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" feci to tub' - Jjrtetr In Philadelphia and turroundlnf- lonni -aX.f-i.?t.t",ly (,2 c' Pr week, reyaMt . By fna.ll tn Ttnlnf AiitM . nt.ll. j.i.i.i. i V -' wra unitftd flta.ua. PimHi irni oi.u. -. P tjiona. pmum frea, fifty M ctnta par month. tI Month. ritnif.lt . .Slitia! olakl.. . J... ... vjuanUat lva old aa wll hit.iHrtn BEU. IM4 VALSinr aXYSTONE. MAIN J009 t74ddrttt ott commvn(col(m to F.vnlno PubUi Ltigtr, lAdtpfxitnct a Quart, PMIadelfhla. a.VTf iid at Tut PHlLlDtl.rHii pnsT orrict ir IICOSD CUM HAIL IfATTIt, rbiltJtlphli, TTcdnridi;, I'cbruirjr 0, 19U r "THE AMERICAN CASE WAS UNANSWERABLE". .fipHEnK are two distinct questions In volved In the seethlnc political battln Which has gripped Great Britain as a result of the Versailles conference. The one re late specifically to centralization of the Allies' strategy and Involves the retirement of General Robertson. The other relates to the declaration of the conference In regard to peace proposals, which declara tion, a great 'body of opinion In England believes, was antagonistic to the purpose und program of Woodrow Wilson. The two have become confused In the public mind, although they are absolutely distinct In character, "It was thought," says Lloyd' George, "the chiefs of staff should have the central authority, but the American delegates presented an unanswerable case against It. It waa one of the ablest military documents ever submitted." As a result, the vote of the delegations, not including tho military personnel, was unanimous in favor of cen tralization of tho Allios' strategy in the Supreme War Council. .In this conclusion General Robertson could not concur, pre ferring to retire. Standing flat-footed on the position of the Government in these circumstances, Iloyd George refuses to budge an Inch,, declaring that Parliament must stand either by or against him without equivocation. That' he is right, aa the case is stated, is too apparent to require comment. WXt .ke, declaration Issued by tho Supremo War Council at Versailles on tlio nlgnt ot February 3 was to the effect that nothing in the recent utterances of Von Hcrtllng and Czernln could ho construed as a real approximation, to the moderate conditions laid down by the Allies. "The Council decided the only task before it to meet was the vigorous and effective prosecution of the war until tho pressure of that effort produced a change of temper In the enemy Governments, Justifying the hope ot the conclusion of a peace based on the prin ciples of freedom, justice and respect for International law." The Council was In "complete unanimity of policy on measures for the prosecution of the war." It should be noted that opinions of the Supreme War Council as to peace proposals are largely supererogatory. Its business is to direct the war, not to negotiate for the .termination of It. This is clearly demon strated, by the President's readiness to carry on independent negotiations by wire (and cable, aa he did when he last appeared bafore Congress and sharply differentiated between the views of Austria and those of Germany. A week ago, for Instance, the London Dally News declared that this reply waa 'not by accident delivered on the eve of the new session of the British Parlia ment and that its significance would not te lost In view of conditions which "arise 'generally from the gravity of national affairs and specifically from the vaguo and .,,-' disquieting situation created by the last VS''erallles conference with its menacing JV.f' suggestion of another reaction in the dlrcc- '.intjlen of the knockout blow." A week ago Jy, also the London Star declared: "Mr. Wilson ft lea tn 4fi tnnriiaero rt Htmnni-o n TK ,i,f? Versailles report is written in the Jargon of iJgSi secret diplomacy. If the British Govern '; ,'ment has neither the moral courage nor the ' .VIS. In: will power to break away from the foul f1-' sTniat. 1hn.1p 11a tinva n. (-Iran f!nvrnmnf Jr' r " .-..,---, -w -. .. - w... W 4hat will do so. British democracv la at ysT. - ' with American democracy in a de- !'' . ., ' . . l ,J unauon nut iu live in.u worm governea Intrigue and force." rhe significance of these comments Is ' rVa(Phs'IC,1 by the very obvious effort of Cj.rjZJpyeJ O0' uuiwark bis Government K& "-'it-lili Atnarfrnn annnnrti "TM Im t, ; -"'iiiierican view" he appears to regard as a Upait answer 10 any cnarge, and tne Jpttmsth of the opposition la drawn from phrases of Woodrow Wilson. The l, then, that the American "Intel- 1 - colossus" is more powerful than ;'ewn Premier among the English . who construe his Interpretation of ey as a definition of their own and' .or, endure no Government that t dy .likewise. 80 remarkable an ptlofffaltli In American statesman- 4joi(lncwp-elHmlb!e, but It Is v. wwm--.1fTrwr "tws.-;py 1$$$ 'jfjr' ;;(;5v-',ff f r ,: venIng public ledgeh - among the Allies has definitely crossed' tlio Atlantic. The retirement of General-Robertson Is a crave misfortune, for ho Is one of thenblcst of living soldiers and of a type dear to tho hearts of men of action. There may be, too, factors In the situation which are con cealed, If so, they will become known. But no man In this crisis, when "wo nro facing' terrible realities," can bo permitted to thwart unity of strategy and design. It may be doubted, In fact, If a council exer cising centralized control Is prefcrpbto to a generalissimo, nnd we have ono only because no military genius of transcendent qualities has yet appeared, WHO'S a mar: fTlIIK vicissitudes of the contractor ito - many and collections nro often slow. Consider tho long months, nyp, cars, since Senator Varo buslod himself about League Island Park, only tn have Director Cooke "send engineers and workmen tn poke holes In the concrete wall. I'o poke," according to tho dictionary, 1 "t' push or thrust against or into, tis with a goad or stick; prod, as to poko ono with tho finger." Wo aro given to understand, however, that the aforcnld engineers did not poke with their lingers, hut i.sed 28-pound hammers and chisels. The difficulties are acute In the fettle ment of tho claim, for the controversy caused the Attorney General of Pennsyl vania to rise In his indignation and brand one statement made n "the most dumnablo He that ever caino from human lips." Some other lies, no doubt, have been more far reaching In their efferts, but for pure damnablenes,s this one took the cake. It ought to be comparatively easy to determine who. If anybody, Is lying, and who, If anybody, Is not. if Senator Vare is entitled to his money he ought to get it, politics or 110 politics Why not call in some experts to make a report anil suggest an equitable tettlemcnt? INEVITABLE ISSUE "jrt"KN may dislike the methods of the protagonists ot prohibition, they may object to the issue itself and they may he paitlcularly opposed to having It brought forward at this time, but they cannot dodge It. It Is here and there Is going to be .1 fight to the finish. There Is not going to be any more slclght-of-hand work and there will bo no straddling. Every candi date and virtually every iltlzen will base to take his stand and get out of the middle of the road. There ia no man In America better equipped to nrguo in favor nf tho pro posed constitutional amendment than tho Rev. Charles Stclzle. ills presentation nt the case Is published elsewhere In this issue of the Evening Public Lnoonr. and tfc urge our readers, irrespective of their own opinions, to give it Oielr attention. HIRAM AFTER THE RAILROADS SENATOR HIRAM JOHNSON, candidate for Vice President on the Roosevelt ticket In 1912. did not rhe Hbovo vice presi dential requirements In his arguments for government ownership of railroads. The matter Is important, because "our next President" is often shouted at the great Callfornlan as well as at Mr. McAdoo, who told a committee recently that he person 'ally was not for government ownership, but for government control. It Is not getting anywhere tn say tho Government was Blow in taking over tho roads. Tho strong voice of Mr. .lohneon did not echo up nnd down the land de manding this action. Nor is the Senator ImpresHlve when he says that to pay rail roads their average earnings for the last three years is as unheard of as pajlne sol dier's the salaries they would earn In civil life. But It is courageous of Senator John son to toss political considerations to the winds with a fine gesture. A man docs not have to be President to be a power In the land. We would never have heard ot Hiram Johnson If he had not had to fight the railroads of California. Mr. McAdoo is probably right In lncllnipg toward govern ment control rather than government own ership, but with Senator Johnson demand ing an extreme as radical as the program of any Socialist there will be no letting the railroads slip hack into their old methods. Those who demand ownership will not be satisfied with anything short of the strongest kind ot control. It will he intensely Interesting to learn Mr. Roosevelt's opinion of his Progressive running mate's uncompromising position. 'Jlie roal situation apparently does not cut any Ice. The Kaiser has captured DUnsk. funnj route to take to Paris, The buying feer Is rife on the Stock Exchange. Who ald "peace by June"? Ormana Occupy I.uck. Hetdllne They've already had It for moie than three years. The Stayor Is not be blamed If he shied at the camera. Lesser men than be hae been Just as timid. Bigger crops mean more to eat. A little more production, please, and there'll be no need for less consumption. The suggestion that Mr. Sheldon Pot ter be a third member of the Transit Board may have originated in Germ'antown. We do not know about graft In auto mobile stealing, but we do know that for months an unguarded machine has been about as safe as a pound of bacon in Berlin, It appears tht Germany, In addition to territory magnificent In extent, merely wanted an Indemnity of M.000,000,000 from Russia. The Hun has a sweet tongue, but a sweeter tooth. "Billy" Sunday has not been able to make so many convert as usual in Washington, the reason being fhat few there require con version. He should have had his revival be fore so many Republicans went to 'Congress. It seems that Governor Brumbaugh gets hit inspiration for calling a special talon ot the Legislature from reading the Paepypacker'. autobiography. We trust that : a venter . Brumbaugh will also' write an mimiu yt iJia-numfctr - -V" s - miatwar PENNYPACKER AT VICKSBURG The Southern Trip Retails an In cident of Quay and a Political "Job? rKNu:Ki;i; At;T(iiiiiii;.i'iiv mi. si (Conright, lllf. lv 1'ithtlr LtAgrr Vamvany.) ON THE 14th of March, iiftrr ti dinner with Penrose and Olmsted at the Wlll.ud Hotel, the Pennsylvania Club ot Washing- ton held n ict-rptlnti In my honor. Intended to be n. significant affnlr. attended by n. groat throng, which Included the Vne President, the Speaker of the llutise Can non nnd 11 number of Senators mid mem bers of the Cabinet. Two rfaH Inter fol lowed an entertainment at the Zrinho Tem ple In HniTlshurg by the Ttnprrl.it I'oten talcs of tho Mystic Shrine, generally called In order to osuipo the piolongcd niagiilll cento "Shilners." I made nn nddrera 1" them and the event made an Impulsion on mo for two reasons: Among thn.e par ticipating was Admiral W. S. Schley, who attained to much distinction and wat tho mibjert nf much controversy 1" the Sp.m-Ish-Amcric.in War. I'pon n number of oc casions I had met alsn Admlinl S.imp-011. I'nfortunntcly for the lattei, he nnd taken himself and his battleship away at the time the Spanish fleet mine out of tho harbor, and Schley was left to conduct the fight. No amount of arguing ran escapo tho consequences of these underlying facts. The great misfortunes which come t men In life, and surcb this was woeful, can generally be traced tn Home failure nf eon duct due to temperamental defect". Samp son did not need to take away his battle ship. Schlev, hpsldn whom I sat m dinner and with whom 1 had the uppoi tunltv tn chat, appeared to be n plain and substan tial person. The other fact that made an Impression was to see Bishop Darlington, of the Episcopal Church, nt tho head nt tho Diocese of liarrlsburg. n owned with a red fez and taking an active part in tho solemn Mummery. The Trip to Vlcksburc On the lOth, accompanied ,by rn ."Inn. by Mrs. Pennypacker and "my slter-ln-law. Mrs. .lames L. Pennypacker. 1 started lor Vicksburg, Mississippi, to dedicate the monument erected to coinnuinoiate the services of tho Pennsylvania soldiers who took part In that campaign. It Is a fart of which Pennlnnlan.s ought, to he proud. 'and which has n significance, that this State was represented not only tn all of the battles of tho East, but likewise In those of tho -West. No' other eastern Slate or Ihe North had any part In Shlloh We 1 cached Vicksburg on tho morning of the :"d nml were received with a. F.iluto of seventeen guns. General' Stephen D. Lee, who had been n lieutenant general In the rebel army, a sensible, kindly and aciccabie gentlema:-.. had ihaigo of the local mrangPliU'ntn and gave us much at tention. Wo rude through the National Park and weie taken In steamboats upon the Mississippi River to Grant's "Cut Off." wheio It was attempted to divert the chan nel of tho vlver as a Avar mcaxmr. Tho black alluvial soil along the rler Is sev enty or eighty feet iu depth and suggests agricultural llchness. Nobody iippiurcd tn bo at work, however, except the negroes and the mules, and It looked to 1110 like a country which would perish wciu it not for them. 1 it tho evening' thcie were 11 icceptioti and a dance at the Can-oil Hotel, where my colonels and the pretty Southcrf; girls had a good time. Tho ceremonies occurred on the following day. General James A. Beaver, a soldier who lost a leg. later n Governor and Judge of the Supeiior Court, dcllveied the address. Vnrdam.m. a longhaired, black-eyed, noisy swashbuckler, was then tho Governor of Mississippi. He made 11 speech which .sounded like n repetition of some Fourth of July oration he had nt some time com mitted to memory. Uitrr he was sent to tho United States Senate. . I accepted tho monument and gave It Into the r ustody of the nation. In the evening the vejerana ot the Union ami Rebel armies assembled In the VIcksburg Opera House and Leo anil I made addresses. Among those who were on the program was Jack Crawford, tho Texas scout, a glib man with some ora torical and literary ability, whose hair hung down on his shoulders and jvho has become a stock figure In soldier demonstrations throughout tho country. Ho haunted tho footsteps ot Mrs. James L. Pennypacker and wrote a poem in her honor which ho sent to her. We returned home by way of Chattanooga. An Anecdote About Quay One day on going to thq hotel In VIcks burg I was told that n couple of ladles had been waiting for several nouns tn neo me. This was their story. They had been Informed that I was a friend nf Senator Quay nnd therefore they had ramn from an Inland t.own In Mirslsslppl to nlial.e my hand only to show their upptrelitlou ot him. When he was a penniless young man he had drifted to tho South and their father had .shown him some favor and tendered him some, assistance. Years lolled by and their father went Into tho rebel army and was killed and tho family waa left In dis tress. They appealed to Quay. After tho election of Mr. McKlnlcy Quay went to hint and said: "Mr. President, there is one thing I would )Iko to have." "What Is it?" said tho President. "I want to nume tho postmaster In the town of Meridian, In Mississippi." "You shall have It." said tho President, glad to get off with a favor of so llttlo consequence. But trouble arose; tho poll tlclans In that State had made another dis position of the office, and the President sent for Quuy and said to lilm: "I am sorry, but tho situation Is such that I cannot give you that postofiice at Meridian," "Very well," said Quay quietly, "but bo good enough to remember how many voteB Pennsylvania has in tho next National Con vention, and how few has Mississippi," The widow of the old rebel soldier was appointed. postmistress of Meridian and held tho 'office a8 long as Quay lived. Thet .women were tearful and wo had a long talk. 0 Tomorrow GATerner Trnnjuarkfr trIU liotr ha and i'rrttdrnt llootetelt rame Into ronHUt during the roal ttrlke. , SIl'SIC IN OKLAHOMA. fha LIU cf'Wonr..i..,,...,t...,.Br Dohmn I -"i.'i ', , ,.... ..1 ja ,. , MMunu i.v-ji - r r phijAuelrhia,, - NvifiDsJ&DAV. jjiiitglB LEDERER EXPLAINS INCOME TAX LAW lnternnl Revenue Collector Says Primary Need Is to Get Re turns in Early lly EPHItAIM LEDERER '"llftor of Inli-rnnl tnrnu? for tli rirt l)H- tflct nf IVntnyUnnlH. Ill tll Philadelphia I'h.inilrf-r'of i-unim'Tie Journal. IT Sllfifl.t) be borne In mind by taxpajers that the recent legislation not only added an additional war tax on Individual Incomes but that It nlsn retains the old ait. as amended on September S, 1ftfi. Therefore when a single person whose Income exceeds J5H01 pet nmmm. t n married person whose Income exceeds $1000 per annum makes nn lis return, he l taxed under the old law amended hv the most lecenl act. and tils', liixtd lliiiler the hitter nn additional sum n a dlffetrnt Ii.imIs nf exemption. Tn the I'olle, im of Internal Iteeniie ilif primary nlijn t In dealing with Income tax matteis. is In ki. the return In on time The law fliis March 1 ot earh year n the In"! day, and prescribes u penalty of SO per ceni of the amount or the tat, nnd In addition fpeplfle penalty, fnr failure to file the return on lime. The 0 per cent pennlty especial!' seems 10 msm n drastic fcaturo of the law but It has been, a part of the Internal it' enuo law " in relation to the disclosure of Id blllly to tax cut since the bureau wn i" Hied o 11 separate branch of Ihe Treasure senlre iln'ing the I'll II -War. 1' 1- i""t sary lie,-;, use tho things lo be nixed inn.,' ha ill -cover, d by merely looking at 'Hein Their ascertainment depends inrge , n mh ptnmptneNS as well as the liuthfMln-- er Mir person matting the return. If the penalty for delay were net n hea one th relurnH from nil eitmn ' ti United Slates would come straggling n w ,1 . out reganl tn time nnd rlniimstnnce n .1 greater number of Instances. When Extensions Are Granted The collector has nulhmitt u- giani .1-1 extension for a peiiml not iv,iIiik llii'n dae, when the person obliged I 1 make tin return Is sick or absent lie has mi ,uithnrit to grant an extension fm oilier reasons. however plausible, they ma he. such n.s the Illness nr absence of a eleiK or bookkeeper The Commissioner of Internal Revenue Iik wider powers, whlih are eer,ied hi cording lo his Judgment of the merits nf e.n h part'eu lar ease. The Internal revenue sen Ice would always pn fer to aold the'lnllliilon nf penalties. The co-operation nf the public Is needed to hrlng about this lesult. The delay In securing the blanks this year arising from unavoid able causes should not prevent the taxpayers from making their leturns on time. The penalty for making fraudulent re turns Is loo per cent of the tax In addition tn the specific penally and liability to crlm linl prosecution. In order that Ihe trturns may be audited m tn the calculation.', listed, assessed and hilled In limn tn collect the tax op or heforn June I.S, mis, the ro-oprratmi of the public must be depended upon. It Is estimated that the number of Individ ual income tnvpajcra will bo increased more than twelvefold ibis enr. and tbla great volume of business nn which the revenue nf the liovernnient In this time of national trial depends, cannot bo handled Iu time, unless the people themselves help tn bring about this irsult The "last week" nnd partleulaily the "lai I dnj." man will overstrain the ca pacity nf aliv public office and thus impair Its efficiency until the ovei whelming pressure Is iclaxed. Requirements as to Returns The ifipilremenls as tn returns are In brief: everv single person whoso Income wan $1000 or over, In 1!'17, must nntko a return. So muM eveiy uuriieil man or woman whose Income exceeded Jorto In that year. Sn must any married person not living with his nr her wife or husband whoso tni-omo exceeded $1000. So must eveiy husband and wife whose joint Incomes exceeded $"000. even though neither of them has an Income amounting to that sum. So must a mairlcd man or woman whose minor and dependent ihlld or children earn wages nr salaries, which added to his or her own Income, exeeedid the sum of $;000. The new law having 1 educed the exemption or single persons to $1000 and of married personH to $.'000 and the old law still In force having retained the exemptions of $r,000 and M00O, tho bureau was confronted with the dlfllriiliy of preparing a form that would meet tho situation without tccpilrlng a dual method of calculation. The result has been achieved, and although tho form us It Is. will, no doubt, be found to be Intricate. It does represent Ihe best that could bo dono under the eondltiuns arising fiom the law. Administration Simplified The repeal of the withholding provisions, except In so far as they apply to tax-free cove nant bonds and Income of certain kinds paid to nonresident alien Individuals, has simpli fied the administration of the law, and will relieve those who were obliged to withhold under the old law from considerable trouble. Another Important change In the law Is the provision allowing the taxpayer to de duct contributions or gifts made to cor porations or- associations organized and op erated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, or educational purposes to an amount not exceeding 15 per cent of the taxuble income. Another new provision is that which re epilrrH infoi iiiation at the source from any prison or concern that paid to one or more persons dining the previoim ear salary, wages, Interest, rent, etc-, of $'500 and over. These i.nirn- are to be made on separate, fouiis ami not on the forms for Individual or corpo.atlon lneonie returns, TIipmi In brief outline are some of the Im poitant changes made by ihe new Jaw. Tho Interpretation or tho Internal revenue laws when made by the f.'oiuinlsslouer of Internal Itevcnue govern tho action of the bureau. Decisions as to doubtful questions aro mado from time 10 time. Tho number of such questions has been largely Increased by the new act. and the resources of the service hav'c accordlnglj been taxed to the utmost. While the work of the. bureau has Increased to a great extent during the last five years, the expensi? of conducting It has not shown a corresponding Increase. .So far nr the Klrst District ot Pennsylvania Is concerned, 1t may be of interest to note that while the cost ot collection was $1,34 per $100 In 1312. H was only forty-one cents In 1917. Tho cost will be still further reduced- during the present jear. The Internal revenue service Is anxious to do all in lt power to help the taxpayers to do their duty to their country in this time of national trial, when all the resources of the nation should be available to secure the .triumph of our country and Its righteous cause. INSPIRING CHURCHGOERS Tho Providence Journal tells of a church In an adjoining town which has Introduced tho practlco of singing "My Country, 'TIs of" Thee," before the regular services are hejd. Its Informant says that the effect upon the congregation has been excellent In stimulat ing, the patriotic, fervor of the members and urges all churches to do the same thing. The Journal itself is so Impressed by the Infor nation brought to It that It, -too, hopes that the custom may become' a national one. "The singing," It says, "Is spontaneous and hearty, and a combined note of spiritu ality and patriotism Is struck at the outset of the service." It legarcls the words of "America" as being more appropriate for Church services and, at any rate, tiie words of "The Star Spangled Banner" are not so well know;i, It would bo still left to each congregation to sclec' the hymn best suited to Its sense of. patriotism, while it' Is more 'than likely1 that discriminating Judges might I osisuv inn nu w " ,1119 ,llauou& o;icu, iiq uouiu MMin "i iity .lWjJUOUC. 7 - PK-'iy.ftff w .' "MW . 3 THE SOLUTION OF THE FOOD-SUPPLY PROBLEM a'N.v..'C ,- , ,r.. s. -m mm -fi .-J-- 'Ipf ;ifii - -f;zLry:xi 1 ,.'- j K-v ,l a. M ,;-.r - VBnlW.,: r I Phi ' -'i WILSON BOULEVARD AS PARKWAY NAME Philadelphia Urged to Pay First Honor lo President Will U. S. Practice Reprisals? 7'n the V.ilitor n thr JTtrnliij7 Public t.rtlgrr: Sir I ask you lo kindly publish this sug gestion In jour valuable paper, asking the opinions of your readers. I wlh to suggest that the boulevard be named after President Wilson, calling It Wilson Boulevard, although the late Manr. John i:. Itcybuni, was tho oilglnator. If not the Parkway Boulevard, I think Broad street should bo renamed Wilson avenue. This may seem a" ver.v small honor to confer on our President,- but I am sure bis name will bo down iu history as one of the girat est Presidents of our country, having tho greatest problems to solve that ever con fronted a Chief Executive .While I am sure great monuments will, in the future, be elected In his honor, 1 hope the City of Biolhcrly Love will erect the first. A ItEADEIt I'hila-'.eipiiia, February is HUN TREATMENT OF SAMMEES 7o the Editorof the L'reiniio Public Ledger; Sir What Is proposed as our line of action In case the so-called Covernment of Oermany abuses our men who may be so unfortunate As to become prlsoneis in tier many? We have many millions of Oermans living here who have fled from unspeakable tyranny t home, and they have many more, millions of dollars worth of pioperty, the gift of Uncle Sam. Of course, many of them are decent men, honestly aw ate of what they owe this country. But a large number are dis honest and cruel, and the question is how to deal with them. As I write, news has reached this country that a German submarine has strewn the bottom of tho Atlantic with hundreds of our men. Also papers found on dead German sol dlers carry orders to maltreat our soldiers' when taken prisoners. We hold a full hand. What do we do to the (ieimans In. II? Of course, we doinot in tend to come down tn their coarse nnd cruel level. ANniiCW IIIIAHAM.' Slate College, Ta.. IVhruary 10. LADY NOVELISTS Tn tlft Editor of thr i7t'fii(tip Public hednrr: Sir I regretted to seo that a writer on your excellent Hook Page misquoted Oilbcrt's famous remarks about lady novelists. lie quoted It like this: There's the ltdr uollt I've eot her on my Hit! ' I'm tura sh wont be mltarj. The lines which lie was attempting to quote appear In the-song. "They'll None df Them he Missed," It starts: .Vt some day It may happen that victim muit be found. . Vva Belt a little Hit I've tot 1 little Hit Ot toclal offendert who mttht well ha under, ground, And who never would l mltied who never would bs missed' After mentioning several of them he roes on: Mi ilia ltdr fromthe province", who dretiet like And who, doetn't think she wtltiet, but would rather tllie to try: And that singular anomaly, the ltdr novelist I don't think the d bo misted I'm ture she'd not ba mlttedt . There are differences of opinion on the merits of'tpe lady novelist, but 1 think we are all agreed that when a classic Istuoted it should be quoted correctly. GILBBBTIA.V. Philadelphia,, IJehruary 19. The writer, who quoted Gilbert did not pretend to give the exact language, as he In dicated by paying that the lines ran "some, thing like .this." Editor of the EveniWI rUBUO LBDOEn.J . FHIEMEN'S WXGES To Editor 0 ihe Evening Public Ledger: Sir Laat year when the firemen fought so hard for rnort payand shorter hours-your paper spoke a good word for them whenever U could. I appreciated It very much This year' you have knocked the Administration since before election about' wanting to .make hundreds of new positions and Increases In salaries, I suppose the' hundreds of new firemen that will be needed to give the men decent- working hours are some of fhe hun dreds of pew positions. Do you still think, tho ,flremn should work; twenty-four hour n Aav and.not. have ennnirh In llu- .a -- r- ' - . - - - ."--- f" Llvlor.aop..up ,ior us anytrnere from, I 9C1 ' & abrr ioISV- .. will go up again and we will have no more to meet II. The papers say the firemen might not get nil incirasn because the people are not Inter ested enough In them. I think the fact they are to pav such a large tax lnncase with out a kick shows they aro Interested: they alsi expect the firemen to get nil Increase, because I have beard a number say so. You would think II rather tough If opr employer expected jou lo work twenty-four hours a day all the time, which firemen are supposed to do. and not ask for enough to livo On In this dnv of high prices. If they do not get an Increaso there will be a number who will leave, and It will bo hard to get goo'l men to take their places. Also If they do not get an Increase they Intend to strike (re ports to tho contrary). How can a city like Philadelphia expert to get men of high caliber If It does not want to pay a living wage? We have a family, and with most cateful thought and management find It very hard to make ends meet. I think such departments as tho police and flio should he kept at a high standard and all vacancies kept filled as there are not enough men, and this makes It that much harder for tho men when they work shoit-handed I hope you will speak a good word for them again. 'IIIKMA.VK Wll'K. Geimantown. l'ebruary 19. RUSSIANS DEFEATED To the Editor of thr Evening Public Ledger: Sir 1 should like to answer a Icttdr, "Ilussla's Democracy." which was contrib uted by "Down With Traitors'' on Feb ruary 19. 1 I egret finding this citizen ot democracy so Ignorant of conditions about him, espe cially of Russia. He Is taking the liberty of condemning the; just and serious attempts of a nation with prejudiced Ignorance. Thare Is no reasonable ground for calling Leon Trot sky a betrayer or Itussla "yellow." Trotsky, throughout IiIh expressions, both by tongue and pen, bus always shown himself to be an ardent foe of Prussia's military domination. And this he hopes to crush. Not only that, but President Wilson seemed far from dis satisfied with the Russian situation In his recent speech. Can he accuse President Wil son as a tonspirator and betrayer of world democracy? Russia Is far from cowardly. No nation In history suffered and fought for freedom so long as -die has. Utterly sbo has earned "every breath of her liberty, hcgardlng this war, she Is tm-d. What nation Is not tired of. this wai. excluding thiWe that have not endured Its bitter fang? She fought against two enemies -Prussians and the Itonianii.Ts--with virtually no help save tho llttlo front America. Now thai she has acquired her long-sought Idea), she wishes to spread It to all that aro In urgent need of It. Germany Iu blind folded. The lb I will not open her eves, as It Is the list that blhnlfolds her. , Peaco Is the only method with which the propaganda for bet; realization can bo spread, 1. Y. C. A. Philadelphia February 19. YOU KNOW THIS MAN lie ilalms he made his money lly honest- toll alone. TI,"J ".'"'I " 1,u' tben, you know, The toll was not hit own. What Do You Know? QUIZ "l. What Is shaereen? . Who wrote "The llab Dalladt"; ' '"iLVirt 'etetable rornmodltlet were con tributed to arrlrulturs by the New World? -I. Identify "The Vlrcln Queen," S. Where It DilnskT . Who In Doctor von Kuehlmann? 1, niai me oisnnciwn uetMi-en relation and relative. S, What. Is a rellquarj? ; What It a "raradlta stork"? 10, Who was Uncle Toby? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1, Karl OJelle run It a Danish nnet, plarwrlc lit for literature hat been awarded. J. Waft end Meant! an Important eommlltee of the House of KeiireMiitatlvet charted with the duty of devising and proildlnt fundt for flnantlnr Uovrrnment eioenses 'o!!KSTL'flinfWU"0? - the Oer. RSa-b.t:.,IJ.,or ",B lnfnaoee ef unlfora nl f oral I, Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote Faun," The Marble nllefy-S'""""-' . a I, .Yehoei a ruftUn -Trtwelt't were !.',;.Y,t!io'".,ln"(iw'i'' V. Doref. the eeeae' ef frequent all1 attatkt. It ' H ,ltrVf J?uiwel W"r ' ""? " ' th. ia nsaairai an wmt .i..i - .. ..- Ifr. mr-ZrZT, mStiST SSK". . vtjm VU TlftlfkMftB !. i ... " lAtmtiuUiS. ,In thoe day th5M WJ! JimM 1. lllal... yst !Vis;t, vi irjnrla sh-aca. tlnbitmun onri it; w -sj - vi wi a nst uiinnu T...YMI., tldl. Tlrli i ram. I . t ,Annaj ston In a candy shop to i fv'J.' ' Little Polly's Pome LENT To hpeak about this time of Lent And toll it in a sentence It is the time of year that's meant For eioinp our repentance And we must not be thinking then So much about our pleasures Rut cultivate our souls again And pray in larger measure. , To go to church is good for you As often as you can go For dancing .now you should not do, Especially the Tango And even moving-picture plays Or theatres should never Attract you in the Lenten days Or scarcely hardly ever. And ladies of the social set Who had such nqise and riot All wintdr long are glad to get , A little rest and quiet To give a little time to prayer And think of Easter morning And have their dressmakers prepare . Some gowns for their adorning. TOM DALY. . 1SHII, SELF-MADE MAN Itapid Rise in Life of the New Japanesi & oUimuui .m TIIK success of Viscount Ishll In IndudnjJ the United Stales to recognize that Japtn t'.4 ,,ir, c.,M.. tn, I...AUAln I .1. ,.. .. Lll. m, , u1 '-1' , riatiai inicic-aiB iii tannin vwmai inue "Veil respected made It reasnnahlv- certain thtt M whenever the opportunity offered he would S u tiiMue mo uc-uu oe me Japanese i-moar m to ituaiiiiiBiuu. inc announcemenv uis m Ambassador Sato has been put on tht un; 'J assigned role' of Japanese dlnlomatle rett- 51 resentatlves and that Viscount Ishll It t, succeed him' In Washington Indicates ,that 1 an opportunity to use the skill of Ishl) hu 'J neen created oy tne Japanese Government The new Ambassador, Is a product of -lh'.fca new Japan, for he dose not belong toihi4 oui nobility. Ills father, was a farmer, n ;i he has risen through sheer force of his own!, 4 abilities. He was born In I860 and whit , ,he reached a suitable ago he was sent M !j the law college of the Imperial Unlvenltf 1 hi Tokin, from which he was graduated vultt .a high honors In 1889 at thr!. age of tntyfsl three. He chose diplomacy as bis careir J and Iu 1890 be was ordered to France aa,siul attache of the embassy In Pari". He wa'ij niter ttansrerred to Chemulpo In Korea, fur-j nig ino iioxcr insurrection in cnina in ,: he was first secretary of tho Japaneje U$fij tlon In Pekin. Then he was appointed U r-lllf nf ihn .Anllnu r.f KnKnl.a ..rf lltSP H I f.,,-1 n . nf II, A hlli-anii nt MHtm.nil.l affslrl iJ ' In tho Foreign Ofllce In Toklo. He ron,W'; the nnnlllon nt HVrolcv, srlnll and tt- malne.d In the department when jhe wA succeeded successively by Marnuis Komurteji and Viscount Uchlda. In 1909 he was mJ .A l baron and a fejw years' later raised, to thty rank of -viscount. Ho became ambasiadeyal io i .iris in ivi-. w nvrr. tiAn feinvnnffris T.et' the nernniia ivhn thtntf Tvheatlesl and;! mcatlessdays are a hardship listen to tMjj venerable men arid women whose rflMBMI;, takes them back to the Cltll Var. v 3)1 One of 'them, whowas a resident of a igl in central Ne,vy ;YorK, recalls tnai evenj-L uall.tn.dn f.imlllea "Pennine rfifTeo WaJ'Un-'' known for a long time. Ttoasted barlWij.J parched corn, chicory roots and even dani lion roots dried and roasted were used at ty fer allhstltlltp IVI.ItA nr irrnilttlaled SUKtCVi were also' a rarity, and only on the table tjfn company, urown- sugar anu even oia-ie-jT loned black molasses were used for eweeM"' ln. TrAn.., AKi I,..,,., eiilf taml anfl J even lard were used as substitutes for o"""! Putter was scarce and dear for thote WnHJ, II and bread and molasses, bread and i'!m and even bread and 'ham fat were coniwj ,j plenty good enough for all but the vary.wa.ii people, In those days nearly every t'M In town kept a cow. Those who dldnt.jW rule, went without milk. The papers of tj" j day emphasUed the fact that cotiee ""; wcio IIIUIQ liuviiviuua MOS. mw v 'ill Mill. ' J limn. , no movita nle.ture eel children dleat pend anyr"a from a. nickel to a nuartec a dayi. A,1'! thought hlmaelf lucky! If he contrived to' I noateaslon of a Demi v. jZ"m The fact Is, the pretent generation 1 conception or, the harfl tlmea prouajnt' I ..----. .-- -. - ' j- . . .. ino vmi.war in me jvurin -w I, we, abject -misery ana-want, wa f, m swT h& sfeiffi. iMtaiJsi
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