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FEnnuAnr was ioi.iis PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 4. 1916. For blessings ever watt on virtuous deeds, tind though a late, a sure rctcard succeeds, William Congrcvc. There Is no looser any doubt that Philadel phia Is tho musical capital of America. Now, we surmise, Mr. Bryan 1H offer tho bore, resolution as a plank for tho Demo cratic platform. Tho courtesy of tho Senate gets short shrift when a majority of the Senators are agreed on any course of action. Tho report that the President Intended to resign dltl not do tho Inventor Justice. Ho ought to have made It Secretary Daniels. A. Mitchell Palmer, it seems, cannot name his successor as Democratic National Com mitteeman. Tho Democratic voters must elect him at the primaries on May 16. Can a woman do a man's work? Maybo not, but City Solicitor Canm lly appointed ono yesterday, at a salary of $1200, to hold down a Job formerly filled by one of the male persuasion at tho same wage, and nobody seems to have any doubt of her ability to make good. It is not good financiering to pay current expenses out of permanent loan funds. But lhe Mayor, In common with other econ omists. Is waiting for tho suggestion of some other way out When the income is too small, where is tho money to pay tho de ficit to come oiti'1 The loan bill .3 not In Its final form bj any 6ttns- That Is why the Mayor called for a 10 ijM.rJhference, In order that every Item might bo discussed fully. There Is plenty of time Ift hnfni J PLi.Tnj.nn n.l -Limit., n , l! ...Ml ... ,.. iLHuiQuiitiviiD hi... .U.U.I..3 auu ,kii. .muu Liuiu or the voters to make up their minds. We ko It that what every one is after is tho bet terment of tho city, without oxtravagai.ee and without parsimony. j The National City Bank, of New York, knew Where to come to get young men trained in the arts of finance when it promised positions on .graduation to thtee Wharton School sopho mores and arranged to hiie them at J50 a month during their next two college vacations. ?The college man in business Is at last winning the recognition which every one knew would come when collego training was so arrangod as to give men an understanding of the prin ciples of business. No Philadelphlan and no other patriotic American will begrudga the uDm-orjriatlnn of ' , S2,Q0p,000 for the improvement of the Puget oaunu navy yara ar. uremerion. It Is as im portant that there should be well equipped navy yards on the Pacific as that tho yards on the Atlantic should be equipped for build ing and repairing battleships. This is a big nation, and Jt must mako preparations com mensurate with lt3 size If it Is to be prepared to defend itself on tho sea. History records tho fanaticism of tho Moslem in the days when the world waited on him, a fanaticism which expressed itself In a wild, unreasoning bravery which no Christian might seemed able to withstand. But it may be doubted if ever In the his tory of the world there has been an exhibi tion of pure courago greater than that of the German Infantrymen operating against Verdun. Men may question the righteous ness of their cause, but none can question the valor and heroism with which they have upheld it. If the city has" to decide between a mod ernized Biockley and an art muueum the museum must wait, for the duty to take liuman and decent care of tho denenrint .poor and insane Is greater than the duty to provide nouse room ror paintings and statues. There Is no constitutional limitation, how. over, on tho size of gifts which Philadelphia millionaires may make for artistic and edu cational purposes as there Is on, the borrow ng capacity of the city. Tho site is ready tor the art museum, and when the money Is ready,, however It may be provided, the museum will Be built, Individualism has progressed so far that It is no longer generally held that a man and his wife are one. Under the old theory of the low the legal Identity of the wife was merged in )ha( ot her husband. She could not testify against him In court and she .had no right to nmUq a contract with him after she fiad made, the flrut contract by which he became hi wife. The man was the soIq repreaenta tlv ot the family In all transactions In which It or any ot 1U members were involved. In patriarchal tlmea the man had the powor of Jlf and death over the members of his family, Including his wife as well ag his children. Jattca Sheann of the New York Suprem 'Ov'iirt, has taken occasion. In a case In which i Ii4 vvfta callej upon q enforce the conditions gf TteparaUon ae eeraent between a man and ! Jif wifa. tQ exp.eoa the opinion that no ew -iitunwl .court would 8uhcrie to the state- tiae.-it timt th$ legu existence of & Wife was tn.iiiwtil';l (.Sunn -j fnairiage. .She Is entltlijtl to rtiw In the paiatQdy of her children, even iriMBt fiit. re ta iw.b.'..wr..MU to that effect with r TmlllItl fathai xifati m&v Ira livirter strtnrt t mm f& Th ! fawns herd the contrary I .il i'sWlg mf&: "l iwy tost tha Vtt.. . n (h tfht t x-t mti$ Mi eurtody ,.j4b a t hu-sjfiaW 'njfmmum EVENING view still prevails In the laws of some of the States. It cannot survive the assertion of tho natural rights of the mother; The taws will bt changed before this century Is much older. 'PORK BARREL' PREPAREDNESS Congress Is not, (is a rule, overburdened with dlslntercited patriotism and the pres ent Cohgress Is. to put It mildly, no oxcep tlon to tho rule In this respect. The country has becomo thoroughly aroused to the necessity that we should make Immediate preparation for adequate defense against possible nggreslonj bo much so that Congress probably feels that It must take sime action. It Is Impossible however, to escape tho conclusion that tlicro Is a ory decided In tention to combine the creation of a new "pork barrel" with nny action looking toward preparedness The absurdity of confining our prepara tions to defend ourselves to building up tho State mllltla of tho various States must bo manifest to nny one who glcs the question thoughtful nnd disinterested consideration: and to those who have not given It such consideration, wn recommend a careful study of tho correspondence between former Secretary Garrison ami tne i-rcsiuoni We feci, and feel strongly, that nny Con gressman .who participates In a deliberate attempt to delude tho people by substituting a "pork barrel" preparedness for a real and efficient preparedness, by providing a mcro subsidized local mllltla Instead of a real national armed force, Is morally, although not technically, and probably not con sciously, a traitor, and while such a Con gressman cannot be dealt with according to his real merits, It Is to be hoped that lin enlightened public sentiment will nt the earliest opportunity put Mini wncre ne properly belongs In tho rear rank of private life If local "pork barrel" Interests bo per mitted to merrlile national Interests In this vital matter of preparedness, the time will come when membership In tho present Con gress will be considered a stigma rather than an hondr, a badge of disgrace rather than an Insignia of worth Bench and Bar. A SPADE la a spade, and a spade It must bo called. We reproduce the foregoing edi torial from Bench and Bar because It Is ns clear-cut n stati-mcnt of tho true situation as has yet appeared. It Is time for citizens to consider calmly the entire situation as it has presented itself in the Mouse of rtcpresentntlvcs It has played with picparedncss from tho beginning. This leader and that has talked about pre paredness ns n port of prize package or grab bag, a new kind of "pork" suddenly brought within icoch and to bo capitalized to tho limit. Tho plans for a real national army, proposed by men who know that thorc can bo no such thing s.0 lonq: a the command Is divided among tho Clove .iojs of IS States. Wfro re jected by the congressional leaders The reasons thoy ga.o for their opposition were vaitouB, but no 'one was so bold as to say that a national reserve force, lnlscd by spe cific direction of fVmirxess. and under the im mediate command of ofllcers of the National Government, would not be the most etllcient force conceivable It would conflict with and ilval the Rational Guard, we wore told, as though the National Guard were anything but a State force, dependent on State authority and under absolute State control eavo in time of actunl war. Uven thou it cannot be drafted into the national forces.' It has to volunteer. In place of a national reserve army the pork-barrel Concrrsamen- havo substituted a plan for an enlurged organized State mllltla, with 800 paid militiamen In ench congressional district a beautiful schemo for dividing the spoils and entrenching unscrupulous leaders In power. They would have SOO salaried workers, who would have to do nothing for thotr pay savo drill occasionally under tho supervision of Stnte officers. That such a forco would be a broken rccd is evident on the slightest consideration. The Congressmen who are proposing It know that It would provide for no real defense. They know that the nation Is unprepared now and that ull plans are in such a chaotic con dition thit Immediate preparation would be oxtrcmcly difficult. Therofore, they are In the mood to back d6wn In ovcry controversy with a foreign Power. It is these pork-barrel scuttlers in tho House who are behind the proposition to de clare by 'formal vote that Americana have no rights which Germany is bound to consider, and that national honor Is a thing of such trivial consequence that It should not be re garded for a moment if thero it to be any trouble In forcing tho world to respect It. They ure ready to turn tall and run In every crisis. When they have established to their sat isfaction that there Is no danger of war: when they1 have proved to the world that it can treat tho United States with contempt without running any danger; when thoy have demonstrated that tho way to peace Is the way of ignominious poltroonery, then thoy can say: "Behold, thero Is no danger of war. You havo seen tho nation pass through crisis after crisis without tho Urine of a gun or the utterance of an angry word. "Therefore a great national army is not needed; but give us this enlarged mllltla for the good which it will do the nation. It is a fine thing to give military training to the citizens in the States. It will encourage patriotism If tho organized mllltla Is appor tioned among the congressional districts uni formly bo that there can be no favoritism." But we do not believe that this nation will submit to any such betrayal of its honor. Nor do we believe that It will tolerate much longer the kind of pork-barrel patriotism, which Is nothing but greed for spoils. We have not yet sunk so low as to be willing to sell our birthright of freedom and our proud heritage of honor for a mere mess of filthy political pottage. THREE YEARS OF WILSON WOODROW WILSON tools the oath of of flee three" years ago today. No one Imag ined qn March 4, 1913, that within a year and a half the world would be lrf the throea of the most terrible war since chaos took form and shape and this planet went circling around the aun. No man can tell what will happen during the next ttwelve months of his term. But he Is the official head of the nation, the President of the Republicans as well as. of the Democrats, He is the nation's spokesman In International affairs, and as Buch It Is im perative he Bhould feel that he has the back ins of every patriotic citizen In, his efforts to protect the national honor and to safeguard American citizen? In their rights on the sea. The action of the Senate yesterday in defin itely and unequivocally killing the Gore reso lution Is what was to be expected from men with a proper sense of the responsibilities of their position and a proper appreciation of the gravity of the Issues Involved. The pro portion ot feather brains in the House Is much greater Shan In the Senate, yet when there is a showdown It Is expected that the House majority! In support of the President on the U-boat controversy wtlj be 90 large) as to leave OerAiany Hi no doubt of the MaUment 9l toe napB. LEDGEB - PHILAPELPH1A, SATURDAY MARCH A, 1916 Tom Daly's Column OUR VILLAOl! lOET Whenever W a BatUrdaU dnf oil vV work is through 1 like io walk on Chestnut street an' see what news Is new. Todau 1 seen a sign 0' spring, as surc's an egg's an egg stepped upon a loose brick, an' U squirted up my leg. An' round the 8. E. corner of old Independ ence Itall 1 seen a wasp a-sunnln' of himself upon the wall; An' tell mc I'm a liar, but tho sparrers in 1 Me street They made a Kind o' racket that was purtv close to sweet. Thinks l: "There's music in this air that simplu will not down; It's spring, or else it's Jest because John Masefleld's come to tou.11." An' out there where his lecture was you oughtcr saw the crowd; It certainly surprised mc, but it made mc mighty proud, Ilcmembcrln' how mad I tern ofcout this time last year Because of all our cillxcm who used to flock to hear A certain rough evangelist, Whose name I needn't state He wasn't no Josh Hillings, but ho went at Billings' gait. Thlnki I: "This silly town of ours is gittln' sense at last"; An' then I seen young Leopold Stokotcskl trottin' past. "Itol what's your bloomln' hurry, sirf" I scz to him, an' he Sex: "OccI I'm busier 'n 'ell with Mister Mahler's Symphony." An' there's another cause for prldet for, goihl I'll cat my hat If other ooicds 0' people wasn't Jlockin' in to that! Ohl folks, I'm so blame proud o' you I'll just stop here an' crow; This brats a month o' Sundays- an' the finest fun I Know Is when it comes a Saturday an' all my work Is through So I can walk on Chestnut street an' sec what news Is new. OVERHEARD at the Philadelphia Orchestra concert csterday afternoon: "You usually como to tho Saturday even ing concert, don't you?" he nsked. "Yes," said she, "and the men in tho orches tra look so funny in their day clothes, after seeing them in their night thut Is or In the evening." Bet There'll Be an "S" in the Name This day next year Whom shall be cheer, Inaugurate And celebrate As "Prexy dear"? Some mornlnp. a day or two after the millennium, paragraphers and other com mentators on the manifestations of life will docldethat the garrulousness of the barber Is a Busted Tradition The barbr, our experience has been, Is the most taciturn of men; the customer Is far more loquacious. P. P. A. In New York Tribune. And yt listen to old Doc Hamilton nnd mark what ho said nearly 200 years ago. Dr. Hamilton Back in Philadelphia SATURDAY. SEPTHMBKR IB. 1741. This morning proving rainy, I stayed at homo till 11 o'clock, at which time my barber camo to shave me, and gave mo a harangue of politics and news I paid a visit to Dr. Thomas Bond, nnd went nnd dined at Cockburn's In company with two staunch Quakers, who sat at a table with their broad hats upon their heads. They eat n great deal more than spoke, and their conversa tion was only yea and nay. In the afternoon I had a visit from Mr Rhea, who had er-pellcd his ague by the force of a vemlt. At six o'clock I went to the coffee-house and-, thence with Mr Alexander to the Governour's club, where the Governour himself was present, and several other gentlemen of note In the place. Tho conversation was agreeable and Instructing, only now and then some persons there showed a particular fondness for Introducing gross, smutty expressions, which I thousht did not alto gether become a company of philosophers and men of sense. On Reading About a "Chnffinir-dish" "Why, Mrs. RoLlnaon says oho would no moro be without her chuirins-Ulsh than without lur piano " "ll'ml If her friends could have their way, she'd be relieved of both " Puclt. Oh. would I had a "chadlng-dlsh" To make me gay converse; To mix me wit and repartee Of things to th'nk and things to sayl Indeed, It is nty dearest wish To buy myself a chafllng-dlsh To make mo gay converse! For I could cook up things to say When Aunt Mnrla comes to Btay; And harmless Jokes, when we Invite The pastor round to have a bite; And brilliant things to shout at club (Lest people say that I'm a dub); And bits to whisper at a dance. Whene'er the lady gives a chance; And bright things, when one spills the broth Across the gleaming table-cloth; And epigrams abdut the play, And Maupassant and Paul Bourget; And all about the latest books, And Kaiser Bill and cosmic crooks; And many quick retort I'd wish, Instead of "Tut!" or merely "Plshl" Oh. would I had a chaffing -dish To make me gay converse! No more for compliments I'd flh, And never more I'd curse. Ah! It Is my one great amblsh To buy myself a chaffing-dlsh To make mo gay converse! Will Lou. H. H. H, announces that In his prize, con test (In what direction Is Havana from the most southern! point of the mainland of Florida?), 17,728 answers were received: 17,791 said south east, 88 said east and one said northeast. "In asmuch as the answer Is southwest," says he, "we win and get the prise, a beautiful hand painted heart,protector for leap year." We think he's lying, but what can we do about it7 He's one ot our best contribs. Which reminds us: Snfetv First. But Heln! TTi!n! Ttria -om n .. i, tu k . . j, HIS came to us last night by special de, livery; "I have heard the Macedonian cry of D. S., who aska how he can collect the dollar his boss owes him. If hla boss la a bald-headed guy with two lamps like a drug store window or a B. and O. train passing Darby and a mouth like a porringer of oat meal left out In the rata, tell him he can't. That guy's trot ten o' mine" MARK. But come, lads, this Isn't helping anyt Over and Over "Just one," she said, "but don't you teW And as their Ups wers meeting, swear I won't," he sighed, "but ,NU, ItV really worth repeating." J I I i,!?NfeSc?" I 't!8j& , 'I s - ! ' 1 - - - I . " GENERAL SCOTT A SCHOLAR-SOLDIER Acting1 Secretary of War a Man of Versatility and Varied Experi ence A Diplomat as Well as a Fighter HUGH L. SCOTT possesses bo many ac complishments of different kinds, with a record to match, that the old adage about one's sticking to his last loses nil Its force and effect In tho caso of this doughty soldier. To tho public at large, Just (mF" 3 now, ho Is tho acting Secte W ; .'" tnrv rlf War: tn the armv. he Is, by official title, chief of staff; to his military friends, ho la tho "Indian Medicine Mnn," and to tho world of scholarship he Is Doctor of Humanities. By his career ho has proved himself a diplomat ns well as a tactician, Undo Sam's star pacifier, as well as a glorious fighter. The author of standard works on ethnology, his contri butions to knowledge of tho Indian mind, Indian ways nnd Indian languages havo won recognition in the halls of learning. In 1910 Princeton conferred on him the L. H. D. de gree. General Scott's grandfather, by the way was that great theologian, Dr. Charles Hodge, who helped make Princeton famous, and his brother had been a prominent mem ber of the faculty for years. It so happened thnt Woodrow Wilson was piesldent of the university at tho time. Honco It Is that tho signature at tho bottom of the diploma and tho ono at tho bottom of Scott's commission as chief of staff are Identical. One of Goneral Scott's minor accomplish ments is swimming, nnd there aie several stories to go with this simple statement. At West Point, which he entered in 1871, Scott and a clussmato named King undertook to swim across the Hudson River. On tho way back King's sticngth gave out. Scott took him on his back and brought him safely ashore, with great difficulty, and nt tho risk of his own life. General Wagner commended tho young man in the presence of his fellows, describing tiro incident as "ono which will always live In the memory and the applaud ing lecollection of your classmates and ft lends." Another good story with Scott as Its principal actor Is told In the army by tho older officers. A band of Crows, In the spring or 1883, wero performing in southeastern Montana stealing live stock, shooting their ilfles promiscuously and painting themselves hideously. Klrst Lieutenant Scott, stationed at Fort Mead. Dakota, two Junior officers, ninety men and fifty pack mules wero or dered to round up the savages. The scout ing party found the Little Missouri River bank full from the April freshets. It was twenty feet deep and 450 feet wide, and con tained logs and other driftwood. Scott asked for volunteers to tako a line across the liver. Two men undressed, but, finding the water Ice cold, Immediately returned to the bank and put on their clothing. Scott thon ripped oft his uniform, tied a pieced rope around his naked waist and swam tho river. An old wagon bed was used as a float, and thus tho whole party crossed In safety. The Indians wore located. Scott talked with them In tho sign language, ,nnd they meekly agreed to return to their reservation. Scott Gets Acquainted Born In Kentucky tn 1853, he was grad uated from West Point In the class of,1876. That summer Custer had gone out with his regiment, the famous Seventh Cavalry, as part of General Terry's column, in the expedi tion against tho Sioux, Custer and five com panies of his command were cut off and wiped out to the last man on the Little Big Horn River In Montana. Scott and a number of other graduates of his class were hurried West to take the places In the regiment of those killed. He Joined his regiment at Fort Abraham Lincoln, on the Missouri River, in Dakota Territory, and he. with five other officers, ulept their first night In the room formerly occupied by Custer, Then to the field. Through all the Nprthwest country the Indians were In arms. The Seventh was sent down the Missouri to disarm and pacify the Indians. It was bitter, trying work, a mix- t,ure of pacific and warlike measures; here a tribe to be won to peace by palaver; there to .. vWpped into docility. As his fellow officers .D ' ' .,n nnt heBn )n thfi fleM tWAn. tell It, Scott had not been In the field twenty four hours when he became fascinated by a study of tho Indian, and particularly of the Indian sign language. He was forever talk--tng with the Indian prisoners, learning from them, gaining an Insight into their mental processes. .. His early campaigning days were spent among the Indians. Sometimes he was fight ing them, but most of the time he was gov ernlng them. Ho was successful at both. A hard, rider, a good shot. Indefatigable and un swerving In his ways, the Indians came first o fear him und then to reaptct him- Some how or other they learned If this straight, OENEBAIi SCOTT THE INTERESTED SPECTATOR smooth-shaven young officer said ho would capture a certain man and turn him over to the Provost Marshal he would keep his prom ise to the diacritical mark. If ho made a promise that promlso would bo kept un swervingly. Tho savage mind docs not run to nlco distinctions; savago languages havo fow adjectives. Scott had this much in common with tho Indians a thing was so or It was not so, it was good or It was bad, without qualifying shades of meaning. Peihaps this moro than nnythlng else, explains why ho was beloved by tho Indians and why Spanish speaking peoples called him "slmpatlco." Ho understood them and they understood him, be cause. In common, their thought went ns straight to Its mark ns a rifle bullet. Away back In 1891, when occurred through all tho West tho last scilous Indian outbreak, when, in some mysterious manner tho Indians from the Canadian line to tho Mexican border suddenly fell victims to tho Messiah craze, went to ghost dancing and left their reser vations for tho wnr path, the grim Jest that WILN UUUU1UU UUUUl llllUUgll U.U UiUly glials ran: "Tho United Stntcs army Is holding down tho Indians in the Northwest; Scott Is holding them down in the Southwest." It was generally admitted that Scott did tho better Job of tho two. Ever since then, when over tho Indians nnywhero got restless and trouble starts, both the Interior Dopaitment, which has Jurisdiction over tho Indians, and tho War Department sot up tho cry, "Send for Scott!" What tho Moros Learned When, in 1903, he became a governor of tho Sulu'archlpelago ho determined that this was no time and no place to "brother" tho belllgeront natives. Tho Malay mind ho mas tered as ho had mastered tho Indian mind. A licking flnt and brotherlng afterward plain ly was the course marked out for him. And such a licking ho gave them! The story Is anemic In the Philippines. Ho smote as with tho sword of tho Lord and of Gideon, which, being Interpreted, means tho Krag. He swept through the land like a de stroying angel. Wounded, he refused to quit. Both hands wero torn by Moro bullets, but ho had them bandaged and remained In the sad dle. And the country was pacified. A lesson had been taught thnt Impressed Itself upon tho Moro mind. Then camo tho task of break Ing up the slave trade In the Islands of the archipelago. Alternately "brotherlng" and punishing, Scott achieved his purpose. He wiped out slavery absolutely. And when, in 1006, ho came to leave, the peoplo wept. Hero was a rqan they could understand; a man whose word alwnys was kept. They askey through their chiefs, that he remain to rulo over them, but his tour of duty was ended, Back he came to tho States as superintendent of the Military Academy at West Point. Observe him at his desk In tho War Depart ment, his bullet-torn hands, shy several fin gers, busy with the multitude of p.ipers pre sented to him, giving his orders In gentle, conversational tones, his appearance, his man ner, his attitude precisely tho same as when ho was a major of the line those few years ago, modest, democratic, kindly. Tho erect head, the keen, searching eyes, the strong Jaw pro claim the man who is master of himself, fit for command. NATIONAL POINT OP VIEW Literature suffers more from overpayment of authors than from underpayment. Spokane Spokesman-Review. President Wilson Is evidently committed to the theory that there Is room for only one Presl dent at a time in Washington. Chicago Herald. The President will win In his controversy with Congress because he ought to win, because It would be calamitous for him not to win and because the nation as a whole knows these things. Washington Times. President Wilson puts the Issue squarely up to Congress. He wants to know, and 'the coun try wants to know, whether Senators and Repre sentatives are for America or against America In the present crisis. Cleveland Plain Dealer, On comparing American provisions with those of other nations, it will be seen how greatly hampered American shipowners are. The lan guage test of the seamen's act. which required "Interpretation" by the Department of Com merce, finds no counterpart In other statutes. Indianapolis News. WAR'S OFFSPRING War looked with bloodshot eyes upon her brood, Begat by Hate, unlovely )n the sight ' Of even their mother, eachxrepul8(ve rude By men caled Famine, Misery, Pain and Blight- , And as she watched them, each waxed stronger, grew. Till she grew helpless, moved to weep From very loathing, as her spawn she knew, With horror of them, violent and deep. But as she turne'd from these wth sickening heart. Her burning eyes fell on ber latest born. Twin daughters, pf her life become a part Mild, sweet, each radiant as the soft spring dawn. Compassion, Earth-wide, Charity, their names. Who minister to their smitten, brotherji4 needs. Quoth War. remorseful, "Hats and $u each Shsmesl But ehl the sloxy of our cW14p dmfap Nw Yfc "Pbm What Do You Know? t: Queries of general interest will be antwtnii In this column. Ten questions, the onitctrii to i which every well-informed person shosUjS know, are asked daily. QUIZ 1. What possessions, If nny, linve the Brltlia. ' In Central America? 2. Nnmo some Krent J? rencli writer. 3. Who Is In command ot the American Atlantis , fleet? 1. Name the provost of the University of rttn. sylvanln. 5. Under tho proposed plan the new subtrtri would run from Tlrle nvenue to n short J dlntniico south of City Hall. About hows far is It from Erie nvenue to City HsllT, fl. Is Montreal east or west of Fhlladelphla?' 7. Up to what amount are 1-ccnt pieces Ufin tender? ft. About how lone; has the decimal system btttl In use? Who Is I'rlmo Minister of Italy? - 10 Which Is the larger city, San Francisco M 1.0s Angeles? 1 Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. Count Macchl ill Cellore. 2. Mujor General Hugh I. Scott. 3. Wheat. I. rorty-llvo miles, fi. Julia Ward Howe. 0. .Sixty years. 7. Thomas Nnst. 8. Bear Admiral Alfred T. Milium. 0. Arizona nnd Delaware. 10. Francis Hurtnn Harrison. Naval Comparisons editor of "What Do You Know" Will yoili bo so kind ns to answor tho following queries,! which have been a source of dispute between mj and others for some time: 1 Whli-l. nf tVin nnvlAR tit thn world nnssessss-' the fastest nnd most powerful battle crufers3i and whnt Is the maximum speed7 2 In the Oklahoma the blcirest and most J powerful fighting craft afloat? If not, what tstM 3 What is a battleship's, armament, in thtS strictest sense? 4 What is the present wage per month otsa approntlco seamen ana ursi-ctass seamen in iuj United States Navy, and what was It In thl J9 ncriod between 1898 and 1901? A READER, 'S 1 England possesses the fastest and mot powerful battle cruisers. The maximum speed! of this class of vessel In tho English navy 111 33 knots The United Statos navy has no vessels! of tho samo class. The fastest boats In our navy aro the torpedoboat destroyers. Their speea am nlinlit 33 lcnntR && r Th, nkl.ihnmn. Is not the blBKest andS most nowcrful fljrhtliic craft afloat, nor doell she carry the highest calibre guns. The Queer,! r!llTnhj.th. nf thn Tlncllsr. nnvv. carries 15-lncla guns. Tho largest on tho Oklahoma are Hi inches. 3 Tho "armament" of a vessel is tne numocrm r,t r-ima It nnrrlps Thn "mnln hatterv" (tUltet guns) are tho heaviest. The secondary batteryl Is for tho repelling of torpedoboat attacks. i 4 The wage of apprentice seamen Is Jfl7,6JJ a month, with food free. Thoy are given firsts outfit nt r.lntliHs (1601 free. AThese are supposed? to last them four years. After the first outflta they pay for their own clothing. Flrst-clissj seamen receive Ji6.40 per month, with food 'W Tietwpen 18D8 nnd 1901 annrentlcQS received III ncr month, landsmen $16 per month. During! this period the classification was changed anal a 10 per cent. Increase given them in pay, Width of the Delaware Editor of "What Do You Know" Will you trlnHlv.toll tyin thn .ll.stnnnA from Market Street ferry slip to Camden ferry slip, or how wWM the Delaware Illver is at Maritet street. rn Hnlnliln? CONSTANT READER. I Measured from pier head 'to pier head strallM Q,mnii thrt rtnlnnrfirA In hnlf a mflo wide at M&r-J k'et street. From ferry slip to ferry slip It HJ five-eighths of a mile wide. The Richest Man Editor of "What Do You Know" Please sUtalB in your dally Quiz who Is the richest man the world? Q- K- The Czar of Russia, whose Income Is put ntfl 1550,000 a day, is usually called the richest jbm in the world. Historical Information Editor of "What Do You Know" What " eral defended Port Arthur during the JaM":a Russian War? 'I, What nationality Is peneWM Kuropatkln? 3. Did W. J. Bryan Become. nfmrltftntn TlrAQMant nftAi- 1,1b RnrnnAan tOUTl, 4. Did Congress ever declare a legal holiday JjU 0, Have we a national holiday? Denne tne sm, ference. Pardon the number of questions; tliey, have been bothering me tor a few aays. P. C. 1 nn.Ml fitA,D,l 9 TTMaaffin 3. Ml, PpVnti mji). n tn.tw. rt tlna u.lpI1 In lflOB Sltd was nominated for the Presidency for the third, time by the Denver convention in 1908, 4. 5, These questions can best be answered to gether. There is no natlonar holiday, not, ; th, 1711, .ti nt Ttllv fltntr-ABC. hfl, ftt V&flOV? times appointed special holidays and the PretW aent has designated by proclamation ceny. ria.vn frtf- ThnnUsirlvIni?. hut thft r,rni-lnmatlOn Wj binding only In the District of Columbia and Is tne territories where the day becomes , holiday. The. onlv holldnv nrfc imaged by COS" gress was that making' Labor Day a hoUdaTj In the District of Columbia. This was aun th. annnrl B.a-fnn nf ,1... CJ ,,.,..1. 1 rVinflTfiSSL The National Government, however, recognllB certain of the state holidays as legs,! no.'",. and susnends the transaction of business. legal holiday is a holiday established by P5 clal act of the .lawmaking body or by proewt" tlon of the Executive. A national holiday -wpuw Ktrictlv hn n Hnv Rft nnnr' hv nnttnnnl fLUtSOritj for observance throughout the nation, but &( jurisdiction of the National Government In -UH ,.ui-,co uuc9 nub vAivim ucjruuu ww ,-- w!?mm unoer its immeatate control Sumpter Mules Editor of "What Da You Hnoa What sumpttr-mule? T J HjlTmnr.- fa art si-nhaln Ktn.4 mmn-nln(T & IllM antal or Its trvr. A uoipJviaul la a S ww ivr jrry" army uuypusa. ..!.,.,. Sir ii..i..tWplSt JI
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