rjq- ' 14 -"- nil. 1j iiiii f ...,,l... " 5r t! - ft 5r WzkJ M- J&M T&.JS&3 &? 6s JI Ff t t . si- t PS," j r-i. fc"i "ir a; w Wit Ja Kuimlttg il&j&nci: SfJBjjftK HlBLlC LCDGEH COMPANY uirus jr. K. ctmnn, riMiotur BDrrontAri iioA.ni). n W!"-K'c;'"' Chairman. FgUM ft MAnTlN..., general nuMirTTMTn.Vi'r' mVJft2LSSiSr"?iw.Mi"" v. -"-" "Hm anuaueipsia, A?5?m,p??.U'',,,Jt,,,.L'", Ch.ilmit RlrU HlfTi ' J?:M-Vn Dull Unit tomiJ? ,3M Metropolitan Tower cmcioo..,. ....,..,IS02 TrtfrM iJuildlnS news ncnnAUsj Pmmis i?i,Y.0... .. 00 rMjflchlrM; "' "n"'' I Ituo Louis l Utend "aunscniPTioN TEiuia Til. TPWWfWM T .. I- . . ... erHr ( ' c"1"' p,r """" VYU to the lhi?tM.lU ?.F0,l,,Ja"u'.,M ef Philadelphia, In M.KSi"a.fflr"' 9"'r UnltM mates ioe. or tSS mi'tl1" dollr for three months vancS. " ' ao,'"M r war. PWW In nd- neSth.11 'or'n " n (II) dolUr per nl!i?Ti7fl!i,"erlb,? lhlmr n,.I4ret chanted toiust slva old R well an new aiMress. f nrj-L W VAtNlfT KEYTONEMAirf 1000 . ' ""nimnn flvuarr. I'MMiuipnla, mn "J""8 riiitAnitirni roTorric HwwftMH juaii. Mirrcn. TUB AVKHAOn NRT TAID DAILY CHI- CULATION OF TUB HVICNINO I.KBOCU Ton MOVEMIIKH WAB ,01t rltlUddphlt, rrMir, I)KFmbrr 11, 1919. Ltfa, lihm a dome of many-colored glatt, Stain the while radiance of eternity. Shelley. r ,, i ., , j Well known rcsreta: Sulr.or'n that ho wau a Now Yorker and not a I'enn oyhanlan. To a McNIchol or a Vnro thero Is always need of reform when tmno other fellow has tho ofllcci. Mr. Bryan Is to build his now Hotith rn homo on tiuneot Mountain. How ap proprlatol It Is not roportcd In tho dispatches, but recent events Indlcato that thn Ger mans havo taken llnnhcash. Bonar Law's request for nn addi tional million soldlum Is tho British nn iwor to tho Oormnrt praco proposals. Christmas spirit Is not worth much Unless It transfers somo part of tho Christmas largess to tho unfortunate In Europe. In "ilampy" Moor,o' plan to pay an annual pension of $25,000 a year to ex I'rcsldents, to ho forfeited If thoy seolc re-election, a sldo swlpo at Teddy's sup Dosed ambltlon7 Informally Uoyd acnrRe mlslit he called tho Prlnco of Wales Cincin nati TIineu-Htnr, And formally nnd actually ho mlRht bo called the main euy In tho UrUlali'dn pi re. Thero Is somo sharp Gallic humor In tho French Ambassador's ciiIIImk tho Gorman peaco proposals "a scrap of paper." It Is because aormany tore up ono treaty sthat tho Allies nro slow to draw up a new ono with her. Too imtny cooks cannot apoll a new city charter broth. Too fuw easily can. It ia well that a group of iihlo men dovlso and suggest, but a basic law was never lasting thnt was not easily under stood by tho pcoplo nnd Indorsed by them after ample time for "study. Onco moro tho Senate passes an Immigration bill with n literacy test at tached, knowing Mr. Wilson will veto It a aocond time, as Mr. Tuft did before him Our President's shouldcri) must ho broad when men In Congress think moro of re election than of American traditions. It Is no wonder tho Executives havo been assuming moro and moro responsibility Tor legislation when tho legislative branch hus asked them to do moro and moro of lta "dirty" work. h Undoubtedly thero Is great menace to the peaco of tho United States In tho present status of nffalra. Tho German peaco proposals are gonernlly Interpreted to carry a threat of Indiscriminate sub marine activity. Dispatches from Itot tordam doclaro that a "sink at Bight" pol. Icy will bo adopted. Germany lesorvcd liberty of action to withdraw tho pledges mado to tho United States, and thoy nro In force only bo long as Berlin does not i chango lta mind. The necessity for sensi ble preparedness was never stronger than It la today. , Tho pork barrel Is bad enough, but not half bo bad as tho widespread do nuncintlon of really worth-while appro , priatlona on the pretenso that they result , from pork-barrel legislation. Tho proper. Uon of wnato in funda for harbor im provement ia actually very small, und lha diffloutty of getting any appropriation &t all, even for the most meritorious un dertakings, U well known. It la unfortu,. nate that to ono city ,any appropriation that would benefit another city la gen trally considered a raid on the Treasury, Every garden lover should seek for permission to contribute to the fund which tho John Bartram Association ia Utout to raise to restor the garden of " fiijtadelphla's famous botanist to Its orig jnal condition. Bartram lived on the Hnk of tho Schuylkill and cultivated 'powers and simples in a genuine old- fashioned garden. The place had a water view and a land approach and combined w ug uGutjuia which ovwry nower lover Would Ilka to aao in his own pleasure ip'vhiw. 41. jivjjvbcu n.v regioie me r - "JJojw a weW us the garden and, make Sf "fpartrara Park a gem among the breath- j. tag pata in the city. v il may be asked by noma why the jKt Gran?B attacks the so-caIIl elght- mnt taw on th srougJbjit ih gjjFi. id rstrrn82v man oth&n l , , .. . lain aaai , ltf ft f fjinTlaTifl ff MMliBlniMriinTITI HMMTM T I "" plfc- lhaat .. -- -s j ' -g mib--iaBaBa;:SBBaaaaBBnaaBas?2u:- L , I a.. "jz fu -m' aFaaaHaaBBBBBjaaBBBBjBjBJBBEaBjBpBBaBMBapaaMaaBBpi I m 'aniv'j "e-.'j Smm-'- && lnded to lvo an eight-hour day. to any ono, apoelrlcntly or permanently. It wa a Vdffuo appeal to labor In general, a promlue that could not bo kept throush iny law, but containing the Inference that It might bo Indefinitely extended. Tho Clrnngo seen It nlmply as a ll(ioranlilnff force In those vocations In which tho or tension or limiting of tho day'i work to eight hour" tho year round la not fcanlble, Theno earn and mlsundoratnndlnRii nmonn; various Rroupn of worker and their cm plrtyern nro tho result of nn attempt to mnk n troOil campaign Btogan out of a tricky law CAN GERMAN MILITARISM BE CRUSHED? IN AMj our thinking of tho war wo should keep In mind that It began lr causo of a conflict of Interest and that it can bo onded either by n plan of ac commodation and compromise or by tho overwhelming and crushing lctory of one sldo or tho othci. Tho conflict of Interest was so crave that for years prior to AurusI, 1014, statesmen wcro discussing tho Inrivltablo rupture and hopliu; that It could bo nvortcd, only because It was thouRht tho consequences would bo so tcrrllilo as to mako any nation pauso beforo lr liiRlnrr so ureal a catastro)ho on Huropo Tho catastropho lias been Rreutcr than any ono anticipated. But, In iiplto of It all, no disposition huu appeared on elthor side to mako peaco by nn uccom modntlon of conflicting Interests. The Central Vow crs nro determined to sel7c, If possible, those trade, routes which thoy think nocoss.iry to their commercial de velopment, nnd tho Kntento Alllui Insist thnt thero tan bo no peaco until flcrmnny Is crushed Tho vloivs of the Kntonto were eplto mlrcdbyJIr Asquk! In his famous Guild hall speech. Ho announced that tho s,word would not ho sheathed until Belgium and Hcrbln liuil recovered nil that thoy had lost, until Kronen won adequately se cured aRalnst tho menace of iiRRrcsilon, until all tho small nations of Huropo wort placed on on unassailable foundation nnd "until thu military domination of I'russla Is wholly and finally destroyed" Thn persistence of this determination to destioy I'rusilan mllltnilsm is tho dlstlnKUlshlng fenturu In the comment on tho dermaii peaco proposals that i nines from responsible sources In tho Allied nations. AVo nro told that tho Allies ore fighting for a principle namely, tho light of all nations to live their own lives In their own ways nnd In tho samo breath wo nro told that Gernumi's mill- tary policy must bo modified by oulsldo pressure Theio Is no spirit of (oncllla- tlon In all this. Tho announced willing ness or Germany to rtstoio Belgium to Itself nnd to wlthdiaw from Krnnco and to submit tho Balkan situation to tho declilon of a confornnco Is treated, per haps tightly, as a Machiavellian muvo In tho giimo. Tho agreement between tho Asqulth Irreduclblo minimum and tho Ger man proposals, how over. Is perfect on tho nurfiica up to tho point of tho crush ing of Prussian militarism. Tlio Allies hae been nttemptlng to crush tho militarism of Germany for moro than two years, with what dvgrvo of success tho woild knows It ically must bo admitted that tho Geimnns have somo reuson to bo proud of what tholr militarism can accomplish In tho way of national defunso. If It vero less erfectlvo wo should hear less nbout tho necessity of destioylng It Tho armies nro deadlocked There In llttlo expectation on this sldo of tho ocean that there can b n complete and declslvo victory fot either sldo In less than a jtnr, If at all Thero Is a pre vailing hope thut statesmen can bring themselves to attempt to do what tho armies havo failed to accomplish, that Is, anango for a livable ngicemont among tho Powera which will remove so fat as possible tho longstanding c.iusch of filu Hon that, In tho last analysis, wcro to. uponslhlo for tho terrible cataclysm that has ovciwhelmid tho continent. CHARACTER COACHES rpiIR public has been surfeited with J-storleH about tho football coach and his fabulous salary. Can ho turn out a winning team? Then let him name his price. But they do differently In tho restloim West. Thoro Is Doble. thn nmmn.nii coach for tho University of Washington, whose team has not lowered Its co!6rs to any antagonist during the eight ycurs In which Doblo has been In command That's a record for vou, but It Is not good enough to keep Doble in hla Job. The eleven. It seems, went on strike juBt beforo tho Thanksgiving gnmo with California be- causo ono member of u had been ills clpllned by tho faculty for Irrogular work in nn examination. Doblo put a aocond eleven in tho field and won, but his sjm pathy, It wna understood, waa with the strikers. Into the scene steps the president of the institution. "Tho chief function of the university." ho says, "is to train char acter, and Doblo failed to perform his full share of tho work." Bo Doble must go, no matter what happens hereafter to tho football team. A character coach! Thoro are thou sands of American narcnta who want to shako handa with you, President Suz jwllo. of tho University of Washington. THU PRECEDENT IN THE CASE milY doesn't Senator Vara cite tho con- duct of Woodrow Wilson as justiflca. tlon of the course which Senator Mc NIchol ia charging Governor Brumbaugh with following When the president of Princeton waa made Governor of New Jersey he turned his back on the political boea who made him and announced that ha had been elected by tho people aa the Democrats leader of the State. Wilson was able to get away with it and has be come President. He ia now, according to hla theory of polities, the Democratic hder of the nation, and he has been able to get uway with this contwtlon also with, some degree of auccesa. If wa are to have basse they should be Elected, according to the whilom Princeto i wthool teaohar. The trouble In Pennsylvania la Ut the Governor, Instead of setting up $aa EM?e uuwnewi on tils own account, .Iribtakdli MIIUMW to tua creation gt an mwy&u to da. lf(W !- " "' I i i (1 , 1 1 if Tom Daly's Column rwhv vsntr.ovH If wo coutd tco that floht That nnole of depalr, What hand coutd keep Un mlphtf What heart beat taHant thcrcf Tho arrout black the Ue, The sun putt vltor on; Tho l'alhcr-Klna of XAes Voniokci each vtvrmliloni "rtu forth, Immortal Lard Of Calumnle and Oreednt ltatti, Unites, to vour tuordat Hhamet, l.utit, unto vour ntcrdtl" (What mtphtv champion daret That vaunted chUalryf) A child i lisping prayrra Ilrnlde hi mother' hneet T1IOMAH W At, ML IMADOINAT1GN llxcuso us for casting nsparngus at no highly developed an art us thnt of ad writing, but It scums to us that It is all wrong too straight and monotonous Ads should bo written on tho buy us an our favorite dressmaker says. Thoy should stimulate Idtns and leave some thing to bo Imagined llko this: Tom .!6nes fell Into the rher ono da. Men hunted a. wcok In bouts. "How sad tho lamented did not" (said thoy) "I7so Ivory Honp, for it floats." Or tills- When wo go out to sea to sail, Tho waves gut high nnd rolloy-o, Tho sloward brings a mop, a pall, And alio much Kapollo l'l ("IlirAOO Dec. 14 Morn than two niciro clergymen will meet with ironilii-nt Imilnens and professional men and oilier or tho Hecontl Illinois infantry next-week to discuss n hill permitting boxing In the tit x( I.CKlslature -New illfpntrh And upon all such pleasant occasions, presumably, tho Hpcaker will bitouio referee. Wli) In n prteatrlnn? Tn rIva tlm ninkm of auloiiicbltfl Iiornn nn excuna tor IvIuk - Illndlr) In Hpoki-nmnti Ilrvlw Not so In dear old 1'hllly. Auto drlvets hero need 'em to run Into Instead of nichllceturn nnd other ob-itructlonn O. W M Fa etiology (Willi aiioloslei to VVnllncn Irwin nrul everybcjly) Dcnrlo lion Tom, Of Dull Night tltno NVwRledgcr While thinking up wnys ror let off of nerves which require cxprnstilons to fill up Iodbo time when Hon Horn lake Ilrlilnl Ilorieylitini.!i out to dinner, I mlk back ami fnw very muth to Nlggern Hlioferr which Is waiting In kitchen tor call to bring tamo hninewnvs Hon Hlioferr nggravokn mo too much to sihuIc, so I hnll.i bail: "I leave all to Hon Tom which answer by nrliltmttor tn newH paper coltum' ' I'lght of opinion nro over ns follows- Japanese schoolboy learn meaning of Psychology b old time leather which nnr rntn very old story Mnn ttntury ago, linn King of Prgcati I'niplrc. by naino Crush, open great bc hool for grownup adult persons Hon neighbors (all school ' Fy College." In which Hon Pinto and many otlm great plilloidoferH wn the school uianiniH which taught how nobody hnows what the) knew before When othn iielgli- liors como homu with look of smart bnm, the) call such cxprcKslons of contemp "Ct- college-)," ami over since to this duy up lift look on toiintcnanco arc woro ! stu iIcntB of same high tone class of leurnage. : 'that auger make Hlioferr say back In nlggero talk, only two weeks Intely ago ho luai fresh lei turn on suhjlck by ilUIno pas tore of colorful hnptls' church which gavo Ji-st of meaning as following In origin of times was great Mon Ark which was Prcs of Spinach Govt. Ono Hundiy ho feel nfful at ho long wait for evening din nor, but he dust not holla for fear color Human cook lady hear him which had smash latil) cmplo)cr on face with Hon roller pin for unpleasant hurry-up of food stuffs So hailpy thot cune In Piosldcntlal mind as be hear bull groan out In ban vurd He t fill up on Hon Tellphono old frlind (JIhUIoIiih which was namo no bo inline he (hasa all hulls homo whllu scaring biiman jioples In ureels and luniBt him "Hi Cladd), do mo favor' Como on over to bunyard an lieat up big hull whilst I onlnok from safety perch on fence rail " Ho (iladlolus mako hull light for llfn with his organ-grind hdkfs nnd rope lats-so, and 1'res brung fninbly of royalitlcs to fence side where they got much and more excitement whilst nlggero cooking woman ring bell and holla for quick feed dining of carl) .Hundn) night dinner, ns usual be fore color chunh mtg rinally Gladiolus got Hon lasa-so on neck and horns and vvrustcd with strong onus llko Snnsoni illl at last ho throw the bull to ground In hohilejssniiss "Golly! Gee'" veil mi Pmi In excitement like week da stk mkt of war time "What nay?" asks peril) deef mother In-law "S I: Golly! ufe"' "bout forth great Mon Ark, which give name In Angllsh "Psychology" when meaning to throw the bull' Please answer which aro right. Hoping jou are Ilia same, HA8HEM UTtA TOGO. Per Hugh .Merr Sly Creed Simply clad, with plain fare. An ee for nature's beauties; A puro heart, n clean mind; Content with humble duties. Loving nil, hating none, A tongue that speaks no evil, A strong faith to overcome The doubts that cause upheaval. Sympathy that's deep and, true For those who mourn and sorrow, Some wholesome Joys, duly earned Then one grand tomorrow. Thus would I live, SHIS. J. W V. DOUOLAEHVIU.i:-Tho stolen hor of D. K. tnaantrr w. recovered at toons, with an Ellin, who had tried to veil it, ailrep In the ussr. Condensation Is a cardinal virtue In the newspaper olllce, hut in attempting to achieve it this Item In our favor! to eve ning paper seems to have said too much. At announced by an electric plj-nbotrd In an eioludve rldinttl section. OVHIUinOOK I'nEHIlYTHtllAN CHURCH Hunday, Decinoker 10 lta in. sn4 a p. hi. Hermans for tha PAerriH O Overbrook! Thy spelling book Hast thou alaol forgot? Or Is this break this graa mistake. A sexton'a eunnlng plot?1 WALLAKD TUB M JltlST (11VAIII.K IIUOKt) We nominate "Clrou. and Othfr tSsaays," by Joy Kilmer, and Webherb nominates an ld one "hotd Jim," by Joseph Conrad, Lp in tho mountains of Pennsylvania there aro battles waging; aa brave and. in soma case aa bopel, an ever indom itable; spirit was calUd to enclurs The soldlors, men and wwimn, are the pttAt of tha Stattt tuburcultn fwtuetarta aiul on- iwia)sj t swaiitc. mumwm mmm m rt ita a t&Ht tm&i iewAwn ' ii , , m,, , LMnitiMiW,, , , , -1. .r,w-'- i rc':.rjvvi.tAMiwv .in. cf im '. . .. f r "jT.HTl-W j''r,'r-iiiniCRffm.ajjt-mwjjr.:i -JAr.f .&& ttrtt!&& .viisesaSKffi 'sn. ;i;w'MKj3, ijrj-jmmw$fflmw&mi'sr. m: '&mm kff i- tfM&xmfw&w& L&mfasitti&M&sj wfiiM!agffi; 'iSxmMmiri'ysM. i.wasxVfiSS' W$ji&?t? "'rasssiflSglfel -'rmjyt y WWffiSZSSfflBKBBfflfiMB . - VW,. '.jmtimsmmffiBmmmfflgms isfcsr-. Wliat Do You Know? i OurrlM o urnrrnl Hlnrit Kilt ie anttctrtd In thli rolumn Irn iitiratumi lUr mi tun. in lonlri n rrv ii elf fiiumuil iirrmm thoulil hnote, art ii.td liatlv. qui. I Mere pence trrini oaereil to the South fir the tTnliill at nnr lime hefore the nut of the I till HnrV S. Hum nhoulil tin. nnnir of the planet 1 runim be. prunuuiued? X. Htute the rlitcf llltlili ill. In the life nf VVIn- llehl hniit wltli rrwrrnre In tho nirt lie lihtird In Amerlruii lilxtur)? 4. What It ii unnmtnr' B VV hilt n Ihx Iron of ullhw uf the Swim I'rrhhJrllt.' 0 VVlut U a urntritsrr' 7. Krarrlhe Iho iirnrrn of luuklnc a ilrilcn hr alrlirll S Mhut un. tlm fiilc nf Hiilnl Viilentlne mill what eient urriirrril ml hl ilio . I rli ruarr UT 9 What mi the ouiirll of Mruiu? 10 Whnt Ii the iirecenKloii of the eiiuliimcuT AnswerH lo Ycstcrdaj'a Quiz I. The minify of , ( olunibun'ii ahluH rre the I'lliln. Ihr Mmi ninl the Nnntu Murlu S Tliriiuiili ih. nttrrlr the hlouil mik.ri. from the left khla of the heiirt to the tU.ura, rtirouili the, leln. the rrlioiia (or hluei hloml la rurrled from the riiulllarlen hark to the heart 3. "NariireiM" U the mime rmulojr.l li- mrill eml itrllrra to Uealxnste the Jlolmm iimluiia of .iirla unit 1'alr.tlnc. the triiha senerallr or- thn Arab-llrrhrr rurea of iiorthern Africa who conquered hnuln and Slcllr nnil Imaileil 1 mure. 4. Arnooa In Mnlro nre Kiilllra, d Mlltnii blind llomrr, nrrorillnx to tho Intend, hum blind 0 The niiiiio of lirlaa Krlnclo la rorrimtlon u, , ... orriiiiin uru -! Iiriatklni el,' liieanlnc '-llttlo I hrl.t ( hlld ' 7. The trndn wlnila nre Ihu.t ublrh trade or "treud (i Irrlird from An.lo-Smon IrriliHr-wlnil " ii trradliie nlnd. unit not from 'trade") In one uniform trutk to ivuril the Ihrriniil eumitor In the north em lirinl.iihrre they hlou from the north eu.t und In the oulhrrn from the aoiith euat, uboul thirty ilrtrren eaeh aide of the ruuntor. S A niirrrn I n nine of Krnuml In nlilch rahhlla lire nrearrtrd or n hound 0 Itolurrl Morrla, nftrr Ida itrrnt llnanilal erv. lie to the tiiii.e of the llriolullon, en tered Into unfiirliinale Iflialnraa tuerula tluna, nml on I ebrimry HI, HUH, eulered the Uflilora' iirlapn In I'lilladelnhln, Hhrre he u lonflneil unlit Amu. I '.'(1. lol 10 l'utla de (luiiiiimi-a iu the Iruillnc mural palnttr nf Irjiidi In the nliielrrnlli ren lllr). I'mla una not hla tlrat name I he name Here sneii la lu lie lou.ldrrrd hla laat name Ilia Drat name im l'lrrrr. A Stock Market Term V 51 Hacli stock Is traded In nt a certain place on the exchange Hour This place Is culled the "post " One broker having u buying or selling ordir finds out what the market Is for thu stock ha wants to buy he usually knows approximate und then bids a fraction or so under If he wants to buy und offers a fraction or so above If he wants to sell All dealings aro carried on by word of mouth, the floor trader keeping a memorandum until the end of the day. when Bhects of the different houses are compared I'ollu it E An approximate pronounclatlon of the French soldier's nickname, "pollu," Is "pwah'lee." The English "ce' Is very nearly the same as the French "u " but lit the latter thero Is u tr.veo of the "oo" sound, aa lu 'boot" Although dllrlcvilt at first, this "u" can be pronounced exaclly by pursing one'a lips as If to say "oo" and then, being careful to keep the lips In that position, saying "ee" Instead It Is better, however, to pronounce It an outright "ce" than to let the "oo" sound predominate. Firlrrir a Room ANON Your question Is rather vague. A red-hot stove near enough to a wall or Inflammable material would set fire to a room Mclba's Name 11 It. T "Melba" Is not tho real nam. of the singer Her maiden pame was Helen Mitchell and by marriage she Is lira. Arm. strong "Melba" is a stage name frora Melbourne, Australia, her native eitj Iniat and Qutlot I T. T "Inlot" generally mean a lot within a larger tract, probably the original of a town, and "outlot," a later addition. TO TIE UP WATQHFUl. WAITING 1 To persona not versed In tha Intricacies of governmental procedure one among whom we ara which It would seem that a nice wall motto. "Any Old Tape as lng as It's Rsd," would be an .appropriate Christmas prasaat for some or the departs mams at WasWnstoo Macon Ttsrapb HB .MEAN? WSW, Th Mmam IMtar mi wlm seat r-ii Uatojwtf lalwW, JTry fWa em ymu. Aba- SLT " T mmm4mi , ,..., . "YUST YUMPI" THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Can Philadelphia "Christmas Catarrh" Be Prevented? Right of Firemen to a Home Christmas T'il h-pnrfnienr It trrr tn nil remera who lilwi to rjprma tlirir opinion ns auofreta o ciirrrtil inlrrrM. it In un open arum, nml (lie ,ucnint t.ruurr fiaaiimr no rrapfinmoimi lor the ileu! o tit rnrrrauamlriil'. intern mint le fifvnVif ilh Hie tiume emil mlctretn nt Hit urttrr. Hot tin rfar(i for puMiciilloii. 6tit n u sii'irniirra at uooil lulth "CimiSTMAS CATAIIUH" To the Kditor of the JSvenlnp I.edget .Sir Our regular Christmas winter coughs destro), jrar after year, tho Jovs of our Phlludelphlu Clirlstmns This has been going on for a century with thou sands of Phllndclphlann It Is tlmo medi cal science rescued Philadelphia from this curse Nothing Is lncumbl but death to a Philadelphia medical man The ell mato of Philadelphia In winter Is nil right, If Philadelphia medical men would only toll us how to kill tho particular gorm In our higher nasal nlr passages which causes our nasnl secretions to express themselves nbiiornmlly nnd muses bronchitis, which ho often lends eventually to tuberculosis: Thlst'lirlstmiiH atarrh"- tho starting of oviry winter Christmas cough can bo mannered b Philadelphia medical science I alvu)s get Clirlstmns citarrh In Phila delphia," say some persons, nnd they bluimi It op tho "climate" of Philadelphia. Tho blame, however, rests solely with the lack of genius of tho medical men of the city, not with tho climate The germ, not climate, causes the disease, and tho busi ness of tho phjslclan Is to kill germs ii. a. w. I-anghorne, To , December 1 1, NATIONAL ANTHEM To the Kdlfor of the Evening Ledger. Sir There ought to be legislation against the Indiscriminate playing of the national anthem Its use should bu restricted Tha plulng of the piece at movlug-picturn houses, theatres, minstrel shows, circuses or nt uny occasion vyIiobo dignity does not warrant It. only serves to cheapen It In the eyes of tho nation Tho belief that tha frequent playing of tho anthem at every Tom. Dick and Harry occasion arouses patriotism Is foolish to the sublime, for no one who holds It In revcrencd likes to ee It mauled and abused at every scmldramatlc patriotic occurrence which Is staged within a mile of an Ameri can flag Such plalng at playhouses and the like Is nothing but commercializing patriotism If the anthem Is continued to bo flaunted beforo tho public In such flagrant examples. It will not bo long befote It will be re garded as part of a pald-for entertain ment, and cease to have the proper respect paid to It. The playing of the anthem Is restricted lu tha army and navy, and It should be protected In olvll life. n. Philadelphia, December 14. LIKES THE PEACE PROPOSALS To IJie Editor of the Evening Ledger; Sir No happier new? has come to us Blnce the outbreak of the present war than the announcement of , the proposed offer of peace by the Kaiser to the Allies. Our news papers and prominent men are Indulging In wild speculation as to the motive that ac tuated the Kaser In his effort to restore peace to the suffering belligerent nations of Kurope. Let us de fair to the Kaiser. If wa blamed him for causing the war, let ua credit him with tha good will and hu manitarlan motive of ending It He has taken the Initiative: let us heln him i. showing the Allies that civilisation demands a speedy cessation of the wholesale murder It Is true tha Kaiser has alt the advan tage at hla side In this bloody game, so much more to his credit In showing an opening for an honorable peace. The Allies, contrary to all speculation, will ao cept the Kaiser's proposition for negotia tion. In fact, I feel that the State De partment at Washington knew all about It weexs ueiore, ana me Allies knew all about It- I shall go further and say that I eredit our President with having hinted to tha Herman Government that this would be the most feasible step to further the interest of peace, by making negotiation possible It was not a mere coincidence that the announcement of the Kaiser came im mediately after the arrival of Ambassador Uerard at Berlin. I rather thuik that the Ambassador carried thU well-denned plan to th German Government and with the knowledge of all tha beiiigsrunt rwsa tatlvts. I think the begmnmg of tlis end of too war I Mar Tte AUto wlU aeasoi. MiK Mt ASatesiifa ata3lG,; belligerent countries with a great senao of humanitarian feollng to end this bloody war that Is now devastating Europe with honors to nil concerned All belligerents havo demonstrated n wonderful courage In killing human beings and nil belligerents will exhibit a still greater courago in con serving human lives nnd restoring civlllza- uon to Its nonnnl status All bill to Wnshlnuton! All hall to "erlln DK AARON' URAV. Philadelphia, December 17 UUSKIN ON PEACE To thu Vdltor of (he Evening Ledger: Mr Do these words of Kuskln apply to the United Hi.Uch of America? ' Vou mny cither ln your pence or buy It, win It, by ieslst.iiu l evil , buy It, by compromise with evil ou may buy ur peaco with stlc-ncc'd consciences- ou may buy It with broken vows buy It with lying words buy It with baso connivances buy It with the blood of thu slain, and the cry of the captive, and tho silence uf lost souls over hemlipheres of tha earth, whilo you sit smiling nt your serene hearths, lisping eomforlablo prayers morning and evening, nnd uo mutter continually to yourselves, 'Peace, peace." when thero Is no peace; but only captivity and deuth for .vou as well as for those you leave unsaved; and jours darker than theirs." V. E. T. Langhorne. Pa . December 13. THE FIREMAN'S CHRISTMAS To tho Editor of the Etenlng Ledger Sir Tho appeal of llttlo Mary Doran for her llreiiian-fttlher'a presence for "Just this one Christmas" touches a sympathetic chord In tho hearts of every reader of the I:vkn imi l.KiMiKii, even should they not be In accord with the fight that tho V.VBHitia I.tmanu Is making for Justice for the fire men Perhaps tho rules of the fire bureau will prevent Chief -Murphy from granting llttlo Mnry's request This average citizen cannot decide this (mention; hut 1 think I speak for every fair-minded citizen In this community when I earnestly request Chief Murphy to stretch u point and send Papa Doran and all other tiremen-papaa home to the "kid dles" for ns many hours on Christmas Day ns Is possible. The averago citizen, how over, can Beo to It that on Christmas Day 1917. every-flreman will have at least twelve hours of the twenty-four to partake of the family rejoicing and gladden tha hearts of the little Marys and Johnnys with his pres enco OMVKU McK.VIQUT. j-iiiiuucipina, cecemoer 14. ACADEMY Of MUBia Philadelphia Grand Opera Co OPENING or "pNMONDAY BVBNIKO. nrlUUat "LUCIA" Wsmlncen, To be repeated Thursday Mat.. Deo. sYanii Friday ivenliur. Deo. 2.'. Marchatua ''nmr ileaan.Yai"" Ja" r""i Thu"dV "venhw, KTTOUK MAIITINI. general Musical Director Beats. Ii " ;.,. pp;'. U,B nut Yu AmpliUhsatre. 00 cents. D F. Keitll SNPALLET RUSSE THBATKB I "AJLifWRIN EMM1JT Dm'OY A CO FltANT. CIIUMIT Today at S. Ste 80c TonUht at g. JJo to 1. vTctoria0 v&wl VlCiUClta METnO PHESENTa , , Mabel Taliaferro In "TUB WTTI.B BUNBEAU" ffctien Charlie Chaplin & Garrick"1" t,!;- Ev- ' VJclliiv.iv Wtlne Tomorrow. 2 -la FRITZ! SGHEPF Tf l'0'" MusMANns nuARArfrSfc,".ru with JeBsraoa l AnselS TlvnnrlLast '& Eves. tst Hat. ZZt. SX.,rrnn om a tt . ... , 'omerrow Forrest 8T 2SgS&H &a MONTGOMERY Si STONE ?" In ' CjllN-CHIN" METItOPpLITAM OPEnA Honin METHOfOUTAS oVtatX COUPaW, y IfMartaigS?: It?. lioa caestaut at. ff ,ffi rf&'fE AfADHilY Ssata at HePDa'e, Jtlg ch.i. piIILADELPHIAIiV TomorS . oRcHtEsTRAbjr Wfllnilt latinea Today, 25c & 60e VVa.UIUtE?,fc I, gut lat'sSc. BOe i MUTT aJEFFS WEDDING IMckerhotertoVir TOOK CXI. MI'S,. T8..TC4DW":'6.t! aa . eTvnamae i.aim ... T fiteft: J The NortheaBt Coriidl Casuals of the Day Wrl QNI-; choose, now to ma. A -j J fantasy In the manner of -1 Maupassant. It Is not a !.,?. , but It Is very true. lUmrA ixTKLftS Down In the atri .5' .."? tt! a on miserable wooden tit.J ,Ktn ra t In the wood over against th mop, wnero ne hnd seen I,.. "Zvn had been pipings such .Vjjgf I the dais wern vitm ...1 maa i was blue, and alonrthe ocean'WS sand, glimmered In th. .? jHi never was oerore or will be aft.r ' In the streets men ,ui. "u.r and wide. Insistent smiles. wltJaS home. Home! Ood In Heawi ed n wonder wher. that J.". J.''.aen m In a street tn n far eltr .t, Jem alone, apsrt-and IlluaU, ,n iiiiuiihii iier lesrs. soi Bo he walked to his lodgln. .h J crowded streets. """""js ihrwitfl Thero were men and women anrt i.hl everywhere tn shon inJ i " V? rt and wonderful things turs iV-T. !? books, pictures-all iT i?;".1 HHI had loved In the d i""L ,T'KSa and when the mina e w-.t wln'r ta liter than the eh ,., .2' m haps, with xrollcre through SewT l Chrlstmns time. en Ul ) cl,y0a,?eVn"e,,,hroUBh,ha '" "Merry Christmas" ehoul.d etn do cluise oUreelfl" he salL ...?J.jJ.'-..,,rtir, In a paper o,M spurious part, nolso, act a strtnti nnrcotlcs ; they control the t4hX? !W, of conscious thinking and paw "m'.'S It becomes dangerous." And by ilu nro Informed what happens to if. Zt Si mini" Wo didn't know brfS? &.S iiuit como to i ho knowledge ihlpyi conscious thinking was berotVing di55 ous-especlally to the wood-wTtid 5216 And speaking of music and kindred .1 frank Mellush was ai,i ,i..,"?i 51 "My vvlfe has tho most wonderful J3 "r '" Unthinkingly, w. tKS2B "Wo didn't know you had n ia 53 sang" Instantly ho came back wltal haven't, and sho doesn't." ict.iIL1"' 51 cloverncss of repartee, was consider,! Ilrcad nnd cltceso nnd bt... i.t..'CTI and largo, form a rat ho r attractive dhTttSI these days of the h. c of 1 Tt one 21 cheese glvo out, " urwa 2 in uccuiiiu iiL'aniiiimiin wnnn ina a. l Thn art of converantlnn i. .t.., ... modlty which coven up more ImporuSl MAHKET Alt In-rir CONTINUOUS! ll.is a i, ..,..! .-cu7r,u.;o7ODAY Tora&SW . acrnic --The Melo I.le " Educational Sf.l !,,5r",r Dw'J'ctlne ! Mad.- , 0 "Worklw? for fcanta Claoi." 3-Comedy (a) MBTno Prealnt, (CI Th farvf sin fin.. u- 40v'6ruc;zh' o!'lr "-s u 1'irii rreienutlon LOU-TELT.-RfiRTvT Cleo Ridgely Sessile Hnyakawl THE VICTORIA CROSS COJH.S'O nAHLV JV JAN'UAIIY Mme. Nazimova in "Wnr Brid Woman's Btruigle Throuehout the ifi PALACE "" "M'KLBmi sir n . . ,0 A JI " lltllP. : ivuuuce ueiu Cleo In TUB YEI.WW PAWN" ARCADTA CHESTNUT H.lor m .,. "any. io: cirss . SJ DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS && "THE MATRIMANIAC .i ,. .DDED ATTIIACTION Charlie Chaplin '"' "The Bin REtTFTNTT MAr"T n.iw nm j.vj-iv-r.i.u.N - counr.n niu. LAST TWO HAYS SSEB MME. PETROVA in -run black nuTTEnnr and Fins r siiowiKa or Charlie Chaplin in "The Rink"! ACADEMY Op'mUSIC BURTON HOLME TONIGHT )LA BELLE TOMORROW ATJ FRANCE ! 30 60c. T5c. fl at Heppe's. !So at Ac4cmr.J EXTRA HHHBfiXJvo.,. Dec.29&3fl CANADIAN ROCKIES University Museum! SATURDAY, 3:30 P. M. Next lecture, January d. 340 I JI and Raturdiy thereafter t the aarae hour lectures are lllustrafcd and ssneralljf l motion pictures Jluseum ooen daltr. 10 In .1 HunitiTa I ?,t,a at all times. The Jitorcan OollMtlm.1 ninese i-orceiaine Kew Art UDlecia ir China. Nuwly translated aunurlan tabteCav aT.OR Theatre JSfflS, -4,-'--, VAUDEVILLE ContlasK 10c, lie. lie. H. 11 A, It. to 11 P Catherine Crawford's "FASHION SHOP" Special Matinee Ladies Oniyi Today, Beginning 11 A. M. MEN P03.T1VBLY NOT ADMITTED runco Vn-,rc MAI1KET .lo ? ; Ji. WOO IVCJO Bally. 3J. " - Vuva V M. 11.10. UL S "HARVEST DAYS" T iflo fPkoofun 17th &Do ) uivvio xitcuuc Phone Lecctf ENfJAOEilEMT EXTENDED "You Never Can TelB B O. Bernard Shw irvtd A TTTTlfl ' ' " Jl X w Jt AfM Tonisrht at 8:30. Mat. TomorroWiJa BEATS BELLINQ FOR NEXT - CHESTNUT ST. -m ., nPRRA wnTTsra .u'a LAST WEEK VVirrtil! HYVY Tra..tila "A DAUGHTER OF THE GODS! With ANNBTTB KELLEKWANW i i i i NEXT ATTKACTrlON BeslODlnt; FJIIDAT MO I IT, DECEUEER SJ ,.i Bet3U n0y Mali Orders Ko d D. W, GRIFFITH'S u "INTOLERANCE" Lo'e Bcruijle Throughout ttte Acta OBRUAmra pmiob proposal i,Kj it luPBHArtyx roit rou to sastafi yrosaaitrvb puqtoplax swsPMCi-ji CIVILIZATION Kow CreatUJ a SeouUAa ' 'h LYRIC THEATRE HAT. TODAT. 3 2Q, TTL. - .. ' -a-a-r-a. - - . J TUUaiT ADELPHI-.TQnteht at m u a Ar . ittov-isrm ffr wMf1 en w um , ja will wAt alt t a w jl jgui, a.rsviaga? aVaWLvUrsVl-t J ! -
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