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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

DRoFIT-sHARING Is to have a trial on
i The street railways OF wilkes-Barre. Ac-
eoraing 70 the decision OF the arbitration
board, wages win not only be slightly IN
dressed but a further Increase win beesms
operative IN 1915 ana 1917 II the FASTENER
revenue during 1913 rises above that Of 1914
ffont-sharing has not been invoked Ia tina
case for the purpose OF establishing Justice
z $ purely opportunist. The board not only
tesla tnat such division OF increased revenue.
8 81 industry where workers come ~
allsetly p contact sifh patrons. viii tez5 a
tas advantage Of employer and employed a.
- i7nfneaia1a aa@ mateliai way; it q sure
- Trolit sharing g g step toward fore
iallns future aisaeFsamenta and saving
nzaza losses
#he experiment VII he watched with in-
i Nhea Analig p three. and actual
qn e. s. eonfae ihe oelg real tess 81
eEefol Hil preal-zhariae snd
nasiy uassfss tke nolbt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
The Mexican MhIrlIrIr

! rs THE occupation OF Mexico City by Car
i rama bid for Americas recognition OF
the FIRST chlet'?
One thing is certain the pronouncement
Of President Wilson on the impossibility OF
further anarchy in Mexico seemed to breathe
life into the Carranza campaign. After that
word, Gonzales started for Mexico City and
he got there
But Mexico City has been occupied before
The star Of Carransa, the star Of villa and
the various lesser luminaries Of the Mexican
armies have been in the ascendant on many
previous OCCASIONS It seems to be matter
Of waiting and wondering whether any one
Of them will attain much more permanence
than a shooting star
Even on the quite as important question
Of where the interests Of the Mexican people
themselves are to be found, there is just as
much confusion. Villa started his campaign
on the plea that Carransa refused to carry
out program Of land REFORM the FIRST
chief" is enlisting the new labor unions Of
Mexico on his side a friend cf the working
classes One day It Ia Carranza who Is ac-
cused of keeping his army going by the
largess Of English and American oil inter-
ests the next 1t is villa; while zapata Is
variously reputed to be standing blndly and
In many ways hort-sightedly for the land.
less peon, and TO be "for his own pocket" all
the time.
In military and political aspects Mexico is
confusion worse confounded. Difficulties Of
aside, an effective and just de-
clsion on the whole situation south OF the
Rio Grande is a problem such as few Pres-
dents have had to solve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
Our War Chest of Food

F ANY foreign Power wants to put a food
L blockade on Pennsylvania, this is the time
to do It. The eggs are already mustered in
The hens have done their April duty, and
100000 dozen more eggs throng the cold
storage vaults than in March. Butter has
jumped 100000 pounds, and fish 1,4OOO OOO
But while beef has declined and other meats
only hold their own. the SQUAD supply is
down to the alarming figure of 4s pounds
The average and ultimate consumer might
think that 1ss0O,169 dozen eggs is a lot. Yet
how long would they last II Pennsylvanias
seven million and a half OF cooks and gour-
mands set out 10 live on them in period of
war? Few Of us realize how close to the
wind modern nation still sails in the
matter OF food supply.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

tribute to the genius which foresaw thess
things and to the organization of Lord
Kitchener. No doubt it is in great measure
attributable to the war fever. No man ioins
now from passing or languid interest," every
one has one desire, to become properly
trained and physically fit in the shortest
possible time That the terriers" are capabb
of holding their own in the trenches, and
that they are properly oficered, has been
amply shown in the last few months. on
GERS and men alike they have been aba,
through their peace training, quickly ana
easily to pass from civilian to military ac-
tlvities, and no man of them regrets the
small trouble he may have taken to do 50.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
DO ANIMALS ENJOY THE scENERYl
3. P. Powell In tho Independent.

II. r. FoWeI, IN the lnuependent.
I plant flowers around my barnyards and
barns as freely as around my house am
quite sure that animals like flowers, and they
are made more valuable as we'll as happy By
pleasant surroundings. have noticed that
cows lying down in barnyard or pasture IN.
the night very much as we do. This matter
not taken into consideration as 1t should Be-
neighbor Of mine insists that his horses
when lot out to drink, enjoy the view Of the
valley just ahead, so that they are twlcs Is
long at the trough. He has finally built 4
screen so that they will go on drinking al
once, for ne says "I have no time to show the
valley to 20 or 80 horses in succession"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

ot disagreement from the wage per hour to the
share assigned the worKers7 Further, it is,
Of course. probable that years will come
when there will be no increase, even years OF
loss. What will be the temper OF the men In
the former case, and what the temper Of the
company in the latter7 II the union becomes
partner In industry, leaving the public OUT
side. will It be expected or prepared TO share
losses as we'll as profits2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
THE ARMYls mai

FROM the London chroniele.
bIr Herbert Samuel says It Is impossible 10
reduce the rate OF postage parcels 10 troops
az the front owing to the excessive burden that
would be thrown on the transport authorities.
"rhe number Of parcels sent daily 10 the ex-
peditiQnaFy force In France has increased from
i2.e00 ia November and 1900 IA February" he
says, TO about 5oooo In addition about haif a
million letters ana newspapers are sent daily,
and the total weight OF mail matter Is about
tons q dav
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

Nebraskan TO De nom
ored at the Panama
Pacific Fair, rejected
the claim Of William
Jennings Bryan and
chose, instead, Prof.
Lawrence Bruner, head
Of the department OF
entomology in tn e
state University.
Mr.. Bryan's admirers
may seek consolation
by assuring themselves
that the extingulshed
commoner is a citizen
OF the world and that
no single state can
claim him. But that
aV - ....z-...
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

The existence OF a State with but one party
Is not altogether healthy. The Anglo-American
political tradition presupposes a biparty rivalry
For this condition OF affairs, however. neither
the Democracy nor the people of Virginia ara
70 blame. The race issue has made all the
southern States single party communities. and
not until the negro is definitely and by general
consent counted OUT Of politics can two strong
ana genuinely contending parties exist in the
South.-Richmond Times-Dispatch
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

Bruner at the top OF the list of Nebraskans
And Bruner, after all, is not a Nebraskan,
but a Pennsylvanian. He was born on
March @ 1856, at Catasaqua, Lehigh County,
only 60 miles north OF Philadelphia His
father was Uriah Bruner and his mother
was Amelia Bropst. He, therefore, inherited
the sturdy qualities of the race which has
done much for this great Commonwealth and
carried them with him to the West when his
parents migrated in his youth He was edu-
Gated at the University of Nebraska, receiv-
ing the degree Of bachelor OF science in 1880.
when he was "a years old and Immediately
began that pursuit of bugs which has led
him to his present high place In the esteem
OF his fellow citizens
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

OF course. the moral OF the Nashville comrns-
sion government hasco is that mechane4
changes in mechanical plan, may or may nor
mean reform. Without the civic virtue that
insists on putting into power men who can be
trusted, no system will be good-Brooklyn
Eagle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

After all, what the South needs is more whIts
people. The addition of a few hundred thou.
sand whites, by immigration to the population
would in the course OF a quarter of a century
its most irritating aspects.-Columbia (s cl
State
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

Mr.. Bryan continues to withhold the text Of
his conversation with Ambassador Dumba. Ia
he afraid or merely ashamed to make 1t known
Springfield Union.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

No Governor could make a greater contrlbu-
ton to the welfare and future progress Of
Georgia than by setting himself to the extine-
tion OF mob violence in this State. There is no
greater work for any Georgian to do; for Geof-
gia Is Icing disgraced and disgraced again and
icle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
A BUGOLOGIST BEATS
THE MAN WITH A BUG
Nebraska's Greatest Citizen Is Not
Bryan, But an Entomogolist, Who
Added $1O0,OOO,00O a Year to the
Crops by Fighting Insects.
Bv John LuM

THE first citizen Of Nebraska is not poll
i tician with bug but man Of science
who knows all about bugs.
The committee appointed by Governor
Morehead to select the most distinguished
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
TIMElS IAYISH GIFTa

srieyo me not with hroodlng on the years.
Nor mystic charm to stay times hand
crave
Mora clearly a. j So as each day noara-
Time cannot take enc tthe of an be eaysl
A- 3. Feaet e Southern N0man's asaa1ius.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

Il looks as II the Southern States would
finish the Dixie Highway in plenty OF time
Tor the winter exodus TO warmer lands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

Of the school corps, Differed by the masters,
who hold their commissions in the territorial
force; the senior of the university and busl-
ness mems corps, such the London Scot
tish, the Inns of Court (sometimes known as
the DEVILS OWN, or the Artists Rifles.
Cadets in these units are, Of course, in the
ranks as privates, or NJ c. O.'s., but their
training and teaching has the end and aim
of making officers out Of them. A cadet who
leaves the o. T. C. with certificate A to his
credit is equal, as far as mere knowledge
goes, to a. second lieutenant who has passed
into the army in the ordinary way. Great
care is taken with the training, especially at
the yearly camps, where staff officers and
other regular officers are assigned as adju-
tants and temporary colonels to the o. T. c.
battalion for purposes of instruction A great
debt is due from the o. T. c. to these men,
who give up their time during this period in
the kindest and most helpful spirit AS 1
heard 1t once expressed by an enthusiastic
cadet "They come and grovel on their stom-
achs with the best OF u.s." Most senior o. r.
c. battalions contain an infantry force, a
cavalry section, medical section, signalers
and communication companies, while some
such as the Cambridge University o. T. c.,
have an engineer section. Others again are
purely cavalry units, or yeomanry
was fortunate-or observation-disclosures to
see the first few weeks of the war in England
and to try to materialize the training my
self had had in the o. 7. C. at school and
college in the shape of commission. When
1 presented myself on the third day of the
war at the o. t. c. headquarters in my uni
versity 1 found there some 200 men, past
present and even future members of the uni
Versity, on the same errand as myself Many
OF them had never been In the O. T. c.. but
had turned up at the headquarters as being
the hkeliest place where they could realize
their desire. Our first duty was to fll In
and sign many and intricate army forms,
giving our record, and stating which we
wished to join, regular army, special reserves
or territorial force. This done, we had to
present ourselves before a board, consisting
OF the vice chancellor Of the university the
lieutenant colonel commanding the o. t. C.
and various officers from the War Office
Technically, one is not allowed to leaye the
university while ones course Is unfinished
or ones degree untaken. AS in the Rosr
War; a special act was passed In convoca-
tlon whereby the undergraduate can go 10
the war and If he is lucky enough to return
can take up his studies where thew were
left off without counting the Intermediates
time. The vice chancellor accordingly gave
the required permission, together with an
informal handshake and blessing and wa
were set free.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

Il rhe Blankenburg Administration had
fe" years more 70 run. It could pay for the
transit plan out OF the money It saves the
city
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

The Austrians are losing "whoIe army
corps" once more. Evidently the Petrograd
press bureau has made a quick recovery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

Neutral is as neutral does. in politics as
we'll as war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

half a million passengers daily ana not a
fatsi accident last year is a record that the
Pennsylvania Railroad can afford to adver-
flss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

The case OF the men who stole a taxicab
is only another demonstration OF the we'll
known habits OF the worm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

p - time We get through making muni-
mons tor the Europeans We shall nave a eood
Nerkins tnaeiedss q Aow q make thea fsr
ourselves
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13
Oxford Men Rush to Enlist

This board had sat all day and every sav
OF the war and 1t continued 10 sit until as
was told, every member OF the o. T. q had
passed before 1t, and nearly every n,sr,ho.
OF the varsity some 5000 men. together with
hundreds OF past members from one 10 ten
years standing. OF those now left n ~,
ford, mostly doctors reflections, ali are arm
ing hard' including the professors and tutors
VINO are or Mt age. After this those os ne
VINO were fortunate enough TO mass ~
medieai tests We're sent into training A. onos
Volunteers for the regular army ~.
terea az sandhurst those Offering Tor ~.
special reserve or the territorial force w.
sent into training camps In due tima ~.
were drafted into their respective nnit. 80
sent overseas or 10 the front. N, ra,,s,s
IN England for home defense. as tba +
might BE- From the above account !. -,
ne seen that the senior division OF ~. n :,
=, automatically disbands on The a,,.,.,'
OF war, its members presenting - SaA
10 sor eolliaissions from their respective cor,"
me junior divisions remain as before tbo,,s's -
cadets can leave their school corn - sloesh ~
som the army and many have done u ~,
territorial force Is called out on n,obi,,. 80
"i'n me regular army, In the presens esss
many o. them were put to the san,,,,,,...'
eisafS loo OF guarding railway brlsss. -
ether points But the ussf1lnss. - 80
toree is obvious. ss Il AZ ones frs.' = sesn :
uiar troops Tor active service me reg
The speed with which ofnesrs 49,
'i-i-a 1A thing % marvel al aas
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

Prophesying the wars end in October, 1918.
is considered optimism over in England.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

The semi-wseSly capture OF Mexico city
has come Off without more than the neces-
sary minimum OF murder
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

BY a bit OF cosmic irony, the inventor Of
the German military gas goes by the name
OF Luther,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

matter or 1000 supply
Neutral is as neutral does. in politics as
we'll as war
Prophesying the wars end in October. 1915.
is considered optimism over in England.
BY bit Of cosmie irony, the inventor Of
the German military gas goes by the name
OF Luther,
The semi-wsekly capture OF Mexico city
has come of without more than the neces-
sary minimum Of murder.
The case OF the men who stole a taxicab
is only another demonstration OF the we'll
known habits OF the worm
It looks as If the Southern states would
finish the Dixie Highway In plenty OF time
for the winter exodus TO warmer lands.
The Austrians are losing whole army
corps" once more. Evidently the Petrograd
press bureau has made quick recovery.
Hair million passengers daily ana not a
tatsi accident last year is record that the
Pennsyiyania Railroad can afford to adver-
tias
Il rhe Hlankenburg Administration haa a
few years more 70 run. It could pay for the
transit plan out Of the money It saves the
city
- ~ tine We SCI through makine muni-
mons t9r the Europeans We SHAH nave a eooa
#9f<int tnoHlsdss og Aow e make them far
ts=eat
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-13

More de by eating too much than too Httle.
The toorld has little patience toith the
impatient man.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-13
TO HOLD FUNERAL
OF MINT0SH IN
CITY WEDNESDAY
New Mexico Pioneer Who Died
in Santa Fe Yesterday to Be
Buried Here With Masonic
Ceremony.

santa Re, n. M, Dec. 13-Thc fu-l
neral OF william Mcintosh, the Sew
Mexico pioneer who died here early
yesterday morning. viii be held I'M
Albuquerque Wednesday. il was an
nounced today. The body win be.
taken TO Albuquerque on Santa Fe
train 40. 1 Tuesday afternoon.
TINS funeral services viii be held
ia the Presbyterian church, with the
Rey. Hugh q. Cooper officiating. The
f6rinai''ehuttn exercises wn ~ fol-
lowed BY the Masonic ceremony at the
grave.
The remains will lie in state al
stronE Brothers chapel from 3
O'Clock until noon Wednesday,.
Mt Mclntosh died carly yesterday
mornlng, after an illness OF some duo
ratior. ina the c0urse Of which he De-
said tQ haye known fully that mis- end
was approaching. lie reached santa
Fe "a little over % week ago, coming
fronn his ranch suffering from o ner-
vous breakdown.
a brother. Donald. arrived yester-
day to make funeral arrangement
Except FOR another brother, John. il Is
not believed that Mr. Mcintosh had
any relatives iu this country.
Mr.. Mcintosh was born in Inverness
Scotland. March is. 1883. When DC
was as he came to this country land-
ing in New York. His u~cuunirtance
with the west began three years later,
when he went 60 Colorado, locating at
Biaclc Hawk. He settlcl boz the Ef-
tancia valley and began sheep raising
az a large scale On 1877. He was prac-
M I'D
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-13
GREAT BRITAIN
TO BUY STOCKS
IN THIS COUNTRY
American Securities to Be Pur-
chased With Five Per Cent
Five-year Exchequer Bonds,
Is Planned.

London, Dec. 10. Ci.-O D. m1-The.
British government has dicided TO.
purchase American securities. paying
for them in nre-year aye per cent cX-
chequer bonds. The chancellor ol the
|oxchcqucr, Reginald McKeuau, made
his announcement ia the house Ol
commons today. He said the govrru-
ment was willing Geo bus such Amer
can dollar securities ls were suitable
al the MIDDLE American ilIco of the
day without brokerage or culuIuls-
sion.
Mckeunu assured the house OF com
mons nothing would uc one Co har-
.nss the American market ia youuey-
tiUn with mobilization ut American
securities. or Go IlJurt American uu-
auclal Interests here He believed.
there was available % sufficient Jmoult.
Ot securities ~ maintain exchange
with New NorE. Estimates OF the
amount of American canadian sr-
c~urities held iu Jhis countfs t,r.ed. ho
continued, from three To- four uJadrcd
million dollars as high AS seven nr
eight hundred million.
This was the chancellor gepl. to ca
request that he take steps tU put 4u
end 70 rumors that "a compulsory loan
might bc necessary.
In explaining the plan for mobili-
cation OF American securities. Mr.. Me-
kenna said that ia case individual
holders were unable Go sell them the
treasury would accept their holdings
on deposit for two ggHrs. The lender
would receive the interest acCrIlag
plus one-half of one per cent.
The treasury would retain .h' right
to all securities thus deposited. under
certain contingencies the chancellor
continued, paying the middle New
York price OF the day aui an uddi-
tional two and oue-half per cent ou
the value thus calculated,
In presenting his plan for moolllau-
ton ~ American securities Mr Mo
kenna began with "a reference io the
increase In British liabilities iu the
United states
"The most invctcrato pcs-lmist
would NOT dispute our capacity Goo
meet these obligations. provided our
asset. were made liquid lld vs were
given iime,' hc continued, 1--WE have
imWensc resources.
"Dospitc the large amouals which
are being earned uy -lIppiuu and thu
large amounts paid 100 dividends oud
interest these sums are sunIclc.t Jl
restore the balance OF trade which ls
now against u-. lu order Co meet uui
Liabilities 300 The tultrd state. $50 arc
obliged to go outside th, u|fdiuar,
course of trade"
The chancellor said the Eotcrnmcu,
had gone over tho ground Ollls and
believed the securities available would
bee sufficient 90 meet all iIlnII.t.Us AMID
give the needed support tn tHu sA-
change maract as .oau a. tn, ulr
lasts.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-13
VETERAN EX-SENATOR
DIES IN WASHINGTON
AFTER LONG CAREER


Washington, Dec. 49, francis
Marion cockreil. 81. former w. ted
states senator from Missouri led
here today.
Infirmitles OF old age. resulting IN
serious illness during the past two
weeks, caused death.
AR. Cockreli. a Democrat served
five terms IN the United statcs sem
ate from 1875 20 1905. The day he
left The senate he vas appointed q
member Of the interstate commerce
commission by President Roosevelt
and remained a member until Deccm-
Der 81. 1910. In March, 1871, he was
appointed United States commissioner
20 adjust the boundary between Texas
and New Mexico,
During the civil war Mr.. Cockrel.
was a Confederate army officer, RISING
from c.-Frain TO brigacier general
Ills home was In W~arrensburg. Mo.
AS a mark OF respect 10 former
Senator Cockreli the senate adjourned
to-day 70 noon THURSDAY
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-13
ANZA ASKS
REPORTS UPON
LAND REFOR MS
First Chief Calls Upon All Gov
errors of Mexican States to
Tell What They Have Done
in Agrarian Problem.

Galveston, Texas. Dec. d. The
Carmnza government has asked Eot-
crnors Of aUl states ln McNieo 60 report
immediately on steps they have taken
CO. complete the agIarian reforms de-.
creed hy General Curruull last Jauu
airy, according to Information reach
ing the Mexican consulate here toe
day.
The Wuer of com munity land Iu
The state Of Vera cruz appottioncd
eight months ago. trc reported TO
have harvested great crops and are
Jon g prosperous condition
The consulate was advised thyt
street railway employees iu M,Ni,p
CIy have received var. Increases OF
from. a. 90 700 per cent.
Real estate transactions iu the cap
ltal iu November totallcd more than
fourteen milliou dollars as compared
with iour million dollars n the pre-
Niuue month