EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1919 8' F r w rv Hi K .J I Eiitmmg public Hedget THE EVENINQTCLEGRAPH PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY CTB.US H. K. CURTIS, rituclKT Charlea It, I.udlniton, vice r-reeiilenti John C. Martlrr, secretary and Treaaureri ThlllpS Colllnt, John B. WlllUmi, John J, Spurieon. Director". EDITORIAL, HOARD 1 CtlDa H. K. CcaTll. Chairman DAVID E. SMILBT JOHN C. MARTIN.... General Hualneei .Minmr Publlineil aallr at t'liuc l.inu Iiulldlnt, Independence Square, Philadelphia, Atlantic Cut.. Prns-Vnlon nulldlnr Klw Toaa SOS Metropolitan Tower DrraoiT... 4113 Fori MulUlnc T. Locis loos Kullerton HulMln Cuicioo.... laoi Tr(tun nulldlnc NEWS BUREAUS! "iSHINOToN tin tic. N. K. Cor, Pennsylvania Ave and 14th St. tyiw Toas Ilcinu . The Sun llulldlnc Uonpo.s llciiu' London Timii SUBSCRIPTION TF.RMS Tha fifiMMi I'l-sno Limu le eerved to un oerlhera In 1'hlUdelphla and eurroundlnr towria at the rate of twelve (12) centa per week, parable to the carrier. Vr mall to polnte outatde of Philadelphia, In tha United Statce. Canada, or United Slatee roe aeaalone, poetacre free. Arty t.01 rente pr month Six ISA) dollara per year, payable In advance. To all forelvn countrlea one fl dollar per month. wotici sur.acrir.era wieninc addreei cnantea muii fie c old ai well aa new addreie. ELL. M9 TAI.MT KHSTONr, MAIM KM liy Atfrfress nil rommiinlcnt.OMt to Evtntno Public Ltiotr, nrtfpead'nce Squart, rnUortflpMa. Member of the Associated Preti TUB ASSOCIATED VUl'.SS i rxrlti tivetu entitled to the use for rrpublicflflon of all nruvj dtspntchra credited to it or rior otherwise ereditrd in this paper, and nlio the local netes published therein. Alt rights of republication of special dls patches herein arc alio reserved. rhllldrlphii, '.K.rJ.J. Marth 1, 1111 ARE YOU GOING TO VOTE KOK THE NEXT MAYOR? ttfMVlC rlghteousniss" can get nowhere 'J In a community In which thousands of citizens regularly permit themselves to be disfranchised. The Baptist ministers, who have begun a campaign for better city government, stress thin elemental fact In calling upon all Phlladelpblana desirous of putting line words Into practice to perform the simple Juty of political registration. Twice a year machine politicians count gleefully upon the prospect thut many otherwise estimable citizens will fall to si cure the right to vote. With lamentable regularity these-surmlses are verified Dis franchised, "reformers" crumble Ineffec tively on election dnj and corruption wins its familiar triumph. The remedy Is as easy and as painless as It Is imperatively nccessnrj. This spring the reason for applying It is of prlmo Importance, for registration on the day assigned carries with It the right to vote In the mayoralty primaries. Individuals who signed up In the fall are already en titled to participate. The next registration day is for the benefit of the laggards. Their chronic indifference, If maintained now, may prove exceedingly costly to the city. The Baptists should be supported to the limit in their insistence on full registration as the initial practical step toward a better administered Philadelphia. The selection of a fit nominee for Mayor will bo only a visionary performance unless all the cam paigners for municipal progress are first qualified to cast their ballots for him ONE PLACE WHERE THE PRESIDENT MAY TALK FREELY ITUIE President Is assured of at least one person who will keep any diplomatic secrets for a couple of years. By that time, moreover, the recipient will have forgotten oil about them, and so the security Is com. plete. It a a matter of pride to Philadelphia thai it is a present resident of this city to wlom Mr. Wilson is thus enabled to Impart the Inmost mysteries of his heart. Wo nave a feeling, however, that the Chief Executive will actually say comparatively little about the league of nations or the Czechoslovaks or the Bolshevlkl when he conducts that specially arranged Interview here next Tuesday. And the odd part of It is that, although the subject of conversation Is likely to be extremely simple, the language In which it will be couched Is apt to be formidably cryptic. Considerable gurgling may be expected and a variety of presidential ges tures not ordinarily displayed at the Qual d'Orsay. It is doubtful if the official Inter preter from the peace temple would be 1 able to translate much of the dialogue Into any intelligible tongue. But little Master W. W. Sayre should enjoy it as much as he enjoys anything else, while his delighted grandpapa will not have to preface a single burble or dandle with a deprecatory ".May I not." As to the prospect of "world chaos," how Is It possible to consider it in the presence of 'anything so "fundamental" as a grandson? No matter what Congress does, the com ing historic scene is bound to be a happy one and Philadelphia Is mightily pleased to provide it. "WELL DONE" FOR 3A FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVANT JTtHE resignation of Charles Piez as dl- rector general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and of his coworker, Howard W. Coonley, as vice president, closes a chapter in the history of our war shipyards In which their services reflect the highest credit. In the face of the most embarrassing difficulties, amid all the welter and confu. ton attendant upon the founding and maintenance of the world's greatest ship building plant Hog Island these able ad ministrators kept their heads, solved a mul tlfude of complexities and handled a colos sal concern with much skill. Charles M. Schwab called Sir. Plez "one of the rising young men in America." Considering that he was born In 1866, the compliment is not merely facetious, for it emphasizes that youthful energy in Mr. Pies which was of such substantial value , -v to the nation. i A ON THE BURNING SANDS JTHIE passage of the Vlckerman resolu- , ,t!on has left several Important matters ,ip. )n the air." But they will soon come wn. Some of them will come down hard. Even the soberest aviator will occa- '.(easily take a drop too much. krVben Is a man drunk?" was once on a Utoe a question much debated. The pro WMUoa answer to the question Is, "Any rtima before July 1, but not later." , i ' TJse 'apestlon today is, 'TVhat It an In- $ U-iaui-7" Kvery "wet" In , the state an- CivlB t. ?UMf what Ain't." This, according to their view, in cludes beer and light wines. The question is a live one simply because the "wets" declare that tlio state hut n right to answer It In Its own way. The "do's" aver that Congress nlotio can au thoritatively gle the definition. If the "drys" are right, there Is pathos rather than Invitation In what the (iovornor of North Carolina said to th Governor of .South Carolina and stato rights are dead. "This prohibition is a rum go!" walls tho "wet." It Is but a feeble attempt ut dry humor, but who can blame him? At such n time even the sprlghtllcst Judy Sprit will lack Punch, VIEWS OF AN OLD MAN AFRAID OF THE FUTURE Senator Lodge' Timid ami Critical Attitude Toward t lie Plan to I'reere World Peace I Not a Republican Party Policy SHNATtm I.OIKIHS admirers will bo grievously disappointed In his much hei aided speech on tho league of nations. It was an expression of the timidity of nn old man afraid of new thing, Instead of bnlni: a bold, courageous, constructs o document. We do not think the Itepubll can part.i will follow lih lead, Men u f all parties arc looking for some ort of an international agreement which will dlscouragn any nation that becks to enlarge Its boundaries by war us Germany has dune It Is not at promt an lsue of purtj polltlis in America, and woo betide that party uliltli tries to make opposition to It an lMie! Wo can follow Mr. Lodge when he de mands that tho International agreement bo made ko simple and definite that there can be no quibbling about Its terms. And no fault can be found with him when ho s.is that the draft prepared should be t-uicfully examined and that all Its defects should be pointed out. Free and full dis cussion Is Important. But that discussion should be based on a sincere and honest purpose to clarify the situation and to mako more effective the desires of the civilized nations, Including tho United .States, for world peace, not merely to find fault and obstruct. The nations which asreo to tho league covenant will, of course, surrender to some degree their sovereignty. There ca: bo no league without this surrender, that is, no group of men or of nations ran agree to act lot-ether for u common cause without the surrender by each man or each n.itlou of some degree of individual liberty. Sovereigns Is surrendered In every International treat It Is the com- I monest thing In International relations, as ! well as in social lelatlons. Tho Senator's charge that the covenant was hastily diawn Is trivial. The world has been discussing the plan for bcernl j ears. Its pui poses were well known. The task of men putting those purposes Into words was not dllllcult. Their minds met on the ends sought, and they framed the document In straightforward language, which has the merit of being understand able by the layman without the aid of a lawyer. Such weaknesses as there are In It are due primarily to an attempt to make It ac ceptable to public opinion In America. It does not provide for an International army to enforce Its provisions such as Colonel Ilooscvelt said four years and a half ago was necessary to mako a league of nations effective. There is no doubt that a world police force which could Instantly be used to prevent a breach of world peace would be better than the force which must bo raised or called to gether after it becomes necessary to punish an offending nation, as provided for In the Paris document; and such a force would be more effective than the trade boycott, ar rangements for which are made for the punishment of recalcitrant nations in and out of the league. But Senator Lodge would doubtless have been one of the first to object to such a surrender by the Amer ican Congress of the right to declare war and to direct the uie of tho armed force of the nation. As to the abandonment of tho Monroe Doctrine and the alleged rejection of the advice of the fathers of the republic, there is nothing in the charge. There Is in Hie covenant the first formal international recognition on record of the principle on which the Monroe Doctrine is based; that is, the principle of self-determination. This in Itself strengthens the American doc trine. Tho extension of that principle, to all nations of the world can no moro be said to weaken it than the establishment of a republic in l'rnnce can be said to undermine government by the people on' this continent, If the United States enters the league It must assume all the obligations and re sponsibilities involved. It may be possible to find a form of words which, as the Sena tor suggests, will place upon us the solo responsibility as mandatory for the nations of this continent and thus "preserve the Monroe Doctrine," and at the same tlmo guarantee our full participation in the task of preserving the Integrity of the other nations in the league. But In any event if we enter the league at all we can not shirk the burdens Involved. There will be burdens without question, but at the worst they cannot bo so heavy ns those under which we have been stag gering for the last two years. In splto of Senator Lodge's fears no abandonment of the principles underlying Washington's farewell Address is contem plated. Kurope In Washington's day had a set of primary interests with which we were not directly Involved, although her wars a few years after Washington died produced complications which drew us Into war with Great Britain in 1812. But to day the primary Interest of Europe and America is Identical, namely, tue preven tion of wars. ' Tho Senator begs the whole queatjon when he saya we are not likely to bo drawn Into any future wars If wo keep out of tho league With all duo respect to the distinguished gentleman, he knows better than that. Wc aro neighbors to tho whole world and there can be no firo anywhere without putting our own houso In danger. Why, so recently ns tho Boxer uprising In China wo had to Join with other nations In using our military forco to protect our nationals on the other sldo of the earth. It Is Imposslbto to get farther away from Washington than China. Now ns to Asiatic Immigration, the Sena tor fears that the right of the Japanese, Chinese and Hindus to enter this country may be the subject of consideration by tho league nnd that we may bo ordered to admit Immigrants of these races. And lie expressed this fear nfter hearing tho Pres ident explain that the men Mho drafted the roienant regarded the question of Immi gration ns one of domestic concern with which the league roulil not Interfere. This must lnovltably be so. And there must bo scores of other purely domestic questions which must be left to the settlement of tho parties directly concerned. Otherwise tho league would break down under the bur den put upon it. Mr. Lodgo raises the tAigaboo of Inter nationalism to frighten us, nnd sajs we arc asked to substitute It for nationalism and to occept an international state in the place of Americanism. This will terrify no one who understands what the new Internationalism Is. As Senator Hitch cock well said, It Is a plan for nn interna tional agreement to protect the Inde pendent nations In their right to life nnd liberty when those precious rights nro threatened. It is the very opposite of the Internationalism of tho Socialist, which seeks tho creation and organization of a class consciousness among tho workers of nil nntlons In order that the Btato may bo overthrown and one class tho world over may have Its will ns tho Bolshevlkl are now having It In Ilussla. The new Inter nationalism which we aro asked io support Is the surest guarantee for the preseratlon of nationalism and of Americanism. The Senator seems to be grieved because the Peace Conference has not nccepted his advice and drafted a peaco treaty with Germany without considering the largo Issues Involved In the creation of a league of nations Ho demands that peaco bo made nt once nnd that our soldiers bo sent home. We all want peace as soon as possible and we all want tho soldiers back home. Hut the men around (he peace table have discovered that an effective peace treaty Is Inextricably Invohed with the establish ment of some International agreement which can enforce Its provisions ami pro tect the new slates to be rrratod out of the dissolving empires ruined by the war. The Peaco Conference Is doing Us best to make a treaty which no nation can ie gard with contempt as a mere scrap of paper. The conferees, ns wo understand It, regard the league covenant ns nn In separable part of the peace agreement and necessary to Its perfection. We are willing to accept Senator Lodge's statement when he says that we are all striving for the same ends, but we cannot refrnln from remarking that he seems to be doing his best to hinder rather than to help In the bolutlon of the grave prob lems Involved. His speech was prepared 'leforo lie listened to the Preslden'n expla nation of what tho men who drafted the covenant sought to accomplish. He hail found his verdict before lie heard the evi dence. Ho Is applying tho remark of tho Scotchman who said he was willing to bo convinced, but he would like to see tho man who could convince him. We regret exceedingly that tho Senator has not risen to the occasion and dellv ered himself of a broad-minded, helpful discussion of a project which we are all hoping may be carried to a successful con clusion. The temper of his criticism Is not good, nor, In spite of his professions to the contrary, does It seem to bo that of a man who hopes that a workable league can be formed. The action of the in tVomen'a Kltlita dustrlal board of the nnd rrWIIeitea Department of Labor und Industry In pre venting telegraph companies from using girls under eighteen as messengers will meet with general commendation. It Is In accordance with the principle that women In winning their rights should not lose their greatest right of all the right to be protected. Those who wish may put It this way: The public messenger service Is one of the Jobs not good enough for very young girls. Cottln says It was Logic Toor Clemenceau'a "tacit Second opposition to anar chists" that caused him to shoot the French Premier. It Is per haps too much to expect a crank to be logical but a strict construction of Cottln's own creed would permit even a statesman to op pose, tacitly or otherwlre, any blamed thing he objected to. So why shoot him for It? Accumulating evidence seems to estab lish the fact that the Bolshevlkl are no better than Huns. The Parisian cooks have not yet decided whether to have Peace porridge hot or Peace porridge cold. Moreover, we have no guarantee that a congressional committee would act any more intelligently In Paris than in Washington. Not een In wartime was the need more insistent than it Is today that Congress should stand back of tha President. Clemenceau is back at his desk. He docs not And in his wound an excuse to loaf. He Is not a tiger of that stripe. There was a. touch of symbolism In that Washington parade in honor of home-coming soldiers. The President headed the proces sloa startler from th Pease Monument CONGRESSMAN MOORE'S LETTER Propriety of Celebrating the Com pletion oj Trenton's New Dcla ware River Dock Edison's Pessimism About the. American Chemical Industry Washington, I). ('., March 1. NEWS comes from Trenton thnt the new dock nnd terminal, for which Mayor Donnelly hns been laboring for years, will be In operation, with trolley nnd railroad connections, along about the first of April. This work Is so closely allied with tho lnlracoastal project from Now England to southern waters that a suggestion to cele brate It by a fitting demonstration on tho Delawaro from Philadelphia to Trenton Is In order. This would give Mayor Hills, of Camden, who Is now probably the dean of the Delawaro lllver Mayors; Mayor Mc Dowell, of Chester, and nil the Intervening Mayors n chance to co-operate with the Mayor of Trenton. It would also give tho Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association nn opportunity to show what has been done on the upper Delaware nnd to prove the nluo of our North and South waterway connections. If the river and hnrbor bill, as now agreed upon by the Senate and House conferees, Is not obstructed, tho Chcsapeako and Delaware Canal will be securely placed upon the mnp. Thnt will bring the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to tho Delawaro Hlver as far north ns Trenton. It will suggest tho wisdom of, proceeding at once across the state of New Jersey to New York,' a project to which Governor Hdge Is committed and for which It Is expected he and Senator Fre llnghuysen will now contend lu Wash ington. Philadelphlans may have some satisfaction In the knowledge that Mayor Preston, of Baltimore, und Mayor Hylan, of New York, are agitators In favor of the cross-cut New Jersey project. That would carry tho waters of Chesapeake Bay by the city of Philadelphia to Itarltan Bay at the port of New York, and by the same token would afford direct connection with Long Ibland Sound nnd New England, COLONEL JAMKS K. HARNETT, once Stato Treasurer of Pennsylvania, has been visiting Washington. So has Senator A. E. Slsson, formerly Auditor General of the state. Harnett keeps In closo touch with western Pennsylvania Congressmen and hns a warm spot for his old Philippine partner, Colonel Tom Crngo, Congressman-at-large. Sisson looks up Senator Clark, the Erio member, who Is soon to tetlre, and other old-timers, to hnstcn the passage of the Longworth bill creating n commis sion for the maintenance of the Perry Victory Memorial, Pul-In-Bay Island, Lako Erie. SIsson Is one of a group of Pennsyl vania, Included with General Nelson A. Miles, former Speaker Warren .1. Kelfer, of Ohio, and others, who aro expected to keep green tho memory of Commodoro Perry and his lctory. Other members from Pennsylvania Includo Milton W, Shrevn, who Is to succeed Senator Clark in Congress; Edwin H. Vnre, who needs no introduction to a Philadelphia nudlence; T. C. Jones and George W. Neff. Presi dent Sls3on's address nt the launching of the Niagara, the Perry flagship, that was recovered from Misery Bay, Is now safely ensconced In our historical archives. TT1AH be It from us to enter an epistolary but good-humored controversy between Thomas A. Edison and Herman A. Metz, formerly a Congressman from New York, concerning tho manufacture of paranl trnnlllne and other dyestuffs In which America Is now endeavoring to compete with the world. Wc would rather leave that to Billy Mntos's brother, Dr. Walter A. Matos, who has been lecturing In Wash ington and elsewhere on the subject. All we caro to do at this tlmo Is to quote Edison to Metz concerning paranltranlllne at $1.80 per pound In December last, as against the German price of sixteen cents before the war. "No matter what tho tariff may be," says Edison, "I hae a v' Ion that In a few years the owners of chemical works here will be around with a hand organ and a monkey trying to make a living." e WB HEAR much about the work of the Council of National Defense. Lieu tenunt Governor Beldelman made a speech on this subject at the Sproul dinner giving statistics as to Pennsylvania's participation In the war which are still remembered. The name of George Wharton Pepper is frequently mentioned and that of Effing ham B. Morris, whose son made a record on the other side. But Joseph J. Tunney awaits an introduction to Washington favor. Tunney is a Philadelphia lawyer, who came from upstate nnd formed a connection for a time with the ofllco of Murdock Kendrlck. Ho Is now associated with Meredith Hanna, Charley Joy and Bob Brannan, the old-time side-partners of the late James W. King. Tunney has not yet attained the reputation of a Brightly, but his digest of the war-risk Insurance acts fo the benefit of Philadelphia war workers has given him a fair start. THERE are four thirty-third degree Masons In the House of Representa tives, and they have been photographed to gether. They are William Kettner, a San Diego (Cal.) Democrat, who manages to get Republican support; Harry H. Pratt, of Corning, N, Y., from up whero Sloat Fassett has a good deal to say politically; Allen T. Treadway, from Massachusetts, a Republican member of the Ways and Means Committee, and George P. Darrow, of the Sixth Pennsylvania District. These four are not the only Masons In Congress, but they are the only members who at tained the highest rank In the fraternity. There are several past grand masters among both Democrats and Republicans. ARTHUR II. McOWEN, a former news . paper man who broke Into Councils and Is now a manufacturer, has a' pen chant for music and poetry. It Is reported here that several of his war songs made hlta with the boys In France, one of them, "United America," going over the top occa sionally when "The Long, Long Trail" was wrdone. 7s. V, r .i, s.7 r'Ko-s, J II II WK TTF-sia i,e 'im.ti? - Cj" i'wi S).r I -. Ia'',a-,S -t T?jiBfrCPjl5l ' 1 1 ''sBI W ' x"- T'-i- ahSL. 3tl&. THE ELECTRIC CHAIR Sam anil the Villager! A rablc QAM lived in a large house Just across tho mlllpond from the village. In the middle of the village. In comfort able dwellings, lived two powerful domi neering chaps who suddenly went crazy. They attacked several unoffending neigh bors, burned down houses, ran wild with firearms and soon tho whole community was In an uproar.- Sam kept on with his work, even though missiles' very soon began to fly his way and Injure some of his family. Ho had always been a llttlo suspicious of the vil lage, ever since he had moved away from It years before In order to have more room to carry on his own affairs. However, he sent over some sandwiches to help those who were driven out of their homes. The villagers, llttlo by little, got together, banded against the two homicidal lunatics and tried to restrain them. But they wero getting the worst of It and tho village was given over to hideous ruin and wreckage. Sam, who loved the old place, watched what was going on with horror. Finally sparks began setting his roof on Are and he saw his former neighbors across the pond struggling for their lives and calling out for help. He hustled across the pond with air the weapons he could muster and Jumped Into tho tussle. Ho came late, but he came fresh, and he gave all he knew. With his arrival things began to go better. At last, though most of the old town lay In cinders and misery, they got the maniacs tied down. Then they sat down to think things over. "What are we going to do to prevent this kind of thing happening again?" said one. "Let's form an association for mutual protection," said another. "We'll all agree that If any one goes crazy In future each and all of us will stand together against him from tho start. And we'll all agree to let a committee Inspect whatever weapons we have on hand, so that no one will be able to accumulate a bunch of firearms and raise coin the way those fellows did." "Let's ask Bam about It," said another. "He's got more wind left than we have, maybe he can think clearer. For me, -I'm about all in." "You go to the deuce," said Sam. "I've sweat blood for the old village, but I don't like that idea of any one coming over to my place and looking over my tools. You folks have got nothing to fear from me. I'm going home and get busy." "For heaven's sake, Sam," said the vil lagers, "Just because you live across the pond don't act that way. The only way we can straighten this business up IS by all standing together." "No." said Sam. "1 don't like the idea of an association. It might involve me in some responsibility. Of course, If those fel lows go off the handle again I suppose I shall come over once more and lay Into them, but I don't like the Idea of any re sponsibility. Besides, your committee might vote for some kind of a shindy I wasn't Interested In, and I'd have to come over and take a hand." "Goodness gracious, Sam," said the dis appointed .villagers, "It's Just to prevent there being any kind of serious trouble that we want every one on that committee." "No," repeated Sam, "I don't mind com ing over here when there's trouble and working my head off to save things, but I can't be troubled with committees. I hate responsibility," "It's for your safety, as well as ours," Mtit SOMEHOW, UNCONVINCING V. -Wfli, i- VHr W rVrP j9 VPPs 1HHaE5iS3t-':eW they, but Sam was already picking up his tools and departing. "I don't like being committed to anything," he said, "not even peace." Publishing the Banns Those terrified nnd perplexed by Senator Lodge's apprehensions concerning the league of nations may pluck up courage. It Is only the necessary preliminary fright ening known in matrimonial matters as "publishing the banns." Before "M" and "N" (as tho prayer-book calls them) get married, the minister does his best to alarm them by pointing out the terrible, far-reaching and serious nature of the union. But in the end ho always (foes ahead and marries them Just the same. The favorito attack on Mr. Wilson used to be, He wouldn't let us go to war when we wanted to. , Now that argument, no longer useful, transforms Itself Into this: His league of nations scheme is going to force us into an endless succession of wars against our will. Seems some inconsistency somewhere. But we don't dare try to elaborate any entangling arguments about the 1. of n. discussion. We are not even skillful enough to roll a cigarette with bur fingers, and this subject Is far more delicate. Intellec tually speaking, we haven't the "makings." Mr. Wilson finds that some Senators speak a language more difficult for him to understand than even French or Italian, Even the most ardent lovers of Wash ington's Farewell Address seem to have forgotten that Washington ended it by saying he hoped his counsels would "now and then recur to moderate the fury of party .spirit." George Washington also said In the Farewell Address, "So far as we have al ready formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith." ' It seems to one very humble observer that our engagement to play our share In attempting to safeguard the peace of the world Is already quite frankly formed. If the peace of the world was good enough to send several million men to Europe for, It Is good enough to run some risks for In the future, even if we have to learn a new manner of thinking. As a very pertinent card says, which we saw In a trolley car the other day: Victory Don't WaBte It "As, to the opposition to the L. of N,," says Sunny Side of the Street, "It was to be expected. I take It for granted." And so do we, but dropping the "g" in granted. When you buy a new tie, the first three days are the hardest. If you can go as long as that without dropping gravy on It you are pretty Bafe. SOCRATES. It is Ludendorff'B hope, that his pen will prove mightier than his sword. Next Sunday is Tollsh Day. If the sun does his duty It will be both Shine and Pol ish. Swiftly varying dispatches from the Archangel front leave one In doubt as to whetheT what Is raging there Is a war or a riot. Europe In peace needs America even more than in war; and Europe's need Is America's opportunity for righteousness to aay.and safety twtwrow. " t TWO POEMS Bithroom Rules THE child who would his mother please Will learn these simple rules with ease. Don't let the soap swim, like a fish, But keep it neatly in Its dish. Don't leave wet towels on the floor. But spread them neat when bath is o'er. When you have finished with the tub Give it a rinsing and a rub. When bathing o'er, to bed you go Turn out the light, or leavo it low. Then to the one whose turn comes next Youl'll furnish no sad warning text. The Japanese Goldfish Sauces the Statuary (Spoken bu the goldfish in the fountain at at art oallervj I see you there outside, so tall and white, A gray old man bends down to read your name; "Spearbearer, probably of Dorian fame, In ash-swept old Pompeii brought to light." I flitter and I flare In, out, of sight. Behold the emerald sea-fern, wild and tamo -By turns a living gem of opal flame, With two great streaming silver talis 'bedlght. Pooh for you, Dorian! I'm alive! I go Darting through splendid bubbly depths of green While thousand laughing children pass, aglow With loving rapture of my shimmering sheen! I frisk my prettiest for them in the sunl. None of them marks you, Dorianl No, not one! ANNE HIGGINSON SPICER, What Do You Know? QUIZ 1. Who has been appointed Attorney Gen eral of the United States, to succeed Thomas W. Gregory? 2. What Is the "reedlrig" of a coin?' 3. What province of Spain desires home rule? 4. Distinguish between an elegy and a eulogy. E. How do dumdum bullets get their name? 6. Where Is the largest mint in the United States? 7. Which Is the second largest of the Oreat Lakes of America? 8. Who said 'The English are mentioned in the Bible; Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth'"? 9. How long was Napoleon exlltd in the Island of Elba? 10, On what date does Lent begin this year? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1, Virginia, because of the formation of West Virginia during the Civil War, is tha American state now smaller than at the time of its entrance into the Union. 5. Charles Warren Fairbanks was the Tie- publican candidate tor Vice President In 1916. 3. An estuary Is the tidal mouth of a large river. 4. Armando Is the first name of General Diaz, ' C. Three miles make a league. t. "Nil desperandum" means "Never de spair." 7, A lectern Is a singing or reading desk In church. I. General Pershing was born In Missouri. 9. The Humber-Trent Is the longest river In England, i 10. 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