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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
A Prayer

God of the warning nations,
God of the ways of peace,
Hark TO the pleas of women
And bid the warfare cease!
Hark to the prayers of children,
Their small hands lifted up,
And from the world forever
Remove this bitter cup!
In years of peaceful living
Thy servants have forgot
The grief that follows carnage,
And now, their blood grown hot,
They challenge each the other,
And with no needing for
The necklaced arms of loved ones
They clatter forth TO war.
oh. God, remove this madness.
And make Thy servants sane!
Remove the fields of carnage,
Where wounded and where slain
Are trampled TO CORY remnants!
our God, of war and peace,
Remove from men their blindness
And bid the warfare cease!
A wife stands all forsaken
And peers into the storm,
Above the smoke of battle
She marks the vultures swarm.
No loved one hears her pleading
And TO her suCCor flies
Beside where she stands weeping
A baby starves and dies.
God, lift the burden from them
Who bear the burden most
God, touch the hearts Of rulers,
God, turn each warning host
From ways that lead 10 slaughter
Back to the paths of peace!
God, hear the plants of women
And bid the warning cease!
Judd Mortimer EzsEris. in Houst0n ,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
FIGHT TO THE FINISH

To The Editor Of Che Evening Ledger.
SRA campaign Is on in this Commonwealth
which Is being watched throughout the length
and breadth of our land. 1t is q fight to a
finish between the discredted old machine and
the forces which must prevail II the old Keystone
State Is to be lifted into the place 1t must
occupy IL we as Pennsylvanians are to stand
erect men worth while.
The issue Is Penrose as the embodiment n,
practices which no longer have any proper
place In our political and industrial life. These
are the days for the valiant on both sides Of
the ocean, and the call of duty is Just as clear
II 1t were ITO arms" instead of to the ballot
box When the EVENING LEDGER enlists in this
campaign, aggressively opposing this blight on
our national life, it, in my judgment performs
a great public duty and makes contribution to
the cause of good government second to none
DAVID J. PEARSALL.
Mauch Chunk, Pa, September is. 1914
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
This is Too PunnY

We labored hard to pen pun,
An hour passed, and it was done;
We nearly died of sheer surprise
We pinched ourself and rubbed our eyes;
For. as we looked on it in pride
And, as we said, nearly died
We found we'd made double hit
(Of wisdom. infamy or wiD
For then we saw, and not till then,
We'd penned a pun that punned Penn.
A lot of fuss over little thing, perhaps,
but it occurred to us that William Penn
looks rather inky compared to the rest of
the City Hall tower.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
A Fall Time Singer

Golden punkins gleamin' bright
Yander in de patch.
Never seed a purifier sight
Laying in batch.
Trouble dis ways fraid to steer
Come right in an have a cheer"
Dixie Lands de land TO me,
No whar else Use boun'.
Possums roamin' roun' so free.
,ESuff to make a darky grin
Bring yo' folks an call agin."
Jacksonville Times Union.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
New Hose Must Be Got.

TNHE fire underwriters have sustained Di-
1 rector Porter's charge that large part
of the hose owned by the city is unfit for use.
1t would he idle now to quarrel about who
is responsible for the situation. The thing
of Importance is the fact itself. 1t must be
remedicd not next year but this year. There
is no other matter which so urgently requires
the attention of Councils.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Enmeshed in a Definition

1NHE most brazen of all the anti-moralty
4 organs in Pennsylvania said this morning;
Facing defeat in their various districts,
the pittful appeal of congressman Let Us
Have Pork has changed to the insistent
demand, I'VE Must Have Pork!' 1t is Il
tough outlook FOR mushroom statesmen
whose only stock in trade is a faxed prayer
and a trunkful of broken promises.
Pork or no pork was the question before
the United States Senate yesterday. BY
some strange freak of fortune Mr.. Penrose
happened to be in his seat. Putting himself
in class with mushroom statesmen whose
only stock in trade is faxed prayer and
trunkful of broken promises he voted for
tho nork.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sr-I am n reader of the EVENING LEDGER
and like your paper, but I am a Republican.
AS l believe that is your policy, l cannot
see how you can consistently support Palmer
and n Republican platform at the same time.
He does not stand for Republican principles
and therefore. should not be supported by any
Republican JOSEPH RICHARD.
SlatlnEton. Pa. September 1S 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
No Quarter to Political Plunderers

OUT in Kansas City the friends Of good
" government are quoting what Hugh
O'Rren n former Mayor OF Boston, said in
an official message after his reelection In
1856:
If political parties put INSCRIPTIONS men
n the front, they ought to he voted down
ri political parties make combinations with
men whose morality and integrity are ques-
tiouahlr. such combinations should he dis
colraged and discountenauced by every
good citizen If no quarter is given 10 men
who have no moral principle behind them,
who connect themselves with leading
parties merely for plumber they should be
stamped out, ana then the business of the
country win be conducted, like any other
large corporation, on business principles,
These words apply 10 all combinations for
pundvr in municipal State or national poll
tics They point 10 the responsibility of
every American citizen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Mauch Chunk, Pa, September Is, 1914.
GIVE HONEST POLITICS A CHANGE

TO the Editor Of the EueninD Ledger:
Sr-I have read for many years and have
appreciated deeply the splendid work which
the PUBLIC LEDGER has done toward the puri-
fication Of Pennsylvania politics. Another
great opportunity has now arisen for 1t and the
EVENING LEDGER to continue this service to the
advantage of both State and nation I refer to
the opportunity of defeating Mr.. Penrose for
reelection to the United States Senate.
WILLIAM I. HULL.
Swarthmore, Pa, September ii, 1914
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
A Bitter Dose

Petrograd and Jarosaw,
Budapest and Crecy,
Kaiser Wilhelm, General Pau
Drive me nearly crazy.
But the worst is yet to come,
Tasting rather pill-y,
Reading like prescriptions all
Take some Przmysl-y" [Choose your
Take some Przymsl-y" I own
Take some Prmzsyl-y" Spelling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
swarthmore, Pa, September ID, 1914.
wEsTMoRELAND AGAINST PENRosE

To The Editor Of Che EueninO Ledger:
Sir-As an Independent Republican, interested
in raising my party to higher standard Of
citizenship, 1 am glad that you opposing
Penroseism. You deserve the gratitude of the
good citizens of Pennsylvania. Our county was
strongly anti-Penrose at the last primary, and
the sentiment against him continues to increase.
E. z. ZUCK.
Mt Pleasant Pa, September A. 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

becomes q murderer; the drunlard bao,-.
liar; the liar becomes a coward Oaes
Benedict Arnold did the most convo.....
thing; 1t took too much courage to az iient eit
inconvenient thing. And that's exactIv .ne Ie
situation with the teller of the white Ia .ne
THE IDEA resg,'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Silence Not Golden

From the Chambersburg CPa) Valley Spirit.
A strange. weird silence falls upon the lips
of the Republican candidates when the name
of Penrose is mentioned.
Not one of them has far dared TO declare
himself either for or against the machine tina!
seeks to continue its corrupt management OF
this State for its own ADVANTAGE,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Welcomes Evening Ledger

FROM the jewish Exponent.
The EVENING LEDGER is a welcome addition
10 the ranks Of Philadelphia newspaperdom
There Is no better paper in the United states
than the PUBLIC LEDGER, and few as good. II
the evening edition keeps up the fine tradluoli.
that the PUBLIC LEDGER has established u
will be a pOtent force for good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

TT MUST be remembered in reading that
i sentence from Roachs pamphlet that it
was written less than ten years after the
Civil War when the wounds and preiudices
of that strife had not yet been effaced; new
ertheless, 1t is likely to make us feel a little
more comfortable about seizng the present
opportunity to get our flag on the sea again
GRANVILLE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
What's In a Name ?

Were giving our pastor a new drawing
room carpet on the occasion of his jubilee.
Show me something that looks nice but
isn't too expensive"
Here is the very thing, madame-real
derminster."-London Punch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Casualties

From Allied sources we learn that 4,356,711
Germans were killed, ll,699,326 were wound
ed and 900,467 were taken prisoners, in the
last four days of fighting.
From German sources we learn that the
total German loss to date was II slightly
killed, 43 seriously dead and 66 compre-
hensively wounded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
One Bad Turn

Brown (whose new cook is worse than the
last)-It was you who recommended that
new cook to my wife, wasn't it?
Jones with dffidenCeD-Yes, old man.
Brown (vengefully)-Then. must ask you
to come home to dinner with me tonight
London Sketch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Huh i!

Mary had a little lamb,
And then | heard her holler:
What does that waiter think l am?
He charged me half a dollar!"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
PASSED BY THE CENSOR

THE wonderfully blue waters of the bay of
L. Funchal, off the coast of Madeira, gilt
tered translucently. In small boats a party
of American tourists landed from the steam
ship. McNab, who had mania for collect
ing outre things, announced that he would
buy the finest old Madeira wine on the island
and, with that, he disappeared on his hunt,
the while the others saw the sights.
And then the unregenerates laid deep
and wicked plot to commander that wine.
So they got back to the steamship well In
advance and awaited events. Just as the
whistle blew its "all aboard" McNab hove
in sight in a small boat, lovingly caressing
basket. lie tied it to rope, mounted to
the steamships deck and began to hoist up
his precious burden.
But the wicked ones were prepared and
when the basket was passing a certain port
hole, a hand protruded and two bottles, cob
webbed and ancient looking, were lifted
bodily into the inner recesses of the steam
ship. Whereupon the ships surgeon brought
fine cigars and the first mate nuts and bis
cults. Then the purloiner, after more or
less neat speech of triumph, pulled the corks
and-poured out the clearest, incest water
ever seen!
McNab had paid IS each for the bottles, but
he never knew-the unregenerates had Just
enough self-respect left not to tell him the
awful truth.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Altruisrn

Teacher-Johnny, you have been writing
your own excuses.
JOHNNY know, mum; it takes all pas
time to think Of his own.-New York Sun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Fowl Play

why have you given your hen such an
outlandish name as Footpad Jinks?"
Because she's laying for me-"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Heartburn, Probably

From the Elkton (Md) Democrat
"F'ire of an unknown origin totally de-
stroyed the contents of Clarence II. krauss
night last week."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
'Twouldn't be Tolerated Here

From the Buenos Aires Standard.
Again I was welcomed by my CHEEKY host
ess, and once more partook of her simple
yet palatable face"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Domestic Discord

MY husband used to call me his lovel,
lute.''
And now?"
Now he picks on me"-Lousville Courier
journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
Love and Sunshine Company.
Wholesale and Retail Christians;
Distributors of Joy and Goodwill
In Essentials, Unity; in non Essentials,
Liberty; in all things, Charity
The Church with the Royal Welcome.
A Villainous Joke

Who is the Villa of Europe?
Which of the embattled emperors is the
friend of the Euro peon?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
The Natural Sequence

1t now behooves all good exchange editors
to dig up the Ingoldsby Legends and reprint
THE Jackdaw of Rheims"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
PonnlaritY Assured

That proposed bus line on Broad street
should become immensely popular with the
young folk, for bussng has ever been a
popular pnstime.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

Regular steamship service from Philade-
phia TO the Pacific is good sign. shipping
goods from so fine a port as this to New
York 10 be loaded on vessels wac kind of
eXtravagance which sound business could not
long endure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

DENEATH the great st. Stephens Cathe-
D dral in Vienna which may yet be taken
by the Russians, is a labyrinth of catacombs.
nearly equal to that of Rome For miles the
subterranean passages twist and turn in
Cimmerian darkness, When very small boy
l was taken into the depths by my father
accompanied by guide who carried torch
Somehow or other, I went astray and wan
dered off. The reflected light of the torch
showed skeletons of Capuchin monks, ar
rayed in the hooded vestments of their order
standing in silent gruesome rows against
the damp walls; horrors were multiplied in
my childish brain,
Papa" | yelled, and the echoes sounded
and resounded In quavering tones, dying
away in ghOstly whispers And when was
safe with my dad, moment later, was the
happiest youngster in all Europe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

This war tax on gasoline is a direct blow
at the poor. down-trodden automobile owner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

MI Roosevelt says that Mr.. Pinchot will
not retire but what does Mr. Roosevelt know
about it2 A man is not addicted 70 coffee If
he has never been able 10 get first cup.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

y OMANCE is a thing of the past. Our
1G childhood dreams and fancies have been
relegated into the sCrapheap of materialsm
The thrill of old is replaced by the certainty
of knowledge. What is it all about? oh, yes,
Robinson Crusoe's isle has been connected
with the rest of the world by wireless! Can
you conceive it, Robinson signaling TO FRI
day TO come to his aid? Or some one far
away punctuating the air with electric flashes
to warn him that the savages were coming?
Gone are the days of the buccaneers, the
rovers of the sea!
Robinson Crusoe's isle has been annexed to
the rest of the world!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

wdm m h New FS9h xork TssaS Tss Sdtora it ~as
well-nigh impossible for any one from the
outside world to see him, But Harold ]. Lit
tledale an English newspaperman, accom-
plshed the seemingly impossible, and here Is
told how he did it. He sent word into Mr..
Reick that he had story which he would
tell only to him. Mr. Reick sent reporter
10 see Littledale who declined to reveal his
story to any one save Mr.. Reick. After a
long wait he was taken into the august
presence.
We'll young man, what's your story?"
asked Mr., Reick
IT'S a hard-luck story; want Job" said
I.ittledale and then he was ushered out.
BRADFORD.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

There is no question about what Mr. Pen
rose stands for. The record shows that
through his Organization he has stood for
anything.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

The Mayor has done his duty in the matter
0f the Municipal Court grab. Councils will
have another chance this afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

TN PARIS, Heine had married a French
/ woman of dubious antecedents and utterly
at variance with the spiritual nature of the
poet She was a good nurse, however, divid-
ing her time between Hene and her parrot,
One day she disappeared and a friend, con-
doing with the sick man, suggested that she
had eloped.
rs her parrot still here?" asked Heine.
Yes"
Then she'll come back" And come back
she did
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

Doctor Rrumbaush is immune TO spitballs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

TT HAPPENED last week, when the sun
i shone brightly and the poesy of autumn
was in the air l wandered far atield into the
lands beyond Colingdalc-over the hills ana
far away, until l came to tumble-down
stone building, decayed with age and redo
lent with historic memories There arose
visions of Washington, of Grant, the heroes
of our wars Memory painted pictures OF
love and intrigue and boodshed and the pur-
suit of peace and then-came the most an
cient inhabitant.
Pretty old buiding?" ventured the writer,
seeking information
Pretty old" responded the man.
ITS probably played an important part IN
our countrys history"
Not that I know Of" responded the old
man; Its been a COW barn nigh all its life
Whereupon / beat a mastery retreat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

A man with feather in his cap usually
has am eagle in his pocket
Was the recent eclipse of the sun an Eng
lsh plot no deprive Germany of her we'll
known place therein?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

JJEINRICH HE1NE the German poet, lay
i l. desperately i'll in Paris, an exile from his
native land, Stunned By members of his race
because of his change of faith, disliked by
those of his new religion. But though
paralyzed his mind was as clear and acute
as ever and his wit as cutting. Daily he
wrote for French paper; incisive, rapier-
like, cutting and sharp were his remarks
And the butt of his daily joke was one of the
Rothschilds. For months this had continued
and then Rothschld could stand the jibes no
longer He sent a friend to Heine to offer
him life of ease if he would forego his
satirical attacks.
stop" asked Heine. stop the attacks on
Rothschild? What other pleasure have left
in life? Tell Rothschild that all his millions
could not buy health for me. Tell him that
my lampooning pleases me more than it hurts
him"
So to the day of Heine's death, Rothschild
had to endure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-22

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Journal.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-23
Rebel Leader Reported TO Be, Plan
ming Invasion Of Lower
-- ...s. California.

DOUGLAS, Arizona, June 20.--( As
sociated Press by Federal Wireless)l--
1t is reported here by the Constitu.
tionaIists that General Villa is making
preparations 90 send an Invading force
into Lower California. Villa s plan of
getting his troops into the peninsula
possession of Mexico is not known. If
he attempts to reach there by land he
will find IL necessary TO cross United
States territory, Lack of ships would
make il difficult for him 10 transport
soldiers and supplies across the Gulf
Of California. I
Lower California now has force Of
about twelve hundred Federal soldiers.
The main division of this force is To-
Gated at Ensenada, with smaller de.
taehmeRtb stationed at La Paz, Tia
Juana, Tecate aud Mexicali A few sec
tions OF the territory are devoted 10 az,
ricnlture and stock raising. There also
is thriving Russian colony near Ense,
NADIA, A customs house at Mexieali
and one at Tia Juana comprise the other
available resources.
Lower California has been invaded
by several revolutionary parties during
the past three years, In which time its
resources have been practically wiped
out and a good portion Of its cultivated
area has been abandoned by its ds.
eouraged owners. Throughout IL all,
however, a comparatively small force
of Federals has been able to hold the
country for Huerta.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-23
JURY AWARDS WARD I.
$4,000 DAMAGES
lFrom saturday Advertiser.l

|
Damages in tine sum OF Sl5,OUU were
last night awarded by the trial jury in
Judge William j. Robinson's division
of tho circuit court to George +. Ward
in his suit for $50, 900 damages against
the lntcr-island Steam Navigation Com.
pany. The jury was out considering its
verdict from five minutes to five
o'clock yesterday afternoon until a
quarter to eleven O'Clock last night,
when IL finally reached an agreement
and reported to the court. Exceptions
to the verdict and notice Of appeal
were filed by the attorneys for the de.
PENDANT company. =,
Ward was injured some months ago
while working on the elevated coaling
plant of the lnter.lsIand Company. He
was thrown 10 the ground and sustained
injuries which arc said to have incapa,
citated him for life as workman. ,
The suit was tried some months ago
before jury, when it was nOn-suited
after the plaintiff had closed his case.
An appeal was taken from the circuit
court TO the supreme court, the latter
"Attirr aside the non suit and remand.
ing the case to the lower court for a
hc,5 trlal On this trial the ease has
been before Judge William ]. Robinson
and a jury constantly since May % last.
All Of Tuesday was taken up by the
court and counsel in settling upon the
instructions and yesterday argument to
the jury occupied tho whole day up to
shortly before FIVE o'clock when the
case finally went TO the jury. Attorney
u. "A. Douthitt opened for the plaintiff
and was followed by Attorney +. w.
sutton for the defendant company
Douthitt then closed for the plaintiff,
concluding Mt haIf-past four o'clock,
after which the instructions were given
to the jury by Judge Robinson.
Douthitt Coke have conducted the
case for Ward, while w. L. Stanley OF
the law firm of Holmes, stanley q Oh,
son, and i, w Sutton, of Saith, War,
ren, Hemenway & Sutton. have handled
the ease for the defendant.
The jury which tried the case was as
follows:
Robert NJ. Morton (foreman). Henry
b. Bailey, Rodney X Burgess, Willard
r. Grace. William J, Hampton, Glad.
Stone S.Leithead, Walter Love. vii.
liam X, MACPHERSON. Louis r. Medsirns,
John Nunes, John II. Thompson and
Clifford f. White,