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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
No Such Word as Fail"

First. The special financial interests which
profit by government and therefore can af-
ford 10 spend the large sums of money to
retain power
Second Hopeessness on the part Of cti-
zens generally, who have participated in ire
form campaigns" only to find themselves
powerless against the compact organization
and abundant finances of the special inter-
ests, or to find that reform success was not
a permanent betterment of city conditions.
Third. The real limitations which have
been placed upon the powers of the city by
State Legislatures, either procured by special
interests as a safeguard to their own con-
troll or permitted to remain unreleved by
State Legislatures which have failed to ap-
precate that in this new age a city can meet
its responsibilities only when It has the power
to analyze its own conditions and to devise
and execute remedies.
AS to the first of these three obstacles,
It is only fair to say that the public utility
monopolies in America are being brought, to
a recognition of the fact that their business
is SO far affected with the public interest
that they must he subject to public regula-
tion and control. They recognize that the
day of speculative profits, limitless valua-
ton and extortionate rates is past and that
the public utilities of transportation, light,
power and water are going to be secured
at fair rates and under favorable conditions
by American cities from privately managed
plants If that be possible, but from publicly
managed plants If that be necessary to secure
the results. AS consequence of the educa-
tion which has gone on on this subject in
the last 20 years, the buying of Councils, the
granting of improvident franchises and the
maintenance of eXtortonate charges is too
well understood to be longer tolerated. and
this great obstacle to good government is
going to be eliminated.
The Indifference, or rather the hopeless
ness, of those who have fought only to be
beaten, won only to be disappointed, will
also disappear with education, and the neces-
sary education will come as soon as the
power and responsibility which the modern
city demands are secured for it, either by
constitutional amendment or legislative en-
actment. AS a matter of fact, an honest
and patriotic man must continue this fight
matter how often beaten or how bitterly
disappointed. The spontaneous upward trend
in America will not brook acceptance of de-
feat here. The American city is either a
menace or blessing. To make It the latter
is a challenge to our sense of personal and
business security and well-being which
must take up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

In the great fight for the United States
Senatorship the EVENING LEDGER unsuccess-
fully opposed Boies Penrose, who was
elected by an enormous plurality, although
he failed to receive majority of the votes
cast Mr.. Penrose stood for a great eco
nomic program. to the support of which
the EVENING LEDGER was and is devoted,
but he had allied himself with elements full
Of menace TO democracy and stood for
sort Of political domination that must be
extirpated In America II the Republic is to
survive and yindicate for itself and all other
nations the wisdom OF the great experiment
In self-government undertaken by our fore
fathers On moral issue there could be
no compromise. and Penroseism. in the opin-
ion Of the EVENING LEDGER, was and is a
moral issue. Brumbaugh was supported
militantly ana aggressively and was sent
into once with an overwhelming majority.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

The material advancement Of the EVENING
LEDGER has set a new mark for progress in
American journalism. It's distinctiveness
was welcome element not only in the local
but in the national field. The pictorial
presentation of news had been more or
less haphazard In America, except in few
Sunday newspapers. The EVENING LEDGER
from the beginning made illustration strib-
ing feature. 1t was not content with mere
quantity of Illustration. nor even with the
speed which has been the marvel of cur
rent journalism, but it devoted its energies
also to securing the finest possible print
ing. The full page of pictures, which is a
daily feature, has aroused the interest of
newspaper men all over the country and
has been received by the immediate clientele
of the paper with enthusiasm.
Beginning with normal circulation of
approximately 10000, the EVENING LEDGER
had practically reached the 10000 mark
early in January. The circulation there
after went forward by leaps and bounds.
until now approximately 100000 people buy
the paper every night This marvellous
growth upsets precedents, Journalists in
particular having doubted the ability of an
afternoon newspaper to succeed without the
liberal use of canned" or syndcated ma
teral The EVENING LEDGER adopted the
policy of producing its own matter and it's
own features, buying very little from other
newspapers. Philadelphia is a big enough
city to produce a newspaper of it's own, not
dependent the offerings of contempo-
raries elsewhere.
In the selection of fiction every care has
been taken. Only wholesome stories filled
with action, have been used, and the avail
able markets are constantly secured for the
best that can be got. So, too, "Scrapple"
contains the best wit of the world. COM
bined with the genius of LEDGER artists.
On the editorial page appear daily in ad-
diton to the editorials, Sykes remarkable
cartoons and two special articles some Of
the best known writer's in America being
contributors These articles in general are
flush with the news and are of permanent
literary value.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

There ir no issue now OF more importance
TO the nation than protection which must be
made the settled policy OF the Government.
and the EVENING LEDGER win continue 20
be an earnest advocate OF virile Repub-
licanism. the translation Of the principles
Of which into accepted and permanent
national programs is vital to the prosperity
and wen being OF the whole nation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

IN October "a the EVENING LEDGER printed
ne Status OF Rapid Transit" an authori-
N1vs analysis OF the situation as II then
s and this article, printed in pamphlet
I rm and kept BY thousands Of citizens as
handbook OF reference. marked the real be-
ginning Of popular agitation. The third day
thereafter the EVENING LEDGER published
the cartoon The First Gun" opening the
nsht ln earnest. and devoted a full page
70 the transit needs Of the Northeast There
after Director Taylor began his whirlwind
eempaien of edpeaflon supported militantly
- fbe EVkNEo LfpeFR Two monster
ne s. nnfefines during ne winter demon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14

Perhaps the most notable exposition of
political conditions In Philadelphia, unex-
celled In clearness, lucidity and accuracy.
and OF enormous value in acquainting the
rank and file with the method OF their ex-
ploitation. was found in The Hands OF
Tsau." a series OF articles which, published
lnrins the first weeks OF the papers exist
ence. attracted the attention OF the nation.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-01
CHAPTER xxVfu

Quest took the dispatch which the
hotel clerk handed to him one after
noon a fortnight later, and read it
through without change of express
sion Lenora, however. who was by
his side, knew at once that it con-
tanned something startling.
what is it?" she asked.
He passed his arm through hers and
led her down the hall to where the
professor and Laura were just wait
ing for the lift. He beckoned them
to follow him to corner of the
lounge.
fortnight ago. he said, slowly, when
I suggested that we should none OF us
look at a newspaper until the time we
we're in California. Have you kept to
our bargain, professor?"
absolutely"
"And you, girls?"
"Tve never even seen one," Lenora
declared. ..
Nor l." Laura echoed.
ct made a mistake" Quest con-
fessed. "Something has happened
winch we ought 10 nave hAOWA oOOoS
You had better read this message
or. wait, I'll read it aloud:
TO Sanford Quest, Garfield Hotel,
San Diego. Injured in wreck OF linn
tied. Recovered consciousness today.
CRAIG reported burned in wreck put
think you had better come on.
FRENCH,
Samaritan Hospital, Aiiguez.
"Say. when can we start?" Laura
exclaimed excitedly.
Lenora clutched at Quests arm.
ct knew it," che declared simply. Il
felt perfectly certain, when they left
San Francisco, that something would
happen. We haven't see the end of
Craig yet"
Quest, who had been studying
timetable, glanced once more at the
dispatch.
Look here" he said, "Allguez isn't
so far out of the way If we take the
southern route to New York. Let's
get a move on tonight"
Laura led the way to the lift she
was in state of rare discomposure.
"To think that all the time we've
been giddying round she muttered,
.sthat poor man has been lying in hos
pital! Makes one feel like brute.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-01
SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest, master crimino1ogist of
the world, finds that in bringing to Justice
Macdougal, the murderer Of Lord Ash
leigh's daughter, he has but just begun
tife-and-death struggle with mysterious
master criminal. In hidden hut in Pro-
fessor Ashleigh's garden he has seen an
ape skeleton and a living creature, half
monkey, half man, destroyed by fire. In
his rooms have appeared black boxes con-
tanning notes, signed by a pair of armless
hands. Laura and Lenora, his assistants,
suspect Craig, the professors servant of
tinue to appear in uncanny fashion. Craig
is trapped, but escapes to England, where
Quest, Lenora and the professor follow
him. Lord Ashleigh is murdered by the
Hands. Craig is captured and escapes to
Port Said, where Quest and his party also
go. and beyond into the desert. They are
captured by Mongars, among whom Craig
seems to be in authority, escape with
Craig as their captive and are rescued by
British troops.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-01
) OPPENHEIM

slips us again. I'm going to stay here
with the bunch
The inspector sighed. His face had
grown long and the buoyancy had
passed from his manner.
They found the others waiting for
them at the end Of the great wooden
shed. Quest turned to French.
Look here, French" he said, "you
know I don't want to hurry you Off,
but don't know What we're going to
do with this fellow about in San Fran
cisco. We don't want to lodge, two
charges, and we should have to put
him in Jail tonight. Why don't you
take him on right away? There's a
limited goes by the southern route in
an hours time.''
French assented gloomily.
THAT suits me-" he agreed. You'll
be glad to get rid of the fellow, too,
he added.
. They drove straight to the depot,
found two vacant seats in the train,
and Quest, with a little sigh of relief,
handed over his charge
'Now for a little holiday" Quest de-
clared, passing Lenora's arm through
his. We'll just have a look around
the city and then get down to San
Diego and take look at the exposi-
ton there. No responsibilities, no one
to look after, nothing to do but enjoy
ourselves"
Quest and Lenora turned away from
the window of the hotel, out of which
they had been gazing for the last
quarter of an hour.
Its too beautiful" Lenora sighed.
Quest stood for a moment shaking
his head. The professor, with pile
of newspapers stretched out before
him, was completely engrossed in
their perusal. Laura, who had been
sitting in an armchair at the farther
end of the apartment, was apparently
deep in thought.
"Say, you two are no sort of people
for a holiday Quest declared. LAS
for you, Laura, I can't think what's
come over you. You never opened
your mouth at dinner time, and you sit
there now looking like nothing on
earth
nora chimed in. "Too bad he had to
hurry away. dear!"
Laura's indignation was not alto
gether convincing. Quest and Lenora
exchanged amused glances, The for
mer picked up the newspaper from the
floor and calmly turned out the pro-
fessor's lamp,
Look here" he explained, this is
the first night of our holiday. I'm 60
ing to run the party and I'm going to
make the rules. No more newspapers
tonight or for fortnight You un'
understand? No reading, nothing but
frivolity And no 1ovesickness. Miss
Laura"
"Lovesickness, indeed" she re-
peated scornfully.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-01

Craig Assisted in Dragging People
From the Burning Car.
ing the postmarks on the package,
threw the paper down.
THE postmark's all blurred out"
he remarked. There's no doubt about
it, that fellow Craig has the devils
own luck, but we'll get him-we1l get
him yet. I'll just take stroll up to-
police headquarters and make a few
inquiries. You might come with ne,
Lenora, and Laura can get busy with
her amateur nursing"
II shall make Inquiries the profess
sor announced briskly, concerning
the local museum. There should be
interesting relics hereabouts of the
prehistoric Indians"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-01

Hes been unconscious all the
time," Quest reminded her.
Might have expected to find us
there when he, came to, anyway
Laura insisted
Lenora smiled family as she caught
glance from Quest.
Laura's got heart somewhere,
she muttered, "only it takes an awful
lot of getting att" ).
They found French, already conva-
lescent, comfortably installed in the
private ward of small hospital in the
picturesque New Mexico town. Laura
almost at once established herself by
his side.
Can you remember anything about
the wreck, French?" Quest inquired.
The Inspector passed his hand
YEARLY over his forehead.
1T seems more like q dream-or
rather nightmare-than anything"
he admitted. 81 was sitting opposite
Craig when the crash came was
unconscious for time. When I came
to, I was simply pinned down by the
side of the car. l could see a man
working hard to release me, tugging
and straining with all his might. Every
now and then I got glimpse of his
face. 1t seemed queer, but could
have sworn it was Craig. Then other
people passed by. I heard the shrek
of locomotive. I could see a doctor
bending over some bodies. Then it
all faded away and came back again.
The second time I was nearly free
The man who had been working so
hard was just smashing the last bit
of timber away, and again saw his
face and that time I was sure that it
was Craig. Anyway, he finished the
job. I suddenly felt could move my
limbs. The man stood up as though
exhausted, looked at me, called to the
doctor, and then he seemed to fade
away. 1t might have been because I
was unconscious myself, for I don't
remember anything else until I found
myself in bed"
1t would indeed" the professor re-
marked, "be an interesting circum-
stance-an interesting psychological
circumstance, if / might put it that
way-if Craig, the arch-criminal, the
man who has seemed to us so utterly
devoid OF all human feeling, should
really have toiled in this manner to
set free his captor.'
Interesting or not" Quest OBJ
served, I'D like to know whether it
was Craig or not. I understand there
were about a dozen unacceptable
bodies found
The nurse, who had left the room
for few minutes, returned with a
small package in her hand, which she
handed to French. He looked at it in
puzzled manner.
Say, what can that beg" he NUT
tered, turning it over. addressed to
me all right, but there isn't a soul
knows I'm here except you folks. Will
you open it, Miss Laura?"
She took it from him and united the
strings. A little GREATNESS cry es-
capped from her lips as she tore open
the paper. A small black box was dis
closed. She opened the lid with trem-
bling fingers and drew out a scrap of
paper They all leaned over and read
together:
You have all lost again. Why not
give up? You can never win.
1.-THE HANDS,"
Lenora was perhaps the calmest. |
She simply nodded with the melan.
choly air of satisfaction of one who
finds her preconceived ideas con-
frmed-
r knew it," she exclaimed softly |
"t knew it at the depot. Craigs time
has not come yet. He may be some |
where near us, even now"
She glanced uneasily around the |
ward. Quest, who had been exSmin-
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-01

After the Wreck Another Warning.
self just in time. He flung himself
from his horse and plunged into the
stream. 1t was several moments be-
fore he was able to reach Lenora.
From the opposite bank Craig watched
them, glancing once or twice at the
bridge. One of the wooden pillars
had been sawn completely through.
Are you hurt, dear?" Quest gasped.
as he drew Lenora to the bank.
She shook her head.
Just my side. Did Craig get
away?"
Quest looked gloomily across the
stream.
'Craig's in Mexico, right enough"
he answered savagely, but I'm be-
ginning to feel that / could fetch nina
back out of hell"
CTO BE CONTINUED
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-07-01
CHAPTER XVII.

A man sat on the steps of the range
cook wagon, crouching as far back as
possible to take advantage Of its slight
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-24
Prays for Alaska

A recent arrival from Juneau brings down the following: A Juneau resident took his little son to attend meeting of the Territorial legislature now in session there The youngster was greatly interested and of course asked questions about everything. The chap lain of the houee stepped forward dur. ing tue opening of the session and de. livered his prayer. When he sat down the youngster asked his dad who the man was who had just been talking, and was told that it was the chaplain of the House.
 "Oh, he prays for the Legislature, doesn't he?" asked the lad.
 "No," said his father, "he gets up, takes a look at the legislature, and then prays for the territory" And they say that whenever this story is told in the presence of any member of the House, it is good for the drinks for tbe crowd. -Ketchikan Miner.
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-24
Alaska Rush Begins

According to Washington dispatches, says the Seattle P..I., it is fair pre- sumption that the federal government will soon begin the solution of Alaska problems.
 There is evidence, however, that the public is not waiting for definite an- uouncements of railway routes, from Washington. Passenger travel to Alaska began this year much earlier than usual. The last ship out took l95 passengers, which is an unprecedented number for this season of the year, and other Alaska ships have carried liberal passenger lists. Steamship officials say that the passenger traffic of the coming season will exceed all former records. Besides the cannery- men and miners who are now going north, there are many Eastern people who are going to Cordova, Seward and Valdez. Both Nome and Fairbanks will receive large accessions of popula- ton later in the season, according to mail inquiries
 The press of foreign affairs, the war and the Mexican situation have delayed the decision of the government as to Alaska rail routes, but this is not de. terriug Che rush of prospective resi-. dents of the territory. The final decis- ion of the president, which may be expected at any time, is certain to focus a great passenger and freight traffic to the selected terminals of the territory.
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-24
The End of the Line

Ore cold, wiutry morning a man of tall and angular build was walking down a steep hill at a quick pace. A treacherous piece of ice under the snow caused him Go lose control of bis feet; be began to slide and was unable 10 stop.
 At cross street half down the de- cline he encountered a large, heavy woman with her arms full of bundles. The meeting was sudden, and before either realized if, collision ensued aud both were sliding down hill, grand eusemble-the thin man underneath, the fat woman and bundles on top. When the bottom was reached and the woman was trying in vain to recover her breath and her feet, these faint words were born to her ear:
 "Pardou me, madam, but you will have Co get off here. This is as far a. l go."
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-24
Endorsing the Check

Frank A. Vanderip, the New York banker, tells of young lady unaccus toned to the ways of finance. As Hearsrs Magazine quotes him, the story runs as follows:
 "Young she was," as l say, "and charming. She came to the window of the paying teller, and, handing him check for one hundred dollars, stated that it was a birthday present from her bus sband, and requested payment The teller informed her that she must first indorse it.
 "T don't quite understand,' she said, with a pleading look, and an air of hes itatiou, just what you mean
 "'Why, you see,' he explained, you must write your name on the back of the check, so that when we return the check to your husband, he will know we have paid you the mouey'
 oh, yes, l uuderstaud,' she replied, apparently much relieved
 "After moment she returned to the window and presented the check. Looking for the endorsement, the teller read: Many thanks, darling boy. I've got the money all right Your loving little wife, Dorothy'
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-24
Registration Notice
Civ of Douglas.

Notice $ hereby given hat the regis. tratiou books for voters at tbe munich pal election Co be held April 9th, 1915, will be open at the City Clerks office, Front street, on Thursday, Feb 4th, and remain open for sixty days. In ac- cordauce with Sec 1 of Ordinance 20, it is necessary that ali male voters at said election shall he. therein regis tered. Signed M. J. O'CONNoR,
 Mayor City of Douglas.
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-24

The Ketchikau Miner says While at work on tbe band saw at the Ketch. ikan Power Company's saw mill this morning, C.W.McKinney, for the past three years oiler at the mill, mangjed his right arm SO badly that the arm had to be amputated about three inches below the elbow The injured man was truing up the wheels over which the band saw runs, having a saw running on the wheels to operate the upper one. For some reason he reached around in front of the moving saw, and his clothing catching on the teeth, drew the arm in, mangling it in a terrible manner. He was taken 10 the hospital where the Doctors Meyers, after an examination and finding the bones of the forearm ground into pieces, amputated the member.
Douglas Island news., 1915-03-24

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