F8 v EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA FRIDAY, MAY 28 1015, fteibrjiT rUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY crnua it. k. curtis, rBiranKT. ' Chartit, tualntton. Vice President; John C Martin, Pocretary and Tmiurert Philip B. Collin, John B. Wltllama, Director. EDITORIAL BOARD i Crtoa it. K Cutis, Chairman. r. n vnwuET ... ,...nwutiy Editor JOHN C. MARTIN General BuiImh Manager rubllsheij dally at rtaUc LcMts Building, Independence Square, Philadelphia. Ltoota CtTait... ....... Broad nnd Chestnut Strreta MWtniuiiTt fitat-lnlon Bulldlnc KV Ytiaic ,., i.lTO-A, Metropolitan Tower CmnAoo sit Home lnuranr nulldlna; Londok ..,.,,,...8 Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, 8. W. NEWS BUREAUS! WtaalNatoN Tlcuric The Po.il Building Nw YOait neurit) .Tho Timet TlulMlnir Birum llcitXAU.. ....00 Frlrdrlchstraaaa LONtioN ncuo,.., a Tall Mall Eat, fl. W. ftUS BUItiB "'' I?2 nu Lou, le Of"11' SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Byrarrler, DiLt Osfcr, at cents. By mall, postpaid eutalda of Philadelphia, eicept where foreign pomage If required, Diilt 0.vi.t, one month, twenty-five centn: DiJL.T. Otttr, on iear., threa dollars. All mall ub. acrlptlona payable in advance. Notice -Subecrlbera wishing address changed must clra old ae well as new address. BELL, 1000 WALNUT KEYSTONE. MAIN 1090 WT Addrtss all communicatlona to Evening Ztdgcr, tndependtnee Squart, PMadclphla. fe.NTr.r.iD at tub rniunn.riin rosiorricr. as arcon ctiss mail mattes. THE AVERAOE NET PAID DAILY CIRCULA- TION OP THE EVENING LEDGER TOR APRIL WAS 83,101. rnlLAUILPHIA, HttllAY, MAY 211, 1915. Second thoughts man le wore prudent, but thev oi c not always mote humane. Dance, Drink nnd Dope MAN danced heforo tho altars of Hind. In Attica, dnnce and drama were wedded to the worship of tho gods. The nltnrs, to be suro, often drank tho blood of sacrifice, and Bacchus was the cod of wlno ns well na of dance. Yet "tho light fantastic toe," which even so churchly a man as Milton cele brated, remains the oldest nnd most reverend of the arts. The highest of exaltations and healthiest of animal spirits have found their outlet in tho rhythm of limb and body. Until tango and trot burst upon us It was one of the misfortunes of self-conscious to day that wo hired others to do our dancing for us or liberated tho dancc-impulso only at elaborately prearranged "balls." And now, when at lost some of the vitality of youth commands a natural outlet onco more, wo find a hideous ghost of Jolly old Bacchus leering over tho dancers' shoulders. Tho cabaret has taken tho dance and besotted It. "When the License Court scowled on tho connection of cabaret with saloon In West Philadelphia, It hiay not have Intended to protect tho divinity of dance. But certainly It thought of Eugenia Kelly; of girls slowly besotted; of the evil young men who have left a still more evil trade to become professional partners; of all the corruption, mental and physical, which springs from tho two sinister Bisters In the trinity, dancing, drlnlc and dope. Philadelphia wants none of this. Tho city must have tho Joy of dance for Its youth; Chicago knew this when It Inaugurated Its munlclpnl dnnco halls. But tho saloon cabaret, novcr! Exhausting Her Resources in Men IP GERMANY continues to summon to tho colors her numerous military classes thero will sowjbo no rnnle.s loft In peaceful pur suits except old men and babies. She has Just called out tho untrained members of tho Landsturm, which Is composed of all men be tween the ages of 39 nnd 45 years. The men Who havo received training are In the second "ban." Tho untrained men constitute tho first "ban," and they are those who for ono reason or another have been unable to serve their time in tho army. Sometimes they wero ex cused because of physical weakness nnd nt other times they wero so occupied that they could not bo trained. Tho entrance of Italy into the war Is as cribed ns the reason for drafting these ma ture men. "Will any bo left to bo called out when Rumania, Bulgaria and Greece Join tho AHIos7 Let Life Last as Long as It Will SOME of tho ancient rnces got rid of tho old and tho Incurably III by either send ing them out Into the wilderness to starve or by knocking them over their heads with a Club. The club method was more merciful because It shortened the ngony. Civilized races, however, seek to prolong life Instead of to shorten It. Tho physicians confess that they know so little, of the recu perative power of the human system that they cannot tell when death Is near, Thoy may bo morally convinced that a patient cannot live 24 hours, only to discover that ho throws off the Illness and gets well. This Is why they administer oxygen and Inject saline solutions into the blood nnd resort to all known expedi ents to keep tho heart beating. They have even gone so far as to mako an Incision In n man's chest so they could manipulate tho heart with their hands. They have kept tho pulse boating nnd the lungs working for hours by this heroic treatment. Life Is too sacred a thing for any man to shorten It to escape suffering. And suffering? Who shall ititltfttg; i- say what moral mission It performs in the re- generation of tho world? The Ocean Must Re Kept Free GREAT BRITAIN has no legitimate right lo question the Increase of American ex ports to neutral countries. The rights oi neutrals to trado with ono another cannot bo Interfered with by the belligerents with out tho exercise of a power destructive of the independence of nations. Tho reports from London, therefore, that tho British Government Is planning to take ''an even more stringent attitudo toward American shipments to neutral ports" must be without foundation. The fact that our awn reports on foreign commerce show that -our exports to Denmark, Holland, Norway and Sweden havo Increased fivefold within a rear convicts American business men of no crlma greater than a willingness to sell their goods to all comers. If the goods, after reaching neutral ports, are later shipped to Germany, the British Government must deal With the European countries and not with us. fc, Denmark, for example, bought from us IAWO.000 worth of goods in March of last year and J63.000.000 worth In the correspond ing month this year. Norway bought $7,000,- 660 worth in the same period last year and 32.O0O.Q0O worth this year; Sweden. $11,000. 000 and J6-J.000.000 worth, and Holland, f 84. '400,000 and $101. 000,000 worth. But these i countries have lost a large part of their Export trade from Germany because Ger- ny 1 consuming' all the food it produces. fbe largest single Item in the lnereased PDierk'iD. exports to these countries is Kuwiuns. Tb Vnited Stattta agnnot afford to admit .ftr . rtujrte instant that its right to sell may non-warring country Jn tho i ueiWMUju en the will of any for- elgn Power, tot to admit It would be to con few that tji Government hae failed In one of Its mot essential functions. Prncticnl Men Must Compel Nntlonnl Preparedness T T IS tlmo for the practical men of the United States to get together and save this country from tho disasters suro to fol low any further reliance on wild dreams and empty phrases. There Is ono Instrument through which this can be and must bo dono. It Is tho Re publican party. That party saved tho Union. It faces now tho new duty of seeing that America's mission In tho world is backed by ndequato might and power. It is confronted with tho task of sweeping nstdo do-nothing-Ism nnd substituting therefor a real pro gram of defense. Good Intentions do not save lambs from wolves. Let us have done with tho fatso theories which havo led England into tho morass. Wo havo tho most valuable assets, material and splrlttinl, In tho world to protect. To leave them unprotected Is neither statesman ship nor humnnitarlanlsm, nor anything ex cept the rnnkest foolishness nnd stupidity. lor days tho country has been on tho vergo of wnr. Had tho country been fully pre pared for conflict It would not havo been moro willing thnn It -was to cast tho die. Preparedness does not lnduco war, hut It does glvo nssuranco that wo shall not bo helpless If war does come. Thero Is no danger to democratic principles in rational Insurance against aggression. Thero Is a fearful monnco In continued blindness to tho world of facts nbout us. Lot tho Republican party como out boldly for a really adequnte navy. It need not fear to alienate timid souls, and it will do no harm to drive all the theorists and dreamers Into ono group whero they can bo counted. Thero arc enough red-blooded Amoricnns nbout, who Intend that thero shall bo mean ing bnck of what the nntlon says, to dcdlcato tho country absolutely to a sensible, wlso policy of preparation. They will do It If some party will glvo them tho chance. Tho tariff Is Important, and so nro many other things, but moro Important than nil of them Is tho assurance of tho safety of tho nation Itself, nnd of Its citizens wherever they may be. Let practical men write a platform for tho Republican pnrty that has Iron In It, and truth nnd fact, nnd thero need bo no doubt of what party will again domlnato tho Gov ernment. Another Guess Coming WE DO not know yet what the 5 per cent, rebate clause of the tariff law means. It provides that a discount of 5 per cent, shall be allowed on the duties Imposed by tho law on all goods Imported In American ships nnd that nothing in tho section shnll bo construed ns abrocatlng any treaties with foreign coun tries. The Treasury Department immediately de cided that tho discount was In violation of existing treaties and It refused to pay it. Importers demanded tho rebate. The Board of General Appraisers overruled tho Treasury Department and allowed the rebate on goods brought here In American ships and refused to allow It on goods brought here In tho ships of countries with which we hnvo treaties pro viding there shall be no discrimination against their vessels in our trade. The Court of Customs Appeals has sus tained tho Board of General Appraisers In one-half of Its decision and overruled It on the other half. Tho discount must bo granted on tho duties on Imports In American bot toms nnd In the vessels of nations with which we have shipping treaties. If this decision stands the 5 per cent, discount clause becomes a provision for a horizontal reduction on tho rates of duty on goods admitted from tho chief commercial countries of the world, re gardless of tho ships which carry them, and it will reduce the revenues by many millions a year. Representative Underwood, who Insisted that It bo Inserted In the" law. In tended It to encourage American shipping. An appeal Is to bo taken to tho Supreme Court, and until It actB wo shall not know whether Mr. Underwood nnd the Board of General Appraisers aro right or whether tho Court of Customs Appeals knows better what tho law means. It Is a pretty muddle as It stands. Italy's Strategic Railroads NORTHERN ITALY Is covered with a net work of railroads nearly all of which run up Into the mountains and stop Just short of the frontier. They nro admirably adapted for rushing a mass of troops for tho defense of the boundaries. Tho Austrian salient, which follows the line of tho Carnlc Alps to Lako Garda, Is traversed by only two rail roads which enter Italy. They go through mountain passes nnd nro as dllllcult to de fend as they ore to be taken by a hostile force. On the other hand, the Italian railroads running toward Trlest are numerous and of fer several different ways of rushing troops into Austria. Tho Italian strategy will doubt less bo directed toward tho seizure of the rail roads running north from Trlest and cutting communications between tho forces defend ing the Adriatic littoral and their base of supplies In tho heart of the country. The task of Italy can be, accomplished without enor mous loss If she confines herself to seizing tho districts which sho desires. If the demand for horses for tho war con tinues unabated, what will tho new fresh men do for mounts next September? When South American exchange Jet com puted in dollars and not In pounds sterling, the dollars will now north and south with greater freedom. Next to Philadelphia, Atlantio C(ty is the best place in the East for holding the Pres byterian General Assembly in I9U, and At lantic City Ja only a suburb of Philadelphia, anyway. Perhaps the time will come when it will not be necessary for a Judge to resign as a protest against letting red tape prevent the use of public funds set apart for keeping little children from starving. ii pi i Tho Russians changed the spelling of Przev mysl to Fermysl when they captured the town. The old spelling will bo restored whn the Austrian retake It- Tho neutrals, how ever, would better spell It Pretzel until its final fate it settled. THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AT SEA This Country May Re-establish tho Principle for Which tho Dutch Republic Fought Great Britain in Four Terrific Naval Wars. By Dl HENDRICK WILLIAM VAN LOON (Ily Special Arrangement with tho Boston Transcript.) ON THE 29th day of May, three centuries ago tomorrow, Marten Harparts2oon Tromp, Lieutenant Admiral of tho Ropubllo of tho United Seven Netherlands, commanding a fleet which cruised off tho coast of Flnndors, wa3 by persistent and severe northeastorly winds driven In the direction of Dover. Thero ho met with a British fleet under command of Blnko. Botween tho two countries, Eng land and Holland, thero was no stnto of war. Upon this particular occasion. Admiral Tromp, to avoid all possible mlsundorstnndlng, struck nil his snlls (except tho topsails) when ho enmo nenr tho British fleot, and mado ready to snluto by lowering his orango pen nant. The British Admiral, not satisfied with this preparation, expressed his feelings by fir ing n shot which mortally wounded a Dutch soldier. Tromp thereupon ordered n boat to proceed to the ship of the British Admiral and nsl; for nn explanation. Boforo the explana tion could be given a bullet had hit his ship In tho centre. Remembering his Instructions, Tromp satisfied himself with a dcfenslvo ac tion nnd after flvo hours quietly sailed homo to report. Tho Conflict Yet to Como Tho flrst battlo of modern times for tho right to tho open sea had been fought. Tho Inst ono Is yet to como. Now It hnpponed In tho year 1S04 that Jacob van Heemskorck (famous as ono of tho earliest Arctic explorers) had taken a Portuguese vessel somowhero In tho East Indies. About tho cargo of this vessol (worth several million guilders) a lawsuit had sprung up. The directors of tho East India Company nsked a young attorney to assist in the de fense. This young man, Grotlus by name, set to work nnd wroto a hugo tome. This, how over, ho never published. But ono short chap ter entitled 'Mnro llbcrum' and containing tho chief Items for tho defense, wns printed In pamphlet form. In this chapter Grotlus claimed tho right of all nations to communl cnto freoly with ench other on water. This right ho based upon the fundamental Inws of humanity nnd nt tho snmo tlmo denied that any ono single nation wns allowed to deelaro hcrsolf by a stroke of tho pen the rightful so-orclgn nnd owner of tho limitless ocean. TIiIh argument, nlthough ostentatiously di rected ngalnst Spain and Portugal, was 111 re ceived In England. The latter country re garded hcrsolf as tho exclusive owner of all tho fishing nnd navigating rights In tho North Sen, up to tho coasts of Krnncc, Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Norway. To ' havo a lognl ground for this contention no ono less than John Selden wns set to work and in his 'do Marl claiiio with tho help of tho 2Sth verso of Chnpt r I of tho Book of Genesis (wherein God gives Adam tho domin ion over tho fish of the sea) and a great deal of ancient and modern learning, Selden ar gued that since countries could own land they also could own water that an ocean can bo controlled ns well as a river or a bay, and defended tho British demand that foreign ships salute and allow themselves to bo searched by British men-of-war. From the middle of the 17th century on, the Issuo between tho two countries was clear. On the one side England, with her claim to boverelgnty over tho billowy highways of tho nations. On the other sldo tho Dutch Republic, which demanded thnt theso roads should bo open to nil those who wished to use them for Just and lawful purposes. In four terrific naval wars tho Dutch Re public tried to establish her good right to sail and trado as she pleased. That sho was not driven Into this conduct by unselfish rea sons of a speculative legal nature alone Is quite clenr. Her demand for her natural right coincided with her direct commercial Inter ests. International Joy-Riding But without any doubt sho had tho right on her side, and, although these four wois for the open sea completely exhausted her, tho principle laid down by Grotlus was finally recognized by all civilized nations. Holland's sacrifice had not beon In vain. Now wo nro In tho year 1915. The work of centuries has been undono in eight months. Tho North Sea once moro has been proclaimed tho excluslvo property of tho warring nations. Without any regard for the rights of neutralB, all parties liberally sprinkle their mines upon tho high roads of commerce. Like so many sharks Ger man submarines shoot rapidly through tho waters nnd gobble up whatever they can And. If they discover that In tho hurry of the moment they destroyed tho wrong fish, a Swedish or Dutch or Nerweglan ship, thoy say: "Sorry. It was a mistake," and promise somo future Indemnity, which does not mako dead men alive. ,On the other hand, England blockading the German coast nt a distance of 3000 miles, drives nil neutral ships Into her harbors, keeps (hem there, talks about them, writes about them, wastes much red tapo upon them, does somo more writing, and finally lets them go aftor tho cargo lyis been thoroughly spoiled, French and English prize courts have ap parently decided that all Norwegian, Swed ish, Danish and Dutch ports are disguised suburbs of the German empire, and the dif ficulties of the trade between thoso coun tries and the rest of the world (even with their own colonies and the products of their cwn possessions) Is such that the trade may come to a complete standstill at any time. Against this International Joy-rldlng (a vulgar expression, but who will give me a better one?) the small neutral nations have no redress, The odds are too gTeajt. They are defenseless. At last, however, a clear and decisive word has been spoken. From the West a dec. laratton of principle has gone forth which Europe cannot well afford to misunderstand. The neutral nations', their harbors filled with idle ships, their cities crowded with un employed, their accumulated wealth going to ruin through no fault of their own, deprived of their legitimate right to use the high sees without foreign interference, have taken new courage. The principle for which many of them Vqught and suffered years ago bids fair to be re-established by the, nation to which during many centuries of peaceful progress they gave from among their best. NOT DESTRUCTIVE From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Now that Austria has placed an order for 5000 wooden legs, those critics will be silenced who complain that foreign Power buy nothing from us but means of destruction. A VISIT TO LEO FRANK IN JAIL How the Prisoner Looks, Acts and Talks as He Waits in His Cell, for What? Whether He Is Innocent or Guilty, His Is a Stoical Attitude. By WILLIAM RADER Special Correspondent of tho Urcnlnc I.cdrcr HE REMINDED mo of Theodore Durrant, tho San Francisco boy who committed "the crlmo of tho century" this young, cheer ful but nervous Leo Frank, about whom so much has been written and who has beon sentenced four times to death. Ho occupies tho most comfortable cell In tho grim stono castlo of a Jail In Atlanta. His tnblo Is piled with books somo lato fiction, and works In history and science. Tho "cell" resembles tho workshop of a busy man rather than tho prison house of ono charged with a heinous crime nnd for whoso llfo tho State of Georgia clamors, while nt least thrco Stato Legislatures petition for clemency nnd 100,000 people unite, pleading that tho death penalty be not Imposed. A bunch of fresh flowers brightened tho room. Outside sat a German-tongued guard who took part In the conversation. Every body Is grnclously kind around tho Atlanta Jail. Tho sheriff nnd his deputies, the Jailer, the poor devils who havo been unfortunate enough to get caught they do not furnish tho characteristic Jail ntmosphere. Tho Atlanta jail 13 more hospitable than somo hotels. A Hospitable Welcome Leo Frank expresses this feeling of open hearted hospitablo welcomo. Ho greets you as a hotel clerk welcomes tho guest. "While you do not register your name, ho Is careful to get it Just right and spells it audibly. Ho thrusts his hand through tho Iron bars, gives you a tight grip nnd penetrates you with a pair of eyes which aro capablo of both the stare and the sting. Ho wns dressed with slmplo neatness, As ho said of himself: "I am clean and comfortable and tako great caro of my dross. I like clean linen and good clothes and a bath." A tasteful tio with a pin to match, whlto shirt and dark trousers and patent leather shoes. Ho smoked a cigar that sent out Havana fragrance. Hero Is a man with the shadow of a death sentence over him In a class by himself. Neither a villain In appearance nor a cring ing, pale-fnced Jean Vnljean Is Leo Frank, but a businesslike, straightforward, reassur ing typo of man, who Impresses you as one capablo of tackling a big Job nnd getting away with it. He was perceptibly nervous. Most men would bo under the circumstances. This nerv ousness found vent In his almost voluble talk, for Frank approaches at times on al most exuberant verbosity. He nover slips in his Cornell English and he uses sentences with the ease of a man of the world. His argument against the charge of mur der Is tho old ono of Incongruity. He rensons thus: "Here you behold a college graduate, a man who In appearance Is a gentleman, traveled, widely read, vlth no visible interests of cruelty and crime, successful In business and refined in manner. Do you think for a moment that he Is capable of taking the llfo of a sweet little girl, of being cruel and In human?" In almost these exact words Leo Frank defended himself, saying with emphasis; "It Is a misfit. It is impossible to fit such a man as I am Into such a bloody deed." An Incident in Atlanta I confess that In the Frank case I have no definite convictions, not having followed the evidence, and am writing- without prejudice or partiality. A significant Incident happened Jn one of the big Atlanta churches the Sup day night prior to my Visit. A popular preacher announced that he would speak on the Frank case. Strangely enough, the church was not filled When the minister began, to disclose sympathy for the condemned man at least 200 of his hearers arose and walked out of the church. This displayed at once an act of discourtesy and a conviction on the Frank case. Feeling runs high Jn Atlanta. If by chance Frank should be pardoned. It would require a regiment of soldiers to defend him against a mob. Our talk began with Detective Burns, a name that la hat4 In Georgia. Frank him self admitted that Burn? did nlm more harm than good In, Atlanta, but not abroad In the AT PRZE1MYSL country. Having started on the facts In tho case, ho went over much of tho ground, which, as ho confessed, ho has dono a thou sand times. I wns not so much Interested In what ho said ns tho way ho said It. Everybody knows what ho said. It has been published many times, but not every body knows about tho mouth that coined theso words of legal and moral defense. Frank's mouth Is his weak point. It Is not a good mouth, but If you. walk up tho street you will meet plenty like It. His mouth reflects many moods and passions. It Is tho gateway to his llfo. Ono mty detect a discrepancy, possibly, between his words and tho inaudiblo expression of the lips, which reveal cynicism, egotism, defiance, sensualism, courage, nnd all thoso virtues and vices possessed by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. If Frank Is guilty, ho has unusual gifts In concealing tho outward signs of guilt. If In nocent, ho Is equally fetrong In bearing a cross of great weight. In either case, his is a stoical fortitude. "I am losing no sleep and gaining In weight. I do not worry. If tho Inws of right and wrong still obtain nnd God lives, then I will yet bo vindicated of this horrlblo crime." In a fow dayB tho prison commission will net on tho most sonsntlonal murder mystery tho State of Georgia has ever had. Tho raco Issuo has been raised, and running through out the country Is 'a serious doubt as to Frank's guilt. Tho Case Not Yet Closed Another factor Is projecting Itself, namely, tho nntlon-wldo opposition to capital punish ment. Tho now punishment theory now under consideration will probably save him from death. This Is making Itself felt in Atlanta, where opinion Is beginning to divide. Frank nimself Is encouraged by tho remarkable ex pression of opinion now coming from tho peo ple. Atlanta stands aghast at this singular manifestation of Interest throughout tho land, If tho prison board follows the decision of the courts, thero Is left tho action of tho Gov ernor, nnd if tho present Governor refuses to net, tho Governor-elect may act as tho court of last appeal, onco he takes tho oath of ofllce. Frank is full of fight; at least ho appears to bo. Ho, has no word to glvo to his friends, but prefers that his friends bo his Interpreter in this strange case of passion and blood shed, surrounding which is a mystery of which knowing ones speak with significant shoulder shrugs, nnd tho whole truth of which does not seeni to be told. It is certain that tho Frank case Is not yet closed. It Is certain that the accused furnishes material for thought by an unusual person ality, a brilliant mind, a remarkable self-confidence nnd a resourcefulness which, to say tho least, wins attention. A Jew by blood, convicted for the most part on a negro's tes timony; on circumstantial evidence, with the declaration of one of the Judges that he was not assured of his guilt; with Legislatures taking a hand In the matter; letters pouring in by the peck, from people ranging from low to high surely this little dapper, well-dressed man with the cigar and patent leather shoes, sitting behind the bars for two years, Is In a most extraordinary position. A LETTER OP THANKS To the EdUor of Evening Ledger; Slr-I cannot tell you how much I thank you and the Eveninq LEDaen for the news in the Italian language which your newspaper Is giving the non-English-speaking Italians In the city of I'ottsvllle, and I wish that this wU continue at the time. J. INQUARTANO. Potts vUe, May 27. OUR MERCHANT MARINE To A Editor o Evening Ledger; 81r Your articles last night on the editorial page relating to American shipping certainly were very Interesting to mylf and others. Can't you give us an article on "What Has Become of the American Mercantile Marine?" Tell us how It la that prior to 1S60 the United States marine fleet was at least "rexpectablv" large, and why at this time It li a "Joke." con sidering our country as a producer- Has it been brought abopt by the unfair rulings of the mer cantile powers that bT How have tbey re ceived this power that they can domlnato a country llko ours7 Or Is It duo to lethargy on our part toward ships and shlpplng7 I nm ono of tho "ordinary" citizens referred to In ono of tho articles, and need somo en lightenment on this vital subject. I llrmly be lieve If moro of tho "ordinary" pcoplo of this great land of ours could bo told In plain l.in guago Just how wo stand regarding our mer cantile marine, how wo got thero, and last, but most Important, how wo can get out of tho rut, thero would bo nn nwnkcnlng nnd an Influence which would bo tho means of "starting some thing." FREDERICK GENTN'ER. Fox Chase, Philadelphia, May 23. PERHAPS From thn New York World. Prof. Eugene Kuhuemnnn, of tho University of Bresl.iu, Is nuthorlty for the statement that tho sinking of the Lusltnnla "has ended the prestlgo of the British navy forever." Such being the ense, the German fleet will, of course, como out and fight. ONE OF TOM MOORE'S POEMS '1 Today Is the Anniversary of tho Birth of the Famous Irish Boot. This poem, "Farewell! But Whenever You Welcome tho Hour," Is one of the best known poem of Tom Moore, who wns born in Dublin 130 years ago today. Farewell! but whenever you welcomo tho hour That nwakcus tho night-song of mirth In your bower, Then think of tho friend who once welcomed It too, And forgot his own griefs to be happy with you. Ills griefs may return not a hope may remain Of tho few that havo brightened his pathway of pain Eut he no'er will forget tho short vision that thrpw v Its enchantment around him whllo llng'rlng with you. And still on that evening, when pleasure fills up To the highest top sparlilo each heart and each cup. Where'er my path lies, bo It gloomy or bright. My soul, hnppy friends! shall bo with you that night: Shall join In your revels, your sports and your wiles, And return to mo beaming all o'er with your smiles Too blest. If It tells me that, 'mid the gay cheer, Some kind voice had murmured, "I wish h were here!" Lot Fate do hor worst, there aro relics of Joy Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy; Which come. In the night-time of sorrow and care. To bring back tho features that Joy used to wear. Long, long be my heart with such memories filled! Like tho vase In which roses have ones been dlstilled You may break, you may ruin the vase, If you will, Rut the scent of the roses will hang round It still. AMUSEMENTS B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE CHESTNUT AND TWELFTH BTnEETS WHOLE BILL Of liKAL 111T3I ORVILLE HARROLD HILLY B. VAN & DEAUMONT SISTEKS "THE UHOKEN MIRHOH"; BON1TA A HBARNl SCOTCH LADS AND LASSIES; OTHEKS. GARRICK 10c, 15c, 25c CONTINUOUS 11 A, M. TO 11 P. M. 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