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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
NAMES DISTINCTION
The First Part of the United States Seen
by White Men.

From the Portland Argus.
The State of Maine can lay claim to the
distinction of being the first part of the United
States discovered by white men. This is trus
whether we take into account the Hypothetical
visit of Lief Ericsson to this region in about the
year 1000 or not. There are marks on Mohegaa
Island and the nearby mainland which ind
cate that the Iceanders at least called they
at that time and also later. But those evenb
are prehistoric, as no other record of then
was left to posterity by Ericsson and his Con
panons.
But the voyage OF John Cabot. the EntaiA
explorer, in 1497, Is a well authenticalA
chapter in the annals of early American az
coveries This adventurer with his son, he'
bastian, sailed along this coast in the summH
the English sovereign. It was not until year
later that Columbus, on his third voyage, q
last reached the mainland, his previous dis
coveries having been the West India Islands
far from the American coast.
So II Is a well-establshed fact that Mains
was the first territory in what is now the
United States that was seen by European tTaY.
elers. She has the rights of precedence over al
other States always accorded to places and
persons of the greatest antiquity. Her pre-
tensions to the oldest and highest respects
bility cannot be disputed even by Massachu-
setts. Englishmen sailed through Casco Bay
and rounded Cape Elizabeth weeks before they
navigated Massachusetts Bay and weathered
Cape Cod.
Among all her other attractions and honcrs
this is surely something for old Maine 70
proudly boast of. To have been the spot where
the English language was first heard. and
where the English flag was first planted makes
country II seems as though some public cere.
mony should be held a monument be reared
to commemorate the Cabot expedition 70
Maine in the summer OF 1897.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
He Fought the selden Patents

There were lions in his path which fright
ened the timorous who started on the way
with him. The biggest was the Selden patents
on the fundamental principle of the gasoline
motor. Other automobile makers paid roy
altles to the holders of the selden patents
They told people that II they bought Ford
they bought lawsuit But Ford promised TO
defend any law suits brought against pur-
chasers of his cars. He maintained that his
motor did not infringe any patent and fought
the case to the highest court and won, Just
as Christian discovered when he reached the
lions. that although they looked threatening
from distance, they were really chained so
they could not harm the determined pilgrim.
The most remarkable characteristic of this
remarkable product of America Is that he
has kept his head and his democratic sym
pathies and has not been carried away by
any OF the sociological fads of the theorists
He is planning a new factory for making
tractors for use on the farms. Some one asked
him If he intended to build model town for
his employees.
''I do not believe in this model town busi-
ness" he replied, "Do you know what makes
the model town? The living wage makes the
model town. Let the. employer pay his help
what his help earns, and there win be no
need to speak of model towns The model
town will make itself by process OF natural
adjustment"
There spoke the American OF the Deelara-
ton OF Independence who believed in equality
OF opportunity and was opposed to every form
OF eoddling paternalism He defends his sys-
TEN Of high wages as form of dividends
paid weekly instead Of in lump sum and
justifes It by declaring that the men who
have served the company faithfully should be
treated really as partners in the business.
Edison says that Ford is one of the greatest
Americans and Ford insists that Edison rs
the top man Of the world"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
THE ARGUMENT FROM HIsroRy

TO The Editor OF Evening Ledger.
sir-keeently 1 read IN your columns that n
certain .Jehn Bull Of Palmyra. has been sur
fering from blssful hauelnations ever 49,
his temporary residence aet US hopsl in ne
United States. Can anything Be done to -
heye him9 should Ike to ask John BBll,,
the eolors7 Obviously. that h vshera - -
longs certainly not here
Bear witness, that his are strong, natural log
ieai 81 arguments that the States are revert
this wonderful change about fa osss-
taxa cur country ia proven eonclusl,slss
simply because English capitalists 81 Fssssa
@ eaniaz 8 larse pEopoEaon q Fallrssa sIaesla
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Officers for the Army

d UsSIA has plenty OF men for its armies,
lO but lacks trained officers. That is one
OF its most serious difficulties at present.
II America should be forced to go to war
there would not be great difficulty in as
sembling multitudes OF citizens. but where
would the trained officers come from?
glance at the advertising pages OF the
magazines discovers source OF supply OF
considerable Importance, In one of the cur
rent periodicals appear advertisements OF
forty-one boys schools which give military
training a place OF prominence in the cur
rieulum. some OF them making 1t their chief
system OF discipline. In an emergency the
military knowledge and experience acquired
in these institutions would be of great value
to the country.
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sONG ZOE YOuTH

Gather all the sweet OF May.
Lock Il tenderly away.
Precious night and perfect day.
Make a troYs Of shining thlnga
Roses, Faindrops. dreams ana wingss
Catch skylark while he aingsl
Gather all the summers sweet
Hush Of heaven. song OF street
stars that dance on silver festl
While thy breath Is young ana warui.
While love nsstles ia thy arm.
Take thy tr0ye and weave q ehaFnl
foF I'm told such Wealihs as thess
Make the fairest memofiesi
-ass xess sae
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while he is here he
will visit Independ-
ence Hall.
One hundred and
thirty-nIne years ago
a virginian sat in a
modest house at the
corner Of 7th and
Market streets and
wrote: I'VE hold these
truths to be self-evi-
dent, that all men are
created equal" mean
ing with a right to
equal opportunities.
This sentiment was
adopted in Independ-
ence Hall and pro-
-F-.t.-a IT. yvsaNt1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
WAS "JoHN BULL" SARCASTIC

SiF-As AFtemus Ward would have said
John Bulls letter wrote sarcastic" and a.
naturalzed Englshman ! shall not believe
the writer Is a fellow eountryman OF tnina
unless see his certificate OF birth
II was probably written by some ultra-Rs
publican who is merely slurring the Demooratio
party and has as much right to eal himseIf
English as the man had who wrote 10 tbe
British Ambassador during the Cleveland Az
ministration asking for advice as 10 how he
should vote. ~
Philadelphia, July l.
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s 7ScIE SAN pleasantly surprised his
aaoheas yesterday with the news that
Eae.f wealth had mere than doubled IN the last
seazs He Fhlladalphla relatives. however.
zsre considerably more interested II the op-
q the monthly repaEt from the Fed
Reserve Board end the Inability Of the
Eas4nmea1s Labor Distribution Bureau
hs1e s hnd enough men to Al the Jobs on It's
H1
Rzfhaea i ths Census Bureau Wasn't on
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
FORD DARED THE
LIONS IN THE WAY
Michigan Farm Boy, With Income
of s14,5OO,OOO, Is Fourth Of July
Example of What an American
Can Do With Opportunities.
Bv IoHN LuM

11HERE is no better time than the Fourth
i Of July to consider Henry Ford and the
opportunities before every other American
to duplicate the success Of the Detroit manu-
facturer Mr.. Ford is in town today and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
MoRE TRuTH THAN poETRY

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Man wants but little here below.
wise old poet tells US so
But you viii and Il 4 sood bet
That man wants more than he VIII get
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There Is certain taint Of healthiness in the
Prussianism which SET prisoner Rothsehild
out hayiHg at / in the morning following the
spanish Embassies plea for special treatment
og tha reh FEenehman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
EcoNoMIzE ANp GET A ~

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hudson Maxim Is quoted as saying that
enough money is spent for chewing gum every
year 10 build three batteshlps Yes, and enough
LIQUIDS are paid for 70 float en-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

II would be more TO the point II Huerta
should renounes Mexico instead Of denounc-
ing the United States
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

AM Senator AfcNiehol. II only midsummer
hetion." even when it involves political retire.
menta. might grow up into fan facts"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

II the French shell production has been
100000 a day In excess OF consumption. the
parts Of France behind the German line ought
70 make irst-class mining district when the
war Is over,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
Tried to Make Farmer Of Him

Tried to Make Farmer of Him
Henry Ford, IL he thought of the subject
at all in his youth, as he probably did not,
decided that the door was open to him. He
was born on a farm about half a century
ago, gifted with interest In mechanics,
His father wanted him to be farmer. The
boy wanted to be a machinist He got a Job
in shop in Detroit and later was employed
by the Edison Company. He married him
wife and his father bought farm for him
and put him on 1t. The young man worked
the farm for while, but had a little ma
chine shop in his barn. He became inter-
ested in the gasoline engine and decided to
build one that would propel a carriage. He
had no capital, but was just an ordinary
American citizen with an idea. People
laughed at his first horseless carriage, but
the carriage would move under its own
power provided by an engine which he built
with his own hands He left the farm and
opened a machine shop in Detroit and kept
working at his automobile trained grad
uate of a technical school was offered part
nershp in the shop, but the man OF training
went back home and spoke contemptuously
of the Detroit mechanic who was doing lit
tie business with no prospect of making it
any bigger.
He was employed in an automobile factory
controlled by others and worked in it for
some time but he did not sec the opportunity
there for carrying out his ideas. He wanted
to build a motorcar at low price to be sold
in large quantities This was at a period
when a workable car cost several thousand
dollars He said he could build a runabout
to sell for $500. Other automobile makers
ridlculed him, and the man of small means
who wanted regarded the promise as
one Of those things too good to be true.
In 1908 he decided to set up for himself
and he organized his present company and
began to manufacture cars in large guam
titles and to make progressive reductions in
the price. The $500 car has long been on the
market and there is a promise of a car
for somewhere near $4OO The factory where
the cars made occupies more than so
acres, 1t turned out about 300 600 cars last
year, for which the company received about
s9O,OOOoOO with a profit of s25,OOOOOO to be
added to surplus and distributed in dividends,
Mr. Ford owns 5s per cent of the capital
stock of his company, and his share Of the
profits, therefore. amounted to 1900 900.
This is what has happened in 10 years to
Michigan machinist. who followed his natural
taste and did not let any obstacles block his
way
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as "the unanimous declaration of the Thir-
teen United States Of America" 1t opened
the doors of opportunity to every American
wherever he was born That door has not
been closed to this day, although there are
some agitators who would have us believe
that the aggregations Of great wealth have
blocked the way Of advancement to the
many.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

The new axiom from Scranton; Those who
sell stock make more money than those who
buy It,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

The Evening Ledger will not be
published Monday, July 8, which
will be generally observed as Inde-
pendence Day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

Putting salt on the tail OF the DardaneIles
does no good, What is needed is more salt
petre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

The jitney industry begins to look like six
jitneys. in the vernacular
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

It is not unlikely that General Huerta has
learned TO admire the man in the White House.
the General Is no mollyeoddle and he has no
use for one.-Chattanooga Times
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

Last years aceident-ehildrsn are Exhibit A
for safety and sanity next Monday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

How unerringy the Anti-saloon League
picked out Atlantic City for eonferencel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

Mr. Bryan Is merely eampai gning agalnsf
nobody and pleading against a sentiment that
has no existence.--Houston Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

Teaching extreme paciism 10 school children
Is apt to result In a race OF mollyeoddlss-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

Wonder II Mr., Taggart considers indictmens
a good advertisement for senatorial boomf-
Milwaukee Journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
soms ghell-game Al the frontI

Germany is cireumvallated. not eircum-
vented
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The chief argument against the proposed
Federal shipping company Is the lack OF in
eentiVe IN GoYernment-owned concern 70
make profits and reduce expenses-Galveston
Tribune
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
THE NATIONAL POINT OF. VIEW

The educational route is the shortest one %
the Mexican problem.-Des Mones Capital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

If our Government should stop the shipment
OF ammunition 1t would do an unneutral act
Savannah News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03

II this nation wants a merchant marine on
the high seas, 1t must choose between subsidies
and some form Of Government ownership.
When that alternative is presented clearly p
the people Of the United states we do not
apprehend that decision win be dinieult e
long delayed.-Rlehmand Tlmes- -plsnateh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-06
ROADS IN LAMENT
FOrty-Six Western Companies
Tell Hard Luck Tale.
Say They'll Prove Present Rate
Is Unremunerative.
NET INCOME IS GROWING LESS
Policy of Economy Fails to Off
set Higher Expenses.
C. c. Wright in Opening State
ment to Board.
NET INCOME Is GROWING LESS

Chicago, July 6.-The western pas
senger rate hearing, in which forty-six
western railroads hope to prove that
present rates, said to be unremuner-
ative, should be advanced, began here
today before Examiner Thurtell of the
interstate commerce commission.
Wright's Opening Statement.
C. C. Wright made the opening state
ment for the railroads., He said. in
part:
1.-The carriers expect to show that
the net operating income of the roads
involved during the last seven years
has been materially less than it was
for the seven years Immediately prior
to that period. 1t will be shown that
this is true, Notwithstanding the fact
that there has been an increase in the
volume of business and an increase
in the property investment. This, of
course, results in a higher operating
ratio and naturally lesser rate of
return than has been maintained here
tofore.
"Comparisons will be given showing
present conditions as against those of
1910. Explanation of the increase III
expense also will be made.b 1t will
be shown that it is largely due to in
pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-06
Youthful Redskin Believes He
Will Return to People.
new LEGEND FOR THE PIUTES
Evidences of Civilization Open
Child Eyes of Desert.
g. S. in Dual Role of PrOSecu-
tor and Defender.

Denver, Colo, July 6.-The trial
of Tse-Ne-Gat Everett Hatch),
Piute Indian, charged with the muir
der of Juan Chacon, a herder, was
begun here today in federal court.
Efforts by a posse of United States
deputies under United States Marshal
AQuila Hebeker last February to ar
rest Tse- -Ne-Gat resulted in armed re-
sistance by recalcitrant Piutes, led by
Old Polk, father of the defendant
Several Indians and a number of the
posse of deputies were killed in bat
ties near Bluff, Utah Gen. Hugh L.
Scott, chief of the staff of the United
States army, was sent from Washing
ton after d truce had been ordered
and journeying only with his orderly
and guides sought out the Indians in
their mountain rendezvous and IN
duced Them to accompany him to Salt
Lake .Crry,s Several Indians were Later
released, but Tse-Ne-Gat was brought
to Denver and has beenein a san1ta-
rirm awaiting trial. According to
physicians he is suffering from tuber-
culosis.
Many Indians as Witnesses.
About forty witnesses, many OF
whom are Indians, have been sum-
moned to testify in the case. The
TCOntfnued on Page Two.1
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DEATH AT PAREDON
Six Hundred CarranZa Men Fall
in Futile Fight.
ReinfOrcementS Hurried Up and
Battle Is Renewed.

Laredo, Tex. July 6.-Six hundred
earranzas troops were killed in an 5afI
day battle yesterday in fruitless at
tempt to capture Paredon, a. Villa
stronghold. about 80 miles northwest
of Monterey. Eighteen thousand men
were reported engaged in the battle
with total casualties on both sides of
1000.
Carranza reinforcements renewed
the attack today.
About 5000 Carranza troops under
General Jacinto b. Trevino advanced
yesterday morning along the railroad
from Villa Garcia, a village about
midway between Monterey and Pare
don. The advance followed n Sunday
truce, during which both sides buried
the dead, who, during the two weeks
incessant fighting about Villa Garcia,
had fallen SO thickly as to menace
health.
Infantry, cavalry and artillery on
both sides began the battle about
Paredon early yesterday morning. At
night the CarranZa charges ceased and
General Trevino was reported to have
failed to gain ground. This morn
ing's reports said, however, that he
had received reinforcements estimated
at 5000 and was renewing the attack
on the Villa army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-06
RUSS ASK FOR PARDON
Apology to Sweden for Dropping Shell
in Neutral Waters.

London, July 6.-The Russian gov
ernment has apologized to Sweden for
the violation of the latter nations
neutrality by the fact that a stray
shell accidentally" fell within Swedish
waters owing to a fog during the pur-
suit of German vessels, says a Reuter-
dispatch from Petrograd.
The German mine layer AlbatroSs,
was badly punished by Russian war
ships in the naval battle in the Baltic
sea July 2, and fled into Swedish ter
ritorial waters, where she was run
aground near Henviker. Russian
ships pursued her, it was reported,
within the three mile limit This in
cident was likened to the affair off
the coast of Chile. when British cruis-
ers sank the German cruiser Dresden.
Great Britain apologized 20 Chile for
this violation of neutrality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-06
equity Sheriff Theodore Camp

prisoners near Suwalki.
The French war office reports a
very active night along virtually the
entire front. British troops have
taken some German trenches in Bel
GUM; Arras was bombarded all night
long; there has been incessant fight
ing in the Argonnes, and French
the heights of the Meuse, well as
near the forest of Lepretre.
A British attack by aeroplanes and
cruiser against the German positions
in a bay of the North sea on the
morning of July 4, was repulsed by
German airships, according to a
statement given out in Berlin.
An official statement issued in Ber-
lin calls attention to Great Britain's s
actions in torpedoing a hospital ship
and unarmed passenger ships in Turk
ish waters while she at the same time
is protesting against the submarin >
warfare of Germany.
Stiffer resistance to the TeutOnic
advance toward Warsaw is being Of
fered by the Russians from day to
day, the latest official reports indi-
cate Near Krasnik, in southern Po-
land the Archduke Ferdinand's army
has broken through and continues it's
advance toward the Polish capital.
The Italians report the satisfactory
development of their offensive on the
Carnic plateau and the success of air
attacks on Austrian encampments in
ing is in progress in the edge of the
Doberdo plateau, according to the
latest Austrian statement
Through Manila comes reports of
serious unrest among the native popu-
Iation of British India
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-06
Informal Advances Pave Way to
Amicable Understanding.
TO MODIFY PLUNGER TACTICS
Plans to Serve Both
Self and Wilson.
Final Draft Delayed to Give
Time for "Feelers.o

Washington, July e. Secretary
Lansing stated today that dispatch
had been received from Ambassador
Gerard giving informally the views of
the German government on submarine
warfare, but this government has not
replied.
While declining to discuss the con-
tents of the dispatch. Mr.. Lansing let
it be known that the proposals con-
tanned in it were similar to those
which already have been discussed in
Berlin press dispatches indicating a
desire to clarity the situation before
making formal answer.
Washington Waits on Kaiser.
Mr.. Lansing stated that there had
been no exchange of views as yet,
and that no negotiations had been
entered into by the American govern
ment.
Gerards dispatch has been trans
mitted to President Wilson where the
[Continued on Page Two.l
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New York, July 6.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw bounded from her train this
morning at the Grand Central station
and in five minutes rid herself of five
columns of good press notices by her
comments on t. Thaw sanity trial.
Il am here but not to testify" she
told the newspapermen. IF you don't
believe it come over here.
Trailed by a crowd of reporters,
Evelyn sped to ticket window,
bought a return ticket and announced
positively that she would return to
Chateauguy lake at o'clock tonight.
Mrs. Thaw had not arrived in the
court room when Thaw's trial was re-
sumed and it was stated by one of the
states attorneys that he did not eX-
pect her to appear.
The first witness was Frank K.
Scribner, a writer, who took a law
said he lived in a house with Thaw
at that time and was asked to testi-
fy as to the time that ''Thaw came
home in cab"
He returned one morning between
10 o'clock and IL o'clock" Mr.. Scrib-
ner said. Il heard him come up stairs
and pass my door. He went into his
room and came out in few seconds
I looked out and saw him going down
stairs with a shotgun in his hands
A friend of mine and myself followed
and near the front door my friend
who was a powerful man. disarmed
him. Thaw went back to his room
and sat on his bed
James o. Nicholas, the next wit
ness, testified that he saw Thaw on
the sidewalk opposite his boarding
house at Cambridge, Mass, when
Thaw was a student at Harvard, en-
gagged in an alteration with a cab
man over the amount of his fare and
that he heard Thaw threaten to shoot
the cabman. Thaw was induced, he
said. to enter a house.