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iKKJir JKV1 jrr'u,'n Philip B. Collin, John It.
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WHIM of Philadelphia, ercept where foreign pottage
V reeftHredi one month, twenty-five cents; ono year,
(are Mlara. All mall eubtcrlptlom payable In
( askance. "
V llac Sutrcrlbera wishing addrti 'hanged must
ft oM' a? well aa new addrti.
WtX,.M0 WALNUT
Kr.T5TO.NE, MAIN 109
tT ACdrfHt alt rommunlcoKenl fa XxiMner
Ltagtr.- Jndep.ntn Square, FMtafWplla,
nnn.ii Mi rmUstriitM roTorrlc is er.co.iij.
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'Tllhr AVEnAOE NET PAID DAILY circula.
. TION Of THE EVE.S'tNO LEDGER.
ron NovnMtiEn was ii.-di.
rniLADELriitA.'TiitjnsnAY, jamiaiiy u, mm.
Wherever God erects a house of prayer,
The Dqvll always builds a chapel there.
, Defoe.
Judge Gary could bo elected to the presi
dency of the Stcct Trust.
Tho victims n Mexico nro waiting for
ei'qr under tho pround,' hut not watchfully.
iFour mllllop for the Art Museum Is states-
trjanshlp. Mr. Mayor, and wo congratulate
yfcu.
The, Issue of a second tprm, ro for as
Mr. Ty'llson Is concerned, Is simply this:
Car)h,o fje$ It?
Tho Chinese revolt Is subsiding. That Is
what a Chinese revolt generally docs when
Yuan gets busy.
Tho Irish .members of Parliament uro will
ing; to havo every EnRllshmnn forced to en
list Jn the army.
'
iThcre. Is'no doubt that the Kaiser Is ap
proaching death. He ds one day nearer It
every twenty-four hours.
The explosions In tho du Pont powder
mil's fro mild In comparison with tho ruc
tlpns In the du Pont cempnntcs.
General Joffro says that Germany Is wear
, (rig out; but his opinion would bo more con
Vlnclngrlf ho could point to the holes.
Now that tho prc-prlmnry haB selected a
candidate for tho senatorship, nothing re
mains for the primary but ratification.
BtouRh plans attack on Sunday vaude
ville. News head.
That word "Sunday" Is ambiguous.
Camtjen County showed a surplus of
iJ241,i3,71 fpr lfist year. Prosperity, like a
Colpssus of Rhodes, straddles the river.
.. r Doctor 'Mebano Insists that ho Is eligible
for the postmastcrshlp of Wlllccs-Barre be
caujo ho IoVcS tho nag He even owns one.
Did'thq Governor think that William H.
Ba'jt'a experience as custodian of city property-qURltfles
him to tnko charge of a presi
dential ooomiei.'
Thp dlffcrence betw?eh a formal blockade
apd an Informal one, as England knows,
wou)( bjp to make legal most of the things
riow being done Illegally.
'
The campaign of the Greater Builders' Ex
change requited In nbout 600 applications for
refnbojsrtlp yesterday. It will be hard to
keep suqh A bunch of hustlers down to a
sqoo Hoji.
A flne'ljne of weather samples Is being dis
played, by the forecasters; but Just as wo
hayomelected Ono that suits he snatches it
from our hands and gives us something en
tirely different.
'Our party, however. If It Is to be suc
cessful, carrnot permit the liquor business
to be the predominating influence or party
plank In; our platform. Congressman Vare.
Yejt under such conditions It was suc
ceasfuj In 1914.
Seven former presidents of tho American
J5ar Association have asked Mr. Wilson to
appoint Mr. Taft to the Supreme Court; but
Mr., Wilson's political advisers have been
heard from the other way.
Whether flushing the streets, as recom-
.mertded by tho "Walnut Street Business As
sociation, would prevent the spread of grip
or pot, there Is little doubt that It would
TOke walking less dangerous.
r '
Villa will doubtless stage a few more as-
BaMtaatjona if he can. be assured that Inter-
vetien'wjll follow. Of Mexicans who have
Ajwrsd Jri the news In recent years there are
doubtless a .few who ought not to be hanged.
j, -, , ,
The Alabama courts hnvej decided that the
Ijerfedciarles of a man hanged for murder
cot collect his insurance policy. How
hou a stamte ordering tho proceeds to be
pajd Jo the dependent heirs of the murdered
victim?
.TJnj "War Department engineers have r
jyoHA that an inland waterway from New
YortfBay to the Gulf by tho.Great Lakes
caii ho completed for only I1J60.0O0. If this
weo Germany the Government would flnd
that money without delay and complete the
TPfWO
fJUIam II. Andrews is following many
nateWe precedents jn hecpralng a candidate
tf i, Senate from New Mexico, The new
fd&m have been very friendly to the men
Wbj iajal8ted them in their fight for atate
lf4,.aKd politicians who failed, to gratify
fJr"mbtons In the East have been sue
tuufut when they qarneu the gpatltuds of
th Wwt The late Senator John I. Wilson,
0 arashingtoqt once confessed that he went
" to iht Far Wej because, competition was
)tn iicute there i)an In tho East, and Bald
tha, t 4e had rcrrtajued In Jndlqna, his na
eiw ftate, ho uoujd Have had little chance
f neilU3f "- Buf h Vnt to Washington
wiJMiraa stUI a Territory, and was In the.
?KFrtMori sent to Conrtas after the
e'T'tJilP' "ocarof a atine.
lc KowUff fpeech before the pan-
C'onsveii la wavningtpn the
ir 4w fe1U her ajome pon(dera
A tiUr Kvbafpcv pommercul na-
tim, frecemfcrtfy wtmrrWul All wiflntreH,
ls,w h) id, "when unarmed for conflict in
no position whatever to Jose as the aucees?
fill advocate) Of nrbltrallon." It will be re
called that tho enviable position held by
Kaiser Wllhelm before the war as tho "Peace
Emperor" came to him because the power of
Oermany to wage war was never underrated.
For twenty-flvc years and more a nation
armed for battte devoted Itself to peace. We
see now to what end that peace tended and
know why all energies wero ho carefully con
served. But the fact Is a lesson to the
United States. It cannot further peace so
lonp aa It Is In tho position of ono who can
not wage war. Peace must bo not our bene
flt, noi our salvation, but our disinterested
mission. We mut have our arms before we
Offer to lay them down
DOLLAR GAS A RAKK INJUSTICE
One dollar for IDOrt J'tilile feel of la no
lonrer n ilefenalhte rlmre. In llnlttmore, r
ff" eonmptlon l offered nt si lenta nel.
No reduction la poaellile In t'lillnilelililn mileaa
tlie elly anrrrndera ll aliarr In the reelpta
THE following advertisement nppearcd
Monday In Baltimore newspapers:
ANNOUNCEMENT
9S CENTS NET ltlt OAH
roit DOMESTIC HEATING AND OTHER
EXCESS SEtlVICE
To Consumers of On
lor tho paat enr tho ofllclnls and cnslneers
nf Confotldntcd Ons, Electric Light and
Power Company have been working on plans
to pcrtect niefhodi and mentis to give the
people of llnltlmorc a moit favorably low
price for gas for domestic hentltig nml other
Increared consumption.
On Jnnnniy 1 the mnxlmum net price for
g.is was reduced to 7c. to all coiiHUmcrs.
While thH Is the lowest price the company
can inalto for the present consumption, It Is
proposed to make a far lower rate for addi
tional consumption per consumer, so that
the ncrngc rnte to tho conetlmcr will auto
matically reduce Itself ns tho customer's
coiutimptlott Is Increased, Just ns it does In
the company's existing electric rntes
With tills low rnto customers may now
with economy take full ad vantage of the
great convenience of the more General use
of gns'con.sumlng equipment of all kinds for
added comfort In tho home.
Immediately nftcr the I'cbruary meter
readltiRR the rnte to ench domestic consumer
will be 73c. net for all consumption up to
that of tho maximum month's consumption
In the past J ear, and, provided that It Is not
less thnn 40)0 cubic feet, SJc net for nil gas
used In excess thereof. Scladules covering
dctntls nf new rntes ns npptled to existing
and new customers will be published.
HEUHEItT A. WAGNER. President.
Consolldrttcd Gns, Electilc Light and Power
Company of Unltlmore.
Ualtlmore, January 10, 1016.
Mr. J. E. Aldred, chairman of tho Balti
more company, Is reported In tho newspapers
of that city as having stated that "gas was
being manufactured at around 21 cents a
thousand." That Is not surprising, for ns
long ago ns 1897 a private company was sell
ing gns to Philadelphia at 3" cents the thou
sand, out of which was realized enough profit
to pay dividends on a capitalization of more
thnn a million nnd provide also for deprecia
tion. Wldncs, England, In the heart of a coal
belt, sells gas at a net cost of 1G cents tho
thousand, which Includes everything except
returns on capital.
An exhaustive study by the Bureau of Gas
indicates that a total production cost of 50
cents the thousand, Including everything ex
cept returns on capital, maintenance of street
lamps nnd taxes, is reasonable; and under the
skilful management which has obtained in
Philadelphia, 40 cents tho thousand would
bo nearer the true mark.
In Maryland tho Tubllc Service Commis
sion ordered, cffectlvo January 1, a reduction
from 80 cents to 76 cents the thousand feet,
and permitted tho company to adopt the sin
gle heating standard In lieu of tho lighting
standard, which Is tho standard In Philadel
phia. The action of the company In offering a 33
cent rate for excess consumption is volun
tary nnd Is a clearer evidence of a proper
price for gas In a big city than a volume of
ordinary statistics.
The lease with the U. G. I. provides that
Councils shall not reduce tho price of gas be
low 80 cents beforo December 31, 1917, and
thereafter not below 70 cents. Automatically
on January 1, 1918, tho city will receive the
excess on all gas sold at more than 7." cents.
The first year of the lease tho U. G. I. sold
3,032,073,810 cubic feet of gas, and in 1914 It
sold 9,807,711,380. Tho city's receipts In
creased from $203,301.50 in 1S9S to SI, 943,
466.11 In 1914. While tho consumption of gas
was little moro than tripled, the city's re
ceipts were multiplied by seven.
During this period tho leasing company
has expended moro than nineteen millions of
dollars in Improvements of different sorts
and has given a better service than clients
received previous to tho lease.
The minimum rato possible, up to January
1, 1928, If tho city surrenders Its own receipts
In their entirety, Is 75 cents, according to tho
contract. In any case, the company's re
ceipts for tho period of the lease are abso
lutely fixed, and no action by Councils or
any other body can change this condition.
There are two points only of Interest to the
consumer, therefore:
1, In vlow of the vastly Increased receipts.
Is It a fair and proper thing for Councils to
order now a reduction from Jl to 90 cents
the thousand, and a further reduction to 85
cents n thousand on January I, 1918, when
tho company's sharo Is automatically reduced
to 75 cents?
2. In view of tho showing made In Balti
more and the general unfairness of the gas
tax (for It is a tax, nnd an unequal one),
ought not the city to abandon the payments
to Itself entirely, reducing the price to con
sumers to 80 cents at once, and to 75 cents
two. years hence?
The answer Is found In the obvious fapt
that l gas In these times Is an anachronism
and an outrage; .
WHO IS THE LEADER?
THEHE seems to be grievous disagree
ment as to the name of the Itepubllcan
leader In this State. Representative Vare
said in Washington yesterday that it was
Governor Brumbaugh. He cited ps proof the
well-known fact that the Governor received
75,000 more votes than Senator Penrose at
tho election when they were both running.
He insisted that the Issue then was that of
8tae leadership and that Doctor Brum
baugh was chosen.
Ye on December 10 Thomas B. Smith,
who had just been elected to th? mayoralty,
said that he hoped the delegates elected from
the congressional districts to (he Itepubllcan
National Convention "would be In harmony
with Mr- Penrose and 'sustain his leadership
for the welfare of the State and nation."
When two such distinguished statesmen
disagree on so vital a matter something Is
wrony somewhere. But they are pot the only
men who disagree. Senator Penrose and
Governor Brumbaugh each thinks that be Is
the onljr simon-pure, twentyrfour carat
leader. The question cannot be settled now;
but perhaps wo ahall know more about It
after the deUcates to Chicago are chosen.
Tom Daly's Column
"ADA IWHAN IB DEAD."
The few lines on the printed pane
Call up for me a darkened slope.
And Fancy In Ihc shadow ttlnps
Paints (ihosls of dear, once lutppi iilntf
Brlohl eltci tchlch In that place had birth
Of clcar'cycd Truth and frolic Mirth,
And, having filled their hour of grace,
Xow, mute, on tiptoe, haunt the place ,
A'or light nor any tounxC fi here
To strike across tlic broodlnp air,
.Put stilt a sense above U all
0 somcftln7 ctll to befall.
7Vie!l toundi, off-stanc. one fon no morc--
As of a. knuckle on a door,
And clih the sound a gust upbloics,
Ch.Hl as the breath of .Ircflc oiiatis.
The grisly calUbay In the daik
fs ivaltlnp at the thieshold. Itarkl
He speakst llli tones sepulchral frame
The loved, but half-forgotten, name.
A biave, sweet tolec makes answering hall,
And merging with It breaks a. nail
Of sobbing In the upper air.
l thin light stubs the dark and there
A youth nay, but Ihc merest boy
Who loved this 1'iicstcsi of Pure Joy,
t.cani from the gallery and peers
t)otrn, ilagncard, through a mist of
tears.
The weeping sfopi; Ihc last faint note
Chokes bark Into my arhlng tin oat,
'or In fIM hmhli monrnrr see
The lad that once I turn to be.
With all a boy'n abandonment
t loved her then, this llcavcn-scnt
Interpreter of all the moods
And u-nmanly beatitudes.
I laved her pincefiil ways and each
Delicious little tilck of speech
That marked her drairr than the. rest,
Hut ()t my heart Has happiest
In this, ti-hlch In that hrart I knew:
That she teas wholly street and true. '
flioiini for her, but arc these tears
Xot also for the bin led years f
And for the thought that tlth her dies
Another of the eiitmbllng ties
Iletwccn me and my happy youth?
Ah, yes, I knoio It, and the truth
Males sudden riot in the heart.
Where once she queened It with her art.
FAH.MER. SMITH propounded to tho young
members of his Knlnbow Club this ques
tion: "What can you suggest to bring your
home nnd school closer together"?
Ono earnest youngster wiitcs: "I suggest
to mnkc my school closer to mo by crossing
the fields."
Another In answer to the question "What
do you dislike nbout your home?" says: "I
do not like where .It Is and we havo a baby."
KACCUaiCRQ
How's tho above for an Inept hotel name?
Is there a Hotel Sclpio In Hannibal. Mo.?
W. L. B.
And It Was "Some Party" at That
An lmpreaalp acene marked the lenve-tnlclni
of tho member from the "Old Helleiue" Huh
Home. Mnrcli "-'.I. llili Promptly at the etrolto
of midnight, after nil ewnlntr of fnrpnell cn
tertiilnment, nil tho Hclita In Hie liulldlnB "ere
exllnxulelieil with tlip exreptlon of those In the
room known im the old Clover Iloom. Then aa
ii hunter aoundeu "tiip." President Polnell
stonly extlngulehed tho elertrlc bull In Ihla
npartm-nt one by one Tho members then
mnrcheil to their temporiry lio.nliiuurteri.. 1.-.08
Vtiilnut street. Hire they romntned until the
new hulldlni; won ready for occupancy.
Dear Tom The above Is from the 191B
Year Book of tho Manufacturers' Club, Tho
statement that tho members mnrched out
of tho old Bellevuo to tho tompornry head
quarters at 1508 Walnut street and remained
there until tho new Manufacturers' Club was
completed two yenrs later indicates "somo
party." Personally, I know the statement
to be Incorrect, ns several of my friends In
attendance that evening showed up nt home
tho following noon. A number of tho mem
bers may hnc stayed nwny for two years
or more, but -why give It so much publicity?
Very Truly Yours.
HE'I.I, ritl.NT HI EXPLANATION ir ItltlF.F
Dear Sir While motoring recently on Midler's
Knob, which la near the Delaware Water Oap. I
noticed that the whole northeaatern aide of tho hill
wnB covered with n healthy growth of rarlun. Per
hap jour Mower-sharp, McTnvlali, could explain
tills phenomenon. Mlaue.
HEY-HO! the polltlcnl pot begins to boll
and tho Colonel Is trying to come bnck
with enough steam to bust tho other boilers.
In the meantime, hero'B a foreign party
damning the Colonel with fnlnt praise and
making other foolish breaks. "Chambers'
Biographical Dictionary" (W. & It. Cham
bers, Ltd.. Edinburgh) says on pngo 801:
ItOOREVEI.T THEODOItn. president of the United
Slatex. wna born, of Dutch and ScoitUh descent, at
New York. L'Tth of October, ISJH, studied at Har
.ird, was leader of the New York leRlslnture In
ism, nnd niesldent of tho New York police board In
IfiO.-t.nT He was assistant secretary of the Naiy
when In 1HDS he raised and commanded "ItooneeU's
ItouBh-rlders" In the Cuban war, and came back to
he president of New York State 1S9S.JUO0. Ap
pointed (Ilepubllcnn) lce-presldent (1U01), he be
came president on the death (by assassination) of
McKlnley (llinli anil w.i re-elected In 1005. An
"expanIonlt," he Insisted on a strong nay, the
purification of tho Civil Her Ice, nnd the regulation
pf Trusts and Monopolies. He returned from a great
huntlnir tour In Central Africa In time to take actlie
part In the elections of into, and helped to split the
Itepul.lkan party, thosa with whom he acted forming
the progresse" section. Ho has written on Amer
ican Idenla, on ranching, hunting, and other suli
Jetta African Game Trnlls (IU10J dealing with his
African experiences.
XOT IXTJHIIISTED.
You ask in if xce've seen the show, slrf
We ansicer, Xa slrt Xo alrll A'o sir! 1 1
We ain't got no desire to go, sir;
We're savin' up to pay the grocer.
Besides, although we'll not disparage
The motor's merits, since our marriage
The latest model baby-carriage
Is all we've room for in our garage
Well, how do you pronounce It?
"Zaza," the Boa, Gives Science a Shove
"Zaza.'SIn tho police alarm, was described aa
being tiln and graceful. She Is SI feet long and
Is 4 4 Inches In diameter around the waist. She
weighs, however, S43 pounds,-rJ;oruU0 siaytr.
Sir The fourth dimension Is found! 55asa
la 4 inches "In diameter around the waist,"
E PLURIBUS UNUM.
WJ
ITH a clipping of Professor hiii'b
tiquette stuff attached, this' letter came
In the morning mall
To the Evening Ledger;
Sir Will ou excuse me If t write you this
fews line oi( regard same artichle which 1 read
on your onontble paper.
It will be very Important and urefully if
jou will dedicate same daya on the week
nrtlchles on regard the Education,
It is now about 15 jrs which I leave on
America but, and J am very surprise to find
the medium classes of peopla, here very Ignorant
on education, which you will not And so on
pther part of "Eurppe."
I travel Germany, France, England and Italy,
but1 I Hod the m)dum classe of peoples very
educated as you do not ftpd here. They do
not know ay Is education, and it will be very
food If you will write on your paper some
hlngs to conduct oneself on the Cars, Church,
IUI1 Boad. Cafe Restaurant, jee
Excuse for my very bad writing remain of
one your Headings;. L B.
P. S. I hope to fee your ad again.
J
Til. ... I.H.H fc ) ' "
uvea w
There Is no sense In repining. .
So Just quit it. friend, and. smj
For the sun keeps on.ft-shlnlrlf
While you wash? .yttirlme In whining;
You can flnd'th'o silver lining
If you seek It all the while.
There Is no real use In grieving
For the things you haven't got:
Wealth nnd fame wero e'er deceiving,
And you lose them In achlelnff,
While there's Joy bejond hollevrrig
In us common Mortals' lot.
Buck up, edn( and keep on trying.
For that's much tho wisest plan;
Cut out mooning, moaning, alchlnz:
Keep Hope's pennant always iljmg,
And you'll find, beyond den j Ins.
You've become a hnppy man.
nlchmond Tlmes'Dlipateh.
A WAR TRAGEDY
IN THE RUSSIAN
A War Story Thnt Is Truer Than
Any Cable Dispatch Could Be.
Letters to and From the
Battle Front
Dy N. SHOLGOVSKY
fThe followlnc short story appeared It
latlon In the New Stotcilninh.)
trans-
N
IKA, forgive my lenrsl I will not cry any
Inyi"
'"And you", also, MIIJ.i! . . Well, now,
doh't ci. . . . Slop. . . . Better return
hi-ine to out poor little Pnvllk He Is qtilte by
himself, with only muse. The tinln might be
delayed. Ilenlly, dearest. 1 think jou had bet-
"No. no. I will wait. . . . You know ho
v.n' so much better when jou left. ... Do
Jou remember he snld '(looduvc, papn'7 And
jou could lint keep bnck our tears nnd rnti
out of the room. Uvcry evening, after the doc
tor's visit. I will wiltc to you. Don't be
nlnrmcd. , . ."
"Yet, do write. .
"Take jour seats,
len'.v In n minute."
"Mlljnt . . ."
"Nllcn! . . ."
gentlemen, (he train will
(A few lines from n letler.1 ". . . why do
I only remember Just now the three little stnrs
on your shoulder strap? When the war Is over
ou wl'l certainly return ns a colonel, nnd the
three little stnrs will hnve given plnce to the
plnln strap of n colonel. Ton see. denrest, what
I nm writing about. Pnvllk nsked me to re
pent to him nil dctnltH about how papa left. My
Gtid. whv wns It nccessnry that he should get
scarlet feer two dns before you hnd to lenve?
But, thnnk hencti, he Is fce'lng so much belter
now. Only tnko rnro of yourself, denrest, nnd
don't feni for Pnvllk He Is recovering. . . .
f A few lines from n letter ) ". . . We hid
vlsltnt . Anna MJehnllovnn btoiisht I'.ivllls a
lovely little horse. Pnvllk Is awfully pleased
with It. He took It on his bed, klsied It. nnd
snld that tomorrow ho will go on horseback,
just ns Pnpn. Well, I feel relieved now; our
boy lins tpllte recovered. You sec how unneccs
wry It l to worrv beforellme. You hnve np
parent I v lint received one of mv letters. Number
vour tetter", plensc: thnt will ho better, 1
rtin knitting for ou now a warm, nice waist
coat. I repent once more, don't worry nbout
Pnllk. . ."
"Our office, madam, will send the nun. Please
do not double nbout the pill. Wo shn'l supply
everything of the brst."
"Oh, do anything jou like: only everything
should bo nil right. The coffin must be pnlc blue
nnd polished. . . ."
"Mndntn, the dlslnfcctors hnvo come. They
are In the kitchen."
"Whnt I the matter now? Oh, yes, tnko them
to the nursery. And whnt Is this? Flowers?
Oh, flowrrs for Pnvllk ... for Pnvllk . . .
for Pnvllk. . . ."
"Mmlnln, do not grieve so much. It is the
will of God.
"Stepanavna my dear old womanl . . ."
(A few lines from n letter ) "It Is always
the nime rainy weather hero. I wonder how
It Is nt the front. I heard someone say that you
had n trendy some frost there. Is It really pos
sible thai von will soon be In the firing line?
I nni certiln I shnll read tho name o.f Mnjor
Pntpov In the list of tho heroes who have won
the Cio.s of St. George How proud jour wife
hnd Pivllk will be Of you! Pavlllt . . . 5Iy
dearcit Nlka, I nlso wanted to write to vou
how our darling ion got up for the fltst time,
but I have still such a lot to do. I must take
his temperature, and it Is nlrondy verv lnte,
Nlkn tlaillng, I must still be very careful with
him. He fs still so weak, but quite, quite well
ngnln. But now Pavllk and I kiss ou many,
mnnv times. The Lord bless nnd keep you.
Tour wife, your Mllja."
"Sir, the gun In tne third company has been
knocked out of nctlon."
"Call Lieutenant Qavrllov."
"Yes. sir."
"Lieutenant, Just give me your flcldglas'cs;
mine havo been destroyed by a pleco of shell."
. "Tho rlfcht battery of the enemy is silenced.
Colonel."
"It looks like It."
"Sir, In tie second company n shell has Just
wrecked tho ammunition wagon, killing all the
men serving tho gun."
"Guns forward! Get away! To n new posi
tion!" "Forward, Colonel?"
"Yes, forward! AVe nre advancing on tho
wl-olo line. Look to the left, Lieutenant. A
battery of the enemy,"
"It grows weaker. Never mind! The battery
of Colonel Knrpov is a happy one. This Is our
fifth victorious battle."
"Forward. II Is the 15th today, Isn't It?"
(A poitcnrd ) "Just a few lines, my dear. In n
hurry. There Is such a lot to do, although I
havo not yet been In battle. I am still In S.
You sec, there Is no repjon to worry. Tako
rare of yourself for Pavllk's sake. Although
onr letter relieved mv anxiety, still mv henrt
Is heavy. I kiss you both. Yours, N. Karpov,
The 15th of October."
"Spare n, cn'ppe for a beggar, for Christ's
sake. M-iy the souls of your parents and rela.
tinm rest in mo Lord!"
"Masha, take somo coppers from the bag.
. . . It Is on the bench, here . . . aive
them to Mm. ...
"May the Lord tnke him to Ills Heavenly
Kingdom' . . . Thank jou, little mother
benefactress."
"Masha, we must put straight the wreath on
the grave, . . ' So . . , God! How the ra
vens are cawing!"
"Madam, let us go home, . . , You will be
111."
"Oh, no! It does not matter, . . . My God!
Pavllk! . . . Oh. oh! . . .
"Madam, dear Madam, have mercy on your
self . You hae not dried your eyes for
more than a month."
(A fi'w lines from a letter.) "Today I went
fcr a drive In a motorrnr with Pavllk In the
fresh air of the woeds of Lesnoy, His cheeks
nre quite rosy aanln, and he Is so merry. On
the way we met some soldiers wth their bands.
Patik cheered them and wns eo happy."
. i .
"No, he wilt not live till the morning. . . ,
Peritonitis has set n. , , , The pulse Is
hardly audible. , , ."
"Shall we prepare him, docor?"
"Yes, sister, do It."
"Maxlmov, go and fetch the priest. Tell him
ho U wanted for Colonel Karpov ulflt the Holy
Sacraments.
"Yes. slater- . " i
"Sister , . ,"
"Did jou awake Nikolai Ale.tandrovltchT"
"Yes; give me a drink. , ."
"Does your hand hurt?"
"Yes, sister, I am feeling badly. ... I fe
Death Is approaching. . . . Write letter for
me. I will dictate. . . . Is It to see me that
ther priest Is coming?"
"Ye;s, Colonel, to see jou. . . . You won't
feel worse after your preparation. . . . You
will feet better. . I ."
"Ys. No. ... I feel Death com-
Ing . . But. before, write me the letter.
. . Theto might bo no time? . . Write
. I am dictating- . . ,
(A few lines frpra a letter) "jr was under
nre, Mlljusha, Do not be afraid. I am wounded
by shrapnel. But not dangerous, Nothing at
all. Only a ew scratches. I do not write my
self btcauss ray hand l bandag V'
.BAKING THE FUBLIG MIND
.
VieWs of Readers on the Duty of Newspapers, Patriotism fi
WnrlHhcrtnen. Removal of Civil Service Commission ' i
and Other
Ta t TZAlt a) CnfA T.tttAeti
Sir It strikes me, a constant reader of your
valuable paper, that you are not according
Mayor Smith a square deal. True, so far lie is
apparently not affected thereby, but It Is a
well'known fact Hint having one's acts m scon
strucd and continuity telling ono that he Is not
to bo trusted, or Insinuations to that &"'"
among the best 1-iown methods of encouraging
one to do the th'nr Imputed to one.
Now. It Is nn nJinltted fact that oven a crim
inal Is ptesumeil to be Innocont until Prvd
guilty: why, then, consider ..Inyor Smith guilty
of falling In hli duty to the public before he
does so? riven his enemies must admit that so
far he has eminently measured up to nil re
quired l.f him. Why not nt least help hold tip
his hands and Indorse him until ho does fnli7
I do not hold any brief to defend the Mayor,
as he apparently Is nmply able to do It hlmseir.
To my mind the province of a newspaper Is
to approach nil public officials wl'h an open
mind; glvo praise where It Is due and criticise
nnd condemn when nn official falls or bclraj-s
his constituents. To do otherwise la not nftord
Ing the official n fnlr chnnco.
Possibly Mayor Smith would have done well to
rctnlh the services of Director Taylor to com
plete the rnpld transit system; but surely even
otl will claim that this city should bo able to
piodtica another who is fully his equal. Then.
Mr. Taylor having been nrrnyed nmong those
who predicted dire calamity to the city In the
eent of Mr. Smith's election, would not his
mind hnve been prejudiced, ns yours evidently
Is, thus preventing that harmony of action nnd
thought which Is a very necessary requisite
of officials to procuro the beet possible results
for the community they 8cro7 P. L. G.
Philadelphia, Jantiaiy 11.
PRECEDENTS
To the V.dilor of Hvcnlnp Lcdncr:
Sir Whv nil this commotion over the removal
of tho Civil Service Commlssloncis who served
under Mayor t.lnnkenhurg?
Also, whv their refusal to bow to the wish
of Mayor Smith nnd mnko room for their suc
cessors as their predecessors did to make room
for .ncm?
if I nm correctly Informed, not having been
n lcRldcnl of tho city nt that time, Mayor
lllnnkenburg removed the occupants of their
positions to mnko room for t'-em In rnuch the
sntno manner ns Major Smith attempted to do.
Am I corrcct7
Thcv evidently entertained a different view of
the removal of their predecessors ro the ono
now guiding their notions. G. L. F,
Philadelphia, January 11.
HUMOR AND PATRIOTISM
Tn the lUlttor of Hvcntvg Ledger: '
Sir Americans accuse the Cngllsh of being
devoid of n sense of humor. This is a baso
cnltininj'. If -ou substitute patriotism for hu
mor It would be much nearer the mark.
"Whose (lag has braved a thousand years the
battle and tho brccrc," Is a favorite quotation
of the Dngllsh, but the Stnrs nnd Stripes, with
Its trcofd of less thnn 1D0 years, Is revered far
mote deeply by tho aorngo American than Is
the Pnlon Jack by the average nnglishman.
Without any disrespect to his Majesty, King
George V, tho nngllshmnn is cnlled upon not
only to revere n personality In his Majesty, but
to revel o the ling as well: and between tho
two ho frequently falls to como up to the mark
In tho manner expected of him. An American
has ono Ideal, tho flag, and to him that con
stitutes the sum and substance of his patriotism.
Tho Stars nnd Stripes cover everything, nnd ho
who Insults tho flag Insults him, pcrsonnllj-.
The dlffeicnce between tho patriotism of tho
Englishman nnd tl)e Amerlcnn has been borne
In upon me bj- several j-cars' residence In this
countrj". Thero Is an cqunl difference between
the patriotism of an Ihigllshmnn nnd u Germnn,
which In the last analysis Is decidedly In favor
of the Hngllshman. The ICngllshmnn has his
patriotism dragged out of him nnd the German
has It hammered Into him.
To mnkc tho niuttoi of the difference between
tho patriotism of nn Englishman nnd nn Ameri
can moro clear, let us take the cafo of con
scription. To the truly patriotic Englishman tho
thought that there is a slnglo countryman of
his opposed to ronscrlptlon when the country
needs It Is nbhorrcnt. The very dca that ono
man should hesitate when It may menu the
difference between victory nnd defeat fills him
with sh.tme. Of all classes In England the
worklngmnn Is the least patriotic. Ills hades
unions would appear to havo Kitiirnted hltn with
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
The French Government wants no unpleasant
ness with the Government of the United States,
as its. action In regurd to tho Gcim.ms taken
off American ships on' the high sfos gives clear
evldei.ee. Boston Post.
Detroit nnd other cities show whnt co-operation
nnd cnncentintlon of effort will do In such
an Industrial enterprise, but duiing this next
decade n score of cities of our country will be
como centres of motor-vehicle manufacture. -Cincinnati
Enquirer,
With food animals constantly diminishing in
ptoportlon to population something else has to
be done. Here Is a problem for our nmbitiaui
jnuth. Let them consider the calf and tell us
what to do nbout him. It may bo a pressing
problem In their generation. Washington Time.
Ilecently the Sherman law has apparently
been held In abeyance, to tho genet al satisfac
tion of tho country. Hut as long as It is on the
stntute books It Is In some degreo u menace.
For it should be substituted n statute which
shnll plainly say what may not be done: Now
York Globe. ,
Tho right or wrong of consctlption Is not
reaily being passed upon by the repteseutatives
of tho British people. Parliament Is merely de
ciding that a handful of shlrkeis, foigettul of
the duties of citizenship, shall not be pcimltled
to flout the dignity of the Bilttsh Empire
Cleveland Plain Dealer. .
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In Ills New feuccew "COUSIN LUCV '
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NEWMAN
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Color Views
Motion Pictures
C FHIDAY EVENINOS T)po. Tn n-f pp
O SATL'ltDAY MATS. -LCJ. ddll. J1-JS4
IinAZIL AltGENTI CHILE J
PEKl' IIOLIVIA. COSTA IUCA. I'ANASfA
Pniirse Sale " '5 cio.e Fruar. c:3Q
VOUrbB S"ic At iteppe't-Slnslo TMteft Monday
ADELPHI Pop. $1 Mat. Today
Last Five lime. Lait Matinee Saturday
B'r"criicu"M " Andrqcles and tjie Lion
Preceded by Anatole .Franc' "PelUhttul Trollc"
THE MAN WHO MARRIED A' DUMB WIFE
With O, P- Hesgie Mary Fori
NEXT WEEK SEATS TODAY
THE SEASON'S GREATEST DRAMA
"SINN ERS"
ACADEMY OF MUSIC TONIGHT
JOHN McCORMACK
Seat At Hcppe'a ;, 11,50. 1
AriphUlatre.Tj.JtX:.pj8aUjroalUttaemy
KTTVAXT Today I RlGOLrrrTO "WINS,
N 1 AUiN at 3:18 cnOfcSMAVh ENTErtTAIN.
nl.l.l .1 T and a g"S. "Vpc.ui-." tiUO:
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GRAND 0 BIO ACTS PIOTURVS
Broad fcMoniowrV BAG OF CJLXDr ran FtOH
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Today. 2 IB. T 0. CHILtl liATLUPAV HIT i
TROCADERO wS La Bailus 1
Current Matters
a sense of his own power and render hi- ,,.
llvlous to the r.eeds of his country w"e?.?l,f
may suffer ,a little pergonal discomfort vf t
clnirraa than ho wauM i-nih.. 1 . " kit
vaded by tho enemy than concede the TlM.t'1
his rights, and whon tho Invasion toak bvS?!
would bo tho very first to lay the biw 1
..rvhnl. hl.l lilm.nlf.l. 1. ti. . ir.a fl il
Taking him all around, th" CnVllshweJj?'!
man-and In saying Emrllsh th. ,11 lotWvl
the term Is mcant-Is a character bv no ? i
to be admired. He loves himself nrst thS. iSJfl
beer, followed by his dog and wife In VZ?J
nnd his country enmea In n ua i--. l. -ncs
acquaintance with him warrants this tst..'JIl.,,J
It Is rather remarkable that al"ho5lSMfta
mopplltan of any country In the world, &.?"
Ism In tho true sense of tho term Is rlfo throV
out the length nnd breadth of tho land, Werf 4
needed tlio American nnnnt. .,...!. .."erlt
to demand conscription. Weighty debate.
necessary. Few eligible men would fall"?
anr-l tn (Im fnlm-. of II,. n... '.!.".'." Ia" lj
hVYmn;.;;;,!: .". ; "n" "hhi
to tie up tho Industries of tho country bymi!.!
out on Btrlkc. Ho may bow to the dlctatei ,!a
III. Irndn tlnlnn In H.r. e .. " i ". .'" M
tlmn ho wnntrt lie hla nntn ......' ,."?''
Stnrs and Stripes and ho would follow where!I
ni.i nlnrv Uri rr-i u ... ... "erelWj
fwien ,1,; fwil.h nni LJ ""'S I
nnd It Is not a pretty picture for nn nngllttminS
In Pflhlnmnt.lfl Aft. ,n . ... .- - ""
Philadelphia, January 8.
AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTS
To the Editor of Evening T.edaer:
Sir Let ub this day declare our Independence
anew; wo have been too long subject to tyrannr
licentiousness, greed nnd blgotrj-. There Is no
ono man Btrong enough to mnko peace In th
world. It must be acquired from us collcetlvelr
Those who deslro the halcyon days exalted In
... ... ...... ., aub "nu ti.iuiuuii Biiouia search
tho Scriptures for enlightenment. Tho Dibli'-
ia itn uvt:i-iuat:iiL luminuur, scientists Studr
tho stnrB, but neglect tho word; hence the
labor In darkness.
Our thirteen colonics threw off the yoke of
Great Britain and Europe, but we remain sub
Ject to tho mercies of the land sharks, scrlbei
and phnrlsccs.
T.nl lia rlnntnrn n, .nnlH I......
v.. ......u . .......a inu irom mere.
moneygruuDing, nist nnd ovll thinking. Jesiu ?
said, "I-nm tho wnj tho truth and tho light."'
jiiw wont is wun us totiay, anil in continually
urging us to net according to tho mlnlstratkm
to our Individual souls, not to other party",
sclllsh desires.
Tho old time fnlth nnd charity Is deplorably
loeklnp. Mnrtvro. nrn tint nil Anrt vn,
Now benln rlcht here In the rji.f na n .u.'
Horace Greeley said, "Go West, J'oung man,"!
but spiritually you will go East.
lMtnn ..n Man n.t. a.a.. ,r rt.r n..1 .... .
........ . .. uhu w. .;.. iu duu miu uur cars IQvr
hear, otc, then wo will reach tho heights, and V'
then only. SPIRIT dp ? ".i
Philadelphia, Janunry 10.
PROTECT THE GIRLS
To the Editor of Evening f,rdger:
Sir A manager of a quarantined house In-"
the Tenderloin Is quoted by j-ou ns saying that i
she nnd her Inmates would starve through Mr.
Wilson doing his duty nB Director of Public '.
Safety In protecting tho nconlo In his care. '
At this time It Is well to remind everybody!
mow which inese sciisaine people nave dons
lo starve others. Wo do not live bv bread
nlone. And others too, not for somclhtne they"
wanted themselves, but for tho sake of the t?
mlscrnblo 10 cents this warring lin their bet-
at.u lim.nl.. ...111. I. "
Not because they were finer, smarter; not
becnuye they were anything, but because they
broke fnlth with their sisters and sneaked be
hind their back to their own and everybody
else's undolm:. Perfection ia hard tn find. I
know, but that has nothing to do with IneH
tact that "tlic- oldest profeswon In the world" '
must be kicked of! the, globe.
It Is extremely Important for all tho public
prints to warn mothers to exert more than the
usual good caro over their dauKhters" and te '
remind those girls who must bo away from'Sll
nuiiiu in iiuiu uieniHcivev ns nign as tne capacnygj! .
.wi HiuuK'iiiuvu wiiiiui ineni cnimes men o, -.
hold themselves. Then nerhnna n feu- Trior 1
oung men will marry beforo they are mall-'i
riousiy renucreu mint for thnt high office.
KATHEIUNE DOUGLASS. .,j
I'liiMiicipma, January 13.
AMUSEMENTS
T,VT?TP last roLn TUins ,
uxii.j IjAKT ji.vriNi:n satuhdat
v. v. Winter tinmen Intent Triumph
MAID IN AMERICA
Cnraiianj- of 12".. Inclti.llnc
FLOnXNOB .MOOlli; nnd .Ml.LK DA7.IR
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EXT WEEK SEATS NOW
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IS.-i PKOPI.n. INCLUDING QUOItnil MONHOB.
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CIIKSTNUT AND TWELFTH HTIUICTS
ALICE EIS & I BESSIE
BERT FRENCH I WYNN
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Kcane; Conlln, ftteele & rarl. Other.
S "The Forest Fire"
LANODON McCOnMICK'fl THKILI.ING STOUY
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In Farcu Comedy, 'THE PIANO J'OVFI"
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THIANCLE PLAYS FIRST PRESENTATION
Robert Harron in "Misslnj Links''
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