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rbll.J.lphli. l'rldir, Octcbrr S, 1917
LET US GET DOWN TO
BUSINESS
TX1TK VIOLATE no secret when wo say
that a factor In tho selection of Hob
' Island as tho slto for tho largest ship
fabricating plant In tho world was tho
fact that It was outsido tho city limits
' t Philadelphia, and therefore not subject
- to tho harassments of local politicians
'' and gangsters. ,
' Tho chief engineer of a hugo plant now
In process of construction within tho last
ew days threw up his hands In horror.
"Good heavens!" ho exclaimed, "but what
I are wo ever to do If that crowd of cut-
throats and highwaymen get after us?
We expect to work on a small margin
0f profit anyhow, and If that bunch start
' demanding graft wo'H bo left In a pre-
VAti dlcamont sure enough."
Wo ore Informed that not ono but many
enterprises of tho first magnltudo havo
been lost to Philadelphia simply becauso
tho business men back of them declined
to be subjected to the vicissitudes ot bad
government, with tho attendant and con
stant risk of heavy losses.
There aro sections of tho city In which
tho value of property has decreased, with
corresponding municipal losses from taxa
tion, for no other reason than that tho
police protection paid for by tho taxpay
ers Is no protection nt all, except for law
breakers and tho beneficiaries ot gang
favoritism.
Government Is a business proposition.
We do not mean by this that government
Is simply a corporation, to bo adminis
tered efficiently as Is any other success
, ,ful corporation. We refer to tho effects
of government rather than to tho process
of government. Tho object of organlza
tlon In society Is the preservation of pcaco
and order, the protection of each and
very Individual, the administration of
community affairs so that legitimate busi
ness can bo conducted under fair and
proper conditions. Had government,
which always has tho greed of somebody
back of It, Is Invariably a heavy tax on
business. It not only increases taxes,
but It decreases profits. Thcro Is not a
large business in Philadelphia today
Which Is not paying, both directly and
Indirectly, a heavy annual toll for "tho
privilege of having government by mur
' . der and thugs. There is not an institu
tion of importanco In tho wholo city
"which Is not penalized by bad municipal,
' administration. Thcro is no corporation
u or privato business, even though it re
, celves special favors, that is not really
, t victimized by prostitution of tho pollco
T power and other inferior or criminal ad-
ministration.
Tho humiliation of such exhibits as
that now going on is bad enough. The
j,' vocabulary of Indignation has been ex-
$ haustcd. But there is reason for serious
consideration In tho mere matter of dol-
- lars and cents. We must reckon tho cost
' of bad government In the number of
Investments that did not como hero on
account ot it, In the penalization of ex
isting industries. In tho loss to labor
occasioned by protected vice and In its
general depressing Industrial effect. As a
result of machine administration wo get,
Jtoo. of course, dirty streets, with an ln
Pa. crease in the death rate, uncollected gar-
rfj7 "bago and dozens of minor ills. They are
incidental. Intelligent citizens must
laugh when they hear gangsters talking
about transit or soma other great and
vital Improvements increasing the tax
rate,. "Viiy. the gang costs every year
two or three times as much as annual
transit deficits could ever be, and good
i a-amlntstrotlon would wipe out enough
Snuto to meet all transit deficits and
jQWanrV I.UUWIIV(I 4. .WaVV .UV UCSIUH.
y '" Philadelphia with bad government can-.
compete with vigilant rivals that de-
and get good government. Our
men may as well recognize that
, now as later, for sooner or later they
WV Ot to recognise It.
DOING A MAN'S WORK
MaY o Uw mtf who went about se
itnr MtfxtwipUttfw to the first Liberty
i.oin bust
9$9
to.yjw-..
I natural that-
TtyBW I"" UW'H
they flro a shell or a bond Into tho Ger
man lines. In this fight nit scrvlco ranks
tho same.
Tho ninn or woman who enlists In
plnco ot nny 0110 o( theso departed soldier-salesmen
can thus feci that ho or
who Is dolus '1 man's work.
THE SERPENT STRUCK
AS AN" instigator and fomentor of ills
.O scnslon nnd conspiracy, tho former
Ambassador from Ucrlln appears to havo
measured up to tho host standards of
kultur. Holo Pacha was ono of his In
struments. Thero wcro others, nnd the
American Secret Scrvlco probably has
their names.
AVIth rovelatlons of Intrigue almost
dally given out, utterly damning In their
detailed uccuracy, ordinary nlon begin
to wonder at tho restraints ot fiction.
Thcso things might havo happened In tho
days of Xcro, but who dreamed that they
could bo occurring nil about us In this
cm? Millions for tho propagation of
pacifism, millions for subsidizing unarch
Ists or any other enemies uf society, dlpln.
matlo privileges violated, hospitality out
raged and secret war waged against t
friendly country! In truth, Mr. Hcrnstorff
Justified tho confidences of his overlord
and wus well disciplined In tho masterly
accomplishments which civilization Is
pledged to cxtlrpato from tho faco of
tho earth.
Each day tho ground slips from under
men such as I-a Follctte. Xow revela
tions bewilder them. Tho explanation of
tho pacifist is not out of his throat be
fore a greater horror appears. Xn won
der Halg strikes with terrlllo power In
Klanclers! No wonder- that tho American
troops in Franco seem to be Inspired with
a longing for battle! They havo como to
seo this German kultur for whut It Is.
Thoy understand at last what German
honor Is. Thoy comprehend now Why
civilization Itself is threatened witli de
struction. Nor do wo at homo havo to bo
told murli moro about llclgtum. AVo our
selves havo had a llttlo tasto of fright
fulness, and wo can Imagine tho rest
without additional demonstration.
FOOLISH QUESTION NUMBER 2
THE latest foolish question Is, "Why
doesn't Mayor Smith kick Director
Wilson out of onice?" Tho answer is, of
course, that Director Wilson had a good
deal to do with putting Mr. Smith in
oillcc. Director Wilson Is not In Mayor
Smith's power, but Mayor Smith Is in
Director Wilson's power. If tho Mayor
kicked over tho traces and began to
throw Vnro satellites out, whero would
tho Mayor get any votes In case ot Im
peachment proceedings?
THE SECOND MARNE
THE short patch of Uelgian coast line,
which Is Halg's objective In his pres
ent drive, Is German soil, as tho German
mind vlows tho war. It is that coast, at
England's gateway, which' Germany feels
sho must havo to be "safo" in tho future
Not only that, but thero sho has Invested
millions upon millions in U-boat nnd air
craft bases. Zeebruggc is moro important
than Kiel In tho German naval offensive.
This is why in tho last month Ilalg
has seen lit to throw four times ns many
shells upon enemy defenses as were
thrown In tho Sommo drive, why It has
seemed worth while to suffer 100,000
casualties. Oneo tho Passchendaclo Kldgo
Is tnken, tho Uelgian plain will Ho at tho
feet ot tho British, and on level ground
their superior weight should soon drlvo
tho enemy half way to Brussels. Every
milo tho British gain makes theso ques
tions moro vital to Berlin: How long can
wo hold our bases? How long before our
U-boats must operate from tho German
coast proper, with hundreds ot miles
further to go to reach their goals than
they havo to go now?
When tho Importanco of the objective
Is considered. It is easy to bellevo that
this Is tho heaviest fighting of tho war.
It Is easy to believe that tho German com
mander threw forward threo divisions
in an nttempt to retako ground, only to
seo them cut to pieces. Tho German losses
must bo fully as heavy as thoso of the
British, probably far heavier, for they
counter-attack ns often as thoy loso
ground nnd aro constantly outshelled.
In strategic Importance thcro has been
nothing to comparo with this drive sinco
tho Marno, for tho Allies threaten not
only to turn tho wholo German line, but
ulso to shatter tho enemy air and under
sea raiding campaigns nt their source.
Only tho winter can htop them.
NAME OF THE PARTY
qpOWN MEETING PAltTY" may not
be tho best name imaginable, but
names are not going to count much In
November. With such a cause as the
Independents havo to light for, and such"
a shambles of government as thoy havo
to fight against, any namo or none at all
would bo satisfactory. A winning party,
In this case, Is a good enough party for
anybody.
Buy a bond and criticize you have
no right to unless you do.
Lancaster lias not yet got a new
postofllcc,. but It's got tho site, and that's
half.
The new revenue bill seems to be
sufilclcntly loaded without tho Introduc
tion of Jokers. Thero U not any Joko
about it.
It was not necossary for Lloyd
Georgo to announce that England would
go In for reprisals. Halg Is giving a
practical demonstration of tho fact,
1 1
Maybe tho police department be
lieves, that if it can get hold of Maloney,
Maloney may chango his testimony;
Thugs, like Germans, have great faith in
Violence and frlghtfulness.
Mr. Ilotan Bays that the "dig.
credited police department Is on trial from
top to bottom." Why not throw In a
few of the magistrates nnd make the
Cleanup n good one?
For the firsf time during the war
German, cltleu ha,ye received tho orden
,"AU Jlgjf, skfMto'M Wlf Cteorge'u
jfiiAWort: wySyrrald i-eprUais, There
r3 cvtyTOWHraiWJ1 .?..' thrtewt.
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA,
"DANDIES" MAKE
SNAPPY FIGHTERS
Neatness Is One of the First
Rules n Soldier Must
Learn
Uy F. R. G. FOX
(i"Qi:i'ORM ho went into the army ho
J3 never took care of his clothes. Ills
trousers wero never creased. His necktie
did not fit right Stains nppcarcd on his
ont nnd did not disappear tilt he got n
new suit. Ho was clean enough, but ho
didn't look clean, somehow. Hut now ho Is
to careful about himself It's Incredible.
He's becoming a dandy."
Who has not heard this sort of comment
about somo young man who has mailo up
his mind to go to the war7
Clothes may not make tho man In civilian
life, but they certainly help In the army.
In fact, the military "dandles" make tho
best soldiers nlncty-nlno times out of ono
hundred.
Civilians may doubt the assertion. Not
m tho military. Tho opinion virtually Is
unanimous that tho young ortlccrs or en
listed men who are neat and lmmnculato
almost to tho point of fastidiousness make
good at 11 moro lapld pace nnd rlso higher
than their moro careless brethren.
Of courso every ono will admit that It
would bo foolish nnd Impossible to turn
out nn army of enlisted men ns "tailor
mades." Klngdon Gould admitted that In
two winks of nn eyelash when ho dismissed
nn adventurous and business-seeking tailor
from an army cantonment tho other day.
Yet tho fact remains that neatness Is writ
ten over virtually every page of tho sol
dier's catechism.
It Is well known that tho neater tho en
listed man Is ho more his soldierly qual
ities appear. Tho came applies to his per
sonal cleanliness, his uniform, not to men
tion his legBlnss, shoes and other para
phernalia. That much has been asserted
tlmo and again by endless number of army
authorities.
Tho eamo Is true ot ofllccrs. For years
olllcers of tho regular army havo had
a reputation for their "nattlness," includ
ing men reputed to bo among tho best In
tho Fcrvlcc. Before tho war, nnd even
today, thoy appear always so spick-and-span
as to bo easily distinguishable as
a rulo from many Nntlonal Guard olllcers
nnd members of tho ofllccrs' reserve
corps.
To the civilian the army ollleer may ap
pear to havo a, tlngo ot tho bandbox air
about him. Ilo stands arrow straight, his
nlr Is Miiart and snappy, his uniform llts
like a glove, not to mention his boots
and rpurs. or shoes and leather leggings,
dazzling In their mirror-like brilliancy.
How often somo civilian, envious per
haps, has watched the ollleer pass, only
to Imply in far less terms that ho takes
himself far moro seriously than his pro
fession: "Ho hates himself." Is the sarcasm ic
ferrcd to.
These hypcrcritlcs fall to recognize that
tho officer whose get-up Is immaculate and
snappy Is just what ho should be every
Inch a soldier.
Tho Recruit's First Lesson
Such ofllccrs practlco what they ptem-h.
They aro required to insist that their
men bo neat and splck-and-Fpau, nnd It
Is up to them to give the example. Need
less to say, this preclseness and nicety
evidenced liy tlio ollleer In his dress Is
something that ho carries Into all his other
actions and duties. In other words, ho Is
the Ideal soldier. Jn European countries
tho snupplncss of ofllccrs Is universal. The
Uerman olllcers aro admitted to bo the
most "dandy" of all.
Iteerults nio taught the essentials of
neatness and trlmness In dress almost be
fore they learn their military A, II, C-s. Not
only is each told to try to bo the neatest
man In the company, but later they can
watch tho commanding ollleer choosing an
orderly at formal guard mount. It Is known
that tho most faultlessly dressed and Im-
inaculato soldier, one whose bearing is be
yond reproach, always is selected for tho
post.
Xo-t only Is tho honor one much sought,
but when the company is doing guard duty
the orderly Is tho only man U get a full
night's rest. That also Is not a little matter
from the soldier's point of view.
So much stress is laid upon the enlisted
man's appeal ance that at military stations
nnd camps he often Is not allowed to
leave een with a pass, unless all clothing
Is worn Just as It should bo and every
button in place.
Brigadier (leneral Price recently issued
orders at Camp Hancock that no man was
to bo allowed to leave the camp without
wearing tho regulation. The camp has been
placed on a war footing, in tho bargain.
The civilian critic should bear that In mind.
It Is generally recognized that mora army
rifles become Inaccurato and unserviceable
through lack of caro than by tiring. That
Is r.nly ono Instance. The Importanco which
tho AVnr Department attaches to tho caro
of equipment may be shown In tho fact that
It has been made tho subject of ono of the
articles of war, the eighty-fourth. Any sol
dier who through neglect loses or spoils
his arms or clothing Is subject to court-
martial.
Saving Shoe Leather
Tho keeping ot shoes clean and shiued
not only Improves the appearance of the
soldier, but saves tho leather as well. The
same as to clothing. As for the men them
selves, it helps to prevent disease.
Soldiers also have learned to act at alj
times as though proud of themselves, their
uniform nnd their country. Tho enlisted
man and officer ullke owo It not only to
themselves to bo neat, but nlfo to their
company and their country. Shabblness In
tho army reflects not only on tho man, but
on his brothers In arms nnd llnally on the
cntho nriny.
. I.lttlo wonder the soldier Is proud! Ho Is
In a class by himself. Ho Is a member ot
an honorable profession and Is entitled to
respect. Uy his oath he willingly will meet
hardship and sacrifice, suffering death If
necessary, for tho sake ot his flag.
Napoleon said that of all the elements
that make up battlo efficiency, morale
counted TG per cent. On tho other hand,
tho threo prime requisites ot the army are
discipline, discipline and more discipline.
Carelessness In anything and discipline
do not go bund In hand.
READING FOR THE SOLDIERS
The list of books sent to our soldiers
shows a preponderance ot military and ad
venturous literature. Naturally, this would
be the first preference by young men still
absorbed In tho novelty of warfare and
still comparatively Ignorant of Its horrors.
No figures are at hand ot the likes and
dislikes In fiction of the veterans, tho
French ana Kngiisn ana Belgians and Ger
mans. But from other Indications It becomes
plain that the trench-worn warriors loathe
In their hours ot leisure, anything that has
to do with "shop." They want to) hear
about peaceful, domestic things, to havo
recalled to them tho fact that somewliero
still exists a world ot ordinary, bloodless
pursuits, of gardens ana lawns and flowers
and afternoon tea, with ladles moving about
gracefully clothed, na Barrio's Hlelander
says. In billowing "-chHrn." That Is why,
wo presume, Bo many of them who have
relatives ot their own nevertheless- corre
spond with atranfera who will not be ro.
minding them continually of the Cxhtlnr
No doubt, after a few months of fighting,
win us nwtiiK 4r (paw
WfirpS' Gri'y
our MICH
TWm
FRIDAY,
Tom Daly's Column
. "iiv.tr run VMiitr.n k.iw
John V.
llockcfcUcr, he
Seemed as pleated ns pleased could he,
Seen Mm slop, stoop doitm an' pass
Lono lean fingers through the grass,
Pull 'cm out an' smile a smile
Slick as his oicn Standard lie;
Them long fingers seemed to hold
SomcIMn' precious, mchle gold
Anvwats,
John ).
Itovkcfcller, he
Seemed as pleased us pleased could he,
Seen him shake his hcud, an' stand
With the treasure in Ms hand,
aloatln' on it, figgerln' out
Win( his find teas worth, ahoUl,
Turntn' of It, 'round an' round
Must 'a' been a pearl he'd found
Anuicags,
Jchn 1).
llockcfcUcr, he
Seemed as pleased as pleased could he.
Snuck up closer, as I passed;
Seen jlst what It was at last
That had pleased lilm, 'moil to death,
Seen the thing an' held mv Ircalhl
Ooshl It wasn't much at all
Xothln' hut a golf-gamo hall!
An'yll
John 1).
llockcfcUcr, he,
Seemed as pleased as plcascil could le.
Somebody, probably our fuvorlto story
teller among golfers, narrated to us tho
talo of a man whom tho snmo John D.
invited to play on tho Hoekefeller privato
courso nt (.'leveland. Tho guest had
neglected to provide himself with balls.
"Lend Mr. Blank 11 couplo of old balls.
George," said tho host to his caddie.
"There's no old balls In tho bag, Mr.
llockcfcUcr," replied ,tho caddie. "No?"
exclaimed tho host, and after a pause,
"well. I guess you'll havo to lend 1.1m n
new one, then."
THE ITALIANS of Philadelphia had
their mass-meeting last night, to protest
against evils, political nnd social, which
havo long nflllcted tho section called "Llt
tlo Italy." Whut's to como of It nil wo
don't know, but there's suro to bo n meas
ure of good. The old order ill never
again prevail. It'a true ninny of the
town's L'00.000 Italian Inhabitants were
city-dwellers in their natlvo land, nnd
some wcro accustomed to housing condi
tions llttlo better than thcy'vo been get
ting here, but a lot of them know more
about scratching a living out of tho earth
than does almost any American farmer,
and that way their chief fitness for citi
zenship lies.
If the politicians had not so persistent
ly exploited tho Italian from tho begin
ning, the back-to-thc-farm movement for
him, which seems now to bo pretty well
under way, would now bo solving somo
of Mr. Hoover's troubles.
Nicola D'Ascenzo, whoso namo has
como to bo constantly associated with
this Vcsuvinn eruption In Llttlo Italy,
whoso smoke centered over tho A.cadcniy
of Music lust night, brings back from his
vacation nt I'rotlncctown a story that
would bo a proper themo for a poem If
wo wero not In a mood for proso this
morning.
The hero of the talo Is one Francesco
Ccsco, a restaurateur, whose place It
ono happened lo no approaching
Provlncctown by nlrplnnc would hit
ono squaro In tho goggles rrom afar off.
It's nllaro with flowers. But il'.s more
than that.
Ccsco took possession only a few years
ago. Ho found every thmg worn out.
Tho soil was tired. The trees and nil
their relatives wero sick. Thero was nn
enormous but barren grapo vino which
had onco produced a good sort of grape.
This Ccsco immediately cut down, close
to tho roots. Then tho neighbors came
around prophesying woe. "Walt:" said
Cesco. What ho did to tho soil amounted
to a fairy spell. The following year his
vegetables wcro wonderful, and ho got
moro to tho acre than nny other farmer
thereabouts. Ono sort trod upon the
heels of another and was. In its time, trod
upon in turn. But around and over all,
his flowers flourished and llared. Last
year camo tho miracle. Tho decapitated
grapo vine, having rushed right up out
of tho ground In tho spring, began to
decorato Its hair with rich clusters, which
In the fall Cesco passed nround among his
neighbors.
...
There nio Jn 'Llttlo Italy who knows
how many potential Francesco Cescos?
Alfred Abcrnethy Cowles, during his
long life, wrote many fine poems but
never put them Into print. Now ho Is
dead and his friend, James Terry White,
gives his "Poems and Lyrics" to the
world. A passing funeral evuked these
lines:
KIXO ion A 7MV
'ho, down ths husy street
In glittering pomp and pride,
With tramp of horse's feet '
Comes 111 such slate to rldef
Uiic who, crcwhllc unknown
On some small errand lent,
.Along this road, alone,
Unnoticed came and tecnt.
Iiut nolo men stand apart
To glee his progress room;
The pedlar turns his cart,
The tecaver quit his loom;
And children leave their play
To see the splendor pass,
With plumes of Hack and gray
And panoply of glass.
So, lest our common clay
Lack all ennobling,
Death for a single day.
Makes every mun a king.
THE REVEUEND Italph Graham, who
disappeared bo mysteriously somo years
ago, once told us how he xned to send a
wireless to hlH congregation but failed
to get it across. "My church," said he,
"was engaged In various wild schemes
to raise money, for which there was
much use. I felt tho peed ot some of it,
and so when I wait called upon to open
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UNCLE SAM SLOW
TO AWARD MEDALS
Congress Asked to Provide Rec
ognition of Heroism Trade
School for Girls
To the Udltor of the Evening l.ulgcr:
Slr-LI havo addressed the following letter
to members of Congress (tho letter is hero
printed In part) :
Tho United States !o eminent 's existing
honor system for tho tecognltlon of heroism
in war Is totally InMUlIlclent to meet the
needs of the hour. In available lienors and
Insignia 11ml In methods' of award we arc
nt least liriy years behind the time. The
hill that recently passed the Senate and
now is on tits union calendar of the House
as No. 5U really Is worse than 110 bill nt all,
becauso it looks 111:0 bringing tills business
down to date, when In reality It does noth
ing of the kind.
ltesido the highly prized war medals,
crosses and Legion of Honor decorations
now being bestowed by our allies upon
lighting heroes and nurses and nmbulanco
men. our solitary war iiicuai 100ns iiko a
Joke ; and ns If In add a lino point to it,
our existing army legulatlons actually for
bid tho wearing ot any foiclgn decoration
for gallantry by any man in our army or
who Joins our army. For sheer nbsuidlty
nnd rank Injustice, can ou beat that?
Now, aw mull to man, tell me: How do you
like the idea of robbing an American u later
of his Cross of War by statute law wlu-n-ocr
ho elects to light In our army under
his own Hag? That is exactly what out
army regulations do today. Tho basic Idea
of forbidding Americans to accept nnd to
wear foreign decorations Is unwarranted
tlmldltv, no more nnd no less, and the
tlmo for mincing matters in regard to It
has gone b.
Every Intelligent person must realize tlm
Kicat miliary value of. war medals and
crosses that are promptly bestowed on tho
Held beforo tho act of heroism has grown
cold and stale. Tho French Government
shrewdly puts forth much thought and ef
fort lu rewaidlng gallant services that go
beyond the regular duties of tho soldier.
At this moment a million Frenchmen aro
ready to risk tlu-lr lives to me utmost lor
tlm i!ocrnmenl whose generals lu the prcs-
once of tho nnny promptly pin upon the
breast of the soldier the much-cox cted Croix
do Guerre. Why are we so crude and slow
In such matters?
At frequent Intervals wo read with thrills
ot pride ot tho decoration by Fiench gen-,
erals of American airmen, physicians, nurses
and nmbulanco men, and usually tho dec
orations aro bestowed so quickly after the
event that our first news of tho American
exploit is merged in tho news of tho award.
Whero Is tho British soldier who would
not willingly risk almost cortain destruction
for the Government that bestows the world
tenowned Victoria Cross "for valor".? And
proud l the British soldier or sailor who
finds printed after his namo in the olllclal
lists the thrilling Initials "1. S. O."
Saving only one war medal, tho bestowal
of which Is by a comparatively slow and
circuitous process, everything In tho honor
lino which England and France possess,
and use with fine effect, we lack.
It Is tiot tho business of tho olllcers of
,.,. nrmv and navy to devise and nroinoto
war honors for themselves. To do wo would
be entirely beneath their dignity. Theoret.
cally, a hero cannot "apply" for n medul;
but, strange to say, our army regulations
today uotually provide that soldiers may
"make application" for the existing war
medal.
Even when the bill now before the Houses
was drawn auu. i m me nennu, u
would seem that no one gave carrrm ana
adequate thought to the matter We know
that this I" true, berausa bad serious
thought been bestowed upon that rubjeit
the bill would not have been quite so Inade
quate as It now is. It does not even mention
the UnlteU nmns wu v huihw corps.
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be secured tliiotiRh an honor commission
mated by Congress. A properly constituted
honor commission, composed of the Gov
ernment officers most directly concerned In
tho success of the whole undertaking, would
provldo for an adequate study of existing
conditions, a survey of what has been done
by other nations, and, finally, tho formu
lation of a plan of foundation that would
bo at least equal to the best in existence
clscwhcie. When a comprehensive plun lias
been evolved it should be submitted to
thoso hlBh ofllccrs of Congress most closely
connected with tho subject, nnd when
final. y approved by a majority ot them and
by the President, a presidential proclama
tion should bo tho only thing necessary to
turn on the motive power ot btuttito law.
The trilling expenditures necessary lo the
bu-lncss of the commission can be met b
11 fund of $5(inn, while another $3000 will
produce, in the United States Mint, a supply
of dies, presses and insignia stiftlcleiit for
the next ten years or longer.
I hold, most strongly, that ten or a dozen
grades r.f valorous and "distinguished
services will need to be olllclally recognized,
and that medals, crosses and bhlelds. each
of at least threo classes, should bo. estab
lished. Wo should have a 1). S. O. llko that
of Great Britain, and a badge to repre
sent It. WILLIAM T. HOItNADAY,
Vlco President U. S. Army League,
Trustee American Defense Society.
New York, October 4.
TRADE SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
'i"o the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Your Interest In education prompts
nio to send this announcement of the Phila
delphia Trade School for Girls, which slnco
June, 1017, has been operating under tho
Philadelphia school mobilization committee.
Vou will bo interested to know that the
school Is growing and that the scope of the
work has been more than doublod in the
last half year. Plain aro being formulated
to add still other types of industrial wotk
with their related academic, science nnd
art courses to the curriculum now in opera
tion. Courses for hosiery operatives and
textile workers aio among tho types of
industrial courses In which Philadelphia
should lead.
Two important Issues mal.o tills a most
opportune time for the organization of trade
courses for t'lrls and women In Phila
delphia. The first of these Is the great de
mand for women woikers to tako the places
of men called Into war son Ice work for
which tho majority of women will need
speclflo tialiiliig. The second Is tho recog
nition of tho need for vocational education
Blven by the National Government through
tho passage of the Smlth-HuKhes bill, which
went Into effect July 1, 191".
Tho Trado School for Girls Is already
equipped to bear Its share of responsibility
for tho vast amount of clothing which Is
to be made for the soldiers In service for
the Bed Cioss hospitals and other 'war
need". Tho school Iiob nlreadv begun to do
its bit in tho manufactme ot this clothing
No better trado training could bo devised
than that which may ho given on these war
garments. They.aie ot standard typo and
the workmanship required Is of high-grade
technlcul quality. Tho motive which dom
lnatos tho work Is one which makes for
wholesome educational Ideals.
Federal recognition' of the need for In
telligent skilled . workers, educated and
trained for their work, has tremendous edu
cational and social significance. The Phlla.
delphla Trade School for Girls is coning
Into Its own at u time when It mav r0fit
gi cany uy 1110 advice and Inspiration of
authorltlas In this field of educational work!
Philadelphia Is one of the greatest trade
centers of the United States! Sore than
200,000 women wcro at work In lids cltv
was Taken. ' " u,e ,aal co"sua
More than half of these women workers
havo had no preparation whatever for the
work they have been doing. Preuaratloii
for industrial emp.05 met.t parttllHm" !
aiatlon for professional and commercial em
ployment must be given before entrance to
wage earning in order to safeguard young
peojUa from premature employment and ti
nrotect -them fmt tiu. it...!2k-2S
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What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1. Mini Is -Uromit flill'.'
1. Nlmt was the orlslu of the lajlnt MtTi'll
ill huiiff taKttlif r"? '
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3. About when did (tie automobile conut lata
central use?
4. Mhnt In meant by "(lie theatre of the war"?
W,sr-
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.-,. Wlmt Interest will be paid on the I.llxrlr
j.01111;
0. Who Is Cardinal Ganparrl?
. What Is a communique and bow tw tbt
uoril iironounred'.
8. Mho Ih Itolu l'asha?
V. Mliat li n Dflmu facie case?
10. Name nt leant three Russian noiftMJ."liI- '
Inc or dead? ' .-
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Answers to Yesterday's Quizjl
1. 'I In- four American who held the tl IU f
full Kentml weir M'ufrlilticton, ( -ra' f.
Mirnnmi untl Sheridan.
'.'. The tirrman planes hare their lj in t!
llelcldll rOH.it. mi that. tht hairn. rnt
mure than elshlr or one hundred in Jits t
v to rrarb the JOncllxli routtt.
II. An nlTlker Is not supposed to tip his halt. Ill
siiuuld salute a woman us he woiuld as
other officer. i
I. Von Hlndrnburir has Just eelbrat4 ill
seventieth birthday anniversary.
S. Mrs. niiby was a Massachusetts Jiomsn.
K.1":?'. "r on were all killed 'Jn til
Civil War.
C. Mexico ronipblns that her citizens aru bctns
forced to to Into the AmerJranfaraiT.
7. A man's Ilosnell U (he Intimate (breakler
of hU life nnd liablu. as James lloivill
naa ot Ilr. Samuel Johnson's.
8. A araiidee is a .Spanish nobleman Kit Its
highest rank.
U. The snowline refers to the Hue on p-rpet-nlly
snow-rapped mountains ubots iwhlta
the slum- lies.
10. l'ormoan Is the southernmost Island of Its
Japanese empire. Its name Is the I'orlu
Burse for "beautiful." .
GERMANY'S LOSSES
Germany cannot win. Though falfcs M
hell at the beginning, her dcelatatlonMhat
now she fights defcnsivelyils true, andiwlll
so continue to tho end. As at Verdurt,
along the whole western lino nhe cannot
pass ; and sho has reached her limit In fren,
niachlnes and money. On der tag, ttv Au- (j
susi, ivn, virtually one-sixth of her popu
lation. 11.000,000 males of oil ages, wtrs
available for military service In a war last
ing four years. At the end of three years
all had been called to the colors Ih tM
order:
Original mobilization, 1,300,000; un
tialned reservists called to February. Uli,
SOO.000; recruits to January, 1915, IBO.OOO;
untrained landsturm In 191Z. 1 "30.000:
previously exempted men in 1913, 300,0001 J
class of 1916 called lu 1915, 450,000;; pre- 1
iuusiy exempted men In 1910, SOfl.inwi
landsturm in 1910, 450,000; class of 1911
called In 1910. 450.000: Ihlr.l contingent of
previously exempted men late In 1910, 300.- 1
000! rlnnu nt luia nnii..i t.. iai" jrA-nnn Z
class of 1919 called In part lu 1917, 300,000;
additional previously exempted men In .HIT.
150,000 ; class of 1920, still uncalled, 450,000,
Grand-total. 11,500.000.
Killed, disabled and captured, 4,0(00,000.
Wounded under treatment) 500,000.1
Permanently exempt. Industrially em
ployed abroad, etc.. l.r.oo nnn
---. -.-... - v., kancu III 4041.'
In actual, service nt nil fronts, on line of
communication una ut Interior stations.
5,500,000. '
Theso figures vlere compiled by the Asso
ciated Press and are accepted as substnu
tlally correct by (all recognized authorities.
The losses for 190.8. based upon the record
for the last threeV years, will exceed 1.300,-
uw. 10 time me 'maces ot tnt.se Kiueo "
disabled, the maximum nosalble reserve ll
800.000. of whnml mnr llu.n 00.000 Sf
boys under nlusteisrt. Clearly, Germany
"all In." Georiio Harvey, In the Nort"
-merican iieview
SENATORIAL REPARTEE
Senator Penrose! and Lta Folletta Werel
walking down l'ennhyvnnla avenue arm It.
arm wnen BuaaonlyVl.a Folletto' said; "i"" j
you seo that. Penny t
"Old I see what 1 sawl Pont-ose.
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us" bald Ui FofletteA
of course. I did. tim Pstiroie. ' Do yptfj
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'Hut did Jou noticc(the one on the InsWtJ
p luettlest one of tSie two? She 1J
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