"S via- i&f mft tf fl-v m r X i t . r P. H t-jtj. t ,-. ;.. aJJU.'H' v ' ". t&tSSMk''1 r v ' 'A - i'UB-IC LEUUl'.K COMPANY $.' CYIIUM II. K. UUUTIrl. Inr.iiu.T i te 4l..t, if 1 t..tt. .!.... tl.. If.--). 1-.. I 1n!.n WfVf, Martin, H rrlnrv nmt Trcnuurir, Vhlllp H. Wftjfi foil In, John H. AVIlllHina, Julm J. Hpurueou, ,, K H WlmlfiV Dlrntors. HLUTUIUAI. HOAIIU! Outiria, Chairman. P. II. v"n.t.ur tMltur JOHN C. MAIlTir.liierul llulnini MnmimT lublll.,l ObIIy ht IMnnu t.rimrn Itulidliiit. Iinlepfiuieticti Hiiurire rtilUiIoIphlii. T.HIalKR lHTIIAt. .lll'UHil Mill l'lielliul 8tretn TI.AlTUl CITI crrm-l'iilie. iiiiiiiuui- HIT Vnillt '.'(111 Metrmmlllnii To AIT KTimir -n'l inr.l Hull, lint; HtiMiliii Kins l-'utlprtfiii llullilhii- CuiCiUi ISiC Irfbiiiio UulMlus NKWH 1IUIUJALS: WlaillvnTns- ltrn.lt. N. i:. Cor. 1'enuM'lVKiil.i Aif. Mini lltli t Nltw Yrtnrc lliut.tr Tin- Sun Hull line JjM- III tine Miirronl limine, s-lrnii-t . . . . , . ,. .i ....t.i. rAiiia IlinrAi' .12 llus I.uulj lo OrunJ.'Ss tho urch-rebcl thu opeiutic oilf,aicii) HUnscmiTioN' ti:kms Tlip ijiimmi I.r.ixinit U upripil to nutiKiTllipn In rhllidplphla nnrl nurrnumlluir tnwiu at Hip rate uf twplvp (12) cpnttt ipr wcplt. paHblc to the en rrlpr. iir mnil iii iKium ouiftip nr I'liiiaiiPiimia. ui tllP I'nltprl MNtp, i'nnmU or Cult"! MlltP" n"- , tfHHini, iKwinKp rrpp. liny i.iiu epnii ipr i inontli. SI If'll ilollar.i ur 5 cur. wo'iiukj hi duncp. To all (orplsn lountrlrs one l$ll Collar lur Itinntli. Nutii r SuliwrtWrs lphlnn mlilin ilmnici! Inuitt cte old as pl as i aiMreit'. DtLL. MOO tALNLT kLY.IONt. MI.N 5000 VtfMti uV cnmuiunicntwn to J7t u; iyfjprr, tmlfpenthntc tfjunrr. VhlUtdtlvhta. k.NTRCKII AT TIIK HIir.AI'KI.HIIA I it'T'if'rlt.K A3 Fli'ilMMlAHl MAIL MOlfll MiiliJflplii, MonJ)- NoTfmlifr 26, 191? SETTING THE SIGNALS FOK FULL SPEED AHEAD TA1U Al. und revolutionary niKuuUa- Hon of the vallro ids of thu countrj nrlll nieol the i..K'eiicles ot war tr.illlo. A huso transportation pool 10 moo both freight u1"1 tiniilcs is to brlnt; uiilroad ing Into oo oi-dlhution with tho other ncthltles now under Federal direction and domination. Tho Kalhoud War Uoanl today Is at tho throttle of tho country's tnin.spoi la tlon lines. It has iu hand at tho lever tint llir.iuirli Kedor.il eiiniinandeei Intt. but n . . u.Vii iiniiauuii u. iu..- .v..... J helves. Cais, locoinothes tracks, tor- mlnals, coal und men. 'opciuted aj u unit to tecuro u iimMmutn of ellle.encj . . , . , , , .li.... i... represent a dpclshu und far-i caching Im- 1 pul.-e toward wlniilim- thu war. Methods upplled to Jtublllo and control ..... ..i i y 1....1 u..ii. ,., lUCIt rlillll Ullll IVVI'l llll.l fc.' ..ciilltuim under 11. m aduilnisuutlon tlio equally itn- . , portunt nieiins nf their disliibutlon. Ami this drastic necessity v us soon tis Im mediate und iuiput.itlve, not b btiniulat-In,- Adinlulstiution olllcl.ils. not b ted dctuaffogues, but bj tho rallioad-j them selves in a splendid accession of patriot' tain wltlcli m.itcliei their ptuviouj eo opeiutioit and, saciillco of cotnniorclal aims since the Ln!tcd ritufs ontrod the year.' - ...,., ,u in ,. ,.,..., i ,i .vj,m f M. Wllll' ' fc V4 li) ' , nj i - -j m the body mllltui'. Klllcleticy und speed In Moving men and munitions to France, and food Snd supplies heto at home to inalntuln the war work which sup ports tho field forces wete hupossIMo under a decentralid s stein. Indlviduni operation means competltiun, and this !n turn tneutib duplication and wiustugo ' iiieoliunle.il -ciiuipmcnt und man-power. Kecogultiou of this menace iu the present Crisis of tar shorlagc und ft eight con gestion brought iuick und uuc.'.pectuJ ' HT,,nnsitsi fiflln tin. Ifil.li.'iv i,til,.f,j t.i tbll TnlliMiit Tl'iii- lin-ii-.l ft l ftiie.'i-iiiiiniif I.allioad Win l-outd. It is (joitinntint control without iovernni'-nt ..wiicrjhlp. Trollting und dictating, thy iluvcruuiuiit gains all the value and lervicn, jot is freed from at he lespoiihibility of operation, and thus iscupes lliu" tasli nf effecting at sltoit notice a railroad ndiutnislrulloii. ilellnltel proved tniltomu uud dllllcult lit the fuel and lood udminuitiutioiii. Tho ruilruitd men havo cleared the track for war tiallic. The- iiavu soled tho Altai piobletn of transput tatloli, second to noiio iu bupiimo luuinuut lit war time. Their piuposulj tire ptacttcal, tho cleaiMieuded plans of experienced men. Competing passenger. sen ko will bo can celed, luxury tialuu dtopped front tin bchoduies. Speciallv available lines will bo dlveited solel to canning coal or freight or food. Pujllng of tolling utoeli, track'ugo und ciuipuiuiit .will permit coil nolldutioii of uliiptifitti-j of hko bulk or .cUssltlcutluii or destiiiution -ut liivulu aula gain over tho competing stein. Shipping of nonessentials will bo uban doncd. Terininal.s will be used In com mon, Insuring Hsjtfiiiutio grouping of commodities unJ acutlng tiiormous quarters Tor legitimate wtorugo of mw liiutcrlaH uud n.anulaetures to vall aupcrUsed dislrlbuliuii. , Criticism will bo urged that tlio pooling of ralhoad tesourccs lolates tho Slier man tiutl-trust -law. It dues, but whut of that? Abnormal conditions icuulru ex traordinary measures. Stuttsineii must bo as cllc-iiiiitdcd to accept as thu rail roads aro c;outagcous to offer tho drastic revolutionizing of the countrj 'a trans portation. Any statute that bars victory itfcX. . , , , , , , Ai,Tnust bo ubroguted under the cm liieut Arf , USomuIn 'of iiatioul welfute. The public J must bo as willing to co-oneruto us thu v'tillroada uro to Hacrillce. Tho people are jisouiiu to suuer in curtailment or spine jCfaonVenlonces, nut) bo even of comfoils. W ) Tat is part of their wur but den, tiudhoy t t aro going to htur it In tho spirit of un- '. u-llilfflnf' anil elieftrful tiutrlntlMm. i i KffbsTRAClZING AN AU1MIEBEL jjS lATWOTlSM may dictate tho banning the ifreat Wagiierluit operas from repertory pf this Metropolitan, and uently from the I'hlludelphiu beu- wklch In given byJIr. Gatti-Casazm'u ' ,But patriotism bliould be con- cWion eiuc u llelont warrant for omitting Flotow's kllng und trlvlul "Murthii," If aciniun tlnkll oiicru la to no by tlio board, or lnlhcr from tho boards. Tho fact tliut tho llbtctlO lH SUtlg 111 tllU IllMUtlfllt language of our Italian ully docs not ictnovo tho dark curse of tlio composer's birth In Mecklenburg und bid career us eoutt con ductor In Schwerln. Why, tho er bpcll Ins of tlic-u words Is sinlsletl) Teutonic, oven If tlio composer wusi not uctuull) u l'riisslan! Nor was AS uglier u l'lUssluu. It" was Hot ucii understood 1) the- Ucillli oiltHM until loin: lifter other intl-li cullers had ncccitcd his i evolutionary works. Wag ner waa us great u i.ulical in muslu an Ibsen wus in tho theutte. Ho lent tho time marked fabilo, of haiimmlo tiuditlnn and upeiallc convention und spun u mw web of fiesh und luL'ic.d patterns'. Thin has fistiuuliil, wlillo it hanctlotis 1 lotow who had u "von" beforo his name. a IICLIMNU .MH. HIJIXZ THKlti: In no good icon for fort -Ihocent turkey, the Natioiml Tood Admlnistrutloii lnfoims .Mr. llciii!. Tho Statu food iiihnlnlstiator will call a con feionce of dealers lo le.un wluit uncoil, if any, ean bo ascribed for piotlUeilm; uttempts to hpuil Tlunhsulvin,'. 'i'liat It will li uj hanl to tlnd u rc.u-on is Khowu b tno spiilt In which dealers nro lnokiiiK tonvard to this lileotine;. "Tho confeieiice will uucoiiipllsli no sood Mhal etr." "Mr. lltlliz has no power to ut letall pi Ices." "t do nut know what K"ocl could it-suit from tin proposed confer ence. I'ho pi oplo uro not belni: usked otiii-tluiiato pilces now; wu huo been lookhiB up cases of estortlonato pricis, but havn founil iry few." Thcuo uro sonic of tho Miull) hints tho dealers nro making aj u picllmlnury to hclpiuc; Mr. Ilelu.:. There is uo cMortlou und jet thete is extortion -in a few casi i, .StraiiKU Unit t'o'iuany oi us li.no luul the 111-IiicH to deal with thoso exceptional cMottloiiulo dOalcrbl Of cour&e, It ovcrybody decld(. In advance that Mr. Helm: is o1iik to fall to net the dealers to talis lentonubl, ho la (joins to tail.' Uut the law does not require un)!oi , ,,,. .. ,.,,, ,.,., flff -rhnniaBlii,, j ,. fuI. i;hrltni.is. Tho public well n members u futio oc- gabion when turkey was lo Ue .scarce und then ut tho Ia&t nioinent was so pleiitifrl ' thul It could bu had toi u holu:. No ouo j wants tlu. llClUcM lo i11MJi Wo must bavo I buiie and inilfoitn itdjuntmciit of prices. ... An,l tin-, urn' l.i ..,1 M lw Hi iirli tiilmit. . I - -... ,.v .w 0-- - -... r.- ,-- !l fn"'J "r '"i1"1 "-ul-'llJ ll" "r" of that shown in tin. ututuiieiils (tuuttd. i'ii. i. m: i;m;i.ani)s cu.m. isins Ni-:v i:mii...'ij's oui mod w estremo. Wit' cliar.ii'tetistii. lujalt In oltlcrl pructtluii Xew IIiiKlutuI mado no clauiur whin eo.il was 1'u.slad to the Northwest by IJteat J.uko purls in the .summer mid fall in older to take udwm- tai,e of water transportation durliiR the I open shipping siasuu. The cltlll'of i winter is felt hi that section eaillcr tin... home (.onsuuiptluii induslri.s aio there. 1'or this practical reason, if for no scntl luuntul recognition of earlier helf-deni.il. the piloilty board slioiild issue un older lor Imineill up inocinent of eo.il to tide' wntnr Tb.iL Nmv I'iiltI. mil's lilns. ni.ie lip . nlI(;il Us ,,imK.s leill , ,., ttllfoI.t , ar.d th Muulustiu ks on its faeturie-i funi- lug Willi tho visible siju of uuoriuoua war production within. 0i:T THU C.l.U.MANS I.N'ld I'HIJ IS I OS I'l U Aft nulurul thai 1 ibur in l.n'laud i I J 1 ... A,tUI..C(l ..ai.tiM tor u tlmo have I ,uii in tho bulanuo before giving full us- sent tu a ,.ur to ti li'iish .... . . ,., 11US IltSlta- tlon was caused by Jingoism und Imperial islic tendencies umong ccitaln pubUi nioii whu wtto no mom tho filends of labor in war than they had bei n iu puict. A du clsivo dovelupmeiit has tuketi plaeu in tho last few da. Arthur Iletidersou lu I'ngluud and Suiuuel Ootupiis in Ameticti htive oxpicshrd tho hi-lithueuts of tlio gieat oi'gaulatioifj the ttpteseiit. Kauk and II Ic aio us 111 lit lor hulding uii to Iho end as ate their kudcis, who, on both sides of tho ocean, iiuutu I'tcsideut Wil son's libeial war plutfuilii and glo the ami of deiiificiuti.llig llornmuy jirico deuei' ov er j er other national or inter nutionul purpose. I'oth Ilcitdotsou and Cioinpors demand "u stiutig poUtlnil olfiuslvo against Ciennaii " No stiotiger political oltuiisno ugattist (lei man could huo bemt mado than j just this bolldarlt; of labor opinion, tho i cho of whjeh will lm hu.rd aetoss t!a Itliitu. l.vvi' attempt must bo mudo to liildnit the Ciuititii nidlistiial population that it Is uiil b) getting lull) thu union of sell governing peoples thul lb.) can ic gala the I Headship of men whoso otes govern nations. This movement is us dtfluicnt fiuin the Stockholm Socialistic seutico us duj is from night. That m a plot in iho hi I UriHt uf tlio (i. iit.uu utitociatM. Tills 1 is a challenge iu Urn inlet est of tho Ueruiau workers and of all workers. "We'll, uevir .let. go.'' saja l.lojd Ucorgc, uud the Urltlsh at liourlon wood provo h'u'is right. ' The) had to cupluro tho wood . tht co tiuius fioiu counter attacking Hermans; but tlio thhd llmo they held It. Trovost .Smith declurrs that co ediieutlon ut renu siiuuld bo iriultUU , , , ..,,.., ; In cviu) department. Tlio L'nlvcrsity has , ,wll lo(J M,ow , l)ll3 ,Ilutltr. n a Wo,lluI, education at 1'eini should bo irmltUU ,im niinK- meilleliui ultb tin n ul,,. ...... study unj thing uii) where. ' l-.illti llut 1, '....l.... .1.1......,, jv.,,. ...wo ,w rvviiiij llllll-l when It begins to lull; of "wucs of tanks" deluging the CJeriiiuii lines. This Illght of fancy is onl) ciittulcd bj our own l'euo's Idea thut all pluties carrying thiee-luch guns will ono of these days bo Hying over seas. Thu tlrst vessel built for the United States Shipping lioaid has been launched beventj'-olgbt duja from tho time Its keel was laid. More uro on the way. Hut thure can't bu too much speed. AVo do not know how fast a German submurluu con be built. ' " mull. ' EVENING LEDGER-PHAADJBLPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26. v ANSWERING THE QUESTION OF CAIN Boys Are Being Saved by Men Who Feel They Are Their Brothers' Keepers liy ALLKM U. KCKMAN f 0.SCIJ upon u tliuo there Was u liaibund vill luvt-fcllow naiued .Siiillb. Jlo duh bled III Hlooks, l.iu.v till tho land willei by llalr Ihst liiuiii'S Hint wuh unt:-l lo mini ntU -odd tuxluib drUtrw. Ho bud u ilno homo und vus Miguel) Inti'ieMnl In bis wl't uliil Lhllilleli. Ill his douicttlc life he wns what Is known u tin tin-5-i.'iiliit; num. Kach inornlnt; ufl" r bie.il.fust Miilth hur ried downtown to Ids f.iofllu bi'okcr. In tho nftpiiiuoti ho tittucl: u bal.inee und then went lo a neaiby cafe. On ucciMiful days ho went homo lo dinner. 'J lilt, was not often. A thought cimo ono da to the buekct Uiop limit that .mltli mlalit tinn tlino by losltic; nil his money In one deal. So bu mMtcd him on a "sine tliliiK." Tho plan worked accoillhiK to tpee'Ilcatlons und e cral afternoons later a hcrubwoinaii found Smith Hrctcbed out on the lloor or his olllce. After tho i wulois llnWhcd dlb-n'tlliB hr buibiind'H (.Mtute. Ills Sinltlt opened u bo.tullliK house. Her d.lUKhti r lnund c in lilojlnt'iit lib a tUelihuiit! ti)-ruliir, while u 80ii .Samuel, who atwajs li.nl been more or Ick litdulued b Ida mollici, euiitlnuid in tUinol. Mini inherited bis lather's illepusltlutt ami liMiipet.inlefil IVln-ti bis patent dltil the buy was llftcui jiar-. old, and ttlrcad.' knew how to mkiiiI ihuik-j mure iUkUI tliun moi-t olker hub. With lln temontl of what sIlKhl tcslralnt Mt. fulber had n him Sam bemiu in illp. Il whs nol bin before lie wan u nieinbir ol u Ka'iK. Suuit be lit-eun tu pla.v "lioukij " Tho Cans lutmlit liliu Iii.nIiiidI iiiip-. Mrs. .suiilili ttipplltHl ln-r fon t wants Util.il the liejaii to exiei'd tin iln'oine from I lie iHianlbiB bous . my lti,v Kin- reull?ei that Mini was crowinf uwu Irmn b1 r Tills l.tiowledcu wus painful, and the tnutbei hURKeoleil that li curb eertaili exeeses and trj tu lie of t-onie help uUiut tin tmttsiu. "Where il'y SO Hint help .tulT?" wild Sam. "I'm no poitet." nd hi nloueheil ftoiu tlio house tu meet tin (jatii; over ut a puiilruum. 11 only wus a matter of time until the boj bail tho tall for v.hleli bo hud linn ililhu: 111b tnotlltr Hoppi.il HUppljliiK mulie., M Sam IHnl nuotlar ..a to B't it. Hut a store deleetlM proved to him tho ec wiu. nuleker than tin- hand, and tin lad Willi evidence of his Hi st thft lianKltiB from ti piiel.et was baled beloie u Judge ill thu Juvenile fouit A blK policeman told the w cat 11 old 4or of liow It happened. "lint 'hit with the Roods this time er llonur," he Mid. "S.11 1 sei'." obferxcil the jUhtlrc. Sum Ikinlted batk u IrlKliiened look of upppul. ltn i....t ilu....u.l ..HI. .. .1 . I...1 fn.ii' riti.I i!f. """ ,mv,.. " - .- - -- llunie In the recital of his eune. Ilijr Urutlicr liitcrvcncn 'Iho judge was aOnut tu biKUl Mm i reformation by Hi-iidltig lilin Iu tin Inslltu I tli.ti vvlu n ti oltlg tliun who bail lli-li lad I with i.ui-iUi ruble, interest to the tislhuon tisln-d iiermlssluu tu i.pialc to the lull. "Till me ulmiil il " he said The ln with Minpielims ut ll.'-l. but tin. suimg man with ituleli Insluht ioiiii tuueli.sl tin. l.'Kpoli'lve itiuid that .sum's futher luul mlinl mi the Juvenile pti-uiur bhuUd out the cnlliu stor; 11 U f v iUCStlotl. Uutfullj put, tin ouui; man learnid of Iho e.irtli'ss fatbi, the iifKlei'lcd tl.ilnliitf nf his sun, tin tr.mlu death, the MiubIc for extsti liee, thu bad KiinK and the lilijl fall Alyo, ho le.iriH'd tli.it what Sam needed moru than ail thing else was wmo peon tu t.tko an Intel est In htm "lie. Is KUiit, uf course, jour llulior," thu uung man tuld to the juiIku. "but what lm wauls is a big brother. Vuu sie, ho nevir ltai had any perfuti tu give liim udvke Willi vniir lu-imlss on, I should like to luul, titter him foi it v.lillr ' bevii.il ihivs l.tli r tin o'mg man eallLil Sums liniui- anil nail u talU with bin ! Ho tpnke ubuitt the foil of trauguncc. Imth ut time mid mum.), and showed tin Miluo ol usefulm...-1 iul Hie bu) Ibleued, ' TItu-, binn thu lei'lulmlng of Sutuiii I Tho lllg lliotheis Asnoelalioii had Its 1 Im-'inlun in I'.oi, vvhon Jlniisl C. Coulter. I i'ii it. ol tlio .luvMiilo ..unit of -Sen ioik, Ijeheld liistanei'S of hh Uness. suffi I lug and uilsurv umuiig uuliiful ufl'eiidi is In u i .,,., i.,,,.... ., ... ,...i..i,a ..,..-. .,, ., i, '"- wenl Hume me 1 1 mi'tiiiiiuiie. ol wimr he had - hi, toriii.'iit.il him The thought ut ou huinaiill being sent to tho sirup- 1 l"-0' "A-iin i .ill,, .1 VK.lll.v ly FIUW il,t ,,,,rl, LW,,f 1,1,.. ,,,,,, I I ,,1.1,1 . ....r...... i 1....1 .. ..i t. l-'iiiull), after he hud ilelet mined iniun a Ulan to help thu uuthful ollendi-is, ho atl- "h'ssed u m'tl" of the Muih Club of me i-fiiirai i'iumi) lerian i nuiill ol .M tt ui-U, und nut the iiiulUi' ui to II. lb; cited Iho iusc ut u buy who had lummii ted an olfuisc lor whieli lie enilld he nut tu a refurmaturv , lrum whleli lm inilit come out with his lifu bllglited. 'wii ho lln Ished his talk over) man Milinr.ei-iid tu help This was tho beginning or tin llig I.ru.'.i ci iiioviinent. Willi li slueu b.is spie.id tluough iiiuio than fully cities in tin. I tilted Mules, Canada and Austialla Yulunteer.. Xccdcil 1u I'liiliulelpM.i it Is two e.us old II was bt.uted heie lj .Itiilgu It.i.vmoml Jlae Nellie and Assistant Matiiet Attiuuev Churl 'ii i.ilvvlu .o 'Id I,i cj Hio bu) who In gins wiong lruin gelling Into tuoro se nuus tmublii i.- tin. ihuIjIliii btlng wotked uut b lh lllg llrolliei.i. With Ha beginning of tlio work here .lialgi .Mi.iN.ll!u uud Mr. J''o enlisted tho seivl. is ot lilstrlct Attorrey Samuel 1. Kutaii, wlio offend ollleo loom In the Do- icstle llel.ittuiis bianch of his department. ' A J-ur UlU'1' lh" organisation moved its imi u iu 1 1 1 i .sioihii j'euu suuare. Too nmeli en iltt for the success of tho wuik luimut be given to Citorge W. Casej, tho iMcutlvu sieretaiy. Mr. Cafej' for meily was Huperiiileiiilent of the I'h'lladil pliia llujs Club. Tluough his efforts and Ids keen Insight into the boy-mind innro than I'uU lads nun aro in the taiu uf lilg llruthii Tin1 oiganlzatlon Is iionseeta- ilau, and i virv bu) placed Is put hi charge of a lllg lliothip of his unii tillgluus faith. This man watihe him. pats liau on tlm back, encourages, .iUvims and guides the 'l.lttlo lltotliei" and places him ti the way of becoming a ureful man. Nut liiotu than one buy is put Iu eh.it ge of one mail. 'iho tirst lllg liiotlar wus lleotgu Scott Stevvait, Jr, a I'hlladclphla tittorney. Mi. SluVMtil Is now in Hid aim), but befure hu left h's "l.luk liiotlnr" wus on a fair iuj lu lacuiue u guud cillziii. Mi. Casi.v's work in ver Is done. lio Miits tlie Juviiille Couit eucb duy und Is thu lutei medial) through whose hands tho Little Jltothtrs pass on their way to 13lg llrolhers. Just now tho or) lug need uf thu uigauUatiun K for more volunteer'. lu biiiiguig thu II g III other und tho bu) together tho iciitial otllen stands leudy tu obtain u position lor the buy If needed, ic lVef fur the f.iiull) if mecssaty uud to co operate lu un other way possible. At tho sunns tlmo most of tho boy's problems to bu solvid tire left to the mull s cimiiion sutisu uud Intelligence, su that tho boy may feel that It 1 cully Is tho lilg Ilrotltci who is lliu frkud. Oucu a inontli thu lllg llrutlKT is asked tu niuku a lrpurt uu his chaise. LOCOMOTIVES QUIT "POPPING" "Vuu seldom bear un engliio popping off any inure." tuld u ralhoad num. l-'lremeu ate told not tu let 'em pop off. "In case steam la gotten up In an engine, iitnl for uuy reasuii It Is not wanted right away, the lioverumeiit and the railroad have instructed us to blink the fire, and if tho locomotive Is uut to bu used fur noino time. to put out the lire uuu uunu it ovum. "Most of these ale little things, but thy I all count up tu eao u good, muny tons of I coal In tho . rourso of rear," Cedar I Tom Daly's Column jiii. w imi.ii JsuMivnii l.tul nltiltt iiln n 1 ZndJ toimi (o alerj) IhU till tin liDtinr mis nllll I ifitml aumio uiiitif (irt't.i") sweep IIU1S till UllllI'llO lill 'linn tlUln'l tour tltr tiuj they do 11 lira thr; htur iviwiu tu statr llul unlji uH tit V't mm know 'I'liat they niir on their uiiir. .inil then another jtofao More queer Anil Ali(til;c us it could Id A lilnil of chlriilnu loitd und clear Omni ui tho xlnir.1 to mo Ami then MiuiiiI wu father say To Mtilhvr listen tlcar Our ulnter boanlcr'a eomc to sfitj llc'g In tho Kitchen Here. Thru t teuiciubricil and I iiitLblcil IWto vus thti bonnier niriiuijn It tuts the eilckft In his nesl Jlelitml thi' Kitchen mnijr. V 1 ifti ijlad because I like To lio In bed iimJ hear tm iLlntir nliltt.t nlttn nil is ai'll J In, cilektl's toug of chivr. lll.ulll.r. C. AVATSoN. who read ltob llison Ctllsoo by inoonllght when ho Wits u boy In Aberdeetishlri, because, his! mint ! wouldn't let lilin hitie a candlo In tho , hottso, obliged us jfwlerdny by turnliif," j ! his sharp ivis upon the character of tho i Into "Willlaui 31. Smith, the Jj.indy Muvor. "It wus lilll Smith's wondeilul mem ory that uiiide him .Mu)or of I'hll.idcl phla," said Mr. AVutsim. "Ho had ti genius for getikilit ; but many another hau had that, without tho ability to li member names nnd faces iiulckly, Tho U.ttid Major never forgot, lio had Just gonu out of ollleo when 1 met him llr.st Juat met him in passing ut a concert at tho , Ac.uUiny of .Music aiul I didn't seo hint j again lor tmi eats. Yet ho ramo up ut otico find called mo bj liiune." i THU TOWN Is full of talk about tho' U.tiiily Major find tho fiineial will bring old gussipcrs tu tho fon. Theto will bo much ii hushing of political ains of :i gencrutiun ago, and some in w onej will cuino out that in ver saw the light before. It will be iecalle.1 that Mill Smith won the Humiliation fur Mu) or in 1 SSII without mill of tho K, oh is nf his party lawulug Mm. They couldn't ic hlui ut all, but lilll saw nearly nil tho di'legulc-. lio met llietii ut niglit mosll whcio ho could usk them "whut theM b.ie," und when the nine hundred odd delegates met iu iiinven'iuii lio had nluo bundled even ill his vost pocket. ,Iie Noble, who wus bos. ut tho Second Ward, could never undeistand it; but theie was another tuatlir Unit niystliied .lou evm inoie. As soon as 1,111 Smith was nominated the "Nobcirj" ciowd woihed httid for hhn; and when he was electid Joo went to Iho new Major with u list of tin men ho wanted appointed to tho police foico uud thoso bo wanted rc lnoved. "All right, Joe," said the Major, la) lug his llugci on ono name, "(erj- llilnr.. viiiii'u itvei-nt tills nein.' "Ulu." I said .loo, "that's tho man J waul most." "No," said tho Major, "he can't ,bo touched." .loo stormed and fumed and thleatened, but ho never did budge that one policeman, lie ptobubly never did leitrn why, but this wus tho tcuson: Thu Ik mud alb lender of tlio Si cond Ward, the shrewd Mr. McMunus, had picked Smith us the llkil winner und hud cou ttlbutul $."iUUU to his campaign lund, with the ono stipulation that tho ouo police man ho named should not be touched. Why ho should pa such high ttlbuto to hup a cop In Ids tinlfotin it would bo html to explain, but McManns probabl) got fBuOU worth of tun out of it. Will IN Holy Ctoss College lossc'd Us "Oij-stutieil bctvico llag to the bicc.es, a stirring song, written by thu lte. 1'. V. IJoiinoll). ot Iho faoult). and llltod to tho tlino uf "The Top o" tho Morning," was sung. Heto aio two of tho lour stuiuus: i hi: si'.kvici: i-i.au Ho our S. rvhc l-'lag unfutlcd l-'or our biutlnrs tllrn, thu wot Id Who hi battle brawl' luuslur, lu cnibl.uon Ireidoma luster, Who, wheievcr they may b. Aiu revired 111 iiumui). Whcro our banner ke-ps lliu cluster Of their btara. Chorus: . ,, ,, Tray heaseu stay besldo thorn. Anil eer safely Mildu them, And o.r all danger tldo them, To eumo back in glmy; They hao lieaid lliclr country t, call; 1 imi "iiavu given b r their all J And our llag . iishrmcs tho btory lu their etuis. It was Service bade them cotno; They liu o gono trom out our homo, All tho links of liro mo brolien, And thu parting wold Is spoken' Mid tor us thty spend tlulr bicath. And for us the) manli to .leath, nd fur us they leiiMi a tuken In their stars.' 'j in: ltoui) rovxa nohnwn "ill says 1 mustn't spcalc," said she, ticmuitlj. To any stianue voiuia mtn." ijuito jiioper ol In r, too," he auM, "aye, surely. Let's not be slianyers then!" WII.IJAM II. FI.IJTUIIKR, ot New Yoil; now, but of Kilkenny long hluce, dtopped ill to add a fact or two to our meager Uiiowledgo of tho liibtory of tho uufoituimto .1. Gerald Hrcnuii, thu author of "Shuiiulmn'a Oulil Shebeen." When wo published his wonderful poem-Mt waif July "'i last, It you want to hunt up a copy w bald wo thought ho had been dead aomo time. Mr. Fletcher cpi-flrma this. Uienan was killed In I'uddlngtoii Stutlon In tho fall of l'JUfl. He was, at that time, engaged upon a history of tho famous Howurd funilly of Knglaud, and ho himself camo of a good old clun In Kllkuiiuj His father was fJcrald Urcnan, J. 1'., and his uncle, Mul halleti Murum, M. I', for Noith Kilkenny, tho hurd-rldlng daredevil of whom some ono has written u ballad beginning: "Harum scarum Mulliullen Marutn, Ilodo duwu the uteps of -t, Canlces'," r i . iT''. ."i -..p" H ' -L m " ZSrlP 'Q, U "4 CtV -v -H .', j ' Sw&mW dS " i' " ' " i i !rx 'rft.'ni:ii i . ., ? . - . i ' .i. v ' J t i jr J7 .. r ji i ui , t FRANCE, A GLORIOUS INSPIRATION Tho Heroic Stand oi' the Great Republic Has Moved American Poets to Song Proceeds oi the Book for the Hero Fund ANL'MUUIl of Aincticaus famous in the win Id of lite ratine, music, painlitig and UI mils phases of national life de clibd some months ago that they would combine their forces In a ti Unite lo 1 'ranee. I'ndcr tho guidance of Mr. i Charles Hanson Tow tie, poems, stories, bits of music uud drawings vvuto gatheied together Horn theso men und wuuitn and liow appear between the cuver.s ot u, sin glo oluiue, "1'or l'l.incc," just published by Doublcday, IMgo A. Co. All mollis' coining ft oni the salo of this book v. ill go to tho French Heioes' Fund. Tito con tribiltois iucludo Colonel Uoosnvclt, Wllliatii Ucati How (Us, Owen WIster. James M. Kick, Otis Skinner, John 15ur l'oughs. L'liailes Uana Ulbson alul many others. They hao drawn plctuies, wilt- i ten stories und reminiscences and paid tributes of admiration for thu splendid hetoisui of tho Fii'iieli. Ilcsldes prose und plctuies theto Is u particiilurl) ilislln gulslied collection of icrsc lu tho Mil uinc. A posthumous poem fiom Allan Setger, whoso "I lltno ti Kende.vous M'lth Ucath" has achieved international fame, appears In tho eaily p.u t of tho buol as follows: There wus a statel diam.i wilt it,, in,, lmiiit tli.it neuiiled thu eatth and air I And set thu stars in tho Iiillnltu - . . . ... ,.. ....... .....i . .,. i ,,.. I., i. .nu t lain, uihui kuihl-ous uuu i,iu,,,,,.h -,., And all that had suisu tu teasiin knew Tliut bloody di .una must lm gone throuth. Some tat and watched how thu action tcc-rcd Waited, ptollted, ticiubled, clieeud 1 o saw not elcarl) nor uuderslooil, Hut jlelding ourselves to thu master baud, liich lu hi'S PaU as best ho could. Wo pki)ed it through ua tho uutbor il.iur,ed Tlicodosla titiriibou tukc-i a llnu fioiu a nowspupi'i', "The women ot Fruncu to-iij do nut weep," uud writes upon It; Uru cjee, dty ejes, tliut do not v.ecp todu, lour tears thall bo at last jour great re ward, Kvin us llioso of old who faced tho red Ami, r.nk dD-cjcd, then gained lu ono Uf- MJ 1 All heiivot, wllh Its shining seraphs staircl, And know through eplendld tears tho lact of Uod. ' "Franco In Ilattlo-llamo" Is tho subju ot i:dwln Mtirkham's conttlbution, which concludes: O Fiaiue of tho world's dcahe, O France, new -lighted by bupernal flto, Wr.int lu 5 our battle-name. All nations tako u splendor from jour name ; All touls uro touched to greatness by jour soul. In you wo aro reborn to noblo dreams In jou wo Beu again the sacred gleams l-'rom man's Immortal goal. Tho faith that rises fium juu as a btar Will light Iho ages coming tiout afat. When men shall band lu ono confederate fato To build tho beauty of the Comrado State Something of the "Joan ot Arc" of Mails Twain Is c.-:pre.sscd by I.izctto Woodworth llccso In "Tho Clood Joan." She writes: Along Iho thousand roads of Franco Now there, now hero, Bwlft us a gl nice. A cloud, a mist blown down the sky, Uood Joan of Aro goes ildlng by. In Domremy at candlelight, , Tho orchards, blowing luse and white, About the shadowy houses lie; And Joan ot Aro goes ildlng b). Who salth that nnclent France' shall fall, A rotting leaf driven down thu gale I Then her suns know nut liow to die; Then good flod dwells no inuro on high I Tour,"ArIes and Domremy reply! For Juan of Aro goa rtdlii. by. JlmellB Illvea (Princess Fierro Trou 193T YES, XT MUST BE AWFULLY INTERESTING , betskj-), whoso n.iiiio often has been ns seclaltd with ailoiis war benellts, ( on tributes sumo ictnaikablo lines under the title. "Fiance" The spirit of the "Mftl .sclllaise" lairl) permeates the Hues. Then mil alone her sons Hut those of i veiy nation upon earth Who chirish right and beauty abovo case, Siuang tu her call. Invincible and fair. She btainls upon tho rampatts of tho world Tho living pialso her with a million tongues; "Debout lea niorts!" not now to fight her. Hut to ucclahii her "Fiance IJecsso et Mere !" 'U (ilorlous France" comes from i:dgai l.ee Mastets. who won fame by bis "Spoon 1th cr Anthology." Heio aio his intioductory lines: luu bavo become a foigo of snow -while the erueiblo of molten steel, O Franco : Your sons aiu stars v. ho cluster to n dawn And lade in Unlit for jou, U gluiluus I'l.inee! They pas-, through meteor changes with a song liieh to till islands und all continent! Saja lllii is neither cointoit, wealth, nor fame, Nor quiet hearthstones, friendship, wlfo nor ihilil, Nor luve, nor .juutli'a delight, nor man hood's povvir, Nor many d.ijs flu lit 'n a chnscn work, Nur houoieil uuMt, nor the patterned ItlPlllO Of dallj labor, nor tho Clowns nor wteaths ot seventy jear-. With tho lecent luibllcatiou of Hugh Gibson's "A Journal l-'iom Our J a gallon in Uclgltim," in which is tcvealcd tho btoty of thu last days of Hdlth Cavcll and her muider by Prussian olllcials, thcro Is patllcular Interest uttached to A achel l.hidsaj's poem, "Tho Merciful lluiul," written to Miss Alieo I.! '. Fltygeiald, Ikllth i'aell ineiiioilal muse, going to the fiont: lour lino whlto hand Is licaeu'a gift 'i'o cuio tho wldo wot Id, strlekeu bole, llleedlng ut tho breast and head, Teailng ut Its wounds onio Mure 5 our white hand Is a piuphecy. A living liopn that Christ bh.ill cuino And mako tho nations mcniful, Hating thu bauiul uud dtutn. Rack drspcratu burning brain jou buutho Or ghastly broken framo jou bind Hrlngs ono day nearer our blight goal, lliu luve-alllaneu ol tnaiiklud. Josepltlno l'tcstoii Fcabody takej thu tltlo of tho book for tho title of her poem, ''For. Franco": Ic-to on the borders of tho calling sea, fvnd what am I Jti .tilling my la be, tnat btanu, heart against tlio things to . Aid warm and close my ruddy child with me ; Ulik'htir than fame, my Httlo son with me, Aid lu my hand, hl.i hand ! I vttl my htad, I fold his littleness j lictpie tho blinded Chance, Tint leinea mo hero my treasure to poa- sess ; Wlioto sunward heart (beyond all twilight guess) WouU so tuko flro and follow on no less, For light and Hfo; fur llbetty, fur Franco! Very SlacKayc olTcrs tribute. to Franco as follows: Halt ultlst nnd half anchorite, l'art slrtn and part Socrates, Her fuel alluring fair, jet recondite Salted through her salutis and academies. T.lghtly bo wore her double iniibk. ,TIU suddeb, ut war's kindling spark, llcr InnioU self, In bhlnlng mall and casqte, Biased to,the world) her, slnglo soul Jcunlb d'Arc I A , ?m i:i"M ,1 ! What Do You Know? UUIZ 1. Wliu li In-.iil nf 1 lie Killriiul Wur Hoard.' ". NiMH. Minn, i l.isslr fiintliill in itclif m. :. Wliit tinvi-l linl in. iiiiinirti.it liitlnrnce b 1'ii'iils Ic.iiliiii.- tu tin- Civil Wur? 1. N.imi- tvvu imtiil tiuisiri .tin who lune rn trriil the t nltiil Mutr Mrilrc for the war. a, Who Is tieiifral von f.nileiiilorff.' li. W liere mill villi! Is flniniiiiii.' .. Wlnt tlirre u itinni sti;iipil u pMgp urnilnni u siiinr.ite t-eate In the eurly part of Uii v. ii r . H. Hli.it I, tin. .tuns In the drift nf 1018 et n in irrli-il rii.istr...ii. without rlilldrrn, iiliii.e vvifi. i sl.llltil In siiiim Rnlnful Of. iiiiiiiIiii. In wlilili hlie li r.iiiiloirit or In v.iiiin su,. inn iiiiti.iii iiiimftlljle rmpio). iiii-nt witlinut lii.iiNlilii.' 'J. Wlnt li' tlie oritln nf Hie vionl "lllioii. tie". I". Wlin iiiiieinscil tlie "Rustic WnMInt" jra. Iiliuii)'. Aiiswt-rh to Saturdays Quiz 1 Intiinsfii Is the mixture of onpctlvrii. nurli as iiliv.i. strips nf ri'ii prpiifr, itnrtioilr, i'ii., sirnul at tin ui-kuiiiIiic of un Ital ian iliiuiir. x '. I'ul-vv illniri-r U ii term unpllnl liffore tin llrll'sti enframliisi'inpiit nil nf 1133 to inlirs ilni h.iil tin- im ililirntlon ut I- ivlnc "imllril ilirlr kellli-" within, fclx iiinlitlis iii tlie llie. .. A tiiitiiiirnrti Is nitini'il frum tho Italian wnnW miitiimr -hiifl' i.iul "lonil," toe invt-nlliin uf tin siistiiinlne pttlul rnablioe vurletv nf ton .1 vnliim u.nl il)immlr bninissllili. In tlie nlil-fiislilont'd Iflhoarit liistriiiiiint-i, buth ui tin) harpsichord anil ll.Vl'.lll. ' I. lltsirv I 1 1 Is rt-piilftl In Iinte nulJ. "1 u until rather he richt thu. l'rrslilfnt."' a. Aiiiirilini; tu setliiu. .?ii uf tht new nrlectht t-ervlie rules; ' nv miirr'nl renlitrt.t wlinse. wife ur iliililrei. un- niHinlr df neiiili'iit mi his l.ihiirti fur support" unit in til ueil in ( Inss I, tlius iHMpomnc hli mil tu tlie inlnrs In the vrr last ilal niiitiiu. uf rlicililt's. 0. l.teiitriMiit (imer.il lr .lullun II) ne la Brit; Isli lonuujniler In ilnnieiliiit . burst of the t'l.inhr.il erlnr. whert llelil Maralul lliilir Ins von a creul viitur). lie bai hi-eii iiihuiiieil to tho full mill, uf sei' rr.il. 7. 1 eileral Wi.r lnrt llnariU vvill he uppolnlH In imitrul v.linrves, Uuiliii, lurbura ana rvpnrts. . 'Jlie Iniileet fcikteni nf flnnnrlne miern nieiilnl iliilsfuns menus the estimation in iiiUi.ine of tlie tiriili ihli renulrrnienta fo' viirinlls lleliiirtnienfs mill llielr ullntnienl in luiiiiurlluii Id lh total iiiiouie man- v ahle. I', "ivier llilii Isun," u nntfl l lieorte JJ VI iiirlrr, I1.114 Lcen turned Into u r'-'f this i.e..snii. IU. Ihu Hri'liilin is in Moscatv. AVIATION AND DISTRIBUTION AFTHK suveial j ears of general Ulbi'Ufcfclon, i.bupcrliclai and bciious, as tu tlie kle'i cust of living, tho conviction has becorni prevail nt that. In the United Slates ut least, one i.iuse of tho condition, and a caus,e traj -must be lemovei before a right adjustment can bo italized, is tho lack of eulllclent facilities fur transportation, 'ike- rallroaiU liavj Indeed biu nude tu do much, 'flity bavo bein swifter and have setved a ff I greater number of localities than nave ."" Iciaft Uut tho lallroads ure piuvlng In sulllelent tor meet tig nil tho demand. Wira the developiuuiit ot guud through lilshwd), lallroad setvleu Is uheudy being supp tin nud by that of motortrucks, hi some'ln stances oporattd over legular routes, carr) Ingfi-Ight tniieli us It Is carried by ralL This kind of seivlcu has furnished, in localltcs where it has been Introduced, lio little lellcf lrum conditions now due W Part to the fact that the pi lor claims of M Go. eminent must be s.itllld. Hut M there will be amnio ojipoitunlty for aviators , to mako themselves useful in helping to snho tin. transportation piobletn who can doubt'.' That passenger service by air win suou bo an ev i r) da)'' matter sctms a fortj gunu eonelu-loii. Uut what of the carrjlns f i.MiresH mutter, even articles of coiislue' able bulk and weight? The, feats being a'X euiiipllshcd In tliu air in connection with W war seem to promise an ability to tranepori heavy articles. Wo hear much of fruits anu vei;etubles lalsed la sections more or le" remote fall'ng tu icaeh peoplo who wouin be. glad to buy them, becauso of the wanl of ttutisiiortatlon faell'tles. If nlreraft can carry wicli articles. p inps along with dairy and poultry produci'. think how qulukly they cin bo deposltea fifty to a hundred miles away, no niatwr If they are lalsed far" from u rallroaii or ei from a good highway. Express rai by uir may. for a-time at least, be Mine whut. exp-nslv o. because of the value ot-ln machines und tho services of the aviators 'slid tho I'mlteil amount of the cargo. uui ;it least many more trips can bo muile in n duy In this wuy than are possible, over tho road." Ilellef from thu congestion oi tl.u rnllnravu nn.l nt I,a Viltrhw&VS IS UP doubtedly coming partly by way Jjll1e,a'5 am mav be coinlne very soon, On; lfv 1 I 41 rj 1 Kaylda (la.) Gaxotto. ' f -, V.':SJ?-s liWw4MMlMMt -fil ..?. &J . v v. s".1 Vi-vfc,)?v,s-:.Yt. v. . if t W( i 1, , ' A. i IjJ Jl ,i-tf -A,.?, . M lit iu 1W'.4.J1yjf'.ri-,. -.'- ."..' v " j." -n . jt-ii j Ji - -j f. '.!-! Un i !, iff. rjs,v ne At '. KaifLVizacuauiia.iiA tftt n !. " -r- n Mfn..i ri i iiii iiiii i in -.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers