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aiav rcBLio L.BIK1EB in aerved to tub-
rmiaaeipnta ana aurrountiinc town
i iweire iiui cema wr frccx. imvu'jl
rlr. .
TO Mlnta outalda or rhlla.lelnhla. In
Stelca. Canada or United Htatea poi.
tan Ira, fifty (.101 cents n.r mnnth.
allare tcr rear, payabte In a.lvanra.
1 foralgn countriea on (11) dollar per
Bubaerlbera wlahtnr aiMttta rhanvit
oM aa well aa new aJdrcaa.
i WAtMUT KEYSTONE. MAIN MM
1 All fommwiifrflffotta In Kvtlna Vuhlla
Independence Square, Philadelphia.
at Titi rnir.tnrT.rnu tout omci
aacoxD cuaa mil. mattm.
Ffcuadtlphla, MandaT, Jannaf 7. 1911
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JET THOSE HOUSES. MR.
t$ MAYOR
KT does tho addition of 7500 houses.
ting approximately $10,000,000. mean
adelphla and what excuse can tho
a" .: . . .
ave lr an immediate improvement oi
BW.-
F.vaat nronortlons Is lost?
t
year ago rnuaueipnia was uKiiunK tor
i;,' today civilization Is fighting for
nee by mean;) of Philadelphia prod-
Its We have liad dumped on us the
lsupendous tank ever put up to one
rial district. Where wo used to talk
able development within the next
'years, thero are nqw in existence
lit factories and others nre "rising with
pun speed. The district from Phlla-
to Wilmington is literally "satu-
wlth Industry, hut where are the
l in which to put the workmen? There
..i
aseas in
the Chester district that arc
hV twf.ntv.fnur hours a. dav. .we are
In
So of
In-
Wi .
In reKUInr eistit-nour snuts.
y-ff., ;y . ...
inas oecn ine tusincts mume
'And so crcat Is' the prospective
(,',! .... . . .......
I'tMt all nope or proper nousing witn-
ftaeWriedlnte bunding on n large scale
i been abandoned.
HfU ..
uavermncm. m uiuvi iu mwuic bihj-
V
i?C the Hob Island enterprise, proposes
for to expend approximately $10,-
In the construction of 750O houses.
ftlta for this
"mlrnclo city" will he sc-
I'fcy' the Government Shipping
Hoard
fT'v- . , , ,
commission, me cnatrinitn
of
r.SMr. Flannery, on Saturday Infoi'im-d
nltteo of Phlladelphlii husliifn men
jiriless there Is a iiKirkoi tt-inictinu In
ft real estate owners are asklin; for
i'the Fortieth Ward, .the (Joverninent
indon the Philadelphia project and
Jhe houses In New Jersey.
9.MV nui tvliuw liui i1 a iiiu iiiii'f iui
Hli the Fortieth Ward. The owners
Id to ask $3000 mi acre and the (lov.
Is said to feel that $l'J0O Is ample.
i do know that If greed and thirst
it should lesult In tlic.e houses
a
allt elsewhere, the speculators ought
IvUed together by a committee of cltl-
B" . . . ...
- ana. marcneu to i-ouunK. we ao not
If, . ...
Rem in tnis community, nut wny
that such a Krcedy attitude Is
-.maintained? We doubt It.
5
Mayor Is scheduled to have a confer-
th Mr.. Flannery today. We know
if . ... ' ..
ft wu oner tne uovernment every.
.ihe municipality Is able to offer. In-
, pavea sticets, gas, electricity,
I m mi nnd nil lttia fnniranlaiiAiiu
...
K.uircct iruuey service uy iani spe-
He can otter. In addition, acces-
' '! ithttnn marlrala fni tn-inn am (
u, ...K .. .....,
ements wnicn worKing men must
all the other attractions of a
gHy. He can point out, In addition,
Government may reasonably ex-
roeturn of Its entire Investment, or
Um',. ...mj ,.., .,. ,,,. ..
ijt.uuiiua wtitiiii mo noma oi tnis
(city, while, If It built elsewhere,
rient after the war might bo a
v He can offer more than that, for
be able to assure tho Govern-
at; in case greedy speculators stand
i-;Way, a means for the exercise
.right of eminent domain In secur-
Viand will be found quickly, even
al session of the Legislature has
It netting this improvemen'
V Philadelphia, Philadelphia will
LVH's got to make good.
tot Homes is a mighty fine place
Ek'nut 7ft00 mnra nf th.m l ,.
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IEERFUL GIVERS
IJoveth a cheerful giver, we are
UUncle Sam wilt surely feel
a cheerful war-tax payer
to inflict the minimum of
Wlm in collection of the new
L profits ieviea now operative to
Jhe great cause for which
' tTltijtg., The dodgers and
', deservedly gt all that Is
t inequalities of the war
krlvate-foTtunes" and vast'
ia fair to aay that, so far
a-the general run of folk.
re aWmocratic, This is a
yv and the people should
democratically. Pay.
represents one of the
tan largaat section of.
i wklefa can only offer
'Motion patrl-
arm
mSGFvr
; f ;,fflfe
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fjttMM'tmpiy a comparatively smalt
deduction from the annual budgot. It
should be subtracted cheerfully.
The Individual sacrifice v-llt be small, but
the spirit of unselfishness nnd devotion can
be Urge nnd fine. Every dime, every dol
lar, Is a tithe paid townfd nn earlier i once,
crowned with victory for tho trms of de
mocracy, a victory that means, wo trust,
eternal security for the palladium of world
freedom. .
NEW CROWD IN CITY HALL
THU city's legislature, which Is reorgan
ized, today In accordance with the
changes produced by the N'ovcmber elec
tion, takes on n character that It has not
had for years, or, rnther, It would he more
accurate to say It has at last gained a
charncter Instead of going on as a mean
ingless goup of tools. There Is difference
of opinion In Councils, wheru formerly
there was no opinion nt nil.
The Vnres will not have a two-thirds
voto In cither chamber. Thus they will
not be nblc to pass the nll-lm. ortant finan
cial mensures without, compumlsc. Com
promise Willi tho Penrose minority Is, of
course, to bo expected, but Penrose docs
not monopolize tho minority. Independents
aro numerous enough to make n clear and
loud protest ugnlnst both Vote unit Pen
rose factions. Thero will be three sharply
distinct Views "expressed nil each subject,
nil bidding for popular support. This much
the campaign against Government by Mur
der seems to have accomplished: tho
chances arc good that no exceptional plun
der will bo put over without disruptive, ex
plosions. NOT BUYING A GOLD IIRICK
F
PllKSK.N'll.N'G tho fundamentals of
ii negotiated uencc, i.ioyu neorgc nas
simply put Into concrete form the thought
of civilization in general. Most people
who know the Hun fear any treaty with
iilm. The wnlf'ls never so fierce as when
dressed In Grandma's clothing nnd the
world was a I.lttle Ited Hiding Hood long
enough. Mr. Wlbon wants peace, but. he
dues not know how he can ever get It
from the Kaiser nnd his entourage. Tho
nation Is not spending twenty billions or
moie nf dollars nnd the best blood It boasts,
for n sold brick. It demands the genuine
article ariTl counterfeiter!) seldom keep It
In stock.
COLD WAVE OVER? PREPARE FOR
THE COLD WAVE!
inou just
n fuel fa
three weeks this city 'ndured
famine which nt last resulted In
anarchy. Only a rise In thu temperature
has prevented the Washington avenue riots
from becoming broadcast.
Anarchism was the philosophy behind
ncarlv every nttempt to solvn the problem.
Clt nnlclatss f-clzed coal for hospitals In
defiance of law. Tho people stole coal from
tho rnrs In defiance of city olllclals. Privi
leged Individuals cons-plred to et and
hoard coal In defiance of tint pet.ple.
Even now. with the crisis past, we can
not be Mild to have I elm lied to law. be
cause there Is no law to letuin to. Wo
are given to understand that train ck-ws
very kindly consented to work on Sunday
- they did not have to so that 32,000 tons
of family coal might teach the city. A
number of citizens very kindly gae away
a little i-o.il, and wliem th ulnis wore
cotillned to good wishes poor women made
up the deficiency by being kind to their
chlldteii anil hte.illng the al.
Without waiting one hour -v must pte
p.tre to avert another Miih calamity. The
problem Is one of distribution. Individual
householders must be pieented from Inly
ing ten and fifteen ton supplies. The city
fuel administrator did soinethln ; to stop
this sort of rulllanism during the crisis,
but It Is Impel alive thnt he should con
tinue to prevent it now. before the next
spell of zero weather Is upon us. We must
be assured that thero are enough drivers
and wagons to supply each distilct und that
each group of delivery men Is restricted to
its district. It Is ttbsurd for a wagon from
a West Philadelphia dealer to deliver coal
In North Philadelphia, and opj from North
Philadelphia to deliver In AVest Philadel
phia, and then for both dealers to declare
they have no time to deliver In their own
neighborhoods. A roue system may soon
be a necessity, so that small orders can bo
lllled without delay.
llut whero can the line be drawn be
tween $ hoarding and decency? To the
freezing family, the man with half a ton
of coal In his cellar looks like a hoarder.
There are mr-ny who buy coal In buckets
and bags. For them the city government
should store, say, a two weeks' supply of
coal, not to be touched except In case of.
emergency,
Pershing knows whero ho Is going,
and ho is on his way.
We suggest to the gas company that
It also take time by the forelock, .
I ,
We wish that board of alienists In
Argentina could make a report on the
Kaiser.
With Mr. Roosevelt and "Billy" Sun
day about to be In Washington, at the same
time, there will be something doing, sure
enough.
District Attorney Kane has been re
appointed by . the President. The reap
pointment is Just as good as tho appoint
ment was.
Senator Heed will probably forgive
Mr. Hoover every offense but one. The
food administrator has been successful.
That is unpardonable.
The army has ommandeered
Niagara Falls to assure electric lighting
for war workers. That Is going over the
top with a vengeance.
' We do not know who the next Am
bassador from England will be, but. when
another comes from Berlin we move that
his baggage be examined.
Hoover has barred, gouging grocers
from business In Pittsburgh, ordered the
refunding of- excess charges .and donated
them to. the Red Cross. One such example,
should be enough,, fov a firm does not.
i -Hsjfjy rtoovsr from such 4 revsrss. How.
ga
PENNlfPACKER ADMITS EFFECT
OF PRESS ATTACK UPON HIM
Former Governor Says That After the "Salus-Grady
Bill" Fight He FoundJt Difficult to Get
Legislation and Co-operation
I'KN.WI'AI'KKK At'TnltHMin.U'llV NO. t-1
(Coiiutluhl, lam, lu Public l.tituir Voinpaniit
AKKW years later there was ont to mo
un article printed In HlrmlnRhnm, Ala
bama, telling of the Important events which
had occurred 011 the Dth of April. Among
them were the discovery of tho Mississippi
by Ferdinand do Soto, tho Hnttle of Ap
pomattox nnd tho birth of Samuel W. Pen
nypacker. Governor of Pennsylvania. My
biography' was printed throughout tho far
West. All sensible people. Including such
able newspaper correspondents as George
Alfred Townscnd ("Gath"). tcgarded It us
entirely proper legislation likely to tie
helpful to their profession. Poor Smith,
however, had lost tils case; lie was not large
enough to tee thnt my duty was not toward
him or tin. newspapers; h'.i vanity was
hurt, nnd he made a personal matter of It
nnd became un enemy for life. Everything
thereafter which he thought would be dls.(
ogiceablo to me was printed In his paper.
On visiting "Kuchler's Roost." on the
mountain top nt Heading, nt the lequcst of
Its old owner. I wrote an Impiomptu squib
In his album. Thcieupon Smith worked up
an editorial upon It In an effort at ridicule.
He did worse. In my library Is n bound
volume labeled "Newspaper Kthlos," put
away for enlightenment of posterity as to
current iiinnnets. In It nte preserved:
"Newspaper Ethics"
1. A cotttmn dispatch, printed lu thu
Press, .tunc W, IflO.I, saying that
Governor A. II. Cummins of Iowa, in
nil address at Wnynesburg College,
had denounced the Pennypitcker
press muzzling law and said It
would "foreter stigmatize Its
author."
2. Smith's editorial of June 27. snlng
that "Governor Pennypacker and his
libel law have had no more stinging
rebuke than was administered by
another Gnprnor, Albert H. Cum
mins, of Inwn."
3. Letter of July 17, 190S. from Allien U.
Cummins to John W. Campbell, say
ing: "1 cniinot sny how the absurd
story got abroad. I did not
say one word upon the subject, nor
did I in any manner refer to Gov
ernor Pennypacker,"
4. Letter of Charles Kmory Smith, Au
gust 11. 1003, saying:
"While he did not make the state
ments Imputed to him. In a public
addiess at Wayntsburg College, ho
did make them In n public Inter
view, Publication nwnlts u
full ascertainment of the facts."
fi. Letter of Albert H. Cummins, August
22. 1903, saying:
"I repeat that I did not say any
thing about the libel law or Gov
ernor Pennypacker to anybody In
Waynesburg or In rceno County.
Indeed. I may make It stronger: I
did not think about the libel law or
of Governor Pennypacker whlla
there. No matter who Is respon
sible for it. It is pure fabrication."
. Letter of Edward W. Hacker, a corre
spondent of the Press. April 1. I'J07,
faylnc:
"I am not losponslMe for the
ridiculous stuff thnt appealed nfler
the first subhead In the I'less's
Schwenks villi' stor.v on Sundn
morning. I telegraphed them only
Hie preceding mutter, and some ohm
in the ntllce adtiiil the other details."
7. Thlee clippings from HUccesMve Issue
of the Press. August 22. 1!Hi7. con
taining a dlsp.itih fiom Jolinsinwii
purporting to give statements made
by, J. M. Shumaker. and showing
the modifications made by "some
ono lu the otllce" so as to relloct
upon me.
5. The dispatch, as sent from Johnstown.
Inserted so that the comparison
may bo made.
9. The denial of J. M. Shumaker of tho
alleged statements,
10. An anonymous letter, August 23, 1110",
from nn employe In tho Press olllco
to me. signing himself as "an ud
mlrer," In which he says that thu
Johnstown dispatch "was read to
the managing editor, or nt least ho
was given the gist of It over tho
telephone, and he ordered that It bo
rewritten so ns to. Identify you as
the peixirt meant in the alleged
statement of Shumaker's friend."
He further says that the writer "lost
his nerve nnd eliminated thee two
paragraphs from the later Issues."
All of these original papers found their
way to me and I had them bound for
preservation. The volume will never be
purposely destroyed because It Is a curi
osity and has a murk;t value. Ah is apt
to happen, In all probability It will finally
reach some public library and thero be
kept whero the future invcat'ettta. of
morals will to able to et s'tno of tne
causes which brought ubout the passage of
tho Salus-Grady "Press Mi.zler" of 1903.
Another word about Smith and then I
think ho will disappear from these pages.
On the 4th of October, 190C, I gave u dinner
at the I'xcutlvo Mans'-.n to Roosevelt,
then Ptesldent of thu United States. Pen
rose camo to me and asked mo whether I
would not Invite Smith to be there, saying
that for political reasons the party mana
gers were anxious to have Roosevelt get
tho opportunity to talk to him. I am sure
Penrose expected me to refuse. My reply
wns that If It were to be at my homo a dif
ferent question would arise, bu. tiut this
was not my private party, that It wns
proper the press should be repiesentcd f.nd
Smith wns a very suitable repnuwit.ttive.
and without any hesitation t Vjnii!i;j tc
Invito him. He accepted the l.ivilation and
came, altogether bland. It was after this
dinner that the dispatches referred to we;'e
rewritten In tW office of the Press.
After-Effects of the Fight
It would be Incorrect to .iu,ji-wo that
the newspaper assaults, though generally
understood, were without Injurious effect
upon the State and me. The Impression
made by nn attack is not rernoved by dls
proof. The reputation of a woman is soiled
not only by a fact but, by a breath; In men
the old animal Instincts lie very close to
the surface and animals instinctively turn
upon anything stricken. There wero those,
even among my associates, who had seen
tne succeed up to the present, bu't who be
gan to doubt whether, m the face of such a
storm, f would not be compelled to suc
cumb. The assaults made It more difficult
for me to secure such legislation as the
apportionment of the State and the crea
tion of the Constabulary. They weakened
the loyalty of some of.my subordinates.
I li
to nssuino 11 critical attitude. They nf.
fecled somo of my personnl friends, and
with Cokpiel J. Grnniillo Leach, two of
whoso sons t kept lu station Major Wil
liam II, Lambert, with whom 1 hud been
most Intimate, anil whom I had placed on
tho Hoard, of City Trusts nnd In tho coun
cil of the Historical Society and who had
asked 1110 to bu his executor, and William'
llrooke Rawio, my. lelatlons weru never
qulto the same afterward. They bo In
fluenced my successor, a well-meaning but
timid man, that ho felt that tho main pur
pose of a Governor was to see to It that
ho escaped with his llfo and 11 whole skin,
and when Senator Knox nsked Roosevelt
to appoint m to the Supreme- Court of the
Pulled States, the hero of San Juan IIIU
Inquired, 'What would tho newspapers
say'."'
Kven now events wcie so shaping them
selves as to aflonl later nn opportunity to
hostility, sliuo the commission to erect n
new Capitol, which commission I pet milled
to temalii unchanged, had begun their
wotk.
Administration Organized
lly this time the administration had been
completely organized and such changes us
it was thought advlsablo to make I11M been
made. Thomas J. Stewart, the Adjutant
General; Isract W. Durham, tho Insurance
Commissioner, Nathan C. Schaeffer. Super
intendent of Public, instruction; .1. T. Itoth
tock, Commissioner of Forestry, and James
K. Roderick, who brcamo the head of tho
Department of Mines, wero Inherited from
the last and former administrations.
Frank M. Fuller, Secretary of tho Com
monwealth; Robert McAfee, Commissioner
of Ranking; N. 11. Ciitchlleld, Secretary of
Agrlcultme; Dr. 11. It. Warren, Dairy and
Food Commissioner, and A. Novln Fomcroy,
Superintendent of Printing, had been rec
ommended by Quay. 1 Joseph W. Hunter,
State Highway Commissioner, had been
recommended by Senators Sprout und Rob
erts. John C. Delaney, Factory Inspector,
had been appointed at tho request of
Charles Kmory Smith. William K. Median,
Commissioner of Fisheries, had been ap
pointed on the recommendation of Henry
F. Walton, Speaker of the House. Hamp
ton L. Carson, Attorney General; Hromley
Wharton, private, secretary; Thomas L.
Montgomery. State Librarian; II. A. Sur
face, Kcononiio Zoologist, und James M.
Shumaker, Superintendent of Grounds and
liulldlngs, wete my own selections. They
all pi oved to be faithful to their duties,
and, with two exceptions, they never gave
mo cause for criticism. Durham was ills
posed to Insist that his work should bo
conducted from Philadelphia, rather than
from the department at Hnrrlsburg, which
was unsatisfactory to me. Warren, a tall,
slim man. with dark eyes and a furtive
manner, possessed of some scientific nttuln
tnents, had some years before written a
book upon the "Birds of Pennsylvania,"
which was published bv the State. The
newspapers, utteiiv Indifferent ns to
whether It was good or bad, assailed him
unmercifully, nnd ho became known ns
"Birdie Warren." They had so cowed him
that he was abject befoio them. Several
times I endeavored to argue him Into more
courage, telling him It made no difference
what they said, that their opinion wns of
no value, that tho book was most merito
rious and It was entirely proper that the
State should publish It; and the proof of Its
merit was that a copy could not bo bought
on tho market for less than $7, as I well
knew, but all In vain. ' Ho felt that their
power to harm a man in public llfo was
unlimited. When, therefore, toward the end
of my administration these forces blew a
storm against me, ho had no faith lu my
ability to withstand It; ho thought the
t-afer place was under their wings unit he
pi oved unsteadfast. I would have icmoved
him had It not been for the fact that ho had
already tried to make a good record In the
work of his otllce.
Thomas I. Lynch, whom I lllehed from
one of tho departments for my own sei vice
ns executive cieik, was n source of great
comfort. Intelligent and loyal, he was one
of those hunters who always come back
with game In their bags. When sent upon
a tasK an necessary efforts were made, the
facts were always ascertained, the princi
ples governing them unraveled.
Adjutant General Stewart ,
Stewart deserves more than passing men
tion. He wns born In Ireland and had his
homo In Nortlstowu. Ho was a most per
suasive and winning orator, having u rich
voice, nnd no man knew better how to
blend, humor and pathos in order to pio
duce results. In this respect It was nip
nnd tuck between him and Henry Houck,
later Secretary of Internal Affairs. Houck
had the disposition of a Celt with the name
and Intonations of tho Pennsylvania Dutch,
and In his speeches, with his anecdotes, his
tears, his native wit and his accent, was
Inimitable. When he went to Boston he
captured the town. When ho ran for office
he always got moie votes In tho State than
any one else on the ticket. It Is said thati
he was never confused but upon ope occa
sion. He had promised to speak at a din
ner nnd. as It was nn important affair, he
had made some memoranda. By an Unlucky
chance Stewart got hold of them, and, be
ing called upon first, he arose and made
Houck's speech. Stewart knew every de
tail of the National Ouurd and In his ex.
ecutlve work was a marvel. He thought
out every preparation In' advance, and, un
der his guidance, a dinner party, a guber
natorial expedition to a southern battle
field, or the 10,000 guardsmen going into
camp,,and all of the individuals concerned
in them, moved as smoothly In their places
as the hands of a clock. He would havo
made a most efficient Governor, but his
talking in all the campaigns wore off some
thing of the gloss and novelty, and he was
too true and faithful to the cause ever to
be selected.
wm00 and Kajth'u'' ure to lose
Which way soever the game goes.
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RIDER CRITICIZES
TRANSIT SERVICE
South Philadelphia Case Cited.
Holland's Position Explained.
Other Views of Readers
7V5 Ihr Keillor of Ihe Kvrmlnef PiiMr l.e-iljicr:
Sir When It conies to Inefficiency and
carelessness I must pass the buck and nil
that goes with It to the I'. R. T I 'specially
nuiFt 1 heap praises on the splendid Second
and Third streets lino and on the Incompar
able Wharton nnd Federal streets line. It Is
In these ears that I must rldo d.tlly to tho
Schu Iklll Arsenal, whero I am employed.
I arise earlier than I should. Neverthe
less, from force of habit. I hurry with my
dressing, washing and breakfast. I glance
at the time and see that It Is much too early
to go to work as yet. But I am Impatient,
and do not remain in the house very long.
1 go out, begrudging the warm cot that I had
Just left, and muttering as how I'll get to
the arsenal with a good half hour to spare.
It Is a freezing morning. I come to my
corner. A car Is not yet In sight. After
waiting for about ten minutes, which aro
very precious to most people who must be
at their work, a cur heaves In sight. As It
nears, the motorntan does not slow up, but
points his finger backward to Indicate that
thero Is another car behind. The lnotonnan
of the next car Is evidently a believer In the
lellcion of his brother, ns he repeats tho
tites. But I am on a lucky morning, for the
third car actually stops I hurry Into the car.
together with my fellow BUfferers, and at
last am on my way.
Tho car at last gets to Federal street,
where the worst la yet to come. I had not
antlc'pated finding many people waiting 'for
n car. ns It was still earl , .o It was there
fore with surprise that I saw about a score of
people anxiously canning the horizon for a
car. So I was not the o'.'.y early bird, eh?
These people had evidently experienced the
Federal street line before and were taking
no chances.
Some minutes passed Tho crowd had In
creased to still greater proportions when at
lust a car came Into sight. Another followed
It closely, and a thlid was on tho beols of
both that Is virtually the entire Federul
street line. Kvldently these cars believe lu
the maxim, "In union there Is strength." as
they always 'travel together. Tho first car,
moving with the speed of n, snail, does not
stop, since that would break the c,ustom of
the line. Car No. 2 stops and Is Immediately
filled.
But need I go nny further? Let me say
that after many unnecessary delays the cat
reaches tho areenal. The passengers hasten
to the arsenal only to find that they are late.
Since lateness Is not tolerated nt the Schuyl
kill Arsenal, many people aro discharged.
.And they havo tho P. R T. to thank for It.
MAURICK DRANOK.
Philadelphia, January 5,
DOING "TWO BITS"
To the Jltlitor of the Eveninri Public Letltier.
Sir If every person In the country bought
a tvventy-ftve-cent thrift stamp each day. It
would mean one hundred nnd seventy-five
mllllops of dollars each week to prepare our
boys to eliminate the Kaiser.
One suggestion: Kvery time you get a
cheek cashed, or make a deposit at the bank,
buy one stamp. This applies to Individuals,
partnerships, corporations. And In a very
short tlmo we would be lending Uncle Sam
real money without feeling anyway the
doing It.
"Do vour bit," they tell us. Let us do our
"Two Bits."
WALTKR RUTHEBFORD LEWIS.
Philadelphia January 6,
OUR DUTCH FRIENDS
To the Kdltor of the Evening Public ledger:
Sir Permit me, since I have been for many
years connected with the economla Inter
course between this country and Holland, to
submit one consideration to the Judgment of
the American people.
It bears relation to the decision of this
Government to withhold from Holland food
stuffs which are urgently needed. I will not
forestall the argumeits and facts which no
doubt have been placed before this Govern
ment by the official Dutch representatives.
-I will confine myself to one single and sim
ple business fact. That fact is that for
close upon two generations the Dutch have
placed a very great proportion of (heir .wealth
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tent been helped by Dutch money. Tho
American pranics now bear a record harvest
pal lly be-titise Dutch capital helped to devel.
op them and tho railways which render thcni
accessible. Is It timeasonahle to ask that
In a i.novvledginent of the hundreds of mil
lions of money which Holland lent to Amer
ica, when It needed them, America now sell
to Holland the food which It (.orely wants?
ADRIAN LAMP.
Philadelphia, January S.
WHY NOT ASQUITH FOK BRITISH
AMBASSADOR .
7'o (,'if HU tor t Ihr Krenintj J'ublie l,ctlijer:
Sir if tlieie Is to be a change In Pie Brit
ish enilm-s.v in Washington the tune has
come for thu British Governmenf to consider
the need of cementing the alliance which tho
war has hriught about.
If Great Britain was represented In Wash
ington by a statesman whoso reputation has
leached America, n statesman skllltd In the
aits of pubic speaking and In the concilia
tion of unfriendly opinion, the ability, of
Atactica to co-opt ratu with the Knteiit Aide
would be increased because of an awaliened
sense la the people of the need of rushing
war preparations with all speed, and because
1 f 11 n Improved realization of the gravity of
the Issues Involved.
.Mr. Asqulth may be needed In Kngtaiid,
but if he could be spared no belter man
could be chosen as British Ambassador to
Washington and Minister Vl!t.olentlnry to
the American people. Ho is tamlllar with
what the British Government has dono and
what It can still do. Ho knows what asi.,t
nnio the Kntente Allies must hae to win the
war.. And' he knows that that assistance
must come from America I d 1 not know
what the plans of the British Government
are, but I do know that It would make no
mistake In sending here the biggest man
that can be spared fiom the work at home.
Mr Asqulth seems 10 me to be that man.
Philadelphia, Jamiaty .". G. W. I.
ENGINEERS' ACROSTIC
7'o the Ji'd.for of the Kvcntmj l'ubllo Ledger;
Sir In a letter iccently 1 revived from C. It.
Butter, Company A. Twenty-ninth Engineers,
In France, ho mode this description of his
wo.k tlieie lu reply to my Inqulty as to his
duties:
S Is for tho stew Ihey like to scrv
11 Is for the ham we never' get:
us,
O Is for tho orders that they give us,
V Is for victory we hope to win,
K Is for the end nf enr eii'i'tienl,
L Is for the last day over here.
Tut them all together und they spell
"shovel,"
Tho tool they band nn engineer.
M. G. Bni.VCICLE
Philadelphia, Jauuaty S.
What Do You Know?
QUIZ
1. Wlmt Is Ihr I.nfujflle Ksendrlllr?
2. Mi- ' I'r't Miimhal (itnernl if the t'nltfd
Htatta armyr
S. Wlierr l Monte C.mppn'
4. Which of the Curaura turned musician
and mthttr?
8. Name the author of "I.lttle Women."
0. What U mfint by hiimua?
7. die the'mennlns of "viva voce" aa applied
to vole?
8. Who Is rommnnder-ln-fhlef of the Itallun
nrmle?
0. Which la the "(pieen City or the Wrap'?
10. Identify "The Hrounce of God."
Answers to Saturday's Quiz
1. Arthur J, lltilfoiir, tenner I'remler, U For
elzn MlnUtrr In the llrltUh Cabinet.
5. Kdnin Markliam. 'ontemnorary Amerlrun
tioet. wrote "The Man With the Hoe."
3, Twelfth Day la n, feant. celebrated laraely In
Knaiand. tnehe daya after t'hrUtmai. on
the Kplphany, January 9,
4, Norway Is railed "tho Land of the Mldnlaht
6. A trnhoon -la .wind of rj clonic force, peon.
erly eo-enlled only when occurring In the
I'hlnu.. Hea,,
6. llor lalund, Juat south of liilladelnhlu. I the
alte of the (iorcrnmcnt'e blrnat alilis
bulldlnaT plant,
7. 1'rnnds 4. . limey, prosecutor of the Orecoti
land arabbera and Ihe Han t'rancUro nm
nlrlpal amftera, la attorney for the 1'rdcrat
meat probe.
5, A vlvandler l woman who acta aa a aorl
of petty, unofficial autler In the French and
eoiue other European armlea.
0, Volauuk la -an artificial Ungual Invented In
1 br Johann Hchleicr, at lladio, for
IntaaantaiaMaaul llsl. ' "
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Tom Daly's Column
.McAroni Ballads
1 XCVII
DA 'AIERICAN SOLDIER BOY
My cousin Joe "Grcuorio
Was homa from da war,
But joos' for Chrees 'mas-timo, you know,
So he's gon' back for more.
Oh, no, not France or Italy;
He's ecu dees countra now.'
Ho ain't a fighter yet, you see,
But joostn lcarnin' how.
An' w'en decs ,Tcc he march dat day
From decsa town, las' fall,
Hoes feet was always een da way;
He wns no good at all.
But now he's lcarnin' evrathceng,
An' eef a German try
Som' funny monkey beczness Beengl
He sho6t heem cen da eye.
My cousin Joe he say: "You know
W'at smnrta kecd I am ?
.loos' nska som'theeng nn' I show
How mooch I learn, by dam!
1 learn to eat an' clean my plate,
I learn to dance nn' seeng,
I learn to speak Unita State'
An' swear an' evrntheeng.
I gotta muscle Jike an ox
An' twice so strong as you; x
Yqu try for geeve me coupla krfbcki,
I show you what I do.
Oh, eef you was n German now
An' here I had my gun'.
You bat my life I show you how
I gona mak' you run.
But seence my gun I no have gat,
I tal you w'at I do,
Eef you weell joosta hold my hat
I gona swear for you!"
My cousin Joe Gregorio
He swear a purpla streak
Oh, playnta thcengs I nevva know
An' would no dare to speak
An' den he grab hees hat from me,
An' proud he march away.
You bet my life, he gona be
A general som' day!
A GARIBALDI IN THE.Ma'kING
This conies from Camp Gordon, Atlonta,
but the dramatis persor.ae hall from Phila
delphia: Officer of tire day "What are your special
orders?" ,
Sentinel "So speaka d' Anglalce."
O. D. "What aro your general orders?"
Sentinel "No speak "
(), D. "What are you out here for any
way?" Sentinel "Fire."
O. D. "What would you do If you saw a
fire?"
Sentinel "Smalla fire, putta myself out;
blgga fire, 'calla da corporale."
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
Uncle Samcan't do anything with the Bol
shevik! of Russia, but he might let those
In the United States know and 'feel he's not
out bf business. Knoxvllle Journal.,
No doubt the Kaiser speaks an elegant
Russian, but does he know what one does to
a Russian before one finds a Tartar? Louis
ville Herald.
Von Luxburg seems to have been a real
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"find" for the Allies. In making friends for J
them with the South Americans no individual " -3
could have done a better Job. Buffalo Com- y
merclul.
The .Bolshevik government la Informed by ' ?
Its own commander-in-chief that the Gey i
man, .against their armistice , pledges, are f
moving troops from the Russian to the went- V
ern front in largo numbers and as fast ns 4
possible. Germany also postpones again .
those promised peace terms. Germany re-
fuses passes to.Stpckholm for Its Independ- T
ent Socialist leuders. Oermany, In a -word, ' th
continues to play horse merrily with the '
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