".V a ', vV ir Ef ?X est 1 r tfrQ mn w. . i ANY ivaj as mm vutviaB. ronnsi K. wi 6tmna.aMiMn John IIP s. Spurgaon, ' a , ' MKTORIAI BOARD! " WM H. K. Cent, Chairman. "vnuunr , Editor CXAKTIK..Ort Buelnasa Managtr .iallr at Ptitto I.xnoaa Building. aie Boutn. rauaaeipnia. OirriAL. ;, Broad and Chestnut Btreeta win. . .1 ..... . .-roat-itiio iiunainc ..........SOS Metropolitan Tower . .... ...... 4oa jtira jiuuaing 400 Oloba-Datnocrat llulldlng L.0VM . a a a a a a 0440k.. 1203 rnfrtmt Bulldlnr NKWB BUREAUS: stok Boaain . . . .nirrn, Bulldtna Mt BtaatD The Tlm-a1 llulldlng ir Btmain.. i.60 Fi-I1rlchst raise m 'HCSBan...... ..Warrant lfauaa. Htrann 'ana Bellas., S3 Rue Louie la Grand J BUBSClUPTldN TEnUR r iTha KtaxiKo Lanoaa la served to aubtcrlbera L1"! lladelhla and aurroundlng towga at tha of 'twelve (IS), canta par week, parable Carrier, nail to points outalda of Philadelphia. In ad state, Canada or united states poa- r postal free, fltlr (BO) cents per Six (t() doltara per year, payable In 'all foreign countrlea one (811 dollar iter "'HWica Sdbaerlbera wishing addreaa chanted mmt grtva old aa well aa new address, , .: MeX. fa WALaSUT KEYSTONE. MAIN 3M0 f , ." Addrtts all communications to Evening L, j' J,aer, JrAtrmdrnc Square. PuioaalyMa. at'ths rniLinaLrniji rosTornca as bcoxd-cuu mil. mattbi. AVKRAOS NET PAID DAILY CIR- 'tULATION OF TUB EVEW.no MaDGEr. I ' TOR MABCH WAS 100.671 Philadelphia, Salurdsr, April II, 1917 r(aai- TF tT.eoo.dn Si7" o7W.-,?"-,- cw cesr"" , ,: 4 . Take the "y" from Vlmy and seo What won that famous ridge. K, V vA- i i.cssacffs. 1 SaBBBllakaK KSkr? e - v-'rrv-llafc- P!w Brazil will arm merchant whins. ifaj We know where that business leads to. la On tho score of silence, Klne Con- litahtlne of Greece goes Nicholas Bo- 'f-tt't aaanoff one better. Jrt "Peace feelers aro belnc launched i."1 . r .. i n . .( , aty ucrraany, we are iniormca. xney . will not arouse sympathetic feelings If -thy wear periscopes. Mr . : . T' Not Friday, tho 13th, but Sunday, mtlM 15th, when another bit? cut is to bo C r K. ail& In .laBllaa wa !. I aX. . tlU nn..1 a Al ,lna, iWftUD III Uttlljl ICtklUIaOe in LI1U uuuuuu uaj 'i for flermanv. . Charles E. llUKlies's tribute to WW Vm.tMa .MM M1A.H..HA M1lHn1.. .U t vmnmvkA o vvai luvasaBQ uuiiuuea Lliu ciu. is t f ooa leeang" with respect to every- ilthlmr excent Germany. ma, ' . ii.i.5 The Senators at Washington who ijVir said to be wary of new alliances !y!ould understand that we are living In world not a hemisphere. . ri i The report that poor tables d'hote RVsWlU be a feature of food economy plans Indicates that at least one established ji iBwurii oi American lire win oe un , 'changed by the conflict. English humor Is a "Joke" in Amer- ijlom, but It would be difficult to equal -in i '' '- keen, subtle ironv Premier T.lnwi nonrrm'. rwark: "The Kaiser promised that rrUMla would be a democracy after tho ',ar. I think he is right." &$ What Is good for Englishmen to ft-j2lad won't hurt Americans. Just to be E Vf5a tha safe side and avoid suspicion, it !,arouid bs well for the British Government am uk tne tan which prevents the arrival " a nrfflBH tlwnnaM. . T. 1I..I. i-t fe at mvi.ln.a IA lil AA..M... -, ,...v, ... ..... y,unj. Hf Our unfamlllarlty wlUi tlie bewll- 'rtng array of obscure villages figuring euuiy n news rrom tho western front iUthe Importance of tho Allies' military .JBiovements. The Rubicon wasn't much f ;"!' river until Caesar crossed It. fir. "; ' Another member of the desperate vawroanou gang naa Deen lanoea in the 'ilhwi falling into the police dragnet this WtSMM. But the police will still have their lmrtii fflll AftAf 4h lauf ,AUM l yszi'i .". "".'"! "'."'". " imuiuw nil, jur, ub h. laat resort to stem jrp ue ui me rising .revolution, the cjSMmmoffs opened every Jail in Russia. $b British sailors, with canbands vViBarked "H. M. S. Devonshire," ap WPW on ne "treets leading from tho tinavy -yard promptly upon the "raising p , w " miivjiuo. jh winter ana an or i-twp preceding winters tho cruisers have jftpjvn f'u"u vu. uur tuasi jr tno irost night put to tea. Now the American i iJtJ1 caught the mice and the Brit- ( VrtC vigil la ended. Our navy patrols Ilia I !!! frnm Panama i TMHn. b4 i-w .. ..-. ..v.a. vu uimuw, una , Bntisn wr has a chance to set v St on Mother Earth again. The allied g- Mwidrotja will bo free now to reinforce Ilea navies that make the North Sea and lMrs.jMaitrranean no safe places for a Mnnan hulL T IS - : sfe VrUTe notion that tho average man ?JBkl heaitate to enlist because the SIS a -fa : i 1 . . . .. jnirttie receives 13.80 much less a.?bJ, present salary la not borne out .t facta abroad. Thousands of m&n B.Wr content to take the icing's ahlll- r in France In preference to good wages nevertheless sought the hia-heat ,Jey could get whin sent back, to Uetr. country in .Industrial work. iMOBie rpDv;ous: The man who , tor t aervlce far from -home takes that-his family will not bo wliereaa, ifhe wrveahla coun. whlkailv.lng with hU family, . te Baade.for those deoendant i.1 It to gfi-ve inJuaUce to aaaatl ec Urouatnais who demand a tn'waHttM. It ia eawntUI. wMm'we expect to turn out lewiftly a4 expertly should by;. the reaeure of L " ..,-.. " . sanrr ,'eWi..i . ?... m at" ' . .f ai , . A to Wvo 15 Jof tho'40 mflllon buaheia ot grain required annually to make beer and whisky obviously uggosts tho fear and forertalllng of "wa 'prohibition"; but doubtless tho liquor men would not op poso oven that If the safety of tho cotin- 4ry demande'd It. Nor will tho Prohibi tionists, if they are wise; try to win too cheap a victory by an ensy nppenl to patriotism. It will do neither sldo any good to Ho about tho facts. Tho solo Issuo Is the scientific' determination of what rules are best to produco victory- JOHN G. JOHNSON 1" HrcrtK arc men whoso places can bo filled only by tho nges. In shcor In tellectual ability John O. Johnson sur passed all living rhllndolphlnns. In a profession demanding tho most rigorous processes of thought ho towered nbqvo his, contemporaries. Throughout tho Union ho was recognbed ns tho greatest of living lawyers. To his Unrlvnled pro fessional nttnlnmcnts ho added a chnr nctcr which manifested. Itself In dis tinguished, though little known or ap preciated, public nerlcc. Gratuitously ho brought lilt ticmcndoiiH power of clear thinking to the solution of momentous public questions on many occasions, al ways with n buoyant optimism which re flected his Americanism and his belief In tho great destiny of this city. Ills death Is a calamity not only to this city and this State, but to tho whole nation. THE RACING SHIPYARDS THE shipyards of the- world arc pitted against tho German submarine. Even gigantic military operations aio secondary to this contest. Expert liavo testified that with proper organizing skill and ad ministration of resources tho Allies, with the United States mill the neutrals, can build sulllclcnt vessels fust enough to 10 placo four-fifths of tho average amount of shipping lost monthly by U-boats. Tho 'burden of this undertaking falls on us. Between 131 and 19H! tho output of our shipyards Increased fourfold. But the expansion now demanded nnd ac cording to tho Shipping Hoard entirely possible shames these figures. It Is now estlmuted that wo can produce wooden merchantmen at tho rnto of two nnd u half million tons a year. Throwing tho might of our Inventive ness nnd skill Into this field, wo can not only nullify the menace of Teuton submarines against civilization, but wo can provldo ourselves with almost tho only equipment for war that will serve us for tho great trade of peace. Nearly two thousand years ago, when ruthless, sea-ravaging Carthago was the Germany of her day, lepubllcan Rome faced the samo problem that confronts us now. In tho year 2fl0 B. C. she met the crisis by building 120 ships within sixty days from tho time the trees wero felled. Tho new sea power made Sclplo's vic tories possible a half century later. It will make ours certain. CONSCRIPTION A JUSTLY jilnnned conscription Is bet "ter than the olunteer system: Klrst. Because It gets tho men the na tion needs. Second). Because It comes with tho In evitability of established authority, which leaves no doubt In the minds of tho re cruits and their families as to whether or not their services aro really needed. Third. Because It stimulates central ized efficiency in providing for tho fami lies left" behind; volunteer soldiers ate aided only by volunteer civilians, and If volunteer soldiers aro scarce, lunteer contributors to aid-funds are moro scarce. Fourth. Becauso Its definition of tho exact way In which each recruit can help is scientific; wheieas when tho men choose tho form of service they piefer they havo no way of knowing where their peculiar abilities aro most needed. Fifth. Becauso it keeps produceis of f,ood nnd equipment at home. , NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ENGLAND FORTUNATELY In his last poem, "Tho Choice," Rudyard Kipling is speaking for himself not for England. In view of this writer's former period of brilliant Inspiration, 'Americans can well affoid to bo charitable to a'man whoso' genius tuts waned In Inverse ratio to his heif-com-placency. , In his verses that condescendingly re gard us 'as a repentant sinner recovering the road lost "In the drugged and doubt ing years." Mr. Kipling may .think that he Is voicing tho true spirit of Britain, but this would only show that tho author of "Mandalay" has not kept pace with tha times. Rudyard Kipling is not good enough for England today SPRING AMIDST all tho confusion ot this busy . April it Is no wonder that a gre.it many of us completely forgot to hall the advent of the merry springtime. An ever-rising pile ot stlll-to be-appreclated lyrics Is a reminder that the season of poetic rapture is upon us, though winter llngors. Tile evening promenader who strolls parkwayward Is arrested, If not by the chill air, at least by the formidable electric writing on the darkened City Hall "Your Country Needs You" and some, thing terrible and practical and relent less, something fat; off, yet very near, dashes from his thoughts tho call ot gab lanlrfancy and reviving green. But humor and love and laughter do not vanish with war. This spring Is to be enjoyed as much as any other, though perhaps only tho children will enjoy It with 'unclouded gayety. Even so, that is enough. We fight for them. When grown to man's estate they mutt bo able to boast aa proud a heritage ot elf-sacrlflce and courage that which swy ' rwkjL Wilson wants A GRANT OF POWEft Congress Hesitates When Aske3 to Transform the President Into a War Dictator Uptcial Corretpondtnct Kitnlng Lttotr WASHINGTON. April U. PnnsiDn.NT WILSON Is rushing his war plans. The week Just ending has seethed and bIzzIcu with war excitement. From forwarding estimates of war expenditures already In cxress of $3,600,000,000, tho President put up to Congress his J7.000, 000,000 loan bill, which, at tlio per capita rate, Is a charge ot $70 upon cery man, woman and child In the United States. Tho President did not havo smooth sailing 'with his loan proposition, nor Is ho having It with his conscription proposal, although both political parties nro Inclined to ham per him In his war plans ns little ns possible. H.irly In tho week the rights of Congress were briefly discussed on tho floor. Tho word "abdlcnto" was used on ono or two occasions as If Congress understood Its prerog.ttUe and wished to bo consulted. Tho discussion "had a wholesome effect at tho White House evidently, since hading members of the Ways and Means Commit tee and ot tho Military Affairs Commltteo wero sulioqucntly Invited Into consultation by the President nnd tho Secretary of tho Treasury, Mr McAdoo. Trying to Harmonize It twih evident that tho Administration believed It to bo ot prlmo Importance to obtain unanimous nctlon on all war meas ures, If It could bo secured. Mr. McAdoo requested conferences with certain Repub lican members of the Wns and Means Committee, nnd tho President even went so far ns to call upon Speal.cr Clark nnd the Democratic leader, Mr. Kltchln, whom the gentleman, from Alabama, Mr Heflln, had propoced to read out ot tho party bo cnuso ho oculd not conscientiously ote for the original war resolution. The result of nil these conferences was to bring about a bolter understanding with lespect to cer tain things the Administration pioposcs to do While many points of discussion wero cleared up. soino wero not, although tho general disposition was to glvo the Presi dent the authority ho sought, and let him go ahead. Ecrjbody realized, whether called Into conference or not, that Mr. Wil son was nbout to hac conferred upon him tho widest authority eer given to nn Amer ican President, nnd was about to assume, perhaps, thq greatest icsporiBlbillty ever undertaken by any lender In the history of tho world. Plans to Strike Hard It was oldent throughout the confer ences, judging from what "can be learned ot them, that tho Administration was re luctant for reasons of State nnd of war to unfold all Its plans dV to detail specifical ly Its conersatlons with the foreign Powers it proposes to assist In tho war against Get many. That such i,onerhatlons hao taken place and that the hopes of nations like Russia, France. England nnd Italy !ia.e been rai.cd to a high pitch may bo conceded. What the President wanted was td be able to pioced in his own way without restrictions that might Interfere with early and hard hitting in the part of the Allies, or any one of them, or on tho part of the United States. To go Into details at this time, it was explained, would not be wlso nnd might bo dangerous. What was asked of Congress was that it have confidence In tho "President ery much as tho people had expressed confidence In him at the election last November. The Presi dent and tho Secretary of the Treasury wero advised that the country was be ginning to understand its own responsi bility wlth'iespect to these foVelgn transac tions and that tho seriousness of it all might give play to an aiherso sentiment, unless all parties In authority wero quickly brought together. At the samo time, It was belieed that the Administration had gone ho far In Its Informal assurances to the repicsentatUes of tho Entente Allies as tn make a seeming hesitation on the part of Congress disastrous. Food Supply Considered Conscription nnd the food supply Minted Intel est with tho bond Issues during the week, The food supply question became so acuto that It was Introduced In debate several times during the bilet sessions of 'Congress While the high cost of liv ing has been a burning Issue for the last five years, It has never given quite so much concern as at tho present time. How to feed and clothe the army Is the prob lem that confronts the Administration, Tho Government must now- face In a larger senso the difficulties that havo made house keeping almost a burden for several jears past. "Back to tho farm," whllojiiways a popular slogan, has reached tlie point wheie It Is proposed to conscript young men for farm labor, Juit as they may be conscripted for the army. If wo aio to feed an army, says the Government. w must find a way to produce more food, It was even proposed on the floor of the Bouse by a Southern member thut farmers' boys and farmhands generally should be ex-' empted from army service so long as they remained on tho farm,. The gentleman did not clearly explain wllat ha would do with the city boy who produces agriculture Im plements and clothing for the farmer's bey, but he Insisted that farms must be worked and that men must be secured to do that woik. It Is possible the farmers,' Repre sentatives, who are very strong In Con gress, may bo heard from later when con scription Is discussed. They want farm labor that has been taken away from them by tho munition plants and by other city allurements, and exemption from army service might assure a "back-to-the-farm" stampede, as some of them reason. Seed "Graft" Respectable For years Congress has been appropriat ing upward of $2QO,000 for tho purchase and distribution of seed, I-ast year $243, 722 was appropriated. As heretofore, the Item was fought by reformers in Congress, who contended that the free distribution of seed was "pure graft."y Some city mem bers, who used the Beed for distribution to school children and for small farms and backyard lots tn the cities and suburbs, joined with the countrymen to keep the Item -In the bill. They are now glad they did so, for the free distribution of seed, judging from the "backyard" and "small lot" movement, has become highly respecta ble. In the history of Congress there has never been quch a demand for free seed as has been experienced this present planting season. City folk, anxious to reduce the high cost of living and to prepare for the anticipated food scarcity, are running neck and neck with the codntry brethren In their anxiety to till and Improve such soil an they have. The President and the Secre tary of Agriculture have both counseled the greatest conservation ot foodstuffs and have been urging Intelligent cultivation of the farm. So seriously is the subject now re garded that one Congressman who has a reputation as a Treasury watchdog intro duced a bill to appropriate $5,000,000 for free seed. One year ago he would have fought for an hour to prevent a $100 In crease in a $1000-per-annum salary appro priation. But we arr all talking big figures now. J. HAMPTON MObRE, ' ..J. .., - . t.. .. ,r - aav ' '..VV. . r.; '. J si' Tom .Daly's Column TUB VILLA.QE rOET Whenever U's a Saturday an' alt mv work is tjirouph I'll have to flee fiem Chestnut street, ' since all this news Is ficjo. An' look around my garden tor soma us'cful'idork to do. Thcv tell me It's a grander thing, when all Is said an' done, To ralso a white potato than a "Colonel 31"; An' those who've often seen me, upon oc- caston, look for vitsdtrcctcd stnkers In a waterway or brook Assure me that the feeling which tha garden farmer knows In contemplating budding sprouts in beet an' onion rows Is a thrill of joyous rapture that no sport on earth can show So I guess I'll chuck my braisic an' begin tn use the hoc. They maybe know their busincst nn' tha things thril talk about, nut, mind, I'm not believing all the puff they're handing out; 1'or well I know the "farming thrill" can never hold a candle To that which I have, known to Jump along my driver's handle When right upon its lloomln' nose 1'ie smaihcd the bounding ball An' sent it whining over rough an' creek an' hcltcnall Hut now my country calls me an' I've simply got to go, x So I guess I'll chuck my 6rnilc on' begin to Mo tho hoc. Whenever it's a Satuulay an' all my work is through I'll have to flee from Chestnut street, since all this news is new. An' look mound my garden for soma useful trork to do. Wo wasted nenrly the whole of ester day afternoon writing a reply to Kipling's flivver. Wo mndo It too strong for publication. . WE HAVE a coiner In our gulden where early bluebells show when the autumn loaves aro brushed away. They wero In evidence yesterday, when n little visitor fiom the hi Ick-waited city streets camo to call upon us. He s.aw them at once. "Who's dead?" said he. WHAT GOV XT 8 There. may not he much in the things that you say it's the way that you say them; The hind of the game that you play doesn't count, it's the icay that you play them. a In palace or cottage, In office or ditch or wherever you're working, The test of your manhood U answering this. Arc you striving or shirking t And Life at the best only gives back again to you that which you give it; So htgh'llfa or low-life means nothing at all it's the u ay that you live It. VARLEY. All the high school boys In Chicago more than 16 will be released from school duties next Monday, provided they go to work on the farms and truck gardens of Cook County. Mom. Contemp And Chicago's Congressmen voted for the bill excluding Illiterate Immigrants. Precocious Mr. Ingram Is not yet thirty-one. He entered the offlco of the late President Voorhces as office boy In July. 1S9.I, Mr. Voorhees being vice president at the time. Mom. Contemp. Boy' tako your bib off and toddlo into the president with this. Some of our young men who should be Interested solely In their patriotic duty are Inclined to levity. Ono writes: "Noticed the following today on banners hung at the various entrances 'to out beloved City Hall: 'U. S. S. Kansas. If you want to fight Join her before night.' " Another argument for "stay at home with wife"? and sez another: "I thought I'd enlist, hut 1 find I'm needed at home." A sign on the City Hall calls upon me to "enlist now for the war only In the couityard." THE HORNS of a dilemma flank us. William Rose Benet, by reason of the accented final "e" In his name (which would show hero If wo had 'em In the magazine or plbox), presumably knows how to pronounce simple French words. On the other horn, William, Is a poet whoso music never slips a cog. Yet In a poem of his in "Reedy's Mirror" we find this stanza: Ho analyzed a gaibage heap's aromas With rare delight. Weak wild young men, nnd roues In comas, Gave nppctlte. And we had io pronounce that word "row-you ees" or halt the meter. Hravn Arnu! (lermany's Dearm Ambltlom Defeated. Lloyd's Weekly News printed the above acrostic when the news reached London. Yesterday tho same army entered Gaza, where Samson, sporting readers will re call, carried off 100 per cent ot the gate. Without disturbing the owner at all, J. F. D. sneaks into a Lancaster (Pa.) paperhanger'a office-and lifts this from his letterhead. DOMESTIC & FOREIGN WALL PAPERS Moral Decorations Decorative Novelties Mother Goosesteps (In the March of the H. C. L.) Ride a cock horse to Banberry Cross To see what two bits can buy A penny white loaf, a penny white cake, And a tuppenny apple pie. W. UP. For variety, writes Hugh Merr, the Atlantic City Press has 'em all lashed to the mast. Its twelve-page issue "of April 12 was dated April 2, ,11 and 12, when the make-up "went day-day." OUR HUCKSTER Is very busy these days, hut he still has time to gossip while he's making change. "These poor fel lers that'a goln' into the war now," Jie said to the Mhjsus, "won't get anything out of it when U'a over; only the rich Deonle-wllL. T win tslltln'-tn aiai. . of tie Civil WturWfci said you. give an aUalaK KM a t lauaa- a.aa - 'a,'. .. .. . -'.J. . aaaaaaaasaniMui.iiM i.uF-ttmvtrrr-i--r r . ,;yi. ifr-?Er-BJJBBBJJ ,. IL'ME FOR IT!" ."'aiJfcM Vv' ftii-ti .t-'!' "i . V --". -, -,-;,.ir- -.;, b .',. ; ""- THE VOICE OF THE' PEOPLE A Suggestion That Rich Young Men Enlist Women and War Commercialized Patriotism 7ilv HriHtrtmctvt it free to all nmn uio Utah Io cj-iiic--. thrlr opinions on MibjcM of rinrritf inleicst. It Is nn open lot urn. niul the Kioiilnit I.ctlffrr assumes no icsyowilbllltu or tnv I'lcif - of fit (oi reftiioiulents l.tttns ,inst oe slamil by fie name and address of the uriter. not necessarily for vubhiatioa, but ns n (iiaiuiifce of iooil faith. ASKS THE RICH TO ENLIST Vo the Editor of tho Evening Ledger: Sir Tho wealthy people weio always advocating war. Why don't their sons en list? I hnve been catcfully studying the names, nges and occupations of the cnlKted men, nnd 1 havo jet to find the name of a rich man's son. with tho exception of Mis. Stotesbury's son, among tho number. My brother enlisted, leaving a good posl tlon, also an nged father for my sister and me to support Thin why should a tlch man's son, who has no ono to suppoit nor any position to leave, stand atound Idle? This countiy has been nnd is a paiadlso for tho rich. Then why should a poor boy like my brother support the country for a rich man's son who will not shoulder a gun and fight fm tho luxuiy ho Is enjoying'' There Is something vviong somewhere It Is ic.illy unjust and unfair. I would suggest to the society ladles who me recruiting in automobiles Instead of going down to the "Neck." Kenslntgon or to The Falls to visit Rlttenliouso Square, the Main Line nnd round up the country clubs mid get out tho rlth joung men. There aio scores of them, as I very well know, having worked for them for "fifteen years. Get them first that have all to lose, Instead of biiblng nnd cajoling the poor man's sons, who have to loll from early niomlng till late at night nnd whoso work Is needed at homo and not In the benches abroad. ONE WHO KNOWS. Philadelphia, Apill 12. WOMEN AND WAR To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir "I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war." All honor, praise and glory be given to Jeanette Rankin, of Montana, who saw the light nnd voted as her conscience dictated. How different from tho headlines which fill one's heart with gilet nnd which say, "Women preparo for war" I If you went to learn how long the war will last, rerd "Short Rations." KATHI.HINi: S. Philadelphia, April 12! ALL SOCIALISTS SUFFRAGISTS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir In reply to D. X. C. Iirock's letter correotlng her statements referring to so clallsm, 1 wish to say a few vvoids- iiFAr,t',n Soclallsts a" suffragists, but all Republicans or Democrats are not Second. At the present time the Socialist party of the United States, In convention In St. Louis, Is voting on whether they S af ay?y 'How their patriotism and uphold our principles and Ideals and nlso to force men to respect law, as every Socialist tn America is a peace-loving and lavv-abld- ng citizen. When a man disrespects law he Is no longer a Socialist, as the Socialist party advocates tho curing ot all Ills of tho present system by 'political action and not by lawless direct action. iT.Vlr(l' iSoclal'8'" ' against preparedness in time of peace, ns It encourages war. as has been shown with Germany 1.1,11 a , . ,KDMUND VANUERaniFT. Philadelphia. April 10. ' , COMMERCIALIZED PATRIOTISM To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: ' i,iir,rTo ,av?la much ""Pleasantness and bitterness during the present conditions the Director of Publio Safety should be urged to regulate the indiscriminate playing of tne Star Spangled Banner." The nntlnnnl Bnili.n, I. . . proposition; anVshruldnoVbVsTrn; more than ti fiao- ti,. -- .. .' ture houses, hotels, theatres and such places should not be permitted to stir up aueauSn! abe enthusiasm by its constant use, it Is ihUstgaances0W'''ba8e commerclal'm In many Twice during dinner the other evening did the orrhestra at one of 'our cafes nlav th "Star SpangleU Banner." Everybo'dy arose during the nrst.playlng, but upon U i second aUM mU ".?.Zli.,"'J."",,wr5a W'tte arise. AVlieieupon a gay young Lothario, whoso patriotism probably consists of stand ing up at the playing of tho national an them, urging others to enlist and proclaim ing he only awaits his country's call, but who will likely bo too busy hearing dance music to recognize It when It comes, de nounced the gentleman who had decided that once an hour was enough to play the old air. Only cool heads prevented trouble. A waiter told me that the patriotic Lo thario was of tho strongest tango tendencies, w hllo tho other gentleman was a well-known business man, a good citizen, with mote patriotism hi his heart than the noisy young man could carry In his whole flag-bedecked bod And because both he and his wife kept their beats, with couiage to resent the very thing about which I complain, he was Insulted because tho chance was given by the thoughtless ideas of the cafo orchestra or management and the showing off of the thoughtless habitue of the place. The commercialized use of the "Star Spangled Banner" might hve resulted more seriously. The Director of Public Safety should urge discretion. WALTER RUTHERFORD LEWIS. Philadelphia, April 12. A D'INDY SYMPHONY . Splendid Work by French Composer, With Bavier a't the Piano Harold Bauer Is an artist who buys his woith at tho cost of personal reclame. Ho gains prominence by submergence. The less apparent his piano playing with an orchestra tho moro easily perceived Is his noblo diffidence. His dim nnd cloistered talent Is tho more visible when It Is but bllghtly Illuminated by the calcium. In both the numbers which Mr. Bauer elected to play with the Philadelphia Oichestra jesterday afternoon this fact be came apparent. Theso were the Bach con certo In D minor and Vincent d'lndy's unusual symphony for orchestra and piano. Perhaps this latter work has been heard here before, but not often and certainly not recently. A program-builder looking for symphonic music blending solid merit and picturesque attractiveness ought to be sat isfied with tho "French mountain song." For here Cesar Franck's fellow-craftsman speaks with Individual utterance and mas tery of form and content. Here Is no tire somely reallstlo program-music, hut the genuine sensing of what Is too deep to be spoken, nnd therefore must be composed There are no Imitative noises, no grunting animals, no photographic effects, it is not In the least like the Alpine symphony of " Jh" may It be considered a painting of the soul of Gallic hills, or per haps the soul of a shepherd. In the combination of gorgeous and elec trio orchestral effects that are free of affec tatlon and ugly noise for Its own sake. M d Indy . probably supreme. He can draw wUhout briS?0.1."",0' .V,e modern chol without being "precious." .His genius for contrasts of orchestral coloring is fine and under consideration he has snarad .Y.l former. The number of technical effect, demanded of the pianist is well up f ,h! ,?fZZ Jet W,ltn a llabollca knowtedge of the personal artistic self-consclouw-ss ho has subjugated the piano part to .h. ma n orchestral score. Glssadesf arpeggios ae,?,,eatl! 0t flnrlng and dynamfes a?e Znl"'y as C(entarle on the" sym! Phonic song of all the Instruments m solV-- them yet emotional beauty of the first ntJaDt,uU Poser's intention has hC oAVynl,rorr8ora Sf,.cartePrdCr"10 KUlshed planlstlc work or for the '" I'n'nTLV0""' .. afford to be, absent H! tonight's repetition of the concert om c.rYoBasUrcr!enfs admir sound rathe? heavily? The ma?.?!'". the moving adagio Sea. min0.J,n,chol' an In the last allegr leTrtUt 1hlPla'1 tors a wprdless lesion In the nh,'.aual "quid .Ingle flotes and I th. ?0Urc,lo.n of scenmng run, that Wft theIraftrorkw:readf,ll.,u'1,?. ' PPPular "KoroTn' ClVuV' 'ln' " What Do You Know? r.iTi'7 iUI" i 1. KxDlaln fhft rMMit 'tnr innn" eAlrt Iit tha m United States Government. 'i. How many volunteer are needed to brlnf the National Onard nnd regular nrmr te war strength? 3. Vtlint naval officer Is In active command eft ,'J the United Ntatea navy? 1 4. What la railed the Gibraltar of America? i 8. la It correct to say, "He don't care"? 6. What American naval hero vraa author af the famous declaration, "We hayenl liatiriin it aia-hft, 7. What In the Shakeapeare-Bacon contra- Kn vers j'.' ,f, V. To what new poalUon has Herbert C Hoover been appointed and who It ha? I). Name the capital of IS'ebraeka. i 10. Name the champion heavyweight puglllit at. the world. Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. nread-nnd-butter" warfare Is an econooli ; narrare, in vvnicu rood and otner auppuia Mar nn important parr. i fj x. uenerai Ueorce W. -Goethals will supenue ft t.io uuuuinir os several inouaanu wwwa ships that are Intended to transport top-' Pllen from America to the Allies. Be 1 built the ranania Canal. 3. The four dlvlalona of time In the UnltH maies are eastern, -central, mountain mom I'acllte. each In the order named being one hour earlier than the preceding. 4. Oxtria waa the ancient Egyptian tod of tin sunt IsIs waa hla wife. 5. Jefferson City la the capital of Missouri, G. The evenlnr "tar now la Mercury, which b In the west at aunaet. 7. European countries not at war are Switsrjl land. Hwrden. Norway, Holland, iwa- mark,- Hpaln and Greece. 8. The United Ntatea la railed "The Great Ba- publlc or the West." !. Teams of the American llaaeball laru a laa ,... ... rkl.n.n PMIa,' llrlnhla, llnatnn. St Imli. Cleveland. Da 'I trolt and Washington. -i" .A ... . .. a .. a.. . .-a- - -al- ? . iv. Alio population oi ine virgin isiantus vow mated at about 38.000 persons, of whoa about 10 ner cent are white. .- . ... ' . il rvavai nags r,a J. (!.- TherA aro gavarnl tflnrln nf fiflKS. 10 11 addition to the' signal flags, In use In th iTj navy, -me national emblem, ot course, flown bv all United States shins, as Is th Union Jack, which is the blue, white-starred ' union of tho national flair. It is flown from the stern. When the President Is on board gj ship his standard a blue flag with the coat- w ot-arms oi the united States, is aispiayeu. Similarly distinctive flags are displayed for the Secretary of the Navy, blue, with four , iaio unu till talllllUl , auiimai, .....-, with four white stars: rear admiral, senior, blue, with two white stars; rear admiral, jj second In rank, red, with two white star, JJ and rear admiral, junior, white, with two t blue stars. - , ' 41 Carriers' Law " ' S. Ij. K, a. trolley car conductor may eject a passenger who does not have nil fare. While the conductor may "trust" aj passenger for. the mnnev. ha does so at m own discretion, and Is not legally required A to do so. In case he believes tlie passenger'! to be honest, lie may nay the fare hlffl- A self and arrange for the nassencer to relmvfl burse htm Inter. s - j -13 n . .. n . ..,al HAntiti HYMN OF THE KEF UBUUsJ Mine eyes have seerr the orlory of thifii coming, of the Lord ; -i'j He Is trampling out the vintage where tne : graces of wrath are stored : ' He hath loosed the fateful llrhtnlnir of His -il terrible swift sword; Vi His truth la marching on. i I have seen Him In the watch fires of a turn- 'J area circling camps; j They have builded Him an altar in tin evening v'ews and damps; ''; I can read His righteous sentence by tha dim and flaring lamp. ; ' His day is marching on. f I have read a fiery gospel, writ In burnished J rows ot steei; , i "As ye deal with my contemners, eo with J you my grace shall deal : " Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the -I serpent with his heel i Since God Is marching on." fc; if- He ha. sounded forth the trumpet that ihallv never call retreat: ' A He 1. Bitting out the IjArU of men beforn ms juugmeni seat; Oh, be awlft, my soul, to answer Hlml jubilant, mv f.H v (MP final ! maal,ln aaaa ,V . ... J . . .UJ in ine oeauiy or tne lines Christ wag ooq across the ea, , ' f , With a glory In HU hoeom that tr V' JHU?,H " Af- - -ft , .(A IKHBSr
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