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JOOO WALNUT KEYSTbNE, MAINJOOI) WTAddress nil communications to Krntng Ledger, Independence Square, Philadelphia. iiichid at Tnn rniLAPiLrnti rnorricB as SICOXD-CI.ASS IU.1L UATTKK l'hll.drlphli, Tutldsr, Auioit 31, 1917 VICIOUS THEORY UNDERLIES SMITH-MITTEN PROPOSAL have. ll to tho naval broom and must rival In number tho straws of tho broom. Moreover, It Is obvious from recent re ports that tho participation of our de stroyers In submarino detection work litis been cxtremoly effective. If wo can dou bio or trlplo tho number, we can avoid losses by submarino accordingly. Wo havo In this instrument a palliative, even If wo havo not found a euro, for tho U-boats. Another great Industrial program Ii thus put before our builders and me chanics. They will mako good. BULGARIA'S REFRESHING FRANKNESS "FOR OJNUili WJli AVxxvij POILUS' HEROISM MASKED IN SMOKE Homeric Deeds Unregistered, Un recorded, in the Defense of tho Craonnc Plitteau ' w,,c Tf trco CAPTAIN KIDD was a bold, bad man, but somehow tho mention of his name evokes n sneaking thrill of admiration. Tho dctestnblo hypocrisy of Tartuffo and I otU ,h(,rC) Maacn behind tlio veil of smoke By HENRI BAZIN (Special Correspondent of the Evening Ledger In Vance; PARIS, July E6. HEN ono has pnscd nn afternoon In a rco observatory platform before a panorama whoso center wns ns a vast smoking Inferno whero thousands of men, full In the fnco of death, were fighting with all their energies nmld cratercd ground that was a target for unchained engines of destruction, ono Is struck with tho unre corded heroism that must have been lived Tom Daly's Column fTIHK United Stntes Government subsl- dlzcd the Union Pacific and other rail roads by grants of enormous tracts ot land. This land at tho tlmo wns virtually valueless. Tho construction of tho roads, It was foreseen, would put value Into that land. That Is exactly what It did do. Thcro has been no Important railroad construction In years, wo believe, In which those financing the enterprise did not tako Into consideration tho profits In land certain to flow from making new ten Itory accessible. Thl? is particularly truo of high-speed developments In districts of concentrated population, opening up, too, new suburban territory. In most cities abutting property owners pay part of tho ' cost of paving, since paving adds to tho value of their propctty. Tho policy of Lloyd Georgo In Kngland, previous to tho war, was to take for tho Government part of tho unearned Increment. If tho crowd ing together of people In ono community and tho granting to It of municipal Im provements created automatically In creased land values, part of that Increase, declared Lloyd George, properly belonged -to tho State.- Tho niw high-speed system In Philadel phia wll! add millions and millions to property valuct. Those values becomo subject to taxation. Mr. Taylor never proposed, as he might havo done, direct assessments for transit purposes on prop ' erty sf benefited, but he did urge that tho taxes lovled on such Increased values should bo used to componsato for early deficits resulting from operation of tho new system. Mr. Twining Is against this. Ho argues that evcy cent of enhanced values cre ated bv tho high-speed lines must remain In tho pockets of private citizens, that every penny of increased tax receipts .'there would bo no incicnso In tho tax rate) must go to the treasury for other purposes. Hit the itdcr's pocket, is his plan, and give him no consideration what ever. Ho Insists on Ignoilng absolutely all Indirect returns, vast as they will be, from transit operation. If he followed this argument to Its logical conclusion thcro would bo a tollgate on every paved highway In tho city, no docks and wharves would ever bo constructed, an admission fee would bo charged at Fair mount Park and tho public schools would havo a collection olllcor nt the front doors. Mr. Twining says to tho company, in effect: "You havo just begun to pay your own way. Wo'll let jou tax tho riders an extra amount If you'll glvo part of the money back to us Keep tho rest yourself and you won't have to worry." He is so scared of an Increased tax rate that ho 'proposes an Indirect and con cealed tax of which the treasury will get only part, Pretty expensive collecting, most citizens will conclude at once It's tho gas proposition all over again, only worse. It Is useless to talk about tho Smith Mitten lease offering any basis for a solu tion jf tho transit problem. It Is grounded on a principle outlawed years ago, a prin ciple which, if written Into a modorn municipal contract, would mako the com munity ridiculous and brand it as an easy mark Tho wbolo thing must be wiped off the slato, because tho theory underlying It Is vicious Tho values created by the new high-speed lines must bo used for the financing of thoso lines. Tho consumer does not Intend to bo cheated ot that wealth and, as a result, tuxed every tlmo he rides Ho is willing to give tho V. It. T a bquaro deal, but he is not willing to give it tho City Treasury and tho tax levying power. Uriah Hoop wero not In his transparent mako-up. On the green baize peace tablo iio would havo laid his blood-stained cut- lass, and thoso whom It offended could havo armed themselves accotdlngly. It is almost with a kind of affection, therofore, that our cars greet Bulgaria's reported peace terms of "peace with an nexations and indemnities." Fed up as wo aro with tho wily convolutions of Ger many's alleged "Inslc," with her under, hand methods to blacken Belgium's name and with her crocodllo walling about her "place In the sun" find tho "freedom of tho seas," theto Is something positively refreshing In Sofia's outrageous outspoke encss. Moreover, the lack of a full dress rehear sal with Berlin is gratifylngly apparent. Swashbuckling Bulgaria came In for loot. For loot she htlll holds out. When civili zation comes to settle tho Balkan Iniquity no shullllng Teuton apologies will bo nble to befog the status of Bulgatla. She has spoken "right out In meeting." If Iago had been thus frank thcro wouldn't havo been nny tr.igedy of Othello. If Geimany's villainy had been thus heartily disclosed In July, 131 1, tho wholo woild might havo combined to prevent tho war. More power to the rough and t oaring Bulgarian tongue. We're duly giateful for It, and after civilization has eventually slipped Its nooso about that nation's neck wo may even grow safely sentimental over Bulgaria, as wo do today over tho lusty buccaneering "heroes" of the Spanish Main. GERMAN MISINFORMATION fTIHE Cologne Gazetto avers that "the Wilson export regulations represent an illegal action unlquo in tho history of tho civilized world." Perhaps tho Ger mans never heard of tho Embargo Act of a century ngo. We tiro under no com pulsion of International law to supply food and materials to nnv people under the sun. Wo havo a moral obligation to succor nations such as Holland and Switzerland. Wo shall fulfill that obliga tion under proper guarantees against tho dlveislon of such supplies, or their equiv alent, to our enemies. HAVE A HEART, UTAH! t miin Salt Lake City Herald-Itcpubllcan chortles editorially: As reports of heat fatalities come hers from the Bast, Utahans nre made to appreciate the natural ndantages of the climate here. Utah knows no nights when bed covering Is uncomfortable There are no nights hero when tho temperatures precnt sound, restful sleep nnrt prepara tion for the next day's work While tho cities of the Bast swelter under the heat of tho night, Utah Is cooled Into a peace ful slumber by tho cool mountain breezes of tho Wasatch Kastern cities retain tho heat of tho day throughout the night, making sleep Impossible unless long rides aro taken to tho open country. Blessings hao been heaped upon Utah by a benefi cent Creatof, and not tho least of theso is tho weather. Yet God must lovo tho hot cities of tho East, for Ho made so many of them. It Is Indeed a mystery why thero aro not many more people In tho wholo Stato of Utah than thero are In 'West Philadel phia. Thcro was ono night a few weeks ago when tho wholo city would have liked to strike westward toward tho breezes of tho Wasatch. But, somehow or other, wo stayed home. Wo prefer our ups and downs, our dazzling heats followed by delicious reliefs. When It Is always cool ono doesn't really'npprecinto coolness If our "eastern cities letaln tho heat of tho day throughout the night," that Is because they nio cities and not open country. Incidentally, we sleep under blankets very often In August. But, after all, isn't a city a place where men ato determined to bo a bit uncomfortable In order to get something better than comfort? "OCEANS OF DESTROYERS" TT IS not surprising that Secretary Dan lels urges concentration of construction work on destroyers. Tho Allies now pre serve' a great preponderance In super ' dreadnoughts and battlp cruisers. They t v ore suprome, and Get many does not dare n challenge their rule. In this war thero ;;''-? very little likelihood that this nation y A nttn.1 Iimvv fthlnu nf thA linn. RliA ; fcas sufficient. l - ,. . J- A.. t.- .... !.. ,jUl tue ueeirurur luxa tjuta miu u pu- tiOt,i. xtraordlnar Importance. It keep submanniM pff.tM ;sl Tho baik of the present delightful "dog-days" Is friendly enough to make oven tho chronic kicker rheer up. If the rost of gas were only as high In Congress as it Is In Philadelphia, tho lightening of our national bin dens could begin at once. Germany's hopeful expectation of a "next war," as expressed by Ueneinl Llebert, Is at least significant evidence that tho present conflict is not wholly satisfactory. and flnmo of the last four dav How many episodes, tragic 'If. soul- stirring, must have come Into I eng nnd passed Into tho beyond without register: episodes nnd Incidents In which courage, presenco of mind, quick thinking, quicker action, tacrlflco nnd devotion played desper ate part Tho Idea came suddenly to me, ns t looked yesterday nnd the day before upon a seeming erltnble string ot olcnntc erup tions that, screened ftom my sight by smoke nnd fire, were not only nil these things I here record, but all the tales i poesy and llteraturo reportrnyed, all the stories of valor and braery from Homer to tho rii War. For thero had been combined action, ac tion that had decided something that had to be decided for Trance, and the United States, too, lnohlng death for thoso who made It possible, action In which a dozen men did tho supreme thing at the supreme moment, action whero one man had given his llfo for another thing equally supreme. Thero had been technical and strategical action, part of the game, which, In dun course, will bo reported to the high command aw orders carried out, even though tho grim reaper barred tho way. There had been, too. deeds that aro sealed In lips dead; other deeds done by thoso who had died in U"- doing. And It seemed to mo It was icflectlon of this character that mado ono feel Impotent In attempt at description of even a portion of this battle, which for days and nights hns been raging before me, that brought the thought that between men of Franco who are making war for the right with evtry ounce of their all. In Intelligence, courage, devotion and sacrifice, and I. who witness ed In but relative danger, or whosoever sitting comfortably upon a porch chair reads my all too feeble and Incomplete rec ord", thcro was a wldo nnd unfathomable nbss. Islands of Resistance I wanted, ere returning to Paris, tho opportunity of touching tho hands In a pro found' respect, tho hands of a few pollus who had borno thf brunt of this Craonne attack Somo In particular, that In the Onllfornle-Ciisematcs salient, hell true whero their comrades on either sldo had been compelled to give way under the feroc ity of Herman attack, who had lemained, forming as It were, llttlo Islands of resist ance separated by tiny space from tho enemy for, In ono Instance, thlrty-slx houia under a rain of flro from Hocho and Kiench artillery, holding on, nnd, in due course, taking part In tho nnal drivo of tho devil back to his own lines. Hut I could not. They were still In their newly redeemed trenches, still under fire, ttlll on tho job, with a capital J. My way back to Paris led to another and calmer section of tho front, whero wo took train. Here we flopped to witness tho re view of a division by General Petaln. The men whom ho was to honor. If nny honor could bo dono theso bravo warriors, stood at saluto ns so many statues, cavalo, In fantry, artillery, engineers, with every uni form un-splek and un-span, but every gun shining brightly, and at their head their three bands, and their three Mags of France Theso wero of the men, I thought, who had smilingly and gladly died but u brief hour past before my ces. A week past, these l.eforo me had been on tho firing lino With in a day or two days, they would be on tho firing lino again, ready, when occasion called, to do exactly that which I had seen their fellows do theso last four days. Reviewed by Petain Suddenly the eoinniander-ln-rhlef ap peared with his staff, his rank being saluted with trumpet and drum Ills fine, open countenance was full of nobility and, to me, rich hi thought a m what theso men before him wen ' it fi -v had done, what they would do nr mp fter tho review, the samo divisional mvlt-vv I havo often witnessed In this war behind the lines or within sound of fire, witnessed, too, In tho days past of peaco at I.ongchampa, General Petaln placed tho Insignia of commander upon tho breast of tho general commanding tho divi sion, decorated a score of olllcers with the Croix do Guerre, a long row of pollus with tho med.illlo mllltaire. Tho ceremony was iiustero and beautiful, carried out to tho extreme of etiquette conforming to It. And then, ns tho commander-in-chief nnd his staff took a position to one side, the division passed In parade, flags Hying, bands play ing the sairliro et Meuse. Again It surged through me theso wero of tho men I had seen In battle but a llttlo beforo Tho flags they carried wero soiled and torn, as were in snnio degrie to tho last, their unlfnms. But tho (lugs were battle flags, reprtsentlng France and her Ideals, the Ideals now of all tho civilized world loving the right; flags that had been under fire, that would presently return And with the repeated thought I seemed to under stand as I saluted, txactl what a salute to the colors meant, understand more deep ly nnd more genuinely than In Paris at a Prix d'Armes In the Invalldes or us a rcghnuit patned mo In tho streets of tho capital, battlcward way. For here, with tho roar of gun In the dls tance, the flag seemed guarding Franco In deed, closo by, death nnd strife and a bar barian enemy; and I sensed this beloved Trl-color ns nn Integral part of France and tho causo of Liberty to the world, tho sym bol ot men marching under It In support ot all the world holds dear, and all rreo men keep sweetly near their hearts' desire. DRDAM8 When J teas young I tea. the goat 1'or llcrtha M. Clay's novcU, And everything "The Duchem" wrote Of polices and hovels; And often (I can sec it yctl) A finger 'ttuUt the pages, I'd dream ahove the look and set My. life's progressive stages. I knew that somewhere Just ahead A queen awaited winning, And there were avenues that led To wealth nnd fame's beginning. 1 never doubted these would come, Xor that they'd find vie ready: My self-conceit was going some, My nerve was strong and steady. Yet I was very modest, too, Soft-spoken, never testy; Whatever cHc my luck might do It should not make me chesty. I felt I'd naturally fit The very highest station, And make mysilf at home in It And prove my lorn vocation; Good breeding bursting into bloom, Initlnetlve, universal, Would lead me through a di awing room Without o;ic dre.ss rehearsal. In fact, I'd be the man of men; One whom, at very sight of, The Duchess, reaching for her pen, Would just delight to Wlltc of. Ilut Ot alas! ulackadayl The fates conspired to bent mc The Duchrsi or Miss llcrtha Clay Have never chanced to meet me. How long It takes some prophecy To prove Itself piophetlct The hero that 1 hopid to be Is vxcrcly hypothetic. Perhaps It's Just as well, after nil, to bo poor but elemociatic. If wo were rich wo might bo tempted to buy a place on tho Main Lino anil put up ono of thoso slgni, "Tradespi-oplo must not uso this entrance," which seem Indigenous to that soil. MID-AUGITST breezes carry myriads of butterfly galleons, tho "stemless, nnl mated llowers," dilftlng along toward tho bright death that ntitumn means for them. Whilo the pageant is passing. If you will keep your eyes open, you may fco many a vision of dainty beauty. Thero was n lovely picture for. tho appreciative eye on ono of tho putting grcons of tho Merlon golf courso ono day last week. A great Hock of tho common yellow but terflies settled upon tho velvety green turf and, with wings uplifted, llko sails full set, looked for all tho world llko a floet of cat boats on a calm summer sea. rat st tiwxch candidates I A captain's commission for Phlncas Muncc, A place where the Tlochcs w4ll get him at once; lie's that bore, strong and hearty, "The life of the party," Who distresses us all with his comical stunts. II A place on the Una l'ar a pet pest of mine (And there may the first grenade gctchal) I am speaking for you, Mr. Gctuppan Dew, With your "I'm a live-wire, you bctchal "Havro do Grace," writes Magnus, "Is no seething metropolis nnd I had nothing more exciting to do this morning than to look over a commercial calendar on tho wall of the 'exchange' in tho Harford House. I found this: 'It doesn't pay to borrow trouble; stick to our fertilizer. What d'yo mako o' that?" Kutc Kid Stuff A tiny tad In Bryn Mawr, who was taken to Vnlloy Forgo recently, has been talking ever slnco about Washington's three-quarters. If Nicholas Homanoff ever feels like writing another chapter to "Prison Llfo In Siberia" he will nt least bo saved tho bother of deliberately courting arrest In order to get a "good story." All Americans dovoutly hopo that those hotelkoepers who so acutely hear Mr. Hoover's call for i educed food por tions will not grow suddenly deaf when the conservation chief urges also a com mensurate lowering of prices. In tho war against the "Musca do mcstlca," or common housefly, Doctor Dixon rightly urges tactics of tho stern est militarism. Any temple of peace to commemorate that conflict would be a mockery. Only a mausoleum will fill tho bill. The proposed tax of half the pre mium on theatro tickets sold above the regular prlco by "agencies" Is all right as far as It goes; but the plan Is far too timid. The only way for the Government to stop this long-continued and deep rooted gouging of the public by specula, tors Is to exact the,, full amount of the wttjpa num. jhHfMwi-tb "agwey" tef.y w "ATTABOY" ABROAD The shout of tho camp and tUb prospec tive battle cry of tho American soldiers In France we must decline for tho present, at least, to designate them ns "Sammces" Is taken from the basebal) glossary. "Attaboy!" yells tho American to his com rade, whether tho occasion calls for a word of thanks, of cheer or of praise j and no American can fall to understand. Every Amorlcan knows not only the gamo of base ball, but ho knows Its language, and atta boy Is bo well recognized as the coach's ab breviation for "That's the boy" that it really does not deserve to wear quotation marks. The Sun thinks that attaboy is contem poraneous with Pop Anson, which Is to say that It came Into the speech of people along with tho game Itself, in Us present form ana accent we biiouii say that It Is of later birth; we had supposed that It was the contribution to our language of that eminent linguist ard vocalist, Hugble Jennings, If any anterior can claim credit for it In Its present form and meaning let him file his claim, for the word Is hero to stay. The phrase, which has grown Into use as It has. Is not a cursory caller. The French and British will doubtless be somewhat disturbed and bewildered by attaboy. The British, we suspect, will find it hardest to understand how men of their tongue could devlsa so strange a word, and the French, after their first puzzlement, will receive it delightedly. The lips which can not snjr Pershing or United States will (et BjVBVllt, a""1 AMl r .,. '. j rt , .vi; F " t-rt i !.- . ft t. '"-evy 'ft - .-' , ! 1-' i ' i' '- MR 1 1 n -3.J!.' ,-T. ' -1- i I" .!!.' wf mtMm?"- .'I ' 'iT-ih-'l "1 V i ., . i -.ti, ., .':.. f. 1 1 f. .i '. i ' ii .-j;-, .,..? kmmmmA?3B&,? "ni . H'fiwiniPp 'n'LialSHByUlsh'- In v la 'm '-too- ""f iri.iwir.wsMffijMiMaiam.Hn . us t j- r ?- 'l-t .( -, ill AB .r, nwi.i.i H'u'H fl S 1MB a UK 4 -y yP xjss-'mmmm.. f liiSSSSW " . to WSKffi .1 I .'. ,.':,. i. :v v. '"Wj' rFA ,i,. i. . . -attmiMmtx ", i .1.1 , in wm$mrf p.. v mh& t f'jf-"-Jni-.-iVt.TL l Hi : .WHHlllllBm. ! c LJt'T, '"UiS's. av :. ...iiSfMNBnniiivP -.teii ., fc&ra mm ms& w THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE "Scotch the Transit Serpent." War Record of the Colored Race I attaboy'' with the baseball' fa'raem BEREAVED In the comer of the chicken yard A pile of rubbish lay, Where one by one a score of things Cast off liad found their way. A tiny rusted oil stove that Had knoion a useful past Reposed amidst the motly group A useless thing at last. A hen of tender age stood by And sadly bowed her head While tear icerc streaming Aorcn her beak, Her heart within like lead. "O little stove," she murmured, "In My memory thcr&ll be rorever and forever fond And tender thoughts of thee. The sash weight shop will melt thee down. To ingots mold thee, too, Rut while life lasts I'll lovo thee with A faithful heart and true." Ot gentle reader, do not scoff, Scorn not the pullet's tear; She was an Incubator chick; The stove's her mother dear. P. NUT. Wasn't it a charming slam an eve. con' temp, handed to ex-Governor Walsh yes At a great mass-meeting held last night at the Forrest Theatro, David I, not worth the, llfo ot ono American vvaisn, ox-uovemor or Massachusetts, declared that the Government should draft the wealth as well as the youth of the nation and added that '"all the money of a nockefeUer or a Morgan Is boy." Remember tho rich woman we were talking about the other day? Well, here's another ono about hor: On the morning of her father's -death sho looked out of tho window and saw the doctor approach Ing, so sho called, "You needn't come In doctor; father's dead. And mind you' don't charge for this visit." REMINISCENT ' ' Within my room o sweet perfume Th,at drifts alive my headl A scent as cool as some sea pool Deep in Its coral bed. Have you been herct Are you, still neart And do you breathe agalnt No flower that growsno failed rose aucn jragranco gives to men. Rut not So far from me you are Beyond Ihe heaven's Hue, Tho sweet perfume that fills my room . Is but vxy thoughts of you. t VARLEY. The Government must be presumed to know Its business, but it's hard to under stand why Miles ,N. FJyto, turned down In th Stroudaburg dlsjtrtot. WM't,rbb kjR fKmmassaaBkmsasMta. lT,t1 i This Department li free to all rcaileri who wish to express their opinions on subjects of current interest. It s an open forum ami the Evening Ledger assume! no responsthtllti for the views of Us correspondents. Letters must be signed bv the name and address of tho writer, not necessarily for publication, out as a guarantee of good faith. MAKE THE CITY SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir Concerning tho Smlth-Mltten pro posed transit grab, which you handled with out gloves In an editorial last Saturday, bo It known that tho public Is In no mood to bo trifled with further. Bight now Is tho tlmo to speak and to sound tho warning. Let tho emancipation proclamation bo heralded from every street corner; let every lung ex pand to the limit; let every effort bo put forth, so that the whole outfit of robbers and bunglers, from the easy-going executive to tho fU-fed politicians and scheming con tractors, may bo forced to the cyclono collar of oblivion. You call on Mr. Taylor to denounce tho proposal, with the promiso that the peoplo will follow hlB lead Such a leadership will havo tho full confidence of tho rank and file of tho peoplo of Philadelphia. Ho Is tho one man in this long battle for better transit who has been a good sport and played tho game according to tho rules. When tho peoplo voted for tho transit loan It was with tho full understanding that tho city's Interests would bo fully safe guarded, that five-cent fares would prevail, exchango tickets abolished and that no In crease In tax rato would be necessary. And had a man of tho caliber of A. Mefrltt Tay lor beta chosen ns Mayor our tax rato would not have taken a Jump on top of a big leap In valuation, and the subway and elevated system would now bo far en Us way toward completion. Every detail would havo been given honest consideration. Mr. Taylor would be his own man, not a mere Jumping Jack or dancing monkey. Poli ticians, who havo too long dcfmlnnted our affairs, would have no place In his council, nor would he havo been deceived by the contractor bosses, who have for a long tlmo been the real Mayor. We send our sons to the front In order that the world might be safe for democ racy while we In Philadelphia nro In .shackles. Wo claim for the world tho right to govern Itself while at tho same time allowing Ourselves to be governed by those whom we know are enemies to good govern ment ' O ye sons of noblo sires, if there still re mains one drop of that rich, red blood that tingled In their veins, quit ye like men, shake oft tho joke of bondage from thy necks and scotch tho transit serpent ere It Is too late! Wo call on Mr. Taylor to lead the hosts of good government In Us fight against watered stock, six-cent fares and further burdens, All the gains he has made will go for naught unless he again takes up tho cudgel backed by us, tho common people. Tho world must be safe for democracy as must our beloved pity be safe tor Its citi zens. And while we aro on the Job, why not complete the task by thoroughly fumi gating tho pesthouse in center of tho city from the crown of Bill's hat to the deepest dungeon? Then and only then can we look the world squarely In the eye. WILLIAM O. HUSTED. Philadelphia, August 20. win tho Spanish-American war without the negro It was on San Juan Hill that Roose velt and tic Bough Riders tried to retreat from the flro of the Spanish snipers', Gen eral Ma ceo, and his negro troops said "charge I" Tho negroes aro not counted much, but they won tho battle of San Juan Hill. Remember, the negro Is greatly dis criminated against In this country, but he Is no anarchist. Ho has not plotted to kill Presidents or other chiefs of this country, hut ho wrestled with tho man who killed our dtccased President, William McKlnley. The negro causes no race riots, but when Ignorant classes of foreigners como here and start trouble tho negro gets tho blame. Ploaso note that thcro aro no negro Con gressmen or other leaders In tho Capitol, not because tho negroes aro all Ignorant, but be causo of the prejudice ot somo of the un informed classes of whites. The negro has no equal rights In voting In southern States, for ho must voto tho Democratic ticket or else not voto at all. So let every one who calls himself a man remember that God croated all mankind, re gardless of race, nation or creed, and that It Is our duty to try to help tho weaker ones, for thero aro good and had In all races. I myself will try to teach my fellowmen right from wrong, nnd If you do likewise we In tlmo will bo proud ot our own work. But remember that tho negro is no coward. ni.ii . u, PRANK W. JI. MOORE. Philadelphia, August 13, 1917. What Do You Know? NEGROES ARE NO SLACKERS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir In your great publication of the 13th Instant thero appeared an article by R. B. N. asking "Why draft the Indian?" Ho was right In defending the Indians. In tho same article ho attacked the negro, and asked why shouldn't he fight. He cited what the northern white man did for him In the sixtleH. Mr. R. B. N. spoke as If we are not thankful for what has been done for us nnd as though tho race wero all slackers. He, llko many thousands of his race, does not read tho records of tho negro or he would not have wsked the question, "Whv shouldn't he fight?" From the Revolution down to tho present day tho negro has played well his part In all tho wars of this great country, and Je?QreJhls war la over he will be found doing his part for tho .Stars and Stripes. I am the son of a negro soldier. My r,.?nd o of my uncles fought In tho civil Anr. Ono of my uncles lost his life and my father bis right arm during the .??; ?".?. T, am- PrUfl of the recoVd p-L1, oftt behind You will remember that President Lincoln did not call the black Un.nonUnt wliff WCr.8 B0l,ls "" the Union. It will be so In this war. So Mr. R. B. N. pleaso ask whv hn i nntk.it.. trained, for he is ready at all times to do and die for Old Glory. II. w jevkimV Atlantic City. August 15 W'JENKINS- FAIR PLAY FOR BLACK RACE To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir In answer to R. B. N.'s letter printed In your paper of today, allow me to say that what he states about the Indian is very true, and I feel that R. B. N. has a common education, the same as Vnyself, and I believe he has studied history, some of which he has forgotten. In answer to his question about the negro, let me cay that ho la going to this war both through enlistment and conscrip tion, and, as In the days of old, he will do his part to fight and help win this war for, this conntry which belittles him. Let It h. u.,..,.wU w. ... i o,An m0 iNorth did V"" lif, ?ML JT1P t I HOW ABOUT "LIBERTY LADS"? To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir As a former officer of the' Fifth Regiment. Maryland National Guard I know how names which Irrltats S .r. sometimes stick to them Cons Serine the cause we nre fighting for, what name fouM aSWTiSB'B-y!?v 1.A-L1KUTUNANT, FIFTH nrrni.b.xTm MARYLAND NATIONAL oS1' Philadelphia, August 14. QUARDS- , A FAIR PRICE FOR GAS To the Editor of the Evening Ledger Sir The Consolidated Gas e-Xm..! Piles gas to consumers In N?vv YnVLy 2!p under an act of the state Ti.T.rk clty' eighty cents per X000 feet The rLnV.",, at tlon is more than llOO.Oo'o 000 Sll?lUa" cent Is paid to Its stock and bomi hP" This S100.000.0p0 paid fir the r?in,d5.? United Gas Improvement Comf The no Interest on the city's ni.n?panr' L,aya J75.000.000. It sells LI El ?' ValUe1 at at 1 per 1000 feet S't.?' consumer twenty cents per OOO feet ."nd S.ithe .f ty interest on the plant. It is not a'm5 " a" Why should consumers ,' ' . York at eighty cent" m? tK1"" ln New Its stockholders 6 Dercen.0 com,Pany Pay delphla consumers payrjn'd whh" ,rh as Interest on in. niV .tt.nAAh c"y Bets 1000 feet, wldch belonJL ;Vil cant" Per he as ontHe.aarne bMlaT ue'Pma .will be 00 feet, which belongs to , th --. I L.per. i'orce me U..Q. I. bv i.oiVi., ""' ' furnish gas to consumers I 'VJft nct- lq Then New York and SKi.ai..Lg.nty cnts. lr. QUIZ 1. Who Is the head of the Belilan commUjIn.5 tliat viMted Philadelphia yeitertart 2. What famoin French dramatist and wrttav of romances had nexro blood In his Tew ' 3. Whn did Attlla Uro? 4. What side did Bavaria take In th wtf. or 1880 between rrutsta and Austria? 6. Who was i cammvlrn tnanacer for WHm uunnic idf uu( prauaenuai elections n T ,r. of Shakecpeare's ecrnn tin,' nature ruakes mp 'I ihlntiM 3 occupies thei grounds of the former eittHf 6. In what nliur line "One touch of nnoie worm kut'T "7. Whero was Major Andre born? ' -V o. nnat national cemetery near Waul of Koliert K. Ie? v. now mnnr vojaies to America did Ctta!' bus make? ki 10. What Jh ii numlsmntlut? , -I" Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. "The nattle Hymn of the Republic" It lli to the nlr of "John Ilrown'n Uodr." $ 2. Hey West la a misinterpretation of ' Spanlnh words Cnya Hueso, which , , Hone Reef. 4 3. Mount McKlnley, AlnnVn. with an iltltthj of more than 20.000 feet. In the hlihitH peak In territory belonging to the laliWi Mate. i. Samuel Oomper Ii head of the AmerhW federation of Labor. f fi. Anne Louise tiermalne, riaronm it SImI-i Holsteln. called Madame riti MoH. WM II noted. French novellnt nnd critical writ, Her dates ore 1700-1817. 8. A tourmond ! u gluttonous person. fl; of eatlnr. A gourmet Is nn enlrorf.tr ' connoisseur of table delicacies, especuur,- ui w ine. 7. "Gownn" Is the Scotch word for dalir. 8. General Smuts Is n South African Boer. 0. Alexander Hamilton was mortally woa ny ..aron uurr in n duel on July ii, i and died the next day. 10. Grand Duchest Marie Adelaide was Luxembourg before the Germans Its neutrality la 1011. !I A s JOSEPH JEFFERSON'S BIRTHPLACE COMMEMORATING the living ln bronH or stone Is regarded In this country as a ticklish business. Visitors to Venew; ela Invariably have a good laugh over thl many tablets which the dictator, OuxmtO; Blanco, self-styled "the illustrious America; General," erected to himself throughout thl city of Caracas. We are always amui4, whenever the true Btory of Calve's erietlot of a marble statue of herself as Ophelia pa the site of her future grave Is told. Tb dead aro great. The living are too fre, fluently exposed ln all their human frilltjr-. Nevertheless, Philadelphia for many yitrt was conspicuous for containing a bronM Is'j scrlptlon to a living celebrity, one of hir nv tlve sons. The personal Inspiration for thl "memorial" has passed away now. Hi wJ Joseph Jefferson, one of the many rlft luminaries of the stage who first aw ttj light of day ln this metropolis. The Inwrlp, tlon, much blackened by the weather scarcely legible unless one has very tl eyes, remains on the wall of an old how at the southwest corner of Sixth and BpruM streets, where In 1R29 the world-fanwiJJ, delineator of Rip Van Winkle was bit'. The Inscription, put up about 189'. wW Jefferson was still delighting audlencei wi his art, reads as follows: If Joseph Jefferson, The Actor .S Was Born Here . Feb. 20, 1829 ft Here'a Your Good Health and Your f. Family's ' May They Live Long and Prosper J The quotation ,1s, of course, one ''J. most famous lines In the curiously patW work play of "Rip Van Winkle," wlnc like Topsy, was never precisely "borni" b Juet "growed up" under the ram i""J,ll2i theatrla eyes of Mr. Jefferson, himself WH Dion Bouolcault, the playwright, While on tour with the alt-atar ct ej "The Rivals," says Francis Wilson in m entertaining "Reminiscences of Jeffrl,j "I spoke to Mr. Jefferson about afflxlW tablet to his birthplace. He modestly m lected snvlno- Ihnf II nnl nn unUHUSl tnl"j tn rin whllA Ha eihlA.t nt a memorial still living, The matter was droppediftfj time, but later, at, tho suggestion etj menu, ut Witt Miller, he. tne iai Whelpley. of Cincinnati, and myaelU up the tablet." f Apropos 'of, the subject, Jeff era sequently wrote.tr theejmrwwi nam RSI
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