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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin.
ion on Subjects Important to City
State and Nation.

To the Editor of the Evenino Ledger:
In reading your efficient newspaper find an
article entitled British Diplomat Criticises
Wilson on the Mexican Policy" The British
Ambassador. Sr Lionel Garden, was nothing
but warm partisan of the Huerta regime
AT one time I was Huerta sympathizer until
after he committed murder-the killing OF
Francisco l. Madero.
Sir Lionel Garden cannot by any means
compare with the great President Wilson; the
troops were ordered from Vera Cruz Why?
Because the President knew that he was
leaving the situation to an honorable and edu-
Gated man. Sir Lionel's statement is against
Senor Carranza, because he ordered that he (Sir
LioneD should leave the republic for being a
Huerta partisan. So let explain in a few
words, that Sir Lionel contradicts himself by
saying that Carranza has no sort of Govern
ment
He must know that If Senor Carranza had
no sort of government he would not have told
Sir Lionel to leave the republic.
j. R.-MEXICAN CITIZEN,
Philadelphia, Sept. 21 1914
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
GIVE HONEST POLITICS A CHANCE

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sr-I have read for many years and have
appreciated deeply the splendid work which
the PUBLIC LEDGER has done toward the puri-
fication of Pennsylvania politics. Another
great opportunity has arisen for 1t and the
Evening Ledger to continue this service, to the
advantage of both State and nation. / refer to
the opportunity of defeating Mr. Penrose for
reelection to the United States Senate.
WILLIAM I. HULL
Swarthmore, Pa, September Ia, 1914.
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Mt. Pleasant, Pa, September IA, 1914
PENROsEfsM NOT REpUBLICANIsM

To the Editor of the Ercnin1 Ledger:
Sr--I am reader OF the EVENING LEDGER
and like your paper but l am n Republican.
AS | believe that is your policy, | cannot
see how you can consistently support Palmer
and a Republican platform at the same time
He does not stand for Republican principles
and therefore, should not be supported by any
Republican. JOSEPH RICHARD.
Slatngton. Pa September IS, 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Swarthmore, Pa, Septemt
WESTMORELAND AGAINST PENROSE

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-As an Independent Republican, interested
in raising my party to a higher standard of
citizenship, 1 am glad that you are opposing
Penroseism You deserve the gratitude of the
good citizens of Pennsylvania. Our county was
strongly anti-Pcnrose at the last primary, and
the sentiment against him continues to increase.
e. e. ZUCk.
Mt Pleasant. Pa. Sentember a. 1914
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

UNUE most bra2cn of all the anti-morality
l. organs in Pennsylvania said this morning:
Facing defeat in their various districts,
the ptiful appeal of Congressman, Let Us
Have Pork" has changed to the insistent
demand, I'VE Must Have Pork" 1t is n
tough outlook for mushroom statesmen
whose only stock in trade is a faxed prayer
and trunkful of broken promises
Fork or no pork was the question before
the United states Senate yesterday. BY
some strange freak of fortune, Mr. Penrose
happened to be in his seat Putting himself
in a class with mushroom statesmen whose
only stock in trade is faxed prayer and
trunkful of broken promises" he voted for
tho mnIk
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Silence Not Golden

From the Chambersburg CPaD Valley Spirit.
y strange. weird silence falls upon the lips
of the Republican candidates when the name
of Pcnrose is mentioned.
Not one of them has far dared to declare
himself either for against the machine that
seeks 10 continue its corrupt management OF
this State for its own advantage.
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A Billcr Dose

Pctrograd and Jaroslau
Budapest and CreCy,
Kaiser Wilhelm, General Pau
Drive me nearly crazy.
But the worst is yet to come,
Tasting rather pill-y,
Reading like prescriptions all
Take some Przmysl-y' Choose your
Take some Irzymsl-y' own
Take some PrmZsyl-y' Spelling.
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Casualties

From Allied sources we learn that 4,356,711
Germans were killed, l1.G99,32G were wound
ed and gOOi6I were taken prisoners in the
last four days of fighting.
From German sources learn that the
killed, l3 seriously dead and 66 compre-
hCnsively wounded.
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becomes a murderer; the tirunkard becon,a.
a liar; the liar becomes q coward.
Benedict Arnold did the fnoN cof1vAnient
thing; 1t took, too much courage 10 III tbe
inconvenient thing. And that's exactly The
situation with the teller of the white lie
THE JDIlATTcr
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In A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
Pop,llaritv Assured

That proposed bus line on Broad street
shouldd become Immensely popular with the
young folk, for bussing has ever been
nOnnlnr nnetimc.
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From tho Ellston CMdJ Democrat.
"r'irc of an unknown origin totally de-
stroycd the contents Of Clarence H. krauss
one night last week.
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The Natural Sequence

It now behooves all good exchange editors
to dig up the Ingoldshy Legends and reprint
The JaClldaw of Rheims"
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PASSED BY THE CENSOR

FTNHE wonderfully blue waters of the bay of
l. FunchaL off the coast of Madeira, gilt
tered ttanslucently. In small boats party
of American tourists landed from the steam
ship. McNab, who had a mania for collect
ing outre things, announced that he would
buy the finest old Madeira wine on the island
and, with that he disappeared on his hunt,
the while the others saw the sights.
And then the unrogenerates laid u deep
and wicked plot to commander that wine.
So they got back to the steamship well in
advance and awaited events. just as the
whistle blew it's "all aboard" McNab hove
in sight in a small boat, lovingly .carcssing
a basket He tied it to a rope, mounted to
the steamships deck and began to hoist UP
his precious burden.
But the wicked ones were prepared and
when the basket was passing Il certain port
hole, a hand protruded and two bottles, cob
wcbbcd and ancient looking, were lifted
bodily into the inner recesses Of the steam
ship. Whercupon the ships surgeon brought
fine cigars and the first mate nuts and bis
cults. Then the purloincr, after more or
less neat speech of triumph pulled the corks
and-pourcd out the clearest, incest water
ever scent
NIcNab had paid IS each for the bottles hut
he never knew-the unrcgcnerates had just
enough sef-rospect left not to tell him the
awful truth.
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TT WAS this venture that finally caused
1.-the death of John Roach. First he aston
ished the Naval Advisory Board by making
his bids on four ships far below their esti-
mated cost When the Dolphin COM
pleted the new Secretary of the Navy
William C. Whitney would not accept It,
Although another board conducted a strin-
gent test and also rejected the vessel, Sec
retary Whitney changed his view. His action
came too late Roach with so much of his
capital tied up, stopped business for the
benefit of his creditors He declined in health
from that time, and two years later, or in
1887, he died, a broken-hearted man.
Roach was responsible for a large proper
tion of the iron steamship tonnage which
carried the American flag after the Civil
War. 1t is said that his yards built in all
iii ships of the most modern type for their
day. He was naturally a stern advocate for
the protection of the ship industry in this
country and one had only to mention Clyde
built ships to him to start him off on a
TRADE
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Turing that long-continued strife, how
- ever, England had her opportunity and
was keen to take advantage of it. Some per-
sons may have thought that our present con-
cern to regain our proud position on the seas
while Europe is busy was trine unethical,
but to the persons who feel that way about
it Mr. Roach 40 years ago supplied the
answer,
Listen to this: England saw her oppor-
tuuity thus afforded her and awaited herself
Of it to the utmost. She spent millions on
millions i'm subsidies under various forms
she used even the agonies of our strife for
her own advantage, and the Clyde builders
were enriched in the construction of blockade
runners. not to speak Of the Alabama and
other representatives. of the British neutral
service Uuohstructed and unrivaled by the
only people who had shown capacity for
competing with her upon the sea, she made
the first fruits Of the great naval revolution
all her own"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

IN ROACHs pamphlet which my friend
i handed me, find an explanation of the dis
appearance of our flag from the merchant
marine of the world. when our Civil War
began" the shipbuilder states, we had
large commerce but small navy, and the
latter to protect national life, purchased
2l5,9S tons of our best steam tonnage. The
War Department absorbed, by charter and
otherwise, 1851 tons more. OF the re-
mainder, to avoid war rates of insurance or
destruction by Clyde-but cruisers, under the
rebel flag, SOl,311 tons sought refuge under
the flag of England or other European bunt-
ing, while lOi,6O5 tons were actually destroyed
by the Alabama and other pirates
"Of the ships of all sorts employed thus
by our Government few were afterward of any
commercial value, though resold at compare
lively low rates, partly because of the altera-
tions they had undergone in the process of
adapting them to war uses, but more on
account of the revolution which had taken
place in commercial naval architecture and
in the application of motive power"
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DONE IN PHILADELPHIA

A FRIEND put into my hand the other
E1day an old pamphlet written by John
Roach the shpbuilder of Chester, which
describes rather fearlessly the causes of
the decline of the American merchant
marine and denounces in positive terms what
has been called free ships. Both these ques-
tions are uppermost in the minds of the peo-
pie at the present time, and 1t Is curious to
note that they occupied somewhat similar
position 40 years ago.
Roach was an Irishman, who came to this
country as boy early in the sos, and first
went to work in a foundry for 20 cents
day In the course of his long career as
ship and engine builder he failed four times,
and, had he survived, undoubtedly would
have successfully passed through his fourth
failure to fortune again. He built four of
the warships which were known as the White
Squadron, the beginnings of our present mod
ern navy, and it was due to his suggestion
and advice that the United states ventured
upon the development of it's navy along mod
ern lines.
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d OACH comments upon this procedure as
IN one of the most cXtravagant and ruinous
methods that could have been devised for
supplying the United States with a navy.
But at the opening of the Civil War, as at
tho beginning of every other war in which
this country has engaged, something like this
has had to be done, We always have been
mprcparcd. Indeed, the method appears to
be the approved method of augmenting naval
services all over the world. We chartered
ships during the Spanish War. and Eng
land, Germany and Japan, with their subsi-
diced lines, also have found it convenient to
take over certain vessels from their merchant
marine in war times.
1t has been generally understood that it
was during the period of our Civil War that
England-tnd to a lesser degree Germany
took advantage of our preoccupatiOn to
snatch away from us the commerce carrying
trade of the world. From 1880 until the OPEN
ing gun Of the civil War was fired our for
ogu trade increased regularly and enor-
mously, and in 1860 it was questioned whether
the United States merchant marine was not
first In any case, it was a close second to
that of England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

TINS war AK On gasoline is a direct blow
at The poor, dowu-trodden automobile owner
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

TT HAPPENED last week, when the sun
i shonc brightly and the pocsy of autumn
was in the air | wandered far aiiod into the
lands beyond Colingdalc-ovcr the hills ana
far away. until 1 came to tumble-doWh
stone building docayed with age and redo
lent with historic memories. There arose
visions of Washington of Grant, the heroes
of our wars Memory painted pictures OF
love and intltguo and hoodshcd and the pur-
suit of peace and theu-came the most an
Cent inhabitant,
Pretty old buding?" ventured the writer
seeking information
Pretty old, responded the man,
It's probably played an important part in
our country's history"
Not that l know Of" responded the old
man; its been a COW barn nigh all its life
Whereupon l beat mastery retreat.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
OPEN-FRONT POULTRY HOUSE
Door Is Placed on South Side of Build
ing to Get Away From Cold
Winds During Winter.

We are firm believers in the open
front poultry house, but we do not like
the door at the end on account of the
winds bowling around the corner in
winter. Instead we have a door on
the south side of the house, writes
Mrs. NJ. Reck in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze. We use twopiece door and
like it much better than the one-piece.
In the illustration the lower door is
closed and the upper door open. We
have nailed lath to the top of the low
er door to keep the chickens in. If
it gets too cold in winter the upper
door is also closed. The open front,
shown in the large rectangular space,
is covered with canvas. The roosts
are hinged to the back of the build
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21

Misses Edith and Ethel Ryder and one
brother, Howard Ryder, also survive.
Jacob Disler, who is employed as a
cheesemaker in the town of Emmett,
recently returned from a visit of sever
al months in Switzerland, his native
country.
Everybody is busy these days work
ing in the fields doing their annual
spring work.
A crew of men are very busy these
days tearing down the old barn and
other small buildings on the old Jones
farm near here in the town Of Hustis-
ford. A new modern barn will be cree
ted in its place, the dimensions are 10
feet by so feet.
A new lumber company has started
here known as The Universal Lumber
and Fuel Company. 1t was started by
about 100 prosperous farmers OF the
town; the president being Eugene Mol
denhauer; vice president, G. L. Braun
schweig, and secretary and treasurer,
William V. Kleinmann. The manager
is William Schramm The capital stock
is $4,000, but it soon will be raised to
$4,000.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
Check Your April Cough

Thawing frost and April rains chill
YOU to the very marrow, you catch cold;
head and lungs stuffed, you are feverish,
cough continually and feel miserable
You need DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t
soothes infamed and irritated throat and
lung, stops cough, your head clears up,
fever leaves, and you feel ine. Mr.. J.T.
Davis, of Stickney Corner Me-, "Was eur
ed of dreadful cough after doctors
treatment and all others failed. Relief
or money back. Pleasant Children like
it. Get a bottle to-day. soc. and $1OC
at your Druggist.-Adv.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
Deadly Roost-Mite

The roost-mite is probably the
cause of more loss to farm poultry
raisers than any other pest or dis
ease. The mites in the daytime are
to be found lodged in the cracks near
the roosting-place of the chickens.
They can be killed with various liq-
uids. Whitewash is a good remedy,
as it buries both mites and eggs be-
meath a coating of lime from which
they cannot emerge. A solution of
carbolic acid in kerosene, at the rate
of pint of acid to gallon of oil, is
an effective lice-paint.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
Lebanon.

The Misses Lila and Meta LANCE Of
Fond du Lac and Margaret Voigt of Wa
tertown were recent visitors at the Fer
dinand LANCE home.
Mr.. Gustav JACKIE of this town and
Miss Louise Behl of Watertown were
united in marriage Monday, April IL at
7:3O o'clock in the evening, at the St.
Marks Lutheran parsonage by the Rev.
Julius Klingmann. The bride is a
daughter of Mrs. Albertine Behl, who
resides in North Fourth street. They
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Schoenicke of Natertown. Mr.. and
Mrs. JACKIE will reside on the groom's
farm here.
Anton Berg, A W. Creydt and Ferd.
LANCE each delivered cow to Clyman
Saturday which were bought by buyer
from the state of Washington.
Arthur Frederick, who resides near
here in the town of Emmett and Helen
Herschi of Wood county, were married
Saturday, April II at Watertown. They
will reside on farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Mining are the
proud parents of boy baby.
The remains CT Earl Ryder were laid
at rest here in the Randall cemetery,
Friday, April TO- He died at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horatio
Ryder in the village of Hustisford after
lingering illness, aged % years. He
is survived by MS widow, one son Lloyd
Ryder. His parents, two sisters, the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21

A ball thrown by Walter Johnson
covers 122 feet a second--almost dou-
BILE that of the fastest train,
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G q 6 . RIA

Mrs. William Hilgendorf of this
city and Mrs. George HiIgendorf of
Argos, Indiana, attended the birthday
celebration of William Marsch, Sr., at
Ashippun last Sunday, at which there
were $50 guests present. Mr.. Marsch
passed his eightieth milestone on that
day. He is an uncle of Mrs. VIM.
Hilgendorf.
Farm Stock and home Minneapolis
Mimi, will make a present of $40. 90
Regal GraphaphOEe to every School
Lodge, Church, Sunday School, CONNER
cial Club, Farmers Club, WOmans Club,
or Social Club that will send Farm,
Stock and Home certain sized club of
subscribers. Better write for particu-
lars and line up for one of these instru-
NETS,
Booker r. Washington will speak
in the Congregational church Sunday
evening, April &c. Mr.. Washington
will be here under the auspices of
several of the churches and his com
ing is hailed with delight by many.
The great negro educator is an elo-
quent speaker and it is expected that
the church will be crowded to the
doors when he makes his address.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
Whv He Went

Jones, who doesn't own motor car.
and is never likely to, was met at the
motor show by friend, who ex-
pressed surprise to see him there.
Well" said Jones, cts lovely once
year to come and look at a whole
mass of cars that you don't have to
dodge. "-Christian Register.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
Cook With Gas.

Miss Isabelle Jaedecke visited in Mil
waukee over Sunday.
Miss Theresa Gersbach of Fort Atkin-
ron was the guest of Miss Adelaide Link
Thursday.
few days last week.
Mrs. W. c. Raitke and daughter Lucille
of Doylestown visited the formers moth
er, Mrs. George Reinhardt, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Otto were guest of
friends at Delafield Thu sdey.
c. E. Donovan of Waterloo was call
er in the city Thursday.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
CITY BRlEFLETS.


Mrs. Ole Olson and Mrs Paul
Stiehm and daughter of Johnson
Creek were visitors In the city Friday.
Mrs. VIM. Buth and daughter, Miss
Mildred of Waterloo were callers in
the city Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. SchIiebe Of Co
lunlbia, S. D. are visiting at the homc
of Otto Grosenick.
f. ". Klinger was a business vIsi-
tor in Milwaukee a few days last
week.
w. FeldSChneiter and Son Will
ship live stock Thursday. April
q. Highest prices paid for calves:
Mrs. Otto Grosenick left Thursday
morning for Surprise, Nebraska,
where she will be the guest of her
daughter for a few weeks.
e. G. Broenimann Of New York City
visited at the home Of his mother,
Ms. Mollart, last week.
VIM. Feldschnelder was business
visitor in Milwaukee Friday.
Max Wegemann spent Thursday in
Markesan.
The Rev NJ. B. Norton of Ripon
visited at the home of Thomas Darcy
a few days last week.
A. w KIeck and Miss Alma Buch-
holz spent Sunday with the latter's
parents at Reeseyille.
The monthly stock fair held last
Tuesday was quite well attended.
Young pigs sold at prices ranging
from $500 to $500. Seed potatoes at
rs cents per bushel. A goodly num-
Der Of horses were also disposed of.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred BOTchardt, route D,
are rejoicing over the arrival Of gill
baby born Thursday,
Prof. w. j. TTautman visited in jun
eau Friday, where he acted as judge in
a declamatOry contest.
Miss Hattie KaeTcher returned Thurs
day from jefferson where she he'd been
visiting.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Copeland Of Lake
Mills were visitors in the city Thursday.
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DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills

are relied upon to relieve pain,
nervousness and irritability in thou
sands of households. Of proven
merit after twenty years use, you
can have no reason for being longer
without them. 81
At all Druggists, IS doses Is cents.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkh&rt, Ind.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
Make Biz Money From Hens.

One of the exchanges publishes &C
counts of two men who cleared more
than two dollars each from hens dur
ing the past year, selling poultry and
eggs to the general trade One Of
the men made about $1,000 on 600
hens, and the other about $1,SO0 on
7C0 hens.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21

South Front Showing TWo-Piece Door.
ing. When cleaning out the droppings
or in winter when we want to keep the
hens off the roosts we raise and fasten
them to a hook in the ceiling The
foundation is of concrete
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
Care of Small Fruits.

Fruit of small size on berry bushes
is not always chargeable to poor vari-
cites but is usually due to poor cul-
ture and no pruning. Currants are
largely borne on wood three or four
years old. Wood that is older than
this should be pruned out and enough
young canes allowed to take their
place. This may be done at any time
after the fruit is ripe. Keep the
plants well cultivated and fertilize
with barnyard manure.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-21
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills

to relieve the strain on the nerves.
Mrs. J. B. Hartsfeld, g. Plum ST.,
Atlanta Ga, writes:
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the use Of myself, husband and two
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as a headache remedy. Often I am
enabled by the use of one or two OF
the Pills to continue my homework
when otherwise I would be in bed. My
husband joins me in my praise Of the
Anti-Pain Pills and Nervine."