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Mi7 II, 1911 TA1JDEVILLE IN POLITICS . . lD the political adventurers In 'JpMJrjylvanla suffer dethronement or ii or Inglorious repudiation In Jfcture day of enlightenment after r,, they mny slip comfortably Into ilof -vaudeville and he happy and roua and at ease. Developments In the two factions of the owsYBIilettion Indicate the dazzling capa- fcittttM of the leaders In that direction. The tjftf Georgo Wharton Pepper as a lor me vare crusuue maura nitration complete. Each slate1 Is' Hwemparably rich In variety. Each I eiethlng tor the wise and something tW foolish; something for the good cMttethlng for the wicked; something tfcr tfte highbrow and something for the This simple Idea of universal appeal l batetftnably potent In. a causo requiring support. It made at least one nan extremely rich. K .a a relatively experiment In politics. Mr.' Penrose. In the possession of Mr. Vproul,' had most of those qualities of dignity and gravity which are Indispensa ble) ettjthe face of a State campaign. The Hflerea scored heavily In this direction when f, wtwi go,, w narton pepper loomed on the ;kyl4ne as a reserve force for Mr. Scott ' ( J.f Denny O'Nelt. The Brumbaugh ,$. jsufferod heavily whon George Mttowarb:. their chauffeur candidate, was , to surrender in the EUth senatorial M.They lost a humorous act of con- to'drawlnsr nower. Yet the Cover- tlll at Harrlsburg. action, as the war correspondents ', le.atlU developing under cover. There ajurxnurs of "Kamerad" dimly heard mn camp ana camp, 'mere are wnis Af 'surrenders and desertions.. There suggestion that J. Denny O'Nelt may fce: Brest-LUovsked and mauled as the s were mauled In the ileal by :they lost all but their whiskers and name to the Germans, and that nburg of the drama is now among ll'a'frlenda. Ah. nll! Pnllil,- l iand the politicians prefer to let le know what they are doing only they, have done It. - t It K to be aircraft or alrgraft? fM s -R x a rincTc wi (Auiruij rff ALL the formal discussions of the pdtttfiots it becomes more or less np- it that those who most consistently the war are disposed to view its fand terrors from, the personal angle. and oppression may be endured and horror and desolation may tl,lns prospect for countless multi set the hardened pacifist would Lfrom any action to Improve the IcrOTle conscientious oblector la hla , TPWK'klhls own nation.. His concerns wiui nimseu, mougn ne may realize it. ,vby their own admissions, prefer lty spread o er the woyld rather it with force or with personal (This is a selfish doctrine. Pity quality or mind. But pity in- Maa tuAti at Hb nnkU.l n m .4 I..An T, weni lorin armeu wun a sword. i " th,SprDUl and O'Nell expect Vare H at Mie primaries, come one la bound W pfo 1 nted. is Z& AIR MAIL the first mail airplane drops lhe sky at Bustleton tomorrow la -will live up fto tradition by ioc once again in a revolutionary t In transportation. Steam rall- troUeys, the telephone and the h4 ..their, first extensive trials iBrfiJlH llln tramla.1 Una that New York and Washington. lire by',these departures from iod was never untouched with Buts- grow wiser. No one 'airplane nowadays except, per. rw Congresemen from Kansas, w -twiflj inejaugijier a rew years tMwwyreaueated modest ap m fwflejtperlmenta in aviation. 0f can ;yr Congress used1 to ,-miM Jlmcracks. po,fho!" oc tha ojuntry isn't much unaM (conTnien. The M.yi4Nrtook'to gofr'orn tttk Mt two, day used, to t tohaaven. There kt MMmilrapieuaMn iw- -aMra years to the Mm( of at Wtter jftf ht tS2 Uw inaova- sirmi inponant yueitiorw tor mc V, RR. T. to Answer More Light deeded W EFORE there Is anything like a gen eral agreement for or against the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's latest proposition for a flat six-cent fare, there aro a number of important and pertinent 'questions calling for specific answers by the management. Thus far tho published announcements make some pretty broad promises for the improvement of service, but the people of Philadelphia, nfter a bitter experience of many years with tho traction interests, 'are inclined to demand something more than vague offers of this sort. Even a cursory reading of the program will show that it binds the company con cretely only to raising the pay of its employes five cents an hour and the purchase of 100 additional cars.1 Assuming that the increase for tho employes Is reasonable, it will absorb, according to tho company's own figures, ?1,7G0,000 out of the admitted Increase in gross yearly revenue of ?3,600,000 a very low minimum by the way. There would be another $1,750,000 left. Cars which cost $4500 a year ogo now will cost twice that" amount at least, but even this would require only a million, leaving still three quarters of a million for other purposes out of the increased iccclpt3 in the first year, and it will not do to promice only vaguely to "improve the service." The public will want to know exactly how It is proposed to spend this money, not only in the first year, but in subsequent years, for once the fares go up, it is going to be almost im possible to get them down again to the five-cent level. If this i3 a "war measure," as Mr. Mitten says, where is tho binding pledge that the fare will como down vhen the war ends? But one important point seems to have been overlooked entirely in tho com pany's statement. The Pennsylvania Public Service Commission which has the final say in a faro increase regardless of action by Councils has laid it down as a fundamental principle of public utili-. ties law that fto rafc increnscs wi'K be fjranted to take the place of capital in vestment, but only to cover increased cost in operating: expenses, maintenance and fixed charges.. This principle is adhered to by virtually every State Commission in the country. How does the P. R. T. expect to get nround this fact in relation to the pur chase of cars and tho making of exten sions? How by any conceivable argu ment can the purchase of rolling stock and the acquirement of other plants be brought under these heads? They are clearly permanent capital investments and should be paid for out of stock or bond issues or other floating indebted ness. Tho fact that the P. R. T. has diffi culty in negotiating such security does not titer the principle. Rather it strengthens the application. There would bo no such trouble under the city lease because the city will support the com pany's credit. It is most unfortunate that such a strategic diversion should be made at this time when the city lease is pending before the State Commission .and it may jeopard the speedy determination of that issue. It would havo been much better faith, if tho company, conceding tho jus tice in the appeal of the men, had ad vanced wages out of tho surplus fund of more than $4,000,000 already piled up through failure to spend a proper sum yearly in the improvement of its serv ice, and then left the question of a proper rate of fare to adjustment, as provided, with much more fairness and safeguards for the public interest under the terms of the lease. If the six-cent fare goes through now, will the P. R. T. insist upon a still further increase to carry the new system, as contemplated under the terms of the lease, in case it shall be approved by the commission? Will not the management be likely to argue that the present increase- only takes care of the present obligations and not those of tho future, so that a seven or even eight cent car fare will be demanded to give the public real rapid transit, as so often promised and so often delayed? These are, only a few of the questions which arise immediately to confront those who have the car-riders' interests at heart, but they are enough to show that there can properly be no rush tactics in deciding the matter. It is up to Mr. Mitten and his colleagues to lay their cards face up on the table and hold nothing hack if they expect to get what the public too must have a square deal and no bluffing. It begins to seem as if Gutson Borglum would pretty soon look Uk,e his name. THE PLAY SPIRIT IT IS when he takes his wor'fas seriously and fiercely as his play that the Anglo Saxon becomes terrible. The men of the Delaware shipyards, who, by some noble and spiritual miracle 4have Implanted in their tasks the hot rivalry and consecrated 'seal of the baseball diamond and the grid- tiron have grasped the hem of a human ana raotai mystery mat no rruosian wui ever be able to comprehend. t Lyunchlng ships Is no longer the llght- lnu HTwponsiuio ion ii once was. It !' UkW on $be desperate seriousness t V,MMVrM4 tHenrwiuaen "Jon't even taJc Urn oft o.jHMtb ,?lH of oham- r n ftuirawai J nuasDier nuia. qtteetor wtten the mliie-eweeper NtffjM.lnto tM iwrter jw one jeer eiMMit-. m vuea tr '0N0W trM n UmT Mlyf terwtk S3. Vpl'(r r wm &&V& i" )i ' iHM"M " i ""'' n, i" ttM-tfMMfc ttrtM tevigfc' net ilietta - iMi wiwele-Klill'le a reHflwt that dribbled aplgskln ieross No Man1 Land as it went to steel the enemy. And there was1 an Immortal Tommy, formerly a music halt comedian, who threw away his tin helmet and went over the tbp in a silk hat and with a Charley ChLplIn swagger, followed by his pals roaring with laughter. That Is the play spirit that contradicts the careful logarithms of the Great General Staff and will flit tho Delaware with ships built of honor and winged with truth. Are vve to have a pink trip slip for a six-cent fare, a la the famous jingle Isaac Bromley wrote and Mark Twain made famous 7 THE PERMANENCE OF HOG ISLAND IT IS about time that this city waked up to the fact that the Hog Island shipyard Is not a temporary Institution to be aban doned when the war Is over. We know that the Impression has been general that ships are needed for the present crisis, that the cost of the big plant at Hog Island Is to be included in the cost of the ships built uiihin n i,ir or two nnd that thn the plant Is to bo scrapped. This Impression has been responsible for much of the delay In transportation Improvements and In housing. The men who oi,?ht to have been pushing tho preparations for the accommo dation of the workmen have thought that they could get nlon; with ma'.teihlft ar rangements. Permanent Improvements In transporta tion and permanent nccomhiodatlons for the workmen aro Imperatively needed, because the shlpvard Is to be petmancnt. One of the attaches of the Emergency Fleet Corporation has announced that contracts are to be awarded which will keep the shipbuilders busy for ten cars This ought to arouse us to an appreciation of the necessity of providing alt needed accom modations, not only for the -orkmen, but for the ships which will be engaged In commerce after the war. Wo need more piers, wo need dr decks and we need ware houses. Such Initiative as has been shown has originated In Washington and not here at home. Mr. Hurley, of the shipping board, Is about to nsk for $3,000,000 to build two dr docks. The War Department Is build ing warehouses for army stores which may possibly be used for peaceful com merce when the war ends. Our local authorities ate looking over the ground to discover where it Is best to locate a dr. dock, but jhls has been dono only after the port commission of tho shipping board had made Its own survey. It Is probable that for the next jear or two, or so long as the war lasts, this city can best serve the country by co-operating with the national Government In all Us port Improvements, whatever they may be. It would bo foolish for us to attempt to duplicate on 6ur own account piers or warehouses which tho Government Itself may build. But it will be fatal to the e-cpanslon of the business of this port If we allow ourselves to look to the Govern ment for everything. Of course, much of the work to be done here must be paid for out of the national Treasury, but wo must do our share, and piepare to do It without delay. The fuel administration wants us to put our coal In now, on the .theory evidently that a ton In time will relieve the mine. RELIGIOUS DEMOCRACY IN ACTION A CONVENTION that Is not a convention begins a session of a week In Atlantic City tomorrow. It Is not a convention In the sense. that It has no legislative power. It Is a convention (n that It Is the coming together of the representatives of several million church people The Northern Baptist Association, rep resenting the Baptist churches In thirty four States, Is almost unique among re ligious bodies. It is a mass meeting and little more, for tho reason that the Baptist churches have consistently refuted to sur render to any legislative body control over their independence of action. Each Baptist church Is an independent organization, with absolute liberty of action In theory. .It may call whom It pleases to serve as Its pastor and It may ordain him to the ministry If It chooses. In practice, how ev er, there Is co-operation among churches In ordaining ministers and a general agree ment In what a minister should believe be fore becoming a Baptist clergyman. Yet In practice there Is the widest possible toleration of differences of belief. Men es sentially Unitarians hav e held Baptist pas torates in peace for ears. When an at tempt was made recently to discipline a New England Baptist church w hose pastor had Invited a Unitarian to supply his pul pit It failed, miserably. The other pastors unanimously adopted a resolution that they had alwajs stood for liberty of conscience and were unwilling to recede from their position. So the Atlantic City convention will be a gathering of ardent individualists, stick lers for their rights as free men and ready t6 work with any one who will allow them their freedom. The convention may rec ommend policies, but they can be carried out only by general consent. This is carry ing democracy to the farthest extreme. It seems to workj for the denomination is prosperous and growing. Now that the anti Some TTork at loafing law has been Working Others " signed in New York, soma one will have to find work for the multitudes who sit around twenty-four hours each day in the corridors of the Broadway hotels. Speaking of Maad Mulltr Maud Mutler, on a summer's day. Raked the meadows sweet with hay ; But how Maud would have been appalled By farmerettes so overalled I The Germans will have to find a better excuse for their fatfure on the Plcardy front than tho, rumored deatti of Htndenburg. f t 'xaieeita, eeMtatr for help against the Germans, iKta"lts.,feut better than not jmo ta w mrnmrnvnv an uv,ior Dipu titan uemeftCorti V X.- !. ."aeVl tae'tWa"i ml ItWaiU W..I. -,.,,,- TH& ELECTfaC CHAUfi Prefatory Remarks for an Obituary Notice of Von Htndenburg GERMAN prisoners taken in France are reported as saying that Htndenburg is dead. Which probably means that, tn their artless German way and In their genuine delight at being captured and out of the carnage, they remarked, "Hlndenburg 1st kaput." Meaning, of course, Hindenburg is done for; in other words, his great offen sive has failed. But still the old chap must die some day: lie Is nearly seventy-one; he suffers from gall stones and gout; he has the soiils of many millions of men on his back; we ourself Wrote a tentative obit for him In this column some time ogo; he can't be feeling any too secure. Taut von Beneckendorff und von Hin denburg was born October 2, 1847, In Posen. If he had been born before 1793 the world would have been much better off, because then he would have been a Tolo (Posen was annexed by Prussia In that jear) and presumably his great military genius would have been thrown against Prussia. When he left school his Wchers said In their report to his parents: "Except for a certain talkativeness, his conduct was good. His progress In religion, Latin, French and geography was suftlclent, but arithmetic below par." That talkative trait has cropped out sev eral times since. He was known ns the greatest bore In the German War College, because he was continually talking nbout the strategic value of the Mozurlan Lakes When the Government wanted to drain those lakes and marshes for agricultural Improvement Hindenburg nearly went out of his mind. He was saving those lakes to confound the Russians with. He did. It used to be a stock Joke In Berlin that Hlndy could always be found at a certain cafe drawing maps of his favorite lakes on the marble topped table, using his finger and little puddles of beer to Illustrate his plans of campaign. When he said he would be In Paris bv April of this jear It was evidently another outcropping of that "certain talkativeness." When he called Kitchener's new armlcq "a uniformed mob" that also was an over flow of words. But when he said "We shall have peace before summer" he may havo been think ing of himself. Has the old man got the peato he coveted? He got his Iron Cross when It really meant something, for great personal brav ery at Sedan, where he led a charge against tho Trench. When they say he Is dead do they really mean phslcally dead or Just obsolete? On German 's part this has been a war of old men; men who were trained under Moltke. We have jet to hear of a Ger man general In high command who Is tfnder slxtj, Anothci bad habit of Von Hlndenburg's was that of contradicting the Kaiser, He was letlred on a pepslon jears ago for his inconvenient way of outmaneuverlng the Alt-Damnedest in the annual ffeld dajs. It was not because the Kaiser hated Htnden burg less, but because he hated the Ituss more that Hlndy was called on to stop Rennenkampff and Samsonoff by pushing the Mazuilan Lakes underneath them. Hlndy's great ambition was to march Into London as a conqueror, He had all the phj steal presence lequlred for so ma jestic a feat. Six feet tall, with a profile like a basalt quarry and a Jowl knotted and tough as the root of an oak tree, ho would have registered Just the prope. fa cial storms for such a role. Unfortunately, some admirer of his wrote. a long poem In many cantos called "Hlndenbuig's March Into London," describing Just how It would be done and what horrors would be In flicted upon the hypocritical Islanders. Of course, that put the English on their gunrd and spoiled It all. , But It doesn't pay to be too flippant at the expense of Hlndy, who was undoubt edly a soldier of extraordinary pugnacity. In any catalogue in which men are rated according to the number of lives they have blotted out, the roll of cathedrals they have shattered and the casks of beer they have drunk, Hlndy will stand pretty near the top of the list, And, as far as we are concerned, we can pay him no more sincere tribute than this: He is more useful to us dead than alive. SOCRATES. The Germans have an Thr I,t, T.itu easy way of keeping to Themttlvet their army up to maxl- mum stwnaih. They decrease the number of men per division. A German division now has 9000 men instead of 13.000. Perhaps by the time the great offensive is over the Hun division will be divided again. It's like Ben Franklin's maxim about doubling your Income by halv ing your desires. The thieves who stole 80 Wat IZ100 worth of Liberty the rorehattr Bonds and thrift stamps from a Chest nut street store were good Judges of an In vestment. 1 War Bong of tho Times When you've got a Job on hand That will need your grit and aand Then ou work to beat the band. Your forehead wiping, When you want to win a, war Do your bit and then ao-jie more Stop sniping i 1 . The breadless days XiagitH' ' 1now proposed in Aut- Are CoaUag trla follow, logically , jr ) , upon peheefeaa yean, and .hopal Blhtf a4 'fatberlew , families m4 U the. rest, otr!t,A! yet Austria. W EUSaKZEE -1"' - . 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The leason advanced by the company for Its demand Is the dissatisfaction of the emplojes with their present wages, and theto is no doubt that thero is a sound foundation for the fear that unless the men aie paid a higher rato than they are now lecclvlng, even with the two cents an hour Just auowea them, serious labor difficulties may arise. But the question of the Justice of the men's demand ought not to be confused with the open question of the financial needs of the Rapid Transit Company. Unless the company can by la j Ing an Its cards on the table satisfy the Major and tho Di lector of City Tianslt that it is Impossible for the company to meet the demands of Its employes without an Increase of fare, then it Is th.e Imperative duty of those of ficials to oppose resolutely and uncondi tionally any movement for such an In crease. As matters stand at present the com pany's cards are NOT on the table. There Is nothing whatever In the two statements to the public on Sunday, published In yesterday morning's papers, which throws light on the finances ofhe companj. It is known from the last leports of the com panj", and from statements made by its counsel at the recent hearings before the Public Service Commission, that there Is now a surplus In the treasury of between four and five million dollars. Yet the com pany is asking an increased passenger revenue of 20 per cent, which wU undoubt edly amount to $5,000,000 annually, instead of the $3,500,000 or $4,000,000 estimated In the company's statemert Of this In ci eased revenue It proposes to apply about 5 per cent to the wages of the car men and other employes and it promises 100 more cars "available for next winter." The latter and other "property improve ments and addition to facilities" the com pany would seem to Intend to pay for out of the increased revenue from six-cent fares:, whereas all such outlays are properly chargeable to capital! Another serious aspect of the situation calls for serious attention. There is pend ing before the Publlo Service Commission a contract between the city and the com pany, a contract which makes specific pro vision for increased fares shoula a real necessity arise. Doubtless it will be said that owing t6 delays in the' approval of the contract by the commission, and prob able further delays resulting from litiga tion, the.urgency of the labor situation has forced the company's hand and compelled it to appeal to. Councils for immediate re lief. But is it not singular thct one party to a compact so vital to the well .being of the community should take a radical step Involving a material change in that con tract vvlthout a word of .consultation jwlth the party ot the other partT Until the "petition" of the men 1for six-cent fares leaked out In the news of theXJEPflEHa'a few" days 'ago, and until the. advertisement of the Rapid Transit Company, theclty'a representatives tn the directorate ,of the w.iUd Transit Company ami the other olty j ofncUuwoatairfetly interested were .kept' In lgnornow uw wrweieiy, jmporiaiw saove on the part pi the! oompaiy. rt ar- if!B' J, 'T?S90P-'FHHnBBI W ' . v WmT ' rm. " . , i .ii. r r .W3 . "mr shareholders) would be obllteiated. The Increased revenue resulting fiom the nut ral annual growth of traflic, the abnormal Industiial growth of the city owing to the war Industries dnd the millions to be added by tho 20 per cent faro Increase now being asked would relieve tho company of all anxiety as to Its futuro financial position. Moreover, It must be noted that nothing Is said In Its present proposal about the dis criminatory exchange tickets. They aio (apparently to continue, jleldlng a million a year1 to the company! A six-cent fare may or may not be neces. sary. That Issue cannot be decided Intelli gently without a great deal more informa tion than is now In the possession of the city authoiltles concerning the company's accounts. The Important points to be as certained are whether the Increased wages to which the emplojes nro probably enti tled cannot be met by the company from Its present leserves, pending the "disposi tion pf tho lease question; and whether any such action as is proposed by the com pany ought not to be postponed in any event until after the teaso shall be ap proved and all legal questions Involved thall have been determined by tho court of last restart. Thus far the company has offered no convincing leasons for hasty action on the part of the city, and the community will look with confidence to tho Major for prompt and definite action pio tectlng the rights of the municipality In the matter, They're Near Enough Now ' Can any one say," w rites Conan Doyle to the London Times, "why every ship returning acrors the Atlantic does not take a full human cargo ot the Interned Germans, so that these useless mouths may be fed over yonder! ' Brick Tsctorles for Real Peace Pslacei The i, 000,000,000 ordnance and munitions plant, to be by far the largest in the world, which is to be built for the Government by the United States Steel Corporation, will have much greater practical effect than Mr. Car negie's expensive Peace Palace at The Hague, r Boston Globe. Rough Rhymes From Alaska We note with consternation lhat our food administration Has decided that the doughnut must de part. And we jlew this one restriction as te per sonal affliction. While the knowledge of its going breaks each heart, Thqugh It may -help conservation, all the people of this nation Would gladly live on spuds and sawdust buns. Could appeals make Hoover budgo from hla set and unjust grudge. And let the doughnut stay, we'd lick th Huns. We believe that Indigestion should1 not enter 1 In ihe question When our toothsome, hole-y friend isvon the rack, And though some harsh words are saying, t . the most of ua ara'nravlnv "" nan rsiem ana 1st us nave our 'doughnut back. v . Hoover t Think of all. the wlddles, "Native Sons," the wives and klddlts-,. -.1 , ' Do not their tears your lenleney beget? , ,But If your decllon final that our treasure , iMUtinal . t , , , Xuet V) from-us, Mr, Hoover, "wa'aheuM fret" 1. V " -. a. " ..'... . . . . T -" H., It. MllUr,.erAlMkevriiitM TorUitA w-tc ' .OMrfiiU'twiWt' THE READER'S VIEWPOINT Patriotism Manifesting Itself To the Kditorof the Evening Public Ledger: Sir I wish to acknowledge the great re sults In response to the request of the Eve vino Public Ledoeh for pledge to dis play tho American flag as a constant re minder of dutv. I find many more flags ehowh In West Philadelphia. The display bids fair to become more general throughout the city. The great credit due jour editorial department In showing public spirit Is hereby acknowledged, and with grateful thanks for civic Interest displayed M. HAMBURGER. Philadelphia, May U. Wrist Whistles Next Just about the time the Paragraphers' Union was being hard put to It to find any more fun In the wrist watch, a California gentleman came to the retcue with the wrist whistle. Ever hear of the vvrlht whistle T Well, It's a device for policemen It Is de signed to make the policeman's whistle' al-waj-i available He will not be compelled to reach Into his hip pocket for It, only to remember that he put hla fix-shooter there and the whistle In his south vest pocket. So the next time jou see a policeman holding his wrist up to his mouth don't think he Is trying to bite his cuff button into the button hole. He Is only going to blpw his whistle. San Antonio Light. Omaha Starts Something There appears In the newspapers of Omaha " an Advertisement elgned and paid for by a number of public-spirited citizens. In which this striking sentence Is used: We believe the clock has struck the hour when the elements In the community which stand for constructive betterment should get together to get the bent municipal government obtainable for the city of Omaha., This sentiment ought to be re-echoed and j acted on by the representative citizens qt every American municipality of whatever Kize. This Is no time to permit the reins to fa,ll Into weak. Incompetent or reckless hands or toplace In positions of public trust any j but men of known, tested, approved lojalty. In this time of national stress every unit of the official body must be as sound as care ful selection can make IL Detroit Free Press. 'I The ecstatic Foreign Ton Can't Eat Office In Berlin Is pro Petroleum ' claiming the peace with Rumania as a. "petroleum peace," because the oil wells ot , Rumania are now to gush generously Into Germany. But this doesn't seem to quicken X the pulee of the hungry women standing In line with their olttful food cards. Germany may find that she can lead the Ukraine to water, but she Can't force her?! to drown herself, , i What Do You Know? quiz 1, tviin wrotei 'TreMntt, J often ear, snleaeTo abMntt"? .3 T4..tlfv "Ella." I.W .,....., , ( I, n ne 11 we new Mini utoirnani or irtuaer 4, Who was the Vtntrablo BedtT -S-Ji K. Name, tho author of "VVaverUr." - IVi - t'",rr,Kni' f. the Calted States died In ofSreT ' 7. Tor whom was IiOoUUna nam? t. What was tho Cumberland Bead? " 0. What Is meant hr "tho torf'T 10, Whereas tho trs Wnrt V t U t r " Answer to Yesterday's Qui 1. 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