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PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY, MAI1CII St, 1916.
learning hath gained most of those looks
IV which the printers have lost. Thomas
fuller.
It seems that nil the bis guns of tho Entonto
aro In Paris. Tho Kaiser Is using his on
Verdun.
Villa may be nblo to dodge tho Carranzlstns,
but General Pershing has a habit ot getting
What ho goes after.
The Mask and Wig Club pays a subtlo com
pliment to the Democracy by making a donkey
tho leading lady In Its coming play.
Tho country is not so much concerned about
literacy test for immigrants as about an
Intelligence, test for Congressmen.
Tho presentation of a German Held marshal's
baton to the Sultan will not make It nny easier
for tho Turks to hold their own In Asia Minor.
Tho President's .newest granddaughter Is n
young woman of taste. Sho might liavo been
born in New England, but sho preferred Phila
delphia. Tom Taggart has been sworn In as a United
States Senator in Washington and sworn nt
by friends of good government in tho rest
of the country.
The Bethlehem Steel Company's arguments
against a Government armor plato factory
may be patriotic, but no one will deny that
they are also interested.
t That Chadds Ford teamster whose wife pre
sented him with twins a year ago and quad
ruplets on Sunday ought to get a letter of
congratulation from Colonel Roosevelt.
A. strike has shut down a Russian arms
plant. A bomb has blown up Bulgaria's great
est magazine. Evidently tho munitions plot
ters have deserted America for new llelds.
Tho Director of Public Safety told the In
mates of the cells in the City Hall to get into
tuno with society. But how can they do It
If they havo no ear for tho social harmonies?
Philadelphia can have n wide choico of
pedagogical material for tho faculties in tho
high schools with more than 200 applicants
for positions coming up for tho general ex
amination. April 14 and 28 have been designated by
tho Governor as tree planting days In order
that there may be trce3 enough to accommo
date the political factionallsts when they
begin to take to the woods.
Wo have a mighty fine army when such a
little things as tho Villa hunt exhausts all tho
available troops and uses so many ofllcers that
none can be found for the summer training
camps. And yet there are full-grown Ameri
cans who think we aro prepared for possible
emergencies.
The fact that yesterday was "Philadelphia
Flag Day" was not obvious In either tho bust
ness or residential sections. It's all very well
for us to carry our patriotism in our hearts,
but outward signs of the Inner grace would not
come amiss. Many citizens Beem unaware
that Philadelphia has not only a City Standard,
but also a City Streamer and a City Pennant.
Why not have one or other of them ready for
March 27 next year?
The Democratic Ways and Means Commit
tee Is going to have a merry time making fed
eral incomes commensurate with the national
outgo, but. Irrespective of party, thoughtful
men will commend one of the new ways of
raising tho Administration wind. This is the
Increasing Impost on whisky and beer. It
seems reasonable, too, to substitute taxes on
war supplies manufactured In this country
for tho present emergency war taxes. This
simply puts the revenue burden on those
profiting by the war Instead of distributing it
directly among the average citizens, whose
Jiving" costs already are increased by the great
conflict.
It Is possible to approve the attitude of
Sheriff Buss, of Luzerne County, without
taking- sides in the Wilkes-Barre street car
strike. The Sheriff's proclamation that "a
con 'itlon exists at this moment in this com
munity which Is in violation of every principle
of law and order" describes tho situation with
precision. His pledge to use ail his power to
bring about a condition "which will compel
the, lawlessly inclined and the criminally active
to observe the law" is what ought to be ex
pected from an officer In bis position. He Is
the peace officer charged with protecting life
,and property. If he falls some other author
Ity must exercise Its functions.
The full significance of the Russian ad
vance, which seems now to stretch north and
south over the entire battlefront, will not bo
UMASureble until tt begins to play the snow
taUr The Russian habit has been to roll
down to Increase weight and, speed with each
ttay'a revolution; and this would seem to be
the cards at present. Obviously tho ad
mMMj baa been timed to distract German
emtraliotlon of forces at Verdun and else
where alone the western front where action
li expects! by civilians and is indicated by
Ui in command. Time's ungentle irony is
it at. kind for once, for the commander of
KttgUnn anclj is that same Kuroyatkin
iwnctMegraoed at fcfusden and whose book
i s iipf-wswse waj- ws proMlbed by ,
tho Russian Government. Almost criminally
betrayed by his associates, flagrantly Imposed
upon by disobedient underlings. General Kuro
patkln took all blnmo upon himself and was
rewarded with tho bitter denunciations of ids
masters. Ills return In llsclf is restorative of
faith. Should ho succeed, It would bo a
triumph.
GERMANY UNASHAMED
Tlie Mibmnrlne ontrnges show that fler
many does not nnderVtnnd Hie trite por
tion of the United StHte, misinterprets
events in Congress and Is Indifferent to the
fnlurr. Amrrlrn still holds the whtphiind
nitd can shake tlermnny hy her commercial
power. The flermnn mllllnry oligarchy
must ho fought not hy military, but by po
litical means.
IT IS to bo expected that the German Gov
ernment, or thnt part of it which controjs
the methods of undersea warfare, Will take
refugo In tho good news that no American
lives wcro lost In tho attack on tho Sussex.
'Another subterfuge, no doubt, will bo found
for tho sinking of the Englishman. With
sulllclent ingenuity excuses can bo manufac
tured nt Wllhclmstrassa for tho flvo fresh
outrages which have been reported. When
they are exhausted there will remain tho
excellent expedient of an unofficial disavowal.
Tho attitude of Germany nt tho moment Is
frankly Inscrutable. If thcro Is a handwriting
on tho wall, no Daniel has appeared to rend
it, and tho movements of our Government
nnd of our people must bo governed moro by
apprehension than by understanding of what
Germany Intends. That Is an annoyance
which does not equal in Intensity tho unhappy
clrcumstnnco that German seems completely
In the dark concerning American Intentions.
Repeatedly hnvo como written nnd spoken
words from publicists and politicians of that
country which indicate that Germany, In spite
of tho explicit words of our State Department,
mistakes entirely the temper of tho nation.
One editor wishes to know "why tho half
forgotten Incident ot tho Lusltnnla should bo
dragged out ngaln." In tho Reichstag "con
cessions" to tho United States nro denounced,
nnd In tho cafes petitions nro circulated for tho
resumption of unlimited submnrlnc activity
with pointed referenco to undesirable sur
renders of German rights In favor of neutrals.
To fix tho blnmo for this appalling mis
apprehension after tho vote on the McLemoio
resolution Is not un easy matter. If Berlin
thought that tho Senate would vote 5 to 1
against tho President, Berlin was mistaken,
but It found precious consolation In 142 votes
against tabling the cowardly policy offered to
the House. What Germany misunderstands Is
not to much our intentions whether the coun
try will go to war or break off negotiations
as our demands. Tho belief persists that a
disavowal, personally conveyed by Bornstorff
to Lansing, Is sufficient. For obvious reasons
every movo toward such an uctlon was adver
tised as a diplomatic victory: a disavowal
which distinctly pledged an end to murder on
tho sens would bo a victory of tho highest
order. In the present state of mind of Gor
many repudiation becomes meaningless, for
tho casuists ot tho military oligarchy there
can repudiate apologies as readily ns they
cast off tho rules of warfare or tho dictates
of humanity.
The misfortune of the Stato Department
Is that It holds -o effective means of coercion
over tho head j Germany. Militarily, Ger
many has nothi.. to lose if things come to a
break except the slender, tho purely negative,
bonds of courtesy still existing between tho
two countries. It may bo the lesson of tho
whole war for us that Germany knows we
cannot put nn effective nrmy in the Held, and
that apologies have gone posthaste to Hol
land, with its 400,000 tioops, while they have
dallied across tho seas to us. As for our naval
resources, Germany can add them to thoso
already arrayed against her without danger
so long as Kiel remains safe. Only the seizure
of Interned German merchantmen and tho
internment of enemy aliens can be effected,
and one of these is as worthless as the other
Is preposterous.
With hands tied the United States still pos
sesses a force which Germany must be made
to feel. It is the potential value of her neu
trality when tho war is over. Even the rapac
ity of commerce, which would sanctify Ger
many onco she regained control of the seas,
will not withstand a break between her Gov
ernment and ours. Tho first threat of a
preferential tariff directed against a Germany
successful, perhaps, in tho Held would shatter
tho illusion Germany still holds concerning
the impotence of America to strike back. Wo
can strlko back,' and our blows will tell moro
bitterly in their after-effect when tho military
operations of war will havo ceased.
Something of this possibility has been sensed
in Berlin, and tho strong party opposing tho
U-boat policy Is making Itself heard. Yet In
time of war statesmen, when they cannot win
new allies, nre discarded and the diplomacy
of Warriors supersedes. That tho military,
not tho civil, authorities of Germany control
Its outwnrd relations is obvious. That they
have driven Germany to desperate extremes
and dastardly expedients, and will continue to
do so while the chance of victory persists, or
until a social upheaval drives them from
power, may be considered certain. That oli
garchy, recognizing no logic but that of a
victorious army, is as Inaccessible to tho
representations of a strategically ineffective
Government as it is blind to the inexorable
commercial ruin which that success involves.
Our quarrel can never be with Germans.
It will havo to be with the rulers of German
destiny, who have, nt least, driven her Into
the open and have pretended that alio is naked
of human impulses and unashamed. On those
rulers we must press to the limit our demands
and our threats. They must be made to
understand what wo want and how wo are
capable of getting our revenge it our lust
claims are not granted.
CENSORIAL COWARDICE
THE latost Indignity of the Board of Mov
ing Picture Censors passes beyond all
limits of endurance. Hitherto, in the absurd
conceptions of obnoxious pictures (he board
has, at least, noted with a pretended respect
for the law which created It. In censoring a
moderate and perfeotly legitimate attack on
themselves the censors have, however, over
stepped the line ot morality, They have, made
their ofllce a political power.
It is obviously cowardice that dictated this
ridiculous act of self-defence. The ploture In
question drew a quite accurate, but by no
means new, parallel between the newspaper,
the pulpit and the moving1 picture. The cen
sors forbade a "leader which begged the
spectators to think on the subject pf censor
ship and to govern their representatives ac
cordingly. "If you believe In the freedom of the screen,
just as you believe In the freedom ot the
press," ran the suppressed leader, and there Is
no need to quote further. Obviously to the
censor the freedom ot the press is a machine
of ana'rehjr. a, breeder of corruption, a factor
U what they consider the growing degeneracy
of the American people.
1
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Tom Daly's Column
THIS happened on Patrick' Day. A
Market . strcot car, westbound, stopped at
20th Btreet and took hor aboard. She was
stout and covered with green ribbons. There
was no vacant scat for her, nnd threo other
women, very stylishly gowned, showed no
disposition to make room for her on the long
seat. Mr. E, J. D., gallant gentleman that
ho always Is, aroso nnd offered his seat.
"Thank ye, kindly," said tho old lady, "but
there'd bo no need for yo to ge up If theso
(Indicating the three) would only movo;
they'ro slttln' very elaborate."
"TTTHO aro all theso musical guys you'ro
VV knocking?" asks P. 1 R. Wo'ro ttot
knocking, but let us present Tony Torello, of
tho Thlla. Orch.:
Musical Triolets
(Most ot them knock-turns)
V
Some Protean occzcrt
Is Tonv Torello.
Itc'll a bull fiddle seize, sir,
(Some Protean pcczcrl)
And, smtttnn lis beczer,
Cause ecphyr or bellow.
Some Protean geezer
Is Tonv Torello!
Important, If Truot-
SIR Every one hns four grnndparcnts, eight
great-grnmlp.ircnts, lfi grcnt-great-grnnd-pnrcnts
and so on; the number doubles In each
generation as we go back. In 30 generations past
nny man living hns necessarily had 2,147,483,64$
direct nnccstor.s almost twice as many peoplo
ns there nrc on the enrth nt present. If thcro
la heredity of traits, Is It a wonder that some
persons nre so mixed mentally that they nre
Scotch-Irish?
Thirty generations, however, take up only
nbout nine centuries. If wo go on doubling tho
grandparents In each generntlcm for 60 genera
tions, or to that very recent time historically
when the Roman emplro began tff disintegrate,
we find thnt Mr. Ilrynn or his friend Mr. Villa
hnd 1.125, 899,006, S42.A24 grandmothers. As
each of these good Indies hnd to hnvo two
parents, how dues ono narrow down to tho
primordial man?
Anyhow, there never wns that 'number of
grandmothers In cither Ireland or Moxlco, and
as any one must have at the lenst thnt number,
neither Mr. Ilrynn nor Mr. Villa exist nt nil,
so what Is the Administration worrying nbout?
MEDICUS.
The Anagram Contest
THE first entry In tho Anagram Coiltest
comes from "Axel," of Lansdowno. Hero
it is:
Day that found the world most sordid,
Man the t'llcst, dingiest clod;
Saddest, darkest day recorded
In the DIARY OF GOD!
Tho answer hero (In the threo capitalized
words) Is obvious, but we'll print It tomorrow.
And hero's another:
CLAIMS ONE WORLD EMPIRE
W. L. Sncrcy.
We'll glvo tho answer to this tomorrow, too.
O, Joy to Be Free!
Poor Honpcck wrote this epitaph
On his departed bolter halph;
"Here lies my wife,
To savo my life,
I cannot weep. It is to laph."
A. Grouch.
T
N THE year 18S1 Philadelphia had In Its
midst a visitor from Pittsburgh, one Jeremiah
O'Donovan, a traveler, a poet and a "rale sooth
crln' gentleman." When he got home he pub
lished a book, "O'Dtmovan's Travels," which
was for many years a joy to the Into Judge
Elcock. His copy has been loaned to us by his
son, Tom. It Is superlative In superlatives.
Listen:
I took my departure for the City of
Brotherly Love nnd safely arrived at No. 17
Chestnut street, which was then a re
spectable hotel, kept by a respectable widow
lady nnmed Mrs. Murphy,' a countrywoman
of my own, nnd a more honest, clever or
a better-henrted Inndlady never crossed the
Atlantic Ocean. She kept excellent accom
modations, and her boarders fared sumptu
ously every day, and her hotel was a harbor
of security and comfort.
I soon discovered that my countrymen
In Philadelphia participated In the noble
habits of their ancestors, and their social
Intercourse nnd rank, owing to their high
order of Intelligence, exacted a large nnd an
honourable praise from friends nnd foes,
which calumny cannot cavil or time
obliterate.
Mr. Patrick Lonnln, from the parish of
Carigden, County Longford! No eulogy is
too extravagant or no praise too superfluous
having a tendency to describe this gentle
man. Mr. Lennln'n name should bo placed
among the archives of tho great men of
Ireland, and I would rather pass by this
gentleman until a more favorable oppor
tunity would enable me to do Justice to his
worth. More of him hereafter.
Another gentlemnn from tho County Gal
way of the name of Mr. James Nolan, to
whom I was Introduced by Mr. Lennln, Is
entitled to the main praise and veneration,
and I do not exaggerate when I say that
he should, If possible, be embalmed, so as
to perpetuate his identity In my forthcom
ing epic poem. I will give these gentlemen
a double burnish.
(More to come.)
TUB AVTOORAT AT THE lillEAKFAST
TABLE
One Lenten viorn that foozled slaving night,
She asked, "My dear, shall I turn on the
llghtT"
And he replied in tones the least bit gruff,
"yo, thanks, the breakfatt is quite light
enough." S. R.
PEELING that it may coax tho spring to
break into a quick step, we give space
to this:
HKIiK'S SPRING.
The drifting dust lies deep upon the street.
As fuming clerks In shiny winter dress
And dimpled derbies, which In dull distress
They near until such time as It Is meet
To don the cooler straw; with weary feet
Still cased In high, black shoes: In hot compress
Ot buttoned vests: through City's canyons press.
And mutter, "Spring is here. J hata the heatl"
Hut through the sun-flecked alleys of the woods.
Where yet the leafless trees give meager shade,
'lUpattcaa bate spread fresh skirts of blue.
Along the slnglns stream shine purple hoods
Of Spring's Brat flower, and sings the country maid,
"Ah Spring baa camel I'm awful glad, ain't yout"
a. u
Our Correspondent in Flanders
A"
N AMUSING contretemps occurred recently
at the headquarters of General
-, of
The
the
army, at
near
day was rainy and a certain distinguished
personage was receiving the foreign military
officers attached to the army as observers,
all of whom wore oilskins. The distinguished
personage (who shall be nameless for obvious
reasons) having chatted with one of the
foreign officers, and desiring' to be gracious,
remarked. Indicating tbe slight figure of ono
who stood near: "Ah, General, your eon? A
fine, wanly little fellow, and patted the ob
ject of bis. compliment upon the head.
All were convulsed when the officer ad
dressed replied, with soma embarrassments
"Not so. Excellency. That is General Baron
', of tho Japanese, army," A. A.
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V iiifwif i -a-itfriinT-- '-i i i t'i nfinn'iiii fM"H
A MEASURE OP HEAVEN
Heaven Is no larger than Conn6ctlcul
No larger than Fairfield County; no, no larger
Than the little Valley of tho Sllvermlno
The white sun visits and tho wandering showers.
For there is room enough for spring's return,
For lilac evenings nnd tho rising moon,
And time enough for autumn's idte days.
When soul is rlpo for immortality.
And then when winter comes with smoldering
dusk
To kindle rosy names upon the hearth,
And hnngr Its starry belt upon tho night.
One flrellt room Is largo enough for heaven
For all we know of wisdom and of Iotc,
And the cternnl welfare of the heart.
111133 Carman.
THE ANONYMOUS SPIRIT
Name-Tag Is No Gunrantco That tho Prod
uct Will Enduro
It was a young Italian on board n trans
atlantic Ktcamcr who, stopping n fugitive hat
ns It was nbout to disappear over tho Bide,
exclaimed, in tho joy of a newly acquired vo
cnbulnry, "I hnvo catched nn nnnonymooso hat!
Who shall belong to It?"
Any playwright will tell you that It Is very
bad art to drag In n character by the ears and
then hustlo him oft tho stngo tho Instant ho
has played his part In the exposition of your
drama. Hut, with apologies to nny plnywright,
wo slmll tnko the liberty of Jettisoning our
Italian friend, retaining for editorial purposes
only tho adjective ho so prldefully employed.
On tho whole, It would bo nn excellent thing
for tho world If workers, ns well ns hats, wera
moro often devoted to tho anonymous Bplrlt.
Wo do not for nn lnstnnt refer to tho trlbo of
writers who Bpoll pnges of foolscnp with rnnt
Ings concerning tho vcnntlty of editors nnd In
variably forget to add their names or addresses.
Wo nro speaking of nil workers who havo
thoughts to express whether through the
medium of pens, hoes or chisels. It matters llttlo.
Even tho best of workmen nro destined to
end as nnonymously ns tho Individual builders
who go to make Up the bulk of the coral Islands
In troplcnl waters. For somo tho process of
achieving oblivion Is slower than for others.
Yet tho figures nnd fnces thnt last longest In
memory become, by tho tlmo they disappear
over the horizon of nntlqulty, tto much like tho
looming vision of n desert mirage that they
loso almost all touch with rcnllty.
An cx.newspnper reporter, who Is by no
means an nnonymous character In modern lit
erature, In his poem "Tho Files" tells tho story
of tho accumulating and obscuring dust of
time:
"Wnrn nil future Robert Brownings nnd Car-
lyles.
It will Interest them to hunt among tho files,
Where, unvlsltcd, ncold,
Lies tho crowded years of old
In thnt ICcnsal Green of greatness called tho
files
Whero tho dead men lay them down
Meekly sure of long renown,
And above them, sere nnd Bwlft,
Packs tho dally deepening drift
Of the all-recording, nll-clfaclng files
Tho obliterating, automatic flies.
You've a better chanco to guess
At tho meaning of Success
(Which Is Greatness vldo press)
When you've seen It In perspective In tho
flics."
It Is truo that workers must live, and that
advertising is ono of the surest means of secur
ing a livelihood. About tho only exception to
this rule for modern workers can bo found
In the case of thoso who enn advertise tho
fact that they havo no need to advertise.
But it Is not of livelihoods that wo nro
thinking when wo spenk of tho need of moro
nnonymous workers. Tho bubble reputntlon
may be nn excellent thing for tho pockctbook
of a soap manufacturer, but In the long run
It has only a small part to piny In whatever
satisfaction ho takes In his work. Tho anony
mous spirit of which wo nro thinking is not a
question of dollars and cents. It Is not a ques
tion of dodging responsibility or of enjoying
well-merited praise. It Is a question of finding
In tho dignity of any work Its own reward, with
out regard for tho personal equation. More
over, the nnonymous presentation of any sub
ject, from an egg to an editorial, at onco relloves
It of that attending host ot confusing thoughts
which surrounds every Issue that can be made a
question of personality. I
If wo eat n good egg wo nro not moved to
tnqulro concerning Its Author's views on tho
social status ot Incubator chickens, or whether
Its creator prefers to tako her dust bath under
a raspberry bush or a peach tree. Nor do we
think that tho hen responsible for our breakfast
has any right to claim such consideration on
our part. Somewhat the samo attitude of mind
might well be assumed by am. towards the
world of grocers, editors, truckmen nnd poets
with whom wo come In contact on every hand.
A poem Is a poem, no more and no less,
whether It bo signed by Thaddeus Prlnglo or
Rufus Jones. If It moves us, it has accom
plished Its mission. If It falls to move us, so
far as wo are concerned It might as well bo
written In Sanskrit In the drifting snows ot
Mount Everest.
Few things have really endured because of
tho namo tag attached. A work that Is worthy
of Immortality will live as the Scotch ballads
have lived on the lips and in the hearts of
the peoplo that gave them birth. The surest
Immortality of a thought Is that which Long
fellow describes In "The Arrow and the Song,"
But wo must turn again to that ex-newspaper
reporter, Mr. Rudyard Kipling, for a description
of tho heaven to which all good workers bhould
aspire. It is Indeed u land where
". . .no one shall work for money,
and no one shall work for fame.
But each for tho joy of tho working, and each,
in his separate star.
Shall draw the Thing as he sees It for the Go"
of Tilings as They Are!" Outlook.
VERBOSITY
Man tells but little here below, but he tells
that little long. Kansas City Star,
VOTER ASKS QUESTIONS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger;
Sir While the public mind Is distracted by
so many momentous events, causing uncertainty
to bo the note of the day, the fate of Phila
delphia's rapid transit seems also to hang In
the balance. Great and deep laid plans have
been made for this problem and a comprehensive
and satisfactory plan was evolved by the able
and conscientious efforts ot former Director
Taylor. Those plans were accepted by the
peoplo at tho polls and approved by the great
est experts. Now thoy are being subjected to
all sorts ot variations. But the climax of all
petty polities was pointed out In the Kveninq
I.edo.er In tho action of a few merchants call
ing themselves the Northwest Business Men's
Association, who in a letter to the authorities
graclousl relinquished all claims to transit Im
provements for "their" section. Such action on
the part ot the political agitator and fake re
former who presented the letter Is- nothing
short of a brazen Insult to the citizens living in
the ward for which he assumes to speak. These
merchants imagine a little loss ot local trade,
or a possible decrease in dividends to a few
alleged stockholders of the Reading Transit and
Light Company to be sufficient reason for block
ing the Parkway-Roxborough Line. Why should
not the 21st ward have transit facilities? Other
sections strive for improvements, but for this
ward it is a matter of first necessity. Nearly
the whole ward Is cut off physically from the
city by the Wissablckon and cemeteries. Ten
cent fare or a R. R. ticket are the terms now
in force. If the United States flag affords equal
protection to citizens at home and abroad,
should not the rights of Philadelphia citizens
be cared for equally In all the wards? Why
divert all the good things to South Philadel
phia? There is no section of country within SO
miles possessing more beautiful and healthful
residence sites than Roxborough. All lanes lead
to the Wissahlckon on one side or the Schuyl
kill on the other. The elevation is high and the
air is pure. We need and express a right to
demand a proportionate share of transit, street
and sewer Improvements.
A 21ST WARD CITIZEN.
Philadelphia, March ST.
A MATTER OF PREPAREDNESS
To the Editor of Evening Ltdger:
Sir In this paternal State we have the sani
tary drinking cup, the Individual towel, the sep
arate toilet room, how let the State follow tbe
provision of the Bible which I believe bays we
are not tit to eJt in the seats ot the unrighteous
and then this paternal State will have about
filled the bill and be ready for the, tnUlonnluu.
a PAaa
Philadelphia, MarcJi tl.
HOT ON THE TRAIL
OF PANCHO VILLA
Colonel Dodd and Colonel Slocum,
Cavalrymen, Are Men Experi
enced in Irregular Warfare.
Their Past Exploits
RIDING hard after Vllln and his bandit
crow, leading tho advance column of
cavalry, Colonel Dodd Is ono of the threo
principal figures in tho punitive expedition.
Tho other two are Gonornl Pershing, tho com
mander of tho American forces In Mexico,
and Colonel Slocum. All threo havo had ex
perience In Irregular warfare. All of them
saw Jungle fighting In tho Philippines. Thoy
participated also in earlier campaigns against
tho Indian's. Colonel Georgo A. Dodd Is a
Ponnsylvanlnn. Ho belongs to a military
family. Nearly 52 years ago thcro camo
to a homo in Roso Valley, Lycoming
County, a message that brought sorrow to a
woman. It told her that her husband, Lieu
tonant Allen G. Dodd, had been mortally
wounded while leading n company In a charge
In front of Petersburg. Today tho samo
woman, now 85 years -of ago, Is anxiously
watching tho newB from Mexico, for her eldest
son, Colonel Georgo A, Dodd, U. S. A., who
wns only 11 years old when his father died ot
his wounds, Is leader of tho cavalry column
In tho hunt for Villa. Colonel Dodd's own
son, Charles, on account of 111 health was
forced to rotlro from tho Philippine constabu
lary after soven years' servlco as lieutenant.
Ho has two other sons and threo daughters.
Ono daughtor is tho wlfo of Captain Leary,
who is stationed at Douglas; another Is the
wlfo of Captain Starblrd, who is at an army
post In Oklahoma. Mrs. Georgo A. Dodd lives
nt Itliacn, N. Y.
Beforo entering tho army Colonel Dodd
was n farmor and lumberman, and Williams
porters who remember Colonel Dodd as a boy
say ho was nover happlor than when driving
a team of his father's horses. Tho mother
was opposed to tho son entering West Point.
However, sho proudly tells how, whilo pre
paring for tlio examination, ho carried books
with him to his work and studied while driv
ing a team on tho farm.
"If ho starts out to do anything, he'll do
It and do it well," sho said as sho looked at a
framed portrait of tho cavalryman.
Author of Monkey Drill
Colonel Georgo A. Dodd, tall and wiry,
bronzed by tho sun of many campaigns, and
head of tho "flying column," Is 03 years old,
but when ho retires this year ho will leave
nctivo servlco as physically fit us when ho
got his sheepskin at West Point. Ills hobby
Is physical training. Ho Instituted tho
"monkey drill" for training tho cavalry.
Colonel Herbert Jcrmaln Slocum Is also a
cavalryman nnd o member of a military fam
ily. He is a graduate of West Point, and is
now about CO years old. Colonel Slocum's
father is Colonel J. J. Slocum, a Civil War
veteran, who Is a brother ot Mrs. Russell Sago,
an executor of tho Sago will and in charge of
tho interests of tho Sago estate, A third
oillccr in this 'distinguished milltar;. family
Is Major Stephen L'Hommedleu Slocum, U.
S. A., retired. He Is a brother of tho com
mander of tho 13th Cavalry, served in tho in
fantry branch and was retired at his own re
quest a few years ago, after having graced
tho post, In 1911, of Military Attache from
tho United States at tho Court of St, James.
Colonel. Herbert Jermnln Slocum has two sons,
both resident in New York, Thoy nro Herbert
J. Slocum, Jr., and Mylca S. Slocum, engineers,
at 30 Church street. By marriage they nro re
lated to Goneral E. A. McAIpln, their mother,
who was Colonel Slocum's first wife, havinj;
been a sister of Mrs. McAlpin.
Slocum's Cuban Ituralcs
Colonel Slocum is looked upon as one of the
most cfllclont ofllcers in the cavalry branch of
our military establishment. Perhaps his most
notable servlco was tho organization of tho
young Cuban rurales. Whon tho United States
had set up tho island as a young republic all
tho lenders, American and Cuban, appreciated
tho necessity of n strong 'ganized force to
preserve order, as tho cout.try had been torn
by fighting for years and wa3 full of "bad
men." Colonel Slocum's rural guard Bprang
Into existence and efficiency in surprisingly
short order, and Cuba never had any trouble
which tho rurales did not quickly subdue. All
through tho jungles of Cuba detachments of
the rurales now ride, a standing tribute to Slo
cum. They look like United States cavalry
men except for tlio swarthy complexion and
tho machete, which takes the placo of tho
sabre. They rido well and maintain good dis
cipline. In November, 1912, Cuba had a presidential
election in which feeling ran very high. A few
bullets Hew and windows were broken in tho
capital, Thcro were predjctlons that eloction
day would be tho occasion of a typical Latin
American outburst. Colonel Slocum, however,
said no. Nothing would happen. And he was
right. His splendid new force swept Into the
cities, policing tho polling places, ordered all
Cuban gentlemen to lcavo their canes (often
concealing a rapier) at homo and tho election
was as quiet as though It had been In Maine
or Minnesota.
While some might argue that our American
army leaders would be a bit lost at first on a
European battlefield of today, this Is not by
any means true of their present Job in Mexico.
Fighting in a rough, uninhabited country, with
Irregular and Illusive troops, is Just the Bort of
thing for which the United States Army is
noted, Many of the- leaders of the present
expedition have given notable proof of their
fitness for this kind of work. Chasing Indians
and Filipinos and driving through the brush
of Cuba are much like pursuing Villa,
Pershing, Slocum, Dodd there are no better
men for their present Job. In fact, they are
the kind ot men who make good anywhere
under any conditions.
PRICE OF GERMANY'S BREAD
Lower Than England's, According to Fam
ous Rhenish Paper
Better prices prevail In Germany than li
England, so far as bread is concerned; so, at
least, we learn from the semiofficial Kotlnlsche
Zeltung, which, however, emphasizes the need
for economy:
"In London nowadays wheat-flour costs ? 11.73
a Back; at tho beginning of December, 19 IS, tho
price 111.75; in December. 1H, J9.2&; and
in December, 1913, only $6.75. In other words,
the price of flour has almost doubled in England
since peace times. These figures form an ironlo
criticism of the English attempt to starve us
out. Even It such a policy were possible, It
must be observed that England, Is now begin
ning to feel Its effects herself, and the proof of
this assertion Ilea In the difference of prices
In Germany and England.
"A comparison with German prices la In
structive. Wheat at JU.76 a sack in England
would make the correapondlag price for our
double centner $ 10.55. But tb actual price of
our double i only 9 18, or rather more than
a dollar le.3?- If however, we made a more
accurate, comparison: tor instance. If w com
card the wheat-flour which U cbiefir used la
England witl? the rye-Aour chiefly used with us. j
the results are even more In our fv ji
double centner of rye-flour costs Tin n 5 tof
ti.31. TW .. i. """r .costs in Berlin CJ
d,fferCRCe '" W 'SSffft '
This fact, which Is sure to bo a W.i. j.
llluslonmpnt in m,,. i " ,' D0 a bitter dtti
Ing, but there is a Bld0 that must not bV'H
carelossncss. Wo havo been told1 hi ."U ,nt
that Rumania la ..ii ... ,l0'a "y the parr,;
wheat, but we must remember thaTou,1""'
can not be satisfied with less than u'n.ffffiJ
wns, bo mat Rumania's 500,000 ton Tm ' "iJ
play avery conspicuous part. '" j
"Our Imports from nbroad certainly ought J
to encourage us to be extravagant. A s
should never forget that It Is still tu?. 3
duty or all Germans to obey In tho most 5r?m
particulars tho laws relating to ? uf ? "SS
flour and bread. What we may call ih.T M.
ticket SDlrlt. frr,m Ml,E.y..5?1l.t.h .
expected such great things and which! .HO'
mles looked upon ns ono nf ii, H ? I
weapons In our armory, must not bo ftlioM , i
break down. It Is tho duty ot every Indw? '
not merely thn Stntn nnd n, ..Ir., ""! Mt '
economize." wuhjm
What Do You Know?
.
Queries of general interest tell! b0 ansKtrti
in this column. Ten nurxHnn i.
to which even; xccll-informcil person tUvli ?3
know, are asked daily. -y
QUIZ
1. YVIint wns the Ki Dorado?
2, Dirt the Emancipation Proclamation fr,. .
the slnves? B
S. U'hnt is the origin of the word "fnldt-t
1, IV lint was n 'Tallinn Policy"?
B. What Is the origin of the term "Mesnittlinf
0, Whnt Is tho highest mountain In the ttnldr
7. When nnd whnt were the "Wars of lli
liases"?
8. Who sntd "Illernnl vigilance Is the pries t
llhertv"? "
9. How ninny reslgnnttons Iiht there Ut
arum a rrnmt-m ti imnn s t niiinetT
10. 1V1 Is the Wlrnrd of Menlo lNukt
Answers to Yt-sfprtlnv'a flnl
1 T.nonl nttllnn a nHnllml i . tl. I. a '
-""" ini sire iisiit:ti w D nillQ 0 UQflOF
U the r.Rlit of n community to decide ttl
unci ltiinutr mitiur imiiiii un BOW Of BlL '
former Hpculccr of tho House of Ktprt
3. Ornter liny, Vf. Y.
4. Drmic.
0, UftKiliiil n north of w Orient.
u sMjuiitim
7 Hans Klmller Is n nlnyer In tho FliUndelphU ;
Orrhostru who 1m h been designated ai ,
flrnt Velll it for tho next nennon.
B Tho mlmlfiHloii of Clilne-o to citizenship hi
.jfi tinij luiuiuurii irj ntniuir
10. Purl In thn only French city with more tb&i '
1 non (inn mifi.ii,f t..
Chewing Gum
Editor of "What Do You A'tioio" Kindly lit J
me know what chewing gum Is made of,
ItOSC C. DE SENT.
Chewing gum Is made either of chicle or ,1
spruco gum, swcctcncu nnu navoreu.
Purchase of Slaves
Editor of "Want Do Yott Knoxo"
ernment ever offer to pay for all
the Confederate States? If so,
President nt the tlmo?
The United States Government
chnso the slaves. They were freed
-Did the Got-'.-S
me slaves in
..... ---.,.
did not pur. ;
by the Email-
clpatlon Proclamation of January
by President Lincoln. Mr. Lincoln
plan providing for tho purchase
but this was nover fulfilled.
1, 1863, Issued ;
had an earlier ,
ot the slaves.
Byborry Power Plant
r.ilttnr nt "IVhnl nn Von ffunin" Tn MVr!il '
of the Philadelphia newspapers I seo that It sayi .
tho power plant is going to bo built at Byberry
Fnrm. Tho money was npproprlnted In 1IH.?
Will you kindly Inform mo why the Blankeniun
administration did not build this plant, as I
havo had an nrgument with n friend of tnlaa1.
UYUl MUM J1IUUUI, 111 WII1UII A W1U1II1 uit:y UiaMftl..
not draw the money to do tho worlc with andi ,.
claims It was tho Illankenburg administrations ;
fault? E. J. V. V
The money for tho construction of a power
plant at Byborry Farm was appropriated in Hit.
Plans for an extenslvo plant were prepared by i
Phllln .Inhnsnn. hnt fnllnrl in meet with the 1
proval of Mayor Illankenburg nnd former Dire ff
tor of Public works Morris L. Cooke. The piini'i
were revised, but again failed to meet tho re-'
nnlrpmpnts ripmnnrlpil hv Mnvnr IllankenbUTf.,?
who wanted a completely now set of Ideas out-Vj
lined, better adapted for tho colony Idea vrmca
is being carried out at tho Byberry Institution, j
The drawing and redrawing of tho plans con-1
Burned manv months, nnd finally Johnson and ;
tho Alavor came to nn oDon break. When DI-
rector Krusen was appointed by the now admln-j
Istratlon, and Harry Mnco was chosen as mi j
assistant, they went over tho plans prepared brl
Jolnibon and finally, after a numuer ot revision.;
accepted them. Tho conttacts for the worlc wen ;
approved by Mayor Smith a few days n&o.
Daniels' Naval Program
Editor of "What Do You Know" Kindly pub-J
llsh in your column tno uameis program jur ua
increase oi the navy.
MILTON HABINOWITZ.
Secretary Daniels, In his last annual report
recommended beginning construction of new war-1
ships, as follows: .i
1917.1018.1919.1920. lHtj
Dreadnoughts ... z - - -
Battle cruisers.... li 1 2
Scout cruisers.... 3 12 2
Destroyers IE 10 5 10
Fleet submarines. G 4 2 2
Coast submarines., 25 15 15 IS
Gunboats 2 1 ..
TTnonlfnl altta 1 ..
f
4i
z
15
1
Ammunition shins. .. .. 1 ,
Fuel oil ships ... X 1 1
Itepatr ships
Tho grand total of cost for the five-year pr
gram, including funds for completion ui wr-
already authorized and appropriations iur i.
linn nnd munitions. Is 1502.482.214. ri.
Wnt nn nn Fnnllsh Engineer
Editor of "What Do You JCnow" You etatll
,i... y. . iirni, -i.nu o. Pni.llslim.in. DQ P01J
most well-informed people know he was not wy
I.-'ncrtlclimnn? P. A. P- -J
"" . .... i.ptj
We said that Watt was -an i.ngusn "--
using tne pnrasa wuacijr a a o, ....,... ----".';
It la as correct to include him In a consideration
of the Engtlsh engineering achievements as v
Include Jtobert Burns and Thomas Moore u
consideration of English literature. Every w
Informed person knows that Watt wa bom Wi
Bcotianc
IUUI jbciiraivTi i-u - .,ii
FtforoTrfloyoaT0JfSI
puultsnea me name ot jj" v.. ..-.- -- -.
as that of a noveUst who had been r1',!
Was there not another eminent novelist " Wj
his death In the same way? If so, who wai BJ
-... J, A I.. .n.llaf W. ' m
ana wnt uiu w . t yn
Paul Leicester Ford was jnurdered W"
nroiner uacnm "" - "" -?" Ktirilnxal
the author of "The Honorable Peter eurunS
ana "Janice juereuuu.
-n T.Mtln.a
Editor of "What Do You -Kn'j? $
please tell me tn names o. """.-,7rjrti
"? 'J.T"";, :m Republican. (6) CWU
P. w ... NRWSPArEK-
Trtounei i. ffl!
(!) cnanes a. u". ;'"rZ".T,,: nrvanti
Henry L Raymond, hi v""v-.u"Vb Josepal
and E. L, Qodkin, (5) Samuel Bowles. (6) Jo"y
ileum.
location . i-.ii.u- j
Editor of "What Do You - $&
loua to leant me wcawon - -nS,mruivJ
old PhlladeJphU.asian.u " '
Mantua was s. settlement or wesi f "i'jr0l-J
In "tat UW the ilth Ward. That part of J
city lyln between itaverioru """- rr treat
nrLnt Pennsylvania Railroad tracks and WW
the river to about 40th street wa -""t niwJ
la the corporate. u ' "' -j-Hetomil.n
trolley U-m ot tbe J K T? the j
Mantua, ann auuiwji.. " -"Tr. vbU?
fccrlptlou fa the car barn on Lancaster vw-