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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

broker the agency eXerts every effort to pre-
vent the borrower from losing his pledge
Although the law requires pledges to be held
but 30 days 1t is the practice of the agency
to hold them from to IL months before
disposing of them. All forfeited articles are
sold at public auction every six months. Be-
fore selling any article a notice Is mailed
to the customer and oftentlmes personal calls
are made to his home In an endeavor to save
his pledge from sale.
Who Are the Borrowers?
The big majority of borrowers who forfeit
their pledges are those who live In roonng
or boarding houses and hotels, or the tram
sient class. This is not due to the fact that
this class of people are any worse off flnan-
cially than the permanent citizen, but Is par
TALLY attributable to their misconceptlon Of
the terms Of the loan, believing, as most Of
the customers do, that their interest must be
paid every month and the pledge redeemed In
80 days, in order to prevent Its forfeiture
Numerous articles could be saved from the
auction sales If this transient class would
keep the agency posted cf their change OF
address, in order that the notice would reach
them upon the forfeiture of their pledge
A remedial loan agency negotiating loans
on pledges at equitable rates and entaing
none of the disagreeable elements of a chari-
table organization is but one step in the ma
tion-wide movement to better the living con-
ditions of man. To give man financial az
sistanoe with no obligation for the return
thereof on his part, invokes a greater ult-
mate evil than to refuse him aid altogether
An absolute gift of pecuniary aid tends to
decrease a mans self-respect pride reliance
and ambition and once he becomes the re-
cipient of this form OF assistance he will OF.
tentimes relegate himself to that class OF
people who make our charitable associations
necessary.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
"If Italy Should Fight"

Frank slmonds. In the New Republic.
II Italy should enter the war there would be
an instant moral effect which might nrlng
peace II this failed, Germany would be foreea
to surrender her offensive on both fronts ana
probably to eyaouate not alone Poland ana
Belgium, but East Prussia and her Trans.
Rhenane territories. PToongaton Of the war
would probably destroy the Austrian Empire,
hut Germany might endure all and continue 70
tho end, confident that the dissolution OF AUS
trla must be the first step in still more COM
plete unifioation of the Germans OF Europe
For Italy this last consideration might wen
make for continued neutrality, for II Austria
vanished she would have to face greater ger
a window on the Adriatc, and at the same
time Southern slav nation, eager TO win oAsA
DalmatiA, ready TO challenge Italy'H uus
Albania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
March Election Still the Issue

TNHE determination of the leaders at Har-
4 risburg to concentrate on the transit and
port amendment and kick the "conflictng
resolution" off the track should not be per-
mitted to confuse the issue now before the
people of Philadelphia.
The action at the capital in no way lessons
but strengthens, the necessity for March
election. Indeed, it leaves the obstruction
lists with no legs to stand on. They must
acquiesce in the March election or come out
into the open and lay bare their reasons for
postponement.
The question Finance Committee of Coun-
ellis has before it is, Shall the digging Of the
subways be begun this summer, or shall 1t
be postponed to an indefinite date?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
Patronage the Perquisite of Greatness

MR. BRYAN apparently thinks that he is
AVA better judge of Pennsylvania "deserv-
Ing Democrats" than the chairman of the
State Committee He has one candidate for
surveyor of the port of Pittsburgh and the
State organization has another. He is doing
his best to persuade the President to name
his man, and Chairman Morris and Repre-
sentative Palmer are urging the claims OF
their candidate.
But why should not Mr. Bryan decide who
is TO be appointed to Office here? Has not he
been the candidate of his party three times
and have not 100000 Democrats voted for
him, and did not Mr.. Wilson put him in the
Cabinet as the greatest living Democrat7
The perquisites of greatness are patronage.
SO why should any one complain If Mr.. Bryan
wishes to spread himself over the whole ma
tion, as well over San Domingo?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
What the "Creat Northern Means

M HEN the Great Northern sails for San
w Francisco today it became a magnifi-
cent floating proclamation of the greatness
of this port. 1t is a splendid passenger
steamer and it was built at a Delaware
River shpyard, where there is a sufficient
depth of water to float the great ocean going
craft. 1t docked at the Philadelphia wharves,
and at these wharves it took on it's compile
ment OF 500 passengers from the Eastern
States anxious to make the voyage to the
Pacific through the Panama Canal
The Great Northern demonstrates the ad-
vantages of Philadelphia as a ship building
centre, as port of departure for ocean trav-
elers and as great commercial metropolis
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
Tide of Prosperity Is Coming In

LIVERY report of large numbers of unem-
~ ployed in this or that city must be dis
counted Notwithstanding that the superin-
tendent of a gospel mission in Washington
says that there are between 10000 and 10000
men seeking work in the national capital, it
Is impossible that there should be that num-
Der. Washington has $50 900 population and
about 10000 heats Of families. The astringent
OF little arithmetic applied to the urem-
ployment figures will shrink them to credible
Bize
But there is a distressingly large amount
of unemployment, not only in Washington,
but in all other centres of population. 1t is
important that every possible effort be made
to relieve the consequent suffering for the
few remaining weeks of winter.
Permanent relief, however, is in sight.
Business is not so good as it ought to be, but
II reached its lowest ebb many months ago.
The tide has turned. and it is coming slowly
mp the beach. The war has raised high
tariff wall around the country, and while it
lasts there is bound to be demand for Ameri-
can-made goods. 1t Is already reflected in
the mills and factories The uncertainty of
the future delays the return to conditions
that prevailed before Congress upset all busi-
ness enterprises, which must come soon or
late, either by an adjustment to the new stu
alton or by q return to a tariff which will
meet the needs of national industries as well
as the necessities of the national treasury.
Not only has the war shut out foreign
made goods because the making OF them has
been checked, but it has created a demand
for American made goods needed for carry
ing on the war. Russia has recently COM
pleted the expenditure of $50 100000 here.
France and England have probably spent
much more. This money has gone into the
pockets of American wOrkmen. The farmers
are getting good prices for their crops, all
but the cotton growers, and conditions are
Improving for them every week Confidence
In the soivency OF the nation and in the pur-
chasing power of it's people Is behind the
slow but steady revival in business This is
time for optimism and good cheer, and for
3 manifestation of faith in the future, with
out which no great enterprise can ever be-
come successful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
OF THE PARTY OF IDEAS
How Some OF the Ideas Have Worked Out-A
Question That Deserves Fair Answer.

| How Some oil the Ideas nave worked Out-A
Question That Deserves Fair Answer.
From the Iron Trade Review.
There's a lot of humor in a lot of things
If we only knew it
And knew how to extract the honey from
the flower
For instance
certain man
quite a prominent man
Who admits it himself
Went to a city near the centre of popula-
ton of the United States and
Made an Imusng speech.
Among a great many other things he said
The political party that had been in power
for over 80 per cent. of the time In the past
80 years had not had new idea in the past
30 years.
Apparently all the new ideas came from
the other party.
And in the same paper we read
An account of some of thes ideas"
One had to do with the indictment and
Wholesale arrest of 100 men in Terre Haute
Ind, for conspiracy in the recent Federal
election in that city.
One hundred men constituted practically
the entire city government, composed of fol-
lowers of the party with IDEAS" from the
mayor down, and Ito quote the Indianapolis
News):
1.-THE men under arrest are all members of
the majority party machine, most of them
habitues of the red-light district"
And the indianapolis News is more a ma
tority newspaper than it is anything else.
These men all belonged to the party of
ideas" apparently
And their conspiracy to defrsud must have
been
A real idea
In the same newspaper we have much in
detail concerning the recent action of the
Governor of the great State of South Caro-
lima
Who, because he could not do as he liked
with everything In the State, disbanded the
State militia, cancelled all the officers COM
convlcts in the state penal institution. and
then resigned few days before his term ex-
pired TO escape impeachment,
Another imam OF ideas
Belonging to the great party OF ideas"
But
We would like to know
If the United States could in the 80 years
Referred TO by this gentleman,
Gain in prosperity, wealth and population,
greatly exceeding all records of history.
With political party in power without
a single idea
What ought it to do in the way Of pros
perity
with the party in power
That is full of ideas2
There should not be between 900 and
100000 idle workmen In the country
Should there?
Seems to us that's fair question
And deserving of fair answer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
"You're Another Is Not an Answer

@ ONE kind friend cf the Uniontown banker
- ought to get the ear of his injudicious de-
tenders and tell them that they not help
ing his by saying to John Shelton Will
Jams, you're another"
The financial history of the Comptroller of
the Currency is not an issue in this case
and he may have been in entanglements ten
times more disastrous than those which have
enmeshed ]. V. Thompson and his business
associates, without i'm any way exonerating
Mr.. Thompson or, indeed, without increas-
ing his responsibility. The Uniontown bank
is closed and If 1t can be shown that Mr.,
Williams neglected his duty and allowed It
to continue accepting deposits when It was
in such a condition that it's affairs should
have been wound up then Mi Williams may
become an issue, but his responsibility for
the situation, If he Is responsible will not
relieve the president of the bank,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
Back to Pompeii

FTOm the IucoIna lIIUunes
Science Is introducing rational color sehemes
into hospitals. Eventually they may Invade
our homes Then We shall be back once rnors
to the point Of interior decoration reached Nv
the Romans goo years ago and by the EEypt
ians 5000 years before that Go into the houses
on ancient Pompeil, dug up from the pressrylnE
lava OF ages, and you hnd no gloom. no fussi-
ness. You find rooms painted In wholesome
blues and yellows. and green's and oranEss.
and reds, each room warm, pleasant glow
OF welcoming light and color With but a singla
small. contrasting decorative sketch Ia the
centre Of the Wall-almost Identical with he
ideal color arrangement that German acienes
has adiscoyeFedY Ia the 2oth century.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
WHAT DOES GERMANY
OWE TO AMERICA?
Things to Make War With, Things to
Manufacture With, Agricultural I'm
plements, Even Efficiency Systems.
So Said Man in Motor Car.
BY VANCE THOMPSON

The Cosmos Club, of Jersey City, met and
listened to lecture ON the subject-rather
timoy-of the war, q might remark that, to
make sure the lecture was just what 1t ought
TO be, l gave 1t myself) When the lecturer
finished he sat down-with what thought
was an unpleasantly sef-satished air
Then up stood a tall handsome man with
gray hair, a nervous men and the scar OF
schaeger cut on his cheek. Having intro
duced himself as a German professor from
Harvard" he said he would make a little
speech, And he did. lie made great speech
too. The club listened intently, And he told
them (and their guests) of the debt this
country owes to Germany
motored back to New York. The man
in the motor car ct was his winter carl was
silent for a long time Then he said alb
ruptly:
what is the answer"
When a man asks question like that he
always means to answer 1t himself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

Does not the Fidelity Trust Company Of
Newark know that 1t is a heinous offense to
make money in the banking business? 1t
would better watch out, or some statesman
from Washington will be after it,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

Senator Root took a good many words 10
say it, but he let the Democrats understand
that the President cannot be a successful
dictator unless the Senate is willing to be
the dictatee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

The Germans may have a gun with which
they can lombard England from Calais, but
they have not got Calais
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

Those in charge Of the LEARN to- Buy ex-
hibition in the City Hall courtyard have dis
covered what the housekeepers long ago
knew, that housekeeping is the leading busi-
ness OF Philadelphia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

If men on the Supreme Court bench were
polled, the same difference Of opinion regard
ing the right OF an employer 70 refuse TO
court disclosed when II declared a Kansas
statute unconstitutional because Il sought 20
interfere with the freedom Of contract
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

That inexpert hold-up man who got only
cents and missed $1,000 worth of jewelry
ought TO take lessons OF the political ma
chine
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

The German Government has seized the
entire stock OF wheat in the country to pre-
vent its waste, but Uncle Sam does not seem
to care what becomes OF his wheat, or of the
people who are dependent on it for bread.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
A Boot on the Other Foot

ut is plain as piltestan," he said, land I
know it, Like a good many OF us have
spent years in Germany And | say that we
owe less to Germany than to any one OF the
great nations. We have a far heavier debt
to England, France and Italy. And Ger
many mark you has taken from us a
thousand times more than she has given u.s."
GO on said, you interest me strange
ly."
We'll, just at present Germany is making
war What is she doing It with? With in
ventions due to Americans"
And he named them-Maxm Holland and
the Wrights, the inventors of the rapidfre
gun, the submarine and the aeroplanc, which
latter was invented at time when all the
German scientists were declaring heavier
than air" was impossible.
There you are" he went on "even her
own game Of war Germany has to play in
terms of American invention. General Won
Heeringen, in command of the western
armies, was frank enough to admit day or
two ago that without the automobile, the
acroplane, the telephone and wireless tcleg-
raphy Germany would not wage war for
twenty-five hours. | think the telephone is
an American invention, eh? And the aero
plane Now the automobile belongs to
France and the wireless telegraph to Italy.
The boot seems to be on the other foot"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
American Efficiency

"What did he mean by talking of German
efficiency to a nation that first gave the word
efficiency real meaning? AS a matter OF
fact we have invented everything that makes
for efficiency from the sewing machine to
the incandc sent light that hangs above it,
Certainly W have bought dyestuns from
Germany; but that was because we could
buy them cheapi it is not a debt to German
civilization. we owe the same sort OF thing
to Hungary for paprika and TO Argentina for
leather
'In system and 'eficienoy,' as well as in
science and art, we owe the greatest debt to
ourselves. The real trouble with the latter
day American Is that he Is too modest, too
eredulous too diffident. That is a sad and
certain truth. When a foreign professor hec-
tors him he says meekly: oh, I'll try TO be
more like you BY the way, that Is one
reason why the Americans are so popular in
Germany; 1t is because they admit every
claim to German superiority"
And here, I believe, We have come with
startling unexpsctedness upon a great truth
Should you look for the real causes OF this
war you might ma them IN the fact that
France. England. Russia-even Belgium
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
Sound Business Prlnelples

The work OF the Welfare Loan Agency has
demonstrated that money can be loaned on
personality at a reasonable and legal rate OF
interest on sound business principles with.
out assuming any OF the aspects OF 4 chart
table association, and that return OF per
cent. per annum on the investors capital
can be made.
In contFadistinetiOn to the private pawn,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27

And chemists, you say? There you come
home to me. Our American chemists take
the lead everywhere except in France-and
we are no bad second to the French chemists.
out OF the ten million or so Germans In this
country l should be surprised if you could
find dozen distinguished chemists. No, the
Americans lead"
Don't boast, brother" 1 said; but he
boasted on.
What annoys me most of all is the preten-
sion of that professor from Harvard that the
Germans have q systematic and scientific
way of doing things which should be to us
an example and an ideal That Is the great
est absurdity that was ever put into words.
The modern and scientific organization Of
business Ia as distinctly an American inven-
tion az is the reaping machine or the steam
boat or the cylinder press or the daily news
paper. We have been the teachers: we have
taught every other nation. We've taught
them how to manufacture and how to sell
and how to total the score on a cash regis
ter of American invention, or make out a
bill on an American invented typewriter. Sys-
tenn? We made It and invented the tools for
it, What is to Germanys credit is that she
has been one of our aptest pupils in method
izlng business and trade, just as the Japanese
are our aptest pupils in scientifically or
ganized manufacturing, Now this is known
to every practical business man on earth
Even a German professor from Harvard
should know it,"
''Why?' l asked; but he had no mind for
trlvlalties; he was waving the Stars and
Stripes glorously.
Trdr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-27
Education and Art


/ tried to get in a word about the German
pedagogues, the Harvard professors and the
others, but the man 1 was motoring with
knocked me about the ears with quotation
from DR.. Emil Reich who was Che said) a
man of rare mental integrity. And it seems
that Doctor Reich pointed out there was
nothing quite foolish as the American
imitation of German educational methods,
which was common in the last century, say
ing: ut is scarcely matter of doubt that
the Americans entertain far too exaggerated
an opinion of the value Of German methods
and German research in all that applies to
the humanities, such as history, philosophy,
philologN literature and art" That was in
1907 1t was a dark age in our universities,
heavy with German pedantry. That was the
day when the unlearned, even in the colleges,
spoke Of the thorough German" and the
brilliant but superficial Frenchman."
These things the man in the motor said as
the ferry bore us toward the city. l thought
he was done. 1t was good enough talk in its
way but l wanted to talk myself
"Art?" he said scornfuly I'VE don't owe
them much on that score-nothing but the
bad lessons of the Munich school, which
ruined an entire generation of American
painters and illustrators.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-12-17
Free Seed From Government

The following letter, dated Dee
rmbrr :. was received from |. :.
senator Alb. Fall. dated at Wash
iugton. u. G:
Gentlemen: There has been allotted
lo me for distribution by the Depart
mcnl of Agriculture. limited mum
her of package, of "foragc crop"
-erd,. consisting of the following
oneponnd packages of Sudan
grass seed. liyr-ponnd packages of
fctcrila seed, four pound packages
dwarf milo maize seed. iour-pound
packages Peruvian alfalfa seed.
four pound packages dwarf lIcgar,
seed.
Each of the above packages con-
iain> sufficient quantity at seed for
- satisfactory field te>t--aboui one
acre.
The department 81 agriculture has
instructed me where feasible Ia place
ia 81" seeds ~ the hans of farmers
VIII" viii be- sufficiently Interested
l." .i,r the crap careful allrnli"r.
ard VIII" will report ia wiring up.
blanks furnished. To the department
the results obtained by their tests.
culture of the crop will accompany
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-12-17

Certain patterns IN Cretonue are
suited to dresser scarfs pin.cushiOn
covers, slipper bags. candle shades
and other little furnishings that are
required Tor men rooms la the pic.
ture dresser set is shown including
4 scarf. pincushiou and candle shade
The cretoune shows a red rose ana
green foliage against u black ana
white striped ground. So decided u
pattern is TO he most sparingly
used. and the scarf is therefore only
bordered with the cretonne. 4
square pincushlon is covered first on
one side with small square OF the
crctonne seWcd smoothly over il. For
thr other side a considerably larger
square Is hemmcd about the edges and
pinned over the cushion.
The candle shade is made over a
wire frame and consists of circu.
TAR piece stretched over the top and
scWed to place \ hemmed strip hangs
from the edge OF the frame to which
It Is sewed.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-12-17

each package. Owing 10 the limited
supply the department deem, it ad-
vlsable that no individual receive
more than one package of seed, of
amy q ucvariety.
The distribution ol the seed will
he made in the spring. sufficiently
early for spring planting.
II you will kindly give publicity To
the above through the columns of
Your valued paper, | will receive and
place on file all applications.
Albert Il. Fall
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-12-17

Cretonne is the most effective OF
inexpensive materials for making
beautful gifts. It rs at its best ia
furnishings for the bedroom.
pillow cover OF cretonne and a
dresser scarf OF scrim bordered with
II are shown IN the picture The oil.
low cover is finished with hem an
around. and bound with black braid
about the edges. The open end fas-
tens with snap fasteners
the dresser scarf suggests the way
IN which these strong. brillian. pat.
terms should be used. band OF the
cretonne is stitched along each side,
leaving most OF the surface white. rs
Il background for the pincushion or
other articles that may be covered
with the cretoune.