Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, July 01, 1916, Night Extra, Image 12

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of the Boeletrt which need money to
carry on the work, think that tho example
of Ihla heathen and Hits Christian mission
ary ought to be foll6we;d by American
Christians. Those who agree With them
Will receive a grateful Jotter of acknbwl
edgmont for any contributions that they
may make.
TIME OUT!
rklldlphl,"Slordr, Jolr 1, 1911.
7A historian i a prophet look'
ing backward. Schlestl.
, The' super-U-boat la ovldently a
supernumerary.
Hughes plays golf, but It Is under
stood that he never' foozles his drive.
Not all of the Patriotic Sonsof
America belong to that society.
The roport that T. R. told Mr.
fiughes when toy dined together that
bo did not like coffee Is not denied.
Tho too numorous failures of re-
nits to pass army testa Is not so much
reproach to young men as It Is a warh-
tig to parents.
Mexico agrees to surrender tho Car-
rfanl dead also If Uncle Sam will pay tho
expense of removal. Carranza does not
seem to have learned his lesson.
At any rate. It would be bettor to
celebrate the Fourth by contributing to
tho Red Cross than to celebrate It In a
way that would require Its services.
Caserpont was convicted of high
treason in the high court. ' It remains for
England to say lfho shall bo tho symbol
of a low plane of statesmanship or ahlgh
one.,
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Could Mr. Wilson have been think
ing: of 'tho public attitude toward him
when he told tho advertising men that if
tho people did not believe in them they
could not sell anything?
The Kaiser missed a trick when ho
did not get that supersubmarine off At
lantic City yesterday while tho advertising
men were there to see what ho could do
In tho way ofSmdersea navigation.
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Blnging a song about going to war
to the tune of "Goodby. Boys, I'm Going
to Be Married Tomorrow," Is a slander on
the married state of all except the hus
bands -who havo enlisted with suspicious
alacrity.
Mayor Smith acted on good advice
when he vetoed the ordinance authorizing
the placing: of a bronze tablet In memory
of Caesar Rodney, one of tho signers, In
the room in which the Declaration of In
dependence was adopted. The room should
bo preserved aa nearly as possible In its
original condition, that the present and
future generations may see unchanged
the setting in which the great document
Waa approved.
We are not anxious to fight Mexico.
We should prefer to lend a helping hand,
to furnish capital wherewith to restore
ruined Industries, to offer the Inspiration
et our energy and enterprise. It is Indeed
A mockery of logic tha. any other intent
should be Imputed to us in view of the
magnificent patience which thia nation
has exhibited. But there must be law and
order eouth of the Rio Grande, and fur
ther delay in tho achievement of that
desire cannot be tolerated. Tho rescuer
n has to knock the drowning man
eonclous before he can save his life.
If Philadelphia or any other large
elty is suffering from petty factional
aad sectional jealousies that retard the
progreea of good legislation a commu
nion form of government Is the cure".
There Is, concentration of authority and
definite placing of responsibility. It is
not a case of "Xet George do it." The
business of the city is- rapidly dis
patched. It resembles & banklne house
with its president and board of'dlreo
tora. The business of a city la real
fcusinesa. Mayor Martin Behrman, of
Hew Orleans.
Condltiona to JTew Orleans a few
years ago were very similar to what they
W H Philadelphia today. The cam
4cn In which Mr, Behrman, candidate
t the Organization, was fleeted Mayor
wr th first time, under tfle old system,
waa one of the most bitter ever fought Jn
KrW Orieana. Today, under' the new
atjteo, JNew Orleans Is considered to be
mm th best irqverned communities in
tlit country, with a marked absence of
tkv pettiaeea and meanness of spirit which
settn cjuuncterlzea control by politl-
s ttex the older method qf municipal
ajavtwitent.
-Aml!onary In China sent HU
Id fjflU to the Amaricau Bible Society as
Ms aswtriMUsa to the celebration of the
toinaKft RlvTry of JU founding.
itetrHwtad 2,600,080, copies
iff . ef BlMa in China test
Th 4MP$J Tert 8 the; onjaniza-
(ft wc twtiva Chinese,- not
i wet tfee Kuwrfopa in any way.
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Pa
IF TUB bank clerk, getting ready on
Thursday to pack on Friday night and
dashing madly off to the train or ferry
at 12 prompt Saturday, were to bo told
that these two months of July nnd August
are phenomenal he would probably say
Tfes." The weathor is phenomenally
hot in Bomo places and phenomenally
cool In others, and there Is a war and life
Is In general .very complicated and Inter
esting. But it would hardly occur to
him, or to tho hundreds of thousands who
aro In Ills case, that their vacations are
tho great phenomenon.
Very few men could say offhand
whether Charles Lamb useU to get two
weeks' vacation from the East India
IIouso or whether Nathaniel Hawthorne
got tlmo out, so to speak, from the spell
of tho Sacred Codfish. But almost any
ono can Imagine tho feelings of a manu
facturer or commercial giant of tho early
nineteenth century If ho could see tho
mills and factories and department stores
closing for Saturday' afternoon. Vaca
tions nnd half-holidays, tho whole Joyous
process of week-ending, aro modern In
ventions. Tho celebrated bank holidays
In which overy English 'Arry and his
'Arrlet, not to mention such less Im
portant strata of society as bankers,
dukes and Cabinet members, lcavo town,
date from 1871. In tho Middle Ages
thero wore so many holy days that work
was stopped at most lnopportuno mo
ments, and wo havo tho .Reformation to
thank, or to blumo, for tho decrease.
Modernity Is turning back to tho older
theory. It Is, apparently, good for a man
not to work after ho has worked.
Tho holiday Is, however, only a symp
tom of something deeper, a change In tho
attltudo of employers to tho men who
work for them. Neither philosophy nor
sociology Is needed to understand how
that change came about. It Is a purely
human readjustment. A century and a
half ago tho factory system was only be
ginning to grow. Men Btlll worked largoly
for themselves and yjomen worked In their
homes. Then a revolution came, and we
are only beginning to recover from Its
effects. Tho flrst prlnclplo of tho older
typo of employer was to work his em
ployes for all they wero worth. There
is a very terrible saying In Matthew that
they who save their lives shall lose them.
The ancient employer was saving his life
in tho meanest way, by wearing out tho
lives of othors.
What brought about the new reforma
tion cannot be definitely said. The claims
of ordinary decency, tho obligations of
'ordinary humanity, had much to do with
It. For the sake of tho human race It is
bettor to bellovo that tho change wa3 not
brought about by purely selfish causes.
The other half of the quotation from
Matthow is that they who lose their lives
in tho service of ho Lord shall find them.
In a purely practical application It works
out For those who began to treat their
employes decently began to save their
souls and to Increase their profits. Onco
that was established, the progress of
vacations find week-ends and shorter
hours and better,, working conditions bo
came very swift.
There Is a blue list among commer
cial Institutions, and one of tho surest
ways of determining how "classy" a busi
ness house Is considered Is by discovering
what hours, days and weeks It gives Its
employes. Saturday half-holidays aro al
ready giving way to Saturday whole holi
days. One-week vacations gradually
stretch into two. Theelght-hour day is
contracting into seven. And tho world
grows richer year by year.
Tho enthusiasts for efficiency, who aro
not always quite clear as to what we are
to be efficient about, can make capital
of the new dispensation, but the credit
Is not theirs. They aro willing to grant
the- best of conditions, but they demand
their price. The employer who knows
human nature better than the theories of
the efficiency engineers the very term
is absurd in relation to human beings
gives tho cash and takes the return on
credit He knows it is good for men and
women to have their time out of bondage.
The world has changed, and the phe
nomenon Is repeated just as the phe
nomenon of spring Is repeated every
year. This month and next life is thrown
out of its rut Fresh woods and pas
tures new bound the landscape. The
8:09 does not have to be caught. There
is no necessity of beating thevsecond
floor front to the bathroom. The boss
does not have to be placated. It isn't
even necessary to read the papers. There
are some who. spoil it all by packing
their desks Into their suitcases and by
worrying on the Saturday they leave
about the work to be done the Monday
they return. .Fortunately, they aro not
many. The"-.world Is still light-hearted
and the great Institution of vacations
helps it through many a hard place. It Is
a symptom of better things, eome of
them already here. Some are still
come.
Tom Daly's Column
OVR VILLAGE POET
Whenever (ft a Saturday, etpeclaXlit tt
June,
The tun can't thtne too bright for me or
rite a bit too toon,
Secauto I've got tome 'ov to chase te-
fora mu work tJirouj; ,
And I go out on Ohettnut ttreet to tea
what newt it new.
First off, of course, there's got to la some
planning In advance,
Preparing for tho moment when the first
faint sunbeams dance,
Because preparedness surelv Is a neces
sary thing
To get the fullest pleasure from the joy
of which I sing.
Bo, 'long about, say, six o'clock upon the
night before,
I call up Oharlla Taylor, WiHIe Schmidt
or Howard Mohr,
Or some one else amdng my friends (and
there are half a score)
Who own a car that's big enough to hold
our bunch o' boys
And ask no more for pay than Just a
chance to share the Joys
Awaiting us beyond tho hills where lies
the wlshcd'for goal,
A place of pure delight a real old-fash-
ioned tuAmmln' holel
The light upon the eastern sky where
night and ntornln' meet
lias only just begun to uAnk when in our
quiet street
The "chug-chug" of the motorcar that
glides up to our door
Is signal to the watchers thero to grab
their towelt and pour
Their happy selves Into tho car as quickly
as they may.
An' In another ntomctit tee aro ready and
away I
An hour's rldct (I can't afford to tell you
where we go,
Unless you write an' ask me, if you really
want to know)
An hour's rldct an' there beneath tho
early mornln' sun
Wc find our pool that seems to fairly
bubble up with fun.
At any rate, it seemed to me we'd scarcely
gotten thero
Before a llfte young animal, of all its
garments bare,
Arose from out tho motorcar and hurtled
through the air.
Tho others followed rapidly; an' soon
with merry din
The pool was bubbling famously an' all
of ut were in.
I've sported in the summer sea, an' in
the mountain lake,
Where fashionable gentlefolk their recre
ation take,
But as for finding pleasure there, tfs
nothing but a fake.
There clumsy bathing garments must en
cumber trunk an' limb, .
.-in' so thafs nothing but a bath; but this,
v air. Is a swim!
Oh I joy of all tho joys in life a family
man may know
There Isn't any greater one in all this
earth below
Than that which stirs his proud old heart
whenever you may find htm
A-d(t;ln' in a swlmmln'-pool with all his
kids behind htm.
That's why when It's a Saturday, espe
cially in June,
The sun can't shine too bright for rne or
rise a bit too soon.
Because I've got some joy to chase before
my work is through
And I go out on Ohettnut street to see
what news is neto.
THE FiftST DAY OF
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THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
IT NEVER dawned on us until recently,
when wo saw the word split thus at the
end of a line "secret-nry" that the chief
requisite for sucoess in that office la the
ability to hold one's tongue In one or more
languages.
WHICH suggests tho thought "Why
Chinese laundrymen?" and the
sequential one, "Why not Chinese eecre
tarles7" for looking back to the time when
as a young reporter we wrote much about
Chinatown, we must admit that no China
man ever told us anything that wo
couldn't have Imagined without his help.
Sir: There Is a paper-back novel en
titled "In the Sierras," by Madeline Horet
Gibson. One sentence struck my criminally
undeveloped sense of humor. Here goes:
"I am very cold here," gasped the dying
chief of the stage robbers.
"Tea, father, It Is cold here. But you
will be In a warm place very soon," re
plied his little daughter In a soothing tone.
Francqls.
"Sagamore" Wants to Know if Mr. Dooley Was Right When - He
Said that Roosevelt Was "Alone in Cubia" Letters
About War and Other Matters
Thta Department trte to oil rtaiert who
icteh to, expreaa thrtr opinions on subjects of
current interest. It la an open forum, and the
Evening Lcdaer aimnies no responsibility for
the views of ita corrcayondenta.
SOME RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Will you kindly answer In your
columns the following questions regarding
Theodore Roosevelt:
Did Theodore Roosevelt conquer Spain In
the Spanish-American war?
Is It a fact that he single-handed and
alone freed Cuba?
Docs ho possess more patriotism than
any other citizen?
Can any other citizen become a candi
date for President of the United States
without flrBt obtaining his consent?
Did ho write a book or magazine article
ontltled, "Dear Harrlman, You and I Are
Praotlcal Men"? SAGAMORR
Philadelphia, Juno 29.
his alleged offenso, was a gross violation
of custom and law, and as a matter of fact
tho verdict In such circumstances was a
foregone conclusion. Why add, to the In
famous farce the bitter Irony of Irishmen
pleading to an English King for anything,
much less for a favor which all tho In
stincts and promptings of common humanity
constitute a right?
Sir Roger Casement will not be executed
for the simple reason that Buoh execution
would outrage the public conscience of the
civilized world, and just now the good
opinion of the world, especially of the
United States, Is a thing which England
desires to cultivate rather than to outrage.
J. ST. GEORGE JOYCE.
Philadelphia, June 80.
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THE NEW SAGE COLLEGE
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SINCE the first school for higher educa
tion for wopien was opened the world
has learned great deal. The early
women's colleges attempted to give to
women the same kind of education that
men received in order to train them for
men's occupations. Nowadays even the
feminists admit that there are certain
occupations for which women are better
adapted than for others. And we have
discovered also that if women are to
fulfil their primary mission some place
must be found Jn their education for in
struction in the duties of motherhood
not the mere physical duties, but the
equally important function of training
tho phiia, The first ten years of life are
tho most critical. It is the mother wljp
makes or mars the citizen Jn those years.
We have learned to specialize in educa
tion ar4 tq offer that which Is needed
(of the varied occupations of women as
well aa of men. The Russell Sage College
of Practical Art, which la soon to open
Its doors in Troy, is the latest institution
endovVod to equip women for the work for
ivtalsh they are beat fitted. Ita plana are.
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cUavca of their execution are well quali-
I 4 tr ! work they fcava Hs3rtaka 1
Our Own Weather Bureau
Summer's only come today,
My Lady's come to town;
Summer's here, and here to stay,
My Lady's come to townl
The grass was never half so green.
No redder roses e'er were seen, -No
fairer day had any queen;
My Lady's come to townl
Never bloomed more fragrant flowers,
My Lady's come to town;
Ne'er more swiftly flew the hours.
My Lady's come to townl
The moon was never quite so bright,
Nor danoed so many a forest sprite,
Nor flashed such fireflies thro' the night;
My Lady's come to town WILL LOU.
STARRETrs cartoon in the New York
Tribune the other day, a cartoon
showing the lads In khaki leaving the
metropolis for camp, bore this caption;
"Bonne Chancel"
French soldiers 7
What's Your Sword of Damocles?
Mine la that tho
Fourth will be so
rainy the boys, will
be unable to explode
cannon-crackers un
der my window from
early morn to dewy
eve, SENEX
Hon. Tacuehlya'a Guide to Hakone
The draught of pure air suspends
no poisonous, mixture and always cleanses
the defilement of our spirit During tha
winter days the coldness robs up all pleas
ures from our hands, but at tho summer
months they are set free,
Fuji Mountain and its summit' is cov.
ered with permanent undissolving snow
and Its regular configuration hanging down
the sky Una like an opened white fan,
may be looked long at equal shape from
several regions surrounding It Every out
who saw it ever has nothing but applause.
Wlud proper in quantity, suits to our boat
to slip by sail, and moonlight shining on
the sky shivers quartxy lustre ovr ripples
of the lake. The cuckoo slngll? near by
our hotel, plays on a harp, anil the gulls
Dying about to and fro seek their food
in the wave. AH these pa nor ma may fca
gathered, caljsia this jlaif i
EVILS WORSE THAN WAR
To tha Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir I read a letter headed "Degenerate
America" and signed by "A Son of the
Revolution," which Is a "knock" at the
general attitude of the people In regard to
war.
There are some things worse than war.
When conditions exist In a country whloh
make life no better than slavery where
two-thirds of the people are hopeless of
getting a deoent living how can any one
expect to find true patriotism?
The "times are out of joint" and It takes
trials and hardships to produce real patri
ots. Men need to learn stain that there are
more Important things than stocks and
bonds. That Ford story has been denied.
A man can suffer nnd be still and read of
things that make his blood boll. Wo have
read of such things done In this country
In the name of law nnd government Men
have talked about It and what they say
and have said does not souna very pleas
ant. I want to say to "A Son of tho Revo
lution" do not worry about America de
generating. A small part of it may be ; but
the largest number of people are all right
at heart and only a little more patient
and long-suffering than were the oppressed
people of earlier times. They can be
"stirred up." J. F.
Philadelphia, June 28.
CASEMENT MUST NOT HANG
To tha Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir The lll-advlsed effort of Irishmen of
this city to petition the British King for
commutation of the death sentence on Sir
Roger Casement Is calculated to do the
Irish cause much harm and Casement no
good.
Why should Irishmen, especially thoso
who sympathized with the Blnn Fetners in
the recent revolt debase themselves by hum
bly asking his Brltannlo Majesty to pre
vent another murder? The trial of Case
ment In an alien court, which had and has
no judicial jurisdiction over the location of
LET HUGHES TELL IT ALL
To tha Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir You say relative to Mr. Hughes'
criticism of the Administration's policy In
Mexico that there Is plenty more documen
tary evidence for Mr. Hughes to cite. Sure
enough there Is, and It extends back two
years before Wilson .had any say. When
Americans were killed" In Mexico and Mex
icans raided Douglas, Ariz., killing flvo and
wounding eleven, Taft never raised a hand.
Ten days after Madero waa murdered and
revolution rampant everywhere, Taft said:
"In a case like Mexico we must avoid
In every way that whloh is called Inter
vention, and use all patience possible," eta
Yes, by all means have him ctt the whole
story. OLD SOLDIER.
Philadelphia, June SO.
BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE
To fAe Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir In your leading editorial of today
you say, "We have called the Colonel a
leader," Be good enough to go back over
your distinguished columns for the last year
or so and then publish what else you have
called him. The hard names and vicious
epithets you have heaped on him may CI)
an entire page, but It would just now make
awfully Interesting reading.
Then note that your hero, Mr. Charles E.
Hughes, lately of the United States Supreme
Court, says In his letter of yesterday ad
dressed to the Colonel (this ''unspeakable
blatherskite"), "I wish to have all the aid
you are willing and able to give,"
And then kindly Inform your readers If
birds of a feather still flock,
HENRY A. BOMBBROER.
Philadelphia, June 27.
fThe Evbhtno LBDOEn has "Joshed" Colo
net Roosevelt In the past and doubtless will
do so again In the future, but It has .never
appltedi any "vicious epithets" to him nor
called him an "unspeakable blatherskite."
It has considered the Colonel one of the
greatest Americans and has said so within a
few weeks, and It has been persuaded that
he would return to his original allegiance
and work for the election of a Republican
President this year. The nice things we
have said about him would fill many col
umns. Editor Of EVBNINO LSOOEK.
What Do You Know?
Queries of general interest idll b answered
in ftfj column. Ten questions, the answers to
which every well-informed person should know
Oro asked daily.
QUIZ
, 1. For what reason Is the steamship Fetrollta
In the pnbllo ere?
2. Can a dlchnrte from the TJnlted Ststea
nrray be purchased?
3. What statesman orrnnlzed the Triple Alliance?
, 4. Did Genres Wmhlnrton slxn the Declara-
tlon of Independence?
fl. It tint dlameUr nf
br how much would its eapacltr be
pipe were donbled.
lncreainiT
0. At what temperature does water boll?
, 7. In the construction of rallirar tracks Don
Is allowance made for the expansion 1 and con
traction of ths rails with the Tariins tempera
tures? 8. What land -was once called Cathar?
0. What' Is a "nabob"?
10. From nhat lanrusee S tha word "kinder
sarten" taken and what is its literal meaning?
Answers to Yesterday's Quia
1. ICnmernn Is a district on the West African
coast held br (lermanr until the Allied con
quest. 2. Jntrernaut (or Oapannathli An aspect of
the Indian sod Vishnu, and, popularlr applied
to the car at the sod under which mnnr ta
ilored fanatics, threw themselres. The fatalities
are now understood to have 'been accidental.
8. Maharajah) A prlncelr. title of India.
4. The American Indian population of the
ultra
Unll
States Is about 330,
PHILADELPHIA'S BLIGHT
During the convention of the Ad Clubs In
Philadelphia this week opportunity will be
given to place the 'metropolis of the Com
monweatlb In Its proper position before tho
country. As this newspaper has frequently
pointed out, Philadelphia, with all its noble
traditions, Its unique place as the cradle of
liberty and Its transcendent features aa a
manufacturing and commercial city, has not
occupied its proper position among the cities
of tha country. This as a result of the con
tinual political bickering and factional ac
tivities of several big contractors, who are
more Interested In fat awards than they are
In maintaining the good name of the State's
wants to be proud of Phila
delphia and It ought to be the business of
the great mass of the people within its
boundaries to crush out the petty things
whloh detract front the real greatness of the
typical American city. Entirely too much
consideration Is given the near-sighted poli
ticians who are constantly striving to ad
vance their own selfish Interests through the
exploitation of the higher and more Impor
tant Interests of the community fit large.
Too long thta condition has bean permitted
to obsoure tha fine constructive and meri
torious features of that admirable Phlladsl-,
phla whloh la unknown beyond the borders'
of the Commonwealth, Pennsyjianlans, of
course, appreciate the trua worth of tba
Jarge majority jjf its. tltliexiry, JmJ sa ISPS
as purely political aotlvltlea and selfish per
sonal ambitions are permitted to dwarf the
larger and better things In the eyes of tha
world Philadelphia will continue to share
the contempt runwarranted In most cases
whloh Is visited, upon us by our countrymen
outside the State.
If the newspapers; of Philadelphia could
unitedly agree upoij, a'polloy that would Ig
nore the little men who are responsible for
the present criticism of their city, it might
be a bit of real publlo service. Harrlsburg
Telegraph. ,c
CROSSING THE BAR
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me 1
And may there be no moaning of the bar
When I put out to sea.
But such a tide as moving seems asleep
Too full for sound and foam, ' '
When that which drew from out the bound
less deep
Turns again home.
TwJIIght nd evening bell.
And after hat the dark I .
And may there bo no sadness of farewell,
When I embark 1
For though from out our bourn of time
and place
Tha flood may bear me ?ar,
X hope- to see my pilot face to, faee
When JJhave crossed Ibv-bar.
, Tsacysju,
5. Twentr-one puns Is a presidential salute.
0, Windmill Island was in the Delaware off
Market street. ,
7. Sir Walter Scott wroto "Kenllworth."
8. A sallon of water welsbs 8Va pounds.
0. Forflrlstas: A .Mexican faction, so called
from the first name'ot Fororlo Dial.
10. Three-cent pieces, two-cent pieces, one
cent pieces and half-cent pieces.
Seizures of Mail
Editor of f'What Do You Knoxot" Can
you tell me If It Is In aocordanoe with In
ternatlonalrlaw that England removes Amer
ican mail, or mall intended for America,
from neutral ships entering her waters 7 '
H.G.
The American note of May 24 argues that
the British practice Is contrary to. Interna
tional law and a violation of The Hague
oonventlon. A number of precedents aro
Invoked, covering American, British, French
and German practloe. The note says: "The
Government of the United States is Inclined
to tho opinion that the class of mall matter
which Includes stocks, bonds, coupons and
.similar securities Is to be regarded as of
the same nature as merchandise or other
articles of property and subject to the same
exercise of belligerent rights. Money orders,
checks, drafts, notes and other negotiable
Instruments which may pass as the equiva
lent of money are. It Is considered, also to
be classed as merchandise. Correspondence,
lnoludlng shipping documents, money order
lists and papers of that charaoter, even
though relating to 'enemy supplies or. ex
ports,' unless carried on the same shlpas
the property referred to, are, In the oplnlqn
o'f this Government, to be regarded as 'gen
uine correspondence and entitled to unmo
lested passage."
Meredith's Records
U. B-Ted Meredith holds the world's
reoord for the quarter mile t he holds the
world's record for halt mite on a circular
track, but not on a straight track.
The U, S. S, Dale
Editor of "What Do You Know" Can
you give me a description of the United
States ship Dale and something of her his
tory T J.H.
A sailing aloop-of-war, 1)7 feet length, 23
feet beam, E6S tons, battery, 16 guns; speed,
10 knots; built at Philadelphia Navy Yard,
launched November 8, 1839; commissioned
December 11. 1839. Her sponsor at the
time of her launching was Commander John
M. Dale. U. S. N., son of Commodore
Richard Dale for whom the ship was named.
From 1840 to 1843 the Dale cruised on the
Paciflo station; 1846-49, Paclflo station, and
actively engaged In the war with Mexico;
1860-65, African station; 1869-60, African
station ; 1881, cruising In search of Confed
erate privateers and, attached to the At
lantlo blockading squadron, captured two
blockade runners; 1862-65, guard and store
ship, Key West, Fla.; J86B-S6. laid up lq
ordinary. From 1867 to 1884 tho Pale
waa practice ship of the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis ; from 1836 to 1894 re
ceiving ahip at the Washington Navy Yard.
In 1896 she waa placed in the service of the
Naval Militia of the State of Maryland and
in 1904 her name was changed to Oriole;
ah was used by the Maryland Natal "Militia
until her name was stricken from the lists.
Ths present United States navy, vessel Daje
is s torpedoboat destroyer, launched at
IWchmoad, Ys, July , S0L
Prunes Arc Rich in Calories, but
Boys Dont Care They
Prefer Ice Cream
for Dessert
By ROBERT HILDRETH
TOMMY and Sammy wero playing; to
gether In Tommy's house when lunch
tlmo arrived, rib Tommy's mother fnVlted
Sammy to slay for lunch, Sammy de
murred, saying:
"I told ma I'd be home."
"But," eald Tommy's' mother, "auppote
I tclephono.over? I'm sure aho'd glvo hot
permission If I asked her."
Sammy was thus driven to thownl.
''I asked your maid," ho replied, "what
you'ro,go!ng to havo for dessert, and she
eald prunes, and wo're going to havo ice
cream."
Only prunes! That sotUod it. Prunes
are humble articles of diet, but thero are
thoso who love them. A big healthy
growing boy cannot always' see It that
way. Sometimes ho prefers ice cream.
Ico cream Isn't to bo sneered at, either. X
remembor reading a column editorial a
few years ago in which lco cream es
pecially was highly lauded as a dessert
on dietary and hygienic grounds. t has
Its scientific advocates, and so have
prunes, for that matter; but prunes, you
know, aro prunos. Ico cream, on the other
hand, is Ice, cream. Leave it to a big,
healthy, growing boy to put tho dlfforonce
on a pragmatic basis. Ho Is tho great dls
covoror of what Is what Leavo it to the
boy.
Wc Live by Survival
Somebody objects, perhaps, that the
boy's Judgment Is not Infallible Whose
Is? Roosevelt's?' Wilson's? Even brokers
and editors (and typesetters) mako mis
takes. Tho fact is wo do not llvo by im
munity from orror, but by' ourvlvah That
ought to bo ovldont to nny obsorvor of
his own progress from tho cradlo to tho
grove. Lire Is an Isthmus between two
oternltlcs or a Panama Canal subjoct
to slides. And a boy's answer to a hard
and fast philosophy of llfo is very elm
plo and deflntto and cmphatlo 'Trunoar
nrunes. They have tho indorsement of w
thoso physician's who aro willing to sao- fe
rlflco a Httlo somothlng for tho good of B
humanity. They loom largo on the printed
monu at Chllds' and In tho magnificent ;
hotel whoro I am vrltlng this (Macaulayl
often concluded a sentenco or phraao
with "this," as If oven ho couldn't find the
word that belonged next). I saw In tho ele
vator this morning a card Indicating that
nruncs headod tho club breakfast served
'in tho main dining room from 7 come 1L
-I discovered on trial that prunes were In
deed tho headllnera of the bill of faro. It
Is now nearly dinner time.
At this moment.I nm sharing my friend,
Heine Helnigor's fondness for "a nlze
'goot beeze o beezesteak." Heine says he
gots the same onco a week at Tony's for
25 cents, garnished. Heine belongs to tho
laboring class, and us ho can't afford-a
wife he lives at the Y. M. C. A. and goes
to Tony's onco a week for Sunday dinner.
Mashed potatoes and bread with all meat
orders until recently, when even Tony,
began to chargo extra for bread like tho
other follows.
But maybo Helno doesn't read tho pa
pora as diligently as he ought to. If ho
did maybe ho would see his way clear to
tho marriage altar and a few rooms, for
light housekeeping. The lighter tho
housekeeping tho better for Tony. For
Heine earns only a tittlOj above tho aver
age waKo of about threo-fourths of the
Industrial workers tn this country. Tot
Heine's a good fellow. His equipment in
somo ways may bo a little deficient, but
I really cant find it in my heart to blame
him for ,that Heine is ifr good fellow
and I llko him but he ought to read the
papers more carefully, with a better, com
prehension of their practical usefulness.
If he did he would discover the economlo
virtues of prunes and then he could
marry Brldgot. Perhaps that's it-r-per-haps
the articlo in tjuestlon may have)
struck him as too darned economic;
Menus From Hospitals'
Be that as it may, it has been proved
by teats I think they were made in a
hospital or hod something somehow to
do with a hospital that 17.31 is enough
or auftlclent to feed a family of two
adults and three children for a weelc.
With the help of prunes. One pound of
prunes (costing 15 cents) will provide
one breakfast and ono dessert for the
family. The next week the' family cob
have stewed apricots or stewed peaches
either for breakfast or for dinner, or for
both.
There's nothing particularly objection
able about the sample menus. Good,
wholesome food, providing 8600 caloriei
a day. Calories aro very important.
They're very scientific. So scientific, in
fact, that they aren't reail life. No mora
are they real fun. Thero'a no real Ufa
without real fun. There's no Joy in llfo
without Joy In eating. Ask a dyspeptic
ABk yourself if you enjoy being put on
diet. No, a thousand times no. Ask
big, healthy, growing boy if he'd like to
make eats a science of calories. His an
swer? Huh, "Prunes I"
But somebody remarks that these- set
entitle menus were not Intended for big,
healthy, growing boys. No, quite true;
they weren't. More's tho pity, Thesa.
scientific, statistical, calorlo menus em
anated from a hospital. But can't we
somehow get our submerged 60 per cent.
out of the .ranks. of the socially sick lnt
and even beyond the stage of convi
lescence? Is It worth thinking about now
and then? Is it not 7 A hospital die
even outside the walls of a hospital has
Its deficiencies. Like Heine, we all ha1
a fondness for Ha nlze goot beeza
beezesteak" once in a while even ai
Tony's, with mashed potatoes thrown in,
bread B cents extra. If the "beezesteak,
doesn't do us any good, cajorlcally speak'
Ing that is, if the necessary calories i
oh, there are times when calories mate
the same affectionate appeal as a pair o;
new shoes surrounding o, couple of corns
on a hot day. Then we'd like to get back
to the days of barefoot boyhood, wita
chicken pie and dumplings and apple pie
(twp pieces) at grandma's.
We eat too much; oh yes I But land
sakes, nobody can eat calories I
t
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BY ONE MAN
Tom Marshall la on the record etronj
than ills chief. The President was renouM
nated 1091 to 1. tha Vice President unanl-l
mpiuiy.- eyracuss i-on-owuuwu.