1i "wr w ' LVylfc,ir'' t"t , J, V" 'v' h "V- .1W- v; evening- 'PUBiiio ledger-ihii;adei;phia', Tuesday, February 5, Ms tV "A TT v.' . Wt-' ". 'it. sn, w VMkJ&bazx IG LEDGER COMPANY ps Xi.te. cuivns. paxmpisr r iiaaiiwion, vies I'reeidtnt! John c. larrana 'jTfaeurtri rniup h. B. Wllllama. Molm J. HsurKMn. day. Directors. EDtTOMAL DOAnDl &a r ft. K. CrftTta. Chairman HALEY.. .., a..,,.,....,.. .Editor ,C MARTIN... deneral Ruilneaa Manaa-er ed dally at Tcitio Latvia, tlulldlnr, ependenea Square, Philadelphia, IIKTBAL.... Broad anil Chestnut Stre.f. 10 ClTr.............l'r.'..rMlA,i llitlMln. M ,,.... .200 Metropolitan Tower' it.... .40.1 I or.l ItUIMIIII 'II InOK Fullertnn Itullrllhn 0........ .....1203 Trltunt llulldlng news ntTnniTrsi Vntgnxe ntos ncirin. fo Mpse Be iMM Beat cor. renniylranla, Ave. and Hlh St. IttXIlC. Th. JVmm tlnl.fln- tlCHAD.. ...... ..llarrAnl l,rma. Mlrah.1 BGBIAD.. 32 llu l.nul. L flrand ftimHmti-rmv i-n-ntta Ertsixa rc.i.io Linota l jenred to ub- ln Philadelphia and surrounding- town. rata of twelve (IS) cnta per week, payable carrier. mall to point" out. Ida of Philadelphia, In i.vu niairi. .anau or unuea maiea poi. i V n " ire-, nuy laui cenia per rnonm. w uiir per yrar. paramo in antanre, all foreign countrlea on (ID dollar rr Pubicrlbent wlihlnr addre.-; chanced lv old ai well aa new addreia. JMtfr Mot WALXLT KETilTOyE. MAW 1000 "R T A4drt all rttmmulmtlnnm ii 'AIn T,hUn 2 ?Xwfger, Independence Square. Philadelphia, Hkttiid xr Tn rnir.AMci.rntA. rnT omc is ECOSD CLASS HA Hi HATTICR. Tliltadltlph.a Tuf'Jr Frbrutry 5, LESSON FROM THE MIRACLE OF THE SIXTEEN SHIPS itt I iAnn1 a I mri rvlan. lin f n fiftfn mid . ft - - M ' hav n'' ,'10 brains and their enemies nil W -thn MAwrlur. Tr U nti Men which li.ift been Sk1 Irnldlously Inculcated. German thorough M -Jifes and German clllclciicy liavo hecn fki? Wilfully preached ns a rcllplon through out the world, with ouch kooiI elTcct that lotno simple-minded citizens nro ready to quit beforo putting tho lssuo to the test. 5hcn t!lo campaign of ruthlesH sub- .,-lnarlno warfaro was decided on, a matter of . JTave lmportanco was tho German ship. plngr Interned In'Amcrlcan ports. Its uio by tho United States would compensate S t for mnntlia nf fclnl;lnir. Ki- flirt (Irrmnti t. : . . : Draui'sot busy nnd tho answer was Hanoi- ?7 .. ... .. ... iii wen. .Let tno maciiiikory of tho Miips Do damaged beyontl hopo of remedy. Tho crews got out their hncs. They smashed ralvo chests. They htillt llrcs under dry boilers. They lilted tiro extinguishers with gasoline. They concealed bolts and nuts inlcyllndcrs. They dropped ground glass Into oil pipes nnd bearings. They changed Indicators and plugged steam pipes. In deed, they carried sabotago to tho limit of their capacity, nnd then reported that tho m damage Inflicted was of such a character T mm in n-Anlllrln .t.n V.a..tltt1tt nf Mm .......t.. ' being used for two years. Enter the American engineer with -oino thirty millions of dollars, somo 15,000 workmen, many welding machines and real brain power. The Vaterland was sent to ea. "Test her to tho limit," ran tho ordep. "If thero Is anything wrong with her wo want to know It." So tho young v naval officer In command put her through $ her paces. "Everything O. K but Mic's ft knot faster than sho used to be," was tho 'reprt, In substance. So tho sixteen "muti lated and wrecked" German merchantmen (put to sea and they carried 60,000 officers & and men to Franro In ono trip, to say fit, noming ot immenso quantities of provl iJm ' -i A., .i ... . .. . . tutus. uti uiu I'HiLicncy in mo worm is not tinder tho Kaiser's liar, tint Viv n ttipful .- O unfortunately not ono mlrnclo is sujll l cJent. Vi'e aro expected to perform scorc.s of them. Wero thero not a submarine EETm. .i- .... ...,. .... .... .. .. ft v1."'"". "iK aiiiiiiiinK ol mo .vines would K .' k tttllt 1A Inollfltnlnni tntm .IA l..nA , n ! .. (jj- .... ww iiiauinvttii, lui .nu jufiu man J t:- fe quired of It. This has been apparent for IUJ .mohths. Ships and moro ships has been Ltf-i; tho constant demand. Congress, at tho .; ucmiuiiiiK oi win war, lorgot nu nooui 5 i.economy and voted hundreds of millions for tho shipbuilding program. Thero was S-V ' a. riot of discussion, and nlso a riot of pfCntract-lettInS- JIcn wllo dl(l nt Inow Hlf 'tM dlfferenco between a scow and a Jitney ;j.vionnea BnipDUtidinsr companies. Ono built C-KVhi wavfl n that lin Tiniild Imvn it. Inr1r kv's: a.:." :.:.." : . : !' Jl .LI . 4 1-.. 1. At ..- . . jfirr'i "li,B U lo UU,1U itiem, uut uiscovcrca W tMiM error m time. Another uunt lus vayn rii'lrt1 auch a height that If tho shins ever R'TOttld liavo been launched they would SUAi.. ... . . , innaiiy nave rcsica in swamps on the other falde of tho river. "What with fighting be- , - ,inmi ui.ti.iata unit uiu uuiuKumsuc ineones K, :tfll sorts of experts It is a wonder that -nyinine ui uii ivaa accompusneu. very V'-awrious blunders were nvulr- Snmo nf ihm -'VTrero inevitable and othpr. worn lnv. B; - " If Reusable. ,tt . ........ EV e nave fallu 'n tUo lrs IsIanJ enter- t,. I'prtoe, but not unless tho Government quits fi! 'fooling1 with tho housing program. Tho. tome delays which threw vital Hog Mland 'JWBatructton into the midst of the most rful winter known are threatening to !back houso construction. AVo do not M whether tho buildings nro put up major generals or major domos, by ad- ala or agricultural experts, so long as aro put up and put up properly by D fane responsible authority. By responslblo athority we mean also competent author- and not the sort of authority that pilings for Hog Island way down frjAlabama because they were offered, a i .. . rf. . rm...A Au. ., ..cucupci. Ajicio uro times wnen la the 'most wanton extrava- I, i.ii ever mo uigiii oi minutes was in com ana blood, now Is that1 Tp waste materials is a blunder; to I hours la a crime. uould like to feeo the efficiency piitthoue GejTOan merchantmen to -abort a period put behind the program. .Wo believe that B;nwency.aiid tho Kaiser and his tribe Into tho Slough of Despond, whero he and they belong. They are suffering from chronic megalo mania and have actually succeeded in in culcating tho entlro German pcoplo with tho samo disease. A few examples of supcremdency on this cldo of tho water, translated into results on tho other sldo of tho ocean, will bo mightily cffcctlvo in disillusioning Prussia nnd her depend encies. Wo simply must, therefore, lUit ships and moro ships mid still moro ships on tho seas, It behooves gentlemen in Washington, on this -account, to quit, bickering nnd trifling. If tho Hog Island plant Is not progressing properly, mako It light. It is tho program wo started on nnd we'vo got to stick. That means houses and houccs in a hurry. Tho housing bill was favorably reported to tho Houso yesterday. It ought to bo rushed to pas sage. Xo charges against tho local plant should bo permitted for ono mlnuto lo lin pedo tho work going on there. PEACE TflKOUUH VICTORY piIK Supremo AVar Council at Versailles has spotted tho lilgger-lu-thc-woodplle. It would ho ubsurd to nccept tho moro or less llheral utterances from Austria ns in dicative ot policies tlllTcrcnt fiom thoio ot Germany. "Wo light but ono enemy, Tan-Germany, a Germany that dominates absolutely all Its vassals. They' malto no statements which Ilerlln does not approve. They nro used to bait traps. ".Mudo in Germany" is stamped on every utterance that comes from Central Kuropc. Tho Supremo War Council Is In no doubt. It knows and understands. Its conclusion, therefore, Is that tho war must go on. Students of con ditions have never doubted that peaco can ho won in only ono way, and that is by decisive, military victory. A negotiated peaco would bo a German peace In present circumstances. VOLUNTEERS rpili; War department has called for A- 0000 volunteers from Camp Sherman to go "homcwlioro" at onco without being told where. Tho answer is easy. Didn't every man in tho fleet Aoluiitcer to go with Hobson? ' THE HUNT 10 It AMEN (OI,0 QJOMl of the alien enemies who nro luMtig compelled to register at police) stations this week shed tears when they had to sign up as technically hostllo to tho United States, saying they felt no hostility what ever, lint surely they ought to rcallzo that tho leniency nnd good nature that have been shown to enemy nationals hero arc without precedent in a nation at war, and they who profess friendship Mioukl bo tho first ones to nsk to bo registered. In no other way can they prove good intentions bo well as by demanding an Impartial scouring of tho nllcu population so that not ono black sheep shall "get away" with anything. Nearly everybody has at least ono friend or acquaintance who befoic April " was moro or less pro-German. It has enriched our oxperlcnco and confirmed our faith In democratic pilnclplcs to obscrvo tho con version that took place in them ns they perceived how well the Ametlcan Govern ment maintained a high piano to which tho thought of vengeanco is unknown. They know tho German autocracy's cause is hopeless. Only thoso who can bo bought will attempt violence. Wo know that Uer man gold can bo distributed to plotters. It is to combat tho cause of that gold that tho inquisition of nllcns is made. Theio nro bad eggs in every race. Let tho aliens i cmcnibcr this: An American traitor would iccclvo as sevcro punishment as nu alien fpV MEANING OF FISTS fTUIHY have asked tho Colonel, who lost -I- tho sight of ono eyo In n boxing bout, to bo a pallbearer at the funeral of John L. Sullivan. Tho pugilist mounted tho water wagon when Kooscvclt becamo President. Tho army went on tho water-wagon when it went into training. And today, In tho nrmy, tho way they pick tho right men for corporals and sergeants is to watch who stands up to it in the boxing and keeps everlastingly at it, Thero seems to bo a closo connection between fists nnd absten tion. Tlio nation may bo thankful, nt any rate, that tho 1. It. T. is not managing tho war. Xtr. Cotton says tho Hog Island slilp3 will "look awful." Tho tanks suffer from tho Fame disadvantage. Wo sometimes wonder why tho biggest men in Pennsylvania never go Into politics. Perhaps they fear suffocation. Ono of the really big civilians who does things In Washington Is paid to he Mr. Chris tlnn Mill. We suspect that ho believes In votes for women. A Xew York regiment from Camp Tpton paraded yesterday through tho city streets (o Bhow what tho National Army la doing. Why not liavo ono homo from I.lttlo l'cnn? Wo officially know now where the Amer ican troops are. Everybody knew already, tho Germans having announced months and months ago an engagement with us in Lorraine. if th rrnld.nt la a fool, horr ar vc-i eolnc to diva him trains by an act ct 'Vr.. ere!? Hcnator Wllllamn. ' It might bo dono by constltjtivnal amendment. Citizens of Oklahoma have asked tha President to have T. It, Interned probably some of thoso law-abiding folk who occasion ally burn a man at the stako In that part ct tho country, Germany tells us we have commercial motives. Very well, then, It will bo no hardship for her to refuse to toko from ua those raw materials which sh says th0 will so greatly netl. The Republicans hope to capture a ma jority In the Senate In the November elec-. tlons, with Mr, Baker's management ns the Issue. As Cramberlaln and Hitchcock, Demo crats, havo "gone over," the opposition has a gnod start before the voting begins. 'British women are reported to havA im ' proved in physique, in weight and general health "because ot tho war." No, because of retting- mo re i food. But who carts about .j. ra"' -" is-fcwniiB. And ..: t? am- - ' . GEN. MILLER OP NATIONAL GUARD, Governor Pcnnypackcr Describes Character of Leader of Keystone Troops rxNNvr.UKKrt AL'Toiiio(iit.rnv so. ea topirighl, 1918, hy PiiMIo Ledger Company. W1 12 WI'NT to tho Inauguration ball and thero met Mrs. Kooscvclt. who told Mrs. Pcnnypackcr that I had been very kind to her daughter Ethel. Tho Vlco President nnd Mrs. Fairbanks: Invited us to n reception and tho Hon. l'dwnrd I). Morrell, Congressman ront Pennsylvania, whoso mother Is tho wlfo of John G. John son, gave a reception to Mrs. Pcnnypackcr and mo which was largely attended. In my messago to tho Legislature there had been pointed out tho objections to the growing habit In that body of appoint ing commissions to do executive work ns an encroachment upon lliu authority ot nnothcr branch of tho government. In making provision for tho Lewis and Clark Exposition In Oregon tho Legislature again undertook to select tho commission. Tho bill was vetoed upon that ground and tho State was unrepresented In tho celebration. Mnjor General Miller As I havo written, at tho head of tho Na tloimLGuard, when I becnino Governor, was Major General Charles Miller, born in Al ncr a stout man, fluent lit speech, agree nhlo in manner, with much bonhomie, nnd a faculty for getting along. Starting with nothing, ho rose to association with Joseph Sibley ami becamo a magnato of tho Standard Oil Company and enormously, wealthy. Ho had great capacity, was at wns helpful, knew how to get nlong with men. At tho hotel ho would say to tho waller: "Theio is no ten-cent tip this time," nnd, putting down beside his plato a 52 bill, our party would receive with promptness tho best that could bo secured. Ho drank good wines and owned speedy horses. I nm grateful to him for much as sistance many times rendered In tho work of the Guard. Hut he had neither tho training ot a stildler nor tho special knowledge neces sary to lit him for tho command. General J. i. S, Oobht, ot Lebanon, had seen real servlco In the navy, tho P.cbclllon and tho war with Spain, had been Lieutenant Gov ernor of tho Stato and had been ranking brigadier general of tho Guard. Something of a martinet, with that ilsldity and in adaptability which led men to call him a "crank," but nhlo nnd in lovo with the work, whenever tho Guard was called Into the servlco It was always (iobln and his brlgado that received tho encomiums ot tho military experts. Itut ho was no match ifor Miller In tho practical affairs of life. Miller had held no higher rank than that of colonel on tho staff of lirlgadlcr General John A. Wiley. With abundant tact nnd abundant means, ho innde very largo con tributions to tho political campaigns, and In Stouo's administration ho had been ele vated over tho head of his own chief, over tho head of Gobln, and was made the major general In command, it was a rank In justice, but ho had the support ot all ot tho political forces and seemed secure, lio mado me somo presents ot bronze statuarj, and in a hearty way would havo dono much moro had it been permitted. I sent for him and explained to him, In as klndly a way ns I knew haw, my feeling that It was duo to Gobln, ills work and desert that I should put him In command. Millcr was sadly disappointed, but showed tlio traits which gave him his strength. Ho had had trouble with his wife, leading to much gos-slp around his home, but had finally secured a dlvorco and a new spouse. Ho had arranged to tako tho present wlfo over to Alsaco to Introduce her to his pcoplo there and all ho asked was that I should postpone tho blow and let him wear Ills uniform and havo tho dignity of his position through tho summer. To this suggestion I was glad to assent. It was a really painful duty, but It was performed. Water Company Charters One morning I went Into my ollleo and found lying on my table applications for charters for twenty-ntno water companies awaiting approval. It was a manifest, tlon In tho conrroto of ono of tho very great nnd growing evIH of our develop ment, tho insidious grasping by commer cialism, following tho courso ot tho church in tho ancient time, of tho necessities ot life as a means ot profit. I at onco sent a special messago to tho Assembly recom mending that it tako away from water com panies tho right of eminent domain. Such nn act was passed, and during tho remain der of my term not moro than three or four water companies wcro chartered. Among tho visitors who wcro entertained at tho Exccutlvo Mansion was General Fltzhugh Lee, of Virginia, a nephew ot General Ilobert E, Leo- and himself a dis tinguished flguro in tho Wnr of tho He hellion and tho war with Spain. Among my predilections is a sympathetic feeling for Virginia and tho Virginians. Lee, a stout, robust and affablo man, stayed over night with mo and wo becamo quite chummy. Ho had como to urgo participa tion by tho Stato In tho forthcoming James town Exposition, and ho and I both malo nddresjes at a meeting held in tho Capitol. The result was that tho Legislature mado an appropriation of $100,000 and arranged to tako part in tho exposition. Lee tele graphed to me. "I shall refuse ever to rldo again to facttysburg with a drawn saber." Two weeks later lie was dead. An oflfclal memorial scrvico to tho mem ory of Senator Quay was held by tho Sen ate and Houso on tho evening of March 22, at which I delivered tho address, which has been printed lit various shapes since. During these later days of tho session I was receiving much encomium, even from tho city dairies, for tho reason that they did not llko tho legislators, nnd they watched with pleasuro whllo the. analysis, which had formerly been uppllcd to Jour nalism, was now being applied to legisla tion. Cooper, of tho Media American, wrote editorially: Governor Pcnnypackcr has proved to he tho wisest, most discriminating and at the samo time most thoroughly honest Executlvo that ever eat in the Penn sylvania gubernatorial chair. And Moser, of tho CollegevUle Indepen dent: Governor Tennypacker has been easily the most virile, tho most capable and in many respects the most popular Execu tive since the days ot Andrew a. Curtin. HUNDRED PER CENT INSECT EFFICIENCY Millions Mowed Down by Plague. Physician Warns Us to Bo Pre pared Against It By HENRY SKINNER, M. D., Sc. D. ?rtld'nt Amrrlenn Ilnlnmoloslrnl Society, Curator IXvartmrnt nf l.'ntomnloirj-. 'Academy of Natural Science.-. TNSECTS havo 100 per cent preparedness, 100 per cent efficiency nnd 100 per cent of ncthlty. To combat them successfully man kind needs tho samo requirements, except that It should begin work before tho Insects. Tho Itoman empire owed Its downfall more to tho anopheles mosquito than to tho swarm ing hordes of barbarians from tho north. Tho knowlcdgo ot the causes of diseases has been acquired through centuries of effort, nnd the saving of human life thereby has been vriy great, but even nftcr the ac quisition of such knowledge, Its practical application has btcn slow and relatively liictllclcnt. Loss of life from disease, especially during wars, li greatly Increased; tho remedy lies In tho recognition of tho cause nnd tho adop tion of preventive measures befoto outbreaks occur. Piot. IMon for tlip medical treatment nf the sick Is usually ninpln; tho preventive lueastites require foresight and preparedness. This Is pnrtleulnily true of tho fatal dis eases transmitted by Insects. In addition to tho Infectious diseases among troops, their Introduction by returning soldiers Is n real menace to tho civil population. Tho history of plague, an Insect-borne disease, Is very In teresting and Instructive In this connection. In recent years it has spread over nearly tho entlro earth nnd has lsltcd several titles In the United States. riaRuc Killed "Millions In the 5car f.42 A. P. pl.tgito killed 10,000 persons In one day In Constantinople. In a short time 1.1.000.000 tiled from It In China. In 1352 Oxford, England, lost tvru-tlilrds of Its acndemlo population. One-quarter of tho population of Europe died during various epidemics. In 1127 80,000 died hi Dantzle, and tho year previous io.noo succumbed in Paris. In incn o,00O died In London In a week, nnd a few years later tho mortality In Moscow was 200,000, In 1003 1,000,000 persons died In Eg)pt, nnd In 1C3C Naples riuftViod u loss of anti.uiio in live months. In Mill, out of a population of 100,000 In I.on don, r.S.r.ftfi peilsbed. Thousands of unbtirlt-il dead filled the streets In Marseilles In 1720. Medical efforts wcro fruitless and In London the College of Physicians, by royal command, put forth such advico and prescriptions ns wcro thought best for tho emergency, but It Is clear that neither tbeso measures nor medical treatment had any effect in check ing the disease. The inoto recent epidemic are enlighten ing. From ISO"! to lfi0 S.SCS.tr.2 individ uals died from pl.igur In India alone, neatly one million dying In that country In 1003. The value of scientific lesearch Is shown by lecent discoveries In JSDI tho bacillus pestls, the cause ot tho pl.iguc, was dis covered anil this organism vvas found on rats, fleas, files, bedbugs and nnts. Tho dlseaso Is largely carried fiom rat to man by an intermediary iigent, a species of Ilea Known ns I'ulex cheopls. These discoveries were tho keynote to tlio prevention and tho elimination ot this tenlblo tcourgn to hu manity. Wo aro lax In taking advantage ot pre vent Ivo measutes and uiy too much on the application of medicine for tho euro ot dis ease, i'bc plnguo has lost Its terrors If tlio necessary preventive work Is done. It was quickly wiped out In San Francisco and New Oilcans. The houso fly plus human inclll eloncy was the cause of most of the Mor tality during tlio Spanlsli-Amcrle.iu War, for whlln there were surgeons and medical olllcers In attendance, many ot them had never jecn n surglc.il ease, and they knew nothing of tho house-fly ami Us dangers, even though tho danger had been pointed cut vcars bofntc. These Insect1: v-ro known to have been icsponslblo for a considerably part ot tho mortality during the Civil War. After tho damago was done the Government appointed a commissioner to visit the hospitals ami various camps and make a report. Ilo stated that In all places visited In this country and In Cuba the files obscured tho food and even tho mouths of tho sick soldiers. Last sum mer the. conditions In somo ot the canton ments weto almost as bad. House files carry typhoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis and somo other diseases of less Importance. They Increase with great rapidity during the early summer nnd efforts for their eradication should begin before they swarm by the mil lion and convey disease. Ravages of Typhus The serum prevention of typhoid fever I", efllclent, but even with Its uso thero nro cases of this disease In tho camps at tho present time. This Is also true of dysentery, which Is lll.ely to Incretiso during tho Hy season. The dysentery among our troops on tho Mexican border was undoubtedly carried by the house-fly. Typhus fever lias caused an enormous mortality In tha many European wars, not excepting tho present one. In tho Crimean War tho deaths from dlscaso were about 18,000, most ot them duo to typhus fever. It is probablo that this dlscaso is exclusively carried from tho sick to tho well through tho agency of the body-louse. Tho mortality Is sometimes ns high ns 40 per cent, hi spito of treatment, and therefore preventive meas ures arc most Important. It Is qtilto possi ble to eradicate these insects and also to prevent them from carrying tho dlscaso from soldier to soldier. It Is folly to wait until It Is necessary to apply a lighted candle to tho scams of one's clothing. In I'.ussla and Serbia In roino cases tho skin on tlio backs of tho soldiers could not bo seen on account of these insects. These Insects wcro particularly bad during our Civil War nnd doubtless accounted for soma of tho 180.210 deaths from dlscaso on tho Federal side. Another human Fcourge, solely carried by Insects, Is yellow fever. It is said that it was known to the Aztecs under tho name "matlaznhuatlt," nnd Humboldt dated It from tho eleventh century, Columbus, In 1498, attributed tho great amount of sick ness and death among his men to peculiari ties In air and water in the new land. The disease with which ho had to contend was probably tho mosqulto-borno yellow fever. This disease has also killed millions. At one tlmo half tho population ot Philadelphia cither died or fled from It. Thousands of deaths liavo resulted from it in our southern cities. In Havana the deaths numbered 2000 a year. The disease Is readily prevented owing to tho knowledge that it Is only trans mitted by tho yellow fever mosquito. That this dlscaso was carried by mosqui toes was pointed out In 1853, but it was not until 1808 that any advuntago was taken of tho knowledge. Tho yellow-fever mosquito Is common in tho Oult States, and It will bo a menace to our southern cantonments. Active work against mosquitoes is important In the spring and early suifimer, otherwise dangerous epi demics may occur. Tho British Government, as the result of dire necessity and of bitter experience, now has medical entomologists In tho field for preventive vvork. This pays far better than waiting for sickness and death and attempt ing to compensato with an efllclent corps of. undertakers and grave markers. HIGH. LOW, JACK ANI TIIK GAME A I!olon paper perwtralfa tho aynonyma for "hmnbrow1' nnd lowbrow" ami cosnata term.! lllBUltrow llrnwnlnir. anthropology, conom ol Ilaciii. the "I'""., inherent ln. Ulbbon. f r ",'i aimenilon. Uur pldes. ejwther." nato a, ftfc craa. lemon, plioephate, Henry Cabot LodsiT Voodrow VUlaon. I.ow-hlghhrow Municipal Rovernment. Klollnr aoclalUm. Bhakcepeara. politic. Thackeray, taxi atlon, Bolt, erand opera, brldie. chicken a la Maryland, "ccther," etocki und bondn. gin rlckev Theodora Itooaevelt, chewing rum In prlvats Jllsh-lowbrow Muatcal comedy, 'eucher. ba'io ball, movlne . rlcturea. aniali ateak medium whUky. llobert'w. Ohambera. purple aockiT ebtw' Ins cum with friend.. "'""" Lowbrow Laura Jean I.lbbey, bam sandwich. mvin 1 t;amw. L-iibii. A khu otr. m,M,.h.. .. oil. th Pucheaa. beer, Gecrta it. . Cohan'. V'' .-:Pj r. y L, X'jSrk y lp... ; "A FORTUNE IN OUR ASH DUMPS" Sifting of Cinders Will Save a Considerable Amount of Fuel 7"o the lUlllor 0 thr Vvrntng Public l.ctlyer: Sir At this time when thero is so much suffering from tho shortage of coal I wish tn call your attention to tho enormous waste ot hard coal throughout this entire city, principally among tho individual house holders and small users ot coal ot tho various sizes, amounting to as much as from one-tenth to one-third of tho entlro supply brought Into tho city. Tho most casual in spection of tho ash cans and boxes srt nut on tho streCt for tho ash man to cart away Is sufficient to verify this statement. It Is also apparent whero lumps of unburned coal .to seen In the ashes thrown out 011 the icy pavements. Thero Is not so much w.tsto whero hard coal Is carefully used for steam' purposes In factories or largo ollleo bulld Ings and whero a icgular fireman Is cm ployed, but even hero a large amount often passes through tho grates when tho fires aro cleaned. It should bo realized that a great deal that Is now thrown away and considered ns burned eoal or cinders Is really ninthniclto coke. This burns icadlly with a very light, thin Iduo flame, giving an intense heat; but as it burns about twice ns rapidly as coal it requires firing oftcner. Much of tho cinder is tho result of too lntcnso and quick firing, causing tho linputltles In tho coal to melt and form a conglomerate mass, but which contains much combustible material. Philadelphia lias on her ash dumps a for tuno for thoso enterprising enough to utlllzo what Is thrown away, and a prniltnblo busl ness could bo built up by sifting or screen ing tho ashes put out on tho streets for collection or at tho dumps (to tako out tho fine ash which Is worthless as fuel) and selling tho coarser material which will not pass through tho screen, it Is not necessary to pick out tho unburned coal, ns all can bo used. A. variety of sultablo screens aro mado by different manufacturers, ranging In prlco from twenty cents for tho ordinary hand shaking screen to mechanical devices cost ing up to approximately 5. It would hurprlso any one who will mako a trial of burning this screened material to noto tho amount ot heat developed At first it will require a llttlo rare. It burned with out mixing with fresh coal, but hi many cases all of tho sifted material can readily bo burned a (second time, even though no pieces of coal are apparent: but If tho Uro Is driven too hard tho mass may form ono large cinder which must be broken up while hot It is not difficult to mako a trial, nnd thoso who do will bo amazed at the value of what has always been heretofore 'con sidered wasto and thrown away if it Is feared to mako a test of burning cinders alone, somo coal may bo mixed with it nnd when It is found how to manage the fire tho amount of coal may bo reduced to a min imum or none at all. In theso days tho coal sunnly can h greatly conserved by utilizing ashes as above stated and it is well worth a trial. Philadelphia. February 4" IIAIXES' JR- FUEL ORDER HARD ON BARBERS To the Editor of Vvenlna 1'tibUo Ledger: Sir I urn tho proprietor ot four harher shops, located in ns many hotels in this eitv and the closing order of tho fuc" d'mm & tratlon has caused serious loss to myself ns well as other barbers, without rea ly bene! filing the nubile In regard to the censed Hon of fuel. Inasmuch ns the hotels and the majority of barber shops must uso fuel any way. in my opinion, the best interests ot all concerned would bo better served if the barbcABhopB wero allowed to remain open every Jay from 8 to C o'clock during the eight weeks' period. T IL Philadelphia, February 4, ' PRAISES HANDLING OP NEWS To tho Editor of Evening PuUlo Ledger; Sir On behalf of the Philadelphia Hoard ot Trade, it is my great pleasure to give ex pression on Its part to its sincere apprecia tlon of the intelligent way In which you handled the news bearing upon our several hes rings,' and the large amount of space that you gave to thts very Interesting subject of a free sone. . The Board of Trade has received both 01 ICE great satisfaction at tho manner In which the business men of Philadelphia dealt with the subject, and tho testimony offered in tho Investigation is said to havo been tho most thorough and Interesting that they havo yet received at tho hands ot any business men of tho country. Tho active co-operation ot the newspapers must be depended upon to keep this sifbjcct alive befoic the country If we may expect to ncclvc favorable consideration on tho part of Congress. -vy. p.. tpckeu. Secretary. Philadelphia, February I. COAL THEFTS To thr lUUtor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir This afternoon whllo walklrg over South street brldgo my attention was attract ed by a continuous lino ot persons, ranging in ago from seven or eight years to old men nnd women, each one with a bag, box, sled or somo other contrivance for carrying eoal. 1 stopped a small boy and asked him where ho was going. He said to steal coal from the ear. I found that thero was a car ot coal standing on tracks of tho Pennsylvania r.all road near South ntrect nnd that theso per sons were stealing tho coal. Theso thefts were mado In broad daylight, without any apparent attempt being mado to stop them. I understand that within the last day or two a number of persons were arrested for stealing coal In this manner, but were released by tho magistrate at Thirty second street and Woodland avenue stn lion. When thousands ot persons In this city and country nro clamoring for coal, is It not the business ot somo one to protect this prop erty? Moreover, a large number of children nro in this way being taught to steal and tho pcoplo allowed to believe that other per sons' property can be taken without fear of punishment. JOHN S. SAMUEL. Philadelphia, February .1. ANTI-SUFFRAGIST OBJECTS To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir An nrtlclo In the Eve.vino Pcm.tc LcnoEn of January 20, '1018, under tho tltlo "A Shabby Performance," takes issuo with tho nntl-suffraglsts for believing a gtntement mado In tho Mllvvaukco Leader (Socialist organ, edited by Victor Uerger) of December 18, 1017. signed by John 11. Harry. Miss Pronson in her letter of apology to Miss Paul for doubting this statement and believing President Wilson would stand by what ho had said in regard to tho Federal amendment, and would not resort to such actions as Miss Younger asserted, most re luctantly admitted that the President's chango of front and nctlons corresponded to what was foretold by Miss Younger ami tho latter was. therefore, entkled ,'o n apology from tho nntls. is this "A fiha,)ny Philadelphia, February 2. ---"-iv. V?'n,N,)AY TI,AT WAS THIHSTDIV No toners found It Clft'riay And nono ,oUld buy'nla own. QUIZ 1. Cliamlierlaln nnd Ilit.Iirorlc l.a. . JM wz S$ ill,! gat 2. About how many men l,a , rrun, 4. Of Mlmt Mnto Sfrrrlurv iinL." i.i 3 uropv"?""" " '""""a 1" ".Mltlel. 0. Where l (he I)eMrt of (j0bl? 8. Hhat la the clottU II. IleOne "manque," 10. Define "wlttmlk"niMl Iiaremllk." Answers to Yesterday's 'Quiz 1. Lord l4in.Apnne la (he lender nf 11,. u.111 1 ' ronnervnt va party. ,. ;?.. min 15 ""."."h rratlc (.ate. und'prinelplM.""1"" f 'i S' 'USrrtU?T?&"Ttn '"""a Irue. 4. The. olile.t art aeliool ami rntlerr In u, i-.n . "nTurVV ' ' " a hMnr ot ""tW. B, Janrha llelfettt n youthful IIumIihi .t.it 1 . 0. Con.mutlon ot b( Vallti Blulc !3 8- :A'I,liS!Ml?r.,,' "" M. .BoaauaW"! tha oar . W j-da,., ,.., , M1 t Little Polly's Pome There is a child who lives near me That is but eight years old Yet wrote n letter to her Pa Who is a soldier bold And what that letter said I was Permitted to behold. .SBJI 1 cannot ten you all it ss.ul And would not if I could r"5 . Because to toll her snored thour-hts- "4 Would not bo right or good For there are holy places vhero We never must intrude. But if you read tho things she wroti To show her lovo for him And all tho longing that sho felt To see her "Papa Jim" I'm very sure your eyes like mine Would soon be very dim. And if perchance ho should bo killed And in the clothes he wore They'd find that letter and would let The Kaiser read it o'er I would not be surprised at all 11 mat wouiu ena tne war. jij lUfll U frltl, ACORNS Being the Little Beginnings of Somi -Worthy Timber HE WAS christened John Alfred andli should havo been "Johnny" to the other boys in his nelgliboihood. But everybody , called ids father "Johnny" nnd so tlltui Johnny becamo "Al." His father was a pufl-V list whom somo of you will remember' " soon as wo mention his last namo and tin young lad was nifty with his fists. It was this. ns much as anything, that commended him to 1 tho attention ot Daniel L. Dawson, clubman, poet, nmateur boxer nnd iron founder, who was a famous rhnrnelr- to Ma town a ouar- ter of a century ago. Dan Dawson took;) tho youngster under his wing and set him ," nt work In his Gray's Ferry foundry to lera '(i jinuernmnKing ana noitting. Tne noy appi"".j himself to tho work mid was pretty familiar 3 with all brandies of the business when Dav' son's sudden death in 1805 upset things. on. ino company wiuen tooK over me pu ness after Dawson's death nppearcd in no wise disposed to further young Al's anv onions, aim no up nnd quit. The lad oion") liavo much but grit, but that was enoujh. j He went across the street and opened J llttlo molding shop of his own, taking "". 5 him a couple of good men. That was in 18M- f Tho shop was so small that even his small l fOlCG Was Stlimlillnf- nil n'r Itsptf In O. fWi months. Tho next year he got nn option UPJ3 a pleco of property nearby, half a city bloc , .v .(u.kj-.iiLo eui-t-i tutu uiuy a x-c.tjr .-, He bought It, you might say, on a shoc-strlntVjY nnu put up a new building. Go aovvn wti today and you'll find his works spread oyer tho entlro block and 180 men as busy nailers turning out Iron things for Uocla Sam nnd others. And all this ho did without help,1 except what was furnished by ills o" two fists and clear head. Ladles and centlnipn Wn present tha son ot old Johnny Clark J. Alfred ClarK ironmaster, T. A. . , n ALMACK'S A WAR OFFICE Almack's. one nf thn nunt relehrated IOn-' don clubs, has been romm.-inileered by thljl llrltlsh nnvppnmnt Tho tint, la fttlll lnTl . ...... . ...,, .., v,uu ... -..-- -.,a I existence, or course, but commandeerinj "M ' ltd I. l.ifnl lin...... ...... .. -1. . ....... n BW .1 ot temporary quarters In Grosvenor Garaenijl ..a .ttci.uiit. uuuEIU 1.3 COIJlOeilCU. UtfcUl''1 11 can oniy ue ior tne duration of lira "",S jor ot. james cannot ao without a namj full ot associations of a hundred years Ml morn niro Almnrlf'a uli... ), Virn nf Hutfo-fl den danced tho minuet, nnd the Duke ot Wel-'i iington was refused admittance for Dl"vj n few minutes after time. In the London pm Waterloo, entrance to Almack's was as taw an admittance lo nnpl.iv nn nrj-AAntatlon'a court, and It was certainly as difficult t achieve. From Its walls tho celebrities of, tWS Dilettanti Club look down m.rlltntlvelv onn succeeding generations or rather they dW,"i for nrobablV tbe nl.l nnrrrnltf. nr. UOYf stacked In a lumber room awaiting n11; pcutciui iinica f A "Hill" WAIlRIOR WB KNQIT , fM "Woman'a nicht." u tt.. .... k. -k- fftshtf e . for,, but . i V'l . ThOU2h ... KlrttJ.l AL k..T.. ...,.meiM-S i '&M lEr'.'r -f,7-T?,w."v"r" frorothe Ui 't. .-...'.- - . - " '" '". -Is ,,'.,- n Eh haf sona to aoma mIm to .lie' fair te l ,- K-' -. -MSSHBK ,r -t -.. I' s .i M'summt y T?K-w&mm&r?. . . ' . i . . '.' . IH II I . , u . . . ysgrna-wgrj. 2siZfr. '. r -n .... v .
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