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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.
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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
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".: 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:
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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
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' .'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
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, 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
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