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All rights of republication of special dis. patches herein arc also icserved. rhlUdrJphia, lucidly, Drctmbrr 3, 1918 THE CASUVLTY LIST SCANDAL SOMETHING is fatally wrong with Hip system of reporting casualties to tho families of tho dead or wounded Tor example, thirty-fivo days elapsed between the death of Major Wind W Pleron and the notification of his widow. A comrade of a young man who was killed in July In formed the man's parents months uso of the catastrophe, but the family has not et received any official Information on tho subject and hostilities ended twenty days ago. Men who have been wounded seriously have recovered and have been sent home, have met the postman at the door of their houses ,wlth a letter from the W.ir De partment containing tho announcement to their families that they had been killed. The lists of deaths given to the news papers contain almost every day the names of men who are known to be alivo and well. Aft this uncertainty is keeping the wiies and mothers of the men in a state of sus pense and strain to which they ought not to be subjected. There it no necessity for It. But there are no Indications of a dispo sition to change the system. We ure told that the total number of casualties has been 265,000. The details of only about 100,000 men have been reported. Tho names of about 165,000 remain to be sent across the ocean. At the present rate It will take 100 days to get tho complete list here, and the loading of the cables with the names prevents their use for o.her matter. The whole list of 165,000 .ould be brought over the ocean by a messenger in less than two weeks. The ocean can be crossed in "" lght days, and If we allow two week3 for completing the work there would bo six dajs for getting the lists to Paris and de livering them in Washington with the sea voyage taken out. It is about time that some one in author ity in Washington with a little compassion for the friends of the dead and injured took the matter in hand and forced expedition and accuracy in reports. "Baby mine" is a phr.ise which lobes its consoling charm at the thought of what may be floating off the Delaware CJpes TALKING ALOUD AT LAST SECRETAItY SPHOULE, of the' State Board of Commissioners of Navigation, has begun to say aloud what men hae been whispering for years about the rea sons for the backwardness of this port. Whenever two or three informed men have talked privately on the subject there has been general agreement. At a dinner a few months ago a speaker, sitting next to one of the city officials, expressed his opinion as to tho cause. "If you say that on j;our feet," said the official, "you will create a sensation." -But all that the speaker said was that it Was the railroads which had blocked the development of Philadelphia's water borno trade. Now Mr Sproule, who knows what r!fi s talking about, has said the same thing in the course of an article on , the history and present status of this port, printed in the Advance, the monthly bulle tin of the Corn Exchange Bank. When we begin to talk In the open about , what every one knows we are making some progress. If we continue to talk wo shall iut the railroads on tho defensive and then WO may hope that they will do something to change tho conditions which have Justi fied all ,the criticism to which they are - subjected. r in eoino hub. lem inaignauon against K f "fjunkers seems to have been transferred to IsV 'Jnnkets. WlJAl A1IUU1 UUUKiti! "VTEWAItK has gone, as they say at eiec- ji XH uon times, antl-rquge. The sternly avowed determination of the t-iclty "officials to wipe tho naming paint irom ine laces oi me misguided little sis . .terra who have given themselves nvcr tr. rf jthat fantastic means' of adornment repre- l't 'atentti1 nnA nf thnni1rlpf miinlnlnnl An.AK F.Kftj jfies of recent years. It Is not altogether "'iviiV" l.vuijr U1IQ Ui illQ iUiMrfca is the 'immature girl who turns America uron yoi V Wpon you. the serene, guileless and unso- l Sj iVr t i i 1 I 1 Ann. et n nklM . n .1 - , Sift tica ted eyes of a child and a face Jrjfebfifee of those who frankly disdain all or ' ptlnary social conventions. t", ;, If,t'onl her painted faco is' actually '4 'trlW yH.Iu. Bymbol of innocence. It SM tjtn flnai consciousness of this paradox uivicu udMjumuu ioieigners to p)ent, in Franco ana England well, women do not paint. Tho hnhir -. tftt Is left, as a rule, to the staern nn,i baj"1d4y minority whleli doesn't take - . '.i. w .1 , ,. . .. 'w jiivn. uio -viewpoint oi tne itr .of 9rcuieh una 'BnirliHt, iKf tmllV't JWt.WiAMw.painUnff represents ar. uiithlnkMilo -Iparturo from alt tho rules ol proprlf ly. It wotilC b difficult lv trac the origin of the rouge mania t America. Thoao who claim to know the contents of tho modern handlvtg say thAt cri some school girls carry ftu-o jwlnt . It inoro or less regularly. Who l k'B to coilvlnco them Unit tho practice I fooll't. nnd URly and thnt It ilcfelv6s n cue? The Newark police lric nttrmptnl this difficult task. Tho police matrons h.nc been ordered to wash -forcibly if neevsMtr tho fnco of every jouug girl who is found on tho streets with her ihcek.t nitlllcially colored. Ono cannot refrain from wishing Newark luck and power to tho elbows of tho pollco matrons. WILSON STILL PLAYING LONE DIPLOMATIC HAND Adilrcijs Lcmes VTIiole Counlry Still Depend. cnt Upon Him Alone at Peace Conference PRESIDENT WILSON in his address to Congress revealed nothing of the plans, nothing of the information which inspiicd his decision to go to Europe. He remains, in relation to the whole question of peace, an autocrat or an inspired mystic, according to the hpec- taclos through which he is viewed. Theie will be clamor and disappoint ment in some quarters because of the riesident'b delibcmtc refusal to toll Con gress of the p-ogiam which he will urge upon the council at Versailles. It will be said that he should hue asked thu advice of Congiess or, at lcajt, permit ted it to express an opinion in relation to the new international scheme in which we shall have to p.uticipate later on. And, on the other hand, there aie many who, because they believe they under stand the immensity of the forces opposed to each other in Europe, will be assuied that the President could not nnd should not haie levelled his intentions. It must be assumed that the President will do as he has done before forge his weapons and choose his comse as he gees along. This is an unconventional method, stiange in i countiy like ouis and not in accoid with our habits of thought or practice. It operated successfully during the war. It scned to tcminnte hostili ties successfully. It swept autocracy out of CJermany nnd averted the possi bility of another year of blood and loss and honor. So, even though the address to Con gress yesterday studiously avoided to tho very end the topic in which all America was. most keenly interuted, and oven though there will be a continuing disposition in many quarters to say that the trip to Europe is superfluous, peril ous, pretentious or unwise, it will not do lo conclude hastily that the Piesident may not be more astute than his critics. As wo have said repeatedly, results alone will tell. It would be unfair to suppose that a purely selfish motive or any vain as sumption of authority has prompted Mr. Wilson in this instance. He knew, surely, that in many respects his address would be a disappointment to the coun tiy. Andhe must be acutely aware that his journey may end in disaster to his prestige. That is proof of his courage. It indicates strong convictions. What the public must hope for now is that ho may succeed in establishing the princi ples of j'ustice between nations which heretofore he has so splendidly ex pounded. The fact lemains that the country is left in a cloud of uncertain ties. Something of what might be called Mr. Wilson's secrecy is understandable. Had he followed the course which would have satisfied and reassured the country and stated frankly to Congress the essen tial aims and purposes of his mission the President might have been forced to reveal elements in the situation which deeper knowledge requires to be kept secret. Yet in the method he adopted he leaves the country with a sense that it is straying in the mist Its affairs are taken out of its hands. It must trust the President for the simple reason that there is no alternative. It has trusted the President befoie and found that it trusted wisely. But it has to depart far from methods which were found essential and sure in the past. The President is dealing with im ponderables in Europe. Russia is a dim wilderness, with fabulous riches for the exploiter or the conqueror. Germany and Austria me preparing to change the course of life and civilization on the con tinent. Opposed forces of extraordinary power are struggling for the control of the British Government and British policy. Of the outcome in such instances no one is qualified to make prophecies. So the relation which the United States must maintain with one or another con dition of affairs in Europe the manner in which we shall co-operate or refuse to co-operate with new and unfoieseen States and conditions of nationality is left solely to the discretion of one man. When it is said that that one man is devoted and moved by a concern for the world's benefit we have not yet disposed of the situation. For there is no man who may not fall into an error of judg ment, and such an error becomes a matter of immeasurable importance when it is of a sort that affects the destiny of a whole nation. It is conceivable that Mr. Wilson sees the subjects of the Peace Conference far more clearly than they can be seen by those whom he might have taken into his confidence. We are unlike the other nations since we have no indemnities or territories or awards to seek. We have lost all that we can lose ih the present. The President, acting apparently upon his assurance that the majority of man kind is upon the side of justice, aware of his ability to rally a large section of public opinion in Europe and America' to his support in idealistic causes, may aim to make an open Avar, if it is necessary, on tho forces which ho knows will operate nt tho Versailles conferenco to build new empires of selfishness upon tho ruin of Europe. If ho succeeds he will be hailed as tho greatest statesman of his age. If ho fails ho will be repudiated ns a vain victim of his own egotism. It is a mark of Mr. Wilson's confidence in his own positlon that he is willing to lisk so much on so perilous an enterprise. Thnt nlone should bo an adequato assur anco of his sincerity. Tho address to Congress, though it lifted none of the mists from the Euro penn situation, was n tentative reply to nil of those who hnvo been convinced that the President was preparing to throw the weight of his influence to a progiam of Government ownership. Government ownership nnd a socialistic ndministiation of other utilities arc not evident in tho logic of the President. The admission of Mr. Wilson that he didn't know the answer to the question of utilities secni3 to dispose of tho pros pect of Government ownership. Ho implies that the matter is one to inspire lesearch nnd constructive lensoning in Congress. Had Congress been more rea sonable nnd more constructive in the past the railroads might not have proved inadequate in n crisis and they might never have passed under Government control. Congress now 'has another chance. Tho railroads have another chance. All of tho utilities that have been administe-ed in the past for the benefit of stockholders rather than foi the benefit of the public have another chance. For what Mr. Wilson snid of the lailroads lrrtist apply with equal force to the telegraphs and the telephones. We may yet piofit by the war if by the piesent confusion the corporations are taught to function efficiently, profitably nnd in an enlightened manner under wise Federal regulation. No other system is adequate to America and the needs of -American life. The plea for woman suffrage was natural. It is highly probable that every country in Europe will soon grant tho franchise to woman. We cannot afford to be listed among tho backward nations of the earth. If any senatorial party goes to r.-iris It Is possible that the demands for English In the peace conference will bo louder than oxer. FROM SEA GIRT TO SEDAN WHEN a regiment Is cited immediately after action it Is proved to havo done something momentous and unusually bra.e. When an officer is advanced on the field ho receives the highest recognition possible under tho rules of military service. The ceremony represents the chivalrous acknowledgment of superiors whoso own hard experiei.ee has taught them how to esteem exnlted courage. These distinctions wero won by the 114th rteglment, Camden's old Third Regiment, N. G. N. J and two of its officers In tho final dass of the drive toward Sedan. Major B. Stono and Major George Ij. Selby an'd the men In their command were aver age Americans who trained at Sea Girt In tho easy-going days when there seemed no possibility of war. They were a part of the National Guard In the days when the Na tional Guard was supposed to be old fashioned and Inadequate. The world has since learned that soldiers scientifically mado are not always tho best. Spirit counts. Tho "Imponderable" in the 114th and in all other American units, the win or-dle state of mind that made a thought of retirement or defeat unbearable, has added epic pages even to the stupendous record of the most awful of wars. Camden should do something fine for the 114th when It gets back with the flags that never wero halted. It remains to bo seen An International how the other nations lilt Brother? like the Big Brother attitude of Mr. Wil son, indicated in his remark to Congress that "We are about to glo order and organiza tion to this peace not only for ourselves, but for the other peopleB of the world as well, so far as they will suffer us to serve them." The P. R. T. wants We Do Know us to "Know the the Truth truth." Can it be that it th'nks we have for gotten the truth about the watered stock on which it is paying dividends? Now we know why the 1'llckliic Ashes reports of the ex-Kal- ut Aineroncen ser'a cigarette smok ing hae been so per sistent It was to give erlsimllltude to his great "foiled again !" hissing scene as his reinstatement plots are frustrated. "This plan of court Conservation In proceedings for Mr. the "Semicircle" Hohenzollern seems to me excessively super erogatory, Mr. Bones." "How so, Mr. Tarn bo?" "Well, sir, I estimate its sheer waste fulness by the fact that he haa been already tried and found wanting." Nations which hae loaned money to Russ'a harve at once great interest in that country and none whatever. The news that Nicholas of Montenegro has been ousted by a Skupahtlna. is enough to frighten any monarch of tender, senal. billtliB. Llebknecht has been sleeping In the Kaiser's bed, but the pressing question in Germany Is who Is going to wear tho Ka,!. ser's shoes? No legal objection to the President's trip to France has yet been found which Im presses the lay mind as worth serious con sideration. Von Mackensen and Doctor Krupp on Bohlen hae been plotting to put Wllhelm back on his throne, but the Germans seem to have had enough of tho partnership of tho Kaiser, the military party and the Krupp gun works. If the truth shall make us free, bb an authoritative volume maintains, what Is to become of the P. R. T.'s six-cent fare scheme when we act on the Injunctions on the trol ley cor frontst PRUNES AND PRISMS Tribulations T AM a c6n8clontlous citizen, And on .Sundays I try to read the Sun day paper Without stint or limit. I study tho rotogravure section, I read tho editorials, The financial news, Tho Innumerable articles about tho League of Nations, The real estate advertising, Tho stories of tho homo life of theatrical and movlo stars And why Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks couldn't get along with Dug, And the complexities of tho Russian prob lem; That Omsk (where Is It?) haa suffered a coup d'etat (what Is It?); And that thu President's mother-in-law Is to occupy The regal sulto on the "Georgo Washing ton," And oppressed mothers-in-law nil over tho world Now take heart and look for better days. And I rend that the All-Slyest Still nurses a hope of getting back to Ber lin, And that Perd considers declaring war on Chllo con Carnc, , And that nn eminent parson says no one can love Now York Because it Is tho city of unbrotherly hhove. And I read that no one can understand what is happening In Alsacc-Lorialne unless ho has read the novels of . Crckmann-Chatrain (who was the lady?), 'nd I think to myself, "That lots Pershing out." And I rend that beer has joined tho Great Majority, And thnt some guy earned r. placo in tho Baltimore Sun By saying that everybody In Europo hates tho U. S. And I read that a millionaire cut his nephew out of his will Because his trouser knees were baggy, nd then, Thoroughly exhausted, I como upon an article about the Havasu pal Indians Who hardly ever see a whlto man. And I wonder how much It costs To become a Havasupal Indian? Our Own War Songs By Clara the Cockney "The Mother of Six" TUTY OLD MAN was a lovable chap - 'E bashed my skull In twice; An' I was always fond of a scrap. An' signed no armistice But our six sons was thoroughbred 'Una 'Eredlty Is so queer! Each o' the litter a bllnkln' quitter An' one was a profiteer! CHORUS They left the war to Slather dear As quick as Quick could be, An' the only one to go to ae front Was 'co do you think? but met "DILL and Ben was Bolshevik, -' Sam's 'eart did palpitate; And Ed compiled somo little tracks To teach men not to 'ate; Joe was a bllnkln' pacifist In everything but beer, And Jack Invented a cootie cure And became a profiteer I They left the war to Mother dear As quick as quick could be. An' the only one to go to the front Was 'oo do you thinkf but tret TF EVER there comes another war -- I know what I will do; I'll never knit a bloody sock An' fighting is napoo I'll be a blarsted warrior At 'omc yus, never fear! I'll sell Jack's cure for cooties An' be a profiteer! They left the war to Mother dear As quick as quick could he. An' the only one to go to the front Was 'oo do you thinkf out met Read on the Menu Card "The management will deem it a per sonal favor by reporting nny delinquency on part of the employees." Grace Before Filling a Pipe From a Friend's Tobacco Pouch Thanks for this plpftull of good stuff; I mustn't pack too tight to puff; If I should die beforo I smoke My thrifty heart would be quite broke. If it should prove to be an exceptionally bitter winter, the Fuel Administrators will say they foresaw It. And if the winter is unusually mild, they will say that was why they held back on coal. In other words, they are only inhuman, like ell the rest of us. Sartor Resartus Apparently Mr. Wilson's visit to Europe Is far more momentous than any of us dreamed. Frank Dllnot, writing in the New York Times, says; Tho French people In the streets, as well as the fashionable people whom he, will see at the more distinguished gatherings, will take a mental note of the Wilson trouaerB, or the Wilson necktie, and espe cially the Wilson hat. These will be the things by which many of the- people will remember his Walt, and will, to some ex tent, perpetuate It. Let him be careful, ' therefore, 'that' he sets the right note. I can foresee, moreover, that his clean shaven face will do away with many of the moustaches at present observable In France. To be like President Wilson will be the fashion. It is a nice question in international courtesy. Will Lloyd George and Foch shave, or will the President grow a. bush? At present, at any rate, Germany looks like the most clean-shaven thing In Europe. SOCRATES. Unbroken Cabinets To the Editor of the Evening Publio Ledger: Sir With the exception of the elder Hsr. rlton, who died exactly ens month after his Inauguration, Franklin Pierce was the only President whose Cabinet remained un changed In personnel during his term of of- flee. His postmaster general was the lata Judge James Campbell, of this city, father of John M. Campbell, former surveyor of the port. 8, B. Philadelphia, November 29, "IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU WANT, SON, PLE rf0ic &s5fsisqS3 4 lMHrMrP"2 ItY iffiBsSm V Wwa,.-is iiSPIi? w-dSBSlri3'-lrfe' . v- 7 I S KHS!nSffisflH sTrWJrTfHaffnrrxr t'CI?T'Jiir'-PiSi'ii - TvvVCfV?V a. iJHSjv-yy' f - liiliiliiili : J .X it i jt ,VelXSWJSJmWJai,'iM-J : . rwfy?nla5nTr$rfM-i FJngSfiwSfflWftffili'VfK' im&iWFt"iir A 'WORLD POET" AND' HIS WORK Edmond Rostand Won the Applause of the International Stage Without Compromis'ng a Single Artistic Ideal A CLOISTERED poet, austerely scrutiniz ing and revising his polished and In frequent products, and yet the bearer of a name perhaps as well known the world over as any in contemporary literature such was Edmond Rostand, Repudiation of tho charge that favor with the general public can be gained only by a surrender of artistic Ideals Is tnsrflrlngly furnished by the career of the distinguished craftsman who died In Paris yesterday. Edmond Rostand never wrote "dowm to the mob." Ho took it up with him to Par nassan heights. He interpreted its vague dreams with gorgeous verbal tapestry and with the senBe-qulckenlng radiance of ro mance. His singular faculty might be called French had not Shakespeare per' formed the same miracle ion a vaster scale. Without sacrilege a certain kinship be tween the two poet-dramatists may be traced. Parisian enthusiasts who wit nessed the memorable premiere of "Cyrano de Bergcrac" on December 28,' 1897, fer vidly evoked the parallel, The extreme flat tery of such a snap judgment for a time damagingly obscured a part truth. Rostand was no supreme genius. He was an admi rable, a richly Imaginative, often an elo quent maker of verse-plays, and repugnant to his sonslbllitles must havo been an unre strained appraisement of his art on the Shakespearean heights. THE analogy Is best drawn not so much with reference to the intrinsic merit as to the spirit animating both dramatists and the intimate relationship with the public which each established through his works. It is the sheer romanticism of Ros tand which 13 Shakespearean. The French man eschewed "problems." In an era of special pleadings of economic, sociological, psychological, even esthttic propaganda, he defied every faddish "ism" and cour-n-onualv scaled the peaks of beauty. There Is no more "secondary intention" In "Cyrano" or "L'Alglon" than there Is In "Romeo and Juliet." Dramatic Are Is there, Illuminating majesty of language, sprlghtllness of thought and a vivid sense of human character. No one expounds the "philosophy" of Edmond Rostand, for, as a matter of fact, no such millstone on his aft exists. It would be well were the pedants to leave off endeavoring to unearth it in Shakespeare. Rostand's best plays, clothed in exquisite language, are none tho leBs throbbing with sincere, human emotion. The Investiture its romantic, the characterization and dra matic honesty, of forthright and irresistible appeal. The public's delight In such a talent has been unmistakable. The two masterpieces, "Cyrano" and "L'Alglon," have gone the rounds of the world's theatres. Outside of Franco what other poet-dramatist of that nation enjoys such universality of produc tion? In non-French speaking lands, Ra cine, Cornellle, Leconte de Lisle, Hugo aa a dramatist, are revered names In literary circles, but Rostand has held tho stage. PHILADELPHIANS have seen numer ous productions of his most Important plays. The "Cyrano" furore is a landmark in American theatrical history and in this city it left a deep Impression. Three dis tinct representations of that brilliant, gas connadlng, whimsical yet tender dramatic romance were given here in the course of a single season. Richard Mamifleld was the authorized possessor of the American producing claims to the piece, and yet his Htle was nebulous. No American copyright or T.iioTrwiTE:miTarc3B . translations of tho work had been secured In France, and a strange variety of English versions appeared and were acted. Mr. Mansfield, emphasizing the tragic, passion ate and sentimental aspects of the long nosed hero rather than his fantastic Gallic qualities, scored a triumph with his crea tion at tho Walnut Street Theatre. Ills performance had been anticipated, however, with a condensed and distorted rendition of the work by Augustln Daly's company at the Chestnut Street Opera House. In that presentation Charles Rich man was the Cyrano and Ada Rehar. the Roxane. Still less representative of tho original was a "shoestring" production by Henry Lee. Somo years later the play with Its native flavor was superbly presented by Coquelin, who caught the fantasy which Mansfield had missed In the tltlo pait. Sarah Bernhardt assumed the comparatively minor role of the heroine. "DEFORE that visit of the distinguished - French stars, "L'Alglon," that appeal ing and pathetic exhibit of patriotic am bition, unrealized by Napoleon's son, stifled In tho oppressive air of Schoen brunn, had been offered by Maude Adams, Tho part was clearly beyond her, but the imaginative power of the play won well warranted approval. When Bernhardt came, the work went for its full value. Unforgettable were the scenes with Met ternlch and the Hugoesque vision on the field of Wagram. The long-awaited "Chantccler," an alle gory of hirman life expressed In terms of the farmyard, exhibited a certain strain In Rostand's genius. Perhaj.s with a con summate actor such as Coquelin, who died before the first public performance in Paris, tbe suggestion of effort would have been less obvious. Luclen Gultry Is said to havo Irradiated its rhapsodic verse with dazzling authority, but the American thea tre was denied his performance. MIbs Adams's attempt to embody the ambitious herald of the dawn, quintessential sym bolic pf France, was a lamentable mistake. Phlladelphlans saw the blrdplay under the worst possible auspices. "La Prlncesse Lolntalne" ("The Faraway Princess"), where Rostand once only took a leaf from the volume of the mystlcnl Mae terlinck, and "La Samarltalne," a scriptural r play of a somewhat pallid type, wero both Bernhardt vehicles. They were good liter ature, but foreign public Interest was not spurred by them. "Les Romanesques," a delicious extravaganza, Is, however, well worth reviving provided the proper Inter preters can be procured. It has been given in this city by the Browning Society. "DOSTANp, so far as plays were con ".cerned, was silent during the war, but his muse sounded impassioned patriotic notes which augured well for nobledramatic expression in a happier future. Of these products In verse perhaps the finest were his "Heart of Chopin," pulsating with the pathos of enslayed Poland, and "The Song of the Star," which exattlngly disclosed his feeling for American Idealism. The poem was vrltten long before wo ombraced the Allies' cause, Americans may recall with pride the rectitude of his Interpreta tion of a people who knew tho pulse-feel-lnj Bostand be,tter than they did the un matched Mollere. From his "ivory tower" at Cambo les Bains In the French Basque country Rostand had bidden Indeed tho whole world, listen when he invoked his vibrant dramatlo muee. "He held Ills' I pen in trust for art.' It will be cherished. - E - EASE ASK FOR I!" READER'S VIEWPOINT Fairness of the Gownsman to thei Teachers To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger: Sir Permit mo to thank the "Gownsman" for his masterful presentation of the facts about teachers' salaries in Philadelphia. Unlike a writer signing himself "Justice" In a letter to ono of our papers recently, the "Gownsman" knows whereof he speaks. Fur thermore, he reveals a large-minded view of the whole problem, as any Intelligent citizen can Readily see. If we can read between the lines and read correctly, wo venture to believe that the "Gownsman" Is not the sort of citizen who would begrudge tho teacher well-chosen, well- made, even beautiful clothing. "Justice," as he so ludicrously miscalls himself, might prefer to see tho teachers clad In Cinder ella's rags or nt best clad In sovercly plain, lackluster attire as, for example, khaki duck in summer and olive drab shoddy in winter, for "Justice" Is outraged at the Idea that a young teacher. In a moment of en thusiasm, exclaimed that she would use nor $50 bonus money to buy an evening coat I If "Justice" is an experienced shopper ho (or. sho) must be well aware that an evening coat bought for $50 Is a very modest-looking affair indeed. Dut the ideas of "Justice" about tho cloth ing problem for teachers are Just as far wrong as the salary figures gien In his remarkable letter. The lowest salary paid Is not $740 for ten months, but $000 for tweivo montns, or $60 a month for ten months, the teacher being at liberty to work In a mill during the summer, as this Is a. free country, thank God! The maximum salary Is not reached at the end of flv years, but at tho end of ten years. Let "Justice" go to the office of the Board of Education and provide himself-with a cop'y of the salary schedule beforo sending another letter to the papers. " Many, many thanks to the Evenino Pub lic Lbdoer for Its able and persistent re iteration of these compelling facts. E. CAHILL. 1500 North Eighteenth street, Philadelphia, ' December 1. f In Defense of Roosevelt To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger, Sir In nn editorial on Friday the Eve ning Pubmc LffiDana' refers to "those who rail like Roosevelt." It Is common to hear jiuusereii bpoKen oi in mis way, DUt 1 nave yet to hear of one criticism ho has made cited ns not Justified by the facts. When the war started Roosevelt Implored th,lfl country io prepare, dui our t'resiaent assured us,,., there was no- necessity for this, and botro'ed-H; us "to pay no attention to those among usiA! wno are nervous ana exciteu." If Roosevelt's warning had been heeded millions of lives and billions of money would have been saved t President Wilson has been his own severest critic; he has said amr"done many splendid things, but they almost'always have beVn in direct contradiction to what ho has said Or done before. First It was to bo "peace with out victory," later "force without stint or limit until the Hun has been beaten to his knees." LINDA B, TROTH. Philadelphia, December 1. What Do You Know? QUIZ Who was Imperial Chanrellor of Germanr when the war broke out? wuiw What Is the capital of Hvrltxrrlandr Who was Albert fiullntln? J lly the name of what Senator Is the present American tariff low dlstWiiUhrdr What Imaalnatlie tale of nn Idea! enmroon-, wenlth ae rnrr-ner to the word Vtonln. ' nun ulin tha -tthn- l- .....Vaa , ..-- ." ..-- -. ,((v nuiHf . , What tlreel; rftd was the equivalent of the - Koman Marat " ttimi Kina oi animais are araenniuar Where la Devil's Iajandr ' What Is the alkahestr wl!?K I ,hr mTS.nlnr ""d PDlleatloo ef "poste restante'T Answers to Yesterday's Ouiz 1. CrnjrM Tker If. miss Is the. arm- member V! af the American peace, commission. , i' ;-r rejiirnln-t tronnj jt the ports nf Hnslen. t , .. ,,... ,V,B ....,.,. .., hku winrieition. 3. 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