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BVBOTtfG MDGElt PHILADELPHIA, WKDESDAY, MAY 31, 1916. '
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FOB APBIL WAS 117,310.
"Mil 'tlphl. Wedntiair, May 31, 1'16.
Freedom an't a Rift
Thet tarrlet long in han't o' cowards!
J. R. Lowell.
In the bright lexicon of Roosovelt
thero la no such word as "support."
What lias become of the old-fosh-loncd
man who used to object to the can
didacy of Colonel Roosovelt on tho antt
thlrd torm basis?
"American citizens will bo benefited
by peace," says Ambassador Gerard. Somo
of tho munitions factory laborers draw
ing down $10 and $12 per day will bo
hard to convince.
After all, tbj) report that Justlco
Hughes Is tho ono candldato who will bo
acceptable to tho German-American ele
ment may bo only a campaign canard
originated by tho opposition!
"What tho Republican party needs
at this critical Juncture." oracles Penrose,
'"Is a man who" (Yes, yes, go on, Senator;-
wo'ro on tiptoe for tho rest of it)
"Is a man who can-wln-ln'Novcmber."
Br-r-r.
How strango that at tho Now York
mfeetlne to boost tho idea of turning for
ward tho clock to save daylight and elec
tric light expenses the chief objection
hould como from an electric light com
pany agont.
Now that he is to have chief com
mand of the pavy, Admiral Mayo might
consider repairing to Tampico and taking
up, under the head of unfinished busi
ness, tho little matter of that saluto which
was never saluted.
pliclty of it big-hearted child In his IS030
fund, tho Interest of Whtch Is to go to
ona worthy prisoner at the penitentiary
each year to givo him a new start In life.
That bequest is a, rebuke to those who
raised ftucstlona. about tho physician's
orthodoxy. ro remember the weak, oven
those who have Bond behind Jolt doors, Is
to remember those "little ones" Whom
men are bidden td remember, but who
tiro seldom remembered even to the ex
tent of tho price of a cup of cold water.
"YOUR OWN RIGHT HAND"
Mosby, famous Confederate cav
alryman, whose passing fell by odd chance
on Memorial Day, Invented a stylo of
warfare which "made each man equiva
lent to a hundred." Oh, for a Mosby now
for our border work!
McGraw, after winning seventeen
consecutive games, said yesterday morn
ing that the only thing ho feared was
overconfidence. "Whereupon tho Phillies
removed all causo for that fear by ending
tho Giants' winning streak.
Magistrate Stevenson was not so
very stern when he "sternly gavo the
automoblllst the alternative of thirty days
In the county prison or of paying a ?10
fine." Don't be afraid, Mr. Stevenson; all
the automoblllst3 aren't in tho social register.
Wo might arouse more enthusiasm
over tho stories of tho Kaiser's anxiety
that Germans in the United States obey
the laws of this country If wo did not
read in the next column an account of his
decorating Captain Boy-Ed with the Order
of the Red Eagle.
The new "preparedness quarters"
will show Liberty with arm upraised and
0. shield, and are, saya Mr, McAdoo, "In
tended to typify in a measure tho awak
ening Interest of the country In Its own
protection." But on tho reverse side is an
American eagle "In full flight."
It was a trifle austere of Mr.
Trainer to suggest that automobiles used
by servants of tho city be labeled as city
property with letters three Inches high.
It la not difficult to sympathize with those
who on "Auto Grab Day" replied to the
suggestion with shrieks of mingled rage
and horror. Fancy taking the family on
a Jay ride to the shore In an auto labeled
"Sewer Inspection"! Mr, Trainer's point
need not be pressed. But his Idea la
really not a bad one at all. The expense
of giving city officials rides on unofficial
buftne&i will pot bankrupt the munici
pality, but anything which emphasizes
the tremendous Importance of public
servants' duties is In line with an Im
portant sentiment. Public office is a
serious, often a most difficult sacrifice.
It is no disgrace to be labeled In such
service.
In a fantastic talo of Arnold Ben
nstt's nn observer Is privileged to see
In tangible form the souls pf the departed
and to discern with unearthly clarity the
linden motives of man's 'complex life.
He makes the point that the chief char
acteristic of a strong man's soul is. Its
f jgrat kindness. It Is such a "glimpse
Bffond that one has pf the late Dr. J.
William White hi soul is In his will
. Am toe walked among us he" seemed pri
marily the; blunt and aggressive lighter,
. aa whs was strongly for the survival
o lm (it and with little sympathy far
weaklings. But tits will shows tba an
o!sUt trtUt was uppermost In his hear.
Hlit k4tiet. to his University wilt enable
taut BMdteal school to expand tremen
ejuiwly, i is not for Doctor White's fao-
,-tynzA stWutea' encouragement that tlu
fjpNFey W JB. hut for those vcho have
Ipsa u mwkjn Jiw rac lit aava useless
Vtut is Ui ilt!i ajgi Sim
In the triumph nt Iioneat Individual
Ism ngnlnut grnft ntnl pnternnllam Ilea
the algnldcnnce of Jnmes J. It 111. Ilia
aiicceaa nan the beat kind of Amerl
cnnJam, " you will nnd, in tho long run, that It
X Is a man's own right hand that
teaches him terrlblo things," a college
president onco said when ho wolcomod a
new class. Ho could hardly havo found
Itv, tho men of our Immedlnto tlmo a more
striking cxnmplo than James J. Hill. His
death has In a way restored his life, for
every event nnd moment of his career has
becomo public Remarkablo In every
feature, his career Is most Inspiring In Its
Independence. Ho had neither Aaron nor
Iiur to uphold his lianas, but his hands
woro strong and clean and they taught
him tho mastery of men, which Is a ter
rlblo thing.
Tho personal Inspiration which comes
from his llfo, which started In such hum
ble simplicity and ended In such simple
magnlflccnco, Is not comparaiye to tho
national lnsphntlon evoked by tho meth
ods of hti success. Many men havo been
successful and havo been worshiped. Few
have had In their success such enduring
qualities. Foreign critics insist that suc
cess Itself Is an American quality, but
they rofer to tho unscrupulous and Im
moral ventures which havo mndo tho
vory namo of millionaire suspect. Tho
success of James J. Hill was not of that
order. It was honest nnd was won slnglo
handed. Thero wns nover a scandal con
nected with his namo, nover a political
steal to forward his fortunes, never a sus
picion Of stock Jobbing, of mado panics,
of coalitions and corrromes. While others
cried for subsidy or protection, ho went
alone, firm in tho belief that the hand or
man could conquer the world.
Tho wholo tradition of our American
llfo is that human ingenuity can circum
vent nnd triumph over tho forces of na
ture. To "Jim" Hill naturo in tho North
west showed her most forbidding face.
Beforo ho controlled a mtlo of road or a
singlo wheel of rolling stock tho plaguo
of locusts fell upon th country with de
vastating regularity. Thero was but ono
crop on which tho farmers of tho North
west could depend. Tho totals of their
shipping could not keep n railroad allvo.
Tho district was not populatod, the In
centives werb lacking. Further south a
railroad had boon built with ail tho ef
forts of tho Government added to indi
vidual enterprise. Tho railroads already
built or building In tho Northwest wore
bankrupt. That was forty years ngo,
and it Is hard to throw ourselves back
Into tho barren chaos of those days.
But "Hill's Folly" was destined to be
como the Great Northern. Tho wind and
tho waves aro proverbially on tho side of
tho bravest mariners, nnd for "Jim" Hill
tho plague of grasshoppers ended sud
denly. But ho, througTi tno driving force
of his enthusiasm and tho persuasive
power of his calm, reasoning mind, on-
lUlltiU UUUUl Illlll ItlGJI tVUUlll IIU .UU1,4
direct in tho work of crushlntr naturo. Ho
built his road and ho uullt now crops
and new industries, and finally ho built
character. Ho gavo tno country served
by his roads a new incomo in live stock,
and the country rewarded him by return
ing forty million dollars In four years
on an Investment of a quarter of a mil
lion. But a gain of 10,000 per cent, could
not measure the value of his work.
What the Northwest saw in the work of
"Jim" Hill grew in importance when tho
West remembered. It remembered that
Tweed was the typo of American poli
tician and tho Credit Moblller tho typo
of American financial methods. Tho peo
ple had como to believe the Senate and
House wero guilty of low fraud and cun
ning deceltr and tho gamo of 'political Job
bery was only second In their minds to
Government subsidies aa the condition of
success. Before Tweed was dead, before
the Bcandal of the Credit Moblller had
died down, tho West saw "Jim" Hill rise
to confute their power. They 6aw him,
llko Antaeus, grow In strength as roll
after rail touched the rich earth of his
empire. His power wns of tho soli, his
riches were tho frultfulness of the land.
Before his llfo ended ho was engaged In
the most intricate financial ventures of
his time, but ho never lost that serene
connection with slmplo things which was
his fundamental resource.
His llfo 13 an answer and a rebuke to
more modern cowardice. He did not In
voke the power bf politics In his business.
Ho did not believe in the necessity of
Government nids to industry or com
merce. He Btood rooted against Govern
ment Interference and Government own
ership. He fought, as against Harrlman,
with tho ferocity of a wild animal pro
tecting Its young, to save his system, be
cause it was so much his personal prop
erty, his work and his achievement. The
passion of ci oat Ion flamed In him aa in
any other artist. Like every artist he
bcorned the aid of the world In working
out his fortune. He was a great Individ,
uallst nnd a great man. If the country
la not to tee his like again, it has. In more
senses than one, lost Its most striking
character.
TARIFF ISSUE WILL NOT DOAVN
Tom Daly's Column
TltB BOLtDAT OHOWD
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Who am Jt t . v'- . ' t
frm a tortiof festive tutitor ' f
On tho clehn aihlcth lody.
Tou know ' .
Me, Dot
Alicals "In the test of humor"
CBpcsh'lv if I've had me toddv)
I'm fair
And square
White the game creaks right or me.
If it docsn't-'huUg chee)
J3cuarel
I'm there-
"Kill tho empiret ait Ma shroud!"
You hnoxo ev Bure, Mikel
I'm the splendid, sportsmanlike t
Holiday Orbicd.
JUST to provo that no mlstako "was
mado In awarding tho bunch of roses,
hero's a lltllo oxtra mcasuro from tho
winner, a sonnet crowded out of yester
day's column.
REBVROAM
When I return to earth again outld thou
A'o stately waolci4m for mil grave,
' (No polished slab of marble do I crave
With richly chiseled letters) nor alloto
Aspiring shafts of granite to arise,
Btrcio not fresh flowers on a holiday,
Nor cut the riotous weeds and grass
aicay:
But let me rest unnoticed 'ncath the skies.
For floxcer fade, and granite falls away,
White marble crumbles into dust, tho
wind
Will tear the flags to tatters, and the
rain
And moss will blur my name ichllo yet
my clay
Bhall revel in tho grasses, uncanflnei,
And, flushed with sun and rain, find
Life again.
WILIt LOU.
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Union Stuff
T'S too bad you don't frequent tho sa
loons, writes Drlnkwator. You'd find lots
of good stuff. ' You might oven havo got
first hand, as I did, this llttlo thing, which
happened in tho Adclphla bar. Tho bar
tender's night relief (German) was Just
coming on. Ho was crawling Into his
white duck coat, but wasn't duo to begin
mixing poison for soveral minutes by tho
clock.
"Say, Julius, get me ono Carolina per
fecto from tho cigar stand, will yer?"
"I ain't hero yot," said Julius.
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XIV
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
wfl nurn ?oT1
Ilkn to lift thn llrl
' And seo what in this bean la .
, nla.
I Wo feel that something else Is there I
' But roots for whiskers and for hair. I
t Wo know there Is a brain, all right. ,
1 But wo d bo happy if wo might J
V .Investigate somewhat among f
vThe nerves and things that work
tho tongue.
ONE may find many real opportunities if
one takes tho troublo to look through tho
classified ads. writes G. W. D. For In
stance, under tho classification "Auto
Painting" I noticed the other day In my
favorite evening paper that tho only two
advertisers offered this combination:
The first offered to work for "30 per cent,
less than usual prices."
Tho second announced "prices a third less
than any other shop In Philadelphia."
Now If thero had only been a third adver
tiser It might have been possible for ono to
get his work done for nothing.
One Kick Only
Our officeholders often shirk
Their Work from day to day.
They'll kick and growl at overwork
But not at overpay.
Wc Have Yet to Sec
A BOY at tho newsstand vho, npt hav
ing tho New York Tribune, for which
wo inquire, falls to say, "I got tho Sun,
American, Herald, Times," etc., etc.
Tho holiday mood that crowds aro sup
posed to be in. A Grouch.
Read Sartor Rcsartus
Sir Isn't It part of your duty to the
community to boost such a movement as
this: I'm endeavoring to interest merchant
tailors In the necessity of building Into
men's suits a pocket large enough to Jake
an unabridged dictionary. I'll tell you why.
The other day a man remarked to me that
my conduct was casente, and ho got away
before I had a chance tt look It up. This
sort of thing is happening all the time.
What can be done? DUBD.
THE accuracy of Mr, Hughes' charac.
terlzatlon of the Democracy as the
party of vacUlatlon and Ineptitude Is dem
onstrated by the latest reports from
Washington. The House leaders have de
plded to recommend the passage of a law
levying a tariff on dyestuffs and the
oiiemJcals used In their manufacture In
order that the dye Industry may be de
veloped here.
The protectionists have been urging
such a tariff for a long time, but the oppo
sition has been strong enough to prevent
the levytrtg of an adequate arid intelll
Meatly ftamed duty on the materials en
twrUr IptP yie manufacture of dyes.
Itoar one now admits that If we are tp
foe independent of Europe we must make
our own dya. even If they do coat a Uttle
more sf first The Republicans under
stand tariff -making The tariff is the
great issue, whether, the country knows
it or uot
Sir Room, please, for an epitaph for the
father of IS children. The lines were writ
ten by himself. All his life he lived next
door to a boiler factory and a "tlnpan
alley" concern. He died very recently.
"Earth and stones may coer my bones.
While qver my head the old wind moans;
But what care I, though worms may creep,
For I, at last, am fast asleep!"
R. S. V. P,
A' WARREN, PA., tho other day we
saw a bridal party on the station
platform and Just over their heads a large
Sign -across tho street read, "Mutual Re
fining Company," Gosh! That's Just
what marriage Is, isn't It?
XOXDVAU
O billets doux I used to write
From early worn to late at night
To all the maidens th( I knew!
(They, not -to boast, ware quite a few
Xor was a single one a fright),
Tfien as the swiff years took their flight
And I became more exudlto
It was quite ordinary to
nice billets doux.
But now that Leap Year casts its blight
Upon each tingle mqnjy wight,
J feel quite mournful, sad and blue
Btcautq too many maidens true
IWith eager anxious pens inv(e,
Oh, Billy, dal
P. VILLAIN,
Will somebody please tell us why a car
riage salesroom is always a "carriage re
pository? There is one Jn Gerrnantown.
I right alongside of a ioneoiJal parlor.
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THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Superintendent Garber Urges Parents to Co-operate With Schools in
Teaching the Children Caution in the Streets A Single Taxer
Opposes Private Ownership Other Matters
Tftla Dcuorfmcnt fa frc to all renders tcio
toljh to express their opinion oil subjects 0
current Interest. It ts an oven lornm. and the
BimdiO Ledoer assumes no rcsponslbilltu or the
views 0 Us correspondents.
DANGER IN THE STREETS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Wo appreciate tho importance of get
ting our school children to realize tho
perils to life nnd limb prevailing In our
city streets to those nho fall to look both
ways beforo crossing a street, or who at
tempt to cross in front of street cars, or
who take chances by playing on tho streots,
or who attempt to Jump on moving ve
hicles, etc., and believe wo havo accom
plished a great deal in our attempts to
prevent theso things.
In our efforts wo havo had tho hearty
co-operation of tho Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company and of the Pollco De
partment of tho city, as well as of many
of the parents. However, In view of tho
largo number of fatal accidents slnco tho
first of tho year, tho matter Is of such mo
ment that wo should endeavor more fully
to impress upon parents tho necessity of
their intelligent nnd persistent assistance
In our efforts. Tho heavy traffic of many of
tho streets, nnd especially the great num
ber of swiftly moving automobiles and
street cars, aro rapidly increasing tho ne
cessity for care and caution on tho streots
a fact that it is not easy to get young
people in their thoughtlessness to compre
hend, and the vital Importance of which
tho home does not reallzo until It Is some
times too late. JOHN S. GARBER,
Superintendent of Schools.
Philadelphia, May 29.
THANKS FROM CAMDEN
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir As chairman of the Publicity Com
mittee of tho Camden Civic Celebration
and Exposition of Industries, which proved
a great success in eery particular, I am
writing to express tho appreciation of our
city for tho splendid support given this
project through tho columns of your paper.
The spirit of tho press was most helpful to
us and wo trust you will appreciate the
sincerity of our gratitude.
W. L. TUSHINGHAM,
Chairman Publicity Committee.
Camden. N. J.. Slay 29.
PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OPPOSED
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sr For some years past Single Taxers
have depended on tho will of the voter,
working through the old party machinery,
to bring about tho establishment of their
great reform. Such a courbe necessarily
meant that wo had to "go slow," or, in
other words, observe or "keep under cover"
the one big Issue of our reform namely,
undying opposition to private property in
land
This has been proved a lamentable mis
take. Moral principle has been kept In the
background, and many seemingly faorable
advocates of tho single tax are only so
because they see In It a better, easier
method of acquiring governmental revenue,
m.d that but a partial application of our
remedy was all that Is necessary. The po
litical parties, whom we tried to seduce
with these unwise, but well meant, preten
sions, have failed to "take the bait," and
the masses of the old party voters are Just
as careless and Indifferent to the nw-rlts
of our reform as if we had mado no nt
tempt at their regeneration.
From this time on, howeer, a Single Tax
party will bo in the political field. We are
now out in the open. There is yet time,
through the wise action of the Miters In
handling the peaceful weapon of the hallo,
to right the monstrous wrong of prhate
land owner mlp. Land Is the source from
which and on which men must diaw their
sustenance, and denial of access to this
source, cither by lawful or unlawful meth
ods, Is not only unwlEO and unscientific, but
is foolishly criminal. If the voters fall to
respond to our call and prlvato ownership
of land Is permitted to pursue Its ovll
course until tho masses of tho people are
landless slaves, disinherited, embittered
men will not uso thd same peaceful meth
ods that are now open to their uso. In
righting their wrongs tho Slnglo Tax party
proposes to atono for Its past sins of omis
sion by present nnd futuro acts of political
commission. It has a plan to restoro to
men their stolen heritage of earth as tho
only means of averting anarchy and revolu
tion. Oliver Mcknight.
Philadelphia, May 29.
UNFAIR TO ROOSEVELT
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Permit mo to protest against tho
spirit manifested In your editorial of May
2'. entitled "Unfair to Hughes." Tho shoo
is on tho other foot. It Is clearly "unfair
to Roosevelt." It Is a perfectly gratuitous
assumption on your part that tho Colonel
must necessarily havo been referring to
Hughes only. If Mr. Hughes would llko
to bo tho Republican 'candidnte for tho Pres
idency, let him openly stnto his views. I
believo most every ono will agree that It
would not bo proper for a Justlco of tho
United States Supremo Court to bo at the
same tlmo n candidate for any political of
fice Well, the nltornatlve Is plain. Let
him resign. But tho people of tho United
States, in this crisis, should never bo askcda
to consider for their greatest office, a
Sphinx, be ho over so bowhiskered and re
spectable. Of courso, Hughes is not yet a
candldato for tho Presidency; ho Is only a
candldato for the nomination, and so by a
quibblo It could be claimed that he is not
yet under moral obligations to declaro him
self. But the point Is that this would bo
meroly quibbling, and ono of the most Im
portant duties in America today Is to brush
aside all quibbling, all shuffling, all at
tempts to carry water on both shoulders,
and to placo before the peoplo tho one su
preme issue which In all Its varying
phases Is at root one Issue bctweon Ameri
canism and Hyphcnlsm, Patriotism and
Pacifism, Preparing and Repairing.
Tho action of Mr. Hughes In allowing a
campaign In his behalf to be made and vig
orously prosecuted without a word from
him as to his views or without his stating
that he Is definitely not a candidate, has
rendered him unfit for tho Presidency by
showing that he has no conception of the
situation and that he does not understand
tho attitude In which he has put himself.
Henry Ford may be the dupe of fanatics,
the victim of Illusions; but, at least, the
people know where he stands. In his atti
tude there Is nothing discreditable to him
as a man, and In this respect he Is more
honorable and more worthy of trust than
Mr. Hughes. The people should repudiate
right now any man who aspires to be a
candldato but who remains silent. The
thought persists that the Hughes backers
picked him for this ey reason. No mat
ter what his legal abilities, no matter what
his personal character, a man whose vlow
Is so distorted that he cannot see this im
propriety in his own conduct would bo a
most dangerous pilot of the Ship of Statt in
the thick weather ahead. DRACO.
Philadelphia, May. 2 9.
"WHEN I AM BOSS"
To the Editor of Evening Ledger;
Sir Allow me to praise your excellent
editorial entitled "When I Am Boss." I
agree with Its conclusions, and am always
looking for such editorials. It Is Interest
ing to me for a peculiar reason, and that
reason la that I was the kind of person
you speak of for at least 40 years of my
life. ' ORinWAL THINKER.
Philadelphia, May 29.
DO CHEERS MEAN VOTES?
A saying of William Jennings Bryan,
recorded 20 years ago, when he first
ran for President, earns a new Interest as
a sidelight upon the tremenaous ovation
which Colonel Roosevelt is winning in the
West Said Bryan after his defeat:
"N'otfllng deceived me more than the
crowds I felt euro I would be elected be
cause the people cheered and applauded me
to the echo and came out In such numbers
to hear me speak. But In those places
where the crowds had been greatest and
the enthusiasm moat encouraging my vote
was "surprisingly low. I have come to the
conclusion that it Is Impossible to estimate
voting- strength by "tan." No cam
nalgners in recent American hlatory have
been able to draw crowds as large aa
those that came out to cheer Bryan nd
Roosevelt. In 1912. In some communities
where the cheers had been loudest for the
colonel, the returns In November showed
that ho had fallen behind both Taft and
Wilson.
BETWEEN SUNRISE AND SUNSET
Somebody has figured out that we have
0 000,000 men available for military duty
and precedent Indicate that 17.500,000
wnnlii 0Iu11teer in case of a war of de-
I fense, Florida Ttofs-Unlon.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
Of course the Indispensable man does not
exist But what would Great Britain do
without David Lloyd-George? New York
World,
Bryan Is going to the St, Louis convention
as a reporter. Some reporter ought to
grab off a few Chautauqua dates and get
even. Detroit Free Press.
The American people are prepared to for
give Senator Tillman for a good deal of his
past in consideration of hi present stand
on preparedness. Richmond News-Leader
The opposition to adequate defense gets
moat of Its strength from the indlfferenqo
of a large though Increasing number nf
the American people. This indifference s
Intrenched behind a sort of mythology
which does duty for history In popular
school books. Chicago Tribune.
The change iq sentiment Is amazing, rep
reaentlng a difference of more than 200,000
votes In four years. It Is fair to assume
that the vote In the Keystone State docs
not register prp-1'enrose nentlme&t so much
as an sntl Roosevelt jeictlon. penrone Is
In no seius a reformer, bdt he is profiting
by ths catMlyfcm-Feori al Trasscrlt.
What Do You Know?
Queries of oeiieral interest will Ve answered
in this column. Ten questions, the answers to
whtch every well-informed person should know,
aro asked daily,
QUIZ
1. Wilt I the present occupation of former
l'realdcnt Tnft?
2. Who wan "Osanwntomlo Ilrown"?
3. Where In I'etty'x Ixluml?
4. How dlil thf nrtleln of clnthlne known aa
"bloomers" Bet lt name?
5. Vihen wan the Ilattle of tho Sea of Japan
foiiRlit. nml who won It?
0. Atinut when wns the former attempt on the
lite at Colonel Itoonetelt?
7. VI lint part ilhl Oentrnl Galllenl plar In the
ile'enne of l'arls?
8. Is the nrrnnKement of keys nn n trpewrlter
Ktamlardlicil or linphazaril?
0. W hat Is the nhnpe of tho homo plate on a
baseball diamond?
10. How lone has the battle of Verdan been
rnclns?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. J. r. Morgan. J. J. Hill nnd K. II. Hnrrlman
were rhlellr Interested In the Northern
Necnrltlea Compnnr.
2. A libretto Is the book or wards of nil opera
or other extended composition.
3. The Mason nnd Dixon line was fixed to decide
the boundary dispute between Maryland
mid Pennsylvania.
4. John Weaver was JIn or 10 years a to.
B. "The prophecy of Rt. Molachjr" professed to
cite 11 list of 111 appropriate mottoes for
tho Topes.
0. The Ilritlsh call freight trains "cooda
' trains."
7,
Justlco Huclies la El years old.
8. llrst decree murder la punishable br life Im
prisonment In Kansas, Maine, Mlchlean,
Minncxotn. North Ilnkota, Oregon, Ilhode
Inland, Mouth Dakota, Washington nnd
Vi lsconsln.
0. It Is 11 o'clock; In St. raul when It la 12
o'clockln riilludelphln.
10. l'onr hundred nnd nlnety-slv votes nro re
quired to nominate In the Republican contention.
Meaning of Red Tape '
Editor of "What Do You Know" Kindly
explain tho meaning of "red tnpo" nnd
"blue" laws, and why they aro so called.
F. J. F.
Red tape means official formality, so
called because lawyers and Government
officials in England generally used red tape
to tie their papers together. The Blue Laws
wero puritanical laws enacted in 1732 in
Connecticut. Their object wns to stamp out
heresy and enforce ai strict observance of
the Sabbath. Tho expression Is used now to
denoto nny laws of a similar nature which
havo remained on the statute books as a
heritage of the days when puritanical no
tions were more popularthan they are now,
and also to denote laws made at this time
which the person using the derisive term
considers antiquated. There is some doubt
as to tho reason they were called "blue,"
but this was probably In reference to the
color of the Conservative party In England,
which Is blue, or to tho color which Is the
symbol of divine eternity, owing to the re
ligious character of the statutes of 1732.
Library Courses and Chevy Chase
JJdlfor of "What Do You Know" Can
you tell, me where I can take a library
course, and of what does It consist? Is It
necessary to go to Harrisburg or Now
York? I havo heard that a camp similar
to the one at Chevy Chase Is going to be
held here at Phlladelphlain the fall. IB
that) true7 If bo, how can I Join it, and to
whom must I write?
E. S,
There are excellent library courses at
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, and Carnegie
Library. Pittsburgh. Some libraries in this
city and vicinity train their own employes,
and It would be advisable to seek jmrtlcu
lars from the head librarians of such In
stitutions as you would desire to wprk for.
There Is a movement under way to hae a
camp similar to the on at Chevy Chase In
this city next fall. For particulars write
to Mrs, Payne, the wife of Lieutenant Com
mander Payne, United States Naval Asy.
turn, Cray's Ferry road and Fltzwater
street. ,
Meaning of "U-boat"
G, P. E. In regard to, the meaning of
the "U" in "Utboat," the Oerman Embassy
at Washington gives the Information that
"U-boat stands for Unterseeboot, the Ger
man expression for submarine."
Holidays in the Coal Region
Editor of "What Do You Know" I have
been told that the foreign borii miners In
the Pennsylvania coal regions observe al
most as many holidays as the Russian peas
ants. Can you give me any Information
on the subject? AMERICAN
Seward's Coal Trade Manual says that
there are 33 religious and secular holidays
observed by the anthracite miners. Some
pf the holidays are celebrated by only part
of the workers. These are the holy days
pf the Greek Church. Qthprs affect them
all and compel the complete cessation of
work In mines-
Mahomet
,, k. D. Mahomet's dates are 570-833
The Heglra was S2 A P.
German Shell-makers Speed
B. P. D It Is estimated that 160.000
shells are manufactured daily in Germany
jjr ua ju ute fr.
HUGHES MAY fci
A MAN OF DESftfl
Shelved by Taft in 1910 He 1
comes Hope of Hia Party w
ivio History Repeating ffl
Itself f
I J2 2 l
d tho unexnecUd . ZZ . W
m
ous ha , rnlght have said that mW
p.u..,. oy u,o teachings of experlenM!
causo thov fall a t.. .p. 'SP Wl
beforo them, rather than becauwol 2
contradiction of tho ancient .X.
Thero Is no class of men more fajfi
vlous to tho lessons of tho ptu?SbS3
profenlonal politicians. The worM&JSl
for therh with tho deal which heVSS
engaged nt tho moment and It enflswSf
that deal Is consummated. Not on. i I
inousana or them understands anHuLZW
about tho psychology nf ..,- n" 3
mont. "Tho public bo damned: nfi3t
attending to this thing," ia what t1
i. : iaer ao not By - nut id h
public refuses to bo damned, for thVrX
son that It denies the Jurisdiction of (jl
ju.nuiH.iiB una uisputes their nowae ILV
zrr, Kinsr mn '"tons
own hands. ,
All tho signs this vr.ni- ini.. .t .
history Is to repeat itself In Chleata V?
nn tn nf (hi. nfr,i. .,... ",U,B V
.. """ ui uesignmg men ta
plan events to suit themselves. Thw
navo xorgotton tho 1880 campaign hni
iiu --ainymmi 01 j,uuu
How Garfield Was Nomina ",
Tho professional nolltirinn .. ..'
reaped a rich harvest auring tho tlttiJ
vearn nf Rmnt i,nj -i . . "oaC
, . 7 ' p'winea to renosv
lnato him. Thoy had almost enough dele,
gates plcdgod to carry tho convn..
Tho opposition was determined that 11
WllOOVCr Wnn ItnmlnnM l .U...1. . "Ij.
.. wu ,fc oiiuum not be .j
. .j, U4U ,10l nBrcea on
, ..... . illu , aoiegation wk ,y
committed to John Snerman and Shw. J-1
man nua strong support In other States. Jk
Garflold, ono of the ablest men in Con. JT
grcss, headed tho Ohio riwnin.. ... W;
. - -.vo.-nw,, una ...s.
put Sherman In nomination. Ho wn. . i
a candidate, though he received a few
votes In tho early balloting. Ho h 5
fought loyally for Shorman without an. w
tagonlzlng tho other candidates. As bal. t
lot after ballot wna tnknn ithm,f ....it'siR
tho impression gntnod strength that hV5;
tvas tho man on whom all could area1
and pretty soon thero was a stampede tf
him from all the States not eommfH
Irrevocably to Grant. Garfield was finalir1 M
uuiiunuicu uecauso agreement could ba j&m
-v. uii tj uuu viaui '
Thero Is moro than a remoto possibility, "
that something llko this may happen in4
Chicago.
It Is moro llkelv. hnwnvsr. hnt Hi
broader swoop of history, beginning with;
tno ltfuu convention nnd culminating no
ono knows when, will begin to bo dirolfi
Cited thl8 year.' Colonel' Rnnanvolt rmt
. -- -, .v.v
nominated for tho Vice Presidency In,'
tho national convention In this city to.Ur
lllm nn n. nhnlf nnri trof Mm mi nt ii..H
way of Senator Piatt, the Now York
boss. McKInloy was assassinated, Boose
volt entered tho White House nnd thV1
man whom the bosses rejected becaiav-)
u. uuna in inn uwn ngiiL mgger man any $m
who had tried to send him into obllvloi v
Taft Put Huehcs On the Shelf '3&
. w
President Taft set out In 1910,1 to got
rid of Hughes as a Dosslblo rival bv ao-
pointing him to tho Supreme Court bench..
Hughes had received a dlsconcerthujlyj
largo support for tho presidential non4
lnatlon In 1908, and If Taft were to b
renominated Hughes must be clim-.,
lnated.
If Hughes had been marked by Destiny ,
for the Republican nomination this year
events could not have conspired better to
mak,o him available. He went on the
honnh twn vpnra hafnrn thn crn.lt snlit in
y. , ...
tho party In 1913. It was posslbo tot,,
him to keep aloof from the bitter fac
tional fight which lost the Presidency t
the Rpnuhllrjins. Tin did not take sides.
His sympathy with many of the Progress- ff
ivo doctrines was manicestea wnue ne wm
fjnvnrnni- nf Wnw Vnrlr. nnrl tllfi regularity
of his Republicanism Is disputed by no
one. It would have been improper ior,
him in tnlrn nnv nnttirn n.nft In thflt Cam
paign, and thero was no occasion for hia,
, I.Ih.,a1 nn 4Ua lllat1nnR fa'
lu CAinuaa JUHU3V1. ui .w .(.... --- , i
volved In lt. It was easy ror mm to avow
offending either the Progressives or tha
standpatters, though It Is doubtful If lit'
attempted to steer a middle course. He
merely devoted himself to the business sf
hand, which wns not political. He thereBjr
became the ono distinguished Republican
of presidential size on whom both tit-
.. ,. ., .itnf that
tions eoum unue wunuut iyci.uo ---,
either wns forcing concessions from ln
... ... 1.1 neAAlffan. !&
othorj, TJie pior. to munu mm i-. ---..I
, iv.ni,.. ..omh, in making lu
UU! lllipUOOlUlllfcJ .aM..vu ... . - v
the man to whom thousands of Progress-
Ives and standpat jwpuducumd .p . - -. m
with hope as the great harmonUer T0 J
can jeuu mo va"J n ,v. 'M
Tho Office Likes to Seek the MiBi'v
These circumstances nave wiH'
These circumstances nave w-5i
with his temperamental pcculiarito
make htm peculiarly available. He lm.fr
seeking the office and has not sqilP1
and has announced more " v'iVfR
he Is not a candidate and would PR5
lie is not a canaiaaie unu " i.
remain on the bench, where IheW"
congenial and in line, with his pr
training. i " - . r.
lis atuiuae is jiiwoci -- -
great moss of Americans, wno . - -
believed that me rrep-" -. . ,
. -. tn- h Reeking Of Wl
ways
great an offlce for tne ""''"
man. They nave a """--:, h. :
for themselves the man whom they w
I.' ., fholr service In a Vm 1
rmeUrgecy. and the greater the .reluctant ,
of the wan the greater Is thelf desire
force'hlm to do their bidding.
T l nrnfltless to SPPCUlate VPM jHf
m,ght have been: but t 1 1
that Hughes is stronger today X
the attempt to she ive mm ' tn
resumed the practice of his PW
w vork after retirtna from the T .
york Oovernorthlp. He . imjjr
kerod Wilson; but If : be , to. the U
who have not wi. - --
strength was In his hair. Yet :m
hnrartPr!ied him as a Roosevelt J
.W.. T Q V. W
hU beard grow- .
SELF.CWTICISM Uinftt
now that the city VZntiuM,
.hows that wf have VWffiFi W
iive a Uttle .r attention, w ""
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