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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
The Kaiser's Last Shred

r LONDON tells us that the Kaiser may lose
j. his Garter; England is nerved for any
desperate blow William may laugh "lch
wuerde sorgeu," as he reads the daily report
of his irun-cross factory; but the news Is
not to be taken lightly by the rest of us. 1t
threatens the social decOrum of all Europe.
William has already dlvested himself of sun
dry foreign robes of honor. Fearlessly he has
barred his breast to the autumn winds by the
removal of alien ribbons, decorations and
medals. He has cast off half a dozen hon
orary collars-there perhaps lies the secret of
his recent pneumonia--and discarded a score
of uniforms of the armies of his enemies. If
England takes the fatal step Of removing the
Kaiser's Garter, we may have to transfer An
thony COmstock To the embassy at Berlin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
in Vigilance

PO@HS of the appearance of Asiatic
'holera in(Russian Poland and in Vienna
Budapest e&ye disquieting. The world
be standing on the threshold of new
is. Conditions are exceedingly favor
10 the spread of the disease. through a
part of Europe. Armies and battles
|irry it far. but it is also to be remem
that in vast regions where there are
3hies. and battles the requirements Of
ne and sanitation, just now, cannot be
rly met. Disease and pestilence, accom-
Ing war or following in its wake, have
her times devastated cities, countries,
\ whole continents. 1t is more or less
to reflect that scientific knowl-
methods have lessened the danger;
10y sanitation has been marvelously
led in recent years. that the perils
te in food and water supplies are reCog-
1 and that quarantine is nowadays, in
tSountries. regarded at its full value.
Ahatevcr Europe may be able to do to
Il the spread of Asiatc cholera, it is
gingly important that the striCtest
Tres be taken at American ports to
~ this country from possible invasion
81. When awful havoc was
So n EUROPE in 1892 by that disease,
E1silance Of the port authorities of the
p States was the price of public safety.
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Irving Out a Theory

THE completion and opening of Clevelands
i municipal ice factory and cold storage
warehouse calls attention to the great strides
which municipal ownership of public utilities
has taken in the last ten years. report of
the United States Census Bureau, just issued,
shows a remarkable growth. From 1902 to
1912, heat, power and light plants have al
most doubled in number. They have increased
from Sl5 to 1862, or 91.7 per cent. while pr-
vatcly owned plants have grown from 2SO5
to 3659 or 304 per cent a net gain of more
than so per cent. over private industry and
private enterprise is at least impressive. 1t
does not settle the merits of the case, but it
means valuable experimentation on a press
ing question of public policy.
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commerce Knows No Country

f8MBER of innocent persons are making
)He surprising discovery of the interna-
lization of capital. A great many Eng
ZEN are worrying over the news that
! cent. of the stock OF 50-ycar- old Stat
hire firm is owned in Germany. Shall
lhey say, buys goods from our enemy?
we contribute to his funds? or shall
put down his works, impoverish the
S stockholders and throw hundreds of
~ workmen into the street? To pay
gsFlts over to the army does not seem a
+ Imore satisfactory solution, for wise
"a are saying that nothing must be done
Rrfere with the free flow OF fo' ign capi-
Athe country when the war is over.
6idents are spreading faint glimmer-
acknowledge that something binds
Together Common humanity may
3SsYrong enough, but commercial inter-
Ainly is. When this war has rubbed
e notion of how completely we are com
ially and industrially stratifed and in
dated across all our frontiers, it is not
/ to be so easy to start a new conflict
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MY CONSCIENCE

Sometimes. my Conscience, says he,
Don't you know me?"
And I, says l. skeered through and through,
"Of course / do.
You are nice chap ever way,
I'm here TO say!
You make me Cry--you make me pray
And all them good things thataway-
That is at night. Where do you stay
Durin' the day.?
And then my Conscience says onct more,
You know me-shore2"
"Oh, yes" says /, a-tremblin' faint,
You're jes a saint!
Your ways is all so holy-right
| love YOU better ever night
You come around-'tel plum daylight,
When you air out o. sight"
And then my Conscience sort o. grits
His teeth and spits
Some old Temorse.
And beats me with the big butt-end
o. that thing-tel my closest friend
'Ud hardly know me. NOW" says he,
BE keerful as you'd orto be
And allus think o. mel"
James WhiteOmb Riley. In Century Magazine.
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A British Washington CITY

From the Richmond News-Leader.
The primate of England has directed that the
form of prayer for the British navy and armies
engaged in war be used in all the churches
and chapels in England and Wales, and "in the
Town of Berwick on Tweed"
The explanation of this peculiar phrasinE-
peculiar in specifying town-is historically
interesting The ancient borough of Berwick
on-Tweed, and the county in which II is In
Cluded constitute n sort of British Washing
ton city and District of Columbia, in their
governmental and political relations to Great
Britain. A boundary mark between England
and Scotland, "Berwck-on-Tweed" belongs to
neither and is under the authority of neither.
The town claimed originally by the
Scots, since it is situated their side of the
river. Several times up to 1888, by violence 1t
changed overords, among them Robert the
Bruce in 1878. In the first named year 1t was
"anneXed' to England only, however, to con-
tinue bone of bloody contention. In 1882, after
a series of captures and recaptures it was for
maly ceded to England but seventy years later
the quarrel for its possession broke out afrcsh.
and was not settled until it was mutually agreed
that the cause of much friction should be
independent of both Kingdoms
That anomalous position. which 1t still oc
cupies, brings the town frequently into promi-
uence in public documents and announcements.
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dinner and have shot and killed them across
the table Belgian women cut the throats Of
soldiers whom they had quartered in their
homes while they were sleeping"
OF course, we all share in Doctor Won Beth
mann-Holweg's Indignation that social calls
should be outraged by such discourtesy. 1t is
certainly bad manners to shoot your dinner
guest and as for cutting the throats of vis-
itors while they are dreaming sweet dreams,
that is a violation of social ethics which is
quite objectionable. While the Belgian girls
were gouging out the eyes Of wounded Ger
man soldiers and Belgian women were cutting
the throats of sleeping callers, aud Belgian
hosts were shooting their guests across DIM
ner tables, Doctor Won Bethmann -IIpllwes
does not tell us in what social atrocities the
Belgian babies were engaged Thc German
chancellor's silence in this respect is most
omiNous. for, judging by the rcprehensible
manners of their parents and sisters we
feel quite certain the Belgian infants were
industriously occupied on the fields of bat
tie, subiecting the poor Germans to tortures
too fiendish and terrible to describe.
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More Aposlles Wanled

David Beasco, praised at a luncheon in
New York upon the accuracy of a medieval
stage setting, answered modesty:
"My accuracy is not wonderful-it is
merely the result of hard work, of long
study.
~ try not to resemble Skaggs, you know.
"Skaggs a great American manager,
dropped into one OF his theatres and found
a religious play The CruciiXion' i'm proc
ess of rehearsal. Skaggs looked on intently
for half an hour then he frowned and said:
"'WhO them chaps with the whiskers?
"'They are the l2 apostles Mr.. Skaggs,'
the local manager politely answered.
"'Twelve!" srOwled Skaggs. Twelve!
What kind of a showing do IL make on a
stage the size OF this? Put 80 apostles on
the job! Wa shngton Star
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
THE IDEALIST
GRANVILLE.

Some people possess the knaCk OF inn
mediately converting their good intentions
into action while others sit about and
theoriZe theirs into inertia.
Hear the words OF the superintendent of
one of our thriving boys clubs; when, "A
few months ago, II became necessary TO in
crease the membership OF our organization,
called the boys together In meeting.
precedent would have prompted me TO enter
into a discourse as 10 the wisdom OF en-
iarging our membership, a discussion of the
~ our club ana so on But back i'm my
mind l had stored the policy of a certain
business giant based on simple little
phrase-'Get action.
II had compiled a list OF boys in our
neIghborhood who did not belong to the club.
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Without any attempt to generate enthusiasm
with a stirring speech, I simply called off
the list and after each name delegated my
boys in teams Of two to Go get him. The
results were far beyond my anticipatons."
ACtion
Therein lies a lesson for the man who
makes a minute investigation of all four
sides OF proposition before he puts Il into
action. While he turns 1t inside and out he
notices curious thing: His original en-
thusiasm has begun to wane. Quite often
he drops the matter altogether.
vision is mighty powerful attribute Of
the man who arrives. He looks ahead and
sees his idea worked out to success; he
can see 1t in no other light. And that Is the
stun of which action is bred.
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WAR CORRESPONDENTS FOR TRUTH

To the Editor Of tho Evening Ledger:
Sir-Many reader must reflect the un-
satisfactoriness of the news of the present
war compared with other recent conflicts in
which the newspaper correspondent has had
free hand The offices have undertaken
to handle the news, and they seem to be doing
very badly. There Is certainly more truth
security in their reports, not much.
Most of the time hear nothing. Then come
rumors such as are afoat today about Gem
eral Won Kuks retreat. We don't know what
to believe. In the end we fare than
we used to with the despised war correspond
ent. E. @. e.
Camden N j., September 30, 1914.
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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 EUenino Ledger.

To the Editor Of the Evcniro Ledger:
Sir-Every Philadelphian is loyal in his sup
port of the Athletics and desires to see them
win the worlds series. But we must all ac-
knowledge the marvellous game Boston has
played for the last three months, and while
we admire them for 1t, we must consider what
such phenomenal signs of sportsmanshp mean
to our own teams chance. It seems to me Il
would be interesting to know just what the
average of the Braves has been since they
began their squirt in July. If some reader hap
pened to have a paper Of that time, he could
easily subtract the games then won and lost
from the present figures and work out half
season average. It would also be interesting
to what the other teams of the National
League have done in this period G. S. NJ.
PhiladelphIa September 90 1911
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
,ge for Those Who Fight the Fight

THE end of every political campaign
here is recrimination. Perhaps the hard
u these Coroners yerdicts Is the sneer
Victorious bossism so often lngs at the
lie" who have been deceived and the men
parties who still believe in them, 1t is
tisfaction TO read such a sympathetic
Iaeute analysis Of popular failngs as
from an English statesman:
~ inhabitants OF modern state.
her they are officials or journalists or
yingmen. are indeed ignorant OF much
lh II would be well for them to know
4 6nmOyed by much that 1t would be well
Them TO feel That they are SO Is due
Rto the fact that individually" they are
lghtful and temperate and collectively"
and fsroclous, but TO the fact that they
human beings, whose intellectual and
lonal nature was evolved in contact
the restricted environment Of the
8tiYe world. and who have not yet
ed. II ever they will. either to educate
q faculties in each generation 70 MT their
onment or 10 change their environ
so as to At their faculties.
Thoughts give new courage TO the
10 "hght the good fight" for political
lsness all over our United states each
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The Censor

Who is it grabs his pencil blue
And makes the correspondent rue
The whole heartbreaking interview?
The censor.
Who is it slashes, jabs and ships
And crosses, scratches, stabs and rips,
And cuts the copy all to strips?
The censor.
Who will, let's hope, be raped by fate,
And forced in anguish long to walt
Blue -penciled at ST. Peters gate?
The censor.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Humptv Dumpty's League Island Wall

Humptv Dumpty's League Island Wall
TTUMPTY DUMPTY sat on a wall Some
IL people, who ought to know said he was
taking chances. But he replied scornfully:
"The wall is a handsome structure and there
is nothing wrong" And now the wall is
down, and "all the kings horses and all the
kings men" are hauling off the pieces. Poor
Humpty Dumpty and his ivory dome!
Unfortunately, the destruction Of the
S25O,OO0 League Island wall may not be the
end of Senator Edwin Humpty Ware. He
may even go on for some time building near
concrete" work for the city. Experts will
continue to condemn 1t. Ware will insist that
it is the best ever made. And then, when
the bluff can't be kept up any longer, he'll
start tearing it down again.
There is one consolation, anyway: Near
concrete" is the best material for wreckng.
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Life Motto of Dickens

TTOPE is help and health and strength, the
u foil Of doubt and the enemy OF dIscour-
agement and despair A prominent physician
said that the world is full of four things,
"sin, sorrow, books and neurasthenia."
Hope is a corrective Of all these, "the evil
denCe of things not seem" 1t is the power TO
be cheerful when there is little or nothing
TO be cheerful about; and of priceless value
even if it did lie in the bottom of Pandora's
box Somewhere in every heart is concealed
this inexhaustible source of cheer. I'VE are
saved by hope" saved from folly and weak
ness and surrender. Hope always paints a
picture OF the future.
The world cannot be wholly bad while men
are hopeful Of the best. The life motto Of
Dickens was: Don't stand and cry, but press
forward and help relieve the difficulty"
-Four New Haven Directors Resign as
Mellen Takes the stand" Cause and effect?
This years pork barrel is headed up at
last, thank heavens!
No, Alice, it is Gurkhas. not gherslns. that
India has contributed to the feast of Mars.
Wilson believes that a second cup in 1915 is
better than a demi-tasse now.
War is just one offensive operation after
another.
The worlds series fans viii do well TO take
it out on the speculator instead OF the UNI
pire.
How does Mexico manage to go to war
without a Hague or even a Balance OF
Power?
The conviction is growing that the Euro
pean Powers might be better of now had
adopted the "watchful waiting policy
D. -dsEldsd g short while
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
PASSED BY THE CENSOR

OUR sailors and marines had just landed
~ in Vera Cruz and street fighting was In
progress. The papers were full of rumors
of impending war. A company of Philadel-
phia actors, employed in the Jewish theatre
in Arch street, were on their way to Bal
tmore to give a special performance. Their
stage manager Anschel schor, now gradu-
ated into the ranks of Yiddish dramatists'
sought breakfast in the dining car. There
was only one vacant seat and--Wiliam Jen-
nings Bryan sat opposite.
Schor unaccustomed to the presence of
greatness. sat down di1idently. Stammer-
ingly he ordered his meal and then Mr..
Bryan began a conversation on various
topics. Then he arose.
MY name is william Jennings Bryan" he
said. May ask yours?"
MY name is Anschel Schor," replied the
theatrical man, explaining his calling.
will there be any war;" he ventured
finally.
MY friend responded the Secretary of
state placing his hands upon the Phladel-
phian's shoulder rest assured there will be
NO war"
And he spoke truly.
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Curiosity SHOP

Westminster Abbey has the proud distinc-
tIon of being the best lighted cathedral in
the world, according to London information
4 rather romantic story IS connected with
the 0ideburg Horn. now in the possession Of
tbe Danish Crown. In 957 Count Otto. OF
Oldeburg. received the horn filled with drink
from a wild woman near the Osenburg
As he did not like the looks OF the liquid
and fearing poison. he emptied the horn and
rode of with H., leaving the woman TO curse
him.
The Mother OF Cities is Balkh (the ancient
Bactra) in Central Asia, so-called because OF
its great antiquity. The modern town covers
only a very small fraction OF the area Of the
original city whose circumference was 20
miles
Kentish 49, woman Of the SndeF-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
Suspicious

Protesting volubly that he Ameri-
can citizen, the tourist was forced into the
ambulance.
Government hospital" said the customs
officer Hes either spy in the pay of
some foreign government or else he's de-
mented."
How do you come to that conclusion"
asked another tourist.
ITS perfectly obvious. He's the first of
fifty thousand back from the war zone who
doesn't claim to have inside information
about the war plans of all Europe"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01

.r,d ~aHoral banking interests of the country
have been handled with care ability ana
real neutrality-suspicious. News.
,rba ri,,ers and harbors bills have inausu-
rotad many of the most advantageous inter-
nal inlprovements that we have today IN the
United States.-Detroit Free Press
1rbe United states, only moderately pre-
rared for war, is in less danger of catas-
trophe than Germany has been since she uh-
dertook to achieve military supremacy
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Senator LaFonette, of Wisconsin for many
Years a Progressive leader, mas peell ue-
feated by a standpat Republican. LaFoHette
had become too much OF poSs, ana me tne
American people, sooner or later turn bosses
down.-Ocala star
s,oIg-nreservatlon is the first law of ma
fure. The Republicans OF Pennsylyahia owe
n 10 themselves and 10 the hepuollCdlis OF
The nation to tear the mask OH boles rem
rnsa and 10 prevent his ever holding once
again as a Republican.-New York Tribune.
The House OF Representatives should end
eitarinrr ne over the bill authorizing the is
80 TCe nf s3O 600 600 in bonds of the Panama
Railroad Company for the purpose OF esta6.
fishing am American merchant marine II
aIvtbinp Is TO be done for the restoration OF
Dt'T Aap 10 its ancient position on the ocean
A must be done now.-NeW YORK American
7rhe New Haven Railroad was wrecked un-
der a management dominated by bankins
interests. George F. Baker ana NuIlahI
RoCilefeller have now followed J. T. Morgan
i'm retiring from the board Of directors, and
i'm their retirement we have praCUcal ad-
mission that banking control OF railroads mas
broken down In this particular case.-Ne"
York World.
Although the Herald rarely advocates any
thing which tends 10 increase Feneral eA-
nenses or 70 enlarge the army OF place
holders We would make an exception IN
s,aI ~ n,Irchasing Monticello, OF which Mr..
-, me out Yesterday I'm Advocacy. This
is no ordinary estate.-Boston Hefald.
Secretary AIcAdoo has conducted the Gov
srnn1ent's side of the "emergebCy eNpe-
dientg." since the war began with PROMPT
ness ana judgment.-New HorR EveniTE
Post
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Sunday School Yersion

The youth stood by the burning deck
Not that one of the bard's-
"My life" he said, you shall not wreck
on evil playing cards."
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Not the Common Lot

you must have thought the world of your
first wife" sneered Mrs. Lot the second time
during one of the family squabbles.
81 certainly did" replied Lot. "She was
the salt of the earth."-CinCinnati Enquirer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
A Welcome

From the indianapolis News
T,he friend of Addcks and of Platt
W. do not know Just where he's at,
Though here today
The wine Clad Cottage doors swing "ios
To let him in.
And Bev and Mary side by side
See PenrOSe grin.
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Two-edged

When baby's teething, papa's night
Is one of marathoning labors;
And mothers day is made a blight
by certain sayings of the neighbors.
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Trained

How do you like your new English
butler?"
Hes a gem. Positively refuses to recog
nize me when meet outside the house."
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'If l were you Matilda, l wouldn't take any
notice of the cook, If she's angry"
But | have to take notice-she's just given
N."-B 4ltimore American.
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trosities FeIieitousIy De.crihed

sr0R Won BETHMANN-H -HOLLWEG
.hieved Immortality for a certain felic-
ess Of expression when he character
treaty agreement as a scrap Of
!" Now again the great diplomat
: in beautifully simple language Eng
tell your countrymen," says he, ad-
he fair-minded Americans, that
troops burned down Belgian viii
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Another Lie Nailed

The man was slowing drowning, gripped
In Oceans mighty nav;
But. though they threw him bales of hay,
He never Clutched a straw
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discriminating

isn't he rather weak -minded?'
Draw your own conclusions. He de-
scribes himself as an average man."
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With Penrose Still to Be Heard From

From the Detroit Free Press.
The limit of arrogance has been reached in
Pennsylvania. A Norristown man claims to
be able to pronounce correctly the names OF
all the places mentioned in the war dis
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Something Else to Worry About

In an otherwise esteemed contemporary we
note that the kunigalkszcio Oginscio Jauau-
omenes Lietuviutr Lietuvaiscziu has been in
Corporated in Illinois.
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The New Allies
From the Fatherland.

From the fatheFldHu'
Let MS sec. Germany and Austria are now
fighting Russia, France, England Japan, the
Pulitzer estate, Canada, Australia James
Gordon Bennett, Servia, Montenegro, Carl
baldi and Dr. Charles II. Parkhurst,
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Another MasterlY Retreat

Observing the retirement of General Mar
guard, it becomes plain that Field Marshal
John McGraw's left wing has given away
New York Herald.
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Turning Back the Clock

Butcher-Well, yer know mum, meats
very dear today.
Mrs Gubbins-Ho! Then gimme a pound
o yesterdays steak, pease.-Sydney Bulle-
tin.
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The Easiest Wnv

"Tell me-" said the lovelorn youth, what's
the best way to find out what woman
thinks of you?"
Marry her." replied Peckham promptly
Dallas News.