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i .COAL COSTS TOO MUCH ALREADY
iylESTIC slzeo of coal are to cost fl 03
sA.jfvJ; wore a ton at the mine, Hccordlnp to
-. Ma' tianf ftlllticv f tin xnitl ni1nlntefiillfiti
Tltila explained that the lncreas.0 Is nuthor
5 .,,'Jied because the miners are to receive nn
;'jncreas of pay nmountlnff to $1 a dny.
,ji 'Bdokkeeptrs tlsured that this Increise
f ' Trouia raise tna cost or proiiucmc a ton
tr of coal by 70.6 cents, Tliey add about 40
rW Dr ent In thlq for nrnflt. Whnt tho rp-
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. viQiicrs ivin auu 10 me price in uiuuii uit'
rS7 ell has not yet been announced, but If
"fj'iney roiiow tne precedent set at tne mines
. w ar likely to have to pay $1.50 a ton
F more for coal bought hereafter.
jj' "U'XIi explanations of the cause for the
R i Iniraaaa Tnflv pvnlnln nn.1 thpi' nmv Tint.
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.119 iiuuacnuiuui liunctri, ill UG lliuillivil
ijfto the opinion that there Is no Justification
t'xin reason or In necessltv for burdening
k'.Wbi still more.
ly, flU
P 'w yj. -
"a Though Qermnnj's hunsrj- revolutionists
have still several more objectives. It Is undc-
t"iTin!abla that the Ilamliurir stnU hna alrp.-idv
K .?;ibien won.
Hf fn mrmmmmm
... MnRK WAXTnx ennnnvn
'"CEr-F-RIOHTEOirS horror at the lawless
'it.. outrages In certain forplpn nlttr mtnoq
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wtii iuciuiiuuie auiui) irom me i'nua
t inlelphlan cocnlzant of the apparently
" iJJhfonlc inability of some rtcklesi persons
4,jn- tnis community to be restive without
vlia trier miiM.rnittt
lW An Innocent child tuthetlcallv svmbol-
j)lnir liberty was struck dead by a wanton
bullet on Hntlmvpen. On Wpdnpsdiiv nlplit.
l,'-i,ln,th midst of a scene of popular rejolc-
fcJViBK, mansiauRnter was aRain committeii
hen Nicola Kranclonl fell the victim of
yitol shot fired ruthlessly at random.
.Tho" tragedy did not occur In a sllmly
atrblled suburb, but in -nlutt Is .supioscdly
sVjJjwie of the best-suarded sections of the
EiloetropoliB. The boy was hilled while
iiTjiaradlnff at Eighth and Chestnut streets.
ills, assassin is unuiiowii. uii ine suine
' iiAuaMliiiv In rivOiMlflrn TMi!1nr1.i1 ntil nn-
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yother rashly wielded revolver this time
jife the hands of a girl severely wounfled
r" 23k" .man in the leg.
f;JArJf Cabfea abroad, a record of these mad
Jfand futile crimes would ery naturally
J iuil'icaiiuu ui ttmua ill u ill
& lijwhlch boasts of being a contributor to
tAfetvilization. Philadelphia needs to put Its
K.Whouse in order on many counts. But surely
K ant rt tVia mncf UPtron f itunn to, a tnlnn
Is thai which shall insure ordinary security
to "human life on its thoroughfares.
Howeer the Huns may dislike the tenns
of tha armistice, they can never say that
!
ey were uncalled for
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THE END OF THE DRAfT?
K"fT IB probable that few more men will be
'$. called up for military bervlce. The
conference arranged yesterday by Provost
Marshat General Crowder to consider t"e
'Cancellation of orders which would send
Ba SftO.OdO new men to the training camps
SiMIurlnB this month was plainly inspired by
L'Mthe news from France.
?? The time is cominu when those who
jt-jcwere not called v. ill feel that they were the
. !Bnfotunate ones Jutt as those now In the
fi?rv!c at home feel thev are unfnrtiin.ntp
kA 1 1 , -i .., -
.YUrEcauB" iiicy uicu i uuruuu lur tne Krrut
Fiast act of the war. Only those who en-
V(t'red the army know how much has been
Pr-noat t6 those who didn't. The millions of
n in the military service will be richer
-tci th eiltitrA VtnnnttcA nf ttlo .1tertri1ltA ..9
jjjinlnd and body and spirit which, curiously
K)ush, seems possible only under the mill.
system that all of civilization cons'?-
' tartly deplores.
. f . ni nj uhci viiiiiiuui, vjernianj s
aV a. vl1 OSaa ntkan mat . I n 1 r . . .
P 'e'sotence Is a matter of lone terms.
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fc-fA. I ABDICATION IN GERMANY
1'uHTHEX the Kaiser abdicates. nh-.
Ffr powers will he formplly renounce?
F WW he merely g!e up his functions as
t'V. sreeldent of the confederation of the Ger.
P r-MMB States or will he also step down finm
!." taka, throne of Prussia?
' Ttit German empire, as every one knows.
' Ta'" a confederation of four kingdoms, six
amnd duchies, five duchies, seven pr'ncl-
ks,tttle three free towns and one imperial
i,0trkoTy. If the Kaiser merely surrenders
fcja rlKhts as emperor he nil) remain King
BvlTustIa, with powers about its auto,
untie' an he enjoys In the greater office.
iXnuakl contains 134,000 of the 20S.00O
square miles of the empire r.nd 40,000,000
M the 60,000,000 population. It has the
l,.,.a;pawer in the Bundesrat and elects a
ItHtfrily or the members or tne itelcnstag.
W there Is to be abdication that amounts
P':ta ajiythlng In the empire It is apparent
that something more Is necessary than
ll lgnatIon of the presidency of the
ratlo.n by the Prussian king.- And
i tlawecratlzatlon of Germany will have
aatfittiii to all the States if autocracy as
'ai aWfartple Is to be abandoned. But we
;Mtrn noilliwn di nny uuiitiiui juuna
In this direction.
, EVENING PUBLIC
the democrats
Are in a hurry
0
Tliey Want to Put the Country on a I'eace
lla!s Itefore the Republicans Cet
n Chance at the Job
OEXATOR MARTIN'S demand for ic-
trencliment, tho repeal of all war
legislation nnd the cancellation of war
contracts ns soon as possible after peace
ia certnin suggests that the wily leader
of the Democratic mnjority has read
aright the significance of the election
returns,
The Republicans will control the House
by n majority of nt least forty, and it
mny go higher. They arc fairly cer
tain of a majority of two in the Sen
ate nnd it looks as If their majority
might bo four. One of the campaign
issues was n demand for nn accounting
for tho money spent in the last two
years. So far as it was within its power
the country decided that the accounting
should be made to n Republican Con
gress, which would not be interested in
covering up incompetency and waste.
Within two days after the result of
the election became known Senator Mar
tin announces that ns soon as Congress
resumes its work it must begin to stop
all war expenditures. He says that last
year twenty-one billion dollars was
appropriated for the war and that the
appropriations this year call for tho
expenditure of thirty-six billions, making
a total of fifty-seven billions. This is
fourteen billions more thnn any previous
estimate of which the public is nwarc.
The Senator is chairmnn of the Commit
tee on Appropriations nnd wc must
accept his figures.
The Scnatoi would hnve failed in his
duty, both as a politician and as a
patriot, if he had not risen to the occa
sion nnd sounded his call. Peace is on
the way and it will be here in time for
the present Congress to begin the work
of putting the nation on a peace basis.
The Democrats put it on a war basis,
with some delay, it is true, but when
they really began they did pretty well.
They will have lime before next March
to do a little, with about three months
and a half still before them. Every one
will agree that every war expense that
can be stopped should bo stopped. Sena
tor Martin thinks that all war contracts
of every kind should be abrogated, that
all bureaus and commissions created for
the war should be abolished, that the
shipbuilding program should be cur
tailed, that the housing enterprises
financed with public money should be
abandoned or turned over to private
cnpital and that the cantonments should
be emptied of the men in training, who
should be sent back home to work as
civilians.
Unfortunately, the administrative de
partments of the Government do not
agree with him on all these items. Ar
rangements have been made for building
heavy guns and the army wants the guns
made. The shipping program, we were
told, was to be carried on for a number
of years after peace was declared so
that we might have a merchant marine
big enough to make us independent of
the rest of the woild. There is no agree
ment on what is to be done with the
men now in the camps. Many of them
would like to be sent to Europe to assist
in the work which our armies will have
to do for many months after a peace
treaty is signed. It is certain that we
cannot abandon the task on which we
have set out until it is completed. Con
sequently tho uncertainty about what is
necessary will make it impossible for the
present Congress to do everything in
the way of putting the country on a
peace basis. But the political exigencies
of the occasion will force the Democrats
to do what they can in order to deprive
the Republicans of the opportunity of
claiming credit for abolishing the tens of
thousands of jobs, many of them use
less, which the Democrats have created.
So we may regard the activities of
Congress in the way of reconstruction
between now and March 4 as the pre
liminary skirmish in the presidential
campaign of 19Jp, because the eyes of
every leader in Washington will be fixed
on that campaign and on tho relation of
what he does now to the political pros
pects of his party then. The rest of us
are hoping that the leaders will not be
so fully occupied with the efforts to make
political capital that they will forget
the necessity of doing everything in their
power to relieve the country of every
possible expense as soon as it can be
done. If this Democratic Congress falls
down on the job the next Congress, con
trolled by the Republicans, will enter
upon the task with a light heart and a
confident hope that it will justify the
confidence of tho nation.
It Is to be hoped that the Allied repre
sentatives who had to deal with the Hun
armistice commission had caution enough to
keep their hands on their watches
FESTAL "WAR FOOD"
THK abounding and diversified resources
of Pennsylvania are comfortingly mani
fested in the complacency with which citi
zens of this State are enabled to regard
the Food Administration's request for a
Thanksgiving war menu.
Mr. Helnz's ruling that only home-gronn
products be served Is In reality the gen
tlest of mandates. The standardized
Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, cranber
ries, vegetables nnd pumpkin pie has al
ways been authoritatively attractive. Now
we learn that it Is patriotic as well, for all
the concomitants are products of our Com
monwealth. The Plilladelphlan who can point to tac
rlflce in his consumption of the traditional
Thanksgiving Day feast will assuredly be
the exponent of self-upprobatlou as a fine
art. The allurements of )jeartof-palmtree
salad, which has of late years made nn
expensive plea for our epicurean considera
tion, ore ns yet Insufficiently widespread
in this region to Inspire patriotic alarm,
LEiDGJiiR
while breadfruit has yet to make Its North
American debut
Possibly the food administrator in Guam
Is today urging that these dishes dock the
festive board whpn Amnn H.o II tt In rnol.
tal, sits down to celcbrato tho ancient holi
day or its rulers far beyond the Pacific
foam. It Is conceivable, too, that the
Malaysian tnsto for the nathe breadfruit
when delicately dressed with fresh cocoa
nut sauc is far keener than for tho roast
turkey of tho Pilgrim Father",
In that case at once tho most acceptaole
and patriotic of holidays for nil dwellers
in Undo Sam's expansive domain seems
assured, Tho well-fed individual who crows
about "doing his duty" on Thanksgiving
Day will bo presumptuous.
Snllors In tho tlerninu nav appear
moro anxious to fight their own people than
to risk a clnsh with tho llrltl'.h.
CRUMIlLING GERMANY
TVY by day, hour by hour, the need for
-L-'courago and vision In tho statesman
shia of tho Immediate future becomes
moro clearly evident. A new peril Is rising
swiftly above the ruin of tho older one In
Europe. There Is no longer any doubt,
even whllo Bavaria is declaring its Inde4
pendenco of tho German empire and at
tempting to formulate a republican form
of government, that the larger revolution
in Germany has a red tendency. Sweden
is lnfcitcd with a llko trouble, though
Sweden hns hnd no war. Tho Infection
that far-sighted statesmen have been
worrying about Is actually spreading west
ward out of Ilussla nnd Austria.
Bolshevism represents not merely n revo
lution against forms of government. It
represents n rebellion ngalnst tho accepted
codes of civilized society. Should it find
a foothold In Germany It is natural to
assume that anarchy would continue In
Austria. Russia would then bo beyond
control by any methods of statesmanship
now acceptable to tho ruling opinion here
and In the remainder of Europe. Tho
larger part of Europe might easily be,
for twenty jears n grave nnd a, desert.
And that Is why It will be necessary for
the diplomatists of the immediate future
to glvo their fullest attention not only to
the outward manifestations of organized
nnarchy, but to tho vastly more important
questions of Its origin nnd Its causes.
The German navy seems always to have
Indorsed the dry or, ns ou might say, tho
bnclc-to-the-land mo ement.
THE EXIT OF COLLEGE EDITORS
OTHERS than Princeton men will be
disposed to sigh with regret at the
news that tho university's dally, the
Prlncetonlan, as well as the Tiger and the
stately Nassau literary Magazine, nro to
be adjourned as tho mst distinguished
alumnus of Princeton might say for the
duration of the war and our military pro
gram. College Journalism was one of the de
lights of this world. It Is being trampled
out everywhere under the plodding feet
of the deity of militarism. It held shy
blossoms of thought and theory and It
mas lawless llko an untended garden. It
glistened and It was grave. It was blithe
and tisyertlxe because It was unhampered
by too much knowledge and altogether
fice from the sense of universal responsi
bility that Is supposed to rest upon ma
turer editors to check their enf uslasms
nnd restrain their soulf. It made no com
promise with things that offended it. It
wanted the Perfect World. And now It Is
gone, while Its editors nre off In air ma
chines or in the trenches or drilling In the
ranks In that process of enlightenment
which sooner or later makes us nil aware
that the world of men is stubborn and
hard to reform and that it can be led but
never driven.
The "Nassau Lit" was heavy, of course
as heavy ns undergraduate gra ity could
make It. One often wondered whether the
editors read the books they recommended
and whether men so serious-minded .were
In the crowds that frequented the Jigger
Shop or whether they resided somewhere
in the towers in a state of monkish retire
ment. It was In the Tiger nnd the Prlnce
tonlan as In the Pennsylvanlan nnd other
undergrad dailies that you came upon
true undergrad opinion unrelieved by con
cerns of dignity. You found Impatient
humor, pristine conceptions of good and 111,
a fierce devotion to honesty, fair play and
good Ideals. You found the Voice of outh,
unconfused and brave, faithful and as
sured. Older editors will be glad to see
the war end In order that they may find
these college papers on their desks once
more.
Preceding the motor
ing German commis
sioners on the way to
l.a Capelle was a
Presuming that these
n Itoute lo
I'uliWIiment
road-mending crew.
deputies were sincerely desirous of signing
Koch's armistice, does not the assumption
that "the load to bell is paved with good
Intentions" acquire a new and significant
pertinence.
All the winning "polltl
hliake lUiul clans are congratulat
With YourselC ing the losers nnd the
losers are congratulat
ing the winners. It Is worth remembering at
this moment that nobody ever congratulates
the voter.
If Germany signs up Ehe will not get
'peace tit any price" after all, but at a ery
specific and accurately adjusted cost.
Vienna is said to be In the hands of a
mob. After ull these yeats Vienna should be
accustomed to that exnerlence.
The armistice Is being offered strictly on
the cash-and-carry system. If Germany
chooses to pay sufllclcnlly for It she can have
It by taking It away with her. If not, Foch
will keep It until she applies again
There seems to be comparatively little
need for the Entente to show Germany what
war on her own soil means. The revolution
ists are already making Its significance per
fectly clear,
Spa has long been a famous watering
place, and now the (Jermaii commissioners'
plea for communication with the army head
quarters there regarding the armistice would
teem to establish It as n last resort.
The German flag, too. Is breaking up Into
component parts. The army Is flaunting the
white flag. The revolutionists have hoisted
red. And the black emblem of Captain Kldd
is suitable enough for what remains of the
old Government
- PHljLlDELPHIA, sLvHmDAT, NOVEMBER
THE CHAFFING DISH
On the Way lo tho Party
Nervousness of the Guests
From Our Special Correspondent
Willi the German Peace Delegation, Nov. 8
T"Y LAST dispatch described tho progress
1VJ- of tho Dove Train from Berlin toVhe
llhlne, and I nm now nblo to sntlsfy the
public thirst for full Information ns to tho
adventures of tho plenipotentiaries or par
llnmcntnlres ns they nro variously called.
Plense discredit nil other press dispatches,
This Is the only authentic information. We
had Intended to make the trip from Berlin
to Nnmur without stopover, but when we
crossed tho line Into tho German province
of Nether-Flanders (once erroneously called
Belgium) tho envoys confessed tl.nt they
all felt so faint thnt unless something
could be dono lo relieve their migraine,
mnlaise nnd extreme chilliness of tho ex
tremities they would bo in no condition to
do themselves Justice at the delightful little
reception Marshal Foeh had so klmlly
plunned. Accordingly wc stopped nt Spa,
where Erzbergcr nnd Wlnterfcld spent the
night In tho hot baths. Oberndorff nnd
Von Salow (whoso name, to Judge by his
complexion Just now, should bo spelt with
two l's) drank heavily of mineral waters
nnd malted milk. General Grucnell could
with difficulty be torn away from some
mustard plnstcrs which he found In n
pharmacy. I put them nil to be I with hot
water bottles applied where they would do
tho most good.
XTOT until yesterday afternoon (Thurs
- ' day) was I nblo to get tho envoys
under way ngnin. Tliey seemed -to look
forward with the utmost misgiving to
Marshal Koch's party, and asked me ner
vously whether I thought there would be
nny mistletoe concealed nbout the French
headquarters. I told them that they were
expected and that the kindest preparations
had been mr.de for a warm welcome, but
I think from their behavior that they must
bo unaccustomed to society, for their re
luctance Increased. "Do you thin' our
presence Is really necessary?" asked Erz
bergcr bashfully. "I do hate anything for
mal. And I feel so 'embarrassed to bo tho
guest of honor nt a function of this sort.
Marshal Foch might feel it necessary to
mnke a fuss over me, nnd that would be
so painful. How would it do If wo Just
sent in our cards?"
Wlntcrfeld was even more apprehensive.
Quaintly enough, he seemed to fear that
Marshal Foch's reception, being a stag
affair, plight prove n little unrefined. Im
proper stories might be told. "I ntn so
sensitive," ho said; "anything rowdy is
awfully distasteful to me, I will con
gratulate myself In tho Interests of hu
manity if I get away from this wl'hout
a blush."
ABOUT 1 o'clock the delegates felt sufil--ciently
revived to proceed by motor.
They lay flat In the bottom of their cars,
forcing their secretaries to stand on the
seats waving ery largo whlto lUgs. Our
progress was rapid for some time, but
then wo reached the Chlmay-Fourmles-la
CapelleGulso road, which had been heavily
hunned by shellflre. Hero t road-mending
company Joined us to' patch up the high
way in broken spots. Although the Allied
fire In this sector had been shut down to
permit tho passage of tho visitors, they
were very apprehensive and crouched un
happily behind tho motors while the road
mending was going on. Gruenell seemed
to worry whether Foch would supply nny
refreshments. "I have a little packet of
sausage powder that my dear wife gave
me," he said: "but It makes my uniform
bulge so. Marshal Focli may think It Is a
personal affront to him, I nm very anxious
to make a pleasant impression."
Their demeanor was certainly not that
of men about to be the guests of honor at
a carefully arranged social event. Instead
of a road mending battalion the German
High Command should have sent a plrlt-
mending party. "My dear chaps," I said,
"Foch has been getting ready for this little
affair for over four years. You may be
quite sure he has thought out all (he de
tails." Ersbcrger kept on studying a little
manual of French small-talk, which was
wise, for I felt that he would be called
upon to talk very small Indeed.
WE CROSSED the Allied -line about 10
o'clock and were conducted by French
officers to n very comfortable house. which
had been fitted up for us. I am sorry to
have to say that Gruenell rather disgraced
the party by buttonholing one of our escort
and asking if he thought we would be
able to get home in time for breakfast.
With characteristic French tact our hosts
ushered us to a villa that had cbvlously
been occupied before by German officers.
You can imagine tho delight of the en
ys on finding German mottoes scratched
deeply into the mahogany of the grand
piano and beer stains on the rugs. Imme
diately they felt at home,
Our conductors left us to get a little
sleep, as It was nearly 2 o'clock. They
said that breakfast would be served at 7,
after which we would be taken by motor
to Foch's headquarters. I slept "very
heartily, but poor Erzberger sat up all
night writing his will. Grienell grumbled
a bit because he said that breakfast would
probably be on the French Ian, only
coffee and rolls. "If on!ythey would give
us an English breakfast!" he moaned.
"Bacon and eggs and toast and Jam and
porridge". It certainly is rough that we
should have to surrender to the lightest
caters In the world." He slept with his
sausage powder under ; pillow.
w
THE delegates were up early thl-i morn
ing, looking for souvenlitJ Von Salow
found 'a nice little cut-glass hcel-clicker.
Oberndorff, who is very domestic In his
taste, was delighted with a pair of linen
sheets which, he said, would plea his
wife greatly, Wlnterfeld, who was the
most ijervous of the party, contented him
self with n mahogany bed-slat, which ho
strapped on his back under his clothty to
keep himself frpm bowing too low when
he should meet Foch, The French officers
ate breakfast with us and apologized for
the battered appearance of the village.
"We should have liked you to see the land
scape at its best," they said, "but doubtless
you prefer It this way."
At 9 o'clock we reached the Fo. Getting
What's Coming to Us Headquarter, Of
events there I shall speak later.
SOCRATES.
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IT MIGHT BE
Cv iTP
WHAT A CONGRESSMAN SEES
Semhceekly Letter Touching on the. Washington Doings of Personalities
Familiar to Philadclphians
By J. Hampton Moore
Washington, Nov. 9.
COMMODORE LOUIS E1SENLOHR, who
has given up ills cruising boats for the
use of the Government, lias discovered an
apple farm in Massachusetts which Is so
successfully managed that the proprietor
offers $1000 for every npple boxed by him
In which a worm Is found.- At least this Is
the story told by George O'Conncr, of
Washington, whose dialect songs are fa
miliar to those who enjoy the waxen rec
ords. . George was one of those accom
panying the commodore on a New England
cruise before tho war, when Slgnor Glan
nlnl, of Philadelphia, and several other
musically inclined gentlemen were of tho
party. He tells us that George Hoffman,
C. C. A. Baldl, Judge Barratt and Louis P.
White, the "Diamond King," wf re with the
commodoie when ho discovered this re
markable old Bay State orchard. Tho fact
that New England apples nre ripe and that
the commodore has revisited the orchard
has something to do with the story. Pos
sibly the commodore and his friends might
bo helpful to Anthony M. Hance and the
other Philadelphia historians who are en
deavoring to locate the original Seckel pear
tree.
TOM DONALDSON, whose gamlfothor
will be remembered by older Phlladel
phlans as an all-round newspaper man and
author of several Government volumes, to
say nothing of his rediscovery of the
ThomaB Jefferson house, Seventh and Mar-
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the army and navy via ashingtou.
me unii) uii" i j " .
Younc Tom. who Is now engaged "in tho
liquidation of the dissolved" as special
deputy under Insurance Commissioner
Charles A. Ambler, is something of an
author himself, being one of the few Phila
delphia composers who engage In what in
peace times might be called "dining club
poetry." Associated with' Henry Starr
Richardson and John Irving Dillon, two
other Philadelphia writers whose Jljigllng
genius hns never been sufficiently appre
ciated, the present slarof the third gen-
eratlon of Philadelphia Donuldsons might
set up a successful poets' club. ,
BIBLICAL students like D. L. Anderson
and Harry McManus, of tho Union
League, will be Interested In the outcome
of Congressman Edmonds's search for
Thad Stevens's friend, Nlcanor, "who died
In harness." Edmonds .'rst thought
Nlcanor was u Homeilc hero, but he was
(lnal)y driven to the Scriptures. Now
comes Wilfred II, Schoff, of Cy'nwyd,
Philadelphia consul for Peru, Bolivia and
Costa Rica and vice consul for Panama,
whose trips to Washington Involve an
occasional visit to the Congressional Li
brary, with a Nlcanor yarn which might
have been of value to Judge Bonnlwell had
it been unfolded before the unsuspecting
voters of Pennsylvania prior to the elec
tion. "You will find the story of Nlcanor,"
says Mr. Schoff, "In the Old Testament
Apocrypha, 14th and 15th chapters of II
Maccabees, The gentleman was inaster of
elephants for Demetllus, King of Syria, und
was named Governor of Judaea, with the
object of suppressing the movement for
Jewlsh nationalism fostered by the Macca
bees. He disappointed his master by cul
tivating their friendship Instead. Then the
king ordered him to arrest Judas. 86 he
demanded of the priests in Jerusalem that
they 'deliver him. up, but they pleaded
'ignorance of hU whereabouts. So Nlcanor
9, jifS,
WORSE, PAPA; YOU CAWT LOSE ME!"
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got mud anC vowed to destroy the temple
nnd raise another to IlacJius on Its site.
But Judas mised nn nrmy, and when
Nlcanor went forth to give battle he was
defeated with great loss, nnd slain. And
Judas cut off IiIr head nnd right arm and
gave them to the priests, and they hung
them up at the door of tho temple ns
witness to tho goodness of God, and so
tho Jews got control of Jerusalem. And
the writer who tells this pleasant story
observes In conclusion that 'as it Is hurt
ful to drink wine or water alone, nnd as
wine mingled with water Is pleasant and
dellghteth the taste, even so speech finely
framed dellghteth the ears of them that
read the story.' "
THE American Inland waterways move
ment, which may now be claimed as of
Philadelphia origin, was making Intoads
upon foreign thought before the war. It
was In Philadelphia, under national, State,
nnd municipal auspices, that the Twelfth
International Congress of Navigation was
held In May, 1912. As a matter of fact,
thnt was the last real International con
vention of importnnco held In the United
States prior to the wur. About forty
nations were represented, and although the
delegates fraternized In, Philadelphia, they
were soon engaged in hostilities nt home,
and many of them have since gone down
In the struggle. At Philadelphia it was
decided to hold the next International
Navigation Congress In Sweden, but the
war prevented thut. Tho headquarters In
Upturn fell into the hands of the let-
Vians, although many of the papers of the
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permanent organization were lemoved to
France. Correspondence coming to the
United" States shows nn awakening cf the
navigation spirit abroad. The restoration
of Brussels will probably find the peuna
neut International association at work
again. The latest evidence otfotelgn
activity In waterways comes from China,
where the American Chamber of Com
merce, adopting the Philadelphia plan, Is
agitating for a permanent deep-water har
bor at Shanghai.
What Do You Know?
1 QUIZ
Trench Kenerut
Viinit fiimou
won born In
srddiir
VUin wit llenrv l'nrtl'M opponent for the en-
atorilili In Mtrlilgnn?
Whiit N the lursr.t rltr In Nnltzerlnnilr
3.
4, Whnt In iMitrrn?
a, Wlint ore Hiunornm ami In what rountry
are they mui-t in ue?
0, Vtlm i-?t I'eiC'Woninffton nnil nhen did Mie
lltr?
7, Who Huld "So nian In n hero to Ills vutrt"?
8. On uhut Ulind of thp Hawaiian trnup U
the rlty of Honolulu located?
0, Vtho wait the I jut Tudor ruler of Knxlanil?
10, Hon- many Indies make nn ell?
All. were to Yesterday's Quiz
1, J. Ililliillton l.pnl If the UemntrHlli .rnn-
Inrlal "whip" who failed of re-election In
Illlnola.
3, rolloulnr the Bittla nf Sedan on Neptemher
I. 1H7 1 . I'll- rriinro-l'riilnn Hur la.ted for
lite month and u half, the rapltulatlon of
lleirort un l-'ehruary In. 1H7 1 , rlo.rd the
military' operutloiiH, The ilellnlte treat"
r prare, linneter, nu not ultnrd until
flay III. 1871,
:t, A "chef d'oemre" nfrnm thp ma.terplere
of tho artM or maker. The exirpNloii
.hould he pronounced fcomenhat as though
.pelled i'huj-deuhvr." t
4, TIip nuitadnr In tho man appointed to Elie
Hip death Mroke to the bull In u hull
fUht.
8. Wellington la .the rapllal of New Zealand,
0, Thp nnnieH of the llrothera flrlmm, who. com
piled the ell-kno fairy tale.,' were
Jakob I.iuIhIc and Wllliehn Hurl.
7, Colorado U KpanUli for red or colored. p.
tilled to the Mule. It refer, to the reddish
linen of the Uockr Mountultm.
8, Johann Mrau.a. Hip Ylenne.e wnlll com-
lo.er, wrote "The llciutlful lllue Danube."
NO. Alexander llnrol'lon. Secretary of the
t Trea.urr in Mu.hlnfton'a cabinet, ,
10. A furthlnrale It hooped petticoat.
yg&gp?
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etticin.
S-TvtvSt, "
The Street Railway Engineer
CONVOYED of eagles in his sanctum
poring over maps.
His mind's eye paints a million souls hang
ing to his straps.
These Irreclaimable lowlands, .this wilder
ness of swamps.
Ills rails will pierce, his wires festoon with
Incandescent pomps.
Like fabulous monster foraging his steel
antennao draw
City to city, block on yblock, mustering
from its maw.
His dynamos send spinning out, along- bleak
country lanes
Currents of empire, on which magic tide ha
holds the reins
Alone, ho speeds vast futures forward, he
and only he
Infallible as God plants the metropolis
to be.
Visions cnsnaie his spirit: Jostling holi
days crowd round
This mute point on the blueprint that he
marks to pin to ground
Vagary with a car barn. Here his master
plan congests:
Stores shoulder one another greedy of hi
rich bequests:
A movie palace gorges children; broad
faced arc lights wink
And grin, while gossiping corners herd to
gether for a drink.
A loose-linked factory sprawls across the
blind end of his dream,
Its every window glazed with life, Us every;
stone a scream; .,
And actually outbulklng it a mortarboard
capped school
Inflates its chest where crquches now fl
hovel by its pool.
AYE, h
XtV. ava
unleash this
CX avalanche, his whim
I Create high destinies, his will imperlsh.
ably limn
The curve of multitudinous careers; nor
any power
Shall say him nay, who by a sputter of tha
pen may dower
With miracle largess this waste or that,
sluice Andean
Wealth In what random channel he electa- -
this Immobile man
Flicking headlong out pver the blank
map.
What Issues drip
From that tuspent and continent hand! ,
Incredible round trip
To revelation and return! No air brakea
here, no sand
For slippery metals: bdt car after gossa
mer car full manned
By unborn rapt homeseekers spurts forth
from this ardent brain
On racing soundless whecis. Immortal
freight, deathless terrain!
The double starting bell snaps shrill, un-
lnte,rmlltent; wraith
ray-as- ou-enter presses hard Its fellow Jet
of faith,
Pursued, pursuing, cycling on Interminably;
one-f- '
In one man's passionate forecast,'
Sharp he checks up the run
To a new heaven and Jots the tally dowa
in seconds; shifts
A scratch or two upon the map thereby,
transposing drifts
Of unimaginable fortune, scrolls his work
'neath lock t
And key: and throws a pettlsl glance up
at tlfe office clock.
STANLEY KIDDEr. WILSON.
A Fahe Note
"One of my pupils," says a Buffalo
teacher, "could not understand why I thought
that the following paragraph from his com
position on 'A Hunting Adventure' lacked
atilmat'on and effectiveness: 'Pursued by
the relentless hunter, the panting gazelle
sprang from cliff to cl'ff. At last she could
go no farther. Before her yawned the chasm,
and behind her the hunter." Montreal Da.il
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