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MAIN 0o IAaVTrfaa oil rotnmunlcflflona to Errntna f'uMJo Ltdatr, Indtptndtnct Square, Philadelphia, r''.,-' MmitD xt thi rnaiDitrnu roT orrin is ' accoxD ciaaa uiil MiTtaa. p I! ir rklladilahU. tun)ir, Ftbrairr 9, 1U BOLSHE VIKI CANNOT "SOCIALIZE" GOD i - ' "WE OB8EUVRD not lone ago mnoiiR tlio 1 casual drawlncs In a humorous period- 4, - . ... .. . ., KM a visualization ot "Tlio me .Man in mo a Ml ats w . a. a. t.t aj-V . ak.aa4.1rl ltt ( . uiiy. ' Jio sat at ms qcsk sihiuuuuvu '. ., , ... 1 Ib1.u tiCKers, icicpnoncs, messcnBcr uu, ui-im. hit minor executives, and tho open safo ro- vealcd stack artcr stacK or boiq. 111c ?? 'caption of tho drawlnu opposite was, "Tho 'il'Big; Man In the Country." Ho stood in awful solitude, a mero spot In n, wilder ness of colossal mountains, with yearning precipices between. Man H an atom at the side of the Grand Canyon. The Russian peasant If God.fcarlns. His close communion with nature makes him so. Ho knows nothing of tho higher criticism and he cares nothing for dogmas but in his soul he dreams of immortality and (ho shapes his llfo according to the teaching of tho church, ai ho has learned E$ it In great solitudes or at his motners knee. His religion, pressed indelibly on his heart, is to htm tho sum and substance o all things. Holy Ilussla! It has been Holy Russia for generations, and of nil the pillars supporting tho throno of tho Ro manoffs nono withstood so well the ravages Of time and held so long Its strength as tho church. Tho I.lttlo Kither was God glven. "When ho tumbled and fell down, It tvas tho equivalent of a religious earth tuako. But the Bolshcvlkl cannot decree the abolition of tho Almighty within tlio con fines of their disintegrated nation. Tlio Bolshevlkl cannot substitute a political program for religious discipline. They 835. 'cannot excise from men's hearts devotion to the altars ot God. They cannot dls- 2? i chkrgo "God's servants" with two weeks' Ktx Py and fln(1 Indorsement of their action. jL or wnat anuses tne cnurcn may nave KvL been guilty we do not know. Tho increase r ' fr&V Q7 IHKIIVI viaaaia iiuuiucu in iiu iuvvo i tV.tli. nnniilni.n (lift itnrmlsl Mnn iif rf-lk-lnn fri?.bv such infamous characters as tho false if priest Rasputin, paved the way for tho i.4 f ..maIiiIIah li.if 41. a Tlniul.ntML'l rv.lt. l.f nu & wall outlaw the sturM and lssuu edicts 7Yy against the sun as to attempt to vulgarize the formulas of religion and makn Russia a nation of agnostics. Yet separation of church and state in Russia af this time will be everywhere viewed as an attempt to break down the power of the church. ? "!i It brings against tho Bolshcvlkl tho In calculable power of excommunication. tej' WU1UU imo Ulicuujr ukvu ui-utaivu, 11 hica . moral rnllvlnir crv to tho conservative 1 clement, of a character certain to develop jSrjiattontT support. It Is not the first tlmo a jrj revolutionary movement has muddled into ft '.religious confines and collapsed. if?i1-L Th.ra tit nnti-. nf rnnrn. tin nrirnnli-r(1 . - - .D - if-'-'- Russia and she is thoroughly done, so far l!Jil, .. ... . Ji;.as ine war is concerned, out sno is going I'i-V to' give another demonstration, wc believe. tf'a- of thft fnrt thnt n. flnvnrnmnnr nan nn THI tnare cet alone without rellirlon than It J5& can -without revenues. The dlsclplluo of ,!law is supplementary to tho discipline ot "yi. religion and character. Not by laws Is :'!3ta social order preserved, but by the J, conscience of the people and their divine Pi 'knowledge of right and wrons. To disrupt rlfrLho religious establishment 0 L .to. feed chaos and coax it into further .jfr'aMireracH. , g'; .Doctor Odell has charged in tlio Atlantic ' Monthly that the churches havo fallen ' 1 -.town. If they have, the nation has fallen c- .7i ; Mm and there Is no hope in Flanders. 1 are, wo mum, spires uy joneiy roaus er whose .shadows meet on Sundays an men who worship God as their fathers worshiped Him, who pray for and carry their prayers with them - Unkind tho plow, who glvo their sons gtoHy to battle and whose stern purpose jMhe evidence and pledge of our national They have something of tho simple ifellhat dominates tho Russian peasant. ,, tke Qod out of civilization and nothing ft but the buzz of wheels, the clanging machinery, the rumble of the mob and ypn BIUKIUK Itliu me ucBi-i i, luitu ' et oX civilization and we have left " antom. The war is, in fact, a ro- li'.war, waged by religious men for the co of religion and the re-estab- t of lustlco. WTtf . - (KAK-THIEF REASONING ". .11. a - - jaki know the old thief trick. It is Mll'A'flfcHi thief!" and start tho LrminW after, tho wronjr man. . Mt9npaawuKS are cioing m erfeamps.- Their arfutttent's are not pro tierman, as the Rev. Dr. Blfckhoad points out, but anti-British. Germany admits she Is indefensible: all sho can do is to blame England. Everybody knows, or ought to know by. this tlmo, about England; how, in those1 first days of August, while tho cabinet still debated in Downing street, tho men camo flocking up to London in their thousands and swamped the recruiting offices. And tho recruiting otllces broke down and "stopped functioning." "British muddling," ell? Yes, nnd Quito pardonablo muddling, seeing that tho men of England started on their way to fight for Franco and Relglum before their Government did. Men who act like that nro not Imperialists. Tho thief is yelling "Stop thlcfl" But this tlmo tho handcuffs wcro clicked oa him beforo ho stnrted to ell. AM) LET IT nE SOON A I'AUADK of rhltadclplilnni of tho "Llttlo Tcim" division by nil moans! Yes, Mr. Baker, it is ndvltablo thnt wo ho brought into contact again with thoso wo know so well, and we hall know more about you and your work when wo havo Keen them. In his defenxo of his department, the Secretory of War told Congress of this greeting to our troops: The pcopln of Krantu kissed the hems of their garments ns they marched up tho streotH of I'arlsj the old veterans, wounded In this war, legless or armless, tumping along on crutches, perhaps, as they went up tho streets of Purls with their arms around thn necks of tho American soldiers N'ot a kIiikIo man In tli.it ilhlalon was tin. accompanied by a derail. America had gono to I'Vance. and tho French people roso with a cenro of gratltudo and hopefulness tli.it had neer been In them before. Tho people of Franco havo suffered moro than we shall ever suffer. But In ono re spect wo might envy them. Tho hulk of their anxiety und grief Is In tho past; our feelings still strain toward tho future, hovering between doiihtR nnd fears. There is no question of sentimentality nbout It, Tho sacrifices necessary for tho Job havo been made In spirit; what wo, want to know Is that tho Job Is being ilono right In fact. The War Department order for parades of National Army regiments In neaiby homo cities "wherever possible" is hard common sense. It Is emphatically posslhln here, only 115 miles from Camp Meade. Mr. Mayor, you havo a city behind ou unanimous for a. prompt and urgent In vitation! A MATTER OF RECORD SELECT COUNCIL has just received re ports from tho following surety com panies on tho total amount of bonds they furnished on city contracts In the last six months: , Nntlonid Surety (ilolm Indemnity .Mar land Casualty American Surety .16,33l,".70 77 . .19S,00.r..7: . 3 1 1,700. 5 . iis,:;i.07 Tho Thomas 15. Smith Company is tho local agent for the National Surety Com pany. WOMEN SAVE; MEN TALK Much space and money nro devotid to advising thn housewives. In my own home my husband usually brings meat on meat less days. On wheatless days he will ask If thero Is 110 bread In tho house. He minded of the cause he will say, "I know all that, but give me some bread." What Is a .woman to do? rpilE writer of these lines, part of a letter on tho Woman's Tago today, believes this condition Is moro or less general. AV'o know It Is. Men who never held n riflo in their hands tell each other what Gen eral Crozler ought to have dono about the Lec-Enflclds and why 1'ershlng's piepar.v tlons are all wrong, endlessly, while their wives yawn. And then they go nnd help to make Pershing's problem harder, help to tuin his attention from military matters to llguro out how he can share reduced ra tions with tho Fietich. , WHEN THE GREAT DAY CAME TTIOU a generation the ultra-radicals ot the world havo di earned, talked and written nbout tlio coming of a great day when some worldwido upheaval would develop into a rising of nil tho workers of the nations against the steel magnates and other magnates. And when the great day came Morris Hllliult ran against It and Emma Goldman went to Jail to stop it, but Charles M. Schwab stood up nnd welcomed it as tho dawn of tho tlmo "when- tho men of tho working class tho men without property will control tho destinies of the world." Why call the Prcjldcnt n dictator when Mr. McAdoo Is around? Tho "eternal boy" In tho Colonel's heart ought to pull him through. Tho UoWievikl have arrested Hrusslloff. Of course. He's the best general Russia eer had. Eight States In Dixie are to be allowed to uso coal on Mondays becauao they won't need to. Wo aro willing enough to save food, but why not put moro "pep" Into tho production campaign? The Arabs also are showing the Turks how to fight. Wo suspect thnt the CJerman nrmy system in Asia Minor has entirely col lapsed. A ferryboat Is as foolish a substitute for a Philadelphia-Camden bridge as a Conestoga wagu would be for a Pcnnsyl vanla Railroad express train. No gunpowder to spare for July (, tho Government decrees. Ilut we Imagine there will bo reason to ring the bells one of these days. Mabe beforo the Fourth. Two generations ago wo would not have had all this troublo ubout farm labor. Every farmer raised his own farm labor In thoso good old days of large American families. .i Why assumo that the Germans do not have strikes? True, they have led so often that they doubtless believe the best way to hide the truth Is to tell It, but "where bread ain't dissatisfaction is." There Is no more Important position In tho community than that of governor of the local branch of tho Federal Reserve Bank, and there Is no man in the community more competent to fill it, we suspect, than Kills Pusey Tassmore. Doubtless tho Germans do receive accu rate Information as to tho sailing of ships, and they take full advantage ot It, but we have great faith in the. secret service of the United States, and thero are going to be more spy funerals in this country than there have ever teen tfefore. OPPOSITION TO EXTRA SESSION Pcnnypnckcr Tells of Politicians' Efforts to Prevent Convening of Legislature rF.NMr.ci5F.rt AcinnionnAriiv no. m fCooirielif, lilt, by I'utilla Ledger Companv) THE next day I was nt tho camp ot tho National Guard nt Mount Gretna, nnd there, on foot, ns was my wont, inspected, personally, each man and held tho reviews from a barouche. On tho 21th of July Senators Penrose nnd Knox visited mo nt I'enm packer's Mills and there talked to mo about tho miestlou of a special session ot tho Legis lature, which was being very generally discussed, especially in Philadelphia, with reference In tho affairs of that city. I had been considering tho matter, hut n man ttalned in tho law always has tho sense that thero must bo n legal Justl llcatlou for that which ho does. Tho de mand had been mainly local. Just nt this Juncture tho Supremo Coilit decided tho Greater Pittsburgh act to bo unconstitu tional nnd furnished tho Justlflcnt'on. A serious matter nffcctlng tho Interests of tho western part of tho State, for which ' tho Legislature had endeavored to provide, had failed. At" that Instant my qualms: dlsappcaied nnd a Hpcclal session becamo Inevitable. Penrose had heard that I was considering tho matter nnd camo to urgo his opposition. Ho also wanted 1110 to appoint .1. A. Brrkpy, of Somerset County, to tlio place niado vacant by tho death ot Fuller. A few days Inter I gavo that posi tion to Robert McAfee, a much stronger man, and mailo Bcrkey Commissioner of Ranking, which satlllcd him mid the Sen ator. Tho following correspondence shows tho attltudo of tho p.uty people toward tho question of a special session. Plttshuigli. Aug. 1C. 110.. My dear Governor I'ennypacker I have Just run down from Canada for n few days and take tlmo to rxpiess my npptcclatloii of your appointment of Mr. McAfee as Heactury of tlio Common wealth which oecuried during my ab sence. I have known Mr. McAfee Inti mately for oer tlilrty-fivo years, nnd each year's ncqualntanco has ndded to my regard for him. He Is a sterling inun nnd I belleip will strengthen jour ad ministration Sinco my last talk with jou I have thought consldcinbly on tho subject ot our conversation (the calling of an cxtia session for the lonsldirutlnn of a (ii eater Pittsburgh bill), nnd am continued In m' opinion that It would ho 11 great mistake to rail tho Legislature together, either for that or any other pmpo-e, unless In 11 case of cxlicme emergency. I know that there itie some matteis ot legisla tion, Including that for a Gteater "Pitts burgh, which you would like to s-co con summated dumig your term as Governoi , hut I doubt If theso things rould bo lie cotnpllshcrt through the medium ot tho present Legislature Net spilng mat ters might bo In such shape that It would bo advisable to call an extra sess.on, but to do so now I would regaid as extiemely Impolitic. I hope you w til pardon me for thrusting my views upon ou In this way, but the best Interests of tho Stnto and party will be best subserved bj- fol lowing this plan. With si-cut 1 expect, I remain cry sin cerely jours. GEORGE T. OLIVER. August 21, 190r.. My dear Governor Rumors nro (lying all over tho State that gieat pressuro Is being brought to Induce jou to call the Legislature in extra session. That you will not bo led into such a cruel trap I feel most conlldent. No tiue friend of youis or of ofir paity will advise, much less urge, J'ou to commit such a citmo ngalnst yourself or the State you love so well. Men who take shadows for sub stance, men who place self uhovo their part-, their State and our nation, may for personal reasons want nu extra ses sion, but no true friend ot Pennsylvania will ask you to commit such a blunder. What Justification can bo put forth to wan ant such a call In tho fact of exist ing conditions? On jou alone will fall the odium that such n session would lesult In, for I tell jou, Governor, jou could no more confine the members of tho House to tho specifications in your proc lamation than you could change tho course nf the heavenly bodies, so please don't he persuaded by the Syrians who would, for the sake of some peisonal gain, lull J'OU to 11 destiuetive sleep. Every one In Pennsylvania knows that j-ou favored, and now favor, tho decent things so earnestly ndvocated by. our do pal ted friend, Colonel Quay. Every one knows that It was through no fault nf yours that personul registration, uniform primaries and the apportionment 01 our State failed: therefore, don't permit the enemies of those natural Republican prin ciples to use you to wash their filthy gar ments on the floor of tho Houso ot Rep resentatives. Governor, I know, as well ns nnj human being can know sjch 11 thing, that Matthew Stanley Quaj-, It here, would tell you not to listen to such ap peals. I say to you, Governor, In all tho sincerity ot my heait, to call the Legis lature together at this or unj other tlma during tho remainder ot j'our teim would dim tho luster of j'our splendid lecord, hut go on pursuing tho splendid good road you havo built throughout the length nnd breadth ot our great State, and when your tci intends j'ou will feel grateful to j'oursclf and pleased with tho real friends llko myself who urge you to keep clear of the vicious trap set for you by men who pretend sincerity where only selfishness, greed and hypocrisy link. In writing this you know I have no motive savo my love and affection iur you, nnd I am confident you wilt so un derstand. Faithfully your friend. J. C. DELANEY. Mond.tr more letter, will lio printed, after nlilth lioiernor lVnnfpueser tells ulir lie I iwneil rnlllii the lllatiire Into extra seaslon until after the, election. NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW livery general appeal for mnnev ehouM have Wk of It the full eanetlon ana direct approval of the Cloternmcnt nnd lie eeleeted representatives. Los Angeles Kvenlna Uxpreas . This I" hardly ft time for hoaetlne of exre.alvA profile, as n. certain copper company, uhlih l heralding the fact that It produced cooper at thirteen cents a pound last jcar and old It at twenty-l cents, making n profit of tl" nnono. may find out to Its sorrow. One hundred per cent .Proflti. represent extortion and nothing else. Springfield t.Mass.) Union. The men In the army are under closer super, ilon than tho civilian In the city. Recently "lien a city failed to provide moral protection for men In training, the army officials refused to permit soldiers to Malt 'that rity. From this it la evident that the army nrflclata aro moro con. rerned with the morale of men than are the cTiy authorlt ts. Halt Lalie, Herald-Ilepubltcan. That was a timely note which Congressman Tnhn I'. Miller, of Washington, sounded -In the House of Representatives when he protested against the army practice of compelling private .oldlera to do menial aervlce for omcors. at. Joseph (Mo.) Qaiette. Joseph (Mo Java rice has been discovered In German army bread. This means, of course, that Holland It helping to feed the Herman soldiers. And It means, too. that wa must not permit Holland to recoup herself at our expense. Providence Journal. One thing the, folks back homo won't atand tor la any attempt by political Congressmen to use this war for the advantage ot their parly, 1 And that soca for all parties, Washington Herald. THE 'AMBITIONS OF SUCCESSFUL MEN The Lender in His Lino Who Yearns to Bo Foremost in Some Other IT WAS news to many people to read, ns they did In an artlclo of Arthur Hrls banc'n tho other day, that Doctor Garfield Is not merely a college president nnd lawjer, but has been In his time a successful coal operator and railroad builder. If this Is true, and Wo havo no reason to doubt It, It would seem to eutltlo Doctor Garfield to a prominent placo In this llttlo gallery of well known men who, achieving emlneneo In nnn line, have nlnajs cherished nn ambition to shlno In some other. The biographical note In "Who's Who In America" relating to Doctor Garfield, ns well ns that dealing with his brother, James Tl., makes no nfcrenco to the, achievements ot cither In tlio coal or railroad line. This fact, again assuming that their nctlvltles In that dlrtctlnn weto ns Important and successful ns Mr. HrMuitic dtclares, nppcara to Indicate) that they bold thoso accomplishment In much lower esteem than others which nro mentioned E.i.-h Inmato of "Who's Who" lmiiil.iblv prepares his own data. It there had been such a publication In Cardinal RkiHIcu'H tlmo ho would, perhaps, havo described himself as a poet, for It was his ambition to bo consldertd one although his contemporaries rould never see It rather than as tlio shrewd statesman that ho was. And William Morris, who trns a poet, but who was. abovo even thnt, tho beneficent In ventor of the comfortable Morris chair In which jou. dear reader, may nt this moment bo reclining ahvajs wished to bo hailed as a great nrtlst When J'ou were a hnppy llltle kid you prob ably determined to bo 11 lop or a llrcm.iu or tho driver of nn leo wagon when you grow up, but that merely marks ou as "the aver ago niHii" and doesn't get J nil a place In this procession. Tou'vo got to como stronger than that to break In heie. if we could only find lliem, and get them to ntlmlt It, we're suro there aro In this old town many p.igefuls of citizens distinguished In ono lino still hopeful of waking tip some morning to (hid themselves famous In another. Take Colonel Louis J. Kolb. for Instance. Ho nehleud one ambition very tarlj. That was whin ho held for .a year the title ol bicycle champion of the I'-ilted Slates. You ran gues how long ago that w.is when w tell you the trlek was dono on one ot those high wheels with a little plnwhecl for a tl alien Since then he's done it lot of other things for which nennln envy him, but his life's ambition Is as jet unattiilned. lie wants to bo known as "the silver-tongued orator of the 1'iiIImI Stales." He's not "intile, Ingloi Inus," exactly, but we can't hand him thnt big bouquet this morning Then there's bis filend, IT.irtln Grnvn Hrumliauiji. Martin was well upon Ills way to annex IiIh ninst-vvMicd-for laurel when his nomination nnd election to tho olllee of Governor threw him tf tiporarlly off the siialght road He wants to bo known 111 the country's foremost idticator. When ht quits tho Executive Mai.Mon nt llarrlsburg. as ho recently announced, he's going to re sume the hot p'lipult of this ambition. You mnj" not Know- that Nicola, D'A'cenzc Is widely hailed ns one of Amei lea's first iiiuinl artists and mnKcis of stained glass; but If Jou lived near him jou'd not only know his chief ambition but il-o how futllo It R Tho odd as'-ottniint of violin notes oliMiing from his llhraiy windows on mild evenings would put jou wise to both thesn facts. Let us ne3,l consider lienrge Wh.11 ton Pep per, eminent lawyer and publicist Those who know him bet nro loud In praise of those qualities In 'his character which would make lib) truly gieat In tho profession which all his life he has j earned to embrace. "lis has often said that If he could afford It ho would be a churchman. He would bo truly happy If he could do that woik with all his heart and soul. In tho north central section of town, other doctors will tell jou, Is the Held of operation nt tho busiest funlly physician In a dozen States. Scnictly a night passes that ho Isn't called out of I1I3 bed to preside at one, and often us many as four, "blrthdaj- par ties" lie keeps two or three inolorc.iis always ready for service, so that If ono hrtaks down ho can hop Into the next. That he doesn't blow up, himself, Is the wonder of all who watch his nervous netlvltle His safely valve Is '.he month of August, for dur ing all of its thlrtj-ono days ho hides him self upon his farm. And that brings us to his ambition, lie wants to be known as E. 11, Wiggins, farmer. Then tbeie's 1'iaiik It. Taj lor, president of the S, S While Dental Company, who has been tho suecxstiil otcutlvo In more big coiporatlons than jou'd care to shake a stick at. Ho was Westlnghouse's ilght-haiid man In the Wisiltighriuse Electric Company for four Jtais Hut the work Interfered with his health and Ids notion of sensible living, and he switched to 11 Job that was smaller, but which would loik thundering big to the aver ago man. Tint was with the Meigenthaler Company In London; Just president, that's all. He came back and bossed tho Yale ,i Towne Lock Companv, of New Haven, for a while. TTien ho tiled bclnij a gentleman In New Y01K. It can't bo dune; for when j-ou admit to .1 Gotlain business man that you'io not buying or selling nnj thing he loses Inter est ill ou. So he e.iiuo over here, where ho could elo a good bit of work and j-et find tlmo to play cilcki't and chess. And that brings us to his ambition : he'd like to bo Iho chesi champion of tho world. There's our llttlo gallery, and mayho j-ou could add to It. If we had tho time, doubt less many more candidates for admission might bo explscated. Get that word, "ex. plscated"? If your particular ambition Is to possess a bigger working vocabulary than jour neighbor, look that one up and put It In j-our mental locker. T. A, D, HOW GERMAN WOUNDED BEHAVE An English Red Cross nurso. Sister Mar. tin-Nicholson, Invalided home after two j'ears of service In hospitals near the battle front, has written a book nbout her "Experiences on Three Fronts." Kbo seived In Belgium, Russia and Franco and nursed tho soldiers of six nationalities French. English, llil glan, German, Austrian nnd Russian In her final chapter sho makes nn Interesting comparison ot the behavior nnd character of them all under tho nurse's hands. Of tha Germans sho sajs: In tho German courtesy does not exist. Occasionally ho can bo polite, but for nothing this will vanish, leaving ono high nnd dry on tlio dumping ground of Jeers and gibes. Cleanliness In tho Germans ouff! Will any one who has tended them ever forget tho sickly stench of their bod ies? An odor that will cling to tho hands for hours, In Mplto of vigorous washing, and which Is best described as tho putrid smell of rotting magnolias. Good httinor! I havo not found It In any ono German case In hospital. The German machine. made enduranco will bring him through un told trials and tribulations to tho hospital gate; once inside. It will explode violently, andGod help thoso who havo to attend toMils needs! Though, let me emphati cally stato, and I think I shall bo upheld by nny ono who has, unfortunately, been forced to administer to their needs, that tho German olheers aro ten thousand times worse in mi uungs man tiiclr men. POETIC TRIBUTE TO WILSON Tho following poem, "To Our Captain." Is from "Thor and Other War Rhymes," by Felix E. Hchelllng, professor of history and English lltcraturo at the University of Penn sylvania: O silent Captain of our ship of state 'Pacing the bridge Incessant, thy calm eye rierceth the mists and knoweth tho chart whereby Wa aall these Derllous seas. Inviolate. We loll In cabins or. Impatient, watt un aecK ana, futpioss, hik ior reasons hy. And criticise ami argue and reply, Tii..ttssmi; miiv in mil in naire del,. things In sage ebate. Ulvn us. our Captain, of thy equipoise, That wa may know our duty and lhA rls That wa may quell thla madness which destroys All that wo love and hope from times to come: Then, bring us. clean of band. In conscience white, Safo Into port, to pcaco ones more, and home. iw-UGHTHE CrW.1mk .,.:v?ntiA -!.- .-.r-iE rfWrf! iv 'SCS'J K I'l-"'-.1.'. 1V.,n, GREATER USE OF NATION'S PORTS What Is Likely to Follow Con centration of Power Over Trans portation in Washington .Viifcfnt CoircspoHiIoicr 7'ifnfii7 PhMic i.edyrr WASHINGTON. Feb S. CONCENTRATION of nuthorltv In Wash Ington Is giving much concern to mem bers of tho House nnd Senate. Tho Piesl dent seems intent upon the grouping of au thority during the progress of tho war, and ho is most nblv assisted by the Seeietarv 'if tlio Treasury, Mr. McAdoo, who Is gradually coming to bo tho bead center of much of thn practical part ot tho Admlnisti.itloii pio gram. Congress seems not to differ with tho President so much nbout his having author ity as rommander-lii-rblef ot tlio nimy and liavv ns It does njiout tlio possible abuse of that authority wheie Ihe President eannot person.illv be on guard, as, feu instance, In the matter fit contracts nnd evpcndltuies. It Is the contention of many members of the national loglslatuie that the f.illiue it those placed suddi'iilv In power under au thority granted to tlio Piesldeut to obseive tho usual laws nnd icgul.itlons tvgaidlng advertisements, specifications and pioposals prior to tho awaid of i-outt.irtH, Is le-.idlng to business dissatisfaction and tiniest that must ultimately tesult In scandal. On the other hand, tho 'Xc!i"o for most laws ic eently enacted nnd for se-veial new laws (imposed, null as the railway enntiol bill and the McAdoo bill for a "war finance corporation," Is to hasten tlio war by cut ting thn led tapo nnd putting business men In contiol, regaidless ot ptecedent. Tho fight In tho Senate to obtain n war i.iblnet sub ject to legal conditions nnd the Piesident's linn opposition to It, antic hinted by the ap pointment of Mr. rlti'ttlmus as sunej-or gen oral of purchases, emphasizes tho situation now confronting olllclal Washington. Eggs in One Basket The recent report of the llureau ot Effi ciency favoring tho abolition ot tho Federal subtreasurles at Philadelphia, Il.iltlmoro and Cincinnati lllustiates ono phase of tho cen tralizing tendency. Years ago Andrew Jack son beat down tho Rank of tho United States because, owing to tlio ditcctlon of Nicholas Uleldle, of Philadelphia, it threatened to be como a central bank so powerful as to bo ablo to dlctato to tho Government Itself. Now wo havo tho Federal Rosen u Hank', which differs from a central bank not so materially, except that tho Secictary ot tho Treasury has Influence over Its affairs and Is certainly as powetful us Nicholas IJIddla was in his day. Tho subtreasurles havo been abiding places for tho coin nnd bullion of (ho nation and for certain functions ot government which havo been of great convenience to tho busi ness world. It Is now proposed to abandon tlfem with the probability that all coin nnd bullion will bo relegated to the Treasury nulls In Washington, or to tho Subtreasury In Now York, which piesumably Is to bo preserved, or to tho vaults ot the Federal Reservo banks, which Secretary McAdoo has heretofore Indicated are private Institutions to which tho actual propctty of tho Govern ment should not bo Intrusted. Thero may be a change of view on this point, but tho Sec retary of tho Treasury, as lato as June, 191C held that the Federal Reservo banks should not ho substituted for the subtreas- urles. Ho did not say so hi so manywords, but what he did say might bo taken to mean that the Government's financial possessions had better bo safely distributed than held up in ono lump at ono place. Port Distribution Also There Is a grent deal In tho question of centralization arising ftom the existing problem ot railroad congestion. New York, by common ronsuin uiwiougu danger sig nals have frequently been thrown up by other ports of tho country has como to be tho greatest of all our ports, as It Is con ceded to be the American llnancl.il center. It, was not nlways so, for In the beginning Philadelphia held the lead, both as to ship ping and finance. Now comes the nation's embarrassment; due to tho lack of transportation Jacllltles and the shortngoaof coal. Why? ISccauso of the physical condition surrounding the port of New York. It Is overdone. It is clogged to tho guards. What Is there on tho railroad tracks awaiting shipment must be moved before any other of the country's products can come forward. Philadelphia is only ninety miles away, u 1ms ample har bor facilities to relievo much of tho conges tion at. New York. It does relieve much ot the pressure, apart from its own normal 'xil'Zzhr; . ' , lvl-6v",Jw2rjr-?,-i.:- wwyiWliaaaTwiesffiLj.-,7ttf'dyjvSr-s-.. glsrtf gMSoV- - -SatWs'?sJNaaaaHMKWi-'WLi' J -'rwVSr? &'W-:uttz?' v, . . r " -jar "-Zlri-r! vju jfrjaky ? ifjfc&zlflZ&ftEtiSr. ftps -'Wrlj!Jm5lri!eeS r- .tzvwi,. " . CZifjTOB'SOFFICEISOPENEVERy.DAY I - . - T'Vr - WiiiS . t--lJTf!- '- . t -- " --- - ...TT& - Z - rzZi'V JUsawrrtTi- i .;. business, but It ought to be used more. No us,- now lo ellse-uss tlio ailivtty or Inactivity of Philadelphia's common, lai bodies or ot Its liiillvidu.il business Interests. The business gorging New York Is foielng itself over to Philadelphia. It could bo served by u ship e-anal nenws tho State of New Jersey. That is a matter as vital to New York and to tho nation as It Is to Philadelphia. Thero Is reason to believe that tho Picsldcnt has this matte r of a ship canal In mind. Plrcctor lienvial McAdoo indicates that bo will give It and kindled eUcst!ons eonsldeiatlon If tho r.iiliiMd contiol bill gives him authority, ns It probably will. Ilut tho congestion nt New York has done more than stir up interest In -tlfo port of Philadelphia, it has given hopo and encour agement to southern ports llko Charleston, Savannah and Jacksonville, which havo fa cilities for taking southern products directly to the sea for tiansshlpment to our European allies. It is not Idle now to discuss this eiuestlon of the distribution ot transporta tion to hasten our war exports. Tho other Atlantic poits, np.irt fioni New Yoik, ate alive to the situation and nro preparing to gi.ip their oiipoi utilities. As n matter of f.u t they me diivcu to It. Thn piesent Con gtess his been cMeedlnglj- ftlendly to tho South. Political conditions aro largely re sponsible for tli.it. Rut tho war has also been ftlendly to the southern States. Cotton has bad a sou of tight ot wav. It Is ono ot our gu.ite.st ixpoits. Moreover, tho South Is developing em manufacturing lines. It has begun to put Itself In direct competi tion with eastern and western Stales, and claims to have the raw materials which ru.ihlu It to successfully "compete. Tho Gov ernment, ton, has leccntly recognized this situation, it has stalled n great nitrate plant in Tennessee. It Is putting up largo powder woil.s In West Virginia and other dilates. The construction of cantonments all ,.... Cli. (.'null. linis liininocoil lin tnllilinril ".! i,H"J ri'utii nil -3 nivtiiinu tuu g--uvn--i Interest In f.n.inco nnd -...,i.Inff. Thero Is htrotiK iimlmlilltty, Un-K-fure, that New York or any other wll-e.staii1iM.e.. pott W1I liere ii f lor 1iao to fifilit fur Hupicmncy. "Whllo ooneentiiitlou of puwrr has grown tremen dously um.lt r tho present Administration, tha dlxtrilmttoti o wealth, of manufactures and of tiudo has not been oerlooked, J. HAMl'TOX MOORE. ii:ri;in:NT win: In ttnswtr to hi a -ioM.onn.lrc I know a ni.in who wroto with rnre. Anil toM them thnt he had n, ulf That ho hntl sworn to keep" for life, llocuuno Kim couldn't new or fllnff, Sho touMn't rnoU or anthlnftj Mio oulln't think, hho rouMu't act. Sho couldn't irn Mick to ftut. Mi- ilUln't n ally ha backbone Ktiouph lo take n Bttinl (ilonc. A ns-lcf silly, mtnuH dow cr. Ha mut nuriort her every hour. AVhllo utliprs went tirrona on hoati To pt hohuj of the (it'rm(inn' soati And kid the f-ul'mirlnpH a bit )(y ncrr trn (rettlntr hit. Thin rv p ttrlotle pon ltrmnrk.-d th.it "h-n tho war was won" Hn thought hnM really bo ahead Of thnin that foucht nnd thoso that bled. Vnr ho could Bhnro tho npolls if ntrife Willi, luUly. -M-TKn-J-nt wife," UXi:.S MKYKIl ItUCKE. nun sim or it 'lh Ecotlst who bores us so May not exactly lie; "UV-'ro ery very certain, tliouch, III;, talk' t all "nu" I.M What Do You Know? QUIZ 1, nimt Is i nalklnc ilflrcate? 2, Willi Ii t're-sldenta tre born In New York Mntf'." 3, "Ahr'n it Wnllarlil i? t, Mio wrote "The lloiie f tlir Kcrrr, GaMes"? B. flhe the mennlna: ot "rot popull," a, "'ho err Ilia Viililfnic-B? 7. Identity "Tlic t'tntviinliil btatr." H. Whut U tli VuUate? 1). Wilcli la I'rurr. Austria or Iluncarj? 111. 'lio It I'.IIIk 1'umjt l'.iiiniorc? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. I'alrlck llrnrj. Anwrlran ktulci.ii'iiii and patriot (IWO-flfll. aalclt "t.lio me lllwrty or liliK mo dfuth." 2, I'rlncc HUmurck Mm railed "Tlia Iron Chan- rellor. , 3. Jin"" llrrna, Ainrrlrun uetor, evroln lioro Ac-re's." one. of His first ot tl,e liucollc selicHil of drurnaturKf 4, llfrriil". In rlasklr nitliolosy. ton of Junltrr notrd (cr riicirnioite treiisthi sleev two srri wnta ,1'1,'iU rradlvi lertorui-d tnrli luliors. TlddluK the Morld ot u number or pe-nts and inonstrrs, 5, II, M. H.I HI Majesty's Senlf. or Slilp. II. llobart Tonn Is the rnpltul ol TannunU. 1, The Holy J''ulll The run used by Hie ..r"HiiiM iti, nit. .-ii nupper, 'ilie auekt fi.i It ono ol the Ideals of chlialn nl tl,a N... V 1.t.-l. " 8. Homeopathy! A cure by inecllrlnea Hhlrli ueli ut jlrat, n n mild ay, the aume aimutoiu us the disease. nvus 0, Hurley la thalruian ol the AhluplnK Hoard. 10. MeMipotainUt The rrikin betnteu the iSupbratca ana tbe Tlirli Blicrs. ' ' 0WVTflvrli".-r:rT-&-T, .'. rr-rjc-j-'j:il,?.T -"tLijrB -:;l,(, Jaaal ' ., . u-.rjSS'': .W7l..... .. --"' Tr - . - - ":.. ."'-'-.;;, -..'-, iitKSKnKT-.r -"'? " rjLrrT-. The Village Poet Whenever February's cold is shaken froa its grooves An' through tho mild midwinter diji hreezo 01 April moves, Sly thoughts go out to mothers who hii soldier sons nt sea. i Because of sorrows that havo been !' Rfii'rntvs vet. tn lie? An' musing on those mother-hearts, I" think of ono I knew Who dwells among tho shadows now, through grieving for her Hugh A gallant anil a noble laa, wnose Qisen lineliocl irhost Still haunts the hollows that indent tie b!1.1 ufAAfr Tuiflh saAnrt ' WI1U WCSC. Allan cuuae. . "Och! 'tis come again, April, the saw fine air tl llreatlun' in lrom tne sea An' the lad inunder it still, somewhere, That was bom o' me , Let them wag their heads, for 'tis littM I care , , ,i Wlinf. tlinv iln lie savin, that think mil . . quare ...,., An' wny woman t dc ; "Oh, my grief that my flesh that ww Ki llesn too, Slinnlil wlfhlmlil mo from him! Hut I know what my soul, when it's free, llrll 1 Al 1- It will dive' an' swim .. . . il To the cold sea-caves where I'll find m tt.irVi Where the officers lio all one with till crew-r-An' I'll comfort him. "Sure, I'd know him twenty times twelrt . months dead, Vni- lie' linrto n mv bone An' what way would my soul be com; fortcrt He will lio with his right arm under to head, s , ? But there's never another could Una m bed But his mother his own. 4 a ,t.iitr wnniiin't T lipnr him call froa the deei) A I Hn iVila Ant-il mnrn? Sure I've felt him stir, an' myself aslMfc An' himself unborn! An' they do be sayin' that quare thing creep ft From the depths o' the sea when u spring tides leap iP nil A"lll YlrVrl " a TOSI DALY.I AS TO PACE VALUE , i "Slnec. In snlto ot tho complexion crew' 'plumpers' and nose-machines advertise1!"! tlio papers, faces will contlnuo to be here " thero somewhat Gothic, tlio wise thin W their owners Is to accept them and think other things, or copsolo themselves before JJ, unllatterlne mirror with tho memory of tho mortals who havo been both qualnt-looVW and sifted," writes n. V. Lucas In hl l.oolt. "A Boswcll ot Baghdad." , .- Mr. Lucas continues: "AVIser still pert1 to malto a llttlo capital out of the affliction Tubllc men Mho nro ablo to malto a Jest S tho homeliness of their features never loj b" It. rrcsiuenv iyhsohs puuuu i .- "jiii tho famous linos on his countenance (wiwwi 1 personally (Ind by no means unprepoJ7 lng) ultt mucn lo increaeo jiib ikjii""""" xj As n benuty I am not a atar, Tliero are ocners inure naimpvimj vi - ltul my lactt, l aoni mma ii, Tor I keen behind Itl 1lu lh. (r,.mlit in frnnl FAt lha lar. "And nn lhigllah bishop, or- possibly Jfjlj came, at last, -,ery near earth when In a nwjl Ur address ho repeated his retort to the 1MB Mho had commented upon 'lis cxtraoralW niiilnness: 'Ah. but you .should see 'Wl brother.' There Is also tho excellent f'o"?!. tho ugly man beforo the camera, who wjj promised by tho photographer that he ihe3 have Justice dono to him. 'Justice I' he fm claimed. 'I don't want Justice; 1 '" mercy.' " .. - - H - 1'lTY TI1U I'OOB KINK I Old Klnu Coal Was a ruerry old. aoul Ilut look at Mm now Inder Ujv. controll' "'ft- ( J t J1 -' fv .? '.iwAkk.'h.'..."!! jJii, li ,
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