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lladelhla and aurroundlng towga at tha
of 'twelve (IS), canta par week, parable
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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,
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L, j' J,aer, JrAtrmdrnc Square. PuioaalyMa.
at'ths rniLinaLrniji rosTornca as
bcoxd-cuu mil. mattbi.
AVKRAOS NET PAID DAILY CIR-
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Take the "y" from Vlmy and seo
What won that famous ridge.
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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
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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,
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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. .
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,. IL'ME FOR IT!" ."'aiJfcM
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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.
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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
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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 ,
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