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4TT IS tho glory of America that there nro
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iVilrl'lnR nnd natural ability to run this
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" rfOC writers or Action, nhn mnrKrf tholr nun
material and make a lllns out of It, aro
back of tho battle HnowIth notebooks and
pencils and their expert opinions may bo
read by anjbody who has two cents to
Invest in a newspaper.
. In any corps of drafted men may be
fitound bankers, lawTcrs, engineers, boot
blacks, authors, salesmen, , loggers, Ice
men and students. 12ery ono of them
has done somo thinking' for himself and hli
r mental processes aro not going to quit
'functioning simply because ho Is under
drill master. In, Germany thero li a
.privileged class that docs tho thinking,
nd It thinks only In terms of discipline.
"Theirs not to reason. why, theirs but to
do and dlo." Tho Amtrlcan CApccta to do
a.nd dlo If necessary, but he li going to
reason why before ho docs either. TIk'.i
faro ten thousand critics In America where
Uhero is ono In Germany. That, wo say,
pls tho glory of America.
When tho Phoenicians lucntcd tho al
phabet they Immortalized speech. 'The
.fcpartans at tho samo tlmo wcro linentlng
the word "laconic" and gUlng It meaning
by tho institution of a militarism more
'rigorous than that of tho Hun today.
l Bparta, howeer, is; only an Incident in
tho history books, but Athens, which
Standardized tho alphabet and used It, is
ttlll tho "mother of arts and eloquence,"
jind the glory of; her intellectual inllucnco
has never been diminished. 'When Athens
jjTought with Sparta, civilization fought
f-wlth barbarism. That war Is being fought
,,orer again today on a larger scale.
J What Is civilization? Tho subjection,
iwa should say, of mcro brute forco to
r-jjnental control. Tho spear, tho sword, tho
bow and arrow-, tho gun, all wero inven
tions to overcomo inequalities of strength,
to givo weak man dominion over tho beast
tixvl to put him on an equality with his
neighbor. A Pavld with a pistol is alnajs
as mighty as Goliath, i That Is tho secret
of social organization. Wo do not make
jmen equal by law, but by putting Into
.their hands tho Instruments of equalization
and teaching them their uso. Tho Hun
'nas planned to reverse this process and
"J&jduco an International Inequality, with
aimself supreme. It li as If tho inv entor
a, fit the gun had gathered a forco and
s ''Armed it, thus bringing the woild into
'v ' .nubjcctlon, as Cortez did Mexico. Tho
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nun vui.1. uji vuuriituua macmno gun with
individuals as his material and launched
It against tho world beforo tho world knew
what was being attempted. Ono of the
attributes of that machlno is perfect obedi
ence and no complaint. The world is fooled-.-Into
believing that tho direction of this
. machine is without error or blunder.
' k, Our Government will receive and ought
k'"'to get all sorts of criticism. Hurling in
V jecMves Is tho great American pastime.
"'VOw Government can even enduro mag
nificent insults, but it cannot enduro the
Ji I translation of captiousirltlclsm into cap-
'li.'Rieud action. Tlio criticism that files tho
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' 4c of our endeavor to a new sharpness
i.v . Weal, but when the tile rlglit-anslcs the
ii ' It is disastrous and intolerable. To
,-ff frtd ot a l well-meaning old dodos
fti'aW, have inherited important bureau
fyiTB h a jjreui. uojciive, out a general
Bffaeaval la not. Besides, things niovo so
"fct,'Some of the charges of Senator
t&avaiWlain, for instance; wero as damna
Jaty true when he began his attack aa they
Jevmnabiy raise by the time he nn
it. We crowd now o cycle of events
0Mi turnf of the clock. ' While men
yu' talking of the exile to Kansas
iWopp, tn wire brought news
fWoipded in Krance. While
i( debate whether or not the
:4mm feJlen'down, General 1'ershlng
Ure time the allotted number
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not rry aliout'the clatter of
jfwm mnafriwr ofH'wir
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a machine that Is Intelligently directed
and a machlno which in addition to such
direction does somo thinking on Its own
account. The ten million talk a lot bo
causo they want to do a lot.
THE "HOG" IN HOG ISLAND
rpilE dlffcrcnco between a. hog and a
profiteer Is that tlio former has four
legs and tho latter wishes ho had ns
many hands. If thero havo been Illicit
dealings at Hog Island. If distinguished
gentlemen whoso Intelligence and patriot
ism should havo kept from them tho
stain of undeserved proDts havo In fact
put over a craftily conceived and Ingeni
ously constructed contract for tho purpose
of enriching thcmtclvcs at tho cost of tho
nation, let tho penalties of Jtntlco run
against them full lilt and let thero bo
added tho indignation and scorn of the
whole people. Xo mercy should bo shown
them and no quarter given them.
Jt is well to recollect, however, that
tho complaint Is rather ngnlnit tho con
tract than tho work. Tho Hog Island
plant will Justify Itself, In site and produc
tion. Much waste, wo believe, was In
cvltublo In view of tho magnitude of the
task and tho speed required. It takes
tlmo to get n monster organization Into
any sort of working order. Tho volumo
of money that has been spent In tho world
In the last threo jcarn Invited waste
l'urchaslng nations wero willing to mako
any sacrlllco In return for pecd. Tho
oxcess was tho tax duo to nnproparcd
ncss. But thero Is n vast difference be
tween waste nnd dclibcrato planning to
mulct tho Government. If thero has been
such planning, wo trust that the culprits
will faco a Jury nnd wo havo no doubt of
what a Jury will do to them.
DEMOCRATIC POPPYCOCK
Mr. lla3, of Indiana, could not have
been chosen 1C he and lilt frlrndi luil not
Clven a bond of some cort that no ProRres
she Is to bo admitted to tlio Inner cln lo
unless ho ran make Ills peaco with tlio
cldtr statesmen. Mr. Has Is l'i ilrnian
of the Republican national committee, but
tlio rcil lioss of tho organization Is that
noblo upllfter. Holes Penrose, of rcnnsjl
vanla. New "iork World.
AS PENItOSII was defeated In every
clandestine mrangement ho attempted
to put over at St. I.ouls, notably in his
unpardonablo opposition to woman suffrage,
the nbovo statement docs not glvo u fair
Impression ot the situation. Itciiubllcan
progressives definitely control their party.
Democratic progiebslvcs dellnltcly do not
control their pattj. Tho New York World
supported tho progressive Mltchel ugnlnbt
tho reactlonurj Ujlin, nnd thf reactionary
Democrat won a sweeping vlolory In tho
leading Democratic clt of tho nitlon
New York.
In 1912 Indiana, alnnjs .1 doubtful State,
gavo Wilson L'Sl.SDO, Tdft 151,1:67 and
Itoobcvclt 1G2.007 voles. Mr. Has took
tjio two evenly divided fragments of his
pnity and welded them together In 10IC,
po thnt tho result was: Hughes, 3)1,003;
Wilson, 311,001. 1'enioso does not toulrol
the. natlonil ltcpulillcau part). But thero
should not bo tho slightest suspicion that
ho has even n meager Influence upon It.
Let tho Republicans of the country reflect
that a majoilty ot tho Kepubllcin news
papers of Pcnnsjlvnnla oppose I'cnrosclsm.
Bosslsm Is an American evil and Is
neither tjplcally Democratic nor tjplcally
Republican. Let Democrats and Republi
cans unlto to mako tho direct primary a
real tool In tho hands of the rank and flic,
clean out bosslsm and put partisan debato
on a high plane of dignity and patriotism.
VERNON CASTLE
THOSE who havo recovered from their
surprise In hearing that Mrs. risko
considers Charllo Chaplin a great artist
will not tako It nmlss If Vernon Castle
Is also given that high title. Castle's death
In tho service of tho Allies will sober the
thoughtlessness of thoso who think that
a dancer Is necessarily frivolous and that
a man must bo as light In his head as ho
Is on hl9 feet.
Tho Importance of Castle's wonderful
crcatlvcness was tint it took a living art
that had becomo debased, met It on its
own terms and developed It In a way that
evcrjbody might hope to Imitate Ho was
alwajs tho teacher, never tho unapproach
ablo master. In his song, "I'm a Dancing
Teach ah," which ho fcang long after ho
had any need of teaching fees, thero was
that note of Inviting tho world to danco
ns well as ho could. If It could learn, which
should rank him o-s democracj's dancer,
livery corner of tho country, cosmopolitan
and rural, has "watched Its step" better
and kept Its mind and body In n bit better
trim as a result of his Inspiration.
Inspiration? That was what no less a
man than Hmcrson drew from tho Mght
ot tho Vernon Castles of his day, En
chanted by the giaco of a group of noted
dancers or wcro they acrobats? accord
ing to tho old story, ho turned to his com
panion as It ho had seen heaven. "That's
religion!" ho exclaimed.
Trance knows what to do with traitors.
Austria's Emperor "sees peace dawning."
Either that or Austria's sun setting.
Mar) land did not vote for State prohibi
tion after all. It was too near the national
capital to do that,
Enemy alnlia eight ahlpa In Stralta of
Dover, Headline.
2o more dlaastrouB than tho refusal of
carpenters to help build ships,
"Patriotism Is tho last refuge of the
dcoundrel," quotes Vardaman. Let him be
ware lent he admit that In his dally tirades
he is actuated by patriotic motives.
The quintessence of stupidity has been
attained In the rerusal of a grocer to cell
nonwheat products to a woman unless she
bought an equal amount of, wheat flour.
' The entrance Into the army of eighty-six
students of tho University of Pennsylvania's
School of Architecture did not prevent the
school from capturing most ot the Beaux
JVrta prizes In sight.
A publlo man, a Senator for Instance,
has no business to spend his life holding one
secret meeting after another with politician,
as if he were In a plot against the people.
A publlo man should act In public. Just be
cause we are used to this nonaense Is no
reason why It should be perpetuated.
Recent Carman papers received here
matab the magnificent success ot our Liberty
Loan with the statement, that Teuton war
have been equally successful. Only
art net 4o!tr, m4 depredated mark!
ear nem nra-wftiviar dew
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PENNYPACKER'S
MESSAGE OF 1906
Governor Tolls Legislature Why
He Called Body Into Spe
cial Session
rRNVir.UKi.n AiTonior.n.vriiv no. ;t
(Copyright, till, by i'utllo Ledger Comtanv.)
IpWH n week or two tho personal comment
was f,ulto delightful for tho reason that
Ihcto Improvements In publlo llfo might
lessen tho power of tho political opponents
of tho critics, nnd tho approval lasted until
I undertook to correct somo wrong In the
contlnuanco of which they wcro Interested.
A poet In the Pittsburgh Leader:
Now blessings on
The man who so
Thinks up reforms
And makes them go,
Ho has his faults,
And who will siy
That theo his merits
Should outwclgh7
Not ho. At heai t
Tho man Is white.
Hall! Pennj packer!
You're all right!
A Memorial Sleeting
On the 3d of January I participated In
tho memorlnl meeting of the bar, held In
tho Court of Common Pie is No. 2 nnd
prosldcd over by Chief Justlco Mitchell,
upon the death of Judge J. I. Clark Hare.
Chief Justlco Mitchell, John Samuel, Sam.
ucl Dickson, Judgo Majcr Sulzberger, Mell
aril L. Ashhurst, George Tucker Hlsphani,
William Illghter Tlsher, Hcmy It. Hatfield.
William H. Stnako and I made addresses.
Ashhurst, a stout man, a gentleman ot re
finement and culture, who Ind hid a mili
tary record at Gcttjsburg, who had been
counsel for great railroad corporations, and
later was postmistcr In Philadelphia, leav
ing his cane behind him, upon an occin
pier at Atlantic Clt , disappeared In tho
ocean January 30, 1911, and was heard of
no more.
In the message to tho Legislature I sild:
Mnco Its adjournment a wave of popu
Hr and political uniest nnd commotion
has spread over tho land and left Its
Impress In our own Commonwealth ns
well us clscwlurc. Such upheavals, to
whatever caues the) tiny bo due, are to
bo regarded not ns disasters, but ns op
portunltliM. It Is nt su li times that
much ma be accomplished by wlso legis
lators to enhance tho public weal. Tho
unfortunate failure of the tircutcr Pitts
buigh legislation through tho finding ot
the .Supremo Court that the act was un
constitutional, and the failure of u bink
Incorporated und supervised by tho Na
tional Oovcrnmont. holding at tho time
a Hrgo amount of Stato funds, havo
given tho legal occasion for tho calling
of tho Legislature together In cxttnordl
narj session under Article IV, Section
12, of tho Constitution. I have besides
been unwilling thut tho present popular
dlsturbanco should subside without sc
ouring moro permanent results than tho
substitution of ono contractor for an
other, the removal of Incumbents from
ofllce, tho overthrow of ono political
party or faction and tlio elevation ot
their opponents, nnd tho suppression ot
ono pilvato ambition in order that an
other nniv bo foatcrcd nnd gratified
. Tho opportunity to help tho
Commonwealth In theo respects has
coma to vou rather than to our prede
cessors or successors. Tho responsibil
ity rests with sou.
With respect to apportionment, I pre
sented to tho Legislature this view:
Tho tlmo haH como when a reappoi Hon
ment of tho State Into senatorial and rep
resentative districts In compllanco with
the command of the Constitution must bo
made. It Is enough to sny thnt ou aro
resulted liv the fundamental law, jour
oaths of office and our consciences to
mako this reipportlonment, but, wero
an thing more needed. It Is manifest that
tho present division ot tho Stato Is a mis
fit which grows Into greater dlcpropor
Hon with each dav and Is fraught with
great Injustice. Some men aro deprived
ot their right and others are loaded with
what does not belong to them. Tho dlfll
cultlcs In tho way must bo overcome. It
Is unnecessary to repeat hero what wos
full) presented In my last message, to
which ou uro referred, but tho Consti
tution itself offers almost Insupcrablo ob
Ktaeles and cannot In all of Its details
bo followed It must, theifforc, jleld In
what Is of least Importance to such an
ctent ns to pemilt an apportionment
to bo made. In construing tho Instru
ment wo must draw a distinction between
the mnndlatn to divide tho Stato Into
districts, which Is absoluto and must bo
obeved, nnd tho method provided, which
Is dlrcctoiy only and Is not of tho same
fundamental Importance. This method
ought to bo followed as closely as pos
sible, but whero tho result cannot other
wise bo secured, must bo set aside. Ry
dividing tho lines of a few of tho coun
ties a fairly equitable apportionment may
bo made and one In accord with all of the
other requirements.
To the "Schwcnkvillc Sage"
I submitted to tho Leglslatuio a plan
working out fair results by dividing ono
of tho counties, as a tcntatlvo suggestion.
Again tho Western poet broke out into
verse:
A message from tho Schwenkvllle Sago,
Give car, the groundlings all, glvo car
While from tho broad tpowrlttcn pago
The clerk, In nccents loud and clear,
Declaims the sentiments profound
That 1'enn) packer passes round.
No ordinary screed Is this
Ilut ono that ennnot fall to strike
Tho mind with awe. Say who would miss
Tint verbiage so statesmanlike,
That flow of golden rhetoric
Whereof P. 1'. well knows the trick.
Of courso 'tis not llko Holy Writ
All true. Tor Instance there's tho claim
That those who mako our laws are fit
And never play a crooked game.
Tho Legislature Penny vows
Is honest. Here nix Uomm herause.
He sa)B that when tho boys last sat
In legislative conclave, they
Ne'er dreamed of graft and pickings fat
Nor gave tho peoplo'a rights away.
This thing let's take not as pretense
llut ln'a mcro Pickwickian cense.
And having said that all Is straight,
Heboid In stentor tones he calls
Upon the boys to renovate
Their record. Thus ho overhauls
Reprovingly the self same crowd
Whereof he swears that lid is proud.
But plain It Is that Penny knows
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t Against the authors of Its woes.
The wrecKers oi ine .commonweal.
Hence while be pats them on tho back
He bids them take another tack.
Reforms uponreforme he piles,
"Alt these," nuoth he, "yo must provide
If ye would win the people's smile
And from the dread toboggan slide
Ycur party save, which else no doubt
Will wither up and peter out,"
Thus runs the message, curious hash
Of reason and of rabid rant.
It may ward off the threatened crash
And will, It what the voters want
la (ranted. Aieanwnue anyhow
, Tb Hohwenkvllle'e I
w !! muet.bow.
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AMBROSIA THAT WAS
SPURLOSVERSENKT
Hun U-Boat Makes Dead Sea
Fruit of Dcnnie McGowatt'fl
Terrapin
RECENTLY there befell a little tragedy
of tho sea, unreported lu any newapaper,
which oent disturbing ripples Into the heart of
this old town, and shot pangs of disappoint
ment under many an epauletcd Jacket In
Trance.
Stored In the hold of one of the ships
sunk In a lata drlv o of the Kaiser's U-boats
were several dozen cans of ambrosial "chow"
intended for American oflleers over there.
Terrapin, no less, from Dcnnlo Mcdowan's
famous kitchen I
And now those dismembered and elano
rated turtles, going back to their native ele
ment, have suffered a sea change that trans
mutes them into so much dead sea fruit.
Weep, all e gourmands! and try to plcturo
tlio dlfgust rankling In the bosom bt Dennle
McCJowan, who. despite his eights-odd )cars.
dally presides over tho steaming kettles and
skillets that bubble and splutter for the de
light of his patrons,
A quarter of a century ago there was
a smart sa) big among men-abouMown which
ran llko this- 'If jou are taking a lady to
dinner let It bo the Hotel; If Mies
a 'perfeck lady.' go to '! If "hen
n 'lady-an'-don't-souse-furglt-lt tako her
to 's " And one of these blanks was
McCiowan's restaurant, wh'ch occupied the
southeast corner of Fifteenth nnd Sanson!
streets until the building was torn down to
mako way for the Union Leaguo extension
McGowan's has nlwaja been faniom for
terrapin, nnd In Its new habitat, which is
not so w ell know n to the general public It still
maintains that reputation. As long ns tho
old man presides over tho stoves ou may
rest assured that the terrapin a la Mar) land
eerved to )ou from them will be us right as
)ou can get It In Philadelphia, and that
me ens ever) thing, notwithstanding tho supe
rior airs of Baltimore.
King of the Sea-Cooks
Dcnnlo Mcflowan will never bow down his
silver crown before a rival sea-cook. lie's as
good as the best and he knows It: and Its
well for Arnold Iicnnctt. the British novellpt,
that tho dish of terrapin ho contemptuously
spurned at a dinner In his honor In New York
was not prepared by Dennlc'H kltehcn nor
(.purned lu his presence. Tor Pennlo would
have brained him with a bklllct, and the
Jurs If stlecUd from among his patrons
would have acquitted tlio old man
Thero nro other dependable llouscs In
Philadelphia where this ninhrosla may be
hail, but they needn't bo mentioned here: be
sides It's pretty well conceded that McGow
an's Is. one might pa), the terralilnnaclc. 1'or
thtre jou may bo sure )our dish will never
be adulterated with tlio eggs and liver of tho
poor third cousin of Iho king diamond-back,
which paddles Its jellow-strlped, lower-class
legs lu the waters of tho Juniata.
Many unscrupulous restaurateurs resort
to this trick of mixing Juniata with diamond
back and utterly spoil the dish for men of
discerning taste: indeed, even tho most cas
ual gourmand can easily detect tho desecra
tion Thero nro constant!) recurring rumors ot
the passing of tho diamond-back, and though
they havo been current for many jeara they
have never had an) foundation lu fact. Ter
tapln Is a staple and 11 Is tiot a whit
career now linn It was, sa), twenty jears
ago. Nor hns tho price greatly advanced or
fluctuated In that time. Tho best ot theso
llttlo fellow, the 'full counts' that Is, thoso
tint measure flvo Inches or more arross the
bottom shell bring from 1 18 to ?C0 a dozen
In toda)'s markets Much depends upon their
blrthp! ce.
Many Imagine that all real terrapin come
from Chesapeake Hay. 1 hat's not onl) false,
but It's also truo that the very best are
caught In Delaware Hay and In the little
coves of 11arneg.it. Terrapin ot a sort are
found lu the estuaries of the sea from Con
necticut to Louis ana, tho Gulf of Mexico, nnd
even In S-outh Amcrlia, but the truo salt
water diamond-back never gets below 1'lorlda
nor further north than Long Island Sound.
Tlio colder the waters from which they coine
the better tlio 'birds," so that while 'near
b)s" may bring as high as JC apiece, the
Texas or l'lorida species may bo had for as
llttlo as a single dollar.
This for Your llccipe Book
Long before Dcnnie McGowan came to be
recognized ns tho good sea-cook ho Is there
was In this town a colored man named James
Prosscr. who had no equal In preparing this
delectable dish. Ills secret dldn t quite die
with him, for ono of his assistants thus held
forth upon his method:
"You cant enjo) terrapin unless the day
is nlppln . nnd as to tho terrapin himself,
thero's all tlio difference In tho world lu
them. Tho inoro northerly the terrapin
ground tlio better. Warm water kind o'
washes the delicate flavor out of them
Don't let tho Prevention of Cruelt) to Ani
mals folks know It. but )our terrapin must
be boiled alive Have a good big pot with
a hot flro under it, so that he sha'n t lan
guish, and when It's got on a full head of
steam, pop him In. What I am going to glv e
Is a receipt for a single one. If )ou are
awfully rich and go In for a gross of terra
pin, Just uso )our multiplication table. Just
as soon as ho caves In, watch him and try his
flippers; when they part when you try 'em
with jour fingers, ho Is good Open him
nicely with a knife: b'lllng of him dislocates
his snuffbox. Pick out every scrap of his
meat; there ain't overmuch of It, more's the
pity; the most Is In the J Ints of tho legs
and side lockers, but If jou want to comm t
murder Jut jou smash his gall. Then jour
terrapin Is gone forever. Watch close for
eggs and handle them gingerly. "Now, having
got him or her all Into shape, put the meat
aside. Tal.o three fresh eggs; jou must havo
them fresh II lie 'cm hard and mash 'em
smooth. Add to that u tablespoonful of sifted
flour, three tablespoonfuls of cream, salt nnd
pepper (red pepper to a terrapin Is Just de
pravlt)) and two wineglasses of sherry wlno
wlno that cost $2.30 a bottle ain't a bit too
good. There never was a drop of grapo
Julco from Jcre do I'rontcra that wouldn't
think Itself honored to have Itself mixed up
with a terrapin. Now, jou want quite a
quarter of a pound of tho very best fresh
butter nnd put that In a porcclaln-covered
pan and melt It first mustn't be browned.
When It comes to be oil), put In jour terra
pin, jolks of eggs, wlno nnd all. Let It
simmer gently, gentl). n'lllng up two or
three times does tho business. What jou
aro after Is to make It blend. There ain't
nothing that must bo too p'lnted In a terra
pin stew. It wants to be a quiet thing: a
suave dish. Just pervaded with a most deli
cate and natural terrapin aroma. You must
servo It to the people that cat It on a hot
plate, but the real thing Is to hs,o It on a
chafing dish, nnd though a man oughtener be
selfish, thero is a kind of divine satisfaction
In eating It all yourself."
And It was terrapin prepared as well as
that sounds that the German U-boat sank.
and that now lies untasted on the bottom of
the sea. T, A. D.
ORIGIN OP A CLASSIC
In a recent letter Alice Hegan Itlce told
the story of the origin of that famous book,
"Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch." "In
1900," she sajs, "a friend suggested that I
put on paper some of my experiences In
philanthropic work In which I have nlwajs
been interested. The dea appealed to me
and I set to work at once. In an old half
used business ledger of my father's I Jotted
down my story, writing around the entries
and drawing pictures as I went along. When
I reached the last page 'of the ledger I
ended my story, no more paper being handy,
I suppose. Then I coaxed my father to lend
'me a typewriter from his offlce, and I pro
ceeded laboriously to hammer out those
50,000 words with my two forefingers. I am
not sure but that my real achievement, both
to myself and to my family, at that time
was ln,the typed copy and not In the orlgU
nab The manuscript was forwarded with
many" misgivings te the Century Company,
!. if uf, Uriah alwirm.waliMHi.i -
m
DISRESPECTFULLY'
RULING THE WORLD
WITH PEN AND INK
Prophetic Chapter in "Thclma"
Is Quoted Advice to
Conductors
To the I.tUtor of the Evening Puhllc l.ctlacr;
Sir In Marie Corclll's book, ' Thelma "
there Is ono pirngraph tint linprcseil mo
ns dealing particularly with tho present
crisis Tho ch traders Thelma, her father,
Olaf Guldimr, and tlio four friends, Lrrlng
ton, Duprer, Macl'arlano and Lorimcr, were
discussing rojnltj.
Guldmnr looked thoughtful. ' I know llttlo
about kings or pilnces," ho said, 'but It
seems to me, from what I do know, tknt
they have but small povvor. They nro mere
puppets. In olden times they pos-essed
supremacy, but now "
"I will tell jou," Inferruptcd Duprez, ox-cltedlj-,
'who It Is that rules tho people In
theso times It Is tho 1'en Madame La
Plume. A little, black, sharp scratching devil
sho Is, I.mpress of nil Nntlons No crown
but a point, no ro)al roho save Ink It Is
certain that ns long as Madamo La Plume
gambols freely over her realms ot paper,
so long must kings nnd autocrats shako In
their shoes and bo uncertain of their thrones,
ftlon Ditu' If I had the gift of willing. I
would conquer tho world"
'There nro an Immense number of peo
ple writing Just now, I'krre," remarked Lorl
mer, with n smile, ')et they can't do much
In the conquering line.'
"Hecause they aro afraid," said Duprez.
' Hecauso they have not the courago of their
opinions. Because they dare not tell tho
truth "
So It Is now Madame La Tlunio rules.
Wielded by n man who writes exceptionally
well, one who Is not afraid, one who has
the cournge ot his opinion, ono who dares
to tell tho truth, backed by our vast In
dustries, our enormous wealth and our
mighty army nnd navy.
It Is ho. Mr. Wilson, the mighty pen
wlelder, who will conquer nnd make the world
safe for democrac). It Is he who has an
nounced tho peaco ternm that will. Insure
the safety and liberty ot tho peoples ot this
'earth. And our enemies villi lovo and
honor him, even as tho South loves nnd
honors Lincoln.
May God grant that tho pen will contlnuo
to rule and may He guldo him, nnd through
him, us, to victor) victory that will bo de
feat for nono save the devils own. 1'or
It Is In defeat In this war, and defeat alone,
that the Teuton masses may bo victorious.
Philadelphia. I'ebruary 15. C. A. A.
ADVICE TO CONDUCTORS
To the Editor of the lUcnlng I'ubllo Ledger:
. Sir How many out-of-town visitors lo
jour city understand whit ' 11 road Street
Station," "Heading Terminal," ns grumbled
by the P. It. T. conductors designate?
Why not have them pronounce "Pennsyl
vania. Station," "Philadelphia and Heading
Jersey Central Terminal," to better post
their patrons nnd Incidentally put Philadel
phia more on tho map of prominence as hav
ing at least thrco railroads directly serv
ing It? II. K. It.
Philadelphia, I'ebruary li,
KIND WORDS FOR Jlrf. LANE
To the Editor of the i'tciilny I'ulUo Ledger:
Sir In tho Evevimj Public Ledger
David II. Lane sa)s: "My principle Is to
stand with the Organization. I have fought i
candidates In convention and at the pri
maries and lost, but I have Invariably sup
ported the successful candidates at the gen
eral election." Ordinarily that is the correct
principle In politics, but when tho party
organization Is defiantly leacjlng to defeat,
dishonor and disaster, my principle is to
stand with the membership of the party In
the endeavor to secure a better party organ
ization, that tho Republican party of Lincoln.
McKlriley and noosevelt may be preserved,
and thercforo most reluctantly do I take
Issue with Mr. Lane.
liven In old age Gladstone was the Premier
of British statesmen, and so David II. Lane,
approaching eighty years, should bo the
Gladstone pt Pennsylvania politics. At all
places where Republicans meet, whether on
the forum or at the festive board, Mr, Lane,
It present. Is ever proudly acclaimed the
"Sage" of Republican politicians, and I main
tain that Jt Is the duty ot the PSage" to lead
the Organisation away from -"tenderIoln"and
river frent" politics, so utterly oftanalve
ht,fW elfeMeln1f ltHiWatmi, fcoWi.
imKmmmfrfMtJp t the Martr eured
:Afw"" ,""JTt "WsaV VQtpt
DEDICATED TO PROFITEERS AND STRIKE
agaln't tlio Organization at tho election last
November, whllo nearly CO, 000 moro Inde
pendent Kepiihllcans abstained from regis
tering b causo their consclcnru preehnleil
them fiom suppoiliug tlio 'Orcinlz.alion, '
and It nnv Interest the Organization to know
tint tho K'-imMU itiu who formed tlio 'lown
Meeting pirt) of lust fall nro now engigcd
in Urn heiolc work or restoring tho mein
birshlp of tlio Itepuhllcaii p uty In Iho ex
alted stindard of Llncoln-McKlnle) -Roosevelt
Republicanism.
And It may furthir Interest tlio Organlzi
tlon to know thnt tho 'town Meeting party,
fully comprehending 'tho Importance of tho
registration of everj elector, Is nppljlng a
poitlon of the $10,000 in Its treasury to tho
most methodical s)stem ever devised In this
city for n complete registration of every per
son who failed to leglster lu the campaign
of 1917: that an official record of evciy voter
who registered last j ir his already been
secured by election division", thereby en
abling tho Intelligent nnd reliable division
canvassers to locate every citizen who failed
to rcglstoi list fall, and that tho names ot
theso aro being secured for tho purpoe of
having them register for tho May prim iry
election, hi order that they may becomo com
bative, lighting, militant workers in the
cainpilgn of 131S for Governor.
And while consldernto Republicans nro
thus stiengtbenlng the membership ot tho
party by militant and patriotic leader'-hlp.
with the view to Republican success next
November Ilrumbaugh and Penrose leaders
weio dishonoring the Organization by then
discreditable woik in removing from tho
public serilco thon who hold nloof from
actlvo nnd unseemly participation In fac
tional eontests tho Ilrumbaugh faction
scheming to removo every renroso adherent
from oflico nt llarrlsburg, and tho Pcnroso
faction nppljlng the same method nero in
Philadelphia and thus they manifest their
highest conception of "organization" politics
If 101S should be tho last gubernatorial
campaign In which my highly esteemed
friend will tako an nctlvo Interest, I would
havo tho "Sage" manifest his devotion to
Republican principles by grandly leading the
Organization to better, gi enter, grander
higher principlesto militant leadership If
It Is to bo his swan song, let It bo the sweet
est that ever came from human lips the
grandest ever heard by mortal ears nnd
750,000 Republicans will proudly Join In tho
refrain for the best Republican candidate
for Governor, with nil his associate on that
ticket ever named for Pennsylvania, under
militant leadership for Republican honor nnd
success. JOHN vV. TRAZIRR.
Philadelphia, Tcbruary H.
i-nnmors m,Mivs tiiosk iioviB-ni'r.r.ns
Private O Harrlnston, t Tamo Mado It a
fine soun -lnnlcee soldier, but he la ilioTtami
ruler. Pc It i. will, ehuckles of ellt-ht that
lia eit fronin recent number of the hcleiitino
American a half tone r.nroiliiotlon of a war ic
tur bearing thli eantlon! "Teatlnir a new lTlnj
Oeoree." " Ut hor" " ,hfl "" Kins
What Do You Know?
quiz -
Who U retain?
MI,"iniilehri!t!!rJ,e CorAM' ln mod"n ol''-
I e.ernianv nt war with Tlnatta, or at peace.
fV,l,,;?Jr.i.I"n"? ihe jweaent atotS! if "ft
fulra on the cant front. .
la this part of the winter cenernllr eonM-
r.7:'L" ''too ,"'' for the. brslnnlnc of a
.:jud t?'.urtV uch " i-"manr
Where la Lombard??
About bow old la luwaerelt?
Who la Vardaman?
Name the titles of the ten Cabinet members
When naa the lluttle of the Marne fciuiht?
Define "baeollc."
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz '
President horn In New Kntlnndt Jl, Adaraa.
John flulnej' Adam, nnd IWklln Pierce.
TOsar Allan I'oe wrote "The IJelli."
General Allenbr U tha Ilrlll.h commander In
l Aicfttlnfl
The 8ltlne Madonna la ao called beeaute It
woa painted on eommh.lon of I'opo Hlitun.
It was not painted far the Hl.lln. Chapel
Jnor doee It bang there, aa aomet hues stated.
'It hanta in the Dresden eaUerr.
Strlzlli a, ao-t at aeraper uned br Oreek ath
letes to tleanae their bodies. ,
Ktetmasrnarri pertalnlnr to alma or charilr.
VVatncr composed "Tristan und Isolde."
HeUlnsfenj capital, Urieit eltr. chief ...
K't ? .prlntlpail commercial center if
Jftnland, altuateef on Ike (Julf of Vlnland!
A elBille I aa eipreaaed roinperlaon, Inlre.
ill 'M or Ml metaphor I. A In":
piivu fsrouanaoa b wnich one tblna la in.
vested nlUiitbe atUHiule. T if a12LJA.,l
v ses ikv5 iaser'.nw'V'-J'o'to as ;.
,.it .., newer ma I
eertettr walla, it lea tfc4 Is
I ,T
'.TMMK'
Lmsi
flip Village Poet , g
Whenever it's a Saturday and tit
S: AfN en 4 la ttm -! i
An' out I jo to Chestnut street, to let
what ncvvH is new, r "j
There's little I accumulate Lilt rutbttal
full o goo.
Tlio crossinrr.a lin beneath n soa of I
til t pit t nil "Al
The em -tucks run in tricklincT strei
the gutters leck with slush, fa
llio pavements lie in wait for yo
take you off your guard
With bits of icy camouflage to lift)
throw ou hard,
Or lead you to some other place
'loosened bricks may be.
Resentful ofyour trampling foot.il
spit un to your knee: -i
An' wild, careering motorcars will i
you well with juice; 3
An' oveiything announces thaty
opiui!; ut luac. is luusc.
But cheer thee! cheer thee, weary bo
for soon will como a day ,J
wncn lads; who Have been winter-i
mnv snllv forth to nlnv:
An' Mr. Sykes, thnt earnest youtbj
diavvs your pet cartoons, ill
Will bo among the motley crowd to
An' back to vvheie you sit an' slave?!
i nmn nt. Kot rtf sun. SI
With smiles upon his mobile mW
laurels newly wo. t
A pleasant change for ou who lonjl
lent a patient ear
To all his dissertations on his SCOP
yesteryear.
Cn ittlinC nn T 4ia Citl.1aW If '
wu tuuii. lutu i una unvuiuuj 7
mv work is through. in
An' forth I fate on Chestnut atr
see what news is new.
There's little I accumulate but :
full o' goo? ...?!
TOM m
W rlttcn on rrldar before tho freea
GERMANY'S LOST COLO!
Moie Than a Million Snuare Mile J
Seized by the British and,!
Their Allies
ClINCIi tho war becan Qcrman has 1
Cj of her forelun dependencies, cove
urea of moro than a million equal 1
Most of theso havo been taken by the B?
Thero Is logoland, with an area o
em.nf, tnllnl. .vlil.h U. a n tnlfCtl nOSSOiM
by tho British and Trench forces In Al
1314. Tho country (h divided WJJ
Vmiinh on1 h e. ITnerllcll V S
Kamcrun, of 191,000 squa?e mlleij
was conquered by the Trench anu .nj
Tebruary 18, 1916, and like TogoIancM
ministered by the rrencn ana j.na.Msj
German Southwest Africa, covering
nquare miles, was conquered oy
Afrii-nn fnreen under General Botha '
16, 1915, and the Government of the
The district la officially known as '
tectorato of Southwest Africa In Ji
Occuuatlon of the Union Defenses
This means that It has been annei
British South Africa. M
Oerman East Africa, of "0n0.i
mllA lina Vin i-nnnni-rAri hv the BrlM
Belgian forces and tho whole colonjfl
ln their control. .-'!
TliA rSermnn lalnnda In the 'Facli
been seized by the British and the f
nnd the Japanese aro Holding moan,
tho equator, while the British act
tho affairs of those south of that )uj
Javanese and British forces conqit
Germans In Klau-Chau on the eart;
China on November 17, 191B. ono,."
fire now nrimtnlaterejl hv the JaDanfl
an understanding; with China. M
s
II1.VIV 01' W.S8T.K88NKSH VI
My Tueadaya are rnatl. ..lii
Mir VVadneaday's are vhealleatja
I'm aefilnir mom eatleaa aachioaajri
My ted It la aheetloaji T
Tt'y'va all lone to the T. M. -.
-rne parrooms are ireu"" i
air route la iwniwii. .li
Each day J I tow poorer and ""faj
Mjr acnoainoe aru irnwwi
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