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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
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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.:." :.:.." : . :
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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
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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.
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If Reusable.
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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
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..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?
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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
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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
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"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,., ,..,
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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. . ,
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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
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I existence, or course, but commandeerinj "M
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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
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