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THE MODERN MUENcHAUsEN

and there is no reason why he should not
have the vote of the liberals and inde-
pendents II he steers n straightforward
political course. AS between Murphyism,
with its grab and graft, and clean gov
ernment under Whitman, no right-think-
ing voter should hesitate. Union will
defeat Murphyism. Mr.. Whitman must
do his utmost to bring about that union,
and honest voters must help him, without
hair-spitting about party lines or per-
sonalities"
Frederick C. Tanner, who managed Dis
trict Attorney Whitman's primary cam
paign, was on Thursday elected chairman
of the State Committee to succeed Will
liam Barnes. Ogden l.. Mills withdrew
his candidacy at Whitman's request.
Says the New York Evening Post:
THAT President Wilson would support
Governor Glynn in this years State cam
paign was certain in advance. The fact
that the Governors friends are now
glorifying over 1t merely shows how APP
prehensve they had been. Mr..
Wilson gave glowing certifcation to
Sulzer in 1872
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NC REVIEW OF THE WEEKS EVENTS HERE. TIL

insisted that It be taken up at the next
session. Senator Reed, in two-day
speech, denounced the clayton antitrust
bill, as reported by the conferees. and
called II a. weak surrender to the trusts
The amended rivers and harbors BILL
carrying a s9o.o0o,COO appropriation, was
passed by the House and sent to the
President for his approval. The Jones
Philippine bill, providing for a larger
measure of self-government for the
islands, had the right O., way in the
House this week and reused bitter de-
bate. The President decided in favor OF
a plan whereby Congress should adjourn
october is, instead of recessing.
II Ia not surprising that Democratic
leaders in Congress, with a national cleo
tion only a month away, should be fear
fuI Of LAYING war taxes Nor is II sur
prising to learn that In the Judgment OF
the washington correspondents AL the
influence of President Wilson will have
to be exerted to get through any war tax
legislation at this time" The country
waits to hear from Mr.. Wilson, In figures
that prove the case for war taxes
Chicago Herald.
Republican Congressmen have overcome
their party prejudice at times and helped
to enact good legislation during the DEM
ocratic regime of Wilson. However, the
Democratic record has been so invulner-
able that Republicans have been hard put
to And a weak spot in the Democratic
armor. Congress has shown both ability
and diligence and achievements In two
years have been no less than enormous
Milwaukee Journal.
As might have been expected, the war
tax bill passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives reveals furtive sympathy
for the South. II was TO be expected, be-
cause the South controls the Government
at present and Is In position to take care
of its own interests.-Chicago Tribune.
Democratic economy is. in fact, fear
ful and wonderful thing. The Republicans
have good f1ghting issue here and the
appeal to the past is hopeless defense
for their adversaries. What voters VIII
consider Is how did the Democrats meet
their own problems; how, especially after
their years OF "denouncing" Republican
"eXtravagance." did they meet the chal-
lenge to economize? Their record on the
pork barrel is a sad answer to these in
terrogatories. Tribune.
The President said that the shipping
bill is necessary for "the development of
new trade routes which 1t was certain
would not be developed by private capital,
but which ought TO be developed because
of the certainty of success in the near
future" 1t would seem as though one
of these certainties killed the other. If
success is certain private capital will see
II as soon as Government The certainty
that private enterprise would avoid GER
tain success is a curious sort OF certainty.
The President does not mention other
certainties at least as certain as those
attributed to his discovery. One Is that
II the Government enters into the bus-
ness, private capital will stay out In
larger amount than Government capital
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IN COMMERCE
AND FINANCE
Events of Good Omen in the Busi-
ness World, Showing Present
and Prospective Conditions.

Many developments of good omen were
recorded in the commercial and financial
news of the week. The s1O000O,OOO gold
pool for the relief Of the foreign ex-
change situation was completed ana
placed in actual operation, s1o0Oo,OOO in
gold having been shipped from New YORK
to the Bank of England's branch In OF
tawa on Thursday. The gold fund COM
mittee announced that 1t was ready to
receive applications for contracts on Ions
don. Preparations were made by busi-
ness men in all parts of the country TO
20 after South American trade and to
further in every way the sale of made
in-America" goods
This movement took concrete form IN
the organization of the "Made-in manner
lea" Products Association, lnc.' III view
York Its officers have invited manu-
facturers and distributors of Amerlcan-
made goods as we'll as merchants ana
all others interested in promoting natlon-
al prosperity to become afhliated WIN ,s'
Stock Exchange committees tnrousn
out the country agreed to allow trau.ns
under fewer restrictions, both In listed
and unlisted bonds, and this action is
believed to forecast the same liberatloIt
for stocks in the near future. Irauertf
are allowed to make sales at concesslonsf
from closing prices on July 80 anu III
the case Of mining stocks which sell u unT
der 50 a share sales can be made Whh-t
out consulting the committees. Since tneI
ban was lifted on, trading $1,5OO,VOO wortnI
of unlisted bonds have been sold in Phlla-
delphia alone. During the week the De7
trot stock Exchange opened. Dally re-
ports indicated a more optimistic 1eellnA
in London. ,, o-o,ob
Protests of banks against the proposa1
of a. Federal tax of 81 on each slVV0 oil
capital and surplus had the desired et.eo5
in part, as the subcommittee OF the oe
ote Finence Committee yesterday struck
this proposed tax out and suoli,itu
9-cent stainp tax on checks and drafts.
Statistics of the banks in reserve dis1
trIcts showed that the 756 national banks
Iocoted in Federal Reserve District No. 81
the regional bank of which Is to pc 10
Gated in this city. had resources on Jui,o
10 of sI,245, ,92, $50. The district STANDS
third in this respect. Bank clearings IN
Philadelphia In September were Sooo,Seo'
64e. more than 16 per cent. smaller tnan
for the same month of last year and the
smallest for any month in four years.
The corporate financing during Septem7
Der was s14,50O0O0, compared with slS',1
OOC, 900 in the same month last year1
Between now and the end Of next year
there are sl6S 100000 in securities of United
States industrial companies maturing.
They are largely notes Total dividend
and interest disbursements for october
are estimated at s159,5OO,OO0, compared with
$3.50, 900 last year.
During the week the statements Of
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THE CAMPAIGN
in NEW YORK
The Primaries and Their Lessons.
Divergent Opinions on Parties
and Candidates.

| In the New York State primaries held
| Monday the following candidates were
nominated for the leading places on the
tickets Of the principal parties;
| For Governor, Martin II. Glynn, Demo-
| crat: Charles II. Whitman, Republican:
Frederick NJ. Davenport, Progressive.
For United States Senator: James w.
| Gerard, Democrat; James w. Wads-
worth, Republican; Bainbridge Colby,
| Progressive.
The Boston Herald comments: THE
| Statewide primary brought to pass in
| New York, as the elimination of efforts
running through years. on the first for
NAL trial resulted in the SAME old way
The nominees of the Democratic party
are those selected by Mr.. Murphy, al
though in obvious recognition of the
need of putting out a good front in this
critical year. The nominees of the Re-
publican party are the men for whom
Mr.. Barnes, Of Albany, voted"
The Springfield Republican believes
that mo one of the three parties can
be said. on the results of the New York
primaries. to have quite put its best foot
forward"
ION the issue OF independence" says
the New York World, "the Whitman
record is far better than the Glynn rec
ord" To which the New York Times re-
joins:
when, where and how has Mr. Whit
man ever given any indication whatever
of independence in politics? He may be
a perfect miracle of independence, but
what is there in his record to show
either that he Is or he isn't?"
The New York Sun. usually considered
sure-enough Republican paper, favors
Glynn: The sun believe that the right
man for the occasion appears in the per-
son Of Martin H. Glynn, because both
as Comptroller and as Governor he has
already proved his special fitness fot
the work that Is cut out for the next
Administration at Albany As Mr..
Ti!den's sound views of finance and taxa
ton and practical methods OF bringing
relief to overweighted taxpayers drew to
him the support and votes OF thousands
of citizens who cared first of all for
honest and economical government. so
should Governor Glynn's record and pro-
gram seem mighty attractive to sensible
New Workers Of every political de-
scription."
The New York Evening Post remarks:
with at least n respectable United
States Senator assured, no matter which
party wins, the main interest will centre
in the Governorship. All will depend
upon the way In which, between now
and election day, Governor Glynn and
Mr.. Whitman succeed in impressng the
voters by demonstrated strength of char
acter and political conviction"
The view of the New York Tribune Is
very different: Whitman can win if he
gets the normal anti-Tammany vote He
will set a good Republican vote certainly,
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POLITICS IN
PENNSYLVANIA
Progress of the Campaign, With
Some Illustrative and Pictur-
esque Incidents.

Colonel Roosevelt's invasion of Phila-
delphia, his attack upon Senator Penrose
and the senior Senator's immediate reply
were the most interesting events of the
week in the Pennsylvania political cam
pnign. At a largely attended meeting in
the First Regiment Armory, Roosevelt
demanded the overthrow of Penrose, and
pleaded for the election of Clifford Pin
chot and Vance c. Mccormick. The
Colonel said that it was the duty of
every man who believed in the principles
of Lincoln to vote against Penrose and
his machine. Senator Penrose remained
in his office at the Arcade Building during
the Roosevelt meeting, and, in answer
to the ex-President's charges in general.
said that the Colonel had been delivered
into the control of one of the most dis
credited and notorious municipal bosses
VINO ever appeared In American politics.
Efforts to bring Senator Norris and
Senator Clapp into Pennsylvania to make
speeches against Penrose were made by
representative of the Anti-Penrose
League. Both Senators are holding the
matter under consideration. The league
is now organized in every county in the
state and Is composed chiefly of those
who supported j. Benjamin Dimmick In
the primary campaign for the senatorial
nomination.
In the course of an address at Clear
lltlh, Nlit lOlIlt lOWH OF Ut. Martin u.
Brumbaugh. Republican candidate for
Governor A. Mitchell Palmer, Democrat
candidate for United States Senator. told
the former neighbors of Doctor Brum-
baugh that they should sacrifice friendly
regard in an effort to destroy Penroseism.
Mr.. Palmers suggestion was mildly re-
ceived, There was alarm among the
friends of Clifford PinChot. Washington
Party nominee for United States Senator
when he was suddenly taken i'll at Erie
last Tuesday. Mrs. Pinchot spoke for
him at various meetings in Erie and
Crawford Counties.
Senator William f. Crow. Chairman of
the Republican State Committee, is now
directing the campaign from the head
quarters in this city. He appointed
twenty-nine prominent Philadelphians as
an auxiliary committee TO act in an ad-
vsory capacity to the State Committee.
A unique plan for booming the cause
of Doctor BrumbauGh has been adopted
AT his headquarters i'm the Lincoln Build
ing. A large bulletin board in front OF
the building bears the words News
From The Front" This attracts passers-
by, who find reports from various parts
of Pennsylvania showing the steadily in
creasing sentiment for Doctor Brum-
baugh,
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COURSE OF THE
EUROPEAN WAR
Campaigns of the Battling Armies
and What Has Been Accomp-
lished in Another Week of Strife.

The thfrd week OF the battle OF the
Aisne failed to decide the struggle II
northern France The Allies thanking
movements on both wings increased the
dong battle line to $50 miles. on the east.
ern end the Germans crossed the Meuse
at st Mihiel threatening to pierce the
Werdun-Toul forts, but were unable to
uiold the advantage. on the west Gen
eral Won K1ulS was In imminent danger of
being cut Off from the rest Of the Ger
man forces Reinforcements enabled him
to keep his lines intact, but he was forced
! further to the north and had to surrender
GONE positions in the triangle formed by
che Rivers oise and Alsne There were
NO changes in the centre.
Destruction OF many villages in the
north and the determined siege OF Ant
werp marked the campaign in Belgium
The German forward movement into
Poland was checked in seven days
battle from the Niemen River on the
north to the Kielce province on the west
After Intellectual attempts to storm Os-
sowiecz and other fortified places, the
Kaiser's forces were compelled to retreat
all along the line. These Russian sue
cesses and the possibility of invasion,
both of Prussia on the north and Silesia
on the southwest, have set the Kaiser's
General Staff at work fortifying the en-
sire line from Thorn to KalIscz to protect
Breslau and Berlin
Russian forces have moved through
Galicia in two parallel columns. The
northern division took Tarnou on We'd
nesday and has advanced over the 81
miles separating this important railway
centre from Cracow, Austria's last
stronghold in Galicia. Latest reports in
dictate the beginning Of great battle
on the outer line of defense The southern
column has engaged in minor actions
against the Austrians, who have drawn
back to the Wisloka River Heavy Ger
man reinforcements. said to consist of
veterans from the French zone of war,
have been hurried to Cracow. The Rus
SLAMS have made a successful passage
of the Carpathians, which opens Hungary
to invasion. The Hungarian national
troops have been modified to protect
Budapest, which lies only 100 miles from
the captured passes In the bombardment
OF Przemysl, garrison sortes have been
repulsed and the town captured
The Austrian Government, fearing a
siege of Vienna by the Russians. either
from southern Galicla or through the
Carpathians, has transferred the capital
TO Prague, near the German frontier.
Semlin across the Danube from Bel
grade, has been occupied by the Servians,
thus ending the Austrian bombardment
Of the Serb capital. Austrians have made
Intellectual attempts TO cross the Drina
and Save Rivers into Servia, heavy losses
following each repulse. A bloody battle
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THE HAUNTED CHAIR

attended an Austrian endravor 10 out
dank a Servian force proceeding against
Bosnia. The progress of the Servian-Mon-
tenegrin advance on Sarajevo, the Bos-
nian capital. has been marked, a number
OF towns in the vicinity having been taken
by storm.
Tsing-Tao, on the German leasehold Of
Kiao-Chau. has been subjected TO heavy
attach by the Anglo-Japanese forces.
Japanese gunbOats surprised the outskirts
OF the town and destroyed the German
barracks. The japanese, however, lost
heavily. The bombardment by fleet and
aircraft has damaged the German forts
seriously, fires have broken out in several
parts OF the city and food is scarce. Sur
render Is believed imminent.
Naval operations during the week were
confined TO depredations upon shipping
German patrols apparently doing the
greatest damage. The Egnden alone sank
nve British ships in the Bay Of Bengal
Part of the German fleet was report ed
operating in the Baltic Sea, Great Britain
Negan 10 plant mines iU the North Sea
nN retaliation for German Tavages on
British shipping.
Itaiv's entrance into the war was
Iverted. It is believed, by Austria's
Ypology and OFFER OF indemnity following
The destruction OF an Italian ship in the
Adriatic By an Austrian mine. Concern
tration OF forces for a possible march
upon AVlona, however, indicates that
Italy may yet become involved.
Rumania continues iu Internal strife,
the people and Cabinet demanding war,
while King Carlos suuhbouly refuses 10
aid the Allies.
Turkey has abated some what in its
p7arliks agitations. although the abroga,
tion OF its foreign concessions, followed
by protests from certain of the smaller
European nations, is regarded as a possi-
bic easus beli. This will depend largely
upon the treatment Of foreigners within
the Ottoman Empire.
China Is reported to have begun
operations TO block the use Of its railroads
by japanese troops moving upon the Ger
man leasehold Of KiaO-Chau.
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ventures. No doubt Government COM
mandS greater resources than single
private enterprises, hut the aggregate
private enterprises make Government re-
sources seem small.-New York Times.
Opponents of the bill for the Govern-
ment purchase of ships must be heart
ened by the announcement that Presi-
dent Wilson no longer considers 1t an
emergency measure. and admits that
there are sufficient ships to care for the
present export trade. Ills stand is de-
claTed by one interviewer TO be simply
that there is an undeyeloped export
trade which the United States should
seek But this is so untenable a ground
for the creation OF an expensive Govern
ment-owned corporation to acquire ves-
sells and run them that its postponement
until December may be hoped to spell
its end-New York Evening Post,
, It is now two months since the war
tied up so much shipping on which the
foreign trade of the United States de-
pends. 1t is two months since new and
most promising routes for trade began
to open for this country, without any
shipping to take them up. What has
private capital done in this time TO seize
so great an opportunity? How many
ShlpS mas II DoubHl OF bAdILeu ~ buS anu
transfer to the American flag? How
many ships has it contracted TO have
built?
The answer is that It has done nothing.
II is buying no ships 1t Is building no
ships Aside from the action OF one or
two large concerns in transferring their
ships from the British 10 the American
flag. which has not increased our ocean
transportation facilities by a single ton,
this private capital has done nothing 10
overcome the great emergency or meet
the great opportunity II is content
with preventing the Government from
doing anything. lest Old Subsidy lose
the advantage Of this emergency and op-
poTtunity-NewA York World.
II is hard 10 Keep up TO date with
Philippine education. thousand new
primary schools were opened in 1918. Some
500 native and nearly 100 American
teachers instruct more than 10000 chill
dren. One university has 400 students.
The rapid increase OF educational op-
portunltles in the Philippines since Dewey
sailed into Manila Bay is the most cred
table feature Of American administration
When 10 culture we have added freedom
the Indebtedness of the Filipino 10 Ms bIr
eEetAeE WI be hsasy.-Nsw Yaes Eorld.
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Is scarcely even feudaI in its state Of ad-
Yancement; that the real meaning OF lib
ertF is less understood there than in
Russia-it Is only when one begins to re-
a.ize all this that he can hope 10 get a
grasp OF the problems and conditions be-
low the Rio Grande."
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o for villa in some vast wtldern.ss!-
Boston Transcript
Creek Indians bar drunkards from the
rights Of citizenship, As they advance
in civilization they will learn 10 make
saloons politica! headquarters-New York
World
Boston announces that 1t has Jailed its
meanest man. He probably refused to
do down 70 the station 10 meet the base
bal team,-Grand Rapids Press.
We shall next hear the Democratic
party hraFEing about how it saved the
country 100000 In river and harbor i'm
pToYements.-Boston Transcript
The Progressive party seems to be the
Austrian army Of New York politics.
New York World,
Somebody has observed that fewer
avlatOrs are killed during war than during
peace. That IS probably due 10 the fact
that In war they 80 up In the air strictly
on their business or spying out the loca-
tion OF the enemy and have neither the
time nor the inclination to attempt any
fancy stunts.-New Orleans States
Mexico may yet realize that any will
ingness on the part OF the United States
10 show concern about It's AFFAIRS Is 10 be
regarded as a favor and not as a menace.
Washington Star.
Worth noting Is the Worcester profess
sOrs dehnitlOn OF a Mexican cientffco as
a scientist IN government for the bsnefit
OF himself, The definition fits a type moi
unknown In this country. Re-
publican.
Why not put part OF the war tax on
the grouches, the grumblars and the zig
glarss-Lsoa .AnKeles EznEssa
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PEACE IN MEXICO?

The quarrel between First Chief Car
rama and "Pancho" villa seemed likely.
ths hrst part OF the week. TO plunge
Z Mexico again into bloody revolution. The
,aFesults Of peace conferences attended BY
representatives Of the two generals and
- ether Constitution4Nst leaders indi-
eate. however, that a - may be found
4Qas 81 the present difa luities without re-
zz q salataEy connief, AZ Eas aEEesd
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COMMENT ON CONGRESS

The outstanding events of the week in
Washington were as follows:
President Wilson consented TO the post
ponement of the ship purchase bill. but
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THE PHILIPPINE BILL

The time when the Islands can have
such a government without the aid Of
the United States is not even in sight
and 50 there is no reason foI haste I'm
the matter Of formal declaration OF
the nations purpose. Many mans may
be changed before the FilpinOs are M
TO govern Observation-Disclosures Post
Express.
Mr Mann in his speech opposing the
Jones Philippines bill yesterday, a sDeech
which otherwise was not unsOund i'm its
argument took occasion 10 call the p,-
cine the battle-ground of the ruture
70 predict that our island posseesIons n,
lAey pass out OF our hands. viii be usn5
against us eventually. There Is s0n,,S
common sense in Mr.. Mann's argI1,o,t
mat We should 90 slow in the PhllinnInrsf
out ne spoIls his argument when h. norl
mlts himself 10 fan into the fayoylt,
mocd OF Richmond Pearson 5o,,sa.-
~ our memory serves, Mr. Mani T-
been one Of the severest opponerl '~
PRESIDENT Wilson's policy ip Afexa
lhouf sEst policy hae saved ~ a
warAS, - fprk Times. 81
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EDITORIAL BREVITIEs

The Presidents watchful waiting policy
Is successful in one respect-it has en-
dured, and seems 10 rest on a lasting
foundation.-kansas City Journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03

Why not put a part OF the war tax on
the gFouches, the gTumblars and the zig.
Elsrss-L.os AnEelss EzansaA
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Mexico may yet realize that any will
ingness on the part or the United States
70 show concern about its affairs Is 10 be
regarded as a favor and not as a menace.
Washington Star.
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o for a villa in some vast wilderness. =
Boston Transcript.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-03

Creek Indians bar drunkards from the
rights Of citizenship, AS they advance
in civilization they will learn 70 make
World
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From the New York Sun.