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Canada or United Slates not ana. tmatara fr. flftv ism rma n hi , Six (10) dollar! per Tear, payablo In all faralm rntfntrl.a nna f t I aIIav . our "- " SoTiCB Subscriber wlihlnir nfMre.o chanced wiu a.a wvn as nr aaurea'. LftftLL.S000 WALKUT KEYSTONF. MAIN KM py.y - - . i..... i -.,. aV1 AtiAmm nTt MMnnialnallAm 4a T. .. I. 'LMMf. Irdnntvidi'iieit ftntinrr. IfiluirHt,i sjrtssid at thb rniLiniLniiA ronTorrics as ( , StCbSD-CLaSS U1IL MATTES. ',THJ AVERAQR NET 1'AID DA1LT CIR CULATION OF TUB EVENING LKDOEIl V FOR MARCH WAS 100.671 Philadelphia. TatiJajr. April :, 1917 IT LJ '" W The ltallty of Sarah Bernhardt s'neems as inexhnustiblo as that nf her felauntless native land. fpwn's sons from the obligation of scrv- Selectlon takes rich hnd poor nllke. zM, A lament niiv Vienflllni 'Mhihpv r'omen 4teady to Serve," carries the un- fcfjemfortable suggestion of a cannibalistic i Mr. Bryan Is going to dedicate his lormous powers of persuasion to the . mlslng of food. Usually he Is engaged In fttalslng something else. ftf As most Americans were piobably ((Unaware that Senhor Almeida has been Premier of Portugal, the news that he mMs resigned Is not especially startling. There Is no competing with the kapeed of French drives Into the terrain ; "courtesy. The town of Denuville is rJriportcd to be already planning a statue Woodrow Wilson. JS , The Kaiser's employment of the ad- etlve "death-defying" to describe the nan resistance In Champagne smacks 'the language of the circus press agent, is just about as convincing. i? i.5 - y i The feat of the Brazilian steamihln jSCtorcovado in escaping from a German mparine speaKs pretty well for a i rsunchback," which Is what the name 'f,thls ship means In Portuguese. f fi t M'J The celerity with whlcli Brazil now ems to nao crushed the German ilt in her southern States shows how row may be the margin dUlding a pretentious uprising from an Ignominious ownfall. Reports of. rioting in Berllrl tied exaggeiated when they came pm Ho.land. But when censor-bound rlln tardily admits that there were ICeful Drocesslons of workmnn" thorn lUlM0 room for doubt. It must have been M(BeM riot ' 4Vn ' Wff Tho general lndlfferen'ce greeting t report mat Turkey has broken re- atlons with us Illustrates how the most tirtllng sensation as such an event lid once have been called may be- e stale and flat through repetition. hat's an enemy moro or less In a whole Zjfcarld conflict? ?ft . .-.. jj; ajio mieai government 'tlguies rauaaeipnia to.be the second nort ibusiness along t&tlantlc seaboard. jWO'can reach this eminence while im- Unt harbor , facilities are still nos ed, what position could we not at' T)y constructive realization of our maritime opportunities? ft A woman who Interrupted a hy meeting: with the cry, "Don't talk hlldren now; I want to nurse soldiers ! " informed that 160,000 children In fork's secondary schools show the ta of prolonged undernourishment. a. not for the Allies alone that we jhave more and cheaper food. ', , "It Is getting to be quite the thing Congress to read half a dozen tele- s'Xrom nome as an explanation of la lentUwan has changed his opln- Twtt Joolta as If It was worth while : dollar or two on wires to the r ai ytjrnaiw ijio congressmen ila selective principle to decide tCraBas' they will read. ' 1 Sto ak.1 MttV group of willful men In a the German newspapers Lff M.iJljy only vtrue Americans" rapt, i laMt, make the Government rrtfia9 , abroad. We can thank Up. W rMtp of 2?0 willful men kte defeat selection. For WsxiVf t thfhMt news -for the '.tf m tw ?, m&nmf reporu that r Ma mr4rrttU be MkOMMrIJiM tMrSMlar W s.er'- PE B1n.ni ill - - .u. j f iMtohaMttmen' Mttst. of course, rank 'American ships If they fly our colors. Their activities along our shores ought materially to stimulate Improvement In our types of coostlns traders. I'trnlUt, with one-twentieth of our poiulatlon, boasts of coastal service merchantmen that attain far higher standards of speed nnd size than uura. Any now move that will heighten appreciation of our supremo marltlmo possibilities is surely to be welcomed. SELECTION VERSUS DELAY fV COURSE wo nrc going to have tho right men In tho right places, whether In the army, the navy, on the farms or In tho workshops eventually. The only question confronting Congress, now In tho throes of debate, Is whether wo nro going to lie put whero wc bclopg promptly or after n distressing, perhaps a disastrous, delay. England got about 5,000,000 men under arms by tho volunteer principle. Then 'she had to make a census of tho men In the tienches nnd ship them home by the tens of thousands to take their plates In mine nnd facloiy. We can plctuio tho nbsuid peiformsnccs, ofllceis ques tioning man after man: "Ale ou u ma chinist? Ale ou a miner, a weaver, a carpenter?" So many tnlncis hid vol unteeicd In the llrst few dnjn of the war that Eng'and's nay was actually lu dan ger of tunning shoit of toil. Americans will volunteer. We know that, V nio not volunteeilng beuiuso tho Administration Is vciy wisely not picsslng us to volunteer In hupha7ard fashion. It Is going stow and men Know It. The thousand ii day who enlist would be ten thousand If Mr. Wilson ot deied a thrilling, nation-wide campaign for vo'unteeis. This Is not theoiy. It Is what eeiy one heats eveiy day. Men say. "I would tnllst If I knew wheie 1 was wunted." All who sa tint nie not blufllug. Those who aie blufllng cannot protest if they aie asked to make good t hell boast. Sckttion by ejipeits ot men to go Into aimy and navy tiainlng nnd of men to stay at homo is inevitable. It has to be done anjliou, even If we go In for vol unteering. Wh, then, flirt with disastei, i by useless and U.uieious dilaj .' FRUGALITY rpilC uuyaidonable sin Is to wuste food. - Mr. Hoover has given us solemn warn ing. If America does not do with less, nnd give the Allies moro than she gave last year, famine eventually will foice Germany's foes to an Ignominious peate. Such a peace would mean another war, war for long jeais, war until this coun try would have suffeiqd as much as an of the belligerents has already suffered. Every cltlen should pledge himself to the utmost economy in tho use of food. NO STUPID CZNSOKSHI1' THE fear of spies made life mlseiable for the Allies duilng the eaily months of the war. Theio again we have been able to profit by mistakes abroad. We have learned that spies tan be effectively dealt with without hysteria and that Gov ernment control of wireless and censor ship of cables and mall to neutral coun tiles will do mote than anv tiling else to make Information in the hands of aliens useless to their Governments. Infoimatlon which when prematuiely published would embairass the Govern ment Is withheld now. It was taken as a matter of course by this newspaper that the news of .Mr. Balfour's anlval should be printed In tho guarded way In which Washington desired it to nppenr until his movements were matteis of general knowledge. We have no doubt that the press of the country is unanimous in the desire to keep secret every detail that would help Germaiyy. But censorship of news that every one can find out and talk about In the streets would not bo censor ship; It would be dangerous folly. Politics Is no secret. It will be no secret In Ger many if high officials or olllccrs of the United States prove to be Inefficient, but it would delight tho Germans If such knowledge were kept secret from the American public. A stupid censorship law will not bo obejed if It Is enacted, because a stupid law never can be obe ed by a free people. "DOPE," KAISER'S FRIEND mHERE are some young men who do -- not want to enlist or make munitions or farm. They prefer "dope." When they do work they endanger Industry 'by tempting other workers to try tho drug habit. There are thousands of them In every big city. They may be called good friends of the Kaiser. The Legislature dallies and wlU not stop the unlawful narcotic trafllc. THE BARBARITY BOOMERANG pETALIATION In this wnr, in which tv every Infraction of international law has been first committed by Germany, has taken a peculiarly telling form In the announced policy of tho British Ad miralty to keep a '"certain proportion of Germans" on hospital ships. Adherence to this principle has just resulted In the loss of some fifteen Teutons aboard the torpedoed Lanfranc, carrying both Eng lish and enemy woundea. It cannot be denied that grief over this ttagedy Is mingled with a certain bitter satisfac tion that here for once ruthlessness has acted as a boomerang. If Germany chooses to be humane, respect for hos pital ships will save the lives of her own warriors who have suffered for their Fatherland. In thus putting the Issue squarely up to the assassin, England has dealt her enemy 4 much more effective blow than by vengefully violating any of the few rules of war that are still loft. She did answer Germany's Illegal floating mine Wytae fey Tollowlnsr the same practice. eWaeroptanea bombarded civilian dod- 'uMtona SJti Britain followed wit, But UM mmm.tQUta w UMM paVage Mr.. wJMluaf BALFOUR FRIEND OF AMERICA The English War Delegate Stood by This Country in Two Great International Crises I V 8R.NDINO Arthur James Balfour to this country In tho present crisis the British Government has shown tho same fine tact and judgment that It dlsplnycd a few years ngo when James Bryce was made British Ambassador In Washington. Mr. Br) ce came as the delegate of the British people to represent them In the nation where ho was ono of the best known and most respected Englishmen. We wel comed him as we greet an old friend. Mr. Balfour has earned our gratitude, for on two critical occasions ho has been the friend of Amer'ca. It will be recalled that when wc wcie protesting against Span ish misrule In Cuba an attempt was made by certain Kuropean Powers to persuado the others to make a concerted protest In Washington against our Interference with the right of Spain to govern her own colo nics In lici own wa When the British Clov ernment was sounded, Mr. Balfour, then ritst Lord of Hie 'lreasiit, was acting as Secretary of .State fui I'ore'gn Affairs In t lie nbseiite of l.nid Salisbury, the t'lemlcr. Mr. Balfour rejected tho proposals nnil notified Washington that Creiit Britain would not adopt nnv pulley which might be construed as unfriendly to tlie United Stales with the British out of It, the plan fell thiough Mr Balfoui admitted (lie alk!U of the Monioe Doctilne when It was tltcd by us In defense of our position In tho Venezuelan tontroversy two or three ears befoic tho Cuban iris's In an elaborate speech In the House of Commons he reminded Ills tountry that Kngland had Joined with the United States In the protest against Ihuopean HBBicsslon In South Ameiha when I'res' dent Monroe formulated his famous doc trine He explained that (Jrcat Britain had no Intention of extending Its dominions on this side of the ocean, but tint It In tended to respect the Monioe Dottilne He said that Ameika and UnRlaud had a com mon ilut to pel form and u iinimuii ollice to fulfill among the nations of tin- win Id He t-ald furtbet : The time wilt come, the time nuit come, when Home one, "ome state small of authorltv even moie foitunule than President Monroe, will lav down th' 1 doctilne that between Ciigllsh-speak-R lug peoples ni Is linposs'ble ( Ills speech alla.vecl Biltlsh Irritation and made It easy for a peaceful settlement of the dispute It Is evident, therefore, that no better agent of the Biitlsh Oov ernment could have been selected than this states man, who has repect foi the lights of America nnd who undciMtnnds and sympa thizes with Its hlstor'c pollc'es The Manner Belies the Man Mr Balfour Is one of the finest products of the British political stem It would huve been vlrtuallv Impossible for a man of his qualities to ilse to high nfllce In the United Mates They airange matteis so dlffeientlv on the other side of the ocean that the State can profit by the services of Its finest minds Mr. Balfour Is a scholar and a philosopher. Even In 1 ngland It was said of him In his voung manhood that he could never achieve political success for the reason that he was more deeply In terested In metaphysics than In ever) day life Yet there were men who believed In him and saw to It that he had political op portunities He belongs to the great shipping family of Balfotirs of Scotland, whose vessels sail tho Seven Seas. His father married a sister of Lord Sallsburj. who achieved great fame as Premier. Three or four jcars after graduating from Cambildge University he was elected to Parliament at the age of twenty-six When his uncle became Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs young Balfour was made private secretary, and In that capacity went to the Berlin con ference In 1878 with Beaconsfleld and Salis bury He mastered the Inner secrets of Uuropean diplomacy In the practical school of affairs But while he was engaged In this work he Impressed his casual acquaint ances with his Indifference to politics. He even wrote a book, "The Defense of Philo sophic Doubt," In this period, which con firmed them In their belief that he was more fitted for the closet of the scholar than for tho public arena. But Lord Salisbury knew his nephew, and when there came a vacancy In the office of Chief Secretary for Ireland the Premier put Balfour In It, to the consternation of the nation The land-law agitation was at Its height and Ireland was in almost open revolt. The opinion was, general that Bal four, the literary and philosophical dilet tante, would fall. But It was not long be fore his most captious critics were admitting 'that they had misjudged the man. He dis played a mastery that was a revelation. The Irish members In the House of Com mons heckled htm and nagged him In a per sistent effort to make him blunder, but they never succeeded In ruffllnf his serenity. He stood In his place, languid, polite and calm, answering their questions and reply ing to their sallies with the patience of a bored saint, but with a pertinence and brllt'cncy which made them Impotent with tage Quick as Lightning His manner In the HoUBe was always lan guid and Indifferent. He was called lazy; but the thoroughness of his knowledge disproved the charge. No l&xy man could have mastered his subject so completely. The easy, calm manner with which he leaned on the dispatch boxes on the table In 'front of him and talked In a conversa tional, tone to the House misled many an antagonist Into a mistaken view of the strength ot tho man. Ills body may have appeared languid, but his mind was alert An Instance of his quickness is found In the retort he made to a Labor member who had Interrupted his address. He had been describing a Liberal procession with bands and banners In protest against his budget. In an apparently absent-minded and casual way he asked, "What would you expect to And In the way of a motto on the banners? Beer I" shouted, the Labor mem ber. "Not that, I think," .he replied, without changing his position. "Something more like this: The Lords have insulted you by asklnir your opinion. " When the derlslva laughter had died down he went on, "Take care to give sucn an answer that they will never ask It again." Mr. Balfour was the floor leader of hla party In the House for years, and when his uncle resigned as Premier he naturally stepped into ma vacant pgii, ana wnen he, In turn, had to retire In favor of Bonar Law he remained the real leader of the Conservatives, He took his place la the opposition when the Liberals earns to Barer, anaTwfcM this war seas a MalKlea MM try.WMMwry went into It as, awMtor Tom Daly's Column AX INTVRPAnOCUtAh AFFAIR. Ocht there's Hvil a parish at all Like this one o' Bf. raul. llcrc the vHntcr begins ttW the jail An' sticks to the middle o' May. Streets an' houses an' people arc gray An' the night lends its hue to the day; An' the blessed sun's light hangs like fog on the walls Where a man docs be lliln' his lone in St. Paul's. Faith, 'tis odd that the same parish pian Qavc so much to 8t, Ann. There's one parish that's fit for a man ll'ld o hunger for uarmth an' for llghtl 'Tls a comfort to find, day an' night, Btrccts an' houses an' people so bright; For there's summcr-tcarm hcaits an' there's kind, open Jian's An' a girl uld a face like a lose in St. Ann's. In a parish Just over the line, Called St. John the Dlilnc, There's a cozy new cot, an' It's mlncl Oht 'tis 1 titll have throublc to hide From my face all the joy an' the pride That my heart itMIl be fcclln' initde When nrxt Sunday at mans they It be riadin' the bantu For virsclf o' St. Paul's ami hcrielf o' St. Ann's. Marktime Menus After nil these vegetables ore haivested fiotn nil these gardens they may he cooked and eaten. In tho meantime, let us murk time. Economy Is tho word In the household now, and this thought of ours Is the last word in economy. Our thought pi ov Ides for the taking of n stiaw vote (straws having not jet shown how high the mat Met winds blow) to deleimlnc what of all the foods known to nun nre the least popular. When the loturns are alt In nnd the voles counted we tn.iv Issue,, as occasion demands, one or mote shall wo sav .' "Matlulme Menus " Thus, the first If our Judgment mnv bo pci milted to nntlclpnte the ballot might lead UUo this: lllthKF.ST Calves Brains Paisnlps Cairols Cambric Tea Snails Bitad Pudding I'oi luncheon and dinner housekeepers who me sticklers for the propilctles mnv w.irin ovoi those dishes which nie not oidiuniily herved cold, but since the oh lect of this menu Is the promotion of ocunomv In tho home, the end will be best served If the means me left cold. If the food Is left untouched from day to day there will bo no need of nrinnging other menus, and tho saving to the coun try will, In a shoit time, amount to moie than the $7,000,000,000 wo need to pay our war lotn. Xothingnewunderthesun It Is somewhat surprising to find In Mi. Louis Untermejer's recent tiunsla Hon of 325 poems of Heine (Holt) that In his juvenile series, ''Dream Pic tin cs." the nuthor Is In his long lyric. "Jell ham von metner Herrln Haus," a suit of cat llei forerunnei of Mr. Masters's "Spoon Rlvei Aei10ogj." The sceno of both poems Is a ., melei, and In Heine's at the call the min strel one after the other ot the burled peop'e llse up fcpm the giave and tell In Ironic song each the story of his life and death Llteraiy note. But. as we pointed out some months ago, Do Maupassant's "La Iteve" will be found somewhat nearer to the sou ice of Spoon River. Boarding House Ballads H THi: LADY OP THE HOUSE She Is old, she Is giay: But In her heart It Is Mav, Though her years creep along to December. She has had her oung dav. And her heart seems to say That she Isn't too old to remember. Though her ft all back Is bent With a weight that was meant For Mioulders much stronger to bear It ; Her ees look you through From a soul straight and true And nothing can bend, bleak or wear it. There's a smile on her lips That comes sometimes, and grips Tou with joy and the gladness that fllbj t It's a mothery smile Makes you feel for a while She Is brimful of love and just spills It. And the scoldings she'll give Are so dear: as I live They are better than some people's praises ; mere isn i a tning Of n smart or a sting That could hurt In the way that she flays us. When the shadows of age Fall on life's yellow page. Then I ask for mself but one favor That my heart, too, may be Young as hers that for me Life will still hold Its sweetness and savor. She Is old, she Is gray; But In her heart It Is May, Though her years creep along to December, She has lived, loved and sung In tho day she was young And she Isn't ton old to remember. VABLEY. Dear Precep Thanks for the gentle hint In Sat'day's colyum nbout underscoring the point in ones contributions. And speak ing or mat aay s issue of your o. d. n how would the two following statements bump up against each other In a con cordance? "In neurasthenia, meats of all sorts should be avoided. In some cases eggs should bo avoided also, ana sometimes It Is necessary to discard the use of milk. Bran may be mixed with wheat," etc. "Nervousness Ruled Chicago Wheat Pit." On the level, what Is neurasthenia besides a name or perhaps a sort of accusation that M. D.'s tack on to all the patients whose cases they are unable to diagnose nronerlv. and what better way to make the public. tnuiK some sucn opproonous title nDDro priate than to present the spectacle of a weak, sick guy who refuses the principal articles oi sirengmening nourishment! Alack I there lies more peril in the "bull" than twenty of his steaks. HUGH JiERR. Dear Boss Is it a 'compliment to Ger many or what that, even when we are at war with her, we must find our spiritual content by visiting with her sonsT Mr. Stokowskl, making a little speech at the end of the season's last concert on Satur day night, told how necessary- It was to keep the orchestra Intact next year, no matter what experiences we go through. "And besides," he said, "to no one can you go for spiritual content like you can to the music of Bach and Brahms and Beethoven and WtTier." FOX vThero Is more comfort in things created before this 'war than in those that have' eventuated since. They will stand ajraJnst a Wfotry and prejudloe such h that whtelV inspired a silly neiflv mimmmmmmjr T ' '.' "" ALMOST PERSUADED 'm . ,: .-:; .- X -". v ft til Bfv l' II I lv ,jfr & i4V?-.3-f-,-' jE 'Sv UI4mW mErvZuStX &2nfBBFfJi ifH9lr vKSaaaaBl ipwSEi5a.TBlR sfc. 1 'it; fj-vamxStm.VyfTX If TSQ-- r- """"."-J12H TvinnnnnnMnSSS ,. M-T.-y-,"-.i'rfjgyjs-- "aatja ast jsvl W'iH -ffV'-nrTnnnnranrf"" v c--?J!lBHln3Si5 Miw fFW iff laaa TrKrrw "riafftarnaMlaw rm itjSipW'SS---n-crtSS9E2E2l&CSCJ2i5iTtvu- f wT i'-vl.uJi.n L . 1'Tw-a,riajjgapqjapMl.lftr - iT rtt?"i-rf?'aWHHaE pa'ffite'tvi. - Ar 6 1WS r . -j-tt . i i i.i ii rr.ii -x 'iVw?.- vw.j3!S rrw: , , 'titALtStdi J "iv .'ctTCJ Trl.5: jir.iSfic fi-.-ja,.. 'ELr jf tfS!ili; ..asitai. iwroffiKC-'JL'.,. THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Archbishop Ireland's Prophecy. Universal Service The Tax ation of Millionaires ARCHBISHOP IRELAND'S PROPHECY Jo the Editor of the Eienlng I.eilyei: Sir In view of America's attitude to ward Germany at the present Juncture, the following words spoken by the venerable Archbishop of St. Paul, Archbishop Ireland, after tho close of hostilities between the United States and Spain, seem worth re calling. He said: "No longer Is America to be Isolated from the world around her. She Is a world Power. To her no world Interest Is hence forth alien In all things that concern the general welfare of nations America must and will take her part. The place of America In the hegemony of humanity Is marked out for her by accomplished facts; from that place she must not. she will not, recede. The voice of America, then, will be heard afar; the spirit ot America will travel across seas and mountain ranges to most distant continents and Islands And the voice of America Is the voice of free dom With the voice and spirit of America there will go wide and far what America In her greatest Ideal represents democracy and liberty. All humanity will pulsate anew beneath the inspirations of liberty, because America will be better known, and In her victories the world will behold the victory of liberty." If there be any truth In the above noble sentiments, then surely America should now strike a blow for freedom and help to stem the tide of German barbarism If she "must and will take her part in all that concerns the general welfare of nations," how can she hold back now? J. WILFIUD MUP.PHY. Germantown, April 20. FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir The urgent necessity ot the absolute unity of the people of our country to de fend It against invasion from traitors with in and foes without, to protect our wives, our daughters, our sisters and our mothers from fates worse than phslcal torture or painful death was never so evident as Just now. America, North and South, has been planted by the Prussian. We see the seed sprouting In the United States, In Mexico, in Brazil, in Argentina. Our troops and navy are peeded now, at once. nio sue it on our snore, In our country. In our Congress, In our Legislatures, in our cities, In our schools and dwelling In our homes If we have any respect for ourselves, for the virtue and honor of our daughters, our wives and our sweethearts, stand by the President. Get busy; pass the universal military service bill now, or be forever coward and traitor. CHARLES G. DARRACH. Philadelphia, April 20. TAXING MILLIONAIRES To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: ' Sir As Congress has declared war, we must look forward to a taxation to carry on the war. Therefore, a tax should be placed where It will be least felt; that Is, where It will affect the least number of people. There Is only one just way to place the tax, a- way that will be acceptable to Ood, a way that will not affect the masses, that Is, the working class, the producers, the poor and humble. (Luke, xylll, IS to !7.) Congress should pass a bill that will give all the money that Will be necessary to carry on the war and very few should feel the taxation. A way to solve this question would be to take all' over Sl,000,000,that Is owned by any individual or 'corporation whether it Is Invested in thlscountry or In other countries, and take possession of all Investments of more than'U.OOO.OOO In thi. country by any foreign individual or cor- Deration. Some may look at this In horror. SB h wuuiu ue mucn easier tor a man of ssBHeas to give up, his millions than for a mother todve'up ner'boy. is If possible that thosf vreedy for money would sacrifice a life for a dollar! " '. t , Jf sue' a jaw " taxation existed. In all flWHMWI 'atjW'lNUt-taVe wwld riwpwr " 'I rsu.at". J " Ul"iJ .a a,.-; ..-! .Vhi.VTiii f :l-la. -a . i. .!. fM"ji M&S&m&r&aZ" : ..T - r,T:?3fe-:.ri7Sta ",: '..t-r-OTyH?eTra-)j ""nim.a. - '-. -.... "' "-r .75.w,jyitKt.Tn would be to ask one to lay down his life for his country; not as much. If one of wealth were afflicted with a dreadful dis ease or accused of murder, he would spend his last dollar to save his life TUDOH Fox Chase, April 19. FAVORITISM IS ALLEGED lo the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir The Kvi-.mno Ledqku has berved the community well many times. There Is a chance for It to render the public still an other service by giving publicity to any attempt at favoritism In making minor military appointments I havo heard a nuinbei of oung men say that they vveie not afraid to go to war, because all they had to do was to see a certain man and they could get a "safe appointment," In the quartermaster's department, for Instance. These oung men seem to feel veiy sure of their ability to get one of these "safe appointments," Judging from the number that have told me of their Intention to get In the quar termaster's department. The L'vtsl.NO Ledoeh, as the loca1! chain plon of democracy, could lender a great public service If It would give instant pub licity to any "wire pulling ' or any attempt at favoritism that might occur. I'KTER BROWN. Philadelphia, April 20. FAIR PLAY FOR THE RAILROADS The railroads are to the commercial af fairs of the nation what the veins and arteries are to the human body. Adequate transportation facilities are fundamentally essential to progress. To provide these facilities some Inducement must be offered to private capital first, the Inducement of safety of principal and Income, and, second, the inducement of prospective pront In ex cess of a fair income. The extent of such profits must, however, be kept within rea sonable bounds, for the railroads aro public utilities. They are, so to speak, semlpubllo enterprises, for the capital with which they aro built Is largely provided by the peop'e they serve. There is no hope of a return to the old "publlc-be-damned" methods of operation or the old "all-the-trafflc-wlll-bear" basis of freight and passenger rates. Nevertheless, something more than orthodox returns must be allowed If capital Is to be attracted In sufficient volume to keep the growth of new facilities up to the growth of population, increase In cultivated area and general business. In the das of railroad pioneering this truth was recognized, and as a result, land grants and other forms of State and Government aid were extended as an Incentive to new building Thomas Gibson, In the Quarterly Forecast. A SIMPLE SOUL AND GREAT A Tribute to John O. Johnson Follower of Blackstone, thine arms are folded up. Thy noble mind doth rest from deepest thought, Thou sleepest now and drlnkest from the cup Full of Nepenthe, precious solace bought By years of useful labor, kindly deeds, By giving of thyself to fellow mei, And answering so fully to their needs. Oh, hard It is for humble, mortal pen To limn thy greatness and nobility, To sing thy praises for a life well spent. And all the splendid things thou didst for men Kre yet thou wast called and to thy sleeping went. In books and art and law thou lived thv life, . ' Nor troubled with the little things men do, Thou took no care of petty frets and strife That causeth lesser men their Uvea to rue' Alone, above the maddening throng. Thou lived with Great Masters long gone to rest, Who left the world, as thou, better as thev moved alonr, ' In placid contemplation of the fair and best " Tny "me was spent, and happier by far Wert thou than men who rushed and roared Like foaming seas on bualness'a rock-strewn Ab0eveiU.oared!al W"" lhy " mlnd . The great souls-tha before thee Mtesai airsjs-rsti. l :?.w; ?' Z . - MJ3 - fr:J - - ,, - " - - - K:i - - ' '-- A What Do You Know? Queries ot oateral Interest will it anstetrtt In this column. Ttn qut-jtlont, th oniwtra I uilch everjy urft-fnormeit pcraon should ksew, ore asked daily, QUIZ What ta meant by "war for assrandlze ment"? Ho,v.. mny aerea are there in a square mile. Ejpjaln why Philadelphia Is called a els- ntlantle port. Name the jwo Senators from California. What la tbe present capital of Bclilam? Why la It Inrorrett to say "He save It to us ana i"?. 7. What 1 the Uover-Calala line and why ara attark? ,I',',0,n, to P"teet It from What Is the Dual 'Monarchy! . Pronounce "aeroplane." 10. Why cannot a.flth llin out of water? Answers to'ys'terdayfs Quiz 1. Sesser newa liai been recelTed of a revolt !"1irV ,s,.a,r of "reill that nre thickly populated by (ierraniig. S. Ordinarily cadet rraduailnt from Weit ,?. .eVnl"aloned as n second lieu n!r,,mbut 'i" of need for of Fl.utennU.V .' '" WlU beCOm flrM ' Ib'in?2. fKe ,.he snelent Inhabitants of npalni Illbernlani, ot Ireland. ' ThJiiar1 hicreaae naked by the anthracite coal miners was X0 per lint. """'"" S' S"con.u?in0I" V ,he 'wst abe or coal, contlatlnc of larre lumps. . Raymond I'olncare la President of Trance. -?2ri,,M J " .overland "carry" for 'wa&. aniT.?.3I'l,loJ?" between imvlMl. ffi& A U,U?J Jle. between .. rapids. ,trw,m "de lmpaiiable by " '"WothrtiffiT"!"!" ,n Shakespeare', trscedy hr.v.whwv.peDmom;th!L,.tjis! Italian" la pronounced "I-UIyan." bt ttnnlng with the abort "I." a ln"wlt., Naval Reserve L A. It The service of the naval coast defense reserve In time of war Is sea duty and shore duty. Sea duty comprises serv Ice In the "mosquito" fleet on Bcout boats, mine sweepers, patrol boats and submarine chasers within the Hmljs of the naval dls trlct. Shore duty comprises service at the navy yard, various patrol boat supply ata tlons. paymasters' and supply departments, shops and offices and wherever the men ?inennKeV0 l"eIp th6 "sular organlra- necessarv b?,?""" 0f naval raMtc"8 " Men ar?hM w "wowledm Is valuable, the war n,i W'0"6'1 for tho duration of SS rTgua'paVu nt'aTslirvv'.rh9 crSSon "ft VJMS " BSiidin. n '"dependence Hall. Lib- Room 20d,ncitvrftai.and Che8tnut Btreet35 nammdln"theCdtri.?pi,per8r.any other plaw Koppernigk It. T Koppernigk was a noted Tolish roT' Wh '" knWn b" the ""'"O form of his name, Copernicus. He was born SaS hrn' Pr,U"la' In . After years of mathematical and astronomical study and Investigation he began In 1S07 his famous Vt Revolutions. Orblum Caelestlum." which he completed in six books' In 1530. He hesitated about publishing the work be- said Its deductions were at variance with S'Nuremberi iT?.,fl,l,Uy P"'hed it nlcus died a few hourT S3 he saw th first copy. This work describe, afwu what Is now known as the CtonSS ss jms-s aa5 unrw.V..n-U00 hya,Cal tt5 Baker Heir F. L. S. Tho nnv.. u.i . . . . of mtM.t7.uu :Z72"t:Z" " ww action ii vi, ,T.iL7S..r: ?" valnabl uai; .Sji"Tr;,Tzs.? 'y etw - -. .... 1aia III 1 mmM t fltX..A. . JT '- 7 -"aaaaBlup vvx I II M i 1 el 1 i, 1 i nannVi If Al 'i if wm'j "''y T 7Tla,H'W5'i,i & S"t;
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