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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Lining Up the Prison Vote

TNHE eternal fitness of things-who exem-
L plifies it we'll as the Penrose worker?
Every day adds new proof. Each proof out
does the other, The episode of the saloon win
dow and the Senator's portrait fades into pal
lid insignifcance beside the adventure of the
Ware deputy sheriff who varied his official
routine with a little electioneering. He pin
ned buttons on people, Penrose buttons. He
pinned them on anybody he could get. But
the only victims he has rounded up far
are thirteen prisoners bound for Huntingdon;
and they were manacled. The gentleman Is
a real addition to the machine fighting force.
He has succeeded beyond hope in linking up
his candidate with an appropriate propa-
ganda The only thing he is worrying about
is whether the thirteen will get out of prison
in time TO vote
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Women Are Entitled to Vote

VITO OMEN are entitled to the ballot.
w Why prate that their place is in the
home, when more than 100000 of them in
this country alone have been driven by the
onrush of industry and civilization into store,
factory and field?
They have their sweat-shop problems. They
stand in crowded cars. Rapid transit is for
them as well as men. The groggeries that
sap the virility of their masculine partners
strike deep also into their souls
Real vital, vibrant are all social questions
to women. Their intuition guides them
straight. They sense the right path, while
men with their interminable logic grope in
darkness.
The character Of the nation is in its moth
ers. In cradles they carve out our destinies
Great women breed great men. They are the
forerunners of achievement.
Not competent to vote! Men have had
their colleges for centuries, women scarcely
for decades, yet the scores of institutions now
devoted to them solely are a tribute at once
to their determination and their ability.
They are more. They are the pledge of
new, aggressive and intelligent element in
the battle for moral and political progress
VIII women get the ballot? There is no
power that prevent it, Wonderfully
Providence works to invigorate civilization.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
TOO MUCH PEACE IN MEXICO

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-Ofm n foightng Orishman, begorry, an
rs sooCh Oi want to protest agnst the privi-
lence av peace which is now prcvailn over this
country of ours Wurra, wurra! To think
that the Example av President Wilson should
have been followed by thin MiXcan spalpeens,
Carranzi and Villa! OF was joost athinSin'
what fone Irish lads thin NTxcans would
make wild their foightin' spirits. whin OF see by
the papers thot they going to midiete.
If this peace business continues, bejabers,
Ofll go back to Ovid Erin, where gintleman
kin still foight another without havn Andrew
Carr-niggy knock his head off with a dove av
peace MR.. DOOLEY, JR.
Philadelphia October l.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

! pletely lost the sense Of civic Righteousness;
men without shame, who under orders, would
vote for against any project; men who
are notmen at all, but serfs wearing collars
stamped "McNichol or ware" as the case
may be.
In the business world control of prop
erty amounts to its ownership. No fnancier
ever bothers about the minority stockholders
Neither do the political bosses of Philadel-
phia concern themselves over the 30 per cent.
minority some 1S Select and SO Common
Counclmen-it varies-among whom are high
class worthy men. They look upon these
few pityingly as outsiders; men who don't
Know the advantages of self-interest, and
sometimes they let them talk so the public
can say, Indeed There are good men in
Councils"
Loyal is a fine, splendid word meaning
faithful and true. 1t was never intended as
weapon to turn men away from the course
OF right Perverted out of it's proper usage
II Is commonly employed by politicians when
subservient Councilman under some good
influence becomes recalcitrant and unexpect-
edly rebels. You must be loyal to the Or
eanlzation," says the boss, adding the threat,
or 1t will go hard with you" Which brings
us face to face with the amazing methods
employed in Philadelphia for keeping the
majority controlling Councils in line with
the policies Of the bosses.
Until some years ago each loyal Council
man was rewarded around Christmas with
a mysterious $500 gift. 1t occasionally came
in gold, the greatest talsman man knows.
Philadelphia Councilmen get no salary, the
one particular in which they resemble the
Councilmen of an English city. But the GUS
tom of annual gifts from private funds was
finally discontinued for it was papably un-
necessary where there were public funds
available with which to reward private servs
ices Enter the dual office holding plan, of
which the following are examples
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
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 Eueniu0 Ledger:
Sr-The reading public in Philadelphia is not
much different in its taste for clean reading
matter from what it was in Frankns time.
He puts It on record that Bradford had printed
an address from the House to the Governor IN
reprinted IL elegantly and correctly They
were sensible of the difference" he continues
"and voted us their printers for the year en-
suing"
If the EVENING LEDGER keeps on as 1t has
begun, and gives the public clean paper,
readers will become Sensible of the difference
between 1t and those papers which resort TO tne
miserable practice of "railroading" news, some-
times unloading almost unreadable stun upon
their subscribers. This "railroading" Is an OF
fense to the readers and should be abolshed
SAMUEL w. HOSKING.
PHILADELPHIA. Octoher B.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Another Prowler Trapped

TNHE mills of the gods are no more certain
L and no more thorough than Federal JUS
tice. Criminals and swindlers, big and little,
may slip through some State or county net;
but it is the exception when they escape the
United States police dragnet
The last of the Storey cotton swlndlers has
been captured after a chase Of nine years
The trap closed on Howard when he must
have thought his escape an old accomplished
fact. 1t is another feather in the cap of an
excellent servant in an exceptional service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
VILLA AS DICTATOR

To the Editor Of the Euenin0 Ledger:
Sir-E w. H., in his letter published Monday,
says GIVE Villa a Chance" cnance for
what? A chance for the Presidency? Or a
chance to be the power behind the Presidents
chair? suppose it will be ages before Mexico
has anything but relationships of one kind or
another | don't know what Mexican is fit for
the job, but certainly not Villa. His idea of
the way to secure peaceful Mexico is to
fight for 1t. II. T. CANDER.
Philadelphia, October T.
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CAN THEY KEEP 1T UP?

To tho Editor Of The EuerinO Ledger:
Sir--The question raised by c. S. NJ regard
ing the Braves record for the last half of the
season is interesting. On July the Braves
had won 26 and lost 40 of their games Their
percentage for the next &c games was .79O How
long will they play at that rate? The rest of
this week and next? TRANSIENT
Philadelphia, October s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Wedding Camden,s From Yard

CNAMDENS front yard is entitled TO an
~ overhauling. The petition of the Harbor
Improvement Commission Of Camden for
deeper water along the Delaware River front
has been approved by the Board OF Engineers
for Rivers and Harbors. The recommended
uon should be conclusive so far as Congress
is concerned; particularly as Camden is pre-
pared to pay part of the cost with its own
money
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

80. T. Crawford Cook. Tlpstaff G. s. Court 1000
$1,000
The foregoing are a few of the payments
for service in Councils that ride the waves
in the sunlight. But down in the depths
where the rays of publicity do not penetrate
never rising to break the surface are the
secret payments for service; jobs of all kinds
for all sorts of kin; here a cerkship for a
brother-in law, there one for q nephew;
place as stenographer for woman relative
friend; low assessment for big prop
erty owner; the discharge of a prisoner from
n Magistrates court; advance information on
the location of new parkway, or a pledge
Of the next nomination for the State Legis-
lature or even Congress- The bed of the
deep sea of practical politics teens with
strange life, and the clinging darkness of its
waters are eternal night save to the political
donors and the individual beneficiarles of the
system.
There is one remedy for our two-c cham
bered Councils, and that is its complete re-
organization by the Legislature Councils
does not in any sense represent the tax
payers In the 22d Ward in 1913 there were
ll,72O registered voters, and in the 9Th Ward
there are 9S3 registered voters, yet each ward
has one Select Councilman. Seemingly n
vote in the 9th Ward is worth twelve times
as much as a vote in the 22d Ward, so far
as representation in the Select Council is
concerned. The disproportion is nearly as
great in Common Council, where, If the 22d
Ward was represented on the same basis as
the 9th Ward, it would have twelve repre-
sentatives instead of four
New York city has a slngIe-chambered
council in a Board of Aldermen, which il
wants to get rid of. Possibly PHILADELPHIA
also could do without its Councils-at anv
rate the public welfare would never suffer in
the total eclipse of some of its interesting
members.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Optimism With a Real Reason

I UNITED and optimistic, with increasing
- accessions from the supporters lost in
1912, the Republican party Of Massachusetts,
is campaigning under progressive leadership
It's spirit is expressed in the address OF Con-
gresham Winslow before the State conven-
ton:
In memorable platform written By senator
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Humorous VS.. Lugubrious Books

nEVOTEES Of Edgar Allan Poe revere Oc-
~ tober Z, his anniversary, and for a month
so after that date according to the usual
CUSTOM flowers will be seen growing and
blooming around his humble grave in the
little cemetery on Fayette street Baltimore.
It was a popularity Of Poe that when he
was most melancholy he read the most lugu-
briOus books, and being a sort Of Mark Tap
ley he was happiest when he was most mis-
erable But Poe's rule would not be a good
one for the average man TO adopt Espe-
cially not in these days OF war and terror.
Don't read schopenhauer, Hartman Byron.
nor even the misanthroplc Poe himself Read
Sterne's "Tristram Shandy," Thackeray's
"cIewcomes," "Innocents Abroad" Barry
Lyndon" and for quiet restful humor read
any Of the works of Anthony Trollope. But
whatever you read, by all means adopt a
reading habit the antithesis Of Poes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Explained

See here" said tn irate subscriber. "it
you praise this fellow Brown again I'm
through He's dead beat"
know IT, and didn't praise him." re-
piled the editor of the HayviIle Chronicle
II called him noted man, and he is. hold
six of his notes myself"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

The Finish of That Lamb
Mary had little lamb
OF which she lost all track;
And many years had passed away
Before she got 1t back.
OF course the little lamb had growI
Till 1t was fat and tall
And though her appetite was large
She did not get it ALL
In fact that she was eating 1t
Poor Mary never knew;
For she had told the waiter man
To bring her chicken stew.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

surroundings to bring their children up to
lead moral and wholesome Ives?
I'VE find that young people taken from
these homes and held I the detention home
for a period of time often are greatly inn
proved in health and appearance. 1t SHOWS
that the children respond to sanitary conu-
tions, good food and environment"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
II Nav Be Needed

What pity the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company of Boston has to go away
sistance TO the Braves in the frontal attscly
on the White Elephants
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Poor Memory

MY wife will pay 10 cents carfare TO rids
downtown and save cents at a bargain
sale said the young married man.
the old NJ. NJ. until she learns 10 forset
about the spool Of silk she started out 10 set
and buys $40 hat lnsteadm " eN'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Ubiauitons

One OF the densest mysteries of the present
european war is how the Kaiser can bs
OF the German army in Eastern Prussia
against the Russians at the same time.
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Republics abound in Young ciriHans

e n o. OH. he ~
0 s uhd cuH
IN
"The osnon Phhodeds
cd
dUH he real o 1t Is t
o tre1o
ubjet-SO
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Some Financial Difference

She-I have set my heart on a wedding
trip around the world.
Hell thought you had set 1t on marrying
me.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
VOf the First Rank"

From the Detroit Free Press.
Philadelphia has new afternoon newspa per
of the first rank in the EVENING LEDGER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

The wounded soldier man was i'll,
And so they sent him back from Lille
Though he objected quite a while,
Ihey would not let him stay at Lille.
So, as we said he willy-nilly
Went to some other place from Lille.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
May Not Succeed
Take Your Choice

And now the Germans threaten to turn In
and take Turnhout
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

That" remarked a soldier of the Scots
Greys' after applying the brown paint brush
to his mount, "is horse of another color"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

The shipwrecked sailor had crust;
Twas quite too hard to eat;
He knew, ere he could feed, he must
Contrive to make it sweet.
He set the cabin door ajar
And gave 1t quite slam
And by this means the hungry tar
At last got at the iamb.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
The War and Delicatessen
Strong Resemblance

The war has lasted two months, yet a linn
burger sandwich can still be bought for 10
cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

Neutrality-suspicious. of these great victories
in Europe remind me of disappointed office
seekers.
Fairmount-What's the similarity?
Wissahtckon-They are unconfirmed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

The refusal Of the Auditor General to
approve the expense bills OF the Panama
Exposition Commission, which he calls
"unduly extended casts a new light on
Panama tolls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
CURIOSITY SHOP

The phrase, "the art that preserves all art ="
refers 10 printing, 1t is found on the facade
Of the house in HaaTlem, Holland, formerly
occupied by Laurent Roster, who is credited
among other things, with being the inventor
OF printing First mention of this inscription
was made in 1928. 1t reads:
Memoriae Sacrum
Topographic
ArS ATtlum Omnum
CouseryatrIx
He PTimum Inventa
Circa Aunum MCCCCNL.
"Catching a Tartar" originated in Ireland
An Irish soldier fighting against the Turks
shouted to his officer that he had caught a
Tartar.
Then bring him along" ordered the officer.
"BegorTy he won't come"
Then come along yourself"
"Bedad an so Oi would, but he won't let
me-"
And thus he caught Tartar"
The "Cromwellian Board Of Aldermen"
existed in New York city in lS74-75 They
asserted that they had been elected Alder
men and sought to obtain possession OF the
council chamber, hence their nickname.
The Island Of the Seven Cities is a mystic
realm, founded by seven bishops who quilted
Spain during the dominion Of the Moors and
founded seven cities The legend says that
many visited the island but no one has ever
left It's hospitable shores.
The word father" as applied to rivers is OF
ancient origin Macaulay uses the phrase
10 TibeT, Father Tiber, to whom the Romans
pray" The Thames Is also known as Father
Thames" and the Mississippi as the Father
OF Rivers"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

President Hadley, OF Yale may find prayer
only an indulgence in the luxury OF express
ing ones emotions in public; but there Is
something TO be said for it as a substitute
for cannon balls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

One of the consequences Of the censorship, and
one of its prime purposes, too. is to keep the
folks at home from knowing the full horrors of
war, lest the knowledge move them into clam
oring for peace. The censorship is the warriors
tact confession of his crime against humanity.
Galveston News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Impossible

my friend" said the impecunious one,
"pease lend me $40. This is an emergency"
lawfully sorry" was the reply, but am
not supplied with emergency currency"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
What's in a Name?

Totllng-Speaking of bird dogs, what do you
think of that one?
Diming-That's no bird dog. That's pug
Totling-That's what you think, but its
owner has named him Robin"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
And Il Was

Women who run for office should be known
as candy dates.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

The state of Mexican finances Is disneartening
enough; but no more so than our own outlook
during the revolution when it required $40 in
Continental paper to purchase one gold dollar
New York Evening Post
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

Today the weather man gets his wish and
the long spell Of clear bright weather seems
as much in danger as Senator Penrose's time
worn toga-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
in A SPIRIT OF HUMoR
wRnwnre nf Greekso

"Coulter certainly is generous with that
car of his. He has offered to teach me how
to run It and lend 1t to me for an entire
day."
"Yes? He lent It to me the last time q
part was wearing out. OF course, / had to
replace 1t when the thing broke down."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

The Gray Book Of poor little Belgium has
at least a fitting cover
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

Here and there seems to be considerable sur
prise at the discovery that Cannon and Krupp
artillery were not made merely for show pur-
poses.-Detroit Free Press.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

The days of governing the New York New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company by such
town meeting board of directors as in the old
days permitted Mr. Meen to do the talking and
voted for that which he desired are on the
wane.-S Springfield (AIass) Republican
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
Latest Addition


Brown October ale" has been called to
the colors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

II Senator Norris resolution goes through
America will begin TO believe in the adage:
There Is always a Lortmer in the Senate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

The Billiards must be a great relief 10 the
New Haven. It's long time since the road
has appeared in court without occupying the
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Amazing
The Finish of That Lamb

Isn't It astonishing how much patience
some people have-with themselves2
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For Milady Only

Lady, the summers gone;
The heavens glow with a wondrous blue
that rivals even the eyes of you,
And the woods are decked in q wealth OF
hue,
And the year is pressing
Lady, the winds are bold;
Twas many a long and dreary year since
we had observed your dainty ear;
'Tis good to see-but the winters near
And the style of your coiffure's cold.
Lady the winter nears;
And the latest thing in the coiffure style
Is sweet and simple and does beguile;
But-lady, list to our plea awhile
What of your shell-like ears?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
The Turkey Trot

AT some near day,
Quite soon we pray,
A. Rustem Bey
Will sail away.
His talk he knew
Was bally rot.
So now he'll do
The Turkey" trot.
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A Chance

You ought to be ashamed of yourself"
said the Judge severely to the six-foot pris-
oner, striking a man half your size"
well, I gave him fair chance. I stood
him on n chair
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
THE HANDS OF EsAU

Second Article Shows Counmen Bred with Public Money Bray
Both City and axpayerDua Ohcodg One Factor the Organizations
Exploitation of Philadelphia Simple Picture of the Machine Work
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Defined
His Plan

"Paw what's a sobriquet?"
"a respectable PERSONS nickname, my son."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07
SELECT CoUNCILMEN.
COMMON COIrNCII.MEN

10. Geo. McCurdy Pres. Chief and Real Est
Dep. Shcrfs off. $4,000
Z. Richard a. Cooper. miscellaneous Clerk
Municipal Court. 1900
90. Thos j. Morton, NJ. d. .Coroner's Physician. $500
20. Geo. H. KELLEY: .....,. Fee Clerk Nun. Ct. 1900
30, Robert S. McElroy.. Exec Clerk Sherih's
Offlce ............ 1890
30. T. Crawford Cook. 80. .Tipstaf G. S. Court 1000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

One of the worst features of this war Is evil
influence OF the blind censorship. English and
French alike must know that II they desire
10 promote and stimulate belief in foreign lands
in their combined power, the suppression of all
trustworthy information is poor policy.-New
York Times
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

The differences about conditional contra
band" goods in transit between neutral nations
which the British government and our own have
put on record need not be taken too seriously.
Unless the war should be prolonged to the
point where Germany's dearth OF supplies be-
comes like that Of the late southern Confed-
eracy i'm 1S6f-5, the issue is not likely to become
important-Ch Herald.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-07

There Is this much to be said for President
Wilson'S insistence on the enactment of legisla-
tion providing for the acquisition of merchant
can merchant marine may never be created
I'm any other way Through taxation the Gov
ernment can command the capital which It's
owners seem reluctant 10 provide for the es-
tabishment Of a shipping industry and through
taxation the Government can stand excessive
costs Of operation which private enterprise de-
pendent on profits, could not endure-New
York Sun.