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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
Voted the Wrong Ticket

AMERICANS do not worship idols. but
"A they are a great people for believing in
untruths just became they have been stated
an an attractive way. How ridiculous, for in
stance. is the old saying so often repeated,
that the Government takes better care OF its
live stock than it does OF its citizens!
1t Is true that the Government orders in
fected cattle 70 be killed. IL such a radical
course is necessary to terminate an epidemic.
while the Government has never yet ordered
the execution OF citizens who happened 70 be
afflicted. say. with yellow fever. But that is
not because the Government cares less about
citizens than about cattle. Cows are prop
erty ana the Government has the power OF
Hfe aud death over them. but citizens are
ROT PROPERTY They are the Government and
they viu not decree the death OF themselves
even Is prevent an epidemie.
A Government may be paternalstic toward
iire stock and yet not paternalistic toward
citizens This does not mean that It cares
iess fof citizens bat 4 does mean that eiti-
sens sa uof coanlenanoe aFbitrary lnleTfer-
lHes sifh lheif rlshts
lhe eld fallacy oontiaaes on Is way,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
Metamorphosis of the Submarine

DEFORE the astonshed eyes of the world
- the submarine seems to be turning into
something not so very far short of Secre-
tary Daniels submersibe battleship. While
Uncle Sam wonders why his own undersea
craft get into all manner of difficulties even
in peace maneuvers, Germany's U-boats come
to the surface as miniature cruisers, overhaul
swift steamers, shoot away the wireless
houses and generally treat the victims to a
formidable naval attack.
Nineteen years ago the United States was
much prouder of her naval experiments-the
dynamite ship Xesuvius and shallow draft
monitors like the Katahdin-than she was
when the Spanish War had established their
failure weapons of offense. From these
the public has turned its attention to the
speed with which the tiny torpedo boat was
outclassed and eliminated by the torpedo
boat destroyer. The process Is now so COM
plete that the destroyer" has lost altogether
the object upon which its name depends.
The submarlne-the next departure-came
in for a good deal of speculative attention
before the present war proved it's over
whelming power. H. G. Wells, as well as an
English admiral whose views were overruled,
spoke strongly for the submarine as against
the dreadnought The novelist, with A. Co.
nan DONle Close aDdIli pictured something
very close to present conditions He also
speculated on the possibility of mother
ship" for submarines, a vessel which could
not only supply fleet of submersbles with
gasoline and other necessaries but would
take them into it's hull under certain condi-
tions. It was thought that battleships might
launch submarines as they now launch sea-
planes
Now, however, we see threeehundred-foot
submersibles, virtual light cruisers and SEEM
ingly almost irresistible weapons, Before
them the dreadnodghts retire from public
view, leaving what out to combat their
might? Rumor says a fleet, horde OF tiny
motorboats. Cruising in hundreds swift as
the wind, almost impossible to hit and no Joss
If sunk, these vessels are to scour the seas
for the submarine, rush on it before it can
sink, shoot away the periscope with their
light guns and ram the vessel with their
steel prows as 1t lies helpless on the surface.
There is certain romance still left in sci
entihC war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
Trnnsmutcd From Maturlty IntO sueklIng

THE Republican party believes in fostering
L infant industries. The weakest infant of
the sort just now is the merchant marine
Legislative incompetency has found a foun-
tain of youth which has converted this for
merly full grown thing into Il sucking. 1t
must be nurtured all over again, rebuilt, and
a new race of seamen trained to take the
place of those who were driven to the land
by the stupidity of landlubber statesmen.
The Republican party should have little
trouble winning the next election. Protection
has become the greatest need of the country;
protection of our industries, protection of our
coast line, protection Of our merchant ma
rlne. 1t will indeed be a calamity If these
issues are obscurod next year
The party that can and will put the flag
back on the ocean is the party into whose
charge the great majority will commit the
Government
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09


worker starts to talk about his recent re-
tirement from the Juvenile bench ha finds
1t hard to keep his temper. Judge German
seems to have the mysterious mixture of
kindness and firmness which is necessary to
solve that gigantic problem of keeping other
peoples homes from falling to pieces
One case, among the thousands is as good
as any other to show what he has been up
against A man gets drunk and comes home
TO beat his wife and children. He is sent to
jail. The wife has to go out to work. The
children run about the streets and get into
trouble. They lack food Something has to
be done As you and 1 seem to be too busy
to visit the widows and the fatherless'' we
have to let "The Society" do 1t for u.s.
When society fails it tries to remedy
things by spelling a word with a capital
letter and by putting "the" in front OF 1t.
So, when home gets into trouble 1t sends
the children to 1.-THE Home"
Tho Home is overcrowded, an unhealthful
place. In the best Home one child in three
dies. The person in charge is not the child's
mother probably nobody's mother. The
child wants to go back home, the mother
wants to have it back, But she Is scrubbing
floors. Well we let it go at that. We let
her scrub and we let the child go on being
unhappy
Judge German said, "The mother ought
to have enough money to stay home and
take care of her child, and we're going to
give It to her"
Politics said mo" He tried to have a bill
passed by the Legislature to let him "com-
nit" children to their mothers and order the
payment of money direct to the mothers for
the support OF the children. The bill was
not passed.
Like all people who have the gift Of quick
intuition and who think with their hearts
he acted hastily and impulsyely The othel
day he asked to be relieved OF his duties,
and is now in charge of another branch OF
the Municipal Court But he was not quit
ting, the social workers say. He was pretty
nearly "all in" He was tired out. For he
often sat in his court from or 10 in the
morning until IL o'clock at night; that u.s.
Till the work was done
Judge, you're so tired you can hardly
make your hand write another order" the
indefatigable lawyer for THE Society" would
say, in one Of those courtroom "asides" with
which they would brace each other up with
the grim humor Of tired men going on their
nerves.
Each Case Is Human History
But why. it is time to ask. all this strenu-
Gus effort over the little question Of giving
child meal ticket? 1t only partly answers
the question TO say that Judge German dis
posed OF $50 cases, for example. In the last
week he sat in the Juvenile Court record
for this country. The real answer Is that he
went into these cases with the thoroughness
Of an imaginative mind. Each case involved
a complicated chart. An agent would ask
that 5-year-old Johnnie Jones be committed
70 a Home. Work Of fve minutes. II you
like
But. Where are the other ehildreng" the
judge would ask.
Hea draw q map of them There would
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
Councils Brayed, Hence the Jitney Muddlc


TT,HE Director OF Public Safety says that
j he cannot enforce the jitney ordinance. 1t
seems that all the surplus money of the city
was required to bu' tickets for the junketers
to San Francisco and back including meals
en- route There was nothing left wherewith
to supply the police with the means neces-
sary to pu; Councils cdcts into force. The
Department of Public Safety of this great
and rich city is, in fact, in almost as bad
shane as West Virginia, which has been
vexed by its inability to buy postage stamps
without money
An injunction to prevent the enforcement Of
the 1ltney law that Director Porter says he
cannot enforce anyhow, has also been applied
for. II is claimed that the entire ordinance
is riddled with unconstitutonality. Not only
So but the character of the claims is such
that the case may be brought under tho
Jurisdiction of the Federal courts, after the
State courts get through with 1t. The way
is open for long legal delay as even the
most ardent jltncy man could desire.
A legislative body that instead OF making
laws is trying to make good" with special
interests can be relied on invariably to
bungle and manhandle a situation. Councils
has been child with a hrecracker so far as
the jitneys are concerned. But the city is
the Victim. as It always is. There can be no
special meeting Of Councils to rectify the
error now, for too large a part OF that body
is its way across the continent. When
these skilled lawmakers get back, perhaps
with broadened visions 1t may be that jtney
regulation will be established
why must a boss always be fool?" was
a usual question a few years ago. Why
must Councils, when 1t has real work to do,
always bray instead?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
Il Is a Live Wire

! TTHE Chamber OF Commerce has decided
i formally to invite the Republican Ma
tonal Convention to Philadelphia and will
pledge itself to provide the necessary funds.
More than that, it's enormous influence will
be brought to bear on Councils to make pro-
vision In September to begin Immediately
the construction Of the proposed Convention
Hall.
The Chamber thus measures up to the high
expectations Of the community. On Tues
day the EVENING LEDGER picked up the moro
or less morlbund project. Publicity alone
was needed to crystali2e public sentiment.
So quickly can things be done II there is
a drive behind them.
The Chamber of Commerce speaks for the
whole community, speaks for 1t even more
authoritatively than Councils does. I'VE
must have the conventions" says tho Cham
Der, and that means n real fight for sue
cess 1t means too, that, win or lose, the
city Is an immcasurable gamer the more
so because the community Is at last con-
vinced that it has mouthpiece, powerful
instrument with which to do things, an
organization that can and will look after the
interests of the city and further them with
concentrated power. For that tho new
Chamber Of Commerce was formed.
1t is a live wire.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
The Jingolst of the Mar on Rnm

TTTHEN Richmond Pearson Hobson spoke
w on THE Grand Strategy of the Fight"
before the Anti-saloon convention at Atlantic
City he couldn't avoid the style which used
to distinguish his addresses in Congress and
the Congressional Record on the Japanese
American War A lingo of the War on Rum!
He picks out the President of the United
States as "the goat" Of his oratory. Rich
mond Pearson Hobson may be all right on
the psychology of example, but he'll have to
be set down at something less than zero on
the etiquette of minding ones own business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
THE QUESTION oF WHEN

Oh the man who is ready and facie OF speech
Is the who will dazzle the throngi
And the things that he says our attention will
reach
Like the words OF a beautiful song.
But life can't be tuned to a melody vast
Whatever the Vocalst's skill
And We turn with sense OF dependence at last
TO the man who knows when to keep sun
The man who Is eager and quick TO reply
To each question that time may present
We're forced 10 admire-yet how often we sigh
And return TO our old discomfort;
THE man with courage and conscience deyout
May be lacking IN eloquent thrill
But the man Who knows when 1t Is time 70
speak out
Is the man VINO SHOWS when to keep stnl
Washington Star.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
TRAIN FOR WORK, PLAY AND PRAYER

To nc Editor OF EUeNIH1 LedDeri
Sr-The Rev. Mr. Steele, of st. Luke and the
Epiphany, objects to personal liberty. In his
article on your editorial page this evening he
finds fault with the working persons who mis-
appropriate legal holidays such the Fourth
of July, when he thinks all should gather to
practice patriotism by going fishing or picknck.
ing. He would not permit men to do on Sunday
what they will He would have them devoa
the forenoon to prayer or churchgoJng. II NJ
Steele wiz kindly inquire into the cOndtaa
that drive humankind to forego religious exef.
cses which may may not be n good thing
TO do, he might place himself in "A bit more
favorable position in the eyes of Intelligent per.
sons by advocating a five-day work week which
will allow day for the rest and recreation
that toll makes necessary, and one day for re-
ligion, which is the business OF Mr.. Steele Per.
sonally, l am irrevocably opposed to tho blue
laws or any kind of laws that forbid man en-
joying himself on the day allotted for his
enjoyment. SAR TORua
Bryn MaWr, July T.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
Another Case Of aAppesranees"

TT MUST have been ancient moralizer
i who discovered that there are two sides
TO every question. The world couldn't pos
sibly have remained long in ignorance OF that
obvious fact
A man, it is often said. is known by his
letters. But the other side OF the aphorism
is revealed in the story told by writer in
what may be called a business mans maga-
zine. Don't despise the badly written postal
card. he says He received a card that was
written In a serawl and showed signs OF hav-
ing been carried for some time in the senders
pocket It was answered just as II II had
been typewriter in the neatest fashion on
the highest priced stationery,
I'VE have since" concluded the writer,
done a very nice business with this man"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
FAREWELL TO AN OLD FRIEND

To the Editor Of Evening Ledger.
Sir-The Liberty Bell passed Narberth sta
tion at full speed this afternoon. giving the
waiting crowd only blurred glimpse OF the ds.
parting relic Many there had never seen ths
bell especially women and children, and the
same must be true OF other stations. Could moi
the train have slowed down in passing enough
TO let one see the details OF the carr Even II
this increased the schedule time, was not The
chief object OF the trip to have the bell seen By
the people OF the republic?
Let me add that many saw with sorrow The
bell whiz by, as II aged friend were whirlad
away whom they might never see again.
WILLIAM II, COLEMAN,
Narberth, July 8.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09

This Is the SiDth In a series Of sketches
of men toho may figure In the mdyordhv
campaign, intended to let the Uoters
knoto something about toho they are and
t0hot they haze done.
THE best way to tell about Judge German
i would be TO tell about lot OF other people
instead. These other people, If they were
allowed to vote and knew how. could easily
elect him Mayor or any other thing he might
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
AFTERNoON or EVENING

TO the Editor Of EUsniH0 Ledger.
Sir-J. wants TO know whether II is proper
after o'clock TO say good afternoon" or good
evening" r. S.
Philadelphia, July g. =
The use of Good afternoon" between / and
O'Clock is matter of latitude. Southernefl
are in the habit of saying Good evening" a.
any time after noon. whereas Northerners DO
not say Good evening" untn after the even.
ing meal-Edltor EVENING LEpaRR.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09

want to be, for their
name is legion. They
are the silent, living
majority, but o great
many of them will
not live to vote for
anybody or anything,
for they die at q
great rate, do these
little citizens who are
j u d e o Gorman's
friends.
1t has been his job
to keep as many of
them as possible
alive and properly
cared for. AS the
Judge of the Juven-
lie Court for a little
more than a year he
has been so useful
that when anv socIal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09

Orators love TO roll It under their tongues
and lecturers give voice to IT, Let loose
thinking produce an episram and It win take
years Of rigorous logic 60 overcome the bad
enects. II there is any citizen who really
believes that the Government thinks less Of
him than 1t does Of his pis he has been vot-
ing the wrong ticket
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
CANDIDATES FoR sYMPATHY

ITOIH IHl AEIHuIIIs
Middle children are to be pltied for being con
demned TO be constantly made over out OF hs
luekier eldests outgrown raiment How Gen
Tommy be sure he Is Tommy when he Is 2.
ways walking around IN Johnny's shoes2 q
Poily, grown 70 girlhood, ever md her oNa
heart, when all her life It has beaten unasf
Anna's pinafore?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
She Battles Against the Bankruptcy of


IlUIUtItHsWts8
TN NO finer sense is it true that "woman's
i work is in the home than as exemplihed
in the activities OF Mrs Thomas w. McKenty
among the little children OF the Tenderloin.
She Is giving a home TO scores who would
never otherwise know the meaning OF the
word. OF all the loyaltes which help to lift
the world. even the underworld, none is so
FUN Of promise as the home loyalty. Mrs.
MeKenty is saving children from the bank
ruptcy OF homelessness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09
A FUTILE HOPE

From the Indianapolis News
One would think that ambitious chauffeurs
driving family cars, who desire to break All
records, would become discouraged when they
learn that the earth's speed I'm its orbit Is 1sk
miles a second But they probably won't =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09

A mans necessities are hucrsciU propor-
toned to his Hcccssdrinc8s.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09

Let the Germans but give the Russians
chance at the Austrians and there Is nothing
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09

General Jonre IS reported 10 be OF the
opinion that there win be no Germans ia
France by tie beginning of next year Where
does he expect them q be buried1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09

Why should the chaos In Mexico continue
ington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09

AlcNiehol and Ware want TO pick the Mayor
who win pick the contractors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-09

Either Thaw Is crazy or the jury was,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-31
WOULD PAY WITH PRAYER.

The Eagle was appraised today Of
an amusing occurrence In a dry goods
establishment OF this city Saturday
afternoon.
A country negro brought In his
several children and proceeded TO
equip them from head to foot. and
then bought n complete new outfit
for himself. but when II came time to
settle told he proprietor OF the store
he would 20 up the street ard get the
money. An officer was called in and
after some questioning and inyestiga-
ton the officer learned the negro was
fanatic on religion and was under
the impression he could step out 10
almost any old place and after pray
ing awhile someone would walk up
and hand him the money for the
clothes.
The negro was released after the
goods were taken from him.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-31
A NEGRO WOMAN
ENDED HER LIFE
Sent Pistol Ball Crashing Through
Her Body--Was M al
the Time.

A negro woman. wife OF Anthony
Martin. shot and killed herself at her
home about five miles west of town
Saturday afternoon shortly after 2
o'clock. she was reported TO have
been In Ill health for some time and
was suffering considerably Saturday,
and while her husband was away
from the house TO summon a physi.
clan she fred shot into her chest
little above the heart with a pistol
and death resulted Immediately. The
bullet passed entirely through her
body and was embedded in the wall
behind the bed.
Justice Of the Peace MCGEE and
Sheriff Num- were summoned as
quickly as possible. and after holding
an inquest Judge MCGEE returned q
verdict Of suicide. in accordance with
the above facts.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-31

Little Misses Anna and Gladys
Sweeney are visiting relatives in
Houston.
Col. and Mrs. c. y. ousley and
daughter. Miss Claire. have returned
from Houston and Galveston. where
they spent the weekend.
Mesdames A. Mitchell. o. h.
wooten and =. c. Bolton were among
those who visited the city today from
College.
Dean Osborne and Louis MaCul.
Tough left today for Wichita, Kan.
where they win work In the wheat
fields during ths~-summer vacation
They will also visit Colorado and
California before returning home.
The Texas souvenir spoons, worth
soc. will be sold at l0c each Monday
and Tuesday at Edge Dry Goods Com
pany's.
The Eagle Is informed that A. $.
Mcswain, principal of the Alexander
school. and his assistant. Miss Nina
Graham. have been reelected 10
teach the school again next session.
Mrs. A. W. Thompson Of Houston
arrived today TO attend the com
mencement exercises Of villa Maria
Academy. where her daughter Is at
tending school. and for a visit TO Mrs.
o. l.. Tabor Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. George d. Marshall
left yesterday for san Antonio Mr..
Marshall will Join a party on a ten
days itinerary by automobile on a
trip in the interest Of good roads
Mrs. Marshall will visit friends in
San Antonio and Dallas before re-
turning home.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-31
rENoEREp RESIGNATION.

Al the close OF the service at the
First Baptist Church yesterday morn
ing. Rev. A. Z. Hill. assistant pastor
OF the church. formally rendered his
resignation to become effective a.
soon as acted upon by the church. In
taking this step. Rev. Hin stated Il
was not from any dissatisfaction on
his part. or that the work here as
assistant pastor and In the academy
was not pleasant. but wholly because
he felt diyinely impressed that the
Lord wanted him to give all his time
and energies without reserve TO the
work Of the ministry.
A number Of the members made
short talks regrettlng the action OF
Rev. Hin and assuring him OF the
high esteem and brotherly love in
which he was held by the whole
membership Of the church and by all
the Christian community. Action on
the resignation will be taken by the
church later.
Rev. Hill has several places in
view. but has not ye decided where
he will 10.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-05-31
WAS IS. NOT q.

The Eagles attention was called to
the fact today that ]. s. Doane. the
genial proprietor Of Hotel Bryan. had
paid S. for peck OF Irish potatoes
sold by Miss c. ID. Ettle. mentioned
in previous issue OF The Eagle. In
stead of the amount being 81. as was
published. Mr.. Doane raised the price
to S.. which has been donated to the
Federated Christian Charities. The
funds Of the Federated Christian
Charities could stand several gifts
ike this at present. we are told. but
Mr.. Doane is TO be commended for
his public spirit and his assistance to
one OF the most worthy organizations
of the town.