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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TOESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1917
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kind that is worth while.
Is tho only
Parents do not care how small the
school board Is provided the sehculs are
big enough to hold their childien.
.The President has translated into
plain English the sentiments-onii'ly read
bstween the lines ot Mr. Dnlfour'a note
to Spring-Rice.
Aristotle must have had tho high
cost of living in mind when ho said, "Wo
hould aim at leveling dowp our de
sires." Pennsylvania's institutions aro clut
tered with too many boards. If they woro
each nallod down to something definite
there would be better support for all.
If the Germans decide to go
through Switzerland thero aro. under
heaven, only two obstacles in their way.
One is the Swiss army and the other an
unofficial protest meeting at tr e Academy
of Music.
Eimting
5l2JjTfi345,
More than 00.000 trail-hitters re-
, 4 eponded to "Billy" Sunday's appeal In
Boston, which seems to Indicate that old
fashioned orthodoxy has a stronger hold
on the emotions of the IJostonians than
the preachers of new religious fads had
supposed possible.
Mr. "Wilson says to the-bolligucnts:
"Gentlemen, you may make m.y '-ort of
peace you choose; but I wish you to
understand that the United S'ntes will
not be a party to any p'ans fi-r s-iurnn-teeing
future, pence based on a victory
which would mean only a victor's terms
forced upon the vanquished. It this bo
meddling make tho most ot it "
The moral of tho success of fusion
In New York city politics ought not to
ba lost on Philadelphia Democrats nnd
independent Republicans. New York
fusion Is accomplished through the co
operation of Republicans, who aro in the
minority, with independent Democrats
who want good government so much that
they are willing to fight Tammany.
Pittsburgh's teachers' pension plan
Is described as "probably the first finan
cially sound public retirement system
ever evolved." It provides for retirement
at the age of sixty-five years on a salary
of $500. AVhat else it provides for has
not been disclosed in the dispatches, but,
however sound the, plan may bo finan
cially, school principals aro not likely
to think It wholly Just to be put on tho
shelf with the same monetary allowance
given to the lowest-grade class teacher.
"Social Justice" Is about as important
as financial soundness In a pension sys
tem. If Secretary Daniels Intends to use
the award of a shell contract to Hadflelds,
limited, of England, as a flail to whip
American munition makers into greater
activity his course can be understood.
But If he intends to adopt the policy
of buying "such ammunition at any time
and any place that it can be best ob
tained," 'ha Is making a most grievous
blunder. Of course, we must have the
best ammunition obtainable. It must be
equal if not superior to that used by
any other navy; but if this war has
taught tha nations anything It is that
they must be sufficient unto themselves
In time of conflict, and that they cannot
be properly prepared for the crisis unless
they begin to equip themselves while
there Is time. "We hold no brief for the
munition makers. They are able to de
fend themselves. "We do believe, however,
that It Is tha duty of tha Eveninci
Ledger and of every other American
newspaper to demand that the Govern
ment In "Washington make it its first
duty to assist In developing every In
dustry here to that state which will
make us independent of manufacturers
to other countries when we shall And
it necessary to use war material.
A controversy about the author-
, i, yfcjpTot Far above Cayuga's waters,"
prjjfcy Cornell song, lias arisen which Is
- -yjiit to be much more Interacting: to the'
Cornell alumni than the- dUpute over the
MnMty of the man who wrote Shakes
jfcI'' !,li r the iespoiiKibillt for
mm yeai.e note leafc- The lata Judge
V. ...:ii-t u aiuUb, JtaichM m, U I ,
urn ..- i . v.t tiTWiU tor th mm$, Uat
Archibald C. "Weeks, at Yaphank, V. I.,
Insists that Judge Smith merely gave It
popularity by singing It. Weeks Insists
that ho is the real author. Ho wrote ono
stanza while In college, anit several years
later completed tho song at the earnest
request of tho compilers of tho Cornoli
Song Hook. With all due respect to tno
Ynphank lyricist, wo would suggest that
thoso who disagree with him should bring
forth their evldonco before It Is too late,
lest eomo ono In tho future attempt to
settle tho dispute by tho Internal evi
dence of a cipher code.
AMERICANISM INTERNA-
'PtrM a i I'wn
A AVSlVAJIfJUAS
rpift'. President proposes, In effect, a mil
" Itary denationalisation of tho world
through modified federalization. Ho would,
by common consent of the nations them
selves, deprlvo tho sovoral governments
of their full sovereign powers. Hereto
fore nations huvo been free-noting, be
ing bniuitl only by their might, their con
science and their responsibility before
God. Hereafter, says President Wilson,
let them for tho common gnnd surrender
certain sovereign rights, most particularly
the right of unlimited armament, and
substitute for tho dominance ot rlflds
an agreement of conduct which will at
onco lift from tho shoulders ot mankind
nn intolerable burden, freo intercourse
from artificial restraint, nnd nmko hu
manity itself, Instead ot tho soveral races
nnd tongues, the high tribunal which
must speak before war and war's devasta
tion can plow their way through civ-.
lllzntlon.
This is equivalent to extending to tho
nations ot tho world the principles under
lying tho American Union. The experi
ment wrought out on this continent 1ms
been local in Its application; let It bo uni
versal, says tho President.
We beltcvo that the President's posi
tion Is academically Invulnerable to at
tack. His is a program toward which
intelligent men have, In fact, been look
ing with longing eyes for generations.
Hut there Is a great gult between theory
and practice, a mighty ocean of preju
dices, of hatreds, of established customs
and modes of thought. Can It bo
bridged? Has tho cataclysm purged na
tionalism of its narrowness nnd left It
clean for practical idealism? We do not
know. Wo doubt If tho world can fully
grasp tho significance ot tho President's
pronouncement in a day, a week, a month
or a year. The idea is almost new. it
has been advanced before, but never in
such circumstances or with so high au
thority and power. When thu President
of tho United States, when the great Re
public Itself speaks, tho world must listen,
whether It will or no.
Thero will be, at tho worst, but ono
moro great campaign In this war. The
giants may lash nt one another with all
their fury through another summer.
Then victory will have perched plainly
on ono sot or other of the antagonists
or the psychology of events will strike
swords from tho hands of both. The
President has turned luoso the most pow
erful weapon known to history and man
thought. Ho has made men think of
peace. -He has loosed the tongues of
peace. If tho dovo has not yet brought
back tho ollvo branch. .Mount Ararat
nevertheless is near. Tho green above
tho swollen waters can bo sensed.
Lot men's logic condemn or praise, us
tho caso may bo, but from tho great
heart of humanity and through its thin,
pale lips swings in deep volume, "Thank
God!"
NEEDS AN EMETIC
somewhat astonished at tho
' ' surprise
dynamiting of worthy medical officers in
order that a deserving Democrat such as
Doctor Grayson may be Cupid-tossed Into
an admiralshlp. An Administration that
made Bryan Secretary of Statr ins prec
edent for appointing Doctur Grayi-on to
any office whatever. Our only miriiri.se
is that the favored disciple of Aescula
pius was not nominated to succeed
Dewey. It is well known that tho navy
is in need of nothing so much as nn
emetic.
WE UIUXK WITHOUT TAXES
fTIAXPAYRnS will be asked to authorize
-- a bond issuo for the Improvement of
tho water system. This appears to be
a proposal to increase the debt of the
city and add to tha burden ot those
who support the treasury. o
It is, however, nothing of the sort.
No taxpayer pays one cent for capi
talization of this great public utility. The
facility pays its own way. It does more
than that it actually returns a profit
every year and reduces pro rata the tux
rate that would otherwise ifa charged.
The bookkeeping of the city is so mon
strously antiquated that the truth about
this public utility is concealed. Officers
who ought to know do not, in fact, know
Just what the utility is earning. AVe
state without fear of contradtctio.n that
it is actually earning more than appears
on the surface.
"We believe that the proposed bond issue
should bo put before the people for what
It Is a request that the municipality lend
its credit for the Improvement of o
utility which guarantees dividends and
enables citizens to share in profits re
sulting from values which they them
selves create by their patronage.
No money invested in a self-supporting
utility such as the water works should
be Charged against the borrowing capac
ity of the city- Productive investments
should be segregated In the municipal
bookkeeping and exhibited to the public
In their true form, not merged with gen
eral funds and their Identity lost.
There is no more reason why the water
works should do without adequate capi
ta) than that a great money-making rail
road should hesitate to lsue bonds to
uhaiice the, general earning power ut Ml
jM-uuerty. .
THE "HOLY WAR"
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Dissertation of n Reformer on
the Progressive Movement
in This State
By H. S. WEBER
An eminent reformer. Veteran of the re
volts of 1905 nnd 1912, was naked If he
thought the lime was rlpo for tho over
throw of the Organization In Pennsylvania,
as It had been, some few years ngo. In Call
fornla. Why did tho Organization here
seem Invultiernblo to attack, whereas lit
hther Slates the old leaders had been rc
placed by' Progressives, sent hack to private
llfe, or Jailed?
"Theio Is too much talk of the weakness
ot tho reform movement In the llepubllran
party of Pennsylvania," lie said, "and too
tittles of ltsftringth and patience. In somp
ways our progressive fight has been moro
remarkable than that In any other Slate.
fAir about flrtreti yr-ars thero has beon a
verltnlile 'hoty war' In Pennsylvania. In
uther Stairs the gang yielded after assaults
of three or our years. Those Stales en
joyed spectacular fame as clcaned-up
States. And some of them havo gono back
lo tholr Organizations, though stilt believed
by outsiders to be progressive.
"States that have had muckraking and
spectacular overturns nf gangs h.ivo had
them on local, not on national. Issues. It
was on nn Ibsuo local to California that
lllrnin Johnson broke the gang. Tho reason
It Is so Immensely dllllcnlt to duplicate his
triumph In Penusyhanla Is that the pro
gressive light here Is fundamentally a na
tional progtessho fight, not merely a State
fight. Pennsylvania progressives havo
home tho brunt of a national reform. If
they had 'won,' ns Hiram Johnson and I..i
Polletto nro Bald to hae won, the victory
would not merely have reformed the Ke-
publlcau party In Pennsylvania j It would
havo reformed it throughout tho land, from
top to bottom.
"So few pleco together the events of 1905
and of 1912. President Hoosevclt, who even
In 1005 was working toward a rejuvenated
party, denounced the Philadelphia Organi
zation (the &nme thing as tho Pennsylvania
Oiganlzatlon) as unsparingly as ho did In
tho later contest. Through Root, his great
Secretary, he said Iho corrupt oiowd wero
'masquerading nB Republicans." Seven
years later Itooseelt was again In this
State denouncing that Organization, and
Pennsylvania was tho only State east of
the Mississippi (barring Michigan) which
went for Hoosevclt in 1912.
Frightened by the Tariff Bugaboo
"President Wilson recognizes tho Iniport
anco of this 'Holy War' of ours. He told
the Pennsylvania delegation which visited
him ot Shadow I.awn of the significance of
the enormous majority their State had
given Hooscvolt In 1901. It did not mean
that Roosevelt was personally more popular
here than ho was In New York or New
Jersey. Tho Hoosevclt victories ot 1904
and 1912 proved that tho majority ot tho
Pennsylvania Republicans are progressives
by a ratio ot about two to one. Wilson's
vote was normal hero In 1912, so that the
Roosevelt vote of 447.426 and the Taft vote
of 273. SOS is a very fair estimate of the
proportion between our progressive and
stand-pat Republicans."
"Then why has tho State organization
survived it it can bo defeated so easily
by a national progressive leader?"
'Tlec-iuse Pennsylvania Is tho keystone of
protective tarilt principles; hrcnuso Pen
rose is at once ono of the three or four
men in control of the Republican organiza
tion nt Washington and of the State situa
tion; because the strong men in tho pro
gressive and atand-pat factions of the party
In Pennsylvania havo been afraid that If
they unraveled his organization tlioy would
also unravel the whole protective tariff
fubrlo for years to come. Roosevelt hlm
belf. If he had cared a straw for the tarilt,
would have hesitated to attack Penrose.
So hundreds of our strongest and most In
lluential citizens, who would. In any other
State less devoted to protection, havo been
In tho flrtt rank of the progressives and
1 reformors, lose their courage when they
nro asked to oppose Penrose.
"The folly of It I Jo they not see that
the Demoernts nro sidling toward protec
tive principles ; that, when tho Republicans
return to power in 1921, tho only thing that
could prevent the complete restoration of
protection would I'B the Identifying of Pen
rose with tho tariff as tho leader' of tho
Senate majority? What better opportunity
the chance of a lifetime than the pre&ent
can there be to change our tariff stand-pat
Uadershlp to a tariff-progressive leadership?
We can use this time, while tho Democrats
are In power, to mend our fences. That
will not be changing horses while crossing
a stream. It will be getting a new horse
long before we reach the stream."
WHY SOLDIERS VEER TO LEFT
Soldiers when marching at night through
open country Invariably gravitate toward
the left, not the right. This Is the ex
perience of an old soldier, who thinks the
tendency is due to two causes: First, a
the rltlo is carried in tho right hand it
naturally follows that the weupou firm
must ba kept free, and in case of pressme.
when In close 'formation, the instinctive
rule Is to put Up the left elbow and nay,
"Casu oft to the left." Second, tho soldier
always steps off with bis left foot, and,
although it may be hard to prove, there
Is always a slight deviation to the left,
even when a battalion is inarching in day
light toward a fixed point, or any other
"d'appul." I.ondon Chronicle,
IF YOU HAVE THE SING WITHIN
YOU
If you have the sing within you, it will
out:
It Is sure to find expression, ijeyer doubt.
It may rest for years quiescent, all un
known; I.Ike a babe It Is In seeming, all ungrown;
And the years pass by unreckoned, while
the sing
Has Infused your soul with rhythm, with
a ring,
That will soon or late, possess you; make
you tell
What is harbored deep within you, like a
well.
And the water, when It cometh, as It
will, .
May beswt or stale or bitter; It may
kilt
As It shows the soul within you, good or
bad.
Be it gentle in its staging, sane or mad.
Still the song ts surely coming, ntver
doubt:
If you hve ttm sin withi you, it wm
out. , W- B.
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ARE WE SPIRITUALLY DEGENERATE?
Various Opinions on the Significance of America's Small Contri
bution to the Relief of Belgium Clergy and Rich
Men Renounced and Defended
7Vic article of the liev. Dr. Joseph
It. Oilell In the Kvijnino I.bdohh fu.f
Wednesday on the response of. Amer
ica to the appeal of llelglum sun
nested tho query, lias our prosperity
deadened our moral perceptlonst
Soma of the letters receleed in answer
to the question arc printed heloic:
SPIRITUALLY ASLEEP
7'o the Editor of the Kvenlng I.cdier:
Sir your Invitation for expressions of
opinions on tho question "Is'Amerlca Spir
itually Degenerate'.'" Is ono worthy of tho
most careful consideration. Sir. Odell's ar
ticle is distinctly a challenge, which, It Is
hoped, will have a wide distribution, but,
llko all such passionate writing, depends
for its effect largely upon what It omits.
America, I would say, is not spiritually
degenerate, but spiritually asleep. And
this condition has been Induced mainly by
tho tremendous strain of living, which nat
urally produces a htato of nerve exhaustion.
It is physical reasons that In largo part
explain tho lark of response to appeals
of the more heroic nature of which Mr.
Odell speaks. Not entlrel.v of course, for
there can he no doubt that largo sections
of our population ure wholly Indifferent to,
spiritual tilings. The crowds that attend
tlie "movies"" attest the moral exhaustion
of our people, who wish, above everything
else, to bo amused nnd entertained with
the least possible expenditure of gray mut
ter. Vast numbers, too, of our young
people of better education and opportunity
have no higher aim In Ufa than to unjoy
themselves In a way that would shock their
parents. The appeal of the spiritual, though
It Is ot the most vital sort, 11 ml h iio point
of contact Belgium! I have heuril scores
ot hem say: "What lias tills beastly war
got to do with us? If they want to go to
the dogs, that Is none of our business. On
with the dance!" These deluded mortals
havo plenty of money for their own pleas
ure; they often spend In ono night enough
to keep several Helglan families from want
for weeks. It is from those who are abun
dantly able to give, but who are too intent
on enjoyment, that we get so little response
to any sort of spiritual appeal. It does not.
take a philosopher to see that they are
spiritually asleep.
Another subtle influence, besides physi
cal exhaustion and pleasure, Is the almost
complete secularization ot our public school
education. If you send lb. 000,000 young
persons to school (which costs them not a
tient). nnd do nothing to enlarge their
moral and spiritual vision, you aro going
to send them to sleep so far as their higher
life Is concerned. Tho introduction of art
into our schools would do moro to awaken
the humane sentiments than anything else.
AVe, at present, exploit the prejudices of the
pupils, especially In the teaching ot his
tory, making it almost impossible for an
American to feel any sympathy for any
country except his own. All our American
school textbooks of history should bo re
written from the standpoint of America
us a world power, living in a community
ot nations, one among the rest, not pos
sessing everything and more than any other
member of the group. This Is the modern
point of view, .whether we like It or not,
and nobody but an Ignoramus supposes or
believes in his heart that we havo all tha
virtues, or that we can ever again enjoy'
an "independence" which virtually amounts
to sdflsh isolation.
J believe, to, that while democracy la
thu true ideal, it has its weaknesses. Democ
racy Is all right provided every one is
patterning his life on the model of the
best. We have to llnd some way of recon
ciling the best in aristocracy (which means
the power of tho best) with the best In
democracy before we shall be spiritually
awake. Our pj-esent lethargy Is duo to the
vulgar Ideals that animate our sports, our
drama, and, to some extent, even our re
ligion. W- D.
Easton, Md., January J 8.
AMERICA NOT A SHYLOCK
To tho Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Mr. Odell asks "Is America a Shy
lock?" I wish to answer, no. The farmer
who sold bU products to tba middleman
had to have cash, lie-had wages, lntersst
ob ljjv,wwt to met. tSM ! pay, or
rwnt, sWck to support, and, lt us heye,
CAN IT PENETRATE?
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family lo feed and clothe. He did not
ask. "Who Is going to eat this stuff?" The
question In his mind was "Will I get
enough for this to scrane up tho price of
next yiar's seed?" Thu manutneturer
asked, "Can I meet the market nt that
price?" The railroads did not ask, "Who Is
going to n:it this or that?" Only "Can we
meet expanses and our obligations and
pay a dividend? If wo don't pay a dividend
our credit Is vanishing." The Ihiiopean
buyers were thanking tho good nod who
bad so bountifully blessed the American
fields, and gladly bought of our surplus
to coiisiimo their rapidly disappearing sup
plies. What we gave to Uslglum was done cheer
fully and willingly and thankfully reoejved.
America has nhvays duno her share. .She
Is doing it now. It is up to all of us to be
producers and pray for good crops as well
as piace, for it will be several yrars before
Kurope will have a surplus. Wo have to
hell) feid these poor unfortunates until they
can feed themselveM.
A.N'.NIK II. M. GlNDi'.KV.
Philadelphia. January lit.
HARD WORDS FOR THE CLERGY
To the Editor of the Ilvcninii Ledger:
Kir In answer to your query: Is America
spiritually degenerate? I wish to say that
I have given much thought to this very
question and I havo come t. the conclusion
that It Is. Spiritual degunerury Is a result.
Whnt Is the cause? My answer Is, "com
mercialism." Ministers have so commer
cialized their profession that today young
college men seek the position for what there
r.i in It, not for tho luv of tlod or hu
manity. Kfty million dollars, in tho ag
gregate. Is the sum tu be collected for
"l's, We & Co." to insure I hem ugalnst
want in their old days. .Now, If they had
put forth ns much effort to secure a pension
for "all deserving poor," instead of Just
"Us, W & Co.," they would have shown
tho world that their charity reached out
side of "self," and their pleat for poor,
stricken Uelglum, us well us the poor at
home, would he answered hi such a way
that nil would be cared for and their "cup
uf joy would overflow."
HARRY SIRTTRHS.
Olyphant, Pa., January 20.
THE DEGENERATE RICH
To the Editor uf the ;;. cnliiiy Ledger:
Kir A portion of the American popula
tion Is so degeuerato and depraved that
many people r'ght among us actually war
ship an idol. There are several s'gns to
suppurt this fact. Those Idolaters are
gladly or blindly selling their uwu souls tu
tha modem Haul tho golden calf They
aro money-mad and, though they make
enough living profits. wa:,t to get rich
quicker by boosting prices on coal, food
stuffs, eta. Thero is a coal exchange, there
Is a milk exchange, there is a real estate
men's assoc atlon and tha like. Where are
you. the people? You ought to gather
together and sett to it that laws be enacted
forcing tho coal mine owners to state how
much a ton they sell, forcing the railroads
to state how much per ton of coal they
charge for currying it, and furclng the coal
dealers to state why they wunt to boost
illegal prices. It will ba easy to find the
guilty party or parties. There ought tu be
a severe peitlty meted out to them. Their
business ought to be conllscited by the
State. These degenerates are simply Prus
sianized m litarlsts. Prussianizing us into
trenches of hardship and suffering In order
that they themselves or their own families
may win social positions, showing oft their
cosily drosses or Jewels, leading lavish and
frivolous lives, autolng and playing bridge
of going to parties costing thousands of
dollars.
Their peculiar moral bllndneuj Is a com
in on disease and their method of reasoning
la a popular one. Ot couru these degen
erates represent but a , sma:: portion of
our American population, but yet that very
small portion will be like a small hola that
Will sink a ship. Our Kepubllc Is like a ship.
Philadelphia, January 20. U. P. U
FORESIGHT
The way some pwple worry about whai
happsns in prison you'd think thy x
pected to have a parses! interest In tba
ajauar soma dy. Albauy Knickerbocker
l'rs.
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I What Do You Know,?
Qurriea o uenrral intermt wilt le unsirrrnl
t Will column. Tm uiiiMtloiiY, the annu its in
which 'l'rrj luclMnormcil person huuttl kinnr,
cue nsit'il ilailu.
QUIZ
I. Who la Hie ilianlalii of tin- t'nllcil Mul-i
Sfnute?
7. Want illy Is knoull iih the l.lr.trl.- ('lb?
. Wlnit were thi Secii Wunilers of the Mlilillx
Ak-i?
4. tVli.it ii Hie imtlontil koiir; of ItflBliinr.1
-. Wltut If ii Iiiiiii" or "hUenlt" f rulilirr?
0. N h Is (It-ncriil ItrusslloIT?
T. Who Is D.ulil fnlu?
H. Wlm whs .Mother Khliitiin?
II. Whut Is the liutloiiul i-mlili-iii lit .luimn?
III. Whut Is the im-.inlriic of "a l.i muile"?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. rorerustle: the forward purt nf it mt-rclmnt-
iiuii iiiiili-r the deck, ulu-re (he sailors
limo tiu-lr iiiurltrs
.. The iinlitilatluil uf J.liuil Is uhoiit ",
MHI.IMM). .1. Tlip t'onicrecatloii of Viillonil.ro-.. i lit -He-hruh-il
iihhi'y of Tmsoiiii. iiiiioiii; the Ap
fnnlnes III northern Hub): u brunch ut
the Itenrillrlliii. (Inlrr. riiiiiulcU In the
eleventh irntno jr St. John Cuulhrrt,
lilt miiifremitlQii was a i-oiiteiinil.tliie one
inn! obst-riifl slr'rt silence.
I. Thorriiu wrote "WuMon."
.1. Iti-ur Ailnilr.il Hen-oil is now riinkliie oillier
of tin iiiuy
II. Yi'lhiw stone National 1'nrk Is in Ilia- north
western turner of WjuiiiIiih
. 1'lie ihltf uVfwt of fit,. IVuYrul l.btrrn-uit-nt
lt-rore the Constitution was Unit the
lentrjl Koti-riiiiitiit hutl no noua-r to rom
nrl tile MuIfs to raise tuxrs for niitluiiul
imriiosr-a unit In niery othrr wu linked
iiiitliorltjr. Tla- noMrrs K.ten to It In the
( onatltulloii Mrre iniislilt-ri-il Krr.it t -
cessions hy the Mates.
8. "Iluill" Is nrouoiinrrU "ke." "Creek"
is tirnnoiioeril us It Is fuelled, not us If It
went spelled rrlk."
II. "Neither ha. nor she ure here " Tills should
ra-uclt ".Neither lie nor Mie Is here,"
10. The I'ruhlMlloii tola, for President llirles
hetnren liMl.Wio mill Stlo.tllMI.
Sailings From Philadelphia
V. W. W. I'd. (a) There ate no sailings
from Philadelphia for the I'acltlo coast via
the Panama t'.inal or rape Horn. The
Alaska .Steamship I'tuiipany was organized
for this iiurpo.se. but the operation of
tho steamship line did nut materialize,
tb) There are no sulllngs from Philadelphia
for Central American purls.
Fairmount Water Works
STUDKNT Tho old KairmoUnt Water
Works wero operated first exclusively by
water power fioni tho dam. that being one
of the reasons the dam was built. Hlg
wooden waterwheels supplied the power for
the pumps. Later steam nnu-ee u-n i.
stalled, and this was used nu auxiliary to
the water power. . ,
New York llanku
T. A. I-'. Varying lutes for collecting
cheeks nn out-uf-tuwn banks are charged by
New York banks that belong to tint Clearing
House Association. The rates very a'c
cordlng to amount and destination. The
complete list of rates may lie examined at
uuy nutitiiiul bank.
Corn Exposition
li M..N'o ariangements lrve biei. ma
for holding a .National t.'orn Kxpositlun tl
year. The exposition was founded i i-i
made
tils
J07
and has been held six times under the
auspices of the National Corn Association
Tho f.bject Is the betterment of agrlcuituie
t-i t.ti'eral. Features of the oxposltlimsi
have been educational displays from about
thirty States, competitive .State vxhUlis and
educational exhibits arranged by the L'nlted
States Department of Agriculture. Knur
trophies and many prizes wre awarded
Saintly Cities
S I- O. Yes there are two c ties with
nicknames involving the uso of the word
"saint." They are St. Paul, -(he Saintly
City, which acquired its nickname In a
logical manner, and Salt Lake City "The
City of the Saints," which owes Its' nick
name to the Latter-Day Sa nts. St. Paul
Is called alsu 'The Gem City."
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE
IT IS recorded that In a mile race be
tween two expert skaters the rivals
started from opposite points to skate to
the other's place; of starting, with the
advantage of u strong wind, John cov
red tha distance two and a half times
as quickly as James, and so beat him by
six minutes. Now from those ample
facts cun you tell the time of each in
skating the mile? '"
Answer to Yesterday's Ptmie
miltf wora THYME.
om Daly's Column J '
IN TUB HUMMRil of 1911 tho Cofiven
lion ot the American Press Humorists
was held In Jtoston nnd ono of tho high
lights was a luncheon nt Tom Law
son's gorgeous demesne In tho suburbs,
I wasn't present, but shortly nftcr th
ovunt a fellow Ay-Poo-AItcher told mo,'
In a voloo rlectrlc with admiration, of;
one Incident nf the day:
"Wo were sitting nl luncheon," said he,
"and everything was fis line ns could be .
splendid service, grand grub, democrats
good-fellowship ami all thai -when sud
denly tt man, who looked llko a steward
or something, hurried In and whispered
In tho host's ear. Mr. l.awson. with a
momentary look of Impatioiire.'wnved thu
limn away. 'Very well,' he said, 'see ins
about It inter.' Several hours after that,
When we wete being shown about the
grounds, wo rnmo upon the smoking ruins
of n huge barn. It was the news nt this
fire Hint l.awson ltntl received tit the
luncheon tuhlc tind dismissed us of less
inipol'tancu than the comfort uf his
guests!"
Now, as f have suld, t wan not present
and so. not hnvlng come under the spelt of
T. J,.'fl hypnotic peiHonnllty.iind owning no
great ndmiraflon for that l.lmc lightning
Calculator, I devoted several minutes I
reculi now to tho only sort ot specula
tion In which 1 could ever afford to In
dulge. I wondered whnt passed through
his mind when he wus told that his barn
was burning.'
Was his first Inclination to tear his
hair dud cry nut? Apparently not. Did
he even for a moment show a deslro to
run In the scene? An eye-witness says
he did nut. Wus this hii llrst quick
thought: By running to the fire I can
aivoiniillsb nothing; by sticking here, a
smiling host, imiy 1 not make a hit with
these simple Jesters, whose friendship may,
indeed, prove to be worlb' all tho barn
cost mo?
Perhaps, also, he thought (I thought)
of the Insurance, tho amount of which
was ample to keep ono smiling nt the1
luncheon table. Then I fell to thinking
that there couldn't possibly have been
a moro opportune time for that flro to
burst out If it bad been pre
Hut. as I said before, I was not present
nt that luncheon, and what I havo sot
down here Is only hearsay; and I posi
tively will not mention the name ot my,
A. I'. II. Informant--unless a congres
sional committee Insists. But (and 1
hope the whole country will henr m
shrieking this In conclusion) "If I must
testify I'm loaded, I tell you, loaded with
inflammation!"
IT WAS the sharp eye of Seumns that ,
noticed and (speaking Celticnlly) reported
this --Ign displayed on South Broad street:
THU
BBOAI")
MHS. KISKB
UUMIXKSS Ittdy wishes room with prUllem of
Kettllis own breakfast, from Colnnlhtii nv. to
Diamond, tlttli to Kith.
How's this for a long breakfast, asks
K-lfi U'lilrth reminds ns of the New York
bloklo who was stopped by nn old hay
seed. "Sonny," sain lie, "I want to go
to Central Park." "All right, gran'pop,"
re'plled the smart young guy, ns he hur
rletl on, "youse kin go dls time, but don't
yousft never list me again."
I.ONDON, Jan. 18. The Ciovei'nnient'i
decision to call half of the skilled agricul
tural workers lo the army and replace them
by n. en who now are assigned for sedentary
woik..nr women, has evoked n Hood of
angry protest from the farmers
The belief lias Iippii expressed that public
opinion would not tolerate seeing young
Irishmen safely tngaged In farm work to
permit Kngl'slitncii to risk their lives at tho
front. Cabla- dispatch.
My word! It's quite contrary to all
precedent, y'know.
AN'l) M'K IlKAH Alfred Koyes, the pro- ,
British Kngllsh poet, will make n foray
through several American lecture sectors
before resuming his patriotic duties in
the academic t rent-lien nt Princeton.
Advertising Counsel
These habits found no favor with
Cesar. To his way of thinking, a shop
man should study the Ledgers, and
think of in. tiling but the business.
The capital "I." Is ours, but otherwise
the sago words are set down Just as they
appear on page forty-seven of the Kvery
niim'H Library edition of Honore Halzao's
'The Itise nnd Kail of Cesar Blrotteau."
Hachelor Hereavemeiits
To cill.il
Harsh Ohio won't reform and free me from
ca I e.
And mend all the breaches with tender
ness warm ;
Ah. the rent In my Chin's beyond all repair
And nothing Is left me except cliloriforra.
, nU.SPKUATK.
Speaking of Litrachoor
Mr. Galsworthy in "The Kreelands"
Buys: "The remark, as any uierury ihh
might, had conveyed nothing tu Staniey(
and that in a far-fetched way." A llttU
bit uf nutlilng seems (u go a long way
with John!
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Oil! Solomon
What Is a quatrain? Surely 'tis
Knur lines that rhyme like this.
Ah, mi! it Is quadrupled bliss
When Hist two lot em kiss'
SOLOMON liiU'NDY.
Accompanying bunch of flowers to
brighten a sickroom came a fake "cob
yum" In a neat mahogany frame. A
"Cheer-up folyum" It was called, and t
Ledger Composing Itoom admitted tt
guilt, on nil counts, In large, type. This
tupped the pleasant plinth:
OCT ol' DA.NORK
The urnnijeiit news of Ihlu new year
The aweeirst tlmr the boys cuuld '' hl
It i-I.eend all ueiiru from Wood' to MurPW
Tom Daly's afe" abov the turf
.tail w'r ull llail iou r u-elf uooln
3i you i nil (lie in Mflfaiuiii. ,
Ir. other day before yuu knew
That all tha urlntermen luvttd you.
T JiU at u you oft w.r; prone.
Arralsnlns " an domea of tone- - ..
Bui we're ull ulud you re u,H al(
Bo you cuii oli'd us fceifuoulH-
Intelllstnt conipn" you oftn dubbed M
Sarcastic wit that eprtly rubbed u;
Hut we forgave you lomr awo
And when uiieumonla laid uu low
We vrajtwl that lou'd Rt well axalo
So uou uh vk' ut ficlhitfuiu.
KuotirlnUiident- -
tliivvll. -
THKUB WEBB several more stanza,
but the refrain was always the same, o
these will serve.
We feel Impelled to say, by way of r
Joinder, that a quarter of a century
observation of the curious creatures in
festing composing rooms seems1 to show
them cursed -with almost human fault
and liles4 wtlb aiineat Uuman vltut
like tbe rest ot us. t
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