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Cnirles II. Ludlniston.VlcePreBMeM: John C.Martin,
Secretary nnd Treasurer; rtilltp 8. Collins, John n.
Williams. Directors,
EDITORIAL BOARD:
Ctc H. K. Cmtis, Chairman.
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JOHN C. MARTIN. .
.General Business Manager
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Independence Square, Philadelphia.
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outside of Philadelphia, escept where fnrelcn potage
la required, one month, fnenty-flve centa; on year,
three ilollara. All mall subscription payable In
advance,
NoTtc Subscribers wishing address chanted must
Clre old as well as new address.
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Ledger, Independence Sijuare, Phllai'lphia.
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CLASa MAIL UATTII.
THE AVERAGE NET TAID DAILT CIRCULA-
TION OF THE EVENING LEDGER
FOR NOVEMBER WAS 94,801.
rniLADELrntA. Tuesday, decemder i, his.
The alert mind Is like a rolling snowball that
grows bigger the farther It goes.
MORE TALK OF A NEW POSTOFFICE
WHEN the plans for a now postofflce net
beyond what the diplomatists call the
conversational stage. It will be soon enoURh
to congratulate ourselves on the prospect of
the early erection of a building large enough
to accommodate the business done here.
At present, however, even the plans of
tho new building are undrawn. The visit of
an architect from the Treasury Department
to loolc at sites indicates, however, that tho
authorities In Washington, prodded on by
Postmaster Thornton, are beginning to think
about the subject.
If tho present Congress can bo persuaded
to mnko nn appropriation for tho purchase
of a site, that will mean progress in tho
right direction. Every Philadelphia Con
gressman can be trusted to vote for the ap
propriation. Tho need of a new building has
long been admitted. Its erection cannot bo
delayed many years more if the Government
Is to do its business here with any degree
of economy and efficiency.
DOORS LOCKED TO VICE
THE Pollco Commissioner of Now York
has been informed that "members of tho
so-called 'vice trust' have been steadily
emigrating to Philadelphia" for months past.
The information must be gratifying to him,
but it is disconcerting and insulting to Phila
delphia. Tho "vice trust" is not permanently de
verting Its happy hunting ground. If mem
bers ato coming hero It Is In the expectation
uf establishing profitable resorts under tho
now Administration. Tho good word has
gono forth thnt Philadelphia has returned to
Its ancient traditions, that "the lid Is to bo
off," that things are "rosy." that "the sport
ing fraternity will bo welcome." Behind
theso rapturous phrases thero is a grim and
cheerless actuality with which tho city has
been too long familiar. So far tho report
that vice Is returning Is a criticism of the
reglmo which was defeated four years ago.
If vlco Is allowed to stay the criticism will
strike closer homo.
The Mayor-elect has not declared In favor
of an open town, and he has dono well by
himself to support tho trenchant utterances
of Director Dripps, who will countcnanco
no infraction of the law while he la In office.
Mr. Smith knows the temper of tho city.
Kor some years it haa been making a de
termined effort at honest and decent living,
but It has not forgotten what nn "open"
town means. It remembers well enough the
criminality, tho open debauchery of poli
ticians, tho unholy alliance between pollco
and procurer, tho negation of every civic
right and duty. Tho question of restoring
tho town to Its former condition of organ
ized vice condoned by hypocritical public of
ficials did not coma up at election, nnd it
lias no place now. Tho doors which were
shut upon open Immorality four years ago
must not be flung open ngain.
ISN'T NATURE "GRAND?"
ASNOWFALI single-minded, intent and
successful, can be considered chiefly as a
problem in municipal street cleaning, and It
may be regarded with something like relig
ious awe as a gift from the gods. It Is a
perverse phenomenon because It has Its place
in tho air, where it Is admirable, and then
proceeds to raise hob underfoot, where It Is
detestable If you happen not to have your
goloshes. In Philadelphia the latter are called
"gums," or used to bo in the tlmo when a
purist was shocked to hear that a lovely
lady "was outside on the steps wiping her
gums on the door mat." However, without
them snow becomes a prosaic thing, and thero
la a prospect of something hot and a miser
able night.
This year the Imagination of the world has
been gripped and held by another phenome
non, so overwhelming In every way that all
things, even the unvarying ways of nature,
are considered In relation to the appalling
ways of man. We see the snow and think
of the trenches. For us It falls and beau
tifies. It lends a strange remoteness, a fan
tastic shape and unreal contour to the most
familiar thing. For them It at least covers
the dead.
A BIGGER TOOLHOUSE
THE prosperous factory on Woodland ave
nue, which la taking the raw material
of brains and fashioning it Into something
not quite so raw, dedicated an addition to
Its toolhouse yesterday afternoon. That is
what the University library really is a tool
house. A man can get un education with
out books, but It would be as difficult as
building a house without either a hammer or
. saw. A university that failed to teach a
young man how to use books -would fall as
completely of Its purpose as a trade school
that turned out young machinists Ignorant
of the function of a wrench and unskilled in
the use of a lathe.
Many fine things have been said of books,
fcoth an necessities and as luxuries, but every
commendation of them which has Ignored
their use as instruments of culture in the
broadest snse has fallen short of adequately
desuribinr them. If you spli the f word In
the. German way awS call k 'kullif," trbich
means efficiency, books are still practically
Indispensable to the man who wants to mas
ter his trade and become more than n mere
laborer seeking enough food to keep his
soul In his body.
Of course there Is much printed matter
bound In covers that cannot properly bo
called n. bcok. Such stuff Is ns useless as
an untempered chisel, which looks llko what
It Is not, and betrays Itself whenever nn at
tempt is mado to use it. Reports from tho
publishers nnd the libraries indicate that
people are more particular than they used
to be In tho selection of their rending. AVar
has "olicrerl them and they are passing tho
bralnlcs books by nnd purchasing serious
works. The popular books of non-flctlon in
cludo works on philosophy and economics,
the political history of tho world nnd the
biographic of men who have done things.
When tho readers buy fiction It Is that writ
ten by men who arc not satisfied with telling
nn nnniRlng story, but nro engaged In the
hlqh task of formulating a philosophy of
living. The popularity of "Tho Research
Magnificent" Is a wytnptotn of tho new tem
per even among llctlon readers.
NO MONEY TO WASTE AT NORFOLK
WHEN the Government Is confrontel 'y
tho necessity of conserving all Its ic
sources for tho great task of preparing for
the national defense, It Is the sheerest fillv
for Secretary Daniels to persist In reom
mcndlng the construction of tho new dry
dock at Norfolk.
No one will dispute the Secretary of tlm
Navy whtn he K.iys that no recommen ia
tlon for naval expenditures ashore Is of
greater Importance than that for nn title
quale Government drydock. The largest
public dock In tho country today Is only
725 feet long, with n water depth of 30 feet.
Tho largest tlrydock on tlm Atlantic coast
belongs to tho Newport Nrws Shipbuilding
nnd Dry Dock Company. It is only $01 feet
long. Thero Is no Government dock on the
coast within 75 feet ns long. Most of them
are much shorter. Here Is tho list:
Length. Kt.
Portsmouth Navy Tanl dock "M
.Uoston Nnvy Yard
Dock No. 1 ST.",
Dock No. 2 723
New York Navy Yard
Dock Nn. 1
Pock No. 2
Pock No. .'I
Dock No. I
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Dock No. 1
3io
4r,o
140
081
470
Dock No. 2 72'.
Norfolk Navy Yard
Dock No. I am
Dork No. 2 470
Dock No 3 71.1
Charleston Navy Yard dock IIJ0
Boston Is building a dock 1200 feet long
to accommodnto merchant ships, nnd the
Government has mado arrangements to use
it In caso of need, but tho Boston dock is
not completed yet. Work on it is de
layed by politics, nnd no one knows when
It will bo ready for use. It Is possible to
build a dock at League Island If Congress
acts promptly, and have It In commission
before Boston Is ready to nccommodato a
big ship.
This Is tho best place for It strategically.
It can be made ready for uso hero for less
money than anywhere else, and it can bo
built here more quickly than at Norfolk.
But tho argument of economy alono ought
to bo sufficient to induce Congress to ovcr
rulo Secretary Daniels and order tho selec
tion of League Island as tho sito for pro
viding facilities for meeting tho most press
ing need of tho growing navy.
FORTUNES IN LITTLE THINGS
ONE d(
town
docs not have to live in a largo
to find nn opportunity to make a
fortune. Tho opportunities nro everywhere.
It Is only the man with his eyes open who
sees them. Druggist DImmItt, of Roches
port, Mo., who remembered the demand for
quinine during tho Civil War, had his eyes
open, for he hought 10,000 ounces of qulnlno
a little more than a year ago at II cents
an ounce. Ills Judgment proved correct, for
the quinine that cost him $1 100 is now worth
$2j,0CO, nnd It may go higher.
Ho nas had nothing to do with lncrca?lni
tho i rice. It Is the demand Uiat is putting
it up. A philanthropist might arguo that it
is a crlmo to make money out of the neces
sities of tho sick, but philanthropists who
ref'iro to turn nn honest penny wneu the
oppnmm'ty offers are few and far between.
Somo of them do not Indulge In phllan
tropy as a recreation until they have ac
cumulated a large surplus by squeezing- tlio
lr,t cent cf prollt from every transaction.
Ir. tho mcantimo tho Dlmmltts of hlg towns
ond Ilttlo ones nro doing their best to qualify
themselves for bcncvolenco by making h.iy
while death wields the scythe.
Tho country is glad enough to read about
navy plans, but what it wants is tho navy.
Tho census shows 2.300.000 people in
Petrograd. It Is not reported how many
are in hospitals.
Doctor Zwledlnek is likely to take an ocean
voyage soon, as ho will discover if he con
sults a fortune teller.
The Senate is n little late in confirming tho
nppolntment of Secretary Lansing. It was
confirmed by the nation last summer.
Is it any worse for Carranza to shoot pris
oners of war than for Germany nnd Austria
to drown noncombatants by sinking merr
chant ships?
Du Pont, of Delaware, Is on the Senate's
Library Committee. Wonder If he will order
a do luxe edition of all the latest books on
preparedness?
"When tho aerial mall service Is instituted
between Philadelphia and Wllkes-Barre, cor
respondents in the two cities may literally
drop a line to one another.
"Old Tillman still" as Shakespeare would
have put it. In ono speech he attacked
Roosevelt, Bryan, the armor trust, anti-preparedness
and the world in general.
It has been suggested that ministers keep
their congregations awake by preaching on
business topics. Ministers could well afford
to preach businoss when business begins to
practice religion.
It Is not the first time that Irish bayonets
have saved a British army and probably
not the last. For many centuries the Irish
have been able to do pretty much any
thing except rule themselves, and for a time
they made up for that by ruling us.
Not satisfied with having blown the
Ancona to pieces, Austria has been endeavor
ing to destroy the town of the same name
by dropping bombs on the helpless In
habitants. Austria's feeling for Ancona
must be yery like that of the bulldog which
Is "very fond of children,
Tom Daly's Column
The Lnd of 101
With amaalns perversity, Thomas Kelly, of thi
Wisconsin Soldiers' Home, keeps apry and happy
at lot, In splto of the fact that for something
llko eighty years he has smoked tobacco and
absorbed those drinks that cheer and Inebriate.
'from editorial In .Veto l'orfc Sun.
What d'uc mean,
Ye bould spalpeent
Suckln' away on ycr old dudheenf
You that ought to be proper an' mild,
Tcachln' a lesson or prcachln' a sermon
Still as Irish an' surely as xclld
As many another that's Jlghlln' the German
What d'ye mean,
Yc bould spalpeen t
Look ul yc there,
licriUmay'carc,
Drlnkln', that ought to be dry ield prayer!
I'lnc example Is this yc give;
Think a' Ihr lads ycr conduct's httrUii'I
As for the girls (now, as 1 live!
Iterc they come, an' the. rascal's fllrthl!)
Look ut yc there,
Ucvll'may-carcl
Arrah! the idles
That's in yer smites!
Old an' young as yer native Isle's!
Aye! an' a heart that Is ever young
Looks on the world when yer blue eye
twinkles,
Moves an' blesses an' Uvea among
The flashln' mate o' yer thousand wrinkles.
Arrah I the idles
That's In yer smiles!
Temple o' Vamc,
llreclvc his name:
"Here's T. Kelly, who thinks no shame
All hli life to have been a boy!"
Smnkin' nn' drlnkln' here at ycr portals.
.Viirr ( lad It embodied Joy!
Make him one of the gieat Tom-mortals
Temple n' 'iir,
l.'ccrlve his name!
We protested to our Italian barber, yester
day over nn Increase of 15 cents upon lilt
charge, for Hharpeniug our razor; nnd ho
said: "EvrathciMig cos rnls' on me. so I gotta
ralsa da nils' by rnl.sa da rates on da iuz'."
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Finm Kill Manual of So. Inl and Builness rorms."
i-opvrlKlit. Tho. i: Hill,
rhlcBRo, 1SS2.
."UHAPS you have thoughts thnt
ou wish to communicate to an
other through the medium of a
letter. Possibly you have n
favor to bestow. Quito ns likely,
ou have a favor to nylt. In
either case, you wish to write
that letter In a manner such as
to secure the respect and consid
eration of the person with whom
ou correspond. Tho writer lias
only to study perfect naturalness I
of expression to write a letter well. The
expression of lnugunge should, as nearly ns
possible, bo tho same ns the writer would speak.
OUIUINAHTY.
Do not bo guilty of using that stereotyped
phrase:
Dear Friend:
I non- tako my pen In hand to let you
know that I nm well, and hope you aro en
joying the name great Messlnc.
Ho original. You're not exactly llko any
0110 else. So Just let your letter bo tho reflex
of your aspirations, jour Joys, your disappoint
ments; tho faithful daguerreot j po of your in
tellectuality nnd your moral worth. You Ilttlo
dream how much that letter may bo examined,
thought of, laughed over and commented on,
and when you supposo It has long elnco been
destroyed It may be brought forth, placed In
type and published broadcast to millions of
readers. How true! Ed.
Letters Asking Favors
Requesting tlm Loan (if nn Opera Glass
Thursday Afternoon. April 7, IS .
DEAR MAnr.I,:
Accotnpnnled by Cousin 1'rea anil Jennie Mas
terj, I am Bolnc to tho theatro tonight, ami In
behalf of I red I wish you would loau mo your
openi elass for the ecnlne.
IIECKIE HOWELL.
Answer ItefuslnR the Request
Thursday. April
18-
DEAR BUCKIE
Charloy JIackncy called ami borrowed my class
about an hour tlncc; otherwise I would take nleus
H"l '." Bruntlng your request. Wishing you n do
llghttul evening, I am, jour devoted (rlend,
MABKI, GALB.
Jtequestlng the Loan of a Tlstol
lrlday Morn., May 8, 18.
FllinXD OODAIID:
I'leasu loan mo vour nlntnl flil r...nnnn
and
uutiijv.
JOILV OGDON.
Iteply Granting the Ilequest
KHIEND JOHN: FrMay' May 8- "-
Accent the pistol. Dew aro that you do not get
hurt. 1 shall want It tomorrow. Truly yours.
UKN OODAItD.
Pet Pests
Ah!
A. M. T., Meet M. A. L.
Dear Sir:
My pet pest is tho
impatient individual
who runs up the esca
lator. A. M. T.
Sir:
Let me enter my pet
peat. It's the person,
usually a woman, who
fctands still on tho
escalator and keeps me
back. M. A. L.
"Haven't you mixed those children up?" asks
E. P referring to yesterday's story of the wall
paper. "The dialect is pure cockney, rather than
rich Yorkshire."
We had our Jaw covered, E. F. Tou will re
member we said "a rich Yorkshire dialect, which
we shall not attempt to Imitate." What more
natural than that a r. Y. d. which you do not
attempt to Imitate should turn out to be pure
cockney? Besides, we had Ju8t been reading in
Eugene Field's "Sharps and Flats" this bit of
alleged Irish brogue: "Wall. Ol'll be dommetl ef
that isn't the quare-est piece Ol've Iver sane.
Tho dommed naygur (Othello) Is the blst one In
the hull crowd." So we thought we'd Imitate
Eugene to the extent of having a fling at a dla
lect we are utterly incompetent to handle.
Working Both Ends
(Extract from Letter of Little. Elsie,
her Uncle Itob. In China).
aged 7, to
"And thanke you For sending Mama a peny
a day too give me For Practls my Music Lesons
and Papa now gives me Five Cents a Day
For not doing It."
WE envy Dana Burnet several things.
First, we congratulate him upon the
pussy-foot entrance he was permitted to
make into "The Sun Dial" column of the
New York Evening Sun, In taking up the
-work laid down by Don Marquis, who goes
to The Outlook; but, more than all else,
we lift our hat to him tor his fine poem,
"Portrait of an Old Sea Captain," In Satur
day's Issue. It's too long to reproduce here,
but listen to this: -
He sat In the model's place
With a patch of sunlight on bla withered cheek
(Aa though a rose should touch a, dead man'a fac)r
And Varras painted him ... 1 did not speak.
So thralled I was with watching that swift birth
And dawn of careless color! Shortly, eyea
Looked from the canvas, and their light was worth
A loog day's tramp to aeet What precious skies
He broke and plundered for those dauba of blue
I know not. but I know that heaven lay
Behind them, tnd a kindled star or two
And the laid Are of another day-K
it. & cot youth, but courage ur be old i
That ha had caught from those dun, flickering gleams. l
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OUR EXTRAVAGANT
ANNUAL BONFIRES
Cause a Needless Loss of Quarter of j
a Billion Dollars Philadelphia's
Good Record Railroad Gives '
an Object Lesson
FIGURES hnvo Just been compiled show- '
lug that the Ilro loss or tho United Stntcn
for tho cloven months ending November 30,
19IS, Is something llko $."0,000,000 less than
during the corresponding period last year. '
This reduction, largely duo to good luck. Is
doubtless to bo ascribed In considerable part, ,
however, to tho cdttcutlon of properly own
ers In tho ndvnntngcs of fire prevention '
methods nnd devices. A distinction may bo
made. It is true, between lire prevention nnd '
llro protection, tho latter term being applied I
to mentis and methods of fighting fires in
their lnciplency. Hy theso closely allied
lines of effort, according to one of the lend
ing llro prevention engineers In tho country,
John II. Derby, of the National Civic Fed
eration, it may bo possible to effect an nn- i
nual saving of a quarter of n billion dollars I
in this country.
A conspicuous exnmplo of the vnluo of fire
proventlon work, to use tho genernl term, is
afforded by tho experience of tho Pennsylva
nia Railroad. Tho annual llro loss in this
Instance is kept down to nn nvcrngo of
$350,000 on property totaling $400,000,000 on
nn Insurance vnluntlon. Fire brigades organ
ized nmong tho employes, whoso appoint
ment to llro proventlon work is considered a
reward of merit, certain desired privileges
being granted by tho company for this ser
vice, aro nn important factor in tho reduc
tion of flro loss. Automatic sprinklers and
other mechanical devices form an Investment
which brings largo returns. Throughout tho
properties of tho road a system of tiro pre
vention nnd flro protection, embracing both
tho human fnctor and factor of mechanical
apparatus, Is In operation under tho direc
tion of th Insuranco department.
A Lesson in Saving Money
In tho year 19H thero wcro 427 fires which
wero extinguished by employes of tho Penn
sylvania Railroad with tho company's own
flro nppnratus. Tho insuranco value of tho
property involved was closo to $9,000,000. Tho
amount of loss was $18,468.11. This showing
Is nn object lesson In what can bo dono by
property owners through lire prevention
work carried on according to modern
methods.
From his experience In connection with
tho work dono by tho Pennsylvania Railroad
It. II. Newbern, head of the insuranco de
partment, has some very Interesting sugges
tions to offer.
"Aside fnpm its primary object tho private
fire brigade," ho says, "has possibilities for
tho alert mill manager or factory superin
tendent in promoting nmlcnble relations be
tween the mnnagement nnd employes, which,
If properly developed, will nmply repay any
reasonable expenditure of time nnd energy
given to its organization. The motive un
derlying a fire brigade organization Is fun
damentally one of mutual protection; to the
manager, the safeguarding nnd preservation
of his plant; to the cmployo, the permanency
of work and wnge. When this relationship
is properly understood and tho Interest of
each party mado the common interest of
both, wo have then laid the broad founda
tion for a successful and elllcient organiza
tion." Most of us do not qulto comprehend the
extent of the wealth-destruction by fire In
the United States. It means many things
besides the destruction of actual property.
It means a. toll of J500 human lives a year
and tho Injury of 6000 men, women nna chil
dren. It means, in many cases, throwing
hundreds and even thousands out of em
ployment. It means, as In the case of the
Edison lire, not only the Interruption of In
dustrial production, but the temporary and
none the less wasteful cessation of work on
projects of large concern In relation to hu
man welfare. This is but a partial list of
Items on the cxtortionato price list of the de
stroyer Fire.
The latest available offlclal figures of the
Federal Government set the total losses by
fire in the United States at half a billion
dollars, one-half of this sum representing
the actual property loss and the other Items
representing the excess premiums over in
surance paid, annual expense of water
works chargeable to flro service, annual ex
pense of fire departments and annual ex
pense of private fire protection. The last
named Item is worth increasing for pur
poses of economy.
A Twenty Per Cent. Return
"From figures which I have gathered,"
said Mr. Derby In conversation,' "it is found
that for each $100,000 of Insurable property
it Is profitable to expend $5000 for fire ex
tinguishing devices, such as automatic
sprinkler equipments, chemical extinguish
ers, standpipe systems. Are alarm systems,
etc. As an Investment fire prevention
"work offers a very attractive return, the
average beiug 20 per cent, while in many
Instances tie return Is greater Tou ask
THAT NEW BROOM
how this is possible. Tho nnswer Is tho flro
Insurance companies rccognlzo tho great
value of protected properties imtl nro glad
to Insure them for rates HO to 7t per cent.
less than tho rnte on nn unptotcctcd prop
erty. "For Instance," Mr. Derby ndded, "tho
heavy loss of tho Edison llro nt West Ornngo
could hnvo been prevented by tho Installa
tion of n sprinkler system, backed up by nn
ndequato water supply, which would havo
necessitated nn Inltlnl expenditure of only
$30,000 nnd n 1 per cent, annual expenditure
for upkeep, nnd would havo reduced tho
rates of insuranco on tho contents from 1
per cent, to less than one-tenth of 1 per
cent." It Is, Indeed, obvious that something
moro than fireproof construction and ef
ficient flro departments aro required for cut
ting the enormous (Ire losses down to n mini
mum. Wo nro not only careless nnd negli
gent, wo nro extravagant.
Tho average yearly cost of building opera
tions In this country Is approximately $1,000,
000,000. Every four years llro wipes n year
of our effort from tho face of tho earth.
Philadelphia Is particularly fortunate, but
that Is no reason for complacency, much less
for n fatnllstlc nttitudo toward tho ravages
of fire. Tho nvcrngo per capita fire loss for
tho United States is $3. For Philadelphia It
Is $1.6i), for New York $2.G0 nnd for Uoston
$u.1i. European cities nro rated ns follows:
Berlin, 1'S cents; llremen, 3S; Paris, 47; Lon
don, CO; Petrograd, $1.42.
The Question of Inspection
"It is acknowledged," said Mr. Derby,
"that our flro departments aro tho most ef
ficient In tho world, but, In spito of this fact,
our flro losses arc eight times greater than
thoso of foreign countries.
"Most fires stnrt from the simplest causes,
such as accumulation of refuse, carelessly
Installed lighting devices, defectivo hcntlng
systems, improper uso and storngo of In
llnmmablo materials, and from many other
causes, the exlstenco of which tho property
owner Is generally found ignorant or too in
different to give proper attention.
"As to Inspection, to be efficient it must
bo mado by nn Individual who has something
to lose if n flro occurs. Many inspections
aro mndo by car.eless, poorly trained nnd
sometimes corrupt inspectors. A good In
spector must bo endowed with common
sense, mornlly honest nnd trained In tech
nical matters. Ho should bo mndo to feel
tho responsibility of his work, nntl tho re
ward for efficiency should bo nmplo to stim
ulate tho best that Is In him. Unfortunately,
the rewards for ofllclent servico In State,
city and Federal governments nro so pre
carious that an cmployo often becomes cal
lous. "It Is generally admitted throughout tho
civilized world that tho preservation of llfo
Is tho most Important problem that con
fronts humanity. This fact, moro than nny
other, is drawing attention to flro preven
tion." TO PASTE IN YOUR HAT
Michael Cutlnhy, at 19 years of nge, succeeds
his veteran father In charge of the great Cu
tlahy meat packing business In Omaha. Tho
elder Cudahy will devote much of his remain
ing tlmo on earth to recreation In the mild nnd
sunny climate of the Pacldc coast. Young Mr.
Cudahy has for several years been In training
to succeed his father. Out of this cxnerlenpe
he offers this bit of advlco to young men, which I
Is so comprehensive as to rcnulre no explana
tory comment: I
"A man can't tango all night, six nights In i
tho week, and expect to compete with tho brains
of the fellows who hit the feathers from 10 I
to 6." , i
Pabte that in your hat, young man. Detroit I
Free Press.
CHINA AND CHRISTIANITY
The progress of tho Chrlstlnn religion in China '
under the policy of "very benevolent neutrality" l
practiced by Yuan Shl-Kal is noteworthy. Dur
ing tlie last year. It is said, over 7000 high of
flclals, merchants and literati havo enrolled in i
Illble classes. The churches In Pekln 12 In all
are filled to overflowing with new adherents, i
and several of them havo enlarged their quar
ters. i ia hoi unusuat io seo meetings held
under Christian auspices attended by audiences i
of 3000 students. Yuan Shl-Kal himself recently '
made a big contribution to the work of tho
Methodist college In Pekln. Chicago Post. '
AMUSEMENTS
B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE
CHESTNUT AND TWELFTH STREETS
PHILADELPHIA
FAVORITES' WEEK!
SAM CHIP & MARY MARBLE
Presenting "TIIE CLOCK SHOP
MAG GIECLINE
SINGING ORIGINAL SONO HITS
F!?e.nc ohrt ,Co'L Kathleen Clifford. Harry
Ulfoll; Aon Comedy Four; Do Witt. liurna
lorrenco. others.
MARKET ABOVE 10TH
11 A. M. to ll!l5 P. M.
ALL THIS WEEK
Fannin Wnwl
STANLEY
n girst rrescniaiion or. "1'llE CHEAT"
TCniokprhnokpr "'eatiie players
JtVniCKtil UULKei Market 40th Sta.
The Woman in the Case "hur.?uSaV
Dumont's Duao'o&Tl$ &fh B
PEOPLE'S A Little Girl Big City
AMUSEMENTS
CHESTNUT ST. Opera House
11TII and CHESTNUT i
FIGHTING :
IN PRANCE.
MnnnRement of Morris Oeat
LOANED BY FRENCH GOVEUNMEKT
THROUGH E. ALEXANDER TOWELIj
TO THE I'UULIC LEDGER
t''CE3 SBc. BO, r
ACADEMY OP MUSIC '
BURTON HOLMES-
THIS WED. EVENING 8AL
WEST POINT and r
YELLOWSTONE
Fri.S!ft CALIFORNIA:
q4- MAT.
CclU 2:0 AND SAN DIEGO EXPOSITION '
fiOc, 75c, $1, at Heppe's, 23c nt Academy.
FORREST Last 5 Evgs.
Matlnes
Tomorrow ,
GABY DESLYS;
and Harry nicer In
CHARLES DILLINGHAM'S "
LATEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION .
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
Joseph Santley, Frank Lalor, Harry Fox, Dorli I
Dlon, Tempest & Sunshine, Justlno Johnstone, Flo;.,
price Morrison. Hnwnllan Octette, Walter Willi, till."
Tucker nntl 100 More.
Xmns Nlclit "Wntch Your Step." Seats Thundir.
BROAD Last 5 Evgs. L,;
Charles Frohman, Klaw & Erlaneer Preieof ,.
ELSIE
FERGUSON .:
in "OUTCAST"
The Vital. Throbhlnir. Human Play
lly HtHinitT HENRY DAVIE8
flOe to $l.no nt Mntlnes Tomorrow
N'tWk, "Her I'rice," with Emma Dunn. Seats Thur. ,
GARRICK NOW-
TWICE DAILY. :::in nnd 8:15 i
V. XV. GRIFFITH'S Massho Production ,
Last 2 TIIE Last 2 ,
S BIRTH wi!is ,
World's op A Symphony ,
Mightiest TyTATTfYNr Orchestra ,
Spectacle -LNAIIUIN of30
CONCERT
d.rection THADDEUS RICH
MRS. DOROTHY JOHNSTONE-I1ASELER. Harpist.
NOAH II SWAYNE, I'd, Vocalist.
Straw-bridge & Clothier Chorus T
, ACADEMY OF MUSIC ., t
Monday Es.. December Mth, S P. M. '
Seats. 1 r.O, 1 00. 7.V. 50c. "1
Tickets on Kale nt .... '
BUSINESS WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN LEAOUE ,
1101-00 ulrnrd St and U'.'l Wltlierspoon Bits- .
ACADEMY OF MUSIC '
TOMORROW AFTERNOON, DEC. 15, at 3
PADEREWSZI
Tickets nt Heppe'a, S1.00 to $2 50 Boxes, IIMl
Direction, t A ELLIS, Symphony Hall. Boston. ,
GLOBE Theatre ;
MARKET and '
Jl'NIPEn STS.
LE Continuous H ?
A f In tt 1 M IOC. IK.iX...
HARRY VON TIL55ER Presents j
"SEASHORE FROLICS",
Fenturlne EARL CAVANAUOH. Supported by
"THE HONEY OIRLS"
OTllF.lt I'OI'ULAK UTAXUAItD ACTS (
M E T It O V O I. 1 T A N OPERA HO USB
mwi'DfvnrM iixt rttri a -sri VPIV VflRK
uuut u(iwai ui into v.vr. '""
tonight First Time Here ""ST"
DER ROSENKAVALIER ..
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4 i
41
MMES. HEMPEL. OIIER. SIASON MM. GO"'";
WEIL. ALTHOU.SE. RE1SS. COND Mlt. BODAN
S5KV. Seats 1100 Chestnut St. Walnut UU. ItacsM.
I
Philadelphia Poultry Show
inclushe. 10 A M. to 11 V M ul. "" -"E
pleta Show In America See LADY LOLANTINE. ins
Sioo.ooo chicken: also Poultry. Pleeons, Pf.t.1?'K?J
Somt Illrds. Cuts. Admission S3 cents, children
cents. -
L7YRICI"07u"71 MATTTONYaHT,0A,T 5111
MESSRS. S1IUI3EHT Present
America's Foremost Character Actor
LOUIS MANN
IN HIS GREATEST liqiUl? TUTRBLE
COMEDY DRAMA j.-
A "TUTT PUT T"IS AND NBXT .lYHnlf
ADliiLii til popular i mat tiioksdat
PHILADELPHIA'S GREATEST JOY
A FULL HOUSE a
THE FARCE THAT MAKES THEM ALL LADOj
CHESTNUT Below l""?
ARCADIA 'Dorothy Gisb
In "JORDAN IS A HARD ROAD"
Coming Thursday. Friday and Jbaturaar
JULIA DEAN In "MATRIMON1 .
PALACE
DOUBLE BILL
W1LLARD MACK In "ALOHA ut.
Keystone Comedy. "Great Vcuura RoODsry
Wednesday and Thursday "Arnntron mZ
' NIXON'S "THE MAN O'vAGON ,
GRAND Dunbar's Ding Donjr 6
o.,SySM!,?.:STm"j: C ma AS J WCT08IJ
bNIVERSITYMUSEUM;:!
WED. 2:30 Ln-nr ."fe
Ancient Gree." Fi to PuMte SM ad Mt
TROCADERO TU??AJ!rWvl-
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