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Canada or Unltrd etntca pos- .- poatan tree, fifty (SO) . nny to emu per lira per year, payable In -; an ioi aou ;1! forticn countries one III) dollar ptr tics Subscribers Trichina- adtn-ss rharrttl trslv o.d at well ai new address. ILL. MOO WALNUT KEY3TOSr.MAlNJC0 ttt'Auittti all rommunfcoflim to Evening JtWOtr, Irtnrndcnce Bauart, PK.ladrlphia, aaCD Ar Titf rntLtntLrmA rnnrnrnrB is V SLCOND-CtASS KAIL UATTtS. Bui . . ...... JWS AVERAOH NET TAID DAILY C1R. OLATION OK THE EVENINO 1.EDOC.1 A FOR MARfJl WAS 109.011 )V1 PMlsdtlphls, Stturday. April :i. 1017 nii'' Th6 calmness with which France w "hfcecepta victory Is equaled only by tho jaalmness with which she laces danger. tSs r Vhal the people have demanded la streets, not the creation of new Jobs ' City Hall and a further dissipation of rgy and funds. v-:.1... i jj Lima reports that Chill and Peru aoout to renew diplomatic relations, Mvered sln,ce 1910. Score another run the United States of All tho Americas! . l,i" Admiral Jelllcoe says tho British i -j ... .. . ore upcu uia wronR way. do are piratical cou--checii boy and other opecunlous Institutions that are always with us. tW As a member or the permanent jJlague tribunal, Garcia Prlcto, Spain's i.l&tAt Premier- Mnnnt nllr-f-n thnr ha im $? ifcL , 1 y iv-i" . . . . . Pr,Min; too ovenonea to attend rully to Ktf ffllt ftllt1 rtf Vila naw r1Vnn Bi " v..... roif ' If the U-boat campaign succeeds Oennany will defeat the Allies, whether .W Germans are cleaned out of Prance if not Then we will be fighting not only '1' democracy, -but for existence. yj when we picture the Joys of the dine hours." the plan to give soldiers sailors In uniform free rides on Phlla- ,'wph!&'s trolley cars takes on the'nature M.a doubtful compliment. hWu . sic Perhaps one of tho reasons why !P Vthfc Kaiser and Prince Henry were fired 'MSIM Um XM. Vn.t VAAt.t -.I..- .U. ,.vM htv awvv xuin mutl W1UJ nu,l lliv pwent Inability of these two Hohenzol Sterns toeall any craft at all upon the KMn's bosom. Submarine racing has E Mt yet tften given an amateur status. 'H JP The only possible excuse for the .sUon of the Clover Club's band in play Jmk "Die Wacht Am Rheln" Instead of the '"Marseillaise" Is that the musicians may have thought they were trumpeting tho Tale college song set to the Teuton air. i Jb 'that case, a patriotic reform at New HYn aems to be in order. r s 4 J. The report that two of the confls- ' Sated German raiders will soon he nnriv jtpbV service In the United States navy .lrows welcome cold water on the silly ory that the Teutons were enabled to IJMbiovo from these' vessels vital parts lijtalser's empire. Insistence on Germany's aiglentlflc miracles was getting to be a .vSnuv 'wearisome. W 'IftV -. -..i... .... i amo itiaiiiict lit wiituji war proniui- ?HAm. It hecessarv. Is "nut nvor" will ho irr1 -. -' . pate unporunt to those most interested (utile Question than the fact itself. The EyipKlves behind a high-handed and dis- Met appeal to hysteria would surely i tvntually revealed, and the revelation ? would create a reaction which would help a"wet3" in the end. The war has , lld a truce In politics. It Is no time t to play politics even that good may come It. The only question Involved is WJthr prohibition would Increase or reus ourt chances or complete success i the war. sy Wlth tonight's concert the Phila- Orchestra closes the most sue- season In Its history. For more it's, decaae the' artfstlc accomrillsh. tjOf t?hl organization has been ad DM, but this year it. has entrenched w4th a. atanrh flnanpfal htilwArlr In I ha. of an endowment fund of con- more than half a million dol- Monetary worries for the future Mttfsr tC fading away. Great sums OB ,ata to maxe xnt nnanciai .1.. - . '.. ' a trie Hrcestra, fully as secure miv artistic position. But a . iiurt hs,beon made, clad. fjf'tfii hearu of all true muslo '",4! ' . LfSioaevelt's. desire to raise tfert tmim into battle in Kranca iivMrviita Congressmen MlipttvuMisriptlon aa an t lM thta naeaasarv me. that M.ofti 'ctouttaJ mmPt'iiiniM;. MM, WWV..IV tllia ana. HHMMI. '-Itrtappens: ,tk favor; of aa 'J Sf-W M RETT 'WpTTr 1 M WH1 11 ta CaWMHil'wlirrfaatly aid tM cauae of good discipline and helpful aarvieVlf ha promptly makes clear, what very one knows, that he Would r.ot nllow his aggressiveness to endanger the adop tion of selective conscription. BUSINESS AS USUAL "TDUSINESS ns usual" will win us the war, England repudiated this slo gan, adopted nt tho outbreak of hostili ties, becauso her prime need In 1914 was actual fighting men. Though not "con temptible." her valiant army was cer tainly too small for an Isle threatened by possible German Invasion and a. land so close to tho nctlvo b&ttla line. "Business as usual" was, therefore, n tragic handi cap In Britain. On us, with Industrial, commercial and agricultural, enterprise ns highly essen tial features of our campaign, the phrase must Imply no stigma. Action Impelled by this unromnntlc war cry bpclls Ameri can succeis In the struggle, Tint we must Intelligently husband re sources of many kinds Is perfectly ob vious. Cut oven the beit-lntentloncd economy can bo misdirected nnd futile. A sane, practical warnlnc on this theinn has been sounded by Howard H. Collin, member of the Advisory Commission of the Council of National Dofenae. "Wo need," he says, "prosperity In war time even more than when we arc at peace. Business depressions are always bad, but doubly so when we hae a. fight on our hands. The declaration of war can have no real effect on business. What bad effects are apparent aro purely psy chologic and largely of our own foolish making, for our markets are tho samo In April that they wero In March. Wo need more business men, not fewer. There Is real danger In hysteria. Indiscriminate economy will be ruinous. Now Is the time to open the throttle." These words lack the glamour of knight errantry, but they aro wise and portlnent. Wo must nbandon tho notion that tho normal operation of trado nnd Industry means merely Ignoble dollar-chasing. It Is Just because we have pursued that very hunt with &uch vigor that our role In the world fray is of such vital Impor tance. Panicky dislocation of normal busi ness enterprises must not be tolerated, even though those very industries may seem to bo essentially frivolous In war time. New York's notary Club has declared that "If tho women of the United States stop buying clothts In order to give money to any one of a hundred worthy war causes wo shall very shortly have a series of failures among American mer chants dealing In woman's ready-to-wear garments." "How petty and sordid!" may cry the thoughtless but well-meaning patriot. "What has war to do with feminine lux uries?" But tho very American merchants In this line aro a link In our economic structure. Their prosperity Is part of Uio normal commercial health of tho country, and prosperity Is what we most need In order to play our peculiar role In the conflict to tho greatest advantage. Real waste Is criminal, but mistaken economy born of hysteria Is its twin sister. If we are ashamed of "Business n3 usual," "Business better than ever" might be a convenient substitute. Wo need It to "put forth the full measure of our strength. THE GERMANS START TO ARGUE FOR MONARCHY FOB a number of years before tho war the German press attacked the mon archy. Tho world had grown used to the ever-recurring news item about an editor or other publicist being sent to Jail for disrespect to the Emperor, for "lese majeste." The arguments against monaichy wero not so clearly stated as nn English writer could state them without fear of being haled before a magistrate for disrespect to King George. It was possible in England for newspapers to say that It would be better for England to have no king, and that remark was sometimes made In Parliament. Members regarded It as a Joke In bad taste. But German ccntors nnd Judges wero prono tq tako state ments that Englishmen and Americans would consider harmless, read Into them revolutionary Ideas and send the speak ers or writers to prison. All this is changed. The German press has begun to argue for the monarchy in answer to President Wilson's plea for German freedom. It Is not possible to believe that the 'German Radicals have changed their minds. There Is every rea son to believe that tho Berlin censors dictate to tho press the ideas it must ex press. The censor-editors hao been forced by America's analysis of tho sit uation to defend undemocratic Institu tions. Public opinion In Germany can no longer be expressed by the mind, but only by the stomach. HOME RULE? OF COURSE! A MEMBER of Parliament observes that a word from Mr. Wilson would give Ireland home rule. If that Is so, and if Mr. Wilson wants to say the word, he can feel that approximately one hundred mtlflort' persons In this country will 'second the notion. Jvlriahinfnnjireland always seem to bo aa.MvcH AOTTcns,3 irtanmen in Atner- y&Mtia'atlll to be Irishmen. It is' ye t"Li.' l' it. V. lli.1. .. It ..... i.i nituieumi n vimiiaio, ji nty lanes piacatn them when. 'they have Immi grated; an.. Indeed, there, Is little change tancaaaaa -ww, mini Ben"J"on oi iaatn haa'hved pnw-'soil.' -- 'aataf. tae war! war -not', to mM&tiA'fr MW -tka'faelBt Iepfect 6FiWAR ON ENGLISH W0M1?N They Will Soon Have the Vote, but Are.No Longer Interested in It Progress of Eman cipation By GILBERT VIVIAN SELDES Special Correspondence KteNlBa.terfaei" LONDON, April 2. ON'E of the few amusing things In Eng land Just at present la the suffrage movement, nnd that Is amusing chiefly be cause It seems to have no bearing whatever on the great thing which has sobered eery movement and eery person In England. The present situation In suffrage seems to be this! It has won Its object and' It has lost its enthusiasm. The fact that kurfrago will be extended to women Is known by th's time whereor women aro working for the vote. But In England there are small signs of rejoicing The nnclent faith Iur died out, somehow, and tho old Illusions are gone, To the leaders who s.-icrlflced everything for the cause th's Is a consummation To the younger members of the rank and file It Is a mlsfortuno. I have no ntntlstlcs nnd no documents to proe these observations, I merely base them on comernntlons and letters and the usual other sources for find ing out what people nro thinking which I have had In the last six months. There were wheels within wheels In the suffrage movement One of the Inner circles was perpetually being sneered at by the others. It was too lolent for some, too moderate for others. It wan, on the whole, a representative body. And one of Its lead ers, a pleaeant girl, who did not look ns If she had ever led parades down Whitehall, said to nic "All oer. We may get up some sort of a fuss If tlin Government doesm't play up and pay up But we'll never have that sort of a rag again. I don't know why Host of us haven't sobered noticeably Some of tho crowd have gone Into war work. Some arc pacifists, I'm sure But the punch has gono out of It That's the American way of putting it, Isn't It? No We had our game, and a Jolly good one It was But It's over Sometimes I'm sorry we sliall have suffrage so easily. They were such good tlme3 " Damning the Government Apparently they were. A few nights ago I was with a group of former suffragists who spent their time criticizing tho present Government, tho past Government and the next Government. What they said was cut out by the censor And they never talked about suffrage except by vay of remln s cence Some ono nkerl If the Vote was still being published. "Oh, ves," ono girl answered. "Mother reads It for the advertisements, swanky ones, as usual I never read It any moro. It's so badly gotten up " Another member of the party remarked that It always had been badly gotten up. "Ves. But I was interested In It then. Now I'm not." Mrs. Pankhurst's name Is not magical. Neither Is that of Mrs Pcthlck Lawrence, who Is accused of playlrc the "motherhood game" too frequently. Mrs. Pankhurst Is patriotic and repudiates her daughter In Australia or such followers as seem to be pacifist The violent Britannia Is published and suppressed pretty lcgularly. Its chief object seems to be to accuse Viscount Grey of all the diplomatic crimes In the calendar. Since he has left the Foreign Office It has been rather aimlessly In the opposition, No. body can get up a decent enthusiasm. Even the report that the ago limit for women would be thirty-five years caused only-. a ripple "What's the difference?" I was asked. "Do you think we'll ever go over tho same thing again? You know I went tv the India House affair Government reception, you know, and all the Cabinet Mlnlstors were there I was going to nlake a speech from tho balcony and the others wero to heckle Asqulth and the rest. It didn't come off, becauso we missed the Ministry but do ou think I'd go It again? Not a btt " "Hew on parth did ou get tickets for the India House reception, In tho first place'"' some ono Inquired "I'raud, my dear They were foiged" (Quite nonchalantly.) "That w'as part of the fun and part of what I shouldn't do again " Smoking on the Street The feminist movement.- of course, goes on. The emancipation of women Is sup posed to be compieto now. Everybody knows about It, at any rate. Last night I was waiting for a bus in the outskirts of London and through the dark camo a young woman, quite alone, smoking a ciga rette, I was a hit startled, but the kid who was selling papers on the corner was outraged Ho looked the young woman over and then Inquired, "So that's your emancipation, miss, is it?" The oungster must have felt his most cherished privileges being threatened, be cause in England, and particularly in the working classes, tho male child has all the rights and the girls all the duties "Give that toy to Alf, na Don't you know he's a boy? He's got a right to have It." That Is the atmosphere In which several million young men and women have been brought up. It will still take a lot of feminist work to overcome It. If you were to ask a "foreigner" looking about htm and living the ordinary middle class life of a London Journalist, he would tell ou that that work has hardly begun. Several million vyomen are at work who never wocked before, and there Is bound to be a certain Increase in Independence. But a great percentage of the women who work are thoroughly uninterested- In politics, .social problems or anything else at all ex cept the new spending freedom they have. Those who know the British working class assure me that for this new freedom to be translated Into anything resembling woman's emancipation will take genera tions, i It seems to be at the extremes that the great changes have come. There Is a tre. mendous upheaval In the upper classes which amounts not to emancipation, but to slavery, willingly taken up and heartily enjoyed. It Is slavery to brutal necessities which tle upper classes never acknowledged before. It Is the influx of new thoughts about such simple things as death and pota toes. And at the very other end of the scale there Is a revolution. It comes about from purely economic reasons; the separa. tlon allowance and the absence of Friend Husband. Women who have only worked occasionally and have depended on their husbands' wages are now In possession of an allowance running to more than twenty shillings a week, if they haye children, and their hUBbandsfrequently earned only about that much. They add to it by going out to work by the day, because they do not have to be too prompt or too particular about having dinner ready. And they have found out that husbands are a nuisance, totally unnecessary as providers, cantankerous and given to vyaetlng money at the "pu'.s," They are having a tolerably pleasant time and, although they profess' themselves eager for thei'tlme when Bill and Bert get back; there Will be-a tpuch.of regrat for the days whan they, ware really Independent y 'tit 7 --. Tom Daly's Column .IaV APRIL RAIN There's tomethtng tn an April rain That makes the air more ticect and clean. That paints the earth a deeper green The tears that fall arc not in vain. The fresh tvet fllnrf that kiss iaur face Beem like the fragrant breath of spring From meadows where the skylarks sing Some lovelu, sheltered, peaceful place. The tears I weep because xce part Have washed away mv orlef and pain; It seems as If an April rain Were falling on mv aching heart. A gentle, soothing April rain That keeps mv soul still fresh and clean; ' That keeps my love still' young and green The tears that fall arc not In vain. VARLKY. Yesterday nt tho breakfast table we caught tho Missus chuckling over a morn, contomp. We lifted our eyebrows, which left uncovered a pencil In our upper left-hand vest pocket. She seized It nnd committed a crime .common to contrlbs. Sho niiderrorcd the pivotal words In the stor.y, nnd the compositor will sure set 'em In Italic, no -matter how we try to rub out her marks: A great quantity of mattresses and other goods went up In smoke eter day when fire attacked the building which was ued In the manufacturing of rurlfit hair products. Nearly 130 bales of tofton were destroyed Hist! The Copy Cop I regret to report that while browsing through the pages of the Houston Post I detected John L. Wortham & Son, "who wrote the bonds for the Federal Land Bank," trying to do business across three columns with this rort of talk: It Is well known the care exercised In placing business for the Federal Gov ernment, and the fact that this business was awarded this firm Is convincing evidence of their facilities nnd ability to propei lv handle nny business entrusted tn their care When you need a bond of nny character call them Suggest you send .wire warning not to offend again. ' HIST. The Involuntary Volunteer Tho barber man In Olcan Received me with a bow. I took tho chair, raid. "Cut my hair,' And carefully told him how. couldn't keep from slumber deep, But while I snored nwny This barber lean, with weapons keen, Divested me of hay. But when 1 woke, oh! holy smoke! The picture tells the tate. I knocked him where he put my hair, And now- I'm out on bail. I cannot call on folks at all; My customeis would bar me. So fcomethlng new I've got to do I guess I'll Join the army. E. V. W. "Who put the npo in apex?" asked tho frivolous guest at tho ocean-front hotel. "Some ono monkeying with tho English language," replied tho sage, laying a mirth-shaken linger upon this paragraph In the Atlantic City Press: The popular chemist, who has for so many years presided successfully at the corner of Michigan and Atlantic avenues, was full of good cheer and enjoved to the apex tho splendid cuisine furnished by that master of hosts, Jacob Welkel. . HELPFUL HIXTS FOR FOREIGNERS A man is not a pig because hts clothes are on the hog. A dog was never known to press his pants. k A navigator doesn't get his baik from off his log. And a gambler may be quite unused to chants. You never say a rope receives instruc' tlon when it's taut. A waiter Isn't food because he's feed. If a drummer beats his drum it doesn't mean that they hate fought. To fast icfcrs to starving,' not to speed. A man is not untruthful Just because he lies in bed. A miner may be fifty years of age. A prohibition advocate, when on his bier, is dead; And a wise man needs no herbs to make him sage. A merchant doesn't need a mast because He makes a sale. A brewer doesn't suffer with his brews. How strange they say, "They can't be beat" when eggs are very stale. Do you need a hammer when you break the news? A two-cent piece is like a half-cooked stake because it's rare. A wheel thafs good and tired is at its besf. A blond may lie and cheat and steal, but still they say she's fair. We get tired of things with which wo have to wrest. On Monday mother doesn't need a bell to wring the clothes, Nor a wringer if she Keeps and wrings her lands. She Isn't made of rubber, but I taw her rtib'r nose. There 'are no trombones In the collar bands. P. NUT. OUIl PRESIDENT, bloss him! Has al ways been strong for the open-air stuff, and now ho Insists on a draft. It's of England Judd Lewis Is writ ing and sez he: ' We may have Jeered at her befpre. But now she bleeds at every pore And calmly she goes on the way That she has gone since yesterday ; Today's task Is 'to fight and win, And the 'Canadians go in. And Scotia's sons go to the front, And the Australians, where the brunt Of battle falls are In the van; And Tommy's there, the fighting manl To which let us add in our broken English: But warum hast du nlcht eln place Fuer Celtlschers der fighting r'aceT How many tausend, lleber Judd, Jettt epUl like wen das gutea blood 7 We were boasting to George Barton about a bjt of writing we did some years ago, and we' remarked that 'we worked late on it and lost, considerable' sleep. iwr f9' "Wel,' saldfja.v,'yd.Vaa:Vr: " ' rjroo HOT TO HAlNDiiHi- , . ft taae'lrl NeP'JkfeaCjfcfl J JHZ.A VI -j y .-fjgjgr CCTMJ ' 4ES t ...tf:" THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Urges Food Boycott Campaign. Newspapermen Called Slack ers Criticism of a Critic This Devnrtmcnt la free to all rcarffrj who uish to rrpress their opinions on subjects ol current interest. It is an open forum, nnd the Eicnlna Ledger assumes no responsibility tor the t(t ol its correspondents. Letters must be sienett In the name and address ol the u'rllfr, not nccesnnrilu tor publlcatlott, but as a guar antee o good faith. URGES FOOD-BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir I have noticed lately in reading tho Evening Lbdoer many suggestions for civic betterment which thls'paper takes credit for generating. At the present time a campaign Is In progress to voice the sentiment of Phlladelphlans In favor of conscription. Does tho Evenino LnDann ever give any thought or consideration to a campaign against tho present abnormal cost of living, or Is this a "fearless paper," so tied down to different advertisers that It Is unable to launcha project of this particular kind? American flour at the present time sells In London between $6.50 and $7 a barrel and In Philadelphia over $11. Other foods are equally high In price. This Is a deplorable condition Could not the Evenino LEDocn devote some space to institute measures .which would break down this tremendous living cost, even If boy cott on certain commodities need be re sorted to? T. J. THORNTON. Philadelphia, April 15. ANOTHER REQUEST FOR NEWS PAPERMEN TO ENLIST To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir It would be a miracle If an editor enlists In either the army or navy. It Is evident to everybody that the newspaper men who have agitated the war are slackers themselves, unless they aro too old to bo taken for military duty or have no sons to be drafted. Suppose thousands of our young men are killed In battle and think ofVthe misery of it. Tou, however, can sit back In your easy chairs and enthuse over American vic tories with nothing to lose. d. K. Philadelphia, April 10. CRITICISM OF A CRITIC To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir In reply to D. W.'.S.'s criticism of the university of Pennsylvania's "Play, shop" performance at the Academy of the Fine Arts on April 16, might we'be per mitted to suggest that there are "ama chure" critics as well as "amachure" actors and actresses. D. W. S.'s article certainly has all the earmarks of the work of a novice. The general impression one has after reading his article is that he is a sorehead, not a critic. Furthermore, we would like to know how much of the audience he consigns to the realms of the thickheaded who cannot understand. Several critics and dramatic coaches of some reputation expressed themselves within our hearing as being much pleased with one of the best amateur performances It had ever been their fortune to witness And why, oh why, the -decidedly personal slams against two of the best performers? ROBERT E. LEAMINQ. Philadelphia, April 17. SOLDIERS' WAGES To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: 8ir Relative tothe complaints of A. Lincoln Meyers aa.fb remuneration In the service of our country, might a reader be allowed to suggest that In his enthusiasm for more dollars for Individual patriotism (?) there are a few facts which may have been obscured thereby? First, as I understand It, the country la not asking men to enlist who have "depend- enta," but sperlfles distinctly without" at least on th first call. Becond, that every Item of hi nacassary expanses food. doth. Ing and houalngj-are provided him; quit' as good .as::teian receiving averse .werainai weje m. wm ,w papviee xor'aunv 00 HOT "W HANDLE receives but $15 ; but It Is clear money, and at least two-thirds of the working men of tho country cannot boast $15 clear cash at the end of a month, after paying for such necessities as the soldier, sailor or marine receives as part of his wage; nor are the necessities which he is able to provide for himself or his dependents any better than those provided for the service. I do not understand that any of the bo munificently remunerated occupations mentioned by Mr. Meyer are likewise relieved of care. Wllkcs-Barre, Pa, April 13. S. N. ORCHESTRA'S ADIEU All-Tschaikowsky Program Played by Stokowski and Men "Nothing la lost that's wrousht with tears" Tho editorial writer paused In the portal of the Academy of Music. Adjusting his forelock and his tack of lemon drops, he spoke as follows: "Tho 'Pathetic' Is the Tagllacci' of symphonies. People like It be cnuso It's full of catchy tunes, it Is tho most egotistical music ever wrlt'.en. As Byronlsm it is worso than Byron. It Is the wailing of a man who thinks himself superior even In his grief The editorial writer Is Intelligent, nerv ous, apprehensive of musical messages. But he cannot stomach the notion of popular melody. He objects to Leoncavallo, not because he Is Inherently bad, but becauso "people llko him." He objects to Tschal kowsky (at least the Tschaikowsky of the "Pathetic") because the touching, ulgar beauty of that symphony can be caught and held by the mind of tho uneducated as well as the savant. It Is a little lato In the day to under take a defense of the greatest Russian com poser. Rota Newmarch, In her transla tions of the noble ahd departed Peter's letters, has accomplished much toward an understanding of him. Lawrence Gllman has done similar service In America, But the only real test Is the ear drum and the corpuscle. If you cannot respond to the throb of Tschalkowsky'B music, even tho poorer specimens, something Is tho matter'wlth you. Either your heart or your hearing Is out of order. So much certainly was proved by yes terday's concert. It adhered to the con ventlons with rigidity, yet who will rise and say that it was dull or ugly or unlmpor tant? Touched to white heat through the restless baton of Doctor Stokowski, the program glowed with loveliness, with the ardor of woe, with the ardor of that pas sion "whose blossom Is affection," with all the tints and curves of the Slavic soul, It was not a day for a cerebrals. They were off somewhere reading the score of the Bach Chaconne. or. perhaps, pondering the correct nomenclature of the Beethoven syrn phonies. h.M!Sr?S n"ntY thought his landscaoes' nEr!Saihihta portralts' Erpest Dowso" preferred his prose to his verne n-J. ."t'Lthe ?Uetlo" rom the rut to which it has sunk through too copious usage. n,o the realm otthe Inspired things h,,!,h stands the mental attitude "of the man 1 could put as much art and as m? VL W,h vurai dignity into the "Nutcracker" aslX a planned masterpiece. The 18ii J"to ture comes from his hands as som?nTnr; more than a stroke of clever muswi'nft It was this appreciation this hi..i . sight, that made yesterday covert i I! Sf of the rest of .the.band. woutlon i.UrJ.r:OWAr!!!Lr.ati?.,h. War-' Bwn led JMni SJSLT. "Th . i,KrTt-ryfiY'ziar Ar,-X; What Do You Know? Queries of central interest will be ansuierei in this column. Ten questions, the answer la which everv uell-infarmed person should know, are asked daily. a QUIZ Will ronrrlaee exempt a 'man from belna drafted Into the tinny under the propose conscription law? The battle of Trafalrar by same ia eon Klderrd the greatest naval encasement In history, tlho won it and when and wnere was it roosht? 3. Who wrote the IatherstotVlof Tales, and what aro they? I 4. About what la the tenxth of the Fanama Canal? 6. What United States Senator la bund? 6. What Is a scholarship? 7. What men are tailed "blaejacketo"? 8. Where Is Cornell University? 0. What nation lins the tricolor aa its flat? 10. Name the capital of the Philippine. Answers to Yesterday's Quiz s- .''"bert Dent, Jr., Conin-essman from Alabama, is chairman of the House Com mittee on .Military Affairs. An Egyptian nrmv. parsalnr the fleelnr Israelite, wns drowned In the Bed See, accordlne to tho Bible story. Ilamburc nnd Bremen are Germany's chief seaports, v Albany Is the capital of Nw Tork. "O. A. It." Is the abbreviation of Grand Army of the Republic. The vent Is a Russian nnlt of measure equal to about two-thirds of a mile. Normally, the United State produce more than 1,000,000,000 bushels of wheat an nually, French Guiana la a colony on the northeast roast of South America. Its capital Is Cayenne. f Senators William J. Ston and James A- Reed are from Missouri.. Xrte t-e Rrest the IWstan kins wh Invaded Greece and was defeated at 8- liioun, 480 1. C. The name 1 pronounced "rurk-iees," I "Respectfully" C. N. J. "Respectively yours" at the close of a letter is incorrect. "Respectfully yours" Is correct. When one is in doubt as to whether to use "respectfully" or "truly," it Is a good rule to use "respect fully." i Queries That Are Not Answered E. J., W. Mc, etc. Only queries thst may prove of general Interest or Instruo tivenes3 are answered in this column. Profit READER The old-fashioned method of figuring profit Is based on the cost price. Thus, an article bought for ejl and sold r.,HLw,0Uld yleld a Prflt of 20 pr cent (20 divided by 100). The more mod ern way, which Is advocated by leading ac countants as a safeguard against bank ruptcy, ls based on the selling price. Thus, an ar,tlc 6,D"Kht for $1 and sold for 1.40 w1Vi1Jyeld a proflt ot 1 2-3 feer cent (JO divided by 120). U. S. Army Service -.X' C- R,T The feular army reserve is f?v?i.up ' two classes of enlisted mem (J), Those who have served three years of ..?! 8tm.ent cnfact, which calls for JJnwvJ ur years ,n the reserve, mJ V 21 hav'nC' served one year honor ably and having given proof of adequate tracing may be furloughed to the reserve. The reserve Is subject to call. Near-Sighted Soldier F. P. J, (a) Able-bodied but near-sighted tor?. !nV,Bt-,n th United eutes army fmnnfh, d.uttea M h0Pltal work, it is JiTL fm.11 S BY whethr r not a man will , Sf?ii"t11 he h" been mlned by the di.xmn8r' ft) Ther l8 carcely nX ' Briuah ?nnSetTTVe,?Vh,e "augments in th British and United States armies. Cold Easter oiogicai rule for the temperature uponUhfit Spanish " i T7" - j thh35'MW,"7 p ' tfcyV.BjMilh ft' n yJ LavaitteaiaLjftaaaiat aw t ut.,mmrmmmfw.rKy.a,r9voiulon from '. a the Heaae aC'Coa.. v wa-r i a,vWiW . .J
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