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sau a nuo Lioui it urani
amnscnirTtnv trmis
tlniia rteLto Ltnata la tnl la euh
m Phllailelfttila and urmundlna' town
Ala of Iwalia 1131 caata twr wak. naiutii
Jin "Vint outtlda of rhlli.1Hi.hta, In
ted mate. Canada or UnllM Hlatra ro
r.'tibataBA fr. fifty 1.161 rtnta np month.
gt dollara ir vr. narftl.ta It. itvan.
'H (omen countriea on (II) dollar ir
Rubtfrlbera wlkhlnr anMrt rhanred
yHr old at will aa new addrei'.
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XCY.lTO.Nt, MAW I0M
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RfttJ'.Ado'retj alt rommanlFfltloitD f Ifi'Midio- PaHlu
gy-;;' IiWxt, fnaepr nttner Stinrt. rhUadtlphta,
fcSTlSfB it Tit rnii.4Dti.Min roT orrira
( S'i aniuMi e-t itnt u i a
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1CKS OF THE 'DRAWN GAME"
-
3 8TATHI) some montlis ago that the
ttfj' menaco to civilization In this war was
"--. . . . .
M'tho danger or disintegrating moraie ni
ftlrh'e front, where men who fucc tho auto-
ffSftrat know him for what ho In, but that It
&: '. .. .. .. .........
flay. In tlio possibility ol wc minions , hi
&nem6 becoming restless under tho sncrl-
Jflces' th'cy were calleil on to endure and In
SWtta risk that shrewd propuKandlsts, ncthiR
eriiL ... .... .i ...,i....i..
mora ciovcriy uui no ich.i urouuviti;ij
B'wire than they did In rtUKala. would be
3f"a4 to destroy the unity of purposo now
'. . .. .-.
t'eaMtint; nnd ciciuuo tnc Rrcat punnc nuo
T.f .Aa&Ab.. . . k. rtH, lunllit 4TnlH aillfl
4&N .S- T ...
'MUtre, but in rnct ummniciy ho ihimim-
TUA11R tn Tti.nrrttin'ntHlll Hint thp KCCOltd
ViiA-""
f-t'ehillenco of Herlln to elvlllratlon would
il'. Hna no forco in existence capnuio ot ex
mtn- .,
".11 ,
B?' JThe dancer was succinctly and clearly
?i aiatAril 1at Atiilrn rlii.fnliitnft wlin. In "Tlin
W.t'. '.
&j? ra-acrnian riot unmasKcil," written in
wrj'M(B. clij uiviiinn ur 1.4U, ruin,
H .' 1lllt 1 ll .Altl . A. HH
? , jriiili, M iiii .ill in-iiuili.iiuiin i"i lt
f ' airmiaiico nvc Julian nni iinn icriuanyn
P ultuatlon haii become Htlll more critical,
B'lwu,' shall pee Berlin play her trump card.
j ,. , j lTOimiK acalnnt. territorial niinexaiionx
, -Will becomo Inslxtcnt beyond the Hhlne,
;i Mctrtly sanctioned by the acrmun Oov
rament, which will Hnally nay to tho
?Vrt'Allle: "Let thin staURhterlnr of one
SM'-'iaoirjer cease! We are willing; to listen to
lTr viaaami . ,,-n rRlirti nllr rtnlniH In tlinflA tor
'fi?ltorle of yours now occupied by our
&?J4ryr! so let uh treat for peace un that
?ty sis." un tnc uay wnen mis propoai
,tten Is put .forward, the Allies will find
imnnaeivcM lace ii jucc uii inn imiim
Kiafctle' move yet made by Berlin tho mrmt
llous German snare. Then, nlxnc nil
, must tho steadfastness, the per-
RI'sfkkclty. and the unity of tho Allies be
7AlMA ft..llllnnl.. h...l. ni.IHlf.af Tim ,rtil.'
,;.m,l ui iiiinii.ijr niauo iiiMiti.m.. ,,,,i ,,...
IV Ava'.t.' .lKH...n h.a. lr u,w,ULrnl ,n,it,1
V'ftlTBlTe an overwhelming triumph for Tier-
g 'l"ny and un Irreparable tragedy for the
,a Allies and for tno uoerty or tne worm.
(M.f t. Tin nrnnhppv Iin.M lieen III nrncess of
swSi:..-.. .- ....
KXuiniirnen. tor ii;uru inuii u L-r uuu mu
EiJ fHljfrultlon of it Is seen now In tho plausi-
iCtkle but utterly ruinous formulas which nrc
tkiMfle given currency throughout the
rwwld by the Ocrman Government,
VtWufh put into the mouths of Russian
ftf.'.Clrtni .... ...
i.jMMttneviKi nivi ine Austrian rprcign
i.t't'i.ltil.ter.
T-?v. m. n-A.-Ilta. ,t Mf ACIIui.il l.'iti nt mx
?rWf,. faVltaUii ui J.itt ii3rii iiua 1'-'. tnv
2'.H v . . ... ... ..
jMvei.u puniose ot inieingcni iinenn Hiaien-
MMhlp into tho thought that bterilizatlon
m. V.th military castd of Germany Is a nre-
..-.; rv -.
&i.rjuuiite o any treaty of peace. Tho rea-
ta..Hj.B -I,IaI. lh1 ,l,n ll.n.l.H, . .1.1. nnn.
?TCP,vra "'i-ii l-u iiiw iMmcii. kj vino wwu-
ff4mkm is complex. That Inescapable con-
KWU0" or peace docs not result only from
JHl.fct that tho Kaiser and Ills Govern-
isiiwt are forsworn, that their treaties
hmfiM not bo respected, that their word of
.would amount to nothing. H finds
TM;Muita even more completely In the fact
. . v.
.Pan-Germanism as dreamed of and
2.3.-'.IH-- n."
K'UMiotf
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'HVt
ii . t,t,nnri hv the Kaiser for a ceneratlan
jifT'lMre is now actually a material thing.
fHwjVfeal triumph of tho German auto-
tt, not that they have driven their
beyond the frontiers, but that they
.subjugated their own allies and
L'd-Kree Impossible under military meth-
kave brought under their hegemony
-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey.
,tntffkvfi obtained control of these nations'
, have enchained them with debt and
a economically so tied them to Berlin that
affects and purposes a newjcmplre has
ilea, extending from the Baltic
ad. Is not the grand plan of the
'staff achieved In these clrcum-
,,even If Belgium and Serbia are
I'to, their owners? Restoration is
I1 in (act, a dream and a delusion In 'I
A 'of' either Clf thean rnutitrUM fn.
Tj, ' ""
, inilAi-MnltlAia linn aai.M at a i
k.HWMHifUMi vn wuuui tier D.
ting to lifo from that Vast grave-
garluna liave made? No annexa.
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o inamn;uo8 is a formula that
m i-.TaitniTiHaii-i fsita iiIha,i h.ii.l.-
WrtT-' V M4,c iwmgiia.
ktf them has been aucked dry while
All' O. i ""
pm. the other hand, has already
twlUlaa.. taniuarh hlark-nnll
Pi.niii4br, 'awountlna; to
i VMWaxM of dmra.
itMhM )-hr willingness to.
i1."1" W w-ntory
'Wa'JmH no' tallt nf
lfi'insttyW.tfra, ftttura orjani-
r wava imo governments
P1;;rS;w EVJBNINU PUBLIC
Would b reiutt very much worth while,
a result hoped for In Berlin and planned t
thero In addition.
From the moment the German peril In
Europe hurled itself across tho Atlantic
and became also an Instant peril to us, ntir
Ignoranco.of European politics became In
excusable. Wc cannot escape responsi
bility for aeejng to It that this war does not
end until It ends right. If then, by trickery
and fraud, tho KHlser can fool Us Into :
ceptlng n premature peace, leaving hint tho
fruits of victory, we have outlined and
leaving, too, this great nation involved In
a debt of billions, assumed to finance n war
from which wr wero called off before wo
could strike our blow, autocracy wins not
only the chief prlzo It sought for In Kurope,
but It blunts likewise the edgo of Ameri
can competition mid adroitly taps the main
rourco ot democratic strength In tho sub
sequent certain war.
Tho danger of premature peace Is thA
gravest danger the world now fares. A mili
tary decision In Germany's favor Is utterly
Impossible, although them arc yet, perhaps,
many victories to bo written flown to her
credit. Khe seeks, therefore, to win by subter
fuge and formulas. She hopes to trick the free
Deoples of the world to nccepl a so-called
"whiles peace," which would bo the peace
of death. She counts on tho light-minded
of all nations, tho l.onlncH and the Ia
I'ollettcs, to further her propaganda In
good faith and play her game. Nor In this
plot can she succeed unless the spokesmen
of liberalism Imvo lost thrlr cunning, li
Is obvious, In miy case, that the time has
conic to expose this German trick and ex
pose It so that It never will bo tried again.
The answer to tho llrcst-Mtovsk proposals
should bo a definite declaration of nil the
Allies, preferably written nnd promulgated
by ('resident Vllson. It should be u cbnr
exposition of the democratic alms of the
liberal nations, with mi honest offer of
nationalism to tho several nations now
enslaved, should cNpress tho sympathy tho
Allies feci for tho real Uussla. explain why
tho present offering Is a sham and u. deceit,
nnd should promlso to tho world the only
tort of peace that Is worth having, n peace
based on tho rights of tho peoples them
selves and irot on tho privilege of a caste
to exploit those peoples and mold them
Into fighting machines for the protection of
autocratic and economic suzerains.
There can bo no pence with German mili
tarism, for rule-orruln Is the only law It
knows, and the peaco camouflage It prac
tices means rule for It nnd rulp for .all
others.
"GOOD ON ANY U. S. KAILROAD"
N
OTIIING fctauds In tho way of an order
making nny railroad ticket good on
any railroad, between the points and un
dcr tho conditions stnted. without regard
to the corporate title appearing on tlio
pasteboard. As- the Government looIs all
payments made for tickets, and will pay
each road no more nnd no less than a
fixed sum annually, there Is every reason
to Inaugurate thlH Mmplc chango with
Its boon of great convenience for many
thousands of travelers.
There Is much more red tape about get
ting an unused railroad ticket redeemed
than there is In buying 10,000 shares of
railroad stock. Making the tickets In
terchangeable would save money, becauso
fewer clerks would be needed In the ticket
redemption olllces. An Incalculable amount
of time and fretting would be saved, for
what person who uses railroads to any
extent does not run Into u ticket mix-up
now and then? And then there Is, of
course, the vast accumulation of commu
tation tickets, holders of which find them
useless on one line, good on another. With
tho withdrawal of passenger trains or be
cause of temporary congestion or bad
weather, from time to time, it would-be
an absurdly unnecessary hardship to be
forbidden to uso a ticket on the most
available line.
PAY OF ARMY OFFICERS
AIIMV ofllccrs are salaried employes of
. the United States and like the salaried
class everywhere they suffer early and
severely from the pinch of high-living costs.
Basically they are In similar case with
teachers, preachers, bank employes, book
keepers and men In other salaried vocations,
with the difference that their stipends are
prescribed by Congress instead of following
certain conventions rooted In the law of
labor supply and demand. Artisans and
"mechanics are organized and are able to
press their demands. Army officers must
wait for the Government voluntarily to
adjust their pay and allowances to meet
the constant upward trend of prices which
has marked the last two decades. They must
keep up a definite standard of appearances
to befit the prestige of their rank and the
dignity of the Government they represent.
The Government should see to It that tho
strain is relieved In some degree.
The Army League, through Its president,
Joseph Lelter, the former "wheat plunger,"
now devoting himself to public service,
makes a plea for an increase In' the pay
ot American ofltcers and points out "that
the situation Is much more serious than
had been supposed, nine the other business
of carrying- on the war has virtually obllt.
erattd the customary provision of'qunrters
and the making of the usual allowances.
Old King Coal was conspicuously
absent from the court procession ot King
Momua yesterday.
The Tied Cross Is rushing aid to the
Guatemalans. Luckily they" do not need
coal in latitude IS degress north. '
Kalssr gives approval to Brcit-I.ltok
peacs terms. Headline.
Again showing a partiality for goods
?mdo In' Clermany."
;bk4ug-eHineted with
train.
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LEDGER -
PENNYPACKER
Governor Pennypacker's First Official Act Was to
Refuse All Railroad Passes and Other
Forms of "Executive Graft"
ICervrlolit, "! v
TIURTY-NINTH INSTALLMENT
A DAY or two after the Inauguration an
ostensible lady droie up In n carriage
to the mansion nnd sent up her card to Mrs.
Pennypsrker, who was un entire stranger
In the city and did not know Its people. In
the reception room tho woman began to
talk, presently mentioned public nffnlw
and began to ask questions. This nwnK
cned simpleton and she was dismissed A
few days later a fulliiage purtrult of Mr.
1'ennypaeker, secured by making a sketch
In pencil while she was on n railroad train,
appeared in tho North American, nccom
panled by what put ported to bo portrait
of my daughters, which had been probably
taken from tho stork nf iictres'es on the
shelves, and a long rlgmurol" was printed
under the lie In huge Inutilities; "The I'lrst
lAdy of l'cunsyUnnla Writes for the Hun
day Nirth American on Live Cuntnt Prob
lems." What could bo more despicable?
Tho woman ought to have been trounced
and .Van Valkcn'mrg. the editor of the
sheet, ought to have been given severe pun
lihmcnt. Improving tho Library
The State Library hud long been neg
lected. With the exception nf Klircnfeld
and Egle, tho librarians had either been
politicians, puro and simple, or Incompe
tents who neglected their woik. Tho
archives, consisting nf papers tied up In
I nose bundles, bad long been tho stnmplng
ground of literary thieves. I put nt the
head of the library ThomiiH Lynch Mont
gomery, a trained librarian, who had been
In charge of the Wagner Institute In Phila
delphia, a member of ii family of high
social standing and a man of grent eld
clency. 1 likewise had arrangement" inado
to hito the archives tint remained nnd nil
of tho papers nf the departments, pi lor to
n certain early date, repaired, chronologi
cally arranged, bound Into volumes and
put In the llhrars. Carson, Wharton and
Montgomery, who came with myself, and
Dr. Kamuel li. Dixon, president of the
Academy of Natural Sciences, and John ('.
Groome, raptaln of the First City Troop,
whom I drew along later, were rcferted to
ns the influx of gentlemen into the political
life of the Stale.
r.cllcWng that Improvement, like nil of
tho virtues, begins ut tho home and would
be best advanced by hcttlng a proper exam
ple, I began tho work ot reformation with
the Governor. All tho passes from tho
railroads and all tho free privileges from
express companies and other corporations,
which were pouicd in upon me, wero ic
turned, with expressions of appi relation,
and, when trawling, I paid my fare. Tho
expenses nf the mansion, paid by tho State,
wero cut down from abiiut 11,000 n year
to about Jl'000. I kept no horses and rode
In a cnb. I declined to toss tho first ball
at tho opening of the baseball season and
the like, ndt that there was any harm In bo
doing, but It seemed to mc that tho office
ought not to bo used for advertising pur
poses, and that it was well to let people
sco that the Incumbent hnd regard for Its
dignity. I made It a point to be ut tlio
Executive Department nt D a. in. and to
remain there until C p. m. and to sc'o that
no papers were Issued under the authority
of tho Governor without my pcrsonltl
knowledge or their contents. While Wood
row Wilson, ns Governor, was stumping
through tho West denouncing tho methods
of the Standard Oil Company, chartered
In New Jcisey, no doubt other charters
granting Ilko powers were being Issued nt
Trenton. The world would be ever so much
better If we could only succeed In prevail
ing upon each man to attend to his own
duties nnd look after his own conduct. And
now, after having, along with somo motal
Izlng, Indicated the groundwork upon which
the structure was to be built, let the narra
tive proceed. t
Opposed to the Lawyer
Strange to rclntc, my first struggle
against opposing forces was with my old
friends, the corporation lawyers. All of
tho trouble In this country over the cor
porations, and much of It has been the
hullabaloo of persons eager to catch the
ear of the populace in order to help their
own fortunes, lias arisen because those
who had charge of the granting of their
A ROOKIE STRATEGIST
There's a bit of food for thought In this
little story of one Christmas furlough. Be
yond tho speculation It arouses as to how
many other ei-perlencn like It there may
have been, there Is something to be said for
the Initiative, the perseverance, and' the
tactical wisdom shown by tho young soldier
thrown upon his own resources.
The sergeant-major (we'll call him
"Smith'') had been allowed a furlough
from Saturday noon Until 10 o'clock Wed
nesday morning, the day after Christmas.
He was stationed at Fortress Monroe and
ho wanted to eat turkey In Philadelphia.
It was Utterly Impossible for him to get a
north-bound train out of Fortress Monroe.
He counted as his 'friend, however, a brake
man on a freight train running South, and
this man permitted him to ride to a small
station some distance below the North
Carolina border, where he Jmt had time to
catch a passenger train bound North, ar
riving In Philadelphia at noon Sunday. He
turning be left this city at 3! 33 for Balti
more to catch the boat sailing at 6:10 for
Fortress Monroe. This train broke' down
ten miles out vof Baltimore. Our hero saw
the boat getting away without him, which
would mean "absent without leave" and
th loss of his rank for him. He raised a
row, Without saying o directly he gayo
the conductor the impremlon that he was on
a very lmporta.nl nflitlon. The conductor
ttlagraphed ahead to hold th boat and
requisitioned a gaaollne-drivett . handcar
(with chauffeur) to take him In to Baltimore,
He arrived at- the boat landing "wtthlti nve
minutes of aalllng-tlme and all was well.
That lad will get OH.
DISCHARGES AND DISCHARGES
A young colored man. who had been hired
and as promptly fired by nearly every house,
keeper In his home county In southern Mary
land, was finally dratted and sent to Camp
Meade early last fall. H managed to get
t.homo on a Christmas, furlough, and said
I he to .on of, hta cronlea; "Dese la sho'
I Strang .times', Strang r times 1, 'Nevah ho
Itiaatai.'laoiutU' ail 71 dlanhirt ,'roun'
1 r miffV. T-.' "T-", W." " -7 T V .T- . .
PHILADELPHIA.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
f'bllr Lrigrr 1'iMijxinyl
powers were careless and IndllToicnt. This
is the point nt which the correcting agency
ought to Ito applied. Complaint afterward
Is feeble nnd apt to bo futile. It had bo
tome the habit n HarrMitng, as else
where, for charters to be Issued lis n mut
ter nf course, nnd they were supeivhcd III
tho outer office. It Is even said that a clerk
was trained to Imitate the signature and
add the approval of tho Governor, llvt.y
charter that went out during my four
cars had my actual nppiowil and bears
inv autograph. It had been th'o custom for
the law or, In diafttng the grant nf power,
lo use th" general words of the statute. My
requirement Hint no two different purp"-es
should bo Included was curried Into rffeii.
on one occasion mi application was made
for the light to make and sell explosives
In perpetulti. Tho danger of such n grant
can readily be seen! It was it-fused until
the time was limited to twci'ty-liw vfars.
The statute required that 10 per cent f tho
capital stock should be paid Into the trc.is
urj of th" corporation. It had come to be
the practice to lake out chartcis with only
nominal capital, with the expectation that,
as need rose, the capital could be increased.
The Donnrn l.lghl, licit nnd Power Com
pany, with a ciipiliil Mock of only Jionn,
JlftO In the tieasiuy, entirely iusutliek'iit
for Hie work proposed In lie dune, desired
n cliiirtfr and I iefiise-1 npprnvnl, holding
that theie must be n capital slock of nt
least KiOim. This was mi aihltinry mm of
inv own living, but It meant' that theio
must be J.Min In the treasury, enough to
insure good faith. Theie ensued a great
hubbub and outcry among the lawjcis.
The Governor hail no such power. It was
hi duty to approve! A public hearing win
asked, in order thnt a- reconsideration
might bo secured, and was granted. Law
yeis from over the State. Including Hubert
Snoilgrnss. of llarrMmrg, and Itlchnrd C.
Cochrane, nf York, gathered before tno and
argued at length the questions nf tho power
nf the Governor and his relation to the
granting of charters. I wiote an opinion,
holding thai the approval by the Governor
was not Intended to bo merely that ho
Miould ec that the paper was In proper
form, but meant his assent to the gianting
of the power contained In II. Thero wan
mutit professional and newspaper lalk
about tho necessity of my receding and
about compelling me to approve by man
damus. Had such a wilt tome, I should
not have given it tlio Mlghtcst attention,
holding th.it. within his sphcie, the Gov
ernor Is entirely beyond the control of the
courts. Iliivvever, the profession followed
the precedent which had hecn established,
nnd since that time no corporation has been
chartered In Pennsylvania unless It had n
capital nf J.-iOrm, with $500 In the treasury.
Tho leform was ical nnd Inipoitnut.
The next Jolt was with the Itepiibllcnn
organization of Dauphin County, supported
by both of tho United States Senators.
A vacancy occurred in the Cmnt nf Com
mon Pleas of that County and tho forcru
thero agreed upon S. .1. McCurrcll. I was
especially anxious not to make mlMnkrs
lit tho appointment of Judges anil felt that
professional lltncss was the most Impor
tant quallllcalltm. I listened to everybody
who wanted to talk to me upon the subject.
Lyinun D. Gilbert nnd Clmiles If. Uorgncr,
leaders of the lnc.il har. were In accord In
tho opinion that tho fittest appointment
would be that of Michael W. Jacobs. Ju.
tlce J. Hay Hrown, of the Supremo Court,
camo to mo to urgo thnt appointment nnd
he was very decided In his opinion.
deference to these professional Judgments
I appointed Jacobs. Tho blow was miti
gated, however, by the appointment nt the
same tlmo of John J. Henderson, who had
been supported by both Senators and had
the icputatlon of having done Kood legal
work in his County Court, to the Superior
Court. Against Jacobs the party nominated
nnd elected George Kunkel and, therefore
in my first bout with tho politicians I
finally camo out second best.
An act was passed giving to Governor
Stone and some of tho heads of depart
ments tho desks they had used while In
office. It pursued a custom which had long
prevailed. I approved tho act with the.
suggestion that tho furniture to b put in
their places be selected with n. view to Its
icinalnlng as the property of the State
(Co.vn.vuHD ToMonrio'w)
DON'T DARKEN THE SHADOW
w.a, " ,,r, v: j. ?''. Htoi. t
think
should
..-..."" .""""ir or us ir
every mmm
IiiihIio.1 .i .. ... V,J '
'o cioseu. even-
talking in-ichlna
In the garage? Th'e ?"" ".U.,.0"","1 .'"
of amusement and ceasei o hlr YiST
of muslo In our homes, or u uXo'?
sHraSJflww
terrific, strah, under wh"ch L UllV "l"
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
We miss that usual winter story about n,
as they wero at the Wt?n m,
There has been rioting In SJurlcli anion.
Sw sa pacin.ts, There Uq.o doubt th t ,.
Swiss pacifist who run hotel. TS !?-. .'i10.0
. h? Vi" a" uld' l've suffered enough i
Dealer. nrh"" '"'"'-C'evrland f'la,"
Incidentally the British i,0.e(t IB ,. .
not necessary -to 'destroy a city l, S I
UK it. Ana (ho Turks although not no.
seised Of the full beaiitv nf n.. " ,...P."
...n,.t i.... .... -"""" nunur
KvVnlMl&t. l,,ne '""-Chicago,
Spokesmen of organized labor who protest
against the employment of a few women as
streat-car conductors are In dangtr of ex.
aggeratlng the Importune of the Incident
It la doubtful It this kind of work will ever
become a popular occupation with Women. It
Is yt in the experimental stage, jf at the
preunt time thera ara any number- otjrapabie
men, looking for. Jobs si street-car 'tonduc
tor. they should nol.havttojgo far to find
l!Mft jrafr .Tg. ..-"'; roam'toFI
YVED'ESDAY,
JANUARY
THE VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Rcininiscuiiccs of Peniiyimckcr
and Quay Letters of Cheer
to Soldiers
QUAY AND PENNYPACKER IN 181)3
K' Ihr Hililur t the .'irninfl J'libtir l.nlijcr:
Sir I.Ike many others, I inn reading w 1 1 1 1
iniiih Inlerest Ibo auloblograpby nt e-Ciov-cinor
Saiiiiii-I W. Peiiii) packer. 1 havi- alwi
lend the letter nf our good friend, John W.
l-'iazlrr, which Is supposed to hhetl some
aiblltlonal Iliit on the rubject of Penny
packer's original Introduction Into a guhernn
lliin. il campalgii. wpircclatlng the fait that
liny one who tM.i-s the trouble to write mi
autobiography or letter fur public peiusal
must have data of Inlerest for those reading
th" same, and also tho fact that few of us
know nt the Inside workings of matters of
political Importance, such ns tho selection of
candidates for public office, I feel cntistiuiiied
to add my little ntlta
I'ndoubtedly In both cases our good ipld
Governor and his friend .1. W. I'r.izler ap
proached the matter fiom dlffoivnt angles
and, earh In his owil position, Is rnrrect. Let
Hie cite a piece ot post-diluvian, as It were,
liifni'inatliin which happened when IVnti.v
packer wa a Judge nf Common lie.is Court
and bad hta offices at jn!i South Sixth street,
In 1893.
,t that time It was my good fiutime to bo
eniplojed by tho Judge In tho rapacity nf
"office boy," which position 1 held for more
than three .veals. I recollect distinctly, one
afternoon,' when a rather heavy-set man with
a tired look out of his ejes came Into tlio of
fice, and upon my Informing him that tho
Judge was still In court, this unassuming
gentleman announced ho would wait. Whllo
wnltlng ho engaged mo In Convcrrntlon, In
quiring ns to my age, name, schooling nnd
ambitions, particularly wanting to know If I
enjoyed my position with tho good Judge, to
all of which I replied that I was well pleased
with the Judge, my position and myiielf. The
tired-looking gentleman sullied, und In his
unassuming way udvlstd mo to continue In
inv work, study law, and alnlshed by saying
that I was having "Ibo distinct honor of
working for n future Governor."
On th'o Judge's arrival tho doors of his pri
vate office were closed and an hour or two
afterward, on tho departure of , itforcsuld
mentloned gentleman, tho Judge asked me If
I knew to whom I had been talking. Reply
ing negatively, he told me that United States
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay was his name
- "and n wonderful man." All ofwhich con
veyed llttlo or nothing to my young unsophis
ticated life;
I'nderstand, 1 do not question the facts as
contained In the autobiography or tho dear
letter of good friend Frazler, but "facts is
facts," nnd thero they be. Quay's candidates
sometimes cast their shadows long before
Itin events took place. Appreciating, too, tho
Important positions our good friends Frazler
and Quay, have held In selecting and electing
Into public office many of our prominent citi
zens (city, "country, State und national) It
only goes to show how many rabbits are
hidden In tho field when hounds begin to
bark, , WILLIAM J. McOAUVKV".
Philadelphia, January 1.
DR. VAN DYKE'S APPRECIATION
To thr KiUtorol the Hvtnlno I'ublle l.eilgrr:
, Sir Pleaso be so kind as to convey to tho
gentleman who reported my remarks at tho
Contemporary Club my thanks for his report
as minted In your paper.' I was sorry, tor
reasons which I explained to lilni, no.t to be
able to give him tlio notes of, my address.
But h did not need them at all, Ho has
ina.de, a etter resume of my speech than I
could have made, and ha's greatly confirmed
my confidence In Intelligent American news
paper reporters. jUKKKV VAN JA'KU.
Phllaucipnia, January I,
LETTERS TO CHEER SOLDIER LADS
To the Kdllor of the Evening I'ublle Leilurr:
Sir It behooves us to think of our boys
who will experience tho major und minor
hazards of warfare and tho greater and
lesper hardships ot tho average soldier, A
consensus of opinion among the lioys would
be that loneliness.' with no one to write to or
hear frpni, and tho tantalizing sight of see
ing u "bunkle" reading a letter from a
imtrlotla sweetheart, or euting a n'epn of
home-made cake, constitute the pVlmo red
Suns why wo .all agree that, "war Is hell."
To bring av bit o heaven to 4rth, to cheer.
, ' - 4w ,' , 1, ' ' . : 3
i I t j4 F ' ,-
V 'f-l4uS 1 :. i'r J S2 " '.IV '..,., - ;,
'mm .. mmst mh
w MMcri ' mm.i iH . UftWUll . BUI 'OTi
12. l!)tS
JANUARY 2
patriotic cltlen, every affectionate mother
and women who admire brave knights of Hie
sea, air and land come forward with nu
offer of their cheering services.
As I am getting soldiers' names light
along, It will bo a pleasure to pass them
mound. 1.UIIING It. FCI.MIin.
an North Sixteenth street.
Philadelphia, Januaiy I. ,
A CAMP MEADE MENU
Jo the lMtor vj thr llvrniun I'ublle l.rttutr.
Sir Honestly, cm we have tho heart to
grumble at stnii meals'.' Our menu nt noon,
December :il :
Turkey
(ICiiougli for two persons)
'I'oinalo Sauce tiiavy (galoie)
Peas .Miuhcd Potatoes
Crnnbeiry S.nn-e
Coffee with Sugar and Mill.
Itenl Hnnie-mnde Apple Pie
'And jet, the folks at home think wc
drn't get enough.
COItPOISAI. AltTIU'lt IJHHUMANN.
Company 1. 315th lnf
Camp Meade, January 1.
PICTURE OF SOLDIERS
Vii thr r.tlltor of thr live alii; I'ublle l.aliivr:
Sli --Accept my thanks nod appreciation
for jour kindness In placing my son l.au
lencc's picture In j'otir paper and Imerthig
the facts of the work of his regiment In
Pi mice. It makes his mother feel better, be.
cause bo Is her only son nnd he has been
In France for more than five mouths. With
best wishes, I am
JAM F.S A. DUNN,
Representative Sixteenth District,
llariisburg, January 1.
THE COST OF CURRENT
To the l'.ditov of the Hvrriup I'ltbltc Lalfcr:
Sir Ir -our Issue of Thursdaj-, December
20, on the third page under tho headline ''Con
sumers Should Pay Cost of Inefficiency, De
clare Jersej' Commissioners," you state: "Do.
clarlng IharMho cost which arises from Inef
ficiency should be charged to consumers, the
State Board of Public Futility Commissioners
today," etc. What the commission Ir. fact
said In Its report nfter stating that the plant
was not efficiently nnd economically oper
ated was; "Tho.pctltloner, however, bases the
cost of current on the result of operating Its
plant Inefficiently. We do not believe that
that part of tho cost which ailses from such
Inefficiency should be' charged to the con
sumer." I fear that j'our article will create
the Impression that the board has made a
mllng which Is quite contrary to Its whole line
of holdings and which would tend to mislead
the public and companies as to the Judgment
of the board. Tho news Item In question must
have been prepared without reference to the
declaration of the board In Its le'port,
RALPH W. II. DONGKS.
Philadelphia, January 1.
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
VUiut are Hie -New Vrar'a
MiiMiOrn"?
WIm U Comptroller of Hie Current-- of the
, muea maieux
3. What was Hie haturnalla?
4. Mlin U llnle Itoldrn?
5. Where la Vltl.1i Itlilcr?
p. VI lint la an aquarelle?
1. Wlin I nnd where la Hie lluli Terminal taken
over hjr (irnernl (ioethalaf
S. Who wrote "Hill Van MinUla"?
l. Identify "The Liberator."
10. ,)iilrh li Hie "lit of Churrlm'l?
Answers to"Ycsterday's Quiz
I, (iuateinula U Ihe Crnlrul Amerlron Kepuhllr
wlillil. wtllt llrltl.ll llomliirua, U roil.
tUuoua.to,Hie aovtliern boundary of Mexico,
3. I'adua. whlrli hila lireii bombed by Teuton
atrinen. la on h line about midway lie
Iwren Venire and Verona, und further from
!- Au.trlan line of Iniuilon than elllirr
city.
S. IXrrdemalhl Mrllilf-hand,
t, H. H. 1 . I'.l , 'tteioiiile a'li tsua pUI"
"lieaaa reply."
B. The preiwndenitliiS male twiiulallon In lha
vi ruler n ftalea la airrll.rd la lha fan
that to all dMrleta not fully detelonetl
men Imullsrate unareompunlrd. mm u rula
by their fumlllea. Thera brlns amall ouporl
tiinlr for women vtarkera In mine, or on
ranrhea. feinoia Intralsratlan doea not be
i zln until Indu.lry, rointort., f., i. Jr.
been develoiwd. ' ..i.am
0, llurkrami Courae linen or rloth alflfened wlin
sum or lal, """
1, The far trsly vIHt the Indiana vraa the ehlef
activity of the early- Trench eltlfr. lu
$HlAii2&-t' iwwu
Tom Daly's Column
THE COLD SPELL
The other mornin' early, when the cold
began to bite
Alt' I heertl the rafters crackin' an' my
breath was full o' .smoke,
An' the fust faint spark o' tlaylljtht ,
showed the winders frosted white,
I remarked to Ann Eliza thRt some
records would be broke.
Then n wagon on the turnpike crunched
the brittle snow like glass,
An' I heercd the harness snappln' an1'
the bosses unortln' there.
Hut I didn't jlt a notion wot a freeze had
come to pass
Till r seen ole Pc'lee Tuttle settln'
speechless in hin chair.
Tlmr wuz signs around the barnyard
when I went to do my chores
Thet wuz eloquent thet som'thin out o'
common had occurred,
I'ur the dash-dinged ar'tic circle seemed
a-campln' out-o'-doors,
An the very nlr was frozen, fur it
never even stirred.
But I didn't sense tho bigness o the
freeze that had arrovo
Till I drove up to the village store be
hind the sorrol marc,
An I hollered out "Good evenin"' to the.
boys around the stove,
An I seen ole Peleg Tuttle settin"
speechless in his chair.
Oh, they tell us thet a frceze-up is no
blessm', but n curse,
But I vum if it's a good one it may still
bo somethln' more;
I'ur your little half-baked freezes are a
mighty damsite worse
bince they loosen up the chatter o the
oldest village bore.
Now the one thet we been havin wua a
harder freeze than those
meWyIr nelorhood fur
FUr' 'My fozeemi"iSCCnCeS WUZ ab'
Who.n K le.e" t,e elcK Tultl settln'
speechless in his chair.
ENGLAND'S "BIT"
. M sfYJi ,f V" J Own-n. and
stent nttnolo
ami-Knglish Irish among ua ,
since the bVclnni;";',.,i"u .!". Brttaln
r,"n,-dl,i;Ci ,own,d " France Canada0
The facts do not substantiate thin ,'h..
Ureat Hiltah, has 45,000 OOfl nooidai ?'
contrast with 39,000.000 for F;.U6n;i"
000,000' for Italy.1 175 00000 for Kk an',i
somewhat mora n.n i'E i- nussia and
This 45.000,000 has furnished a far lar
m?!10"!0" of 'e "aval strenetn VVL'.
n-,., .;";.:."" """." ror
Pfn,zb,rorwSr'
has also necessitated bearing most nfik
rodrIU,'!!'lUaChCt ,t0 ,h0 blockade 'vvilch'wSS"
vvell'aa I?ng1a,,,'d.beneflt "' ,he "
.,l:hrn,rastnar1nenfES'd
The British have, besides, 7n army In F.vJ a
another at aaioniu. tia hi... yPt'
French) and another n '.Me.." t..
over, the Itrltlsl, i,i,h havi fur nlriied a.
many men In t.ropor.tlon and suffered a?eai
. i
BIRDS SING WAR SONGS
C. O. Ilartrum aV that i,. i. . ..
"slinging luo'Ktain 'slor'tlgln4 -4
Hovenden reports lha'l
heard at Streathan "slngmg the r Hrl '
the tune of The Campbells Arc 7&M& fi " f3
.wipjun limes.
A HINT FORNEURASTUKMim .
A Cheittnut Hill houaeketper. who ik.imA'M
mlttedly. ruther v'uin V?J' .Vn? :IfMm 'M
good deal uf i;;-".: "'" "'rrort, a M
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