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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
MILLIONS FOR TRANSIT

ENORTY- FIVE million dollars, in addition
i to the $4,000 900 already appropriated for
transit. is sufficient for the completion Of
the two projects already under way. the CON
struction Of the Darby elevated and the begin
ming Of work on the Roxborough line. II as
great savings should be made possible have
already been made in the awarding of con
tracts, t51 100000 would finance practically
the entire undertaking, provided the opcrat-
ing agreement with the r. Il. T. should be
put into effect.
80 details have been given as to- the uses
to be made Of the money apportIoncd to
transit under tho loan, although it is as
sumcd that the full sums necessary for tho
completion Of the Broad street subway and
the Frankford elevated will be appropriated.
The surplus millions remaining, II Is as
sumed, indicate an intention on the part of
the incoming Administration to get behind
Director THylor's comprehensive plans and
push them through in their entirety so far
as they relate TO construction work alone.
u is Imperative. however. that funds be
instantly available for building a Chestnut
street subway. to link together the city lines
in the event that no operating agreement
with the f. H. T. should bc made. This
is the big club in the citys hands on which
it must depend for an advantageous contract
be available for use throughout the ncgotia-
tions. The enormous Investment of the city
will be wasted If it does not result in a uni
vcrsal transfer system, and the transit prob
lem will he only partly solved If the city
is compelled to operate It's own lines. 1t
would be unfortunate il any part OF the city's
money should be required for equipment,
and the feeling is general that all transit
lines should he under one management.
We do not take it that there will be any
organized opposition to that part Of the loan
relating to transit. provided the electorate
is assured that the money is to he properly
spent. The city Is dedicated absolutely to
rapid transit. not in the distant future, but
at the earliest possible moment. For num-
her Of reasons. therefore. it is wise that the
department should he provided with ample
funds. Objection to this method is consider
ably lcssencd by the fact that the bonds need
be issued only as required. and the city will
not be burdcncd with interest charges on
idle funds.
We take IT that If tho Mayor elect selects
a Director of City Transit in whom the pub
lie has confidence there will he little more
than casual opposition to the $4,000 900 pro-
posal Certainly It would he received with
enthusiasm were It understood that Mr.
Taylor was TO continue in charge Of tho
dppartment,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
RIGHT WAY TO TALK

CAPTAIN ROBERT l.. RUSSELL comes to
~ League Island impressed with the poss-
bilities Of it's development. He is confident
that it is bound to become one of the great
est navy yards in the world.
This is the attitude of mind which will
make it a great naval station. Captain Ben
son, before him, had the same belief in the
value of the Government plant. There is
ample room for expansion. with space not
only for machine shops. but for barracks and
parade ground for marine corps. Secretary
Daniels is understood to share tho views Of
both Captain Russell and Captain Benson
When Congress is persuaded that the men
most familiar with conditions here and at
the other navy yards are all agreed that pub
lie money can be spent more proftably at
League Island than at any other naval sta
tion the plans that have been made by the
naval strategists will he in fair way TO he
carried out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
EMPTY HEADS
department

TT Is time that vigorous movement were
i started in favor Of empty -headedness. The
ancient taunt that there was nothing behind
the splendid curvature Of n mans forehead
ought to have died long ago. Even the mod
ern version, which is Il love every bone in
your head" cannot reconcile the discrim-
mating TO an unjusthablc slandcr
The empty head is the only head into
which all things can enter with ease. Hc
who has no mind is at least, never absent
minded He is never stubborn. on a sum
mer's day he is the most pleasant of COM
panOns He doesn't talk about economics,
for one thing, and his chief interest in the
war can lie explained without the aid of
three tablespoons. salt cellar-just when
you want the salt-and a carafc. II is
granted that he is an awful fool; but he is
such a charming fool that sometimes you
begin TO suspect that he has the wisdom of
the ancicnts tucked away, You are some
times right. He may have it tucked away in
his Foart.
The brain that always works is a nuisance.
1t is what Tom Daily might call a Pet Pest.
Tho brain that works as little as possible
does not regard the flow Of milk and honey
as merely wasted ingredients of breakfast,
dinner or supper
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
TO SAVE is TO HAVE

ONE OF the best plans ever devised for
" encouraging thrift is that which has been
in operation in group OF hanks in this and
other cities for the last three or four years.
1t Is primarily a device for providing money
for Christmas Those who have adopted II
in this city win receive a total Of about
81. 100000 la a few days with which to buy
presents for their families.
The plan provides for weekly deposits on
which the banks pay three per cent interest
and turn over the total accumulation two
weeks before Christmas 1t has been ar
ranged that man may make first deposit
OF $3.50 reducing Il five cents week, tin his
last deposit Is only iye cents. This gives
him ss8.75, plus the interest. II ne prefers
70 make a uniform deposit each week. the
banks win accept either 25 or 50 cents. which
s=in give MIN either s2s or s12 so plus the in
terest.
None Of these Sums Is large, but $1,000 Phil
adelphians. many Of whom never saved be-
fore have been induced 70 make this ex-
pertinent 10 thrift % their own delight and
proaf They have learned that the way 10
haxe = 70 save. : lessen that eannot be set
toa early before 1hs youth and that bscomes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
Tom Daly's Column
Da Granda Nose for Wife

You amt nevva see my wife?
Fina girl. you bat my life!
No, she ain't so mooch for cook;
Yes, she's pretta gooda look
Lika most da girls you see
Where she's from cen Napoli.
Hair? oh, datsa black, Of course,
Black an shiny like da horse.
Eyes? Oh. dey are blacka, too.
Deed you theenk dey would be blue?
Wat? All. no. she ecs no fat
Say. here! What you gattin' at
Dat you max dn questions SO?
Eh? You iusta wanta know
watts da "charma she possess
Dat ecs max me love her bcs'
Wal you gona laugh, I spose--
But theenk eet ees her nose.
Pretta? You don't ondrastand
l5et amt how Get look my frand
iIut da way she's usin' eet
Soon as she ccs cen da street
Early cen da morn, you know.
She ees lecft her nusa- Sol
Sncef da air an sncef agen.
Sneef anothra time-an den!
Lisa bullet from da gun
She ees off upon da run!
Flrsta thceng you know she's foun
Where dey tear som buildin' down
An dores playnta biggn stecck
OF da wood dat you can peck.
You should see da look surprise
Zen dose othru women's eyes
Wen she's home so quceck weeth good
Fina bigEa loada wood
How she do Get. do you s'pose?
Sure, cot musta he her nose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
IN DUMBA'S FOOTSTEPS

TUE State Department has found itself In
l. a very disagreeable position and has been
compelled to take action against official WIS.,
itors to this country. Captain Franz Won
Papen, military attache, and Captain Karl
Boy-Ed, naval attache both with the Ger
man Embassy at Washington, have been de-
clared undesirable persons by Secretary Lam
sing. The hope has been expressed to Am
bassadnr Won Bernstorff that they will have
pleasant journey away from this place.
1t is 10 be hoped that no person will take
this matter too seriously. All that these gem
tlemen have done IS permissible when one
country is at with another. The fact
that we are not at war with Germany is an
lnco1siderable trifie. The German mind is
above such things. our national honor has
been fouted and aid has been given to enc
mics OF countries with which we are friendly.
Conspirac cies against the safety Of Americans
have been brought to splendidly successful
conclusions. American citizens have been
threatened by foreign Governments. The
whole tenor Of American life has been
changed and a bitterness has crept into II
which years will not eradicate. But that Is
all. We all join the Secretary in wishing
our pleasant yoyageurs a happy journey
But quick!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
NAE MAN WHO GAVE HIMsELE

John Jacob Hoffman. 73 years old was few
days ago taken from his bare cheerless little
rented home TO hospital in New Orleans in a
dying condition. While he lay on a cot with
life ebblng his story became known to the
world
In 1861 Iohn Jacob Hoffman became a clergy
man. Twelve years ago old and poor he opened
a little mission in a poor district in New Or
leans and there went on labOring until death
beckoned him away. II is said that "he was a
friend OF the poor and needy; that mo one was
ever turned from his door when appealing for
aid." and that hungry men and women were
fed daily and shelter and clothing given to the
destitute" Yet the aged minister was without
means save such humble donors afforded
him. OF the pittances he received he saved
nothing for himself When taken away to die
he had no food fire In the bleak little build
ing where he had so long and so unselhshly
aDored.
Il may be said thai his method Of helping was
crude. Ineffective. useless; that he destroyed
his own power for larger good; that By in
fctng suffering himself he did little TO
Tighten the burdens OF others and nothing 10
lessen the suffering In the world All this may
be to a degree true. But there is yet another
side too fine be passed over without notice
with his beliefs. And II the material aid he
was able to give was but small, ne gave him
self, than which no man can make a greater
gift for the uplift Of the world. Such gift must
be seed. Somewhere some day the world
will soc the towering, and il cannot fail 10 be
both great and beautiful-Detrolt Free Press
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
BOWS TO AUNT SALLY

WITHOUT desiring to start any interna-
w tional complications, the proprietors of
Southern hotels have begun to Danish French
chefs. An ancient tradition and an ancient
friendship are thus destroyed. The pates
and glaces and other French delicacies with
acute accents and with a tendency TO give
acute Indigestion are to be no more.
And for whom are these culinary chieftains
being, if one may put 1t ungracefully,
fired? In the fair far Southland there is no
prejudice. What is wanted is good food, by
whatever hand prepared. Those Of us dwell
ing in the painful North who can afford to
go South 90 there with an appetite made
keen for beaten biscuit. for chicken just so,
for canded vans or sugared sweets. There
Is recorded the case Of man who Travelled
200 miles that he might eat of the Omelet
soufhe II was practiced by one who bore
the sweet name OF Lavinia Nobeton. and
who prayed over each omelet. To cater
TO such appetites Southern proprietors tried
10 import French chefs They have failed
On Broad street. yes. Below the Potomac
no. The nanny has stepped from the
mausion kitchen to the great hotel.
Brillat-Savarin bows to Aunt Sally.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
THE MAYOR AND THE POLICE

THERE is no Grand Jury in existence which
Mayor Blankenburg viciously countcnanced
lawlessness The unparalleled tenacity with
which he clung throughout his administra-
ton to the ideals which he had been preach
ing for years made him often the butt Of prac-
teal politicians. who could not comprehend
his refusal to take advantage of opportunities
It has been said that the Mayor seriously in
jured the reform cause by his refusal to bc
practical" Certainly he might have
strengthened the cause in many quarters had
he been willing to yield and countcnancc
lapses from the high principles which he set
for his guidance.
The Mayor was not well advised in his use
Of the police on election day, but It would
be radical to state that circumstances were
not such as to warrant the utmost vigilance
In the protection of the ballot There We're
rumors Of fraud about, and the frauds which
already had been committed in the padding Of
the registration lists rendered it imperative
that severe measures be- taken to prevent
Illegal voting. At tho same time, the use Of
particularly as it might be made a precedent
for absolute outraEes in the future.
But there is none. we imagine, who ques-
tions the sincerity of the Mayor and the
purity of his motives. He was determined
to prevent fraud and, in the main, he did
prevent II. There is a vast difference he
tween using the police to overthrow the peo-
ples will and using them to assure a fair
vote and a fair count whether the law makes
any distinction or not.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

N
the mark II was tor TINS that ne was ra'ss
to the Japanese peerage.
Now i'm his 9th vcnr he has had n varied and
,,, ,,,,,, -, IL ,-.,, ,,,o or,,oa A,
'' ' =" w 'N
the inst OF thc ShoEuhs' ana on the orsal1a
tion of the Imperial Government, In 1869, ae
c.r,ed q nos,,Ior in tn. Treasury Dcpartmsut
.f,.,,. e.,,. ... oIa, ~ :,
since III" 'eS'S""''o'' ''u' F'''s '"'e' w.
count OF differences OF opinion win the MINIS
try he has not held public office, although
has been offered him often. His activities ia
the promotion of the commercial industrial and
in public esteem that a political career could
lie il was who founded the first national bank
IN Japan organized tho first commercial train
ing institution in the country and formed thi
Tokyo Chamber of Commerce. He is engaged
In many lines of charitable and phlanthopk
work He does nothing loudly Altogether
must be regarded as one of the makers OF IN
new Japan
on his travels he always carries with him
ccpv of the Bible and one of the RongO OF Cor
Iucius His interest In ethical and regoh
questions is pronounced and one of the objee,
of mis- present visit to this country IL In conhee
ton with the proposed international sundiI
This is the third time that he has Travelled .
the United States He has many friends has
and is confident that the good relations BE-
tween the two countries will be maIntansd-
nm end toward which hr lends his great inis
ence "II is the consta,t hone" he says. ri
tvory patriotic Japanese that relations betwta
japan and the United States will ever groi
warmer and warmer and we trust that the saas
spirit prevails among Americans" The Baroni
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

increasingly difficult to learn as the years
pile up on a mans head
IF man can save for no other purpose
than TO buy Christmas presents he would
better lay by for that; but there is no reason
why he cannot adopt the weekly payment
system Of building up fortune for himself
Franklin, the first distinguished advocate OF
thrift in America, could have preached
sermon on forehandedness with this Christ
mas plan as a text which would have moved
even the spcndthrift winds to husband their
resources
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

Canadian national de-
fense, and that he
was not at all bashful
about telling the Do
mi nj ION Parliament
and the public at
large what he thought.
He was himself a
member of the House
of Commons. The
militia crank" as he
was popularity called,
was made Minister of
Militia and Defense.
He wasn't quite a
militarist, it seemed,
but he was rather
rude in his talk about
preparedness. Canada
was. and is, Il nom
military nation. Then
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
lHTHEN we were up 4

lATHEN We were up in the Cumberland
w Valley last week we were told by one
who knows about such things that an edict
had recently gone forth among the Dunkards
or perhaps it was the Amsh- stamping
the automobile as vanity and, therefore
a thing to he avoided This may mean that
quite number of secondhand machines
will shortly be for sale in that rcEion-or it
may mean the beginning Of stil another
sIb-seCt among these interesting people, We
were once informed by the late William
Ghler 1cnse the bcst-bcovcd man I'm Lam
caster County, that there were in existence
three distinct scCts of the Amish whose ad-
hcrents had split over the question Of sus-
pcndcrs. one party, If | remember rightly,
believed in "boughton" suspcndcrs, another
held that II was proper only to wear hOme
made suspendcrs, while the third-the
middle Of the roadcrs-sung their trousers
from one boughtcn and one home made
gallus. And was shown. once in the course
Of motor ride through Lancaster County,
a settlement comprising not more than four
or five homes which housed the total mem
bcrship of three distinct scCts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

the benefit of the pub.
lie. In spirit and ia
works he exempllhs
the social spirit
which today animata
the progressives |,
Japan's world OF bus.
ness. as well as ia
Americas. In Garlic
life he was q political
reactionary. but a
French e d ucatiOu
changed his attitude
In the J a paneu
who's Who" he d
described as a mil.
lionaIre. But being a
millionaire Is not hli
profession. Public
service comes neard
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
A LEADER OF
MODERN JAPAN
Every Day but Sunday Is Busy On.
of Eighteen Hours for Baron Sh.
busawa, Millionaire, Philan-
thropist and Progressive

DARON Ef-ICHf SHIBUSAwA now in ths
ID country, is Japan's most distinguished ma,
OF business. His interests and influence an
varied and far-reachng. His Interpretation a
tho word "husness, includns nvnrv nctirltr q.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
SAM HUGHES, THE
"MILITIA CRANK"
Gen. Sam" Is Canada's Kitchener
and Lloyd-George Raising Armies
and Organizing the Fighting
Resources of the Dominion

DEFORE the war received many letters
ID from friend in Ottawa and in most
of them Colonel Sam was mentioned. II
seemed that Colonel Sam" had penchant
forgive the word-for national defense,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

of company and regiment officers. Perhaps
one reason why the Canadian troops have
shown up so we'll on the fighting front is
this very fact
They are well Differed. The first contn-
gent sailed from Halifax. Hughes was there
to see his boys off. God be with you, boys!"
he cried; 81 can't co.
A Canadian has lately written that "the
Colonel Hughes who in times of peace oc-
cupied himself with all the minutiae of mill
tary work. attending rife matches and pre-
siding at meetings of small arms committees
and so on, is not the same man you meet
under that name today. He was n man out
of place except when war-such ms the South
African war or the present titanic struggle
gave him an opportunity to serve, In South
Africa his mpetuous gallantry and daring
was unbelievable Now in the work of or
gan2ing the resources of the Dominion In
the present struggle he has found his
meter." He's a man "who thrusts out his
splendid jaw, draws down the corners of his
tight, yet humorous mouth, sets his rather
good and aggressive nose straight in the face
OF public disapprovnl and blazes away with
as fine a pair of swapping defiant and intel
ligent Irsh-Canadian eyes gray-bue
ever shamed the devil"
Tho ooco,,n,;sr,,.,. bi o,, c,o,oao, &;
something Of which Canada may well be
proud. The difficulties were enormous. Time
short, the results were big. Poster ad-
,.or,,.i,,, bo,rod rho. r.,,. ,,a., 90 ,ho 70
,r,iti,r, oor,r,o;,r 1ho f,,.on,.a ,,a.,'n, ~,
,ho hiIt,,o,rd, mas ord ,,,o,.ha tuI t. 49,,
Highlander in his kits. There aren't very
Co... ,,oort,,e, tI,,,,,o,,, ro,,,,,,o 49,. ,.,a,,
or o,bor tbo tiltoJ ,ittIo tosoorod oo,, ,r,d ,ta
,,ro I,,oos I,a,,o r,r1od o,,oot,o,,+ a
- r,i,i,or, ordo, MI roo,o,, t,,o,aro, 49,,
,,o ,o,t 10 ns,.o,,o,a,,,.,a ,s rhi,aan,,,,n.,
H., ,,,, ,,,,,,.I ,,,, 80 80.
,totor cororo, Cir cor, 11,,,,,,o,. T.. non.
,,,,,i,,, o,o,o,,o,1 l., ,,,o,,,,,r, a.,,,,e nj
fs,,t or,, barlor rroI,ah,,, .h,,, -. 80
,,s,,tr,,r,o, Co.. t,,o ,. 80
r,o,,h. tr.irir,. ho,aro ,,ot,,,, 49, 80
do,,roo,, -, tr,a hattioaa,5 r,, eI' .,l'
,,.o r,,,st r,r,a,,,,a,. ,n w., - "' my
,,.+;ooo, ,,,,o Co., ~, -. 80, -,
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

MANY years ago we envied old Bert
lfl Taylor because. associate editor of
Puck" he was the first TO lamp this good
joke, sent in by a contributor:
BOY (reading g)-"The horse was goln'."
Teacher-Don't forget your g." Willie.
BOy-"Gee! the horse was gon'."
And now we envy him again. How we
would delight 10 have been the first 10
ehuckle over this next one as he did the
other day when a contributor sent il in for
his sparkling column in the Chicago Tribune;
Al IS ALL RIGHT
sir-An Irish policeman came In 10 buy
phouOgraph record do you wish to hear
some OF John MccOrmacksf" I said, Sure
and don't think much OF MecoTmaeks voice"
be replied. Why, he and Alma Gluck the
two greatest ballad singers In the worldw said
l. +AeGlucks all right" said he. G. W. H.
Which reminds US: Louis Kolb tells a
story OF a question asked by a little
girl the answer to which. he thinks, while
perhaps puzzling II the question is put by
word Of mouth. would Immediately become
apparent II printed. We don't believe Il; and
you might try It on your neighbor This Is
the little girls question: Father what does
y-o-l-l-1 speil7"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

Speaking Of preparedness. paterfamiIlas
would be delighted II some one would ten
him how 10 Withstand the raid which santa
Claus Is plotting Just nov.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
Tb;s'u Do for tbe Kids Koruer

We've just installed electric lightning"
writes Jane Wunction, "and the other night
she said Now, let me see you unbutton the
1ipbt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

T1HEN there was that other division OF
L the Amish whose adherents held it was
quite the proper thing to have a whip
socket in the carriage or wagon. Some
years ago a Western automobile manufac-
turer. who was rushed with orders and was
having difficulty in securing quickly sufIi-
Cient supply of motor bodies. placed an
order for several hundred with wagon
builder in Lancaster County, who had been
highly recommended for good workman
ship. In due course some of the motor
bodies were delivered TO the manufacturer
but each OF them had whip socket in
it. The wagon builder was informed that
since these were bodies for motorCars no
whip-soCket was needed. The automobile
man received word by nm early mail that
he would take the remaining bodies with
whip-sockets or not at all He could cut
out the sockets himself If he didn't need
'em, the wagon builder wrote, but they were
going TO be put in just the same.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

German Fleet Returns 70 Rase."-Headlins
After overwhelming victory over the
coYardly Allies who are hiding In he open
sea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

Senate caucus advocates Of cloture have
been appropriately trying to exhaust the op-
position by talking It to death,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04

A threat 10 shoot Wilson and blow up the
Westinghouse works is striking instance
Of our ability % keep at peace with the
world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-04
AMBITIoNs on GREAT MEN

Villa has said al along that his chief desire
Is 10 De farmer What have you always
yearned 10 beG-Boston Globe.