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Blx (10) dollar per year, pajablo In advance. -To all foreign countries on (II) dollar per month. Nones Subscribers wishing addreis chanced toust give old as well as new address. BEIL, JOOO VALMJT KEYSTONE, MAIN SOW aWAddrss oil communications to Evening Ledger, Independence Bcuart, Philadelphia. axrxiia xt tub mn.Arin.rnti. rosTorncx as SXCOND-CXAS3 UXlli MATTin rhUtdtlpKU, Wedneidij, Octol.tr 3, H17 COME FORWARD, MEN!' rruiE politics of this city has long been tn need of a major surgical operation. Tho cancer has worked its way deep Into our Institutions. Tho necessity for heroic measures ot extirpation has been apparent to those who truly lovo Phila delphia andhiavo given caro and thought to an analysis ot tho disease. But some thing Uko tho Fifth "Ward tragedy was rcqulslto to" shock tho entire commu nity and expose to It tho putrid rotten ness of tho system which dominates our 'municipal government. Only an earth , quakq-could havo shaken satisfaction out of certain classes of our citizenry, and T we havei-had tho earthquake. ' " Itevclatlon at tho hearing yesterday got mighty close to tho top when tho two Vares themselves were declared by a witness to have had lntlmato knpwledgo of tho Importation of Now York thugs. Tho Vares are tho men who at present hold tho city by tho neck. They con trol Pio Governor and tho Mayor, and dominate virtually tho entlro function ing of government In this locality. They aro tho super-contractors, mixing poli tics and business with tho facility of alchemists, hiring brains when needed and keeping tab on tho public exchequer with as much caro as If It wero their own. They are "higher-ups," In every x sense of tho word, tho very soul and citadel of tho stem of government which lias made this city a byword and. - a hissing among friends of .good gov ernment everywhere. Better than Pen; " '"'jTDao-.ln some respects and worse, if pos- f f ' fslbio, In others, they nevertheless In themselves havo personified tho evil which must be excised, and In them all tho things which wo hold to bo deplor able have found comfort, aid and suc cor. Legally guilty of constructive par ticipation In tho Fifth Ward horror they may or may not bo, but on them, too, the moral guilt that already is branded across tho brow of tho Mayor must also rest. Thoy wero trained In tho political school that runs a courso parallel to .government by murder, and ho who plays with flro must expect sooner or later to bo burned. True, their faction has dono no moro than the other faction might havo done, for Intimidation by thuggory is standard factional praotlco, bdt this tlmo there was murder, and "murder will out." in this tlmo of our humiliation and disgrace, when the minds of men aro stwnncd by exposure of the practices encouraged and condoned by the faction Ists, wo again call on tho 'natural lead ers of the community to cast asido their sloth and jump Into the tight. Wo call again on ' men In tho professions, on rich and powerful merchants, on all whoso lnfluonco in other 'pursuits gives them an Immediate political stitndlrig, to leap Into the arena and drive tho plunderers and blunderers out. Let no man try to square himself with his con science by dilatory action on sophistical argument. His duty is open, apparent and not to be gainsaid. No citizen can be neutral- It Is war to ,tho death from now on, a battle between the friends of government and the debauchers ot government. Democracy Is no less seri ously 4 Imperiled In Philadelphia than along the battlefront In Europe. There the assault is moro direct and less In sidious, but It is Uie samo kind of as sault While, ' our. ybung men battle against tho Hun, we at homo' must bat tle -against prostitution' ot tho very prhv eiples those young men' go to defend. Dovm with tho Hohenzollernst Sown with " the petfy tyrants ot Philadelphia! Down ftffc government by murder! There can llapt one party for any decent cltl Am, An'd that is the anti-murder party, Vtttre can be but one purpose for any flti mii iBt Tnnn. btt1 Hint Aft in Atn tntl. p,,. , r. . , fwywnent to overturn- government by $bnty. v' May the scorti of his fellow men settle Anf fl the malingerer. May tho civic btf rlven to take a stand. May th )i ani Wk so far hove proved tu'insoiresj & p JKtle men come forward wiiv at bq c$i)lfud tm defeiytora an4 come to a showdown, and by tho graco of Providence, no man !n this town be tween now and is'ovombor will bo nblo to hide behind any mask, but must show his colors and take his place in ono army or tho other. The tocsin has sounded and It must bo answered. v KAISER DISAPPROVES OP LIBERTY DONDS TUB enthusiasm with which tho coun try has risen to mcot tho Govern- Tncht's second Liberty Loan appeal Is as cnhcartcnlng as a great victory In tho field. It will bo good news to our men across tho wator. It Is tho most vivid nnd practical way to toll them wo aro with them every mlnuto of tho tlmo In their fight against Knlsorlsm. Thcso bonds wo buy nro their weapons, airplanes, rifles, ammunition. Tneso bonds aro their comfort and rellof; food, blu'nkots, othor. But It Is not enough merely to furnish tho thrco billions. It must bo dono quickly, willingly and with a big margin to eparo. Tho messago must go Uko a shot straight from our pdekots to tho second-floor front suite do luxe In tho palaco at Potsdam, so that Potsdamnatton shall know exactly where It gets off. It Is a good thing to Indict seditious men. That plcasuro Is reserved to tho Grand Jury- But every cltlr.cn can In dict the traitors In our midst by buy ing a bond. An overwhelming flood of bond buyers will silence tho La Toilettes moro surely than expulsion from tho Senate For no tricky pcace-at-any-prlco qulbbler will attempt to address a crowd wearing Liberty Bond badges. And Germany Is watching us. REPRISALS AS PREVENTIVES TUB French nro In no doubt about aerial reprisals. Tho Kngllsh aro. Americans have not been called upon to take a stand In the matter, as German machines havo not brought the question homo to us by bombing our cities. But tho Allied nations, Including1 America, aro fighting as a unit against Germany and In tho long run nro responsible for each other's policies. Our air fleet will bo to all Intents and purposes an Integral part of tho Allied nlr forces, and American opinion of reprisals Is suro to havo weight. Iteprlsal upon noncombalants In tho spirit of puro revengo is unquestionably wrong. As a means of preventing mur der It can bo defended. If tho Germans started murdering prisoners nnd tho only way to make them stop was to kill prisoners, there would be fow objections to this reprisal. If tho only way to stop German air raids Is to raid German cities, Allied Governments owo It to their citi zens to adopt this policy. An ultimatum might bo given to Germany flrst, copies of which could be distributed among tho people back of tho'llnes by airplane. Then tho sufferings brought homo to tho Ger man peoplo could bo expected to bear fruit in an attempt to stop tho massacres In English nnd French cities. ORGANIZEP TREASON TUB Government was not a minute too soon In stilling tho malodorous con spiracy of tho I. W. W. Tho program of tho organization was incredibly traitor ous. Kcroscno was to bo poured Into bakers' ovens, emery powder was to be tin own Into tho gears of all sorts of ma chines, locomotives wero to bo disabled and rendered useless. In a letter written by ono Itowan to HayWood on August 2 It Is declared that "tho old bugaboo of 'patriotism' Is being preached onvnll sides. Wo have tho good will of tho German peoplo here, and wo feel that they aro In sympathy with our cause. Wo aro going to. carry our points If wo have to stop every industry on tho Pacific coast." Talk about copperheads'. Why, thoy never dreamed of such propa ganda as this. But tlie leaders ot tho wreckers, havo been Indicted. Tho machinery of tho law will get them, traitors alike to their own associates and to their country. Before wo get through with some of these peoplo, oven Benedict Arnold may appear to havo been but a meek nnd mild traitor In com parison. It wns a frame-up, all right! Wo'vo got tho cash, now let's get tho airplanes. Wo all know where wo'ro going and -wo aro on our way. Thero seems to "camouflage" tho issue. bo an effort to No matter how they fix prices, it re quires patriotism to pay them. Tho British Government has fixed tho prlco ot herring:?, but not of red her rings. In the milk business, which end Is being milked? New York Bun. Both! Clover, wasn't it, to put white rib bons on thugs so that the pollco should not bother them? Tho Official Bulletin, wo may sug gest to Georgo Creel, could bo read moro easily with the pages cut. General Maude's great thrust at the Turkish fighters was anything but a lady Uko procedure, Jn splto of his name. At one time thero was somo dis cussion as to what wero Germany's war alms. Thero was but ono, and It was loot Atlantic City hotels announce "beefless Tuesdays." But "Jazz-bandless Saturdays" are still-a dream of the millen nium. "" Fairy tales never die. They oniy; slumber, Tho fatest revival of "Jack' the Glar.t-Killer" is conveyed, by the head' line. "lJC(-lb, Negro." Detectlvo Nabs 230-lb At wireless conversation has .Just been held between Long Island atjd Hawaii, 5000 miles. The world cannot be. mode small enough. A small wqrld is a safe, one." Tlio mate who said to hlseaplain. "AH I want from you Is courtesy, and damned little of tfe ' Wpreasod 4ho feel- toward tk tawa iiigu of JPhmwMpnj EVENING LEDaERpKli NEW RULES FOR COASTWISE TRADE Old Traditions Go by tho Bonrd With Admission of For eign Ships Special Correspondence cf Evening Ledger WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. FOIt lrtbro than a century the 'United States has been exceedingly Jealous of Its coastwise trade. Efforts of foreign na tions, moro fnyored in" the matter of ship construction and operation, hao been made from tlmo to time to brenk through the pro tected barriers that havo been reared, with out avail. Tho admission of fcTctgn cssels into tho port-to-port trado of this country has been restricted, first, becauso of tho desire to encourago shipbuilding In tho United States, nnd second, to prevent dis astrous competition with foreign ship own ers, who had decided advantago over Amer ican ship owners In tlio matter of wages and overhead charges. It has always been tlio American conten tion that ships could bo built cheaper abroad than at homo and that efforts to lnduco American omccrs and seamen to work upon terms competitive with foreign ers havo failed. To thcso unfair competitive condition has boen attributed tho gradual disappearance of tho American merchant marlno from tho high seas. Tho coastwise trade, as distinguished from tho foreign trado, has been tho ono. stronghold of Amor lean shipping. It has prevented Canadians from entering Into tho coastwiso trnflo as between American port3 on tho Oreat Lakes, and It has profited similar competition on tho Atlantic, tho Pacific and tho Gulf. Torclgn vessels havo had tho prlvllego ot entering our ports to discharge or to take on cargo, Just as the samo privilege has been extended to American vessels In for eign ports ; but the right of a foreign vessel to trado between American ports like New York, Philadelphia and Saiannah or Seattlo and San Francisco has been dented. Ameri can ships, therefore, for upward of a hun dred years havo had a substantial monopoly of coaatwlsn trado in America. In other times than theso tho two political parties havo differed somewhat as to tho wisdom of this American moponoly. Ilcpubllcans hao generally supported It, but old-lino Democrats. bollelng In free trade, hao sought to break down the sys tem. As ono of them said in tha House last week- "Our laws now glvo monopoly to American ships. I do not favor that nnd ui ve never iaoreu that. I do not think it Is Justified. It Is a system of protection and upbuilding nt tho expense of others tint I do not bcllevo in " It Is fair, however, to say that all Democrats do not hold to thin view. But they Joined In It, to all intents and purposes, when tho Administration in sisted upon the pabsage.of tho law breaking down, aj it w.111, temporarily nt least, the century-old protective system, and opening up our ports to foreign ships for whtt, It Is contended, will ho only tho period of tho war wun uermany. Breaking Down the Barriers Most everything President Wilson has asked for during this extraordinary war session he has received at tho hands of Congrcbs. When, therefore, it was mado known that tho President wanted foreign ships admitted to tho coastwiso trade, partly to rclloo American ships taken from that trade and put into tho foreign service, it was a foregone conclusion that tho bill would pass tho House. Tho Committee on Merchant Marino nnd Fisheries gavo hear ings, to bo sure, hut the American ship builder was too busy on war orders to put In a protest. Tho New Kngland shipping Interests were represented and told of tho danger of the ttinporiry repeal of the coast wiso laws, likening It to tho noso of tho foreign camel pushed under tho wing of tho tent. "You may do this as a measure of war." they said, "hut you may havo great diffi culty In putting up tho bars again when this war Is oer and tho ships of tho world are reaching out for American trado In com petition with our own ships." The commltteo was admonished by repre sentatives of the Administration that tho Introduction of foreign bhlps at this time was necessary for the remoaal from port to port of cargoes that could not be carried by rail or by such coastwlte shipping facili ties as now exist. It was declared that tho nppearanco of Canadian ships at our ports on the Great Lakes or on the Atlantic coast need not give alarm and that tho depart ments had no fear of a Japanese or Chlneso Invasion on tho Pacific coast. There was somo Inquiry as to why American ships wero being taken away In the foreign trade, particularly the seized German ships that were supposed to have been taken for our domestic purposes, but department officials contended that the foreign nations were playing fair nnd that American rights would not be prejudiced by the opening of Ameri can ports to foreign ships during the prog ress ot the w ar. The Commissioner of Navigation, for In stance, In answer to a suggestion that the attractiveness of the American coastwise trado might Induce foreign ships to leave the dangers of the submarine zone, declared that there had been no Indication "of any disposition on the part ot the Allies to keep away from tho scene of action." "I do not think anybody can havo any question about that," he said. "Certainly England. France and Itay have thrown nil of their men. money and shipping right into the breach and kept it there for three years. And I cannot for one moment believe there Is any possibility of anybody trying to go In the coasting trade to avoia me cancers or tno war, certainly not on the part of the na tions I have indicated that are fighting the war with us." Backed by Business Men Before tho bill was brought up In the House, Congress was advised .that for the present, at least, It had the Indorse ment ot certain large commercial bodies. Among these were most of the trade or ganizations of Philadelphia, which have hitherto stood like a stone waU against any Interference with the navigation laws that have hitherto 'confined our coastwise ship ping to our own Bhlps. They took the ground that the Administration took, that the war emergency Justified the repeal of the protective shield that has so long safe guarded American Interests along .our coasts. As tho bill passed the House It authorized the suspension of the present provisions ot law bo- as to permit vessels of foreign registry and fdrelgn-buitt vessels admitted to American registry to engage la the coastwise trade of tho 'United fi'as. In stead or granting aumoriiy to ins rretl debt, as was at first contemplated, the United States Shipping Board Is, given full power In the -premises. It may Issue a per mit to such vessels as desire to engaee In the coastwise trade, with the understanding that the- permit "shall limit or define the scope of? the trade and the time of such employment." In the Issuance of such permits prefer, ence is to be given to vessels of foreign registry owned, teased, or chartered by oltl rsemcor porporatlona ot the United States.. An exception Is made? n the case of Alaska. ft-roYisioius vi urn wv bid- noi wapp.y to thacoastwise trade wJth Alaska p Alaskan ports, partly because ot a. long-standing dis pute betvreen American and Canadian ship ping interests, with respect to shipments ot Alaskan .copper and fUflf caught In Alaskaa Mmtara. The -American Interests, hav mn. tended that the Canadian railroad and ship - ping wn,rrci wuui uuuru me uuainess rightfully btlppgtng to Americans between Alaska and points ;ike Seattle unless the navigation laws a 'to, Alaskan porta were preserved. , If the bill passes the -Senate, the trt. I A" wUl " na n- Atycttau, Tom Daly's Column OVERFEEDING An't it funnv how a chap'U Overeat, at Ma ftrtt gfapplc With a dish ol ncw-mado scrappier Our experience mayhap'tt r IVorfc a cure , , In us for sure; And we may ' Answer "Nail" When tee'ra asked to take again That which gave us sitch a pain Due south of our Adam's apple. Second to nono In our faith In Dr. Henry A. Gnrflcld, who has-promlsed us coal, wo nevertheless cannot Imagine him capablo of achieving tho coy posturo nec essary to llvo up to n morn, contemp's description of him ns "a man who spooks straight from tho shoulder." TOM BinD, who went away with tho Chestnut Hill crowd to Camp Mcado tho other day, Is not ono of the early variety, so ho has asked his folks for an alarm clock. "I gotta beat tho reveille," sez he, "becauso It takes mo fifteen minutes to laco mo leggln's." But lot us take a leaf fiom tho life of an ex-school teacher, Will Lou, who has been nt Camp Mcado only about a week, but that was enough for promotion: v Wo came hero last Thursday, jsiid two days ago I managed to get my first shower bath by walking a mile or so. For tho flrst six days and four nights I was busy nt clerical work, collecting statistics of the new men, nges, previous condtMons of servi tude and size of clothing. Tho work grew lighter and tlio captain know I never like to bo Idle, so ho yanked mo out for drllt ever blnco and dubbed mo temporary corporal. Of course, I know practlcilly nftthlng about this business, but usually my men know less. Grub Is satisfactory ("Man wants but HtUc ;") and well cooked, but mighty simple. Sugar ns sugar Is imlslblt, though It is said to ovist In cojfco nnd tea. Boxes of candy are consumed on a socialistic basis, ind tho owner 1b lucky to get halt a. dozen pieces. Beading mattor. outsldo oC Irregular nowspaper.i. Is totally lacking. Hut In the end, life Icn't nearly so exciting na It's cracked up to be, and thero are more thrills In teaching school than In instructing seven men to drill us one. BEHT TAT LOU admits his propensity to speak of "whlro wecls," and wo'vo ex perienced a Uko weakness for "uhlntcr weat." Our brother-in-law, who Is too old for tho draft anyway, always speaks of "tattles." ' Oifll! Och! the year is oettln' way, Like a man that's had his day, V'altln', jlsht, to fade away An' none to pity. Och! the way the winds do Mow.' Little case o' them yc'll knotc, Whether tn the fields ye po Or In the city. Och! how fasht the leaves do fall Iteekln' fires an' smoky pall Oc7i 'tis like a funeral, So colC an' solcr. Och! the stillness cv'rywhere! Ocht there's wttches in the atr! Och! the smell o' death that's there! Och! Och'tolcr! Wo were speaking the other day of the Involutions of Hennery -Jymes, and now comes C. B. V. to add to tho discussion a few cholco sentences from Hennery's very own Introduction to a book by do Maupassant, In which II. J. goes straight to tho point, even if tho words ho slings are a bit hefty. There's a punch In tho last sentence that'll make you take tho count: "Guy do Maupassant devoted much tlmo to tho moral that to provo that you havo a first-rate talent you must havo n .lrst-rato style. Ho thereforo learned to wrlto, and acquired an instru ment which emits no uncertain sound. Ho Is wonderfully conclso and direct, yet nt tho samo tlmo It would bo difficult to characterize moro vividly. He has ac cepted the necessity of being brief, and has mado brevity very full, through making it an energetic selection. "What Is clearest to him Is tho lmmlt lgablllty of our mortal predicament, with Its occasional begullemcnts and Its In numerable woes." Cheer Up! Everything's so high nowadays, honest to goodness ou don't get full valtio un less your saving sense ot humor culls a coupla chuckles In every shop and on every trolley, train and tootslc-trot. A lady occupying tho section opposite us on a three-day Journey some time ago inquired with deep concern as to overy summer resort mentioned. "Well, do they, havo gnats there a-n-a-t-s, you know!" Then there's the butcher whoso faco is as devoid of expression as a worm's. Imaglno such remarks as these from a physog..less than apathetic: "Yes, I'll have chickens tomorrow, but they'll bo alivo thoy keep better that way." " ' And upon offering sympathy for, his bandaged right hand: "It's my most principal hand, too." Wo, oureolf, hero at "Short Sands" after the close of .the season, find a smllo In thcr family wash' now hung in tho front piazza of the'leading hotel, -so lately given over to the promenading of the gay throng. "Well, I'll blto," you say? Noth ing; only my rent's paid up to October Slot, and everybody's gone Jiow bui tho sea-urchins! HUGH MEUU. "Tho deceased," said a recent Issue of the Stroudsburjf Times, "was one ot those person wh'o delight in not' letting their left hand ltnow what -their right is doing, jmd vice -versa." . i, What, you might call "free-handed in deed." It's rather hard to decide whpther it would be the part of friendship to for ward to the worthy Major Claphara this clipping from the current Capo May Sttr and Wave: Major Clapham has sent a cablegram stating that he and family, have Arrive 1 safely in Enland. Mr. )tro will, be nwwn" " mm wmm at aw HSBSBl .. " ' " , vk S'r.,.ut,r,r:w:'Mvifl.-m!( JV WKMRm HaStes Ja j m i ink' mBSLw v fl ' J .JltW, ma. i KiwMcraUla a ISKka it sokn!i S ' ; iMli ward )&ewmm m ' ', ' '1 ".: case imrmvmXm I; 1 "INEXHAUSTIBLE POTASH SUPPLY" Agriculturists Urged to Experi ment With Feldspar Complains-of Workhouse To the Vdilor of the Evening Ledger: Sir Tho alarm caused by tho shortage of potash for agricultural purposes In this country, duo to tho cutting off of tho Ger man supply, nnd which has been the oc casion of several letters in the columns of tho Evening Ledoer discussing the possi bility of Increased production, would seem to ignore an Inexhaustible supply of potash which, wlh Borne posslblo and as yet not well-defined, limitations, is obtainable by virtually every American agriculturist at a reasonable cost A large proportion of the rock underlying the American continent consists ot feldspar. much of which contains potash In varying proportions up to 1C.8 per cent. To extract tills potash commercially has long been an Important problem of the industrial chemist, thus far unsolved. It has long been known, however, that potash feldspars decompose under tho action of the elements, liberating their potash In a soluble form available for plant food. Under ordinary conditions this decomposition takes place very slowly and the liberated potash Is available for only the slowest growing plants, such as trees. By greatly Increasing the rock sur faces to be acted upon by the elements, which can be accomplished by reducing the rock to a fine powder, the process may be greatly accelerated and, theoretically at least, by this means sufficient potash might be liberated In a single season, from finely ground potash feldspars, to feed ordinary crops economically. Occasional experiments had been made during a half century until our Agricultural Department collected the work of preceding Investigators and instituted a series ot ex periments to try out the theory practically. In the flrst place a very Interesting prin ciple was discovered: Whereas powdered feldspar liberated little potash by the ac tion of water alone, when by tho growth of a plant or by other means the separated potash was removed as liberated, nearly all the potash was completely uoeraieu in a comparatively short time.- The experiments as a whole showed that under the conditions of the tests the potash ot finely ground feldspar appeared to be virtually as avail able for plant food as the ordinary soluble salts ordinarily used. The Investigator Is very cautious ,lnhls claims In view of the fact that the experiments could not be con ducted under till the varying conditions to be met with tn varying soils, climates and crops. The subject Jsv however, of such great Interest to every American agriculturist who peeds potash In his fertilizer and the pros pects ot successful use seem so great that It seems Incredible that It has not already been-tried by --agriculturists In general under every possible condition, At this tlme'ot potash scarcity It is certainly de serving of general trial. Probably the only ground feldspar now commercially available Is that supplied to potteries, and thlscwjis found practicable, although better results were obtained by finer grinding. The' feld spar used should contain not less than 8 to 10 per cent pqtash. The experiments- above referred to are described In Bulletin No. 104, Bureau of Plant Industry. In view of the fact that In the decomposi tion of the feldspar only the action of water was considered, and the well-known fact that carbon dioxide Is an Important agent -In the decomposition of feldspathta rocks. It has occurred to the writer that.lt might be well also to bbserve whethsr any Im provement Is secured by using soils yield ing carbon dioxide, such as those containing humus or decaying organic matter. Pos sibly the feldspar and the organlo matter might mutually hasten the decomposition ot both. WILLIAM It. JOHNSTON. Shlppensburg, Pa., September it. SUFFRAGIST COMPLAINS Qj" JAIL Te th JHUtor cf the Evening L40r: r 0 '' j J. SIFTING IT OUT woman, who Is not only nn authority on questions l elating to health, but who, be cause of several weeks' Imprisonment In Oc coquan, knows whereof she speaks. Miss I.avlnla L. Dock, who replies to Senator Tlmberlakc, is by profession a trained nurse, is secretary of the American Federation of Nurses and a member of the International Council of Nurses. Among her many public serlces may be mentioned tho valuable work dono by her after the Johnstown flood and during tho yellow fever epidemic In Florida. Miss Dock's reply follows: "Senator Timberlako's report of his visit to Occoquan workhouse Is far too rosy, nnd. In fairness to tho ordinary prisoners of the place, I Bhould Uko to point out somo of the defects ,of management lis learned In a thlrtyday sojourn there ns a suffrage picket. Tho insanitary features of the women's dlMsion were: "First. Tho common drinking cup and waterpall In workrooms and recreation places. This Is a detail universally con demned by boards of health. On complaint we were given paper cups, but tho other prisoners never havo them. "Second. 'The lavatories In workroom and laundry. Tho condition in these places was made tho subject of our emphatic pro test, and Mr. Whattaker wns requested by us to record our criticism In writing. Con siderable Improvement in --cleanliness fol lowed, but the places are structurally abom inable. "Third. Tho deficiency ot bathing soap. At the weekly baths (shower) tho same pieces of soap are passed from one prisoner to another. During tho rest of the week the women havo no soap, except In very occasional , cases (those who have very long sentences) or when they are able to pilfer a bit. And there are no stationary liquid or powdered; soap fixtures In the lavatories. "We had an ample supply given us, but tho other prisoners were absolutely soap less. The poor thlrlgs felt this, almost tho greatest deprivation and grievance that they had. As a result of it, many ot tho mat tresses had a sour and unpleasant Smell. "Fourth. The wretched cooklnc. hv which food that would otherwise have been sufficient or even good was made all but uneatable. OUr vigorous and repeated complaints had a, salutary effect here, but at flrpt burned or half-Cooked vegetables and hard, woody or leathery meat were of dally occurrence. And It remained continu ously true that .the cereals and macaroni were Infested with weevils, nnd worms. Every housekeeper knows this will occur If these food materials pre old or kept under Improper conditions. And every ono knows that it does not-so much matter what menu Is provided .as how It Is provided. The best food cap bo. ruined' In the kitchen. ''We cared not .so 'much for ourselves, who wre only there' a short time, as for the other unfortunate 'inmates, who had not our fearlessness la complaint They must $ai tne iqoo or starve, ana to help them we criticize aspublicly as posslblo. The dietary Js deficient In sugar and fat. Surely all prisoners might havo sugar and milk tn their coffeo. "Senator Tlmberlake will probably not assert that -he. could learn moro In a visit than women learned tn a month's stay ' . CAUOLINB KATZENSTEIN Philadelphia,- September 30. S0i;piEBS MAY KEEP A COW The JudgeAdvijcate General of the army has ruled, as.fpllows: A detachment ot soldiers keot a. mw tn the production of milk for the detachment mess, and the question was presented whether Ut was legal to purchase feed for wo-cuw rum mo raijon BaMnga In view ot the Army Kegulatlonj. Held -that the -purpose ot tha regulation being simply to require that funds appro priated by Congress for the subsistence of soldiers shall be used for;no other purpose, either directly or Indiredtly. the expenditure of ration savings for fee4 ior the cow under the circumstances -would sot be in viola. Hon of the regulation, such expenditure resulting In the jrocuremnt qf milk for the soldiers. United states Olilclal Bulle tin, t status duo, Uncle t. ?t . ' '''MKwKwISssssir'ISI ?S SPffifiamrnKt f inS I '4 m v'r wt m Mm t Mr , i In H i I ' .'u"'2'!- ,31 What Do' You Know?! quiz l 1. What l'rfrslilent was In office dartnt th IM military draft effected In this coDntnMj 3. What Is an operatic buffo? jl 3. Vthat la u monbtrance? W 4. Nlint comprises the "pernonal departnoem of the Knzllah Hint's household? M S. Name the, three leading dramatists of GtM Urltnin 0. Distinguish between equinoxes and solttkM 7. Uhe the origin of the Women's ChrUMJ Temperance Union. 8. What nnd where Is Varna? 0. How old Is rresldrnt Wilson? 10. Tho founder of the Nobel prizes was nol m for nn Invention. What was toll? I Answers to Yesterday's Quizd 1. Stuttgart, just bombed br French alraesJ the capital of the kingdom of Wort! herr. fiermnnr. Nltuated at an elei of 890 frrt. about two miles Math Vf Necknr. 3 2. A tocsin Is a bell rune as an alarm tl Nonndajs It l generally used flgnrstltri 3. I nfun Mn1 A.lmtrul. Mtl.. la knfttnl 1 "Mltle I'enn." 4. "Shnilniv Hunk niAnnfl nrA.fifmianS the l.'nlle.I Mates. m B. Aengtifi, the old (lactic god of routs, nnd iKwtrr. i-nrrNOanda to the Apoiio. - m 0. The "Hie I'our" of the I. W. W. srs beth Curler 111 nn. Carlo Treses', I). Ilaiwood nnd Arturo Gloranlltl. 7. The population of the earth Is about 1, 751.000. 8. "Mother's Day" Is' celebrated annasHf the second Sunday In May. 0. The "ConTulslonarles" were a fanatics! of JunttnllM. who anpunr UD In Yto about 1730. SfirjV. 10. Recruiting of eamoBeurs for the " Army lias been authorized In New V t3Hil , THE WISTAR PARTIES "vNE ot the features of old PhlladelsjJI M 1 I C n.liffll. ...l..a.w. 9 wa.M.'M ntfSJSM tire of telling about was the enterUln," given under the hospitable roof of vriii par WIstar, at Fourth odd Prune, flotcH cust street The house, which has beesg, stored to much of Its original beauW. built nbout 17B0. hr. William ShloMnlnS there for a time. In 799 Doctor V?!?,1 moved from High street (Market) to Fo and Prune and lived there until his 2i In 1818. JH lift wag n vprv lmav Ttinn. havlnff SB $i tensive practice and a chair at the VnJ'JilS SltV. But he iravA nu nmph of hit ItW! FJ hours ns nnsslhln in lila friends, who M9S. the custom of dropping In on Sundsf.fjW nlngs. As the years passed by these "UfH most cherished Institutions. They lsra most Fhlladelphlans of distinction. strangers of note stopping here fc"iS uu?g wero uiways maue we;it"v. r hnllRA TnAnnma thn A.ntA. nf IhA 1lterSrr.SSl "-.-..-- "r ."" v.'' ... " h sciemino society ot the city. Some ot thn most notable visitors Baron von Humboldt, the naturall't?, piauu, the botanist ; Abbe Correa at. eamuei ureck, Dr. John W. Francis, Wnlfih. JOAAnh T-nrtlrfnHAn XTlrhnlsS Dr. Nathaniel Chapman 'and the older' sienna, ur. ueniamln Jtusn, )" Kuhn, both the William Shlppens, Grimtts. William Hawlo. Chief Tllshman. Geor-tre nvnur. Peter DUC John Heckewelder and John yaughan. Tne entertainment was simple, coi ot wine and caks, tea and coffee, as Wlstar's Idea was n-n intellectual than a. rnnvlvlnl l.At Thn fib seldom spread, in 1811 the nlht J meeting was changed from Sunday to day, and Ice cream nni nlmonds were to- the refreshments, Terrapin, bystt'i' umor uouuacieg weta jntroauoea . uvsih usuaujr rawed in nuipoer u to nity invltatrens began In pew NOembSP ntti nnnUnnul h. KA.nt Oil April, bringing together the best l IVnt-lA Ml.nl.n.f . . t...A. ef V .,-.. V.FUIUUVQ 1UB prpuyw." learning-., cotirtiv imn. nnrf ennd hre But Doctor wWr fame does no the WUtar parties, He was the ul jn iirst American treatise on vnv am fcuwwa msdlole at sJWfnb y ??' 4?" " At ht we hav J "hlJsr p? ,fW' fijm-vBHm-mki Wis n -i-. -i-'iSL :''i &. " . l XTJaK A n il I ass P i V-. ara&HjM iW- ,. l vm tm mum iidwcu li iiiili
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