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PHILADELPHIA. wED."ESDAY, APRIL IS, 1914.
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fit1 The ticb noblest thin as which arc sweet-
nets and Jlaht.8iclft.
The season of unusual mortality among
grandmothers opens today.
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great now ballad, "Pershing's Ulde."
"No Man Bnvond Dnnefr." Lenten
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Tho Injunction, "Play ball!" should be heeded
In the City Hall as well as at Broad and
Huntingdon streets today.
The- report from Washington that Vico
President Marshall is to bo Prcsldont AVllson's
running mato again Is unduly optimistic.
Judging by tho number ot times It has been
Mtcrlficed In tho last twenty months, tho
"flower of the Gorman army" must bo a hardy
perennial.
William Barnes' denial that ho will support
Roosevelt was as unnecessary as a Roosevelt
statement that Barnes Is a messenge'r of
Bweotness and light.
Tho success of tho Bryn Mawr college girls
in managing their tearoom seems to prove
that a college education docs not destroy tho
domestic clllclency of young women.
Apparently with the object of starting all
things In a rose-colored uura, tho Democrats
proposo J. Hamilton Lewis (of tho plnk-whls-leer
tradition) for temporary chairman.
Possibly the Cabinet at Its meeting yester
day did consider only the submarine Issue.
If The trouble la that nt Its nnxt meetlnir It mnw
have to consider tho state of our first-line
battleships.
itural, Isn't It, that a book which at
tempts to provo by newspaper headlines that
the United States has violated tho spirit of
neutrality should be published In tho "People's
Gat? Building"?
If Carranza can persuade tho President to
withdraw the troops from Mexico before they
mirth "Uii1n iin T7i.niiV.lfs.nn Vntlnn.l ,"...
I mitteo ought to vote a generous sum to the
A a fn rtf PvomiHiin'n hiam nUnn
4U, UVW MAbliUVtigQ llUi VlUl
Tho national suffrage advocates are prepar
ing to march on the two conventions, or threo,
if tho third one pans out. With a hot fight In
Chicago nnd no fight at all in St. Louis, they
ought to make somo impression somewhere.
'James H. Maurer denies that ho said "To
hell with the flag!" He only said that when "Its
waving annoys agents of capital, then it be
comes a menaco and Is treated as such." At
least, he thinks that Is what he said, but he
ha not improved matters very much by his
explanation.
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Alfred Noyes, who is editing a volume of
undergraduate Princeton verse, says that he
finds the quality of poetry turned out under
the shadow of the Cleveland Memorial Tower
higher than that of the verse produced at
Oxford, which reminds us that Mr. Noyes has
been praised as a poet with a well-developed
commercial instinct.
Statistics coming out of Harrlsburg show
that out of every dollar paid for foodstuffs
the farmer gets 45 cents. The rest goes to
the. men who handle It before it gets to the
tables of the consumer. Until some one can
devise a way to reduce thlscost pf distribu
tion, we shall have to struggle along under
the burden of the high cost of living.
It was only yesterday that the Germans
gained a foothold on Le Mort Homme, the
Dead Man's Hill, so tragically appropriate in
name to the struggle now going on there. If
the French were severtly beaten there, a con
dition not yet proved, their sympathizers on
this side had an amount of consolation. It is
more than three weeks since the Germans
claimed full possession of that place, and the
fact that they are now only at the base of
the hill is positively reassuring to the Allies.
The rate of progress made by the Germans
since the first four of the last fifty-two days
la appallingly low. At the present rate, aver
aging the day's gains since the Initial push,
another month of terrible slaughter must
elapse before the Germans can make their
. way" up to the permanent fortifications on the
r"it Of Verdun, and there resistance on the
fiercest terms will only beirin acraln. Tt la Tint
a prospect one can gaze at long with equa
nimity. The alternative, a decisive check,
might be in all truth the beginning of the end.
Does graduation from the University of
Pennsylvania carry with It the right to
participate n its management? The advo
cates of alumni representation on the Board
of Trustees assume that graduation ought to
qualify the alumni to decide who shall and
Who shall not control the destinies of the
institution. The trustees have conceded so
much of the contention of the alumni as is
involved in permitting them to nominate six
candidates for every vacancy, of which the
trustees will select three, whose names shall
5X3 jtubmltted to the suffrages of the grad
tilts ?rhe one receiving the highest vote,
FrevMM it i at least 4000, la to be elected
t h hoarO: by the trustees themselves- 1
U, iaveiklt. without an imendment to the
zMtf W rmn airec nwtuw ay jjj
jtm. Whtiir it is admitl4 or not,
that they should have by right tho power to
control tho affairs of tho University, It cannot
bo denied that there Is no body of citizens
moro Interested In the progress and develop
ment of tho University than tho men who
havo been Instructed there. If tho University
Is to grow nn'l prosper, It must bo because
those who have received Its training believe
In It and aro loyal to It. Tho admission ot
tho alumnt, therefore, to greater representa
tion on tho Board of Trustees Is expedient,
nnd, being expedient, Is wise.
AT LAST
At taut llio peoplo hare the whole enm
prehenslrn Taylor rapid trnnlt plnn he
fore llieni, 'n power can noileprlvr tlient
of tlil great facility. Tliejlinre simply
to reglMrr tlielr npprornl nt It nnd It will
be theirs. It Is grenl victory for the
people nnd they must he on their guard to
clinch It absolutely.
COUNCILS yesterday, without division, re
ferred tho wholo question of rapid transit
to tho peoplo of Philadelphia. They have
been waiting with considerable patlenco to
stamp It for tho second tlmo with their em
phatic approval. When tho vote has been
counted there will be none to doubt what tho
peoplo want or to question their Indorsement
of the whole comprehensive plan its outlined
and suggested by former Director Taylor.
There Is no longer nny agitation in favor
of "bobtail" lines. A more or less sporadic
effort has boon made, however, to spread the
Impression that City Half Is In danger of
toppling over. There may be a few timid
pedestrians who will walk on tho other side
of tho street, for gullibility is n national
characteristic, but wo Imagine there will con
tinue to be plenty of office-seekers willing to
risk their lives In tho service of the city, by
having their offices In the structure, upon
assurance that tho ghost will walk on pay
day.
Tho truth Is that construction work has
revealed negligence on tho part of tho men
who built the foundations for City Hall. Tho
foundations are not on a par with thoso pro
vided by modern engineers. It Is a wise pro
cedure, therefore, to strengthen these founda
tions and It can bo done economically In con
nection with subway 'construction. Tho task
Is not ono to tax tho rnpaclty of engineers.
They can do the work expeditiously and with
out endangering City Hall in nny respect
whatever. Tho science that can tunnel under
tho Hudson Itiver IsMiot likely to bo stumped
by underpinning a building, nor has any engi
neer been found who would expose his incom
petency by venturing the opinion tliat tho
work is not fcuslble.
No experts have stated what approximately
will bo tho cost of protecting City Hall by
strengthening Its foundations. It Is known,
however, that the contract for the subway
work was let nt a figure far below what the
Department of City Transit expected to ex
pend. A million dollars, wo venture to sug
gest, will more than pay for tho extra work
and leave a nice profit for the contractor
besides. It may bo that half n million will bo
sufllclcnt.
We take it that, however often City Hall
may have prevented progress In Philadelphia
heretofore. It Is not going to prevent progress
In Philadelphia now.
That somo opposition to popular authoriza
tion of tho loan may develop Is not improbable.
But It 13 not likely that any great number
of people will be fooled by the obstructionists.
Tho Mayor Is now dedicated to tho Taylor
plan In full. So nro both of the great polit
ical factions. There is no organized body,
therefore, that will appear in open opposition.
Tho vision of a greater, better city has been
caught by tens of thousands of citizens nnd
they aro going to translate It Into a reality.
A great victory for the peoplo has been
won In that tho final decision hns been re
ferred to them. They become Judge and Jury.
They can have real rapid transit if they want
It. We look for a majority In favor of tho
enterprise quite as decisive as that given
last year when tho first loan of $G.OOO,000 was
recorded. It means a greater, better, finor
Philadelphia and tho beginning of an era of
growth and expansion such as the city has
never before known.
PLAY'S THE THING: PLAY BALL!
CITIZENS who have been losing sleep of
late worrying about tho day and hour
A'illa is to be caught, or tho nation's choice
for President, or the fate of Verdun, will find
a solution for all these grave questions In a
simple formula tonight. The answer will
consist of two figures, the larger of. which
Bhould represent the score of the Phillies
nnd the smaller that of the New York Giants.
And the doings of Messrs. Villa, Wilson,
Roosevelt, Joffre nnd other worthies will bo
oomo matters - of suddenly diminishing
pressure upon human intelligence.
There has been a record-breaking sale of
tickets for the first game of tho season at
the Phillies" grounds today. It is announced.
That Is no more than natural; everything
about baseball Is always breaking records.
Every screaming drive that hits the wall is
the longest, lowest, hardest drive In years.
Every running catch opens a new era in
fielding, If It don't break records it's not
baseball. Baseball breaks up the Hull routine
of "the wheel of things" It oven makes us
break the rules of grammar and say "If it
don't." '
JUST DOGS
PEOPLE who love a dog because he is a dog
and not because he has a pedigree are
likely to fill Horticultural Hall on May 13,
when the second annual "Just Plain Dog"
Show will be held.
The thoroughbred dog Is always raised
for points. He must have either straight
or crooked legs. He must have u-screw tail,
or It must curl up in the arc of a circle of
specified dimensions. His ears must be cocked
or droop, and his nose must be pointed or
blunt, according to the breed. He is judged
according to his external physical perfec
tions. His mental and spiritual qualities aro
Ignored.
Whereas the common dog is loved by
his owner primarily because of his tempera
ment, He is a friend of the family. He wel
comes, the master home at night. He can
hardly contain himself with delight when
some one proposes to take a walk with him.
He guards the baby and takes care of the
house. He lies under the table half asleep,
and when his master or mistress enters the
room his friendly tall thumps a greeting on
the flpor. He pokes his nose under your
arm aa you sit by the fireplace and coaxes
you to pet him. He does not know that his
name is not written in the books of a kennel
club, and he does not care. And you who
own him do not care, either. Y014 would not
exchange him for the bluest-blooded cur in
Christendom. So the dog show next month la
for you and such as you who are true dem
ocrats and prize your do for what he is and
not because of his ancestry.
Tom Daly's Column
HEYl you Btiyo on tho corncrl Better
chuck them colTln-nalls and listen hero:
The devil planted a dirty seed.
Which developed Into a filthy weed:
It ramo from tho regions of unknown hell.
Which gives to It the smoky smell.
tf you're going lo smoke, do all while here,
Tor heaven rnntnlns no smokers theroi
It gives a bad breath and ruins many clothes
And also makes a amokestnek of your nose.
Tho friend ot rum Is this nwful curse,
And empties man ot his nell-llked purse:
It spoils the ntmophero wherever you go
And makes It unpleasant to ladles, jou knowl
You will benefit If ou never do start . ,
The curse of humanity, which blights many hearts t
You will gain in strcnitth nnd gain In wealth
And, the best ot all. It will bring good health.
W. H. Eppehlmer.
Panhandlers' Patter
(Being novel songs nnd dances designed to ralsa a
nickel.)
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SAY, boss, could yer Icmmo have n nickel?
Walt a minute, now, till I tell yer how It Is:
I nln't no drunkard, no; but I tisotcr be yeh;
that's- tho trouble. Now, what I want tho
nickel fur yer see, I want tor tellcrphono ter
my folks an' nsk If they'll let mo come back
home. Honest!
Reported by A. M. I.acey.
O TMtVOltAl O MOliESl
I think that It's a crying Airimc,'
0 "citllo rcnifcr, who's to blamcl
1 think myself nn honest Judge
Of vnrious kinds nnd grades of fudge.
And this thought fairly drives 1110 tipsy:
The best fudgo comes from old PoughkocpMe.
This nmltcs mo weep nnd weep for pity
That no such honor's In your city.
And so again I nsk (nny, shout It!):
l'rny tell, wlint can bo done about It?
think Hint it's a crying shame:
O gentle reader, who's to blame t
x P. Villain.
THE gentleman who sends us this press
ngent stuff about himself asked us to "cut
as little as possible," nnd since tho biggest nnd
"most unklndest" cut would probably result
from our leaving his name In, wo nrc simply
tnklntr that out. Ho says about himself:
Mr. It was bom on Friday, Novem
ber 2S, 1S62, In , Ohio. On his mother's
side he Is 11 descendant of John Adams nnd
.John Qulncy Adams, the famous Presidents of
tho Itcpubllc In Its trying young days. Mr.
- writes because ho has something to
Fay, and he talks as he writes. He Is fortu
nate in having a dimming personality, so that
he always makes nnd keeps friends. lie Is
Kcpublleau In national politics and Christian
In church membership. Ho Is well known to
many public men and women, and prizes auto
graph letters received from Presidents Hayes,
Cleveland, McKlnlcy and llooscvelt. Many
celebrities are among Mr. "s ncuualut-
mice, for he Is a genial. well-Informed and
enthusiastic man. He has talent without con
colt, aggressiveness without cheekhiess. per
sistent but never piestinilng. Jovial but nlways
gentlemanly. Like nil men of action. Mr.
has not always found life a perpetual
picnic, and ho hns seen his share of fickle for
tune, but he never lost his grip nnd has tho
faculty of making .1 success of anything when
ho becomes interested. He Is good looking, of
medium height, stui dlly built, deep, keen gray
eyes, dark brown hair and n set of remark
ably fine teeth. Ills name has been much In
public print, nnd now It will bo seen thero even
more frequently. 1
Musical Triolets
(Most uf them Knock-turns.)
XVI.
These musical knock-turns
All glvo mo n "pain.
They're most, of them stock-turns,
These musical knock-turns.
As a stein of old Bock turns
Stale, tasteless nnd vnln,
Theso musical nocturnes
All 'give mo a pain.
Gus.
OH. VERY WELL, supposo wo can 'em.
Personally we much prefer tho domestic
variety ourself. Something liko this, say:
IIEItSELF ON THE JOB.
Ho walked right In
And kissed tho .cook!
This man of sin,
Ho walked right In
Nor cared a pin
How it might look.
He walked right in
And kisbed tho cook.
Ho turned the knob
And wnikcd right in.
Home ftom Ills Job,
Ho turned tho knob;
She said: "Now, Bob,
Don't you begin!"
He turned tho knob
And walked right In,
Ho kissed the cook.
And had n right.
Not as a- crook
He kissed. Tho cook
They hired forsook
Their house last 'night.
Ho kissed tho cook
And hud a right.
Or, for a change, let's havo
Domestic Distichs
I can not make that wife of mine
Believe "A stitch In time save3 S."
The Anagram Contest
WE BEG your pardon humbly I Just before
going to press yesterday we discovered
that D. P. F.'s anagram (O! I am secure and
the fittest the United States of America)
was imperfect, but wo let it go through for
the sake of the verso and because there was
no time to substitute other matter.
These are warranted absolutely sound:
O, I'LL WITHDHAW, AM PAT.
X Y, Z.
For poems you've flouted
All malice I drop
And hope nt this jingle
A HELMET MAY STOP.
Jay Desee,
UDT WHY TIIK DlSCMtDEI) LXOSKT?
WllY KEEP THOSE SUITS, trousers and
ho la the closot, you havo discarded?
Classified Ad.
The Ogontz
Optimist
Says:
Every once In a
while you see a pair
o' shoes nowadays
which makes you
suspect that there's
a lady In or over 'em;
but not often.
Today the Tanks will becui a tcna-game asrlts
agnic tba flu cut at p Pob C rounds. ao4 will b
up agauut bit Isague opposition on all KMiJays from
now until lb petuuutt raca bezum New Yyrk Sua.
Then they play tha Athletics Whit?
TJ T7U
SPEAKING THE
PUBLIC MIND
Views of Readers on the Work of tho
Boy Scouts, the Follies of the
Moving Picture Censorship
and Other Matters
To the Editor 0 livening Ledger:
Sir In various letters published by tho
Evn.vi.VQ Lkuogh the Uoy Scouts havo boon
clwnctcrlzed ns "nonsenso" or "worthies:) to
tho country," etc. I havo been a member of
this organization for over four years, nnd I
would llko to tnko this menus to correct tho
inlntiikcn Idea which tho public in general scorns
to have ugalnst us. That Is, tho lloy Scouts are
not a military organization. Tho main purposo
Is to teach our boys to bo self-reliant, helpful,
patriotic and all that goes to make a good
citizen.
What better pledge could a boy tako than the
following Scout oath?
On my honor I will do my best:
1. To do my duty to Ood and my country.
2. To obey the Scout laws nnd help other
peoplo at all times.
.1. To keep myself physically strong, men
tally awako and morally sttalght.
Tho ranks aro filled by boys both rich nnd
poor, for every scout Is a friend to all and a
brother to every other scout. There are many
boys who would bo spending much of their tlmo
keeping tho police busy were It not that they
have learned to spend this time in tho woodrf
nnd country surrounding our city studying the
birds, (lowers and trees, learning to cook simple
meals over tho campllre and glowing healthier
In God's out of doors.
Though I havo Just said tho Hoy Scouts aro
not' a military organization, still they nre learn
ing somo lino lessons In preparation for a mili
tary training when they grow older. A few of
Iincsu am uauip emu. 1 uuiniuiiiary uriu. tumiui
ing, first aid and mnpmaklng.
The Scout motto, "Do prepared," means that
a scout should always bo prepared to tave life,
aid tho Injured or meet any emergency which
may nrifee. Among other things, It Is n scout's
duty nnd prido to do nt least ono good turn a
day. ,
Tho fact that so many of our most noted citi
zens are taking an active part in bcout work
goes to show it must be nn organization worth
whllo.
For further Information regarding this organi
zation, see tho Boy Scout handbook, or phono
Philadelphia headquarters, 11, S. of A., Sth nnd
Chestnut etieets.
S. MAYIJR KELDCNHEIMER,
Troop 1. Philadelphia P. S. ot A.
Philadelphia, April 8.
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FLOWER SHOW TEA C trtDEN
To the Editor of Evening Zr.Jahr:
Sir In behalf of tlu.lM Garden Committee
of tha National Floy vShow, I wish to express
our appreciation . your courtesy In writing
of tho Tea Go'jen and wo feel that what you
said In ever, way helped In the success of our
undertaking for tho benefit of tho Children's
Country Week nnd the School of Horticulture
for AVomen. ELIZABETH P. MAHTIN.
Philadelphia. April B. Chairman.
CONCERNING CENSORSHIP
To the Editor a Evening Ledger:
Sir Your article on "Censorial Cowardice"
seems to have aroused those of the bewhlskered
psalm singers who have tlmo nnd postage to
spare. Tho two letters In today's Evening
LEPOEn are still fluttering about my gont perw
to tho Intcnso annoyance of Mr. and Mrs.
Angora,
"Draco" writes a lot, but one of the high
lights Is his statement that "boys and girls who
frequent tho movies are bound to get Ideas
which will soon make a lot ot new Jobs for
court attendants, police matrons," etc., etc.
It is tho "soon" that makes "Draco" funny.
Considering the fact that the movies havo been
competitors of the saloons for something llko
20 years now and aro admittedly being improved
in moral tone each day. how soon can "Draco"
promise us this Increase in Juvenile crime? If
it takes 20 years more for the desired effect to
bo produced, "Draco's" plea is somewhat weak,
for then the children of today will bo old enough
to write to the newspapers themselves, and so
beyond danger from tho movie "bad man," who
Is so feared by M. Draco
However, the Draconian line of argument Is
too obviously shallow for one to wear out good
typewriter ribbon In refuting. He may now
leave the room.
The basic fault with censorship of movies
or newspapers or anything Is evident to any
broad-minded human with any Intelligence,
Llssun: Does any one (even the Draconian)
really believe that there Is any one man, or
any half-dozen men, who are capable of Judging
and deciding what is, proper and what is Im
proper for the 100,000,000 Inhabitants of these
United States to view?
NONANONYMOUS.
Philadelphia, April 5,
MOVIES AND THE CENSORSHIP
To the Editor of Evening Ledger;
Sir I was surprised at (he views of the com
munication published today, and wish to reply
to the correspondent, who may perhaps be one
of our censors fighting for his berth. In the)
first place, he spouts the faet that all pictures
must contain crime. Let him name the stage
plays that do not. Secondly: Motion pictures
produce criminals. The reply takes the form of
a question. Suppose this defender of the cen
sors saw a -man Jump from a cliff. Would he
go and do likewise? New Jersey, Vy the mercy
of Providence, has no censors. Are all the
theatre goers in Jail for crime? Thirdly. He
dodges the very essence of your editorial the
fact that the eliminated subtitle was an attack
on censorship. It was not immoral or obscene,
though perhaps sacrilegious, exposing as it did
Breitinger and his mlsflts.
Here are the reforms needed in censorship.
(1) No clergyman because of bl prejudice
should be a censor (2) Since it la the nun
companies' property that is destroyed they should
at least have a mourner present to see that the
deceased died fairly TUI then tha producer
l obliged to waste money en the courts, who
HE'S BUSY
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TODAY. DO YOU GET
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havo rovcrsed nil decrees of the board when
over nn appeal has been taken, thus showing
that tho present Incumbents nro hopelessly In
competent to Judge what is lit for Pennsylvania.
By what miracle Is Hreltlnger wiser than nny
ono clso? The truo reason that so many pic
tures nro destroyed Is tlint If tho censors nro
lo continue to draw their ill-earned wnges (paid
by tho picture men) they must trick the public
Into believing that llicy nro Indispensable and
that when they nro olT their throne In the not
far distant future wo will bo as depraved na
poor New Jersey, which manages to struggle
along without a llreltlngor. II. O. NOLAN.
Philadelphia, April 5.
THE LOAN BILL DEFENDED
To the Editor of livening Ledger:
Sir Of all tho arguments over tho lonn bill
thero Is not ono that can logically or Justly
bo ngalnst It. Tho nmount Is not too largo for
the needs, and, In fact, millions more could be
spent and not one cent of the money go to nny
thing but necessities In n city "of this slzo and
standing. Tho only question that can be Justly
raised Is that tho city get full ictums for Its
expenditure and that projects of somo Import
bo given special nttentlon.
Tho fact tlint certain sections of "tho city
hold the "dog-ln-ihe-mniigcr" nltitude to the
extent of threatening to defeat tho bill unless
they nro considered hardly rooms credible to
good sense or Judgment, ns can bo readily seen
from the present financial condition of tho city,
that nothing can bo expected for any section
unless it does pnss.
Now, It must nlso bo allowed that so long us
big Improvements nro being cnntcniplnted sug
gestions ns to what would do the most good
in different localities should bo looked Into
and tho best ones chosen. West I'hilndclnlila
has asked for several; but far from being
enough, they are too small to ho seriously con
sidered ns sectional improvements. Cobb's
Creek Park hns been started, and could no moro
bo nbandoncd than tho Parkway. It Is now
merely a question of time, nnd tho acquisition
of ground In Delawaro County can come nt somo
futuro time and not retnrd tho unlimited nmount
of work to bo done on tha Philadelphia side of
tho creek for some tlmo to come. As to paving
and sewers, It Is tlmo enough to light that out
when tho loans have been passed. Thero are,
however, two most Important projects that seem
at this time to overshadow all tho others and
which havo not even been, mentioned at this
most opportune time. Ono could be read Into tho
transit Item nnd not cost tha city ono cent,
for It is only a question of how long tho transit
company can put off laying a crosstown lino on
SGth stieet nnd by malting It a part of tho tran
sit agreement with them would at least definitely
decldo It. The other matter could bo consid
ered In tho second loan bill, and it is for taking
Klrkbrldo's for a public park and making
there an Initial 3tart which would assure this
lovely strip of natural park to our city at
somo future time. E. C DAIINOCI, 3d.
Philadelphia. April 12.
SWATTING HENRY
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir I think that the high cost of gasoline la
tho trust's Idea to put Mr. Henry Ford "out of
business." TONY BONATELLI.
Philadelphia. April 11.
A NOVEL INDUSTRY
Utilization of trees which have been washed
loose along the river bottoms has developed Into
11 remuneratUo Industry In Nebraska, on tha Mis.
bourl llivcr. The Moating logs aro made Into
rufts and lloatcd to tho town of Decatur, wheie a
sawmill has been erected solely for tho utiliza
tion of this balvage timber. More than 20,000
feet of good lumber was made last year from
theso derelicts. The Industry Is under the con
trol of ono man. Ha frequently digs out logs
which have been submerged for years. He as
serts that If a log Is fully submerged, so that no
air reaches It, no deterioration comes from Its
being under water, whllo half-submerged logs
begin to rot In a few months. Chicago Dally
Journal.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
A California woman wants a divorce because
her husband tried to give hor away. All women
nro not so accommodating. St, Paul Pioneer
Press.
One of the surprising features of naval discus
sions is the number of different views It Is possi
ble to get on the relative standing of the United
State.! and other Powers. Sacramento Union,
Sometimes the plan for a drastic censorship
of the movies seems to have Its merits. The
Chicago doctor of Bollinger baby case notoriety
is going to be a film star. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
"Conduct unbecoming a member of "the Legls.
lature" Is given as the ground for expelling a
Massachusetts solon. If they enforced that rule
generally, what would they do for a quorum?
Manchester (N, II.) Union.
At the outbreak of the war, the German Chan
cellor admitted that Germany was doing wrong
by "hacking a way" through Belgium, but said,
"We will repair the wrong we are doing." The
German Idea of repair is to steal Antwerp and
rob Belgium of the Congo. Montreal (Can.)
Herald.
The German Chancellor certainly attempted to
spread himself very wide In his recent address to
the Iteichstag. Only a wide spread could cover
his insistence that Germany has plenty to eat in
her own resources and his Insistence that Ger
many is Justified In using any sort of weapons
to prevent the Allies from starving her. Louis
vllle Courler-JournaL
REMEMBRANCE
It seems to me that very long ago, ,
Across a shining and dividing sea,
I dreamed of love, and the eternal woe.
And that desire wblch is eternity.
I did but dream that X have made you weep;
I never loved, and you have never wept;
The shining and dividing sea is deep.
And I am very tired of having slept
Yet, in, some hours of these oblivious days,
Su4dnlypUfce a heart throb, I recall
The pasajtonaie enigma of your face,
I take your hand, and J remember alt
Artfcur fjyjaoa.
ME? BUSY!"
"pfS ml' fflrW
What Do You Know?
Queries of general lntcrc.it ivlll be answered
In this column. Ten questions, tho answers
to which every well-Informed person should
know, arc asked dally.
QUIZ
WIlut docs (he phrase "i dark horse" sig
nify? Nnma one person who wns .con
sidered "a dark horse."
Wlmt Is "unthrux"?
Of what nation In Ihirope vtrrc the men who
llrt lirrtl 11 snlute (n the American (lug
nnd In what yrnr wns tills done?
Wlmt lire "peons" nnd wlint Is "peoiuico"?
Abiiut how long before the grent war brfriin
In Ihiropr wns the Archduke I'rnnrh Frr
illnnnd iiHsiisslmited?
Which i-ble wns victorious In the Turkish
Italian war of 11)11-13?
Has the nvrriiRp leneth of life Increased or
derrciised In the Inst 100 cnrs?
What Is "a split Infinitive"?
After wlint event Is the ".Mnruthon nice"
nnincd?
Where Is Cor11?
Answers to Ycstcrdny's Quiz
llnllrd States .Senator from Ohio, nnd re
cently chosen for the temporary cliulr
niiinshlp of the Itepiibllenn National Con
vention. Hunt.
(irrmnny, Austria nnd Itnvla divided the
territory of the Kingdom of Poland.
America has no "olllchil" nntlonnl flower.
Tho Anierlran Horticultural Society lins
siiBKcsted the Roldrnrod.
Napoleon bail one child by his srennd wife,
the Kniprrss Slnrlo Louise) none by Ills
first wife, (he Iltnprms Josephine.
The census of I II I (I kIvcs (he ncuro popula
tion ns 0,RSH,SI4, nnd (he negro popula
tion nf (he South as 0,740,3(10.
"Murvv limps" are mm who leave the politi
cal party with vvhlrli (hey have been nllll
Intnl. The term Is derived from the In
dian word "Muluiuonip." meaning "rhlrf"
or "lord" and from that came to Imply
(he feeling of superlorlly to others, s
rlmructerlstlc which party "bolters" are
often accused nf bavins- (o excess.
The storming of (he Ilnstllle, which wns used
ns n prison for men accused of offenses
iignlust the state. The fall of the Ilastllle
occurred duly 1 1, 17K0. and July 14 Is the
rrenrh "1'ourth of Jul-."
-Sound -(ravels at the nito of about one mil
In live seconds.
The Inland of Ounm was redril by Spain to
(he Vnlled Writes In the treaty of peace
Ul IDUD,
Perhans nnmA r,nH,r raiiBvtiliHMiulTrj
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lunacy ties in mis rnncuious snowing.
Library Rank of the States
Editor of "What Do You ifuoio" Can you tell
me how Pennsylvania ranks among the States
with respect to the number of libraries and the
number of volumes In the libraries? ALDUS.
Pennsylvania ranks third among the States in
the number of volumes in public, society and
school libraries of 1000 volumes or more. New
York Is first with 13,300,000 volumes; Massachu
setts Is second with 10,500,000 volumes; Penn
sylvania third with 6,100,000; Illinois fourth with
5,600,000, and Ohio fifth 'with 1. 100,000, New
York is first In the number of libraries, with
1037: Massachusetts becond, 62G; California
third, 533; Illinois fourth, 174, and Pennsylvania
fifth, 446.
Franklin's Own .Epitaph
Editor of "What Do You Know" Will you
please tell me If Benjamin Franklin wrote an
epitaph tor his own grave, and if uq will you
kindly print It? J. IC ItOHltBR.
Franklin wrote such an epitaph and may have
Intended It for use on his own tombstone It
is as follows: "The llody of DejiJamln Frank
lin, printer (like the cover of an old book. Its
contents torn out and stript of its lettering and
gilding) lies here, food for worms. Yet the work
Itself shall not be lout. For it will (as he be
lieved) appear once more In a new and more
beautiful edition, corrected and amended by
the Author."
Garfield On Lincoln
Editor of "What Do You Know" Oil what o
caslon did Garfield say in a speech abput LhV
coin, "Clouds and darkness are about him"? Ctt
you give me the rest ot that part of the sp4itcT
O.Gi.
It was In an address made In April, 1S65. from
the balcony of the New York Custom Houie to
a crowd which was excited by the news of Lin
coln's assassination. Garfield tald 'Fellow
citizens Clouds and darkness are around Hixa
His pavilion Is dark waters and thick clouds.
Justice and Judgment are the establishment of
lUy tnront, mercy and truth shall go before His
face! Fellow eiiUejia! God reigns and the .Gov
eminent at 'Washington; Uves,"