia back to the Ionia coast and their na tive home. Thay wm mercnarie of Cyrua ta his attempt to gain tba Ua4-Pmtan Ifc-Slre ro his brother. J the bfttlf And It Is rather significant that Sir William Robertson Nlcoll. a man held In very hlah ea. teem by the British people, has begin o tatk of conscription. It Is his opinion that while the upper class and lower class have been do! ing their duty in the way of volunteering a big element of the middle class hasn't, Conserln. Hon Is unpopular In England, but It m h. deemed advisable to resort to It in order to make each clats of the people bear Its fair News' f th8 burdn ot th w"- Savannah No less than 17 women charged with murder have ben acquitted In Chicago since A woman was convicted. In all thesa .,- !.. clearly established; in some Instances the crime, were peculiarly shocking. Sex. according to the Chicago code of gallantry. Is a sumcient excuse for nwder. It. is the Chicago "unwritten law" -Cleveland Plain Dealer. en law. What are we doing toward seliure. and making the most of these unparalleled opportunities! The war. observes the represenUtlvibf a great mercantile concern of Chicago 1. .. .;..?5 auaJ -? upon American business. "Th! trouble Ilea in the frame of mind of th. larw financial Interests who sit on their monVy-baS and shout panto " Quite so. They have befn shaken out of the old and narrow UU pith! of doing a sure-thing business under Govlm went favor and protection, and tremble befora i.,,.w.p-u'- S1" re "'"ad'y opening un U aM dircUoM.-Nw York World' """ " ,a By Any Reporter Who gets the blame for all things wrong? On every page, for yarns too long, For stuff too short, to weak, too strong? The copy reader. And who Is blamed for slashing stuff And making rhymthlc writing roughX Whose Journalistic life is tough? The copy reader. Who Is tho luckless man between The victim of tho double spleen from editor ana writers mean? The copy reader. Who kills the clever lines and lets Poor stuff go through and never frets" And who deserves each roast he geth The copy reader. Who wrote. In sheer, unholy glee. These lines and then the desk did flee? Oh, some poor youth who used to be A copy reader. Convicted "Who had tho face to tell you that I powdered?" "You." Running No Risk Walter What will It bo? Sauerkraut or pate de fols gras? "Ham and eggs. Tm neutral." Harvard Lampoon. Triolet The Katatr has clipped his mustache. Cable Dispatch, Turn down ye must- Achlos, turn! Till France eats dust. Turn down ye must. Till sword shall rust Nor shrapnel burn, Turn down ye must- Achlos, turn I Too Innocent "That remark you made to Brown about your lost umbrella seemed to go over his head.' "No, but the umbrella did." Defying the Law of Gravity "How does that saphead ever get away with such a big Job?" "Guess his brains are so light he can't fall down." The Point of View "Pa, ma told Mra. Jones today that you sometimes have ucld moments. What does that mean?" "That I occasionally agree with her. my n on." II From the Cub's Notebook At least one street car crew finds a moro than passing Interest in shop windows and the wares displayed In them. On Sunday morning a lone green street car rose slowly over the hill from tho Market street ferries and rolled placidly onward to 6th street, Thero the chronicler climbed aboard and dropped into a seat. As soon as the car started the conductor leaned low over his box and turned a watch ful gaze at store windows on the north aide of Market street. Two blocks further on he clapped his hands. Hey. Hilly," he shouted to the fat motor man. "there it isl Shirts, E0 cents. There's the cheap store. Over there on your right ' muigrimm ua curiam passengers, .wV.u wmv " ,,n ea'9 or naDeraasnery ; v.o-ns.vw niw ju-innea unen atgns shriek ing cut Prices. The conduntnr vu "Run "or slow a mlnnta nut t li. ..j that. Shirts. EO cents. Why, I pay a dollar j down the street. Hats for a dollar, can J f."" k "i me piace ior me nexi The fat motorman craned his neck as B.uuwt jtaB.uveiy. -m with you, 1 said he. The conductor took a last look 111 - ";. " v-wwi n wi) regreiiuu toe It Oiaapp.ar. 'Qq ahead. mi Te er rode on toward. Ctty HalL Wwf ,AWj ;'35rs:"T, ffST f Sozs&r y- '
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