EVENING EEDGEH-PHIEADEL'PHIX, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1015; ft SPEAKING THE PUBLIC MIND 4 ll1 ' ' '- ' ' . i Letters -From Readers on Various Timely Topics of Local and General Interest Tariff and Politics. A Square Deal for Fire Horses WHAT Td DO WITH FIRE HORSES To the Editor of Evening Ledger: Rlr-Thc piircbnse of the old fire horse .tee" In order to save him from the Gradation of being made to haul pur- il?t lenns brl ,,ml t,ortlon of "' Municipal government whir has charge cf yiidi animals Into unenviable notoilcty. IVhcn It became hnown that ".loe." vna .,ifierlnff from a "fide bono." a private individual tipon henrinc of this, actuated tiv the sense of Justice nml humanity, rescued the overworked imlnuil fiom further suffering: We can scarcely hope to awaken am fccllm? of Interest or sympnthy In a body ' lMn ulio have never made an effort to cire foi ihclr faithful servants worn out n the servho of savins life nnd propcrt.v, , who must be aware Hint these nie old to the liifihcst bidder and that us time cim on. as lit the case of "Joe," tney drift louei and lower until the lat est stage nf their citrecr llnda them In the ZooloRlenl Oardens to be knocked on the head and become food for wild beasts. To appeal for humaneness f'oni those who have shoun themselves void of this iltrlhuto would be n trnvost.v, even when they are fullv aware Hint motor ciiRlnes ll In the near futuie obliterate the tiro horse 'n the meantime It would not bt loo murh to ask that provision be mndo far tlieso anlmnls that reiilnln. Philadelphia might well adopt the method prnrtleed III New York, where no (Ire horse la sold, but places ore reserved for them In their old age. Surely this mat ter Is worth "f consideration, and whllo millions arc being spent to adorn the eltv. lome portion of our civic wealth shnirUI be expended upon these dumb scivnnt.s ef the public U. C. II. Philadelphia, December 15. ROBBING HISTORY Te the Editor of Ki cnlaff Ledger. Sir "The life of l'redeilck Parry Mor ris should provide Inspiration for every true American. Coming to this country from Unglnnd as a boy, penniless. Ilndlng tils opportunity ns a newsboy on Long Island, woiklng his way up the ladder until ho reached the top rung of business weeess, hiR career stands as a svmbol of what can ho done hero by grit and per marancc" News Item. And Just think, our cruel Child Idleness Lana will effectively prevent the develop ment of another Kicdorlck Tarrj Morris, noys, hundreds of them, will In ov cry age find themselves as poor and penniless as 4!d Morris as did Lincoln. Why then ihould not our laws permit such as they to ascend tho ladder of success by their Ood-glven light to labor. Veiily, wo ihould havo education of the joung. Hut Is It not true that labor nlouo will nvall the bojs who II ml thomselvcs poor and penniless. Why should we rob history of such jewels. Kancy, If ou can, tMc distress of such a soul crushed by a prohibition against tho right to labor tho right to succeed In Bplte of adver sity. And crushed In Its Infancy, tho satisfied, affluent portion of humanity will never know this side of heaven the ilrf committed. For It Is a terrible sin to rob God's creatures of noblo asplra ,'tlons. A HEADER. Philadelphia, December 15. IN PRAISE OF FORD 'To the Editor of Ex-ening Ledger: Sir Henry I'ord at the present time Is the subject of much comment and criti cism nnd his name Is pcrliups more wldelv dlscumtod than any other namo In Amcrl 'ca IKnry Ford at the head of a peace ttxpedllion haB sailed across the ocean to r.make nn nttempt In stopping the most 'terrlhlo butchering of human lives ever -rltnesscd In this world, and because of this glorious object that Ford has In , View lie Is being stamped as a fool. tt is not the question of whether ho will succeed or fall In bringing about peace, but the vital point involved Is the fact that he Is willing to try. It was by trjlng that Fold has reached the pin nacle of success and fame and from an obscure beginning ho has become one of the greatest Americans whose name will lo down In history. If Ford's efforts to stop the war piovo & success he will bo honored nnd hailed is a man who accomplished more good for the welfnre of tho entire world than ny emperor or king. It Ford should fall In his noble ven ture no will still bo honored as the first man who really made an effort to hrln about peace. It Is much better to havo tried and failed than not to havo tried at all. Let overy one pralso Ford as a mnn Tilth a will power, a man who Is not afraid to tnko a chance and a man who ll remarkahle for his consistency of pei leverance He throws aside the criti cisms of the newspapers, ho laughs at tho discoursing utterances of the hun dreds of statesmen, ho Is determined to Xln by reaching the triumphant goal of uocesB. It no doubt looks big to Ford and per haps seems to be a hopeless task to undertake, but ho faces It bravely, not afraid of failure If he succeeds well and good! If he falls he will try again. What a wonderful country this would k If tt had just a few" moro Henry Fords! ROBERT ROSEN. Philadelphia, December H. A DEPENDABLE POLICY 7 (Ae Editor of Evening Ledger: Sir Tho Tariff Commission League be lieves that tho country will sufficiently arouia Itself to bring about the appoint mnt of a Tariff Commission made up of wen of the very highest ability All efforts 14 this direction are an absolute waste of time unless the men appointed on such a commission are really first-class men, wen, for example, like Mr. Delano, of the Federal Reserve Board, who has been notably successful in practical affairs. Such men would very soon come to be re Ufa upon by tho President and Congress J?r Information and advice In tariff mat tin. Even the short-lived tariff board of Mr, Taft gained considerable strength In Washington, and It may be stated as a fct that Its Investigations, so far as it W pursued them, were very fully vailed of by the members of the Ways ? Means Committee who framed tho rJ?nt tariff act. 3Ir. Taft has recently written to the Tariff Commission League the work of the tariff board was a valuable work which still survives, and at he hopes another board will be ap pointed, . of ,,lfluence In the community are th 5 ln a ver' diking way to realize ?.1 the abscnce of a dependable tariff ey in the U.nlted States Is certain to "Productive of real and far-reaching ln75e!i8 as we enter more extensively '?. Intel national commercial affairs, fom jn connection with cur foreign m ?." a,so' as every one realizes. In "nnectlon with our domestic business at ISi n 9 falIur o put the turiff on a "inline basU has contributed powerfully W accentuating that greatest of all busl thn ,tl.anefs. namely, uncettalnty. It Is tim Viat ,hls wa3 dono any '" It is "no that we got together and insisted ,b-, matter being handled In the way It i, aI1,0,hr ercat nations have handled IB pIacln'' the facts and thulr analysis bodvClnatlon ,n t,ie h"nds of a small th. the Vr' bM' " obtainable in ne country n the words of one of the U ? instructive Democrats, Henry D. n.,!t y" Mav.r of Dallas, Tex., and u. ?!, JL 0l the A.Iv Isory Council of the Hitut Commission I easue; K ,y " Skater permanent sSrvice vrorr. rllde"d our country than the dl Joiih ' ot t,,u tarlft irom partisan Ini Bnd " e'Wuhment on scientific eeouowu lines. Ucxible enough to meet rhinglng conditions as they arise, arid vet presenting n perninent and com prehensive Rcneral policy." OUY EMEHSON. Philadelphia. December li THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS To the Editor of Erritfiifl Ledger: Sir ! nm writing because 1 want te express mv npproval of vourverv sug gestive "ear loon ' In Saturlay's Evr.NtNrj IititiORH You eertalnlv "hit the nail on the bend" In Ihnt picture, and I earnest l.v hope that many parents will be per suaded thereby to refrain from encour aging in their children the mllltarv piilt which Is certainly so far removed from the spirit of Christmas Do It again' Battleships, and guns, rIMes nnd ammu nition nre certnlnlv not pvinbollc of Love and Good Will. Ilcllevliig as t do that world-peace is possible only after the education of the masses to the desire fur Internatlon ll biotherhood, I have thought to encourage conversation nnd peisonal testimony to these pilnclples WILLIAM It. UK'HIi: Philadelphia, December !" DOLLARS IN THE POCKET To ffte I'.ilttor of Eicnlng Ledger. Hir Just now, when hearts nie full of love and pockc,thooks wide open, I wish to recall a quotntlan bv the late Judge (I. Many Davis, ;'The saving of a boy Is not nnljL the saviig of his lmmoil.il soul, but dollars in the pncketH of oui tn pajers ' I'm more tlinn 11 vears It hns lieen mv privilege ns welt as dntv to look after the boy of our streets, chlellv thoe of the wnvvvnid soil. In doing tills I go Into mnny a home which a little I'hrlstmas eheei would bilghten, and on their behalf would thank our generous t'ltlrrnn for any llnnncinl help they may he Inclined to give. "He merciful after tliv power: If thou hast much, give plen lequl , If thou hast little, do thy dili gence gladly to give ot that little" A Christmas tiee with piesents bright. And pietty candles all alight. Supposing vou had none? A candy dog and turkey wing. With pumpkin pic and everything. Supposing )ou had none? A dolly dear, with bluest ejes, And truly shoes for a surprlc, Supposing .vou had none'.' And then u coz bed and mother, too, To tuck you up nnd care for ou; Supposing j ou had none? What Is tho thought of Chilstmas? Giving. What Is the heait ot Chrlstinaa? Love. DAVID L. WITMEP.. Philadelphia. December 15. THE DEATH OF NAPOLEON To the Editor of Eiening Ledger: Sir In yesterday's last of the Evknino J.mxjKii I see it stated that December 14 was the anniversary of tho death of Gen eral Washington and also of Napoleon Ilonnpaite. Now, tills stntement Is correct respect ing Washington, as every schoolboy knows the first President of tho L'nlted States died In the month of December, 170D. Hut, quoting from Scott's "Life of Napoleon Bonapnrte," we have the fol lowing: "Tho fifth of May camo amid wind nnd lain. Nupoleon's departing spirit w.sb en gaged In a strife moro terrible than that of tho elements around. The words tete d'armee (heid of the army), the last that escaped his lips, showed that his nil ml was watching tho progress of a heady fight. At a quarter of 5 ln the evening, after a struggle that showed the original strength of his constitution, Napoleon ex pired." According to tho eminent historian, Na poleon died on May j, 11121. So, in view of tho fact so stated, wo think your correspondent In error when he sajs that December 11 Is the anniversary of the great Emperor's death. E. L.. I.EIGH. Bristol, Pa., December 15, 1915. WOMEN'S COUNCIL ORGANIZES Mrs. John C. Groome Heads New Branch of Department of Health and Charities The Women's Advisory Council of the Department of Public Health and Char ities, recently appointed by Director Xlcgler, has organized oy the election of Mrs. John C Groomo us chairman, Mrs. Thomas Robins secretary and Mrs. Alfred Stengel treasurer. It will be tho aim of the council to aid In bettering conditions in all of tho city's hospitals and Institutions. Tho following persons nre membcis: Mrs. John C. Groome, Mis. Edward T. StoteBbury. Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg, Mrs, J. Willis Mnrtln, Mrs. James P. Mc Nlchol, Mrs. Thomas Robins, Mrs. Ed win II. Vare, Mrs. John I'. Nicholson, Mrs. William Henry Trotter, Mrs. Cor nelius Stevenson, Mrs. I. Harrison O'Harra, Mrs. Alfred Stengel, Mrs. John F. Lewis, Mrs. Rodman E. Orlscom, Mrs. Thomas B. Smith, Countess Santa Eulalla, Mrs. Thomas Potter, Jr.. Miss Mary E. Slnnott, Mrs. S. Lewis Zlegler. Miss Helen Flelsher, Mrs. Reed A. Mor gan, Mrs. Wilson Potter. Mrs. Dayton Voorhees, Mrs. Barclay II. Warburton, Mrs. Charles S. Starr and Mrs. Wllmer Krusen. DO YOU, SIR, RAISE CHICKENS? IF YOU DO, STOP AND LISTEN Question Addressed to Every Visitor of Poultry Show, Whether He Don n Prince Albert or Not 2000 BIRDS ON EXHIBITION Wear the tnot stvllsh clothes made bv the most fashionable Walnut stteet tailor and the chances aie that vou will be taken for n farmer Just the same at the poultry show In the Metropolitan llulld Ing "Do you raise chickens, my friend?" ou will hfar addresed to vou manv times, no matter how metropolitan vour g.irb may be. The phrase In almost ns perlstent a sound as the tackle of the liens and tin- rro ot the rooster" N'o longer can they distinguish the farmer from the man described In the comics as ntlcuss" b Ills rlothes Tills l the dnj of a new farmer, when the man who tills the nll, raises chickens and breeds cattle no longei wears n wlp of straw In ills hnlr. a ehln ben id on n mitstacheless face, and n wide (Kipping bat that formed the fr.inie for the pic ture tlio cartoonist of jesteidav used to draw Even time theie Is n poulttv show or mi exhibit of fnrm pioduels nr n lecture on ngiledKuinl pioducts. It bei nines more nnd more noticeable dial the old farmer with the b.iggv trouers. en' pet bag tnnl cotton umbrell.i. Is r.iplillv pissing nwnv The new farmer Is the eollrgo gimluatc the scientist, the inpltnllst Tor the most pail he Is leek mid well groomed lie Is a man of culture, npplvlng Knowledge which lie bus worked hard (o neqiilic; he Is dim ling the npeintinn of n large In vestment of mone.v, Jut ns (lie b.inkcr oi busliuss mnn does I'm funning thee dnvs requires capital (o pnv foi inodirn machinery mid the ntilniiinblles, which nre fnsl supplanting horses mid mules on (lie up-to-ilnte agrlcullural eiilerprle. If vou are Hie best-ilrvseil man. llicie- fore, in metropolitan socletv, ou m.iv I hear the question "Do joii inlse chick ens, mv friend" ' iddreed straight at ou. Semes of men nre asking tills question, ll seems as tf some slop, in weie being p.issed anions the visitors tn ihe show Vou can't escape it. The words aie the prelude lo n speech. If ou answer In the nlllrmatlve .vou will be uttering an "open sesame" lo nu en thusiastic deotrlptlon of something thut Is for sale and which. If vou bin It, will enable you tn double the pioduct of your poultrv farm oi peilmps treble It. ureven well, no, they really go no higher than that. Cliekens nre by no nie.ins the onlv at ti action at the show Tlieie nie any num ber of ehlblts dispinjlm; any nuinbet of things Eveiy ten steps vou bump Into n tepieseiitatlve nf some fann Join rial or poultrv paper who offers joii a copv fieo nnd asks ou to become n subscriber to his vnluable paper The latest and most appioved mechanical apparatus for the latslng of chic' ens aie on ,lew, sent O I)., subject to approval A dozen vailetiCH of chicken houses aie dlsplnvcd, quite attractively built nml seeming good enough for humans and posltlvelj p.ilntlal for a chicken American fowldom Is represented at the show bv perhaps w specimens, all polished and powdered to look their very best. Tho Judges started work estcrday to make their awnrdH, hut did not achieve as much progress ns hod been hoped for because some of flic blrls en tered did not arrive on time, having been held up by the storm. Ladi, Eglantine, champion eRR-lajIng hen of the world, with a record of 314 eggs In a year. Is, of eouise. the star attraction at the show. Hut there Is an other champion egg er which has more eggs to her credit than Lady Eglantine She Is "Victoria," a white Indian lunnci duck. She has n lecord of S3S eggs In ono year, n lccoid completed October 5 of last jear. TIIR AMARUS The follonlnc nnanls were nnnouiire.l tcvla VV'lllte 1'1 mouth Hock I'nck KirM. lib Umnro TMultrv Kurn' second, Meai!ov hrnak Poultry Frm: third. Wood Crest rarni. VV. S WrlKlit .linn run ni1p nt While IMvnioiitli Hock Hen Kirst. PlncOrovo Poultry Farm $. oiul. lllckmoro Poultr Lirin ililnl, ilforce II I.. I'rttle, fourth Wool rrest Parm. (lflh. Willow Ilrook Poultrv Pann White Plvmojlh rtock Cockerel-First. HUk more Poultrv I'urm. secoml. Pine (Jrovo I'nul Iry rami third. Oeorpu II I. I'ettle. Whllo Pis mouth Ilocll Pullet Klrat and fifth. flenree II. L Ottle, ttecond, Illcktnnre. third Abboltix Poultrv Farm. fnurtli. Mlmh "r0thCra- PBS. (tarred Pl mouth Pen First, Mfadou Prook Poultry Parm second. C. (luv Mcrs. third. JtldKewood Poultrv Farm. Fen Mated lo Produce KxhlMtlon Male rirst. OeorKe U. Muih second, Warren !.ack nian, third, (tcorire H Moth Fcnn M-ited to Produce Exhibition PcmaleB first nnd eecona. iiooeri, J. vvamen. third. Oorir W. White; em1, Frear1e I! Still cn, third Itenrj Tatnstl nron. nos comb Ilhode umnd tied Pen rirtt. Vrederte it Mlllnflten; second. 1,. V. Bushier ft Son. third Williamson Free wheel. Itsrry f (mint:. jirrMdrnt ,, Plngli -comh Puff Orplnton Pf n- rirtt, II. F. Hill sc. ond. Old Font Pouhry Frm: thim, Pprerhcr llrethrs. . Slnirle.comb muck Orrlnnton Pen-Ktrt, Mr " "Hies. . . SMiiRle-cnmh While orpln(tton rtn-FInt, Willow Ilrook Poultry Farm. ... , llluc Orpington Pen 1'lrm. William Ceok ; Son "pecklcd Pufsex Pn- First and third, lto rd 1, (Mls scond. T. C.idttllder Prk (.ornlsh Pen First, .lames n olllsn, econd. Mllfon It Hrnu. While Fnvrrolie Pcnn-Fltfl W.W relnlr. I.Uht llrnhmi I'm First. Mlneh Prothers; ircnnd. v llllain l Cox RHck Laiivshan Pen-Flrl. F.lm reultry Vards, pr,ond Alexander N. tv arret' third. .1 F ltnblnon f-lnale comb Uronn 1 enhom Pen First, Hrl,Mioic Farm, P li. Pod. nianatter. . Itee-cnmh drown tRhorn Pen FltM, Kerlln In rm Slnle-romh While l.eahern Pen -First. E K. PruMker. serond A. C Vnck. third. William M tones Slnale comh tVarh tlnorcas Pen Plrl. Meadon liiMi lrtmi. se-ond John Ilohlnon. nne-rnoi mack ?naniii ien i irsi. nricK- Pins Judge Woollcy to Try du Pont Suit WILSIINGTON'. Del., Dee. 16.-Judg Joseph II. Duflington, of the United States Court, today assigned Judge Vic tor B. Woolley. of this city, to sit In the suit of Philip F. du Pont vs. Pierre S. du Pont and others. LEG SUPPORTS VAHICOSK VKINH. UI.CKIK Weak Ankles, Hviollcn Leo, Etc. AHE IIVKNI.Y HUt'POItTEl) UV TUH U8U OF THE Corliss Laced Stocking BAMTAUV, as thoy may t uaahed or boiled. Comfortable, mado to miasura. hO ELAbTlOl Adjustable: lacia like a lerilnr; llaht i durable, ;,ix cost 31.13 or tsa tor the aame limb, 13.00, each. FCONOM1C. Ur (,W ,W HB BatllV ,,,1U, f.VV. poitpald. Call and b niesiurcd irce or m(il tut avii-iuvuiurt meat Wank No. 19. We also make non-elaatls Ab dominal Helta to order. Hours 9 to S dallr. Hat. 9 to 4 Fenoi.CorllisLlmbSpecUltyCu 30 Heed Uldr. Phone Walnut 891, ISI1-13-IS tllbert tt I'hlla.. 1'a. IfeadttieAds h house tarrn. u l. ttmd. miniiarr. Ilier-snamlet ltsmhurg Pen- Itrst oimso rniiiin l ami. . tikemeider Pen I Irst Pr. F. 1. rtlfhard" . Illnci; tied Pit Haine Pen-First. Harrv B. Mvrtetu. c end Trnnk 1. Walton. .01,1 Kngllsli Haine llnntnm Pen-First J W. Cveilti. Hne,nml, niirk Huntam Pen-First Pratt PiMiltri Kxperlmcnt Htattmi. ..While Peati, tvi k Pen -l"lr1 Pratt Poullri Lsnerlmenl lntlm llurf iirMnRtnn pen Flrt IMaeReod Pnultri I arm I Halle Wilson proprietor PI01MXB Plaek rjrrler i nek First and ernn4 O A. I.l"nser ihlnl .1 Mnrlln Wnrker. ., . Ml "! i irrler Hen Flrl t Martin Waek er,econd snd third pennoek Pnnrll Ulack c nrrlef I'M! 1 1 k- First imd seronl. Pernio, l pnnell third. I, Mnrlln Wacker. Mine k i -irrler lull lien First Pennoek Pencil se nnd. .1 M.iriln VVscker. Illai k .ariln toil io-k-Flr( ll A KI a.ier ee, ond and ih'nl VI Wmke- lllij k cnriler I(U," hen First nnd third O V HlM'ser, ecmd I M Wneker Hun ,nrrer oik-I VI Wacker . I' mi i irrler hen Flrt and e-ond n V I n-.rr thirl. .1 M. VVnrker Pun i irrler. ini(,ocU First. f W iireinn .nun 'nrrler. mil hen First. Pennoek Pmvcil se-nnd. it A. Klncr . (Mil isrrle-. pin ,n-k I Irst ani recind .' VI. Wneker. in airier. tfi hen- ITrst, 'I. A. t:i.irr. si i end nnd third I. Vt Wacker Itlue .ar-ler hen First, t, VI. Warker Mine can ler, I'll cock First .1 .M Wa.ker e nnd, M VV (lan.11111. Illueiarrlcr I'll, , m k First. I VI Wacker. Mine mnle IMf, hen First. i W. iiepatui. White .arrler. m, k First. II. V. K.laaer Whit rrler. lull imk-rirst. II V. El- fliM r VV hlte , uriler I'ltlhcn Flrt. O VV. Opsann Willie ihi.Ic . PHI cock- First 11 A. Kl srr. Kliirk HaiMctn im k First. Wllhnni Fhltmor llii.k ILmdetn hen First Wllllim llhlnaer. Mine ItiiRiiets inch First William Hhliictr. Illue IMsiletii l,eii-Flrl VVItllttn Fhliiiter (led nr lellnw ituitcr co,k- Flrt and second .! I Uii Ited or icll'U router hen First, J P Knox, White Miulcr tok-Flr-r, t. V. Knox sec. nml. Julius Thorn VV hlte I'oiiicr hen First I. 1' Knox. ieond. .1 illus Thorn stlwr o-- blue io.k Flrsl V. K Mullet seiond i ll. II irkci third t harlrs Snider. Slhri nr blue Inn First, i . II llurkoy: sec ond, V K llutlrr Slhei ,.- blue It) I A en k First i' li. W elr- I k. seion I Dr litis T laic Knox third I F, $100,000 Loss In Itailroad Ynrd Fire SAV.ISXMl, (Ja . Dee 16-Scvetal boi lais, 1(00 hales of cotton nnd n ware house weie destroved bv lire In the yards of the Cential llnllrontl of (leorgla todaj. Tlio li'ss was flOO.noO TODAY'S MAKKIAGE LICENSES W liter Sroti. -'"'II Vliliolas st . and Man V. Metrcher 1 1 s it Clenuool aie Inhn lats 'Jlo.', Nnudi'n st . and HstelU V Idtson. Jin., N'atldatn st (leorm- Jt. Praaer -J'lT McKrin at, and Id i W . Mobra. VM7 McKenn t. Wnlter ll Mlmilec Cjnuxd, Pa, an 1 Hnillv ll. Watson, I'l'il Mt Veinon st. Charles ll llrnun. lilt S Dnrranee st . anJ Itachel Walker. IT.s s Colorado st F cderlek VV. fmlth Itherslde, N .1.. and lllanelie C Paul, arts F Vork at. t ouls Nausdieler. West llobokcn, N. .1. and llcrtriifle V. Cleaves 10 H. PanaRUt at Hubert Vnung. Tt,0 K. lMh st . nnd Helen KclH. Too -i 1Mb st. Im'cpIi 11 llradshan. I.eaRite Island, and Mnsana von Phul, I'Mi Hochello fte Chnrles S Morcan, 1S2I H llerka st . and Hnim i Stof, r. Camden X J. Samuel F Wanner, .IS!1 N. "3tll st . and Uertrudo M (larner. .t-tl Fox ave Cieorito llird 1'i.h) Molltrusn st . and Alice Hlira HtM Montrose st John I. llodBln. PJIA H lflth st.. and Olen- dclla Cn-co li!l S liilh st Ham .1 lllchmond. 1114 Crease at., and HrldRot M Hutches, 2M lllchmond at. O. N,, Mvers White Plininutli Ilork Pen First tieorpA H, Is. Fettle, setond. Mcailow Ilrook Poultry rami. mini. mow itrnnK i-uuiiry i arm While Wvandotto Pen First Allen Rob erta, second, Harry Freaa, third, H V. Warner Columbian Wyandotto Pen-1 Irst. U. . SliiRl'e-camh Ithode Iilind Ited Pen Flrit a CMlltOMIS-TS! Xmas Pianos at Big Savings Our prices tell w It a t part of downtown rent you pay w li e n buyiiiK a piano. $180 $350 Special Upright Piano Stool, Scarf and one year's ex pert tuning free. rcrfi5 $1.25 weekly. (unrautoed IB vears New Pianos, $180 to $400 Player Pianos, $350 to $650 Little Used Pianos, $50, $60, $75, $85, $95, $110, up. Todd&Michener ii. n. Tonn formerly ManaKer Jacob Hros Co. 1603 Columbia Ave. ! mi: kve.mm.s W8Sf& mUiSV&iS3iX-J mwp Wl r 'eV ,V.V.W,V.',W.W..WVWVWVVVVMTOWVVVVAVWVWVWAVVVV.V,V.WVVWWWW.V.V.V, li! Kuu: YOUNG AMERICA is the title for a new page in the Maga zine Section of the Sunday Public Ledger. It is a page of suggestion, information and instruction, which will interest readers of those ages when more is learned than at any other time of life, and when all things ought to be cor rectly and sensibly understood, appre ciated and mastered. Youf boy should read the "Young America" page in Sunday's Public Ledger. iiiii'.ur.'.ii'.iii'.iiuiuiuntniiF.uiuiniiiF.iiituuiHiiiiii-.iiiiiuiuiuiuu-.ni-.uu-.iinif.i'.'.iii ;"VtViMt. OUT TODAY THE SJ1TUHPJIY EVENING POST Five Cents of All Newsdealers and Post Boys Samuel G. Blythe Politics and Preparedness : A keen analysis of the sentiment for a bigger Army and Navy, with some straight talk about the cost of Preparedness and where the price is coming from. The Third Light: A timely mystery story of the foreign spies in Washington, by H. S. Edwards and J. J. Lane. From Shirtsleeoes to Shirtsleeves: An au thoritative article on the rise, prosperity and disappearance of our Merchant Marine, by William Brown Meloney. The Fifth Ace and Fenella, the romance of a fascinating sick gambler and a rich young American girl in Florence, by Joseph Hergesheimer. 7 he Dub, a Wall Street story of a young man who became as crooked as his boss, by Maximilian Foster. Bungled and Burglarized Railroads, the story of some railroads now in the hands of re ceivers, with sound advice to canny invest ors, by Roger W. Babson. The Rule-Ridden Game, an absorbing ar ticle on the barbed wire tangle of medieval technicalities that stands between the Law and Justice, by Melville Davisson Post. Uneasy Money, a new instalment of the American adventures of young Lord Daw lish, by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. sS Christmas Sense The Saturday Evening Post is the ideal Christmas present. Such a gift is not showy nor costly, but it gives pleasure and satis faction out of all proportion to its modest price. Good reading matter is the one gift whose value may be a thousand times its cost. Fifteen dollars, for example, will pay for such a gift to ten friends or employes and will save you hours of vexation in crowded shops. Why not have a sensible Christmas by spending less money than usual andgiv ing more pleasure than ever before? Make a list of your friends as long or as short as you choose and remit a dollar and a half for each subscription. 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