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There is no ancient gentlemen
but gardeners, ditchers and grave-malt-erst
They hold up Adam's profession.
Shakespeare,
A Palm Beach suit Is like a flivver,
In that It Is not the first cost but tho up
keep that makes It expensive.
Perhaps If Congress will adjourn
next Friday It will do something to tako
tho hoodoo off tho unlucky day.
Tho Bremon has been "captured"
by tho British so many times that It
must bo about duo In an American port.
Tho Grand Jury apparently thinks
that to haul a garbage can from a back
alley and scatter Us contents In tho
ntreet la not thd best sort of scavenging.
If tho Danes insist on saving us
from a bad bargain, why should we cry?
They seem to think It Is bettor to hold up
tho purchase than to hold up the United
States.
Tho only thing that has been settled
bo far in tho railroad situation Is that
whatever the cost may be the public will
havo to pay it. Fato will not help tho
Boat that has not enough sense to butt In.
Assistant Engineer Taylor, of the
Highway Department, suggests that a
long rain would wash the dust and dirt
from tho streets. Yes, bo It would, but
must we wait for tho elements to do what
tho, contractors are paid for?
The Democrats seem to bo kicking
themselves because thoy goaded Sir. Pen
rose into returning to "Washington and
sitting on tho Job. What ho said outsldo
did not matter, but what he says In tho
Senate always gets into the newspapers.
When Mayor Smith brags about
tho morality of Philadelphia ho knows
What ho is talking about. Experts may
draw a different conclusion, but the fact
remains that tho local consumption of
water per capita is tho largest in tho
country.
Tho fining of six dealers for neg
lecting to screen their fruit and vegetables
from the flying dust of tho street sug
gests that Director Krusen might
profitably give his attention to the en
forcement of tho ordinance intended to
prevent the spread of disease by tho sale
of contaminated food.
One of tho ridiculous consequences
of violent anti-trust legislation has been
that American trade in foreign lands has
been compelled to meet the competition
of combinations that wero actually en
couraged by their homo Governments.
In such circumstances It was not remark
able that our progress was slow. 'Legis
lation is now under consideration in
WafcnBtQn tq remove this handicap
from Amorlcan 'enterprise and permit tho
concentration of our resources in tho
Winning and holding of foreign trade.
It is legislation of tho sort that ought to
pass with a hurrah, and we confidently
expect that it will. The only trouble is
that It does not go far enough.
Aa Sir. Wilson contemplates the
approaching election ho would do well to
turn to page 26 of "The New Freedom,"
where ho wrote:
Not many months ago I stopped at a
little town in Nebraska, and while my
train lingered I met on the platform a
very engaging young fellow dressed in
overalls, who introduced himself to me
as the Mayor of the town, and added
that ha was a Socialist. I said: "What
does that mean? Does it mean that
this town is socialistic?" "No, sir,"
he said; "I have not deceived myself.
Tho vote by which I was elected was
about 20 per cent socialistic and 80
per cent protest"
Tho voto -which elected Mr. Wilson was
cast by tha Republicans who protested
against tho abuses in their own party,
Ho has been acting-, however, as though
ha thought ho was elected because the
country preferred him, Instead of letting
iim flip In while it was engaged in the
more important work of getting tho Re
publican party in shape to be once more
an efficient instrument of government.
The complaint of the Brotherhood
of Trainmen's chief to the President that
tionUment had been manufactured by the
railways against tbo employes, taking the
form of telegrams favoring atbltratlon,
-would; have more weight if the complain
ants did not profess to bo In such a
hurry. Just how much sentiment you
can manufacture among 100,000,000 peo
ite whiter a brotherhood s holdlne a stop
wateh over you la problematical It Is to
Sm hoped that Mr. Wilson will not be
jftalnStd in this or any crista by a few
tatogrania from the Far West, In spite of
kii ewtt retectioa for urgent mUslvea
4lKi&m jMtati, Telegrajn on any slda
at d iitlyjtea mm- bf!4e ihm question.
v?ttitt$
The press of tho nation has bcon open
to a full discussion of both tho railroads'
and the trainmen's demands, and no land
slide of publlo opinion In favor of com
pleto surrender to tho latter has appeared.
GET OUT OF THE MIRE, MR.
MAYOR
fTTHE pcoplo of Philadelphia are tired
-of vice exposures. Thoy aro disgusted
and nauseated that at a time when they
woro expecting great public enterprises
to bo well under way the "business admin
istration" which they elected to do things
should bo spending its energies and Its
power in explaining why it countenanced
an open Tenderloin and from Improper
motives later staged a big raid Which held
Philadelphia up to the scorn of tho coun
try. Tho people aro weary of tho Mayor's at
titude. They had a right to expect when
it wns made apparent to him that his ad
ministration had been betrayed by a sub
ordinate, that tho muck and mlro of
politics had riddled tho police department,
which was being used as a mere pawn In
tho game of factional politics, that the
wholo Underworld was laughing at his
efforts to enforce tho law through tho
Instrumentality of a man who had pros
tituted that law and mado It a carpet
for cadets and procurers to walk on they
had a right to expect In such circum
stances that tho Mayor would rise
promptly to tho exigencies of tho situa
tion, dlsclpllno tho men who had so
wantonly prostituted tho police, and In
an Instant clear tho situation by restor
ing public confldenco In tho Department
of Publlo Safety.
Instead, many weeks after the first
revelations, when a second Grand Jury
has exposed again tho Iniquity of tho
whole situation and mado It clear that
tho vlco situation Is merely another namo
for a political situation, tho Mayor Is
still telling the publlo to trust him, that
ho will eventually be ablo to do some
thing. May tho public not reasonably risk
tho Mayor even now to throw nsldo his
lethargy, to assert his independence, by
cutting tho Vnro leading strings, to cut
tho Gordlan knot, so far as there. Is one,
and get this horrible vlco matter out of
the news? Indeed, but a stroke of a pen
and tho chopping off of a slnglo head is
necessary to restore tho prestige of tho
pollco and assure onco raoro tho enforce
ment of law.
It was a business administration that
was promised, Mr. Mayor, an adminis
tration to push along great enterprises,
to throw splendid energies behind tho
public movements for Improvements, to
bring this city to the forefront of tho
municipalities of tho world In tho matter
of public facilities for doing business.
But the administration's energies aro
wasted in political quarrels. Its tlmo is
takon up by compromises with vice.
Tho city Is losing $500 a day, Mr.
Mayor, because authorized bonds aro not
sold to provide funds wherewith to pay
mandamuses. No new contracts for rapid
transit have been let, nor can any be let
until some bonds aro sold. Tho conven
tion hall has not been begun. There aro
no new hospitals In process of construc
tion. No, a do-nothlnglsm hangs llko a
pall over City Hall. The money has been
voted, but there Is no energy to give
direction to it3 expenditure. Tho days
pajss and there are moro postponements.
Why not, Mr. Mayor, get rid of tho
Director of Public Safety and so freo
yourself for the consideration of really
weighty problems? In all friendliness,
wo suggest that you are fishing for cat
fish in a trout pond. Thero is nothing to
bo gained by this emphasis on conditions
in tho Tenderloin. Get out into a cleaner
atmosphere, where Philadelphia's great
constructive program is waiting for a
leader to translate it into a reality. Tour
administration is not yet hopelessly
wrecked. There Is still tlmo In which to
get busy.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP NOT
' THE REMEDY
RICHARD OLNEY a few years ago
remarked that as a matter of theory
I Mr, Bryan favored Government owner
ship of railroads on tho anticipated fail
ure of Government regulation, and that
as a matter of practice Itoosevelt and
Taft were favoring a kind and degree of
regulation of railroads which made Gov
ernment ownership both logical and im
perative. Mr. Wilson is going further than either
Mr. Taft or Mr. Roosevelt went. Ho is
attempting- to fix hours of work and rates
of wages by executive decree to be fol
lowed by a modification of the freight
rates by a similar decree, made effective
through the pliant machinery provided
for rate regulation. Government owner
ship under these circumstances Is only
logical and Imperative if the investors in
railroad securities are to be saved from
financial ruin. But tho last- state of the
country at large would be worso than
the first if the Government took over
the roads.
The public has to bear the burden of all
railroad charges now, including every
increase In wages. Under Government
ownership, with its Inefficient manage
ment and political power of the railroad
employes, the burden would bo heavy
indeed. We now pay an average of 7.53
milla per ton milo for freight, but the
Government-owned railroads of Germany
collect 12.7 mills and the French Govern
ment roads 13.8 mills for the same service,
os $S per cent more than It coats here.
If we want to find relief from high freight
rates, H la evident that we must lools
for gome other remedy than Government
ownership,
JiV.bxNJLJNtf JjJhJD(lJJli--lHlLAJLJiUUlA fcJATUliUAY AUGUST 20,
Tom Daly's Column
THE VILLAGE POET
Whenever it's a Saturday and I am on
the road,
One wild desire that comes to mo an
spurs me like a goad
Is Just the vHsh to be at home Kith alt
mv travelln' through,
To walk, abroad on Chestnut street an' see
what news is new.
I look upon the hills an' dales, an' such
like, flyln' past,
An' wonder at their nerve who' call a
train like this one "fast."
They sou It often runs as high as sixty
mile a minute
Or is it "hour"fln any case, there's slm
ply nothin' in it!
Of one thing I am certain sure, no mat
ter what they say,
I traveled on a faster train the day I
went away.
For, strange as it may seem, it's true as
maybe you have found
All trains ate nothing more than snails
whenihey aic homeward bound.
Here's Pittsburgh! Now, no doubt we'll
loaf five minutes here Whatf
Tw-cntyl
Oh, say, ain't that the llmitf Why, two
minutes should be plenty!
An' still they charge an extra fate to rtde
upon this train!
Xo wonder their poor workmen strike! It
must give them a pain
To loaf around here idle when they might
be on their way.
I'm sure I couldn't stand it, no, sir! not
another day.
All right! Keep your opinion, then. I
tell you, though, I've found
All trains are nothing more than snails
when they arc homeward bound.
That's why, when it's a Saturday an' I
am on the road,
One wild desire that comes to me an'
spurs me like a goad
Is Just the wish to be at home with all
my travclln' through,
To walk abroad on Chcntnut street an' see
what ncics is new.
SOMEWHERI3 out on tho western
plains wo saw a half-dozen female rookies
at a railroad station. Wp'vo never scon
their sisters at Chovy Chase, but wo
Imagine tho uniforms aro uniform; at any
rate, tho thought camo to us that these
earnest women are even more patriotic
than our Plattsburg men. For, surely,
It must bo easier for a man to dlo for his
country than for a woman to look un
bcautlful. Stationary running, rope skipping, tennis
and other strenuous leg exercises should
help you to reduce them Health stuff In
New York livening World.
Sprinting, standing still, Is going some.
SOME ono who saw us hustling from
Chautauqua to Chautauqua must havo
wired Art Samuels about It, for Art sends
us a postcard from Crescent Beach,
Conn., with this printed on It: ,
Don't go about so sloven
In clothes that are 111 kept,
All wrinkled up and buttons off
As though In tliem you'd slept.
They say that clothes don't make tho man,
You must think that Is truo;
PIcaso try the nrt of sprucing up
And see If It won't help you.
Trom tho Little Bock Trado Record,
Tho clay nai submitted to tho lire, as well as
chemlenl testa and Dr. Manelesdorf declares
that tho roads built of it, It properly con
structed, will bo traclcd by our ancestors In
tho cars to come.
OUR MISTAKE) WIJ MUST III: OETTINd OLD.
A bold, bad raKo reached out his arm
Anu strove a kiss to take;
But Sue, who worked upon a farm,
Knew how to uso a rake.
Evening Ledger,
I cannot say In honesty
I blamo the rural miss;
Ho is a jay who would reach out
His ami to take a kiss.
Judd Lewis in Houston Post.
Chats With Famous Athletes
MR. It. S. TRAXCIS, the well-known
welsh rabbit golfer (neither welsh nor
rabbit, but only a hunk of cheese) says: "Va
riety may be the spice of life, but tako my
advice and cut out tho spice on the golf
course, where the straight and narrow Is
tho only way. Just like elsewhere In life.
Pretty curves are all right In the chorus,
but not from tho tee. Believe me, I know."
GREENE SOOTE.
Der English say he "vln aluay";
He write it all der papers full.
It iss not sol Vy, don't you Know
Dot's vy dey calls 'lm Yohnny Bull.
W. L. S.
IX. J. W. reports that In tho course of an
advertisement of the photoplay. "Where Are
My Children," an Atlantic City motion pic
ture theater saya In a morning paper, "In
keeping with the rule established and by re
quest of the producers of this nstoundlng
drama no children under 61 years will be
admitted to seo this picture."
Girl Singing in a Garden
The flowers danced and waved their leaves
and every bloom was swinging,
For a gentle girl, with jet-black hair, was
amftng them, softly singing
She soon re-entered tho kitchen door, while
the song sounded softer and sweeter.
And every face In the garden space ex
pectantly watched to greet her!
Oh, the flowers all knew as flowers do
when an angel comes unaware ;
And they turned away from the sun that
day because my Love was there!
W. D.
THIS war certainly Is full of a num
ber of things. Hero comes Mush to bo
warmed up again, and what possibilities
for the paragrapher He in the Bulgars'
effort to break into Drama!
A Cure-AU
Feelln pretty blue you say?
Ha! ha! ha!
Things went wrong with you today?
Ha! ha! ha!
One would think, to see you frown,
All the troubles In the town
Clung to you and weighed you down.
Ha! ha! ha!
Come now, Mister, don't get mad.
Ha! ha! ha!
I ain't laughln' 'cause you're sad.
Ha! ha! ha!
I've had troubles, too, today
Bad as yours, I'll bet but say,
I'm a-drivin' 'em away.
Ha! ha! ha!
Grandest tonle on this earth
Ha! ha! ha!
Is a steady dose o' mirth.
Ha! ha! ha!
Just you get a stranglehold
On your cares an' knock 'em cold
With a hearty, merry, old
Hajfcsifaal p
A HffW.' hm-r&!d& WML INTO THE. NEWS A,Tt"l.,
fF I A' lir l &L- GET GOING M
THE VOICE OF
Danger at Broad and South Streets Because There Are Not Po
licemen Enough to Guard the Crossing What Happens
When Nations Plan to Annihilate Their Enemies
7V(fs department in trem to nil rentier who
tclslt to cxprcis their opinions on subjects of
run cut intcrcit. It I an open lorum, and the
Kvniina Ledger nsiuups vo responsibility tor
the itnii of Us correspondents. I.cttirs must
be stoned bu the name and address of the
u-rlter, not mccsinrlly for publication, but as a
ouarantce of uood Jalth.
DANGER AT BROAD AND SOUTH
To tho r.dltor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Why docs not tho city station a
trafllc olllcer at Broad and South streets?
With tho exception of Broad at Chest
nut and Walnut streets, thero Is bcarcely
another ctosslng on Broad btreet having
moro tralllc. It Is especially heavy be
tween 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. and 4 p. m.
and S p. m. 1
Scarcely a day passes without on acci
dent at this crossing. Peoplo are struck
nnd rushed to a hospital, collisions occur
and the damaged machines aro towed away,
and still this dangerous corner Is without
protection.
Somo accidents are tho result of careless
driving and Fomo of careless pedestrians,
but the majority occur because of an utter
disregard of truffle rules which nro re
ligiously observed elsewhere in tho city.
An officer stationed at this point would
reduce these accidents 90 per cent at least.
But whore Is lie? INDIONANT.
Philadelphia, August 24.
In answer to an inquiry from the Even
ing I.EDana. Captain William 11 Mills, of
the traffic division, said that there should
bo a trafllc policeman nt Broad and South
streets, but that ono could not bo spared
at present for that station. The depart
ment Is short of policemen on account of
vacations, Captain Mills said. Ho explained
that ho was unablo to call upon the
districts to station a policeman at Broad
and South streets because tho men aro
doing quarantine duty In Infantile paralysis
cases, many aro on vacation and others
aro doing special work. Tho matter will
ho taken up, he said, when vacation tlmo
Is over, Editor of the Evenino Ledqeh.
THE LESSON FROM ISRAEL
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir In discussing "Peace by Moral Sua
sion" (see your Issuo of August 23), E. H.
W . of Allentown, Pa., says. "And If their
object Is to crush and annihilate completely
Germany a proposition which no civilized
neutral could or should sanction without
protest we, can withdraw not only the
moral support wo havo been gtWng them
(the Allies), but tho material In furnishing
munitions and money as well,"
Tho first part of the ubove quoted sen
tence recalls to me tho feeling of horror
that came over Israel (In the city of the
Judges) at the prospect of that complete
destruction which. If they strictly adhered
to their vow, must befall the trlbs of Ben
jamin. After all, they remembered, these
were their kinsmen. From that tribe camo
later Saul, tho son of Klsh, who won re
spite for all his brethren, north and south,
ea3t and west, from the menace of the
Ammonites, from the oppressive dominance
of tho Philistines. How brave had been
tho resistance of tho Benjamlnltes valor
LET THE PUBLIC DECIDE
The Issue raised by the brotherhoods Is
an Issue with the public, not with tho
companies. Why, then, shouldn't the
public pay the cost of tho increases de
manded? Amer cans are the greatest travelers
In tha world. Passenger and freight rates
are low In this country. By a stroke cf
the pen the Interstata Commerce Com
mission could grant Immediately tu tho
railroads the authority to make a "blanket"
increase In passenger rates and in freight
rates on commodities entering directly Into
the dally life of tho peoplo that would
raise tho estimated $50,000,000 of revenue to
meet the olght-hour-a-da demands.
This would place the issue where !t be
longsbetween tho workmen' and the pub
lic It would give the people an oppor.
tunlty to show when election time rolls
around whether they like that situation
or not.
It Is objected that this would bring
the Issue into politics why not? I3n't
the railroad question as it U now devel
oping as much of a political issue as the
tariff f New York Herald. '
THE SWEET SIDE OP WAR
War expenses have odd items. Great
Britain spent UOOO.OQO for Jam for its
soldlra and sailors jn, one year. Henry
Ford could do no more, -Cincinnati Times-pur.
OCCURRENCES
THE PEOPLE
worthy of a worthier cause tho Scripture
amply shows; how many among their as
sailants bit tho dust before any impression
could be mado upon the descendants of
Jacob's youngest son those warriors who
practiced efficiency threo thousand years
ago' How great the loss among besiegers
and besieged! Did It not contrlbuto to
weaken them as against common enemies,
even aR In this cruel war "civilization" has
received a setback? Tho lesson appears
to havo been taken to heart by thoso
Judenns who discountenanced war when,
after Solomon's death, the Hebrew Empire
was divided ARTHUR A. DEMBITZ.
Philadelphia, August 23.
NOT DECORATIONS ENOUGH
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir In walking along Broad street the
other day, I happened to think of tho P. O.
S. of A, convention which Is being held In
Philadelphia nnd noticed the conspicuous
absence of decorations and other symbols of
national patriotism which usually attend
such conventions.
Tho fnct that thero aro no decorations
and no civic spirit manifest would not be so
obvious, nnd would probably be In order In
a country or city ruled In tyranny and
oppression; but in this city such a lack of
vlslblo sentiment Is an Insult to the prldo
nnd patriotism of Philadelphia. Surely,
there is no place In thoso United States that
should he more anxious to express Its re
spect for the cause nnd tho Government
which had Its origin In our own Independ
enco Hall,
Certain officials mny say that Philadel
phia Is too poor to glvo an appropriation
to make tho city more beautiful and show
Its appreciation and welcomo to tho noble
nlms of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of
America, but It looks as If those persons
themselves are the poor ones; poor In the
spirit of Americanism.
We want conventions to meet In this city,
but when they are given such ti welcome as
this wo certainly are keeping them away,
If the city that was so Instrumental In ob
taining the freedom and Independence which
we now enjoy cannot show Its colors, some
other town can. WILLIAM II, FISHER.
Philadelphia, August 23,
LIGHTNING PUTS OUT LIGHTS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir By tho way of a subway car I left
Chester yesterday afternoon nt 4 o'clock.
Rain was falling in large drops, the heavens
to the south were black ob midnight Soon
tnunaer commencea to roll, lightning flashed,
rain fell In torrents. After leaving Bald
win's the car was packed. We bowled
along amid a scene of unusual pyrotechnics,
when a .brilliant flash of light, accompany
ing the discharge of atmospheric electricity,
descended upon the car with a terrific
crash, convulsing the passengers with fear
and trembling and putting tho lighting
business of the car out of commission.
Fortunately, no one was killed. The car
went through the subway minus her lights
with a thoughtful lot of passengers.
WILLIAM KENNEDY, M. D.
Philadelphia, August 24.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
Thero Is a bigger thing than security
from disorder, than efficiency in Industry,
than oven regular rations and steady work.
That bigger thing Is liberty and the right
to rule one's own lite. Milwaukee l,ea.der,
If each member of Congress, In (he Sen
ate and House, simply voted for measures
In the Interest of the nation, wo should
have no pork barrel Congressmen and no
pork barrel Congresses. Albany Knicker
bocker Press.
The revolt of 10 Democratlo Senators
against the dictation of the presidential
clique Is a thoroughly healthy sign. It
points to a revival of deliberative methods
In tho Senate and a check to the dragooning
of legislation through the chamber regard
less of the best judgment of Senators and of
the desires of the people. New York Even
ing Sun.
Peaco is the paramount problem in the
European war as well as in American poli
tics. We all know how both political
parties In the United States advocate peace
but to be secured In different ways. Mr
Hughes calls for peace, but with honor
and the vigorous and effectual maintenance
of American rights. Mr Wilson has ex
emplified the theory of peace at any price
no matter how fatal to American Ufe
Amerlcaa rights, Burlington (Vt.) Wrea
Trma, H,
191G.
What Do You Know?
Queries of general interest will be annu, ereii
in fif column Ten queAttons, the answers to
which every ui ell-informed vtraon should know
ar uiked daily,
QUIZ
I. In enso of cnifrccncv requiring firemen or
Policemen what phone number would you collf
2. Willi h l nhW.
tho city of I'etroernd or
Hnnnril Unherilt)?
3. Why Is the poiHeinlon nf the Xlnh rnlhvnr
linn ono of tho mot Important ntrateslcnl
poiuib in ino war:
4. WImt Is iKlnghiHR nnd how Is It obtained?
6. Who wero Mnranotlo nnd Jollet?
0. M hern Is Turkestan?
7. WImt does "A-l" menn?
8. Hhnt Is tho meanlne of the phrnss "to
bandy words"?
0. What Is n canard?
10. What office Is held by Trancls llsher
Kane?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
,1,., Velocity Is speed: momentum Is the product
ox tho speed anil tho mutiH of u mount? bod).
2. Illntrrlnnd: n district behind n onbt or
river banks.
S. Arms akimbo: with the hind on the hips
ami the elbuus turned outward.
4. In ths nnrrow puss of Therninpvlne .100
Spnrtniis held, nil entire IV ml in iirmj , tha
smnll force Dentine until It was nnnllillaU'd.
5. "Smoky City": IMttsburcli.
0. The ; rrnnlilln Institute In 1821 held the
first exhibition of American manufactures In
this country.
7. Miukns iv military hat. more or Ies
cylindrical, with peak nnd upright plume or
rt. Toreadors: bulinghtrr. rtenpfrnlly. Matador:
the bulMgliter selected to 1.111 the bull with his
sword.
0. "T ,13Ye, n ' Erlnd": to undertake
soniftlilnc with a sclllili inatlve In the b.uk
c round.
10. A Joint rnmmNfttnn nf Am.!,,.. n,l
Mojlcnns has Iwen nppolnted to attempt to
settls differences betneen tho two countries.
Consumption of Water
R. E. You are correct In thinking the
English system Is much less wasteful than
ours. Tho dally per capita consumption of
water In London Is 35 gallons nnd In Phila
delphia 178 gallons.
Candles
T. A. Wax candles are not molded on
account of tho great amount of contraction
which wax undergoes on cooling and the
difficulty of removing It from tho molds.
The wicks aro warmed and suspended over
a basin of melted wax, which Is poured
over them until they acquire tho proper
thickness. They are then rolled while hot
between two flat p'eces of smooth, hard
wood, kept moist to prevent adhesion.
Cause of Dew
B, C. L. What we call dew Is said to
be formed when atmospheric moisture Is
luuuciiocu uj sum iiuo crops or water upon
grass, trees, rocks, roofs of huiMin,.., .
other solid surfaces, while tho adjacent air
remains clear. The molsturo which gathers
on the outsldo of a vessel containing cold
water Is also termed dew. A thermometer
placed in the cold water wltnln ,h,s
so as to give the temperature of the externa
surface on which the dew Is deposited in.
dlcates the so-called temperature of the
dew point, or the temDeraturn tn ,i... .L!
ayftjz.! ""m "' "h1
Navy and Army Budgets
A D. L. The 1916-17 armv hj... .
the United States Is JMT.SKJo uSd h
navy budget 3jfj,ooo.00O. AccoVdinl t !h
latest estimates available the TRuwufn !
budget for 1914 was 13211 BSB toT. y
jl".1.424. English army, l' ftff'
478.100; navy, J230.840.050. French nlxJi"
1914. J233.B09.935i navy. IUW?oS8BaS?'
man army. 1914-15, 1211.41 so . .
1118.328,393. Italian army, iil4.l sAY'
968,339 : navy. 154 65 lsV ' t. . 8" l3n,
iSij : i b it! v.', ''"" Japanese army
1914-15, 137,771,114; navy, 120,443 750
Candidates '
J. R- Governor McCall nf r.. .
setts, is a candidate for ViieeMachu;
has filed nomination papers ilahn, and
opposition for the Republican nominJ!. n
Senator Clapp lost out in , ,ralmitlon
merles and Frank B. KellpVf. thr? Vrt
llcan candidate ,or Sf gg-b
Super-Zeppelins
thiyNh!vehobttah a tf hat
Zeppelins which Germany i, h? suPer'
The .principal feature 0 iL"0 mWte
capacity of 2.QM.O00 euble fee? ? .'" a
of 780 feet, a beam of 80 tJt a , 'f"8"
sneeit of SO n.ll.. . t "v "' maximum
of 35 mile, ftn hour aTd" a r'adu''? 8pe1
of 8000 miles. The enginesTsw J act,on
feet. They ailrSed ,t5? !?& "'0
at bow and stema'S?.1".! "
Tewpe. Tbey . 'IS la n
THEATRICAL FOLKSrl
BOARDWALK AT SH(to
DNmsusoNsng
Managers and Pcrf0rm I
Swarm Alone Won,i- J IS
enade i Will Soon Drift 3
to Broadway and 42d St, I
WINTER'STPLANN
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. J i
fact that tho theatrical w4uWt 4
open now, nnd wilt be In full J.wJcUJi
a week or two, many prominent' 1
managers are spending the i la" H
their summer loafing here and nV..""
nro running down from New v7J"H
a fow hours of brlghtenC I0
they aro engaged In rigorous ren.,? F
many headlines In the profc,
spent tho summer hero that nJ,. oa
section of tho Boardwalk Ths h.Mrt,nl'
ened 'Torty-second nnd DiotowS
csount of the many confrene n?
every day. This resort UdS:
a hide-away plnco for manaceri It!
to formulate plana for new deaf, ,h i
where they w,U not be" pestered b'ybu
Vatidevlllo artistes remnlnln ,.
much interested over the first ,.?. ' '"
the "White Rats," the tteatM p i
mo "iviuio Rats," tho theafrl. T "
Hon which has started to '1? ""M
their wrongs, tho principal nV i , r
formers for a week's wnrt ...5 iffer
mi- i wccits work ftnrt il. T4
them after the ,," !
chargo
without cause. This Is fcB(J.Jl.l.
n'ng" In tho profession and one nW?. "S
Oklahoma mado n , n!.m?MKtlit
clnlmcd that ho had n nt . ..h .'' It
theater reading "Don't send oTZrV.
dry until after tho fin .f."3?M..-"
mating that certain acts" woui7i ?X
lowed to 1 ncer Innir mi,ii i- . ' Mw
," ,, """ " woum nt U ,
lowed to linger lone enough i ..' . '
tho.r washing done. Thl, v.. "W
,"
dared unfnlr nml v-ii.,l,nt .
in Rr.v nw.iv Vm u ;;"',.""" WhW
hands wcio nlso called out and n3. "4
theater In Oklahoma City and m" 7.4
theater. In Tulsa, okln., are blaTk.ti.1
the organization. It Is the firs ' g"j
tho strength of an organization "tal Li
been talk ng about strikes for 2 1 tM
more. If tho strike Is won by the ,"$
oven compromised It will enable thtB&
vllle actors, especially tho.-a who .1! .$
hendllners, to get a fnlr deal from mZ
irresponsible managers and Enti lZ
treat them unfairly. B u "'
BIG VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT. 4V
William MorrK who was IntereW if
ndnnced vaudeville some years aro lii
quietly laid plans for a big vaudeville d"
cult which will begin operations this L
son. Regular traveling comblnatloni d
vaudeville stnrs will bo the attraction hi
tho theaters secured When tho planj wer,1
first laid tho far West was picked out u
tho best part of the country for the ttanyi
Ing of tho new idea. Several conference!!
held hero last week gives the Impresslm
Hint many theatres In the Bast will be tddtlfr
to tho circuit. One huuse In Fltuburrti
has virtually signed up for the seuon,
nnd It Is claimed that a first-class theater1
in 1'iiuaueipnin win run tho attraction! cf
mm imw mi uuii, ueuiiung in UClODCr, n
Visitors here are still getting In on tie
ground floor by being nble to see the (nt
production 01 new bnows ana naMnr the i
first glimpse nt shows which have never
boen olf Broadway until they open tenvf
In thin respect this town has somethlni ni
Philadelphia, Baltimore, St. Louis and others
cities. , s
"REVUB OF 191G" A HIT.
Last week George M. Cohan's "Ritji of
191G" pl.iyed a date hero and Koredit
bulls-eye hit. It left lae,t Sunday for Chi
cago by special train, making a rsam)..j
breaking trip, nnd will remain then ct'Jl'M
December. Then Phlladelphlarj W Pt S
a chanco to see the brightest and snarU m
est effort of "wave-the-dag" Gwtrl. J
Henry 13. DIxoy also plnyed here lanteA
In a now comedy, entitled, "Mr. Laura," jj,
It being tho first eastern production ot F(
well-constructed, dainty comedy by Bintflj
O'Higglns nnd Harriet Ford. It made ncal
a hit that it opens in New York thortlyli
and other cities will have to wait for iff I
for six months or moro. Sj
This week "Common Clay," which
celved Its Initial production with John Vie2
son ns the star a year ago In this city, lis .
repenting Its success. It has played Se!
York for a solid year and now other cltltl J
will hao an opportunity to see It .
Jim Jlclntyro, of Mclntyre and Heath,
has been hero for a week. Althoujh M
owns a largo section of Long Bead, W$1
Island, ho must get real seashore enjoy
ment by coming here once a year. TM,
team Is to play nt the New York winter
r!n-fiTi thin npnsnn Georne Monroe u.
AValter Kelly, who summered here, are alsaS-
engaged for tho same proaucuoo. u".u-l
to open In October. f
At tho Chautauqua now being held hr
this city an earnest plea was made M
meeting this week for the establ'smnesi u
n. national theater Mrs. Ianette. v,
Paul In Introducing Mrs. Mary Craiie.U
speaker for tho afternoon, stated that
had been started on subscriptions for m,
a theater and much Interest was w,
bhown. Mrs. Cralge gave an lttteJesr;.
nuurcss on "snaitespeare r -;.
Chautauqua has had a successful seasons
will tin run here next BUmmer.
Frank GUI. assistant treasurer of W
Wnlnut wlin Vina hepn summering U) "8
wood, paHsed through here mis ""j";
his way to tako up his duties for W".
......, ...... . .. -. - J,,Vdf
tpr in Philadelphia.
Vinero 11 to oe a cnus ,,'
season. Manager Smith, formerly w ; "
Grand Opera House, but who " "Tu-T
nglng a theater In cieveianu, '" "J1fltf
tho House nnd Tnomas uousmiw ,1 -.
us nsslstant manager ana ucasu.w. . ;
no. ...,,i w,if nf Philadelphia, tj .
.1.. .. . !- 1.. Via country V I
"lo "u "B '""".J" '" ", ,i bowel M
Wlldwood and meeting with . S'
Labor Day he will take a res of J"g
... ' . nLii. &iniia where
anu tnen return 10 run". m
will mnnnf?fl n. theater. -..J
Joseph Dougherty, manager of the w
Theater, has been spenqins " v it 1
hero this summer, and the 00 ne"j I
him In flno fettle for his winter -
t u ,. 11-.. tha mnnaeemeoi r
Bijou, he looks after Keith's Chestnut W 1
Theater when Harry Jordan," " d I
business, and also keeps a watchful J J
the Allegneny, ... - ct tMH
L'mlly srauey. leauws ""hl.ua
TJ--1..1 1 .i,AM ai.i.- ifiKt season. 1J..irtFsi
...., , Tirn.i. ..,! nil summer "?j
heA, of her own company, bt m'
ganlze a stock company for a ""US1
theater for the coming season, But gj
deal docs not go through she yylrM
In audellle with Maurice m"-;- g
Char 10 wanamaer - -j rfor ttra
thick coat of tan at 0annnrP"f toll
assuming nts ouiicn " 'r"iT in s
oarrlck Theater. PhUadelpW. ,S
rf..V' BOU n-r,
ACADEMIC FREEDOM WITH fi
HYMNS I
It is Professor Patten's IM5 $
course, and any mans Jo tlaK
win Wlin tneao w. - -- f peB,
hymns). But the uww'VSnSid
nymnsj. uui wo w..-. - ,j ofjipa
yanla surely could not b fd5
.in... . .:.I..imiii freedom It " "". .nS
Indianapolis ews.
MRVTfiAN FINANCE
Down at Negates, write a ffim
Carranza seneraw ---,- dtpsrta
United States quart fin ,
. . .-- ikam
,.. a dnlljf IllV AX J VrV.Tl-i'fiiilH
to their headquarters and M MJg2SB
wee.' ealary m :nw!d ytj Um
money, with tie dollar. J4 WSi
. there's no rmancHu uw .m
""- " jaea,
. Jujabvs Gttbjea,