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KEYSTONE. MAIN 1W
B3T AMrtm all communication) to Kvtnhta
Imager, Indtptndtnca Square, PMladtlphta.
facts. He has made himself, through his
astute antagonism to tho United Stoics, th&
Apostle Qf Mexican isolation, 'which means
Mexican anarchy. To play his game he has
deliberately misconstrued tho activity of our
troops, hM hampered them and has laid tho
fvcursd of intrlguo on What should hava been
a purely military matter, tho conversations
between Funston, Scott nnd Obreffon.' The
last, whatever his political afltllatlons, seems
to bo at h rat I a soldier with all a soldier's
whole-souled contempt ot bickerings and back'
stairs. The matters which should have ibcen
settled long ago now revert to diplomatic au
thorities, In which Carrnnza Is "foolish as a
fox." It is not, however, Wholly n coincidence
that Carranza should bo Immovablo just when
the House of Representatives Is stricken with
"yellow" fever.
Tom Daly's Column
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friends depart, omi memory take them
to her cavcrni, pure and deep.
T. II. Bayly.
5Ir. Edison la a better Inventor than politician.
Mr. Hobson almost always almost -wins In
Alabama.
As an official once said: "My enemies can
trnvo tho mandamuses so long as I liavo tho
police."
SIcNichol refers to tho Governor as nn
"ambitious schoolmastor." Tho Vures, no
doubt, aro tho trustoes.
Standing still In transit when all other
cities aro going ahead Is worso than standing
Btlil It Is going backward.
Why alt this trpublo about whero tho dele
gates will sleep when In Chicago? Tho Colonel
"ain't going to let 'em Bleep."
Maybe It Is a good thing that "Dave" Lane
was not so financially Interested In electric
light rates as he Is in S-cent faros.
Sir Roger Casement should restrain his
reputed jovial disposition. The piracy laws
are still effective against tho jolly Roger.
When they begin to air local politics In tho
courts the Director of Public Health should bo
present with a squad of f umlgators.
Tho continued peace rumors suggest that
unless they get a move on, tho British will
have to postpone that "great drive" until tho
next war.
Now, if to every man who agreed to accept
one of those Ford "stickers" they'd give a lit
tle souvenir which ho could steer to tho
polls 1
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According to David Hart, McNIchol leader,
"any ono who would refuse to support tho
loans In Frankford would bo crazy." Why
limit It to Frankford?
Boy-Ed, tho now almost forgotten hyphenate,
has received the Order of tho Red Eaglo. As
a subtle compliment to the skill with which
ho got away unshot from America, It was of
the third class.
There never was a time when Philadelphia
could borrow money with more assurance of
It being honestly expended. Tho two factions
aro watching each other Hko hawks. But
how cosy tho pickings would bo if only they
woro sharing them In harmony and In
common I
Every raid In Chlnato-wn a heralded as tho
final clean-up of tho "dopo" left In tho district.
The clean-ups aro probably pretty thorough.
But It Is not a miracle that gives the Govern
ment agents more work. Thero are many
leaks and tho offenders who bring new sup
plies aro not Chinese, but of the samo race
as tho Federal agents. Ono of these days
tho Chinese will find Chinatown too disrepu
table fon them and will move elsewhere.
Mr. Asqulth takes his second brave stand
In condemning tho execution of Shcehy
Skefflngton and In ordering a court-martial
for tho responsible ofllcer. It was necessary,
in tho first placo, for tho Premier to approve
tho execution of rebel leaders, to assume a
bold- face against Bedltlon and to increase
tho Government's strength by refusing to ap
pear weak. It Is equally difficult to regret
and to apologize, but tho Premier has done
both. Ireland has proved loyal, both to Eng
land and to Its hope of freedom by legal means.
If the Premier could announce that freedom
now, at a critical time, England would be the
heavier winner of the two.
Mr. Roosevelt Is losing his punch. In his
most recent announcement he writes Hko a
mollycoddle to this effect:
Your league emphasizes Its devotion to
these principles, and supports me only aa
representing these principles. That is em
phatlcally the proper attitude to take; and
because this Is your attitude, and because
you are working In this spirit, I very
earnestly approve your work.
Since when has the Voice been muffled so?
Since when has Mr, Roosevelt cared for the
"proper" thing? BInca when has he dropped
into the Wflsontan habit of saying "very"?
We are made miserable by all this, but the
worst Is yet behind, In tie whole letter Mr.
Ttoosevelt falls to make a single mention of
"Fear God and Take Your Own Part."
While emphasis Is properly put on tho
transit loan, the voters next Tuesday will ex
press opinions on. two other subjects vital to
tho community. The first Is that of the gen
eral Improvement loan, a desirable and neces
gjrymethod of providing for the city's expan
Hlbn'The second Is the choice of delegates to
tgao'Natlonal Conventions. Principally, the
struggle Is between the Brumbaugh men and
tho Penrose riven, the latter of whom will np
pear as unpledged delegates. Nothing could
he mote pitiful than the attempt to throw Into
tile smooth stream of the city's progress the
termen,t of factional State and national poll
tics. Yet this has ben done, and the only way
the voters! can repudiate both guilty parties
te to vote the loans solidly, regardless of their
other political choices.
At the end, of six conferences n Mexico the
United States knows but one thing, and that
! the quality ot Carranza. Ha U akman
ebr9nllly unable Pi P.ccep or to understand
THE CONTAGION OP BELIEF
a
Tlioae thtnci irlileh tlio holdback linVo
been anting nr Impoaalble In Ptilladelphlit
are to be brondit to pan bernnao there Is
n lenren of belief which will learen tho
whole lamp,
TIIJ-3 most contagious ailment from which
men suffer Is bellofi It may not spread
so rapidly In tho beginning as smallpox or
tho bubonic plague, but when It onco gets n
Btart thero Is no stopping It. Ono man who
believes n thing with all his might has been
known to Infect a whofo city or a wholo na
tion or nil tho coUrso of civilization.
Tho man who becomes Immune to tho
bacillus of belief Is different from tho man
who Is rendered proof against any other
affection. Vaccination against smallpox pre
vents tho destruction of physical vigor by tho
disease, but vaccination against belief destroys
the whoto moral and Intellectual flbro of n
man.
If this woro not so simple nnd elemental n
truth It would not bo necessary to call It to
tho attention of tho young men and the old
men of this city. They may not know It,
but every successful man In this town has
been stricken with tho contagion of belief.
Now and then thero Is a man who under
stands tho situation. Such an ono addressed
tho salesmen employed by his company a few
weeks ago and told them how to achlevo suc
cess. Ho found that Webster describes n
salesman as ono engaged In tho salo of goods
or merchandise. But ho was not satisfied
with this, and gav6 a definition of his own In
theso pregnant words:
A salesman Is a man who causes others
to believe ns ho believes, and then moves
them to net on that belief.
If ho hud said that a salesman must first
bellovo In what ho Is selling ho would havo
started at tho foundation. No groat and
permanent success was over built on a fraud
or a sham. Tho propagandist of an Idea or
of a commodity must first havo confidence In
It. Then, as this business man said, ho must
bo able to persuado others to agrco with
him, and finally ho must compel them to act
on that belief.
Every man Is a salesman in tho senso
comprised In this definition. Tho preacher
must sell to others his belief in Christianity
by causing them to bolievo as ho does nnd by
persuading them that tho belief Is barren
which Is not accompanied by action. Thero
aro so many failures In tho pulpit because
so many preachers havo only a mild and un
communlcable attack of belief. Their faith
Is not contagious. Thero aro so many law
yers who llvo a hand-to-mouth existence be
cause they are In such doubt ot their ability
to serve their clients thnt tho clients share
tho doubt. They cannot communlcnto to
others a faith In themselves which they do
not possess. Tho small business man does
not onlnrgo his business becauso ho lacks
belief In his ability to master Its problems.
Philadelphia, with nil lt3 greatness, has
failed to lift itself into tho position which it
should occupy for tho reason that bo many
Phlladelphlans havo not believed In Its possi
bilities. Thero aro scores of Phlladelphlans
today, however, who do believe that tho best
is none too good for U3. They are not fright
ened by obstacles, for every stumbling block
In their way but tests their mottle and proves
their ability to surmount greater barrlors.
We aro to havo an adequate transit system
becauso there are men hero who bellovo In It
and are causing others to share that belief
and to act on it.
Wo are to have piers and railroad termi
nals on tho water front adequate to accommo
date tho commerce of a. continent because
thero aro men .hero who will never rest con
tent until tho port Is developed to tho extent
of Its possibilities.
Wo are to havo a great public library and
a splendid art gallery for tho reason that
those who hold that a man's life conslsteth
not alono In the abundance of tho material
wealth that ho possesseth aro working for
the development of the town's resources for
training tho mind and refining tho taste.
But what Is tho use of enumerating all
tho projects to which men of faith and
vision aro committed? Tho germ of belief Is
at work. The contagion of confidence In the
futuro Is spreading, and thoso In whom It
has become a passionate Intuition aro com
municating It dally to others. Thoy are not
balked by tho cry that It Is Impossible, for
they have seen many Impossibilities borne to
pass and are now convinced that the expan-'
sion and tho political regeneration which
they foresee Is possible becauso, as Tertulllan
said, the Impossible Is certain on accoujut of
Its very impossibility,
Our Village Poet
'Whenever it was Saturday, beforo my work
began-t-That
Is to say, long years ago, beforo 1 was
a man,
It used to bo my keen delight, about this tlmo
o' year,
Or maybo somewhat earller( wheh wairm
days first appear,
To get Up In the morning, long beforo the
break of day
And hurry to tho market houho that stood
across tho way,
I'd find old Peto Morella thero, tho fruit an
produco man,
Who Was, as ho would often say( "da gooda
lerlcan," '
An' ho was very good to me an' I was fontl
of Peto.
Well, he'd bo waltln' for mo, an' I'd climb up
on tho scat,
Beside him In the wagon, and wo'd start for
Front nnd Dock, ,
Among tho prddilco houses whero ho always
Rot his stock.
His horso was fat, good-natured, strong nn'
patlont llko his master;
No whip, not oven dynamite, could make him
travel faster,
An' Peto ho never tried nb all, but lot him,
havo his way,
An' so wo thrco would plod nlong without a
. word to say,
Except to call "good-mornln"' to a sleepy cop
or two
Or follow sofvln' papers or somo milkman
that wo know.
By tlmo wo reached our Journey's end an' got
to Front an' Dock
Tho day would Just bo brcnkln', say, at maybo
1 o'clock,
An thero was nothln' then for Uttlo mo to do'
but roam
About tho water front an' wait for Peto to
start for homo.
Ah! that's tho tlmo that fairyland was
opened up for mo
An' nil my ships camo sailing in from ports
across tho sen,
An' all tho gales of Arcady were heavy with
tho smells
Of tarry rope, bananas, coffee, tallow, oyster
shells,
Molasses, melons, leather, peanuts, oranges
and spice,
Hides, horns, raw wugar every sort of curious
merchandise
That mado each wharf an' warehouse In tho
city's 'longshoro mait
Romantic nn' mysterious, u wonderland apart
To touch the boyish fancy nn' delight tho
boyish henrt!
I seldom seo tho liver-front theso days, but
when I do
In fancy I enjoy again thoso pleasures .that
I know.
Whenever It was Saturday, beforo my work
began
That is to say, long years ngo, beforo I was
a man.
I xC, :'WM
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JOHN HAY'S ILLUSION
SHATTERED AT LAST
New Russo-Japanese Treaty Re
ported Which Slams trie "Open
Door" in tho Face of Civi
lized World
SIR Wo aro hearing a great deal of "pre
paredness"; some doubtless is good, at least
well meant: a few, to quote a man who has
seen real fighting, la "a hysterical outburst on
tho pait of somo long-haired men nnd short
haired women."
Why do wo never hear a word aboit the pre
paredness of tho National Guard of tho coun
try? Tho members have been going along
quietly for years, trying to do their little bit
and without any advertising. They are tho
only ones of all these "preparers" who havo
obligated themselves to respond to their coun
try In caso of need. What do you think nbout
it? MAJOR.
You said something, nnd it may not be
amiss to recall at this tlmo tho remark of
General Phi) Sheridan on tho occasion of
President Cleveland's first inauguration. Dur
ing tho military parade, tho genet al sat near
tho President in the reviewing stand. "Theso
ar.o tho regulars," said the President, as a flno
body of men came down tho avenue. "No,"
said tho general, "Pennsylvania National
Guard." "Ah," said tho President, a llttlo later,
"thoso surely aro tho regulars." "No; moro
Pennsylvania National Guard." Tills hap
pened at least once more, and the President
finally exclaimed: "Well, aro there any Na
tional Guardsmen except Pennsylvania?"
"None that aro worth a damn," said Phil
Sheridan.
Imitation Dean Boundaries
(Cauzht In Waslilneton Square),
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GOOD USE FOR A MILLION
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, tho friends of
which are now engaged In a campaign to
raise an endowment of $1,000,000. Is one of tho
most-remarkable Institutions In this city or
country. It was started In 1884 to meet tho
needs of a young man who wanted to study to
become a preacher, Within four years It had
nearly 600 students In the different depart
ments that had been organized and It received
a charter. Three years later It was authorized
to grant degrees. It has an annual attendance
now of 3500 students and an alumni Hat of
more than 100,000. If every one of the alumni
would give $10 the desired endowment would
be raised.
Those citizens, however, who are Inter.
ested In sustaining an institution which pro-.
videa instruction to young men and women
In a way that they cannot obtain In the
other educational Institutions of the city are
to be asked to co-operate with the alumni in
providing the funds necessary to continue
the work of the university when Its founder
and main benefactor, Doctor Conwell, Is no
longer able to continue his remarkable activ
ity. The committees In charge of the cam
paign are confident of their success, and those
who know the generosity and the publlo spirit
of this city share that confidence with them.
John D. Rockefeller, Br., gave six cents to a
child to sta her to a fortune. The admira
tion felt by Congress for John P. Is reflected
in the generosity with which $t gives the
country an air rifle nnd tells it to be ready
to repel Invaders.
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Ilobophobe.
JACK COOMBE is a versatile gent. Ho
has to be, for he rides to and from work
in the trolley cars. One has to know many
things to bo qulto tho finished gontleman In
a trolley car, Tho other day Jack was read
ing his paper when a dear old lady sitting
behind him learned over and said; "Young
man, your eyes aro sharp. Pleaso thread this
needle for me." Jack did, with neatness and
dispatch; and the old lady resumed her sew
ing and he his reading.
U. S. Needs Roosevelt, Five Republicans
Assert '
Headline In N. Y, Tribune.
"But what are tve small fishes among such
a multitude?"
W. L.
A YETtY OlWBVERFimjI
PoliteT Oh, veryl We would atate
Of .him tn that connection,
lie1 courteous as a candidate
Just prior to election,
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TniS is the business card of Domenlck
Morse (probably Morseno, originally),
whose address unfortunately Is not given:
1813. ANNIVERSARY Jjie,
TO MY PATRONS
drcetlng-t-Aprll 1910, closes my Third Year
in the shoe shining business. Jly Success
In business wa due to my patrons, BUpport
both ladle's and Gentlemen, and I wish, to
thank, you for klness and favors. It is my
desire to further Increase my business, and
in order to da this, I ask your hearty Co
operation and also your recommendation to
your neighbors and friends. Hoping I may
' continue to have your gedd wishes and sup
port tn the future.
I Remain Yours Truly
EQ1TEOTCK MQRSH
THERE have been times, these last twenty
months, when many Americans havo
wished John Hay back in tho chair of Secre
tary of State. But todky thoso who loved
and admit cd tho man must feel that ho Is
, well dead. Wcro ho nllvo
ho would bo tho most
tragic of mortals. Tho
great work of his llfo has
been spoiled ruined, per
haps, Irretrievably. Ills
great Illusion hus been
shattered. Ho lived flvo
j ears after tho accom
'illshment of onq of tho
nost audacious exploits ot
merlcan diplomacy. That
was tho "open door" pol-
joii.n Hai iCy in china. On tho 3d
of May, if we may trust reports, that door
was slammed in the face of John Hay's
immortal spirit.
In 1900 tho 'words "open door" wero as
familiar as "strict' accountability" was five
months ago, or ns "mobilization" wa3 in
August, 1914. Wo nil remember that in Sep
tember tho football players wero hot gath
ered, but "mobilized," and later that Yalo
was thinking of holding Harvard to "strict
accountability." Every ono in 1900 spoko about
tho "open door," becauso John Hay mado thorn
think about It. In his own words, tho pol
icy of the open door meant simply that tho
United Stntes nnd of nil other nations wero to
receive perfect equality of treatment within
tho limits of tho Chinese Empire for their
trade and navigation, especially within tho
so-called "spheres of lnfluenco or interest"
claimed by certain European Interests in
China. After tho Chlncse-Japaneso War of
1894 China was llko a great unprotected min
ing district, and nation after nation of Europo
camo and staked claims. Tho defeated and
distracted Government was compelled to
grant concessions, and presently theso very
concessions began to mako trouble. It seemed
that tho nations of Europe, Great Britain,
Germany, Franco and Russia, as well as
Japan, might come tot blows about their
spheres of Interest, their claims, and that
China would bo torn limb from limb.
The Thorny Path of Diplomacy
Tho United States, meanwhile, had de
veloped largo commercial and Industrial In
terests In China. It had reasons, apart from
altruistic sentiments, for wishing China to
remain Intact. John Hay, perhaps alone tn
his time, thought Internationally. Ho plunged
boldly Into foreign entanglements and an
ticipated tho vast change In American sent!-
ment toward tho outer world which Is now
beginning to domlnato our International re
lations. Early in 1899 ho refusod to help
Italy take over a part of China, and oven
looked upon tho necessity of aiding China
with force to repel an nttempt on her in
tegrity. But tho European Powers continued
to bargain with ono another and to threaten
China throughout that year, nnd Hay was
forced to act. In September, 1899, ho ad
dressed a circular note to London, Berlin and
St; Petersburg. In that note the words "open
door," already familiar, becamo famous,
Tho difficulties In Hay's path wero enormous.
Each nation was jealous of tho other. Each
one knew that It would bo to her own ad
vantage tq refuse, and each one did not dare
to refuse alone. Hay's method had all tho
trickery of a fox. He asked each country to
accept the principle of freedom for all In
China, provided an the others accepted. From
the letters written by Hay at tho time, and
recently published, somo Idea of the annoy
ances he suffered can beilmaglned. Russia
was, of course, a prime object, yet Russia re
fused to accede. Count Muravleff gave oral
promises that his country would do what
France did. Later he flew Into a passion and
denied his words. Hay wrote;
He did say it, he did promise, and he did
' enter Into Just that engagement. It is possi
ble that he did so thinking that France
would not come In, and that other Powers
would not. If now they choose to take a
stand In opposition to tho entire clvlllied
world, wo shall then make up our minds
what to do about It.
Eventually every nation addressed (France,
Italy and Japan had been added to the pre
vious list) agreed provisionally to the open
door. They agreed to respect tho arrange
ment tf every other country would respect it.
Then Hay played his boldest trick. He an
nounced to each that all. the others had ac
cepted and that therefore- he would consider
their provisional acceptances as final. It was
the. most magnificent bluff In the world, and
It worked!
Immediately after came the Borer rebellion
With, Its murder of foreigners and tho arrival
of trooDS from Europe and from' America, if
was then that tho Kaiser Is Bald to hava or
dered Waldcrsco to command his men so to
comport themselves llko Huns that no China
man would daro look a Gorman In tho face
for ten centuries to come. It seemed as If
China was to go after nil, and Hay worked
himself to tho edgo of a breakdown prevent
ing tho dissolution. Again he bluffed. Tho
United States could not havo backed up his
words any moro thnn It could with actual
lighting forco havo backed President Wilson
In tho Lusltanla affair. Ho hung on "like
grim denth" (ho says) to tho open door. It
was n mystic word with him. In November,
1900, ho wrote:
What a business thl3 has been In China.
So far wo havo got on by being honest and
naif I do not clearly seo whero wo aro to
come tho delayed cropper. But It will come.
At least wo aro spared tho Infamy of an
alliance wlth'Gcrmany. I would rather, I
think, bo the dupe of China than tho chum
of tho Kaiser. Ilnvo you noticed how tho
world will take anything nowadays from a
German?
What tho world was taking at that timo
was Germany's fierce assaults on China. But
tho open door persisted. It kept on In splto
of tho Russo-Japancso war, In splto of tho
changes In Korea and In splto of our own
attitude In tho Philippines. And now, It
seems, It Is dead.
Thero Is a great deal to bo said yet nbout
the now Russo-Japancso treaty (If that treaty
actually Is as It Is reported to bo), but that
looks to tho futuro, not to tho past. It In
volves not only tho parties to tho treaty, but
Germany nnd England as well. Six years ago
Prof. Archibald C. Coolldge, of Harvard, pre
dicted tho now arrangement In splto of the
war which had passed between tho two coun
tries. It Is not impossible that within a
Bhort tlmo short, that Is, If one considers tho
hatreds nnd tho miseries of tho present war
Germany and England will bo together to faco
tho menace of Japan and Russia.
Thero Is no dcflnlto repudiation of any prin
ciple in tho new treaty. Its importance lies
In tho facts that Japan has cast off England
and that Russia has acted without France;
that both have acted without any reference
to tho world at largo. Each promises aid to
the othor In case of troublo with China.
Neither promises to withhold aid If any other
Power joins with China to resist demands
made under tho treaty. Wore England at'
liberty today she mlGht consider tho Russo
Jnpaneso treaty as a denunciation of both tho
Triple Entente and tho Anglo-Japanese pact
When sho is at liberty again she may have a
word to say.
Tho present war has been traced back to
two sources: tho British control of tho Med
iterranean and Germany's attempt to under
mine that control by building a rail route
through from Berlin to tho East. It must bo
with a heavy heart that tho lover of peace
looks upon this now treaty which destroys
tho work dono by John Hay and lays up for
the world another war which may be more
dreadful, than this. It Is puro speculation,
but In theso times tho blacker speculations
are, the moro likely they seem to como true.
G. V. S.
ASQUITII'S BELATED DISCOVERY
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
. s!rrJn tho Parliamentary news of today there
Is this item: '
Asqulth Bald ho was going to Ireland be
cause the present government Is "anoma
lous and unsatisfactory and could not con
tinue Indefinitely."
This Is precisely what the Sinn Felners have
been urging slnco tho war began. If it does
not qulto Justify the recent revolt, does It not
admit that there was reason for It?
w""" : Ca,8e otAsclulth saying today
what Sinn le(n leaders were put in Jail for say-
Intr nlv mnrflhn arm n ! '
Tjiriij.i. r .. Jt i-ujr.
TOLD TQ ENGLAND
If the Foreign Office were as familiar as It
ought to ba with tho law of blockade as enun
ciated by then American Government and
stamped with the approval of the Supreme Court
In 1S81 and the following years, and If 'It had a
tltho of Lincoln's courage In using every means
In his power" to crush the enemy, there could ba
not the least hesitation In applying to neutral
commerce attempting to trade with Germany
similar measures to those which Lincoln en,
forced against England and other European neu
trals. Great Britain has simply to do now what
tho United States did then, no more and no less.
Washington Correspondenca of London Morn
Ing Post.
DECISION BY SATURDAY
It would take a Philadelphia lawyer to un
derstand the Ins and outs of the Wednesday
Club. St. Louis Star. a ",w,y
DEEP-SEA CHANGE
A Russian journalist able to pass as a Ger
man among Germans has been contributing to
London newspapers Interesting narratives of a
long tour through Germany. Ha nnds a total
absence of the "Gott strafe England" placards.
The pollco suppressed them. English goods.
French wines and scent and Russian caviare
have returned to the restaurants. "Wlrthhaua"
has again become "restaurant" "Splelhaus" Is
again "theatre." The French "pardon is heard.
In cafes, libraries and other publlo places may
be found English, French and Russian news
papers. The Times or the Journal or Matin
may be read in publlo quite safely. Contl.
nental editions of English authors have been
resumed. In the beer restaurants there are few
"Hochs" to be heard. In fact, the whole Insaia
"hate" propaganda, has fallen flat Toronto
Mall and Eraplte. ,wla .
What Do You Kno
QucWca of general Interest will be shm-Li
in mis column. Ten Questions. 1 ,.
to tc7ilci every well-informed person V3
Know, aro asked dally.
QUIZ
1. Wlmt rnnk do jtmiluntea of the tfanl i
cmj receive on KrntiuntionT
2. Wlint la quartered onk?
3. la the lend In lend pencil made al UjfJ
4. What la the difference between a ehriMrid
..(Kiiunin mum inn jirojfnosiaT
fl. Wlmt la Grrmnn allrer?
0. Iloca the Speaker of the Home if tt
nenmmos recoil n moro pa (baa
Kepreaentntlrea? Sm
7. What Is the Conaclenro Tund lii-sSa
wiion nm it eatnlillahed? tg
. uuui .tiiiil is me siiorieai lime in aru
i poaaiuie to travel around the wti
u. vnal la mennt by anllclnc a ron.a
10. What Is tho leclinlcnl difference betl
acnooner nnu n aiupr
Answers to Yesterday's Quit
1. Texan, na nn Independent republic, sal a g
ii-uriiiR ioiio iiar,- it ia now Hi f
i enioiem.
2. A punltlie expedition la one meant to t
certain offenders. -JJI
w. &. .v .vim- uiiuvv ruiiruuu irncKa vara aa
tandlnic on trnlne of the proilmlifj
uruiKes nnu lunneis.
4. A steel blade la applied to the liatj
parallel to an octahedral face and I
mered. The stono la cloYen'rcllir,t
cut. ,
B. The only drums cnpnlile of belor Nrfn
tuned are Itettle-drnma, nnd it nilt'iiJ
poaMlilo to play a melody on a iuatl
- r. .f 4"eM- . . . m
It l.wrml ...... .. .., . !... 1
w. vuui .to u,cu in ijusinuu bb emnj k aw l
A 11 T- I I.I .1 .,.- 'it?tJ I
,&. All iirimiiivo llllicif mo DSfipBH-l
whs irnBlied up by the ncn, orv'titfcA.!
7. "Between" enn only apply to two 'pwnaM 1
uujcciii. uoo uiTiue n mini -jmqt-m
three, not "between" three. .-SB
d. jx --inununmuB" ia an oruer oi a cowim
la n I.ntln word meanlnc "We eon
0. Tho Latin "eplacopua" means "Mibe."!
j.ncianu ine "e" nnu tne "aa"
silent, tho "n" chanced to "b" ! I
"o" to "ah." Tlma "blahop" ndaaj
copai" nnvo exactly the same ioiih
10. American Indiana may have cltliemMsi
ferred upon them.
American Locomotive Company
Editor ot "What Do You Know" 'WW 1
kindly inform me through your columnji I
A I 1 Al -T. ,. -.(..J
vjiiurivjuu xiucumoiivo wonts wero o. itwii
and when? D, C.
The company was never located In UititJM
The corporation was formed under the uvrt tyl
New York, June 10, 1901, It owns In ft"
Brooks Locomotive Works, Dunkirk, If, rttii
x-iiiuurKi. iouomuiivu aim vr ,ua
gheny. Pa.; the Rhode Island Locomptlve Woj
jt-roviaence, it. i ana tne acnenecwaj i
motlvn Works, ftchenp.rtni.v. N. Y. Th I
pany acquired and owns all the asset fj
Richmond Locomotlvo Works, RIcIuiiobo,s3
the Manchester Locomotive Works. Wancn
N. H., and the American Locomotive Con
of New Jersey, the two latter companlss b
been dissolved. The Amerlcnn LocomotlTa
mchlla Comnnnv wan mertred with the COta:
In 1908. In Aumist. 1913. the directors &
to discontinue tho manufacture of autcBob)
and motor trucks. In March, 190t. tne wo
nrmrirf thn rntiltnl Htnnlf of the LOCCp
nnil ItrnnlilnA Pnmnnnv. Limited, of MOntf
the name of which has been changed ta ?S
Montreal Locomotlvo Works, LlmlUu. wn
ary, 1906, It acquired the stock oi mo "
Locomotive Works, paterson, n. j.
Railroads of the Country
Vditor of "What Do You ''c"jS
i ..... .1.... .!, -ollnrla (if the IV
States. I have Invented several patenu WJ
railroads and cars, and to offer theia mr BH
tlons I must find out the -names and wujm
the main offices of the railroad eempw"
nosalble. also I must know the names J
companies and places In the United Btitel
cars for railroads are uuiit. jhu. "
The Information you require will b fc"
"Alio juuuutt. ui nmnpuwi V vU( 1
York, which you will be able to get at mq
Library. The list Is too long to prtatj"
column.
Hvnnnftam nnd Cures
Editor of "What Do You Know"-
nlnln tn m nm-th(nlT bOUt hyPOOtlSIB W-" J
wn.i.i.rfnl vnlnn in relation to slcjines
It really exist? Bhall be glad to know m
11... nrliuiaa "
. . . I. nllll in SUCh Bl
Tne vaiue oi nypnauwu " "C'.' thtl
extent In the Held of medical debt g
wnnM hn a. n-raVB resoonslblUty for SOI "m
unrt.rtoVo tn ndvlHa ItS llSO Or BU""M,--a
"operator" to whom a- patient "j g
-surrender ni win. " - -,
ment has been noted In the castf i I P
patients who have received "'Vl
specialists. But there Is so rou,.rSi
shock, even fatal snocK. rrom PJf"-"! i
Istered" by an Inexperienced person WW wj
should Xjonswen it witnom -' -
slclan of thorough experience.
nntmiv'i 'Aid in Russia
Bdlfor of "What Do You K"Z?$k
tell me whether or not Germany proTP" .J5
with certain vessels during tne ttuw-f
" ral 1
purine the RussoJapanesa, War Ttu
chant eteamsjups or ma rmrw UT, !. i
of the Hamburg-American steamship un"
...U - 41,-. niiodl.n .AirarnrnPnt &JXU V Wl
rolled In the Russian navy as Be0??1r,Sii
era. Hershey says of this that in y?SL
and Intimate, relations whicn w"if '
these companies and tJie German q
,1.. .Tl J J. I !..-., utnh vessels Wpl-
to ba Impossible without tha consent J
lQ protest as to th traoaptiQU-