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The wise man knows when he has rested
enough and when it is time to go
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Root's Bugle Call
MiP
YY Philadelphia was attempting to ogrco
on a candidate for the Mayoralty, Klllui
Root, In tho New York Constitutional Con
vention, was denouncing the system by
which such things havo been done In
his State for 40 years. lie did not
denounce tho bosses. "Some of them have
been my dearest friends," said he. Ho did
declare In burning words that it Is nil
wrong that a government not authorized by
the people should bo continued superior to
the government authorized by tho people.
This b'uglo call to tho conscience of every
hlgh-mlndcd citizen of the nation ought not
to be sounded In vain. And tho men who
respond to it will breatho freely. Just as
Boot held his head high whllo ho spoke
and straightened himself up to the full
stature of a free-born American citizen.
Minding Our Own Business
IT, IS none of Germany's business what the
United States has to say to England. Our
protest to London must be a protest on our
own account, for the protection of American
interests and not for tho protection of Ger
man Interests. We havo demanded repara
tion for the wanton destruction of American
lives on the LUBJtanla and the Arable, not
reparation for tho destruction of tho vessels
themselves, for that was nono of our affair.
It became our affair only when American
lives were ruthelessly sacrificed.
Our concern about the English embargo Is
not that It prevents food from reaching
Germany, or that It Injures Germany In other
ways, but because It Is an unwarranted ln-
, terferCnce with American trade and Is not to
Jw be tojernted. We cannot and shall not as
sume the ridiculous role of pulling Berlin's
JT chestnuts out of the lire or securing for Ber
lin advantages wmen sno couiu not secure
forlierself by tho institution of the so-called
submarine blockade.
We protest to Great Britain on our own
i f account, not at the behest or order of any
J other nation.
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j Up- Against the Wall
" QJENATOB PENROSE has been Junketing
- O about the State, strengthening his battle
lines here and there, and otherwise making
ready to defend his control of the Republican
Organization against the sapping operations
of tho Governor. It dawned on him yester-
day, however, that the place to fight is In
Philadelphia. It would be a little hard, after
the blow administered to him In 1912, to have
control of the 1916 convention delegation
-' wrenched from him. It Is not nice to bo
bached up ngalnst the wall In such fashion.
Double-crossing Mr. Bryan
SPEAKING as Colonel to Colonel, as ex
Secretuxy to ex-President, Mr. Bryan
can fcympathlze with Mr. Roosevelt. Mr.
Roosevelt stubbed his too and found ho
wasn't too old to cry; Mr. Bryan was kissed
"and found that It didn't tickle enough to
laugh. Apostlo of peace and apostle of war
are both a little out of it.
Mr. Bryan, with his customary Ill-luck,
drew tho short straw. H0 had Just finished
his famous and expensive lecture on peace,
the other day, when the audience was In
vited to sing "Three Cheers for tho Red,
White and Blue!" The author of that song
neglected In his time to consult Mr. Bryan,
and as a result the audience found Itself
singing "The Army and Navy forever!"
Strange Ineffectiveness of Mr. Bryan's
speech' The audience sang tho line four
times'
Henry Ford's Dangerous Experiment
HENRY FORD can save his dishonest
clerks from punishment only by the com
placence of the criminal authorities of Michi
gan However unwilling he may be to call
In (he prosecuting officers, he cannot be Ig
norant of the fact that there are three parties
In interest In every crime the person guilty
of the act, the person against whom the
offense la committed and society at large.
The laws against compounding a fejuny ex
ist to prevent the private settlement of orlmi.
no.1 cases without tho consent of tho third
party Society would be In a sad state if tho
family of a miser were allowed to protect an
assassin who had murdered the man by
whose death they would profit, and set up In
extenuation that they did not want the as
assln's record to be marred by formal crlml.
nal charges.
Of course, the yountf men who stole the re
bte checks sent out tp purchasers of auto-
mopiies are not murderers. They belong to a
much more numerous class of citizens. Young
an like them are apt to prey on their em
ployers in every business In the country. The
criminal laws are not Ideal, but they are bet
ter than no law at all, and society will get
teMr better through the enforcement of what
Jw there are than through disregarding
ftn Kord, however, seems to believe that it
Kill be better for the young men to remove
them from his accounting department to his
machine shop, and put them at hard manual
labor than ta turn them over to the criminal
eulhoritlM, It they prove theiriselvrs trust
' urthfc they wilt be promoted, a the men
Westing T.mnmaTi-pmLADfiLrHiA, Tuesday, august 31, .lgji:
with crlmlriat records who have been hired
trt test Mr Ford's theories of the way to re
form men, will be advanced. No objection
can be raised to giving cx-cohvlcts on op
portunity to redeem themselves, but the ex
periment of condoning crimes should bo made
with great care lest more harm than good
result.
For Neither Clan Nor Faction
rpi
HE city is wondorlng If the cohesive
power of public plunder may yet bring
the Vares and MoNlahol together. Nothing
clso can.
Thero seems to bo some hope In the Mc
Nlchol camp that Brother Bill enn bo bought
oft. Indeed, the MoNlchol faction Is willing
to mako tamo concessions, not onjy for the
sake of tho contracts but also to overt tho
disintegration of the Penrose Stato machine.
It Is a pity, though, that statute laws and
common decency prevent the publication of
the language which these gentlemen use to
describe one another. It might convince some
citizens of tho utter futility of trusting any
of them too much.
Yet It Is really of only academic Interest
whether Penrose and McNIchol coax the
Vares In or not. The latter have been fooled
so often thnt If they swallowed the bait, hock
and sinker onco more few would bo sur
prised. But it Is of very vital Interest to the
citizens of Philadelphia to see to It that a
representative Mayor nnd Councils nro
elected, and that tho destiny of the city is
confined to public-spirited gentlemen who
can bo depended on to work for neither rlan
nor faction, but for Philadelphia.
There are thousands of quiescent citizens
now, but they are likely to be wide awnko
by November.
Bring Them lo Their Knees
THERE was an embargo on tho shipment
of war munitions to Mexico when the Wil
son Administration camo Into power. Its
annulment supplied Villa, Carranza, Zapata
nnd nil the other bandits with tho means to
accomplish their purpose. It Is proposed now
to re-establish the embargo, not for moral or
humanitarian rensons, but as a coercive
measure to compel Carranza to listen to
reason.
Better late than never. Mr. Lansing, who
Is n worker nnd not a, mouther, is obviously
giving the President good advice. There can
bo no permanent carnival of crime in Mexico
except through tho acquiescence of the
I'nlted States. Close our ports nnd borders
to the bandits and they must eventually como
to their knees.
Good Councilmcn Needed
B
EKORE 6 o'clock tonight every nomina
tion paper for City Councils must be
filed. Every Gang politician, every ward
magnate with an eye open for loot, will havo
his papers filed by that time. Can tho In
dependents say as much?
It Is of vnst Importance to elect an honest
man Mayor of Philadelphia. But tho plans
of tho best Mayor In tho world cannot bo
executed unless he has a Councils which
will hold up his hands nnd support him in
his fight for Greater Philadelphia. A cor
rupt Councils can shackle a good Mayor;
an honest councllmunlc body can check a
corrupt Mayor.
Throughout his term of ofllce Mayor
Illankenburg has been balked by hostile
Councils. Let Philadelphia see to It that
the next Mayor has a Councils that will
work with, not against him.
Communizc the Backyards
ALL backyards are divided Into three
Jtx classes. First, there Is the backyard
which is overgrown with weeds, breeds mos
quitoes, provides a background for tho
"wash" nnd figures largely In the real estate
man's descriptions; then there Is the back
yard which is really a lawn, Is carefully
kept and rejoices tho eye, and, finally, there
is tho community backyard, of which there
are perhaps a score of examples in Phila
delphia. Those who havo backyards big enough to
Justify cultivation, and who do cultivate, are
the happy few. For the rest the backyard
la often a mystery, sometimes an offense.
Yet within five minutes' wnlk of City Hall
thero Is a community backyard which is a
revelation of beauty. Finding the separate
plots too small for any use, the residents In
a whole street pooled their resources, nnd
their backyard Is now a beautiful esplanade,
hedged In, gated, a pleasant place to read tho
paper In the evening afterglow, clean nnd
delightful. In another part of the city a
tennis court extends over two yards; In a
third section a miniature park has grown
where rank weeds grew before.
Why not havo more of this? Of course, one
must feel sure that "the neighbors" will not
tnko undue advantages; one must feel rea
sonably sure of remaining many summers In
tho tamo place. The surprising thing Is that
no house-broker has given his Imagination
a little scope. Tho owner of a city block,
with Its private park, could offer a new and
unquestionably successful attraction to
homeseekcrs, as the Octavla Hill Association
is doing.
The Allies put tho bulge in Bulgaria.
A dead line along tho Mexican border is
nothing new.
How's Finance Committee of Councils to
know whnt to do if Mr. Connolly is not thero
to tell them?
How could anybody havo expected to
leave "booze" In "Billy" Sunday's house and
find it thero weeks later?
Fully 160,943 men, women and children
patronized the city's bath houses last week.
The water must have been fine!
Tlma was when Chief Bender did not have
to bo relieved, much less released. Connie
Mack Is something of a prophet,
Bryan and "Billy" Sunday on tho same
platform presented tho spectacle of the
Juxtaposition of kindred Intellects.
Secretary Daniels favors an appropriation
of 1,000,000 for aeroplanes, A fow thou
sands (or target practice would not do any
harm. '
It Is perfectly true that thousands of Ger
mans havo occupied Ijuwlan iterrltory per
manently. to each six feet pf ground haying
been allotted,
- " " ' ' m in tin
The submarine F-4 has been raised In
Honolulu harbor, but no engineering skill
of the navy Is sufficient to raise tho dead
entombed within her hull. "
WOMAN'S ENTRANCE
INTO CIVIC LIFE
How It Has Reinforced tho Soclnl
Gonsclerice nnd Accelerated the
Movement Toward Equal
Suffrage
By WILLIAM JEWETT TUCKER
Ksrmtr PrenMent at Dartmouth College.
By ipeclat arrangement wllh the Atlantic Monthly.
TF SUFFRAGE is nnybody's right, If, that
x is, tne political obligation or privnego is
of tho naturo of a. right, It is not logical to
mako It a matter of sex, Tho final reforenco
of tho question to physical force the right
to vote must rost on tho ability to flght
would, If Insisted upon, withdraw tho ballot
from all men unable or unwilling to fight.
The ballot should then rest on con"crlptlon.
Tho compromise frequently suggested that
women bo allowed to voto when tho ma
jority dcclaro themselves In favor of suf
frage hss this to commend It: it seeks to
guard ngalnst tho danger to tho Sinto from
tho extension of unoccupied rights. But
even Ihls danger cannot fnlrly be said to
Invalidate tho rights of tho Individual ns
such, whntovcr others of a given class may
or may not caro to do. It simply raises tho
question of expediency. Tho danger from
unoccupied rights Is for less than tho dan
grr from tho denial of rights.
And yet, In spite of the unnnswcrnblencss
of tho nrgument from rights, tho movement
for stiffrngo made little hcadwny from tho
force of the nrgument nlonc. Militancy
would have brought It to a standstill. Tho
nccelerntlon of tho movement for woman's
suffrngo hns como from the demonstration of
her capacity for civic life.
Widows nnd the Decline of Rome
This capacity has resulted In largo degreo
from the educational and Industrial training
of women. A gicat many are seen to bo
fitted for doing, nnd many aro scon to bo
doing, tho very things for which it has been
assumed that suffrago would prepare tho
way. Their example has had tho twofold
effect of making suffrage seem at once less
necessary nnd more logical; certainly it has
made more evident the Inconsistency of
denying suffrage to thoso so well qualified
to exercise It. Such has been tho effect of
tho public services rendered by tho residents
of Hull House nnd of like settlement houses
operated by women; such the effect of tho
Influence of many women In official positions;
such the effect of tho executive ability dis
played by certain women In the management
of estates. I recall a remark of Judge Theo
dora W. Dwlght, that the decline of Romo
was marked by tho transfer of great for
tunes to the widows of wealthy men, who
becamo thereby tho prey of adventurers.
Tho like transfer of fortunes in this country
within recent years gives a striking proof
of progress, disclosing in many cases an
equal if not superior competency on tho part
of women In dealing with tho highest uses
of money. A glance through tho Woman's
Who's Who In America shows both suffra
gists and antl-sufCrnglsts to bo In ngrcement
In the estimate they place upon civic duties
nnd In their willingness to assume them.
Whenever nnd wherever suffrago comes It
Is quite sure to appear that It has been
anticipated In many of tho civic rrponsl
bllltles, some of them official, at which It
alms, a fact which ought to reduce suf
frago to Its fit proportion in the general ad
vance of woman, and likewise take away
any fear of Its assumed unnaturalness or
trnprncttcnblllty.
Moral reform Is quite sure to suffer from
the lack of singleness of purpose and from
the lack of persistence. The average citizen
is willing to support a reform movement
If it does not conflict too much with other
interests, nnd if It does not take too much
of his time Theso limitations characterize
tho action of most men In business. The
professional antl-rcformers understand per
fectly theso elements of human weakness In
reform, and simply give them time to pro
duce their effect. Thero has been n no
ticeable change in the spirit of civic reforms
since women became more directly con
cerned In them. They aro kept to their pur
poso and held to their accomplishment. The
charge Is made that whero women havo tho
right to voto they seldom register in full
numbers for general elections. Doubtless
the charge is true. Tho compensating fnct
nppenrs In tho dcflnltcncss of their Interests
nnd In their tenacity of purpose.
Women the Best Experts
Any one who follows tho course of legisla
tion must tnko noto of tho vast Increase of
lcglblatlvo' action on subjects which invite
especially tho Judgment, tho Intelligence nnd
the experimental knowledge of women,
Tho widening of tho field of Investigation
for legislative purposes Is largely In those
directions In which women of trained minds
can best act as experts. And many of tho
administrative positions created within this
widening field under legislative supervision
can best be filled by women.
I am well nwnro of tho protest which
may be made at this point In behalf of the
homo nnd Its duties, nnd I am In sympathy
with Its intent. But there aro two consid
erations to be kept in mind when this pro
test is unduly urged. In the first place it
is unfair to the Individual woman and to
society to hold all women In reserve for
duties which may never como to some of
them. It Is of no advantage to the homo
to keep up a largo waiting list of unoccuplod
women. Marriage has the acknowledged
right of way. There are very fow occupa
tions which cannot be adjusted to Its re
quirements, or which will not bo surrendered
on Its demands. And in tho socond place,
many civic duties are In no way incompatible
with those of the home. They nre, In fact,
simply an extension of those duties. Tho
question of the uso of time Is very largely
personal, In most families allowance Is
made for reading, recreation and the vari
ous social conventions, The vast amount of
time consumed In "bridge," for example, has
been taken from the home, rather than from
tho school, the office, the factory or the store.
There ueems to be no sufficient reason for
arresting the progross of women at the line
of clvlo duties. Doubtless here as elsewhere
thero Is a good deal to be learned about wise
economies of time through the incoming of
new interests Into tho dally life.
THE NET
The net bring, up, how long and languidly,
A million lvld quiverings of life,
Keen-flnned and gleaming like a steely Knife,
All colors green and silver of the sea,
All forms of skill and eagerneag to be;
They die and wither nt the very breath
That sounds your pity of their Inviah deatn,
While they are leaping star-like to be free;
They die and wither, but the aged sea,
Insane old salty womb of myatery,
la pregnant with a million million more.
Whom h will suckle In her oosy noor,
Whom she will vomit on a heedless shore
As we were vomited In days of yore,
Max Eattmau. in tht K Hullc
THE SPIRIT OF GREECE IN AMERICA
It Finds Expression in the San Diego Exposition, Which Has
Set a Fine Object Lesson for the Whole of the
Country A Fair Not Made to Order
By DAVID M.
THE San Diego Exposition reminds mo of
nothing else so much as Rabbi Gothell's
dream of the Christian Heaven "a beautiful
place but nobody In It." Tho story Is that
ho was twitted onco by Bishop Potter, who
pretended to havo had a dream of a Heaven
of Hebrews, where tho crowd was dense and
whero the people were ns prosperous as
happy, but because their tastes were such
they had made tho place hldcou3 by smelting
out the pavements of the streets of gold, by
tearing down the Jasper walls and making
pawnshops of tho pearly gates.
Tho Rabbi's reply was as prompt as the
point of tho Bishop was pungent; but what
the story Illustrates Just now Is this contrast
precisely between theso two so-called world
fairs out hero this year, tho ono at San Fran
cisco and the one at San Diego. They havo
two separate names, two objects and two
wholly different atmospheres. Tho Panama
Pacific ono at San Francisco Is big, garish,
ugly, beyond your power to Imagine, but full
of exhibits of vnluo and fuller of people.
The Panama-California ono at San Diego Is
n verltablo little gem of beauty, while Its
exhibits aro of less Importance than thoso of
a county fair at home. It is located in tho
most inaccessible spot perhaps on the Con
tinent; but It has landscape features, sea
views, vistas and environs that are perfectly
entrancing. Unlike most things of Its kind.
It was completed and ready for visitors right
from the start; it is finished now, up to the
minute, and furnished down to the last
mlnuto detail. It Is tho most beautiful thing
I have ever seen and the most nearly abso
lutely empty.
Living on the "Atmosphere"
There you have It. That Is Southern Cali
fornia. And that is the reason for tho fair
at San Diego. That portion of .the State has
an atmosphere all of its own. And "at
mosphere" Is the right word; for climato Is
the chlefcst of its treasures. You havo no
sooner crossed the Sierras than you find that
you are In the Cllmato Belt. Tho people llvo
on It and mako their living off It. They do
more; They have learned by It how to live.
They love It, they laud It, they circularize It,
thoy sell It. But they also teach It In their
schools, they preach It In their pulpits, they
parse it, they practice It and they profit by
It in a way that Is not understood back
East. They praise It to high heaven; but
(which Is tho point I am making) they have
made n heaven hero on earth by aid of It.
Thero Is a subtlo forco at work upon their
minds ns on their bodies. There is a value
here In tho field of ethics not less real than
In tho field financial.
Here Is possible a new scheme for Exposi
tion exhibits. Tho customary masses of man
ufactured products, agricultural products
and every other kind of products, piled and
stocked In lifeless array, Is done away with.
Instead, here you may see the very wheels
of growth go round. The "processes" by
which all tho things shown are grown or
manufactured are the things "exhibited."
Before your very eyes tho latest of farm
machinery Is demonstrated; but not only
this: so are the latest ways of making llvo
things grow. There are model farms and
model orange groves, tea plantations and
outdoor exhibits of a thousand kinds. By this
method Is obtained a comprehensive pano
rama of the Great Southwest's resources, de
veloped and undeveloped. The grounds thus
becomo one vast botanical garden of fruits,
flowers, shrubs and trees unrivaled in the
number and size of specimens and varie
ties. Castile and Aragon
Not a single architectural feature is con
ventional. Thero are many diverse parts of
one composite whole; but that whole Is Span.
lsh-Colonlal throughout. Nothing la here
such as crammed the grounds of the old
style World Fair, but cathedral and mis,
slon, adobe and palace construction. There
Is here the type Cabrlllo Know when he, the
first white man to see the Pacific coast of
what was to be the United States, sailed
here In J5; the type also which Vlscalno
knew, and the type that Fray Serra knew
and did so much to reproduce when he
planted cjvllltatlon on the west coast, at the
old Mission of Alcala,
Nor are the costumes or the customs
any more conventional. Studied outfits to
produce effects are the clothjng o guards
nnd attendant. They are Caballero anil Con,
quUtadore, guardsmen of Castile and danoloR
RCE OR TRAGEDY, HURRY IT AWNGjCANT YOU?"
'Iw'' Ui':ifSJffte 1
STEELE, D. D.
girls of Aragon. The atmosphero of old
Spain and tho days of tho padres Is law
less, decked out with added qualntncss of
tho Indian life of tho Southwest. Thero aro
exquisite Spanish pnlaces, with cornices of
polished, carven wood, ornamented with
touches of gold and gay colors, with bal
conies and grilles of dellcato wrought Iron;
others represent stately cathedrals, while
others arc of tho plain, substantial mission
type, and all have counterpart In tho serv
ants nnd helpers. You havo left behind you
a modern twentieth century city; you find
yourself, after only a few minutes' walk, In
this all romantic atmosphere. Hero Is the
great dome of a Spanish Cathedral, thero the
plain doorway to on old Mission. Here Is an
old Spanish residence, its hospitable arch
way Inviting the passer-by Into a shady
patio, and there a garden thick with palms
and ferns and strange varieties of shrubs.
As ono mingles with costumed guards, chair
attendants and clerks of concession booths,
ho might as well be In Savllle, Old Mexico,
New Mexico as hero In Alta California.
And everywhere tho folia go! Over tho
appealing lines of the buildings, over tho
cool cloisters, all around tho pergolas which
overhang tho canyons, up the slopes of the
campaniles and the domes and the low bell
towers where tho pigeons nest, everywhere
swarm tho palm and tho cypress, the.euca
lypt and the acacia, tho rose, tho clematis,
the Jasmine and tho honeysuckle. The scent
of orango blossoms floods the air,' cooled by
soft zephyrs from tho nearby sea. Hero Is
rest; here Is peace; here Is happiness. Hero
is the loveliness of bountiful Nature, as
sembled and crystallized at San Diego's Ex
position Beautiful.
Shame on America!
Now, all this has been well worth doing
for the reason all Its own. It has sot a
fine object lesson for tho wholo country.
It becomes a copy book In Nature's hand
writing for us who aro so childlike after
all In our stage of development, to practice
and attempt to Imitate. This is Southern
California's task, and she Is trying to per
form It this year at a cost approximately
of $3,000,000. In this wholo country of ours
It is a shame, but It Is a fact here Is almost
the one lono portion whero Beauty, as In
ancient Greece, Is worshiped, actually wor
shiped. And this worship here has been con
ducive, not only to good health, but to
mightily good morals. They aro devotees,
these people, at tho shrine of things aes
thetic; and a love of life so tinged thnt led
them into better moral living. Tho result
is that, not alono tho place but the people,
are tho finest of their race upon this con
tinent. It Is this that Is the message of
the San Diego Fair. It is this that gives
measuro of value to tho Panama-Callfornla
Exposition. Would that myriads would con
tho lesson and that our whole hundred mil
lion population, monoy-mad but unromantlc
unpoetlc, unartlstic, unapproclatlve of mere
beauty and unmindful of Its value in tho
realm of morals, might learn hero this
meaning and take homo this message.
It Is said of Frederick tho Great that he
once stood by tho tomb of Peter the Great
nnd, bearing his head, spake low In admira
tion thus: i would give one-half my klng-
dom If
i ".ism iearn from thee how to
other half." Wo mlirht o-
rule the
profit, glvo up half of what we boast at
the Panama-Pacific, of mechanical genius
and material accomplishment, if wo could
learn from the Panama-California how to
develop admiration for aesthetics and in
consequence now, higher, better ethics.
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Your editorial of yesterday hna t-..
a flood of thought that I .lmplymUst unloaa
f ni yolLma3r et out ' H what you can tS
begin: "The Gay White Wiiv" i. IZ ' .' To
re.entatlveflhe hawJrklir gS2 rfP'
millions that make up the city than ttfH
quarter Moulin Rouge element K n,t Latln
solid citizenry of Paris TheciiL mor6
the hundred, of Sunday masaes and I othw'd.
W SSi-" ) ? "the? Vrge 'eft:
a oilier do
large city,
churches I
wiplta than
aisiS??
that dot th, cltV US V tltt faith of ThfSr
Even In a very old part of New VnVl J,w"
Courtland street you'll find tf n, 3 fk ?wr
and church fleurl.ning. wherM. ChooX
What It Is than that keepa the "OreiLt mu
Way- in a flourUhlng (T 'MuogWj;
OBam&ss&i ':
I
native New Yorker, who only occasionally 'S
In," but tho transients and tho Rons of otipr
States, who, having made their pile and grota
weary of tho smoky or somnolent atmospher
of "back home" move bag and baggage to tW
"big town" to revel In the movement of Uf s
tho big hotels, theatres, shops, etc., and perhapi
n place on Riverside drive, sharing In th
glorious sunlight, clear nlr, bluo skies and th
Inspiration of a glorious sunset that unfoldt"
Itself with nn over changing picture over u
expansive Hudson banked by the beautiful
iiuisaiica. aim wno snail say how much"f
mm is comnouieu Dy I'liliaaclphlaniifM
illt'clUBf Tl
a mmuuipiuu, Jui;U5l OU, 1U1D.
THE NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW?
'resiacnt Wllson'B critics shmiM h.. ',T,
mind that lie cannot tako the advice of all 'o J
inem nor an tne aavice or any or them.-Buw
Tho maintenance of a larcer war for wnliMl
be comparatively cheap as Insurance agalnttl
.. uuuhuii nu luas uiui wouia DO OCCltl
biunea py a war or invasion. Davenport Tlmeil
The peonlo of the North aro no mnre n K?
Judged by the criminals or fools of thnl JSI
tion than are tho neonle of tho South tn hJl
Judged by the assassins who murder prlsoners.3
iiuusion iosi.
Mr Roosevelt's Plattsburc snepch hn fclTff
tho movement for national defense a little. Jit
hns hurt Mr. Roosevelt more. Many peoolfi
n..u me iuuuuc, wm imi nis remarKg down
to his unbridled Impulsiveness: hl onnnnSnl
will call It an attempt to uso the great public
ioouo ur yereonai purposes. unicngo Tnpun
It would seem, to a casual observer, thatiitl
the bills and amendments that are to be utJ
miuea to a legislative body wero subjected.lol
an examination -by an attorney general beforO
tho fact, as It were, wo should have feirl
statutes to be cast Into the discard as contrijj
dlctory or ineffective, and less UtIgation.-De3
iron .free I'rcss.
AMUSEMENTS
FORREST X& Mats. 2:151
Beg. Next Sat. Evg. Tahr- Evgs.8:l
D. W. GRIFFITH'S
THE
BIRTH
OP A
NATION
18,000 People 3000 Horsd
World's Mightiest Spectacle
BUAT3 ON BALE SEPT. '.', 0 A. M.
IXf A T MTTm THEATRE
Y XI ij IX u X Phon. Walnut 7JJ
buiuehbi SUCCESS!! K3
ROBERT EDESON
(HIMSELF)
SuDDOrted by tha Walnut Plnvxra
In "FINE FEATHER SJ
a nnaui.AR 12 show ron
Matlne, IBc to 60c. Evenings, Mo to T5c
LYRIC c?'"' MONDAY EVG.1
"UK'r'a1 The Princess Pafl
With ELEANOR PAINTEIt '3
Jin. IlEniiEIlT Will Conduct Monday Kvtnlnfj
Even.. r.Oo to $2. Bat. Mat . SOo to 11.50. :"
Wed, Mat.. licit HenU !. Heats on Sale Tomorwgl
BROTHER MASONS
E'3 ADELPHI THEATRE!
SATURDAY NIGHT
BEATS HEADY TOMOIWOW
. Funnier Than "A PAIIl OF SIXES"
B'. F. KEITH'S THEATRE
CHESTNUT AND TWELFTH STREETS
Victor Morley & Co.j
run ma
COitKDY
BILL. OF
RTAll
PMA.TVHEBI
in "A nrruiar Array Mrr .
King & Tyler Brookas Delro) Lytt
Harry: Qulnn & Mitchell; OtbeJ
Stara.
PEOPLE'S &-? Sat-Ev' sSl
matinees Mon., Tues., Thurs and Bat t
The Winning of Barbara Worth!
Night l, 10c. 25c, 1150. 60a. Mats., 10a and SM-1
"i" m own upens inursaay, nept. . v A.
PA T. A PT? MARKET BTREOT 1
V- r1 - 10 A. M. to lJilIJ P
ucnuiscussea ana Remarkable l'hoio-n
THE SECRET ORCHARD ,
Blanche Sweet, Carlvle niackwell & Theodora ReMl
THE
MARKET ST. ABOVE H9
11 A. M. to 11(16 I. . I
HAZEL DAWNW
Stanley
In "HEART OF JENNIHP
Symphony Orchestra and BoloUts. W
Clrxwnr FJNAX" Twice Dally 2il6 :'
3X TICK. WEEK Mats. 25c. 03c. Chtldraa. tf'J
Nights 23c. aSc, 60a, ,,-H
nUYYAJO California Etposltlona lpTls
GT . C "R T? MARKET and JUNIPW 1
"Rvnorliirn-r !).. JOS. K. WATaWJ
"1UU"J avuvuc ootber Acts
NIXON'S
Crossman'a 15ntr1slneri! B
nn A M-n I neien; vai A Krme m
lllYM IMI 1 I Iieetnan A Anrferiion: St
tv.. ... ... ? Brachi Olbbons OH
... 7r.v.-r sa i.i 'wi rmo rums,
DUMONT'C! OOMONT'8 MINfcTi
V .r.r. W 1X A O UTH AND ARCH
HurlMHiua "MONEY SIMPLE BAND
,H BAND"
Trocadero
THH TANGO
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