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Evening journal., 1914-11-05
GOODYEAR TIRE
CO. REPORTS Great
sale OF tires

Just at the time when the factory
records show that the company has
made and sold four and half mil
lion automobile tires, a great sales
mons conference was held by the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company,
at Akron, o., October 20, 80 and 81.
It was by far the largest sales
conference ever held at Akron, the
rubber city. Four hundred and fifty
hrancl managers and statesmen COM
ms from North, East, South and
West-from Maine and California
Louisiana and Michigan and all the
States between. The conference was
preliminary to the launching Of the
company's 1915 campaign. and con-
Guided a fiscal year that had wit
messed the company's maintenance
and strengthening of its claim Of
being the largest tire company in
tho world. The years increase IN
tie number of tires made and sold
over 1913 was nearly 80 per cent
For three days the men from tho
selling field were the company's
guests. They inspected the factory
with its 100000 SQUARE feet of door
space, and watched the actual oper'
ations by which $500 workers turned
out the Goodyear product. There
we're inspirational addresses, a ham
Quet and other entertainment for The
evenings, and the days were filled
with discussions Of trade conditions
and the campaign OF onslaught On
general business for the year 70
come
Thursday morning the men arrived
IN Akron by special trains, the time
o. their leaving their various cities
having been so arranged that the
entire force arrived in their specials
at approximately the same time. A
band GREETED them and a parade form
ed TO cross the CITY TO the Goodyear
factory, where various sessions were
held. Goodyear officials are well
satisfied by the record for 1914, just
closing, and predict that 1915 will
show another remarkable step for.
ward for Goodyear products.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
new MAxwELL SUBDIVISION.

Il has Just been announced that Pres-
dent Flanders, Of the Maxwell Motor
Company. has appointed j.. NJ. Greene
Eastern supervisor for the Maxwell Mo.
ter Company.
Mr.. Greene is well and favorably
known in the automobile world. having
been associated with It since its incep-
ton. He has been associated with the
big men OF the Maxwell Motor Company
from back in the old Studebakor days
when MIR. Flanders was president ant
general manager Of this concern. Greene
formerly had charge of the Clevelan,
district for the Maxwell Motor Com
pany.
lie has been all through Europe and
different parts Of the world for the last
eight or ten months, and has been very
successful in establishing distributors
throughout those territories.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
RAcHFInRS, DANCE.

The bachelors dance, the night before
Thanksgiving, in the New Century Club,
will be the great social event Of No
vember. This year the hostesses will
be: Mrs. James A. Draper, Jr., Mrs
Harry G. Haskell, Mrs Macmillan
Hopes, Mrs. David D. Rankin, Mrs
Paul Z. Wilson and Mrs. Leonard A
Yerkes. The committee comprises Will
liam Newell Barnard Jr., c. Dougla:
Buck, Joseph H. Dallett, Jr., Clement
W. Miller. Henry P. Scott, Jr., an'
Henry S. Townsend.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
NOTED FORD OWNERS.

Two distinguished Americans have re-
Gently joined the huge list of Ford own
ers. The first is President Woodrow
Wilson, who has bought Ford for runs
in and about Washington, particularly
for emergency calls to the golf course
The other is John D. Rockefeller, who is
using his Ford to inspect his estate al
Forest Hill, Cleveland, and like the
President in one respect at least, to get
to his golf game with the least possibl,
delay.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
NEW TERPsIcHORE CLrB.

The second dance OF The Ierpsichore
Club will be given on Saturday even
ing. The dance will be in the Rose
Room on the main floor of the Hotel
DUPONT Edward L. Kenly, sol0lsL at
st. Andrews. viii sing several CLASH
cal selections. Mrs. Opdenberg and
Mr.. Oesterle will demonstrate the
Castles newest creation. The Castle
Polka. Nock's Orchestra will play.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
MOOSE no DANCE.

In the Jenny building tonight the
Ladies' Auxiliary, of the LOYAL Order
Of Moose, Will hold an entertainment
TO be followed by a dance. Amonr
those who will take part will he
George Zimmerman. the well known
local comedian and minstrel man
He will be accompanied at the piano
by Miss Anna SchlOsser.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
SOCIAL AND Personal news

Registering at the Hotel McAlpin,
New York. from Wilmington during
tho past week, have been: NJ. Du
p. Lee, Wills johnson, X. x. " Casey,
]. w. Gawthrop, Jr., L. r. Beardslee,
c. =. Greenmayer. Leon Walker, ].
A. Montgomery. d. r. Rutter, H. d.
Belts, Miss Ellen c DUPONT. Mrs w.
X. dupont w. A. simonton, e. l,
La Beaume.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
A LARGE CONTRACT
What The DR.. Howard Company Wants
Every Person in Wilmington TO do.

What The Dr.. Howard Company Wants
Every Person in Wilmington to do.
When the DR.. Howard Company,
through n B. Danforth, the enterpris-
ing druggist, first offered a 50-cent pack
age Of their specific for the cure of con-
stipation and dyspepsia at half price,
and guaranteed TO return the money If
II did not cure. they thought It probable
from their experience with other medi
cines for these diseases, that they would
have good many packages returned.
But although they have sold hundreds
81 bottles. not one has been brought
hack
To those suffering with dizziness
headache. poor digestion. constipation
and straining, Dr. Howards specific Of
fcrs quick relief i Is an Invaluable
bon 70 an who feel uncomfortable ate
eating. and Is today the popular Dime
pin ~ al the large cities.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
CHARGED WITH
BREAD LARCENY.

Material witnesses being absent.
preliminary hearing of larceny
charge against Medford Thomas. col
ored, accused of stealing a loaf Of
bread. was continued until tomorrow
morning in City Court today. Bail
was fixed al $500.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
GIVE informal DANCE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. DeArmond
held an informal dance at their home
last Friday evening It was thoroughly
enjoyed by the twenty-five guests who
attended
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
INVITATIONS FoR TEA.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Thomas have
issued invitations for a tea to be given
at their home, Tuesday. November IL,
TO introduce their daughter, Miss
Jeanette Thomas.
Evening journal., 1914-11-05
AnxIIIAPY MFFr1Nc

A meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary
Of St. Johns Protestant Episcopal
Church will be held this afternoon in
the parish house
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
A Victory For Science

From the Savannah News.
What modern medical science can accomplish
is shown by the evident fact that the battle
against the bubonic plague at New Orleans has
been won
Fifty years ago the outbreak of the plague
there would have caused even more widespread
and intense uneasiness than did its recent
appear rance, and no doubt the list of dead
would have been very lengthy, Reports from
New orleans now are that there is not a single
city.
That docs not mean that other cases VIII nos
appear. but il is evidence that the mcdlcal
authorities know how to stamp out the plagus
and Ihut this country need never fear that 10
will spread from city to city and State 10
State, killing hundreds and causing terror
everywhere. The victory of the medicine man
has been accomplished without the hurrahlns
that would accompany victory on the battles
field. but it is just worthy of praise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
Stand Up for PENNSYLVANIA

CTAND up for Pennsylvania" says Doctor
~ Brumbaugh, who has always stood up
for her himself and to whom the public is
looking with full confidence for further serv-
ices of the same kind. Stand up for Penn
sylvanla! Aye, take away from her the re-
proach which designing men have fastened
on her. Sweep out the antimoralists who,
by n conspiracy of plunder have managed
to get control Of the offices. Cleanse the
atmosphere, which is pure in all else but
politics.
a great State, magnificent in its resources,
more magnificent in its accomplishments;
veritable nation among nations, generous in
the complexity of its endeavor, the industrial
pride of the hemisphere; a state founded by
d man with a vision, a moral vision; Conn
monwealth which owes its greatness to
the stern principles of right which ami
mated and inspired its early and subsequent
struggles.
Only one blot is on her banner, only one
stain attaches to her name. Penroseism, fit
successor to Quayism, is the States sole
humiliation. Discipline 1t, excise it, drive it
out! Stand up for Pennsylvania!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin.
ion on Subjects Important to City,
State and Nation,
o the Editor Of the Evoniro Ledger,

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger.
Sr-"Done in Philadelphia" promises to n,
an interesting feature of the EVENING LEDGER.
but many of your readers believe, would llks
to see the reviews line little better with his.
tory than the Bradford article did a few davs
ago. better view of Franklin can be bad
than the following extract gives by reading
Franklins story of the occurrence mentioned:
How Franklin managed to get this Office
and how he turned the tables on Bradford
by brfbing the postboys to neglect Brad
ford's Mercury and take care of his Ga
zette is very characteristic of the great
philosopher who was not all philanthropist
where business was concerned.
Franklin says that Samuel KeImer and David
Harry had both failed and left the city. and
"there remained now no other printer in PhiIa.
delphla but the old Bradford but he was rich
and easy, did a little business by stragglna
hands, but was not anxious about it. However.
al he held the postofflce, 1t was imagined ho
had better opportunities for obtaining the news
his paper thought a better distributor Of
advertising than mine. and therefore had more
which profitable to him and a dsadvan-
tage to For though I did indeed receiys
and send papers by the post, yet the public
opinion otherwise; for what l did send
was by bribing the riders. who took them pri-
vately Bradford being unknd enough to forbid
1t, which occasioned some resentment on my
part and thought meanly of the practice
that when l afterwards came into his position
l took care never to repeat it."
AS to another point: Wallaces History of the
Bradford Family shows the location of A.
Bradford's offices. SAMUEL w. HOSKINS.
Philadelphia, September 20, 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
PHILADELPHIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER aa, 1914
The Knife in the Bowels of Reform


THoMAS s. t. NIACKLEER voted In Select
J. Council to override tho Mayors veto of
the Municipal Court grab. Mr.. Mackleer is
employed by the Municipal Court at a salary
of $3.50 the month. OF course, he was quite
competent to take a judicial view of the
question. 1t is even possible that he could
have been influenced by argument or fact to
vote against the source of his salary. But
he was not so influenced; not bit of it. On
the contrary, he stood with the boys first,
last and all the time.
Mr.. Mackeer is but one Of many whose
Jobs depend on their votes. 1t is never safe
for the people to confide their interests TO
men whose own interests are paramount. If
any citizen wants to know why the reform
administration is hampered at every turn by
Councils, he has only to discover the means
of livelihood of certain Representatives OF
the people" They owe their sinecures to the
contractor bosses, to the Organization. and
the Organization is their first and only love.
When the public asks who and what they
are these sweetly coo, I'VE are Republicans"
And the remarkable thing is that so many
people believe them.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
Courage is the Conane.t Of En.r

INTE DO not conquer the world by shedding
w the blood Of others Victories are won by
the loss Of our own blood such is the
vicarious law Of progress. To do right when
there is every inducement 70 do wrong Is
heroic
To have the courage OF standing alone is
the attribute Of a strong man. Courage and
fear are related as innocence is to virtue.
one makes possible the other. There can be
no real courage without fear Courage Is
the conquest of fear; virtue is innocence un-
der temptation, The battlefield Of every life
is the soul Browning writes, "Wlen the
fight begins within himself a mans worth
something" Life is not n promenade
through streets Of cheering crowds bur "a
hard march over rough roads.
Running away from the battle-ground ~
ones own soul may be set down as n great
sin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
Twill Be Dry in Ole VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA has gone dry by decisive
v majority. The fight there has been going
on for years, the real battle having been to
persuade the Legislature to submit the ques-
tion to a general vote. When that much was
won the rest was easy for the Prohibi-
tionists. 1t would be idle to deny that in
the rural districts of the South prohibition
has achieved some splendid results, and it
would be Just as futile to question its failure
in the cities. Blind pigs" blind tigers"
"speak-easies' have flourished. Violation Of
the law in most of the larger towns is open
and notorious. Making vice a crime by
statute can never be a great success. Local
option is the real remedy for the liquor prob
- lem. for It restricts prohibition TO localities
where enforcement Of the law is practically
automatic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
Vital History Should Be Tanrht

CURRENT events should be studied in rne
~ schools in order 10 make past history
moro real to the pupils, and In order also TO
promote among them such a civic lnteIigence
as good citizenship requires. Current events
are history, and history is nothing EXCEPT as
1t considers ciyics and economies. In those
phases and aspects Of the war which belong
to American economic history. the schools
have a great educational opportunity which
should not ba neglected. To enlIghten the
young people in the questions that have TO
do with American dependence and Indspcnd-
ence in commerce and Industry is 10 teach
them the economic resources and posslbil-
ties OF their country; and to show them how
these questions are affected by the European
war IS not 10 violate neutrality, but merely
10 give due recognition 10 the row Of events
in the history Of their own country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
THE IDEALIST

What is the most powerful phrase in the
English language?
I put the question 10 a catherine Of folks
whose presence there indicated their ia
miliarity with the literature of history
OF course, the phrases that have thun-
dered down through the years predomlna ed.
give me liberty or give me DEATH" Don't
give up the ship" LincoIn's ennobIlns
"All that | am | owe 10 my mother"-the
offerings seemed interminable.
Up rose a modest Appearing young
woman. Friends" she said, are we not
up too far among the mountain tops? These
suggestions are real thrillers, | confess and
| certainly shall not attempt to detract from
their magnificent grandeur. But give me a
phrase that makes me happy each dav
Isn't that the right conception of power
fur" We admitted it was. Then she ex-
planned;
II am employed in an office where the
former boss was a veritable crouch. And
Of course, his crouch was contagious Every
body seemed scared; afraid 10 move out OF
a CiIcumscribed path Naturally. en-
thusiasm and initiative both lay dormant.
That the highest efficiency was not secured
from the employees was attested when this
man was relieved of the Offices management
by the company's president.
In came a new man. The first morning
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
DR.. Bacon Overrules the Mayor

AN EXAMINERS report, confirmed by
AJudge Audenried, declares that DR.. Will
liam D. Bacon was never elected to Select
Council from the 44th Ward. The examiner
found that DR.. Philip H. Moore, fusion candi-
date, received a majority of the votes cast.
BY the use of dilatory writs in the courts,
Doctor Bacon continues to hold the office
which does not belong to him. 1t will prob
ably be January before his appeal can be
disposed Of by the Supreme Court.
Doctor Bacon is also a dual otticeholder.
He is real estate assessor, a position which
puts $4,000 year into his pocket.
The Mayors veto of the Municipal Court
grab was defeated by one vote, Doctor
Bacon cast 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24

he walked briskly down the long aisle \. ,
tween our desks, but not too briskly to siyo
a bright, CHEEKY Good morning to each Of ns
You would have thought that bomb :,
sunshine had exploded. Typewriters weps
pounded harder, clerks moved about faster
and the office boy actually ran The best
part of it Is that he kept 1t up, day after dsS,
In fact he's doing It vet. And we all syyea.
by him. It isn't the Good morning. friends.
It's the fact that these simple words sbon,
us that we work with him rather than for
him. And Good morning started It all"
You employers who arrive in the mornipo
with yesterdays TROUBLES still bearing yo,i
who serve YOU
1t will accelerate your own red corpuscles
as much as theirs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24

National Palace. Jealousies and ambitions
aside, there have been signs Of profound diff
ferences between the great natural divisions
of Northern and Southern Mexico that spelt
conflict. Villas revolution may be an at
tempt to put himself or his man in the chair
at Mexico city and his ideas into operation.
Or It may mean the setting up of an inde-
pendent Northern republic. At any rate, 1t
means more months of turmoil and destruc-
tion. Whether this will be worth the price
depends on Villas sincerity in his stand for
a non-military government and the redis-
tribution OF the land.
Meanwhile, Vera Cruz becomes once more
q knottY problem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
THE SWIMMER AT ELsINORE


Above the Swedish shore bar of gold
Shows in the gray-the Colored torches light
Among the Clouds-rose, azure Chrysolite
Flame, glow and flicker in the young house
hold.
Obsidian- n-tinted waves me swift enfold
With glttcring sprays Of pearls; tC where
the night
Has left a biting codness take flight
This warns my blood and makes my heart
more bold,
Am / in sky in water, or in air?
For all seems one-i glide through lucent
green,
Through turquoise blue. through chang
ing hues OF red
Eermilion, scarlet, wild rose, and the glare
OF ruby fire; on golden stars / lean,
Then float mid tangled rainbows in an
emerald bed.
Maurice Francis Egan in ScribneTs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
No qualification for Mess of Pottage

"A Brumbaugh assured his audience that
even the competent business administration
fell short unless sustained by high moral
purpose" Moral principles come first. 1t
does not profit man or a state anything II
the whole world is gained and the soul Is
lost It is only at this late date in social
history that the contrary doctrine is being
preached 1t is only now that mess of
pottage is being dangled before the eyes of
the people of Pennsylvania in the expecta-
tion that it will tempt them into stultfca-
tion of their collective conscience. Doctor
Brumhaugh understands the aspirations of
this people and the deep purpose underlying
their efforts. 1t S only Penroseism which
imagnes that morality is not an issue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
,Cales of Three Cities

There was young man in n. Y.
Who never would eat with a Fly.
Said he, IAN my life
| have ct with a nife
Roast beef, veal and mutton and PY.
fisherman from Terre Haute
once Dragged of a fish he had Caute:
But the hshermans dauter
Knew more than she auter
And cried, 1T was one that you baute,"
There was a young fellow in Butte
who went on a butteful lutte.
Next morning in bed
He put ice on his head
And murmured; "Ohwhydiddutte.
New York World.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
ADMIRATION FOR THE GERMAN PEOPLE

To thc Editor oI The EteninO LEDGER!
Slr-Americans In their attitude toward the
present European war are not going to try to
judge the German people, They going to
render their judgment, and doing so now,
the question OF Prussan mitarsm. That
the great fact behind all this conflict.
Nowhere In this country is there very much
hostility to the German people We have as
great q liking for them for any people in
the world We admire and are greatly in
debted to their achievements in all the arts
of peace American public opinion has an
tipathy toward thcm only criticism of the feu-
dal ideal of government that are held by the
ruling class and any attempt to state the mats
ter otherwise, such as some writer's have lately
made, is rank injustice to the people of this
country. ]. X. VARNUM.
Philadelphia, September 90, 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
Militarism No Worse Than Navalism

-NO w OISc udu -NdNdllSln
THE German people are quite right in
i resenting a great deal of the unreason-
able criticism of the Fatherland. 1t would
be pity If fair-minded men could have no
love for a nation which in the last half
century has amazed the world by its mate
rial accomplishments. That England and her
Allies have been Jealous of German achieve
ment is too obvious TO require comment 1t
would be entirely illogical, therefore, for
American citizens 10 grow bitter over Ger
man militarism and not consider Englands
navaHsrn. German preparation on land has
not been one whit more destructive of the
peace OF the world than England's prepared
ness on the oceans. 1t Is six Of one and half
dozen of the other. The Kaiser's long reign
of peace is az least presumptive evidence OF
his sincere aversion to war. The FatherIand
is entitled to fair show, and there is every
indication that it will get It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
Re.enter Mexican Reyolulion

THE long expected has happened The in
i tolerable tension is over" This morning
H. G. Wells words on the European explo-
sion apply as fuy to Mexico. Villas break
with his First Chief is now official" He
has dropped the mask Mexico is not TO be
without it's habitual revolution. Men familiar
with the situation in Mexico have long cx-
pected just this move. An Villa IS protesta-
tions Of loyalty could not alter the fact that
Carranza was not the man the Northern
General and his people wanted to see in the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
One Word, Please

whereer l go there haunts me
A word OF strangest sound
1t mocks at me and taunts me
And chases me around.
When 1 am getting sleepy.
About the morning bell.
The zephyrs sing to me, p
R-Z-M-Y-SLr'
In early dawn,
Across tho lawn,
The crickets shrilly swell
That P-P-P
And Z-Z-Z
And R-M-Y-S-L!
When spurs OF trooper rowel
Their horses in attack,
That town without a vowel
Gets up and slams 'em back.
When other hamlets skinny
Such consonants repel,
l dearly love to hymn p
R-Z-M-Y-S-L!
In sound 1t is
The bullets whiZ
Where serfs at last rebel
This P-P-P
And Z-Z-Z
And R-M-Y-S-L!
All ME! the music verbal
That lies within the word!
Its consonantal burble.
Beats anything I've heard
When guests are getting gapy
You ring old boredom's knell
BY bidding them, now, say p
R-Z-M-Y-S-L!"
II brings the buzz
OF bees, 1t does
The droning of a she'll
This P-P-P
And TIL
And R-M-Y-S-L,
John O'Keefe in New York World.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-24
IN REFERENCE TO PORK"

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-You state in your editorial that Senator
Penrose voted for pork" 1t is easy enough to
criticse men in public life. but when a man
has to go before the people and get their votes
he would be a fool If he did not try to earn
their favor. Popular government means having
popular candidates, JUSTICE
Philadelphia, September %, 1914