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Ktrani iUCbiau..... . ,...a.- itua i-ouu is urana s ' wuusi;iui'iij.n -j j.iijiH i ETrtixn Lcnngn it nerved to aurmcritxra illadelDhla and aurroundlnir .towns at the ,eX twelve U2) centa par week. payable w carrier. 'nail to point" outtlde of Philadelphia. In Biiea Htaiea. canaua nr uniim Bitticn pot n. ptwtngo Ire, Ilfty (50) cent per i. Six (SH) dollari cer year, Buyable In Alice m all forelcn countries ono (SI) dollar cer Bth. ( tics Riibserlner within addreifl chanced vivo oid as well aa new address. fctA.J0OOFALUT KnYSTOISE.MAINJCM WT Adttirgv all commiitifcnffens to Rvrntna tdger, --dependence Nauarc, Philadelphia. . IBRD at tub rniLAni.riiiA roM-orrica ai p-.'t, IHCUSD-CLAt? MAIL 1UTTLK. trtm AVKnAa". net paid daily cm- ' CCIJITION OH THE EVHWtNO LEDOUr. '-'. FOIt StARClI WAS 10U.071 lA, rhll.Jrlplili. Thur.J.y. April '.9. 111? Imagine a big concern like Raid- rln'a Locomotive Works conducted on a ystem thai ii not selective! 11 can't be one. ; J IS'o one can ever expect to bo ex- used or forgiven for wasting one crust KM: one cent that can be used to help lerlca to win. m ) "IJI'l to control explosives Is pond- rig," declares a headline. CJerrnans Itlonsj tho western front arc doubtless sore than anxious to have such ti mens- paiacd. F m Sweden cannot expect to remain lie b'essed peaceful place It has been for Mrty .three tnonth.t now that mos.t of tho Dclallsts and pacifists .a Europe are con- regatlns there. Tho men who can tango till 3 n. :n. ftlurlng tho world's crisis must be pro tected from our common danger, ns well has tho women nnd children. Ileal men llfho aro enlisting In the navy will have MO'flght for weak persons of both sexes. tea fo This la the anniversary of the bat- .qt Lexington. 'Here onco the embat- farmers stood and fired tho shot kfd 'round tho world." Here, today, 111 the farmers stick to their farms If Ihey would mako their fiery message ird In Kurone. SiV AH America hopes that Sarah Hern- It's serious Illness will not prove fatal. tut If tho end Is to bo now, at least It 111 not comu to the great artist In what in be called a foreign land, but In u prcpubllc whoso aspirations nro one with er glorious native" France. Hurrah for Georgo Boutcher nnd tiers llko him! Turned down by nrmy nnd navy for being slightly underweight, this youth of nineteen enlists on a farm, rtiere a vigorous outdoor llfo will soon rive him those extra pounds so that he an qualify for military service nfter ho l;-"''-.. ... . as helped to reap tho harvest that must rln this war. It makes ono feel proud a be under tho same flag with such a nallant spirit. m If the cry for preparedness In last nfer's campaign meant anything. It it that Wilson should stand for.unl- service. Now that he does, what use has any Republican for not help. tithe President to get It? Most of the bbornness, as a matter of fact, Is aocratlc. & . 7 (r.V. TTatvlanil1tt' la Yit-i B( m tt It n far vnav l y d.M aOVUtto to nilHV all 14 Llta jr 4IUII -n open town. It Is not fortified, not against Ideas. If citizens Insist upon tnd keep Insisting, we can have a rto stamp out tho "dope" trafllc that 'ftunderminlng tho health of young ln- Btnai workers wno nave only tamed hlr first "sniff' and whose energy wo tov make clothes for our soldiers, ills nnd cannon. Vt'a may even have proprlatlons passed to defend the State Inst dangerous agents of the Kaiser are at large. Of course, thero must be something iBS with Chief Council If fines have j. imposea on sireet-cieamng Con ors, it can't possioiy do me ciouas onous dust that swirl up from the Into the nostrils of our children are to blame. Let the contractor-polltl- understand this: They aro not to use the big war news on tho ';pago, of the newspapers as a red g to draw across tho path oi the fight for clean streets. Chief Con- M'not, going to bo shelved for doing fcrty.'-War news Is not going to keep, Uie puouo tne xacis aDout roscauy tfrt Hvould bring down upon us summer scourge1 of infantile -4 . ' j)tlNi:.onvlnclng terseness, and the i WIHty or, Joan u. jonnson were brilliantly demonstrated In ifttwn In. his generous will sill art, treasures to the city igtf Breat lf-wyer loved SB7,pswyr;pr a, ja ins 's4nMkiatt(r' ws'iisfsstsd k ttjrr VHmmi.totlOtffLi '. ' curator nrtr, but coHectlen t wis n lechery; th WW .. '!' ryf flram B-M. - - k , With this1' telling Injunction. It la do v6ld of pretentious and meaningless legal phraseology, .unclouded by the pompous podantry that sometimes masquerades as erudition. Admirers of Shnkcspoaro nre ever regretting the Hard's will with Its heiiuest of t'jo "second boat bod" to Anno Hathaway. No more apologies nro ltd mlsslbto for Mr. Johnson's testament than for the achievements of his life. The man was Ricat till death, and beyond. NO TRIFLING WITH PERIL! TITK HAVE no patlenco with subter fuges. Tho nation Is at war, nnd It must wago war by inodern methods. Mem bers of Congress who nre still drugged by pacifist sentiment must recollect that pacifism ns tin Issue ceased to exist when tho declaration of war was passed, Tho only Issue now Is how to bring the conflict to an end at the earliest possible moment. That means clllclent warfare, and olllcjent warfare Is not possible with out scientific organization. Scientific or ganization Is not possible under a volun teer system, Thero nie some who think woro In no danger. We say to them that the whole world Is In danger until tho fangs of the submarine have been drawn. Those mighty blows which the Allies are deliver lng In France depend on the maintenance of free Intercourse between America nnd Europe. The energy for the hammering must come from our mines, our factories nnd our fields. Tomorrow Herman sub marines may be tertorlzing steamship lanes along our const. If Germany Is btaten, no claim to that effect hns come from 1'aris or Iondon, Both capltuls ic-illze tho gravity of tho task nhcad. So long as millions of armed Germans nre at largo so long Is tho peiil real nnd menacing. It Is not enough 'for us to make ready slowly. Whether tho success of the Kaiser bo probable or Improbable, It Is our duty to prepare against the dreariest of possibilities. We must bo ready to take the full burden of battle If our European friends become unublo longer to endure It. We must have an nrmy and a navy able unassisted to combat tho full powers of tho Central Umpires. That Is simple common sense. AVhat tho world has not expected to happen has happened; what tho world does not expect to happen may happen. We tecelve letters complaining that "tho rich and the editors who urgo pre paredness" are not enlisting. Mnnynre nnxlous to do their bit, but do not know just where they nro most needed. Selec tive conscription Is a gieat democratic meth&d, for It gives full asstlinnce that no class shall escape; that nil, ilch or poor, educatod or uneducated, will put their quota at tho disposition of tho Govern ment. Selectlvo conscription Is republi canism in lis very essence. There wero draft riots In New York In opposition to tho measures which won the Civil War. But tho clear-vlsloned Lincoln stood fust for conscription be cause ho knew It meant less sacrifice In tho end. There are men prono now to light against tho only suie means of getting tesults, Just ns there weio then. They must bq outvoted by patt lots. In this most tremendous of crises, tho description "of which pauperizes words, It Is essential that the President's hands bo upheld, that the House of Representatives throw its prejudices to the winds and back its declaration of war by legislation enabling the nation to make war in the only way in which it can bo waged with any chance of success. There ui,o Con gressmen who fear they may bo beaten in tho next elections if they vote for bolectlve conscription. Better that nil of them bo defeated than that their country taste tho bitter cup. OUR AIM IS CLEAR AMERICA Intends to bo bound by no . agreement not to mako a separate peace, nnd tho Entente knows It. America alms through war to help secure and maintain the permanent pcaco of tho world, and the Entente knows that too. Every step now tuken by the highest authorities lit the nations that aro our associates In arms incontestnbly proves these striking facts. That such perfect appreciation of a national position Is to bo the spirit of tho Krnnco-Brltlsh-Amerlcan war council to be held in Washington admits of no doubt. Europe does not havo to ask what wo mean. For neatly thrco years, with President Wilson as our mouthpiece, we have maintained a consistent policy looking toward a "world set free," a world In which neither tho baneful tyranny of dynasties nor tho lust for territorial ag gression will bo tolerated. As one new nation after another en tered the fray the Entento belligerents hastened to bind each fresh member with terms completely mutual and reciprocal. Unquestionably this immediate deslro to compel n. fight to a finish was prompted by suspicions as to the real motives of cac'.i new ally. Our purposes are so clear and have been repeatedly explained with such matchless force and logic that to ques tion them by Insistence on treaty formal ities would take on almost the aspect of an, Insult. That the Entente Is making no such blunder pays the highest tribute to the' frankness of American diplomacy and the unsullied Idealism of American purposes. ?t Is not alone plans to .defeat Germany which will Co aiscussea witn our states jjnen by' Balfour, Vlvlani and their .con,-' 'freres.'but a program that will perma nently Insure the world .against another AnMCeMotW statrtend and France, were t--T.ii.. -ILL.1. -" i.i. K. .u ... Hreiiy aw,)",',;" jtmbu nrjr uw asuniMlai.rs , of vthe AlwaoflttMi mr. ROTHSCHILD ON WILSON The Distinguished F r e n ch Banker Regards the Presi dent as One of the Great est Living Men By HENRI BAZIN lleclplent of tho Croix d Duerrn, Member of the. Hncleti) dea (lens de Letire and H(M-ctal t'orreeponitent of the KVE.NINO I.BDOKH PARIS, March 27. PIU'KHJl'NT WILSON, . Bccordlng to R.iron Henri do Rothschild, will go down In world history ns tho greatest single fig ure In the world war, nnd In American history with the wreath of linmortnllty tlint enshrines Washington nnd Lincoln. In nn Interview granted mo tho su premo h o a d r,f the grent banking Instl tutlun said, "Tim President of the t tilted Ktntes has tinned tho most sublime page In his tory slnei the world b v gn n Ills true greatness will never lie fully within the peispectlvo of con Icinpniary life, but will Iimm uhlte nnd AON nimist lln.l) largo nt Its genuine iiiq as years recede Into tho future A weaker man would have rant the die long since. And many a man of qulto other than weakness would have acted In righteous Impulsiveness nt the time of the Lusltuiila, or on the occa sions nfter It In which Germany violated American rights "Hut the Chief Magistrate of tho 1'nlted States, despite personal iiplnlnii as recently proclaimed, despite bitter nilverse ciltl olBin. despite documentary evidence or con stant German Intrigue and duplicity, wa tered not an iotii fiom the path of duty to his great trust as his conscience saw It, until, In his Judgment nml wisdom, It became necessary to defend that trust the honor and dignity of his nation against de Illieiate, announced aggression. "Only tho greatest of gieat men could have so hided his time Only a ruler of tho highest quality could hao waited so calmly nnd patiently, even nnilit calumny and sar casm, for tho supremo hour to strike. He Cried "Halt!" to Germany "Vour President has taken front rank among tho fifteen bundled millions upon tho .earth hn havo cried 'Halt!' to Ger many and her allies, and In that cry an nounced tn thoso who havo dishonored civilization that their reign is over. "No single mail In history will occupy so suhllmo a place. Ho stands sldo by sldo. oven alv.td of Washington and Lincoln, a modest living man wearing the wreath of Immortality crowning these Illustrious dead. "It Is as If his voice had shed light and clailty upon the wholo neutral world nnd that through It all humanity had arisen In protest against further propagation of that microbe, German Kultur, which other wise threatened to Infest tho world. No nation can longer remain Indifferent to choice. It must either bo for German carnago ur against It. "Tho Presldont'ii leccnt acts and their results, the protests of China and llrazll and .Spain and all the nations between and nhout them, sound us a trumpet In the heavens for tin.' cause of light. Germany is condemned. She has no court of appeal. She must submit, and her pooplo learn that their own salvation for ever and ayo rests in admission and contrition ns to the un speakable crimes perpetrated by a dynasty misrepresenting the best Instincts It mis governs. "Indeed, civilization should take in band the protection of Infant and unborn Ger many and educato It that tho evil now dominating tho nation through evil educa tion be put to death through lack of fol lowers. Llfo must be mado possible for nations touching the borders of tho Ger man Kmplrc, and that llfo will only bo pos sible thiough tho definite destruction of Prussiaulsm and the bunlshmeut from power of tho Ideas and tho men holding them who havo upon their shoulders the crimes of the ages. "Tho sun must Bhlne for nil time after this carnage. It will. And of all the men who in wisdom of tlmo and greatness of act havo shown It to tho world, President Woodrow Wilson, of tho United States, stands in the front rank." Rothschild's Muny Charities Uaron Rothschild, or, us he Is utfectlon ately called throughout Paris, "Monsieur Henri." has served at the front. Ho holds tho modest rank of Becond lieutenant In the French army, permanently detached from front service that he may devoto his time to his many philanthropies. In Paris he maintains ut his ontlro personal expense eleven private hospitals, where an average of 4000 wounded nro constantly cared for. Ho has established In the Rue Damremont a "restaurant populalre," where 5000 meals are served dally, free of all charge, to the wives and dependents of soldiers of France. The food Is In quality and quantity equal to that served in the best restaurants of the capital. All that is lacking is the luxury of service. For those who wish to pay, a nominal charge of fifty centimes, or about eight cents, Is mado for a four-course meal with wlno. Any moneys so received are given to a fund for the mutilated. In the ballroom of his residence In the Faubourg St. Honore, looking out upon an Immense garden that forms ono with that of the President of the' republic on one side and the British Ambassador on the other, twenty clerks and secretaries look after "Monsieur Henri's" philanthropies under his personaf direction.' These Include the forwarding every month of 3000 packages of creature com fort to the 3000 pollus at the front who have tho Baron Henri de Rothschild as "par rain," or godfather. And It numbers many others of lesser volume. "They are all but very little as against the much to do," he said as I left him. "I am happy to feel that I am In a position to do that which I am permitted to do for France." y VERY' RELIGIOUS "An" what-d' ye think aboot William Mc- Tavlah?" asked Malcolm Mcintosh. "Hee's the mabrt releegious jnoh 1' this netborhood!" aaaerted .Kenneth Douglas, positively.,. . ',..-, ;. 'Vli,e-uaT!;:.Tiets, mon 'Hlum la vtotont'JsrfsUer,; --Vrt,' ' C LUU mw Tom Daly's Column In the very remote possibility of a fJormnn U-boat attack upon Atlantlo City It Is our prayer that no harm may come to tho Absecon Light. It Illuminates past years for usj and recently we asked and received from the Government further light, to wit: The lighthouse ut Absecon Inlet, N. J., was constructed during the years 18&5 and 1856, under the direction of Major Hnrtmnn Uache, continued by Lieutenant, afterward General, George G. Meade and completed by Lieut. Win, E. Raynolds, all of Topographical Engi neers, U. S. army. The work was dona by hired lnbor under tho acts of Au gust 3, 1854, and August 18, 18S6, ap propriating 152,436.62 for that pur .pose, A portion, a very small portion, iff that appropriation, went Into tho wage en velopo of our father, of happy memory. A young Journeyman bricklayer, having Just qualified In his trado at that tlmo, ho put Into bis work something moro than tho bricks and the mortar, litor ho becamo a builder along other und widely different lines, but this, us ho often declared, was his masterpiece. Ho was proud of his nrtlsnushlp and nover qulto forgnvo those authorities who covered up his brickwork with the plaster which has defaced it for perhaps a generation. A German shell deliberately aimed at tho old Absecon Light would bo ono of tho things most likely to mako us for get our ago and grab a gun, 1775 APRIL 19 1!)17 Here's to the men who, sUle bn .tide At Concord bridge, met Jlnuland't jtrlda, Disdaintnp death, now freedom born, And staked their all, that April man:'. J. W. U "Thero is," writes R. L. M "a perfectly natural wouldn't you say? but none tho less unusual, combination of signs at two of our theatres which adjoin ono another; "GETTING MARRIED' "SO LONG LETTY" Boss I may fight In tho trenches, but when I'm theie this won't happen when I call some little tin horn: "Who wishes to speak to Mr. Tinhorn?" "Mr. Franklin " ".Mr. Simpson?" "No, Mr. F-r-n-n-k-l-l-n Franklin," "Mr. Francis?" "No, darn It. Mr. Goldstein!" "Yes, Mr. Goldstein ; do you wish to speak to Mr. Tinhorn personally?" "No, I want .to sing to him." "What do you wish to speak about?' "Nono of business! Do I get him or don't I?" "Mr. Tinhorn Isn't in now," Kit All. Add H. C. L. And now we learn from tho reading of certain advertisements It will aim to bo "the watch that made $1.35 famous." hi IT'S BAVOIt Bo lony as some men fight "or honor's name. Or die for what seems tight, Abhorring shame. lAfe still seems sweet and good; Hut If the dan When men withhold their blood Her debts to pay Hhall ever come, the earth. Poor, iHfc damned sod, True men will curse, and birth Aiul life and God. VARLEY When wo learned that tho visitor had called In tho hope of selling us n llnynes car we smiled. "It sounds so much llko tho ono we've got," wo said. "Ours is a Heywood." "Heywood?" sez he. "Yup," sez wc. "Ul'nja never hear of a Hey wood?" "Nope," sez he, dropping Into our native tQngue. "You never hud oc casion to buy a baby carriage then," sez wo; "and besides, look at this." Wo showed him our last month's shoo bill, which tho morning mall had Just brought to us. Ho began to gather up the tools with which uuto salesmen attempt to pry n fellow loose from his surplus. "AValt a minute," wo begged. "Don't tako your card. It Interests us strangely." Down In the left-hand corner, In modest typo, was printed his name J. Levi Kelly. "Reminds us of our friend Julius Tannon, our favorUe Mawruss Perl mutter," we said. Julius married an Irish girl and their little son William Is called "Mike" for short. Only the other day Pa Tannen sent us a radiograph of the lad's earliest hyphenated gesture; One of tho best pieces of verse Eng land has reaped fiom the war Is this, by Miss W. M. Letts, included in her book, "Halloween and Poems of tho War," which E. P. Dutton & Co. have Just brought out on this side: THE SPIRES OF OXFORD I saw the spires of Oxford As I was passing by, The grey spires of Oxford Against a pearl-grey sky ; Sfy heart was with the Oxford men Who went abroad to die. They left the peaceful river. The cricket field, .the quad, The shaven lawns of .Oxford To seek a bloody sod. They gave their merry youth away For country and for God. God rest you, happy gentlemen, Who laid your good lives down, Who took the khaki and the gun Instead of cap and gown. God bring you to a fairer place Than even Oxford town. The Hospital Committee of the Sa maritan Hospital has requested me to notify you that the Samaritan Hospital announces the opening of a Dispensary for the diagnosis and treatment of per sons suffering with Rose Cold and Hay Fever. Circular letter, "Hist!" warns Filbert, "this Is clearly a blow at the freedom of the sneeze," AlBlA nAHMAM U. I. . i??"''i " wun the biumo for our anthem, and It sound v4V u ------ " . i.J ,- . ...,.- &imi&- THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE More About Suffrage and So cialism Roosevelt and Ar guments -for Con scription A SOCIALIST'S COMMENT To tho Editor of the livening Ledger: Sir Some of your readers may wonder what In tho reason of tho discussion about socialism and woman suffrage in your col umns. I myself could not qulto under stand, after 1 had read ono of the aitlclcs (I believe I missed tho Urst few,), why such a subject should bo discussed In the 'jpeo ple's" columns of your paper by olllclals of tho anti-woman suffrage movement. But after reading several articles tho reason be came obvious enough. It III behooves tho dignity of any movement, to which Uicre Is any dignity attached, to tako advautago of space devoted to tho people to propagate a cause ; and It Is with great gratification that 1 noted that no Socialist of note con descended to the tactics of thoso who aro evidently an adjunct of tho Penroso-Mc-Doyltt machine. Of course, the anti-suffrage advocates resent being classed with antl Prohlbltlonlsts, but It Is common knowledge that the most vigorous opponents of suf frage ate tho saloon proprietors and, to a great extent, the bicvvery and Bartenders' Union. As a member of the Socialist party, I feel safe In saying that no Socialist denies that buffragottes aro Socialists becauso he would bo ashamed to own them. He denies It simply becauso figures have branded It a falsehood. The Socialist party at the last election polled less than a million votes. If tho suffragettes wero Socialists the votes of tho women alone would by far exceed that number. The Socialists would bo mighty glad to acknowledge that EUffra gettes wero Socialists If they wcie, nnd it antl-Prohlbltlonlsts imagine they can Injure either the Socialist parly or tho suffrage movement by trying to show an ofllclal re lation between the two, they nre coming shoit of their object, nnd their zeal tends only to air their Ignorance of either move ment. I have read a bit of Socialist litouature and listened to dozens of Socialist lectures la my time, but have yet to read or hear of tho "Women's Department of Socialism," which our friend Von White tells us about. Von White also tells us that women In politics Is no "new" experiment. Being a worklngman, I can lay no claim to having exhaustively read history, but his statement might navo more weight it he would inform us when (possibly It wnB beforo tho rough Stone Age) an cxtenslvo move was made even to give women tho privilege of getting into politics. The Indirect influence of a privileged few women in courts is not women in politics. He appeals to us. "Let us havo facts. If vvu havo socialism we shall have woman suffrage; political, ecenomtc and social in dependence of women and men also; the destruction of the home, tho decline of Christian religion and morals, the decay of the State, etc." There Is ono statement In the entire para graph that can be accepted as a fact. That Is, "If we have socialism wo shall have woman suffrage." .Any one of the stripe of those who denied that woman had a soul would have a pretty miserable life under Socialist rule. Just, what he means by "po litical, economic and social Independence" la more than I can grasp, If wo Interpret it according to the letter wa must conclude that he tells us that we must be thralls If we would enjoy the homo. Christian religion and morals, and tho State. In, other words. If we would bo Independent politically and economically we must sacrifice our home religion and the State. Our forefathers fought for and won political independence in '76, and It Is pretty hard for us to be lieve that they were not, and for the most part' their, .progeny Is not, at least as reli gious as our modern antl-Prohlbltlonlst and anti-suffrage advocates. He assures us that history urovea that anarchy followed, by a dictator are nat- ura, consequences of social revolutionary I movenwnta- His, history apparently Is ilka 1 all -' - trf,, til, 'VVv r "JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENSI" lng to my Information, Is a conglomeration of misstatements. Ills arguments, to say tho least, are ancle'nt and smack of tho darkest ftges. CROMWELL E. WILLIAMS. Allentown, Pa , April 17. T. R. AND CONSCRIPTION To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir My reasoning may be faulty, but It Is my humble opinion that Theodoro Roose velt has Injured tho cause of selectlvo con scription moro than any individual In this country. For two years he went about the country preaching that the volunteer sys tem of enlistment for war wns wrong. He termed it pernicious and vlolniiu. TI fni-re. 'fully portrayed the general harm that would come to the nation by Its uso In a crlslH. War comes, und what happens? Tho only man in this country who seeks a major general's twin star for a, volunteer divi sion is Theodore Roosevelt, He says that ho can raise 100,000 men. Naturally, those who opposo the universal scrvlco say that If ho can do this It is a strong argument for tho volunteer system. It argues di rectly against tho necessity for conscripr tlon. If I wero a proponent of the volunteer system I would naturally hold that If T. R can raise 100,000 men. what Is tlict matter with William J. Bryan getting 100,000 more, giving some of his million a chance to leap tj arms by sunrise; what Is to prevent Wlllnm S. Vure from mobilizing 50,000. nnd, under these conditions, it dozen men In tho nation could give us a volunteer army of at least 500,000. Roosevelt argues that nono of his men Is nt ihn n,.ni.ii. Another excellent argument to put Into the "'" Ul l" 'oes or universal service. They may naturally assert that if Roose velt can get an nrmy of 100,000 men above the conscrlptive ages, what is the need of taking the boys and best youth of the country and sending them to the trenches when the more mature manhood Is wllllne to go voluntarily? wuung RoeveU-nHn ltetY ot ""Option that Al!(nia 4a nllt. i rs tn in '..vr:.:"". 'u",crous ir you ..,.... ,. jmiury mono wi,n fovn- .u. ...... teer system. How.vt T .:: " vulun- and argument. trcumenf " ",clr e" aid Pottsvllle, Pa., m, a. April 17. MISS RANKIN'S VOTE If a few men had shown as much emn tlon In voting for war as Miss RarTwJ?; in voting for neuce ther J,, llankl.n dld prospect of securing their assistance in malting tho war fruitful. What S ?, ln kin did was to suffer the full force of ??." conflict between patriotism and tnTm.J and to express It with unornchV il"lnln,, sho can continue to bo slmllarlv aineo' u will udd a quality to the HberaUons of the House of Representatives which U need aulto as much at th ...': 7." needs Rrb.rPetCnC and -'-Th8eaKeW All Points of the Compass Adventures In Vaudeville Rtnn DURING our noon siesta the other day we were reading London Punch up at the lub' "nr Partington came aroSnd and asked us why wo, were smiling "w . just reading." we 'said, "this paragraph" .A Bromley gentleman is advertiser for a chauffeur "to drive a Ford car out of cab-yard." Kindness is a great thinir In nns nt tut . . " 'si gest trying to entice it out wit?. - piece of cheese. "-. ct Now, Partington la deentv i. ... . motorcars. . 17 !,.,..- ., : ""'caiea TSSyi!t.'iS? In ...,,,,, ,ull ulle nimself. iio seemed grieved when we read him whit Punch considered a new Pord story 2 we let. him. have his cry out and towf n It was all right and that he mWuifS what was on his mind. "l u" .. "Tr6 i8"'1 much of IV " said "hi., he other day I was Instructing an Tmateur' o the running of a Ford which I had Am hjm. I was telling him how to ron tli cir Into and out of the garage baiv! and turning, and all that-sort 'of i,n He backed her out. ran "." LoLl ?& .yard, ran her ,nt0 th9 ga uSStLSS He was getting her under control an JCw and I told him to leave her I ifitoS inai.nn VH","i'OUt'asttn;' 'Whi .i ra J ?-:. . r.. '1 l MT1 - Mr . What Do You Know? Queries of general tntereat villi ht answered,, in this column. Ten Questions, the answers to tWiich evert ucU-lnormed person should know, are asked daily, QUIZ 1. Explain thfl meanlns of the nlinue "Dread or boozeY" which soma up a qneatlon now belne agitated. 2. What la the "first line" of detente, and why? 3. Who a Jules Junwrandf 4. Whero did the first Corner of the Amer ican Colonies UBaemble? B. Locate the place where the deatrojrar Smith wan reported to have been attacked br a flermnn submarine. 8. Name the rapltal of Denmark. 7. Who commanda the German armies oppes- lnc the French In the Itheiina sector 8. Who Is David Franklin Houston? 0. What la a narcotlo drug? 10. Correct the sentence "Each of thcie per sons were given a dollar," and explala the correction. Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. Vomar College Is at Poughkrepale, N. T. - 2. The capital of Florida la Tallohaatre. 3i Acr.?.rdJrir ?, ?wr,,.!?v u ibie tot an alien living In thla country to commit treason against the United States. 4. Anny jlolern (pronounced "bull-In") wna one !:ehea3edV,",lS,,3fO.,,Cn, VI" f Eb'" 8' IjS?.i,lLji" twar to the Induatrlal and coal-mining region of northern France. 0. Bene Vlvlani Is the French Minister of Ju ,.? ?d.i.folTI"r. '.fender, who la a mem in .1,. Til-f. 'Vw'e-Frencli coromlaalon now in the United Htatea. 7" Thi-i.laJ religion In Ituaala Is that of th Orthodox (Ireek Catholic Church, which roustS?" 100'000'000 membSr. 'in that 8" Ulke!n HEX ,cont8lBw the entire wheat died "S imi 0rnbjua. dietitians who 0. A " a' Rusalan peeaant The word linnrtroiS""? 'mH-ahl," the "sh" 10. Treason treason nnf."7rTh8 rderal "tatuto governing v.- .nd lla t,unIl"nent reads: "(l)Who levIesZ'" aUta to the United States. enemVa "Si!!,"'"!1 tnem or a3her" to their fn the irnA 'J'.them ald nnd comfort, with nf i n tcd States or elsewhere, is guilty trWEn'Zn (2Wh0ver is convicted of Setton n, L 8Ufter dettth' or t the dls mi less than 'fivC0Urt: 8ha" b8 ""Prisoned than sin ne. ."?. yearS and flned " leM out nf nn00' to be evled n and collected wJsSmTVUV J?f .h'3 ProP"ty. real and the tht: J. Vhlch. ha was the owner at tne time of pnmmiiu. .. . . Rni - oucn treason, no .sale or convevnnA u. . . XZTtiiT ry P-orcornyv.?t.ld holSn I J, ? '' morever, be Incapable of It als,fcnMmCeuUnder th6 ""'ted States." illtanS?.vW.? lVat! ""Whoever, owing knofvledae nf Unlted State. and having aam. M? ttie commlss'" t any treason J' them, conceals and does not, as the samn,ay.e'T,dlBcl03 Bnd make known of th iru the President or to some Judge to,.!",1"?1""' or to the Governor State l. ,mdM.or Justlc ' particular ahat?' i g. llty, of m'oPrloon of treason and years 1 "5prl?ond "t more than seven years and fined not more than U000." "America" lsSInKn?I;rTh8 naro,n- ' America muffler "-attributed to Martin Waldsee about ?e,rman KeowaPher, who lived Cosmo'1625'.. In nla "Introduction to Cosmography, with the Four Voyages of tehiCwSJe,8JIU.?ius'" he dvocat.a Sfltai exnl?r WrrId lerlca" In honor of thi refer ,J?tfZ geographical publications referre to It by that name. Congressman Graham ere'.r'nVe:a!org8 SooU Graham Is Con fv?v?i onVtn8 Btconi 'trlct of Penn sylvania, He has offices in the West End Trust Building. Philadelphia. "Chalmers" " mer"sUu.Jh8'En,"Bh tamlly Mm" ! the tw .? ur "wan oetwesn v 11V. a tVittf !.... 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