r -ii. BtXKt EEPaEBPHILADEi;PHIA SATURDAY, JLJl'lL R TUBUC LEDGER COMPANY ctnua U. k. curtis. itnuuiK ttrt It.tAdlpclfln,VtePivMcn(i JehrtC Martin, Ptfstjta.ry na Tn-aaurtri Fhlllp 8 Collin, John II. WJIjfJgp.Dfrtt'tor EDITOMAt. JlOAnD: Ctaoi II. K. Ccti, chairman. IP- IT VtttAKBY Executive Editor JOHN C. MARTIM Oenrat Builntaa Maniter V i il PnMIhi daily at Pcano Lttata tlulldlnf . tndrndne Square, Philadelphia. tm CiHTiUt, Broad and ChMlntit Ptrft Atttio Ciit t'nai-Vnlert nultdlnar XW Tea 1T0-A. Mtlrnpftlltan Tower 1T1T MS Ford JltilMlna ipr, tona 409 0oo X7mrrat Bulldlne tc0o 1802 Trlu Btilldlnr OSfBOK 8 Waterloo riece, Tall Mall, 6. W. . - KKW8 BUnBAfS: WifMimTs Stawo Th roi nulldlnr tiw Yon nnaaiB Th Timm nulldlnr PrttlK Behj .....0 FrlMrkhtrn laxpatf nnaaiB 1 Pall Mall Eat, s TV. Tina UMiutr 82 nn LkjuI la Grand strnscmrnoN trwus Br earrlr. Dim Ostr, ilx eanii. Ily mall. potpM futalde of Phlladtlphla, except where ferelm poataaa la rwulred, DiiLT Oni.t. one month. twMit.flrrsnt: PULT OftLT. en year, Ihree dollara. All mall aub aerlpllona parable In advance. Voticfr Bubwrtbare wUhlnc addraaa ehanred muit Sire old aa wall aa new addreia. ttVL, lOOO IfAtMTT KBTaTOKE. MAIN 1180 C3 AAirrni oil communication frt Kvfntnff Ledgtr, Indtptndencn Stuart, PMIaMphta. isriaa t ina rninBttpniA rosTomci i atcoxn cuaa uiil turret. THD AVEftAQB NET PAID DAILT CIItCULA- TIOK Or TUB EVENING LEDGER FOn JUNE WAS PJ.SS7, riltLADELrillA, SATUnDAY, JULY 17, 191G. J. man may leap Mo fame, lut not tnto deserving it. What tho Notes Have Accomplished SOME hotheads would have thrown tho United Spates into conflict with Germany When tho news of tho Lusltanla was still warm on tho cables. Somo fretted at tho Interchange of notes. Somo aro doubtless lingered to read that the President will de liberate carefully on his answer to Ger many's unsatisfactory note, taking nil timo pecessary to a very thorough review of tho Situation and asking formal advice from many sources as to eventualities. If ono thing, besides the admlrablo reac tion of America's calm good sense, com mends tho President's deliberation all .through tho tenso and dlflloult proceedings, Jt is tho reception his efforts have had In Germany. Not, to bo sure, In tho exchange of notes; thoro Germany stands stiff to her submarine war. But Berlin has apologized with surprising promptness for the attack on tho Ncbraskan, tho German Admiralty has promised to exerclso oxtremo enro for life n tho torpedo warfare, and German actions speak louder still. Beforo tho Lusltanla was sunk loss of Ufa was tho rule on torpedoed vessels. Since that disaster and slnco America's uncompromis ing position was mado clear fatalities havo markedly decreased. Out of 122 ships sunk. In tho threo months following May 10, only 14 entailed deaths, and many of the 131 lives lost were caused by shell flro during flight or by the upsetting of lifeboats during launching. Word went out from Berlin weeks back; that is cortain. It had its origin in tho firm notes from Washington. The sane, convinced and deliberate declarations of President "Wil son had their effect. His next note may bring Germany to her senses, both in word and deed. Common Sense and South American Trado IT ISN'T necessary always to invest tho problem of developing trade between this country and South America with so much mystery. It's a caso that domands tho ap plication of common sense. Primarily It requires an Intimato under standing of South American countries, their peculiarities and their special needs. In tho United States, when a business concern de sires to enter a new field. It thoroughly ac quaints itself with tho needs of that field. South American business men have per sistently warned representatives from tho United States that we are far behind Ger many and England, not only In acquiring an intimate knowledge of South American lan guages, but In understanding their customs, without which our trado cannot successfully Compete. Senator Burton spoke with tho authority of an expert when he told Philadelphia busi ness men that this country's greatest oppor tunity Is In tho development of an export trade in the minor articles of hardware and textiles, something we havo Ignored, There ftxists in this country a feeling that, with the European nations at each other'sthroats, the United States can take all the time it wants to capture South American trade without being molested. But in the mean time the South American republics, particu larly Argentina, are beginning to work out heir own salvation by supplying many of Jhe articles that the United States could have exported to them profitably, This country will develop its trade with Bouth America only as the result of vleoroua 1. 'Action and a vision thnt u.g n i.,. u W future. Computing an Allowance R- XJEnE is the prescription of President ax inwing, or Western Reserve University, for computing the allowance of a. boy golnff away to college: "Add up all the necessary expenses, tho f for instruction, the cost of board, room. joohs. clothes, laundry, and multiply the re- fu uy twp.- This lif all right for boys from famliiM ;yith a generous Income, but the average boy satisfied with any margin he can set above tho actual necessities. Protest of the German People THE story from Copenhagen that martial iw has been declared throughout the fiftrman Empire to curb a Socialist camM L to end tho war ha? probably a good deal B awe ot rumor man or fact to It. But it is. evertbeleas, evident that all Is not well , Sg Rhine, If anything was needed to drivn ,teme the meaning of the Vorwaerta' deola- , jmion tor psaee, u comes in the leading art!, le of a suppressed number of tha,t Socialist ffaily. It Is the most astounding pronouns mnt, the strongest eritlalsm, that has coma from any of the oountriss at war net bar fi SnaWs "Comraonaense - rJ Tit artfcste seors Germany on tfirsa peint. viwj poinw. h goss further than ex ;g tbwry that umh phrasw as st Gannons,' "brutal Busaians," - JmgW&," "insolent Serbs." rnaa ig. It prioK tfr bubble of ssJfHgBt- t?m mm m me caviar or fjw wr. m tfct of mini at the bairtn. m wstet, u mm A- tfl wha veftma war w w tat tnnnwnt Umbt. ttile tae F-Mweb, HumUw SJ(l SMfsjUt wr lt lve af ttM ffcbl." Belgian populace for following tho ndvlce given tho Germans by the war orators i " 'Tho duty of every nitlzen Is to defend his country to his last breath.' Thoso poor wretches of Belgium And France havo they dono any thing else? Have they not defended homo and fatherjand? If wo acted thus, our con duct would be heroic. On tho part of our adversaries It Is rebellion and murder." Final blow to Qermnn self-esteem, tho Vor wacrts attacks tho basic 111 of German na tional life, and oven propheilos coming dis aster: Peoples, like individual, revenl In times of crisis their hldilcn virtues or their un known fallings. The present crisis Is ter rible. It shows U8 that tho Oer man people Is stricken with a malady which In the end may prove fatal: and this malady Is Jingoism. Thus one names a diseased nationalism which sees neitner virtue nor courage In any nation but II own, and which has only Insults and sus picion for others, The first two accusations might havo been leveled at any of tho Allies with consider able reason. Tho last strikes homo to Ger many alone. Tho significance of such an at tack grows In magnitude from tho fact that the Social Democratic party of dermony is not only tho largest stuglo political body In tho empire, but Is closer to tho democracy of tho nation than any other element in Ger man life. Its protest Is tho peoplo's protest. First Dlood for tho Transit Plan MIt, DALLAM'S campaign of obstruction to rapid transit has begun auspiciously for tho rest of tho taxpayers, After only two hours' argument, Judgo Sulzberger refused an Injunction restraining tho city from proceed ing with tho transit plan, and put tho caso In status quo until tho meeting of tho Publlo Scrvlco Commission on July 26, when tho question of issuing a cortlflcato of publlo convenlonco will bo decided. Judgo Sulz berger went so far in his bcllof that the wholo question Is ono for tho commission ns to doubt his Jurisdiction in tho caso and ask for briefs, Tho hearing cast two small but Illuminat ing sidelights on what Is undoubtedly tho general position of tho public, as well as of Judgo Sulzberger, on the interests involved. Tho city's attitude of absolute fairness was sharply brought out when tho plaintiff's at torney cited a statute of 1848 by which Direc tor Taylor might prevent any court action by beginning lmmcdlato operations, and Judgo Sulzborger rejoined: "Wo are not proceed ing on tho assumption that tho law Is going to bo circumvented." As for tho motlvo behind Mr. Dallam's suit, some hint of It camo perilously close to tho light when Mr. Valo alluded to tho un fairness of tho transit program to the Phila delphia Bapld Transit. Tho presiding Judgo need hardly havo asked at that moment who was bringing tho suit. Putting Boys on the Right Track fTIHE "boy gang" crops up ovory summer; J. but Its depredations BClciom go to such lengths ns thoso of tho threo bands arrested in West Philadelphia this week charged with robbing stores, apartments and vacnnt houses and stealing automobiles. Thcso ton young sters, from 12 to 16 years, were In very busy training for tho career of "gunman" when tho police camo down on them; now thoy will get a chanco to readjust their rela tions to tho adult world a bit. It Isn't at all a bad occasion for their ciders to do a llttlo thinking, too. Tho ad mission that boy naturo Is boy nature doesn't mean tho condonement of crime. But It ought to mean paying a llttlo moro atten tion to the youngster In his restless and formative period. Destructive and construc tive Instincts war in tho boy; loyalty which might bo bent to And ends often takes Itself out In blind ndhoronco to a more or less criminal "gang." The potentialities of boy hood need direction. Tho boys' club, tho Boy Scouts, Y. M. C. A.s, athletics teams, every voluntary asso ciation of boyhood bent on having a good time In a good way, mean Just so much youthful spirit well directed and life started aright. The Dear Departed Shoo Box THE shoe boxl Tho shoe box with tho smoll of cured leather In It at ono end of tho Journey and the moist nroma of bread, hnm and pickles at the other alas. It Is no more. At least, so far as Atlantic City Is concerned. Wo are in a sophisticated age. We still take excursions at phenomenal prices and phenomonal hours, but wo dlno in relative splendor at tho end thereof, Tho answer, of course, Is tho remarkable development in tho last few years of sys tems of cheap but cleanly restaurants. No matter where we voyage they confront us with their elaborato white fronts. Even the Boardwalk knows them. But there is still room for a tear. A tear over the stuffed eggs that sister used to make, the Jelly sandwiches which were thought to contain aa much nourishment as Btlcklness, the Inevitable pickle nnd still more inevitable ham. And at least a half a dozen tears, moist, splashy ones, for the dear departed shoe box of our youth, The Remington Arms employes believe, In striking while the Iron Is hot. Strikes seem to go on In war time about the same as in peace, even In the fighting countries. Missouri broke the Solid South for Repub licanism. Champ Clark Is out to help his native State to break It again for suffrage, Penrose, whooping It up for Root, evidently forgets the description of the Senator and his crowd which the gentleman from New York furnished the country some time back. The British force that is co-operating with Bervja Is only another case of that interna tional fraternising of the Allies which ought to make for a genuine understanding of the human In all countries. "I have on several occasions," says Mr. Bryan as o? some peculiar psychlo phenom enon, "experienced a willingness to suspend my lecture activities for four years," Tie voters, however, chose the lesser of two evils, As a famous physician said the other day, "Re real business of the hlld is not to pass examinations but to grow up." For these, among oJher reasons, the Playgrounds of Philadelphia are among the city's greatest assets. With so mueh international srrespondtnee to ra4 these days, Carrara is developing a prly kfaek In notes, vs.: thw are men in thu States who have bwa IttaJlnsd to loss patience with Mexico, th$ should remember that their own nation has not solved all the problems of government confronting it and tht the Mextcsn pople Uve not enjoyed th prfvtfcg pt tdueatioa i gevtnuasnt wiOcfc th ptoybi at the UntMd KUtes hv njay'1 triumph of a young man's Experiment How d Society of 40 Maine Youths nnd Maidens Has Grown Into 'an International Organization With 4,000,000 Members. By JOHN LUM THE modern farmer can break off tho butt nnd the blossom end of an ear of corn and plant tho kernels that remain with rcnsonablo certainty that each seed will pro duce n stalk bearing tho right, number of cars filled with grain like the original. But no man can stand be fore the graduating class of n college and prophesy with any degree of certainty what sort of a crop each man will yield, When Francis E. Clark was graduated from Dartmouth Col lege, In 1873, ho was not ono of tho most promising men who had earned tho right to havo his nnmo en crossed on a nleco of iiBv, un, f. e. clark ohcopskln by four years of qtudy among the beautiful hills of New Hampshire. And when ho loft An dover Theological Seminary, threo years later, no ono thought ho was moro than an averago man. Indeed, there was no great church which wanted this young minister to preach to It. Ho was content to go to Port land, Me., and tnko charge of n small Con gregational mission. Ho was 25 years old when ho started his work. His mission grew until it boenmo a largo nnd prosperous church. In tho winter of 1S80 nnd 1881 there was a "revival" among his people, and a largo number of young peoplo Joined tho church. Tho pastor was only 29 years old at this timo. Ho had seen "revivals" como and go without producing any lasting good, and ho decided that ha would not permit tho effects of this ono to bo lost. After much thought ho concluded that tho way to keep tho young peoplo truo to their now professions wan to glvo them something to do. He planned a society of Christian Endeavor, that Is, a society whoso members should strive ovory day to bo truo to tho best that they know. Forty Members nt tho Start Ho therefore called tho young people to gether on February 2, 1881, nnd proposed that thoy organlzo themselves Into a society. Ho had prepared a pledgo of faithfulness which he nsked them to tnko, and ho ex plained that by associating thcmsolves to gether In an organization within tho church they could help ono another nnd tho church also. Forty young peoplo took tho pledge, and tho first Christian Endeavor Society was organized. On tho following Sundny the first Christian Endeavor prayer meet ing was hold. Other young ministers had organized their young peoplo in tho past without attracting attention; but there was something In this plan of tho successful Portland pastor that appealed to tho pastors In other cities. And thero must havo been something In tho mental and moral make up of tho Portland pnstor which made It posslblo for him quickly to grasp the bigness of the Idea to which ho had given birth. Ho loft Portland In 1883, two years after his first society had been organized, and took charge of a church in Boston. But within only nix years from tho timo of tho first February meeting tho Christian En deavor Societies had been formed In many rhurches of many denominations, nnd tho movement was spreading nt tho rato of 7000 new societies a year. It was necessary for somo ono to glvo his wholo timo to tho direc tion of tho movement. Mr. Clark resigned his pastornto In 1887 nnd devoted himself to tho work. There was no ono to offer him any salary for what ho did. and ho has nover received n salary as president of tho United Societies of Christian Endeavor nor as head of tho World's Christian Endeavor Union. Tho Christian Endeavor World had been founded In 1886, nnd ho continued ns editor of that, and In nil tho Intervening years ho has rnrned his own support through his conduct of tho business of publishing this paper, by writing books and preparing the printed matter needed by tho societies. At present there aro more than 80,000 Chris tian Endeavor societies in about 76 different countries, with a total membership of 4,000, 000 young Christians. So great an oak has grown from so small an ncorn, from a mem bership of 40 in 1881 to ono hundred thou sand times as many in 1015! Not Afraid to Experiment Doctor Clark ho received the degree of doctor of divinity from Dartmouth In 1880 and doctor of laws from Iowa College In 1902 has on more than one occasion ex pressed his surprise at tho success of his enterprise. "But," ho explained In discussing Its origin, "I was young myself and was not afraid to experiment." The difference between him and other men, however, Is that when he saw the move ment begin to grow he had vision enough to understand ta possibilities. Without know ing Just what ho was doing, he established the greatest Protestant interdenominational society in all history, Competent observers are convinced that it has done more than any other single agency for breaking down the barriers of suspicion among the denom inations and laying the foundation for the present widespread movement for church union, In the United States there are more societies in the Presbyterian churches than in any other. In England, Burma and India the Baptists lead, while the Methodists hold first place In Australia, Spain and Francef The Lutherans lead In Norway, Denmark and Germany, and In Italy the Woldensian Christian Endeavorers predominate. It should be put in the record that Doctor Clark's name is not Clark. He Is the son of Charles C. Symmes, a civil engineer of Aylmer, of the Province of Quebec. His mbther died when he was S years old, and ha was adopted by his maternal uncle, the' Rev. R, W. Clark, and took his uncle's name. He is now lying slok unto death at his summer home at Bagamora Beach, 'Mass. SUITABLE DEFENSIVE PREPARATION Trom t Atlantic CJ(jr Kivliir, A mother spanked her son, and exploded some caps in his Pfft- The attaeJc thewupon promptly d. Nothing like high explosives for fwive preparation. r IT$ A LONG, LONG TIME From tha Now Yark EmuIhb Mall. If -Uw he4Mn wrtieri devot as much Unx to ltly imt firteus as they did to Italy Nr Wtjr, t& Austrian my Is saia for wroa tlma 7 C?ri I I MMJSaraag.1 1 jiiMFI vvjyHr WBil , ?M3z' ? v x:av ' y- yr??Tiii,''''S . WOMEN DEMAND A SQUARE DEAL But It Is Denied Them Under the Law in 31 States of the Union, in Which the Mother Has No Eight-to Her Child. Where Women Vote Abroad. By WARREN GRAHAM PARTRIDGE ARE wo men giving tho women a square .deal? Is it fair play to deny our wives, sisters and daughters their inherent rights of equal suffrage? Our country gave emanci pation to tho millions of tho South in slav ery; and the ballot was given to Ignorant males of that race. Do wo men think It is a square deal to deny tho ballot to our wives and daughters? Listen to n few facts, for I will not weary you with theories. This caso happened In ono of our States In this 20th contury: A Chinaman married a good and respectable Irishwoman. When their first baby was only 3 days old tho fathor took that llttlo infant from Its fond and weeping mother nnd gave it to his brother to bo taken to China and brought up In that country. The broken-henrted mother asked tho Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Children to como to her help and to appeal to tho courts In her behalf. Tho Child Is tho Father's And did tho courts glvo this American mother Justico, nnd the right to bring up her own Infant? No. Tho Judgo quickly decided that the Chl neso husband hero In the United States was within his rights. According to tho laws of that State tho husband was the solo legal owner of the baby, and ho had tho sole legal right to say what should bo dono with that Infant. That mother's tears and entreaties had no Influence; and that mother, who bore that child In travail and pain, had no right what ever beforo tho law. And that case might happen today In 31 out of tho 48 States In our land of freedom. For moro than B0 years the suffragists of this country havo been endeavoring to secure Jus tice for tho mother, through legislation which would make the father and mothor Joint guardians of their children by law. Nature." and common senso would declare that this was only fair and JUBt. But so far only 16 States and tho District of Columbia havo obtained tho equal guar dianship law. In 1002 Massachusetts got this Just law, after tho women of Massachusetts had agitated tho question for 65 years. And yet somo men and women often exclaim: "Women's rights! Why women have all tho rights they want." This Is not truo. American women have not yet been eman cipated In tho majority of the States. It took over 50 years for tho women of Massa chusetts to get a squnro deal In regard to tho laws on Inheritance. And In thnt State It was not until 1D02 that tho laws of In heritance between husband and wife were mado equal. Do you happen to know how thoso laws now stand In your State? You and I would better look Into these matters; for In many of the States the wife has not o, square deal In the laws of Inheritance be tween husband and wife. Equal Suffrage Is Only Fair Play It is a fact that many of our laws do not give women a Bquare deal. Such laws ceme down from an Ignorant civilization of the long ago, when women were not considered the equals of the lords of creation. This Is the reason that so many fair-minded men favor woman suffrage. Do not think that the men who favor equal suffrage between the sexes are sentimental and romantic, and tako this stand because of chivalry for the fair sex. Tens of thousands of hard-headed business men, professional men and horny handed worklngmen take this Btand simply as an act of Justice and fair play, For this reason thero Is an International and a National Men's League for Woman Suffrage; and there are also, In many locali ties, local men's leagues working to secure this freedom for women. The question of votes for women Is bulk ing large In tha attention of the whole world. Woman suffrage societies exist in 27 countries, and these organisations are corn posed of the representative men and women of these different countries. And in the Unltsd States there are more than 1000 woman suffrage organizations. Ad ut us men not fancy that only a few women in each locality WRnt Yoiia ( women. The faot is that the number of wom who are asking for woman suffrage In the Unltsd States is a vast army, larger than the number of men wh,o have ever de manded anything for the male a jn the history of our country. It is a, fet that in one year Si State Leg. isiatures entertained woman suffrage mess, ures. and u of the state LsftsUitum were in favor of this legislation. It is a fact that u gtat a4 om Twrt, WHEN IT'S TOO HOT TO tory already have, granted woman BUffrago. Hero Is tho list: Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Washington, California, Kansas, Ore gon, Arizona, Nevada and tho Territory of Alaska, Tho women won a great victory In Illinois In 1013. Tho enactment of this law give's women tho right to voto for presidential electors, for a number of county and a number of State officials, and for all municipal officers except Justices of tho Peace all tho offices not created by tho Stato Constitution. It Is u fact that progrcsslvo nations aro granting woman suffrago very rapidly. Tho women of Australia and New Zealand enjoy all tho political rights that men enjoy In thoso countries. And lot us romomber that thoso two countries aro remarkably pro gressiva and prosperous, nnd enjoy nn en lightened civilization. It is a fact that Norway is a highly civilized country, with splendid Institutions and n vlrllo raco of men; and tho men of Norway havo given their women tho full parlia mentary vote. Tho women of Norway re ceived tho ballot in 1910, and since that year one woman has sat In tho Norwegian Parlia ment, and now many aro sorvlng ns members in City Councils. Aro Not American Women Intelligent? Cannot the women of tho United States bo intrusted with tho ballot as safoly as tho women of Australia, Now Zealand and Nor way? Aro tho women of theso progressive countries moro intelligent and moro patriotic than American women? It Is n fact that the women of Finland cast their ballots In all elections on tho samo footing with mon. And the Finns aro cele brated for their patriotism and intelligence. It Is a fact that tho Swedes In 1809 gave their women tho right to voto In all mu nicipal oloctlons. Tho King and tho Prlmo Minister aro In favor of giving their women tho full parliamentary voto. It Is a fact that the King, Prlmo Minister and tho majority of the people in Denmark aro in favor of granting their women tho full parliamentary voto. Such a mcaBuro haB twlco passed tho lower house. Only tho aristocrats of tho upper house block tem porarily tho measure, it la a fact that tho women of England, Ireland, Scotland nnd Wales cast tho ballot in all elections except for members of Parliament; and that they aro eligible and have been elected to office as Mayora and members of City and County '"u""w 'y omaii group of hysterical women havo boon responsible for acts of violence In England. All the sensible women of England regret tho fanaticism of tho mill- It Is a fact that wherever women have been given tho full right of franchise, they have exorcised their privilege In largo num bers In the first election after the women of California received the ballot, taking place In Los Angeles In 1011, 95 per cent, of them voted, and In many wards the women voters outnumbered the men voters. Woman suffrage Increases tho moral vote In all States and countries where It Is tried. Tho vote of the disreputable women Is practically negll glble. Few women in the slum wards vote but the wives .and mothers In respectable homes vote in great numbers when they have tha chance. q THE SPELLING OF ALSACE How an International Question Affects the School Boys. a a in tho New York Evening- Po.t. high rotaTl1otokedCOup6rat'teb?hUrICh lnto th was only o quarter after 8 .s cLoc!. nd " not begin to, '19 minute. ? h2 hol wouW alt the way from home wL ?VUnn,n,r mother I would bs thairi? ., ' J Wmled morning. I Xn promlsA? "wSSW dren were standing up with th.ii .- ch" and they were ilninnir and thf r. ""J book stopped to .ay genUy, ?rtk, 2,"" " Qretchen Wl .how yotT th.'EKtf "'""' ng with the rest of them The t'eahniS M l his long- blast mt which h. V?,?, her wo' days only: hi 7. .ich. p"' n 'or Bun- out of tune he did not corSet ...,n .1 " singing we had Tou7 1 frto kT rAtUf " ing th. teacher T'r5 hop- did He said. "Well H.n. .. m but be have at Mt iVamed to i &,ft Vou th word I was wprrylnabouTomC n WB school. had been alurtiiT,. n m? Way to still i inao?BJh'EM5MS came after thSstngi" sor brfora0 dQU M r. Pictur.. wVCi?tyys lt " Then hs slid tL .JK?, " U toe WORK why, but wo wore all happy. Then ho turned ti' the blackboard, took a plcco of chalk, and Baid.4 "Children, repeat nftr me what 1 write." Anil h nrote on the board In largn'lcttors, "Deutsche J hind uber Alles," and ho read It out In a loud! volco and we said It after him. 1 That night I said to mothor, "Mother,. II wi.nt to Icnrn how to spell Elsass. Please help! me " Ro mother said, "Very well, Hans," and, I spelled Elsass for her till I was suro I would never forget It. And I remembered the rlghtl spoiling tho next morning, and after I turned! tho corner around Farmer Dietrich's barn Ij Bniu to mvseir, "upeii isisass," nnd I knew lt,j So I rnn all the way to school. ;5 But when wo came Into cIohs our teacher was j not thore. Instead thero was a short, fat manj who was bald-headed, nnd ho had on a blackS coat nnd In his buttonhole thoro wob a little '-J red NDDon. lie said wo would omit the slnglnejj that day nnd go on with our spelling lesaom! So ho pointed to mo nnd asked what was mv. name, and I said, "Hans Schneider." And hVJS cald, "Very woll, Jean, how do you spell Al-11 snco7" I thought ho did not hear me right,! w nut i itu Luucu uiu jumi, uiiti ou x aiooa up ana ' said, "E-1-s-a-doublo s," but he said. "No. no..' that la no longer corroct. You must spell It J A-l-s-a-c-e. Write It down. Jean, and trv to icarn lor lomorrowf I told mother about tho new Bnelllne and aha said, "Very well, child," nnd studied It with , me. uut I nm very bad In spelling. One day the new teacher naked If a big boy like rns'i was not ashamed to bo Buch a dunderhead, and'' the llttlo girls giggled. So I made up my mlndj that I must learn how to spoil tho word and ' the girls should not laugh at me. Mother helped , mo, and the next morning I wns euro I would" not mil and ran ull tho way to (school and I -was one of the first. 'i When we camo Into class thero was our ola-J icncncr, dressed as ho hiss alwnys been except., thrt one day. He told us ho hoped never toj lenve ua agnln and we began with singing "Deutschland uber AUes." Then the spelling Cf lesson began and ho said. "Hans." I was ao B used to being called Jean that I did not rleo at w nrai. om no pointed to me and said, "Spell Eltass." I began "A-l-s-a," but he grew qulto angry and said, "No, no; It seems, Hans, you are quicker to learn tho wronc thlntr than tha , right." Beforo school was dismissed he called J me to ma desk nnd gavo mo a slip of paper on which was written "Elsass," and said, "Thati? is mo way to Brcu it, wans." . It was very queer, but I mado up my mind' to learn and mother helped me again, so that on : uiu mira nay i was quito certnln of myself and I ran all the way to BChool, saying to myself, "E-l-s-a-doublo s." But when I came Into . CtaRS Olir nlH tp.qnhn Wn irnnn nn.4 th. , 'little man-wns back again with his bald head T nnn nia utile red ribbon in hla black coat. And 4 wnen ne nsKea me to spell Blsasa and I began j ' E-l-s-" he said. "But no, no," and wrote It out .1 on tne DiucKboard, "A-I-s-n-c-e." I am afraid l,t Biiuu never learn now to spell. NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW J6-& . . if'B With the death of Holt the trouble wltoW- DomDa is not ended. Holt was more than sn'lv maivicuai. He was a school. St. Paul Dli;' paten. ' sw4 , Setting England aside. Franco la flchtlnc fori her life, and the United States cannot Dermlt'fl France to be struck down even If wa have to fa ww Tfm vn, tscuuiuiy to prevent it, i,ouia vino courier-journal. "My volco Is still for war" did not originate ' wun colonel iloosevelt. According to Milton, another castaway formulated his views Just In that fashion. Ill a cllmata aomatvhnt hnttr than East Africa, or equatorial Brazil. Brooklyn 'a r.ugio. Ona of the first handicaps which it wil) be necessary for the Board of American Inventors; io overcome ueroro they can go ahead with their plana to develop the United States Kavy Is the Indifference nnrf Irnnrun nt momhera of the United States Senate and House of Rep-resentutlvea.-Cinclnnatl Commercial Tribune. , ,f ' ' true, as circumstantially reported, that ijj ... .nuimiuairuuon in Washington has Been proceeding In the German matter without anyiA definite program of action and without any m atrnteglo mapping out of the possible future.- m then we have a truly extraordinary situation at " tne national capital, a situation which ought to -J DO remedied at thA andl..,, .nBBll,l. .nman. t Detroit BW p..". v"""v """" M SOPHISTICATED GRAPE JUICE From tha Southern Woman'a Mag aaine. 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