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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.
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1 Sto
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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
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m&nmf reporu that
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MkOMMrIJiM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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nlcus died a few hourT S3 he saw th
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