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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-17
THE IMPULSE TO SURVIVE

The Post brought into being entirely
school of ction-the business story and the special
article dealing not with serried ranks of Statistics
but with the very blood and sinews of business.
The roar of machinery, the click Of the ticker
the grease and CRIME of work-here
country, and the Post homesteaded it. The glory
that was Greece" and the grandeur that was Rome"
interpreted into the enthusiasm that is Chicago
In politics-so involved in the business life of
the country-it opened up rich field Hitherto
everybody with an honorable" prefxed to his name
had been regarded either saint sinner. The
Post argued that he human being, made of
the same sort of dust the doctor the village
blacksmith. It praised his virtues, tried to explain
his motives laughed at his poses and pretenses This
laughing has oftentimes made him squrm Bit but
it has proved good for his soul
The whole drama, tragedy and comedy of the
struggle to survive in business and public life
made more absorbing even than the struggle of the
hero in the time-honored story of adventure in
distant lands
The mating impulse and the play impulse were
by means forgotten. The same standard of
sanity applied to love stories and all the Fighter
sort of fiction to the treatment of sport the theatre
travel art, to and to illustration. Saturday
Evening Post cover, wholesome, sympathetic, uni
versal represents the searching human interest"
that runs through the whole publication.
Thus has been created weekly that is modern
but not Yellow informing but not stodgy entertain
ing but not frivolous.
Because it so closely interprets the major inter
ests of most Americans, the Post each week enters
100000 American homes to be read with zest bv
every member of the family.
And it is significant that the Post is taken into
a large majority of these homes by the man-the
member of the family with the least time and least
inclination for reading, and therefore most difficult
to reach.
From it's appeal to the whole family-including
that least accessible member-the man-is derived
much of it's stalwart energy as an ADVERTISING
medium
EPENDENCE SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA
EUeHiHO Post The Country Gentleman
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the splendid public use for which it is
adapted. Great Falls would be the
guarantee Of reasonable rates for
Government use, for railways, for
domestic use. It would be a public
property, and as such would not be
manipulated to the purpose of skim
ming the private consumer in order
that the big corporate consumer, or
the Federal Government, might be
given fayors.
If the Potomac company proposes
to sell cheap current to the Govern
ment, it should be required to sell
cheap current also to the people.
Electric light costs are outrageously
high in this town as compared to
cities with which comparisons may
be reasonably and fairly made. They
are still more excessive, if compari-
son be made with the schedules Of
charges that could be possible if
Great Falls were working for the
public interest.
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are doing things Of just as vital in
terest as is new legislation.
Men Of first rank in science, in its
stricter sense, and in those broader
fields Of economies and sociology
have come to Washington to work
for the Government, only to find
that they practically were muzzled
by iron clad departmental rules
about expressing their own ideas,
which had the value Of expert opin-
ions.
Instances where men have under
taken important tasks for the Gov
ernment in explorations, and in other
fields equally far removed from any
danger of involving the department
or bureau in political controversy,
have not been permitted to state
bare facts about their work without
submitting memoranda to their su-
periors, Examples could be cited
where information Of the most
harmless nature has been withheld
in a manner that is highly auto
cratic.
If the newly created committee on
information can correct this sort of
practice it will make its existence
worth while.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
DEEP MYSTERY IN
ALL STORY FEATURE
"Polaris OF the Shows" by
Charles B. Stilson, Full Of
Stirring Adventures.

Mystery not only TO the reader, but
to the hero. deep mystery as TO his own
parents. and his own identity undcrlicst
the plot of "Polaris nC the SnoUs," the
novel which Charles B. StilsOn has
written in three rarts. the first OF
which appears in the All Story Maya
zine. to be placed on eale tomorrow.
Polaris did not know the full name Of
either his father or rnother ne knew
they were called Stephen and Anne, but
that was all. lie lived alone ir the
frozen southland with crippled !athre
and grew thus to manhood. Then he
started for the world and civilization.
The story of kis adventures is stirring
ly written.
George Allan England contributes nrf-
OTTER of his stories Of thrills under tie
title of THE Tenth Question which
has a very deep meaning and n series
of tense situations.
The great blue sea as Charles Wood
has painted 1t 50 entcrt9ininglv in his
previous stories will again be the basis
Of real Wood masterpiece, Ten
Decks and No Keel" which, with 'S,:in
Deep" by Tom S. Elrod, and THE
Amateur Attorney" by Paul West,
constitute the big features of the new,
ante-holidaY EUmber OF the All story.
The second installment OF Shared
will, OF course, be feature. There are
several fine short stories and instell.
ments Of various serials.
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WAR TAX likely TO
PASS SENATE TODAY
No. G. 0. P. Filibuster Is Ex-
pected-HOIiday Recess Of
Congress Is Planned.

Political strife I'm Congress today
switched from the House to the Senate,
to which body went the resolution ex-
tending war taxes another year. With
the sixteen Democratic majority and no
Republican filibuster threatened its en-
actment before adjournment tonight is
in prospect. President Wilson probably
VIII approve II tomorrow.
Senate Republicans are centeFlng their
hre on The proposal for q years extern
SION OF the taxes. They insist upon
limiting 1t to three to six months.
Like the House debate Yesterday, poli-
tics. tariff, stamp taxation. Treasury
deficits. and almost every conceivable
issue was injected into the debate to-
day.
Chairman Simmons, Of the Finance
Committee. has charge Of the measure.
he made formal report showing the
necessity for extending the emergency
taxes 80 prevent n Treasury deficit
a holiday recess of Congress tonight,
II the war tax resolution passes the
senate today, IL planned.
House Democrats were instructed to-
Gay to remain here until the Senate dis
loses of the war tax resolution. Tho
lS9 by which they passed the resolution
Yesterday emphasizes the necessity OF
close cohesion of the ma jority. The
Democrats are convinced that they must
not only remain on the job but must
stick close to the House chamber to
| prevent the Republicans from taking
| temporary control at any moment.
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PICKPOCKETS MAKE
RAID ON SHOPPERS

Pickpockets executed a sudden raid on
part of Washinston's shopping section
late yesterday add got away with the
contents of twelve pocketbooks and
handbags. The total amount of their
haul is placed at only 1850
The pocketbook pilferings began about
the middle of the afternoon, and within
an hour the purses of a dozen victims
Major Raymond w. Pullman, superin-
tendent of police, reiterated today that
the work of pickpockets at this season
Of the year is made particularly easy by
the careless manner in which women
shoppers carry their money.
List of Victims.
Here is a list of yesterdays victims
and the amounts each lost:
Mrs. Rogers, SOP Florence court,
northwest, 81.
Mrs F. T. +. Coleman, Manassas, Va.
$40.
Mrs. l.. S. Banihead. 1906 Mckinley
street northwest, s..
Mrs. L. A. Duey, 1443 e street north
Mrs. Albert bietz, 2i7 { street north
east. 81 in bills and some small change.
Mrs Charlotte Reisinger, Rockville.
Mrs; I:ya n; n; Wilson. 1923 Phelps place
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, 2s2o Fifth street
northwest, SIS. and 6. F. & o. r. Rail-
Mrs. W. /. Fouke, % Express street
northeast, s..
Mrs. P. Collins, Is Lincoln road north
west, $50.
Mrs. f. D. Pufer, S5 B street north
west, S..
Apartment Is Ransacked.
An unlocked door gave entrance to
an intruder who ransacked the apart
ment of Francis p. Haske, in the
Cavendsh yesterday. A five-dollar bill
was stolen.
A duplicate key was used by a theft
in entering the home of William L.
Butler, 11l0 q street northeast, yester-
day. lie obtained $50.
The room occupied by Mike Certeli, at
1917 Eleventh street northwest, was en-
tered last night and tewelry to the
value of $40 stolen.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
A GOVERNMENT NEWS BUREAU

The creation of an interdepart-
mental bureau of information, made
up Of officials from various Gov
ernment departments and bureaus,
to disseminate information about
the work of the executive branch of
the Government service has an in
terest for the public as we'll as for
the newspapers.
A group of the progressive men
in the Government service, such as
Robert w. Woolley, Director of the
Mint; Louis Post, Assistant Secre-
tary of Labor; Frank L. Polk, Coun-
selor for the State Department; !;
Byron r. Newton, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and others of
like caliber, have formed this voIun-
teer organization to disseminate, at
their own expense, facts regarding
the enormous amount of interesting
work being carried on through the
departments.
The entire situation in Washing
ton in. regard to publicity is an in
teresting study. Some of the de-
partments, notably Agriculture and
the Interior, place the information
in their hands at the public's dis
posal at all times. Other depart.
ment heads have seen fit to try to
direct it through certain channels
and the results have not Away,
been so satisfactory.
In few bureaus and commission.
in Washington it is almost impos
sible to get news, when it is news
because of the red tape involved
There is a much bigger issue in
volved in that Situation than th,
trouble it gives newspaper men
Public interest long has centeret
about the Capitol and Congress. Al
the Government has grown its de
partments have undertaken worl
just as important, and just as inter
esting, as the legislative work at tn
CAPITOL. Some of the department.
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WHAT'S ON PROGRAM
IN CAPITAL TODAY

Lecture. THE Life OF Christ" Nine. Mount
ford before Woman's National Press Club,
Raleigh.
Celebration. fftieth anniversary Of the adop-
tion of the Thirteenth Amendment TO the
Federal Constitution abolishing slavery in
United States. under auspices OF the Ma
tional Emancipation Commemorative So
ciety at residence OF w. ID. Nixon 1878
Thirteenth street northwest, p. m.
Iniation Mount Vernon Commandery, United
order OF the Golden Cross, Pythian Tenn
Dinner. Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. Unlver-
Lecture. ''The wonderland of Europe and
North America in Natural Color Photo
Craphy" Franklin Price Knott. before Ma
tIonal Geographic Society. New Masonic
Temple, 4:45 and S:l5 p. m.
Luncheon, board of managers of the Day
NTursery Masonic Temple.
Entertainment. Washington University Dra-
matte Society, auditorium of university, S
exhibition, Battle Cry of Peace" photoplay.
Continental Memorial Hall, $50 p. m.
Interbureau chess tournament, Home club,
third floor, p. m.
United Spanish American War Veterans to-
night.
Masonic-Lebanon, No I; Martha, No. 4;
Ascension. No. 20; East Gate, No. Fl,
Eastern Star.
Odd Fellows-Central, No. /: Metropolis, No.
l6; Phoenix, No, 2si Megenenu, No. 4, En-
campmcnt; Miriam, No, 6, Rebekahs.
knights of Pythias-Syracusans, No. 10;
Rathbone Temple. No. s, Pythian Sisters.
knights of Columbus--Insurance committee.
Socialist Party-Local Northeast.
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MORE SUBMARINE STRATEGY

Perhaps the Austros Hungarian
admiralty will have the last decision
in the Ancona matter; then again
perhaps none at all. Perhaps the
Vienna foreign office will tell us to
keep hands off; then again perhaps
not.
When in our early discussion with
Germany of the Lusitania horror the
Berlin foreign office was sending us
defiant, truculent, and insulting
notes, we ventured the opinion that
those red-hot effusions might be for
home consumption. There was no
danger that the Prussian censors
would suppress such militant an
swers to the protests of our State
Department. On the contrary, very
good care would be taken that every
body in Germany should be informed
Of the uncompromising stand of the
Berlin foreign office against our de-
mands.
But, as we pointed out, if the tone
Of the Berlin foreign office we're
moderated, if suggestions of COM
promise were offered, there would
be no necessity to advise the Ger
man people of such proceedings or
to let them know the final outcome
of the controversy in its exact form.
The censor could take care of that,
being just as jealous in keeping the
German public from knowing what
It ought not to know as in making
SIRE that it should know what it
$N@ht to know.
And as matter of fact it did
happen that when the Berlin foreign
office had nailed to the masthead
the flag of mo surrender" and mo
compromise" where every eye in
Germany could see it, Ambassador
Won Bernstorff was commissioned to
fix things up in Washington on til y
quiet the best way he could; which
he did, or is still engaged in doing.
OF course every man, woman, and
child in Austria knows today, by the
refusal of it's admiralty to consent
to our demands and by the press
talk about it's foreign Offices stiff
necked attitude, how the proud and
naughty Hapsburg Empire has curb
cd our Yankee impudence.
But, Of course, the Austro-Bun-
garian admiralty has about as much
to do with the foreign policy and the
foreign relations of it's government
as the police of New York have to
90 with the general policy of the
municipal administration of the city
of New York. And, of course, Just
as in those other cases, when the
Vienna foreign office, in behalf OF
the imperial government, makes ad.
VRnces and offers terms and condi-
tions to satisfy the demands of the
United States, it will not be neces.
sary to let the people of Austria
and Hungary know all about THEM
Irrespective of the merits of this
Ancona controversy, the Austrian
government is scarcely likely to in.
sist upon doing what Germany coulc
not do or did not do in similar cir.
cumstances. 1t would he as reason
able to expect a mouse to dare the
deed for which the lion had no stom
ach.
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Tomorrow.

Concert Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin
club, Raleigh, p m =.
Z United Spanish War Veterans New Ma
sonic Temple, 1880 p m. &C.,,
Luncheon, National College Equal sunISse
League, Ebbitt, p. m. -,-,-.--
Meeting. Biological Society OF washington
Cosmos club, p m. D.. ,,,,, q,
Address The Problem OF Non-ltesistance'
M Sasuly before Society for Philosophical
Inquiry. Public Library, AA5 p m
Dance Home cub. p. m.
Dtnnct Warhinaton CarTal OF the Military
order Of the CaTsbao. Army ana Navy
Club, y. ny.
odd FelIoWs-DrDI and social Patriafchs
Nsti5nai Unlon--Jos, Henry Council. Census
Council.
sOciailsi Party-suppSF.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
Killed StOneWall Jackson
He Declared; Is Dead

BOSTON. Dec. 17.--Daniel Rankin, a
civil war veteran of Taunton, Mass.
is dead at his home. He had always
believed that 1t was a shot from his
rifle that killed Stonewall Jackson at
Charlottesville,
Rankin's belief that 1t was he who
killed the Southern leader was upheld
by men of his own company. who were
on the picket line at the time.
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
Freighter Is Stranded;
Tugs Go to Her Rescue

PORT CLINTON. Ohio. Dec. r7.-Bat-
tered by heavy ice, the freighter Fleet
wood. 2G5 feet long and carrying crew
of twenty-five. was stranded on the
rocks near PUTIN Bay, The vesse! is
owned by the Tonawanda iron and
steel Company Tonawanda, y. Y.
Tugs have gone 10 her aid Llfe-sRvers
were unable to set within mile Of the
ship.
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Amusements.

New National-"what Every Woman Knows"
S:ld p. m. .
Belas sco-Boston Grand Opera Company ana
PaVlowa Ballet Russo, D. m.
Poll s-'Too Many Cooks" els and S:l5 p IN.
Keith 's-VaudeViIe, 2:l5 and S:l5 p. m,
Caslno-''Uncle Toms Cabin" 2l5 and sAs
Gayety-Burlesque 2a5 and SIS p. m.
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Concert Today
Orchestral Concert by the U. s.
Soldiers Homo Band, St
Stanley Hall at 6;45
o'clock.
JOHN S. N. zTMMERMANN.
Director.

March 1.-The Man of the Mo-
ment" .....................,.. Whitney
Overture. "The Wanderers Hope"
Suppe
Entr'acte, 1.-THE advertisement"
Bendix
Selection, "The Opera BALI
Heuberger
Popular songs
"I Want a Little Love From
You ....,..........,.Van Alstyne
b along the Rocky Road to
DuDln ..,sa..... s,s...s.., GfGnL
Waltz suite. "Gaite". .WaIteufel
Finale, THAT Soothing Sym
phcny' ,..............,..Jed Snyder
The Star-Spangled Banner"
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Opportunity No. 9-Bresd Whine
and Six Children. $3.50.


In A
widow STRUGGLING The
eldest Of fourteen ambitious TO be electricn and
on
buy the bapys milk II
winning
a
give family
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Opportunity No. Sod Grandmother, Two Grandchildren,
and Years. $780,


arebo in n
in
and ambitious them
grandmother tells visor
her the a in
something while dollars a
o. is snecded
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Opuortunitv No. 1O-WidoNv and Three Children S3l2

discouraged out mother paying the
he
frai mother children
piest famiy IN Washngton The mothers cheuness
Itself everyone who contact with her The children
all IS
the a
accomplished because Charities
family regulat income dollars
will be addition what already
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Opportunity No 14-Widow -Four Small Children. $3l2


regular help
the and only step putting her children in institution
supplemented what she able make with
all could The
the twoy years have
know
children in better health know do
mother of help
il2 Will help courage,
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Opportunity No. 13-Blnd Mother, Partially Bin
Children, All Under Fourteen. $500.

Against heavy odds but gSmey The father and moter trying
The father
mother with the help
father uphostsrng nd Gaming be
and
training Of a good home
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FOURTEEN KIM A S
OPPORTUNITIES

OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunity No. Blind GRANDMOTHER and Mother With Three
Children Under Twelve Years. $500 -. ,...uu
FS%esy trying % to keep 1rSos E I @ hqp % essG 1 @ the
q & % % @ ,sd s %n s @ %ns s stTss
sr F " va: .f :n Point ps q ] RsEtns
@ Ss @ ] 1GsylnE C & 'F% from n the hS So9 h %
TS s 81 s%s ,5s Is:S
$50 Year eHsSo continue to have
Opportunity No. 2-Deserted Wife and Four Children $3.50
Deserted before t' birth Of her yonSost nas. iI @ % T m o% @ d @
cooperation Of the relatives
iSs "'& sSss 5Ss % Ills 5ds
and While % the the mShfT S% dakf fer IN saT
5 5 e. o rstae s 0 owsa S those % wks @ s, ns e
sns F. G5sr. . J dsa n"S % fof 6s S f
Opportunity No. 3-Mother and Two Children. $312
Married hardly than child to worthless man VINO
forced to place her two i.u boys only
Il: ssi . so : So5 VII SsS:
Opportunity No A Deserted Wife and Four Children 1854
A s,n3s. @ oc or %f n Ssiss's1 @ % s little to n Sn %
sSs: ssS ~ sn$ ni:'SS s$s .sSssS Gs S:S
= %s Vii s Ea: s s @ a. s an e sS L
% NSS S3sf{ fes
Opportunity No. 5-Father ncuraby ILL., Wife and Four Children
hospital this mother her Is work
early and late TO keen her four children with her the youngest
sd rs n % @ @ sRd she Il ss. Ss g tss It all ds
5 j Snss Il IL sp Tsi. .s ss stt.R
S S% sS S $:ss e.: S:s % :sS &. ns ss$s:s
Opportunity No. 6-Wdov With Five Children $416.
mother did not know which to
children also hand
e1l and Pqor for I bdn gsEasn eed o" % her te
her tSSS FSS @ s trSse her Sn nTT h nd the the
picture mother suoundsd by appy chill
Sei5p@en Ssia Sems and house
Ha makng no hne % The thirteen
e wants w IF sSSSs s nj, " aod "k go Ho"F' week or ''
Opportunity No Blind Father and Four Children $15e.
training school will Mt Martha
@ D h & s1 % efn nr oa the % paee se dd oReT the
rdrr to ecn this good hone me tosS The nrGad lT Wh
eldest @ iter @ sshsf hat e s % wanted % @ sGn T
learning keep the
st"cEnE while
Opportunity No. sod Grandmother Two Grandchildren
and Years. $3.50.
On pension provided
grandmother real home for her two
SSoi they are % afxSy. % he fSnd h% png tSeir
% STSt ~eIsnrssd w az and smb!tio"s Ever hns done them
how % endsPF@ s" stranEe sbSuid doing msct
s to somettine
Opportunity No. 9-Bresd Winner Dead of tuberculosis Wdov
and Six Children $780,
bank buying tedi
@ @ % Pp nd % H6 By Sersft & S of an OF ansS 5 sNG Suah " S
SSs Sey q uTse% % anSius @ % to % be M a % eleStTan and
H neSme @ % % eend @ not H esTn Sns me- vs. %R
na ans rmSySs SS o%. oS fRe m 3 & STS % 70 G
HsE % has IN @ addition T Rn s' they ."S nT .st messe %eS or G
viii be give Christmas cheer family $50
| Opportunity No. 1O-Wdow and Three Children. $312
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Opportunity No. IA Widow With -Four Children Under Il

of
happy n w,
children all
whom would love to have nne
mother EuCcesEiuly
white plague
al do
o e tag
be desolate dollars
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vocational training school will h Martha
a be able help
sisters Her AGED grandmother and
work lovng and faithfully the
in
of winners indeed When
the big what
something the boil
while Mcr!ha is lannE her In order t. keep the pot
taking S5s
ria needad
The Washington times., 1915-12-17
ODportuntv No. 11-Frsi Widow and Two Children $500

Opportunity No. 11-Frsi Widow and Two Children $3.50.
heroes country well in Europe the mothers
a o he
together She has arrested tqerculoss
able household duties children
and attractive Their their mother rlak"s hem
Il al
eldest
helping, but IS a week $3.50 needed
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-03
GERMAN SUBMARINE
 SINKS NORWEGIAN BARK
VESSEL WAS LOADED WITH SEA. SoNED WOOD WHICH WAS DE
 CLARED CoNTRA9ANO.

London. April 3-1;50 a. m.-The Rotterdam correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph sends the following dis patch relative to the sinking of the Norwegian bark Nor, which was tor pedoed yesterday in tho North sea by the German submarine U-20, the Nors crew being landed at the Hook of Holland by the steamer Unita:
 1Captain Simenseu of the Nor states that he was signalled to stop and was ordered aboard the subma- rine. He was told that his cargo which consisted of seasoned wood was coutraband and that he and his crew must go aboard the steamer Unita, whose cargo already had been examined and passed
 "'Tle Unita whose destination was Hull says Captain SimenseR then was ordered 10 go to Rotterdam 10 land my crew. The captain of the submarine told me that my ship would be destroyed but it was still afloat when l left. l have learned since that she was set on fire by the Germans, who could not easily have sum her with shells owing to the nature of the cargo. The commander of the submarine gave no certificate to the effect that the Nor was de stroyed for carrying contraband '.