A8j?,.,- -. EVENING LKBaKB-PHILABELPHIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1914, "-i - jt1 - i 1i up. Mi ill i r -'- 7 28, t?ff- ' few .w r ST if. K' & ,$ V &;1 in S E m-f - f-f j.&!Rtt(i.4rt rJPS3tPL 217,4?i PUBLIC LEDOER COMPANY emus it k. crm-is, rwnwwT. tSeo. W. Och, 8emr? ; John p. Martin. TrwuUMfr) ttfeAMm II. Litdlntton. Thlllp 8 rollfiw, John 0. Wn IMms, tilrettow. ' EDmmtAL&OAItD I Cir.v H. K. Com. Chslrtnsn. V. If. WHAt.KY Bxetutlr BilltOf '. .1.. , I .'jgliWC. MAHTIN General DnslAete Maner Published ilnllr at Ptstto Vr.Mtn fiultdlnr. 1'5rv Independence equate. Philadelphia. v44kt9x cnrBAi. jjroau ami uneatnui isireeis "AHaIWk; Cttt Preee-Onton Bullillnr .jf-Kat T6U 1T0-A. MMropolllan Tower w?4thlrM 81T Item liwtfnc HulMIn lakboN 8 Waterloo riaee, Pall Mall, S. W. NEW8UhAUS: ' ITJt1iMnt)M BrTirAr The Patriot BnlMlnr JViJlUMOTO.N Bbnsao ....... ..The Poet DulMInc Hett Toric ncnKAC... Tb Times UulMlnur Btslls IlonsAB 00 Ftledrlchstreeta Lasttut IlnxuD 3 Pall Mall Snot. 8. W. Pints noR&AO 02 nue IkiuIs la Urand sunscninrioNTEitMs Ur carrier , Dui.t Oslt, U nt. tly mall, postpaid eUtside of Phlladelnhln, exrtpt wbre foreign poi-mrr I required, Daii.t oxi.t, one month, twenty-five eenH; Daili Onlt. one yrar, three dollars. All mall tub scrlptlons payable In edvnnee. BELL, 3000 WALNUT KEYSTOKn, MAIN 3000 KT Address all communication to Evening ' Ledger, Independence Square, Philadelphia. , rr - ' iii. ' I".. ..', MM',1 Xittneo at tub rxiLADttNtlA poarorrics as SECOND CLASS UAtL MATTES. t " ' I I.' "' ..' t'HILAUKM'lllA, SATURDAY, IXOVEMMF.n 2H, l'Jlt. Commuters Will Fight TIIK rnto hearing yesterday developed little moro than tho reasonableness of tho commuters' attitude and tho corresponding unreasonableness of the railroads. Commis sioner Pennypacker wns happy In hid sug gestion that tho roads voluntarily postpone putting tho proposed rates into effect pend ing a decision by tho Public Service Commis sion. By accepting so fair a proposal tho roads might readily have won back somo of tho popularity which they have forfeited. They preferred, through their attorney, to nuggest that Commuters could now load up with tickets at tho present rates for a year to come, an though commuters were persons 80 well supplied with money that they could afford to pay a year In advance for sorvlce. The Erlo Hallway has put tho other roads in a very embarrassing position. Certainly tho Erie Is not tho most prosperous public Carrier In tho East, yet its president avers that thcro Is4 no reason lor changing tho commutation rates. Of tho three roads enter ing Philadelphia, ono at least hns been noted moro for tho overplus than tho deficiency In Its dividends. Nor Ir it right to mako trafllc conditions In a notoriously bad busi ness year tho basis for tho imposition of new commutation tariffs. The charge of conspiracy, If not legally well founded, has In It tho aspects of accur acy. It would bo dlfllcult to convince any commuter that tho responsible olllcers of tho roads did not combine and agree among themselves to institute simultaneously a definitely studied and harmonious system of Increases. It smacks of a conspiracy and It behooves the Department of Justice to glvo tho matter Its very careful attention. Tho light, of course, has just begun. It Involves the prosperity not only of many suburbs and of the city Itself, but Anally oven of the railroads'. Regulation of public utilities Is too susceptible to public opinion and responsive to well-defined popular de mands for tho breaking of any Implied con tract of this kind to bo carried out with impunity. Tho authority of the peoplo is un limited, and they may be expected to employ every recourse they possess. Just as cer tainly they aro willing to pay an advanced prlco, If conditions warrant It, but tho aboli tion of tho 100-trIp tickets has tho appear ance of a hold-up. Welcome to the Army and Navy WELCOME, Cadets! Welcomo, Midship men I Philadelphia is glad . that tho difficulties have disappeared which threat ened to deprive her of what has-become both the most spectacular athletic event of thu year and a unlquo social occasion. Philadelphia Is glad because tho game this afternoon continues a goodly list of encoun ters that carry tho mind back In pleasant reminiscence to days when football was n very different affair. Philadelphia U glad because tho game this afternoon brings her a glimpse of tho Washington notables In whose hands her Interests and the nation's rest. And Philadelphia Is g'ad because this afternoon furnishes a flno, clean example of a great sport. Hero's to our next meeting! Trade Rights of Americans THE continents of North and South Amer ica have a natural relationship of In terests that not even tho cataclysm of tho European war can be permitted to menace. Certain of the Latln-Amcrlcan Republics havu asked the United States to Join with them In demanding tho rights of neutrality for the trade routes used by them and us. That there should bo a dislocation of com merce In the Wostern Hemisphere because of the belligerency of European nations Is a flagrant outrage of our rights. There should be no difficulty In establishing the principle of Immunity. If the Pan-American Union, or n commission duly appointed by the union, will mark linos of meridian on the east and west coasts within which any bellig erent acta or Interference with neutral com merce shall be construed as acts of hostility toward both of the Americas, the European nations will respect tho declaration. .. In making this proposal to tho United , States Government the suggesting nations Argentina, Chill, Peru and Uruguay lay down also a reciprocal proposition to' tho effect that the war vessels of belligerent Powers will not be permitted to coal In any of the ports of Central and Southern America. This guarantee will take away the only ex cuse for the naval presence of any of the belligerents in American waters, and would do s,way with any possibility of misunder standing. If these proposals are to be Adapted, thy should be taken up at once because the present situation Is irritating "and dangerous for all concerned. Guardians of America's Honor GBNBRAI PUNSTON and a large part of the American troops from Vera, Cruz lmve reached Galveston; the marines are ex , peeted in Philadelphia next week. The men bave come through a very difficult situation ' With great credit to themselves and to tbelr ' BAURtry. It deserves nubHe recognition. A - IllHVM of absence is net enough. . ' Gyneral f unston's men landed in the prln-';-:,, ejnal port of a nation at peace with the ''VI&lLpi States. They Mie4 a Oity wbtou OHeretl aeuve anu nuway reiwaee. -rney Aid all this in a country wheee nerves were already over-stressed by a long period of In surrection. And yeT for seven months they h4d and administered Yera, Cruz so firmly, a wtaely, aad so Justly that no whisper of JlaimU)lil fWWMh gnaUfcrl Aswles, . mm9 m iva tiA I Phlladefphla should give them n reception that would speak tho nation's gratitude. They were sent to guard America' honor. They have held It untarnished. X Great Stadium for Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA Is the Athletic cnpltal of the nation. It cannot retain this dis tinction unless It meets the necessities of modern sport. The tlmo has passed when 10,000 or 20,000. constitutes n crowd. Tho Yale bowl, greatest of modern stadia, waa taxed to its rapacity only last week. Every fall tho demand for seats to the world's champion baseball series 13 double the sup ply, Thera. are occasions each year when a seating capacity of 100,000 would scarcely be sufficient, nnd Increasing popular Inter est In sports augurs rt tlmo when oven so vast n seating capacity as that will not bo ndenuatc. Football matches In England nro sometimes viewed by larger assemblages. Philadelphia must have a stadium, tho most completo In Amorlca, the most com modious. It must bo ablo to offer to the Army and Navy annually tho finest facili ties In tho country for their great game. It must bo ablo to present Buch unparalleled advantages for othor major sports, tho Inter collcglato track meet, etc., that thero will bo no possibility of nny other city chal lenging its supremacy. It Is an investment that far-seeing busi ness men cannot Ignore. Receipts from tho Increased number of Beats at tho Army and Navy gamo nlono would provide u nutn suf ficient for Interest nnd amortization in 10 years of a $400,000 stadium. Philadelphia must not agnln run tho risk of losing tho Army and Navy game, oven In nltcrnnto years. It must not Jeopardize Its prestige in national athletics. It must bo prompt nnd quick in mooting this situ ation. It miiBt rush ahead Into moderniza tion of facilities and utilize the opportunity for tho perpetuation of Its supremacy. Our business organizations should arouse them selves, nnd so should Councils. Let tho greatest stadium In Amorlca bo ready for the celebration of Its opening by tho Army and Navy when next they play here. This Is a thing so wlso and noccssnry that no Vigilant city can Ignore it. Philadelphia needs a stadium and Philadelphia will got it. New Internationalism AT ONE tlmo tho American consciousness A was bordered by tho Atlantic on tho cast and tho Allegheny Mountains on tho west. Expansion was slow and difficult to achieve, but eventually the boundary passed tho Mis sissippi, then tho Rocky Mountains and at length paused for a while at tho Pacific coast. But only for a while. At ono leap It took in tho Hawaiian Islands, to be followed shortly by Jumping to tho Philippines from tho west and Cuba and Porto Rico from tho east. Today tho whole world is being forced upon our consciousness, and without any effort wo aro using continents as units of thought and terms of speech. At last America has taken its International place of pro-eminence, and tho eyes of all races aro turned toward the ono country that can replenish the exhausted markets. From across the flvo soas, from every con tinent and many of tho far-flung Islands of tho world inquiries for American-made com modities and American raw material aro pouring In upon our manufacturers and Job bers. Our ability to meet tho demand Is com mensurnto with tho opportunity. Wo havo been given a place In tho sun that we must never relinquish, and If our enterprise keeps paco with our enlnrged vision, thero will bo no port In the world where the American flag Is unseen and no market that Is not dom inated by American products. Another "Mere Woman" YES, this Is tho age of feminism. It doesn't tako Government census reports to con vlnco the averago citizen that there are 2873 lady bollcrmakers In tho United States. All he has to do Is to watch his newspaper. This week introduces a New York girl who nets as night watchman in tho produce dis trict. She keeps an eye on the fruit left standing on the curb over night. Every now and then sho nails a thief with a box of grapes under his arm. It's her enterprising way of solving the hlgh-cost-of-llvlng prob lem now that her father Is dead. But, of course, she can't vote. Sho hasn't the cool Judgment. She Isn't to be trusted with largo affairs. She doesn't understand things outsldo the home. It wouldn't be right to force her to enter tho mixed crowd of a polling place. And, of course, she couldn't go to war. They had to catch Croker In his old age before he would fall victim to any tribe but Tammany. With England floating a billion and three quarters war loan, America wasn't a moment too soon with her new banking system. An aluminum and copper alloy that looks like gold and wears like Egyptian bronze ought to make good Jewelry. But it will probably be too cheap. It the weatherman Is partial to Saturdays during the football season, he seoms posi tively prejudiced against bad weather when the Army and Navy come along. It is reported that Mme. Calllaux has left France for an unknown destination, presum ably South America; but a moro reasonable surmise would be that she Is headed for the New Tork vaudeville stage. German, apologists say that the war was foreed on the Fatherland by reason of the necessity for providing for her surplus popu lation; but by this time we Judge that this necessity Is not so pressing as it might have been before the carnage began. If any one wants to save money on eggs all he has to do is to go out to Missouri and get on the other side of the market. The Johnson County rarm Bureau has found a way for giving the farmers S cents a dozen more profit than they used to get which should be "seme profit." If any visitor to America were to read FmWeot WUaes's ftYft-volume history at. the ABMriean people, says Mrs. Ofearlea A. Beard, suffragist, "he would Imagine that there had been no women In this part of the universe from the landing of the Pilgrims to the pres ent day, for scarcely a mention of women can be found in all the hundreds of pages." Fu ture ltfetary will be different. The www M wsig Jt la many Spites the a days, ARNOLD BENNETT WANTS GERMANY TRIED BY NEUTRALS Suggests President Wilson as Chief Justice to Preside at Trial A Distinctly British View of the Case of Belgium, in Which the Fatherland is Assumed to Be the Defendant in the Dock. By FREDERIC "JET tho Hague Court of Arbitral Justice JLj Inaugurate Its career with ft bench of neu tral States under tho Chief Justiceship of Preslilont Wilson, with Germany In tho dock on an Indictment reading 'Belgium' I" This Is, In substance, Arnold Bennett's reply to a question as to the most effective service Amer ica can render civilization at the present crisis In the world's hlatory. On every hand Americans in England hear the view seriously expressed that our sympa thy for the Allies or what Is believed here to be tho sympathy of at least 75 per cent, of us ought to take a more positive and tangible form than merely Platonic sentiment. Many Englishmen nro paraphrasing what the old Gorman historian, Theodor Mommson, once said to mo during tho South African Wnr when I told hhn that tho vast majority of Americans undoubtedly sided with tho Boers: "That is nil very well, but why don't you do something? Platonic love never boro children." KtiRliultmon who feel that America ought to bo "a hero In tho strife" BUbmlt that Britain nnd Franco aro lighting our battle as well as theirs. They say that tho British navy stands not only botweon Kalsorlsm nnd these Isles, but between German militarism and Its frankly tonreseed designs on Monroeism. Such a view is held by Arnold Bennett, with whom I have Just had tho privilege of discussing this par ticular phnse of the situation at his pretty count! y place at Thorpe-lc-Soken, In Essex. Bennett, like all thinkers of his race and generation, abhors warj but he Is at ono with them today in Insisting that thero can never again be peace till "tho German menaco" has been stamped out for all tlmo to come. I asked the author of "Your United States," to which ho paid a mcmornblo visit three years ago, to air his opinions as to the moat effect ual rolo neutral America can play amid the crash and din of Europe's titanic killings. Bennett's View of Our Duty Tho Idea that tho Allies fight for America as well as for themselves Is lucidly advanced In Bcnnott'B "Liberty A Statement of Eng land's Case," which Is ono of tho most popular and telling of the many preachments on the war now crowding tho English bookstalls. "I didn't want even the assurance of one like yourself, fresh from tho United States," said Bennett, "to convlnco mo that tho great majority of peoplo In Amorlca are strongly on the side of tho Allies In this ntfalr. I have had lots of letters from American friends and readers, and they leave me In no doubt on tho point. Other English writers are receiving quantities of evidence of the same kind as to what you think over there. "The fact Is the proofs of sympathy are so striking that we havo begun to oak ourselves whether bucIi sympathy could not bo turned Into deeds, and ought not to bo turned Into deeds. "Somo persons In England, perhaps, consider that you ought to mobilize your army and navy and cross the Atlantic with both. I don't. In deed, I consider such an Idea entirely absurd. The United States has shown that she can flght, but on tho present occasion her moral force will bo far moro useful than her guns, however efficient they may be. At least that's my opinion. "It's true that Just now wo aro fighting the battle of the United States as well as our own. But wo can manage. We can, I believe, keep cur end up, and a bit more. In tho alter cation. I've beon gradually coming to this conclusion for somo time and so havo a lot of other Englishmen. "If wo were going to be beaten America would assuredly have to create an army and Increase her navy and quickly, too. Only wo aren't. So that America Is free to confine her self to the moral rolo. This Is not an easy role. Moral Role Needs Courage "The Kaisor (as he still Is) might and prob ably would smile at tho moral role. "But tho Kaiser doesn't understand every thing even In the conduct of war. Seo how ho Is mixing up political and military considera tions at the present time. Tho moral role needs Just as much courage as tho military rolo. In deed, it needs more. "Tho Kaiser and his staff don't sit in the trenches and they doubtless take care to get a good meal every few hours. They only tell other people to go out nnd starve and get wounded and killed. But If the United States undertook such a moral rote as I have In mind. It Is President Wilson himself and his great est officials who would have to sit in the trenches. "Now there aro two things I want you to understand before you go any further. First, I havo no wish that the United States by moral Intervention should try to end this war. We prefer to end this war ourselves. Germany be gan It In her way. I believe that we shall end it In ours. Urges Conclave of Neutrals "Secondly, I have no notion whatever of teaching President Wilson his business. We In England clearly realize that President Wilson Is In an extremely difficult and delicate situa tion and Is proving splendidly equal to It. I'm not a diplomatist; I'm a novelist. But even novelists have Ideas occasionally. "I have had an Idea for the utilization of the warm sympathy and the moral force of the United Ptates at the present time. Others may have had the same Idea I don't know. All I know Is that I've had It I offer It with the greatest diffidence and deference. "It's this that the United States, as the greatest and most powerful neutral State, should as soon as possible invite the other neutral States of the world to assemble in eon clave at The Hague. If eyer the court of arbitral Justice, recommended by the second Hague conference, Is to be Inaugurated, now is the moment for doing so. LHCE CASTLES Like castles stand the bastloned walls of France, Dun, gray and white upon the boundless blue, With sallyports where knights have ridden through In ships to high adventure and romsnee. Bearing the compass in the place of lance, Bach setting bravely forth with meager crew The dragon-guarded distance to subdue, The crimson Christ-world borders to advanse. Beneath these walls which faced the dread un known, Whloh saw those ships drop down into the sea, A child from far-discovered oeast looks longingly Out toward that Western land ha calls his own He is the New SepubHes Youth to roe. The quest waa aS worth whtfe for him alone. .-John FJaUy, in the Qutkwk, WILLIAM WILE "Let the court be convened by President Wil son. He Is an Idealist and a man of experience, and of very powerful common sense. He has Immenso individual force. In short, he would be fully able to bear tho enormous responsi bility Of the undertaking and probably nobody else would. "The tribunal would consist of a bench of tho neutral States. Three of tho belligerent Towers Germany, France and Belgium have already appealed to the United States on con troversial questions relating to the war atrdol ties, dumdum bullets, etc so that America al ready hss a sort of International mandate to take the Initiative, especially as tho question of questions Belgium has been formally put before her. "My scheme Is that tho tribunal thus consti tuted nnd presided over by tho United States shoutd try a case. Tou can describe that caso In ono word 'Belgium!' Even today the sig nificance 08 that word has not been sufficiently Impressed on tho imagination of tho world. Want Germany to Answer "Tho action of the tribunal would Impress this word as nothing before ever has been Im pressed on the world's Imagination. Belgium would be tho complainant In this political trial. Germany would bo the defendant. Germany would bo Invited to tho International bar to answer Belgium's Indictment. She already has claimed that her Belgian caso Is good. Sho would havo tho chance to prove her claim. "Sho might refuso to enter an nppearance. Well, bo much the worse for her. If she camo tho court would havo to seo that she confined her pleading to tho Indictment Belgium! Let tho court assume, If Germany Insists, that Slavism Is a menaco to Germanism whatever that formula may mean. "Lot tho court, If It pleases, also assumo that a miserable nation of English shopkeepers Is filled with envy of on Inoffensive, pacific, ambi tious, superior rival. Let Germany's counsel talk eloquently of tho Fronoh dream of a rovanchc, and how In pure self-dofense sho had to throttle It. Would Consider Belgium Alono "Then let the court gently bring Germany back to tho sole Indictment Belgium! Ger many would be made to see that Belgium, and Bolglum alono, Is the matter bofore the court, and that tho verdict would concern Itself with Belgium and Belgium alone. "Assuming that Germany entered appear ance before the tribunal, she would of course assert what sho has all along asserted namely, that sho meant wol! to tho Belgians, intended them no permanent harm, and only offered them violence when her army "of necessity knows no Ifxw" was welcomed with shot and sholl Instead of with open armB. Sho will Inevitably argue that Louvnln, Termonde nnd Aerschot were 'reprisals' for brutalities unspeakable, In flicted by Belgian civilian snipers, as well as by uniformed men authorized to kill, on the Kaiser's culture-laden soldiers. "In reply to all this and a. lot more, Belgium, 1 lie complainant, would no doubt ask Germany to define the difference between a German army in Belgium and an armed burglar In a private house.' And when Germany hnd an swered tho conundrum to tho best of hor ability, the tribunal would glvo Its verdict. "My own personal feeling Is . that Germany did not go to war with Belgium. She burglar ized Belgium. If she was maimed while do ing so sho was simply a victim of the risks of tho burglar's profession. Every house breaker who operntes with revolvers and dyna mite knows what he may expect. "Germany has doubtless not gotten In Bel glum what she expected, but sho has received nothing but what sho deserved. However, I will not seek to antlclpato the tribunal's verdict. "Let us supposo that the court has convened, heard the evidence, deliberated, and given a verdict. You say that would not stop tho war. OP course It wouldn't. But I am morally quite certain that the offect of tho verdict would be enormous. That verdict would resound through tho world with a reverberation louder than all Germany's guns put together. It would be Immortal. Urges United States to Lead "The United States, and the United States alone. Is qualified nay, more, by reason of the previous appeals to her she Is authorized to take the first step In the direction I have indi cated. To my mind hero lies her duty to civilization. I haven't attempted to work out the scheme In detail. My talk Ib necessarily crude. But I will stand by the essentials of It. "Winston Churchill has reminded us that 'this Is no ordinary war.' No 'ordinary' meth ods of treating the moral situation arising from It are In place. It would be no ordinary thing for the United States' President to initiate tho action I have ventured to suggest. But he is no ordinary man. And America ocouples no ordinary position in the world, either. "I've told you already tho English opinion of President Wilson. Ho is unmistakably the man of the hour. Tho grandeur of his oppor tunity and the vastneas of the Issue should appeal to the heroic quality In him. I say no more, and let me repeat, that what 1 have said is said with diffidence and the deepest re spect. My manner Ib possibly no diffident, but you must not Judge by that" Mr. Bennett, leaving war and talking shop, Imparted to me that he is In the midst of a new novel, to be finished during the coming winter. His play "Milestones" has Just beon revived In London, which seems to be finding war time an appropriate season for "revivals." Many of the plays now running are reproduc tions of old favorites. "Milestones" and "Tho Great Adventure" (Bennett's other successful play, which la still In the midst of an unbroken two years' career) have achieved the record runs of the century between 600 and 700 Lon. don performances each, London, November 10. curiosity snop Most of the cats in Liberia are of a bright red tint, and they are very conspicuous in the moonlight. ' m At one time watches were called Nurem berg eggs, because they were oval In shane and made In that town. In size and Importance the Bodleian Li brary, at Oxford, with 2.7SQ.Q00 volumes, la the greatest university library In the world and the greatest library not dlreotly aided by the State. About seven rank above It In the world, but among Bnglisb-Bpeaklng peo ple only the British Museum, S. V. Dvoynlkov, the Czar's oldest soldier born In 18U. recently walked a distance ol m mllea wlifc the ayiw4 MUentlos el . UaUag sm yojyitm ftk Wftj ft accepted. Ho lives In the ? whrS. ? win bom, and has In his time taken port ; In many campaigns, having begun hla m'tftr career under Emperor Nicholas I. Tot valor in the Polish war he waa raised to tno rank of sublieutenant, Tho "arm-in-arm convention" was n name given to n convention of Bepub cans that supported President Johnson's policy on re construction. It met In Philadelphia in Au gust, I860. Its name nroso from the fact that the members from Massachusetts nna from South Carolina entered tho convention together at tho head of tho delegates, Arlosto, In his "Orlando Fitrloso," says In tho moon aro treasured up tho precious tlmo misspent In piny, nil vain efforts, all vows never paid, nil counsel thrown away, all de sires that lead to nothing, tho vanity of titles, flattery, great men's promises, court services and death-bed alms. Popo in Tne Bnpo of tho Lock" says: Thcro heroes' wits are kept In ponderous vases, And beaux' In snuff boxes and tweezer cases! , , Thero broken vows and death-bed aims nro found, And lovers' hearts with ends of ribbon bound; , Tho courtlors promises, and sick mans prayers, , The smiles of harlots, and the tears 01 heirs; Cages for gnats, and chains to yoke a flea, , Dried butterflies, nnd tome3 of casuistry. VIEWS OF READERS OiN TIMELY TOPICS Contributions That Reflect Public Opin. ion on Subjects Important to City, State and Nation. To thi Editor 0 tht Evening htiatrt Sir I was much Interested In Mr. Thompson's excellent article which appeared In your paper today. But what Is going to bo done about tho transatlantic "conferences," which allot business, pool earnings, control sailings, con trol rotes and mako rebates, thus exercising a practical monopoly over tho trade not only be tween this hemisphere and Europo, but also be tween South America and the United States? The merchant marine, which we hope Ameri can business men will build up, when Congress lets them, will havo to figure on tho existing oceanic trado trust, which tho war has not abolished. It seems an If there must be rate regulation of all vessels sailing out of our ports Just as thero Is rate regulation of tho railroads. Tho Bhlpplng linos would willingly submit themselves to such regulation, as many of their officials havo said, for they know that tho system of "fighting ships" Is not only Iniquitous but In the long run too expensive AMERICAN FLAGMAN. Philadelphia, November 27. "BACK TO THE FARM!" To tht Editor of tht Evening Ledger Sir In ono of your editorials you say: "If there aro not enough Jobs In tho city, there aro plenty In the country." That Is easy to say, and I BUpposo you said It with tho difficulties In mind; but I would like to call attention to the fact that, an unemployed man In Philadel phia cannot afford to travel out to the wheat fields of the West to got a Job that lasts only a few wcoks. Especially If he has a family. Thero Is a whole lot of nonsense In this "back-to-tho-farm" talk. This country needs a rural renascence, both economic nnd Boclal. But dumping on tho farms men who have bo come Industrial derelicts will not do anybody any good. As to buying a farm and going out to work It, thero can bo no success for tho man who Is not as thoroughly prepared for farming as a professional man ought to bo for his own line of work. LEIGH RAYMOND. Philadelphia, November 27. AREA OF CITIES To the Editor of tho Evening Ledger: Sir I challenge the assertion you make In today's Kvbnino Lnnacn In the Bapld Transit article, viz., "that Philadelphia Is much larger In nrca than any othor city In the United States." This Is not correct, and I ask you to publish tho areas of the five largest cities (In population) In the United States. Shame on you to bo always knocking your own city. WILLOUGHBY GOODE. Philadelphia, November 24. The metropolitan areas of tho five largest cities In population In tho United States aro ns follows: Philadelphia. 767 square miles; Boston, 605 square miles; New York, K6 square miles; Chicago, 432 square miles, and St. Louis, itl.37 square miles. Tho figures are taken from a report made by experts whose conclusions aro given in Volume No. 1 of tho report of tho Trnnslt Commissioner of the city, Issued in July, 1313. Editor of tho Evbnino LEDonn. LIKES PHILADELPHIA'S CARS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir As a recent arrival from tho home of the Braves, I want to compliment Philadel phia on Its street cars the big green ones, of course. Boston thinks pretty well of her own trolleys, especially the "pay-as-you-enters," which sho calls "Prepayment Cars." But they're not to be compared with Philadelphia's. The big virtue of theso Is their front entrance which lots tho passenger get a little help from tho motion of the car In getting to his seat as It starts, or to the door as It stops. And the ventilation system Is not to bo passed by without commendation. L. S. H. Philadelphia, November 27. CUSTOMS AT OPERA AND MOVIES To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir V'our correspondent, Edward Gordon, In his letter published In your columns last even ing, whacks the custom of applauding singers at the opera at the most Inopportune moments. I should like to make a protest against the custom of some of the peoplo In moving picture audiences of commenting on the scenes on the screen In voices loud enough to distract the attention of their neighbors, I have Intelli gence enough to follow the plot without be ing told all wrong by tho man sitting behind me. MOVIE DEVOTEE. Philadelphia, November 27. JUSTICE IN COLORADO To the Editor of th Evening Ledger: Sir I note from your news columns that the Governor and tho Governor-elect of Colorado aro agreed that the labor trouble in the mine district must cost Colorado no more money and bloodshed. That's right, stop the expense and the bloodshed. But see that the Issues which caused the original trouble are thor oughly Investigated, and then eoe that some arrangement Is made whereby those Issues will be settled in accordance with Justice to the men concerned, Do these things first, and expense and bloodshed will stop, a. F. r, Philadelphia, November 27. NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW Interstate Commerce Commissioner Clements appears now as a platform denouncer of Irregut lar rate-making by State Governments, and as a champion of "uniformity." Under recent de cisions, if Clements' commission does Its duty, neither the railroads r.or the people will suffer The real question Is, If or when this duty is going to be done. Brooklyn Eagle, More than 50 per cent of ocean shipping is British, Jn strewing the sea with floating ex plosives the Germans have a better chance according to the law of averages, of hitting a British" than any other vessel. But the foreign nations whose vessels are destroyed are not inclined to tolerate this attitude toward the law of averages. Toronto Qlobe. Many men who make a study of such matters predict that next spring will see a great for ward movement in American industry and com merce, which seems quite likely. When New York and Now England begin to show optimism tho rest of the country may well cheer uD a bit. We have the stuff to sell and are finding the market for It Indianapolis News. Mr. Wilson has ereated the conviction that his conduct of foreign affaire is determined by Justice; that he has an iron will to pursue the course he thinks right in the teeth of clamor and passion; that be bates Jtageieai and loves peace; that his understanding U as iar as bit SCRAPPLE rrt.. 1T.irUmV A halfback Is a college rt"0 Jj 8fi ear nnd a condition In pern". t Theso diseases are not """K'.litor a halfback catches them. No one runs wter trouble simply as ft halfback, or overtakes It moro cnslly. ,.. on (,1s Tho halfback plays behind tno " football from tho Quarterback f ". over and under and through U men wno aro determined to upset him and sit on his "Without opposition ft halfback could carry this ball a mile at a tlmo. As It j. ni " nroud and happy when he carrliti .nY5 yTrus before hlfeaturcs are ta" tho frozen ground. There are many oocu patlons which require nerve naflultotaUd with thoughtfulncss, but none which requires more norvo and less discretion than that ot Irving to tunnel through 200-pound BUftrd8 Snd a centre, all with destructive dlsposl "when tho halfback Is not being; ud ay a park bench by the other team he Is " as ft harrow. Nothing hB2S$ player more than to grasp a flying nalfbaoit by tho ankles and thus cause him to tear up several yards of sod with his ngulu .Ore clan features. It takes ii very durable set of features to last nn Industrious halfback through n football senson. .. When n halfback Is not doing these things ho Is allowing some largo opponent lo tangio his foot in his ribs, thus tripping him up nnd diverting his nttentlon from p. personal friend who is carrying tho hall. It is also his duty when tho other sldo is advancing to stand beforo n thundering giant and twine himself about said giant's legs. Catching automobiles by tho hind wheel is good prac tlco for this sort of work. It will thus be seen that tho halfback leads a busy nnd caro-froo llfo. Ho often goes to tho backshop for repairs, but ns ft10 " finishes school with his class and all or his limbs, and thereafter he displays a calm con fidence In tackling trouble and plowing through opposition, which mnKes him known as a ma who doesn't mind hard knocks. Wo need moro halfbacks in politics roform in these days being as vigorous and Jarring an occupation as football. Gcorgo Fitch. Expert Review of tho Week's "War Monday. All day today it snowed and rained; Relations nro a little strained. .- .-.-...-..1. ... nH,A aHll In TTInnrinra. And Bernnrd Shaw still prints his slanders. Tuesday. Today our frlond Yprcs is bombarded, And Rubs advances nro retarded. Tho Crown Princo shaved at 6 p. m. Tho Germans Joffro cannot stem. Wednesday. Tho Gcrmnns now rotrent from Lodz, Tho Yser fields aro swamps and muds. Tho French nro still at (name deleted); The Turkish rout Is now completed. Thursday. On this our bright Thanksgiving Day Wo go to seo Ponn-Cornoll play. Tho war' goes on, for who can stop it? But wo nro willing Just to drop it. Friday. A British ship goes down at Sheerncss, Tho Allies tnko Dlxmudo ngaln. This world Is full of odds and qucornosa) Tho Crown Princo is subdued again. Baturdau. Wo don't predict; wo will not Ho. This poem's written Friday morn. Lot Allies rago, lot Germans cry; Wo won't predict; we will not lie. Tomorrow peace may como, and why Bo subjoct to the reader's scorn? Wo won't predict; wo will not Ho; This poem's written Friday morn. Located "My watch nnd Jewelry were stolen last night" "Burglars In tho house?" "No, In tho pawnshop." Logical Question A witness, in describing a certain event, said: "The person I snw nt the head of tho stairs was a man with ono eyo named Wilkins." "What was tho name of tho other eye?" spitefully asked the opposing counsel. Tho witness was disgusted with tho levity of the audience. Exchange. According to the Dispatches What time tho Wost was wooly wild; It bristled with groat big revolvors, At least In books, and every child Could read of daring myst ry solvers. But now its glory Is at rest. There's not, in Action, oven one man Who'd write of gunflghts In the West; New York's tho homo of every gunman. Defined "Paw, what's a propagandist?" "A man who gets his advertising for noth ing, my son." Stevenson on Respectability Respectability Is a very good thing In Its way, but It does not rlso superior to nil con siderations. I would not for a moment ven ture to hint that It was a matter of taste. but I think I will go as far as this, that if a position is namittcdiy unkind, uncomfort able, unnecessary nnd superfluously useless, although It wero as respectable as the Church of England, the sooner a man is out of it, tho better for himself and all' con cerned. From "An Inland Voyage." Imaginary Individuals Wo Introduce to you Pat Keats. , Ho really Is an honest fella: :l Though rain was coming down in sheets, J TT.h V.mi.11 ntt a.nnl n n I.M.l.nHnl1n iSf Even In Olden Days Teacher Diogenes lived in a tub and Johnny What an awful lot of company hl parents must nave naa. Tempus Fugit The prodigal son returned home after thesj many years. "It's tho same old home; the same old room, but what an unfamiliar air," he sal "it's seen changed twice since you weni away, responaea nis rona aaa. $999,999.75 Out "Her father declares that the day she marj ries mat conege looinau player she will a million dollars." "And only get a quarterback." Boston Transcript. Opportunity "Who waa the mesage from?" asked Noah, wnen tno wireiess sparks began to fly ov the Ark. "An Atlantic City promoter." reDlled th operator, "He wants to sell you a concMJ Biun. From the Cub's Nntehnnlr Y.?irAp r,Vi1tn fllMA l...l,.. x t... LI. - "". . .. " uuer must H a "favorite dish." President Wilson, for ln- Bio.ut.c, ta tcLiuieu m ue a lover or cnicasn i fricassee, and the Washington correspond- j pntlt RflV thqt a nlAl.,.1 . ,L. .J..!.... I. source of greater delight to him than a I Democratic victory In a Republican State. But the tastes of Governor-elect Martin O. Brumbaugh are leas pretentious. Hla hap piest hours are spent before a dish of onions good, old-fashioned, pungent, non-deodor-Jzed Pennsylvania Dutch onions. The emi nent educator boasts that he can eat three whole ones without giving way to tears and that he seldom stops at one. Mustard pretzels also have a claim on his appetite. Qnce when the Board of Recrea tion threatened to drive the traditional pretzel man from the publlo playgrounds, i2tor. Brumbaugh entered emphatic pro test 'Dietetic and sanitation be hanged." i.fv!i mf "whn mustard pretzeia are j va ta j wem since 1 was . vTIil.iT " rw www can swmk iwmuw m lit a " ? W0 w ate v aigaELSf! mey nave rm Th trofl at t! Hob. 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