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FOR DtCCEMHER WAS 'Jd.tgJ.
riiiLADCi.riu .. tl'i st w . jAMjAitr 11, ma.
Censure Is the tar a mejn nays In the pith
He for beiiiff eminent Jonathan Swill.
dd
Slit ilollnrrt n wceit'js lumlly a llvlnj; wiiro
for women tvotltcT.".
Selli t-tnv liotils Hint defense Is vllnl. II
ha been fnittnl so In football.
Tlir Rirnt distinction ot Krnnkllti Itiy In
his successful prtietlce of what lie preached.
iScnntor I'linKc want to iicutriillr.e the
Philippines. Docs he menu Hclirlaille them?
fcvery now ami then a man ucls foolish
nnd trmlcs n coupln of kiiIIoiih of kh.hoIIir'
for it limousine.
Tho .Mayor of Trenton denieH that he "lilt
the trnll." Ilf Is not Ruinp; to set Into the
HrII of Kntnc on that account.
Hays .Mr. I'erlilns: "for n iiuarter of a
Century I have been an anient believer In
publicity." Ho'a Keltliicr It. nil iIeIU.
The slogan of the I'msipislvcs seems to
be." Let Roosevelt be tho I'ltmllilato and we
care not what you do to the plutfoir.i.
With the Attorney ficneml of the lnte
ns bis personal ailvlsr, why .should the
Mayor worr ".' The mnlle belutiKs to tho
South I'hlladciphiiins.
Of cotii'Kc the lioaid of Trade "ill stand
back of the .Mayor in support of a irop;riiiii
of public Imjiioveinenl.s. So will oery other
organization "f broad-minded citizens.
The military seasons for the purchase of
the Dclawftic and I'licsapeaKo Canal by the
Government .are ns sound as those which
Justified the bulldinc; of the Panama Canal.
Lieutenant ComuiBiidcr Harris, who Is to
be the new Chief of Doclts and Yards for the
nnvy, knows' eXHjlly what .should be done to
rnl(le Lcaguo Jslnud 'yard the best in the
country
Kvunpchsl KtoiiRh's tight upon the sale of
oltsweuc postal cuds at Atlantic City ought
tn Bucceed. But why do the police down
tlieio have In be prodded on by h visitor to
di) the.'r duty?
The riurreiider of Jlontenesro can scarcely
be construed as u break In the ranks of the
Allies, but It would never have happened if
there had been u littlo less diplomacy and u
little more reinforcing.
If the mine woikors who are opposed to the
national iljfense program of the Govern
ment were equally opposed to preparedness
in Hielr fight for hotter wages they would be
cons atept and foolish at tho same time.
Now that the grl;r epidemic has found a
vlut in In tho luirrp that pulls the Polyclinic
J-ospllul ambtil.ince. It may be tbut the
friends of the institution will provide an au
tomobile unthiilanc?, not subject to the Ills
that tlesli Is he.'r to.
The best rolutjou of the .Mexican dilticully
uu!d seem to lie u man hunt, with Villa
cs tin- iiutiiT). .Mi. Ilr'jun. it is understood,
had n)vit)K favored the Villa crowd, but
e.en though the feeliugH of the Nebraskan
ahojld be liurt. Villa should lie gut. ;
i
Tbc ilayor haf hail a cigar named foi him.
and n jw Keptesentatlvo Vare. who thinks lie I
coutd have been Aluyor if he had been will- '
jug to light fdr the otller. Is to have his numo
painted on (lie'bow of a tugboat. The friends '
of the two me.i nmy dispute about which
will make the more snwke.
Til Hrltlsil Imvo bombarded Lille with i
cutis h.iv us a ranso of twenty miles
Lltilo Sam Ins guns with as Ions u range,
but ti:ey ive nmunfil on tled cairuges so
nujuatel that they can shoot only Mftecn
miles. The aiit:-preparedness peoplo would
I.Ke to rreAent the expend. tuie of money for j
raw carriages i
The IblrU-tirin Ul9u dueu not cut much Ice i
III Uuattrnalu. Cabrera has ulready served ,
J! jeur-i. arid he lias been re-elected to berve i
sis years n-nr. There is nothing to indi
cate Hint tn Interest) of his country have
suffered from this long tenure. Mexico with '
Dia wua b. whole lot better than .Mexico j
haa. ever been without him.
The Poor Iticluird Club has indorsed Plato.
The belief that publicity is a panacea for all
political and IhjjIucss ills, which was met
with applause laet night, is u modern version
af tlia rironl.- nliiliiuiin1ini'j llin ! I.u . t i
, .. ,..,..,.... r..v. ,.,, ,.,i ,.u,- ,
e,rT " , ' lmd yl0w",b0a,'d,, '
ud the Dally Acropolis was probably a poor .
beet. But the light idea persists fiom age
to age.
The British in tho vicinity of Kut-el-Arnara,
have evidently been righting with
iht denperute heroism which won for them
the raasteri of India in earlier days. Heavy
reinforcements for the Turks are under way
from the Dardanelles, however, and only the
pressure of the Russians In the Caucasus
wit) permit the English to hold their posi
tion Again and again Russia, even while
being defeated, ha? yuved the Allies, and she
U today the Insuperable obstacle to the am
Wtlona of the Central Empires.
t.cjireynan Robert L Henry, of Texas,
in itjiiive.-iny the speech, wade on the floor pf
tHt Jtous by Congressman J Hampton
tiutr fai referred to; a denunciation of
tn VWIiou AfinJlnlsUiitlon made by ex
Governor Colquitt, of Texas, In 19H, fifth! :
"This holiday Interview so glibly read Into
the Congressional Record by the able stand
pnt Itepubllcan froth Pennsylvania, Mr. .T.
Hampton Moore, Is for the purpose of having
It frankel out to the country, ami to dis
credit a great democratic President by the
assaults of an nllegcd Democratic (iovcrnor
of Texas." lint. If Mr. Moore's speech is
sent out. tho Texan's reply will follow
It over the country. The continued' nbusc
of the franking pilvilcge Is deploiablc.
since the other patrons of the United Stntes
Postoftlco Department must pay the bill.
From now on until the 1S16 campaign clores,
speech after speech will be made for nnd
against the Wilson Administration, nnd Hip
foldlnft rooms of the House and Senate will
take on additional help to Insert lhee
speeches In envelopes that they may be ucd
to further the campaign of both Democrats
nnd Hepttbllc.ins.
REMIT THE CAS TAX
1li imlillr tins tint slmreil In Hie rediiillon
nf mi prliea. 'I he nprrnllnif ininpniij ell
ana for Si) cenl. lint Hie ennanmrr lnt n"
Inllar. A teiitvllir per tent. In to e
nrlitlnnt itml Intilernlilr. (linage 1.1 lnn
llon l UietllnMe. 'Die reniljinlmcnt lmiilil
lpo llm an Inx nut enlltelj-. There lire
no legal illnlinlllf In Die w5. A rnnni II
mnnlr nnllnnncr inn put Phllnilelpliln im mi
riiiallt.r nllti rninprtliiT iMIr".
THIJ gas lease of IS'JT provided. Ilrsl. that
nt stated Intervals the company should
t educe the price B cents the thousand: sec
ondly, that the city by ordinance should be
empowered to n the cost, though never I"
reduce It loner thnn the amount llod in
the contract for the company tn teceive
These two provision", taken together, are
sunielent cAlilojicn to show that II was the
Inlent to give citizen the benefit or each
separate reduction. Hut the city In each
Crtse has gobbled up the difference nnd sent
It sliding Into the treasury.
The company's chaige for gas has fallen
to SO cents. Yet by otdiunurc the ennxiimr"
Is still compelled to pay SI. After uet .war.
the company's price will tumble down l ?.'
cents, f tut Invariably the city permits thf
users of gas ml participation In the dertoasc
This means simply that at Intervals an
evtra tax of ." cents the thousand Is Ifv id on
all lisets of gas, without their conrnt and
In spile of their protests.
It Is it grocsly unfair tax. bci'iiuse il i
levied on a part or the population onl. It
Is tin unwise ta, because It penalizes Indus
try and progt ess. It Is an cAorhllunt tax. be
cause It amounts to :."i per cent. There Is
Sa-eent t?as itl Xpw York, nnd theie Is "."-
cent gas In Italtlmore. With these two cities
Philadelphia inut competi for citizens and
itulustrlcs. They both hnve us backed off
the map.
No argument to support this extrawigatit
ml Intolerable condition Is offetcd. except
hat the city needs the tnunoy. Why not.
then, mnke n deal with the electric company
to add 5'J per cent, to lis rates and hand the
surplus over to tho city? Or why not an
ordinance requiring dealers In, sugar to
charge '-' cents the pound more than normal
prices and credit the city with the profit'.' It
Is true that the city owns an equity In the
gas works, but so far as any cash Invested
by taxpayers Is concerned, tho Bureau of
Gns reports:
As n matter of rccoul the old rcpoits of
the former operating Bureau of t?as Indi
cate that most of the J3.:,000 secured by
loans to build nnd extend the gas works hail
been paid out of gas receipts, so thut the tax
paeis had not carried the expense of the
woiks In the least, while tho city on tied,
pi Helically self-paid for, the largest munici
pal gas plant In the United States.
in fact, during 11 years of city-operation,
there were cash protlts ot approximately
$S,OuO,u00 over and above all expenses. In
cluding extensions nnd betterments.
The equity ot tho city, therefore, should
be exercised for the relief of consumers, not
for the expansion of the treasury. For tho
rale to the consumer to remain stationary
when the actual charge of the gas company
Is being reduced live cents, the leap Is a
lidlculous thing, or tragic, for It betrays a
lamentable Inability on the part of the citi
zenship to protect its own Interests.
The Maor hinted in tits Inaugural address
at a stud.v of taxation and a readjustment
along modern lines to assure an Income equnl
to tho city's necessities. Theie are, for In
stance, many gieat improvements which
must be undertaken without delay. The
financing of the transit system will not affect
the late of taxation, since early interest
charges will bo capitalized. Other enter
prises, however, are on the way.
The pi Ice of gas was not an Issue in the
lecent campaign. The Mawr Is not obll
gated In any way to work for a icductlon.
Wo suggest, nevertheless, that in studying
the revenue situation, he give to this phase
of It his earnest attention. We urge on him
the wisdom of removing the gas tax, In
whole if possible. In part In any case. Let
there bo mihslituted for It an equitable tax,
levied on all alike and not im one class of
citizens only.
Since some change In taxation is inevitable,
let absolute equalization bo tho underlying
principle. Let the thing bo settled right
while it Is being settled.
The Adminltitratinn can do nothing of moie
lasting popularity, nothing more likely to
cum the commendation of all classes, than
to lomlt tho gas tu.v, thus putting into effect
a program which the people ratified by their
votes more than four yeaia ago, and of the
benetlt of which they have been deprived by
subterfuges of one sort or another.
Unpledged, unfettered, his hands free, a
gieat majority behind him in Councils, tho
Mayor can do this thing and reap from It a
full meed ot glory and the gratitude of
thousands, particularly among the poor.
Respectfully we suggest I.
A PLACE TO PUT YOUR MONEY
W2S
OMKN phyblcians have Justified them
es. There is no longer any doubt
f , , ability to treat the alck. if we are
have women physicians we must have
,., PiPeM ,nP ,hp.r ,,, ,,
the colleges are to do their work ettlclently
they must be properly endowed.
The campaign, therefore, of the Woman's
Medical College of Pennsylvania to Increase
its endowment by half a million dollara ought
to succeed. And It will succeed in proportion
to the skill with which the needs and desert
of the college are made known to the men
aud women with money seeking ways to use
it for the benefit of the greatest number.
Many Philadelphians could give the whole
amount, but It will be better to have five
hundred subscribers of $1000 each than live
who give 100,000 apiece. If some of thoe
who huve made money in "wax babies" were
approached It might be discovered that they
are willing to devote tp iiie relief of suffering
sonis of the thousand-, thev have won
tbrpu;b the manufacture bt implements of
death.
Tom Daly's Column
YKSri:iWAY.
A Ann nf pnld anil Miie, nnd ioic
I'rMt-sparkhs UmjUiw the nlr,
Thnt mliiplcd tclii the hlood like trine
.1 day lo cheer )otir heart and mine.
Thh .?,), Ihto ah; irhrn 'I line leas ynuno,
I'rom (lad't hcnlunant hand tcoe Jim,
And still declare Ills low divine!
A tlwuphl In cheer your hcarl and mine. ' '
OS SATURDAY nflernoon we attended to
Hie Important business of going sknll'iiR
wllh the joutiRSletr. Monday morning we
find this upon our desk!
uenr Tom Whnt are your nlllce houijf?
MnvliiR n few inlnulcs
In .volt! tun- city,
I'. P. Dunne.
I Hoped to lllul j on.
lib. well, lo iMrnpntnsp u pi'edecessot i f
.Mr. Doolcy, Kir Hoyle O'ltochr. "Mine a tmtn
en n't bo bavin' plcasuio In two plates tit
wnnst unless he's n blld."
WIIC.V .ted .Sulllvnn was .", years nld he
undertook lo preach to the proletarl.il.
1 Ills mother lelN iho slury: "I saw him
from my window. Workmen weie repair
ing the street, and n tcaliisler wllh his
I wagon had been stnudliiR for some time ill
tho corner, lie was nn liiimenrefy tall mini.
I .led walked up to him nnd slid something,
j Thpte was an angry look on the man's face
I nt llrsf. but then he threw back his bend
I nml laughed hem-Illy. ,ed rnnif up to my
loom prr-nciiilv, nnd I anked htm what Im
I hud said to the man. 'Why, mother,' salt!
lie, 'I Jus! Inld him he hud no business to
staml there wasting his lime, lie ought lo
be winking.' "
The Ilnllnds
of Portland
"f'onin h o v. fess
nn." writes Thomas',
"wiu're rnklitR Iho'in
Cortland things, aien't
win ' And If .win uuit
i i'i- thin .ort of atiirr,
Hi I 'on In ml? Wlmt's
I m in .1 I I f r iv I I li
g'm,
w'iift
iPjB Me Mtmellincs wonder
ii. our wcimlerful self
'niiirol Wn u"ei1""lo I".
honllih ipilcl, teiupcied.
Sit . we ',y lo you
t.ilinlv, we ate po'.l
iivclj not nulliy. Ileic'
the n it t II (i r, MncH
I'weii. n he appears III
(lie frontispiece of the
Intle bonk. "I3.ill.ids of
Portland. " pithllphed li
M. S. .lone, mlvertls-
ig agent. In the vc.ir
-re. y.f.s
i' gtace IS7t.
miiici; ii.iii:iti)Asni:it 'hit
"And If ou wcie Rolng to an evening p.ut.v
wmild .win he intcii'Sletl in this ylmi?" wille"
iiuerrsleil. "I noticed It over u
ulaliliig store on Mnrket slirct:
ANSi'ACirs siiiirrs
OI'KN IIVCMMIH
'gents' ' fur-
Krom 1111 I'm Mamul nt flnclal and llualni'ss Korina.
CoprlKlll. Thns E. Hill, C'hlcnsn, 1SSL'.
The reader will call to mind people who nl
wajs appear at enne when they are traveling.
Investigation will prove thnt these individuals
have had an unusually wide experience In Jour
nej lug, and nn extensive acquaintance with the
world.
The Inexperienced traveler Is readily known
by his Marry nnd mistakes. Ho Is likely to be
behind time, nnd he is likely to be an hour too
earl.v.
Whenever you contemplate a Journey, con
sider carefully what route you want to take
and decide It definitely See that your baggage
Is perfectly la order, and nn hour before you
start engage an authorized expressman to take
lour baggage to the depot.
I fit lTi The Couple That Make Themaelvea
Wdlculoui.
llnving selected a seat, It Is customary to
deposit the satchel, umbrella or come article of
we.iilug nppaiel in the same should one not he
leadv to occupy It. and' It is etiquette for nny
one finding a seat so occupied to look further.
M hut to Avoid M lira Traveling
A lady and gentleman should avoid evi
dences of undue familiarity In the presence of
strangers Couples who may evidence a silly
affection by nverfoudllng of each other In pub
lic (Fig. 17) make themselves appear extremely
ridiculous to all who may see them.
Avoid leaving the pockets so open aqd money
so exposed that thieves may steal your effects.
In the sleeping-car the valuables should be put
In some article of wearing-apparel and placed
under the pillow.
MI! HK WANT TO JIKAI1 TUB SKCJUKI.
Sir .lourne?il lo the tale ot Manhattan yester
day, where reside my sister and her husband. It
seems that they have telephone trouhlea there, too,
n dlhcussloii of which brought forth this tale
though it Heeius to me that the telephone was
hardly to blame:
Tim husband was at home when the "Dell" ranr.
"This U Mrs. Van llrunt. May I speak to Mrs.
Chllrts?" (Note Mrs Van H. U quite unknown to
Dr. and Mrs. C.)
'Mrs Chllils Im out. May I take the message ?"
"Will Mrs Clillcln dine with Mrs. Van llrunt and
go to the opera next Tuesday?"
"Nothing doing; too buay. Good. by!" l
What would Mr. Hill say to this, and what la
Mrs. Van It. going to say to the other Mrs Chllds
when she meets her, and does the fact that Doctor
1'hlldt, Is a Vale graduate, with several years In
Herman universities, explain the "Nothing doing;
too bus"? JI. H. n,
MR STICK AttOUMI AI1DUT 1IKHK
Now that I've landed at the end,
Perhaps you'd feel Inclined to send
Mo higher up (as Is polite
For such a gentle modest wight)
And put me at the top tonight?
Will Ixu.
AMlTIIKIt (iKAMIKAltll GltOMH GAIIHUI.OITS
Dear Tern I liked tour poem on Ada llehan. It
doesn't seem long sluce t was palug -3 cente for
a gullery seat In the old Chestnut Street Opera.
House to. see her 1 made It a point In those daya
to see every Shakespearean play that came along,
and Augubtln Daly, aa ou will remember, revived
a Shakespearean comedy earl, t certainly think
theatregoers got more for their money then than
they do now. Of course, they could not see itlchard
Bennett, In "Damaged Goods," but they could see
the other itlchard (Mansfield, i remember aeelng
him do one act from live o tils plays. It cost me
a quarter, and I don't know whether- I got better
value for- my money that night or when I saw
Irving and Terry In 'The Merchant ot Venice."
Crlees were higher that night, and l( coat me SO
cents.
Moat of Out attraction appeared In the Cheat-
nut mreei upera House, which is now Klven over
to the
E.pioua ot faaine,
The I'orlie of Pauline.'
etc
J. . ".
Sir Here's a bit of (Israel) light comedy from
rtal life: Finn of garment makers dissolves;
necessary to change title of property held in
name of the firm, conveyancer, man of brusque
fcpeecli. calls u for information. Here's1 the
dialogue. "Hello' Potash St Perlmutter (or
words to that effect).' Mr. Potash? This is
BlacW & White, coiivej aucers. Have your dls.
solution, papers oeei nwds out yet'" "What is
ct. papers" -lave eur dissolution paper
beau made out .-el "' What d' y' meia papers?
J ceu a -voter for seveo yearsf
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ERSTWHILE BAR-HOP
NOW A FAMOUS POET
John Maselicld, Who Conies to Uni
versity This Week, Was Farm
hand, Sailor and Tramp Be
fore He Began to Write
Til K actuality of common experience clings
to John Miisofleld, poet. His work i.s
Knglish to the core in subject nnd manner.
yet no englishman has written poems llhe '
his within the memory ot this generation i
pnems ho thoroughly '
modern nnd unconven- f
tlonnl us to be esaen
llally American in
tunc and pplrlt. Ills
American populnrltv
Is great. Kdticntcd In
what we call, when
ve speak of self-made
Americans, "the L'nl
v p i'8 I t y of Ha ril
Knocks," Maselicld Is
honored b y Oxford
nnd Cambridge for
achievements In lit
erature founded nn his
fnr-llung experiences
strange experiences
for a poet? No. Ho
JOHN MAUnKlriLD
captures the spirit of the sea, which perhaps
ho knows nnd understands better than any
other man living. He knows the country
places equnlly well. For ho hns lived won
derfully. Tlie vigorous and vital contempo
raneousness of life is In his pocms-nnd plays.
.MaHCllold comes back to America from
Franco nnd the Dardanelles, where he has
been aiding nnd succoring the stricken In
battle. Ton or llftecn years ago John Mase
flcld, obscure, unknown, passed the Statue
of Liberty homeward bound back to the
England where he was born forty-one years
ago, tho son of a fr.rmer. He had worked as
a farm hand In New York State. In the city
of Now York he had worl'ed for n baker.
"The baker," said Muselleld the other day,
"made a patented kind of bread; but I don't
think It was much of it success, ns I have
never heard of it since."
Ho worked and he went without work.
Gracefully, plucklly, he starved in the garret
of a house In Greenwich Village. Doughnuts
and free lunch were his fare. Days and
nights he looked for a Job, searched among
tho cheap eating houses, the livery stables,
bakeries, wholesale stores and along the
water front. He wore sailor's dungarees, red
shirt and an old slouch hnt. Finally he got
a Job as bartender and handy man in the
saloon of the Columbia Hotel. When .Mase
licld camo to his fame only three or four
years ago literary biographers looked for the
saloon where the poet had worked In New
York. Two or three claims have been put
forth for priority of discovery, but Maselicld
or Luke O'Connor could have told the secret,
which Is no secret at nil nnd never has been.
Tho old building has been torn down, but
the Columbia Hotel, opposite Jefferson Mar
ket, still exists and Luke O'Connor Is still Its
proprietor.
Masefielt as Bartender
Masefleld tells how he was hired. It was
this way:
"The proprietor of the bar. a small, pale man
In a tweed suit, ' panama bat and tan boots,
came over to me and began a conveisatlon,
'Say,' he said, speaking slowly, 'do you want a
good job?' I said 1 did. 'Well,' he said, 'I want
you to help behind the bar here. Here's a dol
lar; go over to Lee's and have a haircut. I'll
fix you up with an apron. I'll give you ten dol
lars a month and your board You can start In
right avvay.v
"When my hair had been clipped, the pro
prietor brought out a white Jacket aud an apron,
bade me put them on and 'then sent me behind
the bar to clean glasses. There were two other
bartenders. My duties were to clean the glasses
which these two artists filled for the thirsty..
I, who was not an artist, nnd could not mix
the subtle drinks then hi vogue, might only
serve beer and cigars. I had to take a tray
laden with drinks to men living in the hotel or
loarlng at the bar tables."
O'Connor liked the young man, who stayed
with him the whole summer, and testifies
that Masefleld was always right on the Job,
diligent and cheerful. He 'took his meals
with the 0'Connors,sometlme3 taking care
of the children while Mrs. O'Connor got the
meals.
Masefleld was born in Ledbury, Shrop
shire. As a youth he disdained school and
hooks, and would frequently leave home on
long tramps without telling his people where
he was going or how long he would stay.
His parents, In an effort to mend such habits,
Indentured him to the captain ot a merchant
ship. 1'e was then 14 years old. In the old
square riggers he sailed over a great part
pf the world's navigable waters, sometimes
going- ashore for lone; tram pa and then re
turning to the sea.
Ten years ago or o he met Yeats iu Devon
shire, and together they spent a summer loaf, i
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AND LIKEWISE AHH-HH-H!'!
-!'l:ftir
lug nnd talking. A little later John Gals
worthy, attracted by his verse nnd plays,
became ono of hl.s close personal friends. It
vvn (Inlmvorthy who Insisted nnd Insisted
that Knghtnd should pay attention to tho
new poet. Maselicld haH been compared
with Chaucer, with Whitman, with others.
Ho himself says: "I ndmlrn Whitman. Hut
I owe every thing to Yeats. Ho influenced
me, just us Oie influenced Syngc. Yeats set
u.s both in the right direction. What glory
there Is is due to him. He Is n perfectly
generous nn'rl sympathetic mind to till young
writers."
.I.'iM'llold'.s homo la In Gieat Hampden, a
small, cccludrd vHlnge in the heart of flucks.
The house l.s n longlsh, Inorunto structure of
Hint, with no shade trees about, but it con
siderable plot of luwn in front, part of It
used us a garden. His library Includes many
volumes on science books about ICuclld, elec
trical experiments), with many volumes ot
economics nnd sociology and n sprinkling ot
drama, poetry nnd fiction. Hl.s children use,
his study for playroom sometimes, any
way nnd those who have visited Mnsellcld
nt home are nlwuys struck by his intimnto
companionship with his children.
Masefleld comes to the University of Ponn
s'viinln this week to lecture.
WHAT'S WHAT IN "EATS"?
J'n the r.ditor nf Kccninii Ledger:
Sir I resent the statement In your Issue of
Jnuunry 13 thnt people who cat their water
melon with salt arc "of a kind with the one who
wenrs a sky-blue necktie with a shirt striped
with pen green and Tyrlan purple." I was
raised In tho State whence nil good water
melons come, Georgia, nnd I have snlted my
vvntei melon ever since I was old enough to
Know how. Probably tho wilier of the aitlcln
to which I take exception has his tomatoes
cooked with sugnr. In which case not much
could be expected from him In the matter of
"eats." E. S. II.
llala, January 15.
AMUSEMENTS
GLOBE Theatre5
MAItKET nml
JUNII'UU STS.
Cnntlnuoim 11
A. M tn 11 I. SI. tOc. 15c, J5C-.
"THE JUNGLE MAN" $&$
SiS-s "Pettinoat Minstrels"
AljWIHTn'S KIUI.AXU; OTHHUS.
CHESTNUT ST. Opera" House
MATINCnS, 1:30 to B 10c, Lie I Symphony
NIGHTS, 7 to 11 We. i.-So, ".'.c I Orchestra
EXCLUBlVK SHOWING
"THE FOURTH ESTATE" '
NEXT WEEK-i-KOX'H GREATEST FILM
THEDA BARA in "THE SERPENT" '
WM. PENN """mSLlv'.I
10c. 20c
15 Be. JOc
Mntthews-Shayne & Co. i$g kIA,foi
juacitne &. ciecsr, I'ipt Harnett & son
EXTRA ADOF.D ATTRACTION
oiiJ Kjrm.ruLVi tuianoi-e comedy
"A SUBMARINE PIRATE"
T VPTP MATINEE TOMOMIOW, 2;15
U 1. 1YJ.VJ TONIOHT AT 8:13
Tho Annual Winter Garden Itevue
The PASSING SHOW Of 1915
COMPANY OF 125- IS HUGE SCENES
fiEOHGi: MONIIOE. HUCIENK ami WILLIE
HOWARD, MAUI LYNN MILLEIL and Others.
A 'nTT'.T .PT-TT "l'opular l.00 Mot. Thursday
IXUXjUmi Klfs, riest Seats SI. BO
A I'owerful Vlav o Smiles ami Tears
"SINNERS"
I'rom 1 Months' Itun at the I'la house. N Y
CAN A O-TTKALLH OK
STANLEY fr.i0jr,.
kj x -n-j., x-txj x HAZEL DAWN
"MY LADY INCOG"
Thursday, Friday, Saturday. "TONGUES OF MEN"
"EMMA GOLDMAN""
l.ecturej tonight at T1S North Broad Street
on "ANAltCIIIBM"
Dumont's
Minstrels. t)th & Arch. Selections
from Gilbert ft Hulllvan's operas.
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J XXJ.U THEATRE Best Seats ?1.50 at Wednesday Matlntfj
LIMITED
ENOAHEMENT
BEGINNING
Monday, Jan. 24
KLAW & ERLANGER
ami GEORGE C. TYLER will Present
The Season's Notable Success
POLLYANNA
THE GLAD PLAY
By Catherine Chisholm Cuahing
From the World-Famous Book of the
Same Name by Eleanor II,. Porter
WITH A' CAST OF GREAT
DISTINCTION;
PATRICIA COLL1NQE
HERBERT KELCEY
JESSIE BUSLEY
ROBERT TOBIN
HELEN WEATUERSBY
SEATS READY NEXT THURSDAY,. 9 A. M.
QWP TPUR8 EARLY AND BE tJLAD. DO McMf iYJAf QH VPP MA,i' . ?09 AATak
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AMUSEMENTS
B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE'
CHCST.N'UT AND TWBMTH STItnETS A
A THRILL EVERY MINUTE! 'A
"The Forest Fire"';
EMMA CARUS
assisted nr Konr.t. STUAnr
FREDERICK V. BOWERS & G0J
JJVV HCE.NIt; BO.NfJ RIJVIKW
LYNNE OVERMAN & C(J.
In "TIIH IlltlUKRT niDDUIl" '
OTIIKK Ilia rUATUHRSt
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
XT-mtniT a -xt Travcltalkai
IN ill VV iV A Color Views
Motion Picturtf
FRL ".',, T) ti a ry T "H
cat .1 D II A Zj 1 1j
a-' .:;
RIO DE JANEIRO, THE BEAUTIFUL5
TICKI7TS at Hcpim'K 2."o tn 1 00 NOW, $
McCLEES galleries!
K.II7 WALNUT HTItEITT '
EXHIBITION fS
PAINTINGS OK
EGYPT, GREECE & CEYLON
rtv
HENRY BACON
JANUARY 10TH TO Slfll, 1010 I
Annual Convention ".IrfSS&rJ
WOMAN SUFFRAGE PARTY''!
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TMUHSUA1, JAIN. ZU, UKIU 1'. flit.
a.IOl POWELTON AVE.
olil'UTII-IIS iraAKK Mil. KM OAf
District memhers arc iirgeil tn lie pitwit. 'fl
-n-vT-T-T7irim Thl Xrxt WVfll Lies. 81S.8
V UrVIvlliO 1 MnthiM Tomorrow t ItUJ
JULIAN
1 ELTINGE
In UN New Siicmsk "COISIN l.UCJT"
rkt Keats $1 at fopular Matinee Tomorrow.?
-i a nnrnv "vrrv-iir nights at stij.
Vji.ini-1V IN KJ VV Mat Toraorrssl
COHAN AND HAHRIS Tresent
I1EST PLAY IN 25 YEAHS
ON TRIAL
ropul.tr I'rlce Mat Tomorrow Dest Beits 11,1
10c 11!H MAnKET-:!
T"i AT A iTTi Al.1. Tiim vr.r.ic.f j
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PARRAIt
Continuous
1(1 A. M. tn 1 1 T. M.
"TEMPTATIONS
BROAD Last 5 Evgs.
Mstlnts t.
TomerrS
JOHN DREW THE CHIEF
Next Week POLLYANNA. Beats ThursWi
. w i . v a rtiict.n'Vi!T TlAlonr 18t&
AW A a aj.y::.....
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.wiir cvnoD NYMFlTa
SAM BERNARD In
Oecause He Loved Her 80 J
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TTVnT Today "".'li1 if v t" do : wood J
N1XOJN at ,2118 riEI.VU.LES. Cj; MtUfLl
Tonight ul T ami u. . KO.V . M.vvu, " V,r51j
MONIES! COIttlADI.Nl'S MB.NAUUIlir- "'J
nixon'h i a Wonderful ShoWl
GRAND 7n,tKo AN&oaf;
VKT A T TvTTTrn Vp- L Tody, ssc.
V v nui kj x ,.. ,?', -rrs'miwj
yAShU A FOOL THERE WAS
11 b S.W .- T-. . Hi
Knierbofe-otSi
This Week iN A 1 U IVrt-iJ UtY "Tmj2
AMERICAN 'v
Trocadero SK "Ma Cheri
Intimate Talk No.
Rome eighteen ra I0,'3.1
A Erlanser eace to tn. "" JiJ
immortal mw. , iitm
from the widely read boo ""J
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tune. "7 "" , jestf
and astounded tb. nd"'00 !
conies "I'ollyami" la "" ,J
. .... t... i,k nulls as dlju'.
purpose. Countless peop "Jo
read about her b. h 'g
helptul clubs and societies j
tb. world So sh steps
p.,..0.t.SU.'..'lfe
'"? ...-to.
lo .hlna Into lOUr H JtM
the sua does I
vood nora nulBfUm
ETjE SHANNON
PHJLIl MERIVALE
MADDE CHANCIER
I.ORIN RAKER
MAID H03-ORD
B. ur to i''
POLLYANNA
i Continued Tomorrv