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P. H, Tg-HAIBT. Editor
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NEWS DtmEAtS:
WXniWmn! Bdbx.40 HljrC imilillnj
fi ? HtnlKAU The ritnw tlnlltlln
PT 'JP""o ko Frleilrlehslresse
wViT r " ninrconi noure, strand
polntments front hia stnto to sustain Mr.
Galllngcr's Objection, it Mr, ftublcs had
been ft Democrat Instead of a Progressive
they might hnvo disregarded the Itopub
licftn Senator's objections. nt Itublee
Is a sort of a political IslimaelltD. The
President la oeeklng to hnvo tho nctloh of
the Scnnto reversed through the Inter
cehalon of Mr. OnlllnRci's Domocrntlo col
league, because he does not want the
!)recedenl followed In this case to glvo
strenBth to tho opposition jof the 'nspii
chtiselts Senators to the confirmation of
Mr. llmndels, wlibso political ninilatlons
are as Indefinite ns those of Mr. Itubleo.
Tom Daly's Column
"Dcy Sho Got n Fine Day Fo' It"
tf'hat's thk row across the rtvert
Camden's CMo ticttoocthcr.
isn't May the lavish ptferf
Pipe this exposition iecalhcr.
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v ferfger, Independence Square, rMlaielphla.
MincD at tnr. riiii.iPEt.rniA rnTorncR as
ancuNv-cLjiss hail matter.
HE AVEnAdB NET TA1D UAH.' Cin-
COUATIO.V Ol. T1IB EVENINU LEnOElt
FOIt Al'IlIL WA8 11J.3I0.
DAWN
lOiiropo U thinking- ieitc nml (tin
nay to ct It. The llioiijtlit Is bound to
lead l:i nctlon.
PhlUdrtphU, ThmiH.y, Mij U, 191,
The moit difficult of tatka to heep
Height which the soul it competent to
gain -Wordsworth.
Tho landlhg of American marines
at Santo Domlngto Is not news; It's a'
Wablt
' The owners of flivvers were dis
loyal. Henry Ford polled only 3300 votes
in this city.
Charlie Chaplin ran only BOS votes
behind Justice Hushes in tho city prl
mary. Ho got one vote.
As the returns of the primary came
la from over tho Slnte yesterday It was
discovered that Teddy also ran,
We cannot help wondering whether
tho Democrats will put a single-term
plank in their platform m;aln this year.
T"l P. Jlorton, halo and heaity at
2, Is a contradiction of tho notion that to
to Vioi; President Is to be "a dead one."
Tho outcome of the El Puso confer
eneo indicates that as diplomats Generals
Scott and Funston are first-class soldiers.
Congress could imitate the British
Houko of ICommons with profit. The con
EcriptJon bill was Introduced on May 3
and passed on May 1C.
' x That noise you heard around lltli
, and Chestnut streets nil day yesterday
was "Dave" Lane's explosive indignation
at the Blre of 1iq transit yote.
That uutomoblle manufacturer who
is advertising the high cost of his car
. as one of its merits must be seeking tho
. patronage of tho successful speculators
mgst-ln "war babies."
"Dutch" Carter, old Yale pitcher,
tossed a wild ball when ho objected to
Madame Gadskl's lnglng "Dlo AVulkuere"
at his alma mater on tho ground that her
husband has been indicted as u spy.
CO
It took Carranza a long time to dis
cover that Mr. Wilson does not Intend
to interfero with the political affairs of
Mexico. Mr. Wilson tried It with Huerta
and knows when he lias had enough.
uoea mo um uuaru tiunlc it can
maker the country believe that Hughes
la a standpatter? Ho was about as good
a Progressive when 5io was Uovornor bf
New York ns Roosevelt became two or
thee years later.
A ladles' tauor In London was re
fused mtlltnry exemption on the ground
that his work was not necessary, the au
thorities declaring "tho Indies must do
without clothes." Well, they've been grad
ually working up to it.
Dartmouth has expelled a senior
who wrote impertinent things about tho
faculty In a college paper. If the bead
of this Commonwealth had na much
power some Pennsylvania editors would
be banished forthwith,
The students at Pennsylvania who
wanted to "do up" a sophomore guilty of
the Intolerable crime of pacifism might
read, t.lth soma good, the deep apologies
made o tbt. more decent English papers
;for Blmlii.. u.iocltles committed under
"far gredtei provocation. I'aclfism is a
tupidlty. Intolerance is the crime.
i I hnvi. to deal with some men who
: know no mor.e of the modern processes
J of politics than If they were living In
i the eighteenth century, and for them I
-have a profound and comprchensiva In
tellectual contempt The President be
fore the Washington Press Club. ,
We are watching tho Congressional
Xtecord to see what Representative Hay
will say when hq rises to a question of
personal prlvilego to resent this impu
tatlon. Instead of talking to the women
at Chevy Chase about it, why does not
General Barnett tell the school boards
throughout the country to reject all thu
history books which teach the children
that the United States has always been
jig strong that it could lick the world, and
aavtse them to put in their place the
books which tell the truth about our wars.
Colonel Roosevelt was so disgusted with
;ihe misleading accounts of the War of
.3312 which appeared in all American
books that while ho was In college he
began to write a true history of it. His
book is so fair and just that the English.
,,- Uave accepted it as authoritative. It u
as criminal to teach the American youth'
tetaehooda as to teach a child that firs
wlH not bum.
Tito Senate rejected the nomination
- at Oturge Jtublee, of New Hampshire, as
J&m jjwiubev of tio Federal TiaJe Commls-
fitlHe post,, but because he- wus personally
afltjniva to Senator uaiiinger. There.
wn tHigh Democratic Senators who
boitryJ Jm Insisting on tho right of it
11JH1T lt ba conulrt aWHit fh o-U-
fe. ' .A- -
ASTltVNdU thing is happening In Uu
rope. Tho black night which descend
ed with torrlble swiftness nearly two years
ago seems at last to be waning. There
are lights In tho skle3 which are not the
red light of Stars. Is It false dawn or
daybreak? In answering this question,
we cannot nsk guidance from our hopes
and fears. Wo cannot trust the tenia
tlvcs.of Germany and the lofty denials of
Kngland and Kinnce unless wo can dis
cover behind each a determining event.
There have been such events, and It Is
well to keep them In mind,
l-'lrst of these, n startling, ironic cir
cumstance altogether, is the domination
of tho discredited and Incredibly powerful
Russian Empire. The war's decision may
como on the western front, but the terms
of peace nnd tho time of peace will be
dictated from Petrograd; not In words,
but In nctlon. in the purely military
situation, Germany finds herself balked
of her objectives: Verdun, Paris, Calais,
Riga, Ilagdad. She llnds herself Just as
surely entrenched In hostile country. Im
movable, exhausting her enemies ns she
exhausts herself. Russia nlono remains
potent. Tho IJiltish surrendered nt Kut,
and immediately three Russian armies
pour Into Turkey-in-Asla. At Verdun the
1'Vcneh hold; elsowhcro on the western
front the British wait. Russia moves.
Tho uttack on Verdun forestalls n spring
drive and the Austrian offensive forestalls
nnothcrj but In Russia there can he no
check. Unless Russia strikes, Germany
can hang on. If she strikes hard enough
tho first defeat may como to Germany In
the field.
It 1ms been said ninny times, but the
truth bears repeating, that for Germany
tho absence of defeat Is not enough. To
Justify the existence of her mltitarlat and
the methods of her government, she must
bo decisively victorious. She Is the great
est chess-player of the world and a stale
matcor .a draw will ruin her. France
took n knight at tho Marno and called
check at Verdun. It remains for Russia
to mate.
Far more Important than the military
situation in Itself Is the cluingo of heart
in Germany. Jt Is significant that Harden
Is allowed to say that "the sword having
failed to achieve what was promised us,
the time Is ripe for the brain to nssert
Itself In directing German affairs." The
Gorman people, which figured so promi
nently In that note to the United States
In which a "great doom" was foretold if
tho war did not soon end, are disillusion
ed. It is not likely that they are already
starving, but they are starved of hope.
In that, one of tho determining factors
of peace, is also one of Its Justifications.
Tho military superstition had to be
crushed before tho Allies could sheathe
their sword, and It Is crushed precisely
where It was ni"-t powerful.
From the olllclal pronouncement of the
Allies' chiefs little can be marshaled to
meet tho longing for peace which mani
fests itself in Germany. Polncaro asi
serts that Germany cannot offer; Grey In
sists that England, "top dog now," can
go on Indefinitely. But tho ngony of
Hranco cannot long endure, and, spiritual
ly, England was never sufficiently in)the
war to dctermlnp its course, except ns she
keeps the seas. Wo know that the Allies
can gain by wearing Germany closer to
the bone, but they alone know whether
the gain will be worth tho price. They
know, too, that to shake off th German
grip on their soil would cost monstrous
ly. Meanwhile, there may develop be
tween Russia and England such a rivalry
us will demand peace ns tho only check
to Russia's ambitions.
These, apart from calculations of ex
haustion, apart from the signal change In
Germany's attitude toward neutrals and
England's domestic worries, are somo of
the factors which make us believe that
the dawn In Europe Is real. It Is not yet
possible to speak of terms, for both sides
demand only "liberty of development"
and both will compromise. In the fierce
eagerness for peace, which tho neutral
world shares, tho belligerents may store
up for themselves future wars, but tlte
world will persuade itself that all Is well.
That Is why publicists of the Allies are
claiming that peace Is Germany's game;
that she can make It now without definite
disadvantage; that necurlty lies only In
breaking her eternally. That, probably.
Is false. With her faith In nrms broken,
Germany may see another way for her
development and her freedom.
The reported communication from
President to Pope may be mythical, the
advances to Madrid may be futllo and
the conferences of noutrals may never
materialize. Tho fact remains that for a
month Europe has talked not of war, but
of peace; not of the present need, but the
WE ItENKWED tho Joys of our youth
Inst night, "we nnd mother. Wo went
to lh Walnut Street Theatre. Don't ro
nicmboi having been thcro since Wo were
married. In the old days we went there
becnuso wa didn't have to pay. Good old
Frank Howo always chalked our lint
and we were lucky in those days to hni-o
a hat to holdjho chalk. Now wo liovo
tnoro hats nnd Ihlngs as many of our
friends will tell you than wo deserve.
Well, wo went to the Walnut last night,
and It wasn't until wo were half-way thcro
that we learned It wid not the original
"Twiii Beds" compnny wo were going to
see. "Oh, not at all," said tho genial gent
who put us wise. "For Instance, the
actor who tnkes the part of Slgnor Monti,
the tenor, Is n real Kalian nnd, of course,
he's pretty bad." Well, while we waited
for the curtain to rise, she nnd we, we
took nn Inventory of things. Wo squeezed
her hand nnd asked if she remembered
.Inkob, who used to lead tho orchestra;
and wasn't It here wo came on our (edi
torial) night off the week when our wngo
was raised from $12 to $15; nnd did sho
recall how becoming to her was the
crushed strawberry silk gown sho wore
to the George W. Cablo lecture in Hint
Very house, In the very samo month of
May but many years ago? The foot
lights flashed up nnd wo saw on the old
curtain we remembered so well flic
"plnxlt" of Its creator, "Matt Morgan,
1S77." Wo wondered if this might have
been the father of Fred Morgan, of tho
Inquirer. Then the orchestra played up
the curtain and wo leaned over nnd whis
pered in her car, "Even if it should prove
a bum show, we've renewed somo Joys
and so we've got our money's worth,
haven't we, dear?" But tho show wus
splendid and the Italian tenor, whose
nnmo we've forgotten, was n magnificent
actor, ns the Italians usually are, and tho
two leading women were admirable. We
particularly remember Miss Clare Wel-
don, ns Slgnora Monti, not only because
she was so consummate an actress, but
because sho seemed to us to ho laboring
under the great handicap of some physi
cal pain. And the play itself was a clean,
sweet thing nnd therefore a delight. I.ct
us give thanks for It and let us pray for
many more like It to cheer und bless usl
This Is n postscript to the above. The
same old Walnut Street Theatro will be
"dark" (theatrical patter) next week; a
black Walnut, you might say. Possibly
you don't rend the advance, theatrical
notes. No? Well, a company of "colored
actors" Is to give "Othello" there und
then.
GROWING BOLDER
llean Boundaries
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MARTIN G. BRUMBAUGH
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Truly, of a verity
All except that lump upon it. '
That wa3 lately raised, you see
By the presidential bee- ,
Buzzing 'round inside his
bonnet. .
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THE READER'S OPEN FORUM
Henry Ford Likened to William Penn A Protest Against Giving
Prominence to Sporting News Taft and Buchanan, and a
Good Word for the Hospitals
The evening contemporary which ran
this head on its story of marriage licenses
granted at the nclghborihg Gretna Green,
ELKTON MANAGER LICENSES
was probably not so far wrong nfter all.
Ideal future.
Health Hints
To those who break Into it stomach-front callop
every lime they hear the whistle of if locomotive.
The time to hurry, my friends,
la lefbre there Is need of much hurry,
And then, when your journey ends,
you'll have yet there without any
uorry. a. L.
Sins. IIOOSEVELT C1IKHREI! IN
LINK THOMAS BDIKO.V
I.KAD3 NAVAL. CONSULTING HO
Headlines from JJ. Y. Sun.
Will somobody tell me who the "Naval
Consulting Bo" Is? Is he a visiting Chi
nese ndmlral or Just somo plain Ameri
can (ho)bo employed In nn advisory ca
pacity by Secretary Daniels'; .
Molly Coddle.
WE ARE going to be very busy today,
buying a modest luncheon for
Strlcklnnd W, Glllllan, the "Off-Agln-On-Agln-Gon'-Agln-FInnlgan"
guy, the poet
humorist of the Baltimore News, nnd at
farge. After Gilly cries "Enough!" and
pulls his napkin out of his neckband we'll
Und hlm-around to the Bollevue-Stratford
Hotel and maybe listen to him speak to
the Pennsylvania State Bankers' Associa
tion on "Generalities, Glittering and
Otherwise," Ho says his speech Is going
to be new, but wo'ro betting he'll spring
that old ono of hiB on "Germs." It's tho
shortest poem In captivity and ho caught
It. It goes;
Germs
Adam
Had 'cm.
GET TOGETHER, GENTLEMEN
THE interest of the public in the wa;e
dispute between the P. R, T. and its
employes does not stop with the desire
that a strike be avoided. The peonle
who ride on the street cars have a right
to demand that there be no Interruption
in their operation. A tie-up of the cars
would cause the loss of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars to tho city. No Justifica
tion can be n-ind for putting a million
am a half people to great Inconvenience
because six thousand of them are not
satisfied with their wages.
The secondary Interest pf tho public
In the wago controversy arises out of
Ita belief in fair play. Tho motorrnen
and conductors are human like the rest
of us. They are amenable to reason.
They know that no unreasonable de
mands, which Ihey may make can stand
the teet of public discussion. They know
that they will linve the support pf pub
lic sentiment in any fair demands. The
public expectg the dispute to be arbi
trated and settled peaceably.
Sir At 1511 Chestnut striet there Is a
beautiful gold leaf sign on a window which
reads thus;
Cleaning and Dying J. Goldmann a Specialty,
S. Pi Q. It.
CULIKAHY COUPLETS.
Each Sunday nlyht after Pop says the
blcstln'
We kids take a tchach at the delicatessen.
lV'ftlle Horn is preparfn' the mayonnaise
dresiln'
The rest of the family's busily messln'.
The can of sardines Brother BUI starts
carcisln'
And the twins In each chubby fist soon
are possessln' ,
A halfsmtkked ichose length they right
fpeedlly lessen
By a system of runchlng that's really
Impresiln',
Believe me the carnage is surely dls-
tressln'
When our family yaffles the delicatessen.
BVR
Our Txa eonlemfranr.
prciHj uvr me
! sreatty
Uoveroor of
th Southern KlorUt.
the fart that th.
Texas madft a. rutatab In hla
procteomttoa and net the data for JJy 7 Instead
of the lUh. the proper date." Horticulture.
Exorcism sterna to be the necessary
thing down around the, Rio Grande these
ya.
4
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir I read the letter headed "Why Ford
Is not Wanted" and It presents a peculiar
state of mind on the part of some people.
To the man who thinks and has read much
of tho world's history, conditions today are
not very much different from what tboy
were In tho time of the Pharaohs, Alex
ander or Cuesar.
Human nature Is still weak and groping
blindly for a system of government that
will give tho wholo people a squaro deal
and eliminate tho crooks and drones.
It Is not proved yet. by any means, that
the republican form of government Is any
more satisfactory in results than govern
ment by kings. After all, it is tho action
of tho individual, good or bad, rich or
poor, that leaves Its impression on the
minds of men that has left its Imprint
on tho pages of history in the making and
unmaking of empires. ,
David with his Bllng and pebbles was
what we might term the first anarchist
the first man with the courago and faith
to go against proud and selfish tyranny
and put It out of business.
I want to say that the same God that
directed the arm of David Is still "sifting
out the hearts of men before Ills Judgment
seat."
Thero Is no occasion to despair or loso
hope so lung ns God inspires men as lie
has undoubtedly Inspired Henry Ford and
made hini different so very much differ
ent from other self-satlsllcd. proud mill
ionaires that he Is called all kinds of con
temptuous nnd ridiculous mimes.
It has always been the fate of a really
honest lover of mankind to be sneered at
by those whom ho put to shame by his
good-hearted treatment of those under him.
When William Penn was coming to this
country tho King of England wanted to
send Boldlers with hhn to subdue and
conquer the Indians, but William 'Penn did
not need them. He said to the king that he
would trust lo tho "moral sense" of tho
Indians for his safety and the safety of
bla party, nnd the King sneerlngly answer
ed, "A line thing this same moral sense,
but I am afraid you will not find much of
It amongst the North American Indians."
History has proved that Penn was cor
rect in his Idea. loiter In the history of
this country in dealing with the Indians,
one good inun. Father De Smct, was more
successful In pacifying them und avoiding
conflict than the whole United States army.
Peace hath her victories more renowned
than warand "he is thrice armed who
has his quarrel just.
JOHN J, FLEMING.
Philadelphia. May 16.
n w!so course In pandering to tho sport
loving proclivities of our populace rather
than to Its patriotism? Why not give first
prominence In every edition to those items
and topics that will arouse tho fire of na
tional pride nnd patriotism In tho hearts of
our people, and put the sporting news In
loss conspicuous cvldencer Wo cannot ex
pect to elect such a President nnd Con
gress as our present plight before tho world
demands If our newspapers urge sport as
of prime Importance nbovo anything else.
I'm fond of sport myself, but I am a lover
and admirer of my country FIRST.
W. D. MATHESON.
Mlddletown, Pa., May 17.
(The Final Edition of tho Evening
Lkdoru is tnnilo up no ns to put tho sport
ing nows on tho first page for the benefit
of tho largo public Interested In the results
of tho games. Two extra pages are added
to this edition In order Hint tho Important
news of the world may not be crowded out.
Tho latest general news appears on tho
first page hi tho earlier editions, as it
should. Tho Final Edition contains all
the news that wns in tho prior editions nnd
all that has happened to tho time of going
to press. In addition to the special sport
ing news. Wo mako this explanation In
order that something may bo understood
about tho tcuhnlquo ot Issuing a newspaper
intended by its six editions n day to ap
peal to the widest possible public and to
the most varied Interests. Editor Kvunino
Lnoann.)
WAS TAFT A MILK POULTICE?
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir In an editorial entitled, "Discard
the Milk Poultice," you say that Buchanan
sat on tho rebellion Ilka a poultice and
brought It to a head. This Is true, as I
counted ono In tho army of tho Potomac.
Now come down Just B0 years qr more
and tell us what Taft sat on to lir'.ng the
Mexican troubles to a head for Wilson, Just
the sumo a Buchanan did for Lincoln. We
had tho same kind of critics that time that
we havo now ridiculing overy action of
Lincoln's, the same us you do of Wilson's.
OLD SOLDIER.
Philadelphia, May 17.
What Do You Know?
Queries of general interest will be an
nwcrcd in this column. Ten questions, the
answers to which every well-informed
person should know, arc asked dally.
SPORTING NEWS AND POLITICS
To fte Kdltor of Evenlug Ledger:
Sir I offer the following as proof of one
of the many reasons why our good old
United States of America Is so far away
today from the glorious path that Washing,
ton started them upon and Lincoln so mead.
fnstly held them to:
An examination of the first page of the
Final Edition of the Evening x-kdokii for
Friday, May 12, will reveal tho following:
Across the first five columns we read in
large type. "Athletics Itally In Seventh;
Klllefer Catches for Phils;" underneath this
In the first column wo find, "College and
Club Oarsmen Dip Their Blades In Prao
tlcej" further over In column three wo are
Informed that "Superhuman Is Class of
Field in Steeplechase ; while In close pros
Imlty In column four la the startling an
nouncement that "Sirs, Ba.rlow Is Victor In
the Geist Match ;" covering the second, third
and fourth columns below this is the con
soling Information that th"Ua and Blue
Flyer Hopes to Break Worlds Half-JIlle
Itecord;' In column five we learn that
Cravath's Hit Score,s NIehoff In First
Round." and the last two columns are
headed. "Latest Sports."
I submit tho query: Is It possible to ex
pect a nation to elect a President and Con
gress befitting the serious requirements of
our oountry today when our public press
blazons forth on Its outside pages, as Its
moat Important news, topics of interest to
the up-to-date sportsman alone?
However that may be, this country la now
facing a state of thing similar to that
which met Great Britain at thj beginnlpg
of hostilities: we are threatened with -u.n
.and have made no preparation for It Fur
thermore, we are aoout w choose a leader
for tlte next four years.
is n not, therefore, a raj question to ask
STAND BY THE HOSPITALS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir In tho early part ot the year tho
city kicked becauqe it bad received bills
from about January 1 to February IB, 1916,
for about ?S0 in all, for somo city employes
who had been taken to tho hospitals. Now
who has n better right to pay their ex
penses whop they are getting salaries? My
opinion is inai any person mat goes III a
hospital and can pay. nnd .stays thero on
charity doesn't deserve to get well, as he
Is depriving somo poor soul that needs It.
and running tho expenses of tho hospital
up. That should bo looked up, too, as to
somo of tho charity patients. The threat
,was made 111 the paper at the time that If
the city was to be bothered with such bills
the State appropriation could bo cut. off.
letter Doctor Haldy answered it and ex.
plalnetl how over a century ago u dollar
a day paid for the expense ot a patient,
and that any one paying less than $2 a,
day now wns partly on charity. Even J2
a day won't pay for a patient. Look at
some of , the hospitals, with the best doctors
and nurses and the best of services, but
they are poor, The State appropriation
Is not sufficient and should be looked Into
and helped along before we try to beautify
wiijr. sjuuio ui inese Hospitals are
QUIZ
1. H'luit In "n C'onBrouBninn-nt-larse"?
2. When did Wanhlncton deliver III
I'urewrll AtldreMH?
:i. Willi t Ik tho nrlgiiml meaning of "the
fifth wheel of u wagon"?
J. Wlmt 1b the difference hetween
"Mtrnlitht runs" nml "Mvliig runs" of nio
(nrmon nnd conductors?
.". Niirwuy Iiuh JubI celebrated Its
"Fourth of July." What does It com
memorate? 0. What In a rope wnlk?
7. About how far invay nre objects on
(he horizon vlslhle to un observer perched
100 feet nliuvt. a ship's water line?
H, Wlmt Is un udohe hounc?
0. Under what conditions does the mis
tletoe grow? ,
10, M'lui first used tho expression "prnc
llcul politics"?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. A private room used to be railed a
cnhlnet, and the President's Cabinet thus
got lis name from Its meeting room.
2. Netting n snw Is the process of bend
ing the teeth so tluit they lire not In a
straight line. '
H. The change In the lines of ennuis on
Slurs Is cited us proof Hint tle planet ls
iiiiiiumeii.
4, The Delaware Itlver rises in the south
eastern, part of New York.
1. Nine' hundred und ninety-one ilclrgutes
will sit In the Itepuhllcnn Convention.
0. OrniiB-outulifir ure the Malay rds for
"wild mnn."
7. "I'unclio" is (he nickname for "Fran
cisco." . It Is easier to see objects beneath the
HUrfnro from n height above it..
0. The illstunces ure about 'the sume
between SO) nml 000 miles.
10. "Mtnlcnse wit; clever things one
thinks of saying when -the opportunity Is
lost.
the
heavily In debt, but that Is no iHmrn,!..
1 think the people had better commence to
think, the ladles bb well as the men. I
never did believe much In women voting
but 1 am commencing to see things mllttle.
I belelve all women have hearts anyhow
and not gizzards. The time is co-nlna
when we want the Irospltals stronger, the
same as the Army and Navy.
Philadelphia, May 17. TRADER,
THE FAILING SWORD
The sword having failed to achieve what
was promised us. the time is ripe, fop the
brain to asvert Itself in directing German
affairs. .
The time has come, to choose between
methods Involving tho renunciation of the
remainder of tho human race and the re
turn to reason. Amis can end the war at
best by an armistice. The wliola. nation
must prohibit tho use of wtanpn unlikely
fn brills- Itat In ft nrntui. und li..-u i
whether or aot our publto urwa la tniMuina- m KukuniL . ? "- - ' W-tt "
T - E "V -Bf ' 3 " -WYy J ' - - a 5? -v . ..
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Uses of Oakum
Editor of "HVior Do You Knoio,"r Can
you tell me Just what oakum is and to
what uses It is put? s, a.
Oakum Is tarred hempen fibres made
from old rope by untwisting the strands
nnd rubbing tho fibres free from one other
until, they are In about the same condition
as tlitr loose tow, of which the rcro was
macla originally. Its principal use Is In
calking plank seams, Joints, etc., to prevent
leakage. It Is1 sometimes used In dressing
wounds. White oakum is made from un
to rred hemp.
Poem by "Bob" Burdctte
Editor of "What no You knoW't am
glad to send the Inclosed linos asked for bv
n correspondent. I placed them years ago
In a scrap book, They were written by
Robert J, Burdette.
I miss you, my darling, my darling,
The embers burn low on the hearth;
And still Is tho stir of the household,
And hushed is tho volco of Its mirth;
The rain splashes fast on tho terrace,
Tho wind past tho lattices moan;
The midnight chimes out from the minster.
And I am alone.
I want you, my darling, my darling.
i am tired with care and with fret;
I would nestle In silence beside you.
And all but your presence forget.
In the hush of the hupplness given,
To those who through trusting have:
-v grown
To the fullness of love in contentment,
But I ani alone. "'
I call you, my darling, my darling.
My voice echoes back on my heart;
I stretch my urms to you in lopglng ,
And !o! they fall empty, apart.
I whisper the sweet words you taught rae,
Tho words that we only have known.
'Till tho, blank of the dumb air Is bitter.
- For I am alone.
I need you, my darling, my darling,
With Its yearning my yery heart aches;
The load that divides us weighs harder.i
I shrink from the Jar that It makes.
OtdorrQWf rise up to beset me.
014 doubts make tuy spirit their ow.
Oh. come through Uiftjlarjtness and save me;
For l am alone.
t" v"5 " wmijgu, "Alone, and wa
It
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writwn by Ux. Wmpiir- n eath of was never; go brilliant in '
W W A a. a. I town TlMM.
GETTING UP
WITH THE BI
Delicate Adjustment or- a
enn and Foreicm stnA 7
keta May Be Jarrcd j
(1lntlr,tn 11.- . . i
"""eiilS me uiock
Tv AVt.tntTm A..i . .
V "iS ahXeZny: &
J-UI111I.UK unu BWCden hntm .... .. 'S!
Icgat tlmo ono hour nnd Great tlS
Is virtually certain to make tl $S
this month, a liltl having plT
Commons nlmost unanlmi,.ii
London pills its finger on the bl .j3
tho clock It will not bo n M!..?"1!
"win wo follow suitj-bui ;7s2J
Wo?" If It wero only n mi..u. 5
tlment wo could dally with the lL 35
It won't be. It touches th Zlf hl
a very sotisltlvo nerve, In New
and In Philadelphia nhd In Un,J ,!
Att It In nniv ilm Mm... nt ..
. .,, a,,,v. IIUW illTM1 Afe.9 a"
delphla stock markets open nt lo iS
At that hour It is flvo hours wi
London, or 3 o'clock In the .rt.Js-S
nnd ns tho London market close. wi
thero Is ono hour nnd a half "ov..,
for tho transaction nr oi,..it.-. ""?ri
, ....uiutneom bis
tmoa lit, nnl, n h t.. . utf.
,.w ., ...u ,, llour nn(j fe ,
dinner! for tlir.no nn,n.n..,L , "Si
------ --- "ji'u.iiieuc reach;
nnd interactions to hnvo their effect)
ir London gets up nn hour earlier i;
alimmnr. "Iiw Inur" l,i .. .. .
. , ., ,,, nuuia Clow IM
market thcro nt 3:30, or, according to 3
limn m.in n...l M...- .1 "1B
-....v. .., ...u !...Ci, mere would b6tS
a hnlf-hour "overlap" and a whole fcrS
less of that dally sensltlvo nnanclaliS
uft.uu uuinmn iu comments.
To nil nf which the tir-ot t-i '
.... . - - - ...oi. Hiing amil
mintt rcmariss is "Bosh I Why cV-jf
fltn r.ln1 nt -lit TIM... ... . . VRJI
... v..v. ..i. .... , ,, y ol jUSl gej -
tiuui v.aittui in summer, an of.us.andm
If ,- nt tl.t9 -. la tt. . : auu?ll
.. bv ..v i.iov. ui, ii mo i.onaon broktMi
want to play with us for an extra hod
n rl.nv tot 'aim tm,.1,. n.. I.-.. .. jV
.. j, ... v....-.,u,,v uu nuur longer xaM
G:30." To which tho London brokers
lJiiua, in uuuuisn; "vvnatl Loj
nhfternoon tea? Not likely I"
"Kidding" Ourselves Alonj
It's n question of habit. Changing tKi
clock Is Just n trick to "kid ourselt!
.into cany rising, who would slatt u
uusuicss oi -nn getting up an hog!
earlier" if tho change were left totin
finntiln n..l .n4 n 1M 1 4 m r Jfl
i.vuiiu unu uut iiihuu uy law; The ftjyl
roaus wouiu say tney wero not prcpinM
to spend thousands on an entirely &tl
tlmetablo system, nnd who's going tjf
stand about waiting an hour for tr&loitl
m no iwo mg reasons for the change ua
uiai ii saves money in allowing less Uail
for tho uso of nrtlficlal light and that'jif
is conducivo to better health. TheM
tlmo one spends, reading or working, m
a gas-lit room nnd the more lime ME
spends In tho sunlight or nt ,play out oil
doors In tho daylight the better for Usl
Thoso who quit work at G:30 wouta qtijtl
nt .i:yy anu nave three hours oteun'I
stead of two. And think of tho houwlod
In bed after tho Juno sun has comew!
nt 4:30. Franklin was the' first Ameifaiti
daylight-saver to rebel against (he ty3
nnny of clocks of whom wo hav rtcordS
Ho had his bed so placed that the nfonSj
ing sun would net as1 nn alarm clock. EutJ
this was not so much n matter of Inreiwj
tlon as of character.
England, who started the Idca.norM
a decade ago, let Germuny eoljfkiiWL
her in tho sequel. The first "blfwlf
brought forward with typical ?rtto
uuuoL-ivuiiaiu, xiiuru wore so manypwp
who didn't want things disturbed tMtllnl
author of tho mcasuro nctually suggested!
setting tho clocks back in 20-roInute I
stalments each week for four suctenfte
weeks beginning in April, so that hobodjr
would notlco tho change overmuch, fat
when a second measure boldly took-thif
stride of pushing back tho clock a vbole
hour nt once it timidly suggested' (laf
tho change bo mado at midnight ot if
Saturday night so that folks coinO!
adjust" by lying In bed an hour late wj
Sunday morning an hour later IW
usual! Tho bills failed; it took war's stenTj
economy to put them through.
Tennis nt 10 P. M.
In Groat Britain, which Is In the em,
latitude as Labrador that Is, as far north
of Philadelphia as Florida is south, of
Philadelphia tho change would be note
Important than in most parts of tM
country. Englishmen can play tennis lo
eummor as lato as 9 o'clock at wg
Thoy can play' till 10 under the rew.sTfJ
tem. Tho clock will still make them eturt
at 9. but they will havo gotten up.
hour earlier in tho morning. Worker,!
even those who work until after B o'clock
have a couple of hours ot evenlnscrjc,
as things, aro now. It has been i3flnjS!
tho change would not affect Atno
much, but In view of the fact that Tenln!
outdoor games aro not often attempt
hero. It would seem that "the w
of an hour of daylight to the evening
would mako a lot of ball tossing uR
supper possible which Is Impossiwe iw5
The idea 'is not now in this country
Cleveland has done It. but not W
(o tho foreign system. That city switch",
itaoif intn n. different time belt. J
As for tho argument that nobody r3
bo bo foolish as to bo fooled oy sa
. at. .i.i. tim ansffCfa
trary cnango in ' "-i r -. as
easy. Everybody is foolish enough m
. . . . .. i,... ha foaled .PC
In bed ana lei uieinoi- -- - ...w
n,n foolish clock now. So undoubW
they would bo foolish enough to boM"
. .... 1 t, ai there W0UW 0
py a wi..r ..- "
the trains to cuiuh. '--', 5m,i
a few months to get used to It taVM
workaday world-It would taKe ju-
hour.
,. . m,xt at oniMT DP VIEW
A-iJvriAM "' - " . as ts
It IsMhe American Peo" fr , isterl
?.!" SSL2T SET'S!
rig"., ever tlme.-cfne.nnaU Ttat
. . mar be more than colncid J$
duration oi ""-"" the. empwf
" it.n. Tniirna.1. M
The eight American miners caphTO
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The work of establishing the dye
.... V make this country inaepea""
jrope has been largely e
I i.tinok for ultimate
Uigrovidedprouctlon
from. Jr w Sioirt
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