Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-29
PASSED BY THE CENSOR

PASSED BY THE CENSOR
EoR ways that are dark and tricks that
Il are vain, the Pennsylvania machine poll
tician is the veriest tyro compared to his
Texan prototype, If reports from Delhi in the
Lone Star State be correct, According to
advices received in a letter, Mayor Walker,
who is candidate for reelection, addressed
town meeting the other evening in the
Op'ry House. At the end of an eloquent and
lengthy speech, he played his trump card by
passing interstate cigars to the men. Here
be it explained that interstate cigars are
of the kind which, when smoked in Texas,
smelled as far North as West Virginia,
the wind holding right, as they say at sea-
To double cap the climax, as it were, he
passed chocolate candy to the women in the
audience. Then the trouble began
"Dey's pepper in dis candy howled
woman. Just then one of TIE gift cigars ex-
poded with the dull sickcning thud' of
which cub reporters write so eloquently
Then another popped and soon there was
fuslade akin to the battle on the Marne
The Mayor aghast at first, spotted an enemy
in the audience and seized him perpetrator
of the outrage. The constable sought to ar
rest the conspirator, and soon there was as
nice and pleasant a fight rs ever enlivened
a political meeting. The letter vouchsafing
all this information winds up:
There is much Indignation here"
THAT unreasonable panic selzes even the
i bravest is borne out by brief dispatches
from the war which somehow other have
passed the censor. 1t is related that one of
the French army corps possessed by some
psychologist fear, on wholesale scale, bolted,
causing retreat of the French army from
Alsace But the strangest fear that ever
seized n body Of armed men was il the war
of 1866 between Prussia and the German
States. a regiment of Bavarian cavalry had
been retreating before onpressing Prussians
for days-harassed and hammered at inces-
sanity. At last the BaYarians found refuge
in dense copse of trees, where they rested
their weary horses. Suddenly a shot rang
out; then another.
"The Prussians." came cry and the Bava-
rians bolted at top speed, never stopping for
ten miles, the while two poachers gathered
in the rabbits they had shot
THIRTY- SEVEN years ago A. H. Ray
i nolds, of Denver, banker of that city.
cashed vouchers amounting to $2290 for a
contractor doing business with the United
States. The banker obtained the necessary
proofs and submitted them to the Depart
ment of the Interior. where they lay for four
years without action. Since then Congresses
have come and gone; statesmen big and little
have espoused Mr.. Reynolds cause: Sena
tors and Representatives have worked in his
behalf and the claim is still unpaid.
A week ago the attention of Joseph p.
Tumulty, private secretary to the President,
was called to the matter, and he interested
himself to such an extent that Cato Sells,
- l,,, hoe II,a
claim under jurisdiction, took prompt ac-
tion. But he was as unable to pay the claim
as were his predecessors, for under the law
it will require an act of Congress to reim- |
burse Mr.. Reynolds for money legally due
him. So the matter rests once more.
All of which reflects little credit the
business methods of the United States.
GENERAL RENNENKAAGPF, who al |
VI though of German ancestry, is fighting |
for the Car, is inordlnately proud of his |
huge mustaChios which divide his face into |
two distinct entities. Once, during the Man
churian campaign, American photogra- |
pher named Rogers pursued him across the
steppes until he overlook the Cossack com /
mander at Tchita. He explained his quest
to the general and soon the entire corps was
ready to parade before the camera man.
Now, my friend thundered Rennen-
kampf as he gave the forward march
order to his men, take all our faces and
don't forget my mustache"
And every officer saIuted the American as
though he had been king personided.
TIME man who gives out carriage checks
l at one of the principal hotels in Phadel-
phia is inclined to be absent minded.
Whether it is love or financial worry that
causes this state is not known, but it was
productive Of trouble for him a few nights
ago. Mechanically he gave out checks Me-
the chauffeurs and drivers took
the slips and tucked them in their pockets.
one of the drivers came back.
Say, boss" he asked what's this for?"
That's to get your fare when he's through
eating
Eat" exclaimed the driver. Hell get
darned little to eat from my wagon. l drive
a garbage cart"
THE Bryn Mawr horse show recalls a sim
/ liar event in New York held some years
ago The cream Of American show horses
were entered. Society hocked TO Madison
Square Garden as never before.
Down in the old jefferson Market Court
house, sixth avenue and Ninth street on
the top hoor, is the office OF paper box
with a keen sense Of practical
humor So il was not surprising that he
should take advantage of the horse show 10
play a trick on wor!dly-wise New York.
First Of all, he bought discarded car horse,