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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
Geschaeft Isl Geschaeftl

THE Government Is expected to keep itself
L thoroughly informed of the progress of
the campaign to persuade the workers in the
American munition factories to disable those
factories by striking. No such general strike,
was urged at n mass meeting in Cooper
Union, New York, yesterday, is likely to
take place without the active aid and assist
ance of German agents. Germany has failed
to persuade the Government to take sides
with it by putting an embargo on the ship
ment to the Allies of munitions of war; and
1t ought to have failed. 1t may be desperate
enough to try to accomplish the same result
by disabling the factories through labor
strike. But no American, whether neutral,
pro-German or pro-Ally, wants to believe
that Germany will resort to such extreme
and unjustifabe measures.
No American gun ammunition makers
have yet been guilty of the offenses of inCt-
ing the war spirit and bribing military men
to increase their purchase of war supplies,
although all these things have been proved
against the great Krupp company The
Americans are willing to sell to whomever
will buy, just the Krupps were willing to,
and did, sell to the MeXicans at a time when
the United States had forbidden the export
of arms into Mexico by Americans We were
trying to restore order there by keeping guns
out, but the Krupps saw a chance to make
an honest penny. and with their usual enter
prise they seized 1t. And now If their fac
tories were not running seven days a week
to supply the Germans it is not likely that
they would hesitate to sell guns to the AL
lies Geschaeft ist geschaeft And Amer-
cans intend to do legitimate business
,.,betbar ForaipnerS like II or not
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
Watch Philadelphia Boom

TIME brilliant success of the movement for
i Greater Chamber of Commerce has JUS
titled the faith of the men behind it. They
believed that all Philadelphia was ready to
move forward in the direction in which it
was started more than century ago, when
1t was the greatest American city and the
centre of the nations commercial and finan-
cial and political activity The city has
grown in the intervening years. but it has
lacked the get-together spirit. The most
patriotic and loyal Phlladelphians admit this,
and they have regretted it, save the few
who were content. There is manifest de-
Termination now, however, to pull together
so that the city may not lose single trick
in the business game
1t is true in commerce in morals, that
no man liveth to himself. The realization
OF this truth is what is behind the new Phil
adelphia enterprise There will be no slack
ening of effort now that the campaign for
membership is completed, but the work Of
organizing the members into committees will
go on and then the committees will take up
the work assigned to them. Every kindred
organization in the community will feel the
effect of the new life in the enlarged cham
her And the city will boom!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

Always Independent But Never Neutral
TNHE wicked flourish. 1t is recounted that
i they have fourished in all periods of
human history, although the careers OF
many of them have been prematurely and
unnaturally cut off. "Yes we are crooked
We would not be successful politicians II we
were not" That Is the cynical answer Of
men who pillage government, and recurrent
majorities emphasize the apparent correct
ness of their logic.
Money stolen from the public can be re-
placed 1t Is not waste that renders political
crminallty so foul thing, bad as II Is.
But the constant pounding at the founda-
tons Of good government, the persistent
endeavor to corrupt the spreading OF the
propaganda OF loot have a cumulative
effect. particularly insidlous, which tends to
contaminate public thought, on the sincerity
and fairness of which the life of democracy
absolutely depends
1t Is essential to the preservation Of our
form of government that constant combat
he waged against this disruptive force. It
is often hopeless battle as time after
time an electorate indorses men and policies
notorlously antagonistic to American prin-
ciples. To be steady In such crises un-
waverng in allegiance to the democratic
ideal, more than ever outspolten in oppos-
tlon generous in advocacy of right and
honesty, is the function Of newspaper de-
voted to the rule of the people 1t is hard
task, most difficult when the necessity of
It is greatest but It is a task which
newspapers have performed over and over
again. Rarely has city been without at
least one publication with steel in It's spine.
People are ungrateful, of course. Yet 1t is
not surprising that two states yesterday
paid tribute to William r. Nelson, an editor
always independent but never neutral"
who fought the good fight and did more
than one mans share to make the com
monwealths about him better places In
which n live
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
PH1IADFlPHn, SATURDAY. ApRn. II, lg1s.
Although truth does not IN, but crdtcis on its
belly, u ultimately gets there.


ETNHB needs of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Il for new equipment will not have been
supplied when 1t gets the S20.ooO.ooo worth
of locomotives and cars which it Is about to
build and buy. These cars and engines are
to take the place of worn-out equipment, ac
cording to the announcement. They will not
materially add to the ability of the railroad
to handle it's business. When new locomo-
tive Is put on the rails an old one will be
sent to the scrap heap.
The order, therefore. for new rolling stock
will get the railroad equipment mills in fine
shape to fill the new orders that must come
when the business of the country resumes
its normal increase after the period of de-
preston, and when new cars will be needed
for new business rather than to take the
place of old ones. There is splendid pros
pect for prosperity in the steel industry for
some years to come.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
Martial VS.. Marital Strategy

THE Greek war party is trying to influence
i King Constantine by circulating the re-
port that the Queen has threatened to go
back to the Kaiser, her brother If the King
consents to join the Allies in the war They
are saying that tho Queen dominates the
royal household and that her marital strategy
has brought to nought the martial inclina-
tions of her husband and the Greek nation.
The theory of this move is that the King.
when charged with being a henpecked hus-
band, will declare that he is a Greek. first.
last and all the time, and that he will stand
or fall with the Greeks. But will he? That
is the question which the Allies would like
to have answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
Too HIGH OVERHEAD CHANGES

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-I have been waiting for the newspaper
with sufficient enterprise to put its finger upon
the principal cause for the discouragement to
manufacturing and mercantile industry In this
city now under thoughtful consideration in the
Chamber of Commerce movement
A glance at the century old buildings which
disgrace Chestnut street. Market street, and
other business thoroughfares, forming about
per cent or less OF the total value of these
properties and a survey OF the thousands OF
acres Of unused land all the city. furnish
the key to the trouble-eXcessive overhead
charges paid in rent by business tenants and
paid in taxes on buildings and machinery by
business owners.
Why not abolish all taxes on improvements
and place all on the value OF land. thus forcing
the unused land into use dscouraging specu-
lation In land and reducing rentals.
For building 100 years old. candy store on
Chestnut street east of Juniper pays $4,000
rental year besides all taxes ana water rent.
A drug store west of Juniper street pays
$4,000. These are but samples OF overhead
charges" What Il the remedy TaS site
values only. HENRY j. GIBBONS
PHILADELPHIA. april 10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
A New Thing Under the Sum

TIME effete East has produced a new
i variety OF railroad hold-up which must
make the far West envious. It is possible
that a freight train may have been halted
between stations somewhere. some time. and
robbed of its load by highwaymen. but it
has never before happened in the way used
BY the men in western New York. The
train was stopped and the engine detached,
while the crew were stood up against the
fence. under guard of an armed man.
other armed men broke open the cars,
loaded their automobile trucks with valu-
able freight and then rushed off toward
Buffalo At full speed. The engineer added
Is the thrill OF the episode by rushing to
MS engine. lodging bullets on the way, and
sleaming at breakneck speed eight miles to
ne nearest station for help And this thing
happened in the Empire State. within a few
miles Of q city Of about half a million
population
/ n II had been an express car that had
isen held up and robbed the incident
N8hld have been Of the usual kind. Elk
nress cars carry gold and jewels in small
usakasea that can be carried easily. But
& vas q freight train that was robbed and
~ loot was carried away in motorcars
- though the men engaged in It were
kfbls fobbins : caravan ON the desert Of
llks aDa russ on the way % the cities
4 Ths s hale thing Is 50 incredible
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
TRADE AND LEGISLATION
To the Editor OF the EUsHin0 Ledger;
SIr-In the Issue Of the ENEMINa LEDGE

To the Editor Of the EUsrin0 Ledger;
Sir-In the Issue of the EVENING LEDGER OF
the 14th. under the caption of "Democracy's
Merry Masquerade" It is edltorially charged
that
"Mr Bryan-and Democracy as whole
have treated successful business as illegttl-
mattel
That is a bold statement. and il true. it
should be known Of all men, especially business
men.
Now, Mr. Editor will you kindly give facts
to sustain this monstrous charge against ma
jority OF the citizens OF the United States?
ask for facts not argument or generaliza-
tlon. Specifically what legitimate business has
suffered by any act OF Government under con-
troll of Democrats? Name them and tell just
how they have suffered
AS one business man, do not know of
single act of Congress or of the Government
that has in the least interfered with the ordi-
nary conduct OF all legitimate business
Will you also specifically define what you
class as legitimate and ilegitimate business?
The advocacy OF free silver by Mr.. Bryan 20
Years ago has about much 10 do with pres
ent business conditions as the old hulks OF
decaying ironclads at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard have TO do with modern dreadnoughts.
And i'm passing did not Mr.. Bryan merely
advocate the continued of silver along the
lines established by the Republicans as part OF
our money system? II 1t is a crime for Mr..
Bryan TO hold fast TO a system in vogue made
by his political opponents, Is IL not equally
criminal for the party that inaugurated that
In a word, why do so many OF our news
papars persist in cOndemning the action OF
those in authority as the peoples representa-
tiyes simply because they have attempted TO
ieKislate for the general common welfare?
DO they propose any better system merely
hammer at the change In order, apparently, 10
produce conditions that they profess to de-
plore7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

FTNHE new president of Vassar says that
Il girls brains function about the same as
mems do" Another argument for the
suffragists? Oh, no; not at ALL The case
for woman suffrage does not depend in the
least on whether a woman's brain works
like the masculine brain. Perhaps no great
harm is done If 1t works very differently.
Fitness to vote, moreover, was not origi-
nally determined on this question, for ages
ago man arrogated It to himself by brute
strength, And still the antis, with admir-
able logic, stick to the brute-strength
theory. If woman is to vote she must be
able to back up her ballot with an effective
bullet. Hurrah for loElcl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
An Interesting But Important Mission

An Interesting But Important Mission
TT is not likely that the women on the way
i to The Hague to talk about peace think
that their remarks will have any influence
on the result. They recognize the fact that
their gathering will be interesting, but unim-
portant They want peace, and so do all the
belligerents but thinking women here and
abroad, and thinking men likewise, agree
with former President Eliot, Of Harvard,
who told the Baptist ministers in Boston
that a sudden termination of the war would
set back civilization for several centuries.
The peaee-at-any-price advocates are crying
peace! Peace!" when there is no peace.
And there can be no peace until the fires
which started the conhagration are
quenched They may be banked, but they
would break out again. one knows when.
Yet the termination of the war may come
sooner than II Is expected, because of a sud
den realization that the armies are trying to
keep alive a flame that is dead. Enduring
peace waits on a decisive determination of
the issues which occasoned the war. not on
a resolution OF on compromises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
arIpPERARYn mn CHINEsE

The fame OF "Tipperary," according - -. ID
toons Magazine, has reached China lsisn Miisi d
native newspapers print their own He5s Helssasss,
the famous war song The chorus IN S'''
with a literal translation. follows;
Shih ko yuan lu tao Ti-po-heh-A-
Pi yao Il jh hsing tsou.
shlh ko yuan la tao Tt-po-heh-h'
Yao chien wo ngai tzu nu,
Tsal hui Pi-5o-ti-M
Tsai chien Lei-ssu Kwei-rh.
shlh kO yuan lu tao Ti-po-heh-n'
Tan wO hsln tsaI na-rh.
Here Is the literal translation;
This road Is far from Ti-po-lieh-h
We must walk for many days
This road is far from Ti-po-li liehTl
! want TO see my lovely grl
To meet again Pi-ko-ti-h,
TO see again Lei-ssu kWei-r1
This road Is Far from Ti-po-lsh-n
But ms heart y already Ia that W
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
VIEWS ON CURRENT TOPICS

the opportunities we have as business men and
a nation OF virile citizens to secure a large
share of foreign commerce and manufacture
things needed by other nations, II only size
up TO the situation and grasp control OF trade
knocking at our doors and supply the need OF
others.
Above all things we want to stop knocking
and camoring against progress and develop
ment, and do our best sovereign citizens
10 encourage those In authority national
representatives-not partisans, but as citi-
zens-in every effort made TO advance the in
terest of our common country at home and
abroad for the common good of all
NJ. c. PAUL.
Philadelphia, April Is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

and apparently SO impossible that one would
find difficulty in believing II IL he saw IT
happen with his own eyes. II the robbers
can escape with their loot, II will be so re-
markable that the average citizen who saw
the accounts OF It in the papers would be
excused II he imagined that mirage of
the desert had come between his eyes and
his newspaper It is only because such
mirage would be equally strange that we
shall await with anxiety the explanation OF
the mystery II there be any plausible ex-
D1auatiop
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
CYCLE JITNEY IN BOSTON

From the "observant Citizen in the Boston Post
wonder how many people know the new
mode OF travel?
Yesterday afternoon, while standing on the
corner of School and Washington streets
young man rode up on a motorcycle with side
car attached, and shouted Next"
A man with a bag stepped in and paid his
nickel for fare, and gave directions for the
South station. l understand this cycle-jitney
leaves School and Washington streets any time
during the day and goes TO either North or
South stations as directed for a fee of cents.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

cultural machine which was patented In the
United states and later sold to an American
company. With the money obtained by the
sale of his invention he built n small ma
chine shop in which he used to spend much
of his time. His fighting days did not be-
gin until the Madero revolt against Porfirio
Diaz. on it's conclusion he went back to
his farm and stayed there until he heard
of Madero's assassination.
Obregon is a very simple and democratic
individual. He is constantly to he seen
among his soldiers, chatting with them and
entirely oblivious to his superior rank. He
is fond of telling and hearing stories and
jokes. He is modest and speaks little OF
his victories and achievements. The praise
given to him. he said, at the time when he
was congratulated upon his entry into Mex
leo City, belonged rlghtfully to his soldiers.
He was the first man In Mexico to place
an army on a modern scientific basis He
reorganzcd his forces after a profound
study of the United States army. He also
gathered the largest force of soldiers known
in that land. Until his time an army OF
10000 men was considered an immense
force Even the shrewd old dictator Huerta
was not able to mass a larger division.
But the first thing Obregon did was to
organize an army of more than $4,000 men
and place 1t. on a modern military footing.
Then he turned his attention to the thing
most needed in his army-a field hospital.
From a Race of Gentlemen
Though Obregon has some of the blood
of the Yaqui Indians in his veins his COM
plexion is fair, for he is mostly Spanish.
Physically he is we'll proportioned. He Is
about six feet in height and of clean-cut
appearance. He dresses Immediately and
his manners are courtly. The Spanish gen.
tleman is present in the farmer of Sonora.
Altogether. Obregon is a much more en-
gaging type of revolutionist than some
others of his countrymen of whom we have
heard in the last few years. His friends
say that he has no political ambitions
Certainly his political capacity has not yet
been tested. AS a military leader he has
won considerable success Experts remark
that his march of 1000 miles from Sonora
to Mexico City was one of the greatest
military feats accomplished in the history
of the country, and in the battle that fol-
lowed he completely outgeneraled Villa.
What his future tasks. problems and duties
will be. and how he will go about them, are
matters concerning which It would be use
less TO speculate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
WINNING THE WORLD

Shoulder 20 shoulder right hand % lss "a
hand among yourselves, and no wrong ns ~, Z
anybody else. and you'n win the Wofla ~
Rusl<in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

General Huerta, whose experience with
bandits is quite large, spoke with the
authority of an expert when he announced
that order will not be restored across the
border by one Of them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

The Senate finds it difficult to conceal it's
surprise when the Governor acts as if his
brains were under his own hat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

Before we know it there may be a jtney
trust rivaling the rapid transit trust,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

II the Municipal Court tipstaves, who
have nothing to do but catch flies, would
only catch some and kill them, they might
earn part of their salaries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

Even Mexican lumber swindlers do not
always have more influence with the authori-
ties than have justice and the victims.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

"Rilly" Sunday wants the Paterson folk to
think that he is in the Caruso class, and
he is.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

Every sufragist will agree with President
McCracken, of Vassar, that a woman's brain
IS as good as a mans and sometimes better.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

The late j. Pierpont Morgan was a skill
full collector of secondhand furniture, as
the recent sale of his collection OF historic
Junk" for 100000 would convince the
most skeptlcal auetioneeF.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

Atlantic City may be destined to rival
Newport as the great yachting resort on
the coast. but it has already surpassed
Newport as the great breathing resort OF
the men who make the wheels Of industry
20 round
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17

A negro doctor practicing without license
in New York explained that his medicine con-
tained, among other things, Gall Of the
earth which l got from the backgrounds Of
Newark" He has been convicted because Il
is illegal in New York for any one to dis
seminate New Jersey gall without arst Prov
Ing that he Is an expert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-11
STOCKS bound UP
Wilson Utterance Sends Issues
Soaring 2 to 6 Points.
Tone Continues Strong, With
Standard Shares Leading.

New York, May 11.-Positive buoy
ance prevailed at the opening of to-
days stock market, the list making
gains of to points and provoking
another wild rush of short covering.
President Wilson's Philadelphia ad-
dress was undoubtedly a factor in the
overnight change of sentiment, which
found it's first reflection in the higher
range of American stocks in London
There were several wide openings
here, notable in United States Steel
and Westinghouse Electric. SteePs
initial contribution of 5000 shares re-
corded a gain of 3 "A points. while the
first offering of 5000 shares of West
inghouse showed a maximum advance
of 5 n. Bethlehem steel and other
war specialties. as well as coppers and
numerous unclassified issues. rose 8
to points.
The most reassuring feature was the
strength of standard shares. Reading,
the Pacifics and Atchison rising to
Az. Profit taking reduced some of
these gains soon after the opening,
but the tone continued strong.
Recessions of a point more in
representative stocks and much as
four in specialties followed the early
outburst of bullish enthusiasm. For
eign news was a restraining influence,
particularly Italy's uncertain attitude.
Newspaper Men Suspended.
Chicago, May 1.-Two newspaper
men were today suspended from the
floor of the board of trade for ''dis-
seminating false rumors," President
Candy announced this afternoon.
The men are Samuel Raymond, a
member of the board of trade, and O.
E. Moody, a newspaper man who was
associated with Raymond in the sale
of financial news. Raymond was sus-
pended for one day Moody's suspen-
sion was an indefinite one.
Wheat Goes Rocketing.
Chicago, May 11.-Wheat prices
recovered with spectacular swiftness
today from the depression that fol-
lowed the sinking of the Lusitania.
An advance of 61a cents a bushel was
scored by the leading option, July,
which closed strong at the topmost
figures of the session, S1.32 ", as COM
pared with $1.26 last night.
Attention of traders centered chiefly
on serious crop damage reports from
Hessian fly in Oklahoma, southern
Kansas, central Missouri and southern
Indiana