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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

1864, when she was caught on a blockade run
ner. Her captor lost his heart to her. deserted
the navy and married her, and the Prince Of
Wales, afterward Edward VII attended the
wedding.
Belle Boyd is the most famous of SPIES but
there are many others who deserve at least
as much fame she won. One of them was
Elizabeth B. Van Lew who had the incredible
courage to act Union spy in Richmond
throughout the war.
She did not conine her activities to spying
and reporting what she had discovered to the
Union generals She hid escaped prisoners in
her house. She dealt out messages to soldiers
in Libby from their homes.
There girl who won the rank of
major in the Union army. She was Pauline
Cushman. an actress, who became one of the
best and most famous spies of the Union army
Often and often Major Pauline acted as sort
of advance guard to the Federal army. Twice
the Confederates captured her but on both
occasions she escaped. The first time she came
near being released after first search but
second revealed the fact that In hidden recess
in her garters there were orders from Thomas
She about to be hanged when Thomas cap
tured Nashville and saved her. Secretary STAN
ton commissioned her as major in the Union
army, and she the only woman who held
that rank except Major Belle Reynolds, thu
wife of a captain in the 17th Illinois, who went
to the with her husband and performe,
such prodges of valor that Stanton honoreI
her with commission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
SPEAKING THE PUBLIC MIND
Views of Readers the Convention Hall Se Armenia "Te
Belgium of the East" Memorial Day and Other
Interesting Subjects.
TO the Editor Of Evening Ledger:

To the Editor Of Evening Ledger:
Sir-The two salient arguments in favor of
a convention hall at Gath and Market streets
are:
ta) 1t Is in or very near the hotel zone
(b) Its convenience to railroad station
ables the visitor to shorten somewhat his stay
in Philadelphia.
Both arguments the same in effect they
mean that we expect will help the visitor to
make short stay Personally 1 do not be-
neve that Chestnut street business
in favor of the site. They are allowing n few
to be the mouthpeces OF the many. and good
natured.y acquiesce in the eX parte statements
of these few-some of whom are no more In
terested in convention hail than they in
the Villa of Hadran.
People do not to Chestnut street and
to Walnut street to buy because these streets
are in possession of mobs Are We building
for visitors or for Philadelphia? Philadelphia
is a city of 1750,000 people. Can not have
what Robert Louis Stevenson calls "a foresight
of generous possibilities? May we not also
credit some of the visitors with a desire to
see Philadelphia to it with comfort and
feel that the noise and blare and glare of a
convention may not be incompatible with some
saner moments of rest and recreation?
One of the noblest buildings on the Parkway
should be the convention hall. To bring this
to pass afford to lose several conven-
tons with equanimity DAVID COTTER.
723 Chestnut street. Philadelphia, May 28.
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GREENHoRN GARDENING

From the Providence Journal.
There has been some fearful and wonderful
gardening work done in and about Providence
within the last year or two, assures one
who is a professional cultivator of flowers and
garden truck
over a garden to ascertain what had made
It so unsatisfactory in the preceding seass
he continued. IT found that the man 2 10
do the planting OF bulbs was ordnery day
laborer who had never had any experience in
that line but who was employed because OF
a scarcity OF garden hands. He had set out
dahla bulbs In great clusters, instead of sepa-
rating them, and worst of all. he had planted
the punches upside down. The Gamma bulbs
had been set out precisely the same way. NO
wonder those plants were long time showing
up and were such poor bearers of blooms
'I called to another house last spring,
where there had been fond anticpations OF
picking tomatoes in plenty from vines that
had been set out. The woman of the house
told me she had purchased the highest-priced
plants she could get had caused the plot to
be we'll fertilized and the plants ought by that
time to have been we'll along. Instead, they
were sickly, dropping and apparently bout to
die.
1T dug about the roots of one plant to ascer-
a wadding of newspaper. Further investigation
disclosed that the person selling the plants
had. to protect the roots wrapped each plant
In a double thickness OF paper, which shield
held the earth to the little hbres The man
who set out the plants had put every one OK
them in the ground with the paper shield stil
tied to the roots. OF course the plants could
not grow. but they came along all right whoh
/ got through with them"
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building for the Gods 70 Inspect

D0LITIcAL contractors who seamped
! their work did not get the job Of build
Ing temples in the golden age OF Athens
That was part OF ''the glory that was
GFeeee" It was necessary that every part
ef the temples the seen and the unseen,
should be finished in the best possible man
neF, sFor.' said the reverent people, "the
GODS see everywhere" The nation or the
eits which tried 70 deceive omnipotence and
omniselenee got left in those days just as
Ananiaa and sapphira reckoned without
proper knowledge OF divinity when they lied
81 8 historic occasion.
church Is going up at Bryn Athyn. the
Hslhod e whose construction suggests the
sla Gzeek loyalty to thsir gods. There IS TO
= fraud and no sham in II. ana the
a1nsn are encouraged 70 treat their tasks
-. T EheF eeEe 70 be hurried through
eEaeF lha1 the Iob might be finished. but
s sash particular store Or timber were
~ sznporlank parE e lhs structure
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
"THE BELGIUM OF THE EAST"

To the Editor Of the Evening Lsd1er'
Strive seldom read about the sunerings of
a nation which, very properly is called "the
Belgium of the East" The news of the sink
ing OF the Lusitania stirred every one of us
that had love for humanity and for Justice
Bat what will be the effect of the news
printed in today's paper? Thousands of Ar
nlenan children, women and adult men are
being prosecuted and butchered by the fero-
cous Turks and Kurds, assisted by the Gov
ernment officials.
While the youth of Armenians are serving
in the Turkish army their unprotected fam
iies are being massacred throughout the coun-
try BY doing this 1t Is II Turkey COM
lpetes with it's best friend. Germany, In
wholesale murder" What will be the prize
OF these inhuman acts? This Is a question put
out before the world TO be answered hu-
mantarian grounds,
For centuries Armenians have preserved
civilization in Turkey. 1t is worth while TO ex-
tend assistance and help 10 such martyr
nation which has been prosecuted for Chris
tianity since the 18th century
Let these massRcres mean the ending of
Turkish brutality and of Moslem fanaticlsm
and let the population of the Belgium of the
East of Armenia, enjoy the freedom In
speech, in thought and in act which has been
violated for many centuries,
Y. b. BAKHDIG.
phiIadaIpbia Nav
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Those ioho t1orShtp God only for fear acout
pray to a monster II he should
threaten them.
Fly the Flag Today

HNHE Stars and Stripes stands today for the
4 freedom of the children to play Repre-
sentatives of the Fairgrounds Association are
going about soliciting money for enlargng
the play opportunities of the young in the
crowded districts. The success Of their en-
terprise means that the health and morals
OF the rising generation will be preserved
and protected. There is not q man or woman
IN the whole community who dares confess
even to himself that he hopes for any other
treatment of the children. So every one
with coin to spare is expected to pay for
the little flag which the young women offer
MN and then to wear it as evidence of his
interest in the development of wholesome
minded citizens.
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Where Is Your Girl Tonight?

DUN is no respecter of persons. Your girl
lG is liable to be met by it as the girl
of your neighbor. Ruin. it should be kept in
mind. does not overtake any one. for 1t is
not behind, but before. There two high
ways plainly marked, and 1t is only those
who travel by the road that leads to ruin
who ever reach it, They must go out to
meet the destructive thing they will not
find it. So IT is not impertinent to ask
parents where their daughters are tonight
The news reports have lately been filled
with accounts of the doings OF daughter OF
the rich and a daughter or the poor. One
was motherless and the other was fatherless
but If the rightful guardian had known
where each was every night and had seen to
it that she was in safe place, there would
have been peace and content in two homes
where there is now something very different.
A girl is one of the most precious possessions
in the world, and she should be guarded as
the kings chamberlain guards the crown
Jewels. Those baubles are not sent spar
king alone upon the street at night, nor left
unprotected in public dance halls where
greedy fingers may 1ich them.
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Philadelphia. May "a
APPROVAL OF EVENING LEDGER
TO the Editor OF EUeniHg Ledger!

Sir-As ] am an Italian born, been In this
have had any instruction in English. / doubt
whether I'll be able 10 compose ana address
this letter to your valuable paper. but anyway,
/ beg you to state that the majority OF our
race are fully Of distinction and so We will
appreciate with warmly feeling your kindly
manners for your decent and respectful de-
pertinent, not only for having published the
news Ia Italian. but for the generosity that
you (and your splendid papeF) are dsmonstrat-
ing toward the civilized world concerning the
tremendous conflict which is poured AL over the
map OF Europe. But people must remember
this word, as a proof OF a future success that
there It Is little TO trthe over the energetic
and yalorous descendant OF the historical Ro-
never forget the spirit ana enthusiasm OF the
old warriors Ike Napoleon lwhose origin was
Italian) julius Caesar, Garibaldi, Just as well
as many other sayiours of our fatherland. And
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WISH.HORSES

Don't you see the horses trampling down the
street,
Great white chargers with their heavy gilded
feet,
With caparlsons embroidered in an azure hap-
ping ample
Don't you hear them don't you hear themf
Trumple- trample. trumple-trample
From fetlock to forelock they loom shaggy ana
gigantic.
Their names and tails are flowing like the
silver-frothed Atlantic;
Their eyes are kind and brown like the wood
pools out OF town;
And their knights bear forest branches for ths
spears of their renown.
All around you in the ranks OF department
stores and banks
Hotels and office buildings restaurants and
A million brains OF weary folk. are throbbins
through the hours
With wishes tremendous-from some OF which
But most are longings old for the country to
enfold
And drown them in it's purple and greenery
Or its fleece Of dazzling white. with star
blaze through the night.
They are longing for the clean air OF ths land
OF lost delight.
Therefore come The horses white dream stssds
TO cheer and free themi =.
Don't you hear them trampling past you poHf
you see them, don't you see themF
l hear sunrise shouting and noise OF elash-
ing eymbals.
I hear great wind roaring o'sr the rsttling
There's horn Of vast adventure that is wind
ing overhead.
With It's chords that are like eOlOrs now the
sunset fiushes red.
And now the black crowds pour from eAen
ONCE buildings door.
They are only rushing homeward. but more
glad Than eer before;
For they see the horses banners, afar-em-
orodered, blue and ample
Wave before them out Of heaven. as the steeds
mount tFumple-trampie
Through the blue evening up TO cloudianuf
trumpla- lrample trumple- tfampe.
-Hillam Rose Hsnal IN csntufy.
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Philadelphia. May 27. H "a
MAJOR PAULINE cUsHMAN
She Was One of Many Girl Spies of the
Civil War.
From the New York TimsA

From the New York Timss
stonewall Jaekson's valley campaign was one
of the great deeds OF history Not since Ma
poleon's time have men been so daszled as
they We're by that great exploit of his YET
stonewall might have gone down the valley in
defeat had It not been for little college girl
named Belle Boyd. So
The Union General Shields was quartere5 AZ
Miss Boyd's house He held a council Of war
there, Miss Boyd bored a hole In the floor or
her chamber Which was over Shields room
and lay there with her ear 10 1t throuEhout the
night The next morning 6tonewall Jackson
was In fun possession Of the plans for a ereat
battle and was able 10 defeat the Union army
She kept Up her valiant work for fha car.
federacy until the Union eficers began 10 sus
psct her, and jackson ordered her to Inova
from her Shenandoah home 10 Winchester shs
had been arrested BY the Federals and had
nirted her way 60 liberty-for she was q pfetty
girl. despite the libeious photosrapha OF her
In Winchester. Jackson conferred upon heF q
commission as captain IN the Confederate army
BY this tims the whole North had become
aware Of the services she was renderine ne
confedsraey ana every ofieer ana private was
On the alsft 70 get heE xet ahe escaped until
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SUGGESTS DISCRIMINATION
To the Editor OF EUeniu1 Led1er.

Sl-As a Memorial Day is very near at hand
when the different Posts of the G. A. r. will
decorate the graves of the soldiers who fought
and died for the preservation of the Union ]
would like TO remind these Posts that they
should carefully avoid any recognition of the
Gernen-born soldiers-176,71S according to mill
tary statistcs-as we'll the graves of all Ger
man-descent soldiers who lost their lives in the
same ignobe cause,
Let the Posts of the G, A, r. rather hold serv-
ices, wave ~. s." flags and strew flowers over
the graves of the noble English and Russian
soldiers who gave their lives and their sacred
honor to the cause of our disruption and defeat
This course would be more fitting and more
acceptable TO the majority of the present gem
Grafton. and due credit to It's patriotism.
AN ENGLISH-AMERICANV VETERAN.
PHILADELPHIA Nav 27.
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corresponding Secretar
ITALIAN NEWS IN ITALIAN

TO INC EdItor OF Epening Ledger:
Slr-lt is the first time that occurs to me
that l nave seen Italian news in the Italian
language printed, among other English stories
In an American paper. Good. / and MANY
other Italians highly praise the EVENING
LEDGER Tor that' and hope it will continue to
do so. believe that there should not he one
Italian in this CITY, who. being able to read,
does not get the EVENING LEDGER 1t certainiv
deserves the biggest success.
1924 North Front street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
AN ANSWER TO "U. S. A."

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Slr-l ask the privilege Of replying to u s..
A, re Ignorant Germans.
An English auxiliary vessel while run
ming an established blockade in the war zone
was sunk by German submarine. The said
English war vessel was laden with American
contraband of war, also American and other
passengers, which was breach of the mari
time law The public was fully warned for
their safe protection. COLD FACTS
Philadelphia Nav 25
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of the blood among us. and so It will render
US more facile to revenge the Maledetto Te-
desco and the hated Austrians and put an end
to the barbarsm for the atrocity that they
have accomplished.
beg your pardon IL I have too much to
say, as it isn't my fault but 1t is the nature of
1t that compes me to do so.
With much dignity, and many Others sons
ri Italy. we congratulate the best enormous
success for your distinct and valuable paper
JOSEPH NUZIo MINISSALE.
Philadelphia Nav a.
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SERVICE APPRECIATED

To the Editor Of Evening Ledger:
Sir-l have been for several months a reader
OF the EVENING LEDGER and / have appre-
ciated its splendid service, but now feel crate
ful to It, for 1t gives the many thousands Of
Italians residing here, who cannot read English,
especially now that great events are deveIoninn,
in Italy. Please accept my own and nv coun
trymens thanks and wish that the EVEN
ING LEDGER may achieve great success
r-,., ALFRED ACETo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
A RESOLUTION OF THANKS

10 the Editor OF EUenin1 Ledger:
Sir-I am instructed to send you a copy of
resolutions, follows:
resolved That the Madonna Catholic
Club, Of s14 South 10th street, a club COM
posed Of 1talan-American young men, in
regular meeting assembled on May 81, 1915,
desires to express its satisfaction and APP
probation to the EVENING LEDGER for pub
fishing news of the war in the Italian lam
guage, and to instruct our secretary to
mail n copy OF these resolutions to the
EVENING LEDGER, hoping that said paper
will continue to publish news in Italian for
the benefit of the non English speaking
Italians of this city.
MADONNA CATHOLIC CLUB,
JOSEPH A. LOMBARDI
Corresponding Secretary
PHILADELPHIA, Nav u.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29
Philadelphia. May 27.
KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS

10 tHs HutoF OF Ep0n1H0 Ledger.
Sir-The war news written day bv dav ,r ~ =.
Italian language is a sure relief to many thou
sands of Italian citizens who are unable 10 read
the English language. Your paper has AFFORDED
events they are most Interested in ana tbs
EVENING LEDGER surely deserves their hearty
appreciation. i'S
believe voice the general sentiment m nv,
countrymen in praisng the EVENING Isnapp,
interest in the Italian colony of this clty
FRANCIS DE CARA.
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DEFENDERS, BUT NO DEFENSE

To ne Editor OF EVehln0 ledger:
Sir-In the matter of the crime of sinking the
Lustana Germany has some defenders but no
defense" II l may be permitted to say it, your
correspondent. Mr. Golden in assuming to ex-
press the sentiments of 'the world" reminds
one of the three tailors of Tooley Street.
Philadelphia, May 26. b.
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NEIGHBORS

Let us be sure that we get the national tenn
permanent send minds abroad upon the
Continent, become neighbors to all the people
that live upon it, and lovers of them all as
Lincoln was-Woodrow Wilson.
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Twenty-three more buildings are to be torn
down on the route of the Parkway. Perhaps
our grasdehildren may see the thoroughfare
completed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

Germany wants to asres with the United
States % state OF facts The United states
wants 70 agree with Germany on the Ger
man obligation to respect the rights og
usutEal Shipping
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Roosevelt did not get a scratch in Syracuse.
but when he tried to mount horse at Saga
more Hill he fell and broke a rib. What
an eIsphant2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

The campaign for second term for VIII
son win come out into the open pretty soon;
but where Is the Democrat who can dispute
HIS right TO denomination?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

New York continues to advertise for "easy
marks" by exaggerating the wickedness OF
the Great White Way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

That man makes fatal mistake Who judges
truth In relation 10 financial afralrs BY the
changing phases Of public opinion.-Garasld
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

1t ought not to be difficult for any Magis-
trate TO decide when picture postal card
is immoral
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England has new Secretary OF the Navy,
but Americans need not be too expectant.
England had to go to war to get him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

1t does not seem possible to keep Przemys
out of the dispatches.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

And the men are entering into the spirit OF
the enterprise with enthusiasm. The church
win be finished some day and It will stand
/ for centuries as q monument to the genuine
| ness OF the most materialistic century in
( modern times.
II is refreshing to find a group Of men
working concertedy and consciously In
such great sincerity. 1t ought to be the
rule, however and not the exception. We
all know that 1t is the only way to work,
and that the man who tries to deceive his
employer or his customers or his business
associates is undermining the foundations
of his own character and is building the
structure Of his success upon shifting sands
Spiritual Rather Than Material Civilization
the Issue in Europe
THERE is no reason to assume that Ger
Il man success in Europe would put an end
to what may be called the material evidences
of civilization. Mechanical efficiency, seien-
tifc research, manufacturing in all It's
branches. agriculture, etc. would not be dis
couraged. 1t has been German policy to en-
courage them.
When men say that civilization itself is
imperiled by the Germans, they mean civil-
zation as it is reflected in human kndliness,
generosity, mercy, unselishness. The Kaiser's
vast war machine has overleaped the re-
straints that twenty centuries of Christian
ity have built up. 1t stands for a morality
which most people thought had been extlr-
pated from the earth. 1t owes allegiance to
a brutal code, which makes might right
takes no heed Of the interests of others and
seeks to extend indefinitely the domain Of
sword and gun. 1t comes into conflict with
to that sort of progress which society for
has endeavored to foster and en-
Were Europe threatened by barbarians
whose success would mean the disruption of
modern mechanics there would remain the
hope that the barbarians themselves would
De softened by contact with civilization and |
would soon be dominated by it's ideals, But |
he Germans already as highly civilized |
rs any people on earth and acquainted with
Ill principles that civilization teaches The
military caste has deliberately repudiated
tenets with which it was fully
It's success, therefore, would
mean an end absolutely of the moral code
heretofore prevalent, and would be a living,
constant menace to democratic ideals
1t is the spiritual, not the material, side of
that is threatened by the cata-
clysm in Europe
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WHAT,s DONE is DONE
a FATAL NIsTAKE

Things without all remedy should be without
regard what's done Is done-shakespeare.
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The food problem in Europe may be solved
by none being left to eat 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-29

How can the United States have a new
Mexican policy when 1t never had an old
one?