Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, December 05, 1916, Night Extra, Page 10, Image 10

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Editor
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Oenet-al noalneee Maftarer
rnWiabM diiir at rem to Ltoim noiwint.
4 Independent fl-juare Philadelphia,
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32 nuo Louie It urand
niinflrniiTtoM -r rmitn
T)i Rewind l.e.rl i la arrM to aubeertbera
la I'htledelphta and aurroundlnc tow na
rata of Kx (0) eenta per week, parable
at in
to th
earner
lie- mall (A fmfftta mtt.t.le ft tihflilftfila In
Ota United RUIm, Canada, nr United ptatee -eeelcne,
poatato frea, thlrtr-flre (38) cent
per month. One (II) dollar for three montha
er four (14) (lollara par year, payable In ad
Yanca, To all forelro eountrtea en (M) dollar par
IBVOMb
Wonoa -Aubecrlbere wlihlm addreae chantl
nnat ajlra oil a wall aa niw ailJraaa.
BtH, lW VALNUT KETJTOKr. MAI.f I0M
C3t AttTft all eTmnutlealtont Kwmtoo
Litatrr, In4ettAtnci ttuar; rhllatUlphta.
irt At n mruDiLrnu roararnoi ia
acom-cuaa will, uiirra.
t "am AYEiuon nbt taio datlt cm
vuuhiu.1 or tub svENino i.r.Dorrt
ron ocTonnn wam no.tT
mia4lrlla. Td.ii.r. I).,.b.f I, III.
' - ' - -
fmf cholc of hit tlma
mill alto bm cholcm of hit company
Jltftny Taylor.
Three results expected from tlio
Jtrlttsh ehnko-up nro mora powor to tlio
mllltarr authorities, Induitrlal Conner) p
tlon and moro vigorous prosecution of
the vrar. And all woro "mado In der
aany." Slnyor to u power to nld Cox ctn
dldacyv Ileadllne.
Tba next stnrtllnK announcement
1m likely to bo that Conurossruan Vnro
tevoro tho candidate for tlio npcakernhlp
Hfco ha been lndosed by Senator Vnro.
Tho first oDlclnl visitor to waddlo
Into the reconvened Sctinto wnn that
Venerablo peraonngo, tho ''Inmo duck."
Tfie defeated Mr, Sweet Is to get his old
job back. But It Is liiterostlnir to noto
that an Assistant Secretary at Commorca
is not needed during a campaign for tho
Michigan governorship.
Tho Bnltlmoro and Ohio Ilallrotul
Company would better watch out or somo
trust buster will get nfter It when It per
fectn Its plans for co-operntlon with a
group of South American capitalists In
establishing a ntcamshlp lino- to connect
Baltimore with ports on tho other nldo
of tho equator.
Nonvolatllo coal tar and not the
mlraalculae with hard names Is now said
to bo responsible for the medicinal taste
of the Schuylkill water. It only remains
tor Sherlock Holmes to trace the coal tar
to Its lair. Then be can arrest It and
put It under bonds to keep out of tho
river.
Thero Is a widespread impression
that much organized charity Is con
ducted .on the same phtlanthropta plan
Adopted by tho man who collected $2000
from an Insurance company every time a
policeman died and turned $100 of It over
to tho bereaved family. Yet somotlmcs
R little moro than four per cent of tho
contribution! reach tlioso for whom they
were intended.
Why eggs7 Urcakfnst on tho Contl
"sent of Europe, ban gono Its wny In pcaco
for many years with nothing moro than
coffeo and rolls. Even In heavy-catlng
England a rasher of bacon and n bit of
tea is quite all right, without rggs, for
breakfast. Samuel Pepys seems to havo
gotten Along without any breakfast, could
o half a day's work without n bite. In
met, presjerast, as a regular meal, is a
recent Institution. It's tho two or threo
itnft-bolted that aro hero objected to aa
trt!cularly tautologlc Ono's enough,
and tho second Is mero absent-minded
Taws. Thero aro a lot of little things that
TO to-OAko up tho high cost.
"Philanthropy" that offers cheaper
feurtminco rates to ono group at tho ex
3nso of other policyholders and stockhold
ers of n company should bo on tha fuce
of it loo transient and unstable a propo
sition to delude tho horse-sense of tho
svyerage man. In such cases It la boat
to trust to tho common, sense of the
rank and file, who object to "philan
thropy" on principle. The project ac
cepted for ths policemen by the board
- directors of tholr beneficiary asso-
elation mu not put to a voto of the
jmen. But the firemen were asked to
JJsot on It, and overwhelmingly turned
dQwn.
Assistant Postmaster General
Koons is showing commendable persist
ence in Ms efforts to Induce tho farmers
to use- the parcel post. He lias Just per
fected a plan for bringing farmers will
ing to send produce by mall into con
tact with town dwellers who wish to
" TCduce th high coat of living. The mld-
iLaieman absorbs such a large proportion
jjgj me nnaj cost or many articles of food
Oia a mm jtaul- .util.it- --.III a.-.,..... a..
""BlrP" of distribution will be welcome
&i d5u, -frock In a desert land. nut. rtr
'C3!S'W' ca"hot pect the farmer to sell
-Js& producU at Tetall direct to the con-
." sUfflW-t th same price that the middle.
w pays at wholesale. Ths post of dls
tatten is not eliminated (Imply by
flfctftiftfT it from one man to another.
-tjWa wnsumer will have to pay It, any-
"W- Perliatw this Is the reason that the
- -rl post method of distribution has
Wt bMa more successful.
.'JT- 1 M
Tha buildtaft- of four fast liner of
M Mauratanla typ at tho New York
f- c 'apjbumijnar Company plant should Ox
FMstMNMipRta beyond possible displacement
a lk moat important cwiter of marine
luduaj-y no thl saabourd. BzperlMee
w mm vm,
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hi. 'ijttftm
i&fiftf i4mplftnm'erii and lh gather
ing of Ihotisftnifs df sklllM meelwnlrs
who will make their homes hereabout
now that thero Is years of work before
thrm In nil work llmt require n max
Imum of speed httd eflHenry the labor
problem Is the moet Important Mr
Knox, president of the company, has
raid thai Philadelphia and Cntnden nl
ready provide Iho Ixfit shipbuilding labor
In tho rounlry. Tho thing to do Is to
keep It hero nnd drnw more. In tills
Iho municipalities can p'ay n great imrt
In speedily providing accommodation for
the workers In cheap nnd rapid trnnnpor
tallon nnd other Improvement of living
condition.
THE PRESIDENT'S PROGKAM
TItn rnllroad program urged by tho
President on tho ovo of tho threatened
strike Is ngntn presented In his nddress
to Congress with an appeal for speedy
action, but thero Is a feature of. It which
bo now withdraws. That Is tho "explicit
approval by tho Congress of tho consid
eration by tho Interstate Cornmnrro Com
mission of nn Increase of freight rates
to meet nucli additional expenditures by
(ho railroads as may havo been icmlercd
necessary by tho ndoptlon of an eight
hour day and which havo not been olTsot
by administrative readjustments ami
economics, should tho facts disclosed
Justify tho Increase."
This recommendation Mr. IVIhon eayn
hn does not now deem It necessary to
ronow. Tho power of tho commission to
grnnt ralo Increases "Is Indisputably
clear," and tho recommendation "might
nocm to draw In question tho scopo of
tho commission's nuthnrlty or Its Inclina
tion to do Justlro when thero Is no reason
to doubt either."
To tho well Informed thoro never was
any technical reason for tlio rceommen-
datlon In tho first plnco. It BorveM Inci
dentally, however, na n quick anil easy
urgumont for tho President's followers
during tlio cnmpalgu A Hughes man
would say that Congress was going
beyond Its recognized authority to faior
tho employes. "Ah, but CongrcsB Is going
boyond Its iccognlzcd authority to favor
tho railroads, too." n Wilson man would
rojoliu Tho sop to tlio railroad- served,
In n way, to balnnco tho nop to tho
workers. Many will construe tho can
oollng of "moral support" for rato In
creases as a rcbuko to tho railroads for
having sought to Invnlldato tho so utlled
eight-hour law. Hut It In not front tho
railroads that protests nro now to bo ex
pected. They leavo their coho to tho
Supremo Court. It Is from labor that
objections nro likely to coutu.
Organized labor, which linn embraced
tho trnlnmon's cnuso as Its own, does not
want "full public Investigation" before
n strlko or lockout "muy lawfully bo
attempted " Hut the President's reasons
for delaying what would amount to u
form of civil war seems Incontrovertible.
"Tho concerted action of powerful bodies
of men Khali not bo permitted to stop
tho Industrial processes of tho nation."
This wbh his ground for stopping tho
strlko. If It does not continue to bo tho
ground for permanently compelling both
railroads and employes to pormlt "tho
Justlflablo safeguarding by society ot tho
necessary processes of Its very life," It
would be better to risk a strike than
abandon the principle.
ASQurrn conciliator in chief
IT IB now certain that the British Cab
inet will be "reconstructed" Prcmlor
Asqulth's announcement in the Commons
that tho King had given his consent
means tbnt Mr. Asqulth has concluded
that It Is necessnry to bow beforo tho
storm nnd conclllnto tho disaffected. Ills
request that tho Houso adjourn until
Thursday means that ho wishes tlmo to
mako tho adjustments necessary. Ills
success will ilipcud upon tho willingness
of Lloyd Gcorgo to co-opernto.
It Is unthlnkablo tbnt any iciponsiblo
British statcsmnn will permit his personal
ambitions to Blond In tho way of nn
adjustment of tho tlirremnces In tho min
istry. They nro nil Intensely Interested
In tho successful prosecution of tho war,
and havo subordinated for tho tlmo tholr
partisan differences.
Tho first reconstruction of tho Ministry
brought In representatives of tho parlia
mentary Opposition. Tho present rccon
structlon must go deopcr thnir n changn
In tho porsonnel, for tho lnsuei now
involved relate to methods and only Inci
dentally to men. Mr. Asqulth has suc
ceeded In straightening out pretty serious
tangles in tho pnst. Ho may succeed in
this instance without hnvlng to resign
his scat at tho bend of tho Cabinet table.
SPEAKER AND OOVEKNOIt
rnnn Oovcrnor Is right In demanding a
- progresslvo Hpenker to protect, en
courage nnd expedite tho moaaurcs which
the people expect him to put upon tho
statutei books. But whether Mr. Cox,
whom he Indorses, or Mr, Haldwln, whom
by Implication ho opposes, la chosen Is
not the fundamental question, ror the
choice of u Speaker Indifferent to or moro
or less opposed to a, progresilvo program
would in no way relievo Mr. Ilrumbaugh
of full responsibility.
It Is truo that tho leglslatlvo function
rests with the legislature. It la none
the less truo that an executive ot tho
same party as tho majority stands or falls
with that majority's record. Ho Is choson
directly by the whole electorate of tho
State. Tho Ttcpresentatlves are chosen
by small distrlots, They aro not responsi
ble to the wholo people. The executive is
tho watchdog of the lawmaking body. Ho
can advertise broadcast Its least blunder
or negligence, and what ho Bays, dis
played on the first pages of the news
papers, commands tho respectful atten
tion of all citizens.
Tho harmony that the Governor hones
will prevail through the leadership of Mr
Cox Is a harmony th can prevail
through Mr. Urumbaugh, unless. Imlwd,
a number of legislators are thinking of
retiring to prlte life under the stigma
of base disloyalty to the party that chose
an executive with the idea that he was
Srogresslve. Tho President in recent
years has eanie more and more to bear
the brunt Qf tba errors of Congress The
State Oovornmeut is more administrative
than legislative much more so than the
Federal Government. The division be
tween, gubernatorial and legislative Initio,-
tls 1. yy rimily ma- ( tfce States, a;
P!9 W the r l
rA.., .gftf..r .Cl
Tom Daly's Column
nX OATHKMIA
AI tha National fngr of Amttlean tfolel
Aaawlallona In .N Yark, Jahn tf r llrr-l. (
liiirralo r' '"at a rhalr nf raatrnmim
annuM b raiahhthrd In tha mat unlvrlll",
New a Item.
If thl troitM nnlu tettle certain Hit that
fltuH l irlr fo,
fluch nt loughnfit, eonl nnd nlhert vo
tnloht mention If irc'r! core fo,
nd, waMlnp Indlamlton
If It onltl totved tho ntetton
A to Itmn, the true rtnm rhotcdrr thould
he hultt and cooked nnd dlthtd,
11 iccra a contommesJiim devoutlu to he
UtthrtU
1 tlilt Ohnlr of cialronamlc Art theu
talk of Kerr, but certain
On a number of unlovely thing to ring
the final curtain,
If 'tuoiild ont pttf quletut
On tome thing that overheat u,
Like bread pudding, parnlpt, okrat, and
a hol of kindred truck,
We are turv a lot of fcltou for pure jou
icould run amuck.
If conclusion ta our culinary trouble (
uere brltiolnp,
'tuonld ttandardlte all drculngt nnd
all chicken a la Kinging,
If, eliminating "frying"
When It' "broiling" tea are buying,
It uoutd guarantee our getting what tee
at or nwt In fare,
We'd grab our hat land tip the boy) and
chuck It high In atrl
Wir.MINflTO.V TO SHOOT
I)i:ntikt.h tomorrow
llaailllnn In Wilmington conl'tnn.
No; this Is not a municipal mifo da fc
In which tho professionals aro to bo "pain
lessly" popped with their own tooth pow
der, but Ih tho playful wny nf announcing
a trap shooting content, using, of course,
XX XXXX powder. C. W V
Here's tlio Oorman mind nt work A
cigar store at Tenth nnd Itnco ntrccls dls
plays this nlgn
Minn wntn chinhhu onspuocirnN
A CltANan OF Mil
"A change of air " tho doctor1 head
Wat Magging gravely to and fro
A tint) that I mii.tl pocfc ami go;
I felt the truth of uhat he tatd.
Collapsing limply on the bed,
I needed, more than he could know,
.i change of air.
Mtanwhllc, my next door neighbor" pho
nograph bemoaned that silver thread
Among the gold, till reason fled.
Am I to Mama for wanting so
A change of air.
AIMYKWB.
Kute Kid Stuff
My five year old nlcco was "helping"
her grandmother to do tho Ironing when
shortly it curl of smoko nroso from tho
Ironing board. Her llttlo hands lifted tho
heavy Iron and alio looked ntna7cdly, Mrat
nt tho handkerchief which alio had beon
"Ironing" nnd then at her grnndtnother,
and finally said, 'Oh, grandma, this
Iron's got siimpln' yellow on It."
TIIH SMITH.
NOTICE
.ISKT,
atva notlra fhaf T tvlll nn, h -
aronalbU for.anr dabta contractad by r wlfa,
' Xi, .It . Jfaupln D R. MAtfPIN.
Nov.. il.it.
Charlotlavllla, O'a.) rrcrrtu
Pardon our Southern accent, but this
sounds Ill(o no Maupln monoy fo' wlfoy.
G. W. D.
OUU YOUNG FHIKND, Malcolm
Moore, hns affiliated hlmsolf with tho
Blalsdcll Paper Pencil Company, and
when some ono asked him why, ho mild,
"I thought I'd llkn to mako my tnnrk "
And by tlio sumo token this paragraph
should ho marked Adv.
Lonely and pronely, I bellevn, up to date
Aro tho solo rhmo-i mihmlttcd for only.
But out In AVcst Phllly. permit mo to
state.
An npartment houso bears tho namo
Mnnelelah.
fiClIAIlFrillt.
Tho noanlivallc ne.ir Chelsea Is n mel
ancholy placo theso post season laH. Tho
sea nlways fascinates mo, but long look
ing at It In winter mal.ci mo bluer than
tho sea Itself evur was supposed to bo In
summer. Ho when I turned from it this
afternoon and, gazing Into tho window of
a (Marcel) hairdressers shop, saw this
sign:
Wn IIAVIJ WAVRD OVKIt BO.OOO
IIRAD8 THIS 8RABON
I laughed right out loud nnd yelled, "Long
may she wave!" HAIiniTY.
Allanllo City.
John M.iaefltlil tvaa rajvclcl by the army
auritaona at tha ary outaai nf tha war nn.l haa
alma torhrl without ermine for lila country'a
...u"r ,iinr,iih null UII1IV II. TOUIll.
hlmaelf anllrl u amall Ixmt tn llalllpoll nU .ll
jrlbuieil comrorla nml nrrraaltlta nlung the light
Ins line Ijinr he came la Atiiorku to rule
Ilitinev liV litiirliiL-. unit aln IiIm MHim k. k..
k-
been workln at hoiltal relief. Huch la lha
Ills of Hta In war. Atlontlo Monthly.
Ily tho way, whnt has become of Alfred
1'uypsT
Quito a largo number of folks appear
to bo excited over soma abbreviations
used by tho P. , Every now nnd then
somo ono writes In nlwut theso things:
Among- Architects
CHUnpit. AUpUfia.V. N J For Audubon Bnla
rypal Church Ona aty, atone, Wataon &
Hutfkte. urchlteote
CIJUllCH ASl 81'NDAY BPIIOOL. OLNKV
K?r l"W. Vraabytarlan .Church, One aty,
ton Jlbla Jan I. I)uhrln, Okls & Zlcclar!
arvhUeata "
I overheard this sentence In s, telephone
conversation,
"Well. ou know that when I promise
anything I always keep It."
Pretty Ingenuous? N. If.
1 or the past twenty years his life
was retired and ever Chrlstlan-Ilke. Jlofore
that time ha was a glasablower,
Pottatown conterop,
IN Mriliril FATHER TIMK IS KXl'FOTEI) TO
HTEP ON THK ACCKLKKATOK
AT. Wultara well known retired manufacturer
CI Wu. rTO"0- r' ealaSratart hi t If bty-
ttlnlh birthday ai bis borne aeabued by ferae
number of reUllvM and friend. !r WuU.re
ilwots to celebrate bla ninetieth birthday ou"
Cheater Co. eeniemp
On a eartaln side read In Montgomery
County tha strajed motorist comes upon a
double-deck sign like this.
CIIICKBN8
ft AUTOMOPIMIS REPAIRED
Our favorite musical critic rebukes us
for overlooking hU shillelagha work upon
the aoonce of John MeCornuek. We
Our f, m. o. did beat us jq it
.nt-,,...; ,;,, ihA-mftltlitiisWirirttrnr rt.taailsraWlnifcMil '"i'""""
(ravvijv 'n Jt asKTOftiAtif ffl'nFfWmu ff( w5S!He53tliSfV5L ( " ' 1
What Do You Know?
Quertfi of otntrni inttrr$t ullt ba nnawrrftl
In (Ml rolufitn Ten uuffftlnna Ihf annutrM to
which ttru trl (itormn! person thoutU know,
are atkeii iallv.
QUIZ
1. Uliul In llir imr nf it pound ulrrllnv. Ilif
l.mlUh dtandiirU f inliif? i- It miw
lIoiv imr it h inrutiirtMl by the itollur
2 Mlirn llif tlfiitli prtmltj U mild tn Im 'rnni
mutrtl " uliul Uw llmt ioiihIIx mruii?
3. The woril rrrrul i drrlinl fmm the iimiia
of Ihr KtHliJr- (rr? h
4. Hy uliiit n unit did tiftnut i-trrt mnl In
Im knnwiiY
5. IWicrf ilhl Htrplirn ilnird In liU will illrrrl
Unit lalrurif o1Icp rIiouIiI Iw lurulrd.'
0. Uli it t lit the fulllnf Hlrknm-)"?
7 Ulmt U ttm urrrptrtt iirlilrt of t)iirhiill?
t) Wlmi U iiiniht ulifii ltil utild m tituii In
lonr-drufM?
V, llnw ( nn urtlflrlal rnnnt fimdr? Thnt In,
liow ran u plrco of Iruu or lrrl lie mm
iirtlirdT
10 Mli nt (lufrrnmrul nan liotdi Tripoli?
Answers to Yesterday'! Quiz
1 .Wharton narker. a FhlUdflphUn, ran for
I'rrildent on tlio 1'opullit tic Let In 1800,
2. Cludnd Jnnrri U niunrd for Itrnlto Juiirfi.
'Tiithtr of Mexican Independence. "Lludad"
means "cltr."
a 3. U'ttter ilai Is lodluu itllcato. popalarlj
knoirn n a sood prricrrrr of lift.
( 4. flanlitrr U a hard, illltroui Tarlctr of
clar. rnmmontr atioclated ith the coal meat
urei It la uied aa n Unlnr for furnnrei. partic
ular! j In Iron tmeltlnr
A Knxlnnd 1 properlr opoken of aa part of
Kurope, Junt an Cub U part of America
ft I nnd cIoao to n continent uro IdentltliMt H
t When illtttlnrtlon In mado between the Ilrlt
Ii IIen and the rent of Huron tlio (utter U
DlHjUen of an 'llio ( ontlnrnl' In ulilch of
course, titer are not Inrludrd.
fl AIout 300 0(H) M)f pnlrn of iilioea nro itindo
nnnuiillr In tho I nlteil stute "three pitlm for
eurli Inhahltant "
7 Nlinon .raU U president of tho Hoard of
Hetltltin of Taken of I'Mlailplplilu.
K Arhltmilnc I Imylnx In tho low market
una winnic in ino imeh inarnei. or in inn nun
iiUHjIly murket, lietneen dlflereril ilelhrrr
lliOtttllN
0, ( mint Tarnuwukl Ton Tnfrnow U tho Ann
trlan Ainhuskiidor denlcnato (u the tfnltrd Htatra
tu hIioiii I nclnnd lmj re tuned nufe tomjurt.
10. A blretta I n nqimro cap worn hy ( ath
vllo and oine AniUran clerlm.
Old Streets
T. J. Mntf. (a) niiinond street, by nn
act of Assembly 111 183.', wns liilil uul ns
a street by the District of I'enit In 1S38
(10 ltldgo nentie, or part of It. existed lis
early as 1700 and proltnlily lieforo that,
icrliaiH first as nil Indian trail mid then
an a natural roadway lu-caimo of iho IiIkIi
ground oer whkh Its course etirwd
Strictly, mltlicr Illdgu acnuo nor Dlntnoiid
strevt liecame streotH of tho modern Phila
delphia until tho net of coiiHolldatlnn of
1851. ltldgo roud, tho ancestor of llldgs
avenue, Is shown on bcull .1 Heap's imp
of Philadelphia (1700), hut, If u nro to
Judge by the frequent couiiilalnta In early
records ugallist tho condition of hlghwn)s,
It scarcely desened tho title of street. J-'or
example, ns a result nf complaints, It wus
ordered In Council, August IS, 1700, "jt the
Kings HlghUHy or pulillck itoad k tha
bridges rlu from yo town of I'hllndclplil.i
to the falls of Delanare jt now are, bo l
nil exped'lon sulllclentlle cut & cleared from
all timber, trees & stumps of trees, l.ogKK,
. from all other nuisances whatsoever t
I.y across ye said w-ij." Not nro tlio
mads alone subject to censure; tho miry
condition of tho city streets In wet weather
caused much complaint. In 1738 tho grand
Jury presented the streets as Impassable,
preliminary to paving part of l-'ront, Sas
safras (llace), High (Market) and other
streets.
Hallway Trainmen
MATTHKW i) The railway trainmen
did not strike, tho threatened trouble beliio-
obvlated by the quick passjge of the fo-i
called eight-hour law, which Is to go Into
effect January I. (3) They are paid on the
basis ot a ten hour day, by the mtlq on fast
trains and by the hour on Mow trains.
Average annual earnings are J1750 for
engineer, 11S00 for conductors, $1030 for
firemen and $1000 for brakemen, (3) Their
demand were for ten hours' iy at tho
present rate for eight hours' work, with
tlmo-and a-half at the ten-for eight rato
for overtime Thus, for the first eight
hours' work an engineer would receive the
present remuneration for ten hours, H 89,
apd for every hour additional about 80
cents, or $8 87 for trit hours. This applies
to al but the passenger service.
Punch Howl
O Jl N, JR. The Puneh Howl Is pub
lished monthly during the collaguite year by
students ot the University of Pennsylvania
at 8481 Woodland avenue. The prlee Is
twenty-five cents the copy and II SO the
yeer
The Indian'a Teast
II U K. The lines you are thinking ot
probably are these, from Philip Froneau's.
poem, "The Old Indian Burying Ground"
Tba Indian, when from llf. releaaed,
, Aialn U twutwl with hie friend.
And abarea again the Joyous feaet
Not Eligible
V T The Constitution of the United
States previa that "No person swat
"YESSIB, BOSS I
ft I Vfib fts"l 7vra6Sri.r
t, m&l sMm&h MSw
fir; jfyv7cff,Hfr? CWSfTaiSttmmSk
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Regulations Supposed to Govern
Snles of Tobacco to Children.
A Western Cnpitnl
TA parfmenf t re to nil reader v ho
trlx to eiprenit their opf-ilona on eubierli of
rurrrnt tntnert. It i nn open orutn. nnd tha
J-tfnHa lrtti)er aMwumea no responsibility for
the tlrva ot its correspondents. Letters must
be signed bu the mime nml aittlress ot Ihs
urlirr not nrerssarllu tor pwMfrntfon. bul ni a
luuruntff of uoott faith
HOYS AND CIGARETTES
7o Iho Killtor of the liicnlng Ledger
Mr I have read In this evening's I.nnacn
tha letter written by "Mother," who asks
concerning tho regulations supposed to gov
ern tho ralo of tobneco to children Tho
fact Is that no city has bettor protectlvo
laws tlmn Phllndelphta, and In no city are
they less observed There nro threo reason-!
for this
rirat Wo can blame the parents who do
not aeo to It that their children do not
smoke It Is certain that very many boys
smoke without the knowledge of their par
ents, and this Is particularly true In well-to-do
neighborhoods, where the most bla
tant offenders ore to be found If parents
kept a better oversight and lf more of
them made It really Interesting for those
ivho sell cigarettes to their boys, or the
"making," It Is likely thnt tho offenders
would become duly cautious
Second AVe can blnme tho police them
scIvph. The writer has seen ninny young
Htett Rinokliig npenl In the presence of
policemen PcrhnpB these latter aro not
nwnro ot the law. Two or three Juvenile
smokers residents In a suburb notorious
ly vvealtlo told tho undersigned a little
limn ago tnm tlio police In thnt neighbor
hood simply would not dnro arrest any
boy going to tho prlvnto neademy attended
by them It seemed obvious to them thnt
Interference on tho pnrt of tho police would
not only bo Ineffectual, becauso their so
clnllj prominent fnthers would "got them
out" at once, but tho ton-nmbltlous officers
themselves would Mud things less easy ror
them And the worst of It Ih there Is
somo truth In It An officer could arrest
a laborer's Hon with Impunit), but woa bo
lide the official who arrests for smoking
or any other misdemeanor the sou of rich
Mr AVhat'H-hls-nnnic. of Chestnut Hill, for
Instance'
l-'lnally Vn can blame tho magistrates
themselves, for they still contlnuo to re
lease "with a warning." whllo the passing
of tlio present regulations somo little time
ago would havo been warning enough A
llttlo stiffening of the backs of somo of
our magistrates, n, little more courage on
the part of some of the police, who aro
too willing" to wink at the lawlessness nf
vvcll-drcRskl bo8, anil In fact, a little
more observation on the part of parents,
and a greater willingness to "make It hot"
fur offenders against their own sons, would
setllo "Mother's" concern over a very Im
portant subject In short order!
Hut at this date there aro few signs of
aggressive parental interest, few signs that
tlio police are willing to exert themselves
In this direction nnd particularly when
the boy happens to be well dressed few
signs, that the magistrates themselves are
really anxious to discourage dealers from
soiling to minors. .
iionAnT v d. MisnniM.
Phlladelphla, December 2,
A GERMAN REPUBLIC
To tha Keillor of the Kvenlng Ledger:
Sir The Kveninu I.tmiEn is to. If not
at, the front alt the time, Your Issue of
December 1 had the following broadside of
wisdom) In It "In the United Btates Is a
very husky, ery earnest. Very Intense
Frenchman with a. close-cropped Van Dyke
beard, who Is preparing to travel all over
this country to explain that Just as soon as
the Allies push tha Germans back to the
Hhlne, they will give the Oerman people
a republic This gentleman Is M Jules
Dole, a special envoy of the French Govern
ment to the United States,"
I don't know Just where the Bunkhound
Is, but here Is a Job for him Because, be
lieve me, this is bunk of tho highest order
which fhoua to what length the Allies are
prepared to go to smash (lermany, free .the
small nationalities and grab the trade of
the world Did you ever notice how the
hearts of Kngland and Prance bleed for the
poor oppressed peoples under Pther Qov.
ernmenU? The Allies are great people for
starting republics In countries which don't
belong to them, but very loath to encourage
anything of the kind where their own Hags
fly. The Allies are trying to start a re
public In Ureece because Greece will not
help them to down Germany, and the same
Is true of many others. Including Turkey
Austria and Holland England has not a,
word to say about an Irish republic, an Jn
dlan republic, a South African republic or
an Kgyptlan republic Belgium la silent
about a Congo republic and France has not
a word to say about an Algerian republto
or bout the captive Queen of Madagascar '
The ee-uree of the Allies would be more
te.f 'J tfe flred thh' ow natten-
RagaaaaCste
city of Dublin In nshes when the Irish
sought to establish one.
PADttAIC LAOAN.
Philadelphia, December 4
A WESTERN CAPITAL
To tho J'dllor of the Kvenlng Ledger:
Sir Your correspondent from Oakland,
Cal . signing himself ' Callfornlan," makes
an excellent suggestion of moving tho cap
ital from Washington to somo moro central
placo lllo Dcs Moines, In , or Omaha, Neb ,
and gives very good reasons for so doing,
but adds, "I know- this suggestion will not
bo taken scrlousl " Thero Is no reason
why It should not be taken seriously If
this country had no capital today, would
any ono think of putting it where It now
stands? No' It would bo located ns near
to the geographical center ot tho country aa
possible Ho pertinently nRks, Why should a
Callfornlan spend flvo dajo to get to tho
capital of his country when an easterner
can reach It In a few hours? Ho again posi
tively sajH If wo wero Invndcd Washington
would havo to movo to somo safer place
quickly Another reason ho puts forth Is
the too close proximity to Washington of
the Pcnrosclsin of Pennsylvania and the
Murph)lsm of New York, and that's worth
thinking about.
IU'EIISON W JENNINGS
Philadelphia, November 28.
mahket ah lent
CONTINUOUS 11 13 A M to 11 io P. M.
IRENE FENWICK J 0Hr ,
"A CONBY ISLAND I'ltl.NCC33" '
"DATA i"1!? ,!jn MAKKirr hthi:ct
rALiAOil; E. 1 1. SOTHERN
In -AN KNEMY TO Till; KINO"
Thura , Frl . Sat. MAUUi:itITi: CI.AIIK
In "MISS ULOIllli; WAHIIIMiTO.V
ARCADIA
CHESTNUT ST Ilel 10th
10 A M to II IB p M.
A Stupendous 1'roductlon
"THE EAGLES WINGS"
Tbura . Frl. Sat ClAMIII.i: IN SOULS"
fiARRICK ItSUv-a. Mala Wed & HL
VjMWVlvrv. Popular Wed Mat . 80o to 1 so.
HIT-TIIE-TRAIL IIOLLIDAY
IV lib I HUD NIIII3 and Knllre N Y C'ait
sK.f wi:i:k-si:ats tuuiisoay
FRITZI SCIIEFF , ,
Muilcal Play
HUSHAMJS aUAIlANTEUU ' .
With Jeneraon l)a Angella
BROAD 1a,t - WMka Kvsa at 8 IS
iiivunu Popular Mat Wed SOo to 1 SO
FRANCES STARR '" "feg''
FORREST mUed Eneagement
MONTGOMERY STONE
In ' CIII.N-CIIIN"
ACADEMY OP MUSIC
WEDNESDAY UVE.Nl.NO, DLCEMnEH OTII
DAMNATION OF FAUST
THE CHORAL SOCIETY
100 Voleea 100
JI1MA 1IEIN1UCH Soprano.
WALTEH A l'ONTl US Tenor.
IlEMlt SCOTT Metropolllan Opera ComoaD.
rre Orcheatra from Phlladelphl. Orcheitrl '
1ICNBY aOHDON TIiyNDfill Conduc i?,
Set at Ileppe'a, 1110 Cbcatnut Street.
I1.SO 11.58, llOO. 7So. 60a Amphitheatre
GLOBE fefeS-1-
"Sr ILLK Continuous
JOc, lie. Sic, 3So
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EMPIRE CITY FOUR
TATE'S MOTORING and Others
Cross Keys MAnDK.,uT.,0o"' ?&h
Evf . T o 15 o J5
"THE FIRESIDE REVUE"
victoria vfiiigr""
0 A. It to I1U8 ., M,
Flrat Prcaantatlon of the Wonderful Picture
"PURITY".
BTAnniNO TIIH
FAMOUS ARTIST'S MODEL
AUDREY MUNSON
NO APVANCB IN jWCBSJOc 0c
MB TROPOLITAN OPEIIA HnilHf
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TOKimr o i.
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TELL"
By G. Bernard Shaw
THKATI1E
17th & De Lancey
Pboae. Loc 1)011
Tae on ... at H,pe . m, fciSttjC JjJc'i
KNICKERBOCKER - puy.7,
Teas Storm Country ?gf4r
Ouraont'a Minstrela 9.i.j
TAOORH AND HtS DRESSMSii
jino wrii-Knowr saying maf. th t?l
makes the man," doesn't seem to noiTsl
the caae of the dlstlnmlshed IllnQ?IS.F-1
opher and iwat, who with his press m
Is now among; us. mn
The "dresimsW" rather than the taA
seems to have had most to say insJ
Tatrore "" "
It Is dlfflcult to determine how mi. -I
the adulAtlon showered on filr nSi91,
dranath since his visit to America la h
his Inlellectunt worth, and how muoh ta VS
stj-te of costume. w w
Cnrlylo showed u tonic in bij
"Sartor Ttesartus" how much our etSmfi!
of the greathes and dignity of ?
pended on their clothes, by calltnr unon Z$
ImnRlnallona to contemplate what 2I
become of the dignity of tho British ho3
of Ixirds If its members were clethesiesV
A cocked and plumed hat, . roid.t.,:
uniform, ribbons nnd tassels and enanletit!
and swords and all such trappings of rT'
millinery Impress us mors than we would kJ
willing to acknowledge, perhaps. J
Wo know "A man's a man for a' thejs
but the unusual In dress appa8 thron-Vi
the eye and creates first Impression, mh
sooner than the appreciation of real woJSv
of character and Intellect by the ordliuS
processes current In society. u'narr
Nevertheless Sir lUblndranalh Is u
vogue Just now H W
E- B. B.
HERE'S ONE VOTE FOR IT
Let's all agree for the future to clva mil
of h moat heatitlfnl wnerf. I- ...-."" on'J
Its full spemng nnd dignity! not "u,'J
but Christmas I Is It a unanimous vota?I2
Boston Post. tout-.
A GEORGIA TRAGEDY
The William Ooat Is missing.
And so's a can of paint;
The former ato tho latter
And now, bo gee, ho aln'L
Macon TelegraphJ
THE
Audience!
LAST NIGHT AT THE
LYRIC
THEATRE
nose to Tiinm feet and
Cheered
TO THE ECHO
THOS, H. INCB'S
STUPENDOUS I'lIOTO-TOAMA
nouae i-acKea Hundreda Turned Away. Pre
nnd Publlo Unanimous In Acclalmlnr It till
MASTER MOTION PICTURE '
OF THE UNIVERSE
Boforo Your Very Eyeia
See
mo mnKins or a Hub
Ocean Liner.
The Death Strujrgle tof
tho Submarine. 1
. , , The Battle in thlf
ClOUdS and 1000 Other Wnnilnrfnl nnAi
iiiriuuiK ocenes.
First Matinee Today
Every
Afternoon, 2:15. Evg., 8:15?
500
FINE.SEATS
FOR
50c
ADELPHI Tonight at 8:15j
J-OI'ULAn 1 MATINEE TIIUR8DAT
Tha Host Wonderful Flay In. America
"EXPERIENCE"
POSITIVELY LAST TEnFOnMANCE DEC. m
CHESTNUT ST.
." "- TWICE DAILY
Of ERA HOTISR 2:I nd 8:18.1
Evs. and Sat. Mat., 2So to l
, OTHEIt MATS., I3c. BOe, JSol
EngaBoment Extended
Two
Short Weeks
William rax
CONTINUES
ANNETTE
Kellermann
IN
A Daughter
of the1 Gods
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mnsBisriBLY
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UBAUT OF
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Keit Attraction
THE IIONOIt SVBTEM" y
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A SENSATIONAL IllTI
NAN HALPERIN
THE CLEVEREST RECRUIT TO
VAUDEVILLE IN THE
LAST 6 YEARS!
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GRAND OLD LADY OY THE BTACJE'
MRS. THOMAS WHIFFEN
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WITHBRSPOON HALU Tuea. Eva Deft 8, at
FREDERICK PALMER
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la letotur pa
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