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THE AVEUAOC NET PAID DAII.T Cltt-
CULATION OP THE KVHNINU LKDQEIt
KOn JANVAIIY WAS 113.???
PhUadrlphla, Frlcl.r. tl,-.i.ry , 1417.
A nation nnxtous for war can llnd
pretexts without number. TI10 United
Btates Is not looking for pretexts.
The Allies nre so delighted by the
American break with Oermnny that they
Will RracloUBly permit Iternstnrff to Ket
back home.
It can be stated on reliable author.
tty that several persons In Washington
remember tho "leak" nnd even can recall
tho meaning of wordH llko "Lawson,"
"Mrs. Vlscontl," etc. How soon Franco
forgot what tho "Calllaux raso" was when
world events wiped It off the first pases
ct her newspapers!
Channel Improvement In the Dela
, ware has frequently been urged by the
Evenino l.Kiirint as n necessity of na
tional preparedness. It Is Imperative In
time of war that tho river should bo deep
enough at all stages of the tide to admit
tho biggest warships to tho League
Island Navy Yard. The river offers a
safe rendezvous for a largo Meet. It is
also ji placo of refuges for nny warship
pursued by an overwhelming hostile
force. So long as Its navigation Is made
unsafe by shoals It Is Impossible for the
Navy Department to take advantage of
tho protection offered by tho strenm In
a naval emergency. Tho Chamber of
Commerce has, therefore, acted with
broad patriotism In calling upon Senators
Penrose and Oliver to urge speedy pas
age of tho rivers und harbors appro
priation bill carrying 12.071,000 for Im
proving tho channel.
Thero can bo no two opinions on
tho Importance of finding all tho money
needed by tho State for highway Im
provement and for tho public schools.
Representative Ualdwln's nlan for tho
R '- creation of a commission to discover new
l.V.,j nhtftr.fa nf tnvnMnn en tli.it thn mnnnv
can be raised may not bo the best one,
but tho people of tho State are expecting
the General Assembly to provldo the
money. Philadelphia Is Interested In the
matter as deeply ns the rural districts.
Unless the hinterland on which this city
lives Is prosperous, and unless conditions
of life there aro satisfactory, we suffer.
Every dollar spent In rural betterment
yields a return to the business men here.
Althnttcrh fill, n.l'n tnvna n lisnuw n n .1
fcSr. we ETOwlng heavier, there will ho llttlo
WUe'. If ny objection to bearing whatever rca-
(-5-. nnnnhln nrtdlttnnn! Imrrlon mnv Krt n1nrrl
I.J ; tinon us hv Incrp.iHfrl tnvpa for St.itn hlirh.
.31 " O"
!. vrava nnd aehonls.
Mr. Herbert C. Hoover, whom Phil-
r.(. ,-uaeipnians nave tne cnance to honor to-
vl my, ts ijib iieuri unu soul 01 ine Lommis-
,. won ror llcllcf in Belgium, that "mlraclo
'a of scientific organization," In Iord Cur-
, ton's phrase, which saved a nation. Tho
1 bitter Irony of Mr. Hoover's position was
$ j that his volunteer servlco In Belgium re-
bctveu Encuurugeineni jrom aiuea uovern
tflents because It was taken for granted
,At "' that America was supporting him. This
jl t country snarea witn him all praise until
( , It was learned that Americans' eontrlbu-
if t'on was eight cents per capita. We have
SJfVt Klven JS.000,000 and made a profit of $30,.
f.tf..t' 000,000 out of tho purchases made by tho
-frill commission In this country. It Is for this
if., ;r reason mat air. Jioovcr speaks this un.
Bfiift. palatable truth In the hone that wn win
jjSSPproflt by It: "There Is growing up, and
iJf Brown up, in Kurope a noto of
tviblttrnau tehinh la i.i..h.i 1 ,.. -
XfStw rT " wmiii4 Dcnuusir to
ft -M?1601 our relalIons with Europo for years
, 'J -to, come. The only possible amelioration
i jT '" """ uuierness is lor ino country prop.
CO "r'y t0 asaumo s burden toward the
Ev'i 5 t00" ln Europe."
Rg!, .ino Bixty-oaa snips which the Ger.
"ji Btans sank In tho first week nt ihn no,.,
Pj"!l?mar,ne campaign, were In many cases
f? y;,,', vess whose loss is negligible. It
if" 7:Wli natural thnr It. ,.! i...,
, nklng-wlth'ouMvarnlng tactics on less
1'tiia.n a. rfnv'n nAtl-A l,a ..!..., . .
-at.' ;' - vvv ,, vuuuiaiiiiea woum
ril:ffb1e t0 baB many of lne BhlDS '" h
ea zone wnich had started upon their
pag-ea before the order of Januarv ai
M' announced. It is reasonable to be-
that the British prophecy that there
B9 a aaiiy diminution of the numher
these ninklnjrs Is not an Idle boast.
i numoer of submarines caught ln nets
' otherwise destroyed Is probably
r suw man 100. According to one
the British, at one time had de.
red about 178, .leavinsr only thirty.
in Maworthy. There la not nm.h
that'Jri'thepwiotl Jn Whli there
JHCi'BRJB!.''
I -. ilmtnhLlwun lr.fi 1 HflO bill
rrmt9 varyina;' between 400 and 8p0j but
tho art of defense must also have consld
erably advanced. Twenty-five vessels
lnden with contraband left Virginia ports'
yesterday, and this merchant fleet, keep
ing close together, was picked up by a
forgo convoy of allied warships off shotc.
They would bp plucky submarlno com
manders who would fnco certain death In
pn attempt to Inflict much damago on
such a formidable squadron,
THE WAIL OF BOURBONISM
"ITHEN wJII Pennsylvania business men
' wnko up to tho fact that tho nation
Is committed to progressive humane leg
islation? That somo of them aro still
nslcep Is proved by the book entitled "Tho
Manufacturers' Side of Certain Proposed
Legislation," Just issued by tho Pennsyl
vania Trade Secretaries.
Tho Introduction to the volume con
tains an attack on tho Governor because
of his support of legislation for the bene
fit of wage-earners. The attack may be
dictated by tho Penroso wing of tho Re
publican party against tho Vare-Urum-baugh
wing. Hut tho factional phnso of
It Is of llttlo consequence. It Is of great
consequence that manufacturers of this
great ltepubllcan State should tako tho
trouble to make an nttack upon progres
sive legislation.
The Democracy Is ln power In Wash
ington today because of tho Inability of
tho Old Guard In Republicanism to read
tho slgni of tho limes nnd because tho
men who have grown rich through legis
lation favored by tho Republican party
havo como to hollow that they nre en
titled as a matter of right to considera
tion beforo nny ono else.
The nation has decided that In futuro
legislation the emphasis must bo placed
on tho man nnd not tin the dol'ar. Thero
Is a probability that extreme things will
bo dono under tho new splilt which rules
us, but they will err on tho side of the
worklngman no wor.so than past legis
lation has orrc(J on the side of the capi
talist. The only way to pi event the pendulum
swinging too far Is for tho capitalists
to fo-opcrato freely nnd heartily ln the
formulation of tfio new laws, admitting
th"j rights of tho wage-earners and seek
ing to make tho new laws workable. If
they align themselves In opposition to
tho minimum wage, tho right-hour day
and to various fotms of Insurance against
accident, sickness and un"mplnyment, as
has been done In this book of the Penn
sylvania Trade Secretaries, they are likely
to bring disaster both upon themselves
and upon tho political party with which
they are nfllllntcd.
It has been demonstrated that tho leg
islation 'for the benefit of worklngmen,
wherever It has been passed, has been
of equal benefit to tho manufacturers,
liven though It may for a time Increase
the cost of production, tho nation Is
willing to pay tho Increased cost because
of tho benefit which nccrues to the great
wage-earning mass of the population.
Tho Trado Secretaries' book does not
express tho sentiments of sound-thinking
Pennsylvania manufacturers. Hut the
country will not understand this unless
tho manufacturers hero who favor pro
gressive legislation como Into the open
and let their opinions be known. The
Republicans In tho rest of tho country
aro looking to their fi lends In this banner
Republican Commonwealth to Join tho
procession which Is headed toward a
better day. The Uourbons have had their
time. Tho futuro belongs to thoso lead
ers who can learn something. Tho rlso
of Hiram Johnson proves this, If proof
wero needed.
What la the other name of the Hiram
Johnson of Pennsylvania?
HOW TUB MAYOR DIFFERS FROM
ELIHU ROOT
TUB
In
III? Mayor is off on another vacation.
tho past he has returned to an
nounce that something which Imd been
planned could not be done. If ho plays
true to form he will make nnother an
nouncement of the samo kind on his
arrival from tho South In two weeks
or so,
Tho heads of great corporations whom
Kllhu Root served used to (-ay that ho
was always able to llnd a legal way to do
that which they wanted done. Tho Mayor
seems to differ from Mr. Root In this ns
ln other ways.
WHY IMMEDIATE CONVOYS?
As,
S IT was to bo expected, thero nro
fiery demands from many quarters
that the American Lino passenger steam
ships bo at onco convoyed by American
warships, but It Is significant that tho
American Line Itself Is not overanxious
to trust Its ships to armed protectors and
has not started ln denouncing tho Ad
ministration ln tiio approved manner of
those who do not expect to risk a voyago
to Kngland In tho near future. The com
pany has contented Itself with Inquiring
what steps tho Government felt It could
tako at this time. Now that it has
learned that convoy Is not to be had, It Is
considering tho advlsab'lllty of arming Its
ships, which is within the law,
It Is true that for the time being the
German blockade is as successful in fact
as if this Government had bowed to Ger
many's demand that our shipping virtu
ally lie Idle in port. This situation can
not bo maintained indefinitely, of course.
But it wpuld be no blow to our national
honor if the' fire-eaters could find It pos
sible to allow the country a few days to
recover its breath after the biggest sur
prise in a generation Instead of hustling
the ships to sea lnstanter. There are
enough Americans on their way to the
"barred rone" at this moment to sipnlv
any 'number of teat cases; It ia not neces-
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I A 1mTT A TLTTnTTIT-ir'i I
AMERICA NEEDS
MORE BIG PORTS
Now York's Congestion Can Bo
i Relieved by Using tho Im
proved Facilities oC
Philadelphia
Ily JOHN MEIGS, C. E.
I
rpiH'3 present situation of unprecedented
freight congestion In tho port of Now
York calls attention again to tho fact of
tho Inadvlsabillty from tho standpoint of
the best Interests of tho whole country of
tho concentration of our marltlmo trade
In nny ono port In tho manner that It
has been centralized for decades past In
tho port of Now York. Kvcry wharf In
tho city available for the conduct of over
seas business Is crowded to Its doors with
freight awaiting shipment, many ships
aro awaiting n chance to get alongside of
tho piers to take on their cargo, nnd I
thousands of railroad cars aro tied up
along the lines of the trunk roads for
miles outsldo of New York's suburbs. i
This condition Is In such striking con- ,
trast to that In other iorts along the '
Atlantic coast, notably Boston, Phllnilcl- I
phla nnd Baltimore, that it points to a
very plain lesson. The primacy of the
port of New York appears to appeal so
strongly to tho Imagination of tho ship
ping public of the entire eastern, I'nlted
States that tho claims of other ports
havo betn, to a very largo extent, Ignored
by them up to the present time. It has
become tho fashion among shippers auto
matically nnd mechanically to route their
goods by way of the port of New York,
oven though a moment's thought ought to
convince thov In tho Immedlalo terri
tory served by oilier ports that tho up
building of their home port would surely
bo to their own ultlmato benefit. That It
would nt the present time bo to the Ad
vantage of the country, the marine trans
portation companies, tho railroads nnd
tho thousands of Individual consignees,
all of whom are now suffering lossci
through this congestion, to havo this busi
ness' distributed nnvmg four or llvo ports
rather than centralized to n large degree,
as It is. in one, anil that ono unable to
take care of It, Is so manifest ns to need
no argument.
New York's Handicap
Other ports on tho Atlantic neaboard,
particularly Philadelphia, are In n posl
tlon to handle a great deal of this busi
ness much more economically as regards
terminal costs and port charges of every
kind than Is New York Itself. Certain
fixed charges In connection with the
transfer of freight In New York from tho
railroad terminals on the New Jersey sldo
of tho river to the ships at their whaives
in Manhattan or Brooklyn aro absolutely
unavoidable In New York, whllo In the
case of Philadelphia no siH'h extra re
handling of goods is necessary. On
account of the facilities provided on vir
lually every steamship wharf In tho city
for runi'lng trains on lo it, Immediately
alongside of the ships, where freight can
bo tranxfericd directly from the land car
riers to tho marine carriers without the i
Interposition of car floats and barges, as
is necessary In New York, Philadelphia Is
In a position of gre'tt economic superiority
could tho public bo brought lo realize It.
Nations and cities nil over tho world
nro showing a remarkable and practical
Interest In the development of their ports
nnd are making enormous expenditures
for tho excavation of deeper channels and
tho construction of more and larger piers.
Port development has outgrown the old
Idea that It was n field merely for tho In
vestment of private capital or for pub
lic donations of funds to assist a -small
portion of the community In Its efforts to
Increase its Individual wealth, nnd has
taken Its placo clearly among that clas.i
of activities regarded by every one as
necessary to tho welfaro of tho whole peo
ple and to tho prosperity of tho State.
Other Ports Are Awake
TI1I3 twentieth-century spirit finds prac
tical and universal expression. Alex
andria, Hgypt, tho oldest port of tho
world, has a harbor expansion program
under way as modern ns that of tho most
advanced European or American commit-!
nity. In Europe, tho cities of Antwerp,
Bremen, Hamburg. London, Liverpool,
Manchester nnd others, with Individual
expenditures ranging from $."0,000,000 to
$200,000,000, havo provided themselves
with enormous modern docks and tho
necessary auxiliary facilities, whllo in
our own hemisphere, In addition to tho
ports of tho United States, the cities of
Montreal, Quebec, and Toronto, In Can
ada; Rio de Janeiro, In Brazil; Buenos
Aires, In tho Argentine Republic, and Val
paraiso. Chill, are all well advanced In
an up-to-date program of port expansion.
The latter-named city, Valparaiso, with
a population of only lfiO.OOO, has testified
Its belief ln its marltlmo destiny by an
expenditure of $20,000,000 for harbor Im
provements, thus setting a high lovel of
municipal endeavor to which many of our
cities of many times Us population could
prnfltnlVy aspire to reach.
In our own country, although New York
has spent large sums of money Improving
Its water front, other American cities,
notably Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans,
San fVnneisco nnd Seattle, havo shown
a realization that their ports aro essen
tial nnd Invaluablo business adjuncts to
their other activities nnd havo Indicated
on Intention to develop them accordingly;
still, ns n whole, tho United States has
lagged far behind the rest of tho world
ln this respect.
SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA
Every now and again news comes to hand
Indicating that, In spite of the war, a
steady general settlement Is proceeding In
North Africa. The wonderful work of
General Lyautey In Morocco la generally
known nnd approved; whllo the cutabllsh
ment of Egypt as a separate State, under Its
own Sultan, has done much to pacify the
unruly element In that country. The latest
word on the matter Is the agreement como
to between France and tho United Kingdom
for reciprocal trade facilities for the trans
port of merchandise across Ihelr respective
territories In North Africa. Thero can bo
no doubt that a cordial co-operation be
tween France and the United Kingdom will
go a long way toward settling the mauy
outstanding questions which still remain to
bo settled ln North Africa. Tho movement
rJ. therefore, particularly welcome, Chris
tian Science Monitor,
THE EASIEST WAY
One trouble with the country Is the way
go many of our young men feel that there's
no chance' to get to the top In this era of
combination, consolidation and big business,
and so oonUntedly, settle !wn to" do as
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THE PEOPLE
Sad Predicament of the Foreign
Horn Saloons and National
Preparedness Tres
pass Laws
7hh UniatUnrt't 11 frrr lo till rrmh i s v tin
H ih lit trinihs thrir oltltitrws 11,1 Mlfmr-rv
rmi-.iif luirrisf. It 11 iirf o,oi fonim. unit thr
-'ri-iilii, y.irr, i- riA!iinri m rt'HitiiKstbttitu lor
lilt tlrlia of iIa cuirrsvoinliHls. l.i-ttcrt irivil
be Htfjmil tm the mimr timt mtilirxi nt tin
vritir, itut iirrssorWi Itir imhlivtilion. but an u
UHintiuttv of vooil fr.illi
HE KIND TO THE FOREIGN-HORN
To the Htlitar of the llvi'iiinp Jtrilrcr:
Hir Though I am an American born and
bred. I know personally the inlM-rles the
foreign-horn citizens are imiU-ignlng at this
time, mul I ulyh to thank tho llvi:xisn
Lnrior.it persona Ily for pri serving that
sane and sensible tone of ncutinlity and
equality that It has oer ills-played In Its
editorials nnd news columns. Every one
knows that most of the dissension and
hatred Is' laused by unwise newspaper edi
torials, which try to anticipate the outcome
of any crisis: but now Is tho time to be
careful, lor while the foreign-born citizens
of this count! y are loyal to the United
States, their lieaits aru with the parent
-ountrli-s, mul tho heart-htrlngs can be torn
and lacerated by unwise remarks In the
dally papers. Vo owe our new citizens this
courtesy, don't ynu think?
MRS. (5. VO.V 1IORVATH.
Philadelphia, February 7.
CLOSE THE SALOONS
7"o thr r.iHtor of the llrcnimj l.utgrr:
Sir You are right In your editorial,
"Economlzo nun Prepare," but you don't go
far enough. Vt-o your great Influence to
have Congress close all saloons, breweries
and distilleries at onco until this trouble Is
over. It help ino and it million like me.
I have h-immI sU years In tho army
and am now working for the Co eminent
In a irxpniilhlo position. Hut every night
thero Is tlm same temptation a Miloon in
front of you getting on the car and another
In front of joii getting off. Haibarlan Itus-i-la
abolished drink. Pleasure-loving Fiance
and England did so, also. Why can't wo
no It? Please !
SPANISH WAR VETERAN.
Philadelphia, February 7.
THE TRESPASS LAWS
To the l.'ilttor of the Kerning I.tilgcr:
Sir -A great many writers pretend not
to understand why the producers or work
ing class are not as patriotic as they used
to be. Being a wotklngman myself. 1 think
Chnileh Stelnmetz, to use slang, lilt the
nail squarely on the hr.ul. There must lie
a grent change In our system of government
to get the woiUingmen of our country to
be so patriotic as somo such men ns Jir
Roosevelt would like them to bo. If you go
among the organized workers who nro not
afraid to speak their minds you will find
that ulnety-llvu per cent of them will tell
you that there Is something wrong. Thoy
may not all agree on Ju-Jt what to do to
chango It. but all will agree that It cannot
last much longer. Wo. nro working every
day for just what 'the mulo gets a mere
existence I Itopo to seo tho worklngman's
condition bettered soon. Take tho trespass
law and let It he enforced all over this
State and see how much liberty we workers
have. Wo could not walk off the public
highway. If thero Is n forest flro wo can
bo put in Jnll If we don't go and help put
it out, and when there Is no flro we can bo
put In Jail for going In tho forest If n,
trespass sign Is pasted on a treo, Are not
these (lne laws In a free pountry?
A. a ium.vs.
Defiance, Pa., February 3.
OBJECTIONS TO PLURAL V.OTING
To the Editor of the livening Ledger:
Sir Your Invitation to your readers to
enter Into a discussion of n plan whereby
business men of the city residing and
voting In tho suburbs ina,y bo permitted to
voto In tho city ns well admirably answers
tho question In tho negative, n broad and
level suffrage being more representative and
just than one that Is restricted and unequal
The plan In question would bo, first!
wrong ln principle, nnd, second, unwise
In practice: first, because history has
shown and Is rhowlng that, as the prepon
derance of power is vested In the few, the
more despotic, tyrannical, unjust and er
ratio Is tjie course of the -Government, In
the case at hand the business man would
already enjoy a property advantage and
he wquld.be expected to wield his special
j&!m-J!k2rWr.
VICTORIES NO LESS RENO WN'fr THAN WAR
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wisdom would ho revealed In the seeming
paradox of tho business man using his resi
dential voto only. However, Hint would
leavo his other voto open to the gentle
mercy of the political crook of the city,
tho danger being the same, though in an
other form.
ALBERT EDWARD LEEDS.
Philadelphia, February ".
AMERICA HAS UEEN NEUTRAL
To the l'.ditor of the Ilrcnlng Ledger:,
Sir In Slondav night's Eir.si.vo Lr.nnrcn
II. It. inks for tho meaning of the word
neutrality, lie takes too much on his shoul
der.! when he criticizes the (Ibvernment of
the United States for allowing her citizens
to gi ner to Europe and enlisting with tho
Canadian regiments, or the Foreign Legion
of France. Tho Government cannot stop
them, as this is a free country free for
her citizens to como and go when they
wish.
lie also says that the United States Is
throwing a big bluff when slie claims to lie
neutral. She has been neutral up to Hie
present time. He should not Judge tho coun
try by what n few of her people do.
JOHN KANE.
Philadelphia. February 0.
THE SUFFRAGE PICKETS
The tiling Is so foolish, such bad politics,
so altogether and patently advertising
"stunt" that It hardly requires an attaclt
with heavy artillery. President Wilson lias
tho better and wiser method. He smiles
nnd bows to tho stern "militants" and
solicitously asks them Into the White House
when the day la cold. Chicago Evening
Post.
STATESMEN FROM CORNELL
Cornell Is more famed for turning out
oarsmen than statesmen, yet It can point
to one member of the new British Cabinet,
as well as to the President of Cuba. Boston
Herald.
NECESSITY, NOT A VIRTUE
Tho Kaiser says the war will go on. Ho
Is in no position to say anything else, so
long ns tho Entento Allies propose to keep
on lighting. Aberdeen WoUd.
All Points of the Compass
Ruhaiyat of a Commuter
1 LIV
My Blessed Wife Is always filled with Feat
She wakes and says, "1 hear n Burglar,
Dear."
So !n my Nightie, I go sleuthing out.
But I don't find a Burglar. Ain't she Queer?
Adventures .With Visitors
H .
Uncle Joe Ilellls, the famous Montana
miner, who found a $10,000 pocket of gii
and spent a hundred thousand moro trying
to llnd another not without success
breezed In the other day. Bo told us many
things. Tho world Is said to bo full of
them, nnd those of them which ho has not
observed may consider themselves InWaiblo.
llo told us, for instance, of li!s mining
camp, where his men wero running a tunnel.
They wero paid off every two months or
so, nnd promptly romped into tho nearest
town for supplies to last till next payday.
On one occasion they bought new suits of
clothes, new hats and shoes, and Inci
dentally a keg of Now Orleans molasses.
They wero away from camp for three
days, and Sundown Bill's pet beaver was
locked up In tho cabin for tho period of their
absence. He got plumb hungry, and when
tho boys got back, possibly sleepy because
of tho long ride ln the souse wind, they Im
mediately turned In and went to sleep. They
threw their new clothes and things on tho
dirt floor of tho cabin, and thereby set the
keg of molat-ises.
As every schoolboy knows, a beaver Itf
passionately fond of sweets, mil's pet got
busy and gnawed a hole In the keg.
Naturally the molasses flowed out. What is
a self-respecting beaver to do when things
flow? Build a dam, of course. So Bill's
beaver built a dam. He used what dirt
fle could scrape up and then turned his
attention to the new suits, which ho used to
construct a perfectly good dam.
Meanwhile tho molasses kept on flowing,
but It didn't overflow tho dam.
When the boys finally came to, a couple
of days later, there was old Mr. Beaver,
calmly wallowing In the middle of his con
served pond, but the molasses was virtually
ruined.
"What did they do?" we asked.
"Well," said Unclei Jbet, "most of the
boys wanted to kill Bill's pet, but he stood
'erti oft with a colt .38 and they calmed
down somebut BUI, he spent all his spare
tuneicr, tne, next ,iwo monins eeruuolrt
What Do You Know?
Queries ff ncncral intercut will he nnwered
in lift column. Ten questions, the ainurrs to
vhivh evrru wrtl'in formed ver&on should knotv,
arc aked ilnilu. , , .
QUI
I. In the Itlt.tr. vlint nre I lie llnoki c.f Mwn?
i. Who 1 1 ('. Alplimivi Smith?
3. VUl-lt la 7eil"'.'
I. Ulm un I'realilent (liirtnf; tlie SpanMi-
Alni-rlrilll War?
.'. Wh.it W tin- eanlliil of Porto lilon?
n. What N iernmirtl'.
7. Wli.it It Hie "I. mul of Grent Urptlii";
K. Ninne Hie iicmiin of (lip unrtil.
'J. Wlin mil the ".Mill i.t Ilellii."?
HI. Where I Wnlt Whitman hurled?
Answers to Yesterday's Qui
1. Paiiii-ruKn ati I'acnimct!) U a l'liltril
state im.il Mutton on the M.iuil nf
Tiitult.t (s.iitina). ,ilil tn hate the llnest
Khun! h.irhiir ill the raillli-'.
3. Tlirre are tl.lrb-nlne hnnka In the llhl Tr-
t-iiiient mul tueiih-seii-n hook la the
New Te-.l.niiPlil.
.1. liiune l the Hlernal City.
1. MI'Ireiiter" U the exnrrsshe li.nie clen
li the Aiiierli-aii Imll-iti til uliNky.
S. There are SO.MMMMO men ef military nite
IhetiMi-n eiiihleeii anil f,irt.-riinr eurl
In the t'lilleil Mate. uirnrillliK to the
11110 lentil,
(i. There were iiheut 1 JS.OIIO National finarili-
meii hi I'eiler.il servlre in Seplriuhrr.
into.
7. The KentiiiMan are lalleil the "Corn-
irai kern."
H. ('altfiirnl.i, Arlriiiia, New Mexico nnil Texan
horiler mi Mrxli'ti.
0. The Chi wiii Dim Ituy nr Itoilerlen. Count
ef Itlinr. a initcil MuiiiNIi hero nf the
eletentli eentlir
10. Ahiuirn Sato 1 the Japanese Ainlianaador
In the I illicit State.
Death Valley
P. L. E (a) The lowest point of Death
Valley, Cal., Is 27fi feet below sea level.
This spot, which Is the lowest in tho United
States, by a coincidence Is only elrJity miles
from tho highest point in the United States
(exclusive of territories and possessions),
Mt. Whitney, which Is II.D01 feet above
sea level. Among other places below sea
level nro tho Dead Sea, Pnlcstlno (1UD0
feet below seaHeei, the lowest ln the
world) ; tho desert of Sahara f.lCO feet),
tho Caspian Sea, Bussla (eighty-six feet) ;
Lake Torrcns, South Australia (twenty-tivo
feet), and pait of Holland. Parts of tho
South American contlneit aro nt sea level,
(b) Thero nre a few watercourses in Death
Valley rivers and creeks but they contain
water only after heavy rains, which are
rare. Springs whero ordinarily drinkable
water may bo obtained In Heath Valley are
Saratoga Springs, In tho southeast; Bennett
Wells in tho west, and n spring near tho
mouth of Furnace Creek, at tho north end
of Funeral llange.
Friends of Irish Freedom
J. M. The Friends of Irish Freedom, of
which thero aro three branches In Philadel
phia, Is an organization founded In New
York March 4, 1910, with tho stated pur
pose of encouraging and aiding tho move
ment for Irish national Independence, tho
development of Ireland's labor and Indus
tries and tho sale of its products and tho
prcsenatlou of the Gaelic language, liter
aturc, music, manners and customs. It has
collected $250,000 for tho iollef of those
who suffered during tho recent rebellion.
Ofllcers nro: Victor Herbert, president; Dr
Tliomas A. Emmet. Jbstlco John W. Ooff
,MopsIgnor Henry A. Brann, Judgo O'Neill
Ryan, Jamca O'Sulllvan and Joseph Mc
Loughlln (Philadelphia), vico presidents
James K. McCSulrc, executive committee
chairman; Thomas H. Kelley, treasurer!
nnd John D. Mooro, secretary, whoso ad
dress Is 20 Cortlandt street. New York.
Byzantine Art
T. M Byzantine architecture, iii,... i.
I name from Byzantium,, the ancient name
u, vw,ir.buiiviitu,,c,
Pro Tempore
M. E. II. A secretary "pro tempore"
Is a recrotary "for the time being."
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE
FIND tho city concealed In each' sen
tenco: It required ten minutes for Sara to
gather her wls.
Sho was an expert carver on a ham
bone.
-Whether I ever receive the goods or
not, I have the satisfaction of havlmr
paid for them. b
Answer to Yesterday Puzzle
THE speculator bought eighteen lots at
13,B0 a lot and sold them at $u a
lot, making a profit equal to the cost of
six lots. v "'
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Tom Daly'a Column
TJIV LKfUC OVEtlFLOWB
Sing n song of tus-pcnie,
A rocket full of pi x
I'our ami twenty black words'
Every one a lie.
I.acon'a down In Wall street
l'tavlng three-card monte,
While upon tho witness stand
Whispers Jluth Vtoconfl:
" set to him,
I set, sez I,
I'm told, thev say,
Somebody's sly;
Sez I to htm,
If I was you
I'd stand right up
And say it's true;
Ilccausc, you see,
i It's sure no Joke;
Some flame must be
Svtth all that smoke.
At least, because,
Stz I, sez he,
ftcz 1, that's how
It seems to me."
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Canned' Openers
I'reillReMed Treliidea rrrpnred for Poit. 11
prnmllnl l'rnttlrra fyj
Let us, for Iho sako of variety, assumi t
iiiui. mic jl uui ,uiis una uuen invited to vl
respond to n toast nt tho annual midnight t
"upper in iiiu uis ami re entangle!
members nf.thn Ileno IN'm-.I AIi.mhI -
--'"- - ,"- ",,," "" na
Aiiuiiimu nucieiy, no win arise and say;
"Ladies and gents of the Reno Alum
alum let's see. what's the name of
your society? Oh, we'll Just call u
Alimony. Thnt'll cover It. Well, boys
nnd girls, this Is tho life, eh'' What?-.
even If It Is burning the scandal at
both ends. Been to see Beerbohm Trea
In 'Henry VIII' yet? No? It's a
'homy' kind of n show Old Hank
sure was somo lady killer, nil right.
Well, well, I fully expected to see 0.
Wattls Nobb bete this evening, but,
alas! he didn't graduate In time; no.
you fop, everything was fixed, but at
the last minute ho and Ethelherta got
sentimental. Yes, they couldn't agree
ns lo who should havo the custody of
the French poodle. Ho! hum: merry old
ball, the earth, Isn't it?"
Tho pupil will keep going ln this
snatiny fashion ns long ns he can hnM
Ills nudlcnco whero ho wants It, and to $J
gel a lino on tilings he might occasionally &
look hack over his left shoulder
The Mother (Joosc Adv.
George II. Xcwlon,
(icorpc be quick,
llvsh the coal,
The kld.t arc sick
Co.
XOLAX.
Local Items
Ralph Boyer looks so fine these days
nobody'd believe ho was Just operated on
for appendicitis; he's thinking Fome of
having a slab of isinglass set into hit
waistcoat so skeptical friends can see tjia
wound he received at McBurney Point.
j
What was the name of that detecthra
Abo Martin mentioned who, ln trying to
recover somebody's goatskin muff, follow!
the scent to a livery stable, where he be
came confused? Oh, well, It doesn't mat
ter: but there nro other confusing placet.
Wo wero on a Camden (P and II, R, R.) SJ
ferryboat when wo Inhaled that thougbt, gjl
yesterday.
All will hope that the C'openhagtn f
l'OllllKCll is rigni in ininKinK inui ina
lull-lilt; l IIIU 111,'uiuu.i (tu, u,cu .icaaii ..,
that tho end Is near." Columbia (Pa.) Spy. j
Can't you just see the Spy ed. nt break- ;
fast, with tho Poutllten of copennagen J
propped against tho castor, doing hit'
morning hoping whllo tho blooming Eng
lish butler Is hopenlng Ms heggs.
Mr. Hanlon, of Ardmore. told soma '
ctni-tll,r ihinfTQ In n letter In the editor
Wednesday. British capital, we're told, owns Al
ono of our Philadelphia papers, and sez hei ...J
Va jou know that Lord Northcllffe mated
tn J. J. o'Mnhonry In tho Hotel Walton.
Philadelphia, (in April t, 1000, aa followai
"The syndicate of which I am hend owna
or controls eighteen ery successful Ameri
can papers"?
No. but. say, listen, wasn't that date an fl
alcuhollday o'r something?
Important Irish News
Dear Tom In the Schuylkill coal region
the brogue Is Far Down unto tho third
and fourth generation; in the Scranton das
trlct it Is Coiinaught. A school teacher In
Scranton last week read the sentence, "Till
sun tints the evening sky." She asked
Jimmy O'Connor the meaning of the word
tints. "Tints is canvas things sojers lives
in. m.i'nni."
A Scranton miner working at Summit j,j
Hill ln tho Ulster region ot t'cnnsyivama t,
fell Into a mine cave. The miners above, U
who were trying to get him out. were about ,Y
lo send for a topo and they mil not snow
how much ropo to bring. They called tov-
tho man In tho hole. "Are ye rar aowni
Ho answered, "No 'tis bad cnougn i am y
here ; but Im Coiinaught aum, y
We told you yesterday about the llt-j
tie paper-covered book, "written qy a
waiter with twenty-two years' exp-
rience." Tako nnother leaf from his boolcV
or make It two, pages 10 and 11;
DON'T MAKE A LIBRARY OUT OP
A DINING ROOM
Aren't you nwaro that a waiter is de
pendent upon those 12 chairs for busb
ness from which to derive his liveli
hood. His territory, time and spaca
nro limited. He relies upon the rush
hour to reap his harvest. And still
thero are many selfish, greedy, cheap
beings, whom I tupposo llvo In a garret
or pay $1.50 per for a gloomy uncom
fortable room, so small that whea they
havo to dress It Is necessary to step
out In tho hall, tako possession of one
of the tables, pull out their enlightening
nnciently soiled literature (street car
pick-ups) spread them over the tapis
and chairs, order tho cheapest dlsn
they can find on the bill of fare, nibble,
on It like a "crab" for 1 or 2 hours witn
frequent delicate requests for more
broad, water, more butter, another
glass of water, 'please, thank you very
much, Isn't tho music- nice, virtually
utilizing a dining room for a readme
room, at the expense of the proprietor
and waiter.
"Bewarejif the Stiff."
Famous Triplets
Dear Boss Lollipop left out a lot of .jMJfj
thy old-timers In compiling his list
famous triplets. Frlnstance, I nomlnats. j
wine, woman ana none.
Battle, murder and sudden death.
Bell, book and candle.
Beadin', 'rltln' and 'rlthmetlc
He, she and it.
Bailey, Banks and Blddle.
Faith, hope and charity. (
Wynken, Blynken and Nod.
Hop, skip and jump.
Time, place and the girl. '
Bread and cheese and kisses. ,
There must be a flock ot others, too.
ALOYSIUS..
Can't be dona.' Vou Bay?, Thera Jan't . "'Jj
ming mat cannot Da aone wunoui h wi
the poet fellow aayn: ,
"Hut Juat buckle In .with a bit of a arte.
A urn mKa uii your ccftl twi w "' "-I.t,-- ;
Juat start In to sins aa you tackle tha IMW.
Thai innnnt' V.j rlnna anr Villi II dO lla1 i 4
Exchaoft.',.a
Why not name the "poet fellow"? Evffj
since Edgar A. Guest, of the Detroit .r"
Press, wrote his catchy verses, and in
was-.several years ago, thero seerosi
jiavp oeen a conspiracy suooi o uaw,
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