.-. rv TtH EVENING LEDGER-PHIIiADELPHIA; WEDNESDAY, FEBETTABY .2T, 1017 v . r c 1 it & h.r VJ l' lift E& m '.. . m nraM iea$er .' PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY j, ctrub n. k. cuutis, rBiiDixt Charles It, I,udtniti. Vies rrealdentr John C.' Martin, secretary and Treasurers Philip H. CirtUni, John II. Wllllama, John J. Bpurseon, 1'. JL Whaler, Directors , - EDITOMAIj boahdi Cilus It. Ki CtJaTli, Chairman. T.'n. WHALET Editor 'JOHN C. MAltTlN... general Ilualneaa Manager Published d11r at rcntio I.rtromi Poinding. t Indepoodenca Square, Philadelphia. CsxtrMI.,,. .Broad and Chastnut Btreeta WTIO ClTI. "rrat-tnlon nulldlna- Toex sou Metropolitan Tower ioiT..k 820 Ford IlulUHnr Ixrcra 409 Oo&e-Beroocrnl ltulldlna- iroioo 1202 Tribune Iiulldlng- 1 NEWS nunEAUSl Waibinotox Bdeiid! Itlsee Hulldlnir Klw Yomc Omuv.. The Tlmci 1'ulldlna- fMrttlN IlctCAt) CO Frledrlcriatniate Lonnoy Buniuu Marconi Ilous. Strand Pills Bcaiiu 32 Hue Louis la Grand sunscnirTioN tehms The ErcM.xn I.ErxirR la served to subscriber In. Philadelphia and surrounding- towns at the rate of twelve (12) cents per week, payablo to the carrier. . Ilr mall to points outside, of Philadelphia. In the United States. Canada or United States pos sessions, po'tare tree, nttr !iu) cents per month. Six (10) dollars per year, payable In advance. , To all forelfn countries ona (M). dollar per Bionth. NoTtcs Subscriber wishing address changed must clve old as well a new address. BELL. J000 WALNUT KEYSTONE, MAIN 8000 v Address oil rommitttfrnflon tn Kventno Ltdgtr, lndtpendeuce Square, rhltadelphia. xxinn) at inn rniLAtirLriitt msTorrrcs as StCOXD-CLlSS MAIL M VTTm. TOE AVEBAOE NET PAID DAILY CIH- CULATION OF THE EVEN1NC1 LEDQEK FOP. JANUARY WAS 118.777 rfalladrlphla. Wrdnridar, Krbrunr SI. HIT. Peaco liath her torlcs no less re nowned than Moore. How would the Cnmden Board of Trade llko to have Philadelphia demand that the Camdcnltcs who work hero live hero? A duko has given up his tltlo to become an American citizen. It would bo hard to say it the news is a gt eater causo for distress to heiresses than it is a cause for Joy to their fathers. England fixes the maximum prlra of ptjatoes. HeadUtii. "With potatoes at $4 a bushel hcie very householder must bo wishing that We had some authority that could do likewise. New York 'is coins; into the tetall Bilk business, but it will not seek In struction from Tammany Hall, which knows all that Is .to bo known about the business of milking a city whole sale. Some alarmists would have Con gress re-enact the alien laws which were passed to protect the country at tho time of our trouble with Franco In 1798. They permitted the President to order out of tho country nil nllcns whose presence here might endanger our safety. If they did not go they were to bo im prisoned for threo years and be dis qualified from ever becoming citizens. Mr. Wilson Is doubtless ready to cry, "Spare me from my new friends!" A day or two after Representative London, Socialist, had praised the President ns a great pacifist came Senator Fall with a proposal to make him a military dictator like Lloyd George, with all sorts of "power to act." It Is tho same Mr. Fall Who bitterly criticized Mr. Wilson for not acting In Mexico. If there is trouble, Mr. Wilson will be dictator enough under tho Constitution, as Mr. Fall knows. What la probably desired Is that Mr. Wilson act like a dictator now. The committee of citizens which Investigated narcotic drug evils will do well to go to Harrlsburg to urge upon the legislators tho necessity for passing tho bill prepared by the committee. "Wo have reason to believe," says Doctor Klein, in explaining the proposed pilgrimage, "that Very few of the legislators are acquainted with the ramifications of the narcotic drug scourge of Pennsylvania." It should not bo hard to convinco tho average legislator, for this Is not a controversial measure. Senator Vare has declared him self In favor of It, and there Is no reason why Penrose should oppose it, unless It bo because Vare Is for it. Report of the failure of the efforts to bring about a union between Jefferson Medical Collego and the University will be heard with mingled emotions. The alumni of Jefferson have urged that tho Identity of this famous Institution be preserved. Tho merger plans contem plated protecting In come way tho name and reputation of the Walnut street cot. lege. The advocates of the preservation of Its independent existence will be de ; ' lighted at the decision of those In charge. ' Those who have favored a union of medl eml endeavor will regret that the merger baa failed. They will be glad to know, however, that the plans to concentrate so fat" as possible under the University the direction of the various medical schools here and In the, rest of the State are not jto be abandoned and that we are to keep "fPa.ce wrtii the other centers of medical .'education In the development of our re- iBources for Instruction. , Ludendorff, "brain of the German -rroy," Is probably sincere In applying ,tfce. Kaiser's famous epithet for the Eng 1 bah to us. We may have a "contemptible Bttle army" and navy, too. In German W- But even If we had overwhelming i and were willing to hurl them Into 4ke scales (n a few months, they would M be more'formldable. because the Ger- I JMrn expect the war to be over in a few ha and before we could get Into What they are afraid of is our .English-speaking peoples are 'the brunt of the conflict on land , the French admit that the west- tve is in the hands of the Eng- ajSjVrV'A thw 'fact became increas- evident America, If at war with would pour out wealth for ta4 It may well be that Ger- u further is .-AS- " There are a great many folk enthusiastic for French success but unfriendly to tho English in this country; but this Is tho harsh candor of cousins. Much of our love of tho French Is based on tho fact that we don't speak French and can't read Ficnch newspapers. Wo have not criticized tho muddling lit French politics bocauso wo did not understand It. And, on' tho other hand, much 'of our criticism of tho English has been fretting that tho English did not do better. 'News of all tho grcnt English victories has been received with satisfaction here, even nmong thoso who often "tnlk nntl-Hritlsh." Now that England Is financing her Allies, control ling the sens and smashing tho German nnd Turkish ttenches, thoro Is little doubt that English-speaking Americans would be willing In an emergency to help her In tho first of these endeavors, It not In the second and third. BEWARE THE STEAM ROLLER! TF ANV purblind leaders nro attempting to Inject factional politics Into the transit situation they would better be ware tho consequences of popular Indig nation. Tho otors by nn overwhelming majority for tho transit loan havo np pioved tho project. Tho speody construc tion of the subways nnd elevated lines was promised to them ai soon ns tlicy lind authorized tho Issuo of tlio necessary bonds. No morn nionumontnl mlstako could be mndo by n politician who hopes to havo a future than to uso tho transit plans as a pawn In his gamo. Tho proplo will get what they want under tho pres ent political leaders or over them. Tho steam rollpr Is In wot king older. It Is well oiled, nnd If enough provocation Is given It will begin to move, Hattenlng out every llttlo lea'dor and every big one who attempts to obstruct tho highway of progicss. The present duty of tho Public Pervico Commission Is to ltsuo a certificate of public necessity for tho construction of tho delivery loop, in order that tho con tracts may bo awarded. Commissioner Magee, however, seems to think that It must go into tho whole transit question and decldo whether enough money has been appropriated to complete the system as planned, nnd whether any ono has been found to operato It. After It has reached a conclusion on tlieso matters It may consider the certificate of necessity for tho latest section for which bids havo been lecclvcd. Mr. Mageo has let it bo understood that It Is his opinion that tha city has not money enough to complete the system. That is aside from tho question Just now. Tho facts before him and the other commissions ate that the people voted n loan of $7,G0O,O0O for tho delivery loop nnd that a bid of $3,784,000 has been re ceived for Its construction. This Is $1,816,000 less than tho nppiopriatlon. Tho con ti acts for tho section of tho Fiankford elevated nnd for tho stutlon under tho City Hall were let for two or three millions under tho appropriation. But in splto of these low bids a concerted attempt Is making to create tho Impres sion that too little money has been set aside for transit. Tho most foolish statement that has been made came from Director Twining when ho said that "the transit situation today, with construction authorized and no lessee or operator of the lines pro vided, is like a man who purchases n buggy before making arrangements to buy a horse." Has Mr. Twining never had any expe rience Jn buying horses? Does ho not know that if he even whispers to a friend that ho wants a horse ho will find horso dealers at his door tho next morning anxious to sell him any kind of an animal that he has money to pay for? The Itast of tho troubles confronting tho city Is that connected with finding a company to operate tho new lines. It is tho beauty of the Taylor plans that they provldo for a completo system that can be operated Independently and profitably, if it is impossible to make satisfactory ar rangements with the Rapid Transit Com pany. The proposed Chestnut street subway will connect tho Frankford line with tho Broad' street subway and the Darby elevated line. Street railway mon in other cities would Jump nt tho chanco to organize a company to leaso and oper ate this system. The city holds tho whip hand In the matter of the lease and can dictate such terms as soem good to it. All these things are known to the men who are trying to confuso tho issues and delay the prosecution of the work. And the citizens who voted for rapid transit Improvement know it also. Beware the steam roller! ASH WEDNESDAY A PERIOD of penitential restraint be gins today in a worjd that has been in no mood, for penitence a period of hu mility in a world where boasters have most to say.' Millions have paid and are paying for sins most of them old men, women and children but they are paying for the elns of others. They are asked to fast who are starving. They are asked to mortify the flesh, who aro dying. "Remember, man, that thou art dust and shalt return to dust," says the pastor, but the supplicant is tempted to pass tho advice on to the emperors and war lords of the world and neglect to take It to himself. Such recrimination was not the spirit of the twelfth century which saw the first sanctioned observance of Ash VVodnesday begin with tho Christian knighthood of the Crusades'. The knight prepared for his fight against tho op pressors by abasing himself before the shrine. He succeeded for it Is the spirit of chivalry that la our only hope today ilrfilA ; tplJ..ttwewweOTs-Bs. THE BROKER'S "FIVE-HOUR" DAY How It Is Spent in Trading on tho Floor nnd in Discouraging "Fool Speculators" A MAN walked Into nn uptown Block broker's office. -olcctcd a chair and wit down. Ills attitude Indicated that ho wai a ptospectlo customer. Ho glanced ncr tho board rnntalntng tlm quotations fur stocks ns they li.ul come over tho ticker untlf his Riaiicn was arrested by n stock that was selling for $0 n share. He looked carefully to see that he hud mndo no mis take, then got up and went In pcatch of tho h'tnek broker. "Hay," he Inqulied. by way of greeting, "uhat etoek Is Hint selling for $0 a rail road stock, Isn't It?" "Ves ; that's tlio stork of tho Itnllrond," replied tlm btoker. "Huh, pii-tly cheap, Isn't It?" The broker told tho propectlo customer that tho rnllroful was In the) hands of IP eelvers ; that Its business uns poor; that n cry latgo ns-pssment. pmhuhly $r,0 n share, was likely to lie levied tin tlio Mock holders In the tcoiKuulzutlnn plan. In fact, lio gave him tlio most pessimistic account possible, und concluded with tho ndvlco that tho man should h.io nothing to do with tho stock. The prospeotlvo customer had paid strict attention. UN flist question showed tli'nt he did tint know nnj thing about tho prop ertj, and It in ulvn evident that ho did not know mi thing about the stock market or how litislnes Is dono In tho market "It still looks rheap," he said j "buy mo 100 sh.trcs " Tlio brokrt nga'n advised him not to buy, but to no avail, and finally tlio order was executed. It so happened that there, was an ad anco In pi Ices all through tho maiket and tho tO i.illroad htock went along, Then, too, thero were rumms In tho financial dis trict that "something favorable" was In lino for tlio company. The icsult was that tha stock, within a few days, sold at $12 a share. The man who had bought nt $i3 way foittinntn enough to Fell nt tho top price, nnd after his hrokeingo commission and $2 Statu tax lie had a net profit of ahout $5S0. Ifn viit away hnppv : ho had "btnt" tlm market llut rKht hero It can ha said that a trader of this kind, who knows nothing about tho market or tho stock which ho buys, will loso momy on othur ttatis.ictloiiH Five-Hour Day a Myth This Is just ono of tho Instances which eoniH up during a stock broker's work In a da. Thoo who nro not familiar with hli. work Imagine that ho baa an easy t'mc. The Stock i:chatiKo opens at 10 o'clock and clones nt o'clock tho kssIoii.! never being longer and tho uninitiated llgures that with only II vo hours In which to do business It surely must bo nn easy life. A look behind tho r-cenes will con unco any ono that such Is not tho cape. This Is how the stock broker puts In his da y : Ho stnrts for his olllce In time to ntilvo thei.5 ahout !i o'clock or it few- minutes later. On the way downtown ho has lead his morning paper carefully to sec If thero nro any news developments which might havo a bearing on the flock market He turns to tho page carrying tho market i elicits and quotations to hee if any nieU.il iiiwb has como out ubout any company. When ho arrives at his olllce he looks over tho quotations of stocks Ui the London market to git tho trend of things over there. Then If ho is the exchange member of tho firm that is, If the membership on the .Stock i:changc Mamls In his name ho goes into the board loom where stock quotations are posted throughout the il ly for the benefit of customers and gets the orders to lie executed at tho opening or the Stock K.xchange. They Include orders to buy arAl sell. He writes sonic early go.s. sip ahout tho market and then leaves for tho Stock Hxehange In tlmo to bo thero at the opening Kach stock Is dealt In In a different part of the loom, known as the "post." the name of tho stock tiaded In thero being painted on tho post. Ho piocetds to the "post" where hq has the larger. t number of mder.s to execute He puts through his orders and then goes to other "poyts" for the remainder of his transactions. .s soon thereafter as he Iris a few minutes to spare he gets Into communication with hlsilllee by telephone. reporting the transactions anil the olllce In turn notifies the customer. The ollico gives him any now- orders and ho goes over tho same routine. From tlmo to tlmo during the day he reports gossip and rumors ho picks up on tho floor. As business In stocks Is carried on by word of mouth, nothing moro than n nod of tho head being necessary to close a transaction involving hundreds of dollars and sometimes thousands. It can ho umler stood that he mutt know his fellow brokers and the Interests they represent. IIo must rccognizo a fellow looker Immediately Ho must have n good voice, make himself easily understood and his hearing must bo good. He must show skill and Judgment, a.i each one-eighth means J12 5u on ldi) shares, and this means much to a customer, ! who is buying, iay, "at the maiuct. ; What a Broker Must Know A memorandum of each transaction Is kept by the broker, and nt the end of tho day theso memoranda aro made up" on a slip of paper called tho "comparison sheet," and this sheet Is compared with u similar one of another broker who has bought or sold. If tho slips compare, then tho trans action goes through, but in the event of a dispute and the brokers fall to settle It tho whole thing Is placed In tho hands of a special committee composed of members of the exchange, and the committee's de cision Is final. Tho broker must keep himself Informed on earnings of different corporations rail roads, Industrials and utilities tho rato of dividend being paid, the return on the In vestment to tho buyer, tho possibility of a chango In tho dividend rato, tho presont market quotations, tho supply of stock nnd the demand from buyers, whether any stock or bond Issues are contemplated and, If so, tho rights of present holders of stock and the advantages pertaining thereto, whether r.cEotlatlons aro on ior mo coitsoiiunuon or a number of companies, how such consoll datlon would affect the Btock of tho different companies ; and as much of tho business, tlio greater part, in iaci, is uoi.o ors ooirowea money, ho must keep In mind tho collateral bo has deposited for loans. In addition to keeping Informed on tho stocks which sell every day, known as tho "actives," ho must know the market for Inactlvo issues. He must know also tho 'general market for bonds and how wheat, cotton and coffee are selling Bonds nnd tho commodities are handled by other members of the firm, each house of any slzo- having a separate department for bonds. AVhen the Stock Hxchange closes at 3 o'clock ho returns to his office ami writes a summary of the action of tho market for the day. He sees that all of the 'transactions go through without a hitch, and while ho has a staff of clerks to do the clerical work, yet he keeps- a watch ful eyo to see that everything. Is running smoothly. All of theso things aro tho broker s stock in trade, and In order to keep his business he must give his customers good service. A broker is always ready to give advice. That. too. Is part of this work. When tha conditions do not' favor a purchase of stock. the brouer, ri nu i " v,o uuu ug tho. Interests of his customers in mind, win advise against It O. "W. M. STUDENTS IN SOCIOLOGY Why Is 'l tnat when Pictures are sup pressed by the police they must be given a private Bhowlng at which those on the In side invite as many of their friends as pos. Bible? Washington Herald. " I '- "" SLEEPING, BUT NOT DEAD Hear It. Mother Earth, and hear it, .The heavens above us spread!. ' XJV imni vm vs ' -w THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE War and Christianity Social ist's Assault on Capitalis tic Diplomacy WAR AND CHRISTIANITY To the .'dltor of the Ilventno Ledger: Hlr "Has the war proved f'hilstiariity a failure?" "Yes" says cx-Prcsldcnt Hllot, of lli'.ivnid "No!" says Cardinal Gibbons.1 I do not agree with lloctor Kllot that the war has proved Christianity a failure. As well might one conclude that truth Is a fa'lure because falsehood abounds almost everywhere. As well might ono conclude. Hint riKliteousness is a iiuiuro u ". the prevalence of evil almost everywhere Tho war In Ihuope Is not the creature of Christianity; it Is tho child of Jealousy nnd greed, not down among tho people where Chr'stlanlty lives and lclgns, but up nmong crowned heads, where mammon holds sway. Tho Christianity of tho com mon people of Kurope may be temporarily powerless to avert war brought on by wicked ruler3, but after the war is over Christianity will reign triumphant. Now. as to tho position taken by Card! nal lllbboris, I agree with him that the war has not proved Christianity a failure, but I cannot agree with him in somo of tho premises upon which ho bases his conclu sions. One is the emphasis Cardinal Gibbons places upon the statement of the Christ, that He came to earth not to bring peace, but a sword. The mission of tho Christ was purely spiritual, and in that statement Ho bad no reference to physical warfare. Ho made that statement as nn Illustration to teach a spiritual truth. From tho manger to tho cross the Christ had on His banner. "Love thy neighbor ns thyseit," arm, -on earth peace and good will toward men." Physical waifare was no part of Ills life or IDs teachings. Cardinal Gibbons quotes the familiar prophecv, "There shall bo wars nnd rumors of war" Hut what of It? Tho prophecy that theie will bo wars among men does not Imply that tho prophet approved of war any moro than that ho approved of many other evil things wnicn iro propnesieu. Cardinal Gibbons nlso Etates that Jesus was not a pacifist, when tho contrary Is proclaimed In the whole roord,of Ills life and teachings. He said, "Blessed nro tho peacemakers, for they shall bo called tho children of God," He said also, "Whoso ever smite theo on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." But I can heartily applaud the Cardinal's statement that the war has not proved Christianity a failure B. B. Reading, Ta., February 1C. STARVING AMERICA To the Editor of tha Evening Ledger: Sir Those folk who say wo might have avoided a great deal of tho chances of participating In tho war may not bo so mistaken after all. Tho New York Times of Wednesday states such an action "would be unneutral and provocative, even If all the belligerents were In the way to avail themselves of supplies shipped from other countries." Such an nctlon could not have placed us In any position moro unneutral than the one wo are In at present. The New York Sun of tho earae date prints an editorial sarcastically taunting Qermany abcTUt her food shortage "A decoction of roasted acorns, rye, chic ory and what not goes by the name of coffee. Hardly anymeat.no cheeso, ten ounces of potatoes n day, no eggs for five vvceks. These nro somo of tho conditions found In a three weeks' stay In perlln by the correspondent of theAsso clated Press. livery tlmo a German citizen feels the gnawing at his vltara he must be asking himself: 'For what am 1 suffering so? is It for victory? Of what avail Is It If we perish awaiting It?' Anticipating the question: tho German Government replies, 'Starving Fngland will solve everything.' But If tho effort to starve England falls, what then, O Ilohenzollern?" Instead of being occupied worrying about the German people, If the Sun would shift Its gaze from the Kast to the West and look upon its own people it would find a condition fast approaching that la Germany In regard to food. History must record for future genera tions that a characteristic of a part of tha American peoplo Is greed, It all commenced when tha steel trust and tha munition plants, noticing that the belligerents were at each other's throats, tooth .and nail, leaving theflr pockets unprotected, dug their maws In them and extracted gold In large amounts according to their1 pleasure. Then, onaraowrisWHi yrmimm Mwrnmnea'-as- A QUESTION OF CHOICE . HRW-. . n'l-t ' i .- ..!.-!"; -I. ,''. .Tif.'. .' ::': : n( :...,, i.!..l.. iy,- , ;-.. i 0 .o IIH iA I jrT,X IsssssssssssssssssKXni fcirWisr$ vi-.iM ifasssssua5 -Y " qWMlPWtk'rr' rVyTM'PMMtllllMl li lMPJJHlihii. sW VVMnUtKsT wio one down tho scalo raised his prlco until It came to tho man who owned nothing but his mental or physical nblllty to do n. day's work. There remained only two things to do swallow tho Insult or demand moro wages. .And so jou get your labor troubles. It must seem Itonlcal to hhn to read that tho capitalists of New York nio per turbed by the too great lnllux of god Into the country, when what bo's worrying about Is why his wages aro not going up while eggs aro fifty-live cents a dozen, potatoes five and six cents a pound, onions twelve cents a pound, meat and bread going up, nnd maybe tho landlord will rniso the rent. Thls Increasing of the necessities of llfo U not a move of only the higher-ups, but Is also true of all those who havo some thing to sell. There ar'o not necessarily combines to boost prices. As inarr probably evolved from a lower form Independently and almost simultaneously In diffeient parts of tho globe, so tho American has evolved his characteristic of greed nnd his national Ideal and philosophy the dollar. Thero can only bo ono remedy for It a chango of sjstem. Tho Inst year has bliown conclusively that capitalism, econom ically, Is a failure. While money is tho test of supremacy In our fair land, tho man who has no property but his brain and brawn can expect little Justico from tho piesent system or Its standard bearers; only mercy can ho expect Tim SOCIALIST. Philadelphia, February 20. JACKSON' INAUGURAL Tho Inauguration of Andrew Jackson was attended by a larger crowd than had ever visited the capital before, and tho accom modations being poor, many slept on tho park benches. Jackson's personality was ouo to cxclto curiosity, since, In nddhlon to whining tho battle 6f New Orleans and lighting In many Indian wars, ho had fought sev oral duels, threatened to hang everybody who opposed him and broke several laws which dd not Bult him. I.lko Jefferson, ho was extremely democratic. On tho day ho was Inaugurated tho White House was thrown open for a reception in tho after noon, nnd tho wholo mtlon was Invited. Tho lesult was disastrous. Diplomats, great ladles and Congressmen wero trampled upon and Jostled about by tho proletariat, who stood upon tho delicately upholstered chairs anu solas, grauocu mo reircsnmcniH ami smashed tho china, and finally ended by carrying palls of punch and Ices away with them. Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. BLAME IT ON THE IMND Chicago's city council has passed an ordi nance making It a misdemeanor to play "The Star Spangled Banner" except as it is written. If It will pass one making It a misdemeanor to sing It except ns It Is written ,tho Jails would soon bo full Co lumbus Citizen. All Points of the Compass Rubaiyat of a Commuter LXXVII You know, my Friend, I sometimes home ward faro And find tho Sewing Circle gathered there Tha gilt-edged China Is set out for Tea, And all tho Houso assumes a festive Air, LXXVIII The Revelations of Devout nnd Learn'd Were not tho Tales for which their Fair i:ars burned: But why the Widow Smlthcrs sold her House, And how much Wages Jennie Boffin earned. LXXIX "What! without butter make a good puff paste!" And, "Without Trimming, make a blue silk Waist!" O'er mnny a Cup of weak and vapid Tea These subjects are discussed In eager Haste. Complicated Conundrums I WE WERE walking one day with old Charlie Putnam when, nfter a few mo. ments of deep thought, he asked us, "Did you see that sign on tho dairy back there?" We turned and looked. "That 'Gilt-Edged Butter'?" wo asked. "Yes, that's It," he replied. "Now what's the difference between that advertised produce and this curb running around here by the entrpnee to the sower?" We observed the curb 'closely. It was one of those concrete things faced with a steel band. We admitted our Ignorance as to the difference between the two. That gave Charlie ha chance. "One," he stvU. "U gllt-ede. butter 4 Ute.etlur i,V-iji i''i-':"'A "Vk c. 'I' ". 'I.'!-,.' '! ,i .' '.K" "i:"'!'-. .,U- i".', 4 A v What Do You Know? Qucrteti of qenrral Interest uill be answered In (fits column. Ten questions, theaniwera to uhtcU cvvru well-informed person ahoutdKnow, are ashed daily QUIZ 1, Vtho nns rieorce WnxlilnEtiin's father? 3. tMiere does laicl.iml obtain most of Us oil? ,1. What Is a rmirt.vr? i I. Vtho whs the "l.lon or the North"? A. What (hit I'reslilents of th t'nllril States nro liuried In Itlilimond, Vn.? ft. Uh.it Is n millimeter? ?. Compiiro the nvemne )lfld of potatoes per luro In (ierniuny nnd the I'nlted States. S. M hut Is nn archipelago? !. What nre (h mornhiff htars now? 10. Mut ,md where Is 1.1 ltorndo? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. Ihe Vnlled States 1ms broken dlplnmatie relations with one of the entral Powers Ciernnn,v hut not with her allies. Ans-Iri.i-lliinc.iry, Iliilc.irla and Turke, S. Tho Lnlted States lias navul stations at ronton, Charleston, S. t'.i flmini, tlnan lanamn, Ciib.il llnnnll. Iter West, lla.; Mare Island, Cnl.; Nurrncnnsrlt lliy, II. I.I New Orleans. New ork, Norfolk, riilladelphla, Portsmouth, N, ll.r llrrmrr Inii (I'licet Sound), flush, i Washington, I. ('., and Tutulla, Samoa. 3. Louis Itiirmaekers Is a Dutchman, now llv- Inc in l;nclnil. 4. President Madison Is burled at Montpeller, (trance Count, Vn. B. A centimeter Is nne-hundreillli of a meter ( :ta.n i,r an mcio. 0. "Tho Old I.ttdv of Thfenilneedlo Street" Is the It. ink of Knitl.ind, whlrll is on thread- needle strert, London. 7. Zamhoansa, n southern district of the Island or .VII N,,i nan. Is in tlm .Moro Province of tho Philippines. 5. The. "Iron Ibike" was a enlirliiurt of the Duke or llelllncton. 0. Tho Wamli-rliic Jew Is a legendary person MirirHiseil to he condemned to roam until the sejoiul (online of Christ ns punish , rnent for- strlklnc or pushlntr the Saviour on tin. way to the cross. 10, The Confederate States alios which se ceded from the lln'on In IHdl) were Ala hama. Arkansas rinrld.i, lieornln, Lmilsl. niu, Mississippi, North Carolina, south Carolina, Tennessee, lenas nnd lirslnln. The Dcmologos T. K. Tho Dcmologos was Robert Ful ton's last great work, tho first steam propolled war vessel. It was launched in October, 1811, from tfao shipyards of Adam and Georgo Ilrovvne, ICast River, New York city, having been built ns a coast-deferiso ship or "floating battery" by subscription of citizens of New York for use in tho War of 1812. Congress agreed to reimburse the subscribers to the extent of $320,000, tho cost of the vessel. Tho war ended with tho treaty of Ghent (December 24, 1814), and tho Dcmologos, or Kulton, as It was re. christened, was never finally completed. It blew up In tho Ilrooklyn Navy Yard June 4, 1820, killing twenty-five and wounding nineteen persons. The craft was of wood, 107 feet long, EG feet wldo and 20 feet deep lis fraught was 10 feet. Its speed was 5.G miles nn hour: Its engines were "of the power of 120 horses"; Its nrmnment con tacted of thirty 32-pounders. firing red-hot shot, nnd several "columblads," or subma rine guns. Its lone paddle wheel, sixteen feet diameter, wns sunk In a square well In tho center of the vessel, well protected by a gundeck of solid timber 4 feet 10 Inches thick, and the side "armor" was of wood five feet thick. Tho vowel's tonnage was 247.5. Uushrod Washington W. E. L. Dushrod Washington (1702 1820) was a son of John Augustine Wash Ington. younger brother of Georgo Washing ton. He studied law In Philadelphia, served as a volunteer In the Revolution and be came an Associate Justice of the United Stntes Supreme Court. Upon the death of Martha Washington ho Inherited Mount Vernon, the family home, and a large part of the estate. SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE AN APFLE and a half are worth three- quarters of nn apple and half a cent. Half an apple Is worth thre'-qunrteri of a pear; so what Is the fewest number of whole pears that I can buy with nn even number of pennies? , -"" , Answer to Yesterday's Puzzlo IT WOULD be a tie If it were a stralshaway rnce- b"t In running to the stnke and back (76 yards) each half of tho race would be 112H feet, and the dog would be compelled to make 23 leaps to the stake, and the same number In returning, which would be 46 leaps ef 5 feet each, so the dog goes 230 feet In all a waste of C feet. The cat would go oyer and back In 7 leaps,. which wouu nii ifer.2JJ,ft, se.Tafcby wins the no hr Tom Daly's Column FUNBTOX Only a flvc-foot-flvc; Tiny! hut man alive, Tcn-foot-tcn in a tcmni 37i( Is tho lad U ire thought ice 7iad, i i in i,i HU.-KI, or mo Jap, ur jor tho Herman chap; Leaned on his shouliler.xtmn Loved him and called Mm "Trcd" Laureled his foxy head, Chiseled his name on high llut now ho Is lying dead, . liiff. Lord, tchat a death to diet l'.nd that a clerk might plan Come to a fighting man; Thls.u-as his doom, jott eay .Merely a Jest O the gods, at best, I'luug at our hendsr-hul nayl This was the soldier's u-ay. Duty, and come ichat may, Duty and work begun Well and perfectly done, Gamers the crown on high. Thus aro the laurels- won And, Lord, what a death to diet EX.rrtKSJDi:.vr TAFT. having en rolled himself for military duty, giving at his qualifications his nblllty to swim, to drive a team, to run an nuto nnd to ride a horso, vo feci our own patriotlo gorge ris ing. AVo can swim, but tho threo other ac complishments of tho big mnn wo haven't yet mastered. V'o can cook breakfast food and mako hot cakes and waffles and such like. Wo nro probably most fit fof tho Infantry, for wo know how to pin things on to them without sticking them or oursclf. ritovixn M'iiMt.An Nnvr.i.Tir.s ISTP.NT NONrX. Dear Tom- I ran across tho following In "Swift's Pollto Conversation Dlalogua1 (published 111 173S): "I swear sho's no chicken; she's on tha wrong sldo of thirty If she bo a day." KDUAn. ADD FAMOUS THIPLETS Tho World, tho Flesh and tha Devil. Game, Set nnd Match. Q. II. D. C. O. 1). Athos, Porthos and Aramls. Threo Weeks. THERE'S n deal o' good in "Penden- nls" nt tho South Broad good old John Drew, good old times, good nil-round act ing, good dialogue nnd one particularly, good wheeze which may be Thackeray's, but which is moro likely to have orlgt-. natcd with Langdon Mitchell, tho play wright. "Look at her!" cries tho mala pioplsh Lady Clavcrlng, calling atten tlon to tho tantrums and grimaces of her willful laughter, "swearing at mo in female!" And tlioso superior persons who profess (o consider it a penance to watch Charlie Chaplin gyrate will do well during Lent to keep away from "Easy Street," for In that lively rhow tho shambling comedian Is always tho true artist. FAITH She has not died to mo ; I hhall not weep nor sigh. For hero within my heart Her Image 1 can see. I shall not say good-by As ono about to part. I shall not say good-by As one about to part, i For hero within my heart Her Image I can see. I shall not weep nor sigh; She has not died to me. H. S.A. "Roy-wanted" kid walked into office the other day wjth cigarette-laden breath, re ports W. N. .1. "How much d' ous pay?'' ho asked, "nn' w'at's de hours?"' "Vou como In nt 10 o'clock, sit around till 12, take two hours for lunch and go horns nt 4; $20 a week," said tho man. "Nothln) doln'," said tho kid. "Youso don't want a boy, youse wants a business manager." YOU CAN'T beat 'em. Somo years ago, when tho Western Union Telegraph of fiens wnro where tho Philadelphia Elec tric Company's aro now nnd when Joe" j Kcer kept his light-lunch dent In the east ; front of TentH street below Chestnut, we' ' wcro consuming irrsu bibw hi jou a iav. $ nno liorfntlmo when n. new kid from across M tho street blew In. He took a stool next 3 to us and called for "a. hunk o peachy ij . -v. ........I A htm r-nrnlsfisd J PIC. It VVlia BfllCU IU ,,,,., Is".'- d itli lit' eiiBlnmnrv slab of cheese. 1M "Wnt's dls?" ho cried, pointing one grimy finger nt tho cheese. 'That," said ws. nuinicH- "is n nieco of soan to wash your hands with." "Yea?" said the kid. look- $J ing up at our black muzzle. "Well, here, a you take it an' go git a shave. SHVRN AGES OF MAN 1. Crlbb-ago. 2. Saus-ago. 3. Sav-age. 4. Cabb-ago. 5. Dot-age. (1. Mortg-agc. 7. Garb-ago. . MRS. HOSS AND DOC. "A roi.icmiAN'8 LOT IS NOT AHArrVOXE" , tWrlnhtsvllIe special to York Gazette. J (n Frozen' water plugs kept ""rouen . sr 1 siBII.l,Tlni nnrl tr,hlL .supervisor jhcou iui.uji.i.& . - m of roltce Thomas Harris up until after 12 o'clock Monday night thawing inn j open. Firo built around the hydrants j V.i it.. -,.--1. r.ttis,A TTavrli nnd SU 1 um mu wu.ivi vs-w -...- ..-....,.- rimt.Hnn wArA lust aDOUZ f ' ! utlnrs V,lf tvnrtr nnrl h.S SwaS & particular hard fire to get going. At ter ( j It had been Durning Dnsniiir - - M ing on tho Ice they hurried away for jj a mi Jl n fern! srttrA l.ilfm moro woou. Alter joauiim uy ..- -- Tj on trie reivirn nicy u -- ------ busy kicking tho glowing e6" around and stamping on them. Ry u time they arrived on the scene the men had undone their work and were about to depart, satisfied that a conflagra tlon was ayerted, only to be called fo "sc halt by tho Irate boxough O"10,1"' who were thoroughly angered, thinking . . liu millnlnllf 111 . the worn wns aono wim wans..---, --- ., tent. The two men turned out W tH none elso man ur. w. j.-. !.. proprietor of tha drug store, and George Roth, returning from y Wtinf a sick friend. Explanations followed, and after nil was adjusted the Are wM i.i.i. nni witfertut uimfi mlsglvtrc. however. ' All tha hydrants have been vfj opened and tho borougn piaceu - more safe basis In case ot nre. i Aa w'mililn't It Harris you to aee your ftfi n Crumbling? , jl ON LINCOLN'S birthday the Catholl University at Washington displayed eino. rino nf thn nrofossora tone sue as to his race) was holding forth In W indignation, on tho failure ot tne y v.r.ltKr tn tnke advantage of the rn. opportunities It has for displaying'! ULtridtiim and crerunaT crouu- iwi lkavMbllo. Bald he'in oonoluslon: "1 i.l 91 5 Sll J&"r??'r Ill UM liBi -WV-.. . I -L..I Mff WW .l ,yi
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