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Penrose regards
Brumbaugh's boy-Ed.
Senator Varo as
Tho new Parkway was never plan
Bed tor vest-pocket editions of public
Twildtags.
There Is no doubt of the popularity
Kk. m the aDDolntment o Miss Fenlmore to
We prlnclpalshlp of tha Northeast High
School for Girls.
Wo may not know what causes
the disease, but we do know that dust
la a carrier of Infantile paralysis. Let's
have a. dustless city.
Mr. Wilson, on his sickbed, must
have felt Ilko staying thero when ho
hoard of the threatened strike. "Hit him
gain; he's coming- to!" said tho Railroad
Situation.
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It makes little difference what
; Count von Bernstorff and Chancellor
on Bethmnnn-Hollweg may agree to say
.about Foreign Secretary' Zlmmermann's
set to Mexico we've got It.
Tho rich live on the fat of the land
Germany. They will contlnuo to do
j&j'.to up to the last minute. They had dell-
.j-emclea in Paris during tno siego or isu
rah? .While plain people were eating rats.
The best argument for the ratifb
cation of the treaty with Colombia relm-
mi burning her for tho loss of Panama, now
S.- t .-. a.-- C a- 1 al.a .U- -. ..
bffOTaiw" swiuro wie oeutiie, la mat mu vjuiiiiuiio
; seized upon the taking of the Canal Zono
aa & diplomatic precedent to Justify their
ggv invasion ot Belgium.
The contradictory statements as
to the whereabouts of Captain Boy-Ed
bring tip the famous question propounded
5 by that eminent Irishman Sir Boyle
Roach in a speech In Parliament, and
It which has never been answered, "How
can a man be In two Places at once un-
's 1m h Is a bird?"
"Jless
; The proposed transit lease lias ueen
AfTery little discussed. There aro cxpeits
tx worn on it ana wumn a snort time tno
,iTjfuH arguments for and against It will be
rfVtiAfnrik thn nubile. It la n HttlA nrnmn.
tw-r . v....: ;:;...: ;. r.
iaro iur uusmcsn uiuiiiaiiuun iu uts
e;rv AijruviiiB ui i;uiiueiui!iub ik ui tilt iiica
1 ent time. The sensible course Is to wait
1 vatll the returns are all In and then get
busy.
Organized labor is said to ba lining
ItM lor local option, it so, it is not
" much that labor Is usually ''dry" as
XT' that it is usually democratic, and It is
W--' the. test of a man's democracy that ho
Raj?' nou'd k or ,ocul option In everything
t" " essentially local, it is not hard
L.' to see why there is a growing indifference
fT? among skilled workers in reuard tr
liquor. Efficiency in industry is driving
4DUt the hard-drinking man.
The. purchase of the Hornor Build-
SsrWUj. in yneswui street, hy the school
?r nnai-fl fnr 1t nrimlnlatrn Hrn handinn-'lai-a
f places at the disposal of the board a
ik building suitable for Its purposes, accessl-
v bio from nil parts of (he city and within
vthe delivery loop of tho new transit sys.
Stem, so that It will becefme still more
viaccesslble. The foresight of tho business
ytf men on me ooara is no greater than that
Bpsjrhlcri will be shown by other business
aen who take Into consideration tho cer-
utaln Increase in values of real estate In
; the sone fed by. the new loop and buy
while tho buying is. good. The
I value of property there ought to
enough within the next ten years
produce almost revenue enough to
r -j Mr iot ins iiwp.
V ' The Legislature, collectively and
h . JMtvldually, must be acquainted ty this
jfcji tojHM With the purpose and method ot
,Whl taker antl-narcotlo bill, and those
who are not will need no more
rlyiaad practical exposition of i(a
1'than'is breserrted in the lett'et- sent
lr. Archer, 1 ef ti sWaefi; eemmlU
wepi ifTiMront ,', wrg evM, to
aUtivd Vnmr.-lt there' are
kdaotloMW iiaJliHta ia; the
C ltilHa, wJbKatertbey not
ricT TtMW Mt a)td to swal-
kkU wttheat rantT'i(:lHit the evil
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retwm' 4M been for many
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offered havtj Iecn in the Incoherent and
anonymous letters sent to newspapers by
"dopo fiends" who oURht to'be in a Stato
sanatorium provided by tho Legislature.
Factional leaders can afford to mako a
truce for tho passago of this Imperative
health measure.
ANONYMITY IN SCIIOOIt
GOVERNMENT
milE well-nigh incorrigible American
"vlco is division of authority. In
America, says Shaw, overy ono Is fico to
dcprlvo every one else of liberty. Tho
Philadelphia school stcm Is virtually
without a head. It has a board which
tries to superintend an executive super
intendent. WI1010 word nro tho pupils and their
parents to take ns to the lltncst of Doc
tor Gowlng the board's or Doctor Oar
ber's7 Tho high school girls have been
publicly notified that Doctor Oowlng's
election by tho" board was hasty and Ill
considered, and on their way to school
they can read In tho newspaiwrs that
Doctor Garbcr knows nothing nbouf tho
"person" who succoeds tho popular Miss
Puncheon. ThN will not encourage a
studious and respectful attitudo among
young people.
Why thcJ'hiinrd should elert ptlnclpala
at tho upced of ft Congress passing pork
appropriations is a mystery, e en though
Doctor Gowlng be the very prlnco of prin
cipals. Tho theory Is that It Is tijlng to
push Doctor Garbcr to tho wall. Ho
might with propriety resign a position
which has been stripped of nil dignity
and then e.pono nt length tho wholo mud
dled stato of school politics. If ho could
do that ho would very soon hao.his po
sition ngaln nnd tho confidence of tho
community in him ns a responslblo h-ador.
Tho board is not responsible, for It Is
virtually anonymous. How many mem
bers can the nvcrago citizen name? Let
tho school board rulo. It It will, by dele
gating its appointive power to a superin
tendent it can trust. Then it would
always1 bo nblo to resero tho right to
veto his appointments, making him at
the samo time personally responslblo for
his nominations, as is the case villi other
executives.
HURRAH FOR THE BOY SCOUTS I
IT IS n splendid service that the 4500
Boy Scouts havo offered to tho city.
With tho members of 177 Philadelphia
troops policing every section, instructing
and exhorting householders toward an
Ideal of cleanliness from dlscaso-produc-lng
dust und dirt, all citizens should co
operate. The scouts nio showing tho samo spirit
that has won renown for tho American
Ambulanco workers in France. TU'y can
afford to ignore tho rebuffs of peevish
housekeepers, knowing that they are en
gaged in work that will save HVes.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION
r
T WOULD bo Interesting to know on
what theory the President constructed
the Tariff Commission which ho named
yesterday. Tho functions of tho com
mission aro primarily tho adjustment of
tariff duties to the necessities of Ameri
can business. One would naturally ex
pect to find men familiar with conditions
of tho export and import trade of the
world represented on tho commission.
Vet Professor Taussig, tho free trado
occupant of tho chair of economics at
Harvard, is named as chairman. Ho Is a
theorist, without doubt a well-equipped
theorist, familiar with the views of other
theorists uncorrected by closo contact
with tho facts of actual business. Tho
second member, Mr. Itopor, became a
clerk to a congiesslonal committee when
ho was twenty-seven years old, and has
held ono subordlnato ofllco In Washing- j
ton nfter another till tho picscnt. He is
an expert statistician, who can add, sub
tract, multiply and divide with the best
of them. William Kent is a banker, a
real estate operator nnd cattlo dealer, oc
cupations which have but a remote rela
tion to the tariff. Tho other threo mem
bers are lawyers.
It is a most disappointing commission
ns a wholo. Taussig is all right, for .one
member ought to ba a theorist; and Iloper
will answer very well, as a statistician
can make himself useful. But tho coun
try had been looking with hope towaro
tho new commission, in tho expectation
that it could mako recommendations so
sound and so practical that tho tariff
could bo taken out of politics. The Pres
ident has not risen to the occasion. Ho
has named a group of low-tariff men,
somo of them convinced opponents of
any form of tariff Bavo one to raise rev
enue. The historic policy of tho nation
under which Its prosperity has been won
is not represented by a single distin
guished supporter. Tho best we can hopo
for now is that the commissioners may
forget their preconceived prejudices and
approach tho subject with open minds.
Then the facts will oonvlnce them and
they will recommend such changes as
will protect our trade as well as produce
revenue.
DISCORD IN GERMANY
TJBTJSSIA nnd the Hohenzollerns must
L not alt in the peace council. This de
mand has been growing with every mil
lion added to the lists of French and
English maimed and slain. Exile to
Corfu, or some other modern St. Helena,
for tho Kaiser and his brood, and peace
tenno wlth tho kings of Bavaria, Sax
onylaild Wurttemberg, the reigning dukes
and "other heads of Get man States,
with Prussia In the status of South Caro
Una In 188K this has been the program
toward whlcli Allied opinion has hard
ened. There are evidences that opinion
In- South Germany is moving that way,.
Doctor, Helm attacks the Prussian agra
rians aa many other loading Bavarians
bare bn doing wlth,rpore and more dar-hw-
-Ter even euggeet that a Bavarian
King .ouia .peconje Kmperor, , The"
Urvattotf 0 i not being run between
FRANCE'S GREAT
SAMPLE FAIRS
Trndq Exhibitions nt Lyons nnd
Pnris Plnnncd to Tnke tho
Plnce of tho Lcipsic
Shows
Hy HENRI BAZIN
Special Correspondent n i:vrnino 1-iiair
in France.
PAIIIS, Feb. -20.
SIXCi: the dotcrmlncd and concerted ef
fort of Franco and her allies to wrest
from Oormany licr economic superiority ns
It oxlsted beforo tho war Is frankly an
Intent to glvo the Teuton a formidable rival
commercially, IcaJ after leaf la being openly
taken from tho Clennnn book.
Wlille by no monns tho initiators of the
Idea, aermany for many jenrs before the
war had maintained two J early fairs nt
Lelpslc. each of fifteen ilnjs" duration. On
occurred licforo Kastor nnd the other before
tho flted feast nf St Mlclmol, on September
29. These fairs, grown to enormous pro
portions, were held for tho purpoo of
taking orders for future dellery. Vast as
sortments of sample inerclinnillo were at
tractively dlsiilaed, nlncty-lHc per it
German In origin. Frnmo and Unsl.iml
were In nearly every case the remaining
exhibitors Nothing was delivered, nnd
each artlelo exposed remained In Its place
dualng tho full fifteen dajs
War Closed tho German Fairs
Tho Lcipsic l-lilr, fostered bv the (lovern
ment nnd n I ways opened with .'eremony by
a member of the royal line, vwih extensively
advertised riftj-four thousand lmters
squsre of Rp.ico weto assigned to It In
I'ttcrstr.issn nnd flritnmalsUie interpretns,
commissionaires, tialeincn and agents lod
with each other to ixliuct tho dollar, the
fiAiu, the shilling, tho mblo or tho lira
from mctchautM coming from great dis
tances An emphatic nnd pronounced busl
niRs succebS resulted, bringing annually
millions of mnrKs to (,ermaii Industrial
purses France, In lommon with Kuropo
and America, accepted tho condition ns a
matter of courso hho exhibited and bought
and sold. The Lelpslc Fairs ueni a world
Institution
Then camo tho war which, In German
view, would close tho fntr but for tho Saint
Michael era In 191 1, to open beforo tho
Raster season of 1015 greater, grander,
moro commercially powerful than ever.
Obvlouslv, that 19Ui Kaster opening did
not tnko place Nor did It in 1910, nor will
It In 1917.
But France, In her manufacturing dls
trlcts In and about Lyons, Inaugurated and
successfully tarried to a most satisfying
financial nnd commercial end her first Im
portant simplo fair, at Lons, held from
March 1 to 20, 101C It was dliectly at
tributable to the war's existence, slnee It
ovolutlonlzed out of realization of what
Germany has accomplished at Lcipsic
Tho idea of the Ljons Fair, to bo re
peated In 1917 tho data of opening Is
March 18 originated with 51 Edouard
Herrlot, Mavor of Ljons and a member of
tho French Senate from the Department of
tho llhone. Tho Lyons Fair nttruetcd
thousands of bujerp, even while the Her
man attack upon Verdun was ot Its full
strength. It had compartments nnd booths
for nineteen exhlbltois of French product,
nnd fourteen English, forty-thrco Italian,
seventy-seven Swiss, four Canadian, two
Spanish, with ono each from llussl.i und
Holland. Millions of francs' worth of mer
chandise was sold. Its success in 1917 is
assured.
Paris to Have a Fair.
Later in tho Fame year, upon May 1,
1917, Parl3 will havo Its first modern sam
ple fair, since It Is fitting tho capital
should aid in the work inspired by M
Herrlot The Paris Fair, which will be
open for fifteen das. Is not by any means
the first selllng-for-future-delivcry fair
ever held in tho capital. Nor In any penso
should It be confounded with exhibitions
for which the most beautiful city In tho
world has been famous In tho past Its
aim, with the Lyons Fair, Is to do its part
toward taking the placo of tho fair nt Lelp
slc, with tho difference from either Lyons
or Lelpslc that It is to bo purely demon
strative of French product. Only articles
or merchandlso manufactured In Franca
u .er colonies will bo displayed.
In an interview with M. Roger, of tho
Tarls Chamber of Commerce nnd president
of the commlttca of organization, tho plans
for this Paris Fair were outlined to me.
"Paris," M. Itoger said In pait, "Is tho
birthplace of industrial fairs, as wall as
tho birthplace of exhibitions In the year
029 the first fair on record was organized
and carried to a successful Issue in a pic
turesque display nt St. Denis. Tor cen
turies nfter tho capital contented Itself
with exhibitions ilko thoso of 187S and
1900, sava for small sample- fairs of little
Importance.
"But In 19H an association of Parisian
merchants and mnnufactmers, existent
since 1902, sent a committeo to Lcipsic to
study conditions with the Intent of creating
In Paris a yearly sample lair nfter the
German idea. Upon their return with a
voluminous report, plans were laid for tho
first French sample fair on a largo scale,
to bo held during the autumn of 1914 Tho
outbreak1 of tho war prevented Its realiza
tion. Hut early In 1S1G tho project wa3
again taken up nt the International Con
cntlon ot European Chambers of Commerco
in Paris, immedlato nnd enthusiastic sup
port was assured tho idea, not only through
tho expressed desires of commercial nnd
industrial societies of Paris and tho De
partment of the Heine, but through tho un
solicited support of tho Municipal Council of
tho capital and the Pails Chamber of Com
merce Space for 15,000 Exhibitors
"Out of this was evolved tho certainty of
the fifteen-day sample fair which will open
May 1, 1917, on tho Lsplanado des Inva
lides nnd tho quays and avenues adjoining.
No moro spacious and splendid area could
ba found In the world for such a purpose.
A city In wood and plaster will be con
structed, with space under cover nnd In
the open for 15,000 exhibitors. A difference
from the more or less confusing method
pursued In Lelpslo will bo the grouping of
associated industries In sequential position.
Thero will ha a vast conference hall, vvliero
noted economists will lecture dally upon
industrial nnd commercial subjects, a bureau
for tluvdlstribution of economic Information,
postolliccs, rest rooms and restaurants and
guides speaking every nioderi language.
"Tho flood of applications already re
ceived for space guarantees exhibitors
from all over France, from Algeria, 'ana
even from Martinique. Wa have reason
to believe every space of tho 15,000 feet
will bu occupied. For tha first timo In tho
business history of Franco merchandlso
of but French source only will be offered
In sample for future delivery to tho buy
ers of the world.
"Our fair In Paris will be in Itself a
synthesis of all tho industrial, commercial
nnd artistic qualities of the French nation.
With strong financial backing, the support
of the Government nnd municipal authority,
It cannot but make for success, and with
its like kind among the Allied nations will
do away entirely with the necessity that
has heretofore existed among French, Eng
lish, Italian and Russian buyers to await
tho telpslo Fair. It will also, from the
outset, attract buyers from everywhere who
know through experience in the past the
high quality of , French artistic product.
With each year by determined and con
certed effort the Paris Fair will grow Hi
Importance to surpass, we confidently bet
Have, within, ft relatively few years the
rnmo of tha German fairs at Lelnale.
"We ot tfie Allies are going to play Qtr-'
many a game in every economic way against
her, as our armies are playing her game
In Hervlng her with poison gas and other
'sclent 10c' meoda of warfare."
' DANPER FROM WITHIN
Senator Overman saya there are 100,000
spies Ih thUl eountry. There will M 1M44,.
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THE PEOPLE
Pictures of Stage Folk Liquor
and Labor Thinking
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PICTURES OF STAGE FOLK
7'o the J.'ciitor of tho Evening Ledger:
Sir Allow me to raise a protest against
pome of the illustrations lately nppenring in
tho Lvnvi.N'o Ledqeii. Those that ou seo
on pages 10 and 11 of last evening's Issue
seem to mo to call for this
About a j ear ago objectionable cuts were
Inserted bo frequently'that I stopped taking
tho paper. But 1 thought I nut Iced a matked
change for tho better a few months ago,
and the Improvement has continued with few
exceptions. Last evening there was a de
cided lapse We have here spread beforo
us such cuts as in my early das you found
only In the Pollco Gazette or papers of that
chaA-acter, Been only in saloons and more
careless barber shops
In short, may I ask why should so much
prominence bo given to the occupants of tha
stage? They are people whom we would
not caro to have come to our homes, and
why should their pictures bo paraded so
frequently, especially in clothes which aro
conspicuous for their absence?
The ideals of dress and conduct are con
taminated in "the best regulated homes" If
such Indecent exhibits are made with tho
apparent approval of editor nnd parent.
It seems to mo thero has been a marked
advance In the tone and vigor of the edl
torlnls of the paper since I resumed taking
It. I have been Impressed with the advance
made In these particulars Tlicy have been
more elevated and at the samo timo moro
practical. I do not seo why the illustrated
pages may not be filled with pictures of
scenes that nro beautiful, historic and in
structive. If photographs of people aro in
troduced, let them be of people famous for
notable achievements past and present
and not of that class of peoplo who for the
most part stand on such shaky ground as
tho theatrical cult, especially, as I have
said, when not clothed decently. The subtle
Influences of such pictures who can meas
ure them? M.
Swarthmore, Pa., March 13,
Wo must take exception to the reflections
made upon the social and moral standing of
members of the dramatic profession. They
aro no better and no worso than the mem
bers of other professions. Pictures of stage
folk have appeared on Mondays in the Pic
torial Section. They nro not given undue
emphasis Wo nro not aware of a move
ment to closo the theatres, although It is
true that n small number of persons in
every community believe It wrong to go to
them To the great majority the stage and
its players are unquestionably part' of the
lawful pageantry of life Ldltor of the
Evenino LEDoxn.
LIQUOR AND LABOR
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir The liquor Interests contemplate
"using" some union men at the local option
hearing at Harrlsburg to argue against
the passage of tho bill, the object of the
presence of tho unionists being, to Indicate
that the liquor traffic has the 'sanction of
unionism,
Thw fact must be borne in mind that
these labor men will appear as Individuals,
not as representatives of any organization,
for organized labor has never Indorsed the
"booze curse" ; consequently, Its forces can
not otnclally ally themselves with the army
of John Barleycorn,
If the "booze gang", attempts to . Intro
duce these Individuals as representatives
of qrganized labor. It will be the object of
no little ridicule, for it is safe to say our
lawmakers at Harrbiburg are familiar with
tho position tho unions have assumed on
the drink evil. The lieutenants of "King
Alcohol" might deceive some of their own
crpwd with Buch taotlcs, but they will find
It more difficult to fool Intelligent people.
VICTOR STANLEY HOWARD,
rpttsvllle, Ta,, March 12.
THINKING OTHERS' THOUGHTS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger;
Sir In tho Issue of March 7, page C,
under heading of "Character or Reputa
tion," paragraph 2, is a quotation credited
to "A Girl I'Know," Tha quotation la really
the substance of 'a thought expressed by
Oliver Wendell Holmes In "The .Autocrat
of the Breakfast Table." He deserves credit
forUt and not "A Olrl I. Know."
"Ali .brings up the Interesting question
a to Mrvy many of our thoughts are really
orielnal.: We hear something. H impresses
us and.Ut jmay be years after) w give
expression to the same thought as one of
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brain In good condition always arrives at
tile same conclusion as the result of u spe
cific stimulus.
DR. CHAItLES W. BARBER.
Philadelphia, March 13.
PENROSEISM
To the Editor ot the Evening Ledger:
Sir At no time since tho election of An
drew CI Curtln to the governorship nnd of
Abraham Lincoln to tho nrealdenev In lRGn
njntll now had the Republican party reached
Biicn a ciegrce or strength us that to which
Senator Quay brought it In 1901 the last
year of his eventful life and at no time
during all that period of llfty-slx years has
Its weakness nnd Inefficiency become so
manifest ns they have under tha leadership
of Senator Penrose, who succcded Quay as
State and national leader, a leadership given
him With unanimity and fidelity.
Under Quav's leadership tho Republican
vpte cast for Theodore Roosevelt In Pennsyl
vania in 1901 was 840.8I9, to 335,420 given
to Alton U Parker. Under tho next eight
J ears of Penrose leadership tho best, or
perhaps tlio worst, that he could do was to
give Taft 273,305 votes for President in
Pennsylvania in 1912 a Iobs of 567,344 Re
publican votes under those eight years of
Penroso rule.
The majority for Roosevelt In Pennsyl
vania in 1904 was 505,229. Under tho abso
lute leadership of Penroso that majority,
the largest ever cast by any party in any
State, was not only obliterated, but a Demo,
cratlo majority of 88,194 was cast for Wil
liam II Berry for State Treasurer at tho
election held November, 1905, Berry at once
began an Investigation of State Treasury ac
counts, which resulted In the arrest, trial,
conviction nnd sentence to Imprisonment of
a number of the friends of Penrose for gross
frauds upon the Commonwealth.
No approach to such n result stands to
the discredit of any other State or national
leader Republican or Democrat In the
United States, and yet, with theso facts and
otners or a nice character otnclally recording
sucn ciireiui results, accessible to every
voter in tha' State, the followers of Penroso,
led by Joseph R. Grundy, Stfcto Senator
James l McNichol and James Sheehan, are
grooming blip for the presidency In 1920,
and as preliminary therefor Penroso was
permitted to name the Speaker of tha
Legislature In 1917 so as to mako it easy
ior nun co nominuce me republican candi
date for Governor in 1918, with many of
those followers believing and many moro
fearing a repetition in 1918 of tho dlsas
trous result of 1905,
As the present Legislature aims to make
the Penroso leadership irresistible for Re
publican defeat and disaster In PennsyU
vanla In 1918 and In the nation In 1920,
the question that comes front many sec
tions ot the State from Brumbaugh nnd
Penrose followers equally and alike la
How ore such direful results to bo arrested?
and the reply is, by a patriotic and force
ful conference of leading Republicans,
having the welfare of tho Commonwealth at
heart, called to consider the momentous
questions confronting the Republican party
of Pennsylvania JOHN W, FRAZIER.
Philadelphia, March (i.
. WHAT DOES THE WIFE SAY? -To
the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Will you please publish some ad
vice relative to what a fellow should do
where his wlto will not take his advice at
any time nnd will not agree with him on
any subject relative to the good of our
home, which I own clear, worth $5000, and
have $10,000 Invested at five per cent? I
love my home, have a daughter seventeen
and in boy ten. I have tried In every way
to reason with her, but it appears to be ot no
use. Would it be wise to. consult a, brain
specialist or leave her through ccjurt pro
ceedings? Will appreciate your advice
which will no doubt help others In the same
boat TROUBLED HUSUAND.
Doylestown, March IS.
MY FATHER'S SONG
No one I know ever sings It,
And I forget Its rhymes.
The song my father used to sing
Long since In other times.'
.Long since, In other times, when I,
His little girl, his own, "
Quiet listened, never dreaming
How precious was each tone.
Somewhere In the mists and sunshine
Of some dfar Irish hill ,
Was born and tuned and mellowed sweet
That wondrous voice now still.
But somehow, like the joys of youth '
That age e'er keeps apart,
jfow sad. now glad, thojje tender notes
Still echo In my heart
Ana I my father sitting,
t Dreams In his handsome eyes, a
. ' miimitr.ta Willi an U.r- ...I
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;. ;--v ,-..- mmrimassm
ioww J'-.'-,-,5.i. vsyjf-' ...
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What Do You Know?
Queries of acneral interest tcfll be answered
in thts column. Ten Question. (Tie answers to
uMci etcrv tuelMnormfd verson should know,
are asked daitu.
QUIZ
1. VI lint la the nnthorlied atrrnnth of the Na
tional Cliinrd under the new national de
fense net?
2. Mlio la chairman of the new Tariff Board?
1. Vlmt are barnacle?
4. Who was Haronn-nl-Ilaactitil and what doea
the name mean?
(!. What la n "Feldrrau"?
0. Wlmt Is tho agitation In Kntlond over the
I'uke or Albany, the Ilnkn nf Cumber
land nnd l'rlnce Albert of, 8chleswli-IIol-steln?
7. Who la (leneral Alvaro Obregon nnd for
what U he noted?
H. What are Mecca and Medina?
0. From what country do Fomeranlan ter
riers derive their name?
10. What la the chief cltr of Canada?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1 More than 10,000,000 men have been record
ed aa kltlrd, wounded, captured or mlis
Ine since the war began.
S. Vnder the new national defense act tha
authorized peace strength of the United
Htatea army la 223,580 men; war strength,
2U8.0O0.
3. A mosquito fleet la composed of amall, swift
boats, "mosqulto-llke."
4. Anirora cats first came from Angara, a
vilayet of Turkey-ln-Asta. noted for Its
long-hulrrd animals, especially cats, (oats
and rabbits.
5. Qneretaro, Mexico, ta the headquarters of
Venustlano Curranra. Mexico's newly
elected 1'resldent. The accent Is on the
second ayljable "ke-ray-toro."
0. "Fiiedensehnucht" Is German for "longing
for peaco."
7. Thn Ozark Mountains are In Arkansas, Okla
homa and Missouri.
8. Constantinople Is about 1000 miles from
Ilagdad on nn air line.
0, William J. Lee Is head of the Itrotherhood
of Itallroad Trainmen, now threatening
to strike.
10. "Mint-lock" methods are nf the "flint
lock" or Revolutionary period; I. e., anti
quated. Bismarck
C. B. You probably refer to 'what Is
known ns the Kulturkampf, which lasted fif
teen years as a purely Internal political strug
gle In Germany. It was not a "war on Rome,"
for about this time Germany made an alli
ance with Italy. Soon after the formation
of tho German Empire in 1871 Chancellor
Bismarck objected to the Catholic doctrine
of papal infallibility, promulgated that year
by the Vatican Council, on the ground that
religious division ot tho German people
would retard the unification of the empire.
He was not Intolerant, but opposed a
politico-religious organization except under
tho leadership of the Prussian monarch, a
Protestant. The Catholics formed a political
party, and In the subsequent fight much
legislation was passed that gave the State
control over the Church. The Catholics re
sisted so successfully. In spite of the fact
that many of their leaders were Jailed, that
most of the legislation was withdrawn. The
Catholic Center party and the Lutheran
Conservatives later became allied in Ger
man politics tp oppose the Socialists.
Stanley's Trips
C. B II. M. Stanley made six trips to
Africa, first as a newspaper correspondent
and later primarily for exploration and
establishment of trading stations, which
naturally opened Africa to missionaries.
In 1868 he went to Abyssinia as correspond
ent for the New York Herald with Sir
Robert Napier's expedition. In 1869 the
Herald sent him to find David Livingstone,
the explorer, which he did In 1871. In 1873
he reported the British Ashantl campaign
for the Herald. , In 1874. the Herald and
the London Dally Telegraph sent him on a
three-year 7000-mile exploration through
the heart of Africa. In 1879, under the
auspices of the African International Abso.
elation, founded by King Leopold II of Bel
glum, Stanley headed a five-year expedition
on which he elaborated upon his previous
explorations and founded many trading
stations by making treaties with the native
chiefs. In 1886 he neaded his last expedi
tion, for the relief of Emln Pasha. Ex
ploration, from a standpoint ot science and
commerce, was the prime motive In his
African travels.
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE
A FARMER saya that one side of hit
right-angled trlapgular tract of land
measures forty-seven rails in length, and
he wants to know how many rails of
equal length ,lt will require to Inclose
the entire tract. Now, assuming that
each of the other two sides Is an exact
number of complete rails In length, who
can answer the man's question'
Answer ta YMtorttay'a Piutie
VaaWMiM Moved that . ,
tfEfci-
-Tom Btlydg?
THE BVUBVRBT.
Even Mature tectnt accurst 1
i or ic tun ims morning.
In tha mtstv eatt immersed '
Like a blood-red oombell burst
y , Buidcn, u-Mtout. warning.
Nearly every one in New To'tk u
Jumpy. Every ono has heard and evJ!
second one has repeated with creae.
details vague etorles of a.rm.TB
operators In the subwav nlnt,.H -,b
tunely In the bud by the ever-watX, '
Secret Service men. We heard of tw
things first on Sunday when we UmS
at Liberty street. On our way to tk '
subway we met a native who was an oM
friend of ours. He wouldn't let ui 1
Into the tube, but called a taxi and toot
us upon our way In that. We psji'a
peaceful Sunday In New Rochle undir
the wing of Conde Fallen, but on Mon
day tho furtive germ got Into our vtlw "
Folks In New York's subway traln aj .
ways have looked scared and unhapw
to us, but on Monday laBt the per capiu
anxiety and unhapplness seemed to a
far above par. We heard one man tar J
to a woman (nnd we felt like choWna'
him), "You see, It's like this. We're tk. fl
big city of the United States, an
naturally those fellows will begin thlnn li
In this burg when war comes and thtr.m f!
be doln's right down here in the subwa i
j ou bctcha " Wo got off at the nut
station and felt better up In the opn air
Waiting to register nt the desk of thi
Hotel McAlpIn we heard an explosion
nnd we Jumped. So did a number of.
men near us. A bellhop smiled, and i
all looked foolish. "Blasting next door"
scz he. Dropping in at the Playera for
lunch, wo happened upon Will Irwin
whom we believed at that time well upon
his way to Spain. His ship had ben
held back, ho told us, but now she wu
surely going to sail at 3 that afternoon.
His wife was to go with him.
He was doubtless Inclined to be Jumpy,
too, but you'd never know It. A granl
writer and a brave lad. May the sea
and whatever lies .beyond It be kind to
him!
WILL IRWIN told us, by the way, that
he thought of us often last summer when
ho was up In tho Alps with the Italian'
army because of our fondness for th
Dagoman, whom ho learned then to Ilka
and to admire Immensely, There wen
then, he said, 250,000 "American" Itallam
In the army of Victor Emanuel, alt of
whom vero hungry for news of the bat
tles in progress at that time upon thi
major-league diamonds of this country, v
TO HER
Oh I lady of the shining blade,
Who comfort brings to woe-worn mala:.
With kindly touch and tender hand,
You help me once again to stand
And face the world with smiling tj
And run my race, nor wish to die.
Fair dame, with you I keep my tryst
My tried and true chiropodist.
C. W.
Advance Notice
Bobi Wlldha-ha-ha-hack, of New York, ha-ha-ha-has
made another ha-ha-ha-hllartoui
record for the Victor people. You'll almplf
ha-ha-ha-have to get It. Watch othtr
advers.
Traveling through Ohio, H. C. W. culiao
from the Zanesvlllo Signal this block of
rival tailors' ads:
The I.. If. Tennta Sona Co
Tallora 16 N. 6th St.. Opera Blk.
JanMlrr
Luby. Tho Taylor,
ior uooa Glomes
Ian 25 1 TT .
Karl 8turt, Tailor
For Better Clothes
ffbllrr
And old Alden . March, speaking of
free advertising in tho same breath with
W. J. B.'s well-known scuttle and scoot
behavior, mildly inquired of us: "Might
we not call Bryan the old man Welch of
the grape Juice?"
TAItXOWBKI VON TARXOW.
We start and tee're through;
The sum of our chat
Is "How d'ye dot"
And "Here is your hat."
Yesterday our own dear paper an
nounced with composltorlal inspiration:
Edward Howard Griggs lectures oa
"Maeterlinck, Poet and Mystic," at WlthM
spoonful Hall. Admission charge.
And In tho evening, no doubt, the cui
tomary audience wended soulfullywhlthef
spoonfuls of wisdom are doled to In
tellectuals chronically hungry and athlrst
This was overheard nil right by a
birth-control propagandist, but not re
ported by her to any great extent: Tha
lady "How many children haye you, Mn.
Murphy?" The woman "Well, ma'am,
I've had twelve, glory be!" The lady
"And most of them, I suppose, still upon
your hands. Poor, Ignorant woman! to
bad, too bad!" The woman "Well
ma'am, I'd rather have them on my hands
than on my soul."
LONDON, Feb. 18. Britons who hat
conscientious objections .to war will
berthed in the Dartmoor convict prison
after March 1. It was In this prison In"
2000 American seamen who refused to aerya
in the British navy against their own coun
try In the War of 1812 were confined.
Sptclal Cabls to New York World.
Proving, of course, that England W
about a hundred years ahead of Germany-
A Scenty Mental Journey
Dear Tom Just on the homeitretw
after exploring the wllds of Pennsylvania
and New York. Erie has reason to
j. i j. t - .. tn mlD
jjcuuu ui licr uttucapcuyic, iui w --- . 11
utes' walk through her moist muah I founo ( j
them to be "Willing," uooaimua-"
"Wright" and "A. Bell." Then there was ,i.
iir-. i j, i -.' . mkharl. -'
According to a prominent sign in 01aa,
the feminist movement has o'ertaken tM
oleaginous burg lit an advanced mannw jl
"Amn Ah.Tjirtl Tailor." J
Here In Wllllamaport Is a barber ahop ,
in whose window is displayed an aquarium
...... ... . ....!... Ar crnlanlOi
with a descriptive sign suspended overhead, l
"Goldfish With Boy's Harout." After tW '
closest inspection I was forced to uw ,
piuaion mat, wis Daroer was a !
Suppose you lived here, and, during n -f
Intense cold snap, discovered a maaiy i"" M
Intr tilnn In h hnftomftnt. You rUStl f rOfli u
tie house, donning whatever garment eoTJ(i
neareat to hand, run wildly down the atre j
looning to mem ana jeic, snu j ' , i
of City Hall are confronted by a Uff
mocking sign, "Hunt the Plumber." ,
E. V. W. f
VICTOB HERBERT, In his wild Iris
way, has brushed aside every nsir
suggestion submitted by nur contrlbs
has named the Rose, Festival wslu.nu
. . If i b aaaied "The,
I
wMmr,oui, MMHantiU
vvv.Tvnna jy wiff uwwwuf P7V