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' The Mayor nays lie will stand by
the "little fellow"; but we hope ho
won't forget to stand by the bis fellow
on the tower above his olllce.
It Is a pity that the president of the
Trenton School Board cannot Issue orders
to the New York Tribune. The schools
are not the only place where war talk Is
dangerous.
More than a thousand obsolete
laws are to be repealed by the General
Assembly, while It passes several hun
dred new laws to become obsolete In
their turn.
It must bo admitted that Vance
McCormlck, who Is being boomed for
the presidency, can boast the same quail
ftcatlons as Buchanan, the only l'cnnsyl
vonlan who becamo President. He Is n
bachelor.
The plan to print all legislative bills
In pages of the same size as the pam
phlet laws can be made a measure of
printing economy In Harrlsburg If the
powers that bo choose to make It so, for
the same type used for the' legislative bill
can bo used In printing the pamphlets.
But does any ode believe that this Is
the purpose of the plan7
Any one who has visited the Ruo
JSt. Martin, Paris, and seen the rows of
horse meat butchers' shops with the big
brass signs advertising besides the hoise
meat, "First class mule" and "First class
donkey," may have visions of what wo
may soon come to. A Swiss butcher who
opened a horse meat shop In New York
last week Is Jubilant over his success of
1800 pounds of horse meat for his first
week's sales.
Now they are saying Penrose Is
o eager to have the Governor Investi
gated that If tho Sproul resolution Is
vetoed he will have another 'one passed
which can be effective without executive
approval, as it will carry no npproprla
tlon. The expenses will be paid by pri
vate contributions. Perlmps he would
like this better, anyvvuy, for It is well
known that the man who pays the piper
can call the tunes.
Amendment resolutions have been
adopted by Congress with less popular
mandate behind them than that which
has brought the Webb bill for national
prohibition before the House. But pas
sage of the bill will bring us no nearer
prohibition than we are now. Half the
States have declared for It and twelve
more would be needed to adopt the
amendment. Until those twelve adopt
prohibition for themselves they will not
adopt It for the nation. But there would
be one great boon In the passage of the
Webb bill: It would take liquor out of
national politics forever.
Secretary Lansing apparently for
, got the way- n which this nation secured
Its Independence when he told Cuba that
the Government had made Its position
clear during the last four years regarding
the recognition of other governments
"which have come Into power through
revolution and other Illegal methods."
Of course, we cannot tolerate revolution
In Cuba any more than In an American
. SUte, but the Secretary of State would
have been a little-more discreet if he had
made a distinction between our relations
with the" Island republic and with the
rest of the world and between success
ful revolution and mere insurrection.
The Ohio River Is the natural
southwestern boundary of Pennsylvania,
but the panhandle 'of West Virginia ex
tends up between this- State and Ohio.
The suggestion has been made In West
Virginia that the four counties in the
panhandle be sold to either pf the abut
ting States Jn order to talse money to
assist in paying thj) part of the debt
.of old Virginia "which the Supreme Court
haa decided Is a proper burdeh on tho
peoplo of that part of the Htftte which
waa separated from the original Com
tnpnwealth ot the time of the Civil War.
The sum Involved is $12,900,000. If the
counties are to be sold, they should be
bought by Pennsylvania, provided he
' price Is, not prohibitive it will be soon
MaoUgh to consider prices when West
VWMa naa approved the sale.
--"
Ja-'ttvor of
Ettfitthg
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after tho war. There cannot be Imperial
preference and free tradi with the rest
of the wbrld. Involved In the proposed
plan Is a protective tariff 'around the Brit
ish Empire, with some approach to sucll
freedom of trade among its membors ns
exists among tho American States. In
deed, the analogy has trcquently jecn
noted in tho British discussions on the
subject, Tho war has brought the parts
of the empire together more closely than
llfty years of negotiations could have
done. The colonics are fighting for them
selves ns well as for tho mother country.
Canada, which has sent, nearly half n
million men to tho front. Is now bound
by shed blood to tho center of the em
pire across the sea and Is In a mood for
n closer tiade union. An Imperial fed
eration, modeled loosely on our federa
tion, Is among the possibilities of the
future, with an Imperial parliament In
London. But America in more deeply
Interested In the prospective British pro
tective tariff than In tho strengthening
of tho political union among tho British
dependencies. Cobdonlsm is losing casto
In tho house of Its fi lends. It ought not
to be gaining friends here-
VHY WE "GO SLOW"
THK "delay" of tho last two weeks has
not taught this country much about
Kurope and Its wnr, but It has taught It
a great deal nbout Amerlcn. To one set
ot exti enlists It seemed Incredible that'we
should not have to fight, to another t-et
Incredible that we should. Between these
two vociferous extremes IIps tho great
bulk of the population, which thinks that
If we do get Into action our war will not
amount to much, and Is not wnrrjlng
much about It.
What Is worrying n gioat many per
sons, to whom the mateiial tesults of n
decision for either pence or war do not
look serious. Is the question of tho
nation's duty and honor. An exaggerated
sensitiveness about this Is nppuient
among those who do not keep In touch
with history. How could we over have
done our 140 years' work ot assimilating
millions nf foreigners nnd fieelng and
leadjustlng millions of slaves If we had
become pnit of the Kmnpenn system?
How can we expect the farmers of the
West, for example, to take an Interest
In foreign wars when we aie so thankful
that the fathers and grandfathers of
those farmeis devoted themselves exclu
sively to developing America? And bow
can a loomful of people hi an eastern
city, who have as many fi lends In Loudon
and Paris os they have here, yornfullv
deride paclllsts in western cities which
they have . never taken the tioublo to
visit?
Our Jingoes aie teaching us tho under
lying meaning of that slogan, "Sec Amer
ica First." They, a tiny mlnotlty, know
more nbout Kuiope than they do about
Ameilcn. .
We were slow In getting the No ember
election returns because many western
communities aie so isolated that the ie
suits bad to be cairled on hotseback
twenty-five- or thirty miles. Well, wo aie
slow In getting the "war leturim" for
much the' same icason. We ate very slow
about getting Into war because wo aie
very slow about getting acquainted with
each other. Men who are courageous
enough to tight burglars or a mob single
handed ate bewildered when told they aro
cowards for not liberating Serbia. They
ask why the East Is not cowaully for not
having freed China from aggressions.
And many in this section think of the
West as illiterate, wheteas thete Is a
much lower percentage of Illiteracy In
Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa than there is
in Pennsylvania, New York and Massa
chusetts. How many peoplo In the East "know
what tho issue was In somo of the west
ern States last November? The argu
ment against Hughes in Texas was the
Shreveport cahe. In Otogon single tax Is
always a leading lH.sue, though that seems
Incredible here. Now, If there Is so much
mutual Indifference and ignoiauce among
tho various sections In legatd to Amer
ican politics, how much more must the
sections fail to understand ench others'
viewpoint nbout international politics?
Mr. Wilson knows his America, and he
knows that tho only advice upon which
nil sections can agiee upon Is to "Go
slow." f
NO PEACE WITHOUT VICTOKY
Senator McNIchol made It plain that
there could lie no harmony until cery
ally of his who had been discharged hy
n Vare officeholder had first been re
stored to his place. News report.
THIS ultimatum, issued on tho ee of
the Senator's departure for tho South,
translated into tho language of the pres
ent International conflict, means that
there can be no peace without a Get man
victory or shall we say an allied vic
tory? The fight for spoils is to be con
tinued regardless of the consequences If
the Senator has his way.
Well, let the fight go on. If It gets
bitter enough tho people nre likely to ex
claim, "A plague on both your houses!"
and take matters In their own hands.
WHERE THE SEXES ARE EQUAL
PRECEDENTS can be cited to prove
that the principal of n girls' school
should bo a woman. Equally valid prece
dents can be cited to prove that the ex
ecutive head should he a man. The pres
ident of Vassar College Is a man, and so
is the president of Smith. On the other
hand, Wellesley has always had a woman
president, and Mount Holyoke, which was
founded by a woman, has nlways been
directed by a woman. Men have success
fully conducted girls' high schools, and
so have women.
The point of these remarks is that the
Bex issue is out of place in the considera
tion of the selection of a principal for
the GlrhV High School in Kensington.
What that school needs is a capable prin
cipal of proved efficiency. It would be
a mistake to urge as the first considera
tion in favoring any candidate that she
is "a woman. The choice ought to be
made for other reasons. We assume'that
the school board -vylU take into considera
tion the Intellectual qualification's of the
candidates, their training and their ex
perience and select the best. We assume
also that the board is aware that It) la
Ihe settled policy of thU Commonwealth,
a. policy laia down by the state Constitu
tlon itself, that women are eligible to-l
of ,. oeetrel qr managMOMtr
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GREAT PORTS
ARE MADE BY MEN
Some Examples of How Cities
Have Brought World Ship
ping to Their
Doors
By JOHN MEIGS, C. E.
ii
IMbl'IIILADnLPHIA an archaic Idea has
existed for many years until reccntly
atnong the uninformed, and even nmong
those fairly well Informccr.on ordinary top
ics, that'thc city Is located too far away
from the open ocean to become a seaport of
first rank. This mlsconcejitlon Is easily
refuted by a moment's consideration of the
facts of the case
Tho Iden of the disadvantage of remote
ness from tho sea is a survival of a now
bygono age, tho old sailing-ship days, when
vessels depended upon the winds for motive
power and required prond reaches of water
In which to navlgato with any safety These
days aro long past, however: few. If ony,
of tho world's great ports of tho present nre
located directly on the sen, and many of
them are ns far dletnnt from It as Philadel
phia. Generally In the Old World, for eco
nomic tensons, they are selected by Inten
tion nt the extreme head of river navigation
In fact, considering the well-known low coit
of marine transpottutlon compared with -that
by land, the further Inland n port Is the
more favoiable should bo considered the
location; proided, of course, that Its wnter
approaches nro safo nnd ample. Other mat
ters than meie proximity to tho high seas
hao declshe weight In determining the de
sirability or undeslrnblllty of Httes for ports
Great Ports Knr From the Sea
llnmlmig. In many respects the most per
fectly de eloped port In the world, Is In
rated fifty miles from the mouth of the
Mine Wer. which stream wss otlglnally
shallow, limine, tortuous nnd Incompara
ble In any slngjo respect to tho rapacious
Itrlawnir
Among other world ports. London on th
Thames is sixty guiles from tho son; Llv
rrp'i'il on tin. M,.sp Is fifteen miles from
It: Antweip on tho Scheldt, sl!-ulne miles;
lliemen on Hie Woser. sixty miles; Hotter
dam on the Untie .N'leuwe. eighteen miles .
Glasgow on the f'lde, twenty miles, and
MnnchesteV. nr.ictlcally formerly- an Inland
city, but now i-nmiccted with' the sea by
nn artificial canal. Is forty-six miles distant
through twf-ntv-fle miles of buoyed chan
nel Tho river seaport par excellence, how
ever. Is Montreal. Canada, which Is located
more than nine hundred miles up tho St.
Lawrence Ftlyer from the open ocean. In
Montreal this distance from tho ocean Is
considered, and properly so, nn nihnntage
lather than a dlsadantage, nnd Its posi
tion two hundred miles further up the llyer
than Quebec, peimlttlng it to sne this two
hundred miles of expensive tallroad haul,
has of Into jenrs enabled Ii trf far out
distance Itp older rival further down tho
stieam. nnd this circumstance, together
with the Intelligence of Its port administra
tion, has placed It high up In tbu tank of
American ports and In a position for futuro
advance with rapid strides
Hlver-se.-fports extra ordinary, however,
nre found In South Ameiic.i, particularly
on the Amazon, where Ohldes, a flourish
ing cl. r.Oft miles from tho mouth, has
a harbor capable nf floating a navy of
Lusltanlas nnd Deutschlands.
Mnnans, the greatest l libber center In the
world. Is i:nn miles from tho sea, reach
able hv vessels drawing thirty feet of
water: nnd ltnirt miles further up this
great river, Lonato, tho Atlantic port of
Peru, 2200 miles fiom tho ocean, is capable
of accommodating fair-sized ships So. that
It would appear that Philadelphia's ninety
miles from the open ocean Is not an In
superable bar to Its port nniblllon-i
.Expenditutes o'n Improvements
Let us consider now for a moment the
expenditures that some of these ports havo
made In lifting themselves to their pres
ent positions of eminence
London has spent $123,0(10,000 on tho
making of its port; Llveipool, nearly J200,
600.000 , Hamburg, $125,ono,noo , Antwerp,
5100,000,000, Rotterdam, K.0,000,000 : Mar.
sellles. $10,000 000 .Havre, $10,000,000. and
so on tho examples of princely expendi
ture might bo Indefinitely multiplied. Out
South American neighbors have been In no
way laggard about this matter, so vital to
national commerclnl life Buenos Aires,
when a city of but a quarter of a million
population, spent J50.000.ono on ns fine n
system of 'docks, perhaps, as nny In'the
Xvntld. it now hns a population of more
than one nnd three-quarter millions, nnd
ranks either thhd or fourth nmong the
cities of tho Western Hemisphere, fighting
It out on about oven term's with Phlln
delphla. Montevideo, a neighbor and com
petitor ot Buenos Alios, Is rivaling It in Its
port expenditures, nnd Valparaiso. Chill, a
city of ntilv irpft.000 population, has testified
Its belief In tho future of Its port by au
thorizing an expenditure of $2n,000,00ft
On the ninth our neighbors nro lint ii at
work on their ports. Montreal has spent
$25,000,000, nnd Is still spending; and she
has given tho cue to every other ocean,
river and lake port In the Dominion
Some nf the above cited ports have lit
erally lifted themselves by their own boot
straps, so to spoaj,-, out of what, to faint
lioaits. would have seemed ,a verltablo
Slough of Despond. The city of Glasgow,
for itiMlnnce. forty jears ago had ns Its only
outlet to tlio sea a river which might be
crossed on stepping stones nt low tide; nnd
when the first channel- deepening was
started the Initial operation for It was the
breaking up of tho river bottom with a
plow. Now vessels drawing thirty feet
sail up to Its docks. Upward of $100,000,000
hns been spent on the channel nnd harbor,
nnd it accommodates a commerce greater
than any city In the United States save
New York. Had the Inhabitants waited
for the time when commerce should demand
the development- of their river the city
woVld not now lie nmong the world's first
dozen ports
Manchester, on the upper reaches of the
Mersey, where It Is little more than a hill
side brook, was dependent until compnra
tlvely recently upon Liverpool, thirty-five
miles downstream, for Its port facilities.
Its citizens resojved to make It a seaport,
and Inasmuch as the city could not be
moved to tho sea, they brought the sea to
the city. Tbelr great ship canal, thlrty-fivo
miles long, was the result, which at a cost
of $90,000,000 haB In thirty years trans
formed Manchester from an Inland manu
facturing town to the fourth ranking port
in Great Britain, with a commerce far In
excess nf Philadelphia.
Examples such as these could be multi
plied indefinitely, but these o.re sufficient
to show that great ports and great manu
facturing centers do not grow ordinarily
merely by virtue of the kindness of nature,
but they nre man-made sometimes literally
out of nothing except the foresight, courage
and enterprise ot their citizens.
FLAMES
I walched a log In tho fireplace burning,
Wrapped Inflame like a winding sheet.
Giving again with splendid largesse
The sun's long gift of treasured heat
Giving again In the fire's low muslo
The- ound of wind 'on an autumn night.
And the gold of many a summer sunrise
Garnered and given out fn light
I watched a log In the fireplace burning
bh, it t, too, could only be
Hurt to give. back the 'love and latafhtor
irom open wnter ' "pf-vi-: "i; ,, AT.- '!-" . rWit' 'V , ' ' -W' ' I"
Coming to our American ports. Unstnnt yWiSM'S-Hln'J,'''iiy -,-.'"-'"-' "". '.i'l i '.'.
Is eight miles finm the sen, through a jock- I K JVW' '?"" ' " Jihiii-VXA..;'-'''-' "y,Tr L":
bound channel: Bnltimotc Is If, ft from the J ' ft! W ' ,,.,pM-
capes of the rhefapeake. whom pilots nre I . ?f,i... ,-rii'";S!.f Jf'l'L- '! '.'tflX" '.. ;; -.j.-'"'' .,'J-i r,;i'l-i:'v.i;;::i,N-ir,'''--Ti'.,1'-lw
tequlted to be taken on: New Orleans Is I ,.:;ffi(l. ' ..
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THE VOICE OE
THE PEOPLE
An Appeal for a Referendum on
War Mr. Moore Praised.
German Guilt
Thii Drpnrtment in ftrr to ntt render uio
ii uh to rrprrti their opinions on tubied of
current Interest. It in an open forum t nnd the
Eicnina Ledaer assume no rcspotunlbiHtu tot
the viewi of fs corrcnponttcntit. Letter munt
he stoned hu the nam nnd nMress of the
itritcr, not necesnarilu for publieation, hut an a
auaranten of good faith
GERMANY'S UNIVERSAL GUILT
To the Kilttor oj the Evening Ledger:
Sir The newspaper headings say thnt
Germany Is tesponslblo for political
troubles In China. Mexico nnd Cuba. These
newspapers are tight and. In addition, Ger
many Is responsible for the high prico of
eggs, the strike that caused an advance
In sugar, the periodical du Tont explosions,
tho fait that tho bicycle racers In Chicago
nre far behind tho record, the Ice Hoes in
the Delaware, the fact that Speaker Champ
Clark has be'eomo a grandfather and tho
piobo of the Irreproachable Governor of
Pennsylvania.
Indeed It may be urged with some show
of reason that Germany, and Germany
alone, Is responsible for the devil.
i;. t. eov.
Philadelphia, February 1J.
MR. MOORE'S SPEECH
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir 1 should like to state that I think
.1. Hampton Moore's speech In Congress Is
a credit to mm anil to our country it
in Congress there wero more of his kind
the country wouldn't bo led like sheep to
the slaughter by such poor patriots ns J. P.
Morgan. If ho can nffoul to send so
much of bis money abroad, why does lie
not live in England or enlist? Ho has no
need of medals. This country lias no ani
mosity toward Germany, nnd nny una
who doubts thnt statement can go among
the peoplo and ho will find It true
No, England Is done for and she knows
It. and sho would like now to sacrifice the
poor American soldier for her sneaky,
selfish benefit. Not one shot would I fire
or one German would 1 harm for nil ling
land and her possessions put together plus
J. P. Morgan's wealth.
M. E. McNULTV)
Philadelphia, Kebruaiy 14.
REFERENDUM ON WAR
To the Editor o the Evening Ledger:
Sir I note that you believe tho activities
of Bryan and n number of women In their
anti-war campaign aro doing moro harm
than good, but I notice that in your editorial
nhnut the American Rights League you de
sire the same end they are forking for
"with honor." And as you stare, "the nation
nt large Is only hoping and praying It can
be avoided" ; but as thervj seems to bo no
one xvilllng to lead for peace, the nation
thanks Bryan and those women who have
the courtige to wage their battlo at this
time
I read a letter the other day in a
Philadelphia morning journal ihlch accused
the paper of going into the ammunition
business, manufacturing hate for every
thing not pro-Brltlsh. This morning It con
tained a four-line editorial entitled "What's
the Matter with Humpy?" In which it called
him names and stated he must bo suffering
from acrmanltis because ne saia in a Bpeech
In Congress that the Allies had puichascd
the policy of a number of newspapers. I
don't remember seeing a denial of the pro
Brltlsh accusation, though the editor .did
reply, calling the writer names and reflect
ing upon his patriotism.-
It has also singled out James Maurer,
Geraldlne Farrar and the. Socialist Society
of New York for a string of Invectives,
peoplo who have sincere opinions and are
willing to stand all the criticism these
opinions earn them. Thus, from the stage
of a respected newspaper, considered fair
at most times. It has dropped on accovmt of
too much "spread eaglelam" on the brain
to the ranks of those Jingoes and 'extremists
that "Hamp Moore declared were trying to
"sandbag" Congress Into war.
The same paper belittles the efforts of
the Socialists and pacifists to secure a refer
endum on war with Germany. Isn't it
about time for this democratic nation to
havo real democracy. Instead of that which
exists only around the chest whenever the
"Star Spangled Banner" Is played or the
word "American" Is mentioned T
, ,11 Tf lr iw atjiifwi "Jul H lUUftU
ii'"'. - ' -
"YpU THOUGHT YOU'D LOST.
nor by the editors of newspapers. To deny
the people this referendum Is to substantiate
that which one -'despicable" party, which I
support, has contended for a long time: That
this nation Is rim hy n small band ot men
who conttol the policies nnd resources of tho
country.
I also notlco thai you are being criticized
for- ur liberal stand on certain questions
There nro many, many more humble citizens
who wish theto were more such fair papers
as youro. THE SOCIALIST.
Philadelphia, February 1 1.
APOLOGY TO MR. LINN
-I
it Is the purpose of this chlumn to give
tho greatest latitude to popular expression,
and criticism nf tho opinions of others Is
Inevitable, nut It does not Invite personal
attacks, nnd 'the letter printed on Wednes
day over the signature "G. M " seems to
havo gone much too far In criticism of Mr
Walter Linn, secretary-treasurer of the
Pennsylvania Trade Secretaries. The let
ter was In bad tnsto because of Its per
sonal tone nnd should not have found space
In these columns.
WHAT CANADA HAS DONE
Vanada has sent to the front about
250,000 men. . Sho has 150,000 more in
training. This means that she has enlisted,
all told, nbout 400,000 men. Tho casualties
up to date. are well over 50.000. Mean
while Canada has faced undauntedly tho
necessary taxation, and has voluntarily
contributed $40,000,000 to relief funds. Let
our people understand what these figures
mean by remembering that Canada has
only about one-thirteenth of our popula
tion and one-thirtieth of our wealth. Her
shores wero not immediately menaced ; the
counsels of. cold nnd thnld selfishness, bad
they prevailed, would havo bid her take a
merely perfunctory patt In tho war and rest
In safety behind Brltiiln s control of the
ocean. Rut Canada was too proud not
to fight. Sho scorned tho Ignoble role of
shirking duty nnd letting others protect
her. Her effort In men is relatively ns
great as If we had talsed an army of mote
than 5,000,000 soldiers nnd her troops are
as splendid fighting men as their Austral
asian and South Aft lean brothers, or ns any
others among the war-hardened veterans
who havo fought on both sides In this
terrible world war. Her money effort In
the single item given nbove Is equivalent
to what this nation would have donn if it
had voluntarily contributed , more than
$1,000,000,000 In relief funds Theodoie
Hoosevelt, In tho Metropolitan
. BUT THEY WON'T
Now that a nation-wide union of farmers
has been begun there Is nothing for It but
-for the ultimate consumers to organize, up
and nt "em.-Jew York Kvening Sun.
All Points of the Compass
Rubniyat of a Commuter
LXVHI
Wife thinks that nowhere ever, ever bl iws
Such Flowers as our daughter paints! Tho
Rose
Or Hyacinth upon a China tile
Uxtr'ordlnary Talent plainly shows.
.LXIX
And then the Tulip on a shiny Plaque
Or Oaken Panel, coate.d with Shellac
Pink Mtfrnlng Glories on a Banneiette.
Or Calla Lily on n Ground of Black,
We saw him after his return from Read
ing. He was, a bit tho worse for wear
Briefly, hi sweet bells were Jangled out
of tune nnd harsh. "How did It happe'n?"
we asked, being of a curious nature. "You
remember," he replied, "the feller sayln'
'Headln' tnaketh a full man'?" We assured
him that our memory of the quotation was
quite sufficient. "Well," he continued, "the
gink that said that spoka a truthful mouth
ful." Jt
t
Old Doc Qulnh, who for many years has
sold chewing gum, peppermint lozenges and
cigars at the Beo Hive, is quitting his posi
tion there. "Where are you going?" we
asked. "What are you going to do?" "im
flgurin'," he replied, "on rldln" a few horses
goln' to Florida, playin' In the water for a
spell and then cohiln' back and. gettln' a
regular Job-" '
Colonel William CL Smyth, Mr, David Be
lasco'a pacemaker, blames the story on Irvln
Cobb, and Irv Is big enough to stand It
Well, anyway, appears there was a br'u
nette preacher who heard one of his parish
ioners out in the henhouse swearing dread
fully. "Whuffor you all. cumin- that...
iwayl'! h.akl.v "' 'toiinake a aan
ME, EH?"
-.tfr1-
What Do You Know?
Queries of general interest will be answered
in this column. Ten Question, fta answers to
uhich rveru welhinformed person should know,
ore asked daily.
QUIZ
1. VUmt frrdtlenta of the United States mar
ried widow a t
2. Vihnt la the "Inland Rtpnhllr"?
3. Where Is the first mention nf plurality of
wives In the Illble?
4. When did the barrel pout atem beain In
operation In this ronntrj.'
B. Who were the llmnada-r
6. When was the Maine hlown up nnd where?
7. tint Is the riinVrenre In time between
' Philadelphia Hnvl Honolulu?
8. What Is the February blrthstone?
0. Whnt are tie pearo and war atrenatha of
the L'uhnn army?
10. What ttntr lend In rrnp production?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. A "lllrfhm Poerlua" U n Juraler or a Jus-
airr'a formula, eomlnc fram the Jatln.
"Hie est doctua," meaning "This la a
learned man."
2. Hiihmnrlnes cntnmunteute with their head
quarters b meann nf tho vvlreleaa.
3. The United States nmv ranks third. The
navy bill would mnke It second, unlean
(ifrmnnv has greatly Increnacd her nnvy
sliue the wnr beatm.
I. A pnleolltli la n stone Implement of the
paleolithic period, the first part of the
htone Ako.
ft. .Inhn Ailama nnd John Oiilnc Adama are
hurled In the church nril of the Flrat
Congregational Church, qulnry. Mass.
fl. There nre five Nobel prizes fur physics.
chemistry, medicine, literature am) peace.
7. The United States ranks first nnd Argentina
scconil In wheat production,
8. Carl f. Fisher, of Indianapolis, Is founder
nf the Dixie nnd I.lnruln Highway move
ments. '
9. The first phrnse In the Illble (King James
version) Is "In the lieglunlng."
10. None of the Presidents of the I'nlted States
wns horn west uf the Mississippi.
Italian. for "Long"
B F. L Tho Italian equivalent for the
Kngllsh name "Long" Is "Lungo." This Is
the modern form of the name, which also In
Longo" (old form) and "Luongo" (dialect).
For example, William Long would be Gu
gllclmo Lungo, Longo or Luongo. It Is
ptobnble that somo Italians named Lungo
have changed their name to Long after liv
ing In this country for a time. The name
Long does not necessarily Imply relation
ship with Lungo. Tho Italian for "the
board Is ten feet long" Is "La favola o'(lunga.
died pledl " "Lunga" Is the feminine form
of the adjectlvo "lungo."
Suffrage and Anti-Suffrage
C Mel. Arguments for your debate on
woman suffrage may be obtained by ad
dressing the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, 171 Madison avenue.
New York city, and the National Associa
tion Opposed to Woman Suffrage, 17B7 K
street, Washington, D. C.
Boy Scout Commissioner
M. -P. The scout commissioner of the
Philadelphia Boy Scouts or America Is
Assistant District Attorney Charles Edwin
Fox. The scout commissioner is elected an
nually by the Philadelphia executive scout
council. His office is honorary and volun
teer. In addition, there are two field-commissioners,
I. Urner Goodman and Haydon
O. Merrill, salaried officials appointed by
tho scout executive, suTiJect to ratification
by the council. They have active super
vision of nil field work.
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE
IN EAQH sentence one blank Is fllfed
with a transposition of the other, AAll
the blanks to contain words ot six letters
For example, the answer to the first Is'
"latent talent."
No. 1 The youug artist evidently pos,
sesses ,
No.J The schoolboy got into a
through his
No. 3 The school
the side of the .
walked by
No. 4 The -, stopped swimming
for want of
No. D My friend had to
so we .
and
AnsWer to Yesterday's Puzzle"
WITH the wind behind him he could
ride 1- of a mile In one minute
Against the wind he could go jj 0f a
mile In one minute, therefore, In two
minutes' time, equally divided between
wind assistance and hindrance, he would
lorT'Mtfa mile. This glvs,hl tlm
tnv & Atnsla mlU with 4iA XiiJ- 'T
C
Tom DalyVgjl
McAronl Ballad
' LXXV
FUNNT ItEEZNmg 3
Oh, rrofcas' Anoelntit j. 11
4. '' uur n
" ",c .
... ,recn -wcciha ruth- fi
Hut I'm verra mooch tear d'at ,' Jj
vit vvt acc,
Ito cct toft Uka muth.
He ccs gotta too moocha da Uu$
hecs heart. ,M'
Whcech ecn hectnest e'et w fl
Pnr rrtM vrrn a .it. fM
... '""""' )i
! 1nii 4
wen you oughta he mod.
nt, you sec, dafs hecs ooofoMoeh 3
IV
over acre, , '-
Where, hees money ees mate M
An' h&s oolta fiiwi i,-i . '. . 'fi
rfi n," """"Oil, M :
-. ..;.. r: : . . t
xa ia enro oj nccs trade.
Ycsttday uten Profess' ees com' iJPi
--. . -f.l
rrom nccs noonalimn weal, $S
Tic wnlte ot-cr fo tc tcecfA uuJ?X
Dat's as bceg as a wheel.
"Wen J leave for my lonch," t9v
jess- Angelotf, i
"I tak' out from da drawer J
All da moneu dafx tterr j... .J?
sure, got J
Playnta johs for mak' more."
"a.. ' t ,, . 1
imu'rr. mrnii
,,"""""' .... TS.
iiiorini cMjujTTirr ncrc. '
"Hal ha! hat Dat's a good teaa'"
laugh. an' he say, 'J
"For da drawer stcell ees barel" ,;
...... . ?. Ht
"Stcell you laugh? Dry are rotten
it nf wnffcr it-ccfh youf
But he say, "Wat da halt 2.
TWll T .lrtfl.,? trV 4H.I 7.MBB !.... j '
.. .... . .. ,.tl. ,.,, ,,, woo ;vUli goig,
like dem two, -
Why, i done eel myial'l" ,
sj
BEHOLDEN are we to W. N. Jennli
for tho plot of the nbove, h,e htyj
plucked.it from real life.
It tvas a Boston youth, statlonea'i
th crow's nest, wio first saw Cervwt
fleet coming out of Santiago harbor.
friends mado much ot him whsths'i
home. "So," said nn admirer, "you i
them first." "Yes," he blurted out, "aM
I saw them a damn sight sooner'tl
I wanted to.'
Let us meditate upon this, fill
citizens. In these days of watchful i
lng. War, If it comes, will be no i
but let us bring to the performuei
trained zeal.
Will nobody answer this bell?
n.llnir.llnrr.llniTl Ah! hra'a
las't! Where've ya bin, boy? Dldnthti
me till I rang the fourth time, h?
right, page Mr, Bert Leston Taylor
the Chi. Trlb. nnd hand him this not
here, wait! To save time and you '
trouble of reading it yourself, listen: '-i'J
''Sir What does your proofroom 1
of this definition in the Webster
International? -j
"corYHOl.DKR A proofreaders!
nincompoop. '
Aftermathters
THE SUM OF LIFE
Wire of great men all remind thenj-j
They must wipe their feet outside:
rtr tlnnnrilnn Irnvn hrhtnd them 5f
FoofnHttf muddy, long and trifle.1.,!
rii
SAM, who seems to have lost hli'l
name forty-three years ago, whentj
began to stand guard outside th
ernor's office at Trenton, says the pai
of tho Baptist Church he attends,
occasion recently to complain of ebNj
collections. "Bredrcn." said the reven
"I caln't preach on earth an' boa'di
heaben."
The caption under a picture onjtl
back page of our favorite illustr
evening paper of yesterday's
"Feeding the squirrels Is a popular'M
time on me grounas surrounums,
State Capltbl," put pep in our in
tion nnd gave us a couple of spontan
cackles.
At 245 South Fifth street one li,l
vised: "If you want a good sklrtVJ
tn Atinln's" and get a pippin.
sumably? H
n-n t- PAITVTA1V PEN
When most I need thy helpful art
Tn cot a Mian's name on an order, .fl
Thou'rt almtstisure to fall apart, V
Ann. prove a pretty oum icon
it-i.-.. t i...... I....J mv AMnr to
WI1UII 4Hrtf3 vco.t. ...j .. ..-.-. -- , --.
Brepare a past-due check to writs nwj
rt-t-.. , 1.- ...! nt,a nf AntV STOO t?l
illy iruno I'lurou fcu..o --- -.
All o'er the check he would Indlta m.
BUT when 'tis must foot the b'"-!
Thy service is distinctly "np , -
Thou wrltest fluently, uniu
I feel my est hath nursed a ylper.
Aliu wurir x niuov i.w .-.- --
A Bmoomer pen ua. mo . ia
Thou false, vile, miserable creatur,j
a ... .i. il. itiAii nA r wrolla I
.
cini- fnvnrttn evening paper's la
Chunk correspondent sent In this notl
Harry Itelchard. ot Mn'iv
employe In the New .Jersey CenM
.., i ..!.,. n hntater got
unBiavuin ill uiu.iiib -.-.---- -
hand under It and lost two flniera.r
And tha office boy. whose mother i
a boarding house, is curious-to'l
what was hiding under that bonier..
tutu Rennto nnd House. In Joint i
BaBAmv.lttl nn flotnt Valentine's Dayjl
ln nt. nil ltriA thn fnot that WO
hal enm Tnn TVnmat on the "sOVent
f November last past." We havenj
got the hat, but we hava me w
kriowledce thnt it's a roof In
Joe'f
"Wh
fn.,., mnnafrnt- nt RtfltSOn 8. yu S
'Why don't you come In and g
hat7"
he asktfd, meeting us on wj
the '
'other day. -Come on, ,
. .4i am
yoiK
with nna of ' our nobby
"Der
live '
Tli-hS" wn nnnrted. "AS 10P
-. -j. ..- -,- -- . ... u
we'll never don a dlpky aeroj.-
we
passed on, leaving tne quw
statu.
. ThlH mnrnlnir. lust to see i
fnllrn wr ernwlno; as wi;l
men
' "'". " I' " n. r,.Mmi
on
our journey irom mo in--
,. .- .,.. t ..a..- nm wa, I
minai 10 wio ucuiivi w,(v ---;
Un
the derbies we saw, We P
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men fand only thlrty-nv 1
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