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Tho Chinese perceived a preat truth trtcii
theu said that not even the ooii rnn
hvli a man cho neplccts ItU
opportunities.
Dacia Case Is Not Ended
UNLESS tho American (lovornment agrees
with tlie nmllriKs of the French prize
court that the transfer of the Dncla to
American registry was "tainted with fraud
and against tho rights of. the belligerents,"
It must protest against tho confiscation of the
vessel, nut If there wan fraud then tho
American Government ought to securo tho
punishment of those who deceived It when
tho ship was formally accepted as nn Ameri
can vessel and permitted to fly tho Stars and
Stripes.
The case Is not ended with the decision of
the French court, for that court has
Impugned tho good faith ot the American
Government. Wo must clear our skirts,
either by protest In France or by prosecution
In America.
Make the Highways Free
t.' rpOLL ROADS are an anachronism. They
JL served their purpose at a time when there
had to be prlvutely built highways or none.
But they are as out of date today as cross
bows or the motorcars of tho last century.
The Lancaster demand for tho purchase
of the private roads In that county must be
granted sooner or later, for tho toll road Is
doomed. And the demand for the abolition of
tho toll roads about Philadelphia is also sure
lie to bo heard by those In nuthorlty, nnd heeded
ns well. It Is a disgrace to a progressive
Commonwealth to permit a condition to exist
which makes It necessary for a man to pay
42.07 for tho mere privilege pf riding over a
road from this city to Gettysburg. From
Gettjsburg westward the -highways are free,
and It Is not until the Mississippi is reached
at St Louis that another toll -is exactedfrom
vehicles. And this toll is for tho privilege of
crossing the river on a bridge instead of by
ferry.
The railroad will carry a man to Gettys
burg for only a little more than he has to
pay for the mere privilege of using tho toll
roads. And th6 toll of 70 cents to Paoll Is
20 cents more than the Pennsylvania Itall
road charges for carrying a passenger to that
" station from Broad street.
The State highways must be free. Every
ono admits this principle. All that Is needed
Is for enough people to insist on its recogni
tion. Then the Commonwealth will condemn
the privately owned roads and Incorporate
them in the State system. The Lancaster
County demonstration indicates that the In
sistence haB begun.
No Job for Cigarette User
SO RUNS the pertinent news from Kan
sas. Elaborated it bears the informa
tion that the new State Civil Service Com
mission "may refuse to certify an applica
tion for the habitual uso of intoxicating bev
erages or cigarettes,"
Kansas, it is known, is a dry State. The
"habitual" user, one fancies, haH a rather
lively time of it, slipping blithely across the
Missouri River, taking his habitual drink and
dashing back again, breathless, to appear be
fpre the Civil Service Commission. Ciga
rettes are in a different case, but tho com
mission plays no favorites. '
"Habitual uso"' Is In Itself a dangerous
thing, It is common knowledge that the
Jiabitunl use of revolvers upon the person ot
total strangers Is now frowned upon In the
best society. Too great a familiarity with
ham and eggs, an Intimacy with bread and
mllk, an affection leading to dally commu
nion with water, are all charncter-breaklng
habits, The habit of wearing gumshoes, of
eating your cako and having It, of putting
the cart before the horse, of riding motor
cycles for pleasure and of telling stale Jokes
are all in the same category. They must be
stopped, and Kansas has found the way to
stop them.
PlatUburg Is Not Militaristic
A PARADE of half a million workers tc
protest against mlllturtsm In general
and Plattsburg in particular. 1h urged by the
Central federated Union of New York. The
workers are told that "America Is getting
ready to be a nation in arms"; that the
"tidal wave of militarism Is sweeping over
America." Ridiculing the "thousand million
aires" at the Plattsburg encampment, the
appeal makes the astounding statement that
a large army and 'a large navy ore desired by
tie rulers of this country for defenso against
tils workers themselves.
The last is arrant nonsense. But tho Idea
that riattsburg Is a step on the hard road to
Militarism Is" not limited to labor leaders and
fed q be thoroughly confuted. In. absoluto
if ui iiuuur(f mea is ine pne safeguard
.against militarism whlcli this country pe.
sosses. To call Jt militarism Is to call self.
dsfen.se murder
Murder la the charge which can be brought
ajrtnt this country for Its sinful habit of
ending untrained, lll-wjulpped nnd Inade
quate armies Into the field, a thlnir which It
aid In the War of J81I. In the Mexican War,
In tltRjCJvU War and In the Spanish War.
X"liV lV-ftillUarlsni-the sacrifice, of men to
'War, To pmi'cni such a rime pgalnst the citl--n
of he rountry J; Is necessary only
id !-ua te .regular army and to train a
-""" Wr at tlm unorganized mJHa.
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EVENING
Pompared with the armed forces of Europe,
tho numbjr Is trivial, but it Is adequate to
our necessities, and It Is the single hope of
our salvation.
A disastrous wnr would Inevitably lead this
country Into a disastrous militarism. Prep
aration, after the Plattsburg type, may savo
us.
Hats Off to Director Taylor!
milK "impossible" has been accomplished,
-nnd tho contracts for work on two sec
tions of the new rapid transit system have
been awarded.
Last fall the men Of little faith said that
this could not bo done. Tho obstacles In tho
way secmwl insurmountable. They did not
tnllo Into account the overwhelming force of
public sentiment. They did not know, or
they forgot, that whatever the people of
Philadelphia want they can have, regardless
of tho objections of Interested capitalists, of
political schemer or of congenital pesMmlst.
Philadelphia needs tho enlargement nnd com
pletion of Its rapid transit system. Tho pres
ent system Is taxed beyond Its cnpsclty. It
binds nnd constricts the city nnd prevents
Its growth. The supplementary system, for
whlcli contracts have Just been awarded, will
lollove tho congestion, will open new territory
to home seekers nnd will curry working peo
plo to their business more rnpldy and more
comfortably than Is now possible. When it
is articulated with the old system the city
will bo admirably equipped for ninny years
to come.
Director Taylor nnd every one nssociatod
with him In winning this great victory over
tho obstructionists deserve the thanks of tho
people, for whom they have been working.
Mr. Taylor's courageous persistence has en
abled him to overcome nil obstacles. When
Councils thought to block his plans by au
thorizing the expenditure of only a. small
part of tho sum needed to complete the work,
he confounded their purposes by accepting
tho sum provided and advising the Mnyor to
approve tho authorizing resolution. He pre
sented his case before tho Public Service
Commission so strongly Hint that State body
granted the necessary certificate of public
necessity, nnd he Is so well fortified with
legal opinions on the validity of the whole
plan that he does not feur the taxpayers'
suit brought by David E. Dallam. Dallam
himself has withdrawn his application for
nn injunction to prevent beginning work, nnd
all that is left of his obstructive move Is nn
nctlon in court for the review of the legality
of the expenditure of money by the city for
the new subway nnd elevated lines. While
tho lawyers are arguing this point, If the
suit ever reaches that stage, the work can
continue as though it did not exist.
Improved rapid transit is now assured, and
the EvE.vitfa Ledokii finds It Impossible to re
sist the Impulse to record' Its own satisfac
tion that Its fight to that end was not wholly
In vain.
A Day of German Success
IN THE course of opo day the arms of the
Teutonic Empires drew n wide circle of
success. On the high seas the Arabic was
sunk; off Jutland, a naval encounter with
England granted Germany a victory without
great damage to her enemy except in pres
tige; for the first time n Zeppelin flew over
London town itself and dropped bombs "with
good results." In the East, where great de
cisions must be made within a few days, the
German nnd Austrian armies push beyond
their victory nt Kovno.
Of all these exploits tho last Is the most
Important. Competent observers are still at
a loss to decide what lies behind the Russian
campaign. Its dangers to Germany nrc mani
fest; the farther tho troops aro from the
Western front the greater will be their diffi
culties if a French drive, or the hypothetical
English drive, should begin. Railways con
nect Warsaw and Lille, but the shifting of
an nrmy, with Its supporting elements. Is
still n great problem. And unless tho Ger
mans nccomplish one of two things, their
losses in Russia will be fruitless. One of
them, the encircling of tho Grand Duke's
army, seems now definitely out of the ques
tion. Tho other, a separate peace with Rus
sia, can only be accomplished at a terrible
cost, Gained It will enly release tho German
forces for the accomplishment of their origi
nal purpose, a smashing victory In tho West.
That that victory or the victory over Russia
might have proved final n yenr ago Is true.
Today both victories are necessary.
The Galveston sea wall paid for Itself In a
single night.
Those who have lynched the Jitneys are
also doubtless proud of their work.
The Balkans are running the National
League a race for the perplexity mp.
While watchful waiting goes on women
and children are starving In Mexico City.
People In Marietta, Georgia, who never
knew what an alibi was, are learning now.
A stone tiger Is saluted each day by certain
British soldiers. Blind ones, too, are often
saluted.
The Get mans are a learned race. They
know that the Arabic, despite its name, did
not belong to Turkey.
"Kitchener to Launch Long-delayed Offen-sve."-War
News. It has a familiar sound.
To the British the delay is offensive enough.
The heirs to that estate devised by a will
which went through the laundry may main
tain that they have Inherited no tainted
money.
If tho Allies, had, made cotton contraband
at the beginning of the war, Germany would
have' had 213,000 fewer bales to use In mak
ing explosives, ,
A year ago today Americans were Implor
ing their Government to bring them back
home from Europe. A year Js a short time,
but apparently Jong enough for some of them
to forget tho debt they owe.
Night bathing is no novelty in the country,
even though It bo at Atlantic City. Has not
every one heard of the farmen who wrote
home rom town that there was a private
bath connected vJth his quarters and t was
fine that he could hardly wait until Sat
day Rtofct to ww it? v
LEDGER - PHILADELPHIA', FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1015;
UNCOVERING THE
ACADEMIC LIGHT
Colleges nnd Universities Aro Com
ing Out in the Open nnd Mnny
Are Making a Special Effort
to Securo Publicity
Dy HENRY T. CLAUS
AS EVEN n casual glanco at present-day
.newspapers will indicate, hiding tho
academic light under a bushel Is no longer
tho fashion. lsltlmnte publicity, eagerly
sought by many men nf high nnd low degrco
and absolutely essential to the success of
ccrtnln professions, has made Its Infltienco o
much felt In circles educational thnt thero Is
now hardly nri American college which doci'
not seek the spotlight for Its achievements.
Tho Institution of learning Is not yet on tho
snmo publicity piano with tho circus, but In
some Ihstnnces It Is dangerously near It,
Newspaper reporters of nny largo experi
ence enn readily remember how difficult It
was 20 years ngo to obtain an Interview
from college officials on matters pertaining
to tho college. "This matter Is one which
does not Interest tho public In tho slightest
degree," was tho stock answer which the
campus returned. Hut It soon became ap
parent that the public was not only Inter
ested but had n right to bo Interested. Tho
college, If it wanted to prosper, found thnt
It could no Ioiirpi nduct Its work In star
chamber faMilon. -nuld not fairly set forth
thnt It was living in a separate nnd distinct
world from tho rest of mankind.
With the reasons for this chnnge In senti
ment wo aro not Immediately concerned.
That the growing tendency toward the mod
ern nnd practical In education was In part
responsible can hardly be denied, but per
haps the greatest factor wns the academic
competition engendered by the creation of
great State universities that wore run by tho
public; for the public nnd with the public's
money. These Institutions depended for their
support on the service they rendered to tho
people, and tho better known nnd nppre
clated thnt service became the more ccrtnln
were they of securing tho funds which they
needed nnd wanted. Tho press agent hr
wnsn't cnlled by thnt name originally fol
lowed as a nnturnl development. Tho whole
thing worked out so well In tho West that
the endowed colleges of the East gradually
fell into line. Todny the college press agent
or "ome system which means the snmo
thing Is nn Institution.
The methods which the colleges use to let
the public know what they nre doing are ns
Interesting ns they nre varied. And yet In
)!) isolated instances has any renl effi
ciency resulted. Too often the college falls
fo sec things from the newspnper viewpoint,
it seems utterly unable to select the nvnil
nblc from the unavailable news Item or to
understand that tho importnnt thing Is to
know what people want to read. If our In
stitutions of learning are going Into the pub
licity business with nny sincerity of purpose,
about tho best Investment they enn make Is
to cmploj some one with real newspaper in
stinct nnd training, rnimo one who will wield
the blue pencil vigorously beforo tho copy
reaches the newspaper desk.
"Tech's" ThoroughgoinB Methods
The lending exponent of publicity, at least
so far ns the East Is concerned, Is tho Mas
sachusetts' Instituto of Technology. Here Is
nn Institution that does many things for
humanity; as nn efficient technical school it
Is bound to como Into close contact with tho
world of nffnirs. And it Insists that tho
world shall know that Its labors aro not In
vain. Tho Institute, through Its accredited
preis agent, maintains Intimate relations
with all the leading newspapers of tho coun
try. When the completed plans of Its new
home In Cambridge wero announced at least
ono paper In every Important city received
something like 10,000 words of carefully pre
pared copy nnd numerous drawings of tho
proposed buildings. Tho mnterlal wns nil
sent out in ndvance, to be released simul
taneously throughout the country. It was
easily the biggest stunt In college publicity
thnt was ever attempted and carried out.
The Institution, in return for tho energy nnd
money expended, received gratis thousands
of dollnrs' worth of ndvertlslng, tho press
received some flrst-clnss newspnper copy
without tho expense of going nfter it and
tho readers received authentic news of a
mntter of public Interest. Incidentally, every
one concerned was satisfied with the bar
gain. The Technology system is easily the best
that has been evolved to date. For Its sue
cess it depends, of course, upon tho news
sense of the man in charge. Tho press agent
must know what tho newspapers want nnd
when they want It. Ho must liavo free
access to all the sources of Information. It
should also bo stated that the Institute pol
icy does not deprive student writers of any
means of self-help. The press agent works
In co-operation with tho reporters, and han
dles only such affairs ns required the more
mature mind nnd experienced hand.
Letting Butte Know About It
Another Eastern leader In publicity Is Har
vurd, which only recently has taken up the
business in earnest. As nt Technology, a
competent man Is in direct charge of all
matters of larger moment. The university is
partial to tho localizing system whereby
ordinary news Items aro sent only to tho
cities intimately interested. If, for Instance,
a Butte, Mont., boy wins nn athletic or
academic honor, special pains nre taken to
Inform the Butte papers of the fact. The
Bnmo policy prevails at Smith, and .Smith,
by the way, Is about the only .women's col
lege which even attempts to secure adequoto
publicity. There u student press board does
some very effective work.
For those universities whloh maintain de
partments of Journalism and there are
about 30 such In tho country the publicity
problem Is comparatively simple. All they
havo to do Is to Bet theJr future reporters
and editors to work writing stories, for the
newspapers. All of which Is good practice
for the students, but rather rough on tho
papers.
Another rnethod popular with colleges In
volves tho preparation of a weekly news
letter, which Is sent out to editor's In all
parts of the country. This Is probably tho
most common and least efficient of all poll
clcs. Presupposing, as It does, the standard
Ized newspaper, It can never work out satis.
factorlly. No two papers are Interested In
ma miiio iiiiiih r seen wie same kind of
copy. Some day colleges will learn that- a
news service to be successful must be
prompt and accurate, but above all, adapted
to the newspapers It alms to serve.
A HINT, DOUBTLESS
Some conversatlonallats are getting so accus
tomed to tne war and Its generous supply of
topics that they would not know what to talk
Wut without It. Cincinnati TImm-Mw.
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j! " III Till 17. nt.N.i-.LK3SKAlslI ; I lz&Ze' uJl
JAMES J. HILL, EMPIRE BUILDER
Minnesota Delights to Honor Her Most Distinguished Citizen,
Who Has Made His Lifework a Wonderful Romance.
The "Promoter" Who Promoted the Northwest
By THEODORE
Wl
INNESOTA nominates Jnmes J. Hill,
Empire Builder, as Its most dis
tinguished citizen. Every other State in tho
Union seconds it. This man, who has marked
out the surface of tho Northwest with thou
sands of miles of
',-nw..
railways, nnd who
has prepared for ag
ricultural d e v elop
ment millions of
acres of new land,
towers so high In the
throng of men who
wilt bo similarly hon
ored at tho Panama
Pacific Exp osltion,
that the country at
largo would like an
opportunity to vote
for him ns one of
America's most dis
f
kSKS
JAMES J. HIM..
tinguished citizens.
A Jury If not necessary to pass on tho
qualifications of this man or to explain why
he should be thus honored. Tho achieve
ments of his longcnreer speak loudly enough.
Mr. Hill is not famous because he Is one of
the wealthiest men In America nor because
of personal exploits. These things do not
constitute n foundation for lasting fame. Mr.
Hill owes his distinction to the fact that the
tilings he has accomplished have been in tho
service of tho people. They aro the ones who
have profited.
Mr. Hill also belongs to the class of "bare
foot boys" who have flowered Into tho fomo
which rests upon real achievement. He takes
on added distinction because without the aid
of a college education, or even a high school
course, he has acquired so much learning
that universities delight to honor him. Just
ns Harvard University bestowed an honorary
degreo on the self-educated Benjamin Frank
lin a century ago, so has that Institution rec
ognized the merit of James J, Hill with an
honorary degree.
Railroads Must Precede Farmers
It Is ns tho Empire Builder that tho United
States and Europe know Hill best. And Eu
rope has known and feared his genius per
haps more than his own country has appre
ciated it. The passlcn of Mr. Hill's whole
llfo has been the development of the great
Northwest. To get settlers Into this vast un
developed country, and then to get tholr
crops into the world market, Mr. Hill saw at
once that tho railroad must precede tho
farmer and thnt the two were dependent on
each other. To this task ho brought an un
usually clear and far-sighted vision and a de
termination which nothing could balk.
Mr. Hill had riot been In Minnesota long be
fore ho saw the need and possibilities of tho
great railway system which ho subsequently
built up. With rare vision he perceived what
In later life he explained thus:
"Our population Is doubling every thirty
years. At tho most not over one
third can be employed In manufactures, rail
roading, trades and the professions. The
bulk of the remaining must go to the land.
The great Increase will be In the valley of
the Ohio, tho Mississippi, the Missouri and
westward. What will these new millions pro
duce? They will produce the three groat
staples of traffic food, fuel and shelter, but
food In the main.
"Now cross the Paclflo and what do we
find? Millions of people, and what can they
buy? What can a man who earns a shilling'
a day and that la the average wage of the
Orle-nt buy from us? Only what he is com
pelled to buy to sustain life. The principal
demnnd will be for food Just the products
Which the present population of America's
great central and western zone Is prepared
to furnish. The great traffic proposition Is
to carry our goods to the Orient and bring
theirs In return. The question Is: Will this
trafllo go by the Pacific or by the Suez and
Cape Horn? 1 hope that America will handle
It, and by the Pacific. Geography and na
ture demand it and trade cannot resist
them."
"Agree With Him or Kill Him"
This was tho picture In Mr. Hill's mind
when he began hi career, and he pursued
the vision with a determination which made
the late Elbert Hubbard say of htmi
'You've 'either got to agree with him or
kill him,"
Hill began his extraordinary trawportatloa
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jEaiili? yjcvS M L III II 1
EDWARDS
career in 1870, when, with a partner, he organ-'
Ized tho Bed ltlver Transportation Company
nnd built two boats. These, in connection
with a stngo route, furnished tho first
through servlco between St. Paul .and Win
nipeg. While ho wns serving ns nn ngent
of this road it fell to his lot to pilot the two
scientists, Louis und Alexander Agasslz, on a
trip through the Red River and Lako Supe
rior country. It wns thus that ho learned of
the great mineral wealth of this country and
led him later to make the investments which'
yielded him so much of his wealth.
In 1873 the St. Paul nnd Pacific Itallrond,
which had extended its line to tho Bed ltlver,
became bankrupt. Mr. Hill organized a syn
dicate which purchased the line. This road
was eventually extended to Winnipeg, and
helped to develop the province of Manitoba
as a great whent country. At about this time
Mr. Hill became Identified with Lord Strath
conn and others In the construction of the
Canadian Pacific from Montreal to Van
couver. Before that line wns completed Mr.
Hill withdrew and concentrated on the Great
Northern from St. Paul through North Da
kota, Montana and on to the Pnclfic coast.
With the construction of this line Mr. Hill
also developed his colonization scheme. Long
beforo the line had been completed he sent
to Sweden to Induce inhabitants of that king
dom to emigrate to tho Northwest. That it
was successful is proved by tho large num
ber of Swedes there now. Not content with
tho completion of this transcontinental line,
Mr. Hill organized a steamship service be
tween Seattle and Japan, and began the de
velopment of tho grent trade between tho
Pacific const and tho Orient, nnd compelled
the tide of commerce to turn westward.
Not Eligible to the Presidency
Mr. Hill's interests, however, were not con
fined to railroading. Ho knew the fanning
Industry as thoroughly as ho did railroading,
and ho devoted himself passionately to teach
ing tho Intensive cultivation of tho soil. He
furnished the farmers with good seed, en
couraged tho organization of agricultural col
leges. Not only that, but ho sent to England
and tho Continent for fine horses and cattle
which he distributed among the farmers on
terms of easy payment. In every way ho
could he encouraged capital to invest, and
when American capital was timid lie secured
It from nbroad.
Although Mr. Hill is now Minnesota's most
famous citizen, this country cannot claim
him as a native. He was born in a log cabin
near Guelph, Ontario, 77 years ago, and Is
not eligible to the Presidency, ms father
had mapped out for him tho life of a clergy
man, but this did not appeal to young Hill
The death of his father compelled the boy to
go to work as a clerk when ho was H years
of age That Job paid him one dollar a week
rrr'Vr !her pai" mm h.
.-.... , ol. x-uu, m lne nge ot lg
years as
)i uock nana.
Ab a boy Hill developed a taste for study
and good reading. Although he was without
training, both his speeches and magazine
articles show a decided literary quality His
book, "Highways of Progress." reveals him
as a seer, a philosopher and an economist
Whenever he speaks the country listens for
he always has something to aay, and he Bavl
It lucidly and effectively, Baya
WHEN THE BAND PLAYS
hih"'""" 0 ihe Evenin" "o
dEl"lEn' SSSSEr Sff aILyV""1
ne and eminently saU,fy!ngATB '
who crowded Broad street and m, f JW,0W
to 17th, Arrangements Wer,,5rr1?.. ve,,t
fleers in charge with sylumX6 e, vt'
regarding roping of spae tZ JTeclHlon
1.0 least sign of disorder Vroughout'th.
hours; very little talking- wh!i 11,- he two
The band, under he aWe leirtt!"1 pla'ed
dignified Mr. Itoeschman ,,LMh hlp, ot th
Inaplrlngly, a. was Xst'ed'by ?haBPhUnldly'
who "tripped the Ugh, fanfasUc" "T"
strains of every dance number n the
dancers there were many-ail ht J erac"l
amount of nerve-in their st?!"?1 u'mu'
March, which the band rendeL t,..?ou',a'
military ginger. Th , director and .V true
are peerless in their spirited 1 hl m"
tlal mu.lo; vtry few leadar. re"dUlon ot mar
as the ywng dliwor. ?r m wsiT,.V'lw,tlu
by his asaoclates; he i and thev J "
conversant with sacred muairy"r. e,ual'y
comlp opera, danco "na JESitar 'tt,n? Pfr.
Citizens of Philadelphia whnV, 5 ,?uU'"c "
of listening to the MwiSmI i'."18 lt
ful that this director rsrelj ?' tlrtJflt''-
to orgsnlMtion J We.'rV'
1
ANY MORE!"
lovers to render ragtime, nnd trust that the
time Is not fnr distant when such trash will
be wholly eliminated from their repertoire.
People of all races, nil colors were crowded
packed like sardines from the porches to the
ropes; every porch, every window along the
lino were eager, happy folks', every note was
appreciated, cheered to the echo, encores 'met
with gracious, generous, dignified resDonsa.
Mothers with babies In arms. In coachei were
there, nnd a Joy to the beholder. One ptc- 4
turo thnt Is worthy the photographer's art was '
the little ones sitting on the curbs, each stde 'j
of tho street, their little, long-stockinged, short- ?,
stockinged or unstocklnged legs filled every ')
Inch of space; their feet kept time to Welti,
two-step and march; their bright, happy facei
Illumined the whole street. Had there been '
no monetary remuneration to Mr. Roeschraan
and his assoclaes, tho memory of those tbou
sands of Joy-beaming faces must bo abundant
ly compensatory. We saw several hundred
faces thero which, beforo July 3 nnd 4, were
nightly seen at the Plaza among tho prome
nnders, the dancers nnd the porch parties; they
awakened to the fact that a change la good
for the soul nnd nerves. N. K.
Philadelphia, Aug. 18.
MARK TWAIN'S WAR PRAYER
i
O Lord, help us to tear tho soldiers of thtj
foe to bloody shreds with Our shells, help ue to!
cover their smiling fields with the pale forms of
their patriot dead; help us to lay waste their?
hutnuie homes wth n hurricane of fire; help!
us to wring the hearts of their offending wldpTij
with unavailing grief. Blast their hopes, bllS
tneir lives, water tneir way wun their tears. i
NATIONAL POINT OP VIEW
Preparedness and militarism nre not brothera,j
nor nre they necessarily even remotely related, i
umcago Kvenlng I'ost,
Ono argument ngalnst the disbanding of the
Progressives is that it would leave the dlplo
matlc abilities of Mr. Perkins without adequate
employment. New York Evening Post.
Giving the workingman a feeling that he ts a
partner in tho concern; endeavoring to Keep
him Informed about the company's affairs and'
safeguarding his interests as welt as those ot,
the stockholders will be beneficial alike to tht
employers and the employed. Kansas City Star.
:j
Philadelphia years ago was described as "cor-
nipt and contented." It is yet to be seen 1
whether the citizens of the Sleepy City will ;
ever bo contented again with the sort of gov- i
ernment they once had after such an adminis
tration aB that of Mayor Blankenburg. Baltl- j
more Evening Sun.
Philadelphia Is hardly the city from which
one expects to receive word of economical and :
efficient city government, but the fourth annual
message that Mayor Blankenburg is sending'
out with pardonable pride in its showing comej,
to Detroit nt least with n sensation much like,
that of a shock. Detroit Free Press. i
It Is Impossible to carry on serious commer
cial competition with countries to which we
must look for ships to deliver our goods'. In
scuttling the American merchant marine 'the
Administration seems also to aim a torpedo at.
our hopes of dominating rich foreign markets, '
particularly those of South America and the
Far East. Kansas City Journal. , 4
NIGHT i
Hush of the world, save for a small and Quiet I
wind, i
Out of the north through slumberous flrtops I
Burring,
A late pale moon holding tho dreaming hills
With passionate white magic, and the whirring
Of a belated cricket In the grass.
0 amber night, alive and wonderful 'and still!
1 have arisen for I cannot sleep. Tpo near
to me.
Too sweet, the outspread wonder of your hair;
Your silent breath stirs mine too tremulously. ?
i am airaia with an old dread I have of losing
you.
Heart of my life, Is It not strange, this love
Which holds us? Lips cling to lips so much
I strive to lose myself In you. and yet, beyond,
above,
Always we stand as beggars at the gates of
sound and touch;
You are asleep, I know not where your sou),
While I. alone, watch allentiv t,o ,-,
-Maxwell Struthers Burt, in Scrlbner's Maga
iiie.
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