m U$ i " LHK.-KUflTlg. Pnyimmr. .Mllulcn. Vlea Fr.ittlantt Inhn C. ury. itd TrAiurri Philip B. .aiar, Villi n Otrrvlora. .a. -nullum, jeiiti J, HpurKton, uditohtal. noAttm u II. U CirfcTJa. Chairman lltSIi.tti 4 editor rVriN.i,0ntral liualneas Manater ('dully at 1'viu.ta I,r.iim liulldtmr, hndtneo Mrrjar. PhiUdelDhh ralL. ...ItrnAri ami tht.lnut HtN HTjirR. niiiinftiDniK. Broad ami Chtalmit Str;U ... ---- . ;....--.... .i .. . . ..rrraa-imiou iiunaip .'.'00 Metropolitan Towf r 4n.i Ford nulMIn- .Mas Kulltrton liulldlm i,,I2V! TrlduiK Uuhdlns 'l i i . d..... ..... . .... .. it.,;,..,.... f I, HbVVS llUUKAlrll OX 111IHC. . . i.cer I'tnnayivama Ave, arm urn si. ; BCIUC.,., i.Thr Sua Ituldlna 0u,.,, , ...Murronl llout. strand IV...,, ., ,,3U Hut I.oum it urnna BUtlSCnllTlONvTEIlMS inn pi'iii,in l.tnnca. l aarvtd lo nub- Philadelphia and avtrroundlnB- town nf twelvw (121 etnta Der vrrk. UBSlhfe rrltr. ' o noim oiu.idf or munition.!, in dtatea. Canada or United SUUn pov 1,'muxt fre. nrtv tno rtMi p-r montn. ) SAllara nr v.r. nnvaht In artvnnet.. Ht forelrn countries one (111 dollar rr -Bubarrlber. wl.hlnr addren chanced Hva old aa .well an new addreM. WAUIfT KEYSTONE, MAIN JOOK drtts atl rtmttnttntfPftoHJl lo hVttilttp Pllblltf gvr, ma penitence square, rniintieipnn. in at thk I'nii.irr.t.riiu rT omes a BEfmn ri.A hah, matter. ,''' HllalrM..Thur.d.y, Ilecember 11. HIT iJfULL SPEED AHEAD! BtV YOltKKIt urilcs to us ns fob fcfewa: lfew years ago you published an adver- fcent designed to kilt that clghty-slx- T-old joke that Philadelphia Is Mow. Wednesday's New York Times contained "'following: Si-Wo must remember that t'liltudcl i;ihla Is tho rupltsl ot the old school ward. Sho Bcctns luty years behind the rest K't tliA cniititrw M7i, " -- - - ""tmtt public opinion ncro nas oui- Skjt Would appear that the result )ou havn ilewi' working for has received a serious ,'nTils Is an opportune moment to rhov Jiflidelphla and America that there Is at :V-,(MMt one Institution In I'hlludelplila that :'.Up to date, clean and courageous tnat tiTl . , ... . (iJSOOr:ib elS a I'auc ltv Ullii:i nuno- rs can equal. "ilmNew York we look upon the Thnes'a trio bulletin board as an evident o of 7'4urnallstlc alertness. How many people ''IwmreT mat in l'luiuueipiuii mc iili n.m uW or these Boards iransmumig news in- lanUy to six different Darts of tho city? LtftGfcft COMPANY sTAnd who knows but mat tne JjUiiokii Pi.:jiy bo planning to put up hlmllar boards Hi-Harrlsburg. (jncster, Lninoen, iiiianis- ', ijitrt, Scranton and other prominent stra- Wi0 points, and control them all from BtJnstnyt street? y 'JTho New Yorker would get an extra Jolt Wf.trfpy means or tlio I'liuaueipnia j.KDuiin "V.iiiiitlri linnr.l oti Uroadwav. he read Ku- e. 4i(ein news as he left the theatre at " iiii. W'SSJie-aln. It would bo a good thing for ladtlphla to let America know about Island and the great part It Is bound Kitay In tho protection ot the country. gain vigor with repetition. Tho venerable they aro tho more certain 'popularity. It is a courageuus come- t'-.'who dare catapult new wit ut his nee. Ho gets better und sure results iMb. chestnuts. Wo have never concerned Ives very much, therefore, with the about Philadelphia being slow. Tho (tBrutus was a clever man In his day. "sedulously cultivated tho reputation L being a fool, whercforo the Tarnulns Sifa'not watch him. and the lirst thing they '(. lWw. Rome was a democracy and Urutus Wf charge of proceedings. Wo can afford VfetflMLVe tho reputation of being slow, but 1tfj0nnot afford to bo slow. The result K3w.have been working for has not received K'cJt, .... ........... ... ... KtnOUB BCIUUUK or liny HUloauli U Ull. j.JJllVobBolctu political system with which (',.fraare burdened is somewhat Irksome, aw.l.'t'S' arse, and works vast damage to the 'U1- . . 1 ss 01 too community, out our cuter- t'tK .... . -in inore concrete pursuits is some- LM ,.... ... .. 10 -accurately uppraiseu uy a. glimpse .hank clearances and bank deposits. 1 LEDaiin. is not engaged in a program NiblUIWAlllii .-tuu IIUI VIV 11UI IJUSI i........!.... . r.... nM ..t.. u ...... can stand still. Hach goes ahead or lz Four generations of progress have f compressed into the terrific events of st three years. The whole viewpoint nanlay has been revolutionized. All its ore In a state of flux and trans!- tTho usual sort of business is cone. Lgono forever. Wo uro creating new 1 and kinds of business, we aro mark- bH new trado routes, wo aro building .t j fleets or carriers which will make live trade missionaries In all the iof the earth. Tlio Ninall manufac-- Eyrho has been making and selling isln Kensington may tomorrow.be hi product in New Zealand tapore. He will be It there Is ftjn his soul and his business In- i.lire intelligent. Success, however. fctcownrdit nf n nil U'han ... ..... f . T '" -. ..v., uw i,ufc Jr.'i ... . .. u u. nuns pocKet you probably tenterprlso there too. The ma- ft, dryrot Is working overtime in which is so successful that jpera aro satisfied. New York rlo lights burning all night and Ili'iSee how awake we ure!" Phila- overs a more efficient method subway fares, and several JaUr fcew York puts the system ivThe metropolis is a vast cm- tjWWXUHUy bidding tor new ideas. oaree Into being elsewhere Fj&im-o New York caught on. rBja.llwcaa in New" York, but often born In u restaurant. i 4tmt pot bun much gasoline ; jminent ory X? .'S-J . r ,'PttlW ot progress, whether that pros- foem manifests itself In Ixs Angeles or Bagdad. Tlio way to servo Philadelphia Is to servo It. If, then, our own business men can bo kept a Jump uhcad of their competi tors, qwlng to quicker nnd more rcllablo Information, or If they can be prodded now and then when sluggishness sets In, a really great result Is accomplished. Tho spirit of Philadelphia! Is the num total ot tho minds of Its business leaders. They set tho pace. Tho town cannot bo slow unless they nro slow. Our business Is to furnish tho Infor mation, theirs to uso It. Wo may suggest, however, that If Phila delphla Is slow tho fact Is worth thrco urmy corps to tho Kaiser. On tho Industries ot this district, Including Hog Island, tho Issuo ot tho conflict may well depend, It Js bccuiiso our Industries ure what they uro that vigilance Is Imperative und a business vision Is required that dips Into the future and writes its policies In tcims of tomor row. Tho only slogan I'liiludulphla should know Is, "Full Speed Ahead!" THK WAU UEPAKTMENT'S' WAItNINC QJKI'HHTAIIY ISAKint warns that concriitriitlon of OciniHn forces on tho (he western front means that wo must speed up our military effort. As tho putting of precept Into practice is In his hunds, In this case, wc may tako tho warning as n prediction of what will happen rather than as 1111 appeal for assistance to make some thing happen. Wc may expect it much greater participation by American troops in tho lighting, for our declaration of war on Austilii "associates us immediately with the struggle going on In Italy," as .Mr. linker says; and tho reinforcement of the Hermans In the west mid tlio present ar tlllenlng all along tho front, prophetic of 11 determined offensive at sotno point not ct disclosed, menu that every man In uni form will he needed now In hold tho line. "It is not siilllclent to prrpnro tn light; we nitist prepare to win," says tho Secre tary. Wo must prepare nlsu for losses. Vic tory docs not come without sacrifice. CKUMANY'S SKCilETS w llll.i: wo have been Informing nor mally with the utmost candor of In sufficient eciuipmrnt In our cantoiimciits, coal shortage, railroad difficulties and ship building delays, tlio Herman tiiivcrnmcnt has been falling over Itself In an attempt to hldo from tho world the news ot an explosion near Ki'nnkfort-on-.Mnln on No vember 22. The Oricsl.tim Chemical Works, 0110 of tho greatest munition factories In tho world, is reported to have blown up, u staggering blow to tho enemy, many times more serious than tho Halifax dis aster. Hy their candor the Allied democracies dally prove their confidence in eventual victory. I!y its concealments tho flcrman (iovornment betrays its anxiety. Sir. Ual four has Just Informed Parliament that three months ago Berlin asked for peace negotiations through a neutral diplomatic channel. Yet three months ago tho p-os-pects of lliissiun collapse were almost as blight to German eyes as they are today. If tho Allied uatluns, with nil the world to supply them and work for them, openly admit difficulties, what must bo the hidden troubles of Germany? NO TIME FOU iMGDALS pUTH LAW has made a fine rcnunci--"atlon. Another nvlatrlx, Katharine Stlnson. wrested ths long-d: .tance flight record from her, having traveled Grt) miles without a stop. Hut .Ml.js Law will not tako time oft to regain the championship. "I am going to wr," she says, "and have greater things to accomplish than break ing records." Her businesslike decision is In admirable contrast with the resurrection ot the for eign decorations controversy. Shall Amer icana be permitted to accept these ribbons and medals? The bill Is In "ongrcss, but no time should bo waited over It. lly all means, let It bo passed or voted down In a hurry and Iiavo It over with. Who wants to worry about medals when tho world Is on fire? The one person who never thinks about medals Is the hero. The one man who doesn't want a medal is the man who deserves to get one. Wo were not winning the war with Russia; we can win it without her. Maybo the Government will not take Governor Brumbaugh's view of tho full crew law seriously. Maybe too many of the railroad ex perts were sent to Krancc. Wo could uso two or thrco In this country. It Is reported that the Kaiser will not celebrate Chrlstmus. It appears that his God was born somo other day. Kvcry new thing wo hear of Kale-' dines of tho Cossacks makes him look more and more like what Kcrensky might have been. "Wo only delayed to act until wo were assured of success" sounds like the utteranco of a man ot might. McClellan and n grpup of voters tried to convlnco "Abo" Lincoln in 1S64 that the South was winning the war. Hut "Abe" used Grant to convince the South that it wasn't. General Pershing did not go to France merely to appear in u prema ture peace parade. Gamblers In this town need not Imagine that they can fool the Mayor. He may not know much about card games, but he has men under him who do. Consider ing the ease with which Die vice district was cleaned up. It must bo perfectly' ob vious to anybody that the gamblers do not stand a chance. Missouri had to be "shown" before sho believed things ubout this war. Stone vyus against fighting and Clark was against conscription. Ndvv Heed has gone to the (jther extreme, asking that youths of eight evtn.ue Bailed to the colors. TJa ever; thu. jwhkw,khi tse.bert of ,4. 1 ' 1 1 1 JERUSALEM'S FALL IN DAYS OF TITUS Story of Holy City's Capture by Roman Emper.or as Told by Josephus tt w. capti TT WAS tho fifth tlmo that tho city was iturcd; and 2170 years panted be- tweeu the flrM building and the last destrue lion. Yet neither Its great nntlnulty, nor Its vast riches, nor thu diffusion of tho nation over the whole earth, nor the greatness of the encratlon paid to It on religious grounds, won sufficient to piescnc It from destruction. And thus ended the slcgo ot Jerusalem." Thus wrote Jofcpluis, the great Jewish his torian, of the fall of Jerusalem In "0 A. n. "Its last fall," as ho believed. Hut later It was to fall again and again, until the other day tho Holy City onto more c.11110 Into tho Imnds of Invaders. .Tosephus's story had to do with the prolonged and terrible siege laid against tho city by tho ttoman general. Titus, later Kmpcror, In tho reign of Voi-paslan. This was .the lust war In which the Jews fought as a nation. Says Josephus: "Tho Jews found themselves growing weaker and weaker eery day, the war to bo hotter the. longer it lusted mid tho dancer to begin lo threaten the Temple Itself, so, as men do In chm-h of spreading distem pers, they began to set file to that part of tho Templn gallery which stretched fiom north to east, i-o that with their own hands they wrought the final destruction of the holy place though alt this while they might hnvo saed the Temple If they would ; but the pre vention of Imminent danger was all they aimed nl : theio happened sonic sklimlsh or other dally, Iho enemy being now so near, and tlio Temple remaining as the prize of Mctory. The Temple Set Ablaze "Two of the lUimnn legions hail now brought their platforms to perfection and THUS now ordered tlio nuns to be planted agahii-t tho western gallery ot the Temple, and i-o began to play the best piece of battery for six d,is together. There were others at the mine tlmo that happed tho groundworks on the north side. The Jews could not pos sibly hinder them fiom placing their ladders, but where they had any advantage lliey made a bravo resistance, fighting thoso that got tip hand to hand, casting others down headlong as they were Just mounting and ocrturning the ladders, "So that, hi the end. the loss of the Komiins was Aery considerable. Tho gates wcro by this timo In llames. The silver works about them were nil moiled down and tho timber being consumed In Iho blaze. When the next day appeared, iittis issued Ills orders to quench tho fire and to hnel the ways that his army might niaho a freer march. "Though Titus was very Intent upon tho raving of the Temple, miiiio of the soldiers set lire to the posts of tho doors, whereupon Titus and Ills captains in council were forced to withdraw when they perceived that no good could bo done. So that tho Temple was burned down at last, in spite of all that Titus could do to stop It. This calamity Is enough to make one's heart bleed, which Is no less than tho ruin of the most wonderful fabric that cer was seen, both for magnifi cence, btate and structure and for tho honor of religion and sacred tilings. "When tho Temple was thus In u flame the foldlcrs took all they could lay their hands upon and killed all that camo In tbclr way; ko that both the slaughter and the pillage were prodigious, Tho uproar and tho hurry were so terrible, that 'tis Imposslblo to Imag ine anything could bo more so. The bowl ings of the rebels alluding to a faction among tho defenders hostile to tho main body of tho Jews when they found themselves at tho mercy of flro and sword and the dreadful lamentations of distressed wretches were horrors that cannot ln expressed; those upon the mountain and thoo In the city an nwerlug one another by turns; tho neighbor ing hills and mountains beyond Jordan echo ing over tho samo complaints that wcro poured out by theso wretches. A Scene of Carnage "Kroni the Templo flashes of lli- wcro so large and furious that the mountain on which tho Temple stood seemed like one entire body of flro to tho very bottom, and tho blood that streamed down was answerable to tho flame, for tho number of the slain was superior to those that did the execution. Tlio ground was covered with, carcasses and tho living wcro pursued over tho bodies of the dead. "Tho rebels wcro now lied Into the city and the Temple continued In n blaze, so that now tho Koinans lodged their ensigns at the east ern gate and with loud acclamations pro claimed Titus Imperator. "The Itomans, having got possession of the wall, fixed their colors on tho towers, with loud acclamations of Joy, and then dispersed themselves all over tho town, with their swords drawn, killing all they could meet and burning whole houses In ono common Uame. Though they had somo compassion for tho dead, they had nono for the living, stabbing tvery ono they met, till the narrow passages wero choked up with dead bodies, and tho channels of tho streets ran down with blood, and in tho evening, when they left off hilling, they began to burn. "Titus took a view ot the fortifications and entertained himself with tho largo dimen sions and situation of tho towers and the design and curious contrivance of the whole. He dropped this expression: " "Twas God that nsslsted us and fought against the Jws; for tills work could never be accomplished by hands or engines.' "And when the city wuo demolished he left the turrets stundlng, as a monument of his good fortune, by which he had accomplished this great work. The Cusuultic3 "The number of prisoners taken In this war was 97,000 und that of the dead 1,1 00,000. and t)io greatest part ot them were Jews by nation, though not natives of Judea ; for they were a promiscuous multitude that were gath ered together at Jerusalem to celebrate tho Peast of tho Passover, and wcro thcro sur prised by the war. "And the number was so prodigious that the crowd first brought the plague and then tin) famine Into the city. 'Soon after Titus celebrated his brother nomltlan's birthday with great splendor; and 2500 prisoners wcro destroyed by flro and combat and with beasts In honor of that fcolcmnlty." NEW ORLEANS 200 YEARS OLD New Orleans lias passed her 200th cent, nary without any attempt at a great celo. bratlon of the event, the reason for the ab stention being. that her people, for the mm part, are busily occupied with other inattera Of course 'the event was not forgotten alio gether. and one of the pleasing Incidents n tending tho generally quiet observance nf the occasion was a characteristically friendly message from Marshal JoTr. i t,:, "L."aly Inhabitant, of a city once almost entlrelJ VrMkak'-and.rwna ninr vv il-.... """rely- U,1,::.S. JLr ,7 on( "'m"' entire,; ttttfiLr'S!!. - . BUSINESS SIDE OF NATIONAL GAME History of Baseball Contains Many Commercial Transactions Which Annoyed "Fans" CO.WVIi: MACK Is tho most upproachablo man In tho world, his friends say when he wants to bo approached) Hut wo wcro absolutely unable to approach him yesterday. Wo wanted hint to write this story, We wanted to nsk hlni how It fecH, after hnving .voursclf once braved the anger of tho Philadelphia baseball fan by breaking up a championship team, to stand unobserved In the bushes and watch somebody else perpe trato even a more horrlblo assault and such a battery! We wished also to ask hint why Philadel phia -tho best baseball town In the country, as many of us believe has s.o often been chosen for the sceno of that sort of tragedy. Hilt Connie was not to bo approached, and John I. P.ogcrs ban been dead for somo jears. We do not mean that .Mr. ltogers ever figured In such an explosion as that of which Mr. Maker has Just been the Igniting spark or that other which blew up tho Athletics' J100.000 Infield, but during nearly twenty .vcai-H as managing director of the Phillies Mr. ltogers danced upon tho edge of a vol cano. Mr. liogers was bejond dcaibt the shrewdest director of a baseball iltib that ever operated hi this city. It would bo Inter esting to Interview hlni today. A N'ow Thintr in Bnsebull Curiosities .Vo aullienlle records aie at hand at this writing ami II may ho that tho passing vcars huvo taken tho edge off our memory, but It seems safe to say that no action ever taken by the management ot the. Philadelphia club since, Its entrance Into the National League In 18S:i ever stirred tho public as this deal of President linker which benda Alexander and Klllefer to CI ilea go. It in doubtful If John I. ltogers would have done such a thing; but then the business of baseball didn't run Into such IiIkIi figures in those old daK, It would be haid to Imagine tho esily management of the Phillies passing tho Ituhlcon of tlio Ides or March last, when t.'rover Alexander demanded and wan conceded a salary of $12.000 or whatever the exact amount may have been. In tho beginning of things, ml even well toward tlio end or tlio century, tho nun ot S1S00 for a season's salary was the mark of tho star. Many lesser luminal les got less. Wo recall listening, with gaping mouth, while another boy. a near relatlvo of tho famous Ferguson, gave out tlio information that "Fcrglo" had signed a. contract for $1500 for the season (probably 1SSI). And Fergu son was an all-round player of a type now extinct. Ho was a good outfielder, a brilliant second baseman, a bendy pitcher and If the tiling wero possible ho would havo caught himself skillfully. Two Successful Careers No man but tho surviving partner of the early management knows how much lleach and Itogern luado In any ono year, but In prosperous seasons they probably divided be tween JTiO.OOO and J7S.00O. They got out of tho business beforo players' salaries began to bo stellar. They even got by the trouble some revolt of tho llrotlierhood (about 1S90) without a serious drain upon tho purse, and they probably never had upon their books a player drawing more than $:r.00 In any ono ear. When Peach and P.ogcrs sold out to a syndicate of prominent men-about-towu (was it ten joars ago?) they closed a baseball busi ness career ot almost steady success and surciy ono ot uncommon peace. In the moro than twenty years of their administration they weathered all storms so well that, looked back upon, they seem to havo been few. Hut, as we said at the outset, Mr. ltogers was an accomplished dancer upon the edge of a volcano, and It was to his keen know I edgo of baseball law, not to mention other qualities, that the long liro of the dim ot Ttenrh & ltogers was duo. War is a great worker of change, and John I. ltogers never had to reckon with a war In the conduct of his business. Wo don't count tho Spanish-American ripple of 18!)S. That wasn't big enough to mutter. Wc won der what ho would havo done, however, If he had ever got us deep Into things as Prcsl dent linker and had to face tho puzzling sea son of l!t8. All this Is futllo guessing, be cause, as we've said, ltogers would never havo waded that far. Rogers's Artistic Touch Baker's thought, perhaps. Is that by trading Alexander and Klllefer for $50,000 he will start the business year that much to the good, no matter what clso may happen. Hut wc fancy the clever Mr. ltogers would not au- provo Mr. linker's raw methods. Mr. ltogers was a business man, but he was an artist. If we wero in a position to propound such a question to Mr. lleach, and If ho wero In tho mood to answer, we feel sure he'd tell us that John I, ltogers understood the business of baseball better than any other man In the history of tho game. Hut that's as far as he'd be likely to go. It was our privilege during nearly tho wholo of ono afternoon to sit well within earshot of Mr. ltogers while ho explained how unjust were the remarks of thoso news papermen who accused the Philadelphia club management of Intentionally keeping the club among the "also rans." Vet during all that wordy discussion Mr. ltogers evaded answer ing tho polntblank question, "Is a winning ball club a good business proposition?" Any one who has tho time or tho Inclination to look up tho figures will find that thcro never was a more faithful or more patient following than the Phillies enjoyed for a quarter of a century, In the face of succcs slve years of failure "to cop the pennant," Thcro was a time when the statistics were pretty familiar to us, but we've forgotten them and recall only that In one' year, and In ono year only, did tho Phillies finish as good as second. In many other years they were well up In the first division. Just good enough to keep the crow'ds coming, but never quite too good. Success Is sometimes failure. The great Baltimore team, managed by Ed Hanlon, won the National league pennant In I8J,' U95 and 1196, and then killed Baltimore' as a baseball city. The team finished second In J897 and 1898 and the town couldn't stand it. In 1893 li'altlmoro passed out of the big league. Baseball Is a business, that's all, T, a, d. PRUSSIAN PHYSIOGNOMY Judging-by the most recent portrait, of on lllndenburg. he has a o'clock In the Von lnenburg. tie nas a c o'clock Inf th, r - n&ESv!,t h twW. ( y 1 ' " ' " ' - . . . THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Julian Street May Describe This City Making Theatre Safe for Democracy "WHO HOLDS THE BAG'.'!' To the Vdllor oj Ihr V. lining 1'nblir l.nlurv: Kir Your editorial of December t entitled "Who Holds tho. Dag?" started oft with this statement: "Tlio owner of a $lmw bouse will have to pay n tax of $!! next oar. Ills lax bill when Mayor Smith entered t.illco was MO." It Is true that owners of jyioa luiuses aro not numerous enough to arrange a town meeting of formidable ptoportlons, but If tliev were jomeii oy mo owners and renters of J2000 houses they could put a large sized dent in nny program arranged by any boss whether ho be of tho contractor or corpora tion variety. In tho first place, why should the owner of any priced house ho taxed at all? What crime has ho committed or In what wnv has he Injured tho community that tho latte. should place a jearly fine on him of Mo or 591. Is tho committing of an Improvement sucli 11 liKh crime or misdemeanor that one punishment or penalization Is not sufficient but must bo continued while the Improve' tnent lasts? In the second place, Is It moral or Just Tlio value of the house belongs to the owner and docs not belong tn the cltv. The clly employs, at great expense, numerous police, men to guaid the property of Its citizens from thoso who would despoil them; yet the city would employ this samo force, if necess-try In prlng loose from the citizens' stiong box er bank account ceitalu evidences of wealth called dollars. In tho third place. It Is tho height of foolishness. Tho clly wants people to build 11000 houses and oilier varieties of houses, stores, hotels, etc. The better built and the moro beautiful and useful they are mado and their steady Increaso In number are things we make the subject of civic pride Then why, In. tho name of common sense should wo annually fine tho producer of one of them? In the fourth place, wo should not lay all the blame for this absurd and wicked process on Mayor Smith. Ho may bo to somo extent responsible for Increasing the penalty of com. inittlng an Improvement from tho old line of 160 to 891, but wo cannot Justly hold him re Sponsible for tho establishment of a system which operates to piano tho owner of tt house In tho samo class as the petty crim inals and committers of nuisances. In tho fifth place, let us reaso to pl-u-e In tho collective treasury dollars which do not belong to the collective body and begin to take and to place In tho collcctivo treisurv and spend for tho collective good only tho value which has Its origin In and Is main talned by collective growth, progresslvcnesH and desiro the rent of land. OlilYHR Mek-VIIMlf Phlladelphla, December 12. DRAMATIZING DEMOCRACY To the y.'dllor 0 the Eveniiiu Piifot,,. Lulner- Sir There was a very foolish sketch at n vaudevillo house this week called "The Bon fires of Old Umpires." It dealt with the need to mako the world safe for democracy because "the gods wero calling to men to come higher up." That's very poetic sentiment, of course but such sketches are dangerous business' because in this very practical ago they do liot havo the capacity to stimulate enthusiasm. It Is not tho gods who nro calling to men to come higher up. AVhat Is happening Is that men themselves nre determined that they Bhall go higher up, gods or no gods, kings or no kings. Such a sketch, dealing as It does with the alms of democracy and based upon President AVIlson'B famous message calling for a stato of war declaration against CJermany, ought If it were bullded properly, creato such an enthusiasm that there would bo no stopping: the wild wavo sweeping over tho house Because It does not creato such nn enthu siasm, because the house Is not awakened except to give the usual applause that greets all cleverly acted affairs, tho sketch must be put down as a failure. It failed for ono thing because the author Instead of being content with a theme of democracy, used the same old femalo element for tlie skeleton of his poetry, with guns booming over au entire continent, fields drencnea in dioou, inuimcu men coming pome from the battle fronts, women forced Inta from the battle fronts, women forced ma SriVan babies lft alone to get alo'n" A PERMANENT JOB A PERMANENT JOB ' I' I' ' lo bo calling men lo come higher up via the somewhat unrcll.iblo female route. What tlio world Is demanding before It will give Its en thusiasm Is somi thing that will help men to gi higher up via their own efforts. Through all ages we have had poetry anil religion ana, roinaiuc; the lluee combined, as their climax .,r gifts, could piesent lo the world nothing better than a world war, world bigotry, world murder These creatines of a poet's sphere tin longer hold uur allegiance; we want facts, not words and lucre pretty pic tures. When wc get those facts then we shall be enthusiastic for the prosecution ot the war for the sake of a triumphant democracy, but that enthusiasm infuses to come so long as mere poets try to cram their superficiali ties Into our cranliims. The great hope of the twentieth century U that every lust ves tige of the diseased poet's mind will ho tossed out from democracy'. ncm, MONTAGUIt Philadelphia, December U. THE SEVENTH CITY To the i:Uli)i- of the Ilvenlna 'iilie Ledger: Sir In our editorial entitled "Tho Seventh City?" jou say our say In your usual em phatic way about Julian Street leav'ng out Philadelphia from the cities ono should fee. I lather suspect that Mr. Stuet will prob ably see Philai'.ilphla In a p-olcssiofiiil way somo tlmo In tho near future. Ilefore ho started out on hi. quint of his '.'.neiiriii Adventures" lie did mo the honor of asking mo lo Mirgist a l.ii.ta through l,o South I vriituu-d to 'ii.s-.ht thai ho woulj mako hl stnrthr point .11 Portland, Mc, showing ii- li..w that pi "e.lii Ion .III mi p-.,,llilt, after that writing up lloston, tnat quaint, old British-American town, dropping oft at Now Haven to see the piofess-n-a of Ynle struggle with milllnnniiiV sons lo get It through their mind thu. money does not make men, and then befoio going tn Ilaltlnioie, the gateway of tho South, to ,.pend 11 week In Philadelphia, this, great, old, historical city that has lost llm art of scir-gyvernineiit, ami point out In his 'nlmltnblo way the light side and wrong side of us. .iiuui'i Street could do this. In his reply lip said It was his puiposo Ut conllno himself' to tho South, ard as you well say, "He dipped his pen In molten gold when he wroto his latest of Ids American studies." This young man, who lias eyes and ears, combined with wit and wisdom, and knows so well how to use: them, will. It Is to bo hoped, seo Philadelphia, and If he gets her tuio prrpectlve, lie will no doubt udd It tu his c'lics that aro worth while. ItYIJP.SO.V Yv JK.VNIXUS. Philadelphia, December 11'. ITALY'S NEEDS It is not backbone that Italy needs, but guns and coal and grain Ixjuisville Herald. What Do You Know? Quiz I. M litre U t'atwflle? ''. Mliut srneral Iril the vletorloim CiirUtlun uriny In thu tukliic of Jeruoulrni? a. Nlnit Is loiirrbolr? 4. Will.il U the (il or Kim-? 5. Who wrote "The YUlou of hlr l.uunful"? U. Where anil what U I'ulu? 7. Wiiut N mount li the Holy (irull? S. WI111 U In niiiiiiisnil of the (iernmii srmlra In tlin diinliral -ector? -,,ri. in V. What l the Itocktfrllrr foundation? 10. Wlni i'hl, "t'lirthuitu drlrmlu et," ami u'hut iloei. It ineun? - '"" Answers to Yesterday's Quiz Kurl .Wnrvl Herman e.-onoinlit anil iihln.,w ,.,l:rr Hi '.'m "l",''"n!l ,'iitiiry, ,o iSJr .Vr'i'olttl.n,!" "" hu"" "" " "'"' ', Ivolilritlil. HrtKTH of Ihf tiinilii mill rahlMin T J irlluii U u bulb uhirh unprur. jolt nllMe iMirtl ttbote lh ground, 3 WlllUm MmWrNnfHi-p rote "Itumlrt, iLltr urllun. Alluvion U lo JuUu AAS ....kx.VA ,lf U ..lull all. . .""' " whllli wn tsiitumoiiut to In'lu.lon of It!. nun .rrlttirv. -v- imui territory. anl...i !.. i... ro f tummrr, that fudra with auuimrr'. liope." r 0. Marrolnc l town In the, f'anibral .tctor now In iHiMtxaloii of the tlrrmana. w 7. Fairfax HarrUon l nrraldtnt of Hit Houthtrn Hallway and tlialrnian of tbe Inlleu Vtuul ' war railroad board. . WUoon.ln la the lladctr Statt. 0. An ohm l tlio atandard unit In the inrn.urj. ' .. .tut... -..Man,.. ii. .1:1 -".r?aure of a rU-tult In uliloli a potential ituTtren at noaa, mail tinulllaaa aa . - '' ". ' " " """' " 10. VZ w., " AthenUj, .utf.m., un4fr A lmll l b tlrHnltrly rtnn-M.rd ronumrl.on it inttuiihor. sn Implied ronuurUan. Th former U Inlrediiiril h 11 word aurh a tribute of out thins ,,11 another wllhn.t Introduction, simile "My llf ll iiV. ?h " , , r Tom Daly's Column S.IXDY CLAWS The Vhristmnsrs o' ?ioiforffljj ain't no udoj nrnr like those 'At I enjoyed when I wux Jest a kid. Itsccm.icz'oitijholtl Krtui furvlts the older 'at he iirotcs Jmt how hh trleka o' long ago tcuz did. And Vhriitmas now don't seem to hold a quarter o' the joya, Like them 'at filled the good old times and altera use' tcr cause A fcelln' o' contentment fur fj fill us coun try hoys When father played 'at he wuz Band Claica; Oh, how I tried to keep awake and watch on Christmas We For Sandy Claws to come I knowed he would, For mother she had told mc, and she would not deceive 'At he loved all little boys when they tcux good. Hut I couldn't keep awako at all fur I wuz young, ycr sec An' l the mormV icftcit woke I didn't never pause, Tcr 'splvton how it wu: f.o pretty things hed come tcr mc, When father played 'at 1c wuz Sandy Claws. iliif icocii growed up bigger and had a little sense, I'd lay and jest pertend I : z asleep. An' purly soon I'd hear old Sandy Claws commence Tcr climb the crcakln' stairway, dark and steep. Then I'd sec a flgpcr crcepln' to the open fireplace, An' I'd have tcr stuff the sheets between my jaws l'ur tcr keep myself from lafflii' right out Into his face, When father played 'at he wuz Sandy Claws. An' now .1 got a herd o' kids myself; an' I be dcr.icd, They ain't the kind o' kids I use' ter 6. They git the city papers an' slch notions, an' they've learned A lot o' things 'at wuz denied tcr me. So now I'm plumb afearcd to play the Christmas game at all, An' ut'a the simple truth of it, because They mightn't be considerate as I tcuz, I father played 'at he wuz Sandy Claws. "Here's u new nngle on tho Jwo stu(T,", writes Arthur "rubb: "I und my youngest son, aged .three and ono-hulf, often start breakfast before the rest of tho family urrlve on tho lower floor. Our breakfast alwayj consists of fruit, oatmeal and eggs, with coffee for me. It has been his custom 'to look about when he has finished his oatmeal and an nounce, 'I bent everybody!' , One day, however, his claims were a little tov raw to pass unchallenged. There fore, I said: "Look here, son, I've llnlrhed my oat meal, my eggs and my coffee and toat, and I'm bmoktng my plpo and reading the puper." That statement caused him no concern whatever. "Well, unyway, you and I beat, didn't ""' " ""-. About this, time the ret of the .ttalW wo, dadr suld he.
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