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PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1916.
No rule is so general tchlchj admit not
tome exception. Robert Burton.
Glfford PInchot Insists that the Progressive
party shall be kept Intact, even If Jio Is tho
only Progressive left x
The country needs workers, and no bettor
proof of It Is to be found than the speed with
Which tho Westlnghouso strlkeis were Induced
to return to their shops.
Which of tho throe Allies will bo first to
conclude a separate peace with Penrose? In
cidentally, would It bo possible to call such
a. pact "peace with honor"?
Commenting on tho Irish revolt, George
Bernard Shaw says "It was silly, Ignorant and
wrong-headed, but republican." Sounds like a
Democratic campaign speech.
Colonel Roosevelt repudiates newspaper
report, raps Wilson, and passes Ho to
newspaper enemies Headline.
A normal morning's work for tho Colonel.
One Illusion about tho French has been dis
pelled by tho war. The Crown Prince had a
birthday and the defenders of Verdun weren't
courteous enough to hand ovor the fortress
as a little remembrance.
Why shouldn't President Wilson ask Eng
land to lift the embargo on Maximilian Harden
and import that gentleman to succeed William
F. McCombs? Harden has said enough nico
things about Wilson In Germany to mako tho
President's ears burn 24 hours a day.
One reads with mingled feelings of"' delight
and consternation that tho Secretary of the
Navy has been issuing orders to a battleship
by wireless, n Is easy to imagine conditions
In which a Daniels come to Judgment in a
sea battle might produce confusion worse
confounded.
Marseilles, In war time, opens a canal con
necting tho city with the river Rhono, with
Lyons and Avignon, with Havre and the North
' Sea. Some men would have Philadelphia, in
tho slovenly contentment of peace, haggle
,about a subway connecting her with riches
equally great
There is somo truth in the remark of Con
gressman Vare that Senator Penrose ivanta
the Pennsylvania delegation to Chicago
turned over to him to use as he sees fit And
It Is equally true that the Vares want the
delegation turned over to them to use as they
sea fit Tweedledum and tweedledee.
Places have been arranged for 20,000 women
to march In a preparedness parade In New
York with 115,000 men, and applications from
more women are coming In at tho rate of
6000 a day. Did not some one once say that
If the women had theln way all battleships
would be sent to .the Bcrap heap and all armies
Would be disbanded?
An Austrian nobleman, temporarily resident
in this city, declares that the) Allies will ex
haust the men resources of the Teutonic em
pires. He also says that nothlnsr would please
him better than becoming an American citizen.
If his former remark reaches the ears of the
Austrian Home Office he will be expedited In
the accomplishment of his pleasure. '
If Governor Brumbaugh is for Roosevelt,
the State Is entitled to assurances of that fact
Ardent and professed Roosevelt men of the
western part of the State are bidding for votes
end their desires are approved by the Gov
ernor. Ha himself, however, has given no
definite word. Mr. Roosevelt's name has not
been before the voters of Pennsylvania, and
there Is more than a little doubt of the sin
cerity of any one's protestations in his favor
just at this time. Not that he is not desired,
but that many will use his name for their own
ends. Senator Penrose, it can be assumed, la
not a Roosevelt man and desires an unpledged
delegation. What does the Governor want?
To the Barcasms, the ill-nature, the plain
tive whlnlngs and irrelevancies of the Ger
man note, President Wilson has sent a reply,
clear, clean, terse and final. If it is true that
Wilhelra himself composed the former, this
country can congratulate Itself pn having an
Executive -with a far superior literary style.
It Bhould not be forgotten that this quiet note,
which accepts every promise of good behavior
and peremptorily rejects every condition,
actually restores the condition of our rela
tlons with Germany to Jheir former plane.
Thq difference Is that Germany has tied her
own hands. That this Government will pur
sue a just and equable course in Its relations
with Great Britain Is to be expected, and the
note gives no reason for Germany to suspect
tur motives, But with a suavity and grace
which, rebuke" the heavy irpriles of our cor
respondent the note affirms our Independence.
AH through the negotiations the unseen thing
has been Germany's threat against our free
dom of action,, on the seas, at home, in the
counsels of our Government, In our relations
with other belligerents. That threat has been
a. awri, ana it e dge is now turned. ,
UMa la to be gained in the way, of public
resprt by the repeated postponements of
action Ja tho case of Louis p. Brandela, The
wMelmry Committee, of the Senate i obviously
jlpipr IP? pwiJMy in tan hops timt the
p am spBtjanur wm w ftm.
VWf JSHi- fBr ipeot.
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tnltteo has honestly found Mrt Brandels un
available. It is lis plain duty go to report If
the grounds for refusing to approve his noml.
nation cannot bo publiely cxposad, thch tho
commllteo Is party to an Infa'mAus conspiracy.
Tha Piosldont hns been compelled, to felta
reasons for his appointment and has done his
work well. Tho tetter to Senator- Culberson
Is a straightforward account of Mr. BrandiU'
worth as seen by a ft lend, and Is corroborated
by unexpected testimony from the late Chief
Justice and frpm the present Attorney General.
THE NEW LEADERS
The IrnnMt cnmpnlsn, tvlilcli en (lit with
the Tatlnir n. neelt from toilny, I i contrno
tlre cnntpalan. It l, therefore, the men of
affairs and not tho men of politics who are
called to leadership.
THIS Is not the kind of campaign that IS to
the liking of the professional politician.
He does not shine these days. That is be
cause it is ft campaign of ideas and not of
men, and tho ward heeler is not strong dp
ideas. Ho knows how to rally the voters to
the suppoit of a man he knows hoW to cry,
"Come on, boys; all out for old Penrose; you
know what sldo your bread's buttered onl"
But It Is not quite so easy to rally tho rank
and fllo to express themselves as a unit on
an Idea, especially when tho "No" he call3 for
on their ballots Is so obviously a vote for
tho butter to bo on tho wrong side of the
bread.
It Is not easy to aslt workmen to voto
against giving themselves a chance to got
Jobs building a big transit system,
It Is not easy to pcrsuado men to Voto
against giving themselves dally rides on that
system for 10 cents a day, Instead of going on
for yeais paying 16 cents for worse service
than they'd got at the cheaper rate.
It Is not easy to get men to "vote regular"
when they can sco for themselves that so
many "regulars" aro going to voto for the
loan. Bewlldeicd, tho man In the stieet may
well ask, "What tl' y mean, regular? Can't I
voto a straight ticket for tho gang?" No, ho
cannot do that, for, thoush romo may cry,
"Hall, hall!" ho knows that tho gang Is not
all licic.
Tho real leaders In this all-Important cam
paign are not tho old leaders. Never In any
election In tho last quarter century havo the
well-known names of pplltlcal leaders, tho
names to conjure with, meant so little. They
are like tattered banners, whereon tho cm.
blems are worn and torn beyond lccognl
tlon. Whnt does tho namo "Ponroso" sug
gest when a man thinks about tho loan,
whether ho shall voto "Yes" or "No"? What
does the name "Vare" suggest, tho namo "Mc
Nichol"? Nothing, less than nothing, havo
these war-cry names got to do with tho tran
sit loan and the way to vote upon It. '
And yet, there must be hard work done
this week to Insure a majority vote for this
loan. For. 'whether It will bo easy for the
ward heelers to kill tho loan or not, if they
get orders that wny, they will not .lose any
chances of getting their followers to ivoto
"right." If they are to bo beaten", they should
be beaten decisively, that the sentiment of
the city for transit may be demonstrated
clearly once and for nil as a wnrnlnc to fac
tions In tho future. It Is known that tho
city Is for transit and the loan;the problem
is to demonstrate It.
For this there must be leaders not tho
well-known hierarchy of political leaders, for
either their position -is so dubious that they
aro frankly not loading, in tho liqht of day,
or else their reputations are so wabbly as to
put even their allegiance under suspicion
There has never been a greater opportunity
In the history of the city for tho real men of '
affairs, whose names are not to well known
to the general public, to come forward and
wipe oft the slate of municipal politics every
vestige of tho old leadership, to establish an
entirely new system of aligning the voters on
public questions. The new leaders are not In
politics. But they have nearly 00,000 men be
hind them whose business It 13 to be for a
greater Philadelphia.
On Thursday, at the mass-meeting for bust
ness associations in tho Common Council
chamber In behalf of the transit loan, former
Director Taylor, the Mayor and tho president
of the United Business Men's Association,
William Hancock, will speak. This associa
tion comprises 73 business and Improvement
bodies, with a total membership of about
20,000. It has never Indorsed a man for public
office, In spite of all the temptations to do so.
It is not "going into politics" now. But pre
cisely the way for an organization to have
a proper effect on the course of politics is to
keep out of politics. And the influence that
these many thousands of men can have
through the organized weight of their league
Is a powerful force in this nonpolltlcal cam
paign. But these men are individuals, as well as
members of their association. As individuals
thoy are voters, electoral units, citizens and
It is the duty of citizens to organize proper
voting on public questions. Drawing their
Inspiration from the power they have learned
to feel and use as a body of mep, they ai
now able to demonstrate, In their capacity of
private citizens, in their wardst a leadership
which is all the more desirable because the
elements of It were learned In an organiza
tion which is steadfastly'nonpolltical.
It is a crime to threaten men for their votes.
It Is an Insult to bully men for their votes. It
Is a duty to make plain to them tho Issue and
to assume a public-spirited leadership'.
MAKE RAIDING UNHEALTHY
THE3 raid of Mexicans upon Bpqulllas and
Glen Springs. Tex., need surprise no one.
There is no adequate protection of the long
International border, Mexicans have been
making raids across It for years, their fre
quency depending upon the condltlpn cf af
fajrs In Mexlce and the activity of tha Texas
authorities. They will continue so long as
the Government in Washington hesitates to
use firmness In dealing wjth the subject.
The only policy that can bring; them to an
end is the pursuit and capture jf every raid
ing band apd the summary punishment of the
leaders. We are supposed pow to have a,
working agreement with the Carranza Gov.
eminent which permits our troops to cross'
the bprder in pursuit pf the bandits, pr ivfeat.
ever else they may be called. The capfain
pf the Texas Rangers showed hQW the werk
was. to be done when he was sent to El Paso
In 3,893 to put a stop to the activities of a band
pf 37 Mexicans whp had been terrprizlns the
country thereabouts, Tha captain knw whe.re
the men were encamped In Mexico, "jje topic
his rangers with him across the, border, surJ
prised the marauders, shot every pna 61 them I
and returned, it was ail done in less than
48 hours.
So Ion? as Mexicans enjpy immunity they
will continue to make raids. As mo ss they
am convinced that every rajdei must pay
with W Uf or liberty for hlf otf usea, xaUing-
aarata7i niaWinrr seiel lift 3i-ji .
Tom Daly's Column
SBVBRAti years ago we were called to Nor
folk, Vrt., to after-dinner sneak 'to thd
Pewter Platter Club. Tho toastmastbr said:
"We'll begin tho speeches Boon,- find t forgot
to mention to you that this other gentleman
from your city he's tho City sJail&tlclan, you
know will Bpeak first and yflti next You
don't mind,' I suppose?" ''ffpt'at nlll" WO
said, with Inward delight at the thOUght bf
flashing our humor Upon an audience' dizzied
by figures. Well, they led dUt- young Mr",
Edward J. Cattell, tho City Statistician, and
when ho got through pulling laughs' out' of that
crowd there wasn't a dry labia cloth m the
place. AVo followed and wo we're a frosty
But what wo started to say wasHhat nobody
wo know gets moro fun out of-hls jpb than this
same White-haired youngster. "This," says
he, "is one of the questions X Vns asked to
answer yesterday: 'How many marriages last
year wero without children?'" c
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the snnce, bv these tints
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Those beea of keen invective swarmed,
Tlint mode the Vare gang quail, O
j Bui he who made the speech, my
denrf ,
He ain't no angel n'nd this here
Will never hold n halo! v
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Wlint-D'ye-JIcan "Main Stay?"
C6NVICTS ltlDICtjIJJ OSS1NING: Sing
Slug Paper Snys Prison Is Mainstay of the
Town. Headline In tho New York Times.
SS. 0. s.
HE I notlco tho iashlons call for checks
this season. .
Tho Brute I notlco that tho fashions always
call for checks. (
Mcanlne "Same o stlirr."
Strophnn Kissed me In tho sprlnar,
Hobln In tho fill.
But Colin only looked at mo
Anrlnecr klnscil at all.
Strephon's kiss was lot In Jeet.
nobln's lost In play, I
Hut tho kiss In Culm's ejes
Haunts ma night and day
SAIIA TEASDALE.
COLIX'S WAY
J' kliscd Ilclcti In the spring,
Doiothv In the fall,
nut the lips of Mary Ann
I never touched at all.
Metro's l(ps aio tioio forgot,
none i li' Dorothy' ?uc,
icai Ulsilng, stirngc to sag,
ilarv all the while.
CMS.,1 UMPPy.
tr0 Alifs w4 Girls
Dear Toacher I urn In great distress ami
I am but n j'o.m? r- rl I.linve my reputation
to maintain, Just like my rich nnd more fav
ored follow cicatures A jnung man asl.ed
me a question yosterdav nnd I thought
Iesly answered him without thinking, and
now ho Is telling every mie. Oh, no It was
not a proposal; It was a simple question, but
he did noc understnnd me. Ho saw me
with a book, and he said to me. "What
-lo thq, bnpk you are reading"" nnd I said,
"It Is 'Heltl to Answer,' " and he looked
shocked und went away. What shall I do?
It. O.
You should'tiot bo profane In your speech
with young men; and, furthermore, you should
never be caught reading books not recom
mended by dear Dr, Hamilton Wright Prob
ably. S Election Stuff
IR Your column, I take It, Is neutral
grpund. May J step In for a moment to re
mark that the Colonel is tho guy who put tho
"tix" in "next"? ' k. h.
Nevertheless, We Stand Pat
Sir As a "Uoplst" Hughio Fullerton's got
nothing on you. Because some of your co
colyumblnes produced n lot or superheated ozone
In regard to the pennant race you thought you'd
hae to play Pierrot's part and be right In line
with 'em. eh? Well, tho way I look at it, you'
stand to lose a perfectly good mild s?gar by the
Ith of October. For our own and only Connie
Mack nnd his bunch of ball heavers will be there '
with the goods. You can't keep a good man
down. Now, I have here a splendid scheme for
such purposes as baseball predictions, etc.
If you've learned your history, you'll remem
ber a certain dame who used to sit on a tripod
and inhale elgarette smoko (or was It Incensa7)
until her brain was all befogged She was the
Oracle of Delphi. She once told a king who
consulted her before he wrnt Into a battle
"Thou shalt return never die In arms," or
something like it at any rate, there always
was a double meaning to. what-she said. If you
make any mere predictions, be it In baseball or
anything el&e, go like this:
"The Phillies will finish first never be In last
place; the Athletics will finish in eighth place
neer will be among the first four." If you do
that you'll never lose out SCHNELI,
Our Own Movie
(Passed by 'Ifie Natural Senses)
BY SHQN REA
ItUKLl
There was a book agent who blew into a sea
side, village one terribly hot' day. It was no use
no one there cared for literature other than that
written by the local Shakespeare about the ho
tels and boarding .houses- In the catalogues of
each. Yet he had, a. wonderful gift of language,
that Shakespeare. He was n artist of parts"
for he drew people from far-off places to that
village. But the book agent was determined to
make One sale at least, bo
(ContmK.d in our nt,
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AH of Which Adds to Our Wprk
THERE was o, discussion In the office the
other day and the loudest of the disputants
Insisted that it was utterly wrong to eay ''the
man was hit tc7 an, automobile," So we, pro
testing that much depended upon the sor of
automobile involved although there is said to
be nothing really Involved In tho niake we have
in mind had to tel that old wheeze about the
car", that slipped put pf tho man's, hand when
her'.was cranking it,. '
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Several contrlbs wonder why we 41dn't get
excited ever the announcement of the recent
wedding of May and Henrietta. Jut the error,
far fromteelntj tyuographlcal, dates from, the
day oft his christening. Think pf calling- a
boy baby ay"l Almpst as bad as Algernon.
ITA1TR YOU TRIED SKA SH'SSKI-K
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VX -Headline la a mornln coaUmporarr.
Wnaa-reflection on the private life of an
oyster, thMi being nutritious when Jt'a put of
season- k H..H.H,
The amphibiousneas of the orders tq the Ger
jjian submarine commanders whjeb referred to
Th destruction of merchant vessels reeegruiecl
as tteh by international law" made another
point that rosy lead tr further discussion.
Fajrnwot (W. Ya, Time
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PUBLIC OPINION ON
CURRENT QUESTIONS
Jutlson C. Dickerman Compares the
Transit Situation With the Gas
Lease Scandal Mexico and
Other Matters .
To tho Editor of Evening Ledger: .
Sir Appatcntly tho stage has been set in
Philadelphia during the last year or so to
develop tho snmo effect In transit matters as
was brought about In 1897 by similar means
in gas matters. Far-sighted financiers and
short-sighted, self-seeking politicians havo
combined to throw dust In the nlr to blind tho
citizens while a deal of lmmenso private ad
vantage to big utility corporations Is to be
foisted upon the public if possible.
'. their larger comparative aspects tho gas
si't .tlon in 1S97 and the transit situation in
1915-10 havo much In common, and thero Is
a vital lesson for Philadelphia in Its former
gas oxpei lenco to be applied now to Its transit
problem.
In 1S97 the gas plant was lnadequato and
unable to give economical service, without
doubt due in pnrt to tho machinations of the
politico-financial utility magnates of that day
Tho remedy was for the city either to bonow
laige sums tq improve and enlarge tho works
or lease them to un operating corporation to
nssume tho supposed burden. Tho bugaboo of
increased taxes and lessened public improve
ments in other directions becauso of tl" bor
rowing necessary for the gas works, and em
phasis on poor servlco made poorer on put poso
by interested parties to discredit continued
municipal operation, wore worked for all they
wore worth on the public. The purchase and
Installation of high-class gas works equipment
held little prospect of Juicy contracts for the
common run of contractor politicians as com
pared with grading, sewers and paving. No
competent?trustworthy, broad-vlsioncd, public
spirited set of men wero In position to care
fully study out the situation; only surmises
and Bnap Judgments were available for the
guidance of the public. It is no wonder the
people were easily brought to acquiesce in a
lease which promised relief from probability
of Increased taxes and good and adequate serv
ice with no increase In pi Ice. Tho far-sighted
financiers reallzod, while the short-sighted poll
tlclans Ignored, and tho poorly Informed citi
zens' did not realize what a financial bonanza
the lease meant to the corporation, and what
a strangle hold It had put upon the possibilities
of cheaper gas service bound to come with the
progress of years. Today, if the lease were in
proper form, citizens should be paying the
operating company not more than 65 cents
per thousand, while it continued to give ex
actly the same service; or by lowering the re
quirement o'f 22 candlepowep, permit the use
of coke oven gas or even possibly natural gas,
.with a still further reduction of selling price
to SO cents or less, yet obtain nearly the same
efficiency in the essential heating power of
the gas as now.
Today, in 1910, the city of Philadelphia has
outgrown a street car system hampered In
its capacity to give good service at as low
prices as other large cities enjoy, by the effort
of Its corporation management to meet obli
gations on a vast amount of watered capital.
I There "Is little to choose between restricted
high-priced service, due to Inflated corpora
tion finances, tha result of big financiers'
manipulations for their personal benefit, and
inadequate and poor though cheap service
rendered by a municipal plant, bled white by
numerous small politicians.
The corresponding need) now of enlarged
facilities, real rapid (trap? It and lowest possi
ble fair cost for the service Is realized by
the people. The corporation leaders realize
that regulation by the public has come to
stay, also that the public today has acquired
but little skill in regulation, and If they, can
now make a legal long term contract on al
mpst their own terms they wllf have a similar
strangle hold on tha transit business as Is
held by the gas lessees.
The same dust about Increased taxes!, about
restricted Improvements in other directions,
pessimistic inferences about the depreciation
in real estate In the older parts of towoi and
similar appeals tS the narrowness and selfish
ness of citizens is being raised to cloud the
mind of the average citizen and get him
ready to acquiesce In some specious proposal
by the traction Interests which will remove
the supposed disadvantages, yet would bind
the city hand and foot for many long years.
As certain as history tend3 to repeat Itself,
that has been tha intent of the commotion
and opposition Inspired from politico-financial
interests. If it falls, Jt will pe due to two or
three causes;
First Th fct that pnaer tha Blanken
burjgt administration it was possible for the
transit situation to bo studied and reported
1,1 f for adf uta timm $ wi t
iKv-watttfiuion-.ty sua m mmtmmmmm
HAVE I GOTTBR DRIFT 'TIL JUNE?"
Intelligence and whole-souled social as well
as engineering vision.
Second. Because tho newspapers of tho city
aro giving wide publicity to tho "essentials of
this report and the experiences of other cities.
Third. Tho education of tho public by tho
Blankenburg administration has mado it moro
difficult to put over raw deals.
Another link between 1897 nnd 1916 Is
that nt least ono high political and financial
manipulator and beneficiary of the gas period
Is today tho same political power behind tho
scenes and notoriously known for years to
have transit corporation- Intorcat3 at heart.
Puppets In the form of big and little politi
cians move about tho stage this way and that,
busy and talkative, raising the dust, but nil
guided hy ono mnster purpose, that tho pres
ent transit corpoiatlon Interests shall ulti
mately control tho city's transit facilities
under n long-term agreement of the typo
which speculative promoters always want,
rather than that the city shall havo real
control of itho transit situation and compel
real rapid transit and good service nt a fair
profit for tho actual capital Invested.
JUDSON C. DICKERMAN.
Former Chief of the Bureau of Gas.
Philadelphia, May U.
PEACEFUL INVASION OF MEXICO
To the Editor of Evening Ecdier:
Sir We hear a great doal of clamor these
days for military preparedness, with Mexico In
particular as an object lesson of our Inohlcloncy.
Sincere though shortsighted patriots blame
Ptesldent "Wilson becauso he did not long ago
plunge us Into war to' prevent the war that now
threatens. This clamor, to u inrgo extent,
drowns out other pacific possibilities Btlll open
to this country If we will but ta'to them.
If our Federal Government operating through
the Stnte Department, would organize a groat
peaceful Invasion of Mexico, adequately financed
and diplomatically supported, It would forestall
any need .o further armed Intervention. Can
you Imagine a clearer or more Inspiring clarion
than a call to the young men and women of our
colleges to equip themselves with the Spanish
language and Mexican history (both worth while
in themselves) as preparation for three years'
enlistment in Mexico? I promise you that an
Immediate responso would cdme from eery
State In the Union, from teachers, missionaries,
doctors, engineers and agricultural experts
eager and anxious to serve their own nnd a
sister country In time of stress.
I have no doubt this might be partially ac
complished by private enterprise, but that would
strip It at the start of lt3 best features. These
volunteers should be uniformed, disciplined and
governed by one authority; they should enlist
with complete appreciation of the danger they
run; they should go c .nplately unarmed and
should absolve their O.ternment from any re
sponsibility to atone r their death while In
service, aside from pensions for dependents.
Tho significance of the whole effort would He
In tho uniolfish, unwavering devotion of a great
nation for a weaker sister. Some, probably
many, of the early olunteera would loss their
lives, but each death would but seal th high
purpose of the survivors, and In com son
with military casualties, the loss would w. neir
llgible. We are acting'as trustee In Santo Domingo,
have Just been appointed receiver in Haiti, have
long been guardian for Cuba and parent to
Torto Rico and the Philippines. We exercise
eminent domain at Panama In the name of
humanity.- All these are obligations under the
Monroe Doctrine, and by analogy point to a
larger anda greater work In Mexico.
These possibilities' of the present would h.
come obligations of the future If we went to
war, can conceive of no adequate reason why
we could not undertake them now In anticipa
tion, with greater benefit to all concerned, than
after several years of guerrilla warfare had left
a legacy of hatred, bloodshed and suspicion
throughout all Latin America.
FRANCES R. TAYLOR.
Philadelphia, May 5
BERLIN DPES THIS BETTER
To the Editor of Evening Ledger: '
SinIn a book the other day I noticed that
in Berlin, regardless of the war, the streets were
kept very clean and fining people for dirtying
streets was stilt kept up. This shows the em
ciency of Gerrnany. Instead of building 'sub
ways, bridges, eta, they strive to keep the
streets clean to protect the health of the public
Why should not Philadelphia, then, keep Its
streets and parks clean Instead of bulldlngi a
subway? I should think that the public would
much more enjoy fine highways and pure air
and preserving its health rather than snn,tin,,
Its money on a dreary underground transport
that may endanger its safety and life.
CHARLES WESLEY
Philadelphia.. May a. a'
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
Senator Newlands is going to get peace by a
congressional resolution. Why didn't eomebodv
think Of that before? Kansas city Times.
It wUfbe moat-Interesting now to watch tha
benefits which the higher prices for silver bul
Jlon will confer on the general business interests
of this country. Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Grant never said anything he did not mean "
sayB tha Hon. Ted. Roosevel A statement thaij
Is calculated, to impress the public with the dlfi
ference between Grant and the hurrying hustler
of Sagamore HUL New Orleans Dally States.
SONG
The boat U chafing at our long" delay.
And we mtist leave too soon
Tha spicy sw,-plBks and the. inboroa spray.
Tfc tawny eands, the, moon.
ep us,. tThftU, ?i our western fug-hti
Wi;sb frfl thy jrtjr throne
Owji -dwpw into pigM
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WhatDoYouKnoi
Queries of general interest will tacnE
In this column. Ten question, th, SSI
v to tohlch every well Informed pcfjo?
mwh-j nrc usual oatty.
QUIZ
1. What Is cloture?
a. Whnt Is the Itosetta Ston.J
3. How Ioiib Is n knot, the mijMf!,j
4. WIiPi-o nr the Azores?
S. Is n curtain In tho navy cobiHVR
hyslier or loner rank than t nttM
mr nrmy7
0. Why Is the sen snlt?
7. Who writ "The School for Rei!iM
8. About when did forks come Into tonili
ns n tnhlo Ininl-nirnf? "m
0. Does the "loud pedal" of a p!no mlfft
., iruiri snui'il IIUflerT
. .nun is me niirrrrnro Iietnren is ,
unti a (icitislon7
Answers to Yesterday's Quit
1. "Snndwlrhcs" tnfcw their name fntfl
n.irl of Sandwich, vh3 pmhjs
popular
2. The xtntue nf Pcnn fnc the tiorlhfi!(
looks directly trinard Tcnn Truly T(.
3. A "ripper hill" mnltes n Mvefntnr flijip
the form of (roirrnment of a pelltlnli
usilnlly of a mimlclp illty, anil un
lirriiuse It "rips" certain nwiil
office. 31
4. Sounding "taps" Is the bOEle xriltftitJ
lip rr-i nc niffju. m-
B. "Semite" Is derived from the lullu
mcnnlna; "old," ns Senators In Iti
original- heads nf famlllfi, tfitUl
older cltltens. j
0. Provisions for tho lending otmnuii
ers on their farms. JM
,. j.n ri-niin is hip iTnint in tne ncsventa
dlnteb overhead, the naillr till i
point beneath one's feet. ' S3 J
o. i.ess spnee, as wnter expand (d Ir,
and Ice contracts In inciting.
0. Otns cut In relief are called earawM
those hollowed out are cnllrd latsiSs
10. AllHtrln.Tf iinr-nrv Tlf.lv nnrl RniircTll
produced the majority af lmnlinM
Government Labor Needs
j Editor of "What Do You Know' I mH
Evenino LEunKR an advertisement oIv(
mint positions for machinists and bUri
Could you tell me If any molders are mwWl
The Board of Labor Employment oi 1111
ndelphla Navy Yard In reply to a rww
information, says that there is no nfn3
tlonal molders at the yard at the prestn
The Frankford Arsenal has need of cb
moidsr, me wages Delng 3 to ii.zi a o a
cants should ho between 20 nnd about (If
of age and must bs citizens of the UnitMS
Meaning of Fourierism
Editor of "Whnt Do You ffnoio"-Cj
give me a definition of Fourierism 'al
who the founder of It was? L.M
It was a communistic theory of life. Bj
from Charles Fourier, of Besancop a
to Fourier, alt the world was to bo I
Into crouns. called nhalnnstprles. cnnsl
400 families each, or 100 Individuals, wM
to live In a common edifice, furnished WJ
shops and studios. The Beornl grouvit
th'i same time to be associated under i
Enwrnm.nt. Ilk tho cantons of SwISi
Only one language was to be admitted A3
gains or each pnaianstery were jn tivj-
common purse, and. though talent inaj
were tp be rewarded, no on? was to btj
to remain Indigent or without tne eiuuj
certain luxuries and amusements
Slrentrth of "German Vote"
Editor of "What Do You Knotc'W'jil
tell me about what tne strengtn oi rj
"German vote" Is n the various SUteiiM
.Inn tn .ha totnl Vote? .21
The following table Is based on the HM
sua. The first column gives tne P""?f3
male German adults compared wim. i
foreign-born stock. The second eolpwi"
,v.A nnmhi tf nnn.nerman voters. .!
column gives the German voters, MJI
of foreign blrtn ana aiso name """"-
both of whose parents were utn.
New York ....,..,.. JjJ.J
Illinois .,..,,,.,..,- -
1.S5T.S97
1.1T1.DM 1
WI.Mnitn
.,,,....
Ui u
343.144
Ohio 41, a
1.10SMSS
793 713
eii.cM
438,333
4l8,la
1.62S.S21
OJ3.6S5
811.373
6S3.634
26O.I04
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Missouri ,.,.,.. ;
Michigan -' J
Iowa .,.,......,.--. B-S
Minnesota .,.,,,..... -JJ-J
Pennsylvania .,....,. -"-
Indiana ,..,...,...- JJ H
New Jersey ,,......?;
California JJ-J
Nfbraska "J-j-
Tsxas ........,.. jS-D
Kansas .,,...... a.u
Maryland ........... 4J-J
Kentucky ........... J8-
Washington Jg J
South Dskot ....... J?-0
Connecticut ......... 1J J
MniacbUMttaN. .,,,.. 15
North Dakota ....... Jf J
Oklahoma ...:. )-. ?
Louisiana ,.,,,...,, J
Oregon ..- i
Colorado ;
Montana, la.J
Arkansas ., JS 6
W.st Virginia , ? J
Idaho
Virginia SJ
Tennessn J g
Wyoming- Jf'S
Alabama J
Georgia 2j 3
Kboda Island 3 0
Utah .J.J
Nsvada "J
Mississippi ?;
Delaware ' '
Slortda, .,,. 10T
Soutk Carolina .... 83 3
NifIdeo 13 S
Arizona. .......... . v.4
Nunji .Hampsalra 2 S
Nortftl Carolina S2 9
Vsrmsjrt .. .. 1 1
Mala - -...-
432.834
S08.5M M
r04,ui
334.8H
1S0.4M
135,825
834.833
1:8.107
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iis.43a .HI
si9 CIS -MM
115,641 HI
SM,8H j
803,181 ' i
02,3.
809.891
844,818
47
SOS 018
813 mt
lir.sff
84, f
10.818
200.884
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