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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
How Warren Views Penrose

From the Warren Pa, Evening Times. .,
The defeat of senator Penrose this fall Mouu
mean a Tehahilitated and united lepupneaa
party. 1t would be a party that could be prouO
of its ability 10 overthrow the ignorance po
litical debaucheIy and unceanness that IN e.
scnce are Penroseism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
Belgium also is hghting for home rule

Belgium also IS fighting for home rule.
Sir Lionel Garden win soon talk himself
out Of the diplomatic class
The German colors are being driven out Of
France, but American dry goods manufac-
turers can't get enough Of them.
Senator la Toilette is said to have "presI-
Dental plans" but there are some who doubt
whether he has the specifications
That youth of ancient days who fred the
temple Of Ephesus had nothing on the Ser
vian boy who fired a gun at the Aus
trian Grand Duke and Duchess
The report that the German retreat was
awkward and disorderly is not surprising.
They had not been having much experience
In that particular maueuver.
Some Pro-es has been aroused in Brooklyn
by the action Of a Magistrate there whose
sentences against reckless automobilists are
said TO be too severe. But is such . thing
! possible?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
A Sl1arp Lad

What do you expect to be when you grow up,
little boy?"
"a man"
mani"
"one that isn't always asking questions."-
Detroit Free Press.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
At Least

CuT once uat"tlIiatlcIdn mas II inquired
out that If all the war strategsts who never
saw Europe, never read book OF military
tactics, never even pulled a trigger. We're
chloroformed and laid end to end Gas. We
often wish they might be-. they would form
n line long enough to girdle the earth II
times at the Equator.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
The Retort Juvenile

amma-Johnny, see that you give Ethel the
lions share of that orange.
Johnny-Yesm.
Ethel-Mamma, he hasn't given me any
Johnny-Well, that's all right. Lions don't eat
oranges.-Kansas City Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
Circular Evolution

"Jim"-errand boy.
'James"-office boy.
"Brown''-clerk
"Mr. Brown"-head clerk
"Brown'-junior member of the firm.
"James"-son-in-law of head of firm
"Jim"-head of the firm and power the
street st Louis Mirror.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
Too Persuasive

But how did he happen to get engaged
to the girl II he doesn't love her?"
why, he says he convincing when
he merely meant to be ble."-Judge.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

Somebody is with the Boston Transcript as
you will notice from the following pair of quo
tations:
Hub-Tvc given up drinking, smoking and
golf to please You, still you're not satisfied
Now what else do YOU want me to give up?
Wife-Wc you might give up $50. I need
a gown.-Boston Transcript
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

When We read the statement, "Buenos An.,, A,Is,
is to have another subway" we are compeIIs..
10 admit that there is a spirit OF enterPhtsdi had
in the South American capital that we We,
fondly thought of as peculiar to ourse'e"
New York Evening Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
The Sword and the Censor

Ii is remarked by the Boston Transcript
that TIE blue pencil is mighter than the
Den,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

Mudge-Heres man figured out that II all
the money in the world divided equally
each adult would get about 500
Meek-He's wrong, My wife would get $60.-
Boston Transcript.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

In June ls39. the schooner L'Amistad sailed
from Havana for Principe with large number
Of slaves who had been kidnapped from Africa,
En- route. the blacks and killed all save
two of the white crew The latter stsered the
vessel north. instead Of 10 the African coast
directed. and the schooner was eventually
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

The war nils the newspapers, weekes' .n' ~.
one magazine has gone far as TO prlhl. n,
trely a whole issue devoted to the war an. IA,
various aspects. When history is being ma, SS,
children are eager TO know about H. ,or,
schools must respond to the denland-bal''i"'
News.
Unless the Republicans want TO see lauli'bba tbsa
sweep New York by a far bigger marglI, nnr1. ,nr
that of the Democrats in Maine, they VII .inEeL n
mate Progressive Republican state "
headed by Hinman.-New York Tribune
la Maine the diversion OF even lhOos osscIsnt
from the Republican candidates was SUI sun "a .
TO elect the Democratic candidates, put rro.
positive factor in American politics me nam
gressiye party has ceased TO eAlst'-A'
tN. " Journal
In opening the sanitary conference IN sststs
toga, Commissioner Biggs said that tle MOTTO.
department OF Health has adopted US 10 TO could
Public Health Is PuTChasable." ihslS dsed
not be better one. Public health Is, Inysfsn
purchase humanity still generdlls sons
10 buy things Of less Importance, pI'
day We may be wiser.-New York NoFi''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
Curiosity SHOP

Aesop's fable about the youth who cried
"yyolf'' until no one believed him is based upon
the silence OF the Amyclaeans. So often had
the inhabitants of Amyclaea been alarmed by
the rIrnors that the Spartans were coming that
they made a decree that no one should ever
again mention the matter When the Spartans
actually came no one mentioned the matter
and the city was captured.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

ONLY those familiar with newspaper work
the Slocum disaster or the Titanic tragedy
means. Real newspapermcn do not get eX-
cited, no matter what the provocation. A
few hurried orders to reporters and pho
tographers-a brief wire to a correspondents
an order on the cashier for necessary funds
and, apparently, the thing is done. But the
collecting of great news story-one, two
or three pages-is not accomplished in an
hour or a day. The foundation has been laid
months and years before in the upbuilding
the news editor, the city editor know their
men-they need simply start the machine
going.
Take the Titanic disaster as an example.
For fully As hours the newspapers had known
intuitively that something was wrong with
the ship--that news had been suppressed.
But what?
Then came the bare outline of tragedy
hints of awful things as yet untod-whispers
Of appalling loss of life, The machinery was
put to work-the wires clicked-the type
writer's buzzed-the story was printed and
the world shuddered!
And yet, simple as this seems, there were
stretches of as hours when newspapermen
stuck to their desks-when wearied eyes and
strained nerves We're on the point Of capitu-
lation Still, it was all in the days work
and as such, done!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

GONE ten years ago last summer there
~ came word across the wires that the
General Slocum had burned in the East River
and that 1000 human beings, the vast ma
jority women and children, had lost their
lives On the staff of a Philadelphia paper
was young reporter who had given indca-
tions of ability in the line of descriptive
writing, and he was rushed to New York to
linn a pen picture of the horror as he saw it.
At o'clock that night he returned went
to the office of the managing editor and sat
down and-cred Completely unnerved, he
could not write line and so an Unconditional
copy reader wrote the pen picture Since
then, the former cub reporter has blossomed
out until now the world of readers knows
him Reginald Wright Kaufman, whose
income from the moving picture rights of
The House of Bondage" runs into hundreds
a week,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
PASSED BY THE CENSOR

WHAT constitutes successful play?"
w asked David Belasco in reply to a ques-
tion. And then the little wizard of the
American stage-the greatest producer in
captivity-delivered an hours discourse on a
subject in which he is concededly a past
master.
THE success of a play is due to its love
story, its stage pictures and it's underlying
theme. Take 75 per cent stage pictures, a
plot and a good love theme and success is
assured" said Belasco, and then he added:
Anybody can write some sort of play,
but it takes a genius to sell one"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

AMAORI was arraigned in a police court
Ain the Antipodes the other day-about
five weeks ago, according to the date Of the
information. Through his left ear was stuck
a black stick, looking like slate pencil.
What is that in your ear?" asked the
magistrate.
Dynamite" responded the black They
led him gently and gingerly into the court
ward and separated him from the explosive.
Which shows that even on the other side OF
the world the safety first" campaign has
r,ada basdway BRADFORD.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

A PHILADELPHIA, travelling through
~ the South. came upon one Of the largest
manufactures of smoking tobacco in the
world Impeled by curiosity he visited the
place At the railroad siding stood a freight
car. Curiosity again caused investigation
The freight car was loaded to the brim
with-afalfa'
And not so long ago a freight car, filled
with peanut shells wrecked in West
Virginia The bill of ladng showed that it
was consigned to a Western breakfast food
foundry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

TNVEN as our own Liberty Bell is cracked
IL so has a similar mishap overtaken the
famous Roelandt bell in Client, next to its
prototype in the Kremlin, Moscow. the most
noted Of European bells Roelandt is the
oldest bell in Belgium having been cast in
1914, and forms one of A chimes. On its
face It bears the following inscription in
Flemish:
My name is Roelandt; when toll, there
is fire; when I peal, there is victory in
Flanders"
When the Due d'Alva proposed TO Charles
Y that he should destroy the city, the sover-
eign took him atop the belfry and pointing
to Roelandt. asked:
"Combien faudrait-iI de peaux d'Espagne
pour faire un Cant de cette GRANDEUR"
How many Spanish skins are needed to
make glove OF this sizeO
The phrase was play on words, Gand be-
ing the French for Client and being pro-
nounced as his giant (glove).
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17

TRANCIS B. REEVES, of the Girard Ma
i tional Bank, visited Russia in days gone
by and, as a matter of course, made flying
trip to the estate of Leo Tolstoy-altruist,
materalist, dreamer-the bette noir of the
Russian reactionaries. The free American
and the free Russian struck up a friendship
and discussed themes nearest their respective
hearts. Then came the day of parting. Toll
stoy asked the banker to defer his departure.
In America" explained Mr.. Reeves, time
is money"
What low value you put your time"
retorted Tolstoy.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-05
WELCOME To HIS JOB

If we had hankering to be prcsi-
dent g: the United States. il is NOT
now. 1t is a 10; easier to he i'm private
life and tell Mr.. Wilson what he ought
To do and what he has done that ne
should have left undone. II is much
easier To make believe, To play at being
president than To have the actual re-
sponsibility when the choice includes
war.
1t is comparatively easy Job to
BOSS tariff revision, a currency law.
a scheme of trust control or any other
economic measure. But when it comes
To regulating another nations internal
ahalrs To the point of war. this is a
very different matter. I'm the one in
stance the future can correct the mis-
takes of the present, but not so with
war.
/" war or not 10 war Involves a de-
cision which no future action can cor
rect either without irreparabIe loss or
To repair the loss. Yet this is the
the president must decide and
ne can not share the responsibility.
In such-an emergency To be between
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-05
TIE WIRELESS IN WAR.

The Importance of the wireless tel
egraph 20 the naval powers was real
lied the moment Marcoui made his
wonderful discovery, and it now
seems likely Co Doe the privilege IF
the United States 10 be the first naval
power 10 make use Of it i'm operations
which have al least the appearance
Of war. ana which, it. is Of course
possible may lead up to war.
The next naval war the world wit
ncsses VIII bring wireless into great
prominence By means Of il naval
presidents ~ long standing viii Pee
oNerthrown and new ones established.
Commanders OF fleets and 81 udivid-
nal ships where there is no fleet
formation, viii never again be- law
unto themselves. when they steam
away from the home shores. and
meet conditions not covered 10y their
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-05
a MUSICAL TRIUMPH.

The News would consider il derelict
in its duty If il failed 10 accord its
word of praise Co Miss Mildrid Roms
dahl. other soloists. high school chorus
Of two hundred and thirty voices, or
chestra and Miss Lyle Engstrom, piano
accompauist for their splendid worA
in the rendition OF the impressive ora
torio, isaiah, al the Calumet armosy
last evening IL was musical tri-
umph and will long be- remembered as
such I'M connection with musical in
struction I'm the Calumet schools. The
greatest of credit is due Miss Roms-
dahl, supervisor OF music. for it was
her work, in steadily developing the
musical talent Of the young people pa'-
ticipating, which made possible such %
remarkable achievement. She has in
spired those under her supervision win
a love for the very best In music,
which viii prove a great refining in
huence i'm their future lives, and she
is helping the community too, 10 Il
keener appreciation of the highest
type of musical creations. OF the value
of her work and the real JOY it af-
fords too much cannot be said.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-05
GETTING TOGETHER.

The candidacy of Frank James of
Hancock Tor the Republican nomina =
tion for Congress is meeting with the
approval of Republicans not only in
this district but among many others
elsewhere in the state. The following
comment in the Iapeer County Clar-
ion, edited by Louis c. Cramton. who
served with SenatorJames in the leg
stature, is indicative of the esteem
in which he is held by those who have
been associated with him:
The indications are that the Re
publicans of the 18th District of Mich
igan propose To- get together in the
most effective manner. Newspaper re-
ports indicate that Hon. w. Frank
James of Hancock. who has just an
nounced his candidacy for the Repub-
lean nomination for Congressman
from that district, will be honored
with the nomination without opposition
in the primaries.
Not only will this insure the Re-
publicans of that district a highly
creditable nominee, but il will make
certain the election of a Republican
congressman from that district which
is now represented by a Bull Moose.
Furthermore, the Republicans Of that
district will thereby furnish an ex-
ample to the state at large of a most
effective system of getting together
THE Republican party i'm Michigan
is distinctly progressive party ri
has membership which is decidedly
progressive in sentiment. Recent Re-
publican legislators have enacted i'm the
law distinctive progressive legislation.
The Republicans of the 18th district
easily solved the whole get-together
problem by putting forward candi-
date who fairly typilies the progress
iveism of his party
Senator James was made chairman
of the last Republican state conven-
ton because it was felt by that con-
vention that his selection would best
typify the spirit of the party His rec
ORD In the state senate is one of con-
slant achievement closely identifying |
him with the best of our recent legis-
lative acts. He will be an able and |
worthy addition on the Republican |
side of Congress"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-05
GOOD AMERICANISM.

Sixteen thousand Poles>in Pennsyl-
vania have offered their services L.
this government i'm the event Of war
with Mexico. They are veterans Of the
Russian army, i'm which they wern
compelled to serve. They had no hear.
To don uniforms for the car but nov
they are eager TO use the knowledge
they gained i'm the Russian army Tor
the benefit of their adopted country.
This is Americansm pure and simple
There rs no higher degree of patriot
ism. The Poles who have come 10
America To make it their home know
the difference between oppression and
freedom and there is no lack Of APP
probation ON their part of the rights
and advantages they now enjoy. II "
ing experienced Russian domination
they are iu a position 10 realize To trc
utmost just what it means 10 live ir a
free country.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-05
PLAYS and PLAYERS

Otis skinner is To have modern
play next season.
Marrying Money" has closed its
engagement Ina New Work.
Montgomery and Stone are 10 an
pear In "A new extravaganza next fan
Eleanora Duse Is reported To have re-
tired permanently from Tie stage.
1t Is rumored Billie Burke may oult
the legitimate stage for musical com
cdy.
William a. Brady has produced The
Charm Of Isabel BY sydney Rosen-
field.
William Faversham is arrangins T.,
produce next fall "A new comedy by
Edwin Milton Royle.
Katherine La Sale has been engaged
by Charles Frohman'to he leading wo-
man for John Mason next season.
Catherine Calvert. wife Of Paul Arm
strong. the dramatist, will make her
debut as star next season.
a play just. produced In New York
Is called 'Vik.' and deals with the
early history of the Swiss republic
Burr Mcintosh has returned To the
stage in "A dramatiZatiOn of the Cor
della blossom" stories.
William Anthony, Mcclure, autbnr
of The Divorce Question:" is To pro-
ducc "A new play entitled The Three
Wise Men"
a thrilling English melodrama call
ed The story of the Rosary"Nis ched-
ulcd for production In American next
season. s.}
Joseph Santley has ended hs season
in musical comedy ana is giving ii sen
les of modern dances on the vaudeville
circuit.
cyril Maude will return To America
next fall to present Grumpy" In a
number of the larpe cities outside II
New York.
William lIammerstein has presented
in New York II scenic reproduction If
Niagara Falls. embraced In dramati,
spectacle called The Red Slave Of
Niagara"
Blanche Ring will he seen again next
season in when Claudia Smiles" Her
present plans provide for tour
through the South and West To the
Pacific coast.
The American play, THE Argyle
Case" in which Robert Hilliard is now
appearing ON the Pacific coast, is 20
he produced i'm London Fred Terry
will play the role now taken by Mr..
billiard.
Hauptmann, the foremost German
aramatist, ana Reinhardt, the foremost
German manager. have entered. into
m agreement whereby the plays that
The one writes will he produced under
the personal direction of the other m
The Deutscher Theater in Berlin
MIR. Sheldon, the American play
wright, is to spend the greater part
If the summer i'm Italy, where he Will
complete his play from Sudermann's
Song of Songs" and his fantastic
Iioce, The Garden OF Paradise" both
# which are To he produced next sea-
,un.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-05

sailing orders. They will make dali,
reports to their national capitals. and
at all times be under the close OBJ
servation OF their home governments
and subject To hourly orders, If neces-
sary. Without the wireless this would
be possible only 10 limited degree
due To the fact that cable lines are
comparatively few i'm number and
are only found along the beaten
paths of commerce. and not i'm the
out of the way corners OF the world.
where naval operations i'm time of
war would be as likely as not To occur
IL will be remembered that at the
time of the battle of Manila bay.
Dewey cut the cable at that city. hav-
ing done which he was free To follow
his own ideas ny To what ought Ia
be done. The cutting was done for
reasons which had 10 do more imms-
diately with other things. hut il had
the practical effect of shutting off the
American fleet i'm the Philippines
rom communication with Washing
on This will never again be pos
'iblc. The Washington government
N time of naval operations, will he
advised daily of what is going ON.
ma will be i'm position 10 control
operations To any extent that may lie
advisable. Naval independence Of
he old-time sort is now. due Ia the
a thing of the past.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-05
SALVATION ARMY
TO meet IN JUNE
London to Have Building for
10000 Members In Strand

London, May 5.-A great temporary
building has been erected in the
Strand To house the 10000 members
Of tho Starvation Army. who viii gath
er here in June from all parts of the
world.
Gen. Bramwell Booth has fixed juno
II To- 90 for the International congress
Of the Salvation Army. and as on the
last occasion i'm 1904 has ARRANGED for
Il temporary building To he erected in
the strand This time il viii accom-
modatc 5000 people, and about 100
meetings are TO be held. Many i'm
provemeuts are To he effected in the
erection as compared with the previ-
Gus occasion. \ canvass covering. for
instance, is To he placed over the roof
i'm order 10 avoid the noise of the
heavy rain which is not uncommon
even in June.
In the South African party are to he
included II representatives. from M
tive tribes. From Canada. in addition
are to be French Canadians, and Red
Indians from the northwest. Japan
and Korea are each To send Il com
pany of native officers, and the Unit
ed States is ARRANGING for several coll
ored officers 10 be present From In
dia. in addition to Commissioner
EoothTucker and British officers,
there win arrive h0lf dozen Dom
girls and a number-of native officers.
All these delegates will wear the cos
tunes of their countries
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-05-05
THE NASTY FLY.
!: :. . !. :. !. 1. :. :. !. :. :. :. ). !.

The fly is born i'm manure pile. He
lunches on il when young. and like
most youngsters he fails to rise above
his environment. There is no place
too filthy To repel n fly. The fly has
six legs with 1872 hairs on each leg and
"a small sponge on the bottom of each
foot.
In the garbage can or a decayed cat
or rat he wades around soaking up his
feet and covering his hairy legs with
filth.
Then he flies into the dining room
and proceeds to scrape off his legs on
the bread and wash his feet In the
milk. IL you don't like this. get q
swatter and try to be Ty Cobb In
the Pure Food league. The nearer
your swatting average comes to 1000
In May, the less exercise you will have
in July swatting flies.-James w. Hell
me, state dairy and food commissioner.