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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Allies of Santa Claus Instead of War

Allies of Santa Claus Instead of War
ATOW and then one finds pure white
IN blossom growing out of the red soil OF
war. The suggestion that we send a Santa
Claus ship loaded with Christmas toys to the
children of Europe is one Fortunately, there
is no nationality in childhood Children are
Just children everywhere. The humanity OF
childhood is a universal thing. II is a happy
thought-this proposal TO remember the
children Of the European soldiers on the
day that world peace was first proclaimed
from the skies. Santa Claus is OF all coun-
tr1es and climes. He is all mems friend
The children of America will be benefited
quite as much as their brothers and sisters
across the seas. It is still more blessed
TO give than TO receive"
AS an expression OF sympa athletic neutral
ity toward all the warrlng nations, and AS
a sincere manifestation Of Christmas good
will. let the good ship be freighted with the
toys and good wishes OF the children Of the
United States.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
THE IDEALIST

One of the most popular characters in the
field of fiction has attained his universal
popularity through presentation OF principles
that every day people find useful in their
own lives.
This character is a detective Naturally.
to excel in such a calling this, one must
be possessed OF a mind that has been we'll
schooled in the practice OF deep thinking
He must anticipate the actions of others; he
must get the known facts of a situation
firmly fixed in his mind before attempting
to solve the problem presented.
This detective used a very human manner
of getting matters in his mind in systematic
and orderly shape. His method could he
proftably employed in any walk of life where
the work demands thorough knowledge OF
given situations. The plan is simple: The
detective simply recited what ne knew of his
problem 10 a confidential friend.
Doubtless you know through experience
troubles become less real when you describe
them to another. And nothing clears up a
vague situation so much as TO tell It to an
other person.
There is a world of truth in the old saw
You know nothing about thing until Won
try to teach It,"
The communion OF minds Is q process
whereby each mind is developed. Iistenfns
to other viewpoints does not necessarily ra
suit in changing our own In discoyerins M
weakness in these other viewpoints we on
the contrary often strengthen our own.
Poor Old Peace
From the Columbia state.
We trust that the Nobel Peace Esr5 4,
properly ashamed Of itself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Take Your Pick

can pronounce It when choose,
It's easy quite, Just call It Meuse:
I know a friend who always says
/ should articulate It, Meuse,
Myself, I think his wheels are loose,
/ wouldn't mind him saying Meuse;
Or else acknowledge he was fussy
Because he said the name was Meuse
But oh! how many folks confuse
A simple, easy word like Mouse
Until their vocal cords get messy
And that's the word they utter, Meuse;
Myself I'm anxious all to please.
And sometimes even call It Meuse;
The blamed word gets us all, l guess,
SO why rot simply call 1t Meuse7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin'
ion on Subjects Important to City,
State and Nation.

TO the Editor CT the Evening Ledger!
Sir-In your issue Of todays EVBNlNa
LEDGER I see on page I, column 3, state'
ment that Senator NJ. S. Clapp, OF Mir.,eSo.a I,,'
10 RonnbI,can and will support Mr.. Palmer
for TrpIted states Senator from Pennsylvania:
Mr.. Ciapp is Progressive party man, one s..I oi
The wbeeIhorses of the party. have obtained
Senator Clapps services to address Fios @ 80
party meetings a number of times ana . nass
acteS as committeeman in conducting senator
CIapp from philadelphia stations to Camden
Progressive party meetings. He is e aoout eoras as
likely to favor the election OF Palmer Lor ,,,onY,
tor as he is to try to jump over the ,pS. ,,ooI'
Either attempt would he equally futile; renn- .nr
syivania will not elect Democratic 0e'sto''
and you know It. ,. .c,,o,,, 10
, EenuhIicnn and that he will support A.
Mitchell palmer for Senator. Senator Ciapp a u
a rocls-bound Progressive. Give us sq"aie
deal. support Pinchot. o,,1u
Camden N T.. October g.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
IMPROVED POLITICAL SYSTEM

To the Editor OF tho Evening Ledger:
Sir-The dual officeholders need not worry.
They get their money with regularity. In
other cities the usual custom was to put
price on each piece of legislation offered. The
rewards were large. especially when there was
plenty of competition. The straight salary basis
is certainly great improvement the sys-
TEN that prevailed in, say, st. Louis.
philadelphia, october T. E. H
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
in A SPIRIT OF HUMoR
Cause for Complain,

'rvvhy are you going to leave, Mr.. Borderf
contracted to make you comfortable whIIe
YOU were with me"
@You broke your contract then, for aslkIns
me for the money owe you has made ma
very uncomfortable"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

the guarantee In paving contracts
pavements with lasting qualities. ,,opu-
Commissioner Simmons has done ,t,,tnfI, q LII q
mental work for Milwaukee in reha3 T.. tps
its streets, in accomplishing SO IluJm IN ~ tba,,
three years that it is exciting attentioIi .,I,,ob
many other cities whose engineers are "
farther away from solving paving ques'ioi'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

Penn is getting desperate In order to get
together a presentabls football team. 1t is
thinking Of adopting Haryards terrible. Il
eficactous, expedient Of making the candi-
dates study their lessons. But book Farm
in It should remember, comes naturally 10
the home Of Emersonian pennant winners.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Cured
He used to laud the virtues of tt

He used to laud the virtues of the good, old
fashioned way
OF raising children sterny, with stick;
He held the parents guilty IL child got out
to play
And he prophesied disaster, sure and quick
And wheneer playful infant yelled in pure
excess Of glee
And saw that half a dozen plates were
dropped,
He'd assert that 1t was temper and assever-
ate if he
Were the father of the child he'd have 1t
stopped.
He could talk without cessation, like
photographic streak;
He could rattle off instructions by the mile
Telling how to handle children so to keep 'em
nice and meek
And prevent them from collecting any guile
But unto him was born son one well-re-
membered day,
A child of wondrous power as to lung
And when the happy father, ere month had
passed away
Would meet his friends they'd murmur to
him, "stung."
For the baby grew in power smashing every
thing in sight
And they simply couldn't keep for him
nurse;
He was chased from every schoolhouse as a
terrorizing blight
And a whipping only made the youngster
worse.
So he roamed the streets in freedom till his
erstwhile knowing dad
Bowed his head beneath the awful hand OF
fate,
And admitted that his system was unques-
tionably bad
And his son the worst young ruffian in the
State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
THE PROBABLE WINNER

To the Editor Of the Evenin0 Ledger:
Sr-In your excellent supplement the
worlds series it is stated that the team which
wins the toss usually loses the championship.
There is an old adage, you know, to the effect
that a good beginning makes bad ending.
Trenton, n. j.. October T. l.. p. LUCHIN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Important

"Who can furnish clear definition OF q
poltician?" inquired the professor.
"I can," said the son OF a Congressman.
ITO which party do you refer?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
A PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN

To The Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir--Senator Clapp was elected Repub-
lican but he Is Progressive just the same. Per-
haps progressive with a small 'p'' would he
better, for he is always looking ahead instead
of backward INDEPENDENT.
Germantown October T.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Carnering Glory

I'VE must pass a resolution calling on the
city fathers for better transit facilities" said
the chairman of the Squeedunk Improvement
Society.
But we got EN- already" objected q men,
ber
"All right; then we'll antedate the resou-
tion and claim all the credit"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Still Splitting

Abe Lincoln was a rail splitter.
In a desperate effort at emulation without
the accompanying hard work present Day
politicians split hairs and infinitives-the lat
ter unMittinglY.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Hon. Raymond Robins.

| Hon. Raymond ROBINS,
Chicago III.
MY dear Mr.. Robins:
The National Popular Government League
of the United States, through it's Executive
Council, has advised the friends of popular
government to support you for the United
States Senate in Illinois against Sullivan
and against Sherman. I heartily approve
this action.
You have greatly distinguished yourself
IN your constant efforts to serve the people.
You have shown great sympathy with the
working poor and your active interest in
establishing honest government. You were
the most notable advocate of the initiative
and referendum and corrupt practices act
in Illinois l fought by your side and l know
l am not supporting you because of a party
badge, but because know the doctrines you
stand for and that you will support the prin-
ctples of good government and that, above
all, you are strongly opposed to COM
mercalized politics and bipartisan corrup-
ton, which has humilated the great State
of Illinois in the past.
l oppose Mr.. Sherman on the Republican
ticket because he opposed the initiative and
referendum In the Illinois Legislature in 1911
and because his affiliations do not justify the
hope that he could be relied upon, as you
can pe 10 HSnt Tor the pubic welfare and
oppose the selfish interests that have indi-
rectly contributed money to his campaigns.
am opposed to Mr. Sullivan because I
believe:
That he typifes bipartisan commercialized
politics in Illinois as much as Penrose In
Pennsylvania or Murphy in New York:
That he has been an enemy Of the corrupt
practices act and of the initiative and ref
erendum, twice voted for, three to one by
the people Of Illinois;
That he is responsible for the present jokers
in the Illinois primary law, which kept thou
sands Of Democrats from the primaries
which prevent the secrecy of the ballot and
enable machine methods to be successful in
such primary;
That he and his friends are responsible for
the feather-duster campaign made against
Sullivan by Stringer on pitiful geographical
difference and obstinately persisted in,
thereby preventing a successful combination
OF progressive Democrats against Sullivan:
That his success at the primaries Gn which
he was nevertheless defeated in every county
in the State except Cook) was due to men
associated with corporation interests behind
him In Chicago; with the gas companies, pub
lie utility companies liquor interests and the
unwarranted use OF money throughout the
State;
That while the Democrats registered over
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Truly Marvellous

Here's a remarkable tale of man who
has reached one hundred years"
Nothing new in that
But he has no formula for longevity
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

The acme Of congressional courage has
been reached by Representative Mann who
recommends the postponement Of the pur-
chase OF a postof1ce site In his district until
the treasury Is In a better condition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

The return of a Democratic majority Ito the
House), however greatly reduced, would sig
naze the most striking personal triumph of
any President since Andrew Jackson over
whelmed the opposition in 1892. Now. as then,
the issue is not party, but a personality
North American Review.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
They Have Been Scarce

Isn't it about time for the crop of parodies
on For All We Have and Are" to make its
appearance or is Kipling really losing his
pOpularity?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

Concord, Mass, was known formerly as the
Delphi Of New England because of the wise
sayings of Ralph Waldo Emerson during his
lifetime OF residence there,
In other days four fingers and the thumb
we're known as a German comb" The peri
wig had found much favor I'm Germany; and
while the French had comb to keep stray
locks IN place, the Germans utilized their
fingers.
"ITis Superfuous Excellency" was applied
70 the Vice President of the United States in
179l by the Democrats, in mockery of the
title desired by some Of the Federalists,
"His HighnesF, the President of the United
States and Protector OF Their Liberties"
Anne, Countess Of Sunderland. second
daughter of the great Marlborough was so
diminutive that she was known Little
whig a cognomen in which she is said TO
have gloried,
Those who have partaken of chowder, and
their name Is legion have little thought Of
French and comes from "chaUdiere," the
word for the kettle In which was cooked
bouillabaisse, a species OF soup, akin 70
chowder, which had its culinary birth in
Normandy.
Lud's Town Is London, so called after Lud
a mythical king of Britain. Shakespeare re-
fers to London under this name In Cymbe-
line, when he says:
"And on the gates Of Lud's town set your
heads"
Aristotle formulated the "Aristotellan uni
ties" applied to dramatic writing. He
held that every tragedy should have only one
catastrophe, have only one scene and be cir
cumscrbed in action 10 one day.
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TOGETHER

Sunset glow far down the hill,
And you and / together;
Skies Of rose and danodu;
We wander through the purple heather
Sunset glow far down the hill
And you and I together.
Jessie Davies wildly, in the National
Magazine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Handicapped

Villa will have to better all his military
predecessors in Mexico to catch up with the
front page record of the Europeans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

Some thousands of fans turned a rssentful
eye on the lowering heavens this morning
and then gratefully reflected that there were
no more midnight ticket lines to freeze in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

Philadelphia suffers as keenly as Boston in
the loss OF the Braves crack third -baseman,
Red Smith. II the Athletics win, II means
less glory; II they lose, the defeat will be the
sharper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

The man who wants "-Iade in America"
on the flower and vegetable seeds must be an
agent of the microscope trust with a vivid
memory OF Connecticut nutmegs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

Let US keep our powder dry md our coun-
try wet, SAYS Holland. Another way Of say
ing that the Dutch are taking Holland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

Spruce street may spruce up a bit without
the risk OF giving over its fine old residential
traditions for the gawds OF commerce
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

The war zone seems to be the safety zone
for the couple accused OF a sls5OO0 jeweIry
theft.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

Deserving his Boston clothing store ex-
Mayor Honey Fitz" joins the royal root
ers," possibly TO get line on fall styles
farther south.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
The Bore

Hes one OF those cheerful idiots who
always says he finds nothing blue about Mon.
day."
''Yes, he helped give the day its reputa-
ton"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

The opportunity of the hour, in word Is
not so much for immediate sales of United
States manufactured products as one for CO.
operation and mutual help, together with care
full investigation of commercial conditions and
preparations to meet future competition sue
cessfully.-Hartford Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
Which :?
with the Gust

with the customary apoogies)
Which is the better portion, rheumatis from
the cold,
Or a cluster Of aches and bruises from stok-
ing the furnace hold2
Colds in the head and wheeling from wearing
the summer clothes,
Or the pungent Whit of camphor assailins
the helpless nose?
Cricks in the back and muscles from shovel
ing off the snow,
Or cuts and decorations when the grip of the
heel let's go?
Chills from the fresh air bracing, blown from
the raging storm,
Or the pangs of suffocation from keeping the
household warm?
'Tis Pity 'Tis True
This war is more to be censored than pitied,
according TO the melodramatists.
Conservation Note
Clifford and Amos Pinchot have just inher-
tied sll42,O00
Explanatory, Also True
Wife-Whats this terrorism l read about
in the papers?
Husband-It's when you refuse to allow me
to go to the lodge Saturday nights II don't
buy you a new hat Friday.
Snakes! What Fight There Was
me ANCESTORS wus killed from Oirland ten
cnturies ago"
"Wnl We can't blame STINT Patrick for what
he done In thin days"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

In urging the cotton planters of the South
to change their system of operations the
Macon Ga, Telegraph reminds them that "as
far back the days of Moses diversity of
crops and rest for the land was recognized as
the proper method of farming The farming
system in the South is wrong and ought to be
changed to the end that there shall be no more
cotton crises. 1t must be changed il there is
to be permanent and uninterrupted agricultural
rosperity.-Louisville Courier Journal
One might ask what is the use of including
women in the capital penalty If she is never
to suffer 1t? II she is so different from man
in the crime animus, why not make her pun
ishment different? In other words. where the
responsibility is 80 different. why should the
punishment be the same?-Ohio State journal.
If John Barleycorn keeps any annals the
year 1914 will go down In the record as the wear
OF the big Wind" for booze In Kentucky
most of the counties which voted on the prohi
bition issue went dry In a short time at the
present rate of progress the old home of "Old
Bourbon" will be, in name al least, as dry as
Sahara.
Surely the big wind is sweeping over the
domain of John Barleycorn.- sacramento Union
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
CURIOSITY SHOP

Concord, Mass, was Known formerly as the
Delphi OF New England. because of the wise
sayings Of Ralph Waldo Emerson during his
lifetime of residence there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
PARTY REGULARITY DEPENDS
ON MORALITY OF CANDIDATES
Denounces the Penroe of Illinois, Who Represents
Bipartisanship and CommerciaIized Polcs-Will Fight
Against His Partys Nominee.
Special Washington Correspondence

Pennsylvania Republicans who are opposed
to the reelection of Boies Penrose to the
United states Senate are taking the same
position as Senator Robert l.. owen of Okla
homa, one of President Wilson's most loyal
supporters, who is fighting Roger c. Sulli-
van, Democratic nominee for the Senate in
Illinois, on the ground that Sullivan "typi-
f1es bipartisan commercialized politics in
Illinois, as much as Penrose in Pennsyl-
vania or Murphy in New York. Senators
Norris and Clapp, Progressive Republicans,
are against Penrose, Republican, for the same
reason that owen, Democrat, is opposing
Sullivan, Democrat
Senator owen, in a letter TO Raymond Ro-
bins, Progressive nominee for Senator in llli-
nois, sets forth the reasons why he, as a
Democrat, will support Robins Progressive,
and actively oppose the candidacy of Sui
livan.
Writing as president of the National Popu-
lar Government League "a nonpartisan or
ganizatiom, Senator owen severely arraigns
Sullivan as a conspicuous opponent of the
initiative and referendum and other popular
government principles; a bipartisan boss,
who secured his nomination through the in
fuence of corrupt political methods and the
expenditure in his behalf of enormous sums
of money and who has right to ask votes
even on the ground of party regularity.
The letter also arraigns Senator Sherman,
the Republican candidate, as an enemy of
popular government, backed by the special
interests The Oklahoma Senator calls on all
progressive Democrats, as well as Republi-
cans to support Robins, whom he commends
as an able champion of popular government
and a man whose character and capacity
should commend him to the citizens of 1lli-
nols.
The Senator's letter follows:
United States Senate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08
'Tis a Pity 'Tis True

This war is more to be censored than pitied,
according to the meodramatists
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

Conservation Note
Clifford and Amos Pinchot have just inher-
tied 81. l.l42O00.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-08

POOR Old Peace
From the Columbia State.
We trust that the Nobel Peace Fr5z. a.
properly ashamed Of itself -s -
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-16
THEN -AND- NOW

Fifty-six years ago today the
worlds first submarine cable message
flashed under the Atlantic ocean from
England to the United States. The
event signaled the opening OF the At
lantic cable. The historic message.
which shot under the seas from Queen
Victoria of England to President
buchanan of the United States, was
message of courtesy aud friendship.
The president replied In part: May
the Atlantic telegraph prove to be a
bond Of perpetual peace and frienship
between the nations, and an instru-
ment designed by Divine Providence to
diffuse religion, civilization, liberty
and law throughout the world The
following day was given to celebration
in the two countries. In the United
states the cities lying east OF the Mis-
sissippi celebrated with the firing OF
guns and the ringing of bells In New
York the citizens were awakened early
in the morning by a cannon salute of
l00 guns. The salute was repeated at
noon. Church, dignitaries met and
held religious services. the populace
paraded with bands of music while all
the church bells rang continuously.
The buildings we're decorated. some
having banners picturing the queen
and the president grasping hands over
the legend. Reciprocity" The flags
of the two nations were entwined over
their heads. That night the city was
brilliantly illuminated.